Beijing, 24 Sep (Zhongxin Net) -- The night before the interview, it was raining lightly in Hengdian, and Li Randi was fiddling with the newly received incense. In the middle of the aromatherapy is a small piece of wood, which will rattle after being lit, the raindrops outside gently bang on the glass window, and soft music flows in the room, which is collected by Randi Li into the memory bank of "Life Heals Me".
However, there is not much time for such leisure. In 2023, Li Randi has already broadcast three works in one go. At the beginning of the year, the costume mythological romance drama "Starfall into Sugar" was broadcast, and the smart and cunning nightfall activated Li Randi's comedy cells; Subsequently, she played Meng Xiaowei, the first female operator of Qinchang Nuclear Power Station, in the industrial drama "Promise You Ten Thousand Lights", but the slightly unpopular theme filmed the blood of nuclear industry people in the new era.
In the recently broadcast urban emotional drama "All the Way to the Sun", Li Randi turned into Li Mujia, a newcomer lawyer who is working hard in the workplace, and the true epitome of countless "North Drift" young people can be seen on her body.
Acting, described by Lee Randy as "an adventurous and fun process", the fun lies in being able to experience the lives of different characters. "If I keep repeating the same genre, it's not that big of a challenge for me."
But not every attempt and challenge has been smooth. In her view, actors need to have experience, experience and life, and in the face of these, youth is no longer an "advantage".
Li Randi played Li Mujia in the TV series "All the Way to the Sun". Photo courtesy of interviewee
When I first came into contact with young emotional dramas in high school, at first this unfamiliar feeling made Li Randi unable to grasp the state, "I felt that I was up enough to act." Then to the recent "All the Way to the Sun", the role is set to the post-80s and her actual age difference is large, Li Randi obviously feels that "when playing things and roles beyond my age, it will be a little ungrasped".
Perhaps the improvement of experience ultimately depends on the accumulation of years, but perceiving his own hardship and inadequacy, Li Randi has walked ahead of many actors of the same age.
"I thought about it, go to graduate school"
24-year-old Li Randi has been debuting as an actor for 14 years. When he was a child, Li Randi's cognition of acting was just an interesting "extracurricular activity". Throughout the third year of junior high school, Li Randi did not film, concentrating on preparing for the middle school entrance examination.
When he was a freshman in high school, Randy Li described himself as "very confused, as if something was missing in his life." Later, she realized that she really liked acting, and finally made up her mind to embark on this "fun and adventurous" path as an actor
In 2017, 18-year-old Li Randi exploded in this year. In April, the youth campus online drama "Secret Fruit" exceeded 100 million views in 3 days after it was launched, setting a record for the online broadcast of youth drama VIP broadcast at that time. "Heartless Mage II" broadcast in August, Li Randi was well known to the audience for playing the innocent Su Tao. In November, the youth campus drama "Hello, Old Time", adapted from the novel of the same name in August Chang'an, completely brought Li Randi's name into the public eye.
Li Randi played Yu Zhouzhou in the online drama "Hello, Old Time". Image source: The official Weibo of the online drama "Hello Old Time"
"Yu Zhouzhou is a bit like my white moonlight, I prefer gentle people, who can give people warmth and strength." Li Randi thanked Yu Zhouzhou for letting everyone know herself, and at the same time became an inseparable "alternative" friend with her.
Li Randi, who was born as a child star and emerged from school dramas, with a sweet baby face, naturally reminds people of youth and vitality. But repeating the same type of character all the time is not the "fun and adventurous" she wants.
As a result, she continues to challenge various types of characters. The teenager Su Yunjin in the urban emotional TV series "So You Are Still Here", although her identity is still a student, but she has low self-esteem, sensitivity and stubbornness at the same time, screwed, Li Randi performed the contradiction that belongs to an adolescent girl.
In "Starfall into Sugar", Li Randi portrayed a ghostly night night. Challenging the love mythological drama for the first time, the role gave her a lot of imagination, and the performance of the first taste of the comedy genre became a big breakthrough. And Li Mujia, the newcomer lawyer in "All the Way to the Rising Sun", surprised the audience to find that the original bright girl like the "little sun" can already successfully create a character that can resonate in works with realistic themes.
Along the way, Li Randi considered himself a lucky person. However, the smooth road of acting has also reached a fork in the road. Probably in 2021, Li Randi suddenly felt that his state was somewhat contrary to his imaginary idea of acting. "It seems to be different from my original idea of becoming an actor, and I thought about whether to go to graduate school or not."
Now, Li Randi, who has come out of the confusion, has only "steady" and "forward" prospects for the future. "I don't want to set myself a big goal, do a good job in the present, complete every work, take every step steadily, and hope that I can continue to improve."
Randy Lee. Photo courtesy of interviewee
Life leaves a mark, and the performance is traceless
Since his debut, Li Randi has been in a state of learning. The seniors of the crew, the staff, friends and fans in life are all sources of energy for her. The feedback and feelings from all parties will eventually be applied by her to the performance at a suitable time.
