It is not an easy thing to stand firm in the entertainment industry, just having good looks is not long in between, only with superb acting skills, can you continue to obtain good resources, Li Xuejian is a very good actor, is recognized by everyone as an "old drama bone", can be recognized by everyone, it can be seen that Li Xuejian has indeed made a lot of efforts.
Li Xuejian took the 430,000 salary of "Water Margin" and was about to return to his hometown, but he received an urgent call from his wife: "Don't come back, many people are waiting at the door of the house, they want to beat you to death." [Leisurely]
Li Xuejian is a rich family who can't return, which is uncomfortable. Many Shandong villagers called angrily: "As long as you dare to come back, don't let me catch you, I must beat you to death." ”
I think at the beginning, "Water Margin" found Li Xuejian and asked him to play Song Jiang, and Li Xuejian was unwilling to do so. In his heart, Song Jiang is a "surrender faction" and cannot be called a good man in Liangshan. However, the crew determined that Song Jiang's candidate was none other than Li Xuejian. [swearing]
Under the soft grinding and hard bubble, Li Xuejian took over the role of Song Jiang, and the salary was 10,000 yuan per episode.
When Song Jiang led his brothers to be recruited, Li Xuejian played Song Jiang's kneeling flattery so much that people hated the root of his teeth. Especially when he pouts his hips into the clouds, the sycophancy is too infuriating. [??]
A Hunan viewer was so angry that he smashed his family's TV and made it on the news. CCTV lost him a 29-inch TV.
As Song Jiang's fellow villagers, Li Xuejian's fellow Shandong villagers even transferred their anger at the character to Li Xuejian, threatening: "You take all the good men of Liangshan into the ditch, we will beat you to death." ”
In this way, Li Xuejian did not dare to return to his hometown for a long time. It wasn't until Li Xuejian gradually played more roles, "Young Marshal" as Zhang Zuolin, "Yang Shanzhou" as Yang Shanzhou, "New on the Beach" as Feng Jingyao, and "Out of the Sky" as Feng Shi, the Shandong villagers gradually relieved their anger.
Now the big guys are raising their hands and warmly welcoming Li Xuejian home.
Li Xuejian often said: "An actor is a people's artist when he does a good job, and a people's artist is an engineer of the mind when he does a good job." "Aren't actors talking by their works?
Li Xuejian is not only very successful in terms of career, but also very complete in terms of family, his wife Yu Haidan is not only good-looking, but also very superb acting skills, when the two were together, Yu Haidan's reputation was higher than Li Xuejian, but for the sake of the family, Yu Haidan took the initiative to give up his career. Li Xuejian's son Li Gen is also very good, and is currently working as a screenwriter and director in the entertainment industry The movie "If One Day I Will Leave You" is his work
The parting is the beginning of the story of the film, exchange student Li Xiaoli came to study abroad in the remote "Fuchinobe" in Tokyo, Japan, for a one-year period, he packed his luggage and was about to leave, and the past emerged like a tide...
"If One Day I Will Leave You" tells the growth story of a group of people, with themes about "parting", "loneliness" and "growth". This is the feature film debut of young director Li Geng, and judging from the audience's response, he handed over a good answer.
Little-known father Li Xuejian is the first audience Recently, director Li Qian was interviewed by Red Star News reporters, revealing the behind-the-scenes story of the filming and the influence of his father Li Xuejian on his own creative road
"First audience" Li Xuejian: scolded and cried when he watched his son's movie for the first time
Born in Beijing in 1987, Li graduated from the Japanese Language Department of Beijing Language and Culture University in 2009 and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy with a master's degree in directing in 2013. In 2007, Li was a sophomore at Beijing Language and Culture University and got the opportunity to study abroad in Tokyo for a year. He lives in the "Abyssano Side", and in addition to attending classes, Li Qian often works in a Chinese restaurant, and the manager sister is a Chinese, and most of the people who work together are Chinese. This restaurant has a rather traditional name: Nankokutei.
