If you want to ask about the essence of ancient Chinese culture, then the four masterpieces must occupy a place. Among these four masterpieces with wonderful plots and reflecting the characteristic cultures of different eras. In fact, "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" rely on the success of film and television adaptations, and they are still better in terms of scope and popularity.
The success of these TV series not only brought fire to many historical figures, but also brought great fame and benefits to many actors. Among them is Lu Shuming, who played Guan Yu in the old version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Relying on his mighty orientation and superb acting skills, Lu Shuming vividly portrayed the role of Guan Yu and was very popular with the audience.
However, 27 years after the broadcast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he is still immersed in the success of this role and cannot extricate himself. Even recently was complained about by netizens to ruin childhood.
First, the tortuous actor's road
Lu Shuming, 65 years old this year, was born in 1956 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, to an ordinary worker family. Like most families at that time, Lu Shuming's family was also very populous, and there were six brothers and sisters in his generation. The burden of supporting the family only falls on the shoulders of the father.
Lu Shuming, who had heard about it since childhood, had already developed a manly mentality at that time, and even in the interview, he said that he would not let his wife work hard to support the family. Although this psychology is not entirely correct, it is also inextricably linked to the successful shaping of this role later.
The first contact between Lu Shuming and literary and artistic work was actually when he was just in junior high school, when Lu Shuming, who joined the basketball team because of his height advantage, was discovered by the teacher with unique voice conditions and began to embark on the road of learning Peking Opera. After a period of study, he did show amazing talent for Peking Opera.
This also made 14-year-old Lu Shuming even want to drop out of school to specialize in literary and artistic work, but this idea was also stopped by his father at that time. Since then, Lu Shuming has not given up the practice of Peking Opera, and even came into contact with art forms such as recitation and singing sketches, which can be said to have laid a very deep performance foundation.
And his first time on the big screen was in the 1985 TV series "Falling Maple Leaves", although he only played a small supporting role in the play, but since then it means that he has officially entered the film and television circle. Later, Lu Shuming also had a small performance in many domestic TV series, but has been in a tepid embarrassing situation.
It was not until Guan Yu, played in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in 1994, that he really had a higher sense of existence in front of the audience. It can be said that Lu Shuming has worked hard and waited for more than twenty years for this opportunity, and it can be regarded as a bitter end after twists and turns.
2. National idol Guan Yu
If other factors are omitted, Guan Yu, played by Lu Shuming, is indeed the most widely recognized by the national audience. Compared with the mention of Liu Bei, which may think of a later version of Yu Hewei, Zhang Fei's actor is more famous for Kang Kai. After the various versions of Guan Yu actors, none of them can match the image of Lu Shuming in the hearts of the audience.
Even according to his own recollection in a later interview, when someone walking on the street saw him, they would call Guan Yu instead of his real name, which can be said to be the biggest recognition of an actor's acting skills. Under the aura of Guan Yu for many years, Lu Shuming also began to demand himself with a guan gong spirit.
Not only has she maintained a high standard of positive energy in public, but also bowed to her wife in a certain variety show to thank her for her great contribution to the family. It can be said that it was also a model of a good man in the entertainment industry at that time.
Even in February of this year, he also starred in Guan Yu again in a network movie Qinglong Yanyue Knife, which also made countless viewers in the bullet screen brush up their childhood memories. It can be said that the image of Guan Yu, played by him, is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Third, trapped in the role for 20 years
However, although the role of Guan Yu has brought Great achievements to Lu Shuming and his position in the entertainment industry, at the same time, whenever a role has achieved great success, it will make the actor fall into an embarrassing situation, that is, playing everything like this role. For Lu Shuming, it is no exception.
After experiencing the audience's praise for a long time, Lu Shuming, who was relatively low-key at the beginning, has begun to blur the boundaries between film and television works and reality. In a variety of public places, he directly presented himself as Guan Yu's name, and even in the process of acting, he could not accept the role of not being bright and upright enough.
What most people probably don't know is that the Bull Demon King in Zhou Xingchi's well-known work Journey to the West is played by Lu Shuming. Although in this movie, Lu Shuming broke through the stereotypes on the screen in the past, the Bull Devil King played by him was also loved by many audiences.
But because the character was not the same as the image he initially thought mighty and domineering, he was not satisfied. He even told the director that he did not need to add his own name to the cast list at the end of the play, and that he could be treated as a friendly cameo actor.
In fact, in the first two years after the success of the role of Guan Yu, Lu Shuming's acting skills were still very passable, especially the role of Wu Zixu, played by Sun Wu in the TV series, which was very admirable to the audience. Only in the later "Emperor Wu of Han" and some modern works, it has gradually become inseparable from Guan Yu's shadow. However, now Lu Shuming not only has the opportunity to re-play Guan Yu on the big screen this year.
Relying on the developed self-media platform, he often posts videos online or live broadcasts playing the Green Dragon Crescent Knife. For an old man over sixty years old, this is also his lifelong pursuit and ideal. For netizens, it is also a rare childhood memory, and it is also a fairly passable development.
4. Summary
In fact, regarding the act of binding himself to a certain character, Teacher Lu Shuming was not the first to do so. The six-year-old teacher who relied on the success of the role of Sun Wukong in the first two years was also greatly criticized and condemned on the Internet.
In fact, for these elderly actors, although they cannot get out of the influence of the role, these roles are indeed the most precious honors and memories in their lives. The mentality of wanting others to recognize them is understandable, but sometimes too extreme behavior will cause netizens to resent. However, these old artists, who are at least over sixty years old, have indeed created a very classic film and television image for the audience, and are the childhood memories of many people. Therefore, I also hope that after Teacher Lu Shuming, there can be better development.