云集了電影《功夫》主創(chuàng)人員的電視連續(xù)劇《功夫狀元》,自今年4月2日在橫店影視城開(kāi)機(jī)以來(lái),一直以秘密狀態(tài)進(jìn)行拍攝,就連5月1日劇組在橫店明清宮苑景區(qū)舉行的明星見(jiàn)面會(huì),也只派出幾位新人出場(chǎng),女主演黃圣依始終沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)在筆者的視線之內(nèi)。最后在該劇拍完了三分之二鏡頭時(shí),劇組才大發(fā)慈悲,把雪藏了數(shù)月之久的黃圣依等主演悉數(shù)推到了媒體面前。
黃圣依在橫店明清宮苑景區(qū)內(nèi)的華府花園與筆者侃侃而談,她的談吐大方坦誠(chéng),笑容燦爛。
《功夫狀元》改編自周星馳1992年拍攝的電影《武狀元蘇乞兒》,講述的是紈子弟蘇燦為博得心上人的垂青,買(mǎi)通考官投考武狀元,不想遭人陷害淪為乞兒。這部影片當(dāng)年上映時(shí)曾經(jīng)創(chuàng)下了3800萬(wàn)港元的高票房。
黃圣依介紹說(shuō),《功夫狀元》是部30集的電視劇。原來(lái)的影片《武狀元蘇乞兒》的內(nèi)容滿足不了電視劇的需要,所以該劇的藝術(shù)顧問(wèn)周星馳趁著電影《功夫》大熱之機(jī),把《功夫》中的部分情節(jié)加入到這部電視劇中,這樣便使得淪為乞兒的蘇燦最終成為了一代功夫宗師。另外,由于劇中的演員絕大部分都是《功夫》的演員,所以《功夫狀元》又被稱為電視劇版的《功夫》片了。
談到自己在該劇中飾演的角色,明眸皓齒的黃圣依特別來(lái)勁:“我演的是男主人公蘇燦的戀人金莎,也是一個(gè)隱遁于市的武林高手。在《功夫》中我是一個(gè)被人家欺負(fù)的手無(wú)縛雞之力的啞巴女孩,而在《功夫狀元》中我變成了一個(gè)野蠻女友,這個(gè)角色與我自己的性格反差挺大。我的性格其實(shí)屬于溫柔型的,并不像金莎這個(gè)角色,另外我過(guò)去演的角色都是很漂亮嫵媚的,可這次卻是扮丑,既兇狠又丑陋,這樣的形象如果是在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中會(huì)讓人受不了。還有,以前我演的角色在感情上是追人家,而這次卻是被人追。所以這部電視劇對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō),很多方面都是很有意思的。”
《功夫狀元》由錢(qián)升瑋導(dǎo)演執(zhí)導(dǎo),仍然沿襲周星馳《功夫》的搞笑風(fēng)格拍攝。筆者問(wèn)她拍攝中的花絮,黃圣依說(shuō):“這部電視劇自從開(kāi)機(jī)以來(lái),我們每天都是在笑聲中度過(guò),不知不覺(jué)已拍了快兩個(gè)月了。吳孟達(dá)、元秋、陳國(guó)坤、李卉等都是搞笑天才,片場(chǎng)上隨時(shí)都聽(tīng)得見(jiàn)大家的笑聲,攝影師笑得手都發(fā)抖了!不過(guò)機(jī)器在抖動(dòng),拍出來(lái)的畫(huà)面也是抖動(dòng)的,所以大家只好強(qiáng)忍住笑,不然許多片斷要重新拍攝,這樣的場(chǎng)面真是很開(kāi)心。”
被譽(yù)為新版“星女郎”的黃圣依,透露出了周星馳對(duì)她的關(guān)心:“周星馳到現(xiàn)在為止還沒(méi)有來(lái)橫店探班,但他打電話給我,希望看到我在表演藝術(shù)上有多方面的表現(xiàn),而不要只在某一方面更有優(yōu)勢(shì),鼓勵(lì)我多學(xué)習(xí)人家的表演經(jīng)驗(yàn)。”飾演蘇燦父親的吳孟達(dá),對(duì)黃圣依也是關(guān)愛(ài)有加,他說(shuō):“黃圣依聰明好學(xué),前途無(wú)量。”
書(shū)香門(mén)第出身的黃圣依如今成為知名度頗高的美女明星,令許多同齡女孩羨慕不已,但這次卻成了她的煩惱。因?yàn)榭偸怯腥苏f(shuō)她如今紅得發(fā)紫,無(wú)非是與周星馳關(guān)系特別好等等,這些傳聞令她深感成名之苦。
黃圣依不否認(rèn)周星馳關(guān)心她的進(jìn)步,她與周星馳一起出席《功夫》在世界各地的推廣會(huì)時(shí),周星馳常常拉著她的手走向前臺(tái)。黃圣依認(rèn)真地說(shuō):“要不是他拉著我,我是不會(huì)走到他身邊的。”她說(shuō):“周星馳很忙,盡管如此,他還是會(huì)常打電話問(wèn)拍戲的事,還問(wèn)我為什么不給他打電話。”
