With the broadcast of the TV series "Spy War Deep Sea Sting", a spy war fever has once again swept among the audience, and the fiery ratings and excellent reputation have made it a leader in recent hit dramas.
In the play, in addition to the protagonist Tiantuan, which has attracted the attention of the audience, the image of a flesh-and-blood supporting role is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially among the female characters, Hideko Chida, played by young actress Ji Li, definitely has a unique style.
As a female agent, Hideko Chida has attracted the attention of the audience from the moment she appears, not only because of her short hair and neutral clothing, but also because of the powerful aura she brings in her quiet.
"Hideko Chida is Araki's right-hand man and his most powerful assistant." As Gilly describes, wherever araki is alone, chida must be by his side. Being able to pass layers of tests and eventually become Araki's most trusted person, Chida naturally has a strong superiority.
Alert, indifferent, in the face of everything can not change the color, even if not a word, the appearance of Chida can always cause a huge sense of oppression.
Of course, in terms of getting up, she is also a force value Max! Whether it's a hand-to-hand fight or a gunfight, it always makes the audience shout "So handsome!" ”。
In addition, her cheongsam outfit when she carries out her mission is even more stunning. With their eyes fluttering and full of charms, many viewers couldn't believe that this was the same person! It can be seen how powerful its ability to disguise is.
As mentioned above, whether it is the aura of not being angry or arrogant, or the domineering spirit of the strong hands, these are almost all the standard elements of Japanese female secret agent characters.
However, the most important reason why Hideko Senda can impress the audience so much this time is that the characters do not stop at these well-known elements. It can be said that her rich layers and her inner fluctuations have made this villain character get rid of the previous facialization and flattening, and step by step build a flesh-and-blood image in everyone's mind.
"Beneath her special officer status and seemingly cold appearance, there is actually a heart of blood hidden, and she is a person with temperature. But because as a secret agent, a Japanese soldier, in such a war-torn era, and in a foreign country, if she wants to live, she must put away all the private feelings of her children and the soft things in her heart. ”
Although in terms of identity, Hideko Chida is an undisputed villain, and as a Japanese agent, she will be hated by everyone, but from the perspective of the actor, Ji Li's analysis of this character naturally has a different feeling.
In Ji Li's view, although Chida is a woman with superior ability, she is not a cold robot, she has her own moods and sorrows, will be sad, will be sad, and will be homesick. It is based on this understanding that in the end, the appearance of Chida can constantly touch the audience's heart in some details.
I remember that shortly after the beginning of the series, Qiantian watched Chen Shan go home to visit his father for the last time. In the alley full of human fireworks, Qiantian's face showed an imperceptible look for the first time.
Especially when she talked to Chen Shan about her father, she said that her father was a winemaker in Sapporo, and at that moment, her eyes flashed like a little girl, and this was also a softness that belonged to the depths of Chida's heart.
I believe that when every audience sees this plot, everyone's feelings for Chida will become a little complicated, putting aside hatred and war, in fact, she is just an ordinary girl.
Including later, when "he met his confidant in another town" and met his fellow Sapporo on the street, no one thought that Chida could actually smile so brightly.
Before, everyone had seen her cold laughter, seen her disdainful laughter, but had never seen her pure laughter from the heart, and even in a trance, many people were suddenly sweetened.
It can be said that the different sides of this character are grasped just right by Ji Li, delicate and vivid, in addition to the cold, all the children's minds are released little by little in the incomparable restraint, and this is what touches the audience the most. However, the more this happened, the more Qiantian became a little pitiful.
Ji Li admitted that in the process of shaping Chida, it is precisely because she has entered the inner world of the character, so she will always have a bitter feeling in her heart during filming. "I think she is actually a tragic figure at all, since as a soldier, she is always ready to die for the country, and she needs to give up many things, including giving up her family, and giving up the feelings, tenderness, happiness and so on that she can have as a woman." 」
But at the same time, this time to be able to star in "Sting" and be able to portray the role of Hideko Chida, Ji Li still feels very happy and lucky, and has gained a lot.
Whether it is in terms of appearance, or character identity and personality, Senda can be said to have completely broken Ji Li's previous image on the screen.
