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From Fan Debiao to Lao Wang, from "Ma Dashuai" to "Railway Hero", from tv sets to movie theaters, Fan Wei seems to have never left our sight. But time seems to have passed a long time, Fan Wei has transformed from a small actor to a film actor, bracketed: film emperor level.
I. "Little People, Big Heroes"
"Railway Hero" is being screened, and Fan Wei frequently rushes to the hot search. Just a "smile", Fan Wei has a variety of expressions: a flattering smile, a kind smile and a classic smile of relief.
Lao Wang is a small person, but he was "played alive" by Fan Wei. This is the evaluation given to Fan Wei by many viewers who have watched "Railway Hero", and even feel that "Lao Wang" is a role tailored for Fan Wei.
The fact is also that when he first received the script, Fan Wei loved this role, first, the story of "railway guerrilla" is familiar to everyone, and it is not unfamiliar to him. The second is to play a small person, which is Fan Wei's good play.
But there are also certain obstacles for Fan Wei. Although Lao Wang is a small person, he is a real hero. But there is still a gap between Fan Wei's appearance and the heroic image in people's hearts. In an interview, Fan Wei mentioned such a thing:
In order to restore the authenticity of the story to the greatest extent, the crew specially came to Zaozhuang and visited the descendants of Lao Wang. And knowing that fan Wei played the old queen, the descendants of the old king said, "How can my father be like this"? It made Fan Wei feel very difficult to deal with.
It wasn't until Fan Wei went to the Railway Guerrilla Memorial Hall and saw the true appearance of the heroes that he had a bottom in mind: it turned out that the heroes and ordinary people were similar.
Once able to rely on sketches to become popular all over the country, Fan Wei's "appearance" can not help less. So that now when Fan Wei is mentioned, the image of "big head and thick neck is not a big money or a guy" will still haunt people in the sea.
This image complements and complements Zhao Benshan's "great flickering" and complements each other.
From the thick and funny sketch actor to the current film emperor, Fan Wei's every breakthrough can be called "rebirth from the cocoon".
Before acting in the sketch, Fan Wei learned cross-talk. In the Shenyang Qu Art Troupe, Fan Wei's cross-talk has won the provincial competition award. Perhaps if it were not for the appearance of Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei would have become a new star in the cross-talk industry.
Second, breaking the ice, and Zhao Benshan's "enmity"
In 1995, Zhao Benshan, who had already emerged at the Spring Festival Gala with classic roles such as "Lao Wei", was preparing for this year's show.
He thought of Fan Wei for the first time. The two had cooperated before, and Zhao Benshan felt that Fan Weiren also had an aura, although he did not have much experience and fame at that time, he would definitely be a good partner.
As a result, the 33-year-old Fan Wei jumped out of the circle of cross-talk actors, stood on the Spring Festival Gala stage as a sketch actor for the first time, and became the secretary in "Uncle Niu Tigan", and the two opened their first cooperation.
The cooperation between the two is very good, and the voice given by the audience is also very high. Fan Wei also took advantage of the situation to appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage for 3 consecutive times, of course, the partner is Zhao Benshan. It's just that these works have consolidated Zhao Benshan's position at the Spring Festival Gala, while Fan Wei has only completed the transformation of his identity.
In 2001, at the age of 39, Fan Wei ushered in an important turning point in his life. "Selling Abduction", which cooperated with Zhao Benshan, became popular all over the country overnight. Subsequently, relying on the three sketches of "Selling Abduction", "Selling Cars" and "Heart Disease", Fan Wei became a well-known sketch actor.
At the same time, "Liu Laogen" and "Ma Dashuai" simultaneously "detonated" the ratings of the TV series, and Fan Wei, who played the medicine box and Fan Debiao, became a "big name". The success of both sketches and TV series allowed Fan Wei to taste the taste of a star.
But there is no feast in the world, and the two are destined to go their separate ways.
Fan Wei is a person who wants to make progress, and feels that he is not willing to be a "green leaf" around others all his life. But in that environment at that time, as long as he continued to stay by Zhao Benshan's side, he could only be a foil all the time.
Although Fan Wei once said, "Being a supporting role is actually very good, and the burden of shaking out is not laughed at and it is not too uncomfortable, because there is no need to bear the main responsibility." Having said that, there was still a flame in his heart, burning.
In 2004, Fan Wei once again made a breakthrough. Starred in the movie "July of the Car Watcher", which is the first appearance of film actor Fan Wei. His first attempt won the Best Actor Award at the Montreal Film Festival in Canada.
The first time he acted in a movie, he was named a film emperor, which naturally gave Fan Wei great confidence and made him more determined to embark on the road of actor.
In 2005, Fan Wei still partnered with Zhao Benshan at the Spring Festival Gala and presented the audience with "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" still won the title of the first prize of the sketch, and while people enjoyed the joy brought by this golden pair, they did not expect that this was the last time Fan Wei and Zhao Benshan shared the stage at the Spring Festival Gala.
After performing "Kung Fu", Fan Wei proposed to Zhao Benshan in person that he did not want to go to the Spring Festival Gala and did not want to perform sketches. To be clear in person, it may be the last "decency" of the golden pair.
Foreign language: Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei's "7,000 yuan" feud.
At that time, the topic of "Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei broke up because of money" was full of people, and a large part of the reason was because of the "7,000 yuan" thing.
Once in an interview, the two's friends mentioned that Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei went to perform together in other places, and the performance received a total of 420,000 yuan, but Zhao Benshan only gave Fan Wei 7,000 yuan.
But the truth is not what everyone thinks. According to Fan Wei's own explanation, the original 420,000 yuan was the remuneration promised by the performer to Zhao Benshan, which did not have much to do with himself, and Zhao Benshan was kind enough to bring himself and subsidize himself according to the standard of 1,000 yuan per show (a total of 7 games).
Third, the breakthrough, the sword is not old
After getting the movie emperor, Fan Wei continued to work hard, and in 2006, he participated in "Aromatic Journey" again, playing an ordinary driver Lao Cui. Lao Cui is a small person, a low-level character, but Fan Wei has received an evaluation of "acting skills out of the blue".
Another important sign is that Fan Wei is no longer stuck to comedy characters, but wants to show more diversified performance skills and richer emotions through film.
In 2007 and 2008, Fan Wei successively participated in "Blessed Ears" and "Departure on the Same Day", playing a mechanic and an old man in the movie.
Fan Wei is good at observing life and is good at capturing the living habits and methods of ordinary people. He once went to the doctor with a patient who witnessed a broken arm in the hospital by mistake holding someone else's film, and was asked by the doctor about "taking two steps", which was adapted into a classic clip in "Selling Abduction".
The stuttering image of the robber in "No Thief under Heaven" also comes from a friend in his life.
This is also why the small characters played by Fan Wei are always so "vivid".
In 2021, Fan Wei still plays a small character in "Uninvited Guest": a thief who decides to take risks for the sake of his children. In Railroad Hero, he is still a minor character.
From 2004 to 2021, the 60-year-old Fan Wei played a small person for 17 years, but his small character can always become the highlight of the film. Even if the film fails, Fan Wei's acting skills must be passed.
Just like this year's "First Incense", although the final score of this movie is only 5.5 points, no audience member mentioned Fan Wei said a word.
Even though he is about to turn 60 years old, Fan Wei is still constantly looking for opportunities to break through.
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