The Islander is a work that can stand the test. The film's main creative staff began to experience life in 20 19, and it didn't end until the beginning of 20021,which can be regarded as three years of sharpening a sword. Looking at today, such a long shooting cycle is rare, and it is even more rare for the director to lead the actors to collect opinions, discuss and experience life on the spot.

Wang Jicai, the hero played by Liu Ye in The Islander, has a great age span in the film. From a young man who was full of blood when he went to the island to a middle-aged man who has been guarding the island for more than 30 years, it is a great challenge for actors. Therefore, for Liu Ye, the most difficult thing to interpret the characters is to understand and comprehend Wang Jicai's guardianship and persistence, so as to convince and infect the audience through performance. According to the different age groups of characters, there must be many subtle changes in the sense of the times in modeling and performance, and strive to be authentic. The director asked him to perform "no performance", so that at the beginning of shooting, a scene was repeated 27 times.

In an interview after the release of The Islander, Liu Ye said, "Keep this movie in my heart, he loves it.". I think we will also keep Liu Ye's Islander in our hearts, which is the most touching.