Sohu Entertainment‘s special feature (Shan Jin/Wen Yuanhui/Video) In “Mozart in Outer Space”, Huang Bo plays his father Ren Dawang, a former rock singer and now an insurance salesman.
This is a person Huang Bo is familiar with. He is not flashy or beautiful. He sells insurance on the phone every day. He is very strict with his children. He hopes that his son can become a pianist and become the second “Lang Lang”.
There was a scene where Ren Dawang gave his son pocket money in front of his ex-wife. Before the filming, Huang Bo asked for a napkin, crumpled it, and put it in his pocket. For the official shoot, he took out the money and took a crumpled piece of paper with him.
Director Chen Sicheng commented on him: “Brother Bo will know that life is relatively poor, he must not have a wallet, and his money is messed up with some tissues. I think these details can only be given by a very capable actor and artist. “
Observing life is something Huang Bo has always insisted on. Although he is farther and farther away from the living environment in his early years, he has always maintained his true focus on life.“As long as you pay attention to observation, you can still find these rich details from life fragments and different characters.”
When it comes to market expectations for the film, Huang Bo said that he hopes it will be good, that it will help the Chinese film market warm up, that the cinema will be lively, and that more people will return to their former life tracks.
In the three years of the epidemic, Huang Bo, who is in the center of the industry, has felt anxiety and depression.
The number of new films released and the operating rate of theaters are not enough. The reality is in front of us. Even the new director assistance plan that Huang Bo has been working on has also been affected – “We did a new director plan before, and the investment amount is good, and the market forecast is also relatively optimistic. At present, the same amount of money is relatively optimistic. Invest in it and you’ll be a lot more cautious.”
But Huang Bo also said that when the Chinese film market was just starting, it encountered greater difficulties – the market capacity, the number of screens, and the quality of the films were even worse. At that time, everyone worked hard to gradually expand the market, and now it is also possible to face adversity together.
“Of course we have encountered some difficulties now. I think with everyone’s efforts, we can produce more good works, and more works of different genres that can attract audiences, and the film market will definitely recover.”
The following is the conversation between Sohu Entertainment and Huang Bo.
Intrigued by the genre of “Mozart in Outer Space”
I didn’t expect to play father and son with Fan Wei
Sohu Entertainment: Where did the script and character of “Mozart in Outer Space” impress you the most?
Huang Bo: It is the type. This type is not so rich for our entire market now. We may need some family-friendly genres that are suitable for everyone to watch, have a certain meaning, and expand the film technology. Because in other respects, the structure of the story itself is not particularly complicated, and the characters are relatively clear, but it is such a type of thing, I think it may be simple and effective for the market and the audience.
Sohu Entertainment: Ren Dawang once dreamed of being a rock singer. You have also formed a band before. Does the role of Ren Dawang remind you of your previous performances?
Huang Bo: Yes, there is a memory in the middle. I wear sunglasses and a leather jacket. There used to be gigs, but I wasn’t singing rock back then. I can still clearly remember that time, in fact, according to time and age, I can almost match.
Sohu Entertainment: Do you have anything interesting to share on the set?
Huang Bo: There is a green screen studio next to our studio. There is a performer who will perform the cute clown Mozart, and at the same time, it will be synthesized on the director’s monitor. This is quite strange. Experiences are different, and this is some of the convenience brought about by technological progress.
Sohu Entertainment: There are many comedians working together this time. Will the frequency of laughing on the set be higher?
Huang Bo: In fact, there are many scenes with Mr. Fan Wei, many with Ren Xiaotian, and not too many encounters with other actors. This is the second time for Mr. Fan Wei to work together, and he didn’t expect to have the opportunity to play father and son in this life.
Sohu Entertainment: What is the biggest feeling of playing father and son with Mr. Fan Wei?
Huang Bo: I have always been an actor that I like very much. I used to be called eldest brother, but this time we are a father and son. This is drama life, nothing is impossible, it is very fun.
Sohu Entertainment: The film finally focuses on intergenerational communication. How do you view the intergenerational communication between father and son in the film?
Huang Bo: China has always had this kind of intergenerational communication problem. We are used to the imperative, coercive way of trying to impose our will on our children. Society is constantly changing and progressing, and it may be difficult for today’s children to cooperate with the obedient sons of the past. Because they have many ideas of their own, they will naturally have some different contradictions.
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Details make characters richer
Sohu Entertainment: The details of your performance of giving your son pocket money in front of your ex-wife, and putting a crumpled napkin in your pocket, this detail impressed me deeply, very real and very vivid. How did you get such an accurate observation of life?
