Cover news reporter Li Yuxin
A clean and refreshing short hair, wearing a stiff armed police uniform, holding a rifle with both hands, staring at the front of the line of sight like a torch, full of the aura of "no one to enter"... When Xiao Yu appeared in the hit drama "Special Operations", it was difficult to think of an actor who often played the female lead role in youth school dramas. Instead, she is crisp and sharp when she draws her gun in the play, grits her teeth and insists on creeping forward on the battlefield, and brave determination in the face of the mob.
On January 18, the contemporary armed police anti-terrorism military drama "Special Operations Operations" landed on CCTV Eight. The drama tells the story of a "mixed-sex" anti-terrorism special combat team that brings together people with high intelligence, high education and high standards under the new situation of international counter-terrorism, and in the fight of blood and fire, it launches a life-and-death contest with violent terrorists, and in the grind of life and death, it has been experienced, grown and transformed. The commando "Yang Shu", played by Xiao Yu, is one of the members of this special combat team.
Cold and arrogant, not smiling, strong personality, athlete origin... Searching for the role of "Yang Shu" in "Special Operations" on the Internet, in the character introduction, you can always see such keywords. But behind these seemingly thin words, what kind of story and twists and turns has this character gone through? Recently, actor Xiao Yu accepted an exclusive interview with the cover news reporter, talked about the bits and pieces of getting along with this role for several months, and talked about the "Yang Shu" in her eyes. "My first impression of Yang Shu is also that I am arrogant and calm, do not smile, and like to compete... But in the back of the story, I found more precious things about Yang Shu, which is the opposite of her appearance. ”
Talk about acting
"Switching back and forth every day between heat stroke and sobriety"
High-pressure training that challenges the limits of the human body, close combat, weight-bearing cross-country, desert walking... As a military drama, in the lens, the audience can see that the actors are either walking in the gobi desert in the northwest, or rolling in the dirt, or fighting in a waist-high waterhole. In a seemingly enjoyable fight scene, it is not an easy task for an actor who has never starred in the genre.
"This is the first military drama I have starred in." Xiao Yu said. And to play such a theme, not to mention the complexity of acting skills and how to interpret the characters, what the actors have to do, and how to complete this fight scene, gun battle scene, explosion scene. "This really challenges my physical and mental qualities, and I have really grown."
Xiao Yu said that before the official start of filming, the actors have carried out a lot of physical training, such as gun training, military posture training and so on.
Xiao Yu even entered the group in advance to carry out "military training," and every day there will be regular and quantitative training, standing in a military posture, and specifically to drawing guns and guns, fighting in groups, shooting guns in a kneeling position, shooting in a lying position, shouting slogans, and so on, and also studying and understanding the combat characteristics of special forces.
It is worth mentioning that "Special Operations" was really filmed in northwest China, and the plot also took northwest China as the place where the story took place, and the scene was filmed and showed the scenery of the northwest Gobi, desert, Danxia, poplar forest and so on. In the shot, the actors run in the vast desert, and constantly roll in the yellow sand and fight in close combat. The scene of the desert yellow sand does make the audience feel immersed, but behind these scenes, the actors have paid hard sweat.
"Running in the hot desert is already very physical, because the desert is soft and it is not easy to move." Xiao Yu said that the special actors still carry heavy equipment and guns, coupled with heavy and stuffy helmets, wrestling has become a "common thing". "At that time, almost every day in the heat stroke and waking, switching back and forth. The body is full of wounds, big and small, and it is really a bit 'hard to look back'. ”
Talk about roles
"Understanding the Softness and Hardness of the Military"
The face is cold, the joy and sorrow are not colorful, but the hundred hairs are hundreds, and she is a well-deserved female sniper god. When Xiao Yu starred in "Yang Shu" in the play, it seemed that across the screen, the audience could also feel the powerful aura emitted from his body, as well as the atmosphere of "no one is allowed to enter".
