A kiss warms prospects of new film ahead of New Year

When film stars Huang Jue and Tang Wei were lying on wild grass to shoot a kiss scene involving their characters in the new Chinese film, Long Day's Journey into Night, the sound recordist heard the actor's heartbeat quicken.

The moment displayed Huang's nervousness, but the film's director Bi Gan helped him relax with Erguotou, an alcoholic beverage.

"It felt like some little birds were hopping around my chest (before the drink). The recordist laughed and told some other crew members. I guess I'm famous for that now," Huang joked at the film's media preview in Beijing on Monday.