Beijing, Nov. 25 (Zhongxin.com) -- Applause, breathing, heartbeat, hugs, choking, trophies, these keywords outline Wang Lei's unforgettable night.
The clock hand turned back to the evening of November 1, the award presenters Chen Baoguo and Sarina slowly spoke into the microphone: "The outstanding actor who won the 33rd TV Series Feitian Award is - "Merit", Wang Lei! ”
The words fell, and the audience applauded thunderously. In the eyes of everyone, the first action Wang Lei made was to subconsciously cover his mouth.
Wang Lei won the flying award instantly. Video screenshots
Recalling that moment a few days later, Wang Lei still said that he was actually a little unbelievable at the time. "To be honest, I didn't expect to win the Flying Sky Award with this drama before, which was very unexpected and pleasantly surprised."
In the spotlight, the newly promoted "Flying Emperor" raised the trophy that countless people dreamed of, as if a returning king had regained his scepter.
This time, Wang Lei, who returned from triumph, wanted to have a good chat with us - talk about himself, talk about the industry, talk about the unfinished words on stage, those years of silence, grinding and breaking in the arts.
It was a pleasant surprise to get the "Emperor of Sight"
"I'm not worried I'm going to float"
"I don't know how other people feel, anyway, I was very nervous, I kept adjusting my breathing, adjusting my emotions, and finally my heart went up to my throat, and I had to pretend to be calm, hoping to remain calm in front of the camera."
Even though the Feitian Awards have been over half a month, the excitement of the moment when the awards were announced still made Wang Lei vividly remember, "In fact, I can't act it, I can see that I am particularly nervous." I hope that the time will end soon, and I am afraid to listen to the announced results, which is very exciting. ”
Wang Lei won the Feitian Award. Photo courtesy of interviewee
In the thunderous applause, Wang Lei in front of the camera could not hide his surprise and excitement, and his wife Li Xiaomeng, who was sitting behind him, had tears in her eyes and was honored. On the other end of the screen, Bo Le, who has cooperated many times, and Mao Weining, the director of "Meritorious Ability Wen Nengwu Li Yannian", silently cared and wished thousands of miles.
"Xiaomeng's reaction has been seen by everyone, and the 'seal applauds' in the back. Our parents and children are watching the live broadcast at home, and friends, colleagues, including Mao Dao, are also watching the live broadcast. I believe that the moment it was announced that it was me, everyone should be as excited and happy as I am. ”
Wang Lei, born in 1982, is about to step into the year of no confusion, so far, the three major blessings in life, the night of the candle in the cave house, the old knowledge in other places, and the inscription of the gold list, he has experienced them one by one, how a spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease!
Wang Lei won the Feitian Award. Photo courtesy of interviewee
However, when the flowers are brocade, the fire is cooking oil, and the wind is Vanity Fair, will you worry about "floating in the sky"?
"I'm not too worried that I will float, because whether it is Beijing Renyi or the whole family environment that cultivates and polishes me, I have always been relatively sober." In this regard, Wang Lei himself has a good attitude, ""Ordinary World" also won the Golden Eagle Award that year, I remember winning the award at that time and returning to Beijing Renyi to continue acting in dramas, as if I was rehearsing "Mutiny", and then performed in a few days. ”
As the saying goes, if you can afford to put it down, you can show your true colors as a hero, and Wang Lei has a lot of experience in this regard. As a popular figure in the Chinese opera of the year, this handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and upright and handsome was not busy with the bright star path after graduation, but chose to enter the Beijing People's Art Theater and first performed dramas for several years.
"College is more about laying the foundation and cultivating habits, and the road to a real actor should start after entering Beijing Renyi." Wang Lei has never hesitated to express his gratitude to the "second alma mater", and when delivering his acceptance speech at the Feitian Awards, he mentioned the cultivation of Beijing Renyi and said that he would "act seriously and be a clean man".