From the sexy goddess in "Transformers 4" to the charming and righteous Wang Baolian in "Codename", the impression left by Ji Li to the audience is always exuding a strong female hormone charm.
However, this time, she not only cut her hair short, but even dressed and personality, she had to lean towards the direction of "tomboy", and I have to say that this is indeed a bright spot for everyone, as Ji Li herself, she is also very enjoyable.
However, while Hideko Chida left a deep impression on the audience, many people will also use this to speculate on Ji Li's real-life personality. Many viewers believe that she may also be a domineering royal sister who is fierce and says nothing.
But, the opposite is true! In Ji Li's own words, her usual state is like a "silly big sister", and even she can't help but laugh at this
Not only that, Ji Li's friends also gave her a "jianghu nickname", called "two black"! "It means that I love to commit two and love to blacken myself, of course, the skin is not white, haha ~"
Even many times, when a person is not careful, Ji Li will be intercepted by friends with various memes, leaving a variety of "black history"
In the face of such a big grinning and sunny And cheerful Ji Li, and then compared with the cold and vigilant Chida in the play, I can finally understand how powerful an actor's shaping ability is!
Of course, being able to have such a positive and good attitude actually has a lot to do with Ji Li's own life experience.
During her five years at the Australian National Theatre Academy, Gilly earned her daily expenses on the living expenses she earned by working part-time. Intense study from Monday to Friday, and work to earn money on Saturdays and Sundays. She's worked as a Chinese restaurant waiter, she's also worked as a salesperson... As long as she can support herself, she will work tirelessly.
At the same time, she also strives to find acting opportunities, no matter the size of the role, the number of roles, not to live up to every opportunity to exercise and learn, so before graduation, Ji Li has a lot of work accumulation.
The five years of study in Australia have been arduous but also fulfilling, and more importantly, it has strengthened Ji Li's belief in being a good actor, and only in this way can she live up to her own hard work.
After graduating and returning to China, Ji Li, who has excellent comprehensive quality, was selected to participate in the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers 4" because of her solid professional foundation and excellent English level, and embarked on the road of hollywood alone, and became the only Chinese actress who was selected as "Pacific Rim 2" without audition.
Looking back on this experience now, Ji Li is very emotional, although that time was very hard, but also exercised herself, on the one hand, she further clarified her love and determination for performance, on the other hand, she also honed a strong heart and a brave and decisive attitude.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of newcomers in the show business circle who have become famous overnight, but behind Ji Li's excellent role modeling is a hundred steels.
In addition to the good personality of the Lotte Sect, Ji Li's living state is also very enviable and admirable.
In life, she can be described as a 100% fitness master, not only to ensure a certain intensity of exercise every day, but also "a word" will run a marathon ~ ~
On Weibo, Ji Li often releases some running photos or dynamics, hoping to motivate fans and netizens to move, hoping that everyone can maintain a healthy and positive state of life.
"Running feels particularly good, especially running a marathon, you have to constantly overcome fatigue, you need to be constantly patient, keep running and then reach the goal and destination you want. So since I started running marathons, I've become more patient, more focused, and more and more like this patient and long-lasting process. ”
In Ji Li's view, running not only brings her health, but also cultivates her concentration and patience, and more importantly, it will also greatly improve her state in performance. "In fact, the profession of an actor is very passive, life is often in a fluctuating state, then we must always adjust our body and mind, as long as the state of people is good, there is no time to think about those negative things, or be disturbed by negative things, they can focus on doing what they should do." 」
In the face of work and acting career, Ji Li always maintains the best state to meet, and in the face of the future, she also hopes to take on more challenging roles, hoping that she can continue to break through.
Next, we believe and hope that this sun goddess will definitely bring you more and more amazing good characters!
