Speaking of An YueXi, in the audience's established impression, it is a strange and youthful girl. With her superb acting skills, she has created many unforgettable roles, and many viewers have fallen in love with her because of the role of "Sugar Treasure", affectionately calling her "Changeable Elf".
In the tencent video hit main theme network drama "On the Field of Hope", An Yuexi changed the role of "girl" in the past, she played Bian Xiaoyue, who was originally a "Shanghai native" from a high-level intellectual family, but resolutely followed her boyfriend to the countryside to help the poor and support education for ideals and love, and finally overcame many difficulties and became an excellent rural female teacher.
As a realistic drama that shows the group portrait of the times, "On the Field of Hope" has gained a good reputation as soon as it was launched, and the role of bian Xiaoyue, a volunteer teacher, has countless fans with a distinct personality. Here, she not only harvested pure love, but also helped many out-of-school children return to school, and is the "white moonlight" teacher Bian in everyone's heart. Recently, the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter interviewed An Yuexi, and she shared with us the efforts and insights behind the role.
Role shifts: I can also not be a "girl"
As we all know, it is difficult for actresses who have fixed their style to seek transformation and breakthrough. An Yuexi, who has filmed many youth dramas, is in a critical "transition period", and this challenge to the realist theme is a successful test of the shaping of rural volunteer teachers.
Many netizens think that this role has subverted her past image in front of the screen, and An Yuexi herself has the same feeling, "This play is the first realist drama I really want to meet with everyone, because the previous role is still a little girly, eccentric and very energetic, refreshing the public's impression, but also my goal and direction of efforts to take over this play." ”
In this interview, talking about the feelings of playing Bian Xiaoyue, she talked about it: "Bian Xiaoyue is a character who is far away from me, and people like this who give up superior conditions and go directly to the mountains to dedicate their youth are particularly worthy of respect. In my opinion, Bian Xiaoyue and Zhang Nan are the kind of people whose souls are glowing, but they are also real people. This kind of particularly idealistic, especially romantic girl is something I think to take care of and that more people need to see. ”
For such a role, how to make the audience resonate, An Yuexi also has his own thoughts, "The truth must land, must be attached to the ground, let everyone think that it is the people around them, do not let the characters have a gap with reality, there is a sense of suspension, this is the direction I have been working towards." ”
Because of the particularity of the profession of volunteer teacher, she also did a lot of homework, not only watching a lot of news to understand the general situation of the volunteer teacher, but also privately and seriously preparing for the lesson and experiencing the preparation work before the teacher's class. Because the volunteer teachers are different from ordinary teachers, they generally wear several positions in school, "I need to take Chinese classes, English classes, and some cultural performances in the play, so I specifically asked my own teacher how to prepare lessons." ”
Self-Challenge: Overcoming Psychological Obstacles and "Playing Against the Snake"
In the process of changing roles, the challenges are also escalating. Different from green dolls or ancient dolls, realistic themes pay more attention to documentary, replacing drama with the flow of life. So on the set, the first challenge An Yuexi faced was to change the inertial way of acting in the past. "For example, when shooting costumes, there will be a special style of costumes, those idol dramas that were filmed before, as a girl in idol dramas, your reaction is absolutely different from this."
Another huge challenge is to "play against the snake", in the finale, Bian Xiaoyue, played by An Yuexi, was bitten by a snake and wanted to return to Shanghai for recuperation, and the scene where the students chased the car to bid her farewell touched many viewers, and she also dedicated a touching crying scene.
The audience may not know that An Yuexi is privately most afraid of snakes, the first time she shoots with snakes, and she is bitten by a snake in the play, you can imagine how big her psychological shadow area is. "The first time I filmed with a snake, I now have to stand up when I think about it, because there are many plots in the play that have to clash with snakes, and I really overcome a lot of psychological obstacles."
Not only did she have to overcome physical fears, but she also had to overcome the difficulties brought about by the harsh conditions in the mountains. Because the shooting site is in the mountains, the signal is not good, after going in, it is completely isolated from the world, and there are still some places that need to get off the car and wade across the bridge, and even one day when it rains heavily, the road that must be passed is flooded. For this unforgettable and challenging shooting experience, An Yuexi sighed: "This kind of thing was unimaginable before, because it was always filmed in the film and television base, but in the real environment, the state and feeling are completely different." ”
The Metamorphosis of Growth: Actors and characters achieve each other
Actors and characters have always achieved each other, and when an actor creates a character, he will inject a part of his soul into the role, and the character will also engrave the soul on the actor.
The authenticity and nature of An Yuexi brought a rural volunteer teacher to life, allowing the audience to see an actor's accurate grasp and understanding of the character portrayal. "There are millions of young people stationed in villages across the country who are actively cultivating, and I think their souls are glowing, and I want this light to shine more and farther, and to look up at the stars and be down-to-earth in the field of hope."
In turn, this play has also helped her broaden her more drama paths, and An Yuexi herself has felt a lot. "Because I always played the role of a young girl in the past, in fact, I had the intention of transforming for a long time, and I always wanted to challenge various types, dimensions and depths of roles. This time playing a rural teacher, I hope that everyone can know that An Yuexi can also play a realistic theme, and she also has other possibilities after that. ”
On the road of acting, An Yuexi has been seeking a breakthrough in the role. For example, if she wants to challenge the villain role, she takes the initiative to step out of the comfort zone of costume dramas and try realist works.
Talking about another realist drama to be broadcast, "Red Flag Canal", An Yuexi was very excited. "I played a local villager this time, and later became a village cadre, in order to find water, in order to dig a canal, with the family, their own emotions, including faith, there is a special sublimation process. We also went to the local area and filmed it on the spot at the site of the excavation of the Hongqi Canal. That scene is also very challenging, including the emotional part of the scene, and the character conflict is very large. ”
Although this role has gained everyone's recognition, An Yuexi is more reflective and introspective about himself. "If it's 10 points, I'll give myself a 6 and will pass the look. Because the first time I tried this kind of role, there were many bumps in the process, and there were still parts that needed to be transformed and polished by myself, but that part was definitely insufficient because it was the first attempt. Including after watching the play, after watching the bullet screen of netizens, I will go to self-summary. ”
After experiencing transformations and challenges, we have seen the growth and transformation of Anyuexi, as well as the dedication and self-reflection of being a professional actor. Her precise grasp of the role and her attentive interpretation not only let everyone see a grounded and real rural teacher, but also saw the infinite possibilities of a young actress.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Lei
Editor/Cui Wei