Huang Bo: Because we have all lived, we probably know what life really looks like. When shooting, the completion of a character may not only depend on his shape, his actions, his language, and lines, but also the surrounding environment, his habits, and his bit by bit, and I want more details. , to make the characters a little richer.
Sohu Entertainment: Ren Dawang is actually a small person. You are getting farther and farther away from the living environment in your early years. How can you continue to maintain this most essential and authentic experience and observation of life?
Huang Bo: It is indeed getting farther and farther away from the life of the past, but it has not gone into the vacuum. There are all kinds of people around you, as long as you pay attention to observation, you can still find these rich details from life fragments and different characters. There are some things that can’t be helped, very helpless. If you leave, you will leave. For example, if you used to be ignorant, you can’t keep this on your body, but it may be more rich, more calm, and more cunning. , these characteristics will still help your performance differently.
Sohu Entertainment: At your current stage, will it become more difficult to experience the life of a small person?
Huang Bo: Yes, but there are always people around, and there are different life scenes. Nutrients may come through different channels, in different ways, you will absorb them. As long as you pay attention to observe life, you pay attention to the truth and details of life, I think there will be a way.
Sohu Entertainment: Because you have recently collaborated with some new generation of young actors, both post-00s and post-95s, what is the biggest impression on you from these new actors?
Huang Bo: It’s new. In different periods and times, some new and excellent actors, or actors with various characteristics and qualities, will emerge over time. I have also come here step by step from that time. The actors of each period have their own imprints of this era on their bodies, just as we now see some of their characteristics in the older generation of actors, which is similar to the environment in which they grew up when they were young. , education background is related, so naturally they will bring some different things on them, I think it is good, this is passed on from generation to generation.
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Industry realities lie ahead
Sohu Entertainment: The previous “A Good Show” you directed was very successful. Do you have any plans to become a director in the future?
Huang Bo: I’m doing some things, but I’m doing it step by step, and I’m not in a hurry. I hope I can find something that I can especially enjoy.
Sohu Entertainment: Earlier, you said that the HB+U new director assistance plan wants to support some genre films. If you continue to be a director yourself, will you continue to create genre films?
Huang Bo: The theme of the HB+U project may not be exactly the same as my own creation. That goal is not type or not, that goal is whether I myself can find the excitement to talk to.
Sohu Entertainment: Do you have any expectations for the market performance of “Mozart in Outer Space”?
Huang Bo: Of course I hope it is good, but the current state of the market is not so optimistic. Under the influence of the epidemic for so long, it is slowly recovering. I think this type of film, “Mozart in Outer Space” is a family-friendly, comedy and fantasy film that can help warm up and revive the Chinese film market. Of course, I hope to see more people go back to the way they used to live, and I hope that the cinema will be lively again, so I hope it will be better. I don’t know how good it is.
Sohu Entertainment: In fact, the film market this year is not as good as everyone thinks, and the epidemic is still there. In the past three years, has your mentality in the industry changed?
Huang Bo: Anxiety is definitely there, and depression is definitely there, but the reality is in front of you, and difficulties are also in front of you. The difficulties we have faced in the past are more serious than they are now. When we first started filming, the capacity of the entire market, the number of screens, and the quality of movies were actually much worse than they are now. Everyone also relied on that energy to slowly make the entire market what it is now. Now, of course, there are some difficulties. I think with everyone’s efforts, we can produce more good works, more works of different genres that can attract audiences, and the film market will definitely recover. Of course, I hope it will recover as soon as possible.
Sohu Entertainment: In the past few years under the epidemic, have you felt any changes in the support and exploration of new directors?
Huang Bo: It does have an impact. For example, when we made a new director plan before, the investment quota was good, and the prediction of the market was relatively optimistic. At present, the reality is indeed in front of you. With the same amount of investment, you will be much more cautious. I think this is not just our own doubts, it is a problem facing the entire market now, and it is indeed not easy.
Sohu Entertainment: You and Shen Teng’s “Tired, Destroy” emoji package in “Crazy Alien” is very popular. Everyone likes to use it. Do you usually use this emoji package yourself?
Huang Bo: Of course I don’t want to use it. At first I thought it was a joke, but after a long time, I really don’t want it to appear, you know? As soon as it appears, there is a problem. But this time I have concluded that I seem to have a tacit understanding with the aliens, this time with the aliens, the last time I was with the aliens, they are more able to abuse the aliens, I hope this time our “Alien” “Mozart in Space” can also be magical, and bless our film market.Return to Sohu, see more