Tokyo's Aya Saito broke through the siege from Amazon's online drama at the end of 2016 and became a topic of discussion between Japanese and domestic audiences. " Tokyo Women's Picture Book " uses continuous golden sentences such as "Girls can't be cute" to describe the climbing life of a new generation of small-town women in Tokyo. Regarding the first-line life of young people in second-tier towns, there is no shortage of stories to tell in China. In just over a year, Chen Ke, who has worked hard from Chengdu to Beijing, quickly followed. " Beijing Women's Picture Book " has been updated halfway, and Chen Ke, the heroine played by Qi Wei, , and her life has also caused waves of discussion and controversy.
For Qi Wei, the role of Chen Ke is the one she belongs to. Before coming into contact with "Beijing Women's Picture Book", as an "ordinary audience that is not easy to mess with", she had already read the original "Tokyo Women's Picture Book", and like Douban netizens, she gave high scores, feeling that the bloody Tokyo where Aya Saito is located, and that the main creator dared to touch the true mentality of Japanese women. When I was excited, I received an invitation to make a remake. Qi Wei's reaction was "stuck". "To be honest, the remakes of Japanese dramas in the past were not satisfactory. Could it be another thunder drama? I'm really afraid that the environment would not be adapted to it." After waiting for the complete script to be released, I read it in one breath and communicated with the director and creative team, Qi Wei was extremely convinced that this role must be her own. "She was talking about me, what happened around me, either me or my friend. I want to take her, I don't want this role to be played by anyone."
Qi Wei, born in Chengdu, which is famous for raising people in the south, looks as sweet and petite as most Chengdu girls, but since she was a talent show, she is not a professional actor, and has worked hard all the way to this day, and her friends and fans around her call her "Brother Qi". The reason why Brother Qi is a brother is because of her free and easy spirit of not fearing trouble. This is also what she believes is that she is most similar to Chen Ke from "Beijing Women's Picture Book".
is the same as the reason why the audience is currently hotly discussed. Qi Wei attaches great importance to this drama and the role of Chen Ke because there are too many heart-wrenching similar experiences in the script. Since its debut, the period from Chengdu to Shanghai and Beijing has been gradually forgotten by Qi Wei, but there are many moments of grievances that were not worthy of being told by outsiders before, so I digested it myself. This time when I met Chen Ke, these experiences and grievances were forced to come up with them. "Every girl who comes out to work hard is very difficult. She knows the warmth and coldness of this kind of thing. There are many things we don't tell the people around us, even if they are best friends. There are some things you can choose not to open up (past), but when you see a similar situation, you may collapse."
For example, after the series was launched, some viewers thought it was heartfelt, and the heroine was heartfelt and homeless, and then ate half a corn after she was fucked. Qi Wei suddenly collapsed during the filming on the spot. After filming one, she cried and couldn't make a second one. The director even came to comfort her, "How much grievance have you suffered?"
Qi Wei's heartfeltness with this character is not just a similar experience. To be fair, as a remake of Japanese dramas, "Beijing Women's Picture Book", putting aside the controversy over the heroine's behavior, the domestic drama presented by the drama itself is still worthy. Qi Wei believes that these are all obtained by her competing with her main creator again and again. She often complains about the thunder points and unreality that she often complains about when she is an ordinary audience. When it comes to herself, she seizes the opportunity to improve the complaints she has complained about. When the heroine turns on the computer at night, she must have a physiological reaction that she cannot open her eyes. If she is sick or sleeps, she should not wear makeup, etc.
"We spent a lot of time on makeup in "Beijing Women's Picture Book", and many people even felt that we were wasting time. For example, sometimes I need to take off all the makeup. If I want to take a photo, I will put on makeup again in the next scene, and more than an hour." When I was anxious, she asked casually, "Are you anxious? Don't worry?..." She thought these "real" were the most basic requirements of a good drama.
