Synopsis
XU Jin, a young man, accidentally found a fountain pen at home and, as if possessed by its previous owner, began to write a novel. No one, including himself, knew what had happened to him. After completing the novel, this young factory worker faced another challenge: how to let everyone see his work. He embarked on a crazy plan akin to the tale of “Yu Gong Moves the Mountains”…
Xu Yizhong
XU Yizhong, an undergraduate student majoring in Philosophy at East China Normal University, is one of the founders of Shanghai Corridor Image Studio.
Director's statement
The screenplay is derived from small stories I’ve written over time, and the actors are various classmates from my childhood to adulthood. We just started playing around, and it got out of hand. A group of obsessed individuals created a short film about “obsession,” and THE NOVELIST was born this way. Thanks to the FIRST International Film Festival for shortlisting such a self-spoken film, turning our playful summer days into something serious and formal.