Interview Q&A
Super Cass: First of all, let me introduce you to the character of Hideko Chida in "Sting"
Yoshiri: In the play, Hideko Chida is Araki's right-hand man, his most powerful assistant, and she is also a high-ranking official at the Shōgunate in Japan. Her personal personality is very alert and indifferent, but under her special officer status and seemingly cold appearance, there is actually a warm heart hidden, a person with temperature. But because as a secret agent, a Japanese soldier, in such a war-torn era, and in a foreign country, if she wants to live, she must put away all the private feelings of her children and the soft things in her heart. In addition, including her dress and appearance, it is a very tough and very neutral state, not too feminine, not too gentle. At that time, as a female soldier, she came to Araki's side through layers of screening and became his most powerful assistant, Chida must have undergone a lot of training and tests to reach such a height, so she was very powerful and her ability was very strong. Many times, Araki didn't have to talk much, just a look, she was able to understand it, and immediately did it. Overall, the role of Senda is still very attractive, flesh and blood, and I am very grateful to the screenwriter Haifei Teacher for shaping her into a villain role that is not so facial, so that she has her own difficulties, has her own compassion, has her own soft things in her heart, will be uncomfortable and sad, and has become a multi-faceted and layered female character.
Super Cass: When portraying Hideko Chida, what small designs did you make to highlight the character's characteristics?
Ji Li: Before the shooting, I specifically observed some of the words and deeds of the Japanese, including the way they spoke, their movements and other behaviors, which were actually different from our Chinese. For example, they often nod their heads in agreement when listening to others, and these small actions and behavior habits, I have put on the characters. But because Chida was a soldier, she couldn't be too much like a traditional woman, not too gentle, and she could only be gentle on certain occasions. Most of the time, Qiantian is still very calm, focused and restrained, so she does not smile in her daily life, many things she will not show on the surface, and will not let others easily see it, otherwise it will become her own weakness, let the enemy use to hurt herself. In addition, in terms of hairstyles, the directors think that short hair is better, and I also agree very much, and it should be very masculine and take the neutral route, so my style in the play is still quite neutral.
Super Cass: Psychologically speaking, how is this role different from other roles before?
Ji Li: In terms of mental feelings, the process of shaping Qianda is still quite bitter, because I think she is actually a tragic character, since as a soldier, she is always ready to sacrifice her life for the country, and you need to give up many things, including giving up your family, as well as giving up a feeling, tenderness, happiness and so on that you can have as a woman. But Qiantian still has weaknesses, she is not a cold robot. Of course, this weakness also happened to be exploited and framed, so she was very sad and bitter. In terms of character image, Senda is still very different from my previous roles, whether it is psychological activities or situations are very complicated, but as an actor, I think it is also very enjoyable to act.
Super Cass: Although from the beginning of the appearance, Chida Hideko left the impression of a very fierce and fierce image to the audience, but through some small details, the audience can still feel the soft side of her, so can it be revealed that there will be a reversal in the later stages of this role?
Gilly: There will be a late reversal, but her position will certainly not change. Before, many netizens have been asking Whether Qiantian has any reversals, whether he will be rebelled against and the like, but this will not be, because Qianda is a very loyal person, and she also respects Araki very much, and has very complicated feelings for him, not only the superior, but also an image like his father, and there is also a little admiration, Qianda respects him very much, and he is also in a foreign country, so she cannot change her position, but emotionally there will be.
Super Cass: In the play, in addition to the neat and neat short hair pants style, Qiantian also has many styles wearing cheongsam, which can be said to be a variety of styles, and even after the change of clothes, Qianda let the audience not recognize it for a while, many people still think that this is two people acting ~ In this kind of domineering and feminine constant switching, how do you grasp it?
Gilly: It's funny to talk about it. On the day of shooting, I wore that green cheongsam for the first time, including Brother Yun and Sister Ou, most of them were there, but they didn't recognize me, even the director team didn't recognize me, and then I took a closer look, only to find that it was me, and then they were all shocked, and it's funny to think about it now. This time, Hideko Chida is the first time I have tried this very neutral role, because my previous roles were basically very feminine, so I am grateful to the director for seeing some other potential in me. I think as an actor, it is necessary to always remember what your goal is, what the goal of the character is, and follow the normal logic of the character, and finally achieve the effect that the character should have.
Super Cass: Chida has a lot of fighting scenes and gun scenes in the play, and many viewers have expressed that they are very handsome, for these action scenes, did you have special training before filming?
