Deng Jinhuang (left) and Wang Baijie had many opposite roles in "Black and White Scavengers". (Provided by Eleven Film and Television)
[Reporter Xiao Fangqi/Reporting from Taipei] The crime action series "Black and White Scavenger" starring Li Mingshun, Lou Junshuo, Lin Xilei, Tuo Zonghua and Wang Baijie, with its underground organization in the palace, black and white wrestling and black humor has set off a binge-watching craze and topped the Netflix rankings! Deng Jinhuang, who was shortlisted for the Golden Horse Award for Best New Actor for his role as "Sister Money" in "Fudu Youth", also participated in the performance. This time, he challenged three identities in the play, from a senior former "scavenger", a game arcade owner to a sweet and spicy stall owner, unlocking many "firsts" in his acting career, which made him addicted to drama.
Although the character played by Deng Jinhuang this time has no name, he has three completely different identities. "This role is really a challenge for me, because this is the first time I have taken on this type of character, and it can be said that it is completely different from my original life world." In addition, this time he went to Taiwan for filming. Faced with a completely new crew, working environment and characters, he admitted that he was unavoidably trembling when he first joined the crew, so he simply "regarded himself as a newcomer" and walked into the set with an attitude of re-learning.
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Although the character played by Deng Jinhuang in "Black and White Scavenger" this time has no name, he has three completely different identities. (Provided by Eleven Film and Television)
Among the three identities, the one that troubles Deng Jinhuang the most is not the former "scavenger" but the owner of the sweet and spicy stall. He laughed and said, "Because this is my first time performing this type of work, the most difficult thing is not to portray the person's character, but to make myself look like a person who works at the stall every day, rather than an actor standing there 'playing' the boss."
In order to make the character more convincing, he asked the staff to teach him how to handle sweet and spicy before the filming started, including how to hold it, how to cook it, and how to operate it. He even practiced standing in the stall for a while. He believes that these seemingly small movements are often more important than memorizing lines: "Because as soon as the camera takes the shot, you will be able to see whether you are familiar with the environment."
In addition to the challenge of the role, Tang Jinhuang also collaborated with Li Mingshun for the first time. He praised him for being very chatty in private and always making the atmosphere on the set relaxed: "There was no pressure at all when I was acting with him." He laughed and revealed the funny thing about the scene with the king of dramas at the sweet and spicy stall: "The dialogue in the script has actually been finished, but the director He didn't say "Cut" yet, so the two of us continued to eat and drink. "Unexpectedly, after filming the scene, the two of them really ate a lot, and they were both super full in the end. He laughed and said that this scene not only tested their acting skills, but also unexpectedly tested their appetite, which became an unforgettable fun during the filming.
Deng Jinhuang (left) and Li Mingshun opposite each other at the sweet and spicy booth of "Black and White Scavenger". (Provided by Eleven Film and Television)
Talking about cooperating with Lou Junshuo, Deng Jinhuang laughed and said that he was basically "Xue Qiunan" when he arrived on the set, and he was always in a cold and cold state: "Because our relationship in the play is already very delicate, we will keep a little distance from each other. Unexpectedly, this will make the sparks during the scene more natural."
In the play, he has a deep friendship with "Shen Mina" played by Lei Jiarui, but they cannot escape the fate of separation. Talking about the farewell scene, Deng Jinhuang joked that he had to lie down while holding his breath. Lei Jiarui threw himself into the scene and burst into tears. Unexpectedly, he cried so excitedly that tears and saliva dripped onto his face, turning the originally sad scene into a "laughing scene."
Deng Jinhuang said with a smile, "That scene was actually very sad, but when those tears and saliva dripped on my face, I almost couldn't hold myself together and was worried that I would laugh." Fortunately, the scene took about two or three takes, and the director called it a day, which made him sigh in relief: "Otherwise, I really don't know how long I can endure it!"
In addition, when it came to singing the birthday song in Cantonese at the last minute, Deng Jinhuang said that he was "digging a hole for himself to dance in": "At that time, I asked the director, didn't I originally want to sing the birthday song tone-deaf? Do you want me to sing it in Cantonese? The director said readily: 'Okay, give it a try!'" Unexpectedly, when he called Action, Deng Jinhuang instantly entered his own world. The more he sang, the more immersed he became. He was completely immersed in the "Cantonese Happy Birthday Song". It wasn't until the director shouted "Cut" that he realized that something was not right about the atmosphere. It turned out that many of the staff and actors hiding in the dark had already burst into laughter, making him call it a joke on the set, which was extremely embarrassing.