Li Mujia in "All the Way to the Sun" can be regarded as a difficult role that Li Randi has encountered at present. She did a lot of homework to this end, such as interning at a law firm and observing the real life of trainee lawyers. She will also capture the tone and actions of leaders when facing subordinates from the sister of the law firm partner.
She will also carefully analyze the growth line of the characters in the play, such as Li Mujia's state in the early stage is more similar to herself, they have just left school, and they want to pursue their dreams with a brave and sincere heart. "The difficulty is mainly in the later stage, one is that the age span is relatively large, and then the relationship between her and Li Guang (played by Wang Yang) has changed a lot. When she spoke to Li Guang, she had a lot of thoughts in her heart, but she showed it lightly. It's harder for me to show her inner waves of emotions from her eyes at the right time. ”
This time with Wang Yang, Li Randi benefited a lot. During the filming scene, Wang Yang often took Li Randi to talk to the screenwriter about the script, "listening to him talk about the script is a good study." "The director also asked me to observe Brother Yang's eyes when acting, and let me find a state of wandering." Lee Randi said.
A still from the TV series "All the Way to the Sun". Image source: The official account of the TV series "All the Way to the Sun".
After the director's order, Li Randi found that it was easy to listen carefully to the other party's speech when acting, which was a very unrealistic behavior. "When we communicate with others in our lives, we don't pay full attention all the time. So the director told me that let me learn that when Brother Yang talks to someone, there may be a slight moment of distraction, and that moment is difficult for me to capture at first. ”
Erasing the traces of the performance little by little, Li Randi secretly made up his mind. This year, she watched "Space Exploration Editorial Department" busily, "I think it's very interesting to make movies in a documentary way." This style that requires the actors to be completely life-oriented and not have a trace of performance is a style of extreme life flow that I would like to try. ”
Life-oriented acting skills, of course, are indispensable to real life. Li Randi, who has been in a tense state in the crew all year round, is in great need of life's healing. "Life has made me let go of my guard and nervousness. A lot of real emotions when acting, in fact, you have to draw from life. ”
At the end of March, Li Randi was dragged by a friend to enroll in a driving school, and two "procrastinators" determined to get their driver's licenses this year. Fortunately, when the reporter asked about the results of learning to drive during the interview, she happily stated that she was already a "person with a book". "But to be honest, I only went on the road twice after I finished learning, and I drove slowly because I was not familiar with it." She added humbly.
Then, she couldn't help but share interesting facts about learning to drive. At that time, she often changed coaches, and she found each coach very interesting and had her own exclusive secrets. "Every time I learn to drive, it's like opening a blind box, waiting to learn different driving skills."
"I thought about becoming a ride-hailing driver when I got my driver's license, and I felt very interesting to deal with different people." It seems impossible to put this wild idea on Li Randi, who regards "fun" as one of the criteria for choosing a career.
Life is full of surprises, maybe there will really be such a day in the near future.
Randy Lee. Photo courtesy of interviewee
People who miss the old have been the norm for a long time
"Welcome to Landy Land" is a common opening in Randy Lee's Vlog. Recording the beautiful moments in her life with the lens and then editing it into a Vlog is her way of communicating with her fans. She also revealed that her Vlog is unscripted, basically recording wherever she goes.
In the Vlog, you can often see Li Randi holding her mobile phone to shoot, those happy and happy moments are all included, and she will share her experience for the first time. The main one is a real, no "idol baggage", she will also appear without makeup, and if you look closely, you can sometimes catch a glimpse of acne that has just emerged.
It is said that Li Randi was once banned by the staff to appear without makeup, "They often tell me, you have to remember that you are a female star, let me usually wear more makeup." In private, Li Randi insisted that he could not wear makeup without makeup, and a bottle of liquid foundation was used for almost 4 years.
The seemingly casual content actually took a lot of effort from her. "The Vlogs posted on my Weibo, the more life-like ones are cut by myself, and the studio posts are cut by the staff. The content of those recorded lives must have something that I want to express, and I want to present it to everyone by myself. ”
One day in late April, Li Randi, who was sitting in a taxi, turned on her camera while she was on her way to her alma mater, the Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Normal University. There is a glass factory next to the school, and the nearby street preserves memories of her entire student days. When she returned to school last year, just in time for the end of school in the afternoon, she looked at the backs of her juniors walking out of the school, "my heart was sour, I couldn't say what I felt."
"The school is a magical place, the teachers have not changed, and the campus has not changed. It seems like the pause button has been pressed, and it feels amazing. This time back to school, Li Randi made an appointment with an old classmate he had not seen for a long time, and talked with the teachers about the events in junior high school, and the story of almost 10 years ago seemed to have happened not long ago.
"I am a nostalgic person, my things can be used for a long time, and I always feel that after a long time, I will have feelings." In this era where every second counts, Li Randi silently measured his emotions in "years". (End)