Gong Li's Most Insightful Interview Ever: A Masterclass in Composure, Every Answer Flawless, Her Thinking Is Astonishingly Cl

Hello, Ms. Gong. Hello. It's a pleasure to see you again at the Film Festival. It's been almost ten years since I last came to your interview. You haven't changed at all. No, I haven't. I'm getting better and better. It's all thanks to Olaya. Yes, yes, yes. I found a very interesting piece of information when I was searching for your information. The former French president, Silak, was still in office at the time. He said that after he retired, he would write a play about Li Bai. He didn't care how the play was written. But the female lead had to be Gong Li. I've heard of it. I will definitely be in the play. I think this piece of information, perhaps from one side, shows that the French audience has a partial love for you. I think so. Every time I go to France, I feel like I'm in my second hometown. Because the French are very passionate about art. They know how to appreciate very good things. French culture is very long-lasting. It's very similar to Chinese culture. So it's easy for you to communicate with them. You don't feel like you're in a foreign country. Last year, Gong Li was in four films. And each film was different. Like The Return of the Emperor, Huang Dianjia, Han Ji Ba Quan Zhuan, and Miami Breeze. I think each character has a very wide distance from each other. Did you choose the script intentionally? Did you want to choose something very unique? This is a very important choice for me. It's my own way. I don't like to repeat myself. Because if I repeat myself, I feel very tired. It's hard to break through myself. So when I choose a script, I think the most important thing is that it's different. Although women have a lot of things in common, their fates are different. I don't want to waste my own time to create a character that is very similar. I want to create more. In my lifetime, I want to create more different images of women. For example, I saw you in Miami Breeze. You learned the English of the Cuban accent. It was very enjoyable. It was a chance for me to learn. I will not give up this opportunity. In my life, it is very difficult for me to have this opportunity. I really want to try. The director gave me this opportunity. I must be a good sasa dance teacher. He is a world champion. If he teaches us, why don't I learn well? In the videos you made last year, I was very impressed by the film Memory Road. I think it is very difficult for a Chinese person to act in a Japanese film. The life of the film is very far away from us. It's very mysterious. To be honest, when I was watching the film, I was wondering how you would act. What kind of character would you play? After the film, I was very impressed. As a Chinese actress, how did you understand the Japanese film Memory Road? First of all, I think it's a woman. I don't care where she is from. She is a woman. Women have many similarities. I think 60% to 70% of women have many similarities. But the rest are different personalities. For me, Memory Road is a very mysterious film. It's a very special culture in Japan. So I was very interested. I was also very interested in the life of Memory Road. What is it like? What is the difference between Memory Road and Memory Girl? So we went to Tokyo. The director arranged a special interview for us. We interviewed a lot of old people. What is their real life like? After the film was done, I realized something was really different. They didn't live freely. Their life was different from Memory Girl. But they didn't have their own romantic relationship. Their entire life was very insecure. In the end, their appearance and their health were ruined. Their appearance was ruined because If you drink tea with someone, you have to put on a very white make-up every day. That white make-up is actually... We're talking about cosmetics now. That very white make-up is made of a kind of stone dust. It's very white. That kind of thing may cause... If you do it for a long time, your face will completely turn into a color of stone dust. I saw their... When they took pictures of me, they were so young and beautiful. But now you can't tell at all. It's terrible. Their whole life is very difficult. Maybe when you experience these things, when you act, you'll feel... I want to play them well. There is really such a person in this world. His life is like this. I must let him see this movie. I must let him see this Hatsumomo. I'll let him... Whether he's alive or dead, he'll come back and watch this movie. He'll be very satisfied. I have this belief in me. So when I was acting, I was very satisfied. I like this character. Ge You recently interviewed her. She said after watching your movie, a feeling is that Gong Li is really a big lover. Big lover. Let's talk about Golden Armor again. When you came out, when I interviewed the director, the director said, after many years without acting, but when you acted in this movie, this strength and speed still let him greatly praise. And Liu also told me one thing. Your kind of explosive power scared him at first. Really? He lied to you. Who would he be afraid of? He is a very good actor. Is this movie really make you feel like a mother? I think playing an empress, because she should have a very unique side. Her dignity. A woman's dignity. After that, I think she is a woman under a million people. How do you grasp this woman? What is the state of her heart? What is her emotion like? What is her complex psychology like? In fact, it is very complicated. I didn't play her. I don't have to play her as an empress. It's just that her dignity is there. But if I play her as an empress, maybe I won't be able to speak. If I speak, I become an empress. So I played her as a woman. She wants something simple. She wants something ordinary. But maybe she didn't get it. So her life is like this. It's very difficult. She can never get what she wants. In fact, every woman has something to do with love. Maybe she can never get the emotional thing she has with the king. So she has to fight. No matter what the result is, she has to do it. I think this is the only thing I want to hold on to in this film. In this episode, the image of Prince Jay Chou left a very deep impression on everyone. In fact, in terms of acting, Jay Chou is still a beginner. He is not very familiar with acting. So when I visited him last time, he thanked you very much. He said he was most afraid of crying. But with your tears, he seemed to cry. He was scared of you. In fact, your age is not far from each other. He has to play your son. I think he is a talented