On the one hand, there are movie stars who are swirling among celebrities from all walks of life, with retro curly hair, bright and moving, and a variety of styles between hands and feet;
On the one hand, she is a desperate but affectionate female agent, with a firm look, consistently serving the faith and doing whatever it takes to achieve the goal.
This is the "two-sided life" played by Shi Tianqi in the spy drama "Guihong".
Since the broadcast of the drama, Jian Yimei, played by Shi Tianqi, has become the focus of audience discussion. As the main villain in the play, she has both the meticulousness and fierceness of the ace agent and the obsessive tenderness of a little woman. Such a brilliant character design made this character quickly stand out among a group of male characters and left a deep impression on the audience.
In terms of performance, Shi Tianqi's superb acting skills have also been praised by many audiences. In the finale of "Guihong" broadcast last week, Jian Yimei accidentally killed her mother in the melee, and she was also shot by her sister, ending in a tragic ending. Although he is a villain, Shi Tianqi's sincere performance still made many audiences feel empathy and burst into tears.
What many viewers don't know is that this is actually the first time that Shi Tianqi has challenged such a character with a complex human nature in a spy drama. Such a special acting experience is of great significance to her and has benefited her a lot.
For the premiere of the spy drama, "trust" is the key
As the first DOMESTIC TV series on the theme of aviation espionage, "Guihong" is based on the real historical event "Two Airlines Uprising", telling the story of aviation people who loved the motherland and threw themselves into the embrace of the motherland without hesitation on the eve of the liberation of the whole country in 1949.
Since its broadcast, the show's ratings have been frequently successful, once ascending to the throne of the first rating.
As one of the few female characters in the play, Jian Yimei, played by Shi Tianqi, has an unknown mysterious identity. On the one hand, she is a well-known female star, singing night and night, with unlimited scenery; on the other hand, as Duanmu Chong's right-hand man, she can endure all kinds of torture for the sake of mission and faith, even at the cost of sacrificing her life. The fierceness of his schemes and the cruelty of his means remind many viewers of Wang Manchun in "The Pretender".
However, with the development of the plot, the character image of Jian Yimei gradually broke away from flattening. Jian Yimei, as the name suggests, seems to have a plum blossom temperament on her body. Although the heart is fierce, there are also feelings and righteousness, courage and strategy. Especially in the face of her beloved Duanmu Chong, her tenderness and loneliness are even more unobstructed.
In the interview, Shi Tianqi laughed and called Jian Yimei a "fragrant feast" in the play. In her own words, the role is particularly "wonderful".
"She is both a movie star and a socialite, destined to be a more visually pleasing character." At the same time, her identity as an intelligence spy can show her multiple personalities. On the one hand, it is feminine, feminine, and on the other hand, it is calm, calm, and neutral, and I think this contrast is very interesting. ”
However, it is not easy to interpret this contrast. For Shi Tianqi, the most difficult point to grasp is to show the high profile and publicity of Jian Yimei as a movie star. People who know Shi Tianqi know that she has a calm personality in life and is not a very high-profile person. How to show the "charm" of the role without "acting" has become her biggest headache.
"I actually have fewer words in my life, which is quite different from Jian Yimei." At that time, one of the more confusing points was the scale of the performance, if it was performed, it would be very fake, as if it was playing a charm. However, if it is handled very lifelike, it will appear very bland, including the contrast between the identities before and after will not be strong enough, so that the play will not be good. ”
In order to find the state of the character, Shi Tianqi did not spare no effort in his body. During that time, she practiced almost every day how to "walk" and how to naturally show female beauty. In the process of getting along with the characters, she gradually found a way to adapt to the characters, which is also the biggest gain brought to her by "Guihong".
"I think an actor, no matter what type of role he plays, should think of it as a real person. It has a family, parents, faith, love and hate, and when you really understand your role, really believe in your role, acting is actually a natural thing. ”
In addition, the cooperation with Powerful Actors such as Ling Xiaosu, Fu Dalong, and He Zhengjun also benefited Shi Tianqi a lot.
"They're all good actors, and what good actors have in common is that there are no traces of acting. Including the way we speak our lines, there is almost no difference from real life, which is a very worthy point for us to learn. I think a good actor can make you forget that you are acting, and when you play with such an actor, your state will be inexplicably relaxed, and your emotions will be unconsciously driven. ”
As an actor from a non-science class, Shi Tianqi's desire to grow up is urgent. In the interview, her curiosity and enterprising spirit also left a deep impression on the reporter.
