Text | Mad Rabbit
Entered the industry in 2019, and in 2023, Chen Muchi ushered in his first officially broadcast work "Starfall into Sugar". In the play, Chen Muchi's mocking wind and Qingkui's "big bad wolf VS little white rabbit" CP captured the love of a large number of audiences, and the hilarious mode of mocking wind and subordinate Gu Haichao also brought a lot of joy to the audience.
After the show, Chen Muchi received feedback from his family, including encouraging voices and some people asking, "Are you such a person?" ”
"Because I'm usually a more introverted person, I can't reply when they ask me that."
Compared with the sensibility and excitement of his family, although Chen Muchi is looking forward to the broadcast of the series, he hopes to see the final effect of his own appearance, so as to analyze and judge the advantages and disadvantages of his performance. "I basically watch it because I have limited time on set, so I can't see all my performances in time, and although I will have a general image in my head, I am still curious about the final presentation."
From actor Chen Muchi to actor Chen Muchi, who played the mocking style, from being unknown to finally being seen and widely discussed, Chen Muchi has experienced many key points of growth in the past few years of entering the industry.
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"Clumsy" approaching the mocking wind
Before filming "Starfall Condensed into Sugar", Chen Muchi had a cooperation with series producer Liu Ning, and after the "Starfall Condensed Sugar" project was launched, Chen Muchi submitted his resume to the crew. "Because he knew me better and thought the role was more suitable for me, then I went to the interview."
In Chen Muchi's view, the character of mocking the wind is a person with means, a city government, and a scheming. "After reading the script, I felt from the third perspective that this character is very rich in heart, and it is quite challenging to interpret, because a complex character like this is completely different from me, and if I can complete him well, then I will definitely be very satisfied."
For Chen Muchi, the most challenging part of playing the role of mockery is how to delicately handle his relationship with the characters around him. For example, for his father Shen Yuan Liwang, two brothers who are also enemies and elders, subordinate Gu Haichao, lover Qingkui and other characters, the attitude of mockery is completely different, and the way of getting along is also different. "I watched this part of the script repeatedly, because the degree of ridicule must be well handled, too nervous is not good, loose and too scattered, it still takes a lot of energy."
Born in the Shenyuan royal family as the son of a sin slave, mocking the wind needs to endure a lot if he wants to achieve his goal, and this "forbearance" emotion must also be presented. "Who is he tolerant?" is Chen Muchi's question to himself during his performance.
In addition, for the Gu Haishio who has been at his side for a long time, Kaifeng needs to show a sense of closeness, and the attitude towards Aoi is progressing in stages. The emotional line of "Qingfeng Xulai" in Chen Muchi's eyes has been rising and falling, "The front foot has just finished sweetening, and the back foot immediately opens up, and the emotions are divided quickly." ”
Therefore, the most obvious emotional characteristics of the character are irritability, irritability, and loisiness. For Chen Muchi, although it is not difficult to interpret this emotion, it is also easy to get tired. "Because he is moody, he may be happy one second, unhappy the next, and such a strong emotional mobilization is very laborious."
Chen Muchi said that before officially interpreting the mockery, he did a lot of preliminary work, because "doing the preliminary work fully" was a way of working that he felt sure of. Group shooting is the second phase of the work process, and after the first phase of work is done, it is easier to enter the role when shooting. "When shooting, I can refine the parts I want to highlight."
The crew of "Starfall Condensed into Sugar" arranged for the actors to enter the group in advance, which was of great help to Chen Muchi, who had a slow and hot personality. "In fact, we joined the group in the first half of the month mainly to do some martial arts training, because there are still a lot of action scenes in the play. And let us actors meet in advance, we can also reduce the sense of distance between the actors, and we will get along naturally when we are officially filmed later. Chen Muchi felt that he did not have the talent to "get acquainted" with others, so he could only use some clumsy ways to achieve a natural state of getting along with others, such as eating together.
The performance experience of "Starfall into Sugar" is an accumulation of performance experience for Chen Muchi, and it is also a very wonderful experience process. "I benefited from playing the role of mockery because his heart is rich enough, so when I have the opportunity to get a similar complex role later, I have creative experience and know which direction I should work towards."
As an experiential actor, Chen Muchi has long been prepared to consume a lot of energy in order to devote himself to playing a good role physically and mentally. "I'm a person who compares the axis, getting in the play quickly, and getting out slowly. I used to think back to whether I had overlooked something just now after performing a play, but now I will think back after a play is all performed, trying not to let my current thinking distract from the focus of the performance. ”
When Chen Muchi enters the play, he often needs to substitute emotions first. "Our emotional scenes are usually not filmed smoothly, and there may be a situation where the last one is happy and the next is low. And when I want to enter an emotion, the necessary step is to put myself in a quiet state, and then digest the words and perform them. ”
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Reckless, anxious, determined,
Non-professional actors enter the industry
Chen Muchi is not from a professional class, and his previous profession and entertainment industry can be described as incompatible, but because he particularly likes this industry, when he saw the film project recruiting actors, he directly went to the interview. "At that time, I really didn't understand anything, just follow the process to interview, perform clips, wait for the results, and be selected." He knew clearly that if he wanted to enter the industry, this step must be taken.
