胡歌 自在无须定义

Original article by: 李冰清  时尚芭莎   2022-01-21

Translated by: Hailey 粉磨子

Edited by: Amanda 小小明1177

Harper’s Bazaar China February 2022 Original Article

From an idol to an actor, he says that the pursuit took over a decade. He is persistent in self-improvement, staying true to his original intent of being an actor.  He enjoys serenity amidst the bustling city, yet seemingly keeps a certain distance from reality.  As to the labels that others have for him, his attitude is: none of them is the real me. Feeling at ease does not need to be defined.

从偶像到演员，他说自己努力十几年。他坚持选择提升自己的内在，保持演员的初衷。他既有身处城市烟火中的自在，又仿佛与现实保持一定的距离。对于他人定义，他的态度是：以上皆非我，自在无须定义。

In Hu Ge’s memory, the trip he made more than a decade ago in Yunnan was particularly special.

在胡歌的记忆里，十几年前在云南的一程旅行格外特别。

He was driving alone from Dali to Jizu Mountain, intending to visit the legendary Huashou Gate.  It was a cloudy day.  With a not so smart GPS navigation, it took him five or six hours over bumpy roads to reach the destination.  He was circling in the mountain but couldn’t find the exact spot, and the whole ordeal exhausted him.  He was discouraged and decided to turn back.  On the way down the mountain, he happened to pass by a small dilapidated building.  Out of curiosity, he stopped the car and stepped in.  In the backyard there was a door that was ajar.  No one was in sight, he went ahead and pushed the door open.

那次他独自从大理开车前往鸡足山，想探一探据说是奇景的华首门。那是个阴天，靠一个不怎么灵光的GPS导航，胡歌在坑坑洼洼的路上开了五六个小时才到达目的地。在山上转了一圈他也没找到地方，一路的颠簸让他倍感疲倦，他兴意阑珊打算就此下山，恰好路经一座形状破旧的小屋子。出于好奇，他拾步而入，后院有一扉木门虚掩半开，见四下无人，他就径自推开了门。

What he saw next was both terrifying and mesmerizing: he found himself standing on a dangerous cliff, overlooking a dark abyss with daring streams.  The place was misty and foggy, like being in heavens.  “I noticed that someone was sweeping nearby so I inquired about the Huashou Gate.  He gave me an answer that could only appear in a TV drama: ‘Look up.’”

那一推，眼前的景象可谓荡魂慑魄：他发现自己正立于一块危崖之上，前方可以俯瞰幽谷深涧，云雾缥缈，若置九霄。“我看到一边有人在那里扫地，就问华首门在哪儿，他说了一句我觉得只有在电视剧里才会出现的话：‘抬头看。’”

Looking up, he saw a rock face towering in front of him, so high that even monkeys couldn’t climb.  In retrospect, Hu Ge still finds it utterly unbelievable.  The immersive experience filled him with awe.  The multiple dimensions could only be captured by opening all of one’s senses, and photos would not be able to match up to the degree of detail.  In recent years, Hu Ge has traveled further and to more places; he nonetheless finds that his enthusiasm for photography has cooled.  “I thought about what photography had brought me. There were many benefits of course, such as it enabled me to observe things from different angles.  The flip side however was, I would take photos simply for the sake of taking photos.”

一抬头，他只见石壁直摩苍穹，猿猱难攀。回想起来，那种不可思议还是会立刻回到他的脸上。身临其境所体会到的震撼，打开所有感官才能捕捉到的立体维度，照片的记录怕是无法比拟其纤悉无遗。这几年，胡歌走去了更开阔的地方，对拍照的热情反而不似从前。 “我也在思考拍照给我带来了什么：好的东西当然很多，比如它会改变我观察事物的角度，但不好的地方，就是我会为了拍照而拍照。”

He considers the goal of simply “taking a good photo” to be too target-oriented.  “It seems like the only connection to a place is just a photo and I forget to truly take it in with my heart.”  As in photography itself, today’s technology has made digital imaging comparable to that of film, though the two are still not quite the same.  “When taking photos with film, most of your time would be spent on observing because you want it to be worth the while when you press the shutter.  Digitals on the contrary don’t have that restriction.  You could take 10 photos and delete 9 of them.  Convenience like that however takes away certain fun that only comes with film.”

“为了拍出一张好照片” ，奔着这个目标，他觉得目的性太强了。 “好像我和这个地方的连接就只有一张照片，忘了真正用心去感受。” 即使是摄影本身，在技术进步已经让数码的成像效果比拟胶片的今天，两者依然不尽相同。“用胶片拍照的时候，你会把大多数时间用在观察上，因为要对得起那一下快门和那张底片。数码没有这种成本，拍十张可以删九张，但这种简便和直接，反而缺失了胶片时代的某种乐趣。”

He doesn’t want the complexity of an experience to be kept in a photo that only captures “the surface.”  The verse by Du Fu (the famous poet) says: “How fortunate that the ship was slow; I was able to fully enjoy the voyage.”  It nearly echoes Hu Ge’s preference – savoring the process is more important than getting the result.

他不想把所有的感触都停留在一张“浅层次”的照片上。杜甫所说的“幸有舟楫迟，得尽所历妙” 更接近胡歌的向往——细细咀嚼过程本身的意义，比一个结果更重要。

The Insignificant Me and the Magnificent Nature

“我”的渺小与自然的伟大

The unexpected can be unavoidable in “the process.”  Sometimes it’s a nice surprise, other times it catches one at a loss.

“过程” 中总免不了意外， 有时是惊喜，有时是手足无措。

In 2019 Hu Ge went to Yanzhanggua, the first gorge coming downstream the Yangtze River.  Its name was transliterated from Tibetan and given in the ‘80s by Yao Maoshu, the first explorer who rafted along the Yangtze River.  Infrared cameras were installed along the gorge for wildlife observation.  Hu Ge’s task at that time was to check the capacity of their batteries and memory cards.  En route, his car got stuck in the mud.

2019年的时候胡歌去了烟瘴挂，那是长江从上游到下游的第一个峡谷，音译自藏语，是上世纪80年代 “长江漂流第一人” 尧茂书给命名的。烟瘴挂附近安置了许多红外相机，用来观测野生动物，胡歌当时的任务，就是去检查电池的余量是否充足，以及储存卡是否还有空间。在半途中，他的车陷入了泥里。

“The place was quite remote, basically not accessible by paved roads and I had to camp out the previous night.  Everything was going well until it started to snow after dark.”  He felt that when the temperature dropped, the tire pressure of the car would drop as well,  so he intentionally inflated the tires.  “That’s just inexperienced.  As the snow melts, the temperature rises.  The tire pressure needs to be lowered to gain traction.  My inflated tires turned too hard and sank into the muddy road.”

“那里比较偏远，基本没有公路，前一晚需要就地驻扎帐篷住一晚。一切都特别顺利，但晚上下起了雪。” 他觉着气温下降，汽车的胎压也会下降，还特地打了点气。“这就是没有经验。雪化了之后气温上升，胎压低一些轮胎才有抓地力，我那个充完气后的轮胎变硬，就那么陷入了泥泞的路里。”

The place sits on an altitude of around 4,600 to 4,700 meters with no cell phone signal.  There was another car traveling along with him and they tried to tow his car out.  That car’s tires spun in the mud and got stuck also.  “We were in a particularly awful predicament. Luckily, there was a tent about one kilometer away that belonged to some nomadic herders.  They have had their fair share of stuck cars so knew how to deal with it.  A Tibetan man well into his fifties came over to help.”

那地方的海拔大约近四千六七百米，手机没有任何信号。当时还有另一台车同行，朋友试图把胡歌的车拖出来，结果轮胎打滑，也陷入了泥里。“我们特别、特别狼狈，还好离我们一公里的地方有个牧民的帐篷，他们经常遇上陷车的问题，很有经验，一个五六十岁的藏族大爷就过来帮我们的忙。”

Hu Ge watched as the older man laid down the wooden post and started to jack up the car.  The older man panted heavily during the process; Hu Ge felt that as someone younger and stronger, he should be doing the hard work instead.  “But I forgot one key thing: the older man was local.  After squatting and working for a short while, I stood up and found myself in serious trouble: oxygen-deprived, stars wildly bursting, I was about to pass out.”  He leaned against the car, breathed hard and deep, urging himself to stay awake.  Gradually he recovered.  “When I arrived at the Tuotuo River headquarters that night, I was covered in mud from head to toe.  Looking back now to that five hours’ ordeal, it was actually quite fun.”

胡歌看到大爷垫下木桩又压千斤顶，整个气喘吁吁的，胡歌自觉是个青壮年，应该揽过这个活儿。“可我忘了一件重要的事：人家才是当地人。我蹲在那里吭哧吭哧干了一会儿活，站起来的时候发现我完了：完全缺氧，眼冒金星，感觉要晕倒。”他扶着车，念着千万不能就此晕过去，拼命深呼吸，才渐渐缓过来。“当天晚上回到沱沱河大本营的时候，我从头到脚都是泥，但现在回想那五个小时困陷的经历，又挺好玩的。”

Hu Ge has been a volunteer at the Green River NGO since 2013. One of the programs that he participates in is the Green Stations Program.  There are streams of trucks of all sizes and tourist cars along the Qinghai-Tibet highway.  It is a vast and sparsely populated area.  There is no comprehensive waste collection system, and people in general lack environmental protection awareness.  The Highway is littered with loads of discarded containers.  The Green River runs campaigns such as “Trash for Food” and “Take Trash with You.”  The former encourages locals to collect empty bottles and exchange them for daily necessities and food.  With similar incentives, the latter awards passing drivers for taking bagged trash to Golmud city for central waste management.  Along the Highway, stations are set up to collect and bag the trash.

从2013年开始，胡歌就成为了“绿色江河”的志愿者，他参加的主要项目之一是“绿色驿站”：青藏公路沿线有许多货运卡车和自驾游的汽车，那里地广人稀，没有特别的垃圾回收系统，许多人也缺乏环保的意识，沿路有许多废弃的瓶瓶罐罐。绿色江河发起了“垃圾换食物” 和 “带走一袋垃圾” 等活动，鼓励牧民用空瓶换生活用品和食物，又用类似的奖励方式让那些路过的司机把垃圾带去格尔木统一处理，沿途的那些驿站就是集中收集点。

Hu Ge works like any volunteer at the station.  Though he is leaving his celebrity status behind, he knows that others somehow still give him special treatments.  For instance, he wouldn’t stay in one station for a month (which is normally required of other volunteers), he would be scheduled to take part in various events instead.  “Life of being a station volunteer is very trivial and can be boring.  It’s just sweeping, dusting, picking up trash, and greeting visitors.  From the perspective of the entire program, these works seem insignificant, and what one person can do is limited.  Their efforts appear to have little impact in changing the environment on a grand scheme.  This program however can help change the perception of more people, and that is what really matters.”

