Chapter 120: The interview is in progress
Langqi Cafe, Song Lifei took a sip of coffee, the bitter taste made him frown slightly, as a reporter, he sometimes has to stay up late to write, and he has drunk a lot of coffee, but it is difficult to say that he likes this taste.
After asking a few simple questions, Song Lifei clearly felt the affinity of Zhou Bai from Zhou Bai's answer, to be honest, among the actors interviewed, Zhou Bai was not the most special one he had ever seen, but he had to admit that Zhou Bai was the best one to deal with.
Whether it is a big name or a small coffee, they may be very enthusiastic to chat with you and accept your interviews, but behind this enthusiasm is either a kind of flattery or a kind of arrogance.
Some people will make you feel that he has a special artistic pursuit, whether it is dressing or speaking, he wants to be a maverick, and he can't wait to criticize all the business in the entertainment industry to show his compulsion.
Some people will make you feel that he is working very hard, and he can't wait to pour down his injuries, suffering, and tired experiences like pouring beans, so that people can know that this person is very hard, very serious, very hard, and his career is full of blood and tears, he is simply a warrior.
Zhou Bai is not like this, whether it is dressing or talking, you always feel that this person is not very much like a person in the entertainment industry, he has some bookish air and a lot of life, as if he is your acquaintance just like the young man you saw in the neighbor next door.
When Song Lifei went to learn about Zhou Bai's experience before the interview, he actually had a great curiosity about Zhou Bai in his heart, and the instinct he had cultivated over many years of journalist career told him that the object to be interviewed this time was not simple, so he hoped to catch the most explosive selling point, for which he made a lot of preparations.
Song Lifei has thought about what kind of person Zhou Bai is, in his opinion, being able to debut is Zhang Yimou's supporting role, and then in less than a year, he acted in a total of three movies, two leading actors, this kind of actor is either good at drilling camps and stunning talents, or the kind with extraordinary family background, so Zhou Bai's image is covered with a mysterious aura in Song Lifei.
Take a look at the directors Zhou Bai has worked with, needless to say, Zhang Yimou's weight is a domestic palace-level filmmaker, the most outstanding one among the five generations of directors, and he is highly admired in the domestic film and television circle, and he has made great achievements in his artistic achievements, and he is definitely a master-level figure.
Wu Ziniu is not an ordinary character, he has won the Berlin Silver Bear Award abroad, won the Montpier Golden Panda Award, and won the Golden Rooster Award in China.
There must be a gap between Huo Jianqi's status and Zhang Yimou and Wu Ziniu, but this does not mean that Huo Jianqi is very bad, on the contrary, the attention he has received at present is almost the same as that of Zhang Yimou, "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog" has caused more and more repercussions, although the domestic box office is not high, but this movie is highly recognized, and some people even say that Huo Jianqi has the potential to be a master and is also a director in the mature period of art.
Any of these three directors has a lot of energy in the Chinese film industry, and Zhou Bai has cooperated with the three directors in less than a year, which is simply a dream.
Don't forget, in addition to Zhou Bai's movie "My Father and Mother" starring in Zhang Yimou's movie "My Father and Mother", Wu Ziniu's "National Anthem" and Huo Jianqi's "Blue Love" are all leading actors, and being able to play the leading role in two consecutive movies at least shows one problem, that is, his acting skills are enough to support a movie.
Song Lifei feels that the most regrettable thing is that none of Zhou Bai's movies have been released so far, and there is no way to appreciate his acting skills, Zhang Yimou's movies have no samples to watch, Wu Ziniu is the main theme of Xiaoxiang Factory, only film and television leaders in the system or other invited big directors are possible, Huo Jianqi has just finished filming, so there is no chance.
"I checked the information here and found out that in addition to the movie directed by Zhang Yimou, you are also the actor of the movie "National Anthem" directed by Wu Ziniu, and the actor of the movie "Blue Love" directed by Huo Jianqi, how were you picked by these directors?"
Zhou Bai raised his eyebrows, Song Lifei did a lot of homework, at least not casually perfunctory, but seriously checked.
"Speaking of fate, I was selected by Director Zhang as the role of the young father of "My Father and Mother", it was Director Zhang who saw me acting in the drama, and I was selected by the national anthem because of the movie "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog", so I had the opportunity to star in the national anthem. Zhou Bai smiled and said, and then introduced the cause and effect of the matter, of course, Zhou Bai had reservations in the wording, just said to help a friend introduce the past.
"If you were asked to evaluate these three directors, who would be the happiest to work with?" Song Lifei asked a sensitive question, if Zhou Bai didn't answer this question well, it would cause an accident in minutes.
"Reporter Song, you are making me make mistakes, this problem is particularly offensive, although the three directors are all open-minded people, but if the written expression is inappropriate, won't it cause any misunderstanding, I still want to continue to improve!" Zhou Bai shook his head and smiled bitterly, and he was very sincere, big brother, if you make some ghosts about this problem, won't it make me offend people.
"Well, well, that's a hard answer, so let's talk about how it's like to work with them. Song Lifei's face turned red, and then changed the question.
"Actually, working with Director Zhang is my first time shooting a movie, and this shooting is too important to me. It's hard for me to describe my feelings in detail at once, but if I want to describe it in one word, it's growth! I'm just a student, and I've never experienced film shooting before, so when I made "My Father and Mother", Director Zhang taught me a lot of things, made me grow a lot, and even I think this will have a great effect on my entire career in the future. Zhou Bai thought for a while and said.
"Of course, it was also a pleasure to cooperate with Director Wu, although the climate was cold at the time, the crew was very united, so it was warm from the heart. Of course, if I want to sum up one word, I think it's the word honing! This is my first time playing the leading role in a movie, and I have to play a character who is actually twelve or thirteen years older than me, and there are emotional outbursts in it, so the psychology and expression of the character are very difficult, and this movie has really honed me a lot. Zhou Bai said that remembering the three months on the set, he stayed up in the cold weather for three months, which also gave him a new insight into acting.
"It's very easy to cooperate with Director Huo, we have known each other before this, to sum it up in one word, I think I will choose freedom! This time Director Huo basically gave me a general direction, and then let me perform by myself, free to play, the whole shooting I am in accordance with my own understanding of the grinding of one shot at a time, so sometimes it is very hearty, I can act how I want, wantonly sway my imagination, and broaden my entire artistic perspective. Zhou Bai was a little emotional, his face was full of happy smiles, and he was very intoxicated.
Song Lifei was in a trance, Zhou Bai's smile was particularly moving, he used the words growth, training, and freedom to summarize the three movie shoots, which is very appropriate, and it is also his inner feeling.
"Click!" The shutter sounded, and Zhou Bai, who was sitting on the chair casually and smiling happily, was photographed by Diao Shuai in an instant, recording this moment eternally.