Text/Nagging Officer No. 1
In film and television dramas, there are many actors who have played Cao Cao, such as Bao Guoan, Chen Jianbin, Yu Hewei and so on.
Although each has its own advantages, in the hearts of countless audiences, only Cao Cao, played by Bao Guoan, is an insurmountable classic.
It can be said that there is no Cao Cao after Bao Guoan, he has already shaped the role of Cao Cao to the extreme, and he has not been able to be surpassed and replaced by others.
Bao Guoan is a late-bloomer, and the role of Cao Cao has also changed his destiny.
However, although Bao Guoan played the role of Cao Cao and became famous with the role of Cao Cao, he also encountered some troubles.
Because cao Cao's role was extremely successful, Bao Guoan's acting career was also troubled and encountered a bottleneck.
After playing Cao Cao, Bao Guoan had no drama to shoot for 3 years, because the director did not dare to let him play other roles.
But Bao Guoan has always insisted on waiting for a good role, so that his artistic career has reached a height again.
In those years, Bao Guoan's artistic path was filled with infinite admiration.
One
Born in Tianjin in 1946, Bao Guoan's parents were both acting actors.
Therefore, Bao Guoan has been particularly interested in acting since he was a child, and he has a lot of talent for acting.
At the age of 13, Bao Guoan began to officially shoot and became a small actor.
At that time, the Tianjin People's Art Theater set up a children's art troupe and began to prepare for the first play "Young Hero Liu Literature".
The troupe came to the school to select actors, and as a result, Bao Guoan was caught in the eye and successfully starred in his first play.
Bao Guoan was lucky, and with his first play, his life trajectory also changed.
In 1964, the agricultural and animal husbandry regiment of the Fourth Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps went to Tianjin to recruit actors, and Bao Guoan moved.
He very firmly chose to work in the performance team of the 66th Regiment of the Fourth Agricultural Division, and got a good exercise here.
Five years later, Bao Guoan was transferred to the Zhumadian District Cultural and Labor Troupe in Henan to continue his acting career.
Bao Guoan is a very talented person, but also an extremely diligent and enterprising person, he also worked as an actor and director in the Henan Song and Dance Troupe.
In addition, Bao Guoan also had a college dream, and he decided to apply for a professional art college to further study.
In 1978, Bao Guoan was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama with his hard work and talent.
That year, Bao Guoan was 32 years old.
After graduating from Chinese opera, Bao Guoan chose to stay in school to teach because of his excellent character and learning.
It was not until 1983 that Bao Guoan finally ushered in an opportunity to star in the movie "Yamashita is Hometown", playing the role of Chang Mao.
In order to play this role well, Bao Guoan took the initiative to ask to experience life in advance.
Therefore, the crew directly sent Bao Guoan to a deep mountain, eating and living in a fellow countryman's home.
He spent a whole month in the mountains, doing all the farm work, and he was bitten by fleas all over his body.
The film was filmed for half a year, and when Bao Guoan returned home, his family almost did not recognize him.
It can be seen that Bao Guoan has regarded acting as his life from the beginning, and in his heart, the drama is bigger than the sky.
Because of his dedication and good acting skills, Bao Guoan's acting path has gradually begun to be opened.
In 1984, Bao Guoan starred in the role of Song Jiang in the "Shandong Version of Water Margin", and his acting skills have gradually matured.
However, Bao Guoan is a very low-key and calm person, he never rushes to achieve quick success, nor does he aspire to fame.
Therefore, after Bao Guoan finished acting in "Shandong Version of Water Margin", he has not filmed again and is at ease as a teacher in school.
It was not until 1990 that Bao Guoan finally took over another drama and played the role of Wei Zheng in "Famous Portraits of the Tang Dynasty".
Bao Guoan has just entered the show business circle to shoot very little, but his acting skills are highly appreciated and recognized by the industry, so it is sooner or later that he will become famous.
Two
In 1990, Bao Guoan met a character who changed his life, that is, Cao Cao.
That year, the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" began to prepare for filming, and the general director Wang Fulin found Bao Guoan and invited him to play the role of Cao Cao.
Director Wang Fulin said: "Cao Cao's role is determined by Bao Guoan after in-depth understanding. ”
The role of Cao Cao was very important, and Bao Guoan was ecstatic.
Because he was able to play the role of Cao Cao, how fortunate and honored he was in his heart.
However, Bao Guoan was not a particularly famous actor at that time, and his role in Cao Cao was also questioned.
But Bao Guoan did not disappoint the director and the audience, and the Cao Cao he played would become an eternal classic.
Bao Guoan is very dedicated and low-key, and when filming in the crew, no matter how tired he is, he never complains.
And Bao Guoan is very simple and approachable, and many people regard him as an ordinary extra actor in the crew.
For example, once Bao Guoan walked up to Zhang Guangbei with a box lunch and was very angry, and then said, "How do I eat this meal?" ”
At that time, Zhang Guangbei was the leader of the crew and would help the actors solve some things, so everyone would look for him when there was something.
After Zhang Guangbei understood the reason, he learned that the original drama staff regarded Bao Guoan as an ordinary mass actor, so the food given to him was not delicious.
Zhang Guangbei and the producer were very angry when they learned about it, and then arranged to make two more dishes for Bao Guoan.
Bao Guoan's filming in the crew is indeed very hard, and everyone looks at him and really admires him.
At that time, the conditions of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" crew were very difficult, and the play was filmed for 4 years.
