An exclusive interview with Shi Zhongqin

On August 4th, 2009, Netease women went to Shanghai for an exclusive interview with Shi Zhongqin, the heroine of the ballet film White-haired Girl. The reporter interviewed Shi Zhongqin, a physical teacher of Shanghai Far East Ballet Art School, and listened to her talk about the shooting process and how she entered people's hearts ... I am an individual economic component, and I was not selected at first.

Netease Woman: What kind of era was the 1970s in your eyes? One word summary. Are you a typical representative of women in that era?

Shi Zhongqin: It feels like a turbulent society. To some extent, it is relatively stable because of the protection and "cover" of Jiang Qing. But I still feel confused. Is this the way to go, or what should I do?

Netease Woman: Are you a typical representative of women in that era?

Shi Zhongqin: I can't say that either, because many things were erased at that time. In literature and art, we can only engage in art within their specific scope. Therefore, there are only two kinds of arts in his scope, such as ballet, one is a red female soldier and the other is a white-haired girl, so at that time, I was of course the representative. But when it comes to the times, you don't have this height yet. (Laughter)

Netease girl: You are called a white-haired girl. What do you think is the charm of white-haired girl as a woman?

Shi Zhongqin: The music is beautiful and famous, judging from the stage design of this play. Especially at this time, it is all looting and class struggle, but it is relatively beautiful. At that time, we worked really hard on the set and thought it was pretty good.

Shi Zhongqin: How to popularize ballet through one's own art is a perfect embodiment. For the universal acceptance of dance and ballet, the image is consistent in all aspects.

Netease female: Please recall how you were chosen to play the white-haired girl. How did you get elected? Can you tell me the details of that year? Do you know how you feel when you're going to play?

Shi Zhongqin: First of all, I started dancing with the masses in White-haired Girl. At that time, the class composition was very particular. My family is an individual economy, and it is impossible to be chosen as the protagonist. Later, "White-haired Girl" developed a little, but also a little bigger. There is also the fourth act, from spring, summer, autumn and winter to white hair. There has been a white-haired process in these years, and it was at this time that I was selected. At this time, it was only more than a minute, and then it was a solo dance. With the change of the situation, the white-haired girl will have more performance opportunities in the future. Later, Xia Mei, who played "White-haired Girl", was in poor health and proposed not to dance. In this case, we have many tasks, so we need someone to take the lead. Later, we also chose two actors with good backgrounds, but they were weak in all aspects. The leaders always thought they were not ideal, and finally decided to let me play them. Because of the social environment, before the performance of White-haired Girl, I received education, conveyed the revolutionary task, and then rehearsed intensively.

Netease female: You said that the class composition at that time was very particular. What requirements did that have for your background?

Shi Zhongqin: At that time, workers, peasants and soldiers were needed to dance "White-haired Girl". My family was an individual economy at that time, so I couldn't be selected from the beginning.

Netease girl: I heard that you went to the countryside to experience life before playing the white-haired girl. How did you experience it? What are some interesting stories?

Shi Zhongqin: When we go to the countryside to experience life, our life is just like that of local farmers, whether we do farm work or daily life. Picking cotton and cutting wheat in the field with farmers, listening to them talk about their own lives and recalling their bitter experiences. We should also learn from Tian Hua's film White-haired Girl, read more books and think more, and integrate this image into the role.

Netease Girl: What difficulties did you encounter in the process of playing White-haired Girl?

Shi Zhongqin: Our lives are different. We're going to experience that kind of life, listen to the peasants' memories of that bitter experience, watch Tian Hua's white-haired girl movies and read books. How can a white-haired girl fit into the role like this? The league stipulates that actors can't get married before the age of 32.

Netease female: At that time, there was an unwritten rule in your group that actors could not get married before the age of 32. After all, what did you think when you got married?

Shi Zhongqin: I can't get married. To tell the truth, the artistic youth of dancers is short-lived, so I didn't think too much at that time. Everyone is the same, it's simple, just dancing and doing the work assigned to me. What is said above and done below is as simple as that.

