"Mist Theater" relaunched its first work controversy and ended "Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Mist" "wasted" a group of acting schools?
Zu Feng: Connecting the audience's emotions is far more attractive than solving the mystery of the case
Last year, iQIYI’s “Mist Theater”, which became popular with dramas such as “The Hidden Corner”, made a comeback. The first “Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog” had just been broadcast, but the truth surfaced caused two completely different controversies: one applauded it. Increasing the concentration of psychological suspense, and integrating the freshness of family ethics; one faction shouted that the psychological expectations of the "mist" tonality were lost, so the mysterious plot "wasted" a large number of acting schools... Anyway, it is certain that this season "Mist" has no intention of taking its roots, but wants to take a new way of grafting the genre of life drama and suspense drama.
Although "The Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is a group drama, in the full-acting force lineup, the big brother Xuan Liang shaped by Zu Feng is still a Dinghai Shenzhen existence: his rickety posture, anxious emotions, and realistic low-level citizen life Logic, in the misty beginning, is the first character to convince the audience and maintain this trust until the end of the play.
From Li Ya in "Latent" to the singularities in "Ode to Joy", Bai Chongli in "Mountain and Sea Love", including Xuanliang in "Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Fog", Zu Feng's role spans a large span, but they all pass The delicate shaping finally conquered the audience.
"In the preliminary preparations, from the way of walking, tone, accent, including timbre, some minor adjustments will be made to match the characters. Xuanliang, with a little Jiangnan accent, and Teacher Bai with a little northwestern accent; Xuanliang is a bottom layer. The staff, his words will not be so elegant. Teacher Bai is a teacher, so his words will be more regular; in appearance, although Li Ya is hunched, it is different from Xuanliang—Xuanliang is Overwhelmed by past events, Li Ya arched his back like a leopard ready to go..." When it comes to these business details, Zu Feng, who has always been emotional and tone down, began to become talkative.
In fact, in Zu Feng's eyes, there is no such thing as a "secret", but just the basic skills of an actor.
Select the script
"Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Fog" is different from previous suspense dramas
Beiqing Daily: When you took over this play, which of the lineup and the characters themselves were more attractive to you?
Zu Feng: I missed the opportunity to collaborate with Director Wang Xiaoshuai, but I think he is a very good director. He has always insisted on making art films. I hope to cooperate with a good director and a good creative team; but the appeal of the script itself is also Here, I am curious about what director Wang Xiaoshuai is like to make a drama, because he has never filmed a TV drama before.
These have contributed to this cooperation.
Beiqing Daily: "Mist Theater" has driven the market for suspense themes. What do you think of this type of themes?
What do you pay attention to when choosing scripts and roles?
Zu Feng: Suspenseful themes. Since the Fog Theater last year, everyone has paid more attention and loves to watch it. Because the plot is sharper, there will be some interaction with the audience. From the beginning, you will guess who the murderer is.
Of course, "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is different from previous suspense dramas. It is not only to guess who the murderer is, but also to show the audience what the journey of these people's minds was when they got there.
I choose the script, first of all, the plot must be attractive enough, and then some emotional parts of the story can move me, and the faster-paced drama.
Shape the role
Cherish the limited opportunity to play the character "Yuan Shun"
Beiqing Daily: In the past, most of your roles left the audience with a gentle and elegant feeling. Is the "suffocating" father image in this play the most anxious character you have portrayed?
What is the more memorable experience in creation?
Zu Feng: He lives in the shadow of past tragedies, so facing real life will be more anxious than ordinary people, and more strict and sensitive than other parents.
The more difficult thing is that as the plot deepens, the case gradually becomes clear, and the emotions and characters change when the mystery is about to dissipate.
I hope that he will change relatively naturally, including meeting Yuan Fei like an enemy from the beginning, and slowly recognizing that he is a good policeman, and slowly easing the relationship with his wife and daughter in the family.
I hope to show that this relaxation is natural, rather than abrupt, and will eventually come to a more satisfactory ending.
In the second half, the space for this character is slightly limited. For me, the difficulty lies here-the plot has developed to the case, and Xuanliang has fewer performances, so I can only slowly explain how he is in the cracks. From gloomy, irritable, and sensitive people slowly to warmth.
I can only cherish every time he plays, hoping to finish well in the limited space.
Beiqing Daily: Some netizens commented that Xuanliang is a "terrible dad". Do you agree with this statement?
Zu Feng: If the audience is a child's perspective, it might be like this.
But I think both parents and children should stand on a mutual understanding angle.
It is definitely not good to have too much restraint for the growing children, but it is also necessary to understand a situation like the Xuan family. If there hadn't been a major change in the family 19 years ago, Xuan Liang's personality would not have become like this. .
Children are growing, but adults are also growing, just like Xuan Liang was only in his early 20s 19 years ago. He has been locked in a prison-like tower for nearly 20 years and cannot get out. The deceased sister looks very similar, which adds to his sensitivity.
However, as the plot unfolds, Xuan Liang's personality is also changing. I think this is also the luckier place for their Xuan family, so both sides must be considerate of each other.
I hope that in life, if there are conflicts in the family, it will be better to communicate with each other and resolve them on the basis of mutual understanding.
Talk about feeling
Creators need to calm down and talk to tell stories
Beiqing Daily: At present, the most controversy about this drama is that there is a gap between the audience's expectations for the suspense drama and the main creation's emphasis on family ethics. How do you feel as a lead actor?
Do you think the current presentation will have the problem of "picking the audience"?
Zu Feng: The same rice breeds different kinds of people. Everyone's preferences are different.
The suspense drama itself also has many types, including the suspense of the character's psychology.
I think for creators, it is necessary to be able to calm down and tell a story.
In addition, most of the audience's taste is getting more and more spicy. There are too many scenes like that on the market. The first episode is the marriage of the father and the mother. The impact is particularly strong, and the density of the cases is also very full.
In this way, the audience will feel that the suspense drama should be like this, there are constant incidents.
Although "The Mysterious Fog of the Octagonal Pavilion" is now classified as a mystery film, I think it is different from the previous mystery films.
Those films pay more attention to finding the murderer, and "Octagonal Pavilion" pays more attention to showing the character and cause of the character in the process of finding the murderer.
Compared with events, I think people and their emotions are more important, and this is what may finally move us.
Emotionally, we can make a connection with the audience, which is far more attractive than the puzzle game of the case itself.
If all stories can bring benefits to the audience, they are reminded of their own lives through the story itself, like a mirror to see something worthy of reference.
Text/Reporter Yang Wenjie Coordinating/Liu Jianghua