Elephant News reporter Wu Jingjing
"Why can't middle-aged people fall in love?" Why can't middle-aged people have good feelings? Middle-aged feelings are actually more attractive. Li Xiaoran said this because her recent cooperation with Zhong Hanliang in the big hit drama "This Life has you", which was called a "middle-aged idol drama" by netizens as a very "top". She has acted in a variety of modern women, of course, there are also sadistic romance dramas, only this time, she used her own way to make this sadistic "small talk drama" have fireworks. In an interview with the Elephant News reporter, she talked about the role, but also told the new feeling of shaping the character, as she said, because people learn to be patient in middle age, learn to hide themselves, and the emotions are not like the fierce burst of youth, but have a "sense of narrative" that is very attractive to her at this stage.
Li Xiaoran and Zhong Hanliang were called "immortal combinations" by netizens because more than ten years ago, they had collaborated on "Too Late to Say I Love You", interpreting the sadistic love in the Republic of China period to the point of exhaustion, which may be too sadistic in that play, so countless people are looking forward to "Yin Jingwan and Si Shao" can hold hands again to talk about a sweet love. However, "With You in This Life" is still adapted from the novel of banditSil Cun, and it is conceivable that "sugar" is very rare, and "stepmother" abuses the male and female protagonists without mercy. But fortunately, this time Tan Jing and Nie Yusheng finally ushered in a happy life in the end. Speaking of why he took this play, Li Xiaoran's answer also made CP fans "New Year's Day", "In fact, it is also because this play will be played by Wa Ge as the male lead, I think if you change an actor may not be able to play this feeling." ”
Tan Jing, a single mother, and Sun Ping, a son with congenital heart disease, rely on each other for their lives, and in order to save money for her son's surgery, Tan Jing works hard and lives frugally. Nie Yusheng is Tan Jing's lover seven years ago, and now he is a heart surgeon, the two of them because of Sun Ping's illness to continue the frontier, it is also in the process of Sun Ping's medical treatment, Nie Yusheng found that Sun Ping is his own son... This kind of somewhat ancient whisper plot section sounds a bit bloody, but the director has made a faint sadness, and there is also a grounded human fireworks smell. Li Xiaoran likes this way of expression, "You can see that the faces of the characters in many shots are not so bright, we use very few reflectors in this play, it is a natural light, the expression of this light is especially able to help the actors to act, and the overall fireworks are also a kind of presentation that I think is particularly good."
In order to get close to such fireworks and make herself more like a single mother in life, Li Xiaoran not only gained weight, but also made some shape designs for the characters. "As a mother, her posture is different from my hunchback, including sometimes the corners of the mouth are a little down, which I have specially designed." If there is any difference from acting in an idol drama in her 20s, it is that 45-year-old Li Xiaoran will give the character more texture of life, for example, many viewers find that the filter of this drama is very small, and the skin of the characters appears to be very real, which is actually what she strongly advocates. When watching the film flowers, she found that the later stage was added with a very heavy filter, as well as skin grinding, she felt that this was not the state that the character should have. "I think talking about quiet in the play should be a little haggard, I have always thought that actors are in the service of the role, I hope there is a real presentation, whether it is physical or emotional, can move the audience." 」
Quick questions and quick answers
Q: After 12 years of working with Zhong Hanliang, netizens are very excited, how do you feel as an actor?
A: All the process we shot was very happy, because there was a sense of familiarity, and everyone has been growing over the years, so everyone has seen what came out of this cooperation, and it is a completely different presentation.
Q: There are many crying scenes in "There Are You in This Life" that are impressive, and some netizens ask about the secret of crying dramas...
A: I didn't have any secrets, I just put myself in the situation of the character at the time. I think there is a so-called secret to filming, which is actually a shortcut to failure, and I think that there can be no secret, it is right to present it completely authentically.
Q: Some netizens have noticed a detail, the role of Tan Jing in the early stage will present a state that is somewhat similar to hunchback, is this specially designed by you?
