Qiu Ze: "When a man is in love" gives me one more play route丨interview
Among the new films released on the Dragon Boat Festival this year, the love film "When a Man is in Love" has a high reputation. The story of the film is relatively simple. It tells the story of debt collectors falling in love with the debtor's daughter.
Many viewers entered the theater with the mentality of watching a comedy, but in the end, most of the viewers were like "the last twenty minutes, don't be afraid to cry" as described on the movie poster, and fell for this regretful and sad love. tears.
Many netizens and audiences have expressed that Qiu Ze's little bastard Ah Cheng is very impressive and the performance is highly completed.
Some netizens said, "Qiu Ze's performance is like a magnifying glass that has given the soul of this work."
In an exclusive interview with the Beijing News, Qiu Ze said: "In the past, everyone saw Qiu Ze is more typical and deep. In my acting career, Ah Cheng is a very important role, giving me an extra acting way. Possibility. Except that it is a romantic movie, this role is very grounded. He comes from the bottom. His free and easy and stupid are very charming and moving." Qiu Ze said that he has entered the theater and "four brushed" the movie.
Talking about how to portray the characters vividly this time, he said that the way and rhythm of the filming of the film made him very "comfortable", "it will naturally be immersed. Basically, it is a very real and natural reaction without much acting."
How to shape the role?
Filming along the plot is very helpful to my performance
"When a Man is in Love" tells the love story between a gangster named Ah Cheng (Qiu Ze), who collects debts for his living, and the debtor’s daughter Haoting (Xu Weining). The film’s A Cheng is Images of puppets that often appear in Taiwanese movies: love to wear floral shirts, wear explosive heads, crooked when walking, become impatient and swear if you don't speak three sentences, always disdain people, and can do nothing. Do not move your mouth.
But since he met Haoting, Ah Cheng was confused. In front of his feelings, he began to become gentle and naive. He awkwardly took care of everything for Haoting. He originally thought that the two could stay together securely, but because of their respective identities. Doomed to suffer various changes.
Qiu Ze said that when he saw Ah Cheng, his first feeling was to understand. He said that there was some shadow of him in this character, and he understood the mood of the character very well. He decided to let himself into this character and play it well.
It is also a challenge for the depth of entering the role this time. Qiu Ze said that the performance method this time is unreserved: "I must fully invest myself, like the film "Who fell in love with him first" ( Qiu Ze won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor nomination for the role in the film), he must be very involved in the role. In this way, the difficulty is that it must exist in the role, especially in the face of the big screen. You must become (Acheng). There must not be many traces of acting and performance.” Qiu Ze recalled, the filming of "When a Man is in Love" was extremely comfortable. The director and producer made all the preparations, including the topographic map of the town and the hospital. The location of the home, the rice noodle soup, the market, and the peasant association will be drawn into a map, which is simulated on paper and offline anytime and anywhere. They want everything in the movie to enter the lives of the actors, and they also give the actors a great deal. Sense of security.
In addition to the efforts to serve the Tao, what makes Qiu Ze most emotional is that the filming along the plot has greatly helped his performance.
In the past, many crews had to hurry up in shooting. It was possible to film the ending and replay first, and finally start filming the beginning of the story. This time, the whole crew followed the story with the determination not to rush for success. Advances in development and changes in character mood.
In the film, Ah Cheng and Hao Ting broke up because they had no choice. When Ah Cheng watched Hao Ting and her new blind date wiping tears alone from the window, all the emotions of the characters reached their peak, and the audience couldn't cry with Ah Cheng's expressions.
"Actually, that scene was shot very quickly, probably after two or three shots. Before that shot, we all shot along the scene, that is, following the development of the story and the emotions of the story, so when we get there, we will naturally be immersed." Qiu Ze confessed that the way of shooting along the spot has greatly added to his performance. For example, the heavy scene of breaking up with Haoting, before that really let Qiu Ze experience the fighting scene in the casino: "The scene was filmed all night. As soon as it hits the sky, I am basically too tired to move. At dawn, I will arrange the scene where the rice noodles are split up. At that time, my exhaustion, all breathing and state are very real, because we experienced it together. After Ah Cheng's experience, when he went to the rice noodle stall, he basically didn't have to act hard, it was a very real and natural reaction."
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Qiu Ze said that "When a Man is in Love" is a surprise work. The film not only won a big box office in Taiwan, but it was lucky to meet an actor with an eye to tell a story. The whole movie was There are tears in the laughter.
