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The Fan Cheng in front of him may be somewhat different from the public imagination: the unpainted plate is a rare and capable style of young artists; in the clarity of the eyes, there is a sense of polished experience; and when talking about the understanding of works and roles, there is a maturity beyond 21 years old. These are the imprints that the identity of "actor" brings to him.
Since his debut in 2018, Fan Chengcheng seems to have never been like this, rarely running in the public eye. In 2021, a new album, a resident variety show, is all his report card as an idol artist; more is the continuous fermentation of the TV series "Fatal Wish", the movie "Door Lock", and those days that are not known, immersed in the work, and repeated dialogue with the characters.
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News, the word Fan Chengcheng mentioned the most was "trying his best" - trying his best to learn acting, trying his best to be honest, and trying to make others have nothing to say. "I used to want to do a good job, not to lose people, with such a mentality." But now, I really enjoy every moment, every process in the crew. He is trying to find a longer definition of "Fan Cheng" from the identity of the actor.
Seeing Fan Cheng in the role is a failure
In the movie "Door Lock", the security guard Xiao Wu is a mysterious character. Dressed in black, cold and unspoken, his eyes were sharp, and he had a scar on his left eye. When the door lock of the solitary woman Fang Hui (Bai Baihe) sounds in the dark night, Xiao Wu will stand up straight in the dark corridor, suppressing her voice and jamming her foot in the door to say goodnight to Fang Hui. However, the ending revealed that he was not the one who persecuted Fang Hui.
In the movie "Door Lock", which is being released, Fan Cheng cheng plays the security guard Xiao Wu.
Obviously, in such an extreme genre film, this role bears the function of dramatic reversal and contradictory impact. Whether the audience can believe that "he is a bad person" through performance verifies the actor's own belief and texture.
Fan Chengcheng first attracted director Buick to be "handsome" - the externalization of the image of cold silence. But after the collaboration, Buick preferred to praise the young actor with "Aura" in media interviews. On the set, Buick rarely told Fan How to perform a certain scene, only told him what the "highest task" was - the idea of the character at this moment, the expression of the lines, and why it was expressed, "I basically said it, he could understand it immediately." ”
And this kind of rapid grasping, speculation, and even accurate prejudgment of the characters is due to the help of the director and the "small skills" accumulated in "Fatal Wishes" in Fan Chengcheng's understanding. In "Fatal Wish", Qiu Wendong, the president of the student union played by Fan Chengcheng, lost the love of his parents since he was a child, experienced being kidnapped and threatened, and gradually lost hope for humanity and life, thus becoming a puppet of Wisher (Feeders Association).
In the TV series "Fatal Wish", Qiu Wendong, played by Fan Chengcheng, eventually went black.
It is also a character who is both good and evil. The difference is that Qiu Wendong's blackening in the later period is more extroverted, but Xiao Wu is more of an inner forbearance, and it cannot be exaggerated to accept the performance. Reflected in the film, "Door Lock" rarely has the extreme anger and explosive scenes like "Fatal Wish", but the director gave Fan Cheng a lot of micro-expression close-ups, gloomy, inferior, and lonely, all written in different eye expressions.
But no matter how they are expressed, Qiu Wendong and Xiao Wu seem to be jumping out of the outside world's past impressions of Fan Chengcheng on the stage and in variety shows. "I don't particularly want the characters in the work to be the same as the Fan Cheng Cheng that everyone sees in their lives. As an actor, that was a bit of a failure for me. ”
18 years old quickly became famous, 21 years old slowed down
If the actor needs to put himself behind the role, and even break and reshape himself, then the stage is to fully expose the real self and achieve communication. These are two very different contexts. But we can't seem to avoid the latter, to trace the path of Fan Chengcheng's actors.
Fan Cheng cheng will expose his true self to the stage.
Fan Chengcheng's love for the stage is more like an innate. In the early years, when hip-hop was still a niche music genre, Fan Chengcheng began to express his inner thoughts with lyrics. "At that time, I thought that the boy who made hip-hop music was handsome. Like the boys who play basketball and skateboarding are very handsome. But I didn't learn skateboarding because it wasn't very coordinated. Fan Chengcheng recalled.