During this period, many actors will do other things to support their families in their spare time, or go home to rest.
But Bao Guoan has always stayed in the crew, even if he does not have his own role, he is also at ease in the crew to study the script and historical materials, and carefully speculate on the role.
Coupled with the fact that the character of Cao Cao is very complex and difficult to shape than any other character, Bao Guoan does not dare to slack off a little.
"No matter who plays the role of Cao Cao, he needs to play it, because in real life, you can't be such a person as Cao Cao."
For example, Cao Cao's classic sentence "I would rather teach me to bear the world's people, and teach the world's people to bear me", Bao Guoan spent a lot of thought.
Bao Guoan attaches great importance to this sentence and has been wondering how to say this sentence would be better.
So this sentence was filmed once three months before the start of filming, and then it was rejected, and it was remade again in the spring of the following year, and it was perfectly presented to everyone.
Kung Fu does not live up to the hard-working people, Bao Guoan's hard work, finally in exchange for a huge return.
In 1994, after the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was broadcast, it became popular all over the country and became a legendary screen classic.
And Bao Guoan also played the role of Cao Cao very exquisitely and exquisitely, so that countless audiences completely remembered him.
After this, Bao Guoan has also become the Cao Cao in the hearts of the audience, and no one can replace him.
That year, Bao Guoan was already 46 years old, which can be described as a late bloom.
But the role of Cao Cao also made Bao Guoan mixed, because the portrayal was too successful, so that it limited Bao Guoan's play path.
After reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Li Xifan said this:
"I watched Bao Guoan in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he can't play other roles in the future!"
After Bao Guoan listened, his heart was very unhappy and he began to fall into contemplation.
He said: "The role is more extreme, and the basic acting career is over. ”
It can be said that the role of Cao Cao has made Bao Guoan an, but it has also plunged him into the predicament of his acting career.
In the next 3 years, Bao Guoan always had no drama to shoot, because his Cao Cao was too classic, and many people were worried that he could not break through the limit.
Until 1997, a phone call from director Xie Jin once again saved his acting career and ushered in a peak moment again.
Three
In 1997, director Xie Jin prepared the film "Opium War" and found Bao Guoan.
Director Xie Jin admired Bao Guoan very much and decided to let him play the role of Lin Zexu.
Bao Guoan was very excited when he heard this, but at the same time he had a very big concern.
Because Zhao Dan once created a very classic image of Lin Zexu, Bao Guoan felt that he would definitely not be able to surpass Zhao Dan.
In his opinion, he was humiliating himself.
Since then, Bao Guoan has not replied to director Xie Jin, and he has always worried in his heart that he will not be able to play Lin Zexu well.
However, director Xie Jin did not give up, and three or four months later he called Bao Guoan, hoping that he could go to Lin Zexu's hometown to experience life.
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed, and Bao Guoan still has not replied to director Xie Jin, but Xie Jin still remembers him.
In the end, director Xie Jin's sincerity impressed Bao Guoan, and he decided to try to play the role of Lin Zexu.
Therefore, Bao Guoan came to Lin Zexu's hometown and visited Lin Zexu's cemetery and memorial hall to deeply understand Lin Zexu's life experience.
In addition, Bao Guoan also went through a large number of historical materials to bring himself closer to Lin Zexu.
After entering the crew, Bao Guoan still maintained the acting state of "not crazy and not alive".
Every morning when he gets up, he will change his psychological state into Lin Zexu's appearance for the first time, allowing himself to enter the role at any time.
In 1997, the film "Opium War" directed by director Xie Jin was well received after its release, became a classic, and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film.
The film was a great success, and Bao Guoan also successfully ushered in a turning point in his acting career with the role of Lin Zexu, and also broke through the shackles of cao Cao's role.
That year, Bao Guoan was 51 years old, and he once again proved himself.
Since then, in the road of acting, Bao Guoan has begun to make films continuously, and has filmed many classic film and television dramas, becoming a respectable old drama bone.
Bao Guoan is a performance artist with both virtue and art, and he is an extremely simple and low-key person in life.
When there is no drama, Bao Guoan will accompany his family at home and stay at school as a teacher, and he has been teaching for decades.
When filming, Bao Guoan never had any star shelf and has always maintained an approachable appearance.
He does not like to show his face, lives a quiet life in seclusion, and enjoys the comfort and beauty of his old age.
In addition, Bao Guoan is also a good family man, with his wife for a lifetime, without any scandals.
His wife is his back and assistant, and every time he shoots a scene, his wife will take care of his daily life.
Previously, there was a video on the Internet about Bao Guoan looking for someone to repair furniture, which made countless netizens feel kind and emotional.
In the video, Bao Guoan is dressed plainly, extremely humble and easy-going, and there is no difference between him and ordinary old people.
The most important thing is that Bao Guoan also has great respect for the furniture maintenance personnel, and finally said: "It has caused you trouble." ”
Such a low-key and easy-going appearance makes countless netizens feel admiration and appreciation, and it is also worth learning.
Today, Bao Guoan is 74 years old, and because of his age, he has rarely filmed and lived a life as calm as water.
He dedicated his life to acting and achieved great success, becoming a legend.
Recalling the experience of playing Cao Cao in that year, Bao Guoan said with great emotion:
"Personally, I can say that I often steal pleasure myself, that is, when I am a little annoyed and unhappy, I think that I have played Cao Cao, as if everything is relieved. I thank God for giving me such an opportunity to do one thing in my life, and I feel that in this lifetime, I can eventually die and be blind. ”