Yan Ni feels that "Alley People" is a dream about childhood and teenagers. "Alley People" became the most discussed domestic TV series in the second half of the year. As a period drama, it is tender enough and humorous enough to capture the youthful moments of a generation. But i

Yan Ni feels that "Alley People" is a dream about childhood and teenagers.

"Alley People" became the most discussed domestic TV series in the second half of the year. As a period drama, it is tender enough and humorous enough to capture the youthful moments of a generation. But in social media, what everyone talks about the most is Huang Ling and Song Ying, the neighbors and female friends. They would squat in front of the stove and tell each other about family matters. When the neighbors outside the courtyard called Song Ying a thorn, Huang Ling tolerated and understood Song Ying, and Song Ying had been protecting Huang Ling, supporting her and letting her know that women are outside the family. , you should also be kind to yourself.

The friendship between middle-aged people is always fragile, but the audience gained some hope and comfort from this pair of friends. Audience @BUyuLingye大魔王 commented: "Beyond the shackles of the world's disciplines, the two women understand and protect each other's little self, and understand and consider each other who are either misunderstood and labeled, or are labeled by others. Indifference and criticism of selfishness. tenderly soothing each other's pain and scars caused by the world."

Yan Ni also gradually got to know and understand Huang Ling in the process of acting. Yan Ni said that she is soft yet strong, and is very capable of handling things clearly. For the sake of her children, she would calmly refuse relatives to come and stay at home. She will also resist her demanding parents-in-law and her weak, foolish and filial husband, and will no longer suffer in silence. As a mother, as a woman, she has something to defend.

Hiding behind the mask of this character, Yan Ni thought, she really wanted to be friends with Huang Ling.

In early winter in Beijing, I met Yan Ni in her studio. A video interview had just ended. She was wearing a white coat and a pair of flat canvas shoes, making her look light. During most of the conversation, she held her hands folded in the cuffs of her white coat on the table. She has never concealed that she is an "old Shaanxi". When talking about Xi'an, her mother, and her friends, she blurts out a sonorous and powerful Shaanxi dialect.

When we talked about friendship, she thought of her "eldest daughter-in-law". They have known each other for more than 20 years and are still together every day. Yan Ni smiled particularly brightly when she mentioned her. They were two different people, one was rational and calm, the other was emotional and dreamy. But they always support each other closely and help each other. Yan Ni said that the other person's presence made her happy and enriched her spiritual life.

When she was 18 years old, Yan Ni went from Xi'an to Lanzhou, and then from Lanzhou to Beijing. She felt that she was always running away - when she was young, she longed for the outside world, for which she could give up a stable and warm life. She wanted to find something that led her spirit. Until she became an actor, she immersed herself in and out of roles, met all kinds of people, and explored a broader life.

Now Yan Ni has a kind of relaxation - she laughs when she wants to laugh, says what she wants to say, and falls into dreams when she wants to dream. Young people call her "tippy" from time to time, and her appearance , age cannot limit her. In fact, Yan Ni now has more confidence to accept and love herself.You still have to find the happiness in your heart, right?

The following is Yan Ni’s narration——

Text | Ling Yi

Editor | Huaiyang

picture | (unless otherwise noted) the respondent provided

Resistance

At first, I didn’t particularly understand Huang Ling. I grew up on the north side of the Yellow River, and she is from the south on the other side of the Yangtze River. Sometimes I understand her, and sometimes I feel - well, who is she? It’s always like this (laughs).

I have a process of looking for Huang Ling. I thought about whether I should learn to speak Suzhou dialect. There is also a dialect teacher on the set. But later, I felt that it was not possible. In such a long TV series, there are always loopholes in the dialect you speak. People will think that you are not learning authentically, but that you are superfluous.

So if I want to play the role of Huang Ling well, the most important thing is how I portray the character of this southerner and how I portray Huang Ling’s own personality and ups and downs. I gave up on the superficial things and focused on the details.

There are some things I don’t understand about Huang Ling. For example, she knows that Shanshan doesn’t have underwear. Song Ying said that she has a sewing machine and we can quickly make Shanshan some clothes. After the clothes were finished, she didn't go to deliver them and asked Song Ying to deliver them. Shanshan wants to occupy Song Ying's room. A group of people are already arguing outside. Huang Ling won't come out of the house. She doesn't want to stand up.

This makes me think, well, why is she such a person? This person has her own selfishness. She feels that it is other people's business, and it is best for us not to interfere or get involved.