The days in the "training ground" of Renyi consolidated the foundation of Wang Lei's performance. As he himself said, "Human art provides a very good soil for a young actor to slowly absorb nutrients here and learn from many old artists." There are many excellent repertoire for you to practice, polish and hone yourself. ”
Wang Lei participated in the drama "The First Floor of the World". Photo courtesy of interviewee
Sharpening acting skills, cultivating temperament, and stabilizing the core, this piece of jade gradually shines in the carving of the years. In 2012, "The Happy Life of Kintaro" brought Wang Lei to the fore and was nominated for Best Actor at the 19th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Award; In 2015, with the role of "Sun Shaoan" in "Ordinary World", Wang Lei was shortlisted for the Magnolia Award again, and won the 28th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Audience's Favorite Actor the following year, winning the first "Emperor of Vision" in his actor career; Now, with the Flying Award, he has ushered in almost the biggest attention since entering the industry.
"Life seems to have not changed, everything is the same as before, but there is an additional mission and a responsibility in my heart." The newly promoted emperor, who was in the center of the eye of the storm, was soberly grateful, and said: "Every harvest is a new start, we must always remind ourselves, stay awake, stay calm, all harvests, happiness, and honor are hard-won." ”
"To do better in the future, we must still be full and active in the next creation, and strive to produce a good performance to the audience as soon as possible."
"Wang Lei-style" performance rules
"You are sorry for the character, the character must be sorry for you"
For Wang Lei, the two awards are "unexpected joys".
"Before and after filming "Ordinary World", I really didn't think that this drama would win me the Golden Eagle Award. At that time, I thought more about how to test my performance through such a script with the foundation of a literary masterpiece. ”
Wang Lei is an "idealist" with little utilitarianism. For him, the two gold cups mean that in the "big test" related to the actor's original intention, he got a beautiful roll score, and the added value behind the results does not seem to be so important.
"Including this Flying Award, because we ("Meritorious Ability, Wen Nengwu Li Yannian") is a unit drama, and there are only 6 episodes, so I don't even think about whether to win the award, but just how to shape the image of Li Yannian's grandfather well, express it well, be able to restore the character's style at that time, and convey this emotion to the audience."
You know, Wang Lei is a well-known "more realistic" actor in the industry. When filming "Ordinary World", he came up with all his creative methodology: familiarizing himself with the original novel, teaching himself northern Shaanxi dialect, drawing the floor plan of the village, and even trying to be close to the characters in terms of food. He ate two cakes of bud noodles a day, plus a small bowl of shredded radish pickles, because "I couldn't eat boiled fish and white rice on the spot, and I put aside the script and said, I haven't eaten a full meal this year, I haven't eaten meat." ”
A still from "Ordinary World"
"Whether it's learning dialects or eating food close to the character, it's all a way to enter the character." Wang Lei has always adhered to the almost pious law of performance, "You are sorry for the character you played, this character must be sorry for you." ”
Therefore, when filming "Meritorious Ability Wen Nengwu Li Yannian", Wang Lei was also full of awe, striving to restore "Li Yannian", a heroic figure who won the Order of the Republic, "You need to imagine the battlefield of that year through the script, restore that era, and feel the heroic spirit of defending the country." ”
"For characters like Grandpa Li Yannian, I can watch many video interviews. While looking at his words and demeanor, imagine what he looked like when he was young. As a native of Northeast China, Wang Lei's Hebei dialect in "Meritorious Energy Wen Nengwu Li Yannian" is quite authentic: "He has a bit of Hebei Changli's accent, and a little Northeast Jilin's accent, which is a mixed taste, so I can only listen to him carefully and repeatedly observe his tone, breathing, language habits and rhythm." ”
"Meritorious Service" stills. Photo courtesy of interviewee
"The meaning of the Golden Eagle Award and the Flying Sky Award to me is, first of all, to affirm my performance in these two dramas." Talking about the two "Emperor" trophies, Wang Lei said simply: "For me, winning the award is more of a recognition, an encouragement, affirmation of my previous creative methods, and a firmer of my belief." At least it proves that I am on the right track to perform. ”
Double cups in hand, as long as the Magnolia Awards go to the next city, Wang Lei will achieve the "Grand Slam" of the Chinese TV Mainstream Awards, and his own mentality is quite peaceful, "Of course, every actor hopes that he can win more awards, but when he is old, he may not really win the award, and it is more necessary to do less distraction when grasping the role." ”
Not a "traffic actor"?
