One
In 2003, the 24-year-old Shen Teng originally wanted to follow Xie Na to "Happy Base Camp" to mix, but unexpectedly, Xie Na replied to him with a word: "Roll!" ”
The reason is: "My position is not yet secure!" ”
Therefore, Shen Teng, who rehearsed the stage play "Want to Eat Twist Flowers now screws you" with He Jiong and Xie Na, after an unfavorable start and rejection by Xie Na, he could only continue to stay in the Happy Twist Troupe with a hard scalp, and finally stood in the C position by shaking the burden with his comedic talent.
The red flowers still need green leaves, and Shen Teng quickly found the "green leaves" and became a well-known Bole.
That year, Shen Teng recruited two generals for Happy Twist, one was Ma Li, his partner who had a violent chemical reaction with him, and the other was his brother Wei Xiang, who would "threaten him" in the future.
Wei Xiang, born on October 22, 1979 in Mianyang, Sichuan, is only one day older than Shen Teng. At that time, he loved acting, and he had retired from the Political And Cultural Troupe of the Chongqing Armed Police Corps and was admitted to the higher vocational class of the Beijing Film Academy, where he met Peng Damo, who loved comedy.
After Peng Damo watched "Want to Eat Twist Flowers Now Screw You", he hit it off with Happy Twist and joined the team, and also recommended Wei Xiang to Shen Teng.
Meeting Shen Teng was both the beginning of Wei Xiang's luck and the beginning of his misfortune.
Two
After Wei Xiang entered the happy twist, he couldn't even be a green leaf, and in "Want to Eat Twist Flower Now Screw You", he only served as an inconspicuous B corner, that is, the "spare tire" in the green leaves, and even the opportunity to get on stage was rare.
Looking at Shen Teng, who shined in the center of the stage, perhaps, Wei Xiang, who was born a day earlier, also had a lament of "both born and born".
Fortunately, there are many happy twist talents, everyone is immersed in the performance, learning from each other's strengths, just thinking of polishing the same play together, and not wasting time on the issue of competing for the protagonist.
Many years later, Wei Xiang, who finally became the protagonist, recalled the past and said: "At that time, we were not lonely at all, extremely happy, and all we wanted was to act in a happy twist for a lifetime, and it was okay to act in a drama for a lifetime." It doesn't matter if you make a movie or not, whether you are on TV or not, those years of pure creation have given us great satisfaction. ”
Thanks to Shen Teng's appreciation, in the days when they were unknown, Wei Xiang and Shen Teng were roommates and shared a room together for more than a year, which made the two become close and good friends.
Wei Xiang had a straight temper, sometimes offending others that he didn't know, once, he was almost expelled by Happy Twist, and it was Shen Teng who secretly mediated, so he stayed.
Wei Xiang also gradually grew up in a batch of "green leaves", playing some small roles on the stage of happy twist, and occasionally playing soy sauce in film and television dramas.
At that time, his dream was to carry a lifelong knife for Shen Teng, and he did not expect that he could be the male protagonist. Because shen Teng, the absolute protagonist of happy twist at that time, was not enough to be the male protagonist...
In terms of emotional life, Wei Xiang also followed Shen Teng's steps, and at a gathering of friends, he turned his fellow Mianyang compatriots in Beijing into lovers. Watching your lover enjoy his performance offstage, the performance is also extraordinarily heartfelt, and the acting skills are soaring...
Fortunately, the happy twist group of people can toss, continue to sharpen on the drama stage, with a unique style of comedy gradually won the audience, fame is also growing day by day, after several years of monster upgrading, they finally got a major opportunity.
Three
In 2012, the general director of the Spring Festival Gala threw an olive branch to Happy Twist, and Shen Teng became famous overnight with the role of "Hao Jian" in "Today's Happiness", and since then, he has become a regular guest of the Spring Festival Gala.
At the 2013 CCTV Lantern Party, Wei Xiang followed Shen Teng and others to perform the skit "The Lantern Festival", and Li Kuihua, played by him, successfully won the audience's laughter with a twister of "Turpan grapes are ripe, big grapes, small grapes, not as good as purple (eat) grapes".
Although it is to do "green leaves", but there is a happy twist this stage, Wei Xiang through more than 1,000 stage plays of tempering, but also gradually grew into a "meritorious actor", acting skills online, resources are constantly upgraded.
In the movie "Charlotte Troubles" starring Shen Teng, Wei Xiang appeared as the director of teaching, but only heard his voice, did not see his person, and his face was not exposed, even so, just a few lines were also laughed densely, which was impressive.
In 2016, in "Ji Gong Chuan • Living Buddha Ascending the Throne", Wei Xiang played Guangliang very funny, which became the highlight of the whole play and was well received by the audience.
Subsequently, Mao Gang, who he played in "Joyful Secret Agent", became a funny person with a strong contrast, and the rich expressions were made into memes and widely circulated, and many netizens said that Wei Xiang contracted a year of laughter...
