The new drama "Children of the Qiao Family" in the noonday sun is being broadcast on platforms such as Jiangsu Satellite TV, and there is a selfish, immoral, and disregarding father in the play - Qiao Zuwang. His wife was playing cards, and the sister-in-law flipped the card table before she did not hurry to go to the hospital; the wife died and left five young children, not only did not take care of the children but also deducted living expenses; in order to rely on the hospitalization fee to take the children to the health center to make trouble, she even wanted to leave her newborn little son in the hospital... As soon as the episode began, Qiao Zuwang drew a scolding, and the audience hated it, "I really want to kick Qiao Zuwang into Xuanwu Lake!" Liu Jun, the actor who plays Qiao Zuwang, sent an emoji of Qiao Zuwang jumping into the lake, "Don't kick it, Don't kick it, Ah Wang himself!" On August 23, Liu Jun admitted in an interview with the media that Qiao Zuwang has many characteristics of the previous generation, and as an actor, he is to truly shape the role, "I hope that the audience will be 'merciful under the mouth', everyone can scold me a little less, and they all scold Qiao Zuwang." ”
Liu Jun's own emoji. Image from Liu Jun's Weibo
Character: Qiao Zuwang has the characteristics of the times, they are unreliable fathers but they are not the same as Su Daqiang
"Are you afraid of being scolded?" When receiving the "Children of Qiao Family" scene, director Zhang Kaizhu asked in this way. Liu Jun guessed that this was probably a less pleasing role, "I didn't hesitate at the time, didn't the actor just want to create the role?" Whether good or bad, actors have to be portrayed. After reading the script, Liu Jun found that the character of Qiao Zuwang did have some problems, "This person is actually quite representative, especially in that era, for example, there are many children in the family, but completely ignoring the children, in today's audience will feel that this person is too selfish." However, in Liu Jun's memory, there were many similar families in the past, "most of the children are in a free-range state, and some good things in the family are often given to the elderly first, and children will not be given priority." Therefore, Qiao Zuwang has this kind of chronological characteristics. In order to seek truth, we create characters with scripts, and then we restore those who were from that era. The audience had a critical, sarcastic attitude towards my father, and I thought it was nothing. ”
Liu Jun believes that Qiao Zuwang is quite representative of this person.
Qiao Zuwang was scolded on the hot search, which also reminded the audience of another unreliable father - Su Daqiang. Liu Jun made a cameo appearance in "All Is Good" and is more familiar with this character, "The audience will definitely classify them as a passer-by, but Qiao Zuwang and Su Daqiang are not much the same." Qiao Zuwang is not doing, he is selfish, loves to be greedy, he has a nickname called 'Qiao Jing Scraper', that is, he is particularly calculating, and when he is old, he also has a part more like Su Daqiang, who likes to cause trouble, he is such a person. Compared with Su Daqiang, Qiao Zuwang's timeline is longer, "from young to old, he has experienced many years, along with the growth of children is also changing, he is also keeping pace with the times." This person is not outdated, and he closely follows this era in his way, and also chases dramas, sings popular songs, and keeps up with the trend of layoffs and going to the sea. This character is very rich, or quite interesting. ”
Interpretation: The characters have no audience popularity, and they are in trouble
Qiao Zu is angry and hateful, but also very ridiculous, and Liu Jun's interpretation is full of joy. When creating characters with flawed personalities, he always seems to have a way to dissolve, just like the dizzy old man Sheng Hong in "Know It or Not", who spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, and the audience is angry with him, but he is not tired of him, and even likes to use his memes. Talking about how to grasp the multi-faceted characters, Liu Jun said: "We can't build a coffin and conclude that a bad person is all-round bad, and good people are also flawed, and no one is perfect." A character is a bit hated, which is the embodiment of the value orientation, but if it annoys people, it is too bad, and the character has no audience popularity, which is troublesome. Liu Jun said that in fact, Sheng Hong in the script of "Know It or Not" was originally very bad, and he consulted with Liu Lin, who played the "big lady", "I said that we must have fun and make the couple's daily life a little more interesting." Qiao Zuwang is another kind of character, and I can't use the way of "Knowing or Not", but the concept of creation is the same, that is, it must be softer. ”
In Liu Jun's view, Qiao Zuwang is not a bad person in the full sense, but he is superficial, snobbish, and the way of living guarding an acre and a third of land is both easy to satisfy and easy to get carried away, and how such a small character can play more abundantly and more vividly is what Liu Jun pondered and pondered. As a result, there is an angry and angry expression of staring at the eyeballs, and there is also a selfish disregard, "As far as possible to make this role interesting, playing this kind of character is to be real, people cannot be black and white, Qiao Zuwang also has his cute place." ”
Liu Jun thinks that playing a negative role should be more interesting.
