"Later, why did you choose to go to school at China National Theater instead of continuing to make money by filming?"
"The ability is not enough. If you want to make money from filming, you must first have this ability."
"But you still won the Best Newcomer Award at the Berlin Film Festival for "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle". Do you still feel that your abilities are not enough?"
"certainly!"
He Xin smiled and said: "At that time, I was just a courier, and the character Xiaogui in "Bicycle" was very similar to me in terms of career and life status. To put it bluntly, he was acting as he was. It didn't require much skills and he could do it.
Winning Berlin's Best Newcomer Award is probably true."
As he spoke, he asked again: "Oh, have you seen the movie "Bicycle"?"
Reporter Yi's paralyzed face rarely raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said: "I have read most of your works, and even those I haven't, I read them all before this interview."
It seems that reporter Yi did his homework well. On the one hand, he is dedicated, and on the other hand, he shows respect for the interviewee.
"You have been in China Drama for five years, from advanced classes to junior college and then to graduation. But I noticed that during these five years, you were still taking on and filming movies. Have you really learned anything in these five years?"
"Well……"
Hearing this question, he was inevitably a little embarrassed. It was true that after five years at China National Theater Academy, he didn't have much time to actually study on campus.
He pondered: "How to put it, as the saying goes: The master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual. I may not have much study time in school, but as long as I master the skills, or theoretical knowledge, I can get twice the result with half the effort in practice. And the performance
This is something that requires continuous practice to improve. Even now, every time I act in a play, I can basically find the shortcomings and then find ways to improve."
"For example?" Reporter Yi pushed up his glasses and continued to ask.
Although she doesn't understand much, she is very willing to discuss some professional issues with the interviewee. It is not only a learning process, but also appears to be very competent.
"For example, crying scenes are the most difficult for me when I first started acting. It takes a long time before I can cry. In many cases, I am still not in the right position to cry. But through professional training
After that, I probably don’t need a minute to shed tears now. In drama school, these are the most basic acting skills that you need to master in your sophomore year.
For another example, I am currently filming "The Wind". Teacher Wang Zhiwen is known to have top line skills. In the process of working with him, I realized that I still have many weak links in terms of lines. The process of cooperation is also a
The process of learning.”
"I've seen a few of your interviews before? You said you didn't like the roles you repeated? But you played the role of an educated youth in both "Balzac and the Little Dressmaker" and "Beautiful Grass". Isn't this right?
Repeat?"
Reporter Yi's questions were very sharp and direct. Which made He Xin a little uncomfortable? Because he was accepting most of the interviews. Most of the reporters' questions were tactful. Even for more sensitive questions, he would use a roundabout way.
When it comes to strategy, few people are as direct as her.
"Although they are all educated youths, this cannot be said to be a repetition. The characters have different personalities and life backgrounds? Including the circumstances in which they jumped in and settled down. Ma Jianling in "The Little Tailor" is more reserved, while Liu Simeng in "Beauty Grass" is more public.
"
"Then are you reserved or public?"
"Well, I should be considered restrained."
"But many of the characters you have portrayed on the screen are flamboyant. Did you deliberately choose roles with this kind of personality?"
"It's different? Maybe it's just a coincidence. There may be this kind of deliberate existence in the subconscious. After all, when you choose a character, you will deliberately avoid what you already have. A completely unfamiliar character is more challenging and
The desire to create.”
Talking about professional issues? He Xin is still very talkative. He is usually reluctant to accept interviews because reporters' questions often focus on scandals or personal life issues, which makes him disgusted.
He quite admired the paralyzed reporter Yi in front of him, because although her questions were direct, they were very professional.
Questions came one after another. Taking advantage of Reporter Yi's lowered head to take notes, he took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and then took out a cigarette from his pocket out of habit.
Yi Lijing happened to raise his head at this moment, and was obviously surprised when he saw He Xin taking out a box of very large, or even low-end, Double Happiness cigarettes from his pocket.
As a senior editor of "Southern People Weekly", she has interviewed many celebrities, most of whom are smokers. For example, Penguin's little brother Ma is a heavy smoker and could hardly leave his hand during the entire interview. He smoked
Soft China, and some big guys smoke more expensive handmade cigars.
Although He Xin is just an actor, he is also the boss of a film company.
