The eyes are resolute, the singing voice is gentle, the steps are light and graceful, and the corners of the eyebrows are all drama. It's hard to imagine that this is the first time that an actor with no foundation in Peking Opera has interpreted a Peking Opera role. But in "Dear Parents", Yan Ni did it. On the square inch stage, she transformed into a stunning four-seat Peking Opera celebrity, raising her hands and feet, exuding a full charm. Dare to jump out of the comfort zone and constantly break through the role style, Yan Ni let the audience believe: strong actors, where there are no limitations.
Starring Yan Ni, Wang Yanhui, Zhang Yijie and Zhai Xiaowen, the nostalgic and heart-warming light comedy "Dear Parents" is continuing to be broadcast at the Beijing Satellite TV Quality Theater. In this drama, Liu Biyun, played by Yan Ni, is both a Peking Opera actor and a mother who reorganizes her family. More than half of the episode was broadcast, and the praise was overwhelming, and Yan Ni once again became a hot spot for netizens. Recently, Yan Ni was interviewed by the media to share her acquaintance with the character of Liu Biyun and the interesting story that is not known outside the play.
For the first time, he performed the famous role of Peking Opera, "Xibai Xiaobai", learned from the old opera bone king
Liu Biyun, a famous Peking opera artist, firmly believes that opera is bigger than the sky, and has always maintained a pure heart for the art of Peking Opera that he loves. As soon as Peking Opera was mentioned, especially "Suolin Capsule" or Xue Xiangling, Liu Biyun became stubborn and no longer as light and breezy as usual. In the Peking Opera Troupe, she is not afraid of other people's eyes, and she debates fiercely with the director in public, boldly sharing her understanding of the role and lyrics. Every time she performs on stage, she almost demands herself harshly, seeing the stage as life, big things, before going on stage, she has to put it down, and she can't put it down and never take the stage.
And Yan Ni, who challenged the Peking Opera style for the first time, also made sufficient efforts for this. How to grasp the state of Peking Opera actors in life is the biggest problem. From singing voice to manners, to every line, Yan Ni had to think and understand repeatedly. In order to get close to the role, this "opera white" read a lot of video materials of Zhang Huoding, Chi Xiaoqiu, Cheng Yanqiu and other Peking Opera people, and even took out their conversations. Wang Xuexi, an excellent performance artist, has practiced Peking Opera hard for the filming of "Mei Lanfang" and has a lot of experience in opera performance. Yan Ni specially learned from him and learned a lot of valuable experience from him, such as: "Usually, in terms of lines and manners, we must be different from before. Many Peking Opera actors usually speak differently, for example, if you accidentally bump into someone on the bus, you will say 'I'm sorry, I'm tired of you'. ”
Twenty years into the industry, whether it is the Tong treasurer in "The Tale of Wulin", or the thick and simple captain Niu Huahua in "The North Wind That Blows", or the Yang County Governor who dares to be the first in "Mountains and Seas", many of the roles created by Yan Ni are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and each role also has Yan Ni's true color more or less. But Yan Ni admitted that the role of Liu Biyun poured all her emotions and energy. "I think Liu Biyun is the role I have played for so many years, I can really call it like her name, as precious as jasper, there is a kind of silent beauty." 」
In that era, Liu Biyun could be described as a model for women in the new era, bravely pursuing careers on the stage, and also having the great wisdom of life under the stage. As Yan Ni said: "At any time, Liu Biyun has never lost herself, which is her most attractive point." "She is not humble, calmly coping with the difficulties of her children and mother-in-law, and never paying attention to the gossip of others." As a mother of five children in a restructured family, she is both open-minded and tolerant, respects individual differences, and actively influences them with her educational philosophy and outlook on life.
In recent years, Yan Ni has played many mother roles, and in the recent Beijing Satellite TV hit "Loading Station", she played a tolerant and tolerant "stepmother" Cai Sufen. What is different from the past is that Yan Ni believes that the most different thing about Liu Biyun, the stepmother, is that she gives each child the greatest dignity and respect in her own way. Although her son Jiang Lin made a mistake, although she protected the child's face in front of people, she never shielded and connived, and gave him a strict education to correctly guide the child's three views. In the face of the provocation of Jiang Mei, the daughter of the "Overlord Flower", Liu Biyun did not care, and tried to start with her as a friend, showing the mind and pattern of a mother. The chicken feathers of life did not drown her, Liu Biyun jumped out of a messy trivial daily life, bravely met the challenges of life, and also brought the children a tenacious and upward spiritual strength.
Repeatedly sculpted during filming Talking about Liu Biyun said that this role is most like herself
"Rich and impermanent in the world, fighting for righteousness and helping others, this is the noble feeling you are born with." The final singing is about to begin, and the audience is full. Behind the scenes, Liu Biyun personally made up for his apprentice Ouyang Hong, and while gently advising, he couldn't help but burst into tears while looking at himself in the mirror. Her era is over, but her love and obsession with Xue Xiangling and her love for the stage are still here.
