She is a goddess of literary films
who was nominated for Golden Horse Best Actress as soon as she debuted. She is also a policewoman who dominates the Hong Kong film industry "The King of Flowers"
Now she has transformed into the Yanghua version of "A Dream Like a Dream" "Elderly Gu Xianglan"
She is the famous movie star Hu Huizhong
The highly anticipated Central China version of "A Dream Like a Dream" 's 10th anniversary performance in Beijing has just concluded successfully at the Poly Theater. During the eight-hour performance break, 64-year-old Hu Huizhong still accepted the interview with Yi Xianjun in high spirits.
Years have brought her not only a magnetic voice full of story-telling, but also a calm and straightforward beauty. "Please treat me as a new person." she said with a smile.
was moved to tears by the script and immediately decided to star.
Just three days before the 10th anniversary performance of "A Dream Like a Dream" by China Central Television started in Beijing, a cast announcement officially announced that Hu Hui would play the role of "elderly Gu Xianglan" in the play, which made many fans express surprise. You know, Hu Huizhong has not been on the big screen for more than 20 years.
"The cooperation with teacher Hu Huizhong is a blessing from God, and it is so wonderful." Wang Keran, founder of Yanghua Drama, revealed that Hu Huizhong has long existed in the "treasure house of actors" in his mind. "Intuition She told me that she would be a good match for the elderly Gu Xianglan. When the time came, I immediately called her and asked her to play this role."
In fact, before receiving the invitation, Hu Huizhong had never had any stage performance experience and had no knowledge of "A Dream Like a Dream". "I was very surprised at the time, but I said I would read the script first." After reading the script, Hu Huizhong immediately agreed to star. " I liked the script so much that I was moved to tears after reading it. I really want to play this role, and I want to try my best to play her well. "
In Hu Huizhong's view, the role of Gu Xianglan is a rare "compassionate, righteous and talented" . "Although she comes from a humble background, she is unyielding in the face of various challenges and difficulties in life. Her personality is noble." She was most touched. The most important thing is the "letting go" of the elderly Gu Xianglan. "She has experienced many blows, twists and turns, and all kinds of love and hatred in her life, but in the end she let it all go. Each of us must learn to let go in the end. "
Acting in a drama is "a big challenge in life"
"I can do it in movies, but not on stage. I can see the real results as soon as I go on stage, so the pressure is quite high." Hu Huizhong said frankly that starring in "Dream Like a Dream" is a big challenge in her life. "I have never acted in a play, and "Dream Like a Dream" has a very large amount of lines. Gu Xianglan's life must be expressed clearly within a few hours. I stay in the room and memorize the lines every day."
In fact, it only took a short week from the time Hu Huizhong actually joined the group for rehearsals to the official performance. If had not relied on her acting skills accumulated over the years, it would be difficult to imagine that an actor could achieve the "unity of human and drama" on the stage in such a short period of time.
In this regard, Hu Huizhong was particularly modest. She said, As a "newcomer", she came to act in dramas with a learning attitude, and the actors in the same group always encouraged her to better integrate into the play. "Especially in the cafe scene, I saw that teachers Xu Qing and were very involved in the performance. After their interpretation led me in, my state completely matched the rhythm of the play. It was their good guidance that led me well, and everyone supported each other. This is what makes me particularly touched and warm about this troupe. I have never known that stage actors are so united, enthusiastic, friendly and willing to help others."
When talking about his colleagues, Hu Huizhong is even more proud. "Everyone in this troupe is talented, and I learned a lot from them. This atmosphere also inspired me and made me more willing to take one step forward, many steps forward.”
She was especially grateful to the artistic director Wang Keran for his “insights”: “After I spent three days memorizing familiar lyrics, he told me how to adjust it, where it should be noble and majestic, and when it should be a confusing and empty feeling. He and the executive director will also give me room to perform, so the audience will see that the Gu Xianglan I perform is different from the previous actors. I will incorporate my own understanding of life into the role. ”
html She debuted in the 1970s and became a “goddess” in literary and artistic films.
Like the legendary story in “A Dream Like a Dream”, Hu Huizhong also had his own legendary life.