Netease female: Did your family rush you? Are they not in a hurry?

Shi Zhongqin: If the family is in a hurry, there is nothing they can do. At that time, everything had to be obeyed and occasionally talked about, but at that time, the family did not dare to violate it.

Netease woman: How did women express their feelings in those days?

Shi Zhongqin: They are all reserved, or they write letters. Of course, free love is still free love, just not as open as it is now.

Netease Woman: The successful performance of White-haired Girl has made you have a large number of fans. Do many people write you love letters? How did you handle it?

Shi Zhongqin: Yes, we received many letters. There is a special person in the unit who is responsible for the reception and checks them one by one. We seldom have time to read them carefully. Most of the content is appreciation of the performance, and it is not excluded that there are courtship letters, and the audience also expresses their love. However, we basically don't reply, and all of them are handed over to the leaders.

Netease Woman: What do you think you and White-haired Girl have in common in female images?

Shi Zhongqin: Hard-working and strong.

Netease female: What's the difference between acting in the movie White-haired Girl and acting on the stage?

Shi Zhongqin: There will be a performance on the stage with the highest audience 1000. Movies are different. As soon as it is released, audiences all over the country can see it. The film has a wide range and many people watch it.

Film and stage are two forms of expression. The stage is more exaggerated, but the screen is different. When the screen is enlarged, what you do is exaggerated, which makes others surprised and uncomfortable at first. Later, the director also communicated with me, and I slowly pondered and slowly found my feelings through my acting eyes. Shi Zhongqin has a large loyal audience.

Netease woman: What's changed when you play white-haired girl? What does this mean to you?

Shi Zhongqin: Nothing has changed. I rehearse every day, but more people know me and have a large loyal audience.

Netease Woman: What social impact did the film White-haired Girl have after its success?

Shi Zhongqin: In the 1970s, cultural life was very poor. At that time, there were only model operas, everyone could sing "Tiger Mountain" and every dance company could have a white-haired girl. Therefore, to some extent, it has played a very good role in the popularization of dance and ballet, and it is a good model that cannot be erased. It is not only the credit of Jiang Qing, but also the efforts of our cast members.

Netease woman: Does this film have any influence on women's outlook on life and values in those days?

Shi Zhongqin: It's not common. Of course, in our country at that time, literature and art should serve politics, but not all of them were linked to politics, and there was still entertainment.

Netease female: At that time, the stage play was already a sensation. Why do you think you made another movie?

Shi Zhongqin: These are all decided by the leaders above. Eight model operas should be filmed, which was decided by the literary and art group led by Jiang Qing.

Netease female: Is there any political purpose in this?

Shi Zhongqin: flaunt Jiang Qing's contribution.

Netease female: Why is the white-haired girl so sensational? Do you think she represents the awakening of female consciousness?

Shi Zhongqin: The music is beautiful, the stage design is beautiful and the dance is beautiful. There were no other cultural activities at that time. At that time, women in China were relatively independent and had awakened.

Netease woman: What do you think of the historical and artistic value of the role of white-haired girl? What influence did she have on the times?

Shi Zhongqin: How does China art combine with foreign art? How does China ballet go its own way? Because you dance in a foreign country, it must be better than you. To jump out of your own characteristics, it is a white-haired girl. Make the past serve the present and make foreign things serve China. Chairman Mao suggested that ballet is foreign and foreign things serve China.

Netease female: Did your later role affect your personal destiny?

Shi Zhongqin: That's all right. Life goes on as usual.

Netease Women: What kind of women do you think are attractive women?

Shi Zhongqin: We should be able to keep up with the times, study more, watch more, don't get derailed from the outside world, and keep in touch with the society at all times. Career and life should be well combined, because as a lesbian, you can't just take care of your career, but also your family.

Netease Women: The slogan of our Netease Women's Channel is: Be a better self. What do you think women should do to make themselves better? How did you do it yourself?

Shi Zhongqin: Make achievements in my career, study more at ordinary times, absorb good things from outside and teach my students well. It's too big to set an example. Teach students what you like, like this.