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"Teacher Zhang, if you see what's wrong with my play, help me correct it," Chen Chuang said to Zhang Guoli, who was reading the newspaper, as he stood outside the car.
Who knew that the other party's head was not raised, and did not hesitate to reply: "There is nothing wrong with it." ”
Chen Chuang was confused and did not understand why his humble advice would be ignored.
Therefore, he plucked up the courage to ask again, and the next words of Zhang Guoli made Chen Chuang suddenly realize.
Zhang Guoli said to him: "There is nothing wrong with the drama you are acting, the road is quite right, and it is much better than the actors of your age, stick to it, and have your meal after the age of 30!" ”
At that time, Chen Chuang was still a hairy boy who had not graduated from Beiying, and he had not been confident that the performance was a state of feeling the stones and crossing the river, and this remark suddenly made him have no worries.
Facts have proved that Zhang Guoli is not right, whether it is the dog in "Pauline Lamp", or the tragic fate of Fugui in "Fugui", or the yellow eyebrow king in "Magic Mobile Phone", Chen Chuang has used his performance strength to create a classic film and television role.
He passed the hurdles all the way and won the honor of "Emperor of Shadows" three times, but now Chen Chuang's name has gradually "disappeared" in the entertainment industry.
From the brilliant and unlimited "Shadow Emperor" to the rare appearance today, what has Chen Chuang experienced?
01 Chen Chuang: Teacher Zhang Guoli is my nobleman
Chen Chuang was born in 1974 in Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province, his father is a opera actor, and he has also developed a strong interest in art for many years, coupled with his father's encouragement, so after graduating from art school, he applied for the Beijing Film Academy.
With small eyes and a thin and dry body, Chen Chuang's appearance clearly did not meet the standards of film school.
But he was gifted in acting, highly professional, and eventually became a student in the 94-level acting class, and became a classmate of Jiang Qinqin and Jin Qiaoqiao.
Although he has entered the door of the film school, the students around him have long been famous in the circle, only Chen Chuang is still a small white with zero experience, which makes him feel inferior, and at the same time, he longs for a chance to show his fists.
Until the third year of college, Chen Chuang ushered in his screen debut, participated in the TV series "Critical Moment", there were not many scenes, he was a small supporting role, but the good villain could be regarded as having shown his face in front of the audience. But most importantly, this play made him get acquainted with the noble Zhang Guoguo.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Chuang graduated from university, and he was deeply confused about his future, and once fell into a situation where there was no drama to film.
At this time, Zhang Guoli had already become famous in the circle with "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", and he admired this young man and thought that his future could be expected.
So I always called him: "What have you been busy with lately?" I have a role here that I can't play? Chen Chuang always replied happily: "I have a lot of schedules recently." ”
In this way, under the recommendation of Zhang Guoguo, Chen Chuang participated in four "Kangxi Micro Service Private Visits", each time he portrayed the characters beautifully, and never dropped the chain.
From eunuch to brother Gongzi, these roles span a lot and the difficulty increases, which is exactly what Zhang Guoli intended, hoping that he can get experience from the role change.
He patiently advised: "The road of acting is a very long road, you may feel very lonely all your life, but that happy feeling is in your heart," which has always been remembered by Chen Chuang.
A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and Chen Chuang is the same, he also wants to be the protagonist and wants to become famous for a long time.
Soon, the opportunity came.
02. "Ten years of supporting roles are unknown, and the world knows the world for playing dogs"
The role of the dog in "Pauline Lantern" is the most well-known one of Chen Chuang's long acting career, and it is also the most difficult one, because the challenge is too difficult, at first he also hesitated, afraid of not acting well.
Zhang Guoli told him directly: "If you can't even play a dog, don't mix in the circle anymore." ”
Hearing this, he seemed to be awakened by scolding, and it was no big deal to think about it, wasn't it just to play a dog, he was sure he could do it.
From the appearance point of view, Chen Chuang and the role of "Wanding Sky Dog" are very close, eight characters, beard, messy long hair, small eyes turned, nose sniffing around, and really a bit of "dog" taste.
In order to be able to present a perfect effect, Chen Chuang often observed the movements of the puppy in his life, and followed the imitation, privately and repeatedly pondered.
However, acting is not the most difficult, the key is that during the four or five months of shooting, Chen Chuang has to wear a jumpsuit, hot and sweaty in summer, shivering in winter, and it is not convenient to go to the toilet, he can only drink as little water as possible, and when he is thirsty, he takes a cotton swab stick and dips it in water to lick it.
Even with such conditions, he never cried out about tiredness, but put all his energy into shaping the role.
The result lived up to expectations, "Baolian Lantern" created a high rating record of 9.1% when it was broadcast on CCTV, and won the popularity of "Erlang God" Jiao Enjun and "Liu Shenxiang" Cao Jun, and Chen Chuang's "Howling Sky Dog" was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The audience may not remember his name, but it is certain that he is the "dog of the wheezing" of the Erlang God.
