Sir's life is bitter.
Just came out of the sequelae of the new crown, which has contracted a very new "disease".
The after-effects of "Crazy".
Simply, start the second brush again.
This time, Sir set his sights on the most glorious character - Zhang Songwen in this all-ruthless and all-staff drama.
Born in 1976, he played his first role in 2003 and officially debuted in 2005.
In 2018, he finally received public recognition with "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind".
In 2023, it will finally be completely red.
His struggles, comment sections and textbook performance clips have all become the most discussed topics during this time.
But through this re-examination, it became more and more poignant.
Today's protagonist is not the popular "god of acting".
But how an ordinary person who wants to be a good actor "kills" the former self.
Around 2000, when Gao Qiqiang was still a penniless fishmonger, classic gangster bosses were born in domestic dramas one after another.
Liu Huaqiang (played by Sun Honglei) in "Conquest", Nie Mingyu (played by Chen Daoming) in "Black Hole", Guo Xiaopeng (played by Wang Zhiwen) in "Black Ice".
These gang leaders are clearly different from Gao Zong.
Liu Huaqiang, apparently a bandit.
It was late at night, and he was hiding in a van in a secluded alley with several of his men. The camera swept over the group of younger brothers and fixed on the face of the eldest brother.
Expressionless, fierce eyes, appearance is the shadow of childhood.
Nie Mingyu was like a fog.
To come up is to kill people, throw corpses, and then go to the temple to worship Buddha. In the silent courtyard, he wore a dark gray trench coat, graceful, and the nobility of the upper class was fully displayed, as if it had nothing to do with his identity as a murderer.
Guo Xiaopeng is most like a boss.
The simple action of smoking a cigar shows his amorous yuppie and Sven is delicate.
The three bigwigs have their own characteristics, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are all sexually attractive.
This is inseparable from the temperament of the actor himself.
Sun Honglei's eyes are small, but he has a reckless and fierce appearance, and he is full of deterrence; And the bandit-like Liu Huaqiang, its charm comes from a sense of strength and control generated by violence and ruthlessness.
Chen Daoming is elegant and noble, but also has a sense of alienation, and is a little not angry and self-threatening; And the Sven-type Nie Mingyu is charming in his abstinence and mystery. He eats black and white, sanctimonious, but not close to women in a high position, but the more he does not show lust, the more people want to tear open his cold appearance and get a glimpse of the oppressive heart.
Wang Zhiwen is a mixture of dashing and literary melancholy, fragile and uninhibited. Guo Xiaopeng is a prodigal son, and his strong unreliability brings the imagination closest to the burst of lust. On the verge of losing control and passionate, people want to break through the taboos of ethics and morality and come to a moth to the fire.
What about Gao Qiqiang?
In Sir's view, this is the ceiling of "abstinence".
In 2000, he solved Xu Jiang, the number one enemy at the time, and bowed down to Chen Tai, the boss behind the scenes of Jinghai, as his godfather, and rose to prominence. Dressed in a white suit, he led a group of little brothers to swagger through the market.
High-profile, proud, with the narrowness of a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
In 2006, his status gradually stabilized, living in a large mansion and a bunch of younger brothers.
But in the mansion, he is a strict wife, and when greeting his son outside the house, he will directly jump on the sofa in leather shoes and shout.
This exquisite design dilutes the seriousness of the dark outfit and restores an ordinary middle-aged rich man.
In 2021, he experienced the pain of losing his wife and brother, his hair was gray, and his old age was full.
After drinking tea, patting your stomach, and riding to buy vegetables, you are no different from the uncle on the street.
From the outside, Gao Qiqiang has never been a charismatic man.
But the high popularity shows that he is still one of the most attractive and popular male protagonists in Chinese dramas in recent years.
Where is that?
Two words: there is a play.
The so-called drama.
The first is to say that the role of Gao Qiqiang is outstanding, and the second is to say that the actor plays well.
Gao Qiqiang has a 20-year growth curve, from a small trader who looks at people's eyes to a gangster who calls for wind and rain, and constantly fights with the world, deepening his grayscale.
His charm lies not in appearance, but in the complexity of his life and human nature.
His pity and hatefulness resonate deeply, and his twists and turns arouse the audience's strong curiosity.
Although he does not have the wandering, scumbag charm of Nie Mingyu and Guo Xiaopeng, he has a sense of stability.
A sense of stability means responsibility.
His love and loyalty to his family and lover makes him feel a little "good man" while doing evil, which is naturally thanks to the blessing of Zhang Songwen's temperament.
