1905 movie network feature When it comes to Li Dongxue, most people still think of the fruit king in "Empresses in the palace", and the subsequent roles seem to be difficult to surpass the previous ones. For this, Li Dongxue himself does not mind, and bluntly says that "not every actor can keep this role." In fact, he has been filming all the time. In the martial arts film released on August 7, he plays Jin Yichuan, the youngest of the three brothers of Jinyiwei. There are many scenes, and injuries are common.
"Embroidery Spring Knife" was injured in the dog days filming scene
Li Dongxue had done a lot of fighting scenes since his debut, but "Embroidery Spring Blade" was definitely the most painful one. Not only did he choose to use double blades when the weather was the hottest, but he also had to learn to use double blades, and basically did not use Weiya and stuntmen, and all the scenes were done by the actors themselves. Faced with such a challenge, he was happy to accept it.
1905 Movie Network: Did you get hurt while filming "Embroidery Spring Knife"?
Li Dongxue: Because I use double swords, they are basically melee, and my hands have been broken, including my nose and eyebrow bones. Injuries are common in filming scenes, especially against Ding Xiu. He uses a Miao knife. We have a lot of entanglement, and the knife technique also incorporates a lot of grappling moves.
1905 Movie Network: You should get started very quickly in filming, right? What’s the point of this time?
Li Dongxue: I got started quite quickly, and the double knives I used were very fast, because it didn’t look good if I wasn’t fast. This knife has a name called Feiyan, which is very fierce, and it is still different from the swords I used in the past. There are many tricks, and the pace under my feet is very important.
1905 Movie Network: I feel that this time they are all real actions, and there is nothing to hang on to, right?
Li Dongxue: Yes, those parkour things and climbing the wall were all done by himself, without hanging anything.
1905 Movie Network: How long did the whole play last?
Li Dongxue: It took about 70 days to shoot, and it was the hottest time last summer. It was my first time filming a play and I was a little dizzy. It was a long list of tricks, about ten tricks. After shooting one, it was nothing, and then I came to another one, and I felt a little top-heavy. I usually like to play football or something, and my adaptability is still relatively strong. This time I really collapsed, but it will be fine soon.
1905: You seem to enjoy making action movies?
Li Dongxue: Action movies are good, and movies with a sense of form are richer. Which actor doesn’t want to shoot, especially when we all grew up watching so many martial arts movies. Everyone has a hero in their heart and something martial arts.
1905 Movie Network: Did the director say why he asked you to play Jin Yichuan?
Li Dongxue: Actually, he started looking for me to play a role that wasn’t like this. After I got the script, I talked to him and said that I would play this role, and I also told him my thoughts. He said yes, and said, "Then I also agree with your idea." Then come to this role.
1905 Movie Network: What did Jin Yichuan do to you?
Li Dongxue: He is relatively simple, whether it is for brothers or love, including the final sacrifice, this pure power is very touching. We are modern people and think a lot. It is precisely at this time that there is a pure power that can move people’s hearts.
1905 Movie Network: In fact, there are very few scenes in your relationship with Ye Qing.
Li Dongxue: It’s a pity that I actually shot a lot. There is a lot of foreshadowing in this love line. Maybe considering the production aspect, it is a pity to remove some. In the early stage, there are actually foreshadowing, there are two or three scenes. The movie has its overall perspective. We are three brothers and there are villains. This is a group portrait drama.
1905 Movie Network: You can let the director make a play with you as the male lead.
Li Dongxue: He was going to write something like this. When I got this film, I would think of Yoji Yamada’s "Samurai Trilogy" and communicate with Lu Yang in private. He wanted to use that style, so we shot a lot of shots. This is a movie for a show. Now more martial arts movies may go to the form, and it is inevitable that the tension between the characters and the story itself will be ignored. We try our best to recover.
What do the three brothers usually do on the set?
Li Dongxue: I’m always joking. Brother Yuan takes care of us very much. It’s hot, so he often cooks some soup for us to drink. Brother Zhen loves running, so I think he can run a marathon and communicate often. I usually like to play football.
I am very happy to be called the King of Fruit by everyone
In 2012, a large-scale costume TV drama called "Empresses in the palace" became popular all over the country. The only person the heroine Zhen Huan really loved in the play was the King of Guojun, played by Li Dongxue. The gentle and watery role won him high popularity, and every time he appeared, many fans followed. In 2007, Li Dongxue graduated from the performance department of the Beijing Film Academy, and since then he has also made many works, but none of them have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the King of Guojun. In the past two years, Li Dongxue’s exposure rate has not been so high. It seems that he is different from other artists who strike while the iron is hot. After he became popular, he is still filming. Only when the film and television drama needs promotion will he make a high-profile.
1905 Movie Network: When everyone mentions you now, the first reaction may still be the King of Fruit in "Empresses in the Palace". Will this be a bit troublesome?
Li Dongxue: No, I’m actually very happy. Not every actor can leave such a role for the audience to read, which means that your role is not bad, and you have stood in the hearts of the audience for a while. It’s just that my later works are not as famous as "Empresses in the palace". In fact, there was a TV series "Paper Marriage" in the first half of the year. After the broadcast, everyone’s reaction was also very good. There is also a play to be broadcast next, and I tried my best to interpret this role in each play.
1905 Movie Network: After the popularity of "Empresses in the Palace", your exposure was quite low, and you were filming during that time?
Li Dongxue: Yes, because I think the exposure of the actors follows the release of the work. During this time, it is in line with the promotion of the film, but they are still filming or living their own lives
1905 Movie Network: What’s next?
Li Dongxue: Next… Now I’m filming a New Year’s film in Taiwan. If there is a better movie in the second half of the year, I will choose, or I will soak in the movie. Now that the movie environment is so good, it is another job we love so much.
1905 Movie Network: Will the focus shift to movies in the future?
Li Dongxue: It should have been like this, and I have been doing it all the time. From last year to now, all the movies we have been shooting for more than a year will also be released this year. That is an all-CG shot, all shot in front of the green cloth, which is not available in the Chinese film market.