After finishing the details, it will be the controversial life of the heroine Chen Ke. "Beijing Women's Picture Book" collects a lot of resonance, but it has to be admitted that it is still unclear whether the heroine is relying on herself or on a man.Chen Ke said he had to put on his own crystal shoes, but as soon as he turned around, he accepted the job introduced by a married man, accepted the contract order provided by the rich second generation, and even turned to help his former boss who had sexually harassed himself. As the plot progressed, Douban scores and evaluations also decreased. Qi Wei asked back a question freely and easily, "I just worry about not having such a voice. Who has no controversy? It's the kind of heroine, strong character, always cheating, and is born with super positive energy. But is it real?" Qi Wei thought that if the audience fell to the ground, it felt that this girl was really amazing and good, it was a creative failure. "If there is controversy, there is a need for discussion. What is there no controversy?"
When facing the comparison with "Tokyo Women's Picture Book", Qi Wei felt that her purpose was different. If Saito Aya has a preaching meaning, then Chen Ke is more of a reference for urban independent women. "It seems that everyone can get it by jumping and jumping."
In fact, Qi Wei has made more of this discussion attempt on the topic of independent women. Last year, there was an idol drama "Dear Princess Disease" famous for its anti-routines, and Qi Wei was the artistic director. The heroine is rich and beautiful, and she works hard to live, but the second female lead is a "white lotus" that is not popular. In her eyes, there are three standards for independent women: "First is the spirit of independence, then independent wealth, and finally independent ability to live. I hope that only by establishing such a heroine can I be qualified to be called the heroine."
has been a Beijing drifter, an actor, and a producer. Qi Wei has discussed the same problem several times with different identities. "I want to convey something through the identity of an actor, instead of just acting what I want to act. I hope it can help some girls and teach them to become independent women and live freely. This is something I can do, even if it is just a little help." Qi Wei said.
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Pengpai News : Are you worried about remakes of Japanese dramas before taking on this drama? Have you seen the original version?
Qi Wei : The score of "Tokyo Women's Picture Book" is particularly high, because it happened to be from a female perspective, so I watched the whole drama and completed it in one go. I think for girls nowadays, we really let us reflect on ourselves. There are not many dramas that can really hit ourselves. Then, when I was beautiful, I received an invitation from the "Beijing Women's Picture Book".
was happy at the first time, but it was stuck in the second time. Could it be another thunder drama? In fact, my first reaction is the same as everyone else, I am also an audience member. I am really afraid that I will not adapt to the local environment and have many concerns, so I will say that I will wait until your notebook comes out.
During the process, the director, producer and producer have come to talk to me several times, and have also made myself contribute stories, experiences, etc. I think the contract has not been signed yet, so why did I contribute stories? Later, when I saw the script, I finished reading it in one breath. I felt very excited at that time, and many points hit my heart. You know the most whether people who have really worked hard in big cities have touched you. There are so many places that have pierced my heart, I think this is in Beijing, this is what happened around me, either me or my friend. But I still endured it for a while. The notebook is good, what can I do if I take pictures?
So I had a meeting with the director team, photography, and lighting, so I decided to take on this role, I want to take on her, I don’t want this role to be played by anyone, I want to play it. She was talking about me, and this script extracted the point that I was from Sichuan, and I also thought I had to speak Sichuan dialect.
I think the actors must first help the audience line up the thunders after taking a role. You don’t like it, so why do you want the audience to like it? It’s unreasonable. As for what effect it presents, it depends on the audience, but I have to do what I can do.
Pengpai News: Is this true that you have in the mood back then?
Qi Wei : I think it is very difficult for every girl who comes out to work hard. She knows the warmth and coldness of this kind of thing. There are many things we won’t tell to the people around us, even if they are the best friends. There are some things you can choose not to open up (the past), but when you see a situation similar to yours, you may collapse. After entering, it is difficult to get back.But I think this sorting is necessary. From the beginning, I was passively recalling because for this character, I still hope that everyone will see the real reaction, not the performance reaction. So, good things, bad things, don’t want to remember, have to be dug out. I think this very accidental process is very important and necessary.
Pengpai News: How similar are you and Chen Ke?
Qi Wei: Actually quite high. First of all, we are unwilling to rely on men, and of course we discovered this after trying it. Have a female independent mind. In fact, Chen Ke went to the next few episodes, including what supported me to the present, which is what we want. I don’t want to see the ceiling, and through my own efforts, tomorrow will be better than today, even if it’s just a little better. This is particularly similar. Nowadays, young people in big cities should think so. No matter how hard they are, you have to persevere.
