Lin Chiling | 林志玲| Lin Zhi Ling | Chiling Lin

"Welcome to Shama Town" promotes in Chengdu BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhuanet) --Chinese director Li Weiran's latest project "Welcome to Shama Town" held a press conference in Chengdu on June 25, 2010, CFP.cn reports. The director, along with actors Sun Honglei, Huang Haibo, and actress Gan Wei attended the conference; however the lead actress, Taiwan pop star Lin Chiling was absent. At the conference, Sun Honglei shared some stories from behind the scenes and his new understanding of comedy when production wrapped. Some reporters questioned if Lin Chiling was the right choice as a leading lady for this film, as her recent films have failed in the Japanese and Hong Kong markets, but Sun simply answered that it felt right working with the Taiwanese singer. The director explained that there is no absolute box office queen at the moment. He just tried to choose the best actors and actresses to attract audiences. In addition, it would be considered a new way to present th...

Li Weiran's Next Stage Director of Welcome to Shama Town talks about latest production 视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 With a long list of TV and film commercials for some of the world's leading brands under his belt and the only Chinese director to win a prestigious One Show Gold award for excellence in advertising, Li Weiran is considered by many as the best in the business. He sat down with the Global Times to review his 10-year career and talk about the future. "It's like playing video games," the 35-year-old Li mused, explaining that when you can easily clear one stage of the game, it's the next stage that you have not yet cleared that you are looking forward to. Li's treasure-hunting comedy Welcome to Shama Town opened on June 22, Li making the "next stage" step from directing commercials to entering the world of feature films. He said that after shooting commercials for 10 years, he has lost the initial excitement and sense of achievement in the job t...