Li Gengxi played the short track speed skater Chen Mian in the play. Courtesy of the playwright
Zhongxin Online, January 20 (Reporter Kang Yuzhan, Xu Yin) The inspirational sports competition drama "Beyond", directed by the State Administration of Radio and Television, directed by Zhang Xiaobo, and written by Li Jia, is being broadcast on Oriental Satellite TV. The drama has attracted widespread attention because of its focus on the key project of the Winter Olympics, "short track speed skating". Talking about the career plan after the "opening of the door" of "Beyond" this year, Li Gengxi, a "post-00s" actor who starred in the main role, said in a recent interview with reporters: "Last year I was very hard, this year I want to adjust, when I encounter a good script, I will take it; if I don't meet, I can wait." How to understand "beyond"? She said: "To experience transcendence, you will know what kind of self you want to surpass." ”
In recent years, Li Gengxi, who has gained a lot of attention with popular dramas such as "Little Joy", "Twenty Not Confused", and "Knife Line in the Snow", played the short track speed skater Chen Mian in "Beyond", and with his immortal love and strong willpower, he transformed from a member of the Qingdao team to a national team athlete, and finally stood on the Winter Olympics.
"Beyond" presents the history of the development of China's short track speed skating industry in a two-line interspersed narrative. In the play, Li Gengxi restored the real appearance of a short-track speed skater: with a short hair, almost plain face, clean and neat movements... "I haven't seen much short track speed skating before, but it was through this contact that I learned about the project," she said. The director told me that the character has more courage and determination than the average person, and I probably have a sense of picture, coupled with the blessing of the shape, I gradually entered the role. ”
Actor Lee Geng-hee. Courtesy of the interviewee
Before the filming of the whole play began, Li Gengxi and other actors conducted skating training for a long time. In the process of training, Li Gengxi fell in love with short track speed skating: "We are divided into land training and ice training every day, and every time we train on land, I am especially looking forward to being on ice. She believes that the biggest challenge of playing a short track speed skater is to make the action standard, let the audience have a sense of substitution, "at least to be decent."
"Beyond" is Li Gengxi's first time shooting a sports drama, talking about the biggest difference from shooting other dramas, Li Gengxi frankly said: "Playing athletes is quite hard, I can personally feel their physical pain. She revealed that filming competitive matches is a long process, a game often takes nearly a week to shoot, and the process is cumbersome. She also learned what sportsmanship and team spirit are: "I and other actors often get injured, but I still have to stand up and continue training, and in the repetition, I experienced what sports are overcoming and persevering. Once the director showed us the first cut clip, all of us saw tears in our eyes, the presentation of blood deeply touched us, so many days of hard work has not been in vain. ”
It is worth mentioning that the two middle-aged and senior male actors in "Beyond" have previously cooperated with Li Gengxi: Hu Jun, who plays Chen Jingye, is Chen Mian's father in the new drama, and his role in "The Knife In the Snow" is Xu Xiao, the future father-in-law of Jiang Ni, played by Li Gengxi; Sha Yi, who plays Zheng Kaixin, is Chen Mian's coach in the new drama, and his role in "Little Joy" is Qiao Weidong, the father of Qiao Yingzi, played by Li Gengxi.
Li Gengxi admitted that because he had cooperated with Sha Yi and Hu Jun before, he would not be nervous at the beginning of filming, and both of them took good care of her. Sha Yi is a comedian in "Little Joy", and in "Beyond", Sha Yi suddenly changed his "painting style" and became a strict short track speed skating coach. Li Gengxi also had a deep feeling: "Teacher Sha Yi is very serious when he shoots, and when he is not shooting, he often jokes with us and is very happy. ”
"I am really grateful to 'Beyond' for giving me such a chance, and I hope that there will be more opportunities to hone my acting skills in the future and let the audience see more aspects of Li Gengxi, I think the challenge is infinite," Li Gengxi said with a smile. (End)
Source: China News Network