Instead of being Prince Charming, Hu Ge focuses on being himself.

Hu Ge iLady Magazine (Modern Lady) Interview (20160419)
Original text by: Wu Hongfei
Interviewer: Zhang Hui
Translated and edited by: Esther Lai

Having high emotional intelligence does not mean being sophisticated. Hu Ge has been ini this industry for over ten years but has never changed his candor and frankness. For many girls who call him ‘husband” on Weibo, he said with a slightly embarraseed frown and smile, “I’m very sorry for their current or future husbands.”

That being said, Hu Ge’s gentleness, thoughtfulness, guts to take the responsibility and many other qualities have gradually taken the “national husband” to a newer and higher level.

Many people ask me why I want to slow down at the peak of my career.
Because I think this state has reached the top.
If I pause for a while, and then go back from the hillside, perhaps I can climb to a higher summit.

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At the very beginning of the interview, he had hardly said a few words when he sneezed twice. He didn’t care when he gave the first one, continuing his talk. Soon he had another. He grabbed a tissue to wipe his nose and went on. Halfway through his sentence, he paused suddenly and said, “Wait… how come I feel this scene is a déjà vu… I seem to have experienced exactly the same scene somewhere…”

He was lost in his thought for a moment. Then a few seconds later, he seemed to wake up from it. “Forget it! Where did we leave off?” He sniffed, revealing a relieved and boyish smile. His childlike quality is really the most charming.

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See You Again, Hu Ge!

Weibo Post (20160820)

Translated and edited by : Esther Lai

Ms. Wang (Anfanna王小晔 @ Weibo), the General Manager of Shanghai International Film Festival Center, had a chance to talk with Hu Ge for quite some time yesterday. She wrote about the meeting on her Weibo, along with her impressions, as translated here:

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