Yang Zi is grateful for the honor of child star, and hopes that everyone will accept their grown-up self
There is a popular saying in the entertainment industry: "Famous as soon as possible." In the circle of frequent updates, this is indeed reasonable. After all, youth and appearance are weapons for artists to keep fresh, but becoming famous too early also brings the side effect of labeling, which requires artists to use more efforts and characters to remove labels and break down doubts. Yang Zi, who starred in "Qingyun Zhi" Lu Xueqi, has been doing this kind of effort.
Talking about the new drama: I try my best to restore the original character, hoping that my "Lu Xueqi" can satisfy fans of books and movies
A "Ode to Joy" made Yang Zi popular again, and her acting skills and growth stunned the audience. Although some people still questioned her image, it also opened up more drama paths for her. This time, she played the role of Lu Xueqi in "Qingyunzhi". In everyone’s impression, Yang Zi is cute, and her image is more in line with Zhou Xiaohuan in the play, but Yang Zi said: "I have played too many roles in this type before." She hopes to find a breakthrough and try more possibilities. Lu Xueqi is just another attempt for her. The child star’s aura made people know her, but she didn’t wait for it to be easy, losing weight, practicing swords, and pondering roles… Everyone only saw her star aura, but it was easy to ignore her efforts for this. In the face of doubts, she also frankly understood the feelings of book fans. She said that she would try her best to restore the original work, hoping to play Lu Xueqi who would satisfy both book fans and movie fans.
Xinhua Entertainment: Playing Lu Xueqi in "Qingyun Zhi", how do you understand this role?
Yang Zi: Everyone knows that Lu Xueqi is a peerless beautiful woman in the book, and she doesn’t like words, which is very different from myself. Xinhua Entertainment: The role of Zhou Xiaohuan was originally auditioned. How did it change to the role of Lu Xueqi? Yang Zi: At that time, neither of these two roles was decided, so I gave them a try. In everyone’s impression, I was Zhou Xiaohuan’s kind of cute, because I didn’t read the script at that time, and I didn’t know what the specific situation was. I went to try it. I tried both, and maybe the feeling of watching the photos in the end was more suitable for Lu Xueqi.
Xinhua Entertainment: Are you inclined towards Lu Xueqi yourself?
Yang Zi: Yes, because Zhou Xiaohuan is very cute, I have played too many of this genre before, and Lu Xueqi gives me a feeling that I have never played it and want to try it.
Xinhua Entertainment: This is your first ancient costume fairy drama. In the face of everyone’s doubts, is there any pressure?
Yang Zi: Yes, but there will be pressure for you to play every role, just because this novel is very popular and there are many fans. Maybe in everyone’s eyes, Lu Xueqi and I are completely irrelevant, because my impression of everyone is always "Xiaoxue" and "Little Earthworm", so I understand everyone’s mentality. Maybe you are not my favorite kind of image but you want to play my favorite role. If that’s the case, I will also be very sad, so what I can do is to try my best to restore the feeling in the original novel, hoping to play a role that will satisfy both fans and fans.
Xinhua Entertainment: What efforts have been made to play this role well?
Yang Zi: Before filming this drama, I was filming "Ode to Joy". At that time, "Little Earthworms" were eating every day. Director Kong asked me to eat on-site every day, so I ate nothing but on-site props. Then I went back to run for an hour every day. I was very tired and tired every day. Before entering the group, I also went to practice swordplay. If I was on the scene every day, if Wu Finger was free, I would be there to wait for him to finish practicing swordplay with me, because I think the feeling of the double helping you shoot (wrong), I will think, (the double) is not you, if the effect of the actor is shot by himself, I think that feeling will be particularly good.
Xinhua Entertainment: Has the weight loss been successful now?
Yang Zi: No, I’ve been fat and thin, but I’ve never been particularly thin.
Xinhua Entertainment: This character is about to meet everyone. Are you confident?
Yang Zi: Of course, you must have confidence in your heart. If you don’t have confidence, it won’t work, but it’s more of a feeling of nervousness and nervousness.
