Recently, the costume suspense drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, is being broadcast, and the audience has given a high evaluation of "the most sophisticated costume drama of the year".
↑ Airu Infographic according to ICphoto
Among the characters in the play, there is a figure familiar to Sichuan fans. In the play, the "1,000th Gold of Chang'an" general Wang Zhongfeng's queen Yun Xiu is played by Ai Ru, the chairman and general manager of the former Chinese Second Division team Sichuan Lidashi, who is also well known for playing the rich woman Sun Xiaolian in "The Naked Marriage Era". In an exclusive interview with Red Star News, Ai Ru was reluctant to mention the past of football, and now she is fully committed to her acting career. In the drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", Wang Yunxiu, an arrogant lady who loves to cause trouble, has won unanimous praise from the audience. However, Ai Ru said: "I actually have regrets about every role, every role is played by my heart, but after each performance, I think the next time will be better than this time." 」 ”
Lydards had aimed to reach the AFC Champions League in its third year
Ai Ru is currently fully committed to her acting career. But 5 years ago, Ai Ru was one of the most concerned figures in Chinese football!
Ai Ru was born on December 26, 1989 in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, and graduated from sichuan normal university with a major in film and television drama performance. Aru won the Global Overall Winner of the 7th Miss Tourism World Contest 2009-2010. In 2010, she was well known for starring in the female number two Sun Xiaolian in "The Naked Marriage Era". Ai Ru's father is Ai Yakang, the owner of Lidas Petrochemical Company, the first private enterprise in Sichuan listed on Wall Street in the United States.
In 2014, Lidash cooperated with the Sichuan Football Management Center to form a professional football club with the Sichuan U20 team as the team to compete in the Second Division. At that time, Ai Yakang said in an interview with Red Star News: "Our goal is to rush the first year, the second year to surpass, and the third year to reach the AFC Champions League!" ”
While developing her acting career, in February 2014, ai Ru, who was less than 25 years old, became the chairman and general manager of the newly formed Chinese Second Division team Sichuan Lidas Football Club.
In a previous interview with Red Star News, Ai Ru said: "I don't like football as a sport, I just like some stars. During the 2002 World Cup, my junior high school classmates were discussing football-related matters, and I gradually got to know some stars, and then slowly became a star chaser. My favorite stars are Beckham and Kaka, and I watch whenever they show up. ”
After a season in the Second Division, the team was disbanded due to unpaid wages
In the second division of that year, the investment of about 10 million a year should be at the middle and upper reaches level, and Ai Yakang revealed to the Red Star News reporter that in order to successfully overtake in the next two seasons, the club prepared hundreds of millions of yuan of funds. In the eyes of many people, Ai Ru could have let her father use this money to tailor a play for her. But Airu said: "No one wants to put a label of 'relationship' on their own, and we as actors especially need to pay attention to these things, because you are a public figure." So I participated in the film, know that my dad will let me invest, but all the movies that my dad invested in, I will not participate in it, in fact, my role I do not invest in it, then why do I have to invest, and the film and television industry to recover the investment cycle is long, I put so much money into the TV series is not necessary. ”
During Ai Ru's tenure as chairman of Sichuan Lidas, she interacted with fans on Weibo, going to watch the game live and hugging the players one by one when the team lost. At the same time, she is also making up her football knowledge, and has learned some technical and tactical terms, calling out the names of most of the players in the team.
But Sichuan Lides did not realize its promise, and at the end of the season, the team ranked only third from the bottom in the Southern Zone. During the season, there are also changes in the middle of the coach, half of the salary, and the inability to make the 18-man roster.
In particular, in the fourth round of the Chinese Second Division, it lost 0-7 to Meizhou Hakka, setting a record for the largest loss of the Sichuan football team at home, when the team had only 15 players in the big list, and there were no substitute goalkeepers among the 15 people.
In 2015, after Sichuan Lidash played in the Chinese Second Division for only one season, Sichuan Lidas was disqualified from registration in the Chinese Second Division next season due to the failure to solve the problem of the team's salary arrears.
/Dialogue with Airu/
Playing the role of Wang Yunxiu is a coincidence
Red Star News: In the drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", how did you win the role of Wang Yunxiu?