胡歌在驿站如一个普通志愿者一样工作，虽然可以完全丢下艺人的身份，但他知道大家对自己多少免不了有些特殊关照，比如，他不会专职在某个驿站待一整个月，而是会被安排去参与多种活动。“在志愿者驿站的生活非常琐碎甚至枯燥，就是扫地、擦桌子、捡垃圾、接待游客，从整个项目来看，这些事情好像微不足道，一个人的能力也有限，对整个环境的改变来说，他们所作的努力似乎效果微乎其微，但这个项目能改变更多人的观念，这才是最重要的。”

Realizing one’s insignificance may just be the first step towards true greatness.  “I once saw snowflakes through the macro lenses.  In the micro world, every hexagonal crystal is a unique, one-of-a-kind artwork.  If we were to look at them with our naked eyes, we cannot see their intricacy and beauty at all.  This is indeed quite similar to the works that the volunteers do”

认识到自我的渺小，或许才是迈向真正伟大的第一步。“我曾看到微距镜头下的雪花，在微观世界里，原来每一片六角形的晶体都有独特的形态，是独一无二的艺术品。只是回到正常视角的距离，我们根本看不到它们的精巧和美丽，其实这和志愿者们的工作有异曲同工之处。”

After repeated trips to the Tibetan plateau, Hu Ge is now well-versed in packing preparation and dealing with altitude sickness.  “For instance, if you go during winter the altitude sickness would be more severe.  Since less vegetation further lowers the oxygen level.”  While being there, Hu Ge loves to connect with the sky.  Whether it is day or night, he looks up at the sky and his mind starts wondering: “In the city, attention is at the eye level when seeing the surroundings.  At a wide open space, you may look up at the clouds as much as you want, and watch them shifting and drifting continuously.  Or you may gaze at the stars, and they are in such a profound distance. The night sky is simply mystic.”

多去几次高原，如何整理装备、如何应对高原反应，他都有了经验。“比如冬天去的时候高反会比较严重，因为植被稀疏，空气里的含氧量会更低。”在那些地方，胡歌特别喜欢和天空交流，无论白天还是黑夜，他都可以对着天空出一会儿神：“在城市里，你的注意力都在人间，都是平视的角度。到了开阔的地方，你就可以尽情抬头看那些云，它们每时每刻都在变化、在流动，或者是仰望那些星星，它们如此深邃遥远，夜空如此神秘。”

In his first trip to Qinghai, Hu Ge reached the stretch where Tuotuo River and Tongtian River meet.  The confluence is the true origin of the Yangtze River.  The snow mountains, glaciers, and the meadows have long been caressed by sunlight that is fiercely hot yet unduly calm.  For reasons he still cannot explain, Hu Ge got down on his knees and bowed three times.  It was a primal instinct rising from the reverence and worship that humans have had for nature.

第一次去青海时，胡歌走到了沱沱河与通天河的交汇处，那几支河流的交汇形成了长江真正的源头，雪山、冰峰、草地之上，静静镀过格外热烈又格外冷静的阳光。出于一种他自己都无法解释的理由，他跪倒在地上磕了三个头，那是一种原始的直觉，顺乎于人类对自然的敬畏和崇拜。

“My feeling at the time was that, if it weren’t for the Yangtze River, the Chinese civilization would have been quite different for the past thousands of years.”  He couldn’t help but be amazed.  Under the expansive sky, humans are insignificant like specks of dust.  At that moment, he was presented with a perfect real-life example of “like a mayfly on earth, like a grain in the ocean.” (Note from the translator: these well-known verses were by the famous poet Su Dongpo of the Song dynasty.)

“我当时的感觉就是，几千年来，如果没有长江，华夏文明都是另一种面貌。” 他只能感叹，苍穹之下，人类如此渺小如尘埃，“寄蜉蝣于天地，渺沧海之一粟”，在那一刻都得到了真切而立体的印证。

Having witnessed a space of such scope, Hu Ge found it difficult to adjust when he returned to the cities.  “To be honest I don’t want to adjust.  The yearning, restlessness, and disparity made me crave for the next time, long for the next departure.”

见过那样的天地，再回到城市的时候，胡歌难免会感到些不适应。“其实我不想调整过来。因为有那种怅然和失落、有那些落差，才会让我更盼望下一次、盼望再出发。”

Feeling At Ease Does Not Need To Be Defined

“自在” 不需要某种定义

Hu Ge once described himself with three words – greed, anger, and ignorance, which essentially is a tug of war between one’s conscience and desire.  “To me it evolves in stages.  In the first stage, you don’t realize that one can have so many desires, thus everything seems normal to you.  In the next stage, you come to understand that some of the desires are necessary, while others are excessive.  If one were to pursue such unnecessary desires, it would simply be a waste of time and energy.”

胡歌曾用三个字形容自己，“贪、嗔、痴”，说到底，就是自我和欲望共处的博弈。“我觉得分几个阶段：第一个阶段就是你不知道人有那么多欲望，以为一切都很正常；到了下一个阶段，你会意识到有些欲望有其存在的必要性，但有些其实过了头，如果为了追求和满足这些没有必要的欲望，就是在浪费时间和精力。”

As to how best to apply such rules and standards, Hu Ge thinks it depends on one’s values.  There is no right or wrong, just choices.  “There is no need to deliberately suppress your true self.  For myself, when I noticed the matter of contention, I must have had a good deal of contemplation therefore I was already taking a step forward.”

这之间的标准和尺度，他觉得取决于个人的价值观，没有对错，只在于选择。“你也不用刻意去抵抗自己的天性，至少当我意识到有这样问题的时候，思考就已经让我往前迈了一步。”

Several years ago, when the effect of “Nirvana in Fire” still lingered; the high expectations from the public and the fame humbled him, so much that he felt almost apprehensive.  Now he is no longer too concerned about “whether or not the expectations can be met.” “Because you will never be able to live up to it.  When I first became aware of such expectations, I was depressed and unconfident.  Now I have come to understand that they will always be there.  I don’t have to be burdened with anxieties or other negative feelings simply because I may not live up to them.”

几年前的胡歌，《琅琊榜》的热潮尚未退去，对于观众在他身上寄予的期待、因为角色增加的光环，他有一种近乎惶恐的不安。到现在，他已经不再介怀自己“是否能追上那种期待”了。“因为你永远都够不上。只是以前我意识到这种期待的存在时，会感到沮丧、会没有自信，现在我已经认识到，它就是客观存在于那里，我不需要因为‘够不上’产生那么多负面或者焦虑的情绪。”

“If one always remains in a comfortable zone, he is not a true actor. Anyone with a clear set of mind can understand that.”  Before “The Wild Goose Lake” commenced shooting, the tension from realizing that it was his “first real movie” coupled with a strict diet had made him so physically and mentally strained that eventually he developed stomach flu (Gastroenteritis).  Now with “Blossoms Shanghai,” he is able to better handle the uneasiness.  “And Wong Kar-Wai gives you plenty of time to smooth things out.  He too doesn’t make things easy for you.  But the good thing is I am given a lot of chances.  The more I get to try, the more relaxed I become.”

“如果永远都处于舒适的环境里，那他就不是一个真正的演员，只要是清醒的人，都会明白这个道理。” 在电影《南方车站的聚会》开机前，他因为“第一部真正意义上的电影拍摄”和严格的减脂，身心都处于高度紧张状态，最终导致肠胃炎。到电影《繁花》，他已经能更坦然地直面这种紧张。“而且王家卫会给你充足的时间去缓冲。他也不会轻易放过你，但好处在于，我有许多机会，试的次数越多，紧张就越容易消除。”

At the age of thirty, Hu Ge shot a TV drama “The Bitter Coffee.”  “I wanted to prove to the audiences and the directors that Hu Ge could do better.  But in reality, it was more like I was doing it for myself.”  Before that, most of his works were leaning towards commercialized and idol dramas.  That worried him, “I didn’t want to be labeled as merely an idol.  The efforts might seem ‘deliberate’ or even ‘overboard,’ I just wanted to make some changes that were visible to the others.”

30岁的时候，他拍了现实题材的电视剧《苦咖啡》。 “就是想要证明给观众、证明给导演看，胡歌可以做得更好，其实更像是给自己一个交代。” 在那之前，他演的大多是偏商业和偶像的电视剧，他感到着急。“我不想只是被‘偶像’定义，所以说是刻意也好、甚至用力过猛也好，我就是想要做出点别人看得到的改变。”

He noticed a subconscious habit of his. Every time shooting was complete, he would change his hairstyle.  “Cut it short, have a perm or colouring; there has to be a change.”  Constantly saying good-bye to the old self, to the characters that were whole-heartedly portrayed.  He thinks that an actor needs to “forgo one self” at the end.  “Afterall, what the audiences take away from a production should be the message it tries to convey, not the glamour of one individual.  From an actor’s standpoint, if a production succeeds and you can’t leave it behind, then you will never be able to move forward.”

他发现自己有一个无意识的习惯，每次拍完一部作品，他必然会换一个发型。“要不剪短，要不卷、染，就一定会改变。”不断与过去的自己告别，不断与曾经倾注过心血和挣扎的角色告别，他想，演员到后来，应该懂得“舍我”。“最终大家应该记住的是这个作品想要传达的精神，而不是个人的光芒。从演员的角度来说，如果一部作品成功了，而你永远跳不出来，就只能原地踏步了。”

Recalling the efforts he made years ago, Hu Ge concedes they were a bit overboard, but believes that he had made the right choice.  “Now I no longer need to be so deliberate, no longer need to prove to others how versatile I can be.  I only need to do whatever is on hand and do it well.”  Whether his acting has been improved or not should be left to others to judge.  “As to the comprehension and perception of acting, the accumulation of knowledge over the past few years must definitely be different from before.”

回想起当年的那份努力，胡歌多少觉得有些“矫情”，但他觉得自己做了正确的选择。“现在我不需要那么刻意了，不需要证明给人看我有多少可塑性或者别的什么，把眼前的事情做好就可以了。”表演的能力是否呈上扬的曲线，他觉得这应该由别人来评判。“但对于表演的理解和感悟，这些年的积累肯定和之前是不一样的。”

He used to look up to those very knowledgeable people around him, who could focus on their respective fields without ever being distracted.  In contrast, he felt like a nouveau riche.  That kind of self-inflicted inferiority nonetheless has been diminishing. “Subsequently it became clear that what appealed to me was their state of mind.  They were not bothered by anxiety.  They lived and learned at ease.  That is ‘feeling at ease,’ and it needs not to be defined.”

他也曾羡慕身边那些学富五车、可以心无旁骛沉浸在专业研究里的人，觉得相比之下，自己像个“暴发户”。这种“自惭形秽” 也逐渐淡了。 “后来我才明白，他们让我感动的是一种心态。他们没有那种焦虑，就是能自在地学习和生活。这种‘自在’，不一定需要某种定义。”

He gladly accepts that if he couldn’t get through a hundred books each year, ten books well taken could still be considered a good harvest.  In the ten years since turning thirty, the notion of “future” has entered his mind from time to time.  “Will my path of life turn wider or narrower?  My opinion doesn’t necessarily apply to most people, but I feel that it would be difficult for my path to get wider.  It is because many issues will be encountered along the way.  There are more choices when you are young; as you get older, there will be all sorts of constraints and responsibilities.”

他坦然，如果一年看不了一百本书，那么吃透十本也是充实的收获。从三十岁走向四十岁的这一路，他也会时不时想一想“未来”。“未来人生的路会越走越宽还是越走越窄？我的想法也许不能代表大多数人，但我自己觉得很难越走越宽，因为生活里有许多现实的问题要去面对，年轻的时候有更多的选择，但随着年龄的增长，会有各种束缚和牵绊。”

It sounds brutal.  But there are always two sides to everything as far as Hu Ge is concerned.  “While at the same time, your mind may discover more freedom of choices as it roams far and wide.”  He especially enjoys solo long-distance road trips.  He once drove west from Shanghai all the way to Xi’an, then continued to Xining and Golmud, across the entire country.  “Deep down I am not socially savvy.  I can be very focused behind the wheel.”  He talks randomly to himself along the way.  When loneliness sets in, he would turn on the radio and tune in to local stations, and “listen to conversations and gossip spoken in local dialects.”

