Chapter 15 4. "Hwang Jin-i": "Drama star" has become box office poison

She may not have insisted on becoming an instant hit. "My Girlfriend and Me" didn't fire a shot, it doesn't matter, come again.If Song Hye Kyo couldn't even bear this setback, she wouldn't be able to achieve her status in the TV industry today. She will always be a good student who never complains and always works hard. So, she took over the movie "Hwang Jin Yi". She felt the film had a chance.Compared with the previous gains and losses, the heroine's character makes the audience feel fresh and new. "My Girlfriend and Me" loses because the heroine's image is not clear enough.

Hwang Jin Yi is a real figure in North Korean history, known as "North Korea's number one geisha".Her literary talent is outstanding, Korean primary school textbooks still contain lyrics written by her, and her Chinese language is also a testimony to the historical friendly exchanges between China and South Korea.In short, there are many anecdotes about her that have survived. Huang Zhenyi (approximately 1506~1544), a poetess during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Lee Dynasty in Korea, a famous prostitute in Kaesong, and one of the three wonders of Songdu.Also known as Zhenniang, a native of Kaesong, Gyeonggi-do, "Mingyue" is Huang Jinyi's stage name.Huang Zhenyi's life was quite legendary. According to historical records, she was talented in calligraphy, painting, playing the piano, and poetry.She wrote a large number of "time tunes" (unfortunately only six of them have been handed down) and Chinese poems.Her works basically focus on describing love, and she is good at using natural phenomena to describe love cleverly. Her artistic techniques are unique and subtle, which are quite similar to the British metaphysical poetry school in the 17th century, which is good at using metaphors. After reading it, people will have endless aftertaste.

She is as beautiful as a fairy and has literary talent. She has made outstanding achievements in poetry, Chinese, calligraphy and other fields. At the same time, her independent thinking and personality that transcends the times is quite rare.But Huang Zhenyi's mother was a concubine, and she was very despised in the feudal society. Perhaps it was because of this that Huang Zhenyi showed a rebellious character since she was a child. Geisha.After Huang Zhenyi entered the industry, romantic tourists from all over the country who thought they were romantic and suave gathered in Songdu for a while, wanting to see her true face.

At that time, there were about 30,000 registered prostitutes in North Korea.In Korea, there are various rumors about Huang Jinyi, especially the stories about her and men are widely circulated. In his later years (actually Hwang Jin Yi was less than 40 years old at the time), he abandoned everything and traveled all over North Korea.When Huang Jinyi died of illness, she left her last words: "During my lifetime, many men did not know how to love themselves, so after I died, I was buried on the side of the road and let beasts and insects eat my body. Wash away my sins." The movie "Hwang Jin-i" is adapted from the original work of Hong Seok-jung, a representative Korean novelist. Hong's grandfather, Hong Myeong-hee, was also a famous Korean novelist and politician in the 20th century.Hong Seok-joong's "Hwang Jin-i" broke the taboo of the peninsula in 2002 and became the first North Korean work to win an award (Wan Hae Literature Award) in the Korean literary circle.

According to Song Hye Kyo's own statement, before filming "My Girlfriend and Me" she was moved by the pure first love story, so in this movie, Song Hye Kyo was completely overwhelmed by Hwang Jin Yi's charm.Being able to play such a famous woman in Korean history, for Song Hye Kyo, is not only a turnaround on the big screen, but also a work that demonstrates her acting skills, and it is a work that is firmly established as a super-popular "drama star". .In the history of Korean film and television, top contemporary Korean actresses such as Kim Ji Mi and Jang Mi Hee have played the role of Hwang Jin Yi.This is a bit like our Wu Zetian, but any ambitious female star feels that her aura can be suppressed enough, and she will want to play Wu Zetian.People like Pan Yingzi, Liu Xiaoqing, and even Fan Bingbing have this idea now.

Stepping on the times and fighting against the world, Hwang Jin Yi lives in the 16th century, but has the consciousness of a 21st century woman.This independent personality seems to be a value most recognized by the audience at present.The previous year, the TV series "Hwang Jin Yi" starring Ha Ji Won was popular in South Korea, and its ratings in South Korea even surpassed those popular in China.Coincidentally, South Korea is setting off another upsurge of female historical dramas. "Tea Mother", "Tea Mother" and so on are constantly refreshing the ratings of South Korea.Song Hye Kyo felt that she had reached the top of the pyramid in the TV industry. To put it more simply, it is the ceiling effect of the workplace, so she thought, since she is determined to make some achievements in the film industry, "Hwang Jin Yi" has a really good chance of winning .