The first work he entered the industry was the masterpiece "Fengshen Trilogy" directed by Wu Ershan, and Chen Muchi still can't know what it was like when he officially experienced filming and crew life. "I thought it was amazing, before that, I thought acting was just going to that station and talking, but it wasn't until I actually started acting that I realized that the job was actually complicated. It is necessary to absorb and digest the content of the text first, and then let your emotions resonate with the text, and then present it to everyone in the form of a performance. ”
After realizing this, the courage of the newborn calf not to be afraid of the tiger began to be wrapped up in uneasiness and embarrassment. "I really acted hard at the beginning, or I could say that I drew a tiger according to the cat, and I did what everyone did. Because I didn't have a basis for judgment at the time, I didn't know if my performance was right or wrong. Therefore, you must first have a very professional person to help you analyze, take you to slowly understand the acting, and then you will have in-depth contact to know how it works, and in order to understand more objectively how to interpret the role. So being an actor actually requires a lot of understanding in all aspects. ”
Looking back at the original experience now, Chen Muchi feels that it is very valuable. "I really felt that I was quite brave at that time, and although I still don't feel like an experienced actor, I think it is important to have a 'sincere' attitude, and it is more valuable to treat the character with your most sincere feelings than to preconceived judgments. The judgment of good and bad must finally be handed over to the audience. ”
Since entering the industry, Chen Muchi has also been anxious because of waiting for the show, and has also faced life pressure due to the long time line of the project from filming to broadcasting, at the same time, in order to present a better state, he did not leave the private work of honing his acting skills under pressure, and insisted on exercising to maintain his figure.
When Bone Duo asked him "have you ever thought about giving up the path of acting at a certain moment", Chen Muchi changed his tone and smiled relaxedly. "It is impossible to give up." The word 'give up' will definitely not appear in me, unless I suddenly feel that I am not suitable for the job one day, or I don't like the result of my efforts, I will leave this identity, but I will not give up after putting in a lot of energy and effort because I did not wait for the results or did not do better. ”
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Focus on being a good actor
The day he met Chen Muchi happened to be his birthday, he was wearing a pink sweater on that day, a meter eight tall, but greeted everyone with a shy smile, and some colleagues sighed at that time, saying that he was a little cute, Chen Muchi was slightly stunned and showed a surprised expression.
Halfway through the chat, we brought up the topic again, and Bone Duo asked him if he "doesn't accept the word 'cute' very much", Chen Muchi responded, "In fact, my understanding of the word 'cute' is relatively vague, or maybe I haven't been able to know myself very objectively, so I can only let you see the real me." He didn't choose to refute it, but left the right to comment to someone else. As an actor, the comments he hears are often too complicated, and Chen Muchi is calmly accepting them.
We also mentioned doing an expression management rehearsal for the characters, Chen Muchi said, "As a person who is quite generous, in order to perform the characteristics of mocking the 'evil charm', I often look in the mirror to practice the expressions during the preliminary preparation, and then observe what kind of expressions and momentum are suitable for the characters from all angles." Because only by looking in the mirror can I understand myself, and when performing, I can be natural. ”
When he rests on weekdays, Chen Muchi will sleep in, eat food, spend the afternoon exercising, pulling tabs, and then practice words in the evening. And he calls this normal life "laziness." As for practicing words, it was because he felt that he was too impetuous. "To be honest, I also have my favorite entertainment, but I don't think I can stay entertained for long, I want to calm myself down." At first, he would also find it boring when he practiced words, but after persevering for a while, he suddenly found that practicing words can cultivate his concentration. "The useless is of great use, and one day you need to focus on something, and you will suddenly find that the power of concentration is very powerful."
Chen Muchi originally chose to be an actor because he wanted to experience a different life, because he felt that "only this industry can experience what I want to experience." ”
As an actor who has filmed many works, Chen Muchi now has a certain understanding of himself and is clear about the direction he wants to work towards. "After that, I preferred some projects that suit my own characteristics, such as military personnel, athletes and other powerful roles, or literature and art." These characters are all related to his upbringing and hobbies, he likes fitness, horseback riding, and watching movies such as "La La Land".
The hit of "Starfall into Sugar" has undoubtedly made a good start for Chen Muchi's acting road, and I look forward to this fresh blood that can flow into its own shape in more stories in the future.