"The A Bao I played is no longer the same as the A Bao in the novel. What you see in the play is the growth process of A Bao from A Bao to Mr. Bao in the early 1990s." December In an interview on the 30th, Hu Ge said.
The TV series "Flowers" will undoubtedly become another representative work in actor Hu Ge's career. The Abao he created is compelling, worldly and affectionate. Although some people questioned the difference between the drama version and the original work, most viewers were very appreciative of Hu Ge's performance as Abao.
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Hu Ge once mentioned that Wong Kar-wai told him: The role of Po should look like Li Xiaoyao, "for one breath and not admit defeat." At that time, there were many young people in Shanghai who, like Po, wanted to ride the wave of the times. You seize the opportunity to change your destiny, but after experiencing the ups and downs of the times, you will eventually discover what is most important to you. Hu Ge also joked about the difference between A Bao and Mr. Bao: "Comb your hair up, Mr. Bao; comb your hair down, A Bao. Your hair is a switch."
Hair is the switch from Po to Mr. Bao.
In the play, the relationship between Abao and Lingzi also contributed many exciting scenes. Hu Ge joked that the relationship between Abao and Lingzi is like "Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie". "Lingzi has been helping Abao when he was growing up. Reiko is his support, and 'Night Tokyo' is his safe haven. He dominates the Yellow River Road, but every time in 'Night Tokyo', he goes in with his head held high. , come out disgraced."
But in his opinion, the emotional focus of "Flowers" "is not about love, but about love, which is a larger concept."
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Hu Ge also shared that in the post-dubbing of "Flowers", it was not a big deal to add Mandarin lines, but it was a big challenge for him to add narration and it took a lot of time and effort. "Because Director Wong Kar-Wai didn't want a broadcast tone, he wanted a more life-like tone, but our narration lines are very professional and involve a lot of history, so the life-like tone didn't feel right, and we needed to go back and forth many times to adjust and find it."
Hu Ge said, "For any actor, he would not miss the opportunity to work with Wong Kar-wai." He has been looking forward to this cooperation for a long time. He has learned a lot from the exchanges and cooperation with Wong Kar-wai and other actors. He revealed that Wong Kar-wai was very involved in everything on the set, taking care of every detail. In addition to directing, he had to take care of all departments including lighting, costumes, and art. After filming, he had to work with the screenwriter to revise the script after filming, and he couldn't sleep for more than a few hours every day.
During the entire filming and production process, Hu Ge had never watched the full version, so he was very excited when watching the show these two days. "Previously, I was more immersed in my own performance during filming. Now it seems that every actor has made great progress under the guidance of Director Wong Kar-Wai."
He personally particularly liked the scenes opposite Mr. You Benchang, "Because in the scenes with him, you can see the transformation process from A Bao to Mr. Bao." He lamented that the filming process took three years. During these three years, time passed and he could feel Teacher You Benchang has become even thinner, “But as soon as the camera is turned on, he never shows signs of fatigue. It’s admirable.”
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Hu Ge said with a smile that he had not had many opportunities to speak Shanghainese since he was a child. Fortunately, the crew had teacher Chen Guoqing, who had a background in comedy, and was a master of Shanghainese. "Whenever we were unsure, we would ask teacher Chen Guoqing." He also recalled that in the 1990s, he At that time, I was in primary school in Shanghai. "In my impression, I only remember the friends around my father. No matter what kind of job they were at that time, everyone wanted to do business." But for children, more details of the era cannot be felt. So profound. He said that "Flowers" helped him complete the puzzle of this memory.
There are now various opinions on whether "Flowers" captured Shanghai in the 1990s, but in Hu Ge's view, everyone's memory is subjective, "What was the Yellow River Road like in the 1990s? My impression is of bright lights and neon. And the colors, states, and aesthetic styles we see actually correspond to our feelings about that era and our memories of people’s mental states at that time.”