He Xin saw the strange look in Yi Lijing's eyes, and then he reacted and said hurriedly: "I'm sorry!"
He was about to put back the cigarette he had just taken out when he saw Reporter Yi smile and say with a rare smile: "It's okay! Uh, can you give me one?"
"Uh, of course!"
He Xin was a little surprised, but immediately handed one to the other person and lit it for him.
"Thanks!"
Yi Lijing took a puff, nodded and said with a smile: "This cigarette is not bad."
Journalists have a lot of work pressure and often need to rush to publish articles. The proportion of smokers is very high, and there is no distinction between men and women. Yi Lijing also smokes occasionally, but she usually smokes the kind of slender women's cigarettes. This is the first time.
Smoking cheap cigarettes like this.
"You're usually a big smoker, right?"
"Is this also an interview question?" He Xin asked with a smile.
"No, just chat."
Yi Lijing also laughed. Just because her face was paralyzed, it didn't mean she couldn't laugh. In private, her personality was still very cheerful. Introverts cannot do well as reporters.
"It shouldn't be too big. The main reason is that your questions come one after another and you are all so professional. I can't handle it anymore, so I want to slow down." He Xin said with a smile.
Yi Lijing's smoking posture is very elegant. In fact, a woman may not have good external conditions, but she can make up for her innate deficiencies through acquired habits such as conversation and temperament. Yi Lijing probably belongs to this category.
"I'm curious. For someone of your level... uh, or your current income, it doesn't seem to match the brand of cigarettes you're smoking now?"
"Why do you say it doesn't match? I think it should be a question of likes and dislikes. There is no match or mismatch. For example, some people like lobster geoduck, but some people just like soy milk and fried dough sticks. If you like it, you like it, no.
I just don't like it, and there doesn't seem to be any contradiction with the so-called identity, status, and income." This guy rarely pretended to be cool.
"Uh... you're right, maybe I'm thinking too habitually."
Yi Lijing flipped through some of the content he had just written down, and then asked: "Just now you said that you started to be an actor just to make money. Is this still the case now?"
"Of course, acting is my profession, and it is a profession I plan to pursue for the rest of my life. Of course I need to make money." He Xin said frankly.
He continued: "Perhaps the idea of making money was more urgent at the beginning, after all, I was afraid of poverty before. But as I gradually achieve financial freedom, the proportion of making money becomes lower and lower, but it cannot be said that it is not there.
"
"Including you and Director Ning Hao, you founded Xinhao Media together to make money?" Yi Lijing then asked.
"This is really not the case."
He Xin shook his head with a smile, but said with a hint of helplessness in his smile: "In the beginning, we established not a company but a studio, because the two of us worked on a movie, which was Ning Hao's debut film "Incense". At that time, we both
We couldn't find investment or a distributor, so we had to pay for it out of our own pockets. This required a name, the name of the film's producer, so we named a studio after both of us."
"You just said that you filmed to make money, but now you say that you use your own money to make the film. Isn't this a contradiction?" Yi Lijing's question was as sharp as ever.
He Xin laughed and said: "Because I was deceived by Ning Hao at the beginning. I was filming "Chinese Divorce" directed by Shen Yan with Mr. Chen Daoming. Ning Hao was the assistant director on the team. He told me
They wanted to make a movie with me. I saw that although it was a low-cost production, the script was good, so I agreed. Later I found out that there was no investment in this movie at all. Ning Hao spent all the money his family gave him to buy a house.
When I made this movie, I had no idea whether it would be released or sold after it was made, but I was already on his pirate ship..."
After laughing twice, his tone became serious, and at the same time he said with special emotion: "It was probably out of emotion. I admired and was very touched by Ning Hao's very pure attitude towards movies at that time. As one of the film practitioners,
First, besides, my financial situation was relatively comfortable at that time, so I just helped him make the movie "Incense"."
"Later, "Incense" won an award in Venice, and I heard that it was sold to many countries. You didn't lose money and made money?"
"Yes, otherwise there would be no "Green Grass" and "Stone", and there would be no Xinhao Media. It might still be the same Xinhao Studio."
Yi Lijing lowered his head and memorized the key points, and then asked: "There is one thing I am particularly curious about. They say that movies are a very risky investment, but your Xinhao Media has never failed to produce movies or TV series in the past few years.
