Not long ago, there was a post on the Internet discussing why "New Three Kingdoms" failed, which attracted a lot of attention.
Under that post, many netizens expressed their opinions,
From the framework of the script to the shooting of the mirror, every aspect is discussed in a variety of ways.
However, in these discussions, the question of casting was most raised.
In particular, Kang Kai, who played Zhang Fei, was once considered the biggest failure in "New Three Kingdoms".
As one of the three masters of Taoyuan, a member of the protagonist group, it is not too much to say that one person destroyed the entire drama.
At this point of discussion, some insiders suddenly broke the news that Kang Kai, who plays Zhang Fei, is not a Science Class actor.
The reason why he was able to enter the group that year was completely the "nepotism" of director Ghosh.
And the most unsatisfactory thing is that although Kang Kai did not act well,
But the crew has a package of privileges, such as being allowed to "open a small stove" during meals,
You must know that even "Liu Bei" and "Cao Cao" had to squeeze in with "Sun Quan" to eat a big pot of rice at that time.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately made the audience who was already dissatisfied with Kang Kai even more indignant.
There are emotional agitators, even bluntly:
"It is precisely because of the existence of this relationship that so many bad films have been made!"
So, in the "New Three Kingdoms" of that year, was Kang Kai really Zhang Fei who played "by relationship"?
Is Zhang Fei, played by him, really useless?
In fact, if you know the story of Kang Kai, you will know:
Sometimes what you see is not necessarily the truth!
01 True kung fu, but it can not be practiced by mouth
Born in 1972 in a military family, Kang Kai has had a "general dream" since he was a child.
At that time, Liu Lanfang's commentaries spread all over the country,
In particular, the paragraph of "Saying Yue Quanshu" is simply a classic among classics.
Influenced by this commentary, Kang Kai developed a particularly strong admiration for Yue Fei.
Because of this, at that time, he was determined to become a figure like Yue Fei in the future.
I just didn't think that "Yue Fei" was not taken as an object, but in the end it became "Zhang Fei".
When he was seven years old, under the influence of his idol Yue Fei, Kang Kai pestered his father to take him to learn martial arts.
And Kang Kai's father is also a proper "tough guy", naturally hoping that his son can be as strong as him,
It's just that I was hindered by my wife before, and I tried to pull my son to practice martial arts with him many times, but I couldn't do it.
Now that the son himself asked for it, he was naturally overjoyed and would not refuse.
But Kang Kai did not expect that his whim would bring him a "painful" childhood.
Practicing martial arts is really bitter, there is a saying: "Winter practice three nine, summer practice three volts",
Since Kang Kai began practicing martial arts, he had never slept until dawn.
Every morning at three o'clock, just after five o'clock, Kang Kai would get up to practice morning exercises.
Waiting for the morning exercises to finish, fooling around and eating a breakfast, I have to rush to school without stopping,
And after coming home from school, he had to seize the time to practice kung fu again.
Even when he was doing his homework, he had to write while striding on his horse.
Fortunately, everything Concaet paid was worth it.
In "The Sword Line in the Snow", the young lord Xu Fengnian learned the length of a hundred families in the Tingchao Pavilion, and finally had a martial arts masterpiece.
And Kang Kai did not let more than Xu Fengnian,
From Shaolin Fist and Leg Introduction, from Shape Meaning, Liuhe, Wing Chun, Luohan,
Kang Kai almost learned all the martial arts of various sects,
And because of this, by the time his body grows, his kung fu has been perfected.
After graduating from high school, 18-year-old Kang Kai opened a martial arts museum in Beijing.
You know, at that time, opening a martial arts hall was not as simple as it is now.
It's not about taking a video with a mobile phone and recording a fancy lightning whip to make a name for yourself.
Finally, he was punched ko, and said with a hard mouth: "I was careless" can do it,
If there was no real kung fu, opening a martial arts hall in that era would be smashed by someone the next day.
However, although Kang Kai opened the martial arts hall, he always opened the door.
In fact, at that time, there was no shortage of people who wanted to learn martial arts.
Influenced by a large number of Chinese kung fu actors such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li,
Many people want to learn two or three tricks to defend themselves, but when they find the door,
Finding out that the master who teaches martial arts is just a little boy who has just turned 18 years old, it is inevitable that he will mutter,
Subconsciously, I felt that he was not kung fu deep enough.
More than a thousand years ago, Han Yu lamented in "The Teacher's Sayings" that people refused to "go to school".
Even if that person has deep attainments, as long as his age and identity are not as good as his own, he will look down on others.
And a thousand years later, this situation still exists, I really don't know whether it is ridiculous or sad.
In this way, Kang Kai's martial arts hall was opened for a few months, and he did not fall in the martial arts dispute.
However, under the influence of the world, it can only close the door.
After this, Kang Kai simply continued to study,
Finally, in 1995, when he was 23 years old, he passed the exam of North Shadow.
Looking at the many people on TV who are not as good as themselves, but with their special effects performances to win a burst of cheers,
Kang Kai said that he didn't envy that it was fake, so when he was admitted to The North Shadow,
He also wanted to go in this direction, so he signed up for an interview in the acting department.
However, when he first came to the interview room,
Several interviewers fixed their eyes on him, looked at his five big and three thick looks, and bluntly said that he was not suitable for the actor's road.
In this way, Kang Kai was finally brushed off at the interview level,
I could only turn to directing and screenwriting, specializing in behind-the-scenes.
02 I wanted to play Yue Fei, but I didn't think about it but became Zhang Fei
In the eyes of most Chinese people, admission to a good university often means a successful life.
Everybody thinks that, but they never get into why.
Is it true that the level of professors in colleges and universities is higher?
In fact, it is not so, the reason why colleges and universities are called colleges and universities is not how powerful the professors are.
The really powerful ones should be the students.
Often students in colleges and universities will form better circles, thus obtaining better resources,
For example, Kang Kai is such an example.
Before being admitted to North Film, he can say that he has nothing to do with the show business circle.
It is precisely with the identity of a student of North Film that he was able to break through in the show business circle and get many opportunities.
Even if the salary is not necessarily a lot, but this has accumulated a lot of contacts for him,
And among them, there is the man who changed his life, Ghosh.
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In fact, if you don't go down the path of an actor, Kang Kai, who is a director, can still break out of the sky.
In 2000, Kang Kai, who had just graduated, got the opportunity to produce a program "Travel China" for CCTV II.
It is through this opportunity that Kang Kai successfully launched his own reputation and attracted the attention of many people in the director's circle.
In 2001, the Ministry of Culture prepared the first national advertising model competition.
Kang Kai stood out from the group of young directors and became the director of this competition.
Two years later, with the success of his last time, he was chosen as the director of Miss Universe Xi'an.
Since then, Kang Kai has gone from Beijing to the whole country and then to the world, achieving a "triple jump".
Even the most picky people with such achievements cannot find anything wrong with them.
It can be said that Kang Kai wants to become a famous director like Lao Mouzi, but it is only a matter of time sooner or later.
Therefore, in order to further improve himself, Kang Kai decided to go to Russia to study.
However, it was this journey that almost caused him to regret his life.
In 2006, thousands of miles away, Kang Kai received a call from his hometown.
Just listening, the male voice on the other end of the phone, which made him incomparably familiar, said to him in a tired but pretentiously strong tone:
"Kang Kai, your mother is sick, and although she won't let me tell you, I think you should have the right to know."
Life is three things, life and death are great.
Three feelings in life, filial piety is the head.
Putting down the phone, Kang Kai's heart was like a knife.
Although his father told him not to go back,
But as a son, how could he calm down and stay?
Therefore, Kang Kaidang even booked a ticket to return to China,
He only hoped that God would give him time, no matter what the outcome, so that he could be with him.
Fortunately, it was still too late.
And seeing her son appear, Kang Kai's mother also miraculously improved,
With his company, he successfully passed this level.
It is said that filial piety often has good luck.
Although Kang Kai returned to China because of his mother's illness, his studies could only be shelved.
But it is precisely because of this return to China that he got the opportunity to become an actor again.
And this opportunity is "The New Three Kingdoms".
Since 1994, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was first adapted to the screen,
Over the years, this masterpiece has been constantly remade.
However, despite experiencing many remakes, each time, it can still bring different surprises to the audience.
Each generation of actors has its own wonderful.
Therefore, in 2006, "New Three Kingdoms" was set up for filming.
The director who was chosen was None other than Kang Kai's good friend Ghosh.
Seeing the opportunity at present, Kang Kai naturally did not twist and pretend, when even to Ghosh Mao introduced himself.
Without thinking about it, Gao Xixi also thought of him for the first time.
It turned out that after Kang Kai went to college, he had been growing a beard.
After a trip to Russia, I was even more influenced by that side, and my beard was as thick as a jungle.
And such a beard, with Kang Kai's original five big and three thick body shape,
It just happens to be the image of Zhang Fei in Gao Xixi's mind,
Therefore, Ghosh ignored the tongue of others and decided to issue an invitation to Kang Kai.
But before he could act, he had already received a cover letter from Kang Kai's side.
In this way, two friends who have been friends for many years coincide, look at each other and smile,
It was determined that Zhang Fei in this version of "Three Kingdoms" will be played by Kang Kai.
03 Hard work does not necessarily get applause
In 2008, "New Three Kingdoms" officially began filming,
However, due to Ghosh's high requirements, soon the 160 million yuan of filming investment was left.
So, in order to continue filming, Ghosh had to sell his house and car.
But despite this, the funds are still a bit stretched.
In desperation, Ghosh had to decide to reduce the cost of the crew,
For example, the food of the actors fell again and again, and in the end, everyone simply huddled together to eat a big pot of rice.
Of course, such a situation will naturally cause some actors to be "dissatisfied".
For example, in an interview, Huo Qing, the actor who played Lu Su, called out to be deceived and complained:
"I've never seen such a poor crew since filming!"
Not only has the remuneration been reduced to only a quarter of the original,
And even the default red envelopes at the time of the killing were cut to only "red packets".
That's right, only "red packets" remain! It's empty inside!
However, in such an embarrassing situation for the crew, there is one person who is very comfortable.
Every meal enjoys the privilege of opening a small stove, all kinds of big fish and meat, as much as you want to eat,
The three lords of "Sun Cao Liu" who watched were drooling, and this person was none other than "Zhang Fei" Kang Kai.
However, unlike the envious eyes of outsiders,
Looking at the variety of food in front of him, Kang Kai's heart only had a heavy pressure...
It turned out that although the original Kang Kai grew five big and three thick, most of them were just muscles, only strong and not fat,
And there is still some gap between this and the image of Zhang Fei in Gao Xixi's eyes.
Therefore, from the first day of the role, Gao Xixi specially ordered Kang Kai to gain weight,
He consumes huge amounts of high-fat, high-carb foods every day without giving him the opportunity to exercise.
Finally, after the start of filming, Kang Kai finally rounded up,
The original weight of 80 kilograms was stunned to eat a frightening figure of 112 kilograms.
In fact, the difficulties encountered by Kang Kai as Zhang Fei are far more than the simple "fattening".
Since he has not systematically learned acting, it is the biggest test for him in terms of acting.
In "New Three Kingdoms", the most criticized is the section of The Dangyang Bridge.
This famous scene of "saving Zhao Yun in front of the Changsaka Bridge and scaring off Cao Cao's million army",
Obviously, it should be the time when Zhang Fei shines, but it is interpreted by Kang Kai as a "comedy".
It turned out that when Kang Kai performed, probably considering that Zhang Fei was angry and anxious to compete,
He read the lines very quickly, and the tone was also somewhat provocative.
It is true that such innovations are worth encouraging, but are they really appropriate? Apparently not.
At that time, Liu Bei was on the occasion of the defeat of the army,
Cao Cao had many soldiers and a wide range of generals, and if he faced liu bei head-on, he would form a momentum like a broken bamboo against Liu Bei.
Because of this, Zhang Fei's main strategic purpose on the Yang Bridge should be deterrence, not provocation.
In the original work, Zhang Fei relied on the prestige of taking the first rank of general in the million army,
To scare Xiahou Jie to death, let Cao Cao be suspicious and retire.
Under Kang Kai's interpretation, not only did he lose Zhang Fei's domineering spirit, but he also appeared that Cao Cao was very stupid to retire.
This led to the complete collapse of this plot, and eventually became the content that everyone criticized.
