The image of the famous actor Yang Shulin is very vivid. His face is like a statue carved with a knife and axe.

He belongs to the kind of person who is taciturn. From his artistic resume, you will find that he is a national first-class actor, and has appeared in dozens of film and television dramas, such as Personnel in Beijing, Journey to the West of Lovers, Legend of Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Daughter of Dongba, On the Way to School, My Home, Rescue, Awkward Lover, Under the Poplar Tree and Dragon Seed. In 2002, he was awarded the title of Best Actor in China TV series Flying Award. Such an excellent actor is very simple and kind in life, and treats people with warmth. He walked into the village all day wearing faded peasant clothes, and it was difficult for outsiders to find an actor for him.

Before filming "Sorghum Red in August", I had a collaboration with Yang Shulin. I made the film Daughter of Dadongba, and he played the spruce of Dadongba and Naxi nationality. We struggled together for a month and a half under the Yulong Snow Mountain and along the Jinsha River. Sweat and hard work were not in vain. In 2004, I took Daughter of Dadongba to Greece and Cyprus to attend international film festivals and won three awards. Since then, the film has won the Japanese "Human Welfare Award" and the Russian "Amur Autumn International Film Festival" for outstanding directors and outstanding actresses. In China, the film also won the "Best Newcomer Award" at Changchun Film Festival.

Holding hands with Yang Shulin for the second time was a very pleasant cooperation. He created a unique, highly personalized and humanized image of the village director. He devoted himself to character creation, with no other eyes and no distractions, and formed a deep friendship with his colleagues in the film crew and local simple farmers. The tough guy hugged and cried many times when he said goodbye to everyone on the day of playing.

Artistic creation is a marathon. I believe that Yang Shulin will run faster, farther and better on the road of art!

Just a little. Let's see.