"Stupid Column" He Bing is not stupid this time, saying that life is like pickles.

Before directing Sesame Hutong, Liu Jiacheng admitted that he had made up his mind not to make a Beijing-style drama. "Too many, I said. Don't confine me to Beijing Opera." What changed Liu Jiacheng's mind was the script of Sesame Hutong, which was very precise and delicate from the big story structure to every character created. "I can't put this play down."

Actors need to know what not to do.

Sesame Hutong is the second collaboration between He Bing and director Liu Jiacheng. In the previous cooperation, He Bing's image of "Silly Column" was deeply rooted in people's hearts, and he also won the 24th Magnolia Award for Best Actor. In Sesame Hutong, He Bing plays a businessman. As a descendant of a century-old pickles shop, on the one hand, we should constantly strengthen management and shoulder the heavy responsibility of supporting our families; On the other hand, he is kind, honest and trustworthy, and carries forward the skills of pickles.

He Bing said, "Beijingers care about face very much, and going out will definitely be comfortable. Although he is back, he is a kimchi manufacturer. " Different from the simple stubbornness of the silly column in A Courtyard with Love, Yan Zhensheng presents a richer profile. He Bing commented, "The historical stages of these two plays are different. Sesame Hutong was in the Republic of China before the founding of New China, and the world he had to face was more complicated, chaotic and the times changed. Secondly, the relationship between the characters he has to face is also richer. There are old people and young people, grandchildren and daughters. When these are all installed on one person, they will be fuller. "

In He Bing's view, "Yan Zhensheng is a husband, a father, a businessman and a good brother." Because of the complexity of the role, He Bing didn't know where the right direction was when he first prepared the role, but when he created Yan Zhensheng, he made clear the wrong direction, and avoiding the wrong questions became his first step to ponder the role. "When I saw this script, I knew that there was a mistake that I could never make, and that was to play an old man. If everyone plays their social identity, the world will be terrible. He is a husband and a son. He should live like a normal person at home, and he is not a master when he is not running a shop. "

He Bing took himself and his wife as an example and shared his views on the relationship between husband and wife. "For example, my wife and I are constantly changing. When I am in love, I play the big brother and she plays the little sister; Later, he played lovers and lovers; After two years of marriage, she automatically became a mother. In fact, life is changing every day, and when I want to buy a bag, I become a sister again. The emotional changes of a man and his wife represent several stages of different relationships in your life. "

"Liu Bei and I are too easy to substitute into the relationship between husband and wife."

Beijing News: What is the attraction of Yan Zhensheng?

He Bing: As the owner of a pickles shop, he strictly controls the quality and does not adulterate. He is an honest businessman. Moreover, he is forbearing, old and young, and his personality is relatively depressed. In my life, I stayed away from the stupid column "Courtyard with Love". I am not a person who dares to speak, but more like Yan Zhensheng, who is also in a state of being old and small. I am also a Beijinger, and I am most familiar with the life of Beijingers. Although Yan Zhensheng is clever, he is loyal to his family, which can be said to be the most attractive place for the character, whether in his rising or falling period.

Beijing News: You and Liu Bei are good friends in life. Can you play the role of husband and wife soon?

He Bing: It is too easy for me and Liu Bei to substitute into the relationship between husband and wife. We have the same experience, the same age, and the most loyal and unbearable imagination for our family is the same. We have the same understanding of what couples can and can't fight. If the daughter-in-law loses her temper, listen back, but don't mention "divorce" This is the bottom line.

Beijing News: Many viewers think that you are a "Beijing-style figure". What do you think of this title?

He Bing: Some people may think that at your age, it's good to continue playing Beijingers. I don't think so. When I was young, I had no courage. Now that I'm old, I want to play a role I haven't played before. Why else do you want to be an actor?

Beijing News: Do you and Liu Bei often get together with other cast members?

He Bing: A crew needs to get together less often, but it can't get together all the time, or it will become alcoholism. Liu Bei and I are both old actors in the crew, and we have a good grasp of the rhythm. Generally, 40 days is the most tiring time, and you need to work harder at the critical moment. Let's see if this time is suitable. Let's get together and cheer together.

Show the faces and linings of old Beijingers

The story of Sesame Hutong is set in 1947 old Beijing, and the plot spans more than 30 years. In the eyes of screenwriter Ada, the most striking feature of old Beijing lies not only in the "generosity, narrow-mindedness, tolerance and truthfulness" in the bones of old Beijingers, but also in the inherent sense of humor in the language. "Peking man that kind of thing has regional characteristics. Language, in particular, is sticky, ironic and ironic. For example, if this person is stingy, we will call him a miser, a glass mouse, a glass cat and so on. These adjectives cannot be replaced by meanness and jealousy. " It is with his love for old Beijing that Ada wrote the local spirit, their pressure, their stubbornness and axis of the old Beijingers in Sesame Hutong.