The Paper : The reason why "Tokyo Women's Picture Book" is really true, it reaches the heart of the people and hits the nail on the head. It's really a difficult point to reach. Where do you think the "reality" is reflected in this drama?
Qi Wei: The director and I are actually very good at it. We spent a lot of time on details, such as when I got up at night and worked overtime with my computer in my arms, and when I turned on the computer, I couldn't open my eyes. Which book I want to read? These things may not be matched by the audience, but I must be happy to see them.
has been watching movies before, and after watching 20 episodes at once, I wonder if you won’t leave halfway? But I was moved by the fact that I didn't leave. In the movie-watching group, everyone talked about the details. There were many things that I had been struggling with with the director for a long time and were discovered one by one. These would touch me very much. Your energy was not wasted, and you didn't compete with yourself in vain.
Pengpai News: Is this the principle set by yourself before shooting?
Qi Wei : Because now it is based on the year, each episode has the last photo, this kind of theme is the most difficult to present, it is really unreal to the audience to see it at a glance, there is no need to fool people, modern dramas are not costume dramas, there is no accurate definition of whether it is right or not. 2008 and 2018 are a solid ten years. Any exaggeration or not being careful will give the audience a discomfort. This play must be true.
Pengpai News: Is this the experience you have accumulated after filming so many TV series and many urban themes?
Qi Wei: Actually, there is no need to treat yourself as a practitioner. We are also audiences. The points I noticed when watching the show will definitely be noticed. I will definitely say it. Moreover, I am not an easy audience to mess with, nor can I compromise casually. If I can't watch it, it's just impossible to watch it. It's very realistic. No problem. If I don't watch it well, I can give up the show. You can tell and explain this thing. There is no way to do it. If you don’t read it, you just don’t read it.
"Beijing Women's Picture Book" We spent a lot of time on makeup, and many people at the scene even felt that we were wasting time. This depends on whether you want to do this or not.
We spent about two months shooting 20 episodes, each episode was 30 minutes, and I was willing to cooperate with all the tossing. It doesn't matter if I change a few makeup and hair a day. If I spend the time and cost, it is something that directors, producers and actors have to cooperate with each other. It is not easy. If any party compromises and says forget it, you may give up this matter. We are like gritting our teeth and persevering.
The Paper : Our female themes and modern themes have always had some prejudice against the heroine. Those who seem to have desires are either called blackening or end up with their families. Even Korean dramas have not been avoided, such as the ending of "The Mist". What do you think?
Qi Wei : In our usual dramas, this type of women is usually the second female character, either black, wise and beautiful, but can't be with the male protagonist, only silly and sweet can be with the male protagonist. But two days ago, I saw a big number saying that in real life, the little white rabbit girl can't survive three episodes.In fact, modern women are independent and can face it face it head-on and discuss the word desire. For women, desire gradually turns from a derogatory word to a neutral word. I hope it can become a positive word now. Desire is actually a kind of motivation that drives you to a better self. Even if this desire is small, "I just want a bag", there is nothing wrong with it. Do you have to work hard and work hard? The bags we want to buy are very expensive, and the people we want are very precious, so you have to make money.
talks about dreams, and it becomes empty, and it seems to be fake and empty. We just don’t want to say such fake and empty things. Think about it carefully, what do you want? How can you get it by your own efforts instead of men? Chen Ke’s character trajectory is not completely unreliable, but people are from one stage after another. In the future, when you go back to see your previous self, it may be a slap in the face, otherwise? If you are 20 years old, you will have this idea, and if you are 40 or 50 years old, then you will have a waste of your life. So we just want to explore these things, try to keep big things as small as possible and return to our original self.
The screenwriter is also a young man, and her friends are also experiencing this, and 80% of it is adapted from real cases. They all have prototypes. During the filming process, I saw several prototypes. I told them that I wanted to talk to me and want to know what she thought at that time.
The Paper : In a scene, Chen Ke tried to intercept the opponent's express delivery in order to get a order and cried in a show. It actually sounds like a very good drama, not too positive. After you talk to the prototype, will you agree with this approach?
Qi Wei : Because we don’t want to tell everyone fairy tales, opportunities are difficult to grasp. You have to have tricks, each with their own tricks. This is one of them. Whether this trick is good or not is another matter, but this is indeed a way, it really exists around us, so it makes sense. It's meaningless to say it's far.