"The real flow lies in the test of the people"
On the night of the Feitian Awards, one of the topics surrounding Wang Lei's award was "upset". To this evaluation, his response is also quite domineering - "It doesn't matter if it's cold or not, the most important thing is to get the award." ”
"Before announcing my award, I didn't think I would definitely win, so it's okay to say it's unpopular, because I was surprised."
Admittedly, in the general concept, Wang Lei is indeed not a popular "traffic actor". Although there have been many excellent works in recent years, his exposure outside the play is extremely low, which has also led many viewers to define him - the popular person is not popular.
A still from "Ordinary World"
"I don't care much about this statement, the actor first uses the character to make friends and talk to the audience. I don't want the audience to see any character think that this is Wang Lei, then obviously I didn't create this image well. Wang Lei was open-minded about this: "As for whether you can remember your name, time and history will test all this." ”
For the concepts of traffic, popularity, and commercial value that are hotly discussed in the circle, Wang Lei has his own interpretation. In his opinion, fast-food-style blockbusters do not mean value, "A certain drama seems to be very hot in the course of a year, and then no one mentions it after the year passes, which may not be real commercial value." ”
Only when the work is thick can it stand up to word of mouth, and the commercial value and popularity flow will naturally be the icing on the cake - Wang Lei has such confidence. For example, although he has not yet opened a personal Douyin account, this does not prevent "Northwest Hammer King Sun Shaoan" from being popular throughout the short video platform. "Believe it or not, I beat you", "I really want to beat you to death", "You are too good for me, I will beat you too" ... The magical northern Shaanxi accent and Wang Lei's life-like performance made the role of "Sun Shaoan" in "Ordinary World" popular on the Internet.
"Ordinary World" Sun Shaoan. Video screenshots
"I found that everyone in the family group, classmate group, and friend circle was posting, and when I opened it, I cut all the clips where I said the word 'I beat you' in the play "Ordinary World"." Wang Lei couldn't help it: "So much so that when I went outside to film, some viewers called me 'Northwest Hammer King' when they saw me, which was to ridicule this matter." People think it's fun, and I think it's funny. I would like to bring so much joy to everyone because of one character. ”
The popularity of "Northwest Hammer King" seems to confirm Wang Lei's view of "flow" - "The popularity of traffic and the original intention of the actor are not contradictory, and I think the real flow is the test of the people." ”
The former Wang Lei was a "grumpy old brother" who couldn't rub sand in his eyes, and he angrily abused his avatar on Weibo and played games every day on the set and other unprofessional behaviors. And now that he is about to enter a new stage of his forty-year-old life, he still does not hide his edge.
He insisted on not taking on the popular fairy tale fantasy drama, because "I don't want to waste time in some projects", and actors should put their best energy into the most worthwhile works.
He does not think that criticizing the chaos in the circle is "offending people", but defines it as "an act of industry encouragement": "It's not that I haven't seen my phone on the filming scene, and I will remind myself that every time I have to be as serious as the first filming." ”
Wang Lei won the Feitian Award. Photo courtesy of interviewee
Wang Lei said that the literary and art industry has changed a lot in recent years, and everyone is more and more in awe of their profession, while paying attention to their own virtues, "Today's market is being re-established, and we must always put ourselves into work in the best state, and give back to the people and the audience with the best image." ”
So, back to the beginning. Will this newly promoted flying "Emperor" float up in the hurricane of Vanity Fair?
Wang Lei has already given his answer. There are strange trees in the garden, and the green leaves are gorgeous. A good tree that takes root in the land and absorbs nutrients and thrives over the years, he knows which direction the wind comes from. (End)