The purest dream of his youth prompted Fan Chengcheng to go overseas to study at the age of 15. It was a time when Fan Chengcheng described it as "bitter, but very sweet". Sometimes I talk about that time with my friends who trained together, and it is strange that everyone is like this, and the bitter place seems to have no deep memory, more of a memory. "Maybe it's because everyone thinks it would be nice to learn more then."
The change occurred in the winter of 2018, when Fan Chengcheng was 18 years old. It was a meaningful year for many people. Under the attention and love of tens of millions of people, Fan Chengcheng officially debuted as an artist and quickly gained public recognition. The dream came true, but the sense of direction also began to blur due to the embrace of flowers and applause. "Entering a completely different state, all of a sudden it changed. The momentum is strong. "Mountains of advertising, commercial performances, variety shows... But he still insists on releasing at least one album a year. At that time, he only had one idea was to devote himself to work, no matter how big or small the work, as long as he could show more face and show everyone a different Fan Chengcheng.
But he was equally eager to learn. "(Ability) is more like nibbling on the old book, like a child's skill, taking it out and practicing it again, and then quickly muscle memory."
In this interview, Fan Chengcheng repeatedly "reported" in detail his learning results in "Door Lock". "There is still a certain gap between the movie screen and the mobile phone screen, and it will (more) amplify the emotions of the whole person." "The scene (of many people in the car) is actually quite difficult to schedule, that is, a shot is in place, and you have to play with the teacher (of the play) to play a real feeling..."
There are not many scenes of Xiao Wu in "Door Lock", which also allows Fan Chengcheng enough time to sit by the monitor and learn the performances of other actors. Bai Baihe and Fan Chengcheng played the most against each other and were also one of his best textbooks. "Sister Bai is particularly natural, no matter what emotions and what state, she is very grounded." You can feel that this is a state that does exist in the present moment. There is also an impromptu scene where the director arranges for Fang Hui's boss to eavesdrop on her toothbrush while washing in her bathroom. Fan Chengcheng witnessed the creation of this stunning detail at the scene, "The working environment of running in together makes people very relaxed and enjoyable." ”
Fan Cheng cheng constantly looked for gaps in learning in the performance, drawing energy as much as possible, and even slowed down the pace of the rest of the work. Obviously, compared with the five fixed variety shows in 2020, in 2021, he only chose "Youth Travel" - this variety show once made the outside world recognize the more real Fan Chengcheng, and also let him get many opportunities to audition. The rest of the time, he just wants to talk to the characters and himself in the work.
In 2021, Fan Cheng cheng put more work on performance.
Rush, fight, and leave people speechless
"The invisible hand is trapping me / There is a voice that guides me / Unconsciously I begin to break free / Tear open this bound shell." This is a lyric written by Fan Chengcheng in 2020 for the main song "Sleepy Beast" on the album "EMERGING". It describes the pain of a beast-trapped fight and the emotional catharsis of a young man who has just passed the age of 20, trying to break free from bondage and confusion.
"I'm very anxious every day, yes, every day. But this anxiety is also a good annoyance. Fan Chengcheng said.
In the three years since his debut, under the Internet prison that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, the excessive interpretation of Fan Chengcheng by the outside world has never stopped, and many labels have also made him carry more public expectations than other artists. Especially after becoming an actor, countless pairs of eyes are like a strict magnifying glass, examining each of his roles. "The more this happens, the more I want to do everything well, and I don't want to drop the chain."
In 2018, Fan Chengcheng had the idea of developing to the road of actor. The first time Yu Ji filmed was in early 2019, a fantasy costume work, from the stage magnesium lamp to the drama lens, he has not yet established a strong sense of performance belief, and most of the scenes are against the green screen, hanging Weia, "only seen others perform, but did not personally feel, so do not know how to act." Under the confusion of thoughts, Fan Chengcheng only remembered that another experienced actor on the scene stood straight in ancient costumes, but he always unconsciously exposed the habit of hunchback, and walked like the ancients.
The filming period of "Fatal Wish" is also the period when Fan Chengcheng is most stressed.