Don't look at her being silly and foolish in acting, but in fact, she really works hard behind the scenes. Is she a believer in the dogma of life that the stupid bird flies first or the motto of filling in the gaps with hard work? In the past films, no matter what, the characters were only single-line, and even terminally ill was played several times.Those girls, no matter how colorful they look, have a mainstream heart, and it is easy to understand with a little understanding. Hwang Jin Yi is different, a 16th century woman living in the 21st century, travels through time and is so chaotic.A young lady from a noble family who knows nothing about the world, a curious girl, the beginning of the fireworks alley with heavy makeup, Mingyue who is so gorgeous that the nobles are overwhelmed, and Jin Yi who has matured after realizing love... It seems to be going to tens of thousands of people. The different expressions of the two women are gathered together, and finally shaped into a "Hwang Jin Yi".In the past, no matter how she acted, she was just the little girl next door, and no matter how exaggerated it was, she met the little girl next door of a superstar with the luck of winning the Mark Six lottery.This time, I want to play a distinct and independent ancient woman.

To play an ancient woman with a modern character——should I use modern acting or traditional acting? The promotional release reads: "The representatives of the production company directly decided that the role was hers when they met her for the first time." Think about how popular historical dramas were in Korea in those years!All the big stars who can be named have joined the battle.Lee Mi-yeon played "Empress Mingcheng", Lee Young-ae played, Kim Hyun-joo starred... Once Song Hye-kyo came out, the production company didn't need to think too much, they knew the right way.

However, there is another saying that Song Hye Kyo said in an interview with the media when she was promoting her debut movie "My Girlfriend and Me" in 2005: "I have the opportunity to act in a costume drama. Especially, I really want to play the role of Huang." A role like Jin Yi." A few months later, the production company of "Hwang Jin Yi" offered her an olive branch. This kind of statement is absurd.Why do you have to say that a movie is your destiny?The audience will not believe that Song Hye Kyo is Hwang Jin Yi and Hwang Jin Yi is Song Hye Kyo because of this kind of publicity.

However, sister Qiao really worked hard this time.It took her two years to get familiar with the characters, and it took her three months just to practice playing the piano, dancing, calligraphy and getting familiar with ancient etiquette.Dancing and singing are only a small part of the protagonist, but Qiao Mei has paid a lot silently. She knew she couldn't do it if she didn't work hard. This is the first costume drama she has filmed in the 11 years since she entered the industry.Although I have already prepared psychologically, the filming of the movie "Hwang Jin Yi" is really a big deal.First of all, the lines in ancient Chinese are very unnatural.Song Hye Kyo used the word "embarrassed" to bluntly express her feelings when she uttered her first line.

