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This spring, the most eye-catching movie might be YOLO (《热辣滚烫》). By Feb 26, it had made over 3.3 billion yuan at the box office, reported The Paper.
Directed by 41-year-old Jia Ling, the movie the story of a woman tired of the world, finding herself and learning to love life through boxing (拳击). The name YOLO is for the movie's main idea - you only live once.
Jia has tried many different in her life, including crosstalk and sketch (小品) performer, variety show guest and actress. It was in 2019 that she a director for the first time, making her movie Hi, Mom (《你好，李焕英》).
Jia didn't study directing at university. And she this is both a good and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in filmmaking because she doesn't need to follow a fixed style. To everyone's , Hi, Mom made her the world's highest-grossing (票房最高的) woman director before 2023.
Before making YOLO, Jia was often as an overweight comedian. She often made 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 identity (身份) and look is her way of staying true to herself, "It's to predict one's life. I'm just following my heart but not looking for changes on purpose. Movies are now the best way to show myself, so I put all my 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 DateWith Luyu.
