#ChenXingxu on creating la mu and playing multiple characters in #TheStarryLove —🧵

“la mu, both in the novel and original script, speaks in complete sentences. i devised the way he speaks not so fluently, because when you don't speak for a long time, you wouldn't be that… pic.twitter.com/yMcuEK0lPf

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

#ChenXingxu: i discussed with the director and he said, “no problem, go ahead.” we tried a few scenes (with la mu speaking in short phrases). everyone thought it worked quite well and i was happy they approved of my idea. but i had to do the work myself 😂 the scriptwriter said,… pic.twitter.com/kqVttTWuL4

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

#ChenXingxu: the location was 2 hours away from our hotel. we got back very late every night and i still had to rewrite la mu's lines for the next day, not just a couple of pages, but entire scenes. i picked a few of the most important words from all the dialogue and used them to… pic.twitter.com/nZbGZolUHY

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

#ChenXingxu on all the characters he plays in #TheStarryLove

“each character has their own unique way of behaving, such as their expressions, state, way of speaking, tone of voice, rhythm of speech, including the brightness of their voice, all of this needed to be altered for… pic.twitter.com/KkS3D12zFA

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

#ChenXingxu on acting with body doubles

“it needed a lot of calculation. if i'm acting as la mu and 3 of my characters need to be in the same frame, i would have to show the body double laoshis how to move exactly like me. for example, if i had my head tilted at a certain angle… pic.twitter.com/3O0nM7GIhK

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

q: how long did it take to film the scenes with body doubles?#ChenXingxu: 4-5 days, from early until late. it took 2 hours to change hair and costume each time. in those 2 hours, the others filmed other scenes, while i changed quickly and got into the next character. it really… pic.twitter.com/DckKsoiCqy

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 6, 2023

#TheStarryLove gets praise for using #ChenXingxu's original voice for all his characters
1️⃣ shaodian youqin: deep, composed
2️⃣ la mu: gravelly, cute, outbursts
3️⃣ meiyouqing: funny, boorish
4️⃣ wenren: sexy, soft, higher pitch
5️⃣ shaodian youqin 2.0: all soul shards + affectionate pic.twitter.com/6PQdybNnKd

— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) March 9, 2023