In fact, Cao Cao in Bao Guoan and Kangxi in Jiao Huang have the same brilliance-humor, kindness and even elegance.
Many people always think that heroes, adulterers and autocratic emperors will always want to bite their cheeks and be overbearing presidents forever. But in fact, real big men also have ordinary people's feelings and a soft side inside. Demons sometimes send candy, not to mention Cao Cao.
Kangxi's deep affection for the young Gan Long and his love and sorrow for the Prince make people feel that it is the epitome of thousands of fathers and ancestors. Bao Guoan version of Cao Cao's poems is humorous, which makes people feel that he is an energetic and talented little old man without a shirt.
If we can portray this side as the basis of the characters, then depicting their arbitrariness and firmness will make the characters more three-dimensional and more impactful.
The yellow Kangxi, whose hero is dying, once made people think that he was dying, but he always thundered underground and acted arbitrarily with the wisdom of the Emperor.
Cao Cao, a security guard, was sitting in front of you one minute chatting with you, and the next minute he could frown and plan an amazing chess game, just like the emperor in the movie Alexander the Great and the Gladiator. This feature is also consistent with the real bosses.
For similar roles, you can also see the Fuehrer in der untergang, Brando in The Godfather, and the wonderful performances of Nazi officers in Inglourious Basterds.