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This year is the decisive year of poverty alleviation, and a number of main theme dramas with this theme have also emerged on the screen, and "Maple Leaf Red", which is being broadcast in a set of golden files on CCTV, is one of them.
The drama tells the story of han li, the protagonist played by Meng Haoqiang, who took the initiative to invite Miao to Gacha Village as the first secretary, and led the local people to take off the hat of poverty and build a beautiful village together.
But unlike Han Li, the first secretary who talks about it in the play, Meng Haoqiang himself is not so good at expressing himself, so before accepting this interview, he tried to communicate with his agent, "Can I not show my face for an interview, I am afraid that I will not be able to say it well."
When the director first invited him to play the role of Han Li, Meng Haoqiang also had the same lack of confidence. After all, it is the first time that the actor has played such a heavy role, and this role is still the epitome of the 2.8 million village-based cadres and first secretaries, so he has a series of worries in his mind, "Can't let himself drop the chain, can't let the director down, can't let the investor lose money, and can't let the efforts of the whole crew be wasted."
After round after round of "trial" and pressure on himself, Meng Haoqiang decided to turn pressure into motivation, before officially entering the group, first went deep into the Gacha village where the filming was filmed, ate and lived with the local people, helped himself find inspiration for shaping the role of Han Li by really listening to and seeing the real feelings, and integrated a lot of poverty alleviation related terms in the lines into his heart.
At the same time, Meng Haoqiang also insisted on following the prototype of Han Li in the play every day, Han Jun, the secretary of the village, and went door to door together to carefully observe Han Jun's words and deeds when communicating feelings with the people and solving problems.
In this process, Meng Haoqiang was deeply touched, because he was surprised to find that Han Jun actually knew how many people in each family in Gacha Village had, what their names were, and even how many sheep and cows there were in each family. "Secretary Han Jun is definitely not going to Gacha Village to gild, he is really taking root to help the poor." This also made Meng Haoqiang have a few more understanding and awe for the role of Han Li.
In the course of the interview, Meng Haoqiang has always used the four words "harvested" to describe his feelings about taking over the drama "Maple Leaf Red".
The first harvest came from his experience of the meaning of persistence. Meng Haoqiang clearly remembers that in order to shoot a scene of cows giving birth, the whole crew waited in the cowshed day and night for more than ten days.
At the moment when the cow really gave birth, watching the calf tremble and stand up, the joy and emotion in Meng Haoqiang's eyes were no longer acted out, but a kind of true feelings from the heart. "If we had given up this scene because we couldn't wait, we wouldn't have felt the birth of hope and the shock of our hearts."
The second takeaway came from learning the essence of relaxation performance. Meng Haoqiang just entered the group and was about to shoot a highlight of persuading the drunkard Bai Yinbao to quit drinking. At that time, his understanding of this scene was to shoot the table and yell at people, and the more excited the better. After shooting several times in a row, he thought that this performance was impeccable, but the director never let up, and only said to him, "Han Li, you must understand that you are all about the people of Gacha Village in this drama!"
It was this short sentence that made Meng Haoqiang understand that the anger of the face could not reflect Han Li's three views and pattern as a secretary, and it was also from that moment that he learned to use a relaxed performance method to grasp the role's measure, so that the role could be more down-to-earth.
The third takeaway came from becoming more confident. The first time he starred in a big male lead drama was broadcast on a set of golden files on CCTV, and it was also a double blossom of word-of-mouth ratings, which undoubtedly dispelled all of Meng Haoqiang's worries before filming, and also played a huge role in Meng Haoqiang's acting career, making him more comfortable in shaping his role in the future.
But such achievements are not only dependent on the director giving Meng Haoqiang the opportunity to shape the role, but also because Meng Haoqiang can seize this opportunity through his own efforts.
Since getting the script, Meng Haoqiang has been thinking about how to distinguish the role of Han Li from the role of secretary in the same type of poverty alleviation drama on the market and perform a unique flavor.