Be in awe and aspire to make the character
Recently, Shi Tianqi was taking a professional acting class. In her spare time, the popular variety show "Actors Please Take Place" firmly grasped her eyes. As long as time permits, she will definitely watch the show as soon as possible. But unlike the average audience, she was more interested in the director's comments than the actor's performance.
Different from the previous acting variety shows, "Actors Please Take Place" focuses on "perspective performance through the director's perspective". Because of this, Shi Tianqi hopes to see things in several directors through the show that he has not seen as an actor.
Interestingly, because of this show, she also fanned director Chen Kaige. In her opinion, director Chen Kaige is like a poet. He is delicate and sensitive, and can be keenly aware of the internal logic of the character.
"I think director Chen Kaige's way of coaching actors is what I need most at the moment, for example, after he shoots a scene, he will let the actors look at the monitor, I think this is too right." Because sometimes when I finish a scene, I think that the emotions at that time are very full, and I act very well. But when I look at the monitor, I see that this is not the case at all. What the actor wants to show to the audience, and what the audience really sees, are sometimes completely different. ”
Shi Tianqi's love for director Chen Kaige represents her attitude as an actor to some extent, and also represents her spirit of continuous curiosity and continuous self-examination. In fact, not only "Actors Please Take Place", but also "Acting School" and "I am the peak of the actor's opposite"... But all the variety shows that discuss acting skills, she will not fall in the same period.
Perhaps because he has always had a goal in mind, Shi Tianqi has an almost crazy pursuit of "growth". She tries to avoid ineffective socializing, and in her free time, she prefers to sit down and read a good book or watch a good movie. Almost every night before going to bed, she summarizes and analyzes her day to see if she has "improved a little."
"For example, if I watch a book or a movie today, it will make me feel rewarded, at least not wasted my time." But if I go out and socialize ineffectively, I'll feel like the day is being wasted. ”
This stubbornness is reflected in Shi Tianqi's life, and it is also reflected in her choice of roles. In fact, Jian Yimei is not the first time that Shi Tianqi has played a controversial role. This spring, we already experienced her plasticity in another high-rated TV series, In the Name of the Law.
In this drama, Ge Qing, played by Shi Tianqi, lacks a sense of security because of the shadow of childhood, with some pathological paranoia, which also makes people "hate" and itch their teeth. Speaking of this role, Shi Tianqi laughed and said that what they have in common is that they are particularly "Ge".
"We're all people who aren't understood, but she's always trying to make others understand herself and I'm not. I like the free-spirited character, she has to understand herself, he has to have a sense of faith. This process may not be understood, but without explaining, I think the explanation is boring. ”
In a year, he has starred in two works with the first ratings, which shows that Shi Tianqi has a good eye for picking dramas.
Not only that, in addition to the villain role, Shi Tianqi's grip on the positive role is also fist to the flesh. Cuicui, who is simple and kind and sentimental in "China Land", Tian Mulan, a female revolutionary who plays both culture and martial arts and perseverance and bravery in "Soldiers Near the City", Sun Huining, a female college student with an independent personality and self-improvement in "Forever Family"... In a series of main theme TV series, we can also see her figure.
Shi Tianqi seems to never want to be stereotyped, and in one role after another with distinct personalities, she constantly breaks herself and constantly reshapes herself.
In Shi Tianqi's view, the success of a role depends on the fit between the actor and the role. And a good role must have a sense of existence, must be able to make everyone remember. Even if the role is "annoying", she doesn't care.
Shi Tianqi has always had a dream - to play a role like Li Yunlong and Xiao Yanzi. This dream may seem a bit ambitious to outsiders, but as the saying goes, "Dreams always have to be, what if they come true?" In order to realize this dream, Shi Tianqi is willing to be down-to-earth and come step by step.
"Set yourself a 'small goal' and achieve a role first."
Actors and characters always achieve each other, just like director Chen Kaige said, "She is this". The actor's re-image is also acting, and only in line with the highest degree of the role can he become a flesh-and-blood "character". A role, this actor she is this, just right. Shi Tianqi hopes to meet her and achieve her, before that, all performances are polished and experienced.
Nowadays, with the growth of drama age, Shi Tianqi's sense of responsibility and mission for the profession of actor is getting stronger and stronger. Gradually, she began to think about the question of "what exactly do actors bring to the audience". Looking back, she boiled it all down to the actor's "reverence."
"Sometimes I think that characters actually have souls. If you don't act well, it will definitely blame you. Therefore, I dare not offend it, do not dare to act badly. Of course, I can't say how well I acted, but I will definitely do my best to live up to the role and the audience. ”
Such a Shi Tianqi is still growing non-stop, just like the plum blossoms that bloom in the cold winter, Ling Han blooms alone.