Liu Jiacheng said he was from old Beijing. When people mentioned Beijing before the founding of New China, they usually thought of "Longxugou" and "Camel Xiangzi", which were poor and chaotic and did not show the attention of Beijingers. In Liu Jiacheng's view, it takes some time for Beijingers to talk and pretend. "liking a Beijing man seems simple and doesn't matter, but no matter how poor you are, you will have one or two good outfits." Liu Jiacheng explained. "For example, my grandmother always drinks good tea beyond her living standard. I like the old photos of Beijing in the 1940s. Cheongsam has various colors and excellent texture. You see that the cloth shoes and hats he wears are very simple, but they are all old brands. " In Sesame Hutong, these "exquisite beauties" of Beijingers will be displayed.

Don't worry about the geographical restrictions of Beijing Opera.

In Love Full House directed by Liu Jiacheng, the silly column played by He Bing is actually a case of Beijingers. He is like a string of hutongs. Liu Jiacheng said that the real Beijingers may be more people like Yan Zhensheng of Sesame Hutong. He has a forbearance. According to Peking man's own words, he is even more reluctant to die, and he really won't work hard when he meets anything. "Instead, it is forbearing to the extreme, and the outbreak of that moment reflects his man side. Such characters are more real and delicate. "

As for "Beijing Opera", will it be restricted by regional influence? In this regard, Liu Jiacheng said that he has been in this kind of questioning voice for so many years. The highest question is "Love Story in a Garden", and Peking Opera cannot cross the river. "At that time, someone had an idea to change the quadrangle into a tube-shaped building. I said, don't shoot. How can a unit building go out with its front foot and push the neighbor's door with its back foot? That's not true. But I believe that good works will not be limited to this. " Teahouse is performed not only in the whole country, but also all over the world. In the final analysis, it is still characters and emotions. "

Angel challenges the age span of 30.

As can be seen from the previously exposed film Sesame Hutong, Mu Chunhua played by the angel and Lin Cuiqing played by Liu Bei have completely different characteristics in both image and character design.

In the film, Mu Chunhua wears an elegant white dress and a pretty short hair, which highlights her neat and courageous personality. In Angel's view, Mu Chunhua is a very smart, decisive, chivalrous and loving Beijing girl.

After joining the group, in the process of chatting with the director, He Bing and Liu Bei, Angel had different feelings about this role. Mu Chunhua will turn 30 in the play. "She is not only a wife, but also a mother. There are many heavy role changes in her life, which is actually very profound. " Angel believes that Mu Chunhua's affection for Yan Zhensheng stems from his master's "saving his life", and "repaying kindness" became Mu Chunhua's initial motivation. "When MuChunHua want to repay, she is willing to pay for this person's life, even her life. Love what he loves, love all those who love him and those he loves. So she tolerated her sister (Lin Cuiqing) and had a very special feeling with her sister between the two women. "

If Mu Chunhua is the girl next door to Xiaojiabiyu, then Lin Cuiqing played by Liu Bei is a mature and pungent "big woman". She is responsible for Yan's housework and helps Yan Zhensheng keep Yan's home in good order. She is uncompromising and transparent, which can be described as living clearly. In life, Cui Linqing likes Shanghai pop songs and pays attention to details, but she is very traditional in treating couples.

Lin Cuiqing, who lives so freely, has the bad news that her husband is about to marry Chunhua. Screenwriter Ada admits that Lin Cuiqing is one of his most distressed roles and has the deepest feelings for him. "I pity her and pity her. If this happens in a normal family, the husband and wife must feel worse than anyone else. Lin Cuiqing is also a typical figure of women's suffering in modern China. " With the development of the plot, Lin Cuiqing has also appeared a mean and unruly side, with his own selfishness and calculation, but what remains unchanged is a kind heart.

Liu Bei said that Lin Cuiqing had only one feeling in his heart, but with the development of the plot, there was a friendship between Lin Cuiqing and Mu Chunhua. "There is a' mother-daughter relationship' gradually. When the mother and daughter talked, Lin Cuiqing began to want to tell her what to do. "

Create a sense of time with "sauce heart"

Because he is the owner of the pickles shop, the intangible cultural heritage-pickles making technology has also been introduced into Sesame Hutong. In order to convey this intangible cultural heritage to the audience, director Liu Jiacheng personally went to the old pickles factory with a history of 100 years to learn about the process of pickling pickles and try to restore the most authentic pickles production technology. The pickles presented in the film are also century-old pickles brands. In the film, Yan Zhensheng follows the traditional pickle production process, selects exquisite materials and personally supervises every pickle production process.

In addition, in order to present a more authentic impression of the times, the director added some iconic regional cultural elements such as old Beijing folk crafts and street acrobatics on Tianqiao in the play, which reproduced the living atmosphere of hutong. It can be seen from the film that the scenery in Sesame Hutong, whether it is walls, doors and windows, or props such as rickshaws and foreign cars with a sense of the times, strives to restore the realism of the times. It is reported that the quadrangle where Yan lived in the play, from the overall structure and scenery of the quadrangle to the layout of each room, the arrangement of furniture and the placement of many old objects, was restored according to historical materials.

According to Liu Jiacheng, the crew has built a front yard, a backyard, an alley and a pickle farm, covering an area of * * *1.5000 square meters. There is no budget limit for the service road, and every effort is made to ensure the quality. "Do a good job." He Bing said that the professionalism of the set is very helpful to the actors. "The hardest thing for an actor is to believe this scene. Need location, scenery and clothing to help. "