Lovesick

★ Absurd Healing Narrative
The story unfolds in three phases as problem student Ye Zi-jie (played by Zhan Huai-Yun) employs his sick act:

1. Survival Strategy: Chugging yogurt to induce vomiting and drawing dark circles under his eyes to evade expulsion.

2. Espionage Showdown: Top student class leader Ye Zi-jie (played by Chiang Chi) deploys countermeasures like "junk food surprise inspections" and "vending machine interception tactics."

3. Violent Turnaround: A slap leads to a nosebleed, accidentally revealing their shared yet different traumatic pasts.

★ Role Contrast Study
Zhan Huai-Yun challenges the "183 cm problem child" trope:

• Designs a "boneless, limp acting" style to portray his health room antics.

• Captures a scene where he falls and accidentally hits a locker, resulting in a genuine pain performance.
  Chiang Chi interprets the "OCD class leader":

• Carries alcohol spray and a reprimand notebook, with her compulsive details certified by a psychological consultant.

• After filming a slap scene, she tears up on set, needing the director to call cut so she can hug Jan Hoi-yun to calm down.

★ Action Design Highlights
Golden Horse Award action director Hung Shih Hao makes his debut in a youth film:

• Designs a "slap followed by a backflip" scene, combining comedic tension with safety precautions.

• Special cushioned mats were created to mitigate the risk of Jan Hoi-yun’s height (183.7 cm) colliding with lockers.

• Arranged 20 rehearsals to ensure Chiang Chi's slap power was accurately controlled within 0.5 kilograms.

★ Social Emotional Projection
The screenplay embeds three major adolescent issues:

1. Institutional Rebellion: The sick act serves as a silent protest against academic elitism.

2. Peer Pressure: The shared name but different fates metaphorically illustrates labeling harm.

3. Trauma Healing: The health office scene symbolizes the need for psychological safe havens for youth.

★ Filming Secrets

• The yogurt vomiting scene had 15 takes, leading Jan Hoi-yun to jokingly say, "I can no longer look at yogurt drinks."

• Chiang Chi trained for her class leader role with a "death stare," earning the crew’s nickname as the "human lie detector."

• Huang Guan-zhi plays the health office teacher, with a handheld game console hidden in his lab coat pocket.

Tune in during spring break to witness how the most "painful" youth story blossoms into true love from a lie!