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Before the interview began, the reporter was told by the staff that Teacher Ge Zheng did not talk too much.
Ge Zheng's appearance is on the hard side, his eyebrows are deep, and he really does not look like a close person at first glance. Coupled with his dazzling performance in "Borderless City", not the kind of newcomer who is not deeply involved in the world, the reporter thought that this would be a dialogue with a mature actor who "one board and one glance, and cherished words like gold".
But who knows that there is no chat at the meeting, Ge Zheng is like opening the conversation box, and he has endless words for the role of Ah Xin in "Borderless City".
From the preparation after receiving Ah Xin, to how to grasp the character's mentality change, where the emotional change for Jiang Xue originated, and even a cigarette in front of the roller shutter door in the play... Every detail, Ge Zheng remembered clearly.
"Borderless City" is a random leaf on the tree, and he can pick out its roots with you.
In the second half of the interview, Ge Zheng completely relaxed and did not sit up straight as at the beginning. He squeezed the paper packaging in front of him, his crystal eyes smiled and bent, and his tough temperament was defeated, and cuteness prevailed, completely subverting the reporter's presupposition of him.
He showed reporters a photo of himself with the little tiger and the puppy bear, telling about the two years of his experience as a navy. From morning to night training, the whole army "competition", the absolute work and rest of the five o'clock and ten o'clock sleep... All of this constitutes a Ge Zheng who is professional and dedicated in performance, and who is cute and loving in life.
"When I came, they (the staff) told me you didn't talk too much."
"You are willing to ask, of course I like to express," Ge Zheng laughed, "because this role is my harvest, my success, why don't I tell you more about these happy things?" ”
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"Borderlands" is an island adventure web series, a group of people are "exiled" to an isolated island, experiencing a series of "desperate" stories.
This kind of theme is rare in China at present, and Ge Zheng was immediately attracted after seeing the group news. The director gave him some options, several different types of roles, and he finally chose Ah Xin.
"I think this character is very challenging, like a doctor's very flattering role, the audience loves it will not be difficult for me, but I really haven't played a pure bad guy, and I want to see if I can master this kind of role." 」
Ah Xin is a two-faced character, pitiful in the early stage and hateful in the later stage. Originally a bullied conductor, he went from "victim" to "perpetrator" after being exiled to a desert island. This change in mentality and behavior is where playing this character needs to be studied clearly.
"How he got bad from front to back, how to do the things that followed after he got bad, including how the audience could be more impressed with him, I want to think about that very completely."
Ge Zheng hopes to be able to think through Ah Xin's heart, for him, the role of Ah Xin can not only rely on "acting", but to make the audience believe that Ah Xin does exist in real life.
This is not an easy task. The contrast between Ge Zheng himself and Ah Xin is huge, and Ah Xin has a strong sense of revenge, and after suppressing it for too long, he finally broke out, and it is inevitable to take a crooked road. Although Ge Zhengren is stubborn, if he is bullied like Ah Xin in the play, he will choose to digest himself, endure, or other better ways to deal with it.
He was sane and sober, and the stories that would only happen in the Borderless City were found in him.
"Ah Xin and I are not the same kind of person, our personalities are not very similar, and it is difficult for me to fully invest in what he wants to do without more faith and imagination."
In addition to the contrast in personality, how to "stand" Ah Xin is also a difficult point. Ah Xin is not a bad person in the traditional sense, he has taken the wrong path in extreme circumstances, but there is still a trace of goodwill in his heart. This gives him a pull on his humanity, not simply a stereotypical symbol of bad guys.
Ge Zheng designed Ah Xinshan on Jiang Xue, the girl who smiled at him after he repaired the circuit.
In the setting of the script, the "fate" of Ah Xin and Jiang Xue begins on the sightseeing train. As a conductor, Ah Xin observed every passenger on the train, and since then, he had noticed Jiang Xue.
Although the antecedents between him and Jiang Xue were not presented during filming, Ge Zheng, after seeing the script and understanding the characters, has decided to highlight this emotional line, because this is the "spiritual pillar" of the character of Ah Xin.
"I've always remembered that he had such a good thing, can't do without, if he loses, he's just a bad guy, it's really not cute." 」
This kind of unlovable refers not to not being liked, but once the good things are missing, even the actor himself is difficult to believe that there is really such a person in the world.
"Without Jiang Xue, Ah Xin would not be able to stand, and this character would not be full."