This deviation in understanding may be a good thing, so that I will discuss it with the director. The director told me that the play you perform is not necessarily your Yan Nier's reflections on life, but also the characters' reflections on life. I understand, this will make me more open-minded and open up another way of thinking. For example, when Shanshan wants to occupy Song Ying's room, Huang Ling eats noodles in the room instead of going out. This design also shows that Shanshan looks ugly when eating.

Sometimes I am acting and I will fully understand her. She knows what to fight for and what not to fight for. She has her own sense of proportion. As the saying goes, "if you are not stupid or deaf, you are not a writer." When there is no fight, she turns a blind eye. She must fight for what needs to be fought and be firm in herself.

Everyone said that Huang Ling's outbreak happened in episode 9. She had a big showdown with her husband's family, and she could even divorce her husband. In fact, before this, she also had something firm of her own, and she was a very sober person - every time she gave birth to a child, she had to ask for part of her husband's salary from her mother-in-law. Moreover, the finances of the couple were separate, which would not have been acceptable to ordinary women in that era. But Huang Ling can accept it. This is something she transcends the times. I have to show my attitude when it comes to what I want. So she can express herself authentically.

When this drama was being promoted, they said you should get Huang Ling something. I said get a key. The meaning of this key is that it opens a lock, and Huang Ling is the real housekeeper.

For Huang Ling, her children are definitely her biggest support point. All mothers are like this, and my mother is like this too. She is a worker. I was deeply impressed by the fact that she once knocked on the door of the factory manager for my sister’s salary, but he ignored us. My mother can't, she must knock on this door.What she means is, it's okay for you to do this to me, but if you do this to my child, then I have to have a serious argument with you.

Regarding the interests of the children, Huang Ling will definitely guard it unswervingly. This is a bit like the personality of southerners. They have to be clear and clear about many things (dialect). Everyone puts it on the table and points out that mother-in-law, you This person is actually quite hypocritical, I’ll say it to your face.

Huang Ling has the resistance and intolerance of women. It is never too late to inspire this kind of thing. For women, the most direct result of fighting is not to be fooled by others, but to keep their own thoughts.

On the set, I read the script every day from the beginning to the end. All my scripts turned out to be bad. I also like to take the scripts and read them again after filming the previous scenes to figure out how to arrange my entire performance and emotions in one scene. People are rich and multifaceted, and I hope to let everyone see more multifaceted things.

Acting must be rational and have its sense of proportion and control. When I was starring in "Wulin Gaiden", director Shang Jing told me eight words: true, accurate, changeable and expressive. I have always used these words in all my acting. I must analyze rationally before I can express it emotionally.

The backside of this drama contains the changes of the times. Huang Ling is also following the times. The great era is when knowledge changes destiny, and she must get on this train. There was a scene where she was very excited when she saw that she was about to take the college entrance examination. Everyone's yearning for knowledge to change their destiny is very strong. This is where Huang Ling is very wise - I must let my children go to college so that they can have a broad vision in life.

She is not limited to daily necessities and the existing life. She wants to keep up with this era, or even surpass it. This is also an aspect of her being a brave woman. It’s not that she is brave if she makes a big noise and cries, but she has her thoughts, thoughts, and yearnings in her heart.

This is how I gradually understood Huang Ling. When I finished filming, when I was about to leave, I turned around and burst into tears.

I have never been like this before. I suddenly felt that Huang Ling was a very charming and intelligent woman. I describe this person as having a strong heart and a stable core. She is soft yet strong. Softness is also a kind of beauty, but she has a kind of strength. When strength and softness are added together, they become tenacity, which is the real power of women. This kind of power makes me want to be friends with Huang Ling (laughs).

"Thank you, Song Ying "

We have a very good atmosphere on the set. Teacher Jiang Xin has better life skills than me. She seems to know everything. For example, if I want foundation, she immediately tells me, what foundation should I buy? What about the facial mask? She would tell me how useful the facial mask is, then send me a link and tell me to buy this quickly.

When we were filming on the set, she would sometimes grill mutton kebabs by herself and ask me to come over and eat the mutton kebabs she grilled. I was very happy and thought the mutton kebabs she grilled were delicious.

Actually, when I read the script, the friendship between Huang Ling and Song Ying was a bit beyond my expectation. I told the director that these two people have always had such a good relationship together. They have no conflicts, no jealousy, no comparisons. Wouldn't this be ideal? It is very different from the female relationships presented in our previous film and television dramas.

After the TV series was aired, I found that the audience accepted it very well. I did not expect that it would resonate so strongly with everyone.

