Classic literary works.
The first TV series directed by Ace.
Luxurious cast.
The buff stacks up.
It's no surprise that "Flowers" is popular.
But the extent of the fire and the impact on the drama circle.
But it exceeded expectations.
Started in September 2020.
It will be completed in August 2023.
Hu Ge and Po's life.
Parallel for 3 years and much more than 3 years.
Hu Ge's life experiences and experiences.
It was crumpled and put on Po.
They resemble each other. All have a "non-sounding" side.
It's all reluctant.
People who stay in their comfort zone for long periods of time.
But their personalities have different undertones.
Po's "no sound".
It is his unfazed conduct in the world.
Hu Ge's "no sound".
It was he who decided that he had not done it.
The former Li Xiaoyao.
Mei Changsu before.
And now Po.
Hu Ge crossed the mountains and mountains.
Keep getting the audience through the characters.
See your true self.
The audience is already looking forward to Hu Ge's next "ring".
But he said he wanted to take a break for a while.
During the filming of "Flowers".
All touched points.
Hu Ge now thinks about it.
There will still be tears in my eyes.
Although the play is over.
But this character has not yet left himself.
was "checked by Wong Kar-wai".
In terms of image art, Director Wang is indeed a world-class master, and many people use the term 'dimensionality reduction strike' to describe it, which is indeed beyond everyone's expectations professionally. In addition to the perspective of the industry, Hu Ge's thinking about the reasons for the popularity of "Flowers" also contains regional genes that are closely related to him, "After so many years, I can finally have a film and television work that speaks Shanghainese and can represent the spirit of Shanghainese people in that era and the temperament of the city." Everyone misses that era a lot, especially the audience who experienced that era. Director Wang also told me during filming that he hoped that the audience who had experienced it would be able to achieve 8 words when they saw our drama, 'déjà vu and tears'. ”
Before the official start of filming, Wong Kar-wai chatted with Hu Ge many times. "At first, I thought he wanted to observe me in a chat comparing life and natural conditions, to see if I was suitable for the role of Po. Later, I found out that every time he chatted, he asked in detail, just like investigating the household registration, study, life, including emotion, and work. He really crumpled my life experience and experience and put it on this role. In fact, he said, the script is alive and grows in the process of filming. ”
After the broadcast of "Flowers", Wong Kar-wai's desire for "déjà vu and tears in his eyes" was overachieved.
On and off the screen is the audience's "déjà vu" with "Flowers", and there are also "déjà vu" between the actors and the characters in the story before and after the camera. As early as when Wong Kar-wai met Hu Ge for the first time, he asked him which character in the original book he was most impressed by. Hu Ge said bluntly, Xiao Mao.
When I finished saying this, the director also showed a mysterious smile, and he said that in fact, what he wanted me to play the most was Xiao Mao. Hu Ge said that when "Flowers" came out, many people thought he was more like Bao, "but from my childhood experience and growth environment, my father was an ordinary worker in the factory, and I think I may have a more similar understanding of Xiao Mao." ”
Hu Ge also saw the shadow of Shanghai women from Lingzi and Miss Wang. "For example, Xiao Wang's innocence and purity, Lingzi's independence and tenacity, Shanghainese called selflessness or 'clear', and dedication. These two characters are more representative images of Shanghai women. ”
It's not just "déjà vu".
In the 90s of the last century, Shanghai's Yellow River Road and Jinxian Road appeared, not only "déjà vu", but also made Shanghainese "familiar at first sight".
