"Changan Road" director Li Jun: Chen Shu has a compound charm, Jiao Junyan is very fearless

On November 15th, the film "Chang'an Road", which was adapted from Hai Yan's novel "The Pirates of Chang'an", based on real incidents, was officially released. The film was released by Fan Wei, Chen Shu, Jiao Junyan, Song Yang and many other powerful actors starring in a very strong lineup. The adaptation of

's real events, the expected cast, the audience must be very curious about this "Chang'an Road", what kind of movie is this?

Piao Shenjun interviewed the film director Li Jun for the first time, and chatted with him about the film, about the actors, about the creation of the story, come and have a look! Director Li Jun of

has filmed TV series including "Peace Hotel", "Landing, please turn on your phone", "Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou Cannot Believe in Tears", etc. Everyone should be familiar with it, especially "Peace Hotel" by Chen Shu and Lei Jiayin , Li Guangjie led the starring, was loved by the audience, and won many awards. It was the highest rated mainland drama in Douban in 2018, and its reputation is quite good. In terms of

movies, Director Li Jun also has a masterpiece. The suspense film "Shocking Reversal" released in 2016, starring Zhong Hanliang, Lee Jung-jae, Lang Yueting, etc., has various reversals and a huge reputation. It is known as a "China-Korea co-production." "The correct way to open.

After 3 years, Li Jun brought a new film "Chang'an Road". The director talked about how to choose the content of the original novel, and also revealed that this film is not a traditional genre. The actors that

collaborated with Director Li Jun, I have to mention Chen Shu. From Chen Jiaying in "Peace Hotel" to Yu Hailun in "The King of Behind the Scenes", the two have cooperated many times. This time they appeared in "Chang'an Road". Lin Baiyu in here, have any new requirements?

cooperated with Fan Wei, the first scene was the highlight, because the director liked the feeling of death. Jiao Junyan screamed and filmed crash scenes in person. Song Yang subverted his acting skills and played such a "face" role for the first time. What happened?

uses the lens to capture the most shining part of the actor. The director talked about his shooting style, like using a camera to love the actor, come and watch the exciting content!

The following is the interview transcript

reporter: Meow Jiro

retains the original novel story, but the characters are completely different in personality color

vote god : This time I still choose to cooperate with the screenwriter Ding Xiaoyang. What are your main choices for Hai Yan's original work?

Li Jun: Yes, I wrote the play with Xiaoyang. Regarding the choice of the original, I kept the similar relationship between the characters in the original and the origin of the story. For example, regarding the stolen stone coffin, the type of story, and the relationship between father and daughter, I made some reservations about this story. What

abandoned might be, for example, the relationship between Shao Kuancheng and Zhao Hongyu in the novel, which had been known for a long time and was a childhood sweetheart. What I abandoned were some of the characteristics of the characters in the original novel and some of the characteristics related to their identity.

Let me put it simply, let’s give an example. For example, Lin Baiyu of the original novel is also a host of a show, and is also Professor Wan’s wife. She is still such a stepmother and such a relationship, but she is a person who is purely dependent on Professor Wan. , She is a (role) just thinking about some small gains and losses, and then poisoning.

Rather than saying that Lin Baiyu is a pure strongman, a strong woman, a character who dominates life, and a character who takes up a gun to fight the world.

​​"Chang'an Road" character poster

So is Zhao Hongyu, Zhao Hongyu would not have the rich two-sided identity and position in the original work. The relationship between her and her father was actually accepted in the original work, when his father found it. She was actually quite happy when she wanted to go to another life mentality.

So the current Zhao Hongyu may be completely different from what everyone sees, and she is in an extremely shrewd state, and her personality color has become completely different. The biggest change of

is actually Wan Zhenggang. Wan Zhenggang is also a history professor in the original work, but he is a habitual offender in the original work. He is a professor who has always been behind (hidden), but it is always a cultural relic. Such a big dark boss of smugglers and thieves.