She is the opposite of Ah Xin Evil, the "brake" for him to drive all the way to the abyss. At the end of Ah Xin's life, he sat in front of the roller shutter door smoking a cigarette, heard the news that a girl was missing, he ignored it and went to see it, in order to save her and fight with Ning Yu, and finally died at the hands of Ning Yu.
His life was gone, but it was also complete. Many viewers really reacted at that moment, and Ah Xin, who looked terriblely bad, was so dead in love with a girl.
Because of the deletion, some viewers will not understand, why does he love her so much? Why did he have such deep feelings for her? Wouldn't he be looking for another girl in the crowd? At this moment, Ge Zheng seemed to have become Ah Xin again, and he poured out his heart for this young man who had died without reservation.
"For Ah Xin, his love for Jiang Xue is the only one, that is, single-minded, although she does not accept me, but it does not matter, I love her." 」
In Ge Zheng's interpretation, the relationship between Ah Xin and Jiang Xue has a starting point, a transition, and an ending. These contents that are not presented because of deletions may affect the audience's understanding of this emotional line, but there are still many viewers, and in the initial smile, they already know Ah Xin's intention for Jiang Xue.
For Ge Zheng, this is enough.
"In the only remaining content, some viewers can feel that Ah Xin really loves Jiang Xue, and I am already very happy."
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In the course of the interview, Ge Zheng's intention for Ah Xin was obvious, he filled in the details about Ah Xin from the corners and corners, every action, every line, now in retrospect, you can still remember clearly.
He said in the Weibo of "Farewell to Ah Xin", "From getting the script to read it over and over again, when filming, I accompanied Ah Xin through his life." ”
"You're so intent on creating this character, do you find it a little difficult when you play?"
"To be honest, this play is relatively difficult to play."
Ge Zheng and Ah Xin are people of two personalities, and it takes some effort for him to enter the character, and if he frequently plays and enters the play, it may be difficult to continue the accurate state found before. Coupled with the fact that the role experience is a bit too highly concentrated, Ge Zheng basically maintains Ah Xin's mental outlook before and after filming.
"But if a person like Ah Xin is really placed next to us, it is really quite depressing," Ge Zheng joked, "I think he will jump off the building." ”
The filming location of "Borderless City" is in Penghu, the environment is very good, there is no external interference, which allows him to calm down and feel how a person should live in an unfamiliar environment. He also plays entertainment on the island to distract himself from being in an extreme state for a long time and unable to integrate into the environment outside the play.
"Sometimes the director will say me, saying Ge Zheng, how do I think you are different from when I first met you, have you become Ah Xin?" You're becoming more and more like that now. ”
The director reveals a vague worry in "Gag Joke", but Ge Zheng does not want to completely jump out of the character. It is difficult to connect with the state again, and in just three months, from one identity to another, experiencing another life in a "timely and geographical" environment is also the challenge he has always liked and wanted.
Therefore, without entering into the real life, Ge Zheng allowed himself to get along with Ah Xin.
Although there will still be a little "sequelae" after filming.
"When I came back on the plane, I was sitting there and suddenly I was sullen and didn't know why. People who come back together say, 'What's going on?' Not enough for you, I feel like you're still like Ah Xin'. ”
Ge Zheng's dedication to the interpretation will naturally receive equal feedback from the audience. After the drama was broadcast, he received many long comments from the audience, who recounted the history of Ah Xin at length, which was worthy of a short biography of the characters.
Speaking of this, Ge Zheng glanced at the staff sitting next to him, "I really went to ask, did I say that this was sent by our own people?" They said no, it was sent to you by netizens. ”
His tone was hesitant, a little incredulous, but the joy of his efforts to be cherished was difficult to ignore. Speaking of this, he even became brisk in his speech, and happily ran after him.
"I think every detail I show, including a lot of very important things that I cut out, they can capture, and that's what I performed made them feel, right?" His eyes were shining, and the end of his eyes smiled a nice arc, "This touched me very deeply, I am very happy, really happy, happy from the heart, I think I am successful in this role." 」 ”
The drama "Borderless City" gave Ge Zheng a lot of help, let him experience such a good role as Ah Xin, let him experience himself through the details of the role changes, and let him have the opportunity to know how far his acting skills can play.
More importantly, through this play, he has received the affirmation of the director, cinematography, crew, and even the audience, which is a great encouragement for a growing actor.
"I think actors need the most confidence, and I need more, because after all, I don't shoot a lot of things."
After the episode was broadcast, the audience went from feeling sorry for Ah Xin, to hating Ah Xin, to finally sympathizing with Ah Xin, these emotional changes are all affirmations of him. For Ge Zheng, every emotion is precious, which gives him more confidence to create more and better characters.