The Paper : Usually we think this behavior is not good, so we don’t let the protagonist present it because it still has an impact.
Qi Wei : You may not agree with this method, but you must respect it. Existence means reasonable. You can’t say whether it is good or not. Don’t say how noble you are, it’s just that your lifestyle is different. You can't live that much, but you can't stop others from doing that. There are personal rules for survival. The character Benben in the play said it very well. Beijing is a place where rules are different. Just follow your standards.
So why I like the character Chen Ke so much? First of all, it can resonate with many girls. Secondly, there may be something that allows girls to learn, so that they can grow up by watching the show. Chen Ke helps everyone eat all the losses they should suffer. You must be realistic enough in the actual subject matter, and the losses will be worth it.
Pengpai News: What do you think you should learn?
Qi Wei: You must be independent. I think that girls’ independence is first of all, independent spirit, then independent wealth, and finally independent ability to live. If I can do these three things, I will feel relieved that I will not depend on anyone like a vine. I hope that only by establishing such a heroine can we be qualified to be called a heroine, and we can be worthy of the current society and truly survive. Of course, the little white rabbit is also a way, but what if you don’t have this luck? It’s not a life of being born with cheating, and there is no charm of winning by lying down, so just stand up and run.
Pengpai News: So what do you think is the real urban woman like?
Qi Wei : No, it should not be, it should be like all kinds of things. But if you are in a big city and want to get the life you want through your own efforts, then Chen Ke is a reference. It's a shadow and can only be said. Some people can do nothing by relying on work, right? That's fine, it's OK. We are just discussing girls who like me, or who hope to live a good life through themselves.
The Paper : What is the most difficult thing to grasp as Chen Ke?
Qi Wei: For me, it was the first stage, because it was the farthest from my current state, and it seemed that I was about to forget it. We want to find the ignorant Chen Ke who has just entered society. This emotion becomes confident and confident after you have been in a long time of life. This thing is difficult to erase.I wanted to find the initial state, so I repeatedly thought about what I had just debuted because it was not very smooth at that time. Then the way I thought of was to be bare-faced and not let me be beautiful when I wake up. This method is pretty good and will help me. I didn't think about whether it was good or not. On the one hand, this made everyone forget this (the beautiful and fashionable Qi Wei), and more importantly, I forgot it myself.
The Paper : What I see is that many viewers are not satisfied with is that Chen Ke does not rely entirely on himself, but Tokyo’s Aya relies entirely on himself in his work. Are you worried about such negative comments?
Qi Wei: I just worry about not having such a sound. Because no one is perfect for real life. What kind of person is not controversial? It's the kind of heroine with a strong character. She has no bad luck. She keeps cheating and is born with super positive energy. But is it real? We had a discussion at that time, how can this role be real? Only if there is controversy is true. One side thinks this person is really good, that is, his creation failure. Some viewers said as soon as they came up that I just don’t like her. I think it’s good, especially the judgment of this person’s handling of problems and the discussion of doing things, which is what we want to see. Only if there is controversy is necessary, there is a need for discussion. If there is no controversy, what should we discuss?
The Paper : Aya Saito is very decisive, just wanting to integrate into the ambition of the upper class. Chen Ke's desire in this aspect has weakened a lot.
Qi Wei: To be honest, we have discussed this issue. In real life, whoever will be filled with desire every day must have thoughts suddenly when something happens. If you mainly say that you want to resonate with the audience and find commonality, then Chen may be more commonality. For example, Jack Ma's life is educational, but his trajectory is still very far away from himself. A reference object must be close enough to be referenced. It seems that everyone can get it by jumping and jumping, and it is within a natural and safe range.
Tokyo said it is very realistic. I will feel a little sad after watching it, but it is so bloody. We want to have some depressed parts in the middle, but overall it is upward, because the city of Beijing is upward. Before I filmed this, I went to Japan for half a year. "Tokyo Women's Picture Book" is very Tokyo. For example, Japan's suicide rate is very high. It is very meaningful and touching the "death". But the young people who live in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are actually more upward. Our "Beijing Women's Picture Book" is not afraid of it!
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