After thinking about it, he decided to use the spy movie to interpret it. Because Han Li was originally a policeman, with this professional foundation, Han Li must be better at observation, thinking and reasoning, and the spy performance method not only meets the characteristics of the character but also gives the audience a fresher experience of chasing dramas. Moreover, when Han Li solves the various problems of the people in Gacha Village in the drama he understands, to put it bluntly, it is also a contest between people in terms of brainpower, psychology, and strength, which has many similarities with spy movies. After the broadcast, through the feedback and evaluation of the audience, it also proved that Meng Haoqiang's interpretation method was very correct and successful.
Not only that, Han Li's words and deeds in the play are also the presentation of Meng Haoqiang's careful consideration, even the simplest "laugh", he has performed different layers.
"When I first arrived at Gacha Village to understand the situation of the local people, I laughed; when I faced Zhang Zhilong's provocation of discord, I laughed helplessly; I laughed helplessly when I was not understood by my colleagues; I laughed comfortingly when I faced my mother's worries; I laughed when I was in crisis; I laughed sincerely and happily when I saw the people get rid of poverty and become rich..."
Meng Haoqiang seriously explained the different meanings behind Han Li's smile in the interview, and it is his careful speculation and solid acting skills that have achieved the vivid and real image of poverty alleviation cadres in the drama "Maple Leaf Red".
In order to be able to devote himself to Han Li's character creation, Meng Haoqiang did not take on other plays for a whole year last year, and because he poured too much effort into this role, he still could not completely withdraw from the role after half a year, and he was in a state of insomnia.
But for all this, Meng Haoqiang is willing to eat, in his view, "the actor is in the final analysis a "true" word, truly believe in his role, sincerely treat his performance, will definitely be able to get the affirmation of the audience." 」
The breadth and breadth of Meng Haoqiang's understanding of acting makes it difficult to believe that he is an actor who started halfway. And the tough guy temperament he shows inside and outside the play makes it even more incredible that he is actually born in classical dance.
Out of a strong interest in acting that year, Meng Haoqiang resolutely decided to change tracks, abandoning his many years of dancer status to start from scratch and apply for the Central Academy of Drama to study acting.
The year he graduated from Chinese opera, he was 31 years old, which is not a very competitive age for actors. But Meng Haoqiang enjoys the maturity, calmness, and sense of responsibility brought to him by the current age group, "I think that for actors, age is not a problem, and more experience will have better recognition, judgment and sensitivity to the role." 」
Lai Yun in "Generation of Gangsters", Xiao Huang in "Second Gunner", Hou Yu in "Young Doctor", Mu Ren in "Northern Land"... Age gives Meng Haoqiang the accumulation, let him enjoy the joy of challenging himself in different types of roles, as to whether it is the protagonist or supporting role, more or less, has never been a problem that Meng Haoqiang cares about, because he has always firmly believed, "Even if the play is bad, as long as you play your role well, you can always be seen by the audience."
For Meng Haoqiang, acting has never been a simple job of making a living, but has been internalized as a part of the self and integrated into the blood. And this love and investment will definitely make him go a little farther and longer than others on the road of acting in the future.
Whether it is the roles portrayed in the past or the reverence for the performance in speech, the audience will mistakenly think that Meng Haoqiang is a serious old cadre temperament. But in fact, Sagittarius AB blood, he is a fantastic and extremely mobile interesting soul himself in life.
He once drove 4 hours to Nandaihe in the early morning to see the sea, just because he thought the surf scene played on TV was beautiful; he also dismantled all the parts of his new car and reassembled all the parts of his new car just because he liked to repair the car.
One second is still fishing in the river, the next second you can hold the wave board to ride the wind and waves, should be moving, love adventure, break through boundaries, explore the unknown, this is rarely seen, standing behind the role of the real Meng Haoqiang.
At the end of the interview, Meng Haoqiang suddenly said sincerely, "I am very grateful for this exchange, it gave me a chance to reorganize myself, and the moment I finished talking, I instantly woke up, and it seemed that I was no longer afraid of the interview."
The process of not being confident to regaining confidence has always been Meng Haoqiang's practice of blunting himself and elevating his role. He was like a ship that had been stranded for a long time, and now that he had finally waited for the wind to set sail, he raised his sails and set off immediately.
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Super Cass: Why did you choose to take the drama "Maple Leaf Red" in the first place?
