??Special feature of 1905 film network Chen Kun in the room speaks Chongqing dialect, rides a motorcycle, puts a cigarette on his ear, and sits on a plastic stool to eat hot pot, which is so grounded. Although the little people in the great era staged a black humor full of coincidence, they also let the audience see the unpredictable and hopeless survival dilemma of ordinary people. Chen Kun admits that it is more difficult to interpret such a small person with realistic theme than his previous roles which are far away from life.
Although far away from the personable Jin Yanxi, the wild and evil "factory flower", the fairy-tale Zhong Kui and the mysterious Hu Bayi, Chen Kun’s transformation in "Hot Pot Hero" will not make the audience feel disobedient, which he attributed to the fact that he had seen people like Liu Bo when he was a child.
Chen Kun thinks that he and Liu Bo have many similarities: if he didn’t leave Beijing at the age of seventeen, he might have a high school education, lived with his mother in Chongqing, and did something petty for his life. The difference is that Chen Kun withdrew from the crowded and lengthy road and embarked on another road. Most teenagers did not have the courage to do so, but were caught in the torrent of youth, perhaps … … Open a hot pot restaurant with old classmates. He said these words countless times in the propaganda, but once again, talking about those scenes in the movie that coincide with childhood memories, Chen Kun still had tears in his eyes. He said that Liu Bo is another me in the parallel world.
In order to play this role well, Chen Kun sacrificed her face value, gained weight with her modeling, and didn’t wash her face. She was also injured when she was slapping and playing, and fell to the ground for two or three hours. Speaking of these, Chen Kun downplayed, "I don’t think there is any problem with being injured. I always feel that I have gained more than this." In recent years, Chen Kun, who gradually reduced his workload, said that he "didn’t want to make too much effort" and wanted to spend time on preparation and thinking. When asked why, Chen Kun said with a smile, "I think we should pay attention to taking one, unless it is especially poor, it will lower the standard a little, but it is ok now."
The following is an interview record:
1905 Movie Network: As a Chongqing native, do you still need to prepare for such a story that happened in Chongqing?
Chen Kun:This time I did shoot in my hometown. Except for the language, I have to spend more time thinking about it. This role is very difficult for me. Before, I played roles that were far away from our lives, such as Hu Bayi. Everyone didn’t know who Hu Bayi was. Although the book was well written, he was not with us. I really haven’t tried to play a realistic theme for a long time, and I am a nobody at the bottom, so this time it is relatively more difficult for me. There are several helpers, such as filming in my hometown. I can speak my hometown dialect when I was a child, which gives me some help and confidence. In fact, I feel more nervous from the perspective of creation than other roles. We have been actors for a long time, and we are always taken care of in Beijing, which is getting farther and farther away from the life level, but fortunately, I seem to have seen a lot of this role when I was a child.
1905 Movie Network: What clips in the film make you feel as if you have seen Liu Bo?
Chen Kun:In the movie, I knew that our house was on fire, and my mother kept hitting me, so I pushed them away and said my grandfather. I have a special feeling about that scene, because I remember that when I was a child, I grew up with my grandmother. Once I came home from school and heard my neighbor say that my grandmother had fallen, I ran over and there were many people around. At that time, I tried my best to pull people away and rushed in. When I saw that my grandmother was not particularly big, I cried directly. The filming of that scene was my childhood memory.
One week later, after filming our first scene, I returned to the downtown area for the second scene. I watched people walking in the street. While waiting for filming, I suddenly realized that I knew this city so well, and if I hadn’t left Chongqing for Beijing at the age of seventeen or eight, I would have been Liu Bo. Liu Bo is a single-parent family, living with my mother and grandfather. My mother is a laid-off worker, and so was I when I was a child. At that time, many people around me were laid off, and the children might stop studying in universities and junior colleges, so they dropped out of school early and entered the society to earn money to support their families. This is the case in Liu Bo, but so was I, except that I came to Beijing from Chongqing to start another life. I cried directly in the street that day, and I cry now. Liu Bo is a bit like me. If I don’t leave, I will be like myself in a parallel world.
1905 Movie Network: Is there any deliberate gain in shape?
Chen Kun:I gained weight, and I didn’t wash my face very much during that time. I tried my best to cooperate in styling and eat more to make my stomach fatter.
1905 Movie Network: I heard that you filmed a scene of eating hot pot for a long time. Can you tell me something about the situation at that time?
Chen Kun:It took eight days. It was filmed on the first day, and everyone was running in. Through that scene, they found their own feelings of the characters. Because there was no performance before and after, they played that scene in the middle, so everyone needed more time to run in. The second reason is that this scene is very difficult and subtle. The third is because we also like to shoot longer, and we have hot pot to eat every day, from 9: 00 in the morning to the evening.
1905 Movie Network: You were "fancy-beaten" in the film. Did you get hurt while filming?
Chen Kun:Injuries are relatively normal, they are not particularly big, just twisting and falling. When I fell off the motorcycle, the motorcycle flew forward, and I was pulled back. When I fell, I just lay there and couldn’t get up. I was so shocked that I lay down for at least 20 minutes, and then I couldn’t slow down for two or three hours. But I think this kind of injury is normal, and the actors are relatively happy, especially me. I am very lucky. Now that a famous and rich person has got a favorite role, you haven’t done it seriously. It’s normal to get a little injury. You can’t get everything while lying down. I don’t feel anything wrong at all, including playing Hu Bayi. I don’t think there is any problem with being injured. I always feel that I get more than me.
1905 Movie Network: In the film, you have an emotional scene with Bai Baihe. How does it feel to partner with her?
Chen Kun:I have a particularly deep impression on Bai Baihe, who can accurately express many difficult plays and is very fresh. She is particularly delicate in dealing with emotional scenes. We have a scene in which she fights wits with robbers, and that line and micro-expression are particularly good. Sometimes it’s very important to shoot a play. Her husband is also a good friend of mine. Her children went to the same school as mine. It’s very interesting. I have many topics with her and I like her personality. It’s simple and true, and I don’t hide it.
1905 Movie Network: Before, you said that you would make movies with magical themes within a certain period of time. What’s the new direction now?
Chen Kun:Well, it’s time, and then I want to calm down and think again, feel and try other roles, but other roles need ability to match, and I’m preparing now. It was less than July when I finished filming "Hot Pot Hero". So far, I haven’t filmed, and I have been preparing. People in my team said I wouldn’t film. I said I’d prepare again. I think we should pay attention to filming one. Unless we are particularly out of money, we will lower the standard a little, but it’s ok now.
1905 Movie Network: So what are your criteria for accepting the play now?
Chen Kun:Movies have their own destiny, in fact, everyone has their own destiny, and our acting career also has their own destiny. It may be helpful to make too much effort, but I am lazy and I believe in fate. It’s like "Hot Pot Hero" directed by Qing Yang. He actually visited me once three or four years ago. I turned him down because I had to rest at that time, but I didn’t expect to come to me at last. It was luck and fate. I think what’s yours is yours, and it’s too far-fetched if you don’t fight for it. I want to leave myself alone, because actors will panic after doing it for a long time, so I will try to keep myself stable and don’t want to catch anything so much.
1905 Movie Network: Will you consider letting your son be an actor in the future?
Chen Kun:Judging from his choice, he is still young, only in his teens. I think there should be a really clear direction after graduating from college, unless my son decided to do it long ago, and I am still observing it. I don’t think he will definitely want to be an actor.