Directed by Liu Jiang and written by Gao Mantang, the era drama "The Old Tavern" will be broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV on the evening of the 26th, and will be a "counting stars" work carried by the acting school: Chen Baoguo, Qin Hailu, Feng Lei, Liu Hua, Cheng Yu, Feng Enhe, Wang Xiaochen, Gong Hanlin, Fang Qingping, Niu Ben, Shi Zhaoqi, Bai Zhidi, etc., starring Chen Huaihai, a small person who broke into the Guandong to come to the northeast after experiencing hardships, came to Dalian under Japanese colonial rule, opened an old tavern to make a living, and through the old tavern, made friends with anti-Japanese scholars, spread anti-Japanese ideas. Stories of struggle with colonizers. At the opening press conference, Chen Baoguo, who has cooperated with Gao Mantang for six times, mentioned that the biggest difference this time is that the role of Chen Huaihai was created by Gao Mantang based on his father, and the emotions were particularly full, "crying drama after crying scene after cry"; and for the old tavern, Chen Baoguo, who had quit drinking for nearly ten years, also opened a vow, "If the play is good, you have to drink." ”
Gao Mantang: Bring something nutritious to young people
The theme of Gao Mantang's works has always been the exploration of the black land culture in Northeast China, and "The Old Tavern" is no exception. For this cooperation with Liu Jiang, he was grateful: "Liu Jiang and I cooperated in "Full Hall Daddy" more than ten years ago, and then went our separate ways. Life ups and downs, until the year before we met again, it is considered to be a continuation of the frontier", Gao Mantang believes that he and Liu Jiang are "knowing each other, recognizing each other, to pity each other." ”
"The Old Tavern" wrote from the most critical time of the Chinese nation in 1928 to the liberation of the whole country in 1949, and Gao Mantang believed that the history of suffering in it should not be forgotten: "We must not only cherish the future, but also review history." At a time when today's young people enjoy life, it is necessary for us as artists to bring them something nutritious."
Chen Baoguo and Qin Hailu
Talking about the fate with the play, director Liu Jiang said: "I came across a very important drama in my life, which is a play written to his father by Teacher Mantang, which is very weighty. How could you miss it? Must be taken. Liu Jiang deeply agreed with Gao Mantang's historical perception in his works: "Although the play is about the past, the past shines on the present. It reflects what we need to do now, to be a person, to be a sentient person. After saying that, he carefully interpreted this kernel with Chen Huaihai's lines in the play: "We may not be heroes of the ages, but we must at least be a Chinese with feelings, righteousness and backbone, this is our national spirit." ”
Chen Baoguo: If the play is good, you have to drink
Chen Baoguo, wearing a white top hat and a white suit, showed his gentlemanly demeanor. This time, he played the role of Chen Huaihai, the treasurer of the old tavern in Shandong, which was based on Gao Mantang's father. From "Children of the Great River", "Iron Age", "Old Farmer" to "Old Chinese Medicine", "The Last Visa", and then to the "Old Tavern", Chen Baoguo and Gao Mantang have cooperated for six times. For many years, the friends have a tacit understanding, and the two have a hot chat as soon as they meet on the spot. Speaking about the cooperation, Chen Baoguo said: "Originally I quit drinking for a few years, but I counted it as ten years. The old tavern opened a wine ring, no way, still can't take it; no way, the play is good, you have to drink. ”
The manager of the tavern, Chen Huaihai, has always adhered to the traditional Chinese virtue of "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and faith" in his life, treated people with humility and kindness, was honest and kind in the business field, was born in a chaotic world and cared about his home country, and was evaluated by Gao Mantang as the core character of the whole play. Chen Baoguo also has his own understanding of the role: "He is the northern masters, a man of righteousness, a man of great affection. In Dalian Haohan Street is the main backbone; in the tavern is the treasurer; at home is the father, to protect the family's wife and children. ”
Liu Jiang: I cried with the actor four or five times a day
Chen Baoguo and Liu Jiang
Being able to play such a perfect character made Chen Baoguo sigh: "Three lives are fortunate. He also poured more effort into the play, saying that it was a crying scene after another, and Liu Jiang quipped at the side: "This can be said to be the most crying drama since he acted." Chen Baoguo said emotionally: "No way, the script of Teacher Mantang is too well written, and there are too many shocking scenes." How he wrote, then I can only act, can only cry. Although he can be called the actor who cries the most in the play, Chen Baoguo carefully and patiently ponders the emotions of each crying scene, delicately presenting the inner emotions of the characters. At the same time, Chen Baoguo broke the news at the scene: he is not the most crying in the crew, but the director Liu Jiang next to him, every time the actors cry under the camera, Liu Jiang weeps together in front of the monitor, often four or five times a day.
#陈月末: Call the father Chen Baoguo big brother, "This big brother is too high"
As a period drama, in addition to the main story around Chen Huaihai and other major characters, the "guests" in "The Old Tavern" are also quite eye-catching. Chen Baoguo and Chen Yuewei father and son joined the battle, and the two played "brothers who worshiped the handle" in the play. Chen Yuewei plays the role of Jiang Yang's big thief Jin Xiaoshou who "comes and goes without a trace" and likes to play pranks. At the scene, the crowd also "threw" them to restore the relationship in the play. At the end of Chen Yue, instead of the usual image of a well-behaved boy, he shouted "big brother" to Chen Baoguo in full courage. Chen Baoguo responded humorously, "Oh, this big brother is too high-headed, this child is too honest."
Chen Baoguo and chen yue
Tu Honggang played the real and false Prince in the play, the status is noble but depressed, and the singer also sang the theme song of "Old Tavern" at the press conference as the opening guest - "Like the Year of Water Flowing". Cao Kefan plays Murata in the play, and is a "die-hard fan" of the old tavern. Cao Mengge, the actor of his daughter Xiao Zun in the play, said that he was very honored to play father and daughter with Teacher Cao: "We just happen to be surnamed Cao. Fang Qingping joked at the scene that he was mr. Fang, who was talking about crosstalk outside the play: "If others don't like to hear anything, I will say something." For the label of "Meat Cake King", Feng Lei ridiculed at the scene: "Director Liu Jiang told me that this time I can not use strength, we will use weight to speak." Zhang Xilin played Mr. Gao who saw through and did not say broken in the play, and was called a tall and noble person by Chen Huaihai in the play. For the title of "Bloody Frontier", Ji Expressed his shame for this title, and he revealed: "Under the influence of Chen Treasurer's continuous coaxing and cheating, and even beating and scolding, he saved this young man who had lost his footing, waiting to see a good play." ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Yang Wenjie