Playing the controversial role Song Jia again in "The Wind Rises": Imperfection is real
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Gong Weifeng
Even if there is a gust of wind, life will never give up!
Jin Dong once again encountered a "middle-aged crisis" in film and television dramas, and the culprit was Song Jia.
Recently, directed by Fei Zhenxiang and starring Jin Dong, Song Jia, Tian Yu, and Yang Jue, "The Wind Rises" is currently being broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV.
The plot tells the story of Tang Chen (Jin Dong), a public relations practitioner, after encountering a series of events such as "betrayal" by his fiancée Shuo Bing (Song Jia) and company bankruptcy, he formed a grassroots entrepreneurial team, made a comeback in middle age, and finally achieved both career and love. Harvest story.
Song Jia plays Shuo Bing, Tang Chen's fiancée, a vigorous and decisive public relations company elite.
Previously, Song Jia acted in another drama series "Beautiful Dress" with a workplace flavor, and she is no stranger to the role setting of a workplace elite, walking with style and full of aura.
But for the "workplace elite" personality, Song Jia said in an interview with Yangcheng Evening News and other media recently: "I don't know what an 'elite' is. I don't think she is so 'elite'. She is just an ordinary woman who works hard to make money in the workplace. That's all."
The new play and Jin Dong "fall in love and kill each other"
The opening chapter of "The Wind Rises" is a "betrayal": for revenge, Shuo Bing, an executive of a public relations company, "sells out" her fiancé Tang Chen for a chance of promotion, causing the other party's reputation to be ruined.
Afterwards, Shuo Bing got a promotion and a salary increase, and had the chance to get close to Ye Shouru, the "father-killer and enemy".
Could it be that Song Jia played a villain this time?
Song Jia said that it took some time for the audience to accept Shuo Bing: "In the beginning, when the audience saw Shuo Bing coming up, they were fierce and ruthless. But as the plot unfolded, everyone would find that she was a woman with a story. When the audience understood After the fragmentation behind her, her childhood experience and what she is going to do now, she may gradually understand her, and even feel sorry for this woman."
Song Jia is very satisfied with "Shuo Bing" created by screenwriter Li Xiao: "The characters created by Li Xiao are very clean and neat, and the lines are also very down-to-earth. Shuo Bing has her complexity, which is rare." In the play, Shuo Bing faced The former lover Tang Chen, the enemy Ye Shouru and his younger brother have different faces, and Song Jia needs to be precise in acting.
She said: "I hope that in the process of shaping the character, I can grasp it more delicately so that the audience can understand her. Including the love process between her and Tang Chen, I hope I can grasp it."
Since the airing of "The Wind Rises", Song Jia's role as Shuo Bing has received a lot of controversy. Some viewers think that she is rational enough to be "sober in the world", while others think that it is too despicable for her to use her fiancé to take over the position.
In this regard, Song Jia responded: "For literary and artistic works, it is good to have discussions and controversies, which shows that it has value for discussion. It is impossible for any work to be broadcast with all praises. It is normal for the audience to have any reaction. As an actor They should all be accepted, there is no need to argue."
Reassuring in front of and behind the scenes
Song Jia revealed that when she was filming "Little Willingness" in Shanghai, director Fei Zhenxiang took the script of "In the Wind Rises" and ran to the crew to find her, "I met the director in the car. He is a passionate, very A person with positive energy. At that time, he introduced to me in detail his understanding of the play and the role, and thought that this role should belong to me, and I also think this role is very special.”
Song Jia said that the front and backstage of this drama gave her confidence: "The producer of this drama is Jin Dong; As a screenwriter, she's one of the best creators in the business...they keep me grounded."
Talking about the cooperation with Jin Dong.
Song Jia said that this time it was an old friend meeting: "Jin Dong and I have been friends for many years, and we worked together in "Crossing Guandong". He made people feel very comfortable and funny. I had some quarrel scenes with him, which were very funny. , very childish, we always laugh non-stop." Talking about the director Fei Zhenxiang, who has become popular in recent years for directing the series of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Brilliant Stars·Moon Rising to the Sea", Song Jia also praised him. Juekou: "Director Fei Zhenxiang is very interesting, like a little Wukong, he comes alive. He makes the whole crew very relaxed, and there is no depressive and heavy atmosphere in the play."
The emotional scene between Song Jia and Jin Dong is one of the highlights of "The Wind Rises". When the two meet in the play, they pinch and quarrel with each other, but they care about each other.
Song Jia said that this kind of setting is rare in film and television dramas: "Shuo Bing made Tang Chen so miserable, but after that, Shuo Bing has been secretly helping him. I don't know if the audience feels like me, anyway, I feel It's a very different kind of sweetness."
Showing the beauty of women in performances
In last year's hit drama "The World", Zhou Rong played by Song Jia was also quite controversial.
Playing a controversial role again in "The Wind Rises" this time, will you worry about affecting your image in the eyes of the audience?
In this regard, Song Jia responded clearly: "No. The first task of an actor is to complete a good role. Starting from "Curiosity Killed the Cat", I have played all the roles, big and small. No matter what kind of role, Actors should try their best to present them completely and truly. My task is to present the characters according to the script and the director’s requirements. Of course I’m happy if the audience likes me; Sobriety and sobriety are the qualities that a professional actor should have." Song Jia said that the character has flaws to be real: "People in life are made up of various imperfections, so there is no perfect person, and it is more difficult to be perfect." There can't be a perfect character."
In the past two years, Song Jia has maintained a two-line battle in the field of movies and TV dramas.
Especially in TV dramas, she played different types of roles in dramas such as "White Moonlight", "Little Willingness", "The World" and "Festive Dresses", which are very brilliant.
Song Jia said that quality is the most important thing when she takes on a role: "The audience's love for me stems from my presentation of each work, so I have never relaxed my requirements for the quality of the work. As for the roles, I hope that I will try not to repeat myself. There are some small breakthroughs in the characters. I am a female creator, and I hope that every character can show the beauty of women, and I hope that this beauty is diverse, not single."
Regarding popularity, Song Jia is also very calm: "As a creator, I hope to maintain a calm understanding, not to be complacent just because the character is popular, and to be depressed when the character is not pleasing, and to keep my mind calm and pure." Song Jia I hope I can continue to be myself in the new year, "Wear whatever you want, eat whatever you want, do whatever you want, don't be influenced by others, don't listen to what you have, just be yourself, be special it is good."
Yangcheng Evening News