Ji Li: In terms of martial arts, I have been training all these years, and things like muscle memory require long-term accumulation. But the gun is actually the first time to shoot, although there has been a little training before, but did not really shoot, so this time is still quite enjoyable. However, the shooting is really loud, and if you take it closer, your ears will ring, and you will be quite impressed in retrospect. In addition, the gun scene also has a bombing point, and you need to avoid this when shooting, otherwise it is very likely to be dangerous. Almost all of the action scenes during the shooting were played by myself, and after this shooting, I also got a lot of improvement in all aspects. I think after all, the lens is your own, so you still have to cherish every opportunity of your own.
Super Cass: What was the biggest takeaway from filming "Sting"?
Ji Li: It's a breakthrough, because when I first entered the industry, I was participating in the global audition for "Transformers 4", and there were two female characters in the casting recruitment, one was the cute Lolita, and the other was the sexy goddess. In terms of my height, I certainly can't choose the cute Lolita, so I can only report the sexy goddess. That is, from that time on, the impression left on everyone may be more sexy, so some film works that followed are also more inclined to sexy and style types. Of course, I am not exclusive, but maybe as an actor, I will feel that it is still not enough to enjoy it, and I also feel a little sorry, I feel that I have been stereotyped. Now that "Sting" has been broadcast, it is also a broken image, or special thanks to Director Sun, who saw my different potentials, and this time I can cooperate is also very happy and very lucky. In addition, another big gain is that the actors in our group are some of the actors and seniors I like very much, and it is a special pleasure to study and work with them every day, and it is also a lot of growth for myself.
Super Cass: In addition to this time's "Sting", the "Codename" you shot before is also a spy drama of the era, and the Wang Baolian you played in it has won the love of many audiences, so does this kind of work have special feelings or feelings for you?
Ji Li: Although these two plays are the same era, the difference in roles is still very large, and I am very happy to be able to create such two characters. And at that time, Wang Baolian's image was also very full, she was a person who was forced to fall into red dust, but the family was engaged in revolution, so she was also very enthusiastic, very righteous, silently loved the people she liked, and helped each other to support each other, which was still quite a woman, in short, she dared to love and hate. In that era, human nature was very complicated, whether it was Wang Baolian or Qiantian, they were able to show some very real things at that time, and many of their characteristics touched me quite a lot.
Super Cass: After watching "Sting", many viewers have the impression of you as a domineering royal sister, what kind of personality do you have in life?
Ji Li: In life, I am actually a very two people ~ there is a nickname called "two black", are friends, they feel particularly appropriate, meaning that love to commit two and love to black, of course, the skin is not white, haha ~ overall is a bit of a silly big sister personality. And I am still a walking meme, often because I can't control my own expression, I will be cut off by friends a lot of memes, "dressed handsome" is also often broken, the commander-in-chief is only two seconds, haha ~
Super Cass: Looking at the dynamics of the weekdays, you are a person who loves fitness, what is the biggest change that these bring to you?
Ji Li: Fitness is almost something I have to do every day, basically I get up in the morning to work out, and then read a book or a movie every day, and slowly accumulate it. I think these things are the best precipitation and growth for me, over time, there will always be qualitative changes, can keep themselves in a good state at all times. I also like to run marathons, many times after running I will feel that life is like a marathon, when you run to a certain point, you actually have a long way to go, so you still have to be patient to enjoy the scenery along the way, and run every step down-to-earth and down-to-earth. Running is also a very good feeling, especially running a marathon, you have to constantly overcome fatigue, you need to constantly endure, keep running and then reach the goal and destination you want. So after I started running marathons, I also became more patient, more focused, and more and more liked such a patient and long-term process. Everyone says that people are more impetuous now, there is no way to calm down and insist on one thing for a long time, then for me, since I started fitness and running, my whole state is getting better and better, including insisting on reading, learning English, practicing yoga, etc., are constantly recharging myself. In fact, the profession of an actor is very passive, life is often in a fluctuating state, then we must always adjust our body and mind, as long as the state of people is good, there is no time to think about those negative things, or disturbed by negative things, they can focus on doing what they should do. Therefore, over time, my accumulation is more and more, which is also a great help for my performance.
Super Cass: What are your expectations and goals for your future acting career?
Gilly: I hope to continue to challenge some difficult and layered characters in the future, such as "Hello, Crazy!" That kind of multiple personality. And now I am also trying to create some things, and some projects, hoping to meet the audience as soon as possible.