This lack of self-confidence in this high-pressure state peaked in "Fatal Wishes". This is Fan Chengcheng's first fashion drama, and it was broadcast in the "Mist Theater", and the partner actors are Feng Shaofeng, Wen Qi, Yang Rong, Shao Bing... Only he is a newcomer to the industry, playing the most complex and reversed key figure in it. After the lineup was announced, the overwhelming voice of doubt swept him through it like a tidal wave. "One cannot completely fail to hear the sounds outside. You will still see, you will still care, so you don't want to become the worst, you will try your best to fight. ”
When filming "Fatal Wishes", Fan Cheng Cheng poured his mind on the script and materials, always looking for the director to discuss the treatment of the role. Among them, when filming the lamentable father-son anti-eye scene in which Qiu Wendong and his father reunited fourteen years later and forced his father to die on a cliff, Fan Chengcheng had just come out of the costume drama and was deeply worried about the performance. He once proposed to the director that he hoped to bring a professional acting teacher to the group and help him adjust at any time, but the director gave him great space and confidence, and became the only grasp of the role of "Qiu Wendong". In that scene, under the continuous running of the director, Fan Chengcheng gradually entered the role, crying at least twenty times, and the tears could not stop flowing. "I hope to be able to arouse (in the play) my father's 100% touch."
Nowadays, Fan Chengcheng, who is always tempered in the crew, seems to have been dissolved by the joy of performance. "Fatal Wish" and "Door Lock" also subvert the stereotypes of the outside world. But occasionally, anxiety still occupies his brain, and sometimes he feels that he is doing well, "there will be a very cool feeling inside", but sometimes he will feel, "Is there something not good enough?" ”
This kind of actor's self-contradiction may continue forever, after all, "Fatal Wish" and "Door Lock" are only the beginning of Fan Chengcheng's path as an actor.
【Fresh Q&A】
Beijing News: The new album released this year has its own creation, will it always insist on creating in the future?
Fan Chengcheng: Yes, because after all, I like hip-hop music, writing lyrics and songs is a necessary condition. And you know, after the inspiration comes, you can't sleep in the middle of the night, you have to write it all night, or you keep holding back, always feeling that something is not finished. Like the new album "Huh? MAD! That night, I felt that I had to hand in my homework at some point, but I also wanted to express some of my emotions at the moment, vent, and wrote that song.
In June this year, Fan Cheng Cheng released the album "Huh? 》。
Beijing News: Why do you have emotions that want to vent?
Fan Chengcheng: It's just a little bit of pressure, and I feel that some of these external sounds are interfering with me, and I need to get rid of it. So in what way? It is to use your favorite music to solve it, and then you can eat and drink, you can sleep happily, and there are not so many troubles.
Beijing News: As a public figure, you often refer to other people's views and then change yourself. After the age of 20, insisting on being yourself or pandering to others, has your choice changed?
Fan Chengcheng: Let's see who said it. If the staff, family, and good friends around them find some small defects in life, personality or works, these well-meaning questions raised by everyone will definitely accept and correct. Then some outside voices that I think are not so important will follow themselves more.
Beijing News: From music, variety shows to film and television, it seems difficult for the outside world to find a very prominent definition for Fan Chengcheng. After the age of 20, how do you perceive changes and growth in yourself? In the future, how do you want everyone to define Fan Chengcheng?
Fan Chengcheng: In the past, the focus of my work was to become a good singer. When I first debuted, I was very obsessed with music, and at this stage my focus will be biased towards actors. This is something I want to accomplish and do well. Now I am full of 100% motivation for acting, and I feel that I can do a good job and become what I want to be (through acting). But I didn't give up the music and the stage, I would adjust the proportions, continue to produce the music I liked, and I would also perform on the stage. Whatever I do, I will do my best to get it right.
Beijing News: In the field of performance, which predecessor is your role model?
Fan Chengcheng: Of course it's my Teng brother (Shen Teng)! My Weibo hashtags are already written, really mine (idea). As long as it is Teng ge's movie, I will watch it. I'll have to see how many years I'll be able to slowly get closer to Tengo (laughs). (Reporter: So you also try comedy? Absolutely. Comedy is also an area I really want to try.
In Fan Chengcheng's Weibo profile, it is specifically mentioned that the target he will always catch up with is Shen Teng.
Zhang He, a senior reporter of the Beijing News
Chief Editor Wu Dongni Proofreader Zhao Lin