It is precisely because of this role that Chen Chuang has been appreciated by more people in the industry, and the male number one of the "Fugui" crew has also found him.
And this drama has "harmed" Chen Chuang.
03 Suffered from depression due to "Fugui"
"Fugui" is adapted from Yu Hua's novel "Alive", which has previously had a movie version starring Ge You and Gong Li, and has obtained a high reputation of 9.3 points, so the requirements for the TV series version are naturally extremely high.
During the filming of "Fugui", Chen Chuang seemed to be enchanted, entered the state of no distinction between human and drama, dreamed several times in succession that the director shouted to start the machine, and hurriedly got up to shoot, only to wake up suddenly and find a dream.
From a family with a lot of money, a stubborn personality, and a good gambler brother who can't live forever to having nothing, his relatives have passed away one after another.
The great contrast between Fugui and the change of personality are all shown by Chen Chuang with vivid and delicate performances.
In particular, his crying scene is extremely infectious, and every time it causes the staff present to cry without making a sound.
There is no doubt that he has achieved a classic film and television role, and the score of this TV series version of "Alive" directly exceeds that of the movie version, with a Douban score of 9.5 points.
At that time, the network was not developed, and many people did not know the TV series "Fugui", but today, after many years, many people have repeatedly watched it, and each time they are amazed by it, and they are impressed by Chen Chuang's acting skills.
And he could not come out after filming this drama, often grieving for Fugui's tragic fate, depressed and depressed in his heart, helplessly went to see a psychologist, and was diagnosed with depression, that is, since then he began to transform, and has never acted in a tragedy again.
What really made him his success was the later film "Kong Erpi Enters the City", a low-cost production film that made him a three-material "movie emperor" in one fell swoop.
He won the "Best Low-Cost Film Actor Award", the Lily Award for "Excellent Actor", and the "Beijing University Student Film Festival" for Best Low-Cost Film Actor, all of which were when Chen Chuang was 40 years old.
When the dazzling meteor finally fell, Chen Chuang, who was once infinitely brilliant, also began to decline.
04 "Shadow Emperor" became a small supporting role
In terms of personal life, Chen Chuang once had a short marriage, the woman is Zhou Youjun, a talented daughter of the Chinese Peking Opera House, because of the common interests and hobbies of the two people came together, not long after acquaintance entered the marriage hall, it is a flash marriage.
But this married life lasted only a year, and after a year, the two parted ways, leaving a son to accompany Chen Chuang, and now 47 years old he is still single.
Recently, Chen Chuang shared his daily life on social platforms, in the photo, his hair has been gray, he looks a lot thinner, and privately he is an ordinary middle-aged man.
Since 2016, he has rarely been a male protagonist anymore, only the new version of "Big Head Son Little Head Daddy" The role of the small head father he played is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and most of the time he has participated in some small supporting roles in various film and television dramas.
In "Qingyunzhi", he played the role of former traffic star Li Yifeng, once again playing the wild dog Daoren of "also people and dogs";
In the movie "Life Events", he actually participated, and many viewers said that they could not find Chen Chuang's figure at all, in fact, his appearance was only a few minutes, and he was "playing soy sauce" the whole time.
The former "movie emperor" now gives "small fresh meat" as a supporting role, which is really ironic, but this is the status quo, in the era when traffic is king, only by relying on the strong fan base of these idols can bring high ratings, acting skills may not be important anymore.
However, it is precisely because of the arrogance of fans that the "rice circle chaos" is frequent, from Wu Yifan to Li Yifeng, their strength may not be hard enough, but they can still obtain superior resources and earn a lot of money.
Zhou Xingchi once gave a performance problem to the new generation of idols at the suggestion of the host of the party, entitled "Giving Birth".
Offstage, Cai Xukun, Wang Linkai, and Huang Minghao squeezed their eyebrows and made their eyes, covered their mouths and pretended to cry, and their acting skills were exaggerated.
Xingye stared at the big screen silently, at first with some expectation, and finally he gently smacked his lips and walked down the stage in despair.
The point is that the host also said loudly: "This is a tribute to the top predecessors of the new generation of idols," which is extremely ironic.
Jackie Chan also said: "In our time, everything must be learned, everything must be done, and I advise young people who want to enter the industry to learn more things, not just rely on handsomeness, because there will be many handsome people every year." ”
Compared with the artists of that era, the current stars are indeed much more relaxed, as long as the appearance is in place, almost zero threshold into the circle, the others are short-term training by the post-agency company, without serious study, it is impossible to "art".
The performing arts industry should give Chen Chuang more performance opportunities for "old drama bones", do not let them chill, let them contribute more high-quality films to the audience, and contribute bricks and tiles to China's film and television industry.