It's a novel experience for different actors to work together in different styles.
Reporter |Wu Xue
Bangkok, Tang Ren, Qin Feng, find the "lost **" to find out the "real murderer", seeing these keywords, you will definitely be reminded of the word-of-mouth hit movie "Detective Chinatown". Now, "Detective Chinatown" has added a new way to open: ** drama. The first round of performances of the ** drama "Detective Chinatown 1", produced by Phucluty Whale Culture and Wanda Pictures, Yitong Productions and Shanghai Yahua Lake Cinema, has ended, and the second round is expected to be set for the Chinese New Year. 
The play is not only the second theater work of Phantom Whale Culture after "Astringent Girl", after nearly a year and a half of careful preparation, but also a play that will be performed in Shanghai Yunfeng Theater for a long time. There is a movie "Zhuyu" in front, and the ** drama "Detective Chinatown 1" does not have a simple reproduction of the storyline, but on the basis of retaining the original logical narrative, the story line and characters of the whole show are adjusted, and the storyteller and small are added.
9. Officer Bai and many other new roles. Phantom Whale Culture has also brought environmental production thinking to the Grand Theater. The three-storey 360-degree rotating turntable device brings a very shocking stage effect. Shao Xianlei, co-founder of Phantom Whale Culture and producer of the ** drama "Detective Chinatown 1", said in an interview with "Xinmin Weekly" that because it is a 360-degree revolving stage, the audience may have different effects from different angles, so when changing scenes, the audience will also be attracted by the stage and lighting effects. 
What sparks will collide with the hilarious suspense ** drama adapted from the popular IP?A few days ago, Xinmin Weekly's "Xiao Zhou Detective" column came to the front and back of "Detective Chinatown 1", and interviewed the ** drama actors Zhu Songhao and Zhou Zhounan, who are quite popular with the audience on the Internet. Zhu Songhao plays "Mr. Yan" in the play, and Zhou Zhou Nan plays "Mr. Yan's son" Xiao Jiu, and the two are father and son in the play. "Xinmin Weekly": Mr. Yan is the "** king" in the movie, * The play continues this role setting, and Xiao Jiu is a newly added character, how do the two understand their roles in the play?
Zhu Songhao:In the play, I have very few rivalry with others, mostly with Xiao Jiu. There is still a distance between me and the role of Mr. Yan. First of all, the sense of age did not reach the 50 years old set by the character;Secondly, in the way the character is shaped, I originally thought that he could be a little more extreme and funny, but in fact, as a group drama, it is necessary to consider the setting of other characters and the direction of the plot, and Mr. Yan himself is very rational, so it is difficult to achieve. Monday Male:The role of Xiao Jiu is not in the original book, and the screenwriter added a new role in the later adaptation, mainly considering the richness of the overall role, and its setting is an important character who wanders between Mr. Yan, Qin Feng, Tang Ren, and the police station, and it is also a comedy character. Because Xiao Jiu contacted Tang Ren and Qin Feng to investigate the disappearance of Songpa's son "Dan" while investigating the room, this made the murder case and the ** case become two related cases. 
Because of the cast's schedule, the fathers of the partners in each scene are different, and I have eight fathers, who are too rich (hahahaha). Every time Xiao Jiu and Mr. Yan play together, different actors partner up to perform different styles, which is a very novel experience. I think Brother Zhu's role as "Mr. Yan" belongs to "Father Yan", he is a father who wants his son to become a Chan, I have several scenes in the play where I am beaten, and the emotions he deduces are very distressing to me. "Xinmin Weekly": The two have participated in many ** dramas before, and Zhu Songhao has played many different roles;Zhou Zhounan's previous student role in "Shakespeare's Roju" was also well received, what do you think is the biggest challenge in the role of "Detective Chinatown 1"?