Talking about the identity of a child star: I thank her for all the honors she has brought me, and I hope everyone can accept me as I grow up
Everyone knows that Yang Zi is a child star, in the words of many people, "watching her grow up", and even many people regard her as their own daughter. In their eyes, Yang Zi is a cute and well-behaved girl, which makes Yang Zi always restricted when she takes on some roles or does something, and always questioned when she plays or makes characters or things that do not match their eyes. But she does not reject the aura of a child star because of this. She is grateful for everything that a child star brings. Growing up, Yang Zi hopes to break through herself and present some mature characters to the audience, but she said: "I have always had a child at heart, and I hope I will always maintain this state. I hope I can always be innocent."
Xinhua Entertainment: Do you want to get rid of the shadow of a "child star"? Do you think people will always treat you as a child?
Yang Zi: I have never said that I want to get rid of the shadow of a child star. Many reports may say that your style is to get rid of the shadow of a child star, which is more attached by others. I have always said that at what age to shoot what play, I don’t want to get rid of the shadow of the past, and it has not brought me any shadow before. "Home with Children" let everyone know me, and I want to thank that play for all the honors it has brought me. I hope everyone can accept me now, and I will get better and better as I grow up.
Xinhua Entertainment: Did the shadow of the "child star" cause some trouble to you? Have you ever rejected the aura of the past?
Yang Zi: Yes, definitely, but I think it also helped me a lot. I never reject the aura of a child star, I think it’s pretty good.
Xinhua Entertainment: You once said that you wanted to take on more mature plays. Do you think you are mature now?
Yang Zi: In fact, I have always had a child in my heart, and I hope I will always stay in this state. I hope I can continue to be innocent, but as my age changes day by day, I will become more and more mature, and I may even play a mother’s role in the future. In the future, when I am in my 40s or 50s, it is impossible for me to play this kind of little girl all the time, so I think this should follow my age. If you let me play a 40-year-old now, I can’t play it, but if you let me play a 15-year-old at 40, I can’t do it either.
Xinhua Entertainment: How do you manage to play a role that is older than you?
Yang Zi: In fact, when I was filming "War Changsha", I was 19 years old, and it was my 19th birthday on the crew. I was going to play a child (person). It was actually quite difficult to shoot when I first entered the crew. This matter is impossible to do. You can only ask your mother and the aunts of the crew what kind of state this is. You understand this state. Later, I learned that having a child is not like the TV drama, because sometimes it is already a state of collapse, so when I was acting in the scene of "War Changsha", I didn’t keep screaming. I feel that it is more about understanding and feeling it.
Xinhua Entertainment: You have been proving yourself as an "adult". What image do you want you to be in the eyes of everyone?
Yang Zi: First of all, thank you very much for your tolerance. In fact, everyone grew up watching my plays. The audience is my parents. If they don’t watch my plays, I won’t be able to act. To put it bluntly, that’s it. In fact, I grew up in a very loving environment. Chinese people, they watched me grow up. Many people say that it’s like watching their own daughter grow up. I feel very happy, as if I’m not so distant. They look at me very kindly, like their own daughter. I think that’s enough. I know they want me to be good, and I will slowly get better and better.
Talk about the negative: None of the negative topics they talked about were ones I’ve ever experienced
Perhaps because the image of Yang Zi as a good girl in everyone’s heart is too profound, or maybe it is the curse of "people are popular and right", Yang Zi is frequently exposed to topics such as "dating the rich second generation" and "late night drunk". She also admits that she has never felt that she will become the object of everyone’s comments before, but she is very helpless about the negativity: "None of these negative topics are real things that I have experienced." She can only attribute the reason to the increase in age, which also makes her know that many people are paying attention to her, and as a public figure, she should always remind herself to be a good role model.
Xinhua Entertainment: Faced with the entanglement of topics such as "plastic surgery", "love" and "drinking", what do you think?
Yang Zi: In fact, none of these negative topics are real things that I have experienced myself. They are all looking at the online headlines. What Yang Zi was drunk? I have also clarified that matter before. It was on the way back to the hotel with my agent from the place where I ate. We were making trouble on the street, and we were filmed during the trouble, because I think relaxing after dinner is my usual state, but they will write the title saying, what is Yang Zi drunk doing, but I am also watching the whole video. They also said that they want to hit people or something. At all, it is a very happy state, so I think that matter has passed, but more people just read the title, they don’t know the content, and they will believe what those people say, so they will have a label It’s for you, you just drink too much, you’re a bad girl or something. In fact, these things are very normal, because you have to have your own life, you have to have your own space, and as for what you say online, I don’t particularly care. But as a public figure, I will know that I am a public figure, and I will bring more positive energy to people, so I can’t do bad things. I have to restrain myself every day, and I will tell myself every day that there will be a lot of people watching me, and they will follow my example. I need to work harder.