In 2011, Li Qian was in the second year of graduate school at the Beijing Film Academy, and there was a topic in the drama class called "What do you want to shoot in your future debut", and he needed to write an outline, outline, character biography, etc. At that time, Li Qian submitted "Abyssal Wild Edge". Teacher Wang Hongwei's comment is roughly "wordy, it's quite touching after reading it, it's worth trying".
In September 2019, the movie started, the crew crowded in the "Nanguo Pavilion" to eat the start-up meal, and the store manager's sister was busy eating and drinking with the character prototypes in the script. On March 11, 2022, "If One Day I Will Leave You" was officially released.
"If One Day I Will Leave You" is adapted from the real experience of director Li Kan, telling the story of exchange student Li Xiaoli (played by Xie Chengze) who came to study in the remote "Fuchinobe" in Tokyo, Japan for a year. Dumbled, he did not want his family to worry anymore, and wanted to work to support himself but repeatedly hit a wall. Finally, with the help of his old classmate Qiu Qiu (played by Qiu Tian), he finally came to a Chinese restaurant - Nanguoting. Here, the agent store manager Guan Wei (played by Qi Xi) takes him in and takes care of him, the clerk Aoki (played by Niu Chao) regards him as a love rival, the master chef Fu Laowan (played by Chen Yongzhong), and the little master Song Ge (played by Song Ningfeng) do not like to take care of him... The arrival of Li Xiaoli broke the silence of this small storefront and was also involved in everyone's life.
Last year, "If One Day I Will Leave You" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival "Temple of Heaven Award", when the film premiered on September 19 last year, Li Xuejian went to the scene to cheer for his son Li Kan, he is the "first audience" of this movie, Li Xuejian, like most fathers, is harsh and strict with his son, but pours out a well-intentioned and expectant father's love, he chose not to participate in his son's debut feature film, but left this expectation for the next work directed by Li Kan, As a growing gift for my son.
Li Xuejian thanked all the production teams in front of the stage and behind the scenes and the audience at the scene and revealed that this time is actually the third time he watched this film, "The first time I watched it was my birthday last year, Li Kan showed it to me as a birthday gift, but after watching it I didn't ask for this gift, Li Kan said a happy birthday to my father and left in tears; The second time I saw it was my birthday this year, and I applauded after watching it, thinking that he could be a director. After listening to his father's "heart's voice", director Li Geng said: "I want to thank Lao Li for watching the film these three times, he gave me three opportunities. But there may only be one chance for the audience, and it is worth the experience before seizing and living up to this one. ”
Li Qian on his father: He is a spur and an encourager
Asked about his father's role in his creative journey, director Li said: "I think he is a spur and an encourager. When you seem confident or even proud, he is the one who pushes you on. And then when you seem a little lost or a little discouraged, he's the one who encourages you, and I think that's the same as all parents. ”
Previously, Li Kan said in an interview that he did not contradict the label of "Li Xuejian's son", some people felt that Li Qian was as low-key as his father, and when asked if he was a person who did not like to talk in life, Li Kan said that he actually likes to talk with familiar people, "because some occasions may be more relaxed, it seems that soon people can become familiar with each other." Sometimes even if you get along for a long time, you may not find a bridge to communicate with each other, and it will be relatively slow. ”
From "Longing" to "Water Margin", Li Xuejian portrayed a lot of impressive characters, many fans were deeply impressed by the movie "Jiao Yulu" starring Li Xuejian, referring to this movie, director Li Kan said that he should have seen this movie when he was in elementary school, "I don't remember it for too long, I remember it seems to be watched with everyone, I should also cry, anyway, everyone is crying." Li Geng's mother, Yu Haidan, was also an actress and later retreated into the background. On March 6, when "If One Day I Will Leave You" premiered in Beijing, Yu Haidan revealed that Li Xuejian was filming "The Wandering Earth 2", so she wanted to go on stage and say a few words of thanks, "With full gratitude for everyone to appreciate his debut, as a father and mother we are sincerely happy, this may not be the best work, but I know that this is Li Kan's most sincere work, I hope everyone pays attention and likes, I hope Li Kan will take everyone's attention and liking as motivation, step by step, and go steadily." , come up with better works to report to everyone. ”
