1905 movie network feature After many years in the entertainment industry, I have long been accustomed to the challenges of various roles.
Having made many plays and won many awards, in recent years, some of the audience’s attention has focused on his Mandarin. Would you mind if everyone teased him? In a guest appearance on the 1905 film network’s "Dialogue" column, Zhang Jiahui humorously expressed his "four no" attitude: do not stop, do not mind, do not encourage, do not object, "you like to say, I still do my job."
After many years in the industry, Zhang Jiahui has always maintained an enterprising heart, constantly breaking his performance habits, avoiding repetitive performance patterns, and striving to bring freshness to the audience every time.
After two years of cooperation, Zhang Jiahui plays a complex outlaw in the new play. The former special forces soldier Zhang Yao has become a big drug lord Shawang. The contrast between the characters is extremely clear, and it is a bit like one person playing two roles.
He said the character was far more complex than Mr. Lee’s, giving him more room to perform. He personally designed bold and exaggerated forms and actively participated in the creation of action scenes.
"I didn’t expect me to be able to fight like this, did I?" Zhang Jiahui laughed and broke through again in "Rebirth".
Dye blond hair, cut scars
Don’t sell handsome, sell action scenes
Appearing in front of the camera with long blond hair and a large, delicately combed back, the "scarred version" of Zhang Jiahui in "Rebirth" is bold and eye-catching.
He explained that his thoughts were hidden in the details, and that blond hair often gave people a fierce and inaccessible feeling. He wanted to use this visual impact to create an image of a moral outlaw. He volunteered to "engrave" the scar that matched Shawan on his face, and then donned a wide bathrobe, an expensive cigar, and an exaggerated decoration to attend a pool party, so that the audience could more easily understand the absurdity of a drug lord.
Zhang Jiahui has always loved to subvert his image.
From Lao Ba’s happy buck teeth, Zhong Hongjing’s one-eyed appearance, Cheng Hui’s full body of muscles, to his bald appearance and his yellow-haired back in "Rebirth", many of his screen looks are unrecognizable to the audience.
"Not recognizing it is the effect I want the most." Zhang Jiahui said "proudly" that if you want to see his handsomeness, it is enough to watch the previous plays. Creation always needs boldness and change.
He has encountered many reversal characters, but "Rebirth" still has a special attraction for him.
Mr. Ma’s script was tailor-made for Mr. Cheung and Mr. Cheung, who shared news about the funeral of a dead policewoman that drew condolences from high-ranking officials during the editing of "Rage." He asked the director if there was a scene at a funeral home that brought together police officers and gangsters. The idea not only inspired Mr. Ma to create "Rebirth," but also allowed similar scenes to be integrated into the film’s plot.
Former special forces soldier Yao disguised himself as a drug lord Shawang just to avenge his dead family. Zhang Jiahui believes that "Rebirth" has more performance space than "Raging Tide".
It turned out that the script didn’t arrange too many fights for him, but after repeatedly deconstructing the characters’ behavior motives, he still took the initiative to add some action scenes to himself, including the fight between the black building and the horse bath, and the fierce fight on the narrow boat, all of which were integrated into his own design.
"You didn’t expect me to be so good at fighting, did you?" Zhang Jiahui quipped.
He grew up in the golden age of Hong Kong-made action movies. At that time, under the influence of other superstars, the ethos of "everyone can fight" was popular in the film industry. Actors, whether they had fighting experience or not, needed to make action scenes realistically. It was also from then on that Cheung Ka Hui demanded for many years that action scenes must not be vague.
Whether it’s picking up the shield and defending skills in "Rebirth", trying out cold weapon fighting in "Raging Tide", or being "tossed" by a family-trained director in "Super Detective", he always prepares well before each challenge. In addition to spending time practicing every day, the scene is constantly rehearsed until it is proficient before he can really get into the shooting. He insists on playing in person in all action scenes, and even if he is exhausted after each shot, he still thinks it is worth it for the effect to be real.
Don’t miss the past glory
Still a "workaholic"
Every time Zhang Jiahui is mentioned, people can always count his experiences in the first half of his life. He applied for the police as a young man, became an actor by mistake, became famous through a series of hilarious comedies, and successfully transformed through "Witness" and "Guild Wars". He has gone through a journey full of flowers and applause, but also a road full of thorns and bumps. The filming was almost depression, leaving his hometown and leaving his well for South Africa. The price paid before success was countless.
Zhang Jiahui has always worked hard.He remembers that he has made at most 11 plays a year, and he knows that he shouldn’t, but he still doesn’t want to miss every opportunity. He said that many people have been waiting for a long time for an opportunity, and he has met it and put it in front of him, and he wants to seize it. He regards acting as his duty. Even though he has won multiple Best Actor awards, he has never had a moment of relaxation.
Zhang Jiahui considers himself "a workaholic", and does not want to miss the glory of the past, but also wants to look forward to the future creation.
From Ma Yuke to Huang Mingsheng, he has been cooperating with the new generation of directors in recent years, wanting to break his creative habits and trying to continue to expand his career territory. His self-directed and self-starred films have appeared at overseas film festivals, and the word-of-mouth response is good.
Noting the lack of opportunities for young actors in Hong Kong due to business reasons, Mr. Cheung said he deliberately reduced his role in the film to "make room" for another leading actor. "Redemption" has received invitations from film festivals in Germany, Spain and France, and he hopes the film will be seen by more people.
Having filmed many plays and won many awards, some of the public’s attention to Zhang Jiahui now focuses on his Mandarin.
In this regard, Zhang Jiahui seemed a little "helpless". He humorously expressed his "four no" attitude: do not stop, do not mind, do not encourage, do not object, "you like to say, I still do my own."
When partnering with mainland actors, Zhang Jiahui also occasionally acts in Mandarin, especially for "big scenes". He does not want his Cantonese to distract the other party, so he uses Mandarin to better let the opposing actors feel the rhythm of the performance.
Zhang Jiahui was still interested in directing, and it was difficult to give up his acting career. He did not have much ambition to win the award. It was not because he had already achieved success, but in his opinion, everything he did should be down-to-earth and return to his original intention.