听起来残酷，但胡歌觉得事物终究有其两面性。“与此同时，你精神上的选择可能会越来越自由和宽广。”他特别享受一个人开车跑长途，曾经从上海一路开到西安、再到西宁和格尔木，横跨中国的东西。“我的性格还是不怎么擅长社交，开车的时候可以很专注。”一路上他可以和自己聊些有的没的，觉得孤独了，就打开电台，随意搜索当地的节目。“听当地的方言，当地的家长里短。”

“Though I live in the city most of the time, I always feel that what I am doing are preparations for the next journey, and that I am setting off for a place more wondrous.”

“哪怕我绝大部分时间生活在城市里，但我总是觉得，现在所做的事情就是为了再一次远行，去往一个更梦幻的地方。”

-THE END-

Written & screencapped by: 宝贝小囡嫁人了

Translator: Amanda

Original Title: 看胡歌如何用演技扛起“一个人的史诗”（六）

Weibo Post: https://weibo.com/p/1001603944715744615238

（English version of subtitle taken from internet – credit Newasiatv.me）

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As for drama, there are “flat characters” and “round characters.”  The former is “a caricature character that can almost be expressed in one sentence;” that is, typical and exaggerated, whose part remains dormant throughout the course of a piece of work.  The moulding of the latter nonetheless detours from the simple classification of good and bad; characters are plump, complex and three dimensional.

关于戏剧，有“扁平人物”和“圆形人物”的说法。前者是“差不多可以用一个句子表达出来的漫画式人物”，即类型化，夸张化，性格单一。而后者的塑造打破了好的全好、坏的全坏的简单分类方法，人物性格丰满、复杂、立体感强。

The characters in Nirvana in Fire are mostly round ones in my view; which is why viewers cannot disgust any of the villains.  Amongst them the young general Lin Shu, Chief of the Jiang Zuo Alliance Mei Changsu, as well as Su Zhe the strategist – the three in one character is indeed the most prominent.  This character combines author Hai Yan’s creation, the director’s carving and Hu Ge’s portrayal; which presents an almost perfect, highly integrated, multidimensional and truly comprehensive image of a protagonist.  As the ending piece of this series, I would like to analyze through Hu Ge’s detailed execution of the character on how he instituted this ”thousand-faced brother Su.”

琅琊榜中的人物，我认为大多是复杂的圆形人物，这就是为什么很多观众看完说无法讨厌里面任何一个反派。其中又以身兼少帅林殊、江左盟宗主梅长苏、谋士苏哲三重身份的苏兄最为突出，海晏的塑造、导演的雕琢、胡歌的演绎，为我们呈现出一个具有高度完整性、多面、立体、多义的主角形象。这系列的完结篇，我将通过细节来分析胡先生如何塑造出一个“千面苏兄”。

1. Finger rubbing

To bring about the completeness of a character implies that the actor’s behaviour and associated motion conform to the role in any sense.  We remember that in episode 13, the Chief’s finger rubbing reminded Jing Yan of Xiao Su, which somewhat startled our Chief. Finger rubbing is his pre existing habit, and has not changed ever since.

一、搓手指
要求人物具有完整性，即意味着他的行动在任何情况下都要符合自身性格。我们都记得第13集，景琰看见宗主搓手想起小殊，吓了宗主一跳。而他这个搓手指的习惯，此前就有，此后也不曾改掉。

Episode 9, Meeting with Prince Yu

第9集，与誉王商谈事务

Episode 10, Deliberating on how to layout the Ho Wenjing case.

第10集，思索如何布置何文京案

Episode 38, playing mind games with Xia Jiang

第38集，与夏江周旋

In accordance with my experience as a blogger, it is unlikely that the script can go into details like “rub your fingers at this point.” Details as such are likely the result of discussions between Hu Ge and the director.  As can be seen from multiple behind the scenes clips of Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge was often found rubbing his fingers even when the camera was not rolling, he truly was immersing himself in the role and he worked hard on it.

根据楼主的经验，剧本不大可能详细到写着“此处应搓手”，这些细节极有可能是老胡和导演讨论出的。而琅琊榜官微发出的好些花絮中，老胡在戏外都搓着手，为了把自己浸透入角色，他确实下了功夫。

2. Brother Su’s smiles

二、苏兄的笑
It appears that all the scenes I’ve dived into were sad ones (that of course is not my fault, as brother Su’s plots are mostly sad).  And now I would like to explore our Chief’s smiles.

笔者前面扒的几乎全是虐心的戏份（当然也不能怪我，我们苏哥哥真的是十场戏九场虐啊）现在我要为大家扒一扒宗主的笑。

There are many types of smiles, slight smiles, grins, laughs, smirks, chuckles, giggles, snickers, chortles, dampened smiles, sneers, bitter smiles, guffaws…

笑，分很多种，微笑、大笑、嬉笑、嗔笑、傻笑、哄笑、窃笑、哂笑、讪笑、冷笑、苦笑、狂笑……

Do you recall the kinds of smiles I detailed in my previous 5 articles?

在前五篇，大家还记得我扒过宗主的哪几种笑吗？

The tender loving smile at Ni Huang

对霓凰柔情的笑

The scornful smile at the enemies

对敌人轻蔑的笑

The relieving smile because of Jin Yan

因景琰而宽慰的笑

The bitter smile out of self pity and resentment

自轻自怜怨愤的苦笑

And far more than these…

还远不止这些。

When inviting Fei Liu for dumplings,  his smile fills his eyes and eyebrows with gentle spoiling shades, such tenderness however is fairly different from the love winking smiles at Ni Huang.

招呼飞流吃饺子，眼角眉梢都盛着温柔宠溺的笑意，而这温柔又不同于对霓凰的含情脉脉。

When Lin Chen was splashed with water by Fei Liu, brother Su laughed happily.  The pleasure these two fellows have brought to brother Su’s hard-pressed life is immeasurable.

蔺晨被飞流泼水，苏哥哥幸灾乐祸地笑，这两只活宝给苏兄苦逼的人生带来了多少乐趣啊。

Easing Jing Yan’s uneasiness through jesting, which brings back the nicest moments from the good old youth times.

用玩笑宽慰景琰，这一刻他们仿佛又回到了年少时的亲密无间。

Knowing that Lin Chen is going to war with him, a touching, bitter and appreciative smile.

听闻蔺晨愿随他出征，一个感动的、苦涩的、千言万语难言谢的笑。

When facing his tearing aunt Jing, he cannot but squeeze out an uneasy smile, pretending that he is doing just fine.

对着眼泪成串往下掉的静姨，他勉强挤出一个笑，骗她说，自己挺好的。

Even at the time when his wrist is twisted by Xia Jiang and being forced to the ground, brother Su is still smiling, though he is panting with a trembling voice. Smile, is his weapon.

就连被夏江捏住手腕，逼迫自己屈膝跪地的时候，苏兄都在笑，哪怕已然气喘吁吁，声音发颤。笑，是他的武器。

He can shoot daggers with his smiles that one can literally sense austere gloominess.

他可以用笑射出冷箭，让对方森森发毛

Smile is also his armour, he is able to retain his dignity even when stumbling with looks that is ragged and shaggy.  Perseverance, resentment, sarcasm, despise, and indifference to life and death are all wrapped in this smile.

笑又是他的盾牌，即便在蓬头垢面步履蹒跚之际也保住了他巍然屹立的尊严。坚忍、愤恨、讥讽、不屑和对生死的淡然，都包蕴在这一笑里。

Lastly, I want to bring up my favourite smile.  If there is a scene that I have to draw a line between “like” and “love,” it has to be this particular one.

最后我要写写我最爱的一笑。如果有一幕在我对苏兄的“好感”和“爱”之间划了一条分界线，那便是这一幕了。

In episode 22, brother Su learnt that the daughter of Grand Princess Li Yang, his cousin Xie Qi died in giving birth. He starts to cough furiously and has to support himself with his hand on the ground. Fei Liu asks him:

“Su-gege isn’t well?”

“I’m alright.”

“Will you get better?”

“I will. Do you know why? Because a person’s heart will become harder and harder.”

第22集，苏兄惊闻莅阳的女儿、他的表妹谢绮难产而死。他弓着背，手撑着地剧烈地咳嗽，飞流问他：
“苏哥哥不舒服？”
“还好。”
“会好吗？”
“会好的。你知道为什么吗？因为人的心，会变得越来越硬。”

With Erhu playing in the background, my goose bumps were about to fall onto the ground; this smile releases Lin Shu’s malice to Mei Changsu to the fullest extent. He grieves and deplores the little cousin who used to play with his clothes when she was young; he is disgusted, he is disgusted that his hands are eventually stained with the blood of the innocent; he resents, he resents that he says he doesn’t care yet he does; he suffers, and the pain is worse than any bitter medicine that no one can share, he can only swallow it bit by bit.

伴随着二胡演奏的背景乐响起，我浑身的鸡皮疙瘩快掉落一地，这一笑把林殊对梅长苏的恶意释放到了最大。他痛，痛惜那个年幼时抓着自己衣角玩耍的小表妹；他恨，恨自己手上终究沾了无辜人的血；他怨，怨自己说着不在乎却又做不到；他苦，心里的苦更甚药之苦，旁人不能分担半分，唯有自己一滴滴吞咽。

3. Sickness

This is the area where the author cannot address in detail, as brother Su’s whole self is constantly in a frail condition – he is always bundled up and seated around the furnace, he walks with a slightly hunched back, his speaks in a feeble voice compared with Hu Ge’s own, his coughs are so intense that his lung is about to squeeze out from his chest. Many have commented that they cannot help worrying about Hu Ge’s health after watching Nirvana in Fire, this is indeed the most affirmative statement in terms of his acting.

三、病弱
其实这一点笔者实在是无法细写，因为苏兄整个人时时都在病弱状态——他总是拥裘围炉，他走路微微佝偻着背，他的声线较胡歌自己的声音略细弱，他咳嗽时肺都像要从胸腔里挤出来……很多观众说，自从看了《琅琊榜》总忍不住担心胡歌的身体，这就是对他表演最好的肯定。

I have screen-captured an especially rich and forceful clip, where brother Su vomited blood upon learning about the death of his great grandma.

这里我只截取一个浓墨重彩的片段，就是惊闻太奶奶去世时苏兄那场吐血。

The bad news act like an ice pick piercing into brother Su’s body, that his lips tremble violently, his chest heaves fiercely while his whole body shudders.

噩耗像一把冰锥锥进苏兄的身体，他的嘴唇抖得厉害，胸口剧烈起伏，浑身瑟瑟缩缩。

He collapses heavily onto the ground like the major bone structure has been plagued, and vomits blood that the blue veins stick out on his temples.

像被抽去主心骨般重重跌在地上，吐血至青筋暴起。

Extreme sadness in blood and tears, and Zhenping’s anxiousness is well handled as well.

血和着泪的大悲，一旁虚焦的甄平的不忍亦很到位

I read an article by actress Pang Hong about her father who was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution while she was 10 years old. She traveled alone to carry her father’s ashes home by train. “At the moment, I lost my childhood completely,” she wrote.

我读过演员潘虹的一篇文章，写她十岁时，父亲在文革中被迫害致死，她孤身一人坐火车替母亲送父亲的骨灰回老家。她写道“就在那一刻，我彻底失去了我的童年。”

Somehow, I remembered this line when I watched this particular scene. Some people, though they could be 40 or 50 years of age, occasionally feel that they are still kids in their parents’ eyes while the parents are alive.  Xiao Shu was only 17 years old when the entire household was executed, he was young and lively. Yet this brightest young man of Jinling City would soon be buried in the fire of MeiLing. He has no one else in this world. The only person who still cares about him is his great grandmother, who dwells so far away in the Imperial Palace.  His great grandmother, though weak and unperceptive, recognizes Xiao Shu at a glance.  Before her death, she repeatedly calls for Xiao Shu and Jinyang.  Now that the last relative who loves him dearly has passed, Xiao Shu is no longer a child to anyone anymore.

不知怎的，看到苏兄吐血的这一幕我想起了这句话。有的人，哪怕四五十岁了，只要父母在世，就偶尔还是能感到自己依旧是个被人放心不下的孩子。林氏满门被清肃的时候，小殊也才十七岁，还是飞扬的少年心性。而这个金陵城里最明亮的少年被埋葬在了梅岭的大火里。茫茫世间，举目无亲。唯一还在心疼他挂念他的只有远在皇城的太奶奶了。太奶奶虽已神志不清，还是一眼认出了她的小殊；太奶奶过世前反反复复念叨着小殊和晋阳的名字。如今这世间最后一个真正疼爱他的至亲也去了啊。从此，在任何人面前，小殊都不是一个孩子了。

Mr. Hu deduced the deep sorrow of a sick person so brilliantly, that we are saddened into tears though we are healthy and have no similar experience of life and death.

胡先生把一个病人的大悲，演绎得让身体健康、未曾经历过生离死别的我们，都感同身受地落下泪来。

4. Lin Shu’s bones

From Lin Shu to Mei Changsu, though different in appearance, the inner self has never changed.  We are fairly familiar with Mei Changsu’s character, and the brilliant performance of Mr. Hu shines in the most subtle details, which also illuminates for us how the young Lin Shu is deeply engraved in the bones.

四、林殊的骨
从林殊到梅长苏，纵使样貌大改性情大变，骨子里的一些东西从未变过。梅长苏的性格我们都很熟悉了，而胡先生的表演于细微处，也照亮了那个深深刻在骨子里的，少年林殊。

In spite of the cold weather and poor health, he enjoys playing in the snow with Fei Liu delightfully.

不顾天寒体弱和飞流玩雪，眉眼舒展，笑意盈盈。

What brother Su considers common sense and straightforward, Li Gang cannot shut his mouth on.  Su thus “shoved” his hand over Li Gang’s mouth and, disgusted, shakes the hand afterwards. This is the exact same Xiao Shu who had tied young Yujin onto the tree just because he talked too much.

在苏兄看来相当简单的人情世故，被黎纲叨叨解说个不停，苏兄“粗暴”地直接用手捂住黎纲的嘴，末了还嫌弃地甩甩手。和当初嫌弃小浴巾太烦直接把人绑树上的做法如出一辙。

His majesty restores the position of Noble Consort Yue after just a few days. Commander Meng is of course indignant about it and says that prince Mu is so furious that he leaves teeth marks on the phoebe chair. While Fei Liu comments that Phoebe is soft and nice to bite, brother Su agrees and teasingly offers a mandarin orange to the enraged commander Mu.  When told to “stop joking around,” he lowers his head, pouts his mouth and unlocks the youthful side of him like a teenager.

皇帝没几天便恢复了越氏贵妃之位，蒙大统领愤愤不平，跑来说穆小王爷气得都快把楠木椅子给咬出牙印了，飞流却不以为意地说楠木很软很好咬的，苏哥哥不仅帮腔小飞流，还调皮地给正在气头上的蒙大统领递橘子。被说“别闹”之后，低头撇嘴，一脸不开心，像个和飞流一般大的少年。

Consequent to the rebellion of Prince Yu, brother Su, Prince Jing and Commander Meng  gather to discuss possible solutions; he forgets his identity momentarily and pulls out Prince Jing’s sword swiftly, just as decisive as the then young Xiao Shu.

誉王叛乱，苏兄、靖王、蒙大统领紧急商讨应对之策，千钧一发的时刻他忘记了身份，拔出靖王鞘中利剑，一如当年小殊的果决利落。

Prince Jing startles and stares at brother Su, who tries his utmost to stay calm until Prince Jing moves his eyes; he is so tense that he chest is moving fiercely.

靖王一惊，死死盯着苏兄，苏兄竭力保持镇静，直到靖王移开视线，方才紧张得胸口剧烈起伏。

Still at Jiu An mountain, Prince Jing is about to get help but is worried about his mother and brother Su.  Brother Su interrupts him and says, “the country is unsettled, your highness should accord top priority to the country.  If we can’t wait for your return, your highness must lead soldiers to the capital and serve the emperor. You must not let Prince Yu succeed.”

还是九安山，靖王赶去搬救兵，临行前对母妃和苏先生甚是放心不下，苏兄打断了他的话，“如今逆贼横行，殿下当以社稷为重。若是我们等不到你回来，殿下须立刻带兵赶往京城，号令天下兵马勤王，切不可让誉王得逞。”

With a determined look and firm tone, he is clear on the priorities, the country is the most important. Who dares to say that he is just a strategist who stirs the pot? At this moment, I can only see a matured Lin Shu.

神色坚毅，语气笃定，是非轻重分得明明白白，家国天下紧系心头。谁敢说他只是个搅弄风云的阴诡谋士？这一刻我仿佛看到了成长的、成熟的，31岁的林殊。

5. Solid

五、“稳”

When asked about his performance in Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge said that he could have been more solid. From my perspective as a viewer, brother Su cannot be more solid.

老胡被问及对自己在《琅琊榜》中表演的评价，他说还可以演得再稳一点。而在我这个观众看来，苏兄已经很“稳”啦。

We are sure to remember the scene in episode 37 before brother Su is detained at Xuanjing Bureau; at the opened gate of Su’s house, brother Su calmly greets the enemies, standing tall elegantly and gracefully. There are other interesting details as well.

大家印象比较深刻的有37集被羁押入悬镜司前，苏宅大门打开，苏兄面不改色泰然迎敌，“巍峨若玉山之将崩”。除此之外还有一些很有趣的小细节。

In episode 4, Jingrui battles with Baili Qi at the hall, while brother Su consumes his tangerine leisurely and of course remembers to spit out seeds elegantly.

第四集，景瑞和百里奇殿上比武，苏兄淡定地吃着橘子，还不忘优雅地吐籽。

Episode 5, still at the competition scene; everyone is watching eagerly, as they want to see how the three young children can beat Baili Qi. Nevertheless, Brother Su casually picks up a piece of cake, looks at it, smells it, starts tasting it, and barely looks up. It wasn’t until the end of the competition that he brushes crumbs off his hands like he never cares.

第五集，还是殿上比试，众人都目不转睛，想看苏兄能用什么法子让三个稚子击退百里奇。苏兄却拿起了一块糕点，看看，闻闻，嚼嚼，几乎没抬过头。直到比试结束方才跟没事人似的拍拍手。

Episode 9, Xie Yu sends his guards to assassinate brother Su. For certain that’s ridiculously impossible. While people are fighting and killing outside the house, brother Su simply takes out “Xiang Di Ji” to read until Li Gang comes in to report, he then nods gently.

第九集，谢玉的人来苏宅暗杀苏兄，实则是蚍蜉撼大树可笑不自量。屋外打打杀杀，苏兄在屋内兀自拿出《翔地记》来看，直到黎纲来报，轻轻点头。

Episode 20, at Jingrui’s birthday banquet, Yue Xiuze appears with Prince and Princess Ling to launch a challenge. Xie Yu is extremely displeased, while brother Su pours his wine calmly on the side.

第二十集，景瑞生日宴，岳秀泽携南楚郡主、小王爷登门挑战，谢侯大怒，苏兄在一旁淡定地倒酒。

Brother Su does not appear to be much of a foodie most times. Why is he always eating and drinking at critical occasions?

平常可没觉得苏兄是个吃货啊，怎么一到关键场合，就不停地吃吃喝喝=_=

In addition, there is another detail.

除了这些，还有一个细节。

Episode 42, brother Su drinks tea with young Prince Mu. Brother Su raises the cup with his right hand and covers it with his left hand. He sniffs the fragrance first, then sips it. What a major contrast to Mu Qing’s casual tea drinking posture.

第42集，苏兄和穆小王爷喝茶，苏兄右手举起茶杯，左手覆于右手之上，先细嗅香气，而后小口啜饮。和穆青随性的喝茶姿势形成鲜明对比。

I don’t know the etiquette of drinking tea very well, but brother Su really keeps a dignified, elegant and steady demeanor in every detail.

笔者不太清楚喝茶的礼仪，只觉得苏兄真是每个细微处都保持着端庄、优雅、沉稳的风度。

From my perspective, all of brother Su’s scenes are well done. There are yet many well performed scenes not mentioned, as limited by time and energy; this series has to end here.  As to why this role is so successfully portrayed by Mr. Hu, I have to relate that to his maintaining the basic cultivation of dedication and hard work as an actor.

在笔者眼里，苏兄的戏真是场场都好，还有很多精彩的戏份没有写到，但是囿于时间精力所限，这系列只能写到这里了。胡先生之所以能成功把握这个角色，我想首先是因为他保持了敬业、努力这一演员的基本修养。

In addition, he is well grounded in language, literary culture and understanding of drama.  A few pages of Mr. Hu’s script have been published on the Internet. Quite a lot of lines had been changed, and many places as such had become smoother and more expressive. In a video clip recently released by the official blog of Nirvana in Fire, he discussed the plot with director Li Xue and put forward many constructive suggestions. It is said that the scene in which Ni Huang gets jealous was an addition proposed by Hu Ge.

此外，他拥有良好的语感、文学修养和对戏剧的理解。有人在网上po出了胡先生的几页剧本，台词改得相当多，很多地方改完都更加通顺、达意了。在《琅琊榜》官微最近发出的一条花絮中，他和李雪导演讨论剧情，提出了不少有建设性的意见。据说九安山霓凰吃醋那场戏，就是胡歌提议要加的。

Copy of Hu Ge’s handwritten comments on script:

Dedication is fundamental, his own ability betters him beyond and elevates to excellence.

敬业是基本线，自身的能力让他超出了这条线，向卓越攀升。

One last point to add: “a person’s epic” was in fact said by the producer, and Hu Ge himself modestly said that it was everyone’s epic. Indeed, drama is a collective art. Excellence in team, script and fellow actors are factors for exerting the brilliance of his performance potential. I hope that actor Hu will come across more great scripts and production teams, and embrace yet a higher summit.

最后一点补充：“一个人的史诗”是制片人的说法，老胡自己谦虚地说，是每个人的史诗。的确，戏剧是集体的艺术。优秀的团队、优秀的剧本、优秀的合作演员，促使他极大地发挥了表演潜力。期待胡演员能遇到越来越多的好本子、好团队，再超越他自己攀过的高峰。

– The End –

胡歌 且行且从容 封面明星
by Thee 时装男士 2020-09-22

《时装男士 L’OFFICIEL HOMMES》2020 十月刊

Original: 胡歌且行且从容

It’s said that an actor has a thousand faces; Hu Ge seems to be ever changing, from a young costume drama actor to the meticulous strategist Mei Changsu, then a decadent man in Last Letter, and a fugitive in The Wild Goose Lake. The roles are seemingly well diverse in nature, they in fact encroached Hu Ge’s understanding of as well as growth at different stages of his acting career.

都说演员一人千面，胡歌似乎一直在变化，从古装小生到算无遗策的梅长苏，又到《你好，之华》的颓废男和《南方车站的聚会》里的逃犯，看似跨度很大，但实际上贯穿着胡歌不同阶段对于演戏的理解和成长。

He chooses roles carefully, not in any rush nor easily intimidated, with an easing pace. He enjoys the pleasure of portraying a character and carefully explores the extent of details. He enters the dreamlands of such roles, then being pulled back by reality. The back and forth process is torturous yet fascinating. After all, it is the most satisfying aspect for an actor.

