Li Shaohong on the age crisis of actresses: say yes or no, say no and no

  In the past two years, with the rise of female gender awareness, the age crisis and workplace pressure faced by women have often become hot topics.

How to view women's gender awareness and how to view the age crisis of actresses, the famous female director Li Shaohong recently accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.

Li Shaohong accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.

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"Gender is an advantage"

  Li Shaohong participated in the 1995 World Women's Conference.

She still remembers attending the conference at that time, and the most asked question was how many teenage directors were there in China.

"I was quite surprised at the time. This is a problem I never thought about. I said that we have more than 20 female directors in Beijing Film Studio alone."

  Participating in the World Women’s Conference made Li Shaohong aware of the “advantages” of gender.

"Actually, gender differences are not a bad thing. Gender awareness is actually the awareness of everyone's conscious awareness of themselves. Since then, I feel that my creation seems to be able to use my own female perspective and Eyes to make artistic creations."

  From "Daming Palace Ci" to "Orange is Red" have become hit dramas of the year. In different time and space, looking at the era of power and life from different female perspectives, it is still inspiring for today's women.

Li Shaohong said, in fact, when "Daming Palace Ci" and "Orange is Red" first came out, everyone had different opinions, and many people thought it was "alternative".

I don't think it anymore today, because everyone is used to it, and there is more and more clear female consciousness awakening.

  From the original "women can hold up half the sky" to today's women's demands for equal rights in all aspects, she believes that the awakening of female consciousness is a process from unconscious to conscious.

Everyone’s perception of their gender is very important, “We require a complete perspective to see the world, not a perspective of only women, women’s rights, or only men and patriarchs.”

Li Shaohong accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.

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"You don't have to sign here"

  Many of today's stars, such as Zhou Xun, Yang Mi, Tang Yifei, etc., were originally from Li Shaohong's company.

Some of them became popular, some went into silence, and some were labeled as market traffic, but the film and television dramas of Li Shaohong that appeared in those years have almost all become their masterpieces.

  Li Shaohong has always been very open to the issue of actors leaving when they become popular. "Many things are not static, and there can be no permanent banquet. I think leaving is inevitable, which shows that he has moved from home to society. You let him What kind of help can be given to him in the society is not in terms of money or opportunity, but his own ability."

  After leaving, Li Shaohong will also observe their works carefully.

"I was still telling Zhou Xun yesterday that she played Tu Youyou and caught a particularly good physical detail, that is, always holding her arms. She was very happy and told me how she observed the characters to find this characteristic. I also think it is very good. She did not give up the pursuit of art."

  "We also asked Yang Mi to come back as a female underground party member last year. There were few scenes, and she also came back. I think she has changed a lot. People calm down suddenly, not the little girl who was flying all over the room. Although she also felt for a while I am too harsh on her and always criticize her. In fact, it is not. Some words may not be told to you by others. Only people who care about you will tell you these words. I can feel these words to her over the years It worked." Li Shaohong said.

  "I also told the actors in "Dream of Red Mansions" that this is the first time that fate made you play the protagonist, but it doesn't mean that you will always be the protagonist from today. You have to go back to zero and go up from zero." Li Shaohong told them directly, "Don't think about signing here. Signing is meaningless. You have to go to various crews. This kind of training is true."

Director Li Shaohong.

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"Quick things are not nutritious"

  Li Shaohong disagrees with the popularity of the actor's overnight popularity or the popularity of hot search data.

She believes that actors need to grow up, just like rice, they have to grow up.

Anything that violates the laws of nature is not necessarily a good thing.

Quick things will definitely lose a lot of nutrients.

An actor can become popular with just one opportunity, not long-term, and in the end, he has to come back to the stove again. What can make the actor long-term is acting.

  When the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was filmed, the young actor followed Li Shaohong for two years to do one thing: observing life and writing a diary.

Li Shaohong still keeps their diary.

From "It's quite interesting", "It's fun", and "Too Coke" at the very beginning, to "Why Coke" and "Why touching" later, Li Shaohong asked them to sort out their ideas and go deep into their lives in this way.

  There are also people who can't stand loneliness, and they feel too slow if they haven't been popular in two or three years.

Li Shaohong bluntly said: "When you are not yet popular, you have not done well. What is the use of red, you are panicked." Later, there were some actors who couldn't stand it when looking for shortcuts and encountered difficulties, but Li Shaohong was helpless.