Meng Haoqiang: It was not that I chose this play, but the director chose me, because I am not so famous, and I have never played the male number one before, and my heart is more worried. I worked with the director on Northern Land before, and he felt that I was more suitable for the role of Han Li. At that time, I was particularly stressed, because it was more than 700 big male protagonists, or on behalf of the 2.8 million village-based cadres and first secretaries in real life to play this role, so I didn't know if I could play a good interpretation. However, the director felt that the state of pressure I felt at that time and the state of Han Li when he went to Gacha Village to carry out poverty alleviation work in the play had something in common, so he felt that I was qualified for this role, and the director also felt that I needed this opportunity to seize this opportunity to prove myself, and it was the director's support and encouragement that made me go all the way.
Super Cass: What do you think is the most important thing to interpret the role of Han Li well?
Meng Haoqiang: Usually, the word poverty alleviation is only conceptual, and when I really want to play this role, I need to experience, understand, create, and become a role in turn to complete this role.
Super Cass: In order to play this role well, you have gone deep into the local area to experience life with the villagers, how has this experience helped you to shape the character?
Meng Haoqiang: In order to play this role well, I need to take root in the lives of local people and understand their daily life and ideological concepts, so that I can understand from the mouths of the local people what the secretary in the village has paid, and really listen to and really see how I feel, which is very helpful for me to shape the role.
Super Cass: I heard that the shooting conditions of this show were very difficult, can you share with you the situation at that time?
Meng Haoqiang: For example, there is a scene of waiting for cattle to give birth, and as a result, the cattle have not been born for more than ten days, we can only shoot dramas every day, stay up late in the cowshed, etc. The later the inner Mongolia side, the colder the weather, the taste of the cowshed is also particularly large, really very hard. A lot of people wanted to give up, but the director insisted on the real process of shooting cows and cubs, which made me very impressed. Suddenly one day the cow was really born, and it was the moment I rushed into the cowshed, and this was the first time I saw the scene of animal production, which was a shock to me, or it could be said to be a birth of hope, and I felt that all the waiting we had paid was worth it. The way the calf stood up and fell to the ground and continued to insist on standing up also made me see the tenacity of life.
Super Cass: The character of Han Li, the first secretary of Gacha Village, has an archetype in life, have you communicated with him to learn from him?
Meng Haoqiang: Yes, the prototype is called Han Jun, he is completely different from what I imagined, I thought that cadres would have shelves, but he had no sense of distance from anyone, and he was gregarious and fierce, and he would go door to door every day, communicate with the people, understand the lives of the people, and solve the difficulties of the people. In the days I wandered around with him, I really found a lot of sources for creating the character of Han Li. It is no exaggeration to say that there are many people in each household, what everyone is called, he knows everything, even who has how many sheep and cattle, he has it in his head, and he really sincerely pays for the people from the heart. He is not gilded for performance, but really rooted to alleviate poverty, he is the most critical part of our refining the story to shape the character.
Super Cass: What was the biggest difficulty for you to make this show?
Meng Haoqiang: How to deal with the role and grasp the sense of proportion of the role is the most difficult I have encountered, so I will do a lot of homework in advance, especially in the process of experiencing life, I will gradually integrate the professional terms of poverty alleviation into my heart, so that when I perform, I am not saying lines stiffly, but I myself say it.
Super Cass: What was the scene that impressed you the most?
Meng Haoqiang: It was the scene where I persuaded the drunkard Baiyin Bao played by Teacher Bayin to quit drinking, that scene was filmed a few days after I first entered the group, the performance state I understood at that time was to directly get angry at Bai Yinbao's shooting table, I thought that the scene was filmed very well, but the director just didn't give it, but the director finally said a sentence that made me instantly find the logical thinking and handling of Han Li's role. The director said that all the people Han Li faced were ordinary people, so I understood that the three views and pattern of Han Li's role must be higher, otherwise the work of leading the people to get rid of poverty and become rich could not be completed. This scene played a very crucial role for me to play the role of Han Li later, and from that moment on, my performance began to relax, and the characters I created became more and more grounded.
Super Cass: At what moment do you think you really touched the character of Han Li?