他谨慎选择角色，张弛有度，不冒进也不退怯，且行且从容。他享受于塑造角色的快感，拿捏着细节的尺度，他忘我进入角色的梦境，又被现实世界拉回，进出之中，虽折磨却也是着迷，毕竟，这是演员最过瘾的事。

Self Reflect, Accumulate, Learn and Absorb
演员需要沉淀和吸收

At the shooting site, the photographer directed crew members to adjust lighting, and asked the assistant to stand among the props to test the lighting setup. He then pressed the shutter several times, looked at the camera display, and shook his head; apparently not getting the results he had in his mind. And off they went again, for more fine tuning and testing.

拍摄现场，摄影师指挥工作人员，调整布景灯光，接着又让助手站在景中试光，他按了几下快门，看了看相机显示屏，又摇摇头，似乎并没达到他心中的效果。于是又继续调细节，再试。

Hu Ge stood quietly on the side, as if what was happening at the scene had nothing to do with him. There seemed to be an invisible line that divided the place into two worlds: one lively and the other serene. He was on the serene side, like an audience, watching all the hustle and bustle on the other side. Throughout the night, Hu Ge was a little quiet, but his gaze could be felt from the beginning to the end. On one hand, he was a bit alert, paying attention to the rhythm and instructions at the scene; knowing when and what he needed to do. On the other hand, he was observing the surroundings, be it people or things.

胡歌就安静站在边上，仿佛现场正发生的事情和他并没什么关系。现场无形中仿佛分出了热闹和冷静的两个世界，而他在冷静这一边，像一个观众，正观看一个热闹的众生相。整晚，胡歌都有些沉默，但自始至终能感受到他的目光——一方面，他有些警觉，留意着现场的工作节奏和指令，可以知道自己何时需要做什么，另一方面，他也在观察周遭，无论是人还是物。

“In acting, portraying a character is ultimately studying people. In simple terms, if you think of acting as a task, you are literally studying people.” A few days ago, Hu Ge happened to chat with some young actors who were just starting up and shared some of his thoughts about acting. He said: “If you are not in a hurry to become famous or turn into a bright meteor; everything with life itself from the moment you open your eyes to the moment you go to bed at night, can be associated with the profession of an actor.”

“演戏塑造角色无非就是研究人，说白了，如果你把演戏当做一件事来做的话，其实就是研究人。”数天前，胡歌正巧和一些刚入行的演员后辈闲聊，说起演戏就分享了自己一些感受。他说：“如果不急于成名，不急于去做一颗璀璨的流星，生活中其实从睁眼那一刻到晚上睡觉之前，你可以把你做的所有事情，都跟演员这个职业联系起来。”

“An actor needs to self-reflect, accumulate, learn and absorb,” and they can be achieved through every moment in life. For example, while in a car or at an intersection waiting for a traffic light, Hu Ge often observes pedestrians crossing the road, trying to tell their identities and age. “That can be a very interesting picture.” Hu Ge said that he would guess their relationships, and even where they came from and where they would go.

“演员需要沉淀和吸收”，生活中每时每刻都可以吸收和沉淀。比如在车上或走在路口等红绿灯时，胡歌经常会观察过马路的行人，去看他们每个人的身份、年龄，“那就是一个很有意思的画面”，胡歌说他还会去猜他们的家庭关系，甚至去猜他们从哪里来，又将到哪里去。

This sounds a bit like an actor doing mini biographies for the characters. Usually, only part of a character is depicted in the script; similar to an iceberg that only exposes its peak while the bulk is still hidden under the surface of the water. Researching the part of the character that is outside the script, enriching the past and present of his life’s story, tracing his relationships and the like; the character’s behaviors and motives can thus be rationalized. When applied into acting, he is then well rounded and convincing. Such connotations can often be found in daily lives. Every person encountered may become a good source for a performance in the future.

这听上去有些像演员为角色做人物小传。通常一个人物角色在剧本中展现的只是一部分，就像一座冰山，露出水面的只是顶端的冰峰，而水面下还藏着巨大的部分。对角色在剧本之外的部分做研究，丰富他的前因后果、来龙去脉以及他的人物关系等等，才能让角色的行为动机有据可循，而表演时，也更容易让人物血肉丰满，“立”得住。这种功课事实上就分散在生活中，周遭遇到的每一个人，都可能为未来的某个表演提供素材。

Hu Ge doesn’t pass up any opportunities to observe in life. “Do not stop observing at any time in life,” he said. And observation does not stop with people, it also includes animals or plants, such as cats. “Sometimes animals, especially the looks in their eyes, are very much worthwhile to learn from.”

胡歌不放过生活中观察的机会，“生活中任何时候你都不要停止你的观察”，他说，观察不仅限于人，还包括动物或者植物，比如猫。“有时候动物身上，尤其是它们的眼神，非常值得借鉴。”

Hu Ge is a well-known cat person. It is said that he owns five. In an interview, he once said frankly that he is like a cat: “I think many of my personality problems can be traced to cats. For example, the anxiety in unfamiliar surroundings and a strong urge for personal space at times.” Someone once compared Hu Ge to a cat in an article, saying that “the outside world always seems unsafe to him. He is like a cat walking on the eaves, diligent to the changes around him at all times.”

胡歌养猫，出了名的猫奴，据说同时养了5只。在某个采访中，他曾直言自己像猫：“我觉得我有很多性格上的问题是可以在猫身上找到原因的，比如说到了陌生的环境会非常紧张，比如说在某些时刻特别需要一个独立的空间。”还有人在文章中将胡歌比作猫，说“外部世界对他来说似乎总是不安全的，他像一只在屋檐走路的猫，时刻警觉周遭的变化。”

Surprisingly, Hu Ge not only gets along well with cats, he is inspired by cats about acting as well. “Animals can’t talk. They convey emotions through tones of voice, poses, postures or rhythm of movements; and most importantly of course, the looks in their eyes.” Hu Ge’s words are easily reminiscent of his portrayal of the fugitive Zhou Zenong in The Wild Goose Lake, which is a very complicated character with few lines.

但没想到，胡歌不只是和猫投缘，还从猫身上领悟了一些表演的感悟。“动物不会说话，它们通过叫声形态、体态或动作的节奏变化来表达情绪，当然最主要的还是眼神”，胡歌的话很容易让人联想他在《南方车站的聚会》中塑造逃犯周泽农，就是一个台词不多却极其复杂的人物。

Indeed, the role of Zhou Zenong is very different from Hu Ge’s past performance experiences. From the audiences’ perspective, Hu Ge was first a young man in costume dramas like Chinese Paradin, hearty and carefree. More recent characters such as Mei Changsu in Nirvana in Fire or Mingtai in The Disguiser assumed relatively more complex personalities because of the specific historical backdrops they were in, yet integrity is always held deep down in their hearts. Whilst the roles in Game of Hunting and Life Revelation (or Inspiration for Life) are characters who exist in daily life. By contrast, Zhou Zenong is different. He is a fugitive. In a dispute with a rival car theft gang, he accidentally killed a policeman. He then became one of the most wanted criminals with a huge reward on his capture, and embarked on the futile attempt of escape. He was like a besieged beast, constantly in fear and anxiety, and under extreme mental state.

事实上，周泽农这个角色和胡歌以往的表演经历区别很大。胡歌给观众的印象，一开始是《仙剑奇侠传》之类的古装公子，带着少年的爽朗和潇洒，后来《琅琊榜》中梅长苏或《伪装者》中明台等角色，因特定的历史背景下而内心相对复杂，但人物还是保留着赤子之心，《猎场》、《生活启示录》则是存在于日常生活中的人物。而周泽农不同，他是一个逃犯，在盗车团伙内部纷争中，他误杀了一名警察，就此成为了警方重金悬赏的通缉犯，走上了逃亡之路。他像一头困兽般，长期处于惶恐和不安中。他的内心和精神都处在一个极端的状态下。

Hu Ge’s past performances in films, television dramas and on stage could somewhat be enhanced by expressing emotions through lines. The Wild Goose Lake, on the other hand, is a big screen production, with the added difficulty that Zhou Zenong has few lines, it calls for a different way of acting. After reading the script, Hu Ge was worried and could feel the pressure, but eventually accepted the role. “If I hadn’t tried, I wouldn’t have known whether or not I could do it. Also, if I had turned it down without giving it a try; that would be a loss as I didn’t even have the courage to try.”

另一方面，胡歌以往在影视剧和舞台上的表演，都能够依靠台词来表达情绪，但《南方车站的聚会》是大银幕，周泽农台词又少，表演方式就不太一样。胡歌看了剧本后，就心生顾虑和压力，但他最后还是接了这个角色，“如果我不去尝试，我就不知道我行不行。而且，如果我没尝试就拒绝了，那我已经输了，我甚至连尝试的勇气也没有。”

In order to get intimate mentally with Zhou Zenong, Hu Ge devoted himself in making preparations – learning Wuhan dialect, physical training, and tanning. He dived into the streets and alleyways in Wuhan to observe the locals’ daily life so that he could better approach the fugitive’s mindset and behaviors in similar surroundings. To avoid being recognized by fans, he went as a sanitation worker, wearing a uniform with a customized logo that said Zenong Cleaning, which he ordered online.

为了从内心接近周泽农这个角色，胡歌卯足了劲做准备，学习武汉话、健身、晒灯美黑，为了接近逃犯在市井中的生活状态，他走进武汉的街头巷尾，观察人物，为了不被影迷认出，他在网上定制了“泽农保洁”服饰，以环卫工人的形象体验生活。

In addition to the appearance, there is also the state of the body. During filming, Hu Ge suffered from a stomach flu and had a fever, an ordeal that lasted for a week. He conserved these negative emotions or physical discomforts, which enabled him to get closer to the character. Zhou Zenong is a fugitive who is restless and agitated almost 90% of the time in the film. Hu Ge felt that there was no need to adjust himself to a comfortable state. Being uncomfortable was just the right state to be.

外形之外，还有身体的状态。拍摄期间，胡歌患了肠胃炎，还发着烧，折腾了一星期。他说他把这些负面的情绪或身体的不适都保留着，这可以让他更接近角色。周泽农是一个逃犯，整个影片中几乎90%的状态都是不安和焦躁，胡歌觉得没必要把自己调整到一个舒服的状态，不舒服才是对的。

A Reward From Heaven
上天给予的奖励

“Forget oneself and completely enter the character’s world.” In Hu Ge’s view, that is the most satisfying part of acting. He describes the feeling as “entering a dreamland, and this dreamland is the character’s world.” It may not be obvious in the dream, but once awakened from the dream and back in the real world, it would be realized that the dreamland is exactly what one has been pursuing. “That’s the case with acting. I have been exploring a state which is difficult to describe clearly in words. Thought that I finally squeezed myself in, only to be pulled back out because of various interference from reality. This back and forth process is really tormenting.” A life of dreams, from one drama to the next, one role to another, is addictive. All the troubles and sufferings after all, are just to have a taste of the intoxication in acting.

“忘我，完全进入角色的世界，”在胡歌看来，这是演戏最过瘾的地方，他形容那种感受，”就像进入了一个梦境，这个梦境就是角色的世界。”在梦中时或许还不觉得，可一旦从这个梦境中醒来，回到清醒的现实世界中，就会意识到，之前的梦境正是自己一直追寻的。“演戏就是如此，一直在寻找那种难以用言语表达清楚的状态，好不容易挤进去了，又会被自己原先现实中各种事情拉出来。这种进进出出，真让人煎熬。”戏梦人生，从一部戏到另一部戏，一个角色到另一个角色，让人上瘾之处就在于此，经历了种种辛苦和煎熬，就为了品尝那一点醉生梦死的快感。

The portrayal of Zhou Zenong brought about that satisfaction to Hu Ge once again. To mentally approach Zhou Zenong and step into his world, Hu Ge “spent more efforts and time.” Zhou Zenong’s complexity lies in his contradictions. ” Although he is at the bottom of society, he has not completely lost hope in life, and at the same time still holds on to dignity. To be honest, it is quite tormenting.”