In "Children of the Qiao Family", Liu Jun and Liu Lin's cooperation again is a major attraction for the audience, and their character relationship has changed from husband and wife to "brother-in-law and sister-in-law", which is very topical. As soon as the series opens, it is "the sister-in-law catches the brother-in-law to gamble", and the drama of the two hating each other and calculating instantly grabs the audience. "'Knowing or Not' is the first time to cooperate, but there is a feeling that is already familiar with her, and the tacit understanding between each other is really unattainable." Liu Jun said that this cooperation is the same, as if there is no need to run in and collide, "especially like an old friend for many years, a partner for many years, they are too familiar with each other, and it is very comfortable to act with each other." The night before yesterday, Liu Jun also received a call from Liu Lin, "We will often contact and communicate, and we will also recommend some good films to each other, we are very good partners." ”
Shooting: Imitate the feeling of Nanjing people speaking Mandarin
The story of the Qiao family takes place in Nanjing in the 1970s. In order to truly restore the old time, the main creative team adopted the way of building a shed and framing the scene on the spot, from the street courtyard to the home decoration, each place showed ingenuity. Liu Jun is a post-70s, these old scenes and old objects also arouse his memories, "For example, the excitement of buying a TV set for the first time at home, you touch me to touch it, the adult thugs say not to touch it, and the TV also has to cover a cover." "The series spans thirty years, and as material life improves day by day, the main scene changes. Liu Jun said: "In the 70s, 80s, and 90s, we all changed. Including some of the furnishings in the home, floors, furniture, walls... The fine arts did take a lot of effort and put a lot of effort into it. ”
The furnishings of "Children of Joe's Family" strive to be real.
The play tells the story of a Nanjing family, and it is indispensable to Nanjing dialect. Qiao Zuwang put "what to do" and "it is not good" and other Nanjing dialects. Talking about learning the Nanjing dialect, Liu Jun bluntly said that it was too difficult, in a limited time he not only found a teacher to teach, but also went to Nanjing, "I went shopping, shopping in the market, friends took me to listen to Nanjing people say cross-talk, go to Nanjing's teahouse, feel the city life in Nanjing, I did a lot of homework in this regard." Even on the shooting scene, Liu Jun asked a native of Nanjing to check the accent and help him smooth out sentence by sentence. But no matter what, the other party always felt unsympathetic, "Later, I found a way, that is, to imitate the feeling of Nanjing people speaking Mandarin, and from time to time a few words popped up." "I have made so many efforts to speak Nanjing dialect well, but Liu Jun said that he still has no self-confidence and does not know whether he can get everyone's approval, "If the audience in Nanjing does not sound so awkward, and the audience outside Nanjing can believe it, I am quite satisfied." ”
Liu Jun put a lot of effort into the accent of the lines.
Cooperation: Xiao Sanli and Xiao Simei rushed over as soon as they saw me at the scene
An unreliable father and five children with completely different personalities, there are many unsatisfactory in the life of a chicken feather, but home is always the warmest harbor for everyone, even if there are contradictions and disputes, but no matter what kind of setbacks and unhappiness they encounter outside, what can support them is always home. Inside and outside the play, the actors of "Joe's Children" also get along like family. Liu Jun said frankly that the four-month shooting time condensed most of Qiao Zuwang's life, and still feels very deeply in retrospect, "This drama is almost a smooth shooting, the children are changed from small to large, I am watching my children from children to adulthood, and there are still many scenes of eating at home, so long filming will really be quite emotional." For a long time after the shooting, I was very memorable. "Especially when filming with small actors, Liu Jun will bring them snacks and fruits every day," Xiao Sanli and Xiao Simei were on the scene every day, no matter how far apart they were, as soon as they saw me, they rushed over, and their own fathers were still standing next to them. These children are very cute and very funny, I didn't expect their drama to come out so touching to me, in fact, I cried many times myself. The kids really add a lot of brilliance to the play. ”
Liu Jun and Bai Yu, Zhang Wanyi, Mao Xiaotong, Song Zu'er, Zhou Yiran, five young actors, are all working together for the first time, "I have seen some of their previous works, such as Bai Yu's "The Silent Truth". They worked hard this time, we went from strange to familiar together, and finally presented the feeling of a family, everyone made a lot of efforts, and they got along quite harmoniously. ”
With the broadcast of "Children of Joe's Family", the original family and parent-child relationship are bound to become a hot topic of discussion among the audience. For the "Chinese parents" in the play, Liu Jun believes that in the past era, it was very real and common, there were Qiao Zuwang-style fathers, there were also second-aunt mothers, "most of them are more traditional, such as fathers do not smile, mothers are kind and tolerant, sacrifice themselves for the sake of the family, and so on." But today's social development is different, and it seems that the traditional father image is not very acceptable. "Liu Jun in life is also a father, with a lovely daughter, who is five years old this year. He believes that a good parent-child relationship should be equal and respectful, "so that when you get along, your child will be willing to share with you." Then there is the fact that companionship is very important, and it is accompanied by quality, not to give the child to the playground, to the toy, to the cartoon, although it also accompanies the child, but it is meaningless. Every time I come home after filming, Liu Jun will accompany her daughter wholeheartedly, "We play games together or do one thing together, and I often reflect on where I am not doing well enough, because I am also a father for the first time, and I am constantly learning." ”
For this drama about family and growth, Liu Jun hopes that the audience can see it comfortably, "This drama is actually quite decompressing, it is not a cool drama, but there are many emotional sorrows and joys in it." I hope that the "Children of Joe's Family", which we have worked hard to create, can let everyone have both entertainment and thinking about it in the fast-paced and stressful life and work, think about what the family is, what happiness is, and how we should get along with people and get along with our families. ”
Beijing News reporter Liu Wei
Edited by Tong Na Proofreader Zhai Yongjun