Director Wang doesn't present all of Shanghai, but the Yellow River Road is exactly that. The reason why I have the confidence to say such things is because I have many friends around me, some older than me, and they are very excited to watch "Flowers". ”
Hu Ge has a friend who worked at the state-owned import and export company next to the Peace Hotel, "He said that he had experienced the scenes and things he told in "Flowers", and the first money he earned when he was a primary school apprentice was to use it to customize suits, and when he didn't have money to buy a car, he rode a small broken bicycle and shuttled between Zhapu Road and Huanghe Road. ”
Some people also believe that the Shanghai in Wong Kar-wai's lens is closer to Hong Kong in the first ten years of the last century, and even many pictures are reminiscent of the old Shanghai in the thirties and forties. In this regard, Hu Ge believes that Shanghai and Hong Kong themselves are intertwined, "Another point is that everyone's memory is subjective, for example, the Shanghai of my childhood may be different from the Shanghai of other people's childhood." ”
In order to truly restore Shanghai in the 90s of the last century, Wong Kar-wai did a lot of data collection in the early preparations; Shanghai Film Group, one of the producers, acquired the Haopu base, and the two sides reproduced the Yellow River Road and Jinxian Road in the play one-to-one at the old Shanghai Film base, and the prelude to "Blooming Flowers" was also extraordinary. Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group, told many details behind this cooperation, and learned from the circle of friends that "Flowers" was going to be launched in other places, and he asked Wong Kar-wai to meet ...... as soon as possible"The layers of neon lights you see are the ones we invited an old craftsman to build an on-site workshop on the side of the Yellow River Road, and the tiles on Jinxian Road are picked out one by one in the old building materials market in Songjiang, including the telephone poles on the road. The acquisition of Haopu Film and Television Base by Shanghai Film Studio with 500 million yuan is a long-term asset investment with "Flowers" as an opportunity.
A drama ignites a city. Behind the success of an IP is the concept of ingenuity and long-term vision.
An actor's "no ring" and "ringing".
There are more than 1,000 places in the original work of "Flowers", and literally, "no sound" means "not to speak".
I think maybe Shanghainese people are more pragmatic, and sometimes if they can't do what they can't do, they won't easily boast about Haikou. Hu Ge said that "no sound" has different meanings in different situations, for example, Ah Bao and Miss Wang have an explanation of "no sound" in the play, which is that in the process of doing business, if you are not sure, if you have not finalized, and you may not know enough, then "do not make a sound", "This is a principle of doing things or a kind of proportion." "Sometimes "no sound" feels more dramatic than "loud", "For example, when two people are chatting, and suddenly there is a pause, maybe the air will freeze instantly, and the effect will hit the audience's heart more directly than non-stop talking." ”
Ah Bao's "no sound" is his unfazed way of life. Hu Ge's "no sound" is that he believes that he has not done it.
Some people also changed a more common word to describe Hu Ge's "no sound" - social fear".
I may sometimes say and 'don't make a sound' and become a topic terminator. I wasn't conscious myself, I didn't mean to. Hu Ge said that he was relatively slow to heat, very quiet when he was not working on the channel, and more relaxed with familiar people, but when he suddenly arrived in a relatively unfamiliar environment, "social fear" attacked.
Many times my heart is also torn apart, because my background is like that, and I need to let myself relax. There needs to be a compromise between the inner 'me' and the 'me' that is manifested outside. My personality has always dragged me, and when I am in the spotlight, I will feel a little uncomfortable or uncomfortable, but if I return to being a pure performer, my heart is still happy. ”
From Li Xiaoyao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", to Mei Changsu in "Langya Bang", and then to Ah Bao in "Flowers", Hu Ge has created different characters at different stages one after another. Hu Ge said that when he first started acting, he believed that a successful performance was to make the audience forget the actor himself and believe that the actor was the character. But in the past two years, he has a different understanding, actors should integrate the experiences of different stages of life, or the nutrients absorbed in film and television literary works into true feelings and real feelings into the role, and the audience can see a more real self through the role, which is a mature actor and a successful performance.
The audience said goodbye to Po and began to look forward to Hu Ge's next "ring". And Hu Ge said that he wanted to take a break for a while.
Flowers means something different to me, and I believe it's not just me, it's for every actor. Although this drama is over, has this character left me? Not really. All the things that touched me during the shoot still bring tears to my eyes when I look back on it, so I didn't want to jump out of this character so quickly. ”
*：cctv4