In the first scene of Siberian Tiger, Ma Li was performing, and Zhang Yu was watching in front of the monitor.

After the filming of this scene, Zhang Yu said to Ma Li, "Should I apologize to you?" Ma Li hurriedly said, "That's not necessary," and thought about asking him why he apologized.

"Before filming, Zhang Yu had some misunderstandings in my judgment. This concern is normal. Like many audiences, he is used to solidifying comedians. He has seen my dramas and my movies, and he thinks Ma Li is a comedy. Actress, it is a comedy performance style, can it be amplified in the drama? This concern is normal. Like many audiences, he will solidify the comedian, but fortunately, we all understand. "

  The film "Siberian Tiger" directed by Geng Jun and starring Zhang Yu and Ma Li was released nationwide on January 14. This movie with a somewhat dark humor style made the audience see a very different actor Ma Li, which was different from the previous one. In the image in the comedy movie, Ma Li plays a northeastern woman who is about to give birth. Facing the fact that her husband is cheating, she chooses to endure and be strong.

In an exchange with reporters from the Beijing News, she said that she does not reject various performance styles, just like a piece of plasticine, the director can pinch her into different shapes.

  【Role】

  She's great, wise, and pitiful

  "From comedy to drama", many people used this sentence to describe Ma Li's participation in "Siberian Tiger".

In the film, she plays Meiling, a pregnant woman from Northeast China. When she discovers that her husband Xu Dong, played by Zhang Yu, is cheating, she decides to "kill" Xiaosan herself, so she starts the journey of "solving the case" and looks for "suspects" with her big belly. people".

When she first came into contact with the role of Meiling, Ma Li was moved by the feminine aura of Meiling.

In her opinion, Meiling is a very unique woman, not only can make people feel great, but also has a kind of strength behind loneliness and helplessness: "She is so different from my previous roles, you may think she She is very stubborn and must pursue a result, but I fully understand her feelings in the face of love, especially when she is about to become a mother. At that time, the whole person's mental state is strong, as she said, it is about ruthless." Ma Li, who was familiar to everyone in the past, would immediately think of happy twist works and typical commercial comedies, etc., but director Geng Jun has always been in the independent film circle, and "Siberian Tiger" is also the first work of the latter. first appeared on the big screen.

Although they are in two different circles, Ma Li said with a smile that she has always been a loyal "audience" of Geng Jun's works, and has always appreciated the purity and simplicity of Geng Jun's works.

  Through this performance, Ma Li returned to her calmest, cleanest and purest state: "Although Meiling is strong and brave, from the perspective of a woman, she is more pitiful and lonely, because when love When a person is at the extreme, the emotion you have is humble. And because you still love each other, you can't show your humble side. Meiling is a mother-to-be, whether it is her husband or children, she will put herself last. From her own point of view, she would definitely choose to divorce, but in the end she did a very advanced treatment, I think she is very great, very wise, and very pitiful." There are not many scenes of Meiling in the film, and Ma Li said this I don't care too much: "I'm always willing to be a green leaf, and I'm not too willing to fight for something. I think if an actor cares about more plays and less plays, they should be bad at playing roles."

  【partner】

  Zhang Yu's play is good, everyone knows it

  Ma Li was born in Liaoning and is a native of Northeast China, but it was her first time to film in Hegang, Heilongjiang. She said that the filming experience here was amazing: "Because the time of dawn is very short, every day after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the sky will It was dark, and they came to me and told me to stop working (laughs). I was surprised and asked why, and they said to me, 'It's dark, there's no light, so what are you doing? Just eat and drink! (laughs) Hegang is really unbearably cold, but because I play a pregnant woman, I have complete protection and equipment all over my body, and it is even more difficult for the staff, they all take care of me very much." "Siberian Tiger" is a somewhat dark humorous plot This is very different from comedy films such as "Shy Iron Fist" and "Charlotte Trouble" starring Ma Li before. In her definition, Geng Jun's films belong to "another kind of comedy". In this comedy, he met a different partner, Zhang Yu.

"Zhang Yu's acting is good, everyone knows it, I remember the first scene after the start, even though he didn't have a scene, he was sitting there wearing a costume. His acting habit is that he never changed his clothes during filming. Every day They are all wearing character clothes. This is his way of immersing himself to find the feeling of the character. I am different. I jump in and out, jumping around. I am the character at the scene, but when I go home and take off my makeup, it is another free and easy state. It's completely different from Meiling."

  The different performance styles inevitably make the "couples" in the film question each other a little.