I think it may be that in that special era, when materials were not abundant, both malice and goodwill were more aroused. But against the backdrop of malice, goodwill is purer and more precious. Moreover, modern women may not rely on men. Women are the most beautiful existences in the world, and they may be more empathic with each other. This is the relationship between women that people really need to see, and it is the most real.

Song Ying and Huang Ling are a bit like confidants in the mountains and rivers. Song Ying always stands by Huang Ling's side. They also act as each other's armor and protect each other. Huang Ling could see things in Song Ying that others could not see. Song Ying was prickly at first, and people wore colored glasses and thought she was such a person, but Huang Ling had never alienated Song Ying because of this.

The relationship between the two of them is related to their respective families. Song Ying's family is happy, and her husband gives her his salary every month, while Huang Ling and her husband are opposite, including their children's education, one is free-range, One is more nervous. Huang Ling and Song Ying also complement each other. Song Ying had never been rated as advanced, but after getting to know Huang Ling, Huang Ling had an influence on her, and she was later rated as advanced. There is always this kind of good guidance among women, and we will make each other better.

How to present the relationship and spiritual connection between these two women through performances is also very important.

For example, when Huang Ling and Song Ying first met, Song Ying cried when she saw Dongzhe in Huang Ling's house. At this time, I added a sentence, I said, if you put Dongzhe at Secretary Zhang's house, would you cry at night when you came back?

Why should I say this? This sentence is the starting point for the two of us to stir up emotions at once. Song Ying may be a thorn, and others dare not say it, but I, Huang Ling, dare to say that this is what you did. At that moment, Song Ying burst into laughter. In this way, the atmosphere between the two women suddenly changed. This is Huang Ling's ability. Behind the design of
are two people who are mothers, two women. I understand her and she understands me. Song Ying must have cried when she came back, so stop pretending to be tough (laughs). Huang Ling sometimes dares to say such things, and she has this kind of measured expression.

Similarly, although Song Ying is bluffing, she is very delicate towards Huang Ling. For example, Song Ying said to Huang Ling, Sister Ling, you need to know how to love yourself. Look at when you made a dress for yourself. When she said this, Huang Ling was also touched. We women are like this. If we love others all day long, are we neglecting ourselves?

When I was acting in that scene, I lowered my head and said thank you, Song Ying. At that time, I wanted to look up to Song Ying. I felt that what you said to me was a great touch to me. I had such a physical expression for her.

When I met the role of Huang Ling, I wrote "Huang Ling, smile more" on the script. Huang Ling was not a laughing person in the first half of the plot, but since she met Song Ying, there has been a lot more laughter in her life. That's real joy. She met a woman with whom she could rely on and hurt each other. The other person can also recite poetry and take himself to a fresh place. There must be a spiritual guidance among women.

Picture source TV series "Alley People"

The first eldest daughter

In life, I strongly believe that there is such a friendship between women, which should be called the first eldest daughter (laughing), this is a very powerful spiritual power.

I have such a female friend, she is in Xi'an. We usually go out to eat, drink, and chat together, which makes me feel very comfortable and at ease.

I am living in Xi'an now, and I told my eldest daughter-in-law, please take a good look at my Huang Ling. She said, oh, I have known you for such a long time, and we are so close, but why do I feel that the Huang Ling you played does not look like you. I said, is this a compliment to me? (Laughing)

We met in the army when we were young. We have never been separated since then, and now we look more and more alike. It turns out that she had a mole here (referring to the center of her eyebrows). In the past two years, I suddenly had a mole here too. I said, what's going on? Did you bring me this mole?

When we were in Xi'an, we basically saw each other every day. I am single, but she has a family, children, and a husband, and she still comes to see me every day. The most important thing she does every day is to ask us when we can meet, even if it's not long, even if we don't do anything, that's it. She also seems to think that we are happier together (laughs).

We can support each other in life. The most important thing for us now is the health of our parents. She calls my mother Lao Niang, and I also call her mother Lao Niang. Sometimes when I was filming in other places and my parents were old, she would help me take care of them. My mother broke her leg, and she has been helping in the hospital. I feel relieved, which is rare for a friend.

She was on a business trip some time ago, and her mother fell at home. She didn’t want to trouble anyone, and she didn’t want to go to the hospital, but I know that old people are afraid of delays when they fall. Time is of the essence, so I found a doctor to go to her home and treat her. Her mother was taken to the hospital. I thought at that time that I might not be able to convince her, and it would be easier to find a doctor. As a result, before the doctor said anything, her mother said she wanted to go to the hospital. I just think this is very right. Then when she found out, she would definitely praise me and say that your decision was right.