The next problem is the external image such as clothing and body language.Shooting with a wig weighing more than 5 kilograms on the head, it is like living an ascetic life.After just an hour, you will feel dizzy, your neck will be stiff, and your hair will fall out on the top of your head after a day of shooting.The pressure on the upper body brought by Hanbok is also miserable. "When wearing a hanbok, the chest should be as flat as possible to look good. So I tied the chest tightly, and the chest was very tight." I kept shooting in this kind of clothing, sweating in summer, and my legs shivering in winter. . In the film, although there are no dancing scenes, Song Hye Kyo also specially learned Korean classical dance in order to show the image of a famous prostitute.In the process of learning dance for more than three months, she became familiar with Korean body expressions and also mastered the unique kowtow posture. After more than a year of this kind of life experience, Song Hye Kyo transformed unconsciously. When filming "Hwang Jin Yi", Song Hye Kyo lost a total of 10 catties. On the day when the filming ended, Song Hye Kyo cried out of control: "This whole year I have lived as a 'Jin Yi' and integrated myself into the character, and then I need time to get away." The film "Hwang Jin-i" took a total of 4 years of production preparation and 7 months of actual filming, with a total investment of 9.5 billion won.Judging by the numbers, the film deservedly became a buzzword. 2007 was an eventful year for Korean films. Although people in the industry were worried about the development of local films, the birth of "Hwang Jin Yi" was undoubtedly a very effective booster. In Song Hye Kyo's own words: "Recently, the situation of Korean movies is not very good. I put my hopes on me, so I feel that the task is even heavier." In any case, Qiao Mei's dedication and sense of responsibility are really beyond the reach of ordinary actresses. When "Hwang Jin Yi" was released, the media reported that Jeon Do Yeon was under a lot of pressure.The domestic box office of "Mi Yang" with all the leading roles was also very good after it was sealed in Cannes.At this time, "Hwang Jin Yi" came. Another media analyst said that "Hwang Jin Yi" also "hard-won".Because its opponent is the Hollywood masterpiece "Shrek 3". Song Hye Kyo said she hopes "Hwang Jin Yi" will be a "turning point" in her acting career. "Hwang Jin Yi" was full of confidence at the beginning, and it attracted the attention of overseas buyers as soon as it went on sale.Countries and regions such as Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia started booking early.In the film market at the Cannes Film Festival, the huge poster of "Hwang Jin-i" is quite eye-catching, and there is an endless stream of buyers in front of the booth, and in the first week, a lot of filmmakers have been arranged to watch the film, and there is a scrolling play in front of the booth Highlights, copyrights in Southeast Asia sold out quickly. The market of Korean historical dramas is good, coupled with Song Hye Kyo's appeal and a large investment of nearly 10 billion, such a sales market is not a surprise. The film was released in South Korea for 11 days, and the audience has exceeded one million.It competes fiercely with foreign films such as "Shrek 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and "Ocean's Thirteen" in 412 theaters in Korea. Reluctantly, the good start did not last long.According to reports, many viewers had expectations for the movie version after watching the TV series version of "Hwang Jin Yi", but after watching the movie, the atmosphere of disappointment permeated, making the movie a good start, but then went downhill, neither applauded , also failed to take a seat. When the movie "Hwang Jin-i" premiered, Ha Ji-won, who had successfully starred in the TV drama version, came to support him, hoping that the movie version of "Hwang Jin-i" could borrow the popularity of the TV drama version of "Hwang Jin-i", but it turned out to be a pity. Director Yoon-jae praised Song Hye-kyo's acting skills: "Jeon Do-yeon's devotion that is integrated with the character and Shen Yinhe's beauty that can suppress the camera." There is something in the words, what kind of praise is this?Does it mean that Song Hye Kyo's performance has no personality? It took a lot of effort to promote the film.Like all of Song Hye Kyo's previous works, publicity has been heavily devoted to her sex scenes. "My Girlfriend and Me" is the first kiss on the big screen, and "Hwang Jin Yi" is an eye-catching sex scene, where the passionate scene will be shown where it should be.It is said that the scene of Qiao Mei wearing a white see-through long dress seductively seducing a scholar will make movie fans dumbfounded. But no matter how much publicity there is, it's hard to stop the decline. There are comments that only the first 10 minutes of the movie "Hwang Jin Yi" can be watched.Some people also criticized Song Hye Kyo's costume appearance in the film, saying that her temperament was like that of Cui Sanggong in the film.Song Hye-kyo's tear gas in "My Girlfriend and Me" evokes memories of her "Blue Life and Death".So someone said that Song Hye Kyo could play Meng Jiangnv.Hwang Jin Yi?Forget it! Critics generally questioned Song Hye Kyo's acting skills.It is said that if the acting skills do not improve, the prospects for the development of the big screen will be limited.Regarding Song Hye Kyo's appearance, which is being advertised with a lot of ink, some people also sarcastically said that the film should be renamed "Pretty Woman Hwang Jin Yi". Song Hye Kyo lost ten catties for filming this movie, and experienced severe insomnia during the period.Different from the filming of TV dramas, the filming of Korean TV dramas is filmed and screened at the same time, listening to the opinions of the audience at any time, and improving if there is any.It will not be like a movie, where you will be isolated from the world for a year or two to make a historical drama, and then go all out to promote it and receive overwhelming criticism. Song Hye Kyo originally wanted to make a comeback with this movie and join the ranks of top Korean