扮演周泽农，胡歌又一次感受到这种上瘾的感觉，从内心去接近周泽农这个人物，走入他的世界，胡歌“花了更多的力气和时间。”周泽农的复杂，在于他的矛盾，“虽然处于社会的底层，但对于生活又没有完全失望，同时，他又有作为一个人的尊严。说实话是挺折磨的。”

Hu Ge can’t tell when he became Zhou Zenong. In fact, “it wasn’t a specific moment but was accumulated bit by bit.” Still vividly in his mind was a scene where Zhou Zenong tumbled into a smelly ditch on a rainy night. He had to climb up the embankment and repeat the scene several times. Director Diao Yinan once also mentioned this scene in an interview. He said that Hu Ge climbed up from the ditch again and again, and “showed absolutely no sign of being tired or uncomfortable. Nothing of the sort.” At one point one of his shoes fell off and he simply kept on climbing with a bare foot.

胡歌也说不清自己从何时就变成了周泽农，事实上“没有一个顿悟的点，是一点一点地积累。”他印象深刻的一场戏，是在雨夜，他扮演的周泽农跌进臭水塘，再爬上来，反复数次。导演刁亦男曾在采访中也提到过这场戏，说胡歌一次次从臭水塘里爬上来，“没有半点儿让你感到他有些累了，或者不舒服了的这种暗示，都没有。”有一次爬的时候，他的鞋掉了，就光着一只脚继续爬。

In Hu Ge’s memory, the shooting of the scene lasted long into the night. He was tired and cold, physically taxed and mentally stressed. He had crawled out of the ditch for six or seven times and was extremely exhausted. During the last retake, he struggled up the embankment, and when finally reached the side of the road, he suddenly found that feeling. “It’s like at the brink of collapse, both mentally and physically. I then realized that I was no longer myself.” Hu Ge explained that when an actor was creating a character, the greatest obstacle was himself. He needed to empty himself in order to enter the world of the character. It was a very difficult process of smash and rebuild. That’s why many actors couldn’t help but let their true selves slip through the characters they portrayed. But at the precise moment when his spirit and body were pushed to the brink of collapse, he realized that he was no longer himself – he was Zhou Zenong.

在胡歌记忆中，那次拍摄因为连夜熬戏，又累又冷，体力消耗大，精神压力也大，他已从臭水塘里爬了六七次，体力就快被耗尽了，最后一次，他艰难地往上爬，好不容易爬到路上时，他忽然找到了一种感觉。“就是人处在一个崩溃的临界点，精神和身体两方面都处在一个临界点。然后，我发现我已经完全不是我自己了。”胡歌解释说，当演员去塑造一个角色时，最大的一道障碍就是自己，需要把自己清空，再进入角色的世界里，而这种打碎了重塑的过程，非常艰难。所以许多演员演戏时候总留有自己的影子。可就在那一刻，胡歌精神和身体抵达崩溃的临界点时，他发现自己已不再是自己——他成为了周泽农。

“Sometimes I truly believe that it was a surprise from heaven, it was an unpredictable moment,” said Hu Ge, with a happy smile blossoming on his face. In his opinion, it is compelling for an actor to try his best and work hard, including spending a great deal of time and effort in preparing for a role. Yet in the end, it is not guaranteed to achieve the feeling of breaking-and-rebuilding on one’s own. He said that it was as if “out of the blue your toiling was appreciated, and a reward was granted to you from heaven.”

“有时候我真觉得这是上天给我的一个惊喜，那是你不可预知的一个瞬间，”说到这里，胡歌脸上洋溢着幸福的欢笑，演员努力、用功，花很长时间很多精力为一个角色、部戏做准备，都是必然的，但是这种打破自我而升起角色的感觉，演员未必就能自己找到，他说，这就仿佛“突然之间老天觉得你这段时间挺辛苦，给了你一个奖励。”

Impeccable Elegance
进退有度的优雅

Lighting adjustment was completed, Hu Ge stepped forward and stood there naturally, without any deliberate poses. He slightly changed the positions of the limbs, and the angles of the neck or face. The photographer kept pressing the shutter and praising: “Gorgeous. Gorgeous.”

等到布景灯光调整好，胡歌走上前，自然地站在那里，没有刻意的姿势，肢体稍许有一些小幅度的变化，调整一下脖子或脸的角度，摄影师一边按快门，一边连连称赞：“好看，好看。”

Hu Ge is tall. With the shirt tucked in, his legs look particularly long. With the addition of a long jacket, a quiet demeanor emerges all of a sudden, and a breeze seems to be swirling even when he is standing still. Indeed, Hu Ge has been good-looking growing up, even though he has always insisted that he was very chubby when he was a child. As we are aware, he joined the Little Star Art Troupe when he was a little boy; became a TV host and shot commercials in his teenage years; and earned his spending money by being an extra for film/TV productions during summer and winter breaks. In his college entrance exams, he came in second for the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama, and third for the Department of Performance of Shanghai Theatre Academy. Although there were some minor setbacks in his subsequent acting career, he soon starred in Chinese Paladin. In a time when “young fresh meat” and “top streaming power” had not been coined, Hu Ge shot to stardom overnight regardless, and became the iconic face of a suave and spirited young man in costume dramas in the minds of youngsters.

胡歌个高，衬衣束进裤子里，腿显得特别长，再披上大衣，顿时滋生出一种风度，光是站着不动也仿佛四周有风在吹动。事实上，胡歌从小外形条件就好，虽然他总是说自己小时候特别胖，但实际上，在观众的记忆中，多是他从小进入了小荧星艺术团学才艺，十几岁时当主持人、演电视广告，暑假寒假挣零花钱的渠道是去剧组做群演。考大学时，中戏的导演系他专业第二名，上戏的表演系，他专业成绩第三。之后的演绎生涯，虽然也有过一些小受挫，但很快就演了《仙剑奇侠传》，那时候观众尚不知何为“小鲜肉”和“顶流”，而胡歌已一夜成名，已成为了青少年心目中古装潇洒少年的代言人。

If he was beauteous in the Little Star years, handsome and spirited in the Li Xiaoyao era, today’s Hu Ge also carries an air of elegance. Standing in front of a minimalized backdrop; he slightly adjusted the angle of his face, and the emotions were generated. Invisible energy waves seemed to permeate the air, affecting the people around, and they could not help but surrender their attention to him, imagining his thoughts, admiring his story. That is the charisma of an extraordinary actor in front of a camera.

如果“小荧星”时胡歌是漂亮，“李逍遥”时代，是帅气、潇洒，那如今的胡歌，又多了一份“优雅”。他站在极其简单的布景前，稍微调整一下脸部的角度，就滋生出了情绪，空气中仿佛有了许多无形的能量波，感染着周围的观者，让人忍不住把目光都投向他，猜想他的内心，想像他的故事。优秀的演员在镜头前，就有如此魅力。

And he talked a little slower than before. Sometimes there was a few seconds’ pause in between words; when pondering a question, he lowered his head and fell into silence, and time seemed to hold its breath. Sometimes, when describing an image in his mind, his gaze passed over you and looked into the void beyond, his eyes squinting, and his voice gritty. A captivating sight. This was different from the feelings of interviewing him a few years ago. At that time, he spoke briskly and joked from time to time. It felt like bathing in a swathe of sunlight. He was like the outstanding big brother next door, handsome, with good grades, and praised by everyone; you might even have a crush on him. But now, the big brother has returned to the city after a few years of absence because of study and work. Handsome as ever, he now radiates a charm only time can bestow. You can’t help but wonder what he has been through in the past few years.

聊天时，他的语速也比以前慢了些许，词语与词语间，有时停顿有数秒，思考一个问题该如何措辞时，他会低着头，陷入沉默，时间仿佛也静止了。有时，在陈述一个脑海中的画面时，他的视线会越过你，望尽虚空里，眼睛眯着，一字字吐出，嗓音还带着些沙砾色，让人着迷。这和数年前采访他的感受不同，那时他说话语速也快，时不常会开个玩笑，给人感觉就是一团阳光，当时的他，就是住在你家隔壁的大哥哥，从小帅气出色，成绩又好，被所有人夸赞，你可能还因此有些暗恋他。而如今，大哥哥离开这座城市读书工作数年后又回来了，依旧是一张帅气的脸，还多了一份岁月的成色和魅力，让你忍不住猜想他这几年来经历了什么。

That charm may be called “elegance.” It is not simply decent demeanors, but also serenity that is gained from understanding life, which inevitably brings to mind those Old Kelehs of Shanghai. “Old” in Shanghai dialect means “very;” and some people say that “Keleh” came from the English word “class,” indicating certain qualities of refinement which people in the West consider as gentleman-like.

那魅力或许能称为“优雅”，不仅仅是举止得体，更是一份懂得了生活的从容，让人不禁想到上海的“老克勒”。“老”是“非常”、“很”的意思，而“克勒”有人说来自于英文单词“class”，指“格调”，在上海更多会用“腔调”一词，比较接近西方的绅士风度的意思。

This “elegance” of an Old Class is undoubtedly charming and obviously more complex than simply being “handsome.” Consequently, director Diao Yinan chose to cast Hu Ge in The Wild Goose Lake – he saw the complexity in Hu Ge. It began at a time when he passed by Sanlitun in Beijing and a humongous Armani advertisement featuring Hu Ge caught his attention. The actor’s dashing image impressed him; sometime later he spotted the actor again on the cover of a magazine, who looked drastically different from the previous image. Diao Yinan found that interesting, he saw complete contrasts in Hu Ge.

这种老克勒的“优雅”无疑是迷人的，相比单纯的“帅”，“优雅”显然包含更多层次。导演刁亦男选胡歌来演《南方车站的聚会》，就是看到了胡歌不同的面相，最初是经过三里屯，见着了胡歌身穿阿玛尼的巨幅海报，帅气的胡歌给他留下了印象，而后又在一本杂志的封面上见到了胡歌，和之前形象差别特别大。刁亦男觉得有趣，他在胡歌身上看到了完全不一样的样子。

“Elegance” comes from within a person; like Ah Bao in the novel “Blossoms,” a sophisticated and courteous man. In August, the production of the drama series Blossoms Shanghai, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai, was officially announced. A poster featuring Ah Bao, played by Hu Ge, was released to the public. In a wash of amber light, a vintage decorative door reminiscent of the olden-day Shanghai can be seen in the foreground; through the glass panels, Ah Bao is poised to push the door open. He has his face turned slightly sideways, revealing the contour of his chin; as if someone just called him from behind and he is turning to have a look. A post from the official Weibo page for Blossoms Shanghai says: “Official announcement: Behold of Mr. Bao! See his person and hear his voice.” Hu Ge reposted with a caption: “One flower one world I am Ah Bao Long time no see” There is no punctuation. Using spaces instead of punctuations seems to have always been his style. Ten years ago, when almost everybody was on Weibo, he blogged about work and life, and that was already his style back then.

“优雅”又来自于底蕴，就像小说《繁花》中的阿宝，一个细腻隽永，彬彬有礼的男人，今年8月，王家卫监制并导演的剧集《繁花》官宣，公布了胡歌扮演阿宝的海报——橙黄的光晕中，前景是上海老式门的花框，透过阑珊的玻璃，胡歌扮演的阿宝正欲推门，而此刻他侧着脸，露出下巴的轮廓，仿佛后边有人叫了他一声，他正待回头看。剧集《繁花》官微写道：“正式官宣，宝总亮相！见其人，闻其声。”胡歌转发了这条微博，加了一句：“一花一世界我是阿宝长远不见”，没有标点符号，用空格来代替标点似乎一直是他的风格，十来年前，大家热衷于玩微博时，他在新浪微博上记录工作生活的点滴和感悟，就是这种风格。

Q&A___________________________

How do you think you have changed in recent years?