She said, Nier, although you look confused, you are never confused about big things, and you are also a wise person.

No matter what day she comes, when I see her, I will say you are so beautiful, and she is the same. One time, the clothes I bought for my mother were sent to her house without knowing what happened. She said, oh, it fits me perfectly, don’t give it to your mother, I just want a dress like this, you really know how to buy it. I was also happy to hear her say that. The two of us often compliment each other, because we can see the good things in each other, and she can always see the good things in me.

Being with this friend, I first feel happy, and there is another thing, we share each other. I want to talk to her about everything and let her analyze everything. She would point it out very directly and give me a qualitative picture, so I would know what to do. Sometimes I really need someone like this to point me in the direction.

Her and I have complementary personalities. She is a very rational person. As for me, everything depends on feeling and emotion. I can't make up my mind about anything, so I like to ask her, and she will analyze it for me, what is it, what are the pros and cons, and I understand.

and her friendship make me feel that my life is richer and my emotions are richer.

We are very comfortable together, and there will be no identity barriers. In front of her, I am Nier. She knows what kind of person I am, and she won’t think that you are so busy filming, or that you are a celebrity, there is no such thing between us. As an audience member, she also gave me very intuitive things. For example, if she didn’t like the roles I sometimes played or the scenes I took on, she would tell me intuitively. Although we are not in the same industry, we communicate very well. Smooth.

I said having you in Xi’an makes me want to go back to Xi’an even more.

It is impossible to make more and more friends. It is normal to gradually have barriers and boundaries, because everyone has their own preferences in life. I also have some friends who break up after walking away, but not contacting me doesn't mean that we don't miss each other.

I remember that I had a friend, her surname was also Yan, and we didn’t contact her for a long time. She called me one day and said, I dreamed of you. She told me about the long dream that day and said it was a very magical thing. When we were young, we played together. Maybe it is easy for young people to fall into dreams. At that moment, I felt that although we were far apart, it was a different feeling for us to meet in a dream.

One thing that impressed me very deeply recently is that my mother is over ninety years old. Last year, she suddenly said that she had a friend in a place in Anhui and asked me to help her find it. I said it was too hard to find. But she always said that they used to be together every day and were as close as sisters. She said if you look for her, she might not be there yet, but you have to help me look for her. She said I didn't have anything to do, I just wanted to hear her voice.

I thought, I must help her look for it, and I really found it. When they found her, they found out she had passed away.

After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to tell my mother this fact. The moment I told her, she suddenly cried.

My mother rarely cries, she is a very strong person. I was very touched when I saw her suddenly crying like that. They must have had close emotions when they were young, and there must have been no jealousy or comparison. They had their youthful years and their common experiences when they were young, which she would recall for the rest of her life.

It was also at that moment that I believed that this profound friendship between women must exist and must have provided nourishment to people.

Picture source TV series "Alley People"

ran away

Recently, everyone said that I was "tippy", but I didn't even know what "tippy" was, and I never understood it (laughs). I originally came from comedy. If I can still make everyone laugh, I feel very happy. These are all good things.

I am still very relaxed. When I'm not filming, I just waste my time and don't do anything intentionally. Some time ago, a friend called me and asked me what I was doing recently. I said it was wasted (laughing). This kind of wasting is actually feeling bored. I may have experienced the word "boring" for a long time. If I have the opportunity to make a movie, it will be called "Boring" (laughs).

In life, you have to face some boring things of your own. If life makes you lie down for a day, you may have to lie down for a day. If you have nothing to do, there will be nothing to do. The taste of life is to experience these, then go and experience it.

I have been seeing Chinese medicine. For a while, I felt a little depressed. How to solve it? She said, let me tell you a way. When you live to such an old age, when do you think about the happiest time? I said that the happiest time for me seemed to be the time when I just left Xi'an and went to Lanzhou. I will always think of that time. She said, then just do this, when you get up every morning, imagine yourself going to Lanzhou (laughing).

htmlBefore I was 18 years old, I had never left Xi'an or taken a train. Our family of four has always had a close relationship. My father is a quiet and honest man, and my mother loves and protects my sister and me. But I feel that my mother still has a restraint on me and is very controlling over her children.For example, when she takes me out and sees a person who I clearly don’t think of as an uncle, she forces me to call him uncle. Sometimes I want to resist this kind of control.

I often say that Xi'an is like a city wall, surrounding me and shutting me in. Living inside the city walls made me feel constrained, but I was also very curious about the outside world. So I want to be free. I desperately want to leave here and go somewhere far away.