"Zhang Yu was worried about our acting. He was used to my comedy role before, and he was also in a habit of thinking that solidified my performance. On the first day, we finished the scene and had a drink in the evening. He said 'I have to apologize, I really shouldn't solidify you, you gave me a lot of surprises'. In fact, just like he questioned me, I heard that the opponent was also questioned by him, not his acting, but his Age, I think he looks too young (laughs). In fact, the partner is like this, as soon as you make a move, you know whether the other party is a good actor or not. Zhang Yu said that he was shocked by me, and I am also very grateful for his valuable advice. After watching the film, you will think that these worries and doubts are not important, we don't have to solidify each role, he only needs to play Zhang Yu's version of Xu Dong, and I will play Ma Li's version of Meiling, that's all."

  【Interview】

  I used to exaggerate and act in comedy, and I was a little tired.

  The Beijing News: Meiling's role in the film is not very heavy, but you feel that you are very strong in the limited scene?

  Ma Li: It should be. What you have to do is to express everything the director wants to express, and even say that you can express it better than he imagined. This is your job as an actor.

Even if the audience sees a limited number of scenes, in the process of shaping, I will not reduce my efforts at all. I will not cut corners and opportunistically because of the lack of scenes. The shaping process of more plays and less plays is the same.

  Beijing News: What is the meaning of the title "Siberian Tiger" in your understanding?

  Ma Li: The meaning is too deep. I think Director Geng Jun wants to express the sophistication of the Northeast that he has felt since he was a child, whether it is friendship, family marriage, or the complex between humans and animals.

"Siberian Tiger" is different from his previous works. In the past, most of his plays were dominated by male characters and less female characters. This time his works are relatively tender, which will make you feel very warm and loving.

  Beijing News: The movie is full of details with "great stamina". What are the scenes that impress you?

  Ma Li: Every scene is very precious. Another scene seems to have been deleted. Even if the dog died, I was crying. Actually, I cried worse than Xu Dong. That was the only scene where Meiling vented.

That kind of pain, like losing her child, even though she said that she would not let her husband keep a dog, because she is a very kind woman, after all, this is also the departure of a family member, I cried very sad at that time, Even Director Geng Jun cried in front of the monitor, but unfortunately it was deleted.

  The Beijing News: You have always pursued a high-level sense of comedy. It’s not like you are deliberately acting ugly or funny. Is this kind of black humor a way you prefer?

  Ma Li: As an actor, it used to be a bit tiring to perform exaggerated comedies. For a while, I even wanted to play some characters that speak well and normally, but I was also worried about why I had to act so exaggeratedly?

Later I found out that this is a style of performance. When everyone is in a state of performance, you don't have to reject it, because there will be audiences who like it.

But if I used the previous way of acting in "Siberian Tiger", it would definitely be very dance.

In fact, every play has its own style. Just like I have always compared myself to a plasticine, in different systems and different styles, the director can make me whatever the director wants, and I will definitely present it as that. Sample.

  The Beijing News: Siberian Tiger has some dark humor and is actually very deep. What do you think is the market prospect of this film?

  Ma Li: Director Geng Jun doesn't pay much attention to the "market". He is an artist and a genius.

A person, his works and his character are proportional.

Director Geng Jun is kind and simple. He is a very humorous person in life. Every time he talks, I can't help laughing, but his humor is different from others.

I admire his love for his hometown, his feelings for the Northeast, and his loyalty to his brothers.

I learned that he made movies before, as if he did it with his mobile phone and DV. Maybe they are not rich financially, but they are the richest people spiritually.

For example, the love and friendship between these filmmakers is something we cannot see in this "circle" or that "circle" we are in now.

  Beijing News: You are also a very righteous person. Can you find a strong resonance in this righteous crew?

  Ma Li: I told them that I don't need to take care of me. I am a girl from Northeast China. I can endure hardship. (laugh).

  Beijing News: Do you want to collaborate with this group of people on another movie?

  Ma Li: Yes, after the filming, Director Geng Jun said that we would make one film every year.

I said, ok!

(laugh)

  Beijing News: "Siberian Tiger" makes the audience see a different Ma Li, will you change the way of the show?

  Ma Li: There will be no change, no one seems to be able to change me (laughs), I am still a person who walks by feeling.

Especially when it comes to acting, I don’t really like to prescribe what it must be like, just like I can only shoot what genres. In the profession of an actor, you should act in all genres. This is called an actor, not a transformation today. Now, come back tomorrow, and break free the day after tomorrow?

In this way, the mind is not on acting.

  The Beijing News senior reporter Zhou Huixiaowan