A: I actually gained weight for this character as well. Life has brought her too much suffering, and it may be difficult to express it by relying on lines and a certain scene alone. So what is the usual state of this character? She will be a little bit bent over by life, but she still sticks to her stubbornness in character. Therefore, her posture has a different hunchback feeling like mine, including sometimes the corners of the mouth are a little down, which I have specially designed.
Q: What design and homework did you do besides fattening up hunchbacks?
A: I also deliberately try to do something closer to the state of this character in terms of posture and facial expression. The lesson is to get closer to the child, to make yourself more like a mother, and to read some articles about some of the mental journeys of single mothers, and then to rub these together in the process of acting.
Q: Some time ago, Zhong Hanliang's original lines also became the focus of discussion among netizens, how did you feel when you played?
A: I especially like the original voice of Wa Ge, the original sound of Wa Ge is full of emotion and explosive power, especially Nie Yusheng's hidden patience, I don't think any voice actor in China can match the charm of his original voice, this is my opinion.
Q: Some netizens joked that Li Xiaoran should be able to hold back a smile, when the male protagonist said "blow up to that surname Sun", many friends want to know if you have a laughing field?
A: I didn't, when I was shooting, I was completely immersed in the characters, and I thought that Wow Brother said it very well. I think the expression of a person's emotions is the most important part of the line, and the setting of the character itself is that he is a person from the South and is coming back from abroad, so it is normal for him to have an accent, and I did not want to laugh. Everyone saw that scene, but in fact, I was very sad to play, that is, my presentation at that time.
Q: Some viewers will also feel that talking about Jingzuo when they see Talking about Jing abuse Nie Yusheng, from your personal point of view, do you think that Talking About Jing is "doing"?
A: I don't think Tan Shizuku, a woman, experienced the blow of family departure in her infancy, and this blow was brought to her by her father, who loved a man. She was also a very stubborn, very self-respecting woman, so she would rather die than rely on this family to regain her life. I think this is a very normal idea for Tan Jing, and I can understand her.
Q: Many viewers say that "There Is You in This Life" is very pyrotechnic this time, how will you understand these three words?
A: I don't think the story itself is very pyrotechnic, maybe our shooting method is a feeling like an art film, all of our light and shadow settings, as well as the sense of lens are more pyrotechnic, in fact, I especially like this expression. For example, the audience can see that the faces of many of the characters in the shots are not so bright, our play uses very little reflector, it is a natural light, I don't think it is necessary to shoot the face very brightly, but the expression of this light is especially able to help the actors to act, and the overall pyrotechnic gas is a kind of presentation that I think is particularly good.
Q: When the producer was interviewed, he said that once the trailer filtered to Talk Jing PS, but you "criticized", including in the performance, you also pursue a plain face, don't you mind the state of the character is slightly haggard?
A: Yes, once when we were watching the film flower, the post-production company added a very heavy filter and skin grinding to me, and I was particularly reluctant to do so, I think this is not the state that this character should have. I've always thought that actors are in the service of the characters, and I want to have a real presentation, whether it's physical or emotional, that can move the audience. I also don't want to make the overall feeling of the audience uncoordinated, if this character does some of this kind of cosmetic appearance, I hope that it is still from the perspective of the character that can have the most sincere presentation.
In fact, in this play, everyone sees that there are dark circles, I think it is particularly good, talking about Jing in the play should be a little haggard, I think there are some things that help her, such as some puffiness in the eyes, dark circles, it will make people believe in this character more, so I will not worry about haggard.
Q: People will also be discussing that this drama is "the ceiling of middle-aged idol dramas", what will you think?
A: I think the "middle-aged idol drama" is just that everyone categorizes this drama, in fact, in my heart, there is no classification, why can't middle-aged people fall in love? Why can't middle-aged people have good feelings? Middle-aged feelings are actually more attractive. Because people learn to be patient and learn to hide themselves in middle age, their emotions are not like the fierce burst of youth, but there is a sense of narrative that is very sadistic, so I don't care much about this so-called classification.