In the hit drama "Good Reunion", Zhang Tao plays Gao Ping, the husband of Xiang Xiang (played by Bai Baihe). He not only cheats on his wife, but also tries to embezzle his wife's property. This is Zhang Tao once again playing a villain role - he is also the domestic violence man

In the popular drama "好看的意思3", Zhang Tao plays Gao Ping, the husband of Xiang Xiang (played by Bai Baihe ). He not only cheats on his wife, but also tries to embezzle his wife's property. This is Zhang Tao once again playing a villain role - he is also the domestic violence man Meng Wenzhe in "Dangerous Her 2", and the villainous executive Qian Bo in "A Promising Young Woman". Zhang Tao said that he will try to avoid this "track" in the future, but if he encounters a villain like Gao Ping who can stimulate his creative desire, he is also willing to accept it.

Zhang Tao plays Gao Ping.

designed micro-expressions such as winking for Gao Ping

During the preparation period of the TV series "Good Reunion", the producer approached Zhang Tao and hoped that he would play the role of Gao Ping. "I have collaborated with the director twice, so when they wrote the script, they almost wrote it with me playing Gao Ping in mind," Zhang Tao said. In the play, Gao Ping studied for a doctorate and hoped to stay in school after graduation. It just so happened that Zhang Tao also worked as a teacher of film and television performance at the Film School of Tongji University after graduating from university, so he came into contact with many intellectuals in academia, so he had a lot of knowledge about taking the Ph.D. exam, staying in school, and how to deal with these academic people. Still have rich experience and understanding.

After reading the script, Zhang Tao felt that although Gao Ping was a villain, he was different from previous such characters and had a certain room for development, so he put most of his energy into pondering the inner activities of the character and preparing some of the character's actions. Characteristic reactions and external manifestations. "For example, when blinking, I added a lot of uncertainty in the eyes. Because I observed that some people may dodge when communicating with others because of their low self-esteem." Zhang Tao said, so he combined Gao Ping's psychology The event has designed many related micro-expressions.

From an actor's point of view, if you want to play a role well, you must believe in "him" in order to become "him". Although Gao Ping did many wrong things in the play, as an actor Zhang Tao still has to understand this character. "The version currently being aired may be under tempo control or the episode requirements may be cut, so the presentation of the character Gao Ping is not that complete." Zhang Tao said, "Gao Ping does not want how much money, he has always lived in In the eyes of others, his motivation for everything he did was to live as a successful or noble person in the eyes of others. This is why Gao Ping designed for Xiang Xiang to file for divorce, because he wanted to leave in a dignified manner and on a moral high ground. This family, rather than being a betrayer of marriage."

In the play, Zhang Tao felt that Gao Ping's feelings towards Xiang Qian were more complicated, "There was definitely love in the beginning, but later on, as he had no income at home. , his family status is relatively passive, he has to take care of children, etc., and he gradually loses his sense of value, especially after he failed to stay in school, his state in this marriage became that he wanted to escape. "Zhang Tao feels the same. At that time, he no longer cared about this relationship, and everything he did was based on his own interests.

Zhang Tao has a deep understanding of Gao Ping's character.

"An actor's greatest tool is himself"

In the second half of this year, Zhang Tao will have many works online, and all of them will play villains. For example, the domestically violent man Meng Wenzhe in "She's Dangerous 2", the villainous executive Qian Bo in "A Promising Young Woman", and the insidious and selfish Gao Ping in "Good Reunion". "Try to avoid this kind of roles in the future." Zhang Tao said with a helpless smile. It was probably because his role as a villain was recognized both inside and outside the industry. For a while, he was offered roles of the same type. "Actually, I'm not completely repelled. , but many of the character settings are very similar, I still hope that I can give a character some vitality and make the performance less cliche." Zhang Tao said.

Since he has been playing the role of a villain, Zhang Tao is also mentally prepared to accept comments and criticisms from the audience, "Actually, I am quite surprised this time. Most of the comments are based on the character. I will not rise to the top just because of a character." Attack the actor."

Some people say that Zhang Tao, who was born in 1987, has now entered the "uncle circle". Regarding this evaluation, Zhang Tao feels that this is not something that can be controlled by human will, but he does have no age anxiety at all. "I remember When I was in college, our teacher told me: You have to be 40 years old before you can be successful. "Zhang Tao feels that his image and temperament are both mature and stable. On the contrary, his advantages may become apparent as he gets older.

"The biggest tool an actor has is himself, and age is something that cannot be copied. I have always felt that in You should do what your age group should do. "Zhang Tao feels that the so-called "uncle" gives people a sense of accumulation and precipitation of experience, and is a sign of a person moving away from childishness and moving towards maturity. When entering the "uncle circle", Zhang Tao said with a smile that he hopes he will no longer be a "scumbag uncle" "Yes."

Beijing News reporter Zhang Kunyu

editor Tong Na

proofreader Yang Li