Interview with "Wife Must Not Bully" Mu Leen: Contemporary "Pinru" reappeared, "playing" is grasped
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Directed by Luo Yiming and starring Mu Leen, Li Xinghao and others, the urban emotional short drama "Wife Must Not Be Bullied" recently ended. The play tells the story of two sisters who depended on each other because of the unexpected death of their parents, who were rumored by the neighborhood to get huge compensation, and as they grew older, the two married separately, but they didn't want their sister's husband to worry about the compensation, and the brother-in-law violently ignored the family, when they saw the true face of their husband, the sisters joined forces to fight back and move towards a better new life. As an online short drama, the first 6 episodes have hundreds of millions of viewers, with more than 60 million viewers, and directly ranked first in Douyin's popularity in four hours after its launch.
Mu Leen, as the big heroine of the revenge drama, has become a vengeful queen in just four episodes in the beginning, tearing her scumbag husband and evil mother-in-law. It perfectly interprets the counterattack from being abused to sober, allowing the audience to see a woman's helpless sobriety and growth at the cost of closing the ghost door. Today, let's talk to "Ai Qing" and hear about her great deeds of revenge!
Mu Leen, Chinese mainland actress, representative works: "Splendid Weiyang", "Time Knows", "Wife Must Not Be Deceived" and so on. Drama to be broadcast: "Begonia Blossoms Cooking Smoke".
Q: Please briefly introduce the character you played in "Wife Don't Bully".
Mu Leen: Hello everyone, I play the heroine Ai Qing in "Wife Must Not Be Bullied", Ai Qing is a soft and tough woman with a clear mind and a strong heart. Before revenge, she sacrificed her career for the family, and took care of the family's wife; After revenge, she is a sober, brave and decisive strong woman.
Q: You describe Ai Qing as a soft and tough woman, you like it, is it similar to your real personality? Or is it what you want to be?
Mu Leen: That's what I want to be, and the traits in her are probably what many women want to be. I am a person who will swallow grievances into my stomach, so the strength of Ai Qing, who opened the road to revenge, she is sober and calm is where I want to learn. For example, the soberness of looking at the problem, the determination to do something, these characteristics in Ai Qing are what I want to be.
Q: Was it a challenge for you to play a pregnant woman or a vegetative person for the first time? Did you do anything special before shooting?
Mu Leen: It's a challenge, walking around with a fake belly in advance, to feel that there is a little life in my body. Playing a vegetative person is the biggest challenge, because I always want to open my eyes to see everyone acting, you have to control your whole body, make your body look stiff, there is a scene where Wang Chuanzong beats me, that slap is really slapped on my face, I remember my face has been shaking, and when my daughter holds me crying in the play, I also can't control the desire to cry, I want to wake up and hug her, so I think the vegetative drama is the most difficult to act, because I also want to stand up and act with everyone.
Q: All kinds of family problems have always been the focus of everyone's attention, in the face of the difficult mother-in-law and scum husband in the play, do you have anything to say to them outside the play?
Mu Leen: Although Ai Qing always uses force in the play, I think it is better not to use Ai Qing's way in life, but to protect your own safety, collect evidence, and use legal weapons to protect yourself. There is also that girls must improve themselves, realize their self-worth, and do not rely on others.
Q: As a revenge drama, what kind of feelings do you have for Ai Qing in the process of playing? How do you deal with the character arc before and after revenge?
Mu Leen: I feel very sorry for Ai Qing and hope that she can successfully protect herself. In fact, based on the daily scene, I put myself in my shoes and thought what would have happened if I encountered this kind of thing myself. Every day in advance, I will also do some homework, record each stage of the character, emotional drama, I will stay by myself for a while to imagine some of the things he did to me, or to enter the play, into this character, you will unconsciously feel sorry for her, will fight for her, but also can naturally interpret the emotional changes of the characters.
Q: Which scene impressed you the most? Why?
Mu Leen: The scene of the car accident was quite impressive, I remember filming that scene, in order to express that there was a car coming from the opposite side, the director added a strong light to us, and then it started flashing, and when the light flashed, I unconsciously put my hand on my stomach, if this is true, how terrifying it is, because there are still little lives living in the body. That day, I lay in the car for almost a long time, my body was full of plasma, my tears kept flowing, the plasma was diluted, and I cried all the way on the way to the end of this scene, especially distressed Ai Qing, and I also understood how great a mother is.
Q: Although there are-for-tat confrontations in the play, how do everyone on the set get along?
Mu Leen: Everyone outside the play gets along very happily, and every day I apologize to everyone, "I'm sorry, I'm going to beat you again today, I must invite you to dinner." As a result, everyone left the group in a hurry, and we have not invited everyone to dinner until now. In fact, acting in a beating scene will be a little heavier than acting in a beaten psychological burden, most of the actors in the play have been beaten by me, really can't help everyone, and then everyone will comfort me.
Q: What are the next work arrangements? Do you have any characters or script genres that you would like to challenge?
Mooreen: The next step is to adjust to a new job. There are too many roles I want to challenge, and I want to try them all if I haven't played them, but I prefer contrasting ones, which will be more challenging.
Quick questions and answers
Q: Do you prefer costume dramas or modern dramas?
A: I like both.
Q: What do you do when you're not filming?
A: Watch movies, eat delicious, fitness.
Q: Are there any new skills you got for filming?
A: Horseback riding, boxing.
Q: Do you think you have the most Libra trait?
A: Tough and sober.
Q: What career do you want to do outside of show business?
A: I want to be a screenwriter the most.
In "Wife Must Not Be Bullied", Mu Leen's performance out of the circle, many audiences gave a super high evaluation of the popular heroine to create a blockbuster classic. Mu Leen's fresh and natural acting skills make the role of Ai Qing seem more real and life-like, and the shaping power of the character and the emotional tension in front of the camera are full. Talking about the topic of acting, Mu Leen also bluntly said that she hopes to challenge more role types, and in private she continues to polish her acting skills, never stops the pace of progress, insists on fitness, and maintains a good photogenic state.
Fanghua is to be burned, and it is deeply ploughed. As a typical Libra, she will stick to the end for what she likes, regard each role as her most precious experience, strive to feel the life of each character, and learn and grow along the way. The story belonging to Ai Qing may have come to an end, and Mu Leen's future continues, I believe that if she is given time, the character can blossom in her and blossom brilliantly.