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For Wang Ji, there seem to be very few moments of unconfidence. Except for a few years when she didn't seek stability, she always knew exactly what she was going to do and what to do. She said that her speech was fast, her style was capable, she did not hesitate in the face of many questions, and there was always a smile on the corner of her mouth.
Over the years, Wang Ji seems to have disappeared, and not many works have appeared, but when she greets readers, she will subconsciously call everyone "an old friend who has not been seen for a long time".
The reporter read a comment she saw on the Internet: "Wang Ji, when your fans are very hard, you often don't open for business! Wang Ji listened, folded her hands together, and her expression was slightly apologetic: "Yes, this blames me, it is difficult to hear, maybe I am not very good at running myself, nor am I very good at putting on a show, not so 'doing'." But my profession is still an actor, and I act when I have good plays, and I return to family life without drama. During the epidemic period, I suddenly felt that retirement was also very good, and I used to worry about 'how to live after retiring', but now I am particularly calm about everything. ”
The sense of achievement and honor that career can bring, Wang Ji has long put it down, she believes that no matter how successful she is at work, it is not as good as the sense of pleasure that makes her family happy, and she is glad that she has finally seen some problems clearly over the years, and can take the initiative and completely protect her family in some choices. "I've spent the first half of my life almost focused on my career, and in recent years, I've wanted to slow down. Coupled with the fact that my mother is also older, I want to go back to accompany her when there is nothing to do, I used to accompany her too little, and I really want to cherish it when I earn a day with a day. ”
Beijing News reporter Hou Shaoqing photographed
In the dark
In the dark, Wang Ji likes to use these four words to describe her decades of encounters. The outside world is accustomed to putting sentences similar to "If you didn't ... if you didn't ..." in front of her, she would always give a negative answer: "There is a fixed number in the dark, there is no regret medicine to eat in life, good or bad only you know." ”
In June this year, Wang Ji and her daughter Gao Liwen co-starred in the movie "Migratory Birds", about this movie there are two voices, one is that Wang Ji, who has not been the heroine for a long time, suddenly returns to surprise people; second, some people think that Wang Ji is not in a hurry and wants to pave the way for her daughter. For any speculation, she never took the initiative to argue, only attributing the opportunity of "Migratory Birds" to the arrangement in the dark: "Because the role is so good, we don't want to miss it after reading [the script], and we care about this performance." 」 We pay attention to the law of creation, never use too much force, but naturally reveal. ”
Wang Ji collaborated with her daughter Gao Liwen on the film "Migratory Birds". Image from the film Official Micro
Wang Ji is always extremely excited when talking about "Migratory Birds", on the contrary, her daughter Gao Liwen is much calmer. For the latter, in addition to acting well in her own plays, the more important job in life is to play with the "daughter of Wang Ji", and she knows very well how much pressure there is under this identity. In an era that will always be compared, in the face of comments and controversy, Gao Liwen recalled that when she first understood things, someone said unceremoniously, "You are Wang Ji's daughter, your mother looks better." "I'm really used to it, and it doesn't matter. I'm an actor, and if I don't act well, you can criticize me. But I also know that whatever I do will be criticized, and I know better than anyone that anything else has nothing to do with me except acting. ”
But for Wang Ji, the role she plays at this stage is more like a "carrying hand", if there is a suitable role, the right script to find her, she thinks that her daughter can be competent to recommend it, but absolutely will not make her daughter suitable to transform her: "I don't do this kind of thing, nor this kind of person, everything follows fate." If she is a good actress, she can act all her life, she does not have to rely on youth to eat, she does her own thing, I will also retreat. As parents, never arrange for your children, they can all be independent. ”
Wang Ji said that in life and career, she will not interfere too much in her daughter's choice. Image from Wang Ji's Weibo
Renyi "Three Hearts"
All these years along the way, Wang Ji described herself as always "stupid and not climbing". As an actress, she does not think that she has high talent and the conditions to make things easier, her greatest ability is the three hearts learned at the Beijing People's Art Theater (hereinafter referred to as Renyi) - childlike heart, sincerity, love, she said that her thinking is old-fashioned, that is, to do things seriously.
Born in Beijing and raised in Beijing, Wang Ji has been a strong and independent girl since she was a child, and some people describe her as a typical "Beijing girl", free, cheerful, firm and unsqueathed. Although her personality resembles that of a boy, she loves literature and art, learning ballet at the age of 7, and entering the literary troupe at the age of 14 to become a female soldier in literature and art. When she was young, she seemed to be ignorant of anything she did, and she didn't think about how each choice affected her future and what it meant.