Director Tian Zhuangzhuang, director and producer Wang Hongwei, two graduate tutors of director Li Geng, also came to the scene. Teacher Wang Hongwei was very satisfied with the completion of this work, and did not hesitate to give the director a score of 100. Director Tian Zhuangzhuang also praised Director Li Gen, a student: "In fact, teachers are not very willing to praise students in front of so many people, some people think that teachers are particularly good, but teachers are made by students." You can see some warm things in this movie all the time, which is what makes Li Geng different from others, he has a different feeling of beauty and pain. ”
About the future: will stick to the interaction between people that interests you most
"If One Day I Will Leave You" in addition to bringing together Qi Xi, Xie Chengze, Niu Chao and other actors, but also invited Zhang Aijia to make a special appearance, asked about the opportunity to cooperate with Zhang Aijia, Li Qian revealed that in 2016, he met Zhang Aijia in the crew of "Love and Blind Date", "I think there is really no such movie without Sister Zhang." Or without Sister Zhang, this script would not have become a real project that could be filmed, as if a seed germinated in the crew of "Love and Blind Date" on this day. Li Qian said that Zhang Aijia is very willing to help creators, "A very righteous person, she will not do anything because you are a newcomer, she will give you a lot of care." "If One Day I Will Leave You" takes "parting" as the theme of the film, Li Qian interprets the deep meaning: "Unlike most directors' creative process, I first determine the characters, and in the process of modifying the relationship between the characters, the theme of 'parting' slowly appears, in fact, it is more like parting found me, or parting was originally waiting for me in that place, allowing me to process and recreate on top of my own experience." ”
Speaking about how to view the relationship between business and art, Li said: "Actually, I really don't think I know much about what commercial films or literary films are, I think there are only two kinds of movies: good movies and bad movies. The two do not seem to be absolute opposites, but complement each other. Li Qian said bluntly: "A story you want to tell, try to tell it honestly in the way you want to tell, and then you find the right person who wants to hear it, I think this is the so-called combination of market and literature and art." Referring to the next creative plan, Li Qian revealed that the script of the next film has been written for more than a year, and there are professional screenwriters to write it, not his own personal experience, nor his own script, it seems to be another state of work. Li Qian said that he will insist on the interaction between people he is most interested in, to shoot the relationship between characters, to see if he can improve in the next film, "For example, this time it seems that many viewers say that in fact, you (the story) tells it very well, and we also like to watch it, but it seems to be a little slow, or a little restrained, I want to try a second time whether it can be a little faster, can it be a little stronger, I think this does not mean that I have to change myself, but that I want to get more audiences, I can improve, That's what I want to work on. ”
As Li Geng's first directorial work, the overall completion of "If One Day I Will Leave You" is not bad. At first, I was surprised how a new director could challenge this type of film with so much help, actors, sound effects, cinematography, music... It was all big coffee, and later I saw that it was the son of teacher Li Xuejian. However, judging from the final presentation, Li Qian is indeed worthy of matching him with this luxurious lineup.
The film as a whole gives people a very comfortable, quiet and warm and healing feeling. It is considered to have taken the kind of road of a Japanese warm film, and it also has the taste of "see Nara again". Although the process is plain, many delicate moments are still moving, and everyone who has studied in a foreign country will also feel it.
But also because of the overly life-like exchange students working in Japan for a year, all kinds of people and horses gather and disperse, come and go freely, and the atmosphere of group portrait drama life is very strong, and at the same time, it makes people feel very scattered and not three-dimensional.
In general, I still admire the director's challenge, the story is easy to compile, life is really difficult to shoot, it is worth encouraging! Li Qian is very low-key, in the entertainment industry for so many years, Li Qian has never shown off to others that he is Li Xuejian's son, which deserves our praise. What do you think about this?
Golden Rooster Award Nominees#The 35th Golden Rooster Awards Best Director Debut Jury Nominations:
Li Gen "If One Day I Will Leave You"
Liu Jiangjiang's "Life Events" #人生大事提名金鸡奖最佳导演处女作
Liu Xunzimo "Rise to Fame"
Xing Wenxiong "This killer is not very calm"
Yang Chengcheng "Goodbye Groundhog"