"When I got the script, my first impression of Yang Shu was also arrogant, iceberg, and not smiling. Of course, that's what drew me to take on the role. Xiao Yu said that this role is really too different from the characters she has played in the past, she is too cold, too unsociable, too lonely. But with the increasing relationship with the character, she saw Yang Shu's "other side" and saw the inner layer of her "softness".
"Yang Shu's appearance represents strong, competitive, and courageous, which is a person with extreme impact on both the inner state and the external state." But in Xiao Yu's view, Yang Shu has faith, and is a very real and warm-blooded person. Even if the world does not understand and resist, people who can still hold on to their faith and never waver. "Yang Shu's growth route is actually not smooth, and everything she has experienced is also subtly, creating such a special and strong character. Interestingly, even if she is so cold, more often, I will still be touched by her, especially in the back of the story, I found more precious things about her, which is the opposite of her appearance. ”
In the interview, Xiao Yu especially mentioned a scene that she remembers deeply, when "Yang Shu" was shot three times and almost sacrificed, she felt the fear of death at that moment, and also better understood the hardships and efforts behind the sentence "Where there are quiet years, but someone carries the weight for you".
"Growing up in the military academy, I always had special feelings for the soldiers, and when I saw the uniform, I felt kind." Xiao Yu recalled that people often said that there was no place on the soldiers that was not hard, but she knew that they were not really as hard as steel. "Because I understand their 'softness', I understand their 'hardness' even better. It was something precious and touching. So I think I can empathize, I also love Yang Shu's indifference is stronger, love this lonely and indifferent desert wild rose. ”
Talk about trying
"Always cherish every character"
In the summer of 2021, Xiao Yu walked out of the school gate of the Central Academy of Drama and bid farewell to the green student era. Even now, Xiao Yu is an actor who has only been out of college for half a year. According to her disclosure, she obtained three professional qualification certificates of Chinese opera film and television director, drama film and television performance, and drama film and television director at that time, and she could not resist her love for performance, so she finally chose the acting department.
In Xiao Yu's not-so-long acting career, she has also starred in female number one, interpreted youth campus dramas, and tried different themes such as costume romantic comedies and costume suspense action scenes. However, this time starring in "Special Operations" still brought her many surprises and new challenges, and gained growth.
When talking about topics such as roles and scenes, Xiao Yu is professional and calm, and can clearly recall the shooting points of several months ago. But when it comes to the vision and consideration of the future, she reveals the youth and playfulness of the newcomer actor. "It's true that I've been trying to try more types of characters, but I haven't deliberately picked them, haha. I think a lot of things are fate, always cherish each role, and always look forward to the next role. ”
【Dialogue with Xiao Yu】
I cut off the character's long hair
Cover News: In addition to the physical exertion mentioned above, do you feel that you have made a breakthrough in acting skills this time? In the roles you have played, is there anything different about Yang Shu?
Xiao Yu: Yes, Yang Shu's action dramas are more, and it is also a breakthrough to integrate a large number of literary dramas into martial arts dramas. There is also "team strength" that is crucial when it comes to combat. This is more necessary to cooperate with the tacit understanding of the opponent, we have been getting along very well for more than four months, really have the friendship of comrades-in-arms, which has also cultivated some tacit understanding that belongs to us alone.
The difference between Yang Shu and other characters is that she is too cold, too unsociable, too solitary, haha. But in fact, this is also related to her experience, and everyone will find the answer if you look back.
Cover News: Shortly after 2021, how would you rate and summarize the past year? Are there any new attempts or anything like that?
Xiao Yu: In 2021, I will become more and more cheerful and tenacious, first expressing a little satisfaction, but there are still some things that I want to do that I have not had time to do, I will complete them one by one, I will always believe in myself, and I will always love the present! Let's cheer together, I hope to be braver and freer in the coming year.
Speaking of new attempts, I cut the character's hair short, my previous hair was really long.
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