Video | The “Retired Aunt” version of “The Legend of Zhen Huan” has slipped, the reporter contacted the producer and family members of the participants: People with silver hair can also live cool!Flying into the homes of ordinary people
Xinmin Late News “Shanghai Moment”
The “60+” version of “The Legend of Zhen Huan” has been on the screen for the past two days. 16 retired aunts and 1 uncle from Shanghai took the bus to Hengdian Film and Television City, Jinhua, Zhejiang, and packed the crew to “remake” “The Legend of Zhen Huan” “Amazing” “For many people young. On October 26, a reporter from Xinmin Evening News contacted the producer of the film and the relatives of the aunts who participated in the filming. In their opinion, silver-haired people can also be cool, “I want to break the public’s stereotype of the elderly.”
60 years old + “electric shock” courtroom drama.
The average age of the aunties taking part this time is 62, and the oldest is in their 70s. The wife of one of the aunts also came especially to play the role of the emperor in the play.
Peng Kai, head of Shanghai Rich Fashion Club, who planned the event, introduced that the club usually designs some creative travel products, and the initial inspiration came from a friend’s mother who likes to travel and take pictures, and she also loves following plays, “Let’s come here. For a more immersive shooting experience, there will be a tourism product of 4,000 yuan per person for three days and two nights.”
In order to make aunt and uncle’s “first show” smooth, Peng Kai chose the “Blood Test” segment of “The Legend of Zhen Huan” which can highlight the group drama There are opportunities to play. Considering fairness, everyone decides the role by lottery.
Before shooting, the director specially imparted popular science acting skills to these aunties and directed the lines. At 8:00 am on the day of the shoot, the crew’s make-up artist applied make-up to all the actors and dressed them in professional costumes. Peng Kai said: “Because he is a non-professional actor, the texture of the costumes and props should be compared to the TV series, to help the actors find their feelings.” The entire shoot lasted for 6 hours and included 5 scenes. “As long as the actors can overcome the initial tension, everything will go smoothly afterwards. If an aunt forgets her words, the people on the side will help to remind her, which is very encouraging.”
Envy of the “post-80s”
This time, the aunties sighed that their dream of being an actor had come true. The uncle who played the emperor was a bit unhappy at first, and felt that no one would talk to him, but after seeing the film, he was very excited, after all, he had been addicted to the emperor
Mr Yan, son of one of the “actor” aunts, was very emotional when he saw the still pictures and videos of his mother. His mother is 64 years old this year. After retirement, he likes to take part in cultural activities in the community. In the past two days, the video has exploded all over the Internet, and the 17-member acting WeChat group has become very lively.
“She and the little sisters are very happy, and they sent me relevant reports in various ways.” Mr. said Yan that his mother likes to travel, and this challenge to such a fashionable form made him surprised and jealous.” It’s better than participating in a shopping group. It’s good”. In Mr. Yan’s opinion, not only are people of their age interested in acting, but as “post-80s”, their peers around him are also very curious about filming in Hengdian, “If I can film and play with my friends, that’s not bad!”
Peng Kai did not expect such a warm response from the entire network. In his opinion, filming Hengdian can be very popular, mainly because it is not an easy thing for the public to achieve, and requires the professional cooperation of Fuhuadao and the filming team. The enthusiastic response of young people also reflects a “stereotype” of society towards the elderly: retired aunts and uncles love to square dance, fish, play cards, play chess, play mahjong, drink… But he believes it is. In life and on this set, it can feel like the old people want to try some very trendy things, but they don’t have some channels. And he hopes to break the stereotype: “The elderly can also live cool, live their own lives, and be full of energy.”
It is said that he and the team will continue to launch new scripts, the next one is “Deep Love and Rain” with the flavor of the Republic of China, which will also allow more elderly people to be “electrically shocked” and have fun . (Xinmin Evening News reporter Xiao Qianying to Yuan Yuan)
Editor: Wei Jiawei