actors. Unexpectedly, the movie "Hwang Jin Yi" made Qiao Mei a box office poison star. So disappointed, so disappointed. Disappointment does not mean despair, however.Especially a resilient actress like Song Hye Kyo.It doesn't matter that the Korean film market is in a downturn, and it doesn't matter that two failed films are at the bottom.Asked how she felt, she said lightly: "Your qualifications are still young, and you don't have enough experience." So you know that she will continue.Follow a path to the end, and you will see the light. "China News Weekly" once interviewed Song Hye Kyo after the release of "Hwang Jin Yi", and asked Song Hye Kyo if she had received an invitation from Wong Kar Wai, Song Hye Kyo said at the time that she had not.She smiled and said that if there is a good opportunity, she hopes to cooperate with Director Wang. She also said that Director Wang and Director Liu Weiqiang (who directed Jun Ji-hyun's "Daisy") are both directors she likes very much.Song Hye Kyo also repeatedly emphasized that she is looking forward to the opportunity to cooperate with Wong Kar Wai, if there is a good opportunity and the role is suitable, she will definitely work hard to grasp it.After finishing speaking, I would like to add: Among the actors, I personally like Mr. Tony Leung, and I hope to act with him in the future. Can actors really get what they want?After filming "My Girlfriend and Me", I said that I wanted to play a historical figure, such as Huang Jinyi, and then I shot "Hwang Jinyi" from heaven. "Hwang Jin Yi" just came out, and said that he wanted to cooperate with director Wang, and appreciated the actor Tony Leung, so he cooperated with Tony Leung in Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster". This woman is not simple. Although the filming was not a success, its popularity has not diminished in the slightest.CCTV conducted a survey of "Most Popular Overseas Celebrities", and Song Hye Kyo ranked first.Laneige signed Song Hye Kyo in 2008, and its sales revenue increased by 173% compared to 2007.For Song Hye Kyo's team, if they lose box office and reputation, as long as they don't lose popularity, they are definitely still valuable stars. Song Hye Kyo's team has always attached importance to the Asian market.So when it became popular in Asia, especially when it led the frenzy of ratings in mainland China, Song Hye Kyo's team was of course also moved.Also set in ancient Korea as the background, describing the legendary story of a woman's struggle for a lifetime, "Hwang Jin-i" has many similarities with the two Korean works, but each has its own characteristics. From the perspective of historical background, Hwang Jin Yi and Dae Jang Geum are women of the same era.To be precise, Hwang Jin-yi is slightly younger than Jang-jung, plus Jang-geum's personality is stable and old-fashioned, Hwang-jin-yi is independent and self-sufficient, so Lee Young-ae plays Jang-geum with a mature face, and Qiao Mei plays Hwang Jin-yi. It confuses the audience a lot.It's a pity that Huang Jinyi's appearance is too old, which is why the movie "Huang Jinyi" is always criticized for dressing Huang Jinyi as Cui Sanggong. Although Li Yingai and Song Hye Kyo are not natural enemies in the showbiz like Jun Ji Hyun and Song Hye Kyo, the selling point of Li Yingai's oxygen beauty is also in conflict with Song Hye Kyo's natural beauty.Do you still remember Lee Young Ae's original promotion as "the only oxygen beauty in Korea without plastic surgery"?Doesn't that mean that Song Hye Kyo is suspected of deceiving the public by saying that she has no plastic surgery?To be honest, Lee Young Ae, like Song Hye Kyo, has always followed the line of affection.But what makes Lee Young-ae even more powerful is that she has a Ph.D. in film studies, has few scandals, and has a good image. In 2010, 39-year-old Li Yingai married in a low-key manner. Later, it was said that her husband had been engaged to Shen Yinhe before, but that is a digression.The emotional accounts in the entertainment industry are a bad one, but I always feel that Li Yingai's low-key is really restrained, not admired by ordinary people, and Song Hye Kyo's indifference is just a marketing method. Before starring, Lee Young Ae took a break from the entertainment industry for two years.The previous Lee Young Ae portrayed mostly relatively weak female characters.But Lee Young Ae's hard-working and focused performance, coupled with her already dignified and refined temperament, successfully shaped Dae Jang Geum into an outstanding woman with optimism and perseverance.And Li Yingai also broke through with her wonderful performance and regained the popularity of the audience.It is said that the crew of the TV series "Hwang Jin Yi" originally wanted to ask Lee Young Ae to play Hwang Jin Yi in pursuit of victory, but Ha Ji Won was later finalized to play the role.In this way, for Song Hye Kyo's performance, what needs to be crossed is not a big mountain, but two peaks of Lee Young Ae and Ha Ji Won. This is not easy for her who is still immature in acting on the big screen. Acting, that kind of steady and dignified, for Lee Young-ae, it is her true nature to act.Performing "Hwang Jin Yi" requires a dignified aura.The time capacity of movies is much smaller than that of TV dramas, and every move and shot must be quite lethal.When Huang Zhenyi stepped out of the wealthy family and stepped into the brothel, that iconic scene should have an aura of "stomping the world under your feet and laughing at you to your heart's content".This is very different from Song Hye Kyo's usual appearance.Not to mention whether she acted well or not, even if she acted well, the audience's impression of her in the past would greatly reduce the effect of the performance.Otherwise, why is it difficult to transform an actor? Basic information of the movie "Hwang Jin Yi": Title: Hwang Jin Yi Translated name: Huangjinyi Korean name: ■ Director: Yoon Jae Original Work: Hong Seok Jong Film Genre: Drama, Romance, History, Song and Dance Release date: June 6, 2007 Screenwriter: Yoon Sun Joo Region: South Korea Language: Korean Duration: 130 minutes Color: colorful Starring: Song Hye Kyo, Yoo Ji Tae, Ryu Seung Yong, Jung Yu Mi Restrictions: 15+