Zhang Songwen doesn't really look like a star.
He is not tall enough, handsome enough, ugly enough, righteous enough, evil enough, treacherous enough, and a little "face", lacking recognition.
His eyes were not naïve enough, affectionate enough, not frivolous, or mean; His temperament is not melancholy enough, nor cold enough, not strong, but not feminine either.
The face is a little deep, but smiling, and the eyes are crooked, with humility and festivity.
It's not extreme in either.
Because of this, it seems that the direction of which character type he is going in is a little bit meaningless, and it is definitely not "God rewarding food". This probably partly explains why he has worked hard in the entertainment industry for more than ten years before he finally became popular.
△ Ye Xuan, who collaborated with him on "The Secret History of Yang Guifei", said that he didn't remember this incident...
In his early years, Zhang Songwen was not without opportunities.
In 2003, he played the gangster Zhang Che in the TV series "The Price of Love", male number six.
When he was young, he had a temperament between youth and maturity, and he was also unique under the background of the unconventional stand-up collar Tang costume.
But to say that he is a "tender uncle" with a unique temperament, or a teenager and an old man, look at it again with another lens, and not all.
So much so that this temperament has become an awkward existence, both lacking in youthfulness and not mature enough.
And actors want to be deeply remembered, sometimes need to establish the audience's impression of themselves through some kind of label.
Looking back at several popular TV series that year: "The Legend of Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon", "Da Ranfang", "Dragon Babu", "Divine Doctor Joy", "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "The Golden Fan Family". Whether it is a knight, a rich businessman, a general, or a young master, a lover... Zhang Songwen is indeed not suitable for any big male protagonist.
Although he also played the male lead role in the local Guangdong sitcom "The Dragon Riding Monster" (2005) and Guan Hu's "The Second Side" (2008).
Playing a funny old urchin and a murderer who has committed many major and important crimes, the performance is remarkable.
But the work itself is not out of the circle, and it is still difficult for him to find his accurate positioning.
By the time of the small fire of "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind" in 2018, Zhang Songwen was over 40 years old, his youth had completely faded, his figure was slightly blessed, his loose face was aggravated, and his eyes were more vicissitudes.
After completely becoming an ordinary middle-aged uncle, there are more roles that can be adapted to him.
Of course, this is not as simple as it seems, his "ordinary", after years of precipitation, has become a polysemy at this time.
The classic began with Tang Yijie, director of the Urban Construction Commission.
Holding a loudspeaker, he spoke to the villagers on the construction site.
Aside from the metaphor of reality, this play is inconspicuous, but the characteristics in Zhang Songwen's performance are impressive.
First of all, his performance has many subtle details, but you can't see if it is a design or a feeling.
His presentation is not ornamental, every small movement, stillness, and frustration flows naturally with the performance, and he makes people believe that the character should do this at this time.
He bitterly persuaded the villagers to renovate the old city, first saying that he had grown up on this street since he was a child and had a lot of affection for it.
Pay attention to the gestures:
When he said "feelings," he clenched his fists and waved them vigorously.
When will this gesture be used in life? When expressing support and anger, through this fist, he told the villagers: I empathize with you, I am with you.
Immediately afterwards, he changed his tone:
But I know.
In a sentence, often "but" is the point, and then look at his gesture at this time, loosen from the fist, and the index finger goes up.
This is a hand that expresses "pay attention to listen", and he has been transformed into a leader and a superior.
Afterwards, he continued to draw pies, "History should develop, cities should develop", with the palm arm to the right up, waving into the distance.
"Be sure to tear it down and rebuild it," the arm then tilted downwards and chopped off.
Gestures and words complement each other.
This series of actions seems natural, but carefully analyzed, every place is worth playing.
Secondly, Zhang Songwen is like an emotional and harmless old good man, but there is a dark explosive power inside, which allows him to play a multi-faceted role.
In the angle of the back shot, his slightly chubby face, not delicate facial features, nasolabial folds, and receding hairline all make him more and more ugly.
He is like a middle-aged uncle who lives desperately, and the drooping corners of his eyes accentuate his sense of solidity.
Under the focused expression, he is seductive, loud, and looks reliable and amiable.
But when the signboard behind him was pushed down by the villagers who did not eat his set, he turned around, turned around, and the moment the whole person hid in the shadows, the excitement just now suddenly dissipated.
Between lowering the head and raising the head, there are already traces of strong anger, and the aura sinks, at this time, the audience can already determine that this official is tired.
Most importantly, he acts like an unknown agent, not conspicuous and not dewy.