The current Wan Zhenggang, everyone sees him as a real oneProfessor, he is a cautious person who has never committed a crime. It was accidental factors that pushed him to where he is now.

vote god : The director evaluated this movie as a "non-genre film" and even subverted the genre. So which style is the movie?

Li Jun: is right, because this film is obviously not a genre of police and gangsters. Of course, our focus is not on the real so-called crime-solving genre. We actually focus on the story. In order to understand the relationship between the characters, through such a technical form similar to the suspense solving the case to convey some of the dilemmas of real characters you will encounter in life.

In fact, the main focus of our story is here, so I will say that it is a subversive type (work), but it does not seem to prevent you from using some experience and methods of a suspense film (experience), The main reason for this is that such mixing may (make) the audience unknowingly receive the final message we want to convey.

"Chang'an Road" set photo

ticket god : The movie was shot in Xi'an. What is your feeling in this city?

Li Jun: Yes, Xi'an has actually left a deep impression on me. Xi'an really has the cultural precipitation of the ancient capital. This thing is very strange, and you can hardly tell whether it is because of the ruins. Many of the ruins may have been protected, but it is there. In the exchange between humanities and ordinary people, in its food, in its rhythm, It has such a taste of the ancient cultural capital, which is very interesting.

vote god : The movie story takes place in Xi'an, but there doesn't seem to be much Shaanxi dialect in the film. How did you consider it?

Li Jun: is right, because all the people reflected in this movie, I think he is basically a microcosm of the general Chinese, so I think if you use Shaanxi dialect, it will limit the frame of the whole story , It will really make people think that Xi’an is what it is.

I think we will shoot in Xi’an and pass it through some visual language. This is a very realistic feeling of a medium-sized Chinese city, but we are not prepared to interfere with the audience with words or other things. I think we have to say this. Where and where the region is, it actually reflects a common current situation and cultural phenomenon throughout China.

Chen Shu has a complex beauty, richness itself is a kind of charm

vote god : I worked with Chen Shu before in "Peace Hotel", this time I asked her to play Lin Baiyu, do you have new requirements for the role?

Li Jun: Of course there will be , because of the cooperation of "Peace Hotel" and "The King of Behind the Scenes" we have also had some cooperation, so I know how much Chen Shu knows, and I have this deductive ability of her. I have enough confidence in the position that she can reach and the charm that she may present on the big screen. The new requirement of

is because Chen Shu has always impressed everyone in his past experience, or the role he played. Of course, this is also due to the limitations of TV series, that is, more of them are limited to the so-called intellectual, elegant, etc. Wait, I have these labels on my body.

So this time I need her to play the character of Lin Baiyu that is actually much stronger than these. She will have a very sturdy life trajectory, and at the same time she must be very seductive, she must show a mature woman to The deep understanding of my body and the characteristics of being a woman has the kind of charm.

So this may be something Chen Shu hasn't tried before, so I think this is what we want her to meet this time, and of course she did.

​​"Chang'an Road": Li Jun and Chen Shu

vote god : I talked to Sister Shu before and asked her to play this role when filming "Peace Hotel"?

Li Jun: Well, yes, it was in "Peace Hotel". When we talked about my future plans after work, I said that there was such a movie. At that time, the script was still in its infancy. ), there are still many options, but this Lin Baiyu does exist, she is also a show host, so my most basic concept is that Sister Shu possesses theseAt least, she would make people believe that she was like a TV host. I mentioned it, and she accepted it very happily, thinking that it was good.

My worry is because after all this is a supporting role, and she has a certain so-called villain aspect, especially when more and more changes are made to this character later, what needs to be done for an actress, especially Is a middle-aged actress, when she has a family, when she wants to show some physical acting on the big screen, then I will definitely have some worries, I don’t know what she thinks or is herself Do you have this courage.

I think Sister Shu is really a very professional actor. She hasn't gotten into this problem at all (tangled), and she is also willing to try to create some new roles.

