The movie "The Willow Waves and Orioles", adapted from the book "Love West Lake" by Wang Xufeng, the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award, is currently in theaters. The film starring Wang Yang, Zheng Yunlong and Kan Xin, from the perspective of women, interprets three young people in the 1990s. emotional entanglement between them.
Because of the variety show "Sound into the Heart", Zheng Yunlong became famous for a while.
Over the years, he has begun to cross-border drama stages, film and television works, held concerts, and also set foot on the big screen for the first time.
At first, facing the invitation of "The Willow Waves Hearing the Orioles", he hesitated, worried, and thought about it.
He told the Beijing News reporter that although his performance may be a little green and immature, he believes that the audience can accept the performance after his hard work: "If I can't even do this, I won't shoot, after all this is My minimum requirements for myself."
A The most unbearable hesitation
The title of "Smell the Orioles in the Willow Waves" is taken from "The Orioles in the Willows", one of the ten scenes of the West Lake. It tells the story of Jiangnan in the 1990s. Chuitie and Yinxin are sisters in the Yue Opera Troupe who have known each other since childhood and grew up together. Zheng Yunlong is in the film. He plays the role of a Hangzhou painter who wants to be good, and his appearance makes the three fall into a complicated emotional relationship.
Zheng Yunlong recalled that when he received the invitation from the studio, he hesitated like never before.
In his description, he was nervous and under great pressure. He didn't know if he could take down the role of Work Desire, so he thought about finding director Dai Wei for a meal, and let it go.
"He (Working Desires) is so different from me, from personality to appearance, I can't stand his hesitation the most. Many people know me from "Sound into the Heart", you can recall, in Have I ever hesitated in the show? Never. Worker has a soft and beautiful personality, and looks more Jiangnan in appearance, but I am sharp and strong-minded." But under the persuasion of producer Zheng Dasheng, Zheng Yunlong still decided to play this role.
He said it was a challenge to approach a character who was not like himself, and he needed to completely separate himself from it.
With long hair and learning to paint, he tried his best to immerse himself in the world of painters: "After discussing with the crew, everyone felt that long hair was more suitable for the temperament of painters in the 1990s, so they decided on this look, but I didn't expect this The decision made us very distressed, because my hair is very straight, but Hangzhou is very humid, and the hair straightens immediately after curling; the same is true for painting, I have almost no professional foundation, and I learned it for a long time before shooting. During the shooting, It is also a big challenge for me to practice and learn as long as I don’t have my plays.”
B's premiere movie was all about "stupid methods"
Zheng Yunlong said that his reverence for the performance made him think about this matter very purely.
He has determined a direction for his performance - what he is like in life, he will never do that under the camera, and act against his personality and living habits.
Zheng Yunlong described this method of acting as stupid and extremely difficult for him, "At first, I was very unconfident and apprehensive, and even felt that I couldn't see what was filmed. It's very strange. In addition, there is a big difference between film performance and stage performance. The stage space is large, and you can do whatever performance you want within a reasonable range. Find the angle and make the character reasonable. So I held back the whole process, because as soon as the camera was turned on, I couldn’t be myself (laughs).”
In the film, Gong Yushan has never taken the initiative to make a choice, and has always been in a state of drifting. In front of two women who dare to love and hate, they appear cowardly and out of place.
Asked how Zheng Yunlong would choose in life, he admitted that he was proactive and straightforward, "The desire to be kind is more complicated. It's not that he has no ideals and pursuits, it's just because of family and practical reasons. To make such a decision. I am more idealistic and decisive. When you really understand the story, you will find that you can't think about the problem according to your own way of thinking, and you must integrate into his mood to look at it."
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Zheng Yunlong: I won't do anything that doesn't meet the minimum standards
Beijing News: "The Willow Waves Wenying" is your first film, how did you feel when you finished it?
Zheng Yunlong: I am relieved, I finally don’t have to stay up late (laughs).
We have been filming for nearly two months, and the whole person has indeed entered the role, but fortunately, I don’t feel that I can’t get out. I think that the actor’s profession is to constantly change identities. After I finished filming, I immediately invested On to the rehearsal for the next play.
Beijing News: What is the intuitive change?
Zheng Yunlong: I can't wear all my clothes anymore, so I have to buy them again.
Because the appearance of this character is thin, I lost 26 pounds, and I didn't "rebound" after losing weight. I haven't gotten fat yet, so I can't wear the clothes I used to wear.
Beijing News: How did you lose weight?
Zheng Yunlong: Very "unscientific", such as eating two beef jerky, drinking water, and exercising a lot.
Beijing News: Do you feel differently about filming now?
Zheng Yunlong: Yes, I have always liked watching movies, but I never thought that one day I would become a movie actor.
The filming of this drama has taught me a lot of things, and I have become more in love with this line of work. In particular, it has brought me a great sense of trust in my performances, and I have become more determined and confident.
Zheng Yunlong is known to more people because of the variety show "Sound into the Heart".
The picture comes from the program official micro
Beijing News: Because of the variety show "Sound into the Heart", you are known by more people, and many people use "stable" to describe you. How to achieve "stable"?
Zheng Yunlong: I admit that half of it is talent, but undoubtedly half of it is dedication.
I'm a self-demanding person, and if I don't think I'm up to the bottom line, I won't do it.
For example, this is the first movie I participated in. To a certain extent, I am completely blank. Because I am too unfamiliar with movies, my appearance may be very young and immature, but I need the audience to accept me. If I can't even do this, I won't be filming.
This is my minimum standard for myself, and I will only agree to make sure I can do it well.
Beijing News: How has your life changed since you became famous? Will there be trouble with fame?
Zheng Yunlong: Of course there will be troubles. For example, there will be a lot of interviews when the publicity period is over. It is inconvenient to go out, and you will not be as free as you used to be, because your work will be more and more busy.
But fortunately, my personality hasn't changed much, it probably has something to do with my age (laughs).
Beijing News: Have you ever thought about making an original musical in the future?
Zheng Yunlong: It's been going on and I've been making preparations.
But for now, I'm not completely ready, maybe I haven't fully understood it, and I still need to polish it up. If it's too immature, what I've made will be meaningless and won't do well.
Beijing News: Do you have high demands on yourself, will you be tired?
Zheng Yunlong: Maybe, because your heart is not that big, you have to do everything yourself, and it will definitely be tiring.
However, I have always been passionate about my work. There are no certain goals to achieve, but I just want to try my best to do it every time I try.
The Beijing News senior reporter Zhou Huixiaowan