你觉得这几年自己有什么变化？

In the past several years, I felt that there was still some instability in myself, some kind of youth recklessness. I wasn’t completely in charge of my own feelings because of the conflicts and struggles within myself at the time. I don’t think it is a matter of maturity, rather I feel that I have now come to some form of compromise. It may also be said that I have accepted my fate. I believe that’s what it is.

前几年，我觉得自己身上还有一些不稳定的，少年的莽撞。因为当时有自我的矛盾和内心的纠结、挣扎，所以我可能自己都驾驭不了自己的内心。但现在我觉得不是成熟，而是一种妥协，也可以说我认命了，我觉得应该也就这样了。

This sounds negative.

这听上去有些消极。

I find it difficult to judge. In a positive sense, I have “clear goals” or “I know myself better.” From another perspective, it may seem “a bit negative” or “lacking fighting spirit.” But the fact of the matter is, I am the former. I know what I want.

我觉得很难评判。从积极的意义上来讲，我可以说是“目标明确”，或者说“我更了解自己”。但从另外一个角度来讲，又好像“有点消极”或者“缺乏斗志”。其实我觉得自己更属于前者，我知道自己想要的是什么。

What do you want?

你想要的是什么？

I don’t want to fight for anything no more. In the past, I might still want to prove myself; in profession or in life, I always felt that I should accomplish more and not be complacent. And now, I will let nature take its course. For example, I will bide my time when it comes to acting. Previously I might go after certain opportunities if I thought it was very good or accept invitations of some productions if I believed that they might help my work in other ways. I no longer have such considerations.

不想去争什么了。以前我可能还想要去证明自己，无论是在专业上还是在生活上，我总觉得是不是应该要取得更好的成绩，不要甘于现状。但是现在，我就顺势而为吧。比如演戏，我会更有耐心一些。以前接戏的时候，我觉得这个机会很好，必须要去争取，或者说有一些戏来找我的时候，我觉得演了这个戏，可能在其他的方面对我的事业会有些帮助，我就接了。但现在不会有这些考量了。

What was it like when you and director Wong Kar-wai met for the first time because of Blossoms Shanghai?

因为《繁花》，你和王家卫导演第一次见面是怎样的情景？

One night, we met in the lobby of the hotel where he was staying. I was a little excited when I saw the director, because I had seen almost all his works, which had accompanied me in many special moments of my life. When I first came across his films, I was still in high school, too young to appreciate those intriguing lines that were meant to be savored. Then in 2009 and 2010, I watched the films again in earnest; and this time, I suddenly got it. It’s also probable that the accumulation of life experience enabled my better understanding of those lines and images.

某一天晚上，我们约在他住的酒店的大堂。见到他时我有些激动，因为导演的作品我几乎都看过，他的电影伴随了我很多很特殊的时刻。刚开始接触导演的电影时，我还在念高中，对那些值得回味和推敲的台词都很懵懂。后来，到了2009、2010年时，我又很认真的把导演的电影拿出来再仔细琢磨，突然我看懂了，可能也是因为自己人生的经历和积累让我读懂了那些台词和画面。

What impression did he leave you with?

他给你的感觉，是怎样一个人？

It’s no different from what I had envisioned. People may think that he is highly regarded and therefore must be aloof, he is nonetheless very amiable in person and sometimes even tells jokes. And certainly, when he took off his sunglasses, I was a little uneasy. At that instance I felt frozen at the spot and suddenly locked in by him. It is because when he had the shades on, I couldn’t see his eyes.

跟我想象中其实没有什么两样。虽然也许别人看上去他是万众瞩目，高高在上的，但是他平时跟人交流的时候，还是非常随和的，有时候也会开玩笑。当然，他拿下墨镜的那一刻我有一点不太适应，那一瞬间我感觉自己凝固了，突然被他锁定。因为他戴着墨镜时，我看不到他的眼神。

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Translator: Amanda

Original Title: 看胡歌如何用演技扛起“一个人的史诗”（五）

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(Please take note that episode 43 referred to in the original article should really be episode 42)

The scenes being analyzed in this article are scattered, the focal points here are “passion for Chiyan” and “be Lin Shu once again.”

这一篇扒的场景比较散，它们共同的主题大约是【情牵赤焰】或者【做回林殊】。

In episode 23, brother Su visits Xie Yu at the prison, a feature scene that lasts for 24 minutes. Brother Su’s acting and body gestures deserve much pondering and have already been the focus of many reviews, I would therefore like to centre on the part where Xie Yu unfolds the truth behind the Chiyan “rebellion.”

第二十三集，苏兄探监谢玉，是时长达24分钟的一场重头戏。这场戏从头至尾苏兄的行动都很值得玩味，但是因为扒过的人太多，笔者就不细扒了，直接从李重心案，谢玉揭开赤焰“谋逆”真相开始。

Xie Yu has no intention to reveal this major crime from 13 years’ ago, and does not understand why brother Su asked since it has nothing to do with the fight for the throne; but releases the truth eventually as insisted by brother Su.

谢玉原本不想透漏这桩十三年前的泼天大罪，也不明白苏兄为何要追问，因为这与目前的夺嫡之争毫无关系，但在苏兄的坚持和逼迫下他开始吐露真相。

“13 years ago.

Li Congxin wrote a letter for Xia Jiang,

the letter copied

the handwriting of Nie Feng.”

Brother Su asks knowingly, as he wants to ensure that Xia Dong next door hears every word of the truth.

苏兄明知故问，为的是让他请来的夏冬在门外听个明明白白。

“Who is Nie Feng?”

“I discovered that General Lin Xie is rebelling, he is driving me to death in order to keep me silent, please help!” This short denouncing letter is the origin for the death of 70,000 Chiyan Army.

【主帅林燮谋逆，吾察，为灭口，驱吾入死地，望救。】十八个字，一封只有短短十八个字的伪造信，成了七万忠魂屈死梅岭的由头。

It is too bad that GIFs do not convey sound.  Brother Su’s delivery of these lines is even more flattering than his facial expression, if at all possible.  His voice here is almost filled with “emptiness,” the word “so…” is even said with weepingly trembling voice. Prince Jing should have noticed that something is not right from such trembling voice, I guess I cannot blame him too much for lacking “a woman’s intuition.”

恨我只能做动图，不能把声音传递给你们。这段比苏兄的表情更动人的是他的台词，他的声线都虚了，“原来”二字哽咽颤抖。我想靖王站在门外，听见这发颤的声音，怎样都该觉出不对啊，唉，大概也只能怪他没有“女人的直觉”。

“So the so called denouncement letter

from Nie Feng is fake.”

And this is the truth behind Nie Feng’s “death,” while Xia Dong cries her eyes out next door.

这就是聂锋冤“死”的真相，门外的夏冬已经涕泗横流。

“You brought his remains back to the Capital.”

As far as I can remember, Hu Ge has been avoiding shots from the right side of his face for the longest time, close ups therefore are usually on the left side. Oh but what a fantastic close up on the right side, he rose from hell and of course does not have a perfectly smooth face, and the scar on the upper right eyelid is a mark from hell’s fire. The lines are squeezed out with tearing eyes and crunching teeth.  He knows full well that his father and comrades of Chiyan Army suffered injustice as the truth has mostly been uncovered over the past 12 years.  Yet a secret like this can only be disclosed by either Xie Yu or Xia Jiang.  Brother Su is likely feeling like “an iceberg at heart being roasted by fierce fire,” a line he has spoken before.

我记得很长一段时间里老胡是怕别人拍他的右脸的，特写大多偏左脸。但是这里的右侧脸特写多么好啊，一个从地狱里爬出来的人，当然不会拥有一张光洁如新的脸，右眼皮上屈曲的疤痕是地狱之火烧过的烙印。苏兄眼里噙着泪光，咬着牙挤出这串台词。他知道自己和父帅、兄弟们蒙受不白之冤，过去十二年里他把种种辛密也查清大半了，但是这样的秘密只有可能由谢玉或夏江亲自吐露。此刻他大约就像自己曾经说的，“心里有座冰山被火烤着”。

“And using Li Congxin’ s fake letter as evidence,

you told his Majesty and Xia Dong

that he was killed by Commander General Lin Xie.

Is that correct?”

I have to say that I am truly worried that brother Su is crunching his teeth so hard that they may crack in pieces – see the set of shots below.

这里的镜头让我担心苏兄的牙是不是都快咬碎了

“He had his goals.”

The truth is now unfold, and the alienation between Xia Jiang and Xia Dong is also set in stone. Brother Su cannot stand to speak with Xie Yu any longer and is about to take off. His eyes are filled with tears but the facial expression changes back to normal almost instantly as he makes his way out. That is brother Su’s forbearing character, since he will see Prince Jing and Xia Dong as he leaves, he cannot but restrain his own feelings. 

真相得知，离间夏江与夏冬的目的完成，苏兄受不了再和谢玉多说一句话，转身离开。刚刚还双眼噙泪，转瞬间就神色如常。因为苏兄就是这样隐忍克制的性格，也因为他就要出去见到靖王和夏冬，不能让他们看出异样。

“Mr. Su!”

“I will keep my promise.”

He has to maintain his manners, he cannot cry, nor let anger consumes him.  Excessive emotions can be dangerous and meaningless. He is after all a human being and not a heartless piece of machine.  He leans against a door frame in a quiet corner to take a couple of deep breaths.  He then turns back to his normal calm self once Prince Jing is in sight.

不能失态，不能哭，不能放任怒火燃烧，多余的情感泄露不仅危险而且丝毫无济于事，可是人就是人，谁人能逼自己做冰冷机器呢？便偷一个死角，在这无人看见的数秒内倚在门上，深深呼几口气。等靖王进到他的视线又必须马上恢复如常。

In order to suppress his sorrow, his strength is fully exhausted. Even with a brief pan shot of the upper body, it can still be felt that his footsteps are heavy as lead.

为了压制住这悲愤，他全身的力气都被抽空了。仅仅是一个虚晃的半身镜头，都能看出苏兄的脚步像灌了铅一样沉重。

After returning home, brother Su sits in lonesome from dawn to dusk while both Li Gang and Zhen Ping are worried sick about him. I feel that the handling is just right. What a way to release his stress by immersing himself in sorrow and grief and not be disturbed by having to pretend and be courteous at all times.

回去之后，苏兄从白日枯坐到黑夜，甄平黎纲自然很心疼，而我却觉得挺好的，他需要强打精神虚与委蛇的时候太多了，能浪费这半日一个人沉浸在悲恸中，于他又何尝不是一种释放。

Mr. Hu’s interpretation of “passionless about life” is simply perfect.  “Passionless about life” is not about facial expressions but powerless in speech, loss of sparkles in gazes and a breath being stuck in the throat. You will get this thoroughly as we go deeper into the next scene.

胡先生的“生无可恋”诠释得真好啊，“生无可恋”不是面无表情，是欲言又止的无力，是眼里光都熄灭的灰暗，是一口气赌在喉头的滞涩。下面我要扒的这场戏，你们会对此有更深刻的体会。

Episode 42, the rescued Wei Zheng finally meets with brother Su and Prince Jing.  The happenings at Mei Ling is about to be revealed.

第42集，好不容易被救出来的卫峥与苏兄、靖王见面，还原当年梅岭真相。

Brother Su puts all to their seats, and where is he sitting?

苏兄让大家坐下说话，然后他坐到哪里去了呢？

Both Prince Jing and Wei Zheng are seated while he stands aside politely.