I left Xi'an by train. At that time, I didn’t even know what the outside world was like. When I went to Lanzhou to serve as a soldier, everyone felt that I was in a more remote place. I was not afraid of people who were unfamiliar to me, and I was very happy.

The journey to Lanzhou is really long. I was listening to music along the way, and what I listened to was "Looking Back Again" by Jiang Yuheng, which was melodious and long. After sitting for more than ten hours, the train kept moving forward, and my spirit had drifted far away. I suddenly met Teacher Jiang Yuheng at an event this year. When I met him, I had very complicated emotions. I told him that when I left Xi'an, you had been with me.

In Lanzhou, I joined the army and became an actor. Although I never filmed a single movie or played a major role during those years, my friends and I ate beef noodles every day and went shopping. As I walked around, everyone was chubby after eating, and I felt like I had finally gained freedom.

Later, I went from Lanzhou to Beijing and went to Military Arts. For me, I saw a bigger world.

When the class teacher at Military Arts saw us, he said they were just potato eggs. After she said this, I said, one day the potatoes will bloom as much as the peonies (laughing). At that time, people had a lot of longing for their future, and they always felt that tomorrow was very promising, that's how it felt. I saw such a big world, and I was shocked by the overpasses in Beijing. We went to the College for Nationalities to watch people dancing, saw the dance, saw the artistic atmosphere, and was influenced by it. In the working-class family where I grew up, these things It’s something I can’t see, and it makes me feel like I’m lucky for being away.

Many years later, I still told my mother that one thing I was very happy about was leaving this home. My mother was a little disappointed and surprised. She said, what do you mean by this? My mother was also dissatisfied with me during that time, but this was indeed the truest thought in my heart.

I have been filming outside for so many years. For a while, my sister also said, in fact, you are quite selfish, you only think about yourself. When I heard my sister say this, I couldn't help it.

My mother is now older, so I will go back to Xi'an to take care of her and live with her. She said every day, "You don't want to film anymore. You're good enough. What else is there to film?" (Shaanxi accent)

I said that I still have to work and keep thinking, so that I can find ways to cope with performances and life. Some time ago, a fan said that I have been an artist for 34 years, and I only realized this number. But I think that what has been done is past, and there is still a road ahead. In the past two years, I also want to move forward. I will take the initiative to read some scripts, find some stories, and read novels. I feel that as an actor, I gradually need to have a director's thinking, and maybe I will be more delicate. I feel more in control, so I need to know more.

I think I follow my heart. Some people think that they are happy and happy at home, but I am a dreamer and an idealistic person. In addition to the warmth of this family, I still need the spirit more. something on. You see, I went to Lanzhou and I realized what my happiness is. It can guide me better and allow me to place myself, so I must look for it.I always say that I actually have a lot of confusion. How do I find my honesty, my bravery, and my freedom? I am constantly confused and searching.

When I was young, I hoped to have spiritual communication with my significant other. He could lead me or I would worship him. I would not think of living a down-to-earth life, so I wanted to run away from a warm and stable life. But now I feel that being down-to-earth is more suitable for me now. It’s not that freedom is no longer important to me, it’s just that what suits me at each time period is different.

I know a young friend, he said that from now on I will not fall in love and do not believe in love. I said why don't you fall in love? Later, our group changed its name to Believe in Love (laughs). He said that I am called Xiangqingfu now, and now is the happiest time for me. Later, I realized that young people nowadays think that it is not easy to meet the right person.

No matter how old you are, I absolutely believe in love.

I don’t think too much about whether love can cause harm. Even if it hurts you, you have to experience it. Once in life, if there is such an opportunity for you to experience it, what are you afraid of?

In the past two years, I have slowly recalled my previous choices and decisions. I feel that what I thought about and cared more about back then was myself. What I cared about was that I wanted to know the world and see what the world was like. In the past, we all heard that women have to pay for this and that, but she has been doing this for most of her life. When will she be able to pay for herself?

Some time ago, I saw an Auntie Maizi on Douyin. She was in her 60s. She said that after I finished planting this crop of wheat, I would go to the south. I was very touched when I saw it. In life, she has certain family responsibilities, but she thinks that she is over 60 years old, and she has to be responsible for myself. Even if she only goes out for a short walk and comes back, she dares to leave the family. , ran away from home.

Look at Aunt Maizi, even though she is a 60-year-old person who has been farming all her life, she still has her own ideas. She wants to leave and see the outside world. She is not kidnapped by traditional family responsibilities. Women are not others’ appendages.

People live this life, and everyone is an independent individual. You still have to find a kind of happiness in your own heart, right?