actor. When I first stood with him I thought he was very focused. The focus of an actor is very important. He doesn't care about money, he cares about a lot of things. He is very focused on you. I thought I could communicate well with him. Although in the first scene of our film, we said we hadn't seen each other for three years. I hugged him and kept seeing him. In fact, we hadn't seen each other for three years. In fact, we had never seen each other. At that moment, we met. We had never met before. We had never met on the stage. He had already put on makeup. I had already put on makeup. You had never met before putting on makeup. I had never met. I felt like we were mother and son. We had a tacit understanding. We hadn't seen each other for three years. We met for the first time. But I think everyone has a professional work attitude. I was very close to him. Because this scene is very important. The mother and son. In the first scene, the audience should know what their relationship is like. They are different from other sons. Their father is also different. Their father and son have a very deep relationship. No need to talk. Just greet. I was very touched when I shot it. I suddenly remembered my own father. I brought the feeling. But her tears were wet. She was very humorous. I was nervous at first, so I didn't look at her in the eye. After a few matches, she let me relax. I felt like she was my big sister. It was a lot easier. And I said to him, after I saw the gold medal, I realized that you can speak clearly. You can't make it clear when you sing. The dubbing was very, very good. Just like the dubbing on the scene. I was very surprised. I said, did you dub this? He said, yes. I said, I should learn from you. It was your first collaboration with Zhou Erfa, right? Yes. I think there are two kinds of energy in the play. The feeling of impact. Yes. Did you have a lot of fun acting? But I saw that you two were still joking when you were shooting the film. Yes, he is very humorous. His way of working is that he uses a very relaxed way to deal with his previous nervous state. Sometimes, everyone has a different way of working. I have to be quiet for a while before I get into the role. He sometimes has to make a fuss. Everyone is in a different state. He is a very energetic actor. He has a lot of explosive power. He has a lot of power. So for me, I think our relationship is actually very good in private. But sometimes we need to have a sense of distance. Because in this play, it feels like two people are fighting. They are fighting for their hearts. Some words are just half said. So sometimes we have a sense of distance between us. It gives us a little space. But when you act, you won't be so slippery. There is still a feeling that can't be expressed. I like that kind of state. Every time I mention Director Zhang Yimou, Gong Li always has a different taste at the end. From Hong Gaoliang to the golden armor of Manchuria. Gong Li and Zhang Yimou have been working together for nearly 20 years. They are called the first generation of Mou Nvlang. Zhang Yimou's every movie is almost without her. She is also the heroine in her real life. Zhang Yimou even promised to make a queen role for Gong Li. Later, this dream came to an end. Now Gong Li has a dramatic dream. So when Gong Li and Zhang Yimou continue their love story, Is it still for the promise of that year? Please continue to pay attention after the advertisement. Kefan Qingting moved house. From July 26th, Kefan Qingting will be broadcast on the Oriental TV at 9.30 pm every Thursday. At 9.30 pm on Sunday, it will be broadcast on Xinwen Entertainment Channel. Kefan Qingting, listen to the voice of the wise man. Share the wisdom of life. In the film Golden Armor, the director has worked with you many times. He knows you very well. He can take care of many details. He can discover your greatest potential. Yes. We have worked together for many times. He knows my shortcomings. He knows my advantages. A good director will not expose the shortcomings of a good actor. He will try his best to show your advantages. Show your energy. Show your delicate close-up. A good actor needs a lot of close-up. Because if you give him a wide-angle lens, you can't see his face. It's useless to give him a back. So you have to pay attention. If you are a good actor, you have to give him a close-up. Give him an expression of his face. If you move your eyebrows slightly, you may catch another feeling. He knows how to use an actor. He knows what kind of shooting method is suitable for an actor. The director said he hasn't worked with you for many years. You still surprised him. Thank you. From your perspective, does the director bring you a lot of new feelings in many places? I always feel that you are very steady. You feel very safe. When you work with a safe director, you won't feel that the film is different from what you imagined. You won't feel that the film is just a competition. So when I work with him, I feel very steady. I feel that the director's arrangements are very correct. We can listen to a lot of things. We can discuss a lot of things. When you act safely, you don't have to worry. If you always feel that the acting is wrong, you may have a problem. So when I work with him, I always feel that we are right. You feel very stable. When you feel very stable with an actor, you will put all your energy into your role. I haven't worked with her for more than ten years. I feel that she is at her peak right now. She is so good. She has a lot of... When we were filming, we were in a small group. We were in a yard. It was not a big film. It was a film with a lot of people. But later on, she made a lot of films. A lot of films. So when I worked with her for the first time, it was such a big film with a lot of people. I felt that she was leading thousands of people. It was a very simple thing for her. For example, when you were watching her film, you were wondering where the director who was supposed to tell the story had gone. The color was beautiful, but the story was dull. I don't know how to tell a lie. I think we have a good relationship. I thought the film was good, and the actor was also good. But I felt that these two stories could be put together and made into one film. It doesn't have to be two films. It doesn't have to be a simple film. Because the color, the characters, the background, the colors, they can be put together. I think Zhang Yimou's story is the best story telling director I think she is the best story telling director. Her color and background, we don't have to talk about that. Those are her strong points. We