也許只有“緣分”二字才能解釋黃圣依與周爺?shù)暮献鳌?003年周星馳率領(lǐng)一班人馬在上海挑選《功夫》的女主角,應(yīng)聘者人山人海,美女如云,因“非典”不上課回到上海的黃圣依,聞?dòng)嵑蟊еS便試試看的心理最后一個(gè)前往試戲,誰(shuí)知道卻被周星馳一眼看中,兩人就角色的表演整整交談了兩個(gè)小時(shí)!此前,黃圣依已經(jīng)出演過(guò)電視劇《美麗人生》《紅蘋(píng)果樂(lè)園》,現(xiàn)在仍是北京電影學(xué)院學(xué)生的黃圣依,已簽約周星馳的星輝公司,她除了正在橫店影視城拍攝電視劇《功夫狀元》外,另一部香港電影《猛龍?zhí)鼐?duì)》也有她大量的戲分,她現(xiàn)在是同演兩部戲。
筆者問(wèn)起黃圣依在上海的家,黃圣依深情地說(shuō)起她的父母親。黃圣依的父親黃自強(qiáng)是上海二工大的教師,母親鄧傳理是新民晚報(bào)《夜光杯》的編輯,該報(bào)不少同事都是看著黃圣依長(zhǎng)大的。鄧傳理的父親是新民晚報(bào)創(chuàng)辦人鄧季惺的弟弟,鄧季惺也是經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家吳敬璉的母親,是她與陳銘德一起創(chuàng)辦了新民晚報(bào)。因此,由于家族的原因,黃圣依從小是讀新民晚報(bào)長(zhǎng)大的,她有著深厚的晚報(bào)情結(jié)。不過(guò)黃圣依成名之后,從未通過(guò)關(guān)系在該報(bào)發(fā)過(guò)一篇報(bào)道。問(wèn)黃圣依為何要這樣?她笑道:“我與新民晚報(bào)有千絲萬(wàn)縷的關(guān)系,小時(shí)候常去報(bào)社玩。報(bào)社從九江路搬到延安路再搬到威海路,我都去玩過(guò)。如今許多媒體找我采訪,但對(duì)新民晚報(bào)我要注意避嫌呢。”
考慮到演藝界負(fù)面的東西太多,父母以往也曾為女兒設(shè)計(jì)好了出國(guó)深造的光明前程,但黃圣依自作主張地在高考志愿欄里填上了上戲和北影。她說(shuō):“18歲了,自己的路自己選擇。”果然,上戲和北影都向她伸出了橄欖枝。
“我們家一直都很民主,知道了我的想法就同意了。”從黃圣依輕松隨意的語(yǔ)氣中,感覺(jué)不到她家有“代溝”問(wèn)題。
黃圣依的母親把自己在文章里面推崇的家庭平等、孩子獨(dú)立等觀點(diǎn),在自己家中進(jìn)行了實(shí)踐,難怪黃圣依小時(shí)候的零花錢(qián)“都是刷碗、打掃衛(wèi)生掙來(lái)的”。
黃圣依第一次有權(quán)利選擇自己人生的時(shí)候才17歲。作為上海最有名的重點(diǎn)高中之一——交大附中的優(yōu)秀學(xué)生,她竟然在緊張的學(xué)業(yè)之余“不務(wù)正業(yè)”地參加當(dāng)時(shí)電視臺(tái)和羽西聯(lián)合評(píng)選的MJ主持人大賽,并且一路過(guò)關(guān)斬將,得了冠軍,這段經(jīng)歷注定了她和娛樂(lè)圈的緣分。這次比賽后黃圣依做了一年多的電視節(jié)目主持人,并且樂(lè)此不疲。
黃圣依的戲路一直很寬。她不會(huì)專(zhuān)門(mén)等著大導(dǎo)演大制作的片子,只要對(duì)角色感興趣,她就會(huì)努力去演。
黃圣依有著上海女人的精明,對(duì)自己今后的發(fā)展也是早有打算:“我其實(shí)不想在這個(gè)圈子里留下來(lái),我想幾年后有了一點(diǎn)知名度也賺到了錢(qián),就去開(kāi)一個(gè)文化公司,我覺(jué)得我在這方面還是有能力的。我沒(méi)想過(guò)會(huì)有什么自己把握不了的事,表演不是難事,開(kāi)公司我一樣能做好。”
“我的專(zhuān)輯年底可能要出來(lái),風(fēng)格是濱崎步那樣精靈古怪的、百變的樣子。”說(shuō)到自己將要做的嘗試,她很得意地?fù)P揚(yáng)眉毛。
Star Girl Talks about Her TV Series
By Zeng Yulin
Huang Shengyi made her name known across China in her first movie role in Stephen Chow’s Kongfu Hustle, a blockbuster movie in China. In order to make hay while the sun shines, those involved in the movie are shooting a TV series at the World Movie Studios in Hengdian, Zhejiang.