Qiu Ze can let the audience read the innocence in the eyes of the desktop punks, and you will unconsciously follow his perspective to appreciate the beauty of Haoting and savor the love between them.
When asked how the tacit understanding between the actors was established, Qiu Ze laughed and said that because of rehearsal reasons, he and Xu Ting Ning established a very deep tacit understanding, and Xu Ting's degree of truthfulness of the play also made him remember: "Before filming, she will meet When the director asks questions, he will dig out things that are not in the script or in the lines. Even if it is not mentioned, he must think carefully, and be careful about how much money Haoting owes and the salary of the peasant association. She can afford it. How much, how much is her father’s medical expenses, etc., she will clarify these things, come up with a very accurate figure, and put all these pressures on herself."
In this filming, there were a lot of improvisations in the comedy plot. Just as in the film, Ah Cheng collected debts from Haoting, went to the peasant association to show his favor to the other party, and took dozens of service numbers throughout the day. Many of these scenes are also Improvisation from them.
Compared with the separation and combination of love, "When a Man is in Love" is more moving because of family affection, responsibility and companionship.
The father and son who usually talk to each other are actually the people who care about each other most. The affectionate farewell of father and son at the end of the film is also very touching.
The veteran actor Cai Zhennan plays the role of Ah Cheng’s father. Qiu Ze said that when you play against the drama bones, you can basically follow your feelings. Even the director doesn’t need to give too many instructions at the scene: “It’s like giving dad on the bus. The tonic scene is also improvised. All the lines are natural. My father has been complaining about him, but he also knows his son’s kindness. They are far away from each other on the surface, but in fact they are very close, and they care about each other."
Qiu Ze told a reporter from the Beijing News that since "When a Man is in Love" was released, he has reviewed the movie four times, and each time he has a different mood.
In the first premiere, I went to the scene to check my performance. Later, I found a different moving point every time I watched it.
"The first time I saw it, I felt that I still have a lot of room for improvement. I have been very happy to hear the encouragement of many viewers recently. At first I will be moved by the original layout in the script, such as the hug of'give me another minute'. Later, Ah Cheng sent a new revolving lamp (from the barbershop) to his home barbershop. Even though he did not shed tears, his eyes were flushed."
At the end of the movie, Acheng and Haoting still failed to get married. Talking about the regret of the movie's ending, Qiu Ze asked, "Will the tragedy be more impressive? I think Haoting is still too bitter. This movie What the movie wants to express is not only love, but also family affection. A lot of the movie describes the resonance in our lives, including getting along with family, no matter how close we are, there is a distance. It may sometimes regret that it will only change when someone leaves. To be profound." He thought for a while, and said seriously: "The core of the movie is to tell the other person that the love that touches you in every moment, and everyone should cherish it."
【Interview】
Qiu Ze: Do not cry or cry, tears are pearls
Beijing News: Many viewers complained that the last 20 minutes of the scene were crying and fainted. What do you want to say to them?
Qiu Ze:
I'm so embarrassed, I don't cry or cry, tears are pearls.
(laugh)
Beijing News: When you received the script, did you know that it was a tragedy?
Qiu Ze:
After reading the script, what I feel is that at the beginning there are more comedy elements, and then there will be a lot of reversals. This is what attracts me to this story, so I am very clear that the audience will be different before and after the screening. Look and feel.
The Beijing News: There were a lot of action scenes this time, and Ah Cheng was beaten badly. You should have suffered a lot of injuries, right?
Qiu Ze:
Yes, my request and hope is to make the picture more real, and naturally there will be some injuries, but overall the crew has protected me very well.
Because you are in Ah Cheng’s emotions, you should and must give full play to it. For example, when Ah Cheng helped Hao Ting rent a shop, many of the injuries were real, not special effects makeup.
Beijing News: How do you achieve this immersive experience?
Qiu Ze: It
is to put yourself in the state of the role completely. During that time, you will be completely involved in Ah Cheng’s mental state, and you will always think about what he thinks. In your daily life, you will try to talk to Ah Cheng in his way of speaking. Everyone talks, let yourself slowly enter his state, and live with his habits. After the filming, you won't be too far away from him in a short time.
Beijing News: Then if you are too deep into the film, will it be difficult to get out after filming?
Qiu Ze:
Actually, I don’t know much. You know I have (participated) in a drama recently, which is "The Living Family". I joined the crew the next day after "When a Man is in Love". The schedule forced me. Hurry to enter the next role.
It was really the next day, so if the next script is very close, I will force myself to pull away as soon as possible and enter another role.
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan