's " Tang Dynasty Weird Stories ", which is currently being broadcast on iQiyi , let the audience see the charm of ancient costume suspense dramas, and also saw the breakthrough of actor Yang Zhigang .
Yang Zhigang has starred in many hit dramas, Zhang Ji'an in " Tie Lihua ", Jiang Xiaoyu in " Fire Blue Blade ", Huo Xiaolin in " Braveheart " , etc., left a deep impression on the audience.
Su Wuming in "The Story of Tang Dynasty" is no longer a ridiculous young master of the Republic of China, nor a fledgling young man. Yang Zhigang changed his fierce performance style and became calm and compassionate. At the same time, he didn't give up his quirky and funny housekeeping skills, which added a bit of joy to the wise detective.
In the face of a vicious suspect, Wuming Su dared to use himself as a hostage, just to save the lives of innocent people; in the face of the departure of his best friend, he cried bitterly and sent his best friend to finish the final journey. Su Wuming has great talents, but he never puts his mind on his talents; he has political insight, but he never does nothing.
Su Wuming is well aware of the intricacies of officialdom, and also understands the turbulent nature of power struggles. He is not confused by interests, not moved by human feelings, and always does what he should do. Wisdom is stupid, nothing more than that.
Under Yang Zhigang's interpretation, Su Wuming is a mortal but not a mortal. His intelligence enables him to solve strange cases repeatedly, and his fireworks make people feel warm. He never cared about the arrogance of the children of Lu Lingfeng's aristocratic family, but always pulled him at critical moments. He and Pei Xijun are "year-old friends" and respectfully protect the mind and dignity of her youngest daughter.
Yang Zhigang outside the play has also gone through a long mental journey in the past ten years. Talking about his relationship with his brother and long-term partner Guo Jingyu , he said that he has evolved from an "obedient younger brother" to a "willful younger brother", and now he has evolved into a "sensible younger brother".
"Su Wuming" came at the right time, Yang Zhigang's performance has reached a new level. The feedback on "Story of the Tang Dynasty" was enthusiastic, and he ushered in the second spring of his career. The following is Yang Zhigang's account.
is preparing Su Wuming, which makes me very excited
"The Story of the Tang Dynasty" started shooting at the beginning of last year, but it took a long time to prepare.
Su Wuming's character attracts me because of his variability. On the one hand, I've acted in too many legendary dramas of the Republic of China before, but I'm actually very tired. I hope I can play some costume dramas to break through the creative circle. My last costume role was Qu Yuan in "The Great Qin Empire", which was filmed in 2011. How long has it been since you said that?
On the other hand, there are many different labels on Su Wuming, such as Di Gong's disciple, the princess' cronies, etc., which makes people feel that his story is not simple.
At the same time, he is also a person with high emotional intelligence and IQ, but he has never been proud of this, but has always been in a hurry and calm. Su Wuming is well versed in the way of survival in the officialdom, and can deal with difficulties and tricks well, but his pure heart has never changed.
And this character has "roots", there is really Su Wuming in history, and it is included in " New Tang Book ". The reason why Su Wuming was favored by the princess was because he once helped the princess find the lost incense, which was recorded in the history books.
These points are interesting, I have no reason not to take this role.
Su Wuming's style comes from Chen Minzheng teacher. On the day of the styling, we spent eleven hours in total from eight in the morning until the evening. To be honest, I was tired from sitting in the chair at the time. Mr. Minzheng is not too young, but in order to pursue the ultimate in details, he has been hunched over, constantly helping me adjust the shape of the headgear, the curvature of the beard, The details of the sideburns , etc., the hard work can be imagined.
Mr. Minzheng is very serious about the details, even the hair on the temples has been adjusted for a long time. My own eyebrows are very light, and I usually use eyebrow pencils to draw thicker eyebrows in dramas, but Mr. Minzheng thinks this is not good. Once a close-up of the side face is taken, the eyebrows are easy to show. He glued his eyebrows one by one, so that he had the effect that the audience sees today.fruit.
After the adjustment was basically in place, Mr. Minzheng patted my chin and said, "Zhigang, I can only do my best. It would be great if you could take this chin back." I Seeing him busy all day, I was very moved: "Don't worry, I will definitely take back my double chin."
Later, I set a rule for myself, never going out to eat out during filming, only eating and exercising every day During the meal, I also said hello to the producer, "My part will be filmed a week later, I have to adjust my state first." In this way, I lost ten kilograms in a short period of time. I am quite satisfied with Su Wuming's image, and I am confident in performance. I think he's one of the best roles I've played in the last ten years.
In addition, "The Story of Tang Dynasty" has a historical background after all. The battle between the princess and the prince in the play, the status and privileges of the clansmen, etc., all need to be understood in advance.
