Huang Xuan: Still waters run deep

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When we were stomping around in the high-ceiling studio and sighing at the cold, Huang Xuan appeared in high spirits and greeted us. He was wearing a thin jacket, a navy shirt underneath, and a pair of kangaroo shoes under his jeans, which was simple and casual. During the break between changing clothes after the shooting, if you accidentally catch his eye, he will nod and smile at you, gracefully. This is consistent with his steady tone, accurate and informative words, focused eyes, and extremely wide range of expressions during the chat. The small facial expressions blend together to form a certain impression: Huang Xuan is indifferent and calm.

The diligence behind this unhurriedness will be revealed one by one in 2021: from "Mountains and Seas" at the beginning of the year, to "1921", "Changjin Lake" and "My Fathers and Me" in the middle of the year, to At the end of the year, "Wuhai" and "The Wind Rises in Luoyang", several works continued without interruption and received good reputations, labeling 2021 as a "big year" for Huang Xuan's career.

In Huang Xuan’s words, he used to be like “a guinea pig running in a cage, never ending.” Before the epidemic, he spent the New Year’s Eve for five consecutive years on the set. Passed. "My mother came to the set and had a New Year's Eve dinner with everyone. When I got up the next day, we drank tea and chatted in the morning, and then I started working." The intensive work rhythm is woven into the body, and I don't even notice it.

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But everything Still, things changed. "If you take driving as an example, before the epidemic, I might be driving at 120 kilometers per hour. After the epidemic, I am now driving at 80 kilometers per hour." It all started from a vacation. Originally, Huang Xuan only wanted to spend five quiet days with his family in the mountains. Unexpectedly, the epidemic stretched this time to three months. Huang Xuan only brought a few pieces of clothing, logistics was interrupted, and life degraded to its original appearance. Until the express delivery resumed, Huang Xuan bought a pot that can be used to cook hot pot, a few books, and friends sent him pens, ink, paper and inkstones to write calligraphy and read books. His life became happy and fulfilling again. Huang Xuan suddenly had an epiphany: " In fact, I don’t need too many elements in my life, just these few, and I feel a lot more at ease all of a sudden, and I can re-plan my future rhythm.”

“Mountain and Sea Love” is Huang Xuan’s reorganization of rhythm. When I mentioned the drama, even though my words were restrained, I was still full of excitement. "I have always wanted to film a story about the northwest, play a northwest person, and speak the dialect of the northwest. This is a complex I have for my hometown. I have also always wanted to cooperate with Director Kong Sheng. When Director Kong Sheng approached me, it was equal to I was very excited to have four wishes come true at the same time.”

Huang Xuan, who had no experience in rural life, had doubts about his ability to play the role of Ma Defu, a poverty alleviation cadre. He and other actors in the same group went to the local countryside in advance to set up their makeup and try it out. They set up scenes and rehearsed in the Gobi Desert every day, isolated from the outside world. It was hot summer, the sun was scorching, and it took a long time to drive to the location. There was not a single tree in sight in the surrounding fields. Wherever the wind blew, yellow sand blew against my face. Soon, my skin became chapped and my lips turned red. It was precisely these hardships that brought Huang Xuan into the atmosphere of "Mountains and Seas".

Random and unrestrained costume dramas, glamorous and fashionable contemporary urban dramas, and the ever-changing Republic of China dramas... Nowadays, Huang Xuan has added a warm and affectionate rural poverty alleviation drama to his performance resume. Many people I still can't forget the light in Ma Defu's eyes when listening to Director Zhang describe the future of Diaozhuang in the play, and the tearful smile that spilled from the corner of his mouth to his eyes when he saw the splash of his first love in the morning light. The audience's love and recognition made him Huang Xuan gained a sense of accomplishment. Meeting a good character and a good performance make him feel grateful.

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Over the years of working in the industry, except for a few slippages, Huang Xuan’s choice of roles His vision has always been praised.

Regarding the behind-the-scenes story of "Wu Hai", Huang Xuan has shared it many times on different occasions. He took over the role in a very emotional state. After originally filming "Only Yun Knows", he wanted to reject the script because of Yang Hua's almost overloaded emotions in "Wu Hai", but he changed his mind after having a meal with director Zhou Ziyang.

"I chatted with the director, and I knew what kind of character he wanted to express, but when it came to the script, there was actually something missing. It was not that he was already very mature. I think he It gave the actors a lot of space to create again, so it was a very exciting creative experience for me."

