Hu Ge has been a hit drama for ten years, this is not metaphysics!
From "Legend of Sword and Fairy" in 2005, to "Nirvana in Fire" in 2015, and then to "Flowers" in 2024, on average, there will be a hit drama every ten years, which is considered by many netizens to be metaphysical. In body.
Of course, there is no such thing as metaphysics.
Popular dramas are hard to come by.
For the current "Flowers", the popularity continues to rise and it has been certified as a hit. For Hu Ge, entering a new stage of age 40+, another hit drama has ushered in.
This is his first collaboration with his childhood idol Wong Kar-Wai.
When I first met Wong Kar-Wai, I was nervous and apprehensive at first. I kept wandering between confidence and unconfidence. But gradually, it gave him a sense of security, and eventually it was like falling in love. Hu Ge said this when
was a guest at the Answering Research Institute and was interviewed.
Speaking of love, in "Prosperity", Hu Ge plays A Bao. Although he has four very close women, perhaps he is only in true love with Xuezhi, and it is the one that he will never forget. deeply affected.
Love was the driving force behind his business, but in the end the love was gone and turned into a more structured love.
"Flowers" for Hu Ge is not only a drama, but also a job. It is also a pursuit of the memory of his father's generation and a complement to the imagination of the past years. Although
is a native of Shanghai, he was still young at that time and his memory of everything is still vague, and he knows very little about the entrepreneurial stories of his fathers. Through this drama, he undoubtedly began to understand and become familiar with how his father's generation changed lives through their own efforts. Hu Ge in the
interview also said directly:
""Flowers" tells the story of my parents' generation. I have been interested in my parents' growth experience since I was a child, but every time I try to understand them, I always get confused. I can feel that there are some things that they don't want to talk about, or even remember. So when I saw "Flowers", I was immediately attracted. It felt like I was learning about the past of my parents' generation in another way. "
"Some people get rich overnight, and some people get rich overnight." In the play, Abao tells the stories of his parents through narration, and all of this is presented more intuitively and clearly through images.
Since he had starred in the drama "A Dream Like a Dream" and had a wonderful performance, director Wong Kar-wai initially wanted Hu Ge to play the three roles of Hu Sheng, Xiao Mao and Po.
's drama "A Dream Like a Dream" is one of the most watched dramas in Chinese theaters in the early 21st century. It is also director Lai Shengchuan's most daring breakthrough and his most amazing work.
In 2013, the mainland version was finally released. On the recommendation of others, Hu Ge played the leading role of Patient No. 5. With this play, Hu Ge also won the "Best Actor Award" at the 2nd Beijing Danny International Stage Performing Arts Award. ".
being able to star in this world-renowned Chinese theater drama naturally allowed Hu Ge to improve and hone himself to a greater extent, and also allowed more people to see his strength.
never thought that this would also affect Wong Kar-wai.
Although the idea of one person playing the role of the triangle was not realized in the end, Abao, who cut out the complex and simplified it, is also uniquely charming. Hu Ge and Abao are completely integrated.
Regarding how to play the role of Po, Wong Kar-wai once suggested that Hu Ge should have the feeling of Li Xiaoyao.
Li Xiaoyao, that was already twenty years ago, but for Hu Ge, it was his most famous work and his first hit drama.
At first glance, this is not only a completely different type of drama, but also very different characters. However, to a certain extent, they have the same core and emotions, especially for the two characters Li Xiaoyao and Abao, the similarities are really Too much.
is brave, upright, kind, and helpful. He has relationships with many women that are constantly being resolved and messed up, but he always values love and justice.
Therefore, director Wong Kar-wai’s suggestions are undoubtedly very useful.
In addition, before joining the group, under the leadership of the director, information about that era was collected in advance, and experts in various fields accompanied the group to provide guidance. The actors also entered the scene in advance to adapt to everything of that era as soon as possible.
In order to allow the actors to adapt, the scene was restored accurately, and the Yellow River Road was restored to 1:1, so much so that Hu Ge sighed, "The Yellow River Road in my impression is just like what is shown in the play, the neon red is eye-catching." , thousands of flowers are like a sea."
Of course, this drama took three years to film, which was quite draining for everyone.
As the head of the family, director Wong Kar-wai is very energetic and meticulous in everything. He pays attention to fine art, visual effects, lighting and photography. And after a busy day, there were still meetings and script writing to do, which deeply affected and moved everyone, making the fatigue disappear immediately.
So, the success of "Flowers" today is by no means an accident.
In addition to the master director and powerful actors, there is also everything he has given to this drama. All the staff in front of and behind the scenes worked hard for three years with craftsmanship to create this masterpiece.
Hu Ge finally ushered in a hit drama again after entering his forties, and he also collaborated with his idol.
"This time filming "Flowers" was like a dream."
Hu Ge realized his dream and proved himself again!
From Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" to Mei Changsu and Hu Ge in "Nirvana in Fire", they have grown and transformed all the way. From a young idol to a powerful actor, and now in "Flowers", Abao to Mr. Bao is more like another Hu Ge in a parallel world, overcoming obstacles and transforming and being reborn.
"My initial wish was to be a pure actor, and I never thought about becoming a star. But the irony is that if I don't have the taste of a star, others will not come to me. But for me, what I need most is It is an improvement in acting skills. I am here to learn. If I regard myself as a star, I will first separate myself from this group."
This was ten years ago when I starred in the drama "A Dream Like a Dream" , a passage he said.
Hu Ge has always known where he came from and where he is going, so he did not get lost. Instead, he continued to improve himself and hone his acting skills, thus creating hit movies one after another.
In the past year, he won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival for "It's Worth It". When
gave his acceptance speech, he said: "I think the path of artistic creation is the same as climbing a snow mountain. You never know when you will reach the top, but when you reach the top, you will find that all the nutrients in the end are in the process. Every small step gained is much more important than reaching the top."
So for Hu Ge, there may have been a certain amount of luck in the early days, but since then it has been more the result of process accumulation and quantitative changes. There is no so-called metaphysics!