Monday Male:The biggest challenge was physical strength, and I didn't dance as much in my previous plays. For example, when participating in "Shakespeare's Roju", you have to memorize a lot of lines throughout the whole story, but this play belongs to the dance part more, and it involves different types of dances with different rhythms, and then, singing is added. Despite the challenges, I feel like it's something I'm going to do with my heart and mind. Xiao Jiu's character creation is quite close to my own character. In life, I am a person with a lot of energy, strong execution, I do what I think of immediately, I care about the process, and I don't pay much attention to the results, which is very similar to Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu in the role is actually a clear college student, he is very eager to prove himself, but he doesn't seem to be very smart, and he often jumps back and forth between hard work and doing wrong things. Xiao Jiu's motivation for doing everything is very simple, just one goal: I want to help my father find **, I want to prove myself to my father, but in fact, my ability and IQ don't seem to be enough. summed it up with a line from Brother Zhu's play: "I'm still too young." ”
Zhu Songhao:I think that Mr. Yan's whole character is biased towards interpreting this texture, on the one hand, in a rational state, powerful people show a kind of formal **;On the other hand, a particularly normal thing is done with heart, but the ending is always very unexpected and ironic. For example, the scepter represents a symbol of the right to speak, and there were many ways to use the scepter in the beginning. At the beginning of rehearsals, I had a line with my secretary, and the secretary reported to me: "General manager, general manager or something." So I said, "Yes, you can go down." Originally, there were these words, but later, these words were gone. The word is directly the scepter representation, and when you knock it, everyone will understand;As soon as it knocks, the secretary performs the next task. In terms of accessories, Mr. Yan also matched a watch with gold diamonds, and the flower shirt I wore was purple, which was the most stable one. Several other Mr. Yan wore pink shirts, which didn't match my temperament, and I couldn't hold it at all, and I couldn't stand it. (Laughs)."Xinmin Weekly": This ** drama is the second major theater work of Phantom Whale Culture after "Astringent Girl", after nearly a year and a half of careful preparation. **What is the biggest difference between the drama version of "Detective Chinatown 1" and the movie version in terms of content and plot?Zhu Songhao:"Detective Chinatown 1" is first of all a drama that does not highlight the personal charm of the actors, it is a group drama, the actors basically follow the script, and the whole plot is mainly presented in the storytelling and integrity of the drama. 
Shao Xianlei:The movie version has a lot of branches, because the ** drama has to consider the effect of the live presentation, and too many branches will be more complicated. So, we've restructured the main storyline and added and merged some characters. For example, there are two policemen in the movie, and ** in the play they are merged into a white police officer. For another example, Xiao Jiu and storytellers are all newly added characters. The storyteller plays the role of atmosphere guidance and content connection. Xinmin Weekly: In the process of producing the play, Phantom Whale Culture brought environmental thinking to the Grand Theater, what are the special features in terms of stage art and lighting?Zhu Songhao:The most recommended is the stage of this play, a three-layer rotating stage, each presentation can be very smooth, the story is seamless many times, and it also solves the problem of changing black spots before. Monday Male:A lot of the time, it's just through the stage. According to incomplete statistics, in this drama, I changed my outfit more than a dozen times, because I wanted to make a cameo appearance as a policeman, Songpa's son, and several cameo roles. Therefore, for the role of Xiao Jiu, rushing to replace is a compulsory course. I remember one time, I had to change into a work apron and run up to the second floor, and although I had to breathe steadily, it was very "silky" in operation, which saved the actors time in preparation. 
Shao Xianlei:The choreography is indeed part of the surprise, with a 360-degree rotating turntable device up to three floors, multiple scenes such as the Thai Police Station and Songpa Workshop restored from the details, and an underground sewer device set up in the orchestra pit to become the closest stage scene to the audience. For example, the entrance of the stage is not on the stage, but stretches down to about four or five rows of the audience, so that even if you sit in the 10-row audience, you can enjoy the stage performance with a relaxed head-up state. Shanghai has a very good market atmosphere for ** dramas, and it is expected that more and more audiences will be able to stay in the performance ecology of ** dramas, and treat ** dramas as dramas and movies to make daily life more interesting. It is hoped that by repackaging "Detective Chinatown" and adding new characters, it will further enrich the unique suspense comedy tension of "Detective Chinatown", and at the same time give it a unique stage charm. "Xinmin Weekly": The two of you have a lot of fans on social **, some time ago, the two of you also danced one of the opening dances together, the audience likes to see you two together, what do you want to say to fans, which is your favorite line?Monday Male:There are too many lines, and I don't know either, it's this sentence "I don't know either" (hahahaha), this line is the most suitable for my character, and clarity is the charm of Xiao Jiu's character. I want to say to the fans, you have worked hard. Zhu Songhao:My favorite line is "Qian in Chinatown is not surnamed Qian, surnamed Yan, Yan of Hades". And, of course, you who love me. This should be the most earthy love story. 
*Actor Monday male.