Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Wang Jinyue
In 2006, he starred in his first movie "Thirteen Paulownia Trees". After working hard all the way, she finally won the "Best Actress" award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2022 for "Wisdom Teeth". Liu Yase's acting career can be described as "inspirational". The police action film "Stealth" starring her is currently being released nationwide. In the film, she plays Xia Wei, the wife of drug lord Lin Jinan (played by Andy Lau). Liu Yase accepted an exclusive interview with our reporter. She admitted that it was her unyielding stubbornness that allowed her to reach today.
made a lot of preparations to play the role well.
When I received the invitation from the crew of "Stealth", Liu Yase was filming "Customs Front". "My first reaction after hearing the news was fear." The reason was that I was worried that I would not perform well. But she also knew that this was a rare opportunity and she had to seize it.
Before playing a role, Liu Yase had to make very careful preparations. Before filming "Mai Lu Man", she went to the 24-hour McDonald's restaurant in Hong Kong to observe the homeless people who stayed overnight in the restaurant, observed their living conditions, words and deeds, and gained an in-depth understanding of the inner world of these people. She will also go online to collect various relevant news reports as a reference for her acting. Before filming "Wisdom Teeth", in order to play the role of Wang Tao, the girl who was responsible for the car accident in the film, she set up the story in advance for the character. Since the emotions of this character are very complex and full, she will also extend some of her own ideas to the character. .
Playing Xia Wei this time, Liu Yase said with a smile: "I have been preparing for this role for a long time." It was a joke, but Liu Yase did not dare to neglect it at all. In her opinion, Xia Wei is the most important person to Lin Zhenan in the movie, the person who fell into the abyss with him. They have a symbiotic relationship, the only one in the world, which directly affects Lin Zhenan's relationship at the end of the movie. Lin Zhen'an's choice between her and undercover Xiu Hao (played by Lin Jiadong), "Lin Zhen'an is like a reassuring pill for Xia Wei. Only when he is around can Xia Wei's mood be stable."
passed in the film Details were revealed one after another. It turned out that Xia Wei had been raped when she was young. It was Lin Zhenan who gave her the courage to live a new life. "He is the only light in Xia Wei's world." Liu Yase firmly grasped this point. In the early stage of filming, you should think more thoroughly about what has happened to this character in the past, so as to find the emotional points of the character and find the accurate starting point for your performance.
html Thirty-eight years later, she collaborated with Andy Lau again.
There was a "proposal scene" in the film that left a deep impression on Liu Yase. Lin Zhen'an drove Xia Wei home after her prenatal check-up on a rainy night. At a street corner, an old lady knocked on the car window and asked Xia Wei to take care of her business. After Xia Wei bought the lucky bag from the old man, Lin Zhen'an signaled to her Opening it, there was a proposal ring inside. It turned out that all this was carefully arranged by Lin Zhenan. "This scene is very challenging in terms of performance." Liu Yase said bluntly. Generally speaking, a girl may cry and laugh after receiving the ring, but Liu Yase knows that the character's performance must be consistent with her inner state. Lin Zhen An and Xia Wei have been in love for many years, and they both understand each other's feelings. Although she was excited when she saw the ring, her expression must have been calm. "In life, I speak with great energy, but this kind of The seemingly ordinary drama requires me to calm down quickly and completely break myself to find a suitable state. This is really a big test."
In addition, in the film, the wedding ceremony of Lin Zhenan and Xia Wei The gunfight scene on the film also posed a challenge to Liu Yase's performance. This is a highlight. The wedding scene is filled with bullets and chaos. Lin Zhenan protected the pregnant Xia Wei and hurriedly evacuated, "Brother Hua was very close to me with a gun. The sound of the gun and bullet casings were flying in front of my eyes. I did feel scared, but this character But she asked me not to be afraid or blink, because what she was most concerned about at the time was the sadness after the giant wedding poster was riddled with bullets, and it was not easy to do this," Liu Yase recalled.
Arthur Liu had collaborated with Andy Lau in the movie "The Lost Orphan" 8 years ago. At that time, she played Xiao Ju, a volunteer born in the 1990s in the film. She had red hair and was lively and enthusiastic. But Arthur Liu was still a newcomer at that time. She and Andy Lau only had one scene in the same frame in the film, and the rest of the time they just watched him from a distance. "The biggest feeling I had about Hua Ge at that time was that he was really popular. When we were filming in a village, nearby villagers came to watch. But when he was not filming, he always had a smile on his face and was approachable. Once he got into the role, he became a whole person. Immersed in the role, both low-key and professional." After filming the movie, Liu Yase mustered up the courage to go up and ask for a photo with Andy Lau.
cooperated again, and Liu Yase had a new feeling for Andy Lau, "He is the producer and star of this film. When he was the producer, he did everything personally and knew every department very well. During the performance, he saw that the hem of my skirt was wrong. He will also help me organize it carefully."
Gradually become more confident after having good works.
2023 will be a fruitful year for Liu Yase in terms of creation. In addition to "Stealth", she also starred in the recently released "Exes 4: Young Marriage" and "I Am a Mountain", especially the female lawyer Liu Liu she played in the former, with her neat short hair and cheerful personality, winning recognition from the audience.
Looking back on the acting career, Liu Yase was very emotional, "When I first entered this industry, I was alone in Beidiao. I had no network, no one helped me, and no one taught me how to be an actor. How? To survive in the entertainment industry, how to behave as a human being, how to obtain opportunities and maintain relationships, and who and what things you encounter at work, you can only digest it slowly by yourself."
She is very grateful to those who have left her with filming opportunities. Peers and seniors, such as Zheng Baorui, the director of "Wisdom Teeth", once said to Liu Yase, "I hope this movie can help you and win more opportunities for you in the future." Lin Jiadong, who played the opposite role in the film, also gave She was a lot of encouragement and support. "Wisdom Teeth" not only helped Arthur Liu win the Best Actress at the 40th China Hong Kong Film Awards, but most importantly, it increased her self-confidence. "This drama made me know what acting is. At that moment, I was I really devoted myself to the role and really integrated with the role."
What surprised Liu Yase was that when she thanked these seniors in the industry for giving her the opportunity, they in turn thanked her, "They said it was because If you act well, others will remember you. We chose each other to complete this work." Slowly, she began to become more confident.
Of course, along the way, as his fame grew, there were also more voices around Liu Yase, "I used to have great doubts about myself, but when I have some good works, at least I have cooperated with him." After everyone recognized me, I didn’t pay much attention to the outside voices." She said that she has a stubbornness in her body. The more things others think are impossible, she insists on doing it. "Good times may make it possible for me to do it. People can easily get lost, but adversity will make people grow. These negative voices are actually helping me grow."
Regarding the future, Liu Yase told reporters that the criteria for selecting roles in the future is "characters that I believe in and try to make the audience believe in." , "Because only sincere and real performances can truly impress the audience."