In fact, for his acting skills, Kang Kai is also well aware,
So when asked by the media what he said about his performance, he described himself as "decent."
But despite his preparations, he still felt aggrieved in the face of the overwhelming insults of the audience.
No one knows that in order to perform this drama well, he has turned over the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" countless times.
No one knows that in order to improve his acting skills, he pestered "Cao Cao" every day and drilled into Wei Jun's tent with him to ask for advice.
No one knows that in order not to delay the shooting, he had an appendicitis attack, bleeding and staining his red robe, but did not take off his armor.
People only care about what they can see, and of course, it's not the audience's fault.
As an actor, no matter how hard you work, you should also do it, acting well is your duty as an actor.
But again, the efforts behind them should not be buried,
Some excessive scolding should not appear in the actor who works hard.
04 Trapped in a place, there is no drama to play after all
Although, Kang Kai's performance in "New Three Kingdoms" is average,
But it is undeniable that through this play, he has completely made a name for himself, and since then the film has continued to be.
In 2011, immediately after "New Three Kingdoms", Kang Kai played "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui in "New Water Margin".
But this time, he suffered more scolding than playing "Zhang Fei",
Because the Li Kui he played was even whiter than Song Jiang!
In fact, when determining the appearance of the characters, the "New Water Margin" crew did not fail to notice this problem.
It's just that Kang Kai thinks that Li Kui is called "Black Whirlwind" because he is black, not black.
Moreover, the makeup becomes black, which will make it difficult to show the expression during acting, and the effect is not good.
Indeed, Kang Kai's thoughts and worries are not unreasonable, and he also convinced the crew,
But where does the audience know what Kang Kai really thinks? They only believe what they see,
From ancient times to the present, no matter which version, Li Kui will always be so black,
But you suddenly become so different, so white, is it that other people have acted wrong?
I think that this answer may only be given by Shi Nai'an himself.
Four masterpieces, Kang Kai alone acted half,
Logically speaking, even if Kang Kai performs poorly, he will not end up lonely and nameless, right?
But this is true, so why?
It turns out that all this is still to blame Kang Kai's own choice and block his own drama road!
In the years after "New Three Kingdoms" and "New Water Margin", Kang Kai's films are not much, but they are not without,
Like "Chu Han Battle", "Yue Jiajun", all have his appearance,
However, if you pick out these plays, you will be surprised to find one thing,
These characters actually look exactly the same!
For actors, the most feared thing is to be stereotyped to a certain role.
For example, Wang Chuanjun, who exploded with "Love Apartment",
Even with the infamy, the huge traffic lost after leaving "Love 5",
He still has to jump out of the role of "Sekitani Magic".
As it turned out, his choice was perfectly correct,
A "I Am Not a Medicine God" not only allowed him to present his acting skills, but also made the audience re-accept him.
All beings are like them. This is the actor.
However, contrary to Wang Chuanjun, Kang Kai is like drilling into a dead end, a road to the black,
And the result of this is that the audience sees what he plays and can't remember.
Even if the image is changed later, people will still think of his previous fixed image, and this will make people play.
In this way, after 2018, Kang Kai finally did not have any drama and could only return to the background.
In fact, throughout Kang Kai's acting career, is he really not working hard enough?
Apparently not, on the contrary, which one he was particularly trying to make.
The reason why there is no drama to play now can only be said to be timely and fateful.
Many times, actors can't decide what they want to act.
Capital and the audience are the key to everything, is it true that Kang Kai does not want to jump out of this comfort zone?
But jump out, who will give him this opportunity? Reality has given the answer, this is the helplessness of life!
Today, Kang Kai has disappeared for four years, but I think he must not have stopped in these four years.
Maybe soon we'll see him in a new place.
At the beginning of this year, Kang Kai appeared on tianjin satellite TV's "Heroes of the Crowd" program.
He also incarnated as a cross-talk actor, and his partner Zhou Peiyan said a cross-talk called "Skills".
It can be seen that he is versatile, even if he does not act, it is indispensable for him to show his stage.
And now that he can return to the front of the stage, it is undoubtedly a signal to us.
That is, he never regretted that he had transferred from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and he had long been relieved of the final result.