The film "No Questions Asked" directed by Li Fangfang opened for 13 days and grossed nearly 500 million. Douban score 7.5, Cat's Eye score 8.6.
Some people have commented that the spring of literary and artistic films has finally arrived.
Some netizens also left a message, filming "the living Chinese should understand the history that should be undertaken."
And this movie also seems to have shaken the entire show business circle, and various stars have become "tap water" to call for them.
On the occasion of Meow Sauce, he interviewed Tie Zheng, the actor of "Li Xiang" in "No Question West East", and listened to him talk about what he thought of shooting this film.
The second time I cooperated with Li Fangfang, it was her persistence that allowed me to star
In fact, before "No Questions Asked", Tie Zheng had a cooperation with the director of the film, Li Fangfang.
"We met in 2008, when we cooperated with the movie "Post-80s", but my role in that play was not particularly heavy, and within a few years after filming, the director began to prepare for "No Questions Asked", and then the director came to me and asked me to play the role of Li Xiang."
Tie Zheng originally studied dancing, after graduating from the secondary school of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, he was assigned to the Jinan Military Region Cultural and Labor Troupe, and happened to meet the Shanghai Theater Academy to recruit students in Jinan, "in order to take a higher diploma", he decided to try it.
It may be the chance of hitting by mistake, or it may be a state of relaxation, Tie Zheng became a student in the Department of Drama Performance with the third major in the country.
"My entrance to the theater was really unexpectedly smooth, and after graduation, I was admitted to the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center."
Down-to-earth and serious, is the most commonly used evaluation of Tiezheng's teachers and classmates, and it may also be because of this sense of kindness and stability that director Li Fangfang chose Tiezheng again when looking for the actor of the role of "Li Xiang".
"She was very determined to choose me, and I am very grateful to the director, after all, the main creative lineup of this movie is very luxurious, and some people have recommended many celebrities, but she still feels that I am the most suitable person to play Li Xiang."
Tie Zheng used four words to express his admiration for director Li Fangfang - excellence.
"In the process of filming, she said to me, Tie Zheng, you don't play this role, I don't want you to create a role, the words you say are the words that Li wants to say, you don't need to deliberately show Li Xiang, you just look at Ziyi and say the words, this is what Li wants to say, you don't need to act, because you are the Li Xiang in my heart."
It is also under the director's affirmation and encouragement that Li Xiang, played by Tie Zheng, has become a special point of view in "No Questions Asked".
Lee thought hateful and pathetic, but I thought he was real
Friends who have seen the movie should be particularly sorry for Li Xiang, played by Tie Zheng.
In the story, when the anonymous letter written by Tie Zheng and Zhang Ziyi is revealed, Tie Zheng is cowardly and does not take responsibility with Wang Minjia because he wants to support the frontier. On one side of the playground was his exemplary commendation meeting for supporting the frontier quota, and on the other side was the criticism and humiliation of Zhang Ziyi, and this strong contrast and conflict also caused many viewers to dispute this character.
In Tie Zheng's view, Li Xiang is a "hateful and pitiful person".
"He is particularly contradictory, when he is faced with a choice, he chooses betrayal, selfishness, cowardice, he does not dare to take responsibility, but I would like to say that Li Xiang's ideal is a frontier dream, he would rather go to the most arduous place to dedicate his youth to build the motherland, rather than choose to be scolded in the context of such an era."
As an actor, Tie Zheng said that he could calmly accept all the comments and opinions of the audience, but he still wanted to explain some explanations for the statement that "Li wants to betray Wang Minjia for the future".
"Some people will say that Li Xiang betrayed Wang Minjia for his own great future, but for Li Xiang, his great future should not be to do medical research as a doctor in a better hospital in Beijing, and why should he compete for the only two places to see people in the ice and snow." There may not be many Chen Peng in life, but there may be many people like Li Xiang in life, he has great love and righteousness, at the same time he also has a selfish and cowardly mentality, he has a sense of responsibility, but sometimes he does not dare to take responsibility and face."
It is precisely because of this that Tie Zheng said that he likes the role of "Li Xiang".
"I like that kind of emotional entanglement, in the play this character is changed, so that once I drill into this role, I can't pull out." 」 For example, Li Xiang, he was praised by others at first, and then he cried bitterly in front of Wang Minjia's grave because of remorse, and finally he sacrificed, this change based on the fate of the character and the psychological ups and downs made me play very enjoyable."
Sister Ziyi and Brother Xiaoming are particularly dedicated, and they convey their kindness to me
In "No Questions Asked", Tie Zheng, Zhang Ziyi, and Huang Xiaoming all have a lot of opponent plays. At the beginning of facing such an aura of predecessors, Tie Zheng admitted that he was under a lot of pressure.
But to his surprise, in the process of filming together, Zhang Ziyi and Huang Xiaoming treated him very kindly and easy-going.
"Brother Xiaoming is really affinity, and often when I haven't seen him yet, he will take the initiative to come and greet me." When Ziyi Sister was on the set, she would take the initiative to chat with me and exchange movies and performances with me. Sometimes I even think that they are my brothers and sisters, there is no sense of distance, they are very comfortable to get along, but once I go to see the monitor, I can immediately find out how big the gap between me and their profession is."
