This spring, the most eye-catching movie might be YOLO(《热辣滚烫》). By Apr.10, it had made over 3.46 billion yuan at the box office.
Directed (执导) by Jia Ling, the movie tells the story of a woman tired of the world, finding herself and learning to love life through boxing(举击). The name YOLO is short for the movie's main idea —you only live once.
Jia didn't study directing at university. And she believes this is both a good and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in film making because she doesn't need to follow a fixed style (风格).
Before making YOLO, Jia was often seen as an overweight comedian(喜剧演员). She often made jokes about herself to make people laugh. For this movie, Jia lost 50 kg and looked very different.Some people online said even her voice became softer, and they call this a"rebirth"for Jia.
In Jia's eyes, her change in look is her way of staying true to herself."It's hard to predict(预言) one's life. I'm just following my heart but not looking for changes on purpose(故意地). Movies are now the best way to show myself, so I put all my energy(精力) into them,"Jia told Xinhua.
"Jia didn't change at all. She's just being more herself,"said talk show host Chen Luyu in her program A Date With Luyu(《鲁豫有约》).