The TV series "Breakout" is being broadcast and won the ratings championship on Oriental Satellite TV, Chen Xiao plays Qin Xiaochong, a former in-depth investigative reporter of the "Jingzhou Times", with a tortuous character fate and rough character texture, which has aroused heated discussion. A few days ago, Chen Xiao said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News that Qin Xiaochong is not a "transformation" for him, but a kind of learning, a different attempt, and the difficulty lies mainly in the challenge of the lines. "All the actors who receive this script basically have this feeling, that is, the amount is large. Usually, I spend more time memorizing lines and using bits and pieces to memorize it, such as the habit of closing my eyes when I take a shower and repeating the scene I want to shoot the next day in my mind. ”
Chen Xiao felt that the biggest challenge was in the lines.
Qin Xiaochong cannot be defined simply as a good person or a bad person
In the play, Qin Xiaochong was imprisoned for 2 years for extorting 100,000 yuan from a company owned by Zhongfu Group. When Qi Ben'an took office, Qin Xiaochong also stepped out of the high wall and returned to normal life. After his release from prison, Qin Xiaochong suspected that he had been framed because he had written an in-depth report on the Zhongfu Group and had contacted the dark area hidden in the group. Cornered, Qin Xiaochong decided to investigate secretly to find out the people who had set up the situation and wash away his grievances. In Chen Xiao's view, Qin Xiaochong cannot be simply defined as a good person or a bad person, he is a very real person. "Many of the roles I shot before may be far away from my life, and Qin Xiaochong can find a basis in life, making me feel that he is a person with roots." There is a kind of strength in him, but also a certain sad color, which is very attractive to me. ”
Although he had never touched this type of role before, because Qin Xiaochong was born out of reality, Chen Xiao said that "Qin Xiaochong" seemed to exist around him. "Under the pen of screenwriter Zhou Mason, this character is not only written flesh and blood, but also writes some small comedy points that can make people feel sad and happy, and the multi-faceted and plump character is also very attractive to me."
The realism of the character is very attractive to Chen Xiao.
I was already a dad when I was filming, but I needed to reconstruct my psychology
Chen Xiao admitted that the first time he saw the script of "Breakout", he felt very fresh, and Qin Xiaochong was a person who made him want to act. Chen Xiao said that in terms of personality, he and Qin Xiaochong are more different, "It is difficult to find the sense of resonance of a man in his 30s in him." "It's also because the role contrasts with myself, so I have a lot of desire to play." In Chen Xiao's view, Qin Xiaochong, as a "bottom of the food chain", everyone is a grandfather in front of him, and no one can afford to offend. He is also very passive, not only does the father need to take care of, but also to take on the responsibility of the family, set an example for the child, can only say that Qin Xiaochong's life is too hard. "So sometimes looking back, maybe compared to other people, we're already happy." Chen Xiao said that Qin Xiaochong let him see a person who works very hard to "live", "not only to meet the material needs of life, he also has spiritual indomitability." ”
In order to play Qin Xiaochong, Chen Xiao did a lot of homework, and he said that all efforts were made to make Qin Xiaochong look more like a normal person. "The portrayal of the body in this role is more important, and I will learn from some friends' walking posture and body shape feelings, including Qin Xiaochong's state at the bottom of the food chain when facing the leader, and no one can afford to offend."
Now Qin Xiaochong has changed from a well-known journalist to a "fraudster", his friends have swept away all his belongings, his wife has left him, and even his daughter can only ease her thoughts by watching videos, these plots that are easy to trigger emotional resonance make the audience feel the appeal of Chen Xiao's acting skills. Chen Xiao rarely plays the role of "father", and there are many scenes with daughters in this play, Chen Xiao said that when acting, she can only imagine that she is his daughter. "I was already a dad when I played this play, but my son felt differently from my daughter. When I made "Ideal Shines in China", there was a small turnip head in prison, and I was able to substitute him as my son. If it was a daughter, I needed to reconstruct it, it was not so easy to mentally construct, not so smooth to think of her as my child. ”
Many viewers think that the play is a breakthrough and transformation of Chen Xiao, and he himself does not see it that way.
"Qin Xiaochong" is not a "transformation" but a kind of learning
In the past, most of the roles played by Chen Xiao were "rich and handsome", and Qin Xiaochong can be said to be the most "down-and-out" character he has ever played. In Chen Xiao's view, until now, he felt that Qin Xiaochong was a role with a relatively high degree of completion. "I rate myself every time I finish a role, or I have a judgment in my mind, whether I have done what I think I can do, or how satisfied. Just by virtue of the role of Qin Xiaochong, I am very satisfied with my performance. Including starring in such a very down-to-earth, very rooted realist work, I will be more confident and more eager to take on more such roles in the future. ”
From the idol drama in everyone's impression to this "Breakout" with a great contrasting role, Chen Xiao said that "Qin Xiaochong" is not a "transformation" for himself, but a kind of learning. Whether it's a different type of play or a different type of role, in order to slowly make himself better, he will do some different attempts. "Only by continuous accumulation can we achieve qualitative change one day."
Beijing News reporter Liu Wei
Edited by Tong Na Proofreader Zhao Lin