Original title: Fox Factory · Man in the Game | Lu Yang: Bai Yu’s appearance is gentle but very tough, Angelababy’s eyes are strong this time
Sohu Entertainment‘s special feature (Shan Jin/Wenxuan Reflection/Tu Keming/Video) As early as 2014, Lu Yang finished reading the original work of “The Wind Rises in Longxi”. He felt that the author Ma Boyong was very close to his perspective on history.
The characters portrayed by Ma Boyong are also the people Lu Yang is willing to tell about – a group of little people who may not be recorded in the annals of history, but do exist and have paid for it.
The perseverance of these little people in the chaotic world is what moved Lu Yang in “The Wind in Longxi”, “They have suffered a lot, and it is more about how they keep the most precious part in such a world, because it must be not easy.”
The lighting, costumes, and scenery of “Feng Qi Longxi” are very textured. When it comes to lighting, the director revealed that they wanted to create a natural light effect, but the lighting is actually very complicated. At the same time, he also said that he did not feel that the lighting was too dark, and hoped to provide the audience with some new choices.
The choice of actors is also a matter of course. Lu Yang said that he has always wanted to cooperate with Chen Kun and Bai Yu, and the temperament of the two is also very consistent with the role. Bai Yu is gentle on the outside and tough on the inside. Chen Kun can also make the audience feel that Chen Gong has a good appearance and bears a huge amount of inner strength. pressure.
Speaking of Liu Ying played by Angelababy, Lu Yang said, “I think she looks good because her eyes give us more content. I think Liu Ying’s eyes are strong this time, and she is following her with her eyes. the other party to tell.
The following is the conversation between Sohu Entertainment and Lu Yang.
I don’t think it’s dark
A lot of information in the first episode is necessary
Sohu Entertainment: What is the most attractive part of the story of “The Wind in Longxi”, and why did you shoot this?
Lu Yang: In many spy war stories in the past, the spies are very halo, but in this story, these two spies are particularly bitter, and even confused, saying that what I insist on is not right, but I think the most important thing is persistence. It is extremely precious in a chaotic world like the Three Kingdoms, and it particularly touches me. I first read this novel in 2014, and I am glad that I think I have a very close idea with the prince, and in some ways and angles of looking at history, it is very close. What I particularly care about is the view of history, and the people he is willing to portray, and the people I am willing to tell.
Sohu Entertainment: You just talked about characters. From the series of “Embroidered Spring Knife” to “Assassination of Novelist”, the protagonists are all small people. They are forced to get involved in the current situation, and they actually want to escape. “Feng Qi Longxi” is also a small person, but their relationship with the current situation has changed.
Lu Yang: In fact, in some stories, he may escape, and sometimes he wants to recognize his relationship with the world. We just talked about characters, they have suffered a lot, and it is more about how they keep the most precious part in such a world, because it must not be easy.
Sohu Entertainment: This is because it involves the adaptation of the original book and also has a history. How long did you prepare in the early stage?
Lu Yang: In fact, the adaptation part was mainly completed by the screenwriter Jin Haishu.
Sohu Entertainment: This time your script is not very involved, is it?
Lu Yang: Yes, it’s not high, and Mr. Jin wrote the script so fast that I didn’t have time to react, and his script had already been handed over. I’m glad I didn’t do this adaptation.
Sohu Entertainment: What was your idea of shooting the first episode, because Ma Boyong’s story usually has many characters and complicated clues, and then you have to lay out so much in the first episode.
Lu Yang: There is no need to introduce so much background in his original work, but we still have to consider such historical themes. A lot of historical information and characters in the background have profound implications for the subsequent stories and the fate of the characters. Therefore, the first episode will have relatively more information and character appearances.
Sohu Entertainment: Are you worried that the audience will not be able to enter the plot at the beginning?
Lu Yang: Actually, we have tried many methods. Later, I felt that such information was necessary. Because after all, the audience and book fans are not exactly the same, we must make the audience feel as little as possible in the later plots that they need to stop and think about what is going on. The latter must be very transparent, and the audience must easily digest all the information. So in the front, I think at least we need to let the audience know who is doing what with whom, what is the situation between Wei and Shu, and why they have such a confrontation. And at least we need to know which characters belong to which faction.
Sohu Entertainment: “Embroidered Spring Knife” and “Feng Qi Longxi” are both ancient costumes. Are there any ideas that you did not realize in the “Embroidered Spring Knife” series, but you have realized it in “Feng Qi Longxi”?
Lu Yang: Actually, I really hope to say that there is always something that has not been realized, and there is always a story that I want to make. This is the best. Just like the Three Kingdoms, the one I want to shoot the most is Changbanpo, and I really want to shoot Zhao Yun.
Sohu Entertainment: Has it been realized this time?
Lu Yang: Zhuge Liang was photographed.
Sohu Entertainment: The lighting is very good, but some viewers will feel that the picture is a little dark. Are you worried about this?
Lu Yang: I don’t think it’s dark, because first of all, it’s not dark from our judgment and absolute value. Of course, if compared with some content, some content needs to use some higher-key pictures or more transparent tones to present its type and attributes. But I believe this content is enough. What we’re trying to do is, we want to give the audience some new options.
Bai Yu and Chen Kun’s temperament fits the role very well
Angelababy’s eyes are strong this time
Sohu Entertainment: Do you prefer to cooperate with actors you are familiar with, because I see that many of the “Feng Qi Longxi” are two-match.
Lu Yang: A lot, I would like it, but I also have to keep getting new feelings. Of course, I think working with the same person is that I know he must have something more fun.
Sohu Entertainment: How did the two actors, Chen Kun and Bai Yu, decide?
Lu Yang: It’s because of fate. I really hope to cooperate with them both. Both of them have qualities that fit that role very well.
Bai Yu is from the Northwest. He is a gentle person, but he is actually very persistent and very tough. He is very similar to Xun Xu who still perseveres in the face of adversity. Brother Kun is also, he will let us see that under the seemingly easy-to-follow appearance, the heart is under huge pressure.
Sohu Entertainment: In terms of actresses, baby will play Liu Ying, how did she decide?
Lu Yang: First of all, I think Liu Ying has an attractiveness, but at the same time, Liu Ying has another identity. She is actually a strong individual and a dangerous individual. But again I need to say that these two qualities do not fight in one person.
Sohu Entertainment: I feel like you took her very nicely.
Lu Yang: We just found the way we think is suitable to shape the actors and characters in the lens. I think it is beautiful because her eyes give us more content. This time I think Liu Ying’s eyes are strong, she is using her eyes to tell the other party.
Sohu Entertainment: I know you like watching cartoons very much. And Chen Kun actually likes to watch it.
Lu Yang: Bai Yu also likes to watch it, and then Xiao Dong also likes to watch it. Many of their actors and baby also like to watch it, and many people like to watch it.
Sohu Entertainment: Did you communicate with them about the second dimension on the set?
Lu Yang: Sometimes if we are really tired, we will chat when we need to take a breath. Occasionally, when it’s not too late, I go back and watch an episode of a cartoon.
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