This is the last scene of "Dear Parents", and this sentence is also Yan Ni's most impressive line. Recalling the scene of this play, Yan Ni's excitement overflowed into words: "I seem to see Xue Xiangling really come out of the mirror, I saw her, that day it was really like a feeling in a dream." 」 At that moment, she and Liu Biyun became one. In front of him is Xue Xiangling, who is a hero and a righteous person, and in his heart is the belief that the drama is bigger than the sky, and yan Ni in reality is the same as Liu Biyun on the stage, who is serious about the performance and has a deep obsession. Yan Ni also sighed: "I think Liu Biyun may be more like me Yan Ni." ”
The strong atmosphere of the times, the intricate relationship between the characters, and the dramatic conflict have added a lot of difficulties to the filming of this drama. For actors, whether it is the accurate interpretation of the role or the delicate control of emotions, it is a huge challenge. And Yan Ni, who also has the momentum of Liu Biyun's body, repeatedly deliberates and ponders, and strives to present a high level of artistic effect in each scene. "I think what I have in common with Liu Biyun is that when I meet the role, I will repeatedly sculpt it, and I must insist on it, just like Liu Biyun did to Xue Xiangling." In addition to filming, she pulled the screenwriter to discuss the script over and over again, and always maintained a fresh and exuberant desire to create during filming.
The scene where Jiang Mei kneels for Liu Biyun is Yan Ni's "flash of inspiration" on the set. She and Li Chunjian repeatedly discussed: "Jiang Mei, you must finally kneel for me, just this person." Although you usually do this to me, in love, if a woman kneels down for love, it means that she values this emotion very seriously. When filming this scene, both people were in tears, the characters' emotions were full, the sense of conflict was more intense, and the role of Jiang Mei was also shaped into a more three-dimensional and rich. After this scene was broadcast, the topic word #Jiang Mei kneeling to Liu Biyun# quickly appeared on the hot search, and there were actually many scenes like this during the filming process. Truly entering the inner world of the character and integrating her own feelings into it, Yan Ni has already achieved "the unity of human drama".
Outside the play, it is also like a family, Yan Ni encourages Zhai Xiaowen to "pursue truth, goodness and beauty, as if there is light"
Many people envy Liu Biyun and Jiang Tianhuai's "fairy love", the two share weal and woe, trust each other, and build the Jiang family into a model for reorganizing the family. The two are spiritual companions with a common language and are perfect partners to solve family problems together. Although it is the first cooperation, Yan Ni and Wang Yanhui have a tacit understanding, so that the audience can feel the sweetness of the couple's "mutual pet" across the screen. In the play, Jiang Tianhuai is optimistic and optimistic, a loving father with a broad mind, and in the cooperation with teacher Wang Yanhui, Yan Ni has a strong feeling: "He is like Jiang Tianhuai, he has a big kind of bosom, it is he who holds Liu Biyun and us children. The real Wang Yanhui also brings a sense of intimacy to people, the "screen couple" is also in contact privately, Yan Ni also cleverly imitated Wang Yanhui's WeChat "Nell, I miss you" in the interview, the degree of familiarity between the two can be seen.
In addition to the enviable "parental love", the cute children of the Jiang family have different personalities and almost contract the laughter of the whole play. Yan Ni not only played the "wife" of Teacher Wang Yanhui for the first time, but also cooperated with young actors such as Zhang Yijie, Zhai Xiaowen, Li Chunjian, Dai Yanni, Qin Niu Zhengwei for the first time to play this difficult "stepmother". In normal times, Yan Ni is like the "mother" who worries about the play, often sitting with this group of children and chatting, and the family's feelings extend from the play to the outside of the play, and everyone is very reluctant when they are finished. Yan Ni recalled: "On the day that Teacher Wang Yanhui finished, it was almost two o'clock in the morning, and every child was reluctant to let him go, so we sat on a sofa and chatted, and everyone spoke their inner things. ”
As an old drama bone, Yan Ni is more like the intimate mentor of these young actors in their acting careers. After months of shooting, she communicated with them without reservation, and also gave the most beautiful blessings to the children: "I hope they can become a rushing wave." Yan Ni and Zhai Xiaowen have an impressive scene, Liu Biyun personally made a birthday cake for her son Li Bing, although Li Bing's heart was full of emotions, but his eyes were still full of dodge, afraid that his father would not be happy and drive his mother away. After the play was broadcast, Zhai Xiaowen cried, and he sent a WeChat message to Yan Ni, "I suddenly miss you, thank you Mom, thank you for having you." For Li Bing, who is a little introverted, Liu Biyun gives him the greatest tenderness and love. On the WeChat side, Yan Ni also warmly encouraged: "My son you are also very true, we must continue to pursue truth, goodness and beauty, and move forward together, as if there is light." ”
At the end of the interview, a sentence of "Erdi God, thank you" once again pulled the time back to the collective memory of a generation - "The Tale of Wulin". More than ten years have passed, Yan Ni is still that Yan Ni, like an "optimist", always able to convey happiness and energy to the audience; more like a craftsman, constantly tempering and sharpening, providing the audience with one classic after another. Talking about the future, Yan Ni still firmly said that the content is king, the work is king, and it is more meaningful for her to think about it at the moment: "The audience takes precious time to appreciate our plays, and I think it is more important to give the audience something good." ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Yang Wenjie