Airu: I was traveling, and my agent sent me a message saying that there was a character in the play that was originally set, but suddenly there was a change, so I was asked to try it. I interrupted the tour and flew straight back, and then I played the role.
In fact, when this play was in preparation, I knew, and I also understood that the quality of this play was very high, I did not think that I could act in this play, and I also said to my agent that if I had the opportunity to cooperate with the director again, it did not matter whether the big or small role was, and it was completely a coincidence that I could play this role.
↑ Ai Ru played Wang Yunxiu in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" and the film is provided by Fang
Red Star News: What homework did you do after receiving this role?
Ai Ru: To play the daughter of a general, unlike the ordinary businessman or civilian miss Qianjin, she lives in the family of the general, and has the character of a boy in her bones, or the sense of righteousness and responsibility is innate, not like the clingy personality of many little girls, she is more independent and autonomous. This aspect has more in common with my own personality, except that I am not as grumpy as she is.
I also checked the real stories of Wang Yunxiu and Yuan Zai in history, including the grand situation of the Tang Dynasty, and the living habits and customs of people at that time.
Red Star News: Which actor in the play is the most tacit understanding?
Ai Ru: The most opponent played with me is Yu Haolei, I have a tacit understanding of lei ge cooperation, what ideas do everyone will communicate with each other to discuss, and then try to present, I think this process is very good.
The scene in the carriage was the most comfortable
Red Star News: Which scene in the play is the best for you?
Airu: I think the one in the carriage was the most comfortable for me, it was a one-man show, and it felt like the pressure in my heart was vented out in that scene. In addition, many netizens complained that my hands were tied in front, and Bule was holding his mouth, and he could directly use his hands to get the cloth down. In fact, not, first of all, the hand binding method is not the kind of ordinary binding method we see in the usual TV, if you look closely, you will find that after the wrist is tied, the big finger thumb is also tied in a circle, and the index finger is also pulled open, in fact, it is very tightly tied. I personally ask to do it according to reality, and I want to put myself in a very nervous, helpless, very scared state.
Plus my feet were also tied, and the cloth on my mouth was also tied very tightly, and at that time I also discussed to the director whether to get the cloth off my mouth, and I tried to get it down during the shooting, but it really didn't work, and that scene really broke me.
Red Star News: In this play, is there a scene that makes you unforgettable?
Eiru: The scene in the bronze mirror, ants crawling out of their mouths, it's a beautiful scene, and I have a reclining shot where I'm sitting in the car and the staff is pushing me around, and I feel like I'm playing in a playground. Because I didn't have the guts to ride the roller coaster, when they pushed me, I asked if I needed to wear a seat belt.
Red Star News: Is the role of Wang Yunxiu your own most satisfied?
Airu: I actually have regrets about every role, every role is played by my heart, but after each performance, I think the next time will be better than this one.
Red Star News: After "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", what type of role do you want to try?
Ai Ru: Little people, I want to play the role of a small citizen in the city, more grounded, more low-level role.
Director Cao Dun is very well cultivated
Red Star News: How to evaluate director Cao Dun as a person, his work, and his pursuits? What is the state of your cooperation with him?
Ai Ru: I have cooperated with director Cao Dun more than once, "The Age of Marriage" has cooperated with director Cao Dun, he is extremely demanding of professionalism, has a lot of his own ideas, he is a Capricorn, and his control of details is very exaggerated. Every detail seen in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" is something they have discussed and studied for a long time, not something that is taken out randomly and casually. I have worked with director Cao Dun for so many years, I have never seen him scold any actor on the spot, he is a well-cultivated director, and he will give the actor enough space to play. If something is presented at odds with his requirements, he will walk up to the scene and say let's adjust it and see if it will be more comfortable. I think that as long as it is the crew directed by Cao Dun, all the staff in various departments are very professional and serious, and the working environment is very relaxed and pleasant.
Red Star News: In recent years, you have rarely appeared in public, what changes have occurred in your work and life in recent years?
Ai ru: Life has not changed, before work was delayed a little because of life, now I just want to work seriously.
Red Star News: What are your plans for your future life and work?
Ai Ru: There is no plan, take one step at a time, as long as you do the current things well, and then try to meet the next thing, I don't want to think too far, think too much, and there is no meaning.
Red Star News reporter Ou Peng special correspondent Qiu Ji
Edited by Yang Yutong