In 1980, 18-year-old Wang Ji was electrocuted for the first time and cooperated with Zhang Fengyi in the feature film "Treasure Hunting outside sai", just in time for the early stage of resuming the college entrance examination, she found herself too far away from artistic creation. A year later, Wang Ji took the entrance examination for Ren yi and gradually moved closer to the art hall in her mind.
"Treasure Hunting Outside the Plug" is Wang Ji's performance debut.
But no one thought that Wang Ji would be bold four years later. Carrying $60 and only speaking three foreign languages, she gave up her human art and joined the "beauty drift" army without hesitation.
Speaking of this turn, she lamented, "Everything goes to zero, nothing is needed, how much courage is needed!" In fact, after entering the human arts, seeing the stability of the actor system in the past, Wang Ji felt that she was bound, "365 days a year, 360 days on the stage, I wonder, is my future is to make a cup of tea, rehearse in the morning and go home in the afternoon, nine to five, day after day? I want to see something new and learn more. Young and vigorous, she believes that human art is not her home field, and she compares herself to a pepper-like condiment, which is not an important role in many works.
At that time, affected by the tide of going abroad, the 25-year-old Wang Ji decided to bid farewell to Stability and went to the United States to drift with ambition. In the past ten years, she has set up stalls, advertising sales, worked as a duty manager in a small hotel, and worked as a reporter and director in a television station... She said that she had done all the work over and over again, and she had tasted the hardships she could and could not eat, just to survive in a foreign country. That bitterness is still regarded by her as the wealth of her life experience.
Ah Chun "Burst of Fire"
In a foreign country, in order to make a living, Wang Ji is getting farther and farther away from her dream of being an actor. Just when she decided to completely change her business, she met "Beijingers in New York".
In the 1990s, Wang Ji became popular by starring in the TV series "Beijingers in New York".
Time goes back to 28 years ago, which was the "explosive period" of Wang Ji as an actor. Ah Chun in the TV series "Beijingers in New York", whether it is experience or personality, has a similarity with Wang Ji. Even today, Wang Ji does not think that playing Ah Chun has any pressure on herself, just like the sentence she gave to the director team at the beginning - "You are right to find me in this role." "I remember that after filming, Feng Xiaogang said to me, 'Wang Ji, you will definitely be on fire', and in the end the audience gave me more than I expected."
Wang Ji said that before that, she had hosted a program on Beijing TELEVISION, "Many people know me, they don't have to bring their wallets when they go out, and when they arrive at the restaurant, it's 'Oh you're here, come and please'." I didn't want to do this, but others liked you like this, and then I was embarrassed to go out, always afraid of being invited. "Beijingers in New York" became even more popular after it aired, and it seems that all of Beijing knows me. She is very grateful for Chen Daoming's recommendation, and also expressed gratitude for the professional attitude of Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang, the director and screenwriter of "Beijingers in New York", "In that era, everyone created in accordance with the principle of loyalty to art. Unlike the current showbiz industry, it is up to you to say that you can do it, it is not okay, and it is not suitable or not. This choice of interest is quite frustrating. I miss that time very much, there was not so much miscellaneous stuff. ”
After becoming a first-line actor, Wang Ji returned to her motherland and successively interpreted various roles in the movie "Red Pink", the TV series "Thunderstorm", "Xiaojing Hutong", "Chinese Restaurant" and so on.
In the TV series "Thunderstorm", Wang Ji played The Prosperity.
Looking back at the past, Wang Ji lamented that when life climbs over a hill, it will definitely lose something while gaining. When filming "Beijingers in New York", because of the tightness of the scenes, she worked at least 18 hours a day, and it was common not to sleep for three or four consecutive days. At that time, she was pregnant, and the high-intensity work rhythm also put the child in her womb at risk of being unhealthy.
- Mother's obsession
The identity of the mother is too closely related to Wang Ji. In the TV series "Blood Linglong", she is Bu Xiuwen, a mother who will not hesitate to give everything to save her daughter; in the movie "Brother, Who Takes You Home", she is Chunlian, a mother who has a hard time with her mentally handicapped son; in the TV series "Mother's Love", she is Hong Xiu, the mother who dedicates her cornea to her daughter... In real life, she is a great and strong mother, taking care of her mentally impaired son Gao Xiaofei. Her son's condition has a lot to do with the high-intensity work rhythm and malnutrition when she was pregnant, and she blames herself for this, often washing her face with tears, thinking that no matter how red people are, they can't get their son's health back. As an actor, it is to win, but as a mother, to lose.