don't have to care about that. But I think we can't forget her She is back again. Yes, she is back. I don't think she is coming back. I think she has time to make a film and make it a real one. After a long period of energy savings, Gong Li entered Hollywood in 1996 and broke through her career. But in the beginning, she didn't find a suitable role. A few years later, Gong Li made a series of films such as Memory Road, Miami Storm, Hannibal's Frontier. In the more and more international film industry, she realized that she will become a link between East and West. Her oriental charm will reflect the current international status You seem to have moved a part of your work to Hollywood. Do you want to take on different challenges and try different roles? I think every actor should try different roles. It doesn't have to be Hollywood. Maybe you have to go out for a walk. An actor's job is not limited to a certain area. Many people think that for Chinese actors, going to Hollywood is an adventure because there are many cultural barriers and language barriers. As a Chinese actor, how do you overcome these difficulties? What you just said is not very important. What's important is how you act. How do you really get into the role? How do you play the role well? How do you shape the role? This is very important. If your language is fluent, you understand the culture, but you just don't know how to act. It's useless. The most important thing is that you can learn those things. You don't understand the cultural communication. You can ask more questions, learn more, read more books. If your language is not good, you can practice every day. You can learn that, but you can't learn acting. What you just said is not very important. The most important thing is how you play the role well. Do you get inspired by different directors? For example, I like Zhou Yu's film, and Sun Zhou's film is a sentimental film. Do you get inspired by different directors? Sun Zhou brought me some new things. He brought me different things that I couldn't expect. Some things are beyond our imagination. Some things are beyond our imagination. Some things are beyond our imagination. We know how to play the role and the audience knows how to play the role. But Sun Zhou said that some things are beyond our imagination. This time, we want to make a film that is beyond our imagination. Sometimes, you can't express your emotions through words. So the way you play the role is different from what you say. You can express your feelings through your eyes, but you can't express your emotions through words. Many people say that Gong Li is a characteristic actor. I saw a student from your university said that he never thought he was a girl. He thought he was a boy. We are all brothers. They said that you have to try some things like the train on Monday. We were standing on the track and the train was about to hit me. They told me to get off because I was about to get off. But I thought the train was closer to me. The character was even more crazy. I thought the train was about to hit me. But they thought if I flashed into the train, I would be dead. They thought I was crazy. They thought you were so brave. I was a little scared. After the train hit me, I watched their documentary on TV. I was a little scared because the train was so close to me. It was so strange. It was a different story At that time, I thought it was dangerous. If it was 90% dangerous, I wouldn't try it. But when we were in Miami, we tried to ride a speedboat. It was more than 200km long. The actor and I were on the speedboat. It was scary. He was driving the boat and he wasn't on the speedboat. He was just learning. I was sitting there. I didn't know how to swim. I still don't know how to swim. I was a little scared. But I had no choice. I had to do it. I trusted him. He was a strong man. I had no problem with him. He had been learning how to drive a speedboat for a month. He was a little nervous but I didn't care If anything happened, we were still wearing safety belts. I thought it would be even scarier if I wore a safety belt. I wouldn't be able to get out. But I had to wear a safety belt. It was a trial. Sometimes I think I was mentally prepared to trust another person. I trusted myself. If I didn't trust myself, I wouldn't be able to do it. I read an article that you want to act in a comedy. I want to act in a comedy. For example, we talked about Ge You just now. I think there are a lot of comedies in Ge You. For example, our movie, The Living. It's not a comedy. It's not a tragedy. But in the middle, you start laughing and laughing. But after watching it, you feel a little sad. You have to sit down before you can walk. I like that kind of feeling. I like Ge You's live performance. If I have a role like that in the future, I want to act in a live Ge You's role. You always say that life is a good way to store energy. So if there is no good script, I would rather take a break. What do you usually do in your free time? I live a normal life I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I go home and see my family. It's a normal life. In your normal life, you may see something different every day. You can't design your life. It's the same for everyone. Maybe you will encounter something different in your life. If you don't have this kind of life, you may never meet it. You used to be the chairman of the Cannes Film Festival. Then you became the chairman of the Venice, Berlin, and Tokyo Film Festival. Why did you choose such a big film festival? I think I'm an experienced actor. I've seen a lot of films and acted in a lot of movies. It's hard to say. Maybe they think your work is excellent. So they choose you. Sometimes I tell them I'm afraid I can't take on such a big responsibility. They say, we have confidence in you. Sometimes I discuss it with them. I can be a judge, but I don't want to be the chairman. They say, our choice is right. I remember this is your third time at the Shanghai International Film Festival. What are your expectations? When I was in the car, I said, how did the cinema become like this? I thought it was beautiful. It was spectacular. I think the future of the film festival will be better and better. It has a solid appearance. It feels heavy. It's not just a movie theater. We used to be in a movie theater. My first and second visit were in a movie theater. In Yingcheng. I think the festival will be better and better. It's the only international film festival From the audience's point of view, we hope to be the chairman of the Shanghai International Film Festival. But I don't have the right to invite you.