's National Day movie "'s hit good guy " is directed by Ning Hao and young director Xu Lei, with Ning Hao as the producer. It continues with " Me and My Motherland " and "Me and My Hometown" In the highly acclaimed "Zhang Beijing" IP, the soul character Zhang Beijing is still played by Ge You. As early as when Ning Hao was filming "My Motherland and Me", he had thought about continuing Zhang Beijing's story. A reporter from the Beijing News talked with Ning Hao and Xu Lei to reveal the behind-the-scenes creation of this film.
In the movie "Breaking Good Guys" Ge You plays the soul character Zhang Beijing.
Ning Hao liked Xu Lei's director's style, which matched Ge You's cold humor.
In "My Motherland and Me", Zhang Beijing is a Beijing brother (taxi driver). The audience dreamed back to the 2008 Beijing Olympics; in "My Hometown and Me", Zhang Beijing once used his own medical insurance card to see a doctor for a friend, but he almost failed to be clever but was mistaken for cleverness. This time, Zhang Beijing unexpectedly became popular and transformed into a self-media rights protection blogger. The sudden attention and traffic allowed Zhang Beijing to experience both fame and fortune. Internet celebrity organizations came to his door and tried to use his popularity to monetize his traffic. All this also happened brought negative effects. After experiencing the process from confusion to awakening, Zhang Beijing finally understood that maintaining inner kindness and truth is the most important thing.
Ning Hao has long thought about continuing Zhang Beijing's story. At that time, he often discussed with Ge You what kind of modern theme would be more suitable for Zhang Beijing? "We hope to present a theme of old Beijing and the new era. We initially considered driverless driving. After all, Zhang Beijing is a taxi driver. We originally wanted to create a story in which his job was replaced by 'unmanned driving'. Later, we also considered it. The story of Zhang Beijing’s encounter with a talk show. But after combing through it, I still found that the Internet and Internet celebrity bloggers are more closely related to the audience, and the universality is higher. To put it bluntly, the biggest feature of this movie is its down-to-earth and sincerity. "Ning Hao and Xu Lei explained.
"The Hot Guy" continues the style of the previous two short films. It is still an authentic Beijing-style comedy. Ning Hao admitted that he has a special liking for "Beijing-style comedies". He grew up watching Beijing-style comedies. " I Love My Family " and " Editorial Department Story " are all his favorites. For example, Beijing dialect is lively and full of rhythm. In the movie, Zhang Beijing and his two old friends both speak with a "Beijing accent". The dialogue is mixed with a lot of baby talk and slang. The communication between the characters is close to real life. It also adds fun and intimacy.
Because he loves Beijing-style comedies and has the opportunity to continue working with Ge You, Ning Hao is willing to continue trying. So, he brought in Xu Lei, the director of "Sherlock on the Plains" who is also good at black humor. He thought that his style was very suitable for Ge You's cold humor. They hoped to use Zhang Beijing's story to show the absurdity and the absurdity of the Internet age. The choices and struggles of little people when faced with the temptation of fame and fortune.
Zhang Beijing is an Internet celebrity blogger in the story of "The Hottest Good Guy".
The biggest attraction of "The Good Guys" is that these citizens have distinctive character traits and aura of the market, with the kindness, wit and cunning of little people, as well as the helplessness and bitterness of life. Just like Zhang Beijing in the movie, he is talkative and saves face, but he is also warm-hearted and sincere. Ning Hao and Xu Lei lamented that Ge You himself was once the spokesperson of Beijing-style comedy, and his joining injects the most vivid soul into the film: "In filming, Ge You always adheres to the traditional concept of making scenes bigger than the sky. He will always be Dinghai Shenzhen always has pure qualities in his body. Ge You does not study anything else in life. He is not a director or a producer. He does not take so many roles. He always thinks about the role and wants to play it thoroughly. He focuses on receiving the roles. This is the purity of an actor, which is rare in this era." Ning Hao sighed.
Dialogue: The film combines different people and different comedy methods
Beijing News: Zhang Beijing is an authentic Beijinger, and many of the lines in the film are very appropriate. It is not easy to make an authentic Beijing-style movie. What did you do behind the scenes? homework?
Ning Hao: This is definitely an "exclusive supply" from Uncle Ge. Our creations are also based on him. What do you think he has to say that is interesting? How to say it is right? In addition, we have Wang Ang, a native Beijinger, as the screenwriter, who provides a lot of support from Beijing culture. In addition, we combine the collision styles of old Beijing and new Beijing, as well as different people and different comedy methods. The chemical reaction is quite good when we put them together.
Beijing News: Zhang Beijing not only acts alone, but also has friends and partners like Teacher Yang and Brother Kui beside him. These characters are very vivid and lively. Where does the inspiration come from?
Xu Lei: Zhang Beijing is not the kind of talkative, outgoing character, or always expresses his opinions, so he needs someone to talk about "messy things". In fact, old Beijingers have always lived in groups of three or two. They are like "social animals" and get tired of chatting together every day. Especially the more old-school people like to hang out together when they have nothing to do. I particularly like this kind of atmosphere, living in an alley and asking two or three friends to do things together.
The director called Li Xueqin's performance in the movie "natural".
Beijing News: This movie is Li Xueqin’s first role as a mother. What do you think of her performance?
Xu Lei: The first scene between her and Uncle Ge left a deep impression on me, because she and Ge You were not very familiar with each other before filming this movie, but as soon as the movie started, they started acting naturally. Being a good actor definitely doesn't rely on rehearsal. What to say and how to respond all happen naturally.
Ning Hao: She is a very professional and dedicated actor. She is not very old, but she has quite high requirements for roles (laughs). For example, when putting on makeup, she will take the initiative to ask to look older and add some wrinkles. Increase the wind and frost on the face. Moreover, she has a very strong understanding of performance, and she immediately knows how to deal with this matter. She is indeed a "student" in performance.
Beijing News: Ge You’s style is in contrast to his identity as an Internet celebrity. Will the director just ask him to join in his original state during the performance? Or should we add more "internet feeling"?
Xu Lei: There are some things that need to be explained in . Ge You is very smart and can understand the meaning of these trendy things. Especially important scenes, he will think about them for a long time and think deeply about them. Being able to work with Ge You, I think, is an honorary moment for any director. Of course, there was a lot of pressure, but fortunately director Ning Hao was really reassuring, and I learned a lot during this filming.
Ning Hao: Why Uncle Ge is able to perfect the character is because he knows the background of the plot. He is not like some actors who like to talk a lot, always thinking about whether they can say this or express that. He is a very traditional actor who respects the script very much. He is always thinking about how to say this sentence loudly and how to change it. I can say this word very differently. For example, in the scene of getting motor oil in the alley, we let him express himself, and he really brought out that "middle-aged greasy" feeling.
"The Popular Good Guy" focuses on the lives of ordinary people.
Beijing News: Will Zhang’s story in Beijing continue?
Ning Hao: As long as the audience supports and the audience likes to watch it, it will definitely be extended. Making movies is not just about serving the audience. No matter what type or subject matter it is, the final criterion is whether the movie is good or not. Our original intention is to truly tell the stories of ordinary people.
Xu Lei: I also think this is a true presentation.For example, the collision between the old hutong and the new Beijing in the film is not only a difference in landscape, but also a change in interpersonal relationships. The Internet has pushed the society of strangers to the extreme, and everyone will be uncomfortable in the new interpersonal relationships, but In the end, you have to live with a clear conscience. Whether you live in an alley, in a city, or on the Internet, you have to stick to your kindness and face many things with tolerance and openness.
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan
chief editor Tian Sini
proofreader Zhao Lin