In 2017, Wei Xiang and Shen Teng, Allen's sketch "A Son-in-Law and Half a Child" appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and the brother-in-law he played and the aunt played by Shen Teng gave everyone a vivid anti-telecom fraud lesson, laughing continuously, and also left a deep impression on the audience.
A year later, in "The Richest Man in Xihong" starring Shen Teng, Wei Xiang once again showed his funny talent, and the football coach he played was full of tension from the beginning, especially the bridge section of the live broadcast of "three mouths and one pig" was breathtaking.
In the end, the "Daxiang Team" continued to be injured, and as a coach, he made a grand appearance, and the shot of being tripped by a mineral water bottle after a warm-up also left an indelible impression...
Although his acting skills are outstanding, Wei Xiang still can't get rid of the fate of "green leaves".
Four
Since then, Wei Xiang has been playing continuously, and where there is Shen Teng, there will often be his figure. In "Flying Life", manager Ye, played by him, sent him a computer version when Zhang Fei, played by Shen Teng, was most difficult, and used a song "Brilliant Years" to help him make a comeback...
In films such as "My Hometown and Me" and "Hello, Li Huanying", although Wei Xiang has few shots, between the glimpses, there are dramas all over the body, which can't help but remind people of Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda.
Many netizens even said that Shen Teng is not necessarily Zhou Xingchi, but Wei Xiang must be Wu Mengda in the mainland. But Wei Xiang believes that Wu Mengda and Zhou Xingchi are the gods in his heart.
And he only wanted to carry a lifelong knife for Shen Teng and others and continue to be his green leaf. But at this moment, an opportunity to be the protagonist fell from the sky.
In 2019, Peng Damo and Yan Fei finally found Wei Xiang as the male protagonist.
When he heard that he was going to play the male number one, he couldn't believe his ears, although he wanted to ask "Why me?" "But I was afraid that as soon as I opened my mouth, I would ask about this great opportunity and run away...
In fact, as the heroine Ma Li said, this male protagonist can not play except Wei Xiang. This drama is this year's Spring Festival comedy "This Killer Is Not Calm".
The male protagonist of the film, "Wei Chenggong", seems to be tailor-made for Wei Xiang, who has been studying drama for more than 20 years and has been acting as a small actor with green leaves, which is highly compatible with the role.
Unfortunately, good things are more grinding, this drama has been postponed for 3 years due to the epidemic, but this 3 years of grinding is also worth it.
Five
In 2021, Wei Xiang ushered in the big explosion of his green leaf life, he participated in 8 films such as "Li Mao For Prince" in one go, and accumulated a certain popularity by relying on his unique acting skills.
There was even a voice of "Wei Xiang is not red, and it is difficult for Heaven to tolerate it".
This year's Spring Festival file can be described as a fairy fight, the imposing "Water Gate Bridge of Changjin Lake" has made Zhang Yimou's "Sniper" fade, and Han Han's new work "Four Seas" has Liu Haoran, Yin Zheng, Shen Teng's blessing, no one expected wei Xiang and Ma Li's "This Killer Is Not Calm" to break through and become a dark horse.
This time, Wei Xiang once again conquered the audience with his magical performance. The play once again takes the harmonic melody as the theme, using the story of a small actor counterattacking into the "male protagonist" to support the plot, which is somewhat nonsensical, but Wei Xiang's performance is enough to support the whole play.
During the performance, Wei Xiang continued to insist on excellence. The scene where Wei successfully traded with the Italians, in order to pay tribute to the Western film "Red Dead Redemption" directed by the idol Sergio Leone, whether it is the poster close-up or the dubbing in the play, is very careful, for those few Italian words, Wei Xiang learned with the teacher for a long time, and learned that even if the Italians listened to it, they stopped talking about it...
In the play, when he learned that he could play the leading role, his expression was like this...
In short, such a performance makes people involuntarily think of Zhou Xingchi's "The King of Comedy", remembering Yin Tianqiu, who was born for the play, laughs with tears, and feels the afterglow after watching it.
When the movie was made, even Shen Teng laughed and laughed, and even claimed that Wei Xiang acted well, saying that Wei Xiang had become his biggest threat, "When you watch a movie in the future, you will see whether there is a 'xiang content'."
Although his career as an actor for more than 20 years has been inconspicuous, after playing the main role, Wei Xiang finally seized the opportunity and became a box office dark horse, becoming famous all over the world. In the face of praise from all sides, Wei Xiang did not float, he said: "Inconspicuous is the only way for actors."
You can't take this too seriously, you can only face all praise with a normal heart, and you must keep in mind your original intention and direction. Always be sober and objectively look at your own achievements.
"I've been waiting for people of insight like you for so many years, so why did you go?" The question of Wei's success is worth pondering. Fortunately, the 43-year-old Wei Xiang is finally qualified for this male protagonist, and it is not too late.
Life is like a drama, there is no absolute "protagonist" and "supporting role" on the road of life, only by playing a good "supporting role", "spare tire" can be in place, and "supporting role" can also become a "protagonist".
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