Deng Chao’s new film "Chinese Ping Pong" is on, training for the character to play with his left hand


1905 movie network news On February 21, some netizens exposed the live broadcast of the film co-directed by Deng Chao on the Internet, and the starring and director Deng Chao also appeared to play table tennis with everyone.Deng Chao and Yu Baimei, an old pair of partners, also collaborated again to create new works, having previously collaborated.


Deng Chao, Yu Baimei, Source: Dongfang IC


It is reported that the movie "Chinese Ping Pong" is adapted from a thrilling and exciting real event in the history of Chinese national sports. In the early 1990s, in the dark trough of Chinese Ping Pong’s internal and external difficulties, Cai Zhenhua, the coach who resolutely returned from Italy, led the national team to fight back miraculously. At the great historical intersection of national rejuvenation, Ping Pong and the country’s destiny will meet, and the battle of the century in a desperate situation, the victory of unity has inspired the unyielding fighting spirit of the Chinese people in an era.


The film will be based on the local market, tell Chinese stories, carry forward the spirit of the times, and show the national football players in the peak moment, defend the national glory, "win one game is one game, lose one game is a lifetime".


Recently, in an exclusive interview with China Film Report, Deng Chao also talked about the behind-the-scenes filming of "China Ping Pong". He revealed that in order to shoot the film, he specially practiced playing table tennis with his left hand. "It was very difficult. At first, I was very unconfident, very frustrated, and felt that I was too incompetent. Later, I started eating with my left hand, and my coach also encouraged me."