After the close-door work for nearly two months, the producer at last allowed me to interview the major players in the series.
The latest 30-episode kongfu drama is named Number One Kongfu Scholar. It is based on a 1992 blockbuster movie with a book office record of 38 million Hong Kong dollar. Stephen Zhou starred in that movie. But the storyline was not adequate for 30 episodes. So Stephen Zhou decided to interweave some plots from Kongfu Hustle with the old movie. As performers starring in the Kongfu Hustle appear in the new TV series and some plots of the blockbuster are borrowed to make the new TV series tick, some media have called the series as the TV version of the Kongfu Hustle.
Chatting about her role in the new kongfu drama, Huang became excited. I am Jinsha, a girl the hero loves and chases. The girl herself is a kongfu master living quietly in a downtown area of city. In the Kongfu Hustle movie, I was a mute girl with little physical strength and was ruthlessly bullied by hustlers. But in the new drama, I am a sassy girl. That is way different from what I really am. In the past, I always played the role of a beautiful girl. But in this new drama, I appear ugly and bad-tempered. Such a girl is utterly unbearable in my real life. And in my former roles, I chased my boyfriends. But in this one, I am chased. For all these reasons, the TV series is very interesting The nearly-two month shooting is a happy event for Huang. She frequently laughs with other performers over humorous scenes.
Huang says that Stephen Zhou often calls her, though Zhou has not yet visited the site at Hengdian. e hopes that Il do pretty well in an all-round way in the new series. He also encourages me to learn from colleagues.?From a family of scholars, Huang is now the famous star girl in Stephen Zhou’s latest movie. Some people envy her, and some think that her great popularity is simply because she has a special relation with Zhou. These rumors annoy her.
Probably only luck can explain why Huang and Zhou would work together.
In 2003, Zhou and his casting assistants were in Shanghai trying to find the right girl for the heroine for Kongfu Hustle. Beauties rushed in to try their luck. A student at Beijing Film Academy, Huang was back in her hometown Shanghai because of the SARS outbreak. When she learned about the opportunity, she went to try her luck. She was the very last one to appear in front of Zhou and his cast team. Zhou recognized her potentials instinctively. They launched a two-hour discussion about the performance art.
Zhou’s company has signed Huang up as an actress. While shooting in the Number One Kongfu Scholar at Hengdian, Huang also plays a role in another ongoing Hong Kong movie at Hengdian.
The lucky film star’s father is a professor and her mother has been an editor at Xinmin Evening Newspaper in Shanghai. Though her parents wanted her to study abroad after senior high school, the beautiful girl wanted to be a film star. At 18, she made one of the most important decisions in her life. She applied to Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theatrical Academy. But it was not her first major decision that shaped her life. At 17, she took part in a local contest and became the champion. After the winning, she hosted a TV program for about one year.
Huang is a versatile actress, ready to take up challenges if she thinks a role is interesting no matter whether or not the producer is a big name.
But she does not plan to stay long in this career. Her ambition is to set up a company of her own to do culture-related business. I think I am capable in this respect. I don’t think there are things I can’t master. Performing is not very difficult and I am sure I can manage a company as well. Her album will come out later this year. That says something about her versatility.
(Translated by David)