Toronto, September 17th (Yu Ruidong, Li Zijuan) - Hong Kong artist Andy Lau attended a special dialogue held at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on the 16th, sharing his career journey of over 40 years with peers, fans, and the media. He stated that he is fortunate to have collaborated with numerous excellent Chinese directors to showcase Chinese films to the world. Liu Dehua believes that Chinese directors express themselves from different perspectives and their creations have their own characteristics. I was fortunate to have collaborated with multiple excellent directors at different times. He recalled that in order to collaborate with Zhang Yimou, he had invested a lot of energy in improving his Mandarin proficiency. Liu Dehua said that film creation needs cooperation from many different aspects, including East West cooperation. He believes that co production is a major trend in the film industry, as it can expand the market and allow filmmakers to try different creations. Andy Lau said that in the past, the overseas film industry paid more attention to Chinese literary films. After entering the year 2000, films such as Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Zhang Yimou's "Heroes," and "Ambush on Ten Sides," all adopted a more commercialized approach to promotion, which also allowed the outside world to have a more comprehensive and clear understanding of Chinese culture. When it comes to the impact of today's technological means on the film industry, Andy Lau believes that performance belongs to the actors themselves, and technology should play a helpful role, 'it won't affect me'. The Toronto International Film Festival has awarded Andy Lau the "Special Contribution Award", making him the first Chinese filmmaker to receive this award. He responded that he couldn't say what he had contributed, but he had never left the movie. "I have always followed it to this day, and I have also accompanied it to the future. In Andy Lau's view, awards are something special, 'both important and seemingly less important': it is a driving force that allows actors to know the direction forward, but after each award, 'there will be new awards next year'. When talking about the possibility of cooperation with Hollywood, Andy Lau said he believed that Hollywood would also like different actors to appear in the film, "I am ready at any time". Chemical Hearts groundswell The Cobbler The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse loved Andy Lau established his own production company in the early 1990s and has starred in numerous films. He, who has developed extensively in the film and television entertainment industry, hopes to have the opportunity to serve as a film director and is looking forward to trying out comedy style works. As one of the world's major film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival features a large number of films and film market transactions. The 48th Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7th to 17th. The new film "Mr. Red Carpet" directed by Chinese director Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau has held its global premiere during this year's film festival. (End)