The experience of filming "Wu Hai" was, in Huang Xuan's words, " The process of "taking out a lot of my own things and using them" is a process of immersing one's whole body into it like removing the bones and returning it to the flesh. After accepting the play, he felt very uneasy as soon as he came to the scene and realized that he had to bite the bullet. "For many more important scenes, I had to discuss with the director for a long time, and I had to sort out my psychological activities and sort myself out." behavior, sort out your own language."

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In order to fit the character, Huang Xuan voluntarily refused a sunny room with flowers and fruits in a local hotel that the crew initially arranged for him, and moved into another cold room. , a room without lighting. The curtains were half-opened every day, and he wore Yang Hua's clothes every day. He didn't wash his hair, which was tied into knots, and tortured himself in various ways. "I watched the movie afterwards and felt that my face had changed, and my whole body was swollen and deformed." ”, it is an experience that gradually pushes oneself to desperation like Yang Hua in the story, and the windy and harsh Gobi Desert is like some external manifestation of the psychological environment, “from physical discomfort, and then gradually Get into the psychological discomfort, and then get into the character.”

We were curious whether it would be difficult to let go of the role after being closely integrated with it. Huang Xuan rejected our idea. After fifteen years of acting, saying goodbye to the role has become a career. transformation thing. Of course, a little ceremony is still needed. After the filming is completed, stay quietly in the room and reflect on the filming and the characters' journey. Sometimes you will sigh deeply and stop there. Then take a shower, put on your own clothes, spray some perfume, and go out for a meal. After a meal, I flew back to Beijing the next day, returned home, and returned to my own life. "Those scenes passed like a dream. Of course, it has grown in your body in the form of memory or dream." Existence is like recalling a past event from our childhood or an experience last year."

Sometimes there are times when one is greedy for the status of a character and is reluctant to leave, such as the affectionate, chic, and slightly crazy Bai Juyi in "The Legend of the Demon Cat". Huang Xuan will continue that state into his life Here, this may be some kind of magic and privilege exclusive to actors: bringing part of the character's life into his own life.

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Sensitivity is an actor’s innate nature. A meeting of the eyes, a lowered gaze, a smile, a rub of the shoulder, or a wrong body can all produce infinite emotions. Interest is inseparable from a person's well-developed perceptual experience, and perceptual experience is often divergent, random, traceless, and literary. When Huang Xuan mentioned his memories of childhood, It has this characteristic: "Sometimes you will remember a very casual thing, some people you can't even touch, a sentence a stranger said to you, or an action done to you, or an atmosphere , the appearance of a certain building, a certain kind of light, a certain smell."

And this also means that there is often another consciousness looking at him in his mind, observing his reaction. Behavior, thought activities and emotions, this consciousness will also continue to absorb information from the surrounding environment, air, temperature, smell, and associate different branches from a person. When the consciousness remains active, it forms a circle around Huang Xuan's body. The circulating energy field is eager to be injected into the performance one day. Huang Xuan feels "both love and hate" for this special talent. "This is a very precious element, but sometimes I feel, oh, it's too tiring and annoying."

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When his thoughts are complicated and complicated, Huang Xuan will write calligraphy. In his eyes, text is not just a symbol, a code. When it is transformed into calligraphy, flowing out of the pen and conveying emotions, it is the arrival of art. At the same time, he also regards it as a way of meditation. This habit started a long time ago and was interrupted for a few years, but it still remained. "I like the feeling of the tip of the brush rubbing against the rice paper. It draws my attention and my scattered heart to the place at once. This nib is particularly beautiful."

The epidemic has changed the pace of Huang Xuan's work and life. After the filming of "The Wind Rises in Luoyang", he took a three-month break. On days with good weather, he climbed mountains, visited parks, and walked in the streets and alleys. Wandering, gathering with friends, working, socializing, and simplifying everything coincides with his division of his career as an actor, from curiosity, exploration, understanding, and apprehension in the initial stage, to trying various things in the next stage. Nowadays, Huang Xuan asks himself more: "With your identity as an actor and with your role, what do you want to express more?"

He is currently filming a movie called "Welcome" "TV series, in which he plays a hotel doorman. The professional attributes of the doorman, how to live as a small person, and how to pursue his own ideals have firmly captured Huang Xuan's interest. The performance method of light comedy is something he has never tried before, and the plot and lines with a touch of absurdity pose a new challenge to him.

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In Faced with the challenge, Huang Xuan found an answer to the question he had been thinking about for a long time, and it was also an anchor point for his performance boat to sail into the depths of still water: "Actually, many people are facing a lot of anxiety and risks now, so I still want to Conveying some warm and joyful energy may not actually solve many problems, but at least letting others see your performance and your work can give them some joy. ”

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