"Chang'an Road" Chen Shu played Lin Baiyu

vote god : The director joked on Weibo, saying that he regretted his conservative handling of Lin Baiyu's role. How would you rate Chen Shu's charm?

Li Jun: That is a joke, (hahaha~), because I saw those fashion movies she recently shot, which is a more amazing and bolder show. The charm of Sister Shu, I think she is a very complex charm, that is, she has both the self-confidence of a mature woman, and the kind of (state) after she has already had a lot of experience in life. You can see from her body From her face, she can feel the relationship formed between life and life, or the reconciliation formed.

At the same time, you can still feel her, after all, she is still a young woman and still has the kind of desire for life. Then I think this kind of mixing has formed a kind of charm. She has concessions and offensives. This kind of mixing comes together. It is precisely because her age has reached that she can easily control these two mixed characteristics, which forms her own very special kind of charm.

vote god : See you on Weibo like the news that Yao Chen and Ma Yili were nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for "Find You", and Chen Shu who has cooperated many times. They may all be classified as so-called "middle-aged actresses." As directors, how can they show their characteristics?

Li Jun: I think the biggest benefit of middle-aged actresses, just like I said about the number of sisters, is that they have the experience of life, after all, what she goes through day by day in this process, people who pass by, look There will be some insights in the storms of life that I have experienced. When these insights are deposited on her body, when they have the opportunity to show them, they are invaluable. It really makes you feel that kind of richness, and this kind of richness itself is a charm, including two actresses like "Find You".

As long as they are given the opportunity, as long as there are such characters there, in fact, some middle-aged, plump and complicated characters, I think they will fully show their charm. I think this is right The audience is also a blessing.

Because I think always looking at something young and beautiful, this can actually be boring and boring, right? The story is to look at the lives of others. Wouldn’t it be more interesting to look at some richer lives?

shoots heavy scenes when they come up. I like to let the actors accept that kind of deadly vote

god : What is the most impressive thing about the cooperation with Teacher Fan Wei?

Li Jun: The scene of carrying (Zhao Hongyu) into the hospital was actually the first scene we filmed for Teacher Fan after we turned it on, and this scene is actually one of the most important scenes of this character for Teacher Fan. 1. Although it is placed at the head of the story, in fact it is after half of the whole story has happened, there has already been a certain ending moment when a daughter is about to die, that is, he (Wan Zhenggang) has already experienced a moment. At the moment after the series, I was holding my daughter and rushed to the hospital in an attempt to rescue, so this was a very, very complicated moment for the filmmakers.

"Chang'an Road" Fan Wei plays Wan Zhenggang

I personally have a special trait, that is, I usually shoot some heavy scenes before shooting. I like to let the actors accept that kind of stubbornness. Something passed.

Because many times people will be like this, every actor actually faces a new character, and at the beginning, there will be fear, but in fact, there will be anxiety and anxiety, and I don't know whether he is acting accurately.

If we use a very heavy moment to bring the psychological pressure to the actors, like your adrenaline will soar when you drive fast, then you will find yourself sometimes like something brave.

Good actors are also like this. They will also be apprehensive and fearful. When they have to face these toughest moments, they may have another kind of power in them. This power will help. They quickly get through the character's level.

In some of my work experience, I found that this is a time-tested and effective way.

So it’s just like the scene of Teacher Fan. It’s actually a scene that is so heavy. I don’t know what Teacher Fan will think about at the time. For me, it’s just using some of my methods to give With his help.

I want to use this physical run over and over to remove some (adaptation) processes that may exist in Teacher Fan's heart at that moment, which is to let pure physical fatigue permeate the entire performance.

"Changan Road" Jiao Junyan plays Zhao Hongyu

vote god : Jiao Junyan has a car crash in the film and went to battle in person. Can you tell me more about this scene?

Li Jun: Of course, this scene of is actually done with quite a few protection and professional technicians (with cooperation). My entire action director team is a very experienced team from Asia.

We also considered taking a stand-in, but Xiao Jiao felt that I could do it. She was also very excited about these actions relative to other cars. She came up with screaming and performed very well. Of course,

will also have some fixed routes, and there will also be some attempts. The person who drives the opponent car with her is also a very professional stuntman.

I think she did a very good job. Xiao Jiao has something very fearless about her, that is, she is brave and very brave. Many actresses are not willing to go. After all, this kind of relative (other car) has a certain degree of danger, but She is willing.

"Chang'an Road" Song Yang played Shao Kuancheng

vote god : Song Yang once starred in such crimes and martial arts themed works as "Bruptly Silent" and "Arrows Willow White Ape". He has rich experience. This time he played a policeman role. Did not subvert yourself?

Li Jun: I think there should be . He must have never acted a person like this before. It is this hesitation, a certain kind of dodge, and this kind of small calculation and shrewdness. I think this is all he is here. Of course, there are some traces of idealism that still exist in the body. I think these are Shao Kuancheng who Song Yang is now playing.

I think this is something he hasn’t played before. He has played a lot of violent and tough (characters) before, so Shao Kuancheng is actually not tough at all, he can even be said to be a slightly slick man . If

develops by himself, he is actually another Wan Zhenggang, and then develops into a middle-aged greasy man. He will have a rich girlfriend, which will bring him other possibilities in life. Opening other doors, maybe doing a little business, he stepped on two boats, he was thinking about the possibility of the police, or the relationship with his previous ideals, and at the same time thinking, eh? Maybe I go to start a business.

So this character is very difficult to act. For young actors, this character is actually very difficult to collect and dig into the erratic and chicken thieves in the heart. I think Song Yang also acted very well.

uses the lens to capture the shining points of the actors, and uses the camera to love them

vote god : Why in Jundao's play always allows actors to present the peak of their personal acting career?

Li Jun: I believe there is of course my reason, otherwise why are they all in my play.

I think the first reason is based on my aesthetics, which means that I have my own aesthetic system for the performance of some characters or actors, and I can convey this aesthetic system to the actors very clearly, and then let them do the same. Believing and understanding such an aesthetic, then they saw the clear goal of the character under this aesthetic.

After reading the script of "Chang'an Road" around

, I will use my own technical means, this technical meansIt includes, for example, the kind of scheduling presented to the actors, the kind of help and belief in the styling of the actors, the kind of belief in the overall creation of the environment, and It is to use the lens to capture the most shining part of the actor, instead of letting the actor come and go to the lens designed by me.

I will use my lens to capture the brightest of them, and actively form a relationship like love with the dominant thing on the actors. Really, we use the camera to love the actors, so this is My characteristics.

First of all, I have an aesthetic that I think is high-level. Most of these actors also agree with this aesthetic. Everyone will set a standard saying, ok, what position do we want to achieve? This is the so-called aesthetic. . Behind

is our common, joint efforts. We use all the means we can to assist everyone in achieving this aesthetic concept. So this is probably why no matter what kind of actors, all types of actors are in my play. There seems to be quite brilliance. Is

the highest peak in their lives? I really dare not say this, but I think they are very glorious in my play. I am afraid that this is not an exaggeration.

vote god : The last movie was "Shocking Reversal" in 2016, and the evaluation was very good. It was only after 3 years that this "Changan Road" was released. Why? Will it develop in the direction of TV dramas or movies in the future? Are there any projects currently under preparation?

Li Jun: My choice is very simple. Based on the story, it is based on a story that can move me, or a story that makes me interested. If this story is longer to be completed and expressed, or if its genre is more TV drama style, then I will make TV dramas. If this story is more suitable for film expression, it has the sense of ritual and possibility of movie. Yes, then I will choose the movie, I think this does not pose a problem for me.

So are there any plans for a movie in the future? Yes, I still have several movies in the process of preparation.

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