The reporter looked at him with some embarrassment to bear these praises, and gave birth to a little teasing thought, "Have you seen the evaluation of praising your handsome appearance?" ”
"You don't have to look at it to know," Ge Zheng quickly answered, "just kidding, I think everyone says that I'm handsome doesn't mean I'm handsome, because there are so many handsome people inside, I don't want to fight with people, you admit my acting skills." ”
"They say you're not a 'little fresh meat' type of handsome, they say you're particularly handsome and angular."
Ge Zheng finally couldn't resist, covered his face and leaned back, "I will be shy if you praise me again." ”
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Ge Zheng came into contact with the actor industry around 2003, and when he was in school, he had a film crew looking for small actors, the movie called "Invisible Wings", which is an inspirational film about disabled people. After the performance, Ge Zheng felt interesting and wanted to continue to work in this line of work, so he wanted to go to film school, go to a better school, and receive a better education.
He took the film school exam twice, the first time the score of the culture class was not very good, was assigned to the specialty, he felt unconvinced, stubbornly came up, and took the exam again. "If you want to take the test, you have to take the best test."
In 2008, he became a student in the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy.
Ge Zheng is a native of Beijing, and his family tradition is very admired for the military profession. When he was a sophomore, he enlisted in the army and became a navy.
"I think being a soldier is very important to me, and it is very critical to my efforts and growth." Ge Zheng said proudly, "Some people say that I regret being a soldier for two years, but I think that I don't regret being a soldier for two years, but I will really regret being a soldier for a lifetime." "This is an experience that you can't experience in your usual life, and you can't experience any profession, even if it's filming." If you haven't been a soldier, you won't experience what real military life looks like. ”
Life in the Navy is interesting and interesting, and boring and boring. Get up at five o'clock in the morning, turn off the lights at ten o'clock in the evening, and the time in between is training. Train queues during the day, train physical fitness at noon and afternoon, run, climb up and down, push-ups, and sometimes shoot guns, throw grenades, and do some military action requirements.
There is also an all-army contest in the troops. Not a fight, but a professional one, target shooting, computer, radar, signal, password... During his two years in the army, Ge Zheng was trained as a soldier in a down-to-earth manner.
In two years, he completely settled down, and being a soldier also allowed him to develop the ability to quickly adapt to the environment and things. His sense of collective honor is very high, he treats his work seriously, does not accept defeat, and has strong willpower, which are typical military characteristics, and they are also things that remain in his bones from the experience of being a soldier.
For the future, Ge Zheng does not have much planning, he is a step by step person, get a role, play a role well. "Residual Sin" is like this, "Moscow Action" is like this, "Borderless City" is still like this.
He doesn't deliberately look for what role to play later, he focuses on the present, learns the method, adopts it for himself, and then continues to explore. That's why he doesn't choose only one personality or one type of character when he chooses his role.
"I don't want to limit myself to what kind of actorS, what type of role is suitable, and I don't think that's good for me." He didn't have a long time in the actor's industry, and there was still plenty of room to find, to study, to exercise.
All the glory and harvest of "Borderless City" is the best gift given to him by being down-to-earth.
The reporter talked to Ge Zheng for a long time about the performance problems, which has completely subverted his initial impression of "looking unapproachable". The reason why he doesn't seem to be close is mostly because of the slow heat. "I look at myself in the mirror, and I think I'm quite close, probably because I don't talk much. I don't talk much because I don't know how to talk to people, and I'm embarrassed. ”
He's in a completely different state with people he knows very well, mischievous, mischievous, joking, like a child. He likes football, basketball, billiards and all other ball sports, and he can play with modified cars, motorcycles, and cars. Sometimes I would drive around the mountains with a friend organization, go to the track, and play with go-karts.
When filming in Penghu, he did not have so much equipment, he would ride a motorcycle, motorcycle, or small pedal to the beach to hang out and walk around, soothing the negative emotions brought to him by the role.
He loves the sea.
"When I was in the Navy, I especially wanted to go to the ship, including going to the Marine Corps, and [the superiors] wouldn't let me."
Ge Zheng acted like a drama bone, but he was like a child in life. He loves exciting sports, raising large animals such as German hunchback, Tibetan mastiff, Belgian Shepherd and so on. He smiled brightly in the photo with the puppy bear, and could not see the slightest hint of shyness.
These contrasts are combined with a little cute trait, creating the current one, the actor Ge Zheng, who is "full of tastes".