In 1978, Hu Huizhong, who studied in the Department of History at National Taiwan University, made his debut with the “Happy Face ” became famous in one fell swoop, and was nominated for the Best Actress at the 16th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, and won the Best Promising Newcomer Award at the 25th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
Recalling the experience of her debut, Hu Huizhong said with a smile that many popular actresses were hired for that film, and it was probably because the pay was too high that they cast her as a newcomer. “It happened that a friend of our family knew the producer and introduced me to meet him. I was so happy. I remember I ate three banana split ice creams in one go. It was so refreshing. I was a poor student at that time, so eating delicious food was more important.
Unexpectedly, the other party called her a week later and decided to use her. "My father was very unhappy at the time and didn't want me to act, but that's the way it is. I feel that God has many arrangements, so I just have to be myself." "
In fact, Hu Huizhong has been fond of art since he was a child. "Before I made movies, I liked watching movies, TV shows, and dramas. I would write down the dialogues when I saw what I liked. Later, when filming the first film, the director asked, have you acted before? Maybe it’s just accumulated experience in the past, and I haven’t received any professional training. "
After that, Hu Huizhong starred in many literary and artistic films one after another. Together with Lin Fengjiao, Lin Qingxia, Hu Guanzhen, Hu Yinmeng, she was known as the "Shuanglin Sanhu" and became the "goddess" of literary and artistic films in the Taiwanese film industry.
Behind the success of "The King of Flowers" was a lot of scars
In 1985, Hu Huizhong resumed his career. His heart moved to Hong Kong, and he transformed into a martial arts star with the image of a female beater in "Overlord Flower" , and also ushered in the second spring of his career.
Talking about this transformation, Hu Huizhong said frankly that it was because she liked Bruce Lee very much, and also because she wanted to try different performing arts. "Just like this stage play, I think as an actor, you should try different roles and explore different souls in life. "
However, for Hu Huizhong, who had no foundation in martial arts, the transition to beating women was not easy. "Before filming, I learned the basic skills of martial arts. I tied a sandbag to my ankle and ran for an hour or two every day. After that, I had to go to the martial arts gym to practice moves. The martial arts masters at that time were very good. They taught me all the time on the set, and I kept learning. "
At that time, stunt doubles were rarely used in Hong Kong kung fu movies. Except for difficult moves that were really impossible to complete, Hu Huizhong would do it himself. Several scenes were filmed "There was no place without injuries from head to toe."
Speaking of this, Hu Huizhong raised his right hand, and the scars left by burns were clearly visible on the back of his hand. It was 1989, She was filming the action shootout movie "Hunter" When playing "Magic Heroes ", he was severely burned because the pyrotechnician's calculation error caused the explosion point to detonate prematurely.
Hu Huizhong said that he chose such a difficult path to satisfy his curiosity. "I have a very simple family. My father teaches and my mother is a civil servant. But I have seen the world in movies and books, and I am full of curiosity and fantasy about it. I am the kind of child who likes to take risks. "
She still retains this innocent heart to this day.
Enjoying the ordinary life of visiting the vegetable market
In 1992, Hu Huizhong participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang the song " City Bags ".
Since then, she has starred in mainland films such as "Chongqing Negotiation", " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai's New Story ", "Rising Sun and Thunder", and has become more familiar to audiences across the country.
In 1998, Hu Huizhong retired from the entertainment industry after getting married and settled in Hong Kong. Fans rarely heard from her.
"In these years, I have been an ordinary person, free and without pressure, and can go out to eat delicious food without looking unkempt." She said with a smile, " I am now very good at buying vegetables and cooking. I work with the meat sellers, fish sellers, and vegetable sellers in the wet market. The relationship between him and the noodle seller is very good. Every time he gives me a little more green onion, I give him an extra 10 yuan. Everyone pushes it back and forth and is very happy. "
In her opinion, life is the most important source of artistic creation. "Life is very real. We actors just sort out the reality and put it on the screen or stage. All art cannot be divorced from life."
has been in the arts for more than 40 years, whether it is his debut, retirement or comeback, in Hu Huizhong's view, it is not a choice, but a natural fate. " Many things in life are beyond our control. I try to be myself, go my own way, go with the flow, and don't force anything. I accept when fate comes, and I give it away when fate comes. 's cooperation with Yanghua this time is a good fate."
As for whether she will bring new works to the audience in the future, she said: "If there is a suitable opportunity, I will definitely try it."
(Original title: Exclusive interview | "Overlord Flower" Hu Huizhong made a surprise appearance on the stage: Please treat me as a newcomer)
Source: Yixian
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