Does "Poisonous Tongue Lawyer" see the Cantonese version or the Chinese version? This is a problem.
Not long ago, we wrote the story of the film and starring Huang Zihua from the perspective of literary criticism. This time, we talked to Xie Junhao, who played Jin Yuanshan in the film. Huang Zihua and Xie Junhao tacitly cooperated, allowing the audience to suppress first and then rise, and the feeling of refreshment doubled.
When it comes to Xie Junhao, the audience is no stranger. This self-proclaimed "mature young actor" Golden Horse actor has created a large number of classic and deeply rooted characters. Jiang Yuyu in "Nanhai Thirteen Lang", Jiu Jianxian in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", Cheng Shidi in "Long Hate Song", Yang Guang in "The Legend of Sui and Tang Heroes"...
In recent years, he has appeared in a series of films. Ma Shijun in "Bomb Disposal Expert 2", the master in "Muddy Water Drifting", Chu Zhiyong in "Rain Hit Basho", and the "Poisonous Tongue Lawyer" and "When the Wind Rises Again" are being released.
The time for the interview was very tight, but Xie Junhao's brisk and direct answer still provided a lot of dry goods.
Play a "bad guy"
Xie Junhao received an invitation from "Poisonous Tongue Lawyer" last year. His first impression after reading the script was, "I want to act." ”
First, he was interested in the profession of lawyer, and they could eloquent in court. If you say the wrong thing in other professions, it's no big deal, but lawyers can't be wrong, and even one wrong word can lead to serious consequences. Secondly, "I adore them and want to learn about their inner world and see their daily life and professional status." "More importantly, the court is not only a stage for the profession of lawyers, but also a stage for life.
Of course, the complexity of Jin Yuanshan's role also made Xie Junhao very satisfied.
This is a senior barrister with great integrity and professional integrity, and his dedication to legal principles is the greatest value of his life. But when the principles of the law are challenged by "justice," he is caught in a dilemma.
The role of Jin Yuanshan seems to be a villain script when he appears. It is clear that Zeng Jieer (played by Wang Danni) was wronged, Lin Liangshui (played by Huang Zihua) did her best to save her, why do you Jin Yuanshan block everywhere?
On the first day of getting the script, Xie Junhao went to ask director Wu Weilun, "How do you want me to act?" Because the character of Jin Yuanshan is very flexible, he conceived several ways to perform it.
The director said, "I want the audience to start thinking you're a bad guy. ”
Xie Junhao understood at once. When shooting the makeup poster later, he also put on a very scheming look. How do you play a bad guy? It's not about squeezing your eyebrows to express it. In fact, Jin Yuanshan's dislike of Lin Liangshui when they first met was by no means pretended. He just really looks down on this unscrupulous loser, this "industry garbage" who makes small moves before the trial.
"He feels that these people are not at the same level and their kung fu is poor." Xie Junhao said with a smile.
It is also this posture he upholds that makes the audience brand Jin Yuanshan as a villain from the beginning. You are embarrassed at every turn, you are not the villain, who is the villain? What's more, Jin Yuanshan's words were still so arrogant.
Therefore, when Jin Yuanshan finally chose to support Lin Liangshui, some viewers were quite shocked: How did you support the protagonist again?
But Xie Junhao believes that the attentive audience has already discovered that Jin Yuanshan has never been an "old stubborn". As he said in his closing arguments, as a chief prosecutor, his duty is not to convict suspects, but to ensure that everyone receives a fair and fair trial. Jin Yuanshan didn't stand on Lin Liangshui's side because he couldn't see his small movements; But the senior barrister is not obsessed with the inflammatory, and he tries to stand on the side of justice.
In Xie Junhao's acting career, Jin Yuanshan's line difficulty is definitely among the best. Barrister's lines are more rigorous and serious than those of regular roles.
In Xie Junhao's view, the difficulty of Jin Yuanshan's lines is close to Jiang Yuyun in "Nanhai Thirteen Lang". When the latter performs, he must always step on the gong and drum; The former should ensure that the legal terminology is not wrong, which can be said to have its own merits.
"But in general, it is still a little more difficult for Jiang Yuyun, that has to be performed from beginning to end, Jin Yuanshan came out of the half, and the lines are relatively few."
Discover the truth of your heart
Xie Junhao said that "Poisonous Tongue Lawyer" is essentially a process of finding the truth.
This search has a twofold meaning. The first level is to find the physical truth, that is, let Zeng Jieer sink into the snow. The second level is looking for the spiritual truth, that is, the inner truth: who am I? What is your true self?
Lin Liangshui has been exploring this proposition. In the beginning, he was a hanging-child judge; Later, he came out to become a lawyer and wanted to join a rich man; "Holding smelly feet" failed, and also harmed Zeng Jieer. After knowing that the case could be rehabilitated, he regrouped and found his true heart in the process of rehabilitation.
Jin Yuanshan is also looking for his heart. He is faced with a Hamletian To be or not to be dilemma. The choices of the two seem to be completely different, but in fact, they are both to defend fairness and justice.
Some viewers felt that Lin Liangshui pursued justice of results, while Jin Yuanshan implemented procedural justice.