Screenwriter Wei Fenghua recommended Tang Dynasty 's collection of notes and novels "Youyang Zazu", I also found "Yi Zhongtian Chinese History", Tang Dynasty from the Zhenguan rule of history Read it carefully. I just figured out how the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty was "mixed", why even if Lu Lingfeng was cut from office, he could still be looked at by the title of " Fan Yang Lu's ". These all help me better grasp the motivations of the characters.
plays Wuming Su, which makes me very happy
I always hope to play each character in their own style, so is Wuming Su. During the creation, I incorporated some of my acting habits into it. The temperament of
"Story of the Tang Dynasty" tends to be suspenseful and thrilling. I hope that the audience can be interspersed with other emotions for adjustment. Su Wuming must be calm and calm at ordinary times, the so-called "suddenly approached without being alarmed, and without reason, without being angry". He must have his own way of dealing with impatient people, so I added some comedy to Wuming Su.
This sense of comedy is not intentional, it must be revealed naturally. Just like I had a scene with Lu Lingfeng, he asked me why I came so late, I just replied indifferently "my horse, slow". In fact, I don't need to design it deliberately, I just need to adjust the tone of the lines according to my feeling, and the effect will come out naturally.
I've been capturing this "interestingness". Su Wuming, as Chang'an County Lieutenant, wanted to send his subordinates to the ghost city to perform tasks, and his subordinates found excuses to shirk the blame. He pretended to be stupid not to expose their little thoughts. One of them bluntly said, "Don't dare to go." He also said half-jokingly and helplessly: "Don't you dare? Don't you even find an excuse?" A place that is in harmony with yourself, otherwise anyone can play it, and the audience will have no memory.
The same is true for me and my rival actors. Acting is not about how well you act, but the effect of cooperation. Not only can you find the characteristics of your own characters, but you can also support each other in the opposite scenes. This is a very smooth creative state.
Me and Yang Xuwen played Lu Lingfeng are two male protagonists, one in literature and one in martial arts, and one for relaxation. Xuwen and I have known each other for a long time. At that time, his " Legend of the Condor Heroes " was a collaboration between our company and Huace . His Guo Jing played very well, and I have a good impression of him.
The two of us are both teachers and friends in and out of the play. Xuwen is born in the 90s, and I am about the same age as his mother, so I also joked and teased him on the scene: "You are in charge of strength and appearance in the play. , I'll be responsible for IQ and fun." After listening to him, he took it seriously: "Brother Zhigang, don't worry, I will definitely practice the fight well!" Dress up, the feeling of being aloof comes out. In the face of such a power-hungry princess, I have to respect and not lose my bottom line. The audience can also see that Su Wuming's attitude towards the princess has always been very humble, but he always plays Tai Chi in words.
this is them toocontradictions between. In the princess' view, since you, Su Wuming, are my people, you will serve me; but in Su Wuming's heart, I have never belonged to any of you, and the object of my service will always be the imperial court. The princess and the crown prince, I can't afford to offend anyone, but I won't humble and flatter anyone. This is also the side of Su Wuming's pure heart.
Yue Lina acted as a princess, and she started acting as soon as she sat down. Not only me, but everyone on the scene knew how to continue acting. Why do you say that feeling is always the most important thing in performance? When you feel it, the reaction is right, and everything follows right.
I and Nortel's brother Chen Chuang 's rivalry also played very energetically. I always feel that there are three realms of performance. The first is to complete the tasks given to you by the play, the second is to show the uniqueness of the characters on the basis of the play, and the third is to become a character and enjoy the performance.
As far as I am concerned, Su Wuming is a role that I can sink into, but I feel that no matter what role Chen Chuang gets, he can achieve the third level. He never took the script at the scene, and he was Fei Jishi at first. Whether it is the appearance or inner psychology of the characters, they are very similar.
For example, Fei Jishi's red nose was proposed by himself and director Bo Shan , "I drink all day, my face will definitely be a little red, and everyone says 'drink nose', so I draw my nose Let's be popular." Including some scenes he wanted to perform in a tree, and some scenes he wanted to exaggerate, he always thought of the director, which was higher than the average actor.
cooperated with director Bai Shan this time, and I also saw his new skills in shooting costume dramas. Compared with his previous works, "Story of the Tang Dynasty" has changed a lot. His control of the rhythm of the story, his grasp of the suspenseful style, and his handling of complex scenes are all plus points.
"Tang Dynasty Strange Stories" focuses on the word "strange", but it is not promoting feudal superstition. On the contrary, we use stories to break feudal superstition.
has gone from obedient to self-willed, and now I want to help my brother share the heavy responsibility The drama is the main one, and "Brother Guo Jingyu" has always been my label.