Wang Ji with the children. Image from Wang Ji's Weibo
In those years, Wang Ji traveled all over the country and abroad, trying to do everything possible to treat her children. Along the way, she also has a lot of new understanding of the identity of the mother, "In fact, I have always opposed and refused my daughter to enter this line, I know too well the pain and pressure of this line." Before she wanted to be a lawyer, I was particularly supportive, and then suddenly said that I wanted to be an actor, and I struggled inside, but finally let go of my obsession. Thinking, don't go until she is forty or fifty years old and cry and say, 'Mom, the most regrettable thing in my life is that I listened to you and didn't do what I wanted to do.' She has the right to try. ”
- The heart of ordinary people
Over the years, Wang Ji's works have not been much, but she still spares no effort for each role. And for the industry, she will also have a little sense of loss, "Now the performance is like fast food, the actors have to do everything fast, from this set to that set, even the script does not read the start of acting, this practice is quite hurtful to the actor." I don't dare, if I pick the beam, I must settle down, experience life, consult materials, and make a lot of preparations to dare to act. ”
Wang Ji used to put herself within the controllable range, trying to refuse some opportunities that floated on the surface but had no substantive connotation. She said she wouldn't hype up, she wouldn't sharpen her head to find more exposure, and even the sense of attention given to her during the fire didn't change her idea that she was an ordinary person.
She said that being a person must first be happy in the heart, and material and fame and fortune cannot bring inner happiness, so no matter what position I am in, I will first take my heart back, "I never have the idea of wanting this and that, and most of the people who get along with me are casual and casual." Accept the heart, settle the heart, don't always be ambitious, don't let yourself be confused, what is enough? Just like there are many things that we don't care about, we don't maximize our profits, because everyone pursues different things. ”
【Fresh Q&A】
At that time, because I did not understand English, I missed "The Last Emperor"
Beijing News: If you hadn't gone abroad, you might have been redder and more stable than you are now.
Wang Ji: It is the best arrangement in the dark, and everything has advantages and disadvantages. At that time, I wanted to play "The Last Emperor", just because I didn't speak English, so I wasn't selected, which stimulated me, so I decided to study abroad. But if I hadn't gone abroad, Beijingers in New York wouldn't have fallen on me. If you lose an opportunity, you have a new opportunity, there is no regret medicine, and everything is arranged to be the best.
Beijing News: After filming for so many years, is there a moment that makes you feel very tired?
Wang Ji: Of course, there are also times when you shoot vomit, such as receiving a bad script, or playing an unprofessional team or encountering a bad director. You will find that your strength cannot twist the overall situation, just like being on a "big broken ship", leaking wind everywhere, and can only suffer on the ship. It makes me feel frustrated, bored, bored, and ask myself every day," what am I doing?" Is it a mixed meal? ”
Acting is the industry that I rely on to survive, and I also hope to find my favorite works as much as possible in the process of growing up, and have the opportunity to shoot some quality and textured works. Therefore, I will not do what I am not sure of, and if I feel that I cannot control this role, I will not act.
Beijing News: Do you care what others think of you? For example, go online and search for some of your own news?
Wang Ji: Don't search, just let them say, they scold, who scolds me for being grateful (laughs).
Beijing News: In the movie "Migratory Birds", the old age makeup was deliberately made for the role, what is the feeling of "getting old" in advance?
Wang Ji: I've gotten older (laughs), the camera is so big, this side of the wrinkles, that side or something, but I think every age has a different charm, these traces are the rings on my body. I don't care about the so-called beauty or not, usually do not maintain. Until now I feel like a boy, T-shirts, jeans, sneakers, the most comfortable to wear. I don't live for anyone else anymore. They all live to this age, and then they don't understand how to become parents?
Beijing News: So now, is it your best living state?
Wang Ji: (after thinking about it for a long time) It should be. It's very relaxing for me now, and I really want to live every day. If I have the opportunity, I will contribute some works, and if I don't have the opportunity, I will accept that the curtain that belongs to me is slowly being pulled up, waiting for it to be pulled up. I am also particularly afraid that I will become the kind of person who has the curtain on and refuses to come down.
Beijing News senior reporter Zhou Huixiaowan character photography Hou Shaoqing
Chief Editor Wu Dongni Proofreader Zhao Lin