But Xie Junhao said that both are actually defenders of justice of the outcome. Jin Yuanshan attaches great importance to rules, and he is well aware that the world is not perfect. But he believes that only by following professional codes and following established procedures can this imperfect world be a little better. However, when this adherence conflicts with justice and justice, Jin Yuanshan must make a choice. This choice represents the ultimate value of Jinyuanshan.
"It's not a turn, it's a face. His position has never changed. ”
In the film, Jin Yuanshan has a characteristic that is different from other barristers: drinking tea. This is the director's suggestion to Xie Junhao. Other lawyers drink coffee, but this senior barrister prefers tea, and it is still Chinese tea.
"One day during rehearsals, the director gave me a set of tea sets and instructed me to learn tea skills online. I went to search and found that every trick of making tea has a famous hall, what mountains and flowing water, spring breeze. The habit of drinking tea is very compatible with Jin Yuanshan. As a lawyer, Jin Yuanshan often has to think that drinking tea can slow him down. ”
"In addition, Kung Fu tea has many sets of tools. Tea cups, smell cups, drink tea cups. When I'm acting, I can use these props to show my heart. Sometimes, props are better presented than presentations. ”
Why drink Chinese tea? This stems from Jin Yuanshan's arrogance.
In Hong Kong, the legal profession was the home of Westerners, who liked to huddle together. In that circle, it is difficult for the Chinese to blend in. Jin Yuanshan was capable of entering, but he disdained to join the bandwagon. He is in the same position as Dong Weiguo (played by Wang Minde) before retirement, and he is a senior barrister.
"Thirteen Lang", Jiu Jianxian, Cheng Shiton, and...
During the interview, Xie Junhao also talked about an interesting fact.
On his Weibo certification, the first column is stage actors, and the second column is actors. Does the cast not include the stage actor? "I didn't write it myself, I also think it's weird, can I change it?"
Jokes are jokes, but Tse Junhao did make a name for himself in Hong Kong with a stage play.
In 1989, he was admitted to the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre as a full-time actor. Thirty-four years have passed. At the end of last year, he starred in the stage play "The First Floor of the World", which was unveiled at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Over the past 34 years, Tse Junhao has presented many popular roles to the audience, and he has detailed several key points in his acting career.
The first is the 1993 stage play "Nankai Thirteen Lang".
Xie Junhao thoroughly ate the role of Jiang Yuyun, acting from the age of twenty to seventy, playing his youthful ambition and unruly, playing his middle-aged frustration, laughter and scolding, and also playing his old age and poverty.
It is not easy to play such a complex role. Xie Junhao once said that in addition to the script and good characters, the experienced actors of the former troupe also helped him a lot. At that time, the actors lived together every day, and when they were not on stage, they would cut plays, talk about plays, and discuss for a line for half a day. Jiang Yuyun was a Cantonese opera master, and Xie Junhao did not understand Cantonese opera at all at that time, and there was a Cantonese opera master named Xu Xinxin in the troupe, which helped him a lot.
In 1997, he starred in the movie version of "Nanhai 13 Lang" and won the 34th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.
"Thirteen Lang" Xie Junhao has been acting for decades, from drama to film, and then back on the stage, he put different times of himself into this play. At different ages, their feelings about Jiang Yuyun are also different.
Film version of "Nankai Thirteen Lang"
The two versions of "Thirteen Lang" consolidated his position in the hearts of the audience and industry insiders.
The year 2004 was another critical juncture. That year, Xie Junhao starred in two TV series, one "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the other "Long Hate Song".
For the post-90s audience, Xie Junhao has long been deeply bound to the "Wine Sword Immortal" in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". On station B, the video about the wine sword fairy has more than a few million viewers. "Long Hate Song" is adapted from Wang Anyi's novel of the same name, in which Xie Junhao plays the gentle Cheng Shidi.
In 2013, Xie Junhao re-performed the stage play "Nanhai 13 Lang" and toured the country. Not being on stage for many years made him think about the stage again.
"There's a special charm on stage, a magical charm, a charm where you watch time fly by and watch a character live for two or three hours."
Drama version of "Nanhai Thirteen Lang"
And then, it's this year. In previous years, because of the epidemic, many scenes were not filmed, and this year a brain emerged. Within half a year, Xie Junhao had five works to meet the audience. Today, there are also three films being released. In addition to "Poisonous Tongue Lawyer" and "When the Wind Rises Again", there is also the thriller "Afterimage Space" that is being released in Hong Kong.
After being an actor for so many years, Xie Junhao's standard for receiving plays has never changed: to make himself moved.
"If even I can't impress, how can I impress the audience? As a performer, you have to play with your life, otherwise you are a craftsman. It is precisely because different performers have different experiences, backgrounds, cultural connotations and life experiences that a thousand works can be performed in a thousand ways. ”
The last question Xie Junhao answered was about Station B.
Last year, he posted two videos of reading books in Cantonese on Station B, and the response was good. But it has been "pigeons" for a long time. He said that he had recorded a video, but he deleted it because he felt it didn't work well, and he also thought about reading a new novel.
He laughed, "I'm embarrassed. ”
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