"I am Meng Quinoa in high school, and I am also 25-year-old Zhao Xiaotang, I recommend this movie, say goodbye to your past, let us live in the present!" Zhao Xiaotang said that this movie is the popular pet movie "Goodbye, Li Kele". In this sad and warm movie, Meng Quinoa played by Zhao Xiaotang provides a lot of light-hearted laughter for the film, and she is also a light for Li Yan at the bottom. In an interview, she admitted that this role is very different from herself, and the performance process has a lot of challenges, but it is through this role that she has also gained a lot, in addition to the performance, it also made her realize that "you must learn to let go, say goodbye, and walk over, so that you can find those around you who really love you now." ”
In the movie "Goodbye, Li Kele", his father Li Boyu (played by Wu Jing) met with his daughter Li Yan (played by Tan Songyun) to complete his wish to go skiing before the age of eighteen. The mother and daughter were estranged in self-blame and misunderstanding, until the cute dog "Coke" broke into life, it seemed to have some kind of "connection" with the father, and all kinds of coincidences gave the mother and daughter a little comfort, and after experiencing contradictions, growth and loss, Li Yan finally understood her mother's choice from saying goodbye to Cola. Director Wang Xiaolie said frankly when he told the original intention of creation, "When I made this story and made this movie, I also hope that everyone can think of the people they want to see and the relatives they want to see." And the emotions between relatives in the film are also what touched Zhao Xiaotang, "My personal favorite part is the part of mother-daughter reconciliation, which I think is not easy, because many times, the love between us and our parents is not very expressive."
In the movie, Meng Quinoa played by Zhao Xiaotang is Li Yan's "growing up in a pair of pants", the two of them sit in the front and back of high school, although their grades are mediocre, but this "crazy beauty" is an old-fashioned and hot-hearted girl, "Meng Quinoa looks very aggressive, but she is actually very good at observing words and feelings, she can see the subtle emotions between Li Yan and Teacher Pan and their mother and daughter. In fact, Meng Quinoa has also been 'fueling the troubles', hoping that they can reconcile." She feels that Meng Quinoa is a very important existence, "Sometimes she will say a lot of nonsense, but in fact, it is often just one sentence that promotes the development of the relationship between the characters, including the subsequent development of Li Yan's line and Meng Quinoa."
"How to face the death of a loved one and say goodbye to them is a topic that everyone has to face." In the eyes of the creators, "Goodbye, Li Kele" uses a unique perspective to present how Pan Yanqiu and Li Yan, a mother and daughter, overcome the great changes in the family after losing their beloved, and interpret love and growth in parting. At the beginning of the film, the mother tearfully signed a waiver of rescue consent and extubated him because she couldn't bear her father's continued physical pain. At the end of the film, the mother can't bear to see the old "Coke" continue to suffer, and her trembling hand is steadily caught by her daughter, who signs the consent form. This is like a cycle of life, when the daughter faced the "parting" many years later, she finally understood the complex feelings and perseverance and courage of her mother, and thus reached a reconciliation with her own heart and with her mother. Zhao Xiaotang said frankly that what this movie also wants to convey to the audience is that "the people who love us have always been there, and all we have to do is to move forward bravely, "If you are still there, you will see my better side, I think this is called farewell."
Quick questions and quick answers
Q: Is there a big contrast between this character and your own personality?
Answer: I am not as good at observing words and emotions as Meng Quinoa, and I will not treat my friends as well as Meng Quinoa. In the play, Meng Quan takes care of Li Yan more, but in fact, I take care of each other with my friends in life.
Q: Is it difficult to play a high school student this time?
A: Yes, I have to play an 18-year-old in the play, which is a bit unbelievable, because Sister Songyun's image is small, her face is very similar to a high school student, and my appearance is more mature, but with the makeup of the crew, the feeling of a high school student comes out. I think it's easy to act when you're young, as long as you don't have a heart or lungs, you don't need so many things in your heart, in fact, there are fewer things in your heart, you will feel that the less things people have, the better it is to act, and her emotions are not so complicated.
Q: How do you feel about this cooperation with Tan Songyun?
A: Sister Songyun is very nice, I didn't feel any pressure when I saw her for the first time, she was also very kind, Sister Songyun took care of my emotions and would help me understand the role. For example, if I ask her any questions, and I say do you think this is good, she will say okay with me, or give me advice.
Q: What have you gained from working with Ms. Yan Ni this time?
A: I think Sister Ni is really a very good actor. Because I used to work with people of similar seniorage, to be honest, I didn't feel different before I joined the group, and as soon as I came to our group, I played against Sister Yan Ni, and I felt that I still had to ask for advice from such powerful seniors, Xi learn more about their rhythm, and see how they handled it when acting, I think I really have to learn more than going to class.
Q: How do you understand that "Lee Cole" is like Dad?
Answer: Everyone's eyes are different, some people will think that this dog and dad have this intention, but some people may feel no, in fact, in my opinion, I think there is no, it may be that something between Li Yan and the dog gives everyone an illusion, or some things that are coincidental, give everyone an illusion, because I think the dog is the dog, the father is the father, this is separate. But both of them did the same thing, which was to be by Li Yan's side unconditionally.
Q: Is there anything interesting about the "Coke" play this time?
A: I am very fond of animals, including cats, dogs, snakes, lizards, etc., and I like them very much. When I first started filming, there wasn't so much interaction with Coke, there was a scene where I was talking to Coke, but I was wearing a short skirt in that position, so I couldn't squat down and interact with it, and at that time I thought, then I'll change the relationship between me and Coke, I may not like this Coke very much, but because my girlfriend likes it, so I love Wu and Wu, because it can bring my girlfriend happiness, I like it, maybe I pretend to like it. But I like them very much in life, big coke, small coke, old coke. I like the old cola the most, because it's obedient, and I don't like the big coke the most, because it always "plays big names" and makes us remake it over and over again, haha.
Q: The reconciliation process between the mother and daughter in the play is moving, how do you deal with the differences between you and your parents in your life?
Answer: My mother actually always scolded me, beating me since I was a child, including me being so old, when I came home, my mother sometimes scolded me when she was anxious, but my father has been educating me, your mother misses you more, but she doesn't know how to express it, she just listens when she says wrong, you don't have to give such a big reaction, I am very glad that there is a happy family.
Q: What do you think is the best way to say goodbye?
A: I don't think saying goodbye is the same as forgetting, that is, I say goodbye to you just to say that I am adjusting to life without you in the future, but I will not forget you. Because since I have made this farewell, that is, I think you are a very important person, you will always occupy an important part in my heart, this part is something I can't take away, no matter when I see anything, I will think of you when I touch the scene, but when I think of you, I will not cry anymore, I will no longer languish, but I will be better, I will smile and tell you strongly that I miss you, you see me now, I am better, I'm doing better, and if you're still around, you'll see the better side of me, and I think it's goodbye.
Q: Did you get anything out of the film?
A: What the movie wants to express is to say goodbye and live a more wonderful life with a smile. It seems that everyone around Li Yan loves her very much, but she is just immersed in her own pain and doesn't see it, I think her father and Coke don't want to see this, that is, no matter how sad or inseparable the emotion is, you must learn to let go, say goodbye, and walk over, so that you can find those around you who really love you now, live in the present, don't miss, don't imagine the future, and live the present well.