The Untamed Photobook Add-On Booklet Cast Interviews [4/9]
XuanLu
What was the experience like acting with Xiao Laoshi and Wang Laoshi?
They are both very amusing [1], exactly alike behind the scenes as they are in the show, always fighting with one another. Behind the scenes, Xian Xian is very lively, always teasing and wanting to play with Ah Cheng [3]. Ah Cheng has always been arrogant and proud, so he can’t withstand being teased by Xian Xian and will get a little angry, and then we’ll all be happier. Behind the scenes, whenever the three of us are together, we’re always very spirited and happy.
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[1] Lit. “have a lot of meaning”
[2] Lit. “have face”
[3] Xuan Lu still calls them “Xian Xian” and “Ah Cheng” even when they’re not filming and a small part of me dies whenever she does that ;_;
You have your own private Shijie little kitchen, do you?
Yes, they have all eaten my cooking before.
What did you cook for everyone to eat?
The first time, it was lotus soup, then I have also made tomyum soup, and also steamed milk egg pudding [4], even stir-fried vegetables.
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[4] “双皮奶 shuāng pí nǎi”, lit. “double skin milk”, a Cantonese dessert made of milk, egg whites, and sugar, a little like crème brûlée but without the burnt layer on top.
How did they introduce Jiang Cheng’s character to you?
Steel straight man [1].
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[1] Chinese internet slang for heterosexual, uptight men who aren’t good at communicating their emotions, but who are still found to be cute and likeable by many.
Do you have anything interesting to share with us?
I remember there was once I was with Wei Wu Xian and Shijie, the three of us had a scene where we were eating fish. We had to make it look tasty but the fish then was practically raw, but the director still wanted us to act as if it smelled very fragrant and we had to look happy.
The smell of the fish was really strong, and we still had to act as if we were very happy. The scene had already ended but the director had yet to say “cut”. I was thinking then, “I should finish eating already.” Then Wei Wu Xian suddenly said, “Jiang Cheng, does it smell nice? Continue eating, eat more.” [2]
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[2] Zhuo Cheng is referring to Episode 4 at around 27:25, the night before Lan Qi Ren’s lessons begin. Before this scene, Wei Wu Xian had earlier gone to play in a stream with Nie Huai Sang and had caught some fish. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhan’s ad libbed lines and Zhuo Cheng’s presumably annoyed expression did not make the cut ;_;
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