Yes. And it is said that you are the final decision-maker behind this series. This can not only be described as good luck. Nowadays, you are famous for your good taste in the film industry. I heard that as long as it is what you like,
Many people are willing to invest in the project.”
"It's not that exaggerated." He Xin smiled and shook his head.
At this point, he habitually lit up a cigarette. The reason why he said habitually was probably because he wanted to be more stylish when he was pretending to be cool. Of course, another important reason was to cover up his inner guilt when he was cheating and bragging.
He also gestured to Yi Lijing, and reporter Yi waved his hand and said no.
"Luck, this element must exist. But actually, if you ask me to say it, it may still be largely due to coincidence. Of course, when we choose the script, we first look at the story from the audience's perspective and read the story.
Can it attract me, and then focus on the artistic value of the work itself? You must first have an audience. After all, the audience needs to pay for a work to be produced, just like you media people. When a report is published, you must first have an audience.
What you consider is whether it can attract readers, isn’t it?”
"Uh, yes!"
Yi Lijing nodded, but she suddenly found that she couldn't continue asking this question.
She quickly skipped it and then asked the following question: "Most of the films your company invested in before were produced at a low cost, taking the route of making a big deal out of small things, but why did you choose to make something as big as "The Wind" this time?
Where are the investment projects?”
"First of all, Teacher Mai Jia's novel attracted me. To be honest, when I first read the novel, I was shocked. It was hard to imagine that in that era, there would be such a group of young people who would go through fire and water for their beliefs. Secondly,
This story is particularly exciting, and the subject matter is also very novel. From the perspective of the audience, I would also like to see this story presented more intuitively on the big screen."
At this point, he paused and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I didn't expect the investment to be so big at first. Originally, I could have made this movie with 20 to 30 million, but later during the preparation process, I discovered that the investment would be so large.
It's far from enough. For example, the Qiuzhuang described in the novel is very luxurious, so it must be shown in the movie.
Then we need to truly restore that era, consider details, etc., all of which need to be inconsistent with history. For example, if you are making an anti-Japanese film, you cannot let the Eighth Route Army smoke cigars, wear high heels, and put oil on their hair.
The appearance of characters and storylines such as luxury villa offices is not only inconsistent with historical facts, but also the greatest disrespect for the martyrs of the Eighth Route Army who fought bloody battles against the Japanese invaders. Therefore, a lot of investment is necessary.
Especially later, director Xu Ke joined the cast and came up with many new ideas, which made the work more exciting and refreshing for the audience, so the investment has been increasing exponentially."
"With such a large investment, have you ever thought that you will lose money? After all, there have been so many examples before...well, there have been so many examples."
Hearing this question, He Xin puffed up his chest subconsciously, pondered for a moment, and said in a thoughtful tone: "Of course I have thought about it, but from my perspective, including my partner Director Ning Hao, and this film
Mr. Yu from Bona, another investor in the play, felt that it was such a good story and we had reason to put it on the screen for the audience to see.
Especially for this subject, when foreign enemies invade, we have thousands of unknown heroes who made outstanding contributions and sacrifices to drive away the invaders. These are worthy of our memory, and it is something we are working hard to do.
"
When he talked about "The Wind", on the one hand, it was for the promotion of the movie, and on the other hand, he really expressed his feelings. In particular, he has experienced the rapid changes in his country in later generations, which made him more determined that his country will always move forward.
His belief in being on the right path, in this regard, was stronger than anyone else's.
However, Reporter Yi's eyes were obviously filled with doubts, and it felt as if he was just singing a high note, which seemed a little less sincere than before.
Then, she changed the subject and said with a smile: "As we all know, you and your girlfriend are known and envied by audiences across the country, and you have been a model couple in the industry for so many years. But I am still very curious about you back then.
How did they get together? Was it love at first sight, or was it love that grew over time?"
He Xin was helpless. What bothered him the most was questions about personal feelings in interviews, but as a complete person interview, it was unavoidable. What's more, both of them were actors and celebrities, so this topic was even more unavoidable.
"Well, from my point of view, it was love at first sight."
"Then why did you choose her? I'm afraid there are many beautiful girls in Zhongxi." Yi Lijing asked curiously.
He Xin spread his hands: "It's very simple, she was the first beautiful girl I met when I arrived at the Central Theater!"