靖王与卫峥等入座时，他恭谨地站在一边。

“Please sit.”

Until both have settled down, he then takes a seat from an outsider’s position to listen to the conversation.

直到他们落了座，他才选择了一个局外人的位置远远地在一边听着。

“…that I thought would never be answered.”

Here is a wide shot where the seat map is clear.

这张全景图看得很清楚。

“The ones with ranks, even less.”

I have read a post on Nirvana in Fire about etiquette.  Accordingly, Prince Jing should be at the head seat against the wall facing the courtyard based on his status; while our Chief, as head of the house, should be seated by the right hand side of Prince Jing – which is the seat where brother Su usually sits. The rest should then be seated either on the right or left hand side of Prince Jing in accordance with their ranks. Since Wei Zheng is the guest and focal point of interest, he thus should sit on Prince Jing’s left hand side. 

看过一个扒《琅琊榜》礼仪的帖子写道，以靖王的身份地位，他的正确座位应该是面向庭院背靠墙的上首位，宗主是苏宅的主人，应该坐在上位右边的主人位——就是宗主日常爱坐的那个位置。其余人等则依身份分列靖王左右下首位，卫峥是客又是主述人，应该当坐靖王左边。

Here our Chief takes a seat from quite a distance which is fairly appropriate per his strategist’s capacity. Since Prince Jing does not identify him as a peer of the Chiyan Army, or may be our Chief is worried that he cannot control his emotions. I believe it is a form of self protection.  At the end of the day, brother Su is the ultimate victim in the incident which Wei Zheng is about to disclose. Why open up an old scar in front of others if one can digest it on his own?

而此处宗主退居远处，你可以看做这是他恪守谋士本分，毕竟靖王不会认为他和赤焰中人有袍泽之情；也可以看做他是害怕自己面对卫峥的讲述真情流露，露了馅。我认为这还是一种自我保护，卫峥即将讲述的事件中，他才是最大的受害人，既然可以一个人慢慢消化伤痛，又何必在旁人面前撕裂旧疤呢？

Brother Su’s face is seemingly sad and frosted like a block of ice.

苏兄的脸仿若霜冻一般冰冷黯然。

Listening to Wei Zheng’s description of how Chiyan Army was framed and destroyed by Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, Prince Jing stands up grievously.

听卫峥讲述了赤焰忠魂被夏江、谢玉歼灭的真相，靖王悲痛地站起身。

Though brother Su is not within Prince Jing’s sight, he follows suit and rises up, as others rise gradually after him.

宗主虽不在他的视线内，却紧跟着起身，其余人在他之后才慢慢站起来。

I have to say that brother Su cannot be better in his cordiality and duty as a strategist for his boss; especially considering his degrading from a best friend to where he is, simply difficult.

不得不说，谋士侍奉君主的礼节和本分，苏兄真真是尽足了。从最好的朋友转变至此，太艰难。

And here comes Prince Jing’s all around misses and remembrance of Xiao Shu, while our Chief listens with redding eyes.

靖王的花式表白和怀念小殊日常，宗主也听得眼圈发红。

“He won’t come back.”

“Xiao Shu,”

“really won’t come back.”

Whilst Lin Shu is a “little fireball,” Prince Jing is not too far behind, he expresses his true feelings fiercely.

都说林殊是小火人，靖王也差不离，他的感情永远是这么直白炽烈。

“Even though I, Xiao Jingyan, am now a seven-pearl prince,

and the pride of many.

What use is there? What meaning is there?”

“Your Highness.”

Brother Su has been able to restrain himself perfectly, but then he cannot but be touched with his best friend’s emotions right before him.  He is a bit choked with tears flickering in his eyes.

先前苏兄都克制得挺好，但是面对挚友的真情流露，他也不得不深受感染。喉头哽咽，盈盈泪光在眼中闪动。

Commander Meng looks back at Xiao Shu anxiously.

蒙大统领忧心地回头看了小殊一眼。

After all, he is no longer Xiao Shu, brother Su remembers his identity as a strategist; he lowers his head and suppresses the tears, looks back up and returns to his usual calm and undisturbed self.

然而他毕竟是不能做小殊了，时刻谨记谋士身份的苏兄一俯首，生生把泪憋了回去，再抬头已是波澜不惊。

As long as he is in Prince Jing’s sight, he remains the respectful and calculating strategist.

只要在靖王的视线里他就只能是那个恭谨守礼，算计利弊的谋士。

“It is not that easy to reopen the case.”

“Your Highness,

if you want to accomplish your goal,

at this time,

do not bring up the Chiyan Army case.”

But Jingyan is persistent.

而景琰的心志十分坚定。

“Let me remind Mr. Su,

my main goal is,

to clear the case.”

Brother Su shows a slight smile as he listens, which can only be interpreted as delighted at heart.  As a friend, Jingyan memorizes Xiao Shu for 13 years; as a king-to-be, he and brother Su share the same objective.  It is indeed worth the relief.

闻此言，苏兄有了一个极细微的、浅浅的笑容。除了心有慰藉我实在想不出别的解释了。作为挚友，景琰对自己牵牵念念十三年；作为主君，靖王与自己心怀一样的目标。的确值得宽慰。

“Other things can wait till later.”

“Yes,

I will remember.”

I shall put a stop here as far as this scene is concerned.  I think viewers must admire brother Su’s outstanding emotion management here;  under the disguise as Su Zhe, but with Lin Shu’s heart and Mei Changsu’s look, brother Su is the true “Disguiser.”  So has he ever lost his calm in front of others? Yes, it is even worse than the scene where he meets great grandma – it is the next scene where he meets Nie Feng.

这场戏就扒到这里，相信大家一定都很佩服苏兄的情绪管理能力，心是林殊心却要披着梅长苏的皮扮演好苏哲的角色，苏兄是真正的“伪装者”。那么他有没有在一众外人面前失态的时候呢？有，而且比见太奶奶那次更严重——就是接下来与聂锋重逢的这场戏。

Qi Meng takes over a year to finally capture this “monster” in the mountains, and reports the news happily to his Highness.

戚猛抓了一年多，终于抓到山上的“怪兽”，兴高采烈跑来给殿下报喜。

“Your Highness! We captured it!”

Clearly, Prince Jing is not interested, and congratulates coldly.  He is probably complaining in his mind that he cannot be bothered with such minor issues.

靖王显然没什么兴趣，冷冰冰地说那真是恭喜你啦，内心大概在吐槽：这点小事也值得特地跑来告诉我。

“Well, congratulations.”

Brother Su on the other hand, would like to take a look.  I think it is likely because he remembers his own looks before the old master of Langya Hall treated his Poison of the Bitter Flame.  How distressful!

苏兄却说他想去看看这人形怪兽，我想，他可能是想到了老阁主为他解毒之前，自己看起来也像头怪兽。唉，真让人好生心疼。

“I wish to take a look.”

Our Chief is breathing heavily. He frowns and squints. Something seems to have caught his attention.

宗主胸口起伏，皱眉、眯眼，似是察觉到了什么。

“Mr. Su, be careful!”

“Don’t come closer.”

The “monster” is also startled after making eye contact with brother Su, and retrieves to the back of the cage.

而“怪兽”在和他对视之后，竟也表情大变，缩回笼中。

Sharp and observant, brother Su instantly moves in front of the cage and does not let anyone come close.

敏锐如苏兄，立即急切地蹲去笼子跟前查看，甚至不准旁人跟过来。

Gentle as the breeze in the Spring nights, tender as the comforting words from a mother.

苏兄温柔得像春夜的风，像循循善诱的母亲。

“Don’t be afraid,

I will not hurt you.

Can you raise your head?”

The “monster” is fearsome. Everyone is worried about brother Su, yet his eyes are filled with sorrow.

“怪兽”凶猛，关心苏先生的人十分忧虑，而苏兄眼底尽是悲伤。

He feels something with his hand.

他摸到了什么？

The Chiyan bangle.

赤焰手环

Along with the line, “I know. I know.” the sad background music arises.

伴随着这句“我知道了”，悲凉的配乐响起来了。

“I know. I know.

Trust me,

everything will be okay.”

Somehow, I think of  the great poet Su Shi’s verse mourning his wife, “even though we may not recognize each other when we meet again; faces covered with dust, and temple-hair like hoarfrost.” The joy of finding a long lost friend, the distress of greatly altered appearance, the mournfulness of remembering passed away souls, the empathy of memorizing his own old looks before treatment… such variation of sadness all comes to mind, pours to throat and nostrils, yet he cannot cry… all the emotions turn into the sentence, “believe me, things will get better.”  This is a commitment and comfort to Nie Feng as well as to Xiao Shu himself.

不知怎的，想起苏轼悼妻的词“纵使相逢应不识，尘满面，鬓如霜”。发现故人仍活着的喜悦，故人大变的酸楚，追念同袍的悲戚，回想起自己也曾沦落至这般模样的共情……种种心酸，涌上喉头，涌进鼻腔，想哭不能哭，只化作一句“你相信我，一切都会好起来的”。这是给聂锋也是给小殊自己的承诺和宽慰啊。

Brother Su continues with “believe me” repeatedly, while massaging Nie Feng’s hand and holding tightly onto it.

苏兄重复着那句“相信我”，手指摩挲着聂锋的手，又握紧他的手腕。

“With me here, everything will be okay.

Trust me.”

Though Nie Feng is confused, his expression changes drastically too as he faces his young Commander General.

即使聂锋已经神志不清了，此刻对着自己的主帅也是面色大恸。

Brother Su is completely engulfed with grief, and cannot pay any attention to the people around him.

苏兄全然被悲恸吞没，根本不会顾及身边还有人

“Mr. Su, you must move away! His eyes are red!”

 

They are worried about his safety, and want to drag him away.

别人担心有危险，冲上来拉他

“It’s not good! His eyes are red!”

“That monster, he drinks blood!”

 

Brother Su is furious.

苏兄发火了

“That monster, he drinks blood.

If he drinks my blood he will be in less pain!”

He orders Qi Meng to open the cage.

命令戚猛把笼子打开

“Open the cage.”

“Mr. Su.”

“I am ordering you to open the cage!”

Bypassing the boss to give orders to his official, brother Su has never ever done things like that.  And he probably realizes his improper manners, and turns to Prince Jing to ask, in a softer tone though very insistent.

越过主君直接命令他的部下，苏兄何时做过这样的事？大概也是瞬间意识到不妥，转头去向靖王求情，语气和缓了下来，但依旧意志坚定。

“I can take him elsewhere.”

 

Next thing we know, our Chief takes Nie Feng to his residence and personally baths him, feeds him with his own blood, and even gives his life-saving drugs to Nie Feng; which leads to the subsequent recurrence of his own sickness and the eventual emergency rescue by Consort Jing.

后来的事情我们都知道了，宗主把聂锋带了回去，亲自为他洗澡擦身，放自己的血给他喝，甚至把用来解火寒毒的救命药分给他吃，以至于自己病发只能让景琰叫静妃来救。

“How shall it be said that you have no clothes?

I will share my long robes with you.

The king is raising his forces;

I will prepare my lance and spear,

And will be your comrade. 

岂曰无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇。

“How shall it be said that you have no clothes?

I will share my under clothes with you.

The king is raising his forces;

I will prepare my spear and lance,

And will take the field with you.

岂曰无衣？与子同泽。王于兴师，修我矛戟。与子偕作。

“How shall it be said that you have no clothes?

I will share my lower garments with you.

The king is raising his forces;

I will prepare my buff coat and sharp weapons,

And will march along with you.”

岂曰无衣？与子同裳。王于兴师，修我甲兵。与子偕行。

-Book of Songs “Clothesless”

——《诗经·秦风·无衣》

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