In fact, cooperation is not static, we will also have exchanges and collisions. If I was just an obedient younger brother, then after 2015, I was a willful younger brother. Now, I am the younger brother who hopes to help him share the responsibilities.
"Iron Pear Flower"
Ten years before I entered the industry, my brother took me to shoot a lot of dramas. For example, " Blade 1937" and "Iron Pear Flower" that are often mentioned, many viewers also met me through District Fourteen and Zhang Ji'an.
In 2008, I was burned by while filming "'s Secret Drawing ". After recuperating, I came out to film again. At that time, the body recovered almost, but suffered from depression . Every day when I closed my eyes, I could see and hear the explosion, and I could even feel a burning sensation on my face. I didn’t understand it at the time.
What do you think, I am an actor who ruined my face, and I will definitely have a pimple in my mind. Later, when I went to counseling, the doctor told me that it was PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and I realized that there was something wrong with my psychology. I could barely sleep during those days and was anxious every day.
"Fire Blue Blade"
played Zhang Jian in "Iron Pear Blossom" after his comeback, and received a lot of encouragement. He played Jiang Xiaoyu in "Fire Blue Blade" again, and got the support of young audiences.
Later, my brother asked me to shoot several legendary dramas of the Republic of China in succession. It was easy to act and the ratings were very high. , In addition to my own depression, I have been relying on drugs to maintain it, which is very difficult to endure. So after filming " Big Yangko " in 2015, I decided to stop shooting this type of story.
I was wayward back then, IBrother asked me to shoot " Mother's Road " and " The Most Beautiful Youth ", I pushed them all, I said I didn't want to do these repetitive things. At that time, I decided that on the one hand, I should solve the psychological problems, and on the other hand, I also wanted to do things that I had never had the chance to do. I wanted to go out and see the world. I didn't know where it came from at the time, but I didn't stay motivated. It took me two years to go to all the places I wanted to go, and I even took my son to Antarctica.
It wasn't until 2017, when I felt that I had regained my status and got the doctor's approval, I gradually returned to work. At that time, my brother showed me the script of " Braveheart 2". I didn't read it and said, "Why is it a legendary drama of the Republic of China again? I won't play it." My brother advised me: "Look at the script, this time it really is It's different." After hearing him say that, I glanced at the script and was immediately attracted.
"Braveheart 2" is not the kind of legendary story we often shoot before. The protagonist Tong Jiaru is a low-level intellectual. He is virtuous but downhearted, ambitious but has nowhere to show, longing for love but failing in his marriage... This character ignited my creative desire.
For the sake of Tong Jiaru, I deliberately let myself settle down, and I also made myself a lot older in appearance. He is a powerless scholar who came to Shanghai from his hometown, and the wife he married was not as good as he wanted. This buddy will definitely not be able to sleep at night.
The audience can see that his hair is often messy, and there is a lot of gray hair, and he always wears the same long shirt and a pair of stereotyped round glasses. You think, everyone has today and no tomorrow, how can he have a bright and beautiful appearance?
This drama has been backlogged for a long time, and it has not been broadcast on TV. The broadcast effect is much inferior to the first one. I'm a little lost myself, but I feel that every play has its own destiny. I try my best to finish it and leave the rest to the audience.
Later, my brother and I said, "We're almost done shooting the legendary drama of the Republic of China, and we can try to develop into other genres that are more likely in the future." It happened at this time that "Story of the Tang Dynasty" appeared. He was in charge of the pre-script and post-production announcement, and I was in charge of assisting Bo Shan in controlling the shooting scene, keeping an eye on the performance and the shooting cycle, so I made a concerted effort to make "Story of the Tang Dynasty".
After I came back in 2017, I have become more and more able to understand my brother's difficulties. He and my sister-in-law have to run the company well, be responsible for the project content, and take good care of the artists in the management team. So now I will also take the initiative to help my brother share some of the work to make him less stressed.
is like a project as big as "The Story of the Tang Dynasty". He has been at Singapore because of business matters, and it is difficult to keep up with us. Producers communicate the progress, discuss details with the publicity team during the broadcast, etc. Usually, I also invite the actors to sit out, hoping to enhance the cohesion of the crew. I grew up under my brother's wings, and now I want to be his right-hand man.
Everyone said that actors should make more reserves. But I think that actors must first read the big book of life. How can you make good use of the metaphysical theories in the book if you don’t even have a good understanding of life? Life will tell every actor that acting is not only a work of the brain, but also the heart. In the face of feelings, skills are as light as clouds.
The so-called "right and wrong should be judged by oneself, praise and reputation should be listened to by others", until today, I am more and more sure in my heart that I can do it for the rest of my life.
【Dialogue/Written by Li Xingwen/Yichen】
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