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Personal Profile
Su Cuihe Photo courtesy of interviewee
Su Cuihe is an actor from Taiwan, China. His film and television works include "The Story of Youth", "The Master of None" and "The Moon Shines" "Jiang Donghan", "The Road to Dim Sum" and "Super Transparent". In 2024, the short drama "I Was a Stepmother in the 1980s" starring in him was a hit and became a hit at the beginning of the year.
Filming started in the mountains in winter and the bathing scene was outdoors
"I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s" tells the story of a 21st century female college student who traveled back to the 1980s and married a divorced rural man with a child.
"Pig farm owner", "household worth ten thousand yuan", "divorced with two children", how about, is the image of a middle-aged man with a big belly gradually emerging? This is the identity label of "Zhou Yueshen" played by Su Chuanhe in "I Was a Stepmother in the 1980s". But as soon as he appeared, the eyes of the heroine "Si Nian" shone brightly: she was young, handsome, and didn't talk much. As the plot progresses, "Zhou Yueshen", who is responsible, capable, generous and has eight-pack abs, fascinates the heroine so much that she says "I want to marry, want to marry, want to marry!", and the audience is also doing various "hands". The short drama "I was a stepmother in the 1980s" was pushed to the top of the hot short drama list of a short video platform in the beginning of the year. The recharge exceeded 20 million in a single day.
Su Chuanhe’s appearance in the play Photo provided by the interviewee
“The popularity of this drama was actually unexpected by me.” Su Chuanhe said in an interview with Cover News. Before "I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s", he had also filmed two short plays. "The themes of the first two plays were similar to this one, but maybe it was because this play was released during the Spring Festival, when the family reunited. When talking about the most impressive part of this drama, Su Cuanhe said with a smile, "Of course it's the bathing scene, it's really great." It's cold!" "I Was a Stepmother in the 1980s" was filmed in the winter. "The entire crew was in the mountains, and it was filmed outdoors. Fortunately, the director would coordinate our movements with us before filming, so We did not repeat the filming many times."
The shooting time is stipulated and must be completed within ten days.
As an actor who transitioned from long dramas to short dramas, Su Chuanhe introduced the difference between the two, "The main thing is the narrative method and The rhythm of expressing emotions is different. The pace of short drama shooting is faster and pays more attention to the advancement and reversal of the plot." Before the filming of the short drama, Su Cuanhe received the arrangement of the shooting cycle, ""I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s" 》The shooting period is required to be about 10 days, so we must seize the time in the early stage to familiarize ourselves with the location and environment, strive to shoot as quickly as possible, and reduce the number of shots, because what we need to shoot every day has been planned in the early stage.” Short Before the filming of the drama, the film crew will ask the cast and crew to "rehearse" the content in advance so that they can complete the filming within the specified time when the official filming begins. “Long plays generally have more details and time for you to express your emotions, but short plays pay more attention to speed and efficiency, especially in positioning, which especially tests the tacit understanding between the team, so I was not very comfortable with it at first. I can only come down and communicate with the director to discuss how to portray certain sequences and key points more accurately."
Due to the popularity of "I Was a Stepmother in the 1980s", Su Chuanhe received more scripts than before, most of which were It's a short play. "I am not a professional actor, but I take every drama seriously. I know that my acting skills need to be further polished, so whether it is a long drama or a short drama, as long as it can be filmed, I will fight for it."
Dialogue
cover News : When did you receive this script?
Su Chuanhe: I received the script in November last year (2023). Because I had never acted in a period drama, I wanted to feel the lives and emotions of people in that era, so I went to meet the director with the mentality of giving it a try. I auditioned three times in total and received the results in December.
Cover News : As an actor, do you think there is any difference between the performance requirements of long plays and short plays?
Su Chuanhe : In fact, there is no difference. When shooting a short play, you must also follow the performance skills of a long play. As an actor, you should accurately express the emotions of the character to the audience. This is the most basic, but because I am also still I am constantly learning and improving my acting skills, so I will strive for as many acting opportunities as possible.
Cover News : What is the theme of your next short play? Most of today's short dramas are about "cool" themes such as bosses, counterattacks, rebirths, and time travel. Do you think the popularity of such themes has any impact on the development of film and television?
Su Chuanhe: The short play I will shoot next has a bit of a comedic nature. As for the subject matter, I think the popularity of a series is not determined by the actors, but depends on the audience's preferences. Nowadays, everyone's life is very stressful. If you can briefly browse the movies with your mobile phone when you are back home or during leisure time, and get some relaxation and happiness from it, then this kind of series will be loved by everyone.
Cover News : What impact did the popularity of "I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s" have on your career?