When he entered the play, he didn't seem to have the obsession to show how good he acted.
"Giving" properly, so that his performance sometimes takes on an amateur texture.
Without systematic professional training, amateur performances tend to be less dogmatic and pretentious, and will have more instinctive and authentic reactions.
Amateurism, in other words, is real.
Because it is real, it is complex, unpredictable, and cannot be interpreted through stereotypes.
And only complexity is the most fundamental reason why a character attracts people into the play.
In "Stormy Clouds", he looks no different from a real official in a documentary, and when facing the masses, he has an attitude of eagerness and impatience, as if he is about to leave at any time.
When he was in college, when he danced with Lin Hui and Jiang Zicheng in the dance hall, he was a shy and embarrassed pose.
Just by the GIF below, you can see that he was actually snubbed and retreated to the side.
Also dancing, in "Summer of West River" (2017), he has a different state.
He plays the head of the academic office who is experiencing a midlife crisis, and the new English teacher at the school brings a touch of light to his ordinary life.
They sneak into the ballroom, and in the sound of passionate music and ambiguous lights, he poops, liberates himself, and splendles, unorganized, happy and funny.
Look at the running posture of his son when he goes to the football field, wants to run, carries a briefcase, runs not fast in leather shoes, and has to carry a leader's shelf.
The style of the department is not built by piling up in one outfit.
"Crazy" has become his martial arts arena.
In the beginning, he was a fish seller.
Skilled knife work, strapping, casually letting two spring onions, and the fish pond that has been repeatedly praised to wash hands.
But the essence of this behavior is not in the action of washing itself, but in the so-so impatience.
In front of seeing people in a hurry, his hand is swiped into the fish pond, and then he wipes it on his apron, and he is already the biggest decent person of Shengdou Xiaomin.
These actions are like pulling up a curtain of the times:
Business matters, but people matter.
In the evolution of the characters, he also performs contrasts.
Twice to deliver special products, one at the beginning, he was just released, carrying a pocket of urine shrimp to thank the police.
After hearing that An Xin was not there, he tentatively took it to Li Xiang again.
Standing in front of the serious Li Xiang, he cowered a little, carried his back, swayed, and had no place to put his hands and feet.
The other is in episode 12, he has a small achievement, changes into a suit, and carries a bag of oranges to meet his sister-in-law Chen Shuting.
The sister-in-law probably didn't expect that someone would give such a simple gift, and she was embarrassed for a while.
He smiled blandly, naturally bowed his head, and handed the orange to the child.
Less cramped and cringe, more calm and confident.
This kind of lifting is of course inseparable from the use of skill.
More importantly, he himself is not strong in style, and the relaxation after experience.
To some extent, it is the various supporting roles and small roles he has played that make him.
△ Zhang Songwen in "Spring Breeze Drunken Night" (2009)
In the current creative environment, the shaping of supporting characters is less constrained and can be more complex.
It is precisely because of this complexity that he can be fully exercised and displayed in various roles, but he will not be easily stereotyped.
Although his own story has been known to more people after this popularity, it is still difficult to simply classify him as an actor.
He can quickly enter every state of every character, even if he is motionless.
Someone plays everyone like himself, he plays no one like himself, that is, the legendary "drama throws face".
He and his character were always very separate, and the character did not become his stand-in.
So, although the story about him has flown all over the world, the impression is still vague.
He is not an actor who likes to use his signature moves to make the audience remember himself, his coherence lies in his natural change in complexity, and there is stability in this change.
This frees him from being deeply bound to a certain character, and he makes the audience believe that without Gao Qiqiang, he will be a new face in the next play.
He himself strikes a delicate balance with the character so that he doesn't get eaten by the character – he is him, the character is the character.
And his not strong ego will not paint the character with a strong "Zhang Songwen" color.
So he has no style, because the formation of style often requires repetition and reinforcement of a certain aspect.
There is no style, it is precisely his maximum style.
Zhang Songwen's popularity at this time has a certain inevitability.
Internal entertainment is bitter and rotten, the traffic has been for a long time, and it has also suffered from a little acting skills to blow the hot search to the sky for a long time.
He is fortunate to encounter a good drama, and as a solid drama acting school, it is a clear stream.
His widely circulated inspirational story is also a reassuring agent in this era of loss.
He and his character Gao Qiqiang have embarked on a bottom-level counterattack path, and they have a certain compatible life path, forming a dramatic contrast.
His past hardship and poverty have made ordinary audiences deeply empathize (in fact, he has clarified