On Douban, there is a web drama whose rating has remained high, that is, "Soul Ferry"
The director can make a strange story so unique, and the director is indispensable.
This has to start a long, long time ago.
One
In 1942, more than 5,000 people gathered in Liao County, Shanxi Province, to hold a naming ceremony to change Liao County to Zuo Quan County, commemorating the martyrdom of General Zuo Quan.
Forty years later, zuoquan county has a huge surname xi tianding, named "juxingmao", which means prosperity and development, and the branches are luxuriant.
In the 1980s, there was a shortage of materials, as was the case in Shanxi.
In his childhood, Ju Xingmao often did not have enough to eat and was difficult to cover his body.
His short stature, old looks, and jagged teeth were ridiculed by his peers.
But no one could have imagined that after a few years, this would become his advantage.
In 1990, the well-known director Li Shaohong planned to shoot "Bloody Morning", which pulled the crew to Zuoquan County to select scenes.
This place is earthy and fragrant, the folk customs are simple, and the original people and things are specially matched with the needs in the movie.
It's just that the small actors who played the protagonist in the childhood came from the city, and when they saw that there was not even a toilet in this place, they even played a retreat drum.
It didn't take long for me to pack up my bags and go home.
Li Shaohong had to go to the local area to find new candidates.
The opportunity for great prosperity came inexplicably.
At this time, Ju Xingmao was still in the third grade of primary school.
Li Shaohong found the local primary school.
The teacher deliberately picked out more than a dozen good-looking, white and pure students and stood in a row to see.
Ju Xingmao is naturally not among them, but some people are destined to be the protagonists.
Two
The story background of "Blood Morning" is rural, and these white and pure children, Li Shaohong is not satisfied with one.
Instead, she stood by and watched the lively Ju Xingmao, which she felt was very characteristic.
"This baby is black and not slippery, ugly and cute, and has the thick energy of a rural person in her eyes."
Juxingmao unexpectedly stood out.
The first time he made a movie, Ju Xingmao starred in his own color, playing a boy named "Satisfied".
Although there are not many scenes, it is expensive in simplicity and sincerity, and the crew is praised by everyone.
Teachers and friends at school don't often do this to him.
"You can make money and get praise, and you can be praised, and he's starting to think that filming is a fun thing to do.
The seed was thus buried in Ju Xingmao's heart.
Three years later, the movie "Cannon Double Lights" starring Tranquility came to Shanxi again to shoot.
The location is 40 to 50 kilometers away from Zuoquan County.
Ju Xingmao was very excited after hearing about it, and pulled a few friends to go, hoping to mix a role.
It also happened that the crew was looking for a group performance.
Ju Xingmao volunteered to act before, had experience, and really got a small supporting role, playing the teenager "Dou Brother"
After the performance, Ju Xingmao was still not addicted, so he asked the crew how to keep acting.
"What, you want to be a star too?" Then you have to speak Mandarin well and go to beijing when you grow up. ”
The speaker has no intention, the listener intends.
Many years later, Ju Xingmao really went to Beijing empty-handed and lonely.
Three
In 1995, Ju Xingmao, who graduated from junior high school, came to the capital.
With no qualifications and no connections, and empty-handed, Ju Xingmao had to start from the group performance like all the people in the North Drift.
But even if it is a group performance, the opportunity leaf cannot fall on his head.
His peers told him, "You can only be a special actor if you look like this, there are very few opportunities, it is better to do something else." ”
Ju Xingmao was unmoved.
"You are so young, you can try the Central Academy of Drama, so that you can play a lot of roles after graduation."
The peers knew the suffering of this line and deliberately nodded at him.
Ju Xingmao listened.
Since then, Juxingmao has worked when there is a film, and when there is no drama, he will review in the rental house.
Cold and summer, Juxingmao fell on the list.
Reasonable, expected.
Fortunately, he did not give up acting because of this.
After four years of silence, Ju Xingmao finally received an invitation to play the first play since the North Drift.
In the urban love drama "How Much Love Can Be Returned" directed by Shin Ting Ting, he played Lin Yuchun, the heir of the Hong Kong Lin Group.
The clown plays a rich businessman, plays quite well, and the huge difference in image makes him have some people in the circle to know.
The scenes have also slowly increased, and they have played supporting roles in "The End of the Road" and "Blood Triangle".
In 2001, Ju Xingmao played Taogu "Peach Shi Xian" in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" starring Li Yapeng
This is the biggest drama that Ju Xingmao has participated in since the beginning of the art, and the director and actors are all front-line strengths.
I thought that the road after that would be much better, but in the next few years, the incident seemed to be back in the past, not painful or itchy.
Until the appearance of director Guo Jingyu.
Four
In 2004, Guo Jingyu found Ju Xingmao and asked him to play the role of "LaiZi" in "I Am Not a Hero".
It turned out that when filming "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", Guo Jingyu was the executive director, and he had already noticed Ju Xingmao.
After becoming familiar with Guo Jingyu, Ju Xingmao's acting path was obviously better.
Guo Jingyu not only took him to shoot dramas, but also taught him to shoot dramas as a director, and persuaded him to go to professional colleges and universities for further study, which can be called a life mentor.
In 2008, when filming "Beautiful Life", Guo Jingyu deliberately replaced The name of Ju Xingmao's character with "Satisfactory" to use it
Commemorating the eighteenth year of Ju Xingmao from the shadow.
Not only that, but also as a mediator to introduce the actor Mou Xing district to him.
Ju Xingmao was very happy, and often joked: In the future, everyone will call me Ju satisfied, I will change my name.
It can be seen that the friendship between the two is deep.
It was also in this year that Ju Xingmao entered the directing class of the Central Academy of Drama and came to the place he dreamed of many years ago.
After falling in love with his girlfriend for a year, he also entered the marriage hall.
Without worries, coupled with systematic training and learning, Juxingmao's ability in all aspects has been greatly improved.
In 2010, in "Tie Pear Blossom", Chen Shu won numerous awards, and Ju Xingmao was also known to more people because of the role of "Color".
From unknown origin to small fame, Juxingmao spent 20 years.
Since then, Guo Jingyu's masterpieces have been frequently produced, such as "Red Lady", "Brave Heart", etc., and Ju Xingmao has played supporting roles with heavy acting.
Just when the audience looked at Ju Xingmao with "Guo Jingyu Royal Supporting Role", he quietly made a gorgeous turn.
Five
In 2012, at the premiere of the TV series "Playing Dog Stick", Ju Xingmao's name appeared in the director column for the first time.
The reporter interviewed whether he wanted to transform into a director.
Ju Xingmao looked at Guo Jingyu and joked with the reporter.
Many people do not know that this year, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and is already an experienced director.
In 2014, Ju Xingmao and Guo Shimin co-directed the thriller suspense web drama "Soul Ferry".
Without the help of first-line big names and the flow of fresh meat, this drama still maintains a score of 8.5 on Douban, and the praise continues.
Four years later, Ju Xingmao took out the movie "Soul Ferry Huangquan", and the number of hits quickly exceeded 100 million after it was launched, creating a record for the highest number of online movies played in 8 hours.
In the first chuxin list "China's Top Ten Young Directors" selection, he was impressively listed.
Ju Xingmao was finally affirmed by most people.
Running away for half a lifetime, Juxingmao did not forget his roots after making money.
Helped my parents buy a house and received it to my side, changed my wife and children into a comfortable car, and filmed the poverty alleviation drama with sound and color.
A bad hand won in the end, and Juxingmao was worth it.
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