Filming "No Questions Asked" has been about 11 years, before that, Tie Zheng only starred in the movie "Post-80s", in his words, "there is no experience on the big screen at all, if you have a little understanding, at least you will lose weight and then play Li Xiang."
For himself who was just starting out at that time, the professionalism and professionalism displayed by Zhang Ziyi and Huang Xiaoming gave him great stimulation and help.
"Zi Yijie taught me the scene of needle pricking, to know that the acupuncture points are very exquisite, she has been memorizing and taking the initiative to consult the Chinese medicine teacher on the set after she got the book, if she feels that the lines are not smooth, she will take the initiative to tell the director to repeat it, I think she is really dedicated." As for Brother Xiaoming, he will often look at the monitor next to the director and analyze the psychological activities of his character with the director."
See the performance of the seniors in the eyes and remember them. Tie Zheng said that he will also become more Allah when he performs "No Questions Asked". In the scene where Li wanted to cry bitterly in front of Wang Minjia's grave, Tie Zheng filmed from the morning until there was no daylight, and throughout the day, he kept crying and repeating.
"I was really physically and mentally exhausted, and there was a time when I was really crying, and then Xiao Mingge kept giving me stimulation to communicate with me and help me get into the role.
In addition to the help of acting, when on the set, Zhang Ziyi also took the initiative to pay attention to Tie Zheng's Weibo. Every New Year's Festival, Tie Zheng sent a private message greeting, and every Zhang Ziyi replied.
"For young actors, I will remember the professionalism and kindness of these big-name actors to young actors. They passed on their kindness to me, and I will use this attitude towards the opponent actors who will work and cooperate in the future.
Putting on the costume to experience different lives, I enjoy the process of preparation - beginning
In daily life, Tie Zheng likes to observe all kinds of people.
Seeing a very characteristic scene, he will carefully observe and think. For example, if there is a vendor who passes by the side of the road, he will also stop to talk for a few words and ponder the movements of the other party.
He said that he was not a "drama idiot" or a "drama maniac", but just regarded acting as his profession, and everyone should respect their profession.
"I enjoyed the director shouting the preparation process - the beginning, because this time my head is empty, then I can think about nothing, even shield the surrounding lighting engineers, prop designers, sound recordists. Some people say that actors can live in the body of the character and do things that they usually dare not do, just like I am a very stuffy person, but I can experience different lives and different destinies when I put on the costume."
Of course, as an actor, there are also many difficulties and challenges, but Tie Zheng believes that everyone needs to find pleasure in their work.
"The year before, I was filming in Xinjiang, and there was a scene where I wanted to jump into the water, which was very cold from the snow water left on the Tianshan Mountain, but in order to coordinate the movements, I couldn't wrap plastic wrap, and I jumped into the water and swam desperately for fear of cramping. But these problems will be encountered by every actor, but since he has chosen the profession of actor, he cannot escape, and he must find a way to do a good job."
Tie Zheng said that when you enter the shooting scene, you must know that you are here to work, and the task of the actor is to shoot the scene well, "you must do your homework carefully, treat each scene, can not always because of your personal mistakes, delay the work and progress of the whole group, the photographer accompanies you, the lighting teacher also accompanies you."
I'm not a smart actor, and acting isn't something I can learn
Rather than saying that "No Questions Asked" is Tie Zheng's masterpiece, he prefers to regard all the works he has participated in as a precious experience.
"Acting is not learned, I have always thought so, not necessarily through the effort to achieve a high level, although the effort is necessary, but the actor should have more understanding, can observe, and can be applied to their own role shaping." 」 When playing the role, I will add the observations and experiences in life to the role, and if the director is not satisfied, I will act in another way, and these need to rely on the continuous improvement of my experience and experience."
Tie Zheng said that he did not have too long-term planning for himself, because "there are not many things that actors can control", and he hopes that he can do every role in front of him as well as possible, step by step, and in the process, he will gain a lot of unexpected things.
"I have a habit of carrying my laptop wherever I go, because there are a lot of movies I download, classics and the latest movies, and I open them in my free time to watch, both to observe and learn."
And this serious and learning attitude is also reflected in all aspects of his performance.
"When I met director Liu Huining (who had directed "Halfway Couple", "Ten Years of Love", etc.), I showed him a character biography I wrote, and the director felt that this actor had read the script once, and the role was not yet determined whether he had done his homework, and the director recognized me at that time."
After that, Tie Zheng filmed Liu Huining's "Flowers Bloom Like a Dream", which will soon meet with the audience in 18 years.
In the play, Tie Zheng cooperates with Zhang Jiayi, Dong Jie, Wang Lin and other powerful actors to tell the story of the twists and turns of the fate of two generations of women in different historical periods.
Tie Zheng used the term "full of sense of age, especially sadistic" to describe this work. When it comes to his performance and expectations in this drama, Tie Zheng is very humble. "Because I'm not a particularly perceptive actor, I prepare myself as much as possible, and what I ask of myself is to try not to make mistakes, although it's difficult, but I will take this as my professional attitude, so that I will be more down-to-earth and more positive." 」