iQIYI Mist Theater, because of the launch of "The Hidden Corner" and "Silent Truth" and other blockbuster dramas, opened up the suspense drama market and attracted fans. This year's "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is a "high-configuration" work, the well-known film director Wang Xiaoshuai for the first time into the network drama, Duan Yihong, Hao Lei, Zu Feng, Wu Yue, Wen Zhengrong and other powerful factions jointly performed. Such an "anti-traditional" suspense drama with some exploratory nature and literary biases poses a challenge to the audience's habits. Among them, the grumpy and paranoid father played by Nanjing actor Zu Feng is impressive, and in an exclusive interview with the Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter, he greeted the hometown audience and shared various details behind the character shaping.
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Zhang Nan
The truth is slowly cut open, which is the process of helping this father "loosen"
The story is about 19 years ago, the little sister Xuanzhen was unfortunately killed, the real culprit is still unknown, and the Xuan family has been suffering in the mud. This murder is the sad background of the whole story, the shadowy dark cloud that hangs over the head of the Xuan family. In the character state of "all the evil people and patients", the boss Xuan Liang, played by Zu Feng, "bitter" out of a new realm. Gray hair, a stooped posture, and a violent mood create a realistic logic of low-level citizen life- not only deeply remorseful for missing out on his sister and causing her to be killed, but also worried that her daughter, who looks like her aunt, will also attract the disaster of killing, and at the same time, the relationship with her family is also tense, and she is full of incomprehension about her brother-in-law, who is a policeman.
Protecting and dropping the mobile phone at all times, Xuan Liang's protection of his daughter is full of suffocation. In the interview, the reporter asked Zu Feng if he felt that this father was "terrible", he said, "If the audience enters the child's perspective, it may be like this." But I think both parents and children should also stand in a mutual understanding perspective. It is certainly not good for the growing child to have too many constraints, but it is also necessary to understand the situation like the Xuan family, if there is no major change in the family 19 years ago, Xuan Liang's personality will not be like this. ”
Zu Feng understands that this character lives in the shadow of the past tragedy, so facing real life will be more anxious than ordinary people, more strict and sensitive than other parents. For the actors, what is more difficult to deal with is that as the plot deepens, the case gradually becomes clear, and the mystery will dissipate when the emotions and characters change. "I can only cherish every appearance he makes, and hope to finish well in the limited space."
In Zu Feng's view, as all the truths are slowly cut open, this is also the process of helping Xuan Liang "loosen". Xuan Liang was only in his early 20s 19 years ago, and he had been locked in a prison-like tower for nearly 20 years, and his daughter's extreme resemblance to her deceased sister added to his sensitivity. But as the plot unfolds, Xuan Liang's personality also changes.
"In life, if there is a contradiction in the family, it is better to communicate with each other and solve it on the basis of mutual understanding." Zu Feng said, "Just like parents will say, you can't always eat meat, you have to eat some vegetables." Sometimes love is too strong, and it can also cause stress. There may also be pressure between couples because of too much concern. So I think after watching the show, I also hope that the audience will balance their relationship with the people closest to them. I don't think we can stubbornly demand that the other person must do that, even if we get closer together. I think this is how to maintain a respectful and harmonious relationship. ”
The connection between emotion and the audience is far more attractive than the puzzle of the case
Zu Feng told reporters that the promotion of the cooperation of "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" lies in the fact that "I missed the opportunity to cooperate with director Wang Xiaoshuai before, but I think he is a good director and has been insisting on making art films, and I hope to cooperate with good directors and good creative teams." The appeal of the script itself is also here, and I wonder what it is like for director Wang Xiaoshuai to make a drama, because he has not made a TV series before. Compared with the traditional suspense drama heavy story and light character shooting method, Wang Xiaoshuai, who has directed "Left and Right" and "Heaven and Earth For a Long Time", is obviously better at family narrative, and has a good grasp of the ethical relationships and character contradictions in the family.
"The suspenseful theme, starting from last year's Mist Theater, everyone pays more attention to and loves to watch, because the plot is more sharp, and there will be some interaction with the audience, from the beginning to guess who the murderer is." Zu Feng said that "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is different from previous suspense dramas, not only to guess who the murderer is, but also to show the audience what the journey of these people to that step is.
Zu Feng believes that there are many types of suspense dramas themselves, and "suspense" should not only focus on finding the murderer. "I think for the creators, they have to be able to hold their breath and tell the story. Most of the audience's taste is getting more and more spicy, there are too many such scenes on the market, the first episode is 'Daddy dead mother married', the impact is particularly large, and the density of cases is also very full. In this way, the audience feels that the suspense drama should be like this, and there are constant events happening. I think that people's emotions are more important, including changes in character, growth and mental journey, which may ultimately impress us. If you connect with the audience emotionally, it is far more attractive than the puzzle game of the case itself. ”
After "The Mystery of the Octagonal Pavilion", Zu Feng is currently in Ruokasa Township, Jingyuan County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, filming "Fertile Land" directed by Director Wang Xiaoshuai. Wang Xiaoshuai has always been interested in the complex emotional situation in a family, and this film shows the story of the changes in rural family life, and it is also a work that returns from the city to the countryside and sees the big in the small. In the process of learning to chop wood and carry water, Zu Feng immersed himself in a new role.
Source: Yangtze Evening News