Xinhua Entertainment: Do you think you are recruiting black people?
Yang Zi: I’ve never felt that before, I’ve always felt that I’m the kind of bland, maybe others see this kid and think it’s good, and that’s it, no one will talk about me, I think I’ve been like this all my life, but in the past two years, for example, if I participate in an event or what to do, there will be all kinds of questions and topics when I come back. I think it may also be related to growing up.
Talk about Zhang Yishan: I knew he would be popular, but I didn’t expect "Remaining Sins" to come so quickly
When it comes to Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan cannot be avoided. The siblings in "Family with Children", the "sons and daughters" in the hearts of the audience, and the classmates of Nortel, these magical fates make their names closely linked. "Ode to Joy" Yang Zi is red, people will chase Zhang Yishan to ask how they feel. Similarly, "Remaining Sins" is popular, and people start chasing Yang Zi to ask their opinions. People only see their current scenery but do not know their embarrassment and difficulties in the growth period. Talking about Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi said bluntly: "I saw that his" Remaining Sins "is very popular, and I know that he will definitely have this day. It’s just a matter of time. I thought that in this era of little fresh meat, in two years, everyone will find his advantages, but I did not expect" Remaining Sins "to come so soon." The two of them encouraged each other and blessed each other in the entertainment industry where fame and fortune are complicated. "We can encourage each other when we are in trouble, but when the other is good, we just watch from a distance, bless him, and be happy for him."
Xinhua Entertainment: Zhang Yishan, who is also a "child star", also has similar troubles. Do you often contact and talk about your troubles in private?
Yang Zi: We had a hard time in those four years of college, because we couldn’t make good plays, and there weren’t many plays to find us. It was awkward to be stuck at that age, but I always believed that as long as you have a dream in your heart and you want to act well, opportunities will definitely come. For example, now that I see his "Remaining Sins" is very popular, I know he will definitely have this day. It’s just a matter of time. I thought that in this era of little fresh meat, in two years, everyone will find his advantages, but I didn’t expect "Remaining Sins" to come so soon. I think it’s a particularly good thing, but I will tell him, don’t be impulsive, we still have to act like this.
Xinhua Entertainment: After "Ode to Joy", did he express his happiness for you? Did he send blessings?
Yang Zi: We rarely do this. We don’t belong to the kind of person who says in private that I told Zhang Yishan that I transferred to your Weibo. We are not like this, we don’t need to do this, maybe I sent his things directly to my Moments, and it is a normal feeling that he transferred my things to Moments and Weibo, instead of saying, I saw your play, and I feel very good, not like this. I feel that we can encourage each other when we are in trouble, but when the other is good, we just watch from a distance, bless him, and be happy for him.
Talking about acting: once panicked, cherish now happy work
Yang Zi was once unable to get a good role in her junior year, and went through a period of pain and panic, but she has never changed her dream of acting since she was a child. For the future, at the age of 24, she has no plans. She just hopes to cherish the present and work happily.
Xinhua Entertainment: You once had a period of low tide and could not get the right role. How did you spend that time?
Yang Zi: During that time, it was quite painful every day. I could only rely on fitness and watching movies to repel that feeling. At that time, there was a sense of panic.
Xinhua Entertainment: You have been acting since you were a child. Was it your childhood dream to become an actor?
Yang Zi: Basically, when I started acting, I didn’t know what a career was, but I just wanted to act, and this dream has never changed in my heart.
New China Entertainment: Is there any particular role you want to play?
Yang Zi: Actually, I really want to play a punk girl, the cool kind.
Xinhua Entertainment: What are your goals for becoming an actor?
Yang Zi: Actually not. I think both innate and acquired efforts are very important, but as for where you can go, everyone doesn’t know. It can only be said that you cherish the present time and work hard happily every day. (Wen/Yang Yingying, Photography/Gao Jinyu)