Song Yunhua lends her golden voice to a movie for the first time! Hit producer Chen Jianqi reveals his childhood dream of becoming a singer

Song Yunhua made a surprise cross-border performance to sing the theme song of the movie "The Farewell Era". (Provided by Xingyang Film)

[Reporter Xu Shiying/Reporting from Taipei] The romantic film "The Farewell Years" co-produced by Taiwan and Malaysia was shortlisted for four Golden Horse Awards and was selected as the opening film of this year's Golden Horse Film Festival. In addition to showing superb acting skills that span the ages, the heroine Song Yunhua also sang the theme song "No More, No Less" for the film she starred in for the first time. The song was specially invited to be produced by Golden Melody Award-winning producer Chen Jianqi. Song Yunhua also participated in the entire process from the song selection stage, singing the emotions that the character had no time to express.

Talking about this cross-border singing performance, Song Yunhua laughed and said that it was basically a "dream-fulfilling journey." She revealed that she has loved singing since she was a child, and she even dreamed of becoming a singer: "I was the kind of child who would be too noisy by my mother if I sang loudly in the bath when I was a child. I have always loved singing, and my dream as a child was to become a singer." Although she has experience in collaborating on singles in the past, this time it is not just about singing, but integrating the mood of the character Du Lian in the film with her own emotions, and extending the character's life through singing.

She also shared that this was the first time she had participated in the song selection stage, discussing the lyrics and conception with the director, and going over the details with the producer. "It felt like re-creating Du Lian in another form, singing through this song the feelings that had no time to express in the movie." She cherished the whole production process, and even kept the notes of the original song selection discussion. She laughed and said, "I couldn't bear to throw it away. I thought I was going to hold a small retrospective!"

Song Yunhua said that the theme song of "The Age of Farewell" is like the three acts of Du Li'an's life, which is interpreted with more naked and direct emotions. (Provided by Xingyang Film)

For Song Yunhua, "No More, No Less" is like Du Li'an's life trilogy. The characters' emotions hidden in the years and film are revealed through the melody layer by layer. She described that from the "book in the book" in the original novel, to the movie's shuttle between the past and reality, to the theme song, it was like opening a gift, each layer has a different state of mind, and the song sang about the feelings that Du Li'an never had time to express.

Talking about the life sentiments behind the song, Song Yunhua also shared: "I often wonder, how much love and how much regret is enough in a person's life? Looking back, those things that I once thought would last a lifetime can be more or less." She believes that people are always wandering between dreams and reality, and everything they have, missed or lost will eventually become who they are now. She also hopes that after listening to the song, the audience will not only think of Du Li'an, but also recall the self who once risked his life for love.

The theme song of "The Age of Farewell" was produced by the hit producer Chen Jianqi. Song Yunhua said excitedly that she was a fan of her teacher. (Provided by Xingyang Film)

The music producer Chen Jianqi who collaborated this time even made Song Yunhua call it an unexpected surprise. She admitted that she was a fan of Chen Jianqi, and it was a "fan welfare" to work with him. She also described the experience of acting and singing this time as completely different: "It is rare this time that I can feel Du Li'an with my body when acting, and I can use my voice to continue her emotions when singing. It feels like using two different ways to accompany a character through her life."

"The Age of Farewell" will be released in Taiwan on November 13.