Meng Haoqiang: There are two scenes, the first is the scene just mentioned to make Baiyinbao quit drinking, and the second is a scene where I told My son about my past experience. But in fact, the role of Han Li can't be touched by one scene, he really needs a lot of scenes to lay the groundwork, flow like water, and finally fill the whole earth.
Super Cass: How does it feel to play a real male lead for the first time?
Meng Haoqiang: The harvest was too great, which made my self-confidence instantly increase, and I was more comfortable creating other roles in the future. Before, when filming, I always judged myself, worried that I was not famous enough, afraid that the role modeling was not in place, but now it is broadcast in a set of golden files on CCTV, the ratings are good, and I have also been affirmed by the audience, which makes me very happy and excited.
Super Cass: The work you starred in can be broadcast on a golden file on CCTV, which must be very meaningful to you, right?
Meng Haoqiang: It is very meaningful, because this is a recognition of the team's dedication and my own performance, and it has also played a huge help to my future acting career, making me more confident, and also learning to create roles more sincerely and attentively, living up to everyone's expectations, which is my wealth.
Super Cass: You only took on the drama "Maple Leaf Red" last year, was it to devote yourself to this role?
Meng Haoqiang: Yes, because I was very interested in this role when I first came into contact with the director, and I had to do a lot of homework in the early stages, so I had to devote myself to this role. And after filming this drama for half a year, I have not completely come out from the physical and mental and physical strength, because of the large volume and pressure when filming, so I have been in a state of insomnia for a long time, which requires me to take a certain amount of time to adjust.
Super Cass: After filming this drama, what kind of experience do you have about the country's poverty alleviation policy?
Meng Haoqiang: I think that poverty alleviation is not only to make the people rich and build a beautiful hometown, but also to make the people change in spirit and three views, so that they can regain their understanding and love of life. It also made me reflect on the helpless and confused moments of relatives and friends in daily life, I must reach out to help them, and it is possible that one of my kind actions can change the trajectory of their lives.
Super Cass: Do you think that the main theme drama of the main drama like "Maple Leaf Red" should go to a wider audience and achieve a circle-breaking?
Meng Haoqiang: I think the theme of the play is secondary, the important thing is the script, the role, the team, the actors, I believe that as long as these are done well, no matter what the theme is, it will be recognized by the audience, and rural drama can also let the audience get joy and inspiration from it. In the final analysis, an actor is a "real", true and sincere, and if he believes in his role, he will definitely be able to gain everyone's affirmation.
Super Cass: Why did you choose to be an actor in the first place?
Meng Haoqiang: Although I look like a tough guy, I actually learned to dance classical dance before, from seven or eight years old to more than twenty years old, so I feel that my strength and willpower will be stronger. I became interested in acting because I saw a lot of foreign movies that year and inspired myself, and then my brother also suggested that I try to be an actor, so I started from scratch and went to Chinese opera to learn acting.
Super Cass: Is acting a simple job for you, or has it been internalized as part of yourself?
Meng Haoqiang: I am already a part of myself, it is not just a job, it has been integrated into my blood, and even my life will change with it.
Super Cass: You are very low-key, and Weibo is not updated often, so what do you do when you are not filming?
Meng Haoqiang: I usually like to play golf, ski, swim, and like to ride the wind and waves at sea. I also have a hobby is fishing, many friends do not understand, think that fishing is more of an interest hobby of the elderly, but I enjoy the process of fishing very much, it can make me calm down and empty myself. At the same time, I also like to repair cars, often disassembling and assembling my own cars haha.
Super Cass: What kind of personality do you think you have?
Meng Haoqiang: I am a Sagittarius, and is AB type blood, so the imagination is rich, more imaginative, and the action is very strong, I remember last year there was more than 12 o'clock in the evening, I saw others surfing on the sea on TV, I felt very good, I immediately changed my clothes, took the equipment, drove 4 hours to Nandaihe, but because the weather was not good that day, I could not see the sea clearly, I drove back home.
Super Cass: Do you have any goals and expectations for your acting career?
Meng Haoqiang: I hope that I will continue to feel the happiness brought by different roles and experience different lives. I feel that I am very lucky now, as long as I am always ready, I will definitely be able to seize the opportunity. So I don't think much about what I want, but I have to think about what I am still missing at this stage and what I need to make up.
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