  Although her drama has made many stars out of her, Li Shaohong said frankly that she is still unwilling to do the kind of popularization and hype. "You can’t just look at those numbers, and those numbers are today’s, not tomorrow’s. Bring the right things to young actors and let them know what is really useful to them. If you carefully do every work step by step, he will naturally have vitality."

  In recent years, Li Shaohong has also participated in some online variety shows. As a tutor, she watched actors perform a classic film and television work on stage. She said that participating in the show just wanted to learn more. It is different from talking about drama on the spot.

  But she believes that participating in this kind of show is indeed an exercise for the actors.

Because the film and television actors are on the scene, one is not good, it doesn't matter, there is the second, and the director will tell you about the play.

Variety shows are too impromptu, it depends on the actors themselves.

"So I said to the actors, it's good to come and participate in a variety show, otherwise you won't have the opportunity to let them realize that they have such a big problem."

  And for many actors to the variety show not to exercise their acting skills, but to make some hot searches.

Li Shaohong disagrees: "You still have to enter the group for acting, and you still have to look at acting in the end. Even if you win the championship, it is really not the same thing as whether you can receive the show."

Li Shaohong at the shooting scene of "I heard her say".

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"Age crisis: say yes and yes, say no and no"

  In the past two years, TV series, variety shows, and social media have all discussed the age crisis of actresses.

Li Shaoyong said bluntly: "This kind of crisis, you have to say there are, you have to say there is no and there is no, it all lies in yourself. For example, when it comes to middle-aged, you have to fight for roles with young people. If someone grabs it, there won't be. Because he can't grab yours."

  "Which age group to play in which age group, Hua Dan Tsing Yi Lao Dan, is originally the law of the industry, as they age, the division of their performances. Actors need to make the transition well and set their mentality without anxiety." Li Shaohong said that actor is not a profession with only youth, because it does not belong to the competitive industry, the most important thing is that the actor should not panic. How can the transition from Huadan to Tsing Yi make the audience accept and recognize you.

  Li Shaohong said that actors of all ages have their own advantages.

When many actors are in their 40s, as long as they can find the soul of the role, they still have a good role to play.

For example, Zhou Xun went to play Tu Youyou, who was in his 40s. The ability to play such a person well depends not on his appearance, but on acting online. When the opportunity comes, he can seize the opportunity. Only such a person can perform the role well.

Li Shaohong at the shooting scene of "I heard her say".

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"Keep learning to adapt to the times"

  From making commercial films in the 1980s and later making TV series, Li Shaohong has always stood at the forefront of the times.

However, today's film and television ecology is obviously different from that of previous years. The entry of Internet giants, the surging of capital, and the unprecedented impact of data traffic on film and television investors and creators have made it difficult for many traditional filmmakers to adapt.

  Li Shaohong believes that the Internet not only has a huge impact on the film and television ecology, but on all mankind.

Of course, film and television audiences are getting younger and younger, and whether they can keep up with the changes of the times is indeed a challenge for creators.

"If you can't stop, it's all up to you. No one forces you to stop. You have to keep learning and adapting."

  She confessed that she has not adapted well, but she has been working hard.

"I think this industry has an advantage, that is, every time you engage in creation, it gives you an opportunity to learn something in a field."

  Li Shaohong said that she has never rejected new things. She was the first group of film directors to write screenplays with computers, the first group of people to make commercials, and the first group of people who came into contact with digital shooting when filming TV series. When transitioning from film to digitization, many people couldn't make it. She had no obstacles to the digital transformation of TV dramas.

  As a director who likes to "play", she herself often uses Tik Tok, and also participates in Tik Tok Star Motion Night to present annual awards to artists.

She also tried everything from web dramas to short videos. She also made a short film "I heard her say" with Zhao Wei, focusing on the survival crisis of women.

When Zhao Wei found Li Shaohong, she agreed without hesitation.

Li Shaohong participated in "Tik Tok Night".

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  She bluntly said that the creation of short videos is also quite challenging.

A monologue depends on one person to talk for more than ten minutes. If three sentences are not good, they will run away.

"The current inspection standard is 6 minutes for a streaming media. If you can't catch the audience within these 6 minutes, he will leave. In fact, the test is quite big and the competition pressure is also great."

  "The era will give you many opportunities. How you keep up with this era depends on your own judgment and grasp." She said.

  Reporter: Ma Haiyan