The MediaCorp actress thanked Chen Liping for helping her deal with depression and suicidal tendencies.
Should Ch8’s crime drama Unriddle return for a third season?
Veteran actress Chen Liping is hoping it won’t. For her own sanity and co-star Rui En’s.
Liping reprises her role as Da Bao while Rui En returns as Hu Xiaoman, who has been appointed the deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Unit.
At the press conference for the launch of Unriddle 2, Liping said she was initially concerned that there would not be a second season. But after working on the considerably darker sequel, she’d have to consider carefully before taking up the role.
At the beginning of the drama, Liping lives in constant fear that Asura — the main antagonist in the show, who returns to Singapore to avenge the death of his brother Shanfan (played by Zheng Ge Ping) – will appear any time after he leaves a dagger in the eatery she owns.
For Rui En, Xiaoman’s trudging on the grey area of the law took a toll on her mental health. Because of the demands of the plot, she had to let go of all her emotions.
The actress admitted that it still felt scary now that she thinks of it, because she did not know what the consequences were.
“It’s like love, the more you give, the more you feel naked. It’s just how I felt,” Rui En said, adding, “Maybe some people cannot accept this kind of acting. Maybe it’s too real, too ugly, but I had to do that for the scene. I think I’ll regret if I don’t take this risk.”
Gradually, Rui En’s emotional state dipped to its lowest a week into filming.
“After that week, I began to feel depressed one day. I even wondered what it would be like to commit suicide,” she shared.
When Rui En told Liping what she was going through, the latter advised her to let go.
Executive producer Paul Yuen once said that Rui En did not always listen to what everyone said, but would listen to Liping. When asked to comment on Paul’s remarks, Rui En laughed, “It’s not that I listen to her, that’d sound like I’m her daughter!”
The actress admitted that she got along really well with Liping, and added that it was difficult for her to trust people, but she trusts Liping.
When we asked Liping how she had helped Rui En, the actress admitted that she did not know.
“We speak from our heart. I’m a straight-forward person. This is my mouth and I say whatever I want. It’s her choice to listen or not. She’s someone with her own views,” Liping said.
The 47-year-old also felt that in order to let the character come alive, one needs to put herself into the role. While this would affect the actor’s emotions, Liping added that it will all pass eventually.
Source: Xinmsn
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