Beijing, June 6 (Zhongxin Net) -- Recently, the drama "Just Meeting You" that interprets the "intangible cultural heritage" culture has contributed a lot of topics: choreographer Yu Zaizao joined a large-scale cultural program "Inheritance" created by Gu Shiyong, and with the efforts of everyone, "Inheritance" has become a phenomenal cultural program, and Yu Zaizao has gradually grown.
The eccentric fish in the algae, the funny and down-to-earth Gu Shiyong, the ingenious "play within a play" structure, the amazing "intangible cultural heritage" skills... From the characters to the content, this drama has won a lot of fans. Recently, a reporter from Chinanews.com interviewed actor Zhang Nan, actor of Yuzao, and actor Zheng Kai, actor of Gu Shiyong, to share the story behind the creation and their deep feelings about traditional culture.
Image source: Screenshot of the video of the episode "Just Meeting You"
In their opinion, "acting" is the most important for actors, and it is also the embodiment of the actor's ability to interpret characters.
"Non-levitating" Gu Shiyong and growing fish in algae
Throughout the drama, Yu Zaizao and Gu Shiyong are the two key characters. The former is eccentric, the latter is sometimes slightly joyful.
Zhang Nan said that the inspiration of fish in the algae's mind will never run out, eccentric and imaginative, and sometimes it seems a little out of the way, "but she is kind in nature, and with the help of friends, she learns to care for others, and everyone can see her growth and change." ”
This growth goes hand in hand with the development of "Legacy", in which the creators will unlock all kinds of cultural relics and encounter the people and stories behind the cultural relics. All of Yu Zaizao's behavior is based on this, that is, to do a good job in the show "Inheritance".
At first, she thought more about how to make good plans. Sometimes it is too direct and offends the inheritors who are being photographed. Slowly, she realized that "what touches people's hearts more than cultural relics" and strives to understand others and shoot more warm programs.
In comparison, Gu Shiyong's personality has a somewhat "overlord" temperament, but it is more grounded. For Zheng Kai, the biggest challenge when performing is how to make this character real and vivid, rather than levitating.
"Gu Shiyong is not the kind of person who calls the shots from above, but will personally participate in every shooting and understand every story. It looks a little fierce, but in fact, the mouth is hard, soft-hearted, and there is a sense of righteousness. Zheng Kai said.
Interestingly, there is a scene in the play, the fish plays the game of "catching dolls" in Zaizao, Gu Shiyong picks it up next to him, and conveniently distributes the doll to the people around. Zheng Kai said that after unsuspecting passers-by saw it, "I strayed into the filming camera and asked me for a doll, which is quite interesting." ”
How does "play within a play" show traditional culture?
As far as the story is concerned, "Just Meeting You" adopts a "play within a play" structure. Zhang Nan feels that this is a rare opportunity to experience a variety of characters in a limited plot.
"Just Met You" stills. Zhang Nan as fish in algae. Photo courtesy of the drama party
The daily life of the film crew of "Inheritance" is also one of the contents displayed in the whole drama of "Just Meeting You". For example, reading the script, getting hair, touching up makeup, walking the play, and the director shouting "card", "This is what really happens to our crew every day." ”
"There is only time to show a short part of the character's life, but the actors also have to do their homework with a serious attitude, and try to let the audience and friends empathize with the acrostic joys and sorrows that belong to the characters in just one or two episodes." Zhang Nan said.
Such a link-by-link narrative method also brought Zheng Kai a very fresh experience. Although "Just Meeting You" is a modern workplace drama, it cleverly integrates "intangible cultural heritage" into the story of the program, showing the collision of traditional culture and contemporary young people's thinking.
In order to deepen the impression, the main creators made a special trip to visit and study at the location of the inheritors of "intangible cultural heritage". Zhang Nan once saw the inheritors of silk reeling skills demonstrate the craft of warp and weft breaking at the scene, and truly appreciated what is called "an inch of silk and an inch of gold".
"The naked eye looks like a small sample of five or six colors, but in fact, there are more than twenty colors on it, and the changes in shades and colors are particularly complex, which requires years of practice and accumulation by inheritors and teachers." She said.
The intangible cultural heritage technique that impressed Zheng Kai was the "wooden watermark". "This is a technique that specializes in reproducing Chinese painting, and many of the delicate points visible to the naked eye are printed through the superposition of plates and plates, which requires patience and tempers the mind."
"Just Met You" stills. Zheng Kai as Gu Shiyong. Photo courtesy of the drama party
"Acting is justice"
For Zhang Nan and Zheng Kai, participating in "Just Meeting You" is also a fresh attempt.
"I'm a person who believes in really listening, seeing, and feeling, and I have to really believe in the motivation of the character and the situation in order to interpret the character from the heart." Zhang Nan explained.
She herself and Yu Zaizao's personality is very different, and it is more difficult to act, "When reading the script, I spent a lot of time understanding Yu Zaizao, putting myself in her shoes, and some reactions during the performance can be given naturally." ”
For actors, which is more important, appearance or acting skills? The order in Zhang Nan's heart is acting skills, talent, and appearance, "First of all, for actors, it must be 'acting is justice'. The biggest criterion for the audience to judge an actor is whether your character and performance can convince him. Talent and good looks are of course important, but they may just be add-ons. ”
"I believe that acting skills can be improved step by step, and the richer your life experience, the more you feel and think, the more real and content your performance will be. I'm not sure how much talent I have, the only thing I know for sure is that my efforts will pay off one day. ”
Zheng Kai also believes that for actors, acting skills are the most important, "acting skills are the embodiment of an actor's ability to interpret roles. If you don't have acting skills, you can't really play the role, then even if you have excellent appearance and talent, it is difficult to become a good actor. ”
"The audience must also prefer flesh-and-blood drama performances, rather than just appreciating the actors' good-looking skins. Acting from the role will show more plasticity of the actor, which is what I have always hoped to do. He said. (End)