Hu Ge: Life is a worthwhile journey

Hu Ge has always been sensitive. After watching the movie "Not in vain" released on September 9th, I feel that the Wen Shan in the film is to some extent the Hu Ge in reality. In June of this year, at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, he won the Golden Baron Award for Best Actor with Da Peng, who starred in "The Eighth Suspect", for his role as "Wen Shan".

On the evening of September 8th, less than 12 hours before the movie was released, Hu Ge and the main creator returned to their alma mater, Shanghai Theatre Academy, with "A Fair Trip". The experimental theater for the performance was fully booked, with two red banners hanging in the center of the theater: "Eternal companionship" and "Unforgettable Journey". Hu Ge appeared wearing a black short T-shirt with the words "Unforgettable Journey" printed on it. Beneath the stage were his mentor and junior brothers and sisters.

Actor Hu Ge

Recently, Hu Ge has been trending several times. One time, it was because he posted on social media late at night, "I try to stay calm, I'm sorry to many people, I hope I can live up to this short life." The photo used in the picture, with a bare face and a scruffy beard, revealed the scars left between his eyebrows and eyes after the car accident, and everything seemed less "idol like".

Hu Ge posts Weibo late at night

This is not the only time he has revealed his heart on social media recently. On the evening of August 21st, he felt something again and said, "If I stop filming in the next five years and do something more meaningful, you should support me."

Hu Ge's emotional expression late at night has sparked heated discussions among netizens, which seems to reveal his thoughts on life and the path of performing arts. At the Beijing roadshow of "A Fair Trip" earlier, he responded to everyone's attention to this matter. "I'm not joking, one audience member said I'm F in the morning and E in the evening - I wake up shouting 'Fighting' in the morning, full of fighting spirit and passion, but before going to bed at night, I fall into a depressed Emo mood. I now understand what 'F' and 'E' mean, they're wrong, and I'm also F at night. At this stage of life, I have a clearer understanding of what kind of person I want to become in the future, and it's Wen Shan who gives me the strength."

Wen Shan is a special character who resonates with Hu Ge in reality to some extent. The profession of Wen Shan is directly related to life and destiny. Director and screenwriter Liu Jiayin described it as follows: "This is a story about telling stories."

Still photo of "A Fair Trip"

In the film, Wen Shan is a destitute and unsuccessful screenwriter. By chance, he begins to write eulogy for others and becomes the one who gives them the "last leg". The eldest brother among the three siblings, the young entrepreneur who died suddenly, and the optimistic anti-cancer aunt Fang are all ordinary people in daily life, but Wen Shan is not willing to use the same template of eulogy to summarize. In this literary film, he is like an indifferent private detective, repeatedly piecing together the most authentic appearance of ordinary people from the words and phrases of relatives, colleagues, and netizens. While healing others, Wen Shan also reaches reconciliation with oneself.

Still photo of "A Fair Trip"

"Seeing Wen Shan as a character is like seeing a more authentic self. He has more courage and courage than me to persevere on the established track. I often compromise constantly, and perhaps it's also because I'm lucky enough to have come this far by chance." Hu Ge said, "At some point in life, I can come across a script that says," You find that the world of drama and real life intersect a lot, and it can give me the strength to continue moving forward, healing and warmth, which is too lucky for actors. "

A few years ago, Hu Ge's mother passed away, and he also experienced many things that family members experienced and had to face in movies. "I wrote a eulogy for my mother, and I can understand how much pain I have to endure during this process. At the same time, I envy being around them and finding someone like Wen Shan who is warm, patient, kind, and sincere to listen to."

Still photo of "A Fair Trip"

Returning to his alma mater to play, Hu Ge specially invited his mentors Fan Yisong and Li Xuetong to watch the film. He mentioned the impact of what the teacher said on him during the first class of the performance. "In the first class of acting, the teacher told us that to learn acting, we must first learn to be human. At that time, we didn't understand it very well, thinking that 'being a person' means learning how to deal with people." Hu Ge said, "It wasn't until many years later that an actor I worked with said that acting is a process of exploring human nature that I understood the meaning of 'being a person' and how to become a true person. What is a person really? What is the meaning of life? Recently, I truly realized the meaning and value of acting."

Hu Ge is grateful for the teacher's guidance. In his junior year, he took a leave to film "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". In January 2005, when the TV drama was about to graduate, Li Xiaoyao became well-known and Hu Ge became famous overnight. "Overnight, everyone got to know me. As a young person, I felt a bit inflated and confident in the face of overnight fame. Teacher Fan said a sentence at that time, 'This is not the level you should have,' which I have always remembered. Hu Ge recalled that his graduation drama 'Detective Visits' was arranged by Teacher Li Xuetong.' During the process of arranging the drama, Teacher Li kept hitting me. I did feel it. During my school years, I always took leave to film and did not have systematic classes, so my basic skills were not solid. '"

"The school motto of 'going to the theater' is the ultimate goodness and beauty, as well as the virtue of hearing and hearing. I want to thank two teachers who have been enlightening and inspiring me at particularly important moments in life," said Hu Ge. Or perhaps, from the naive Li Xiaoyao back then to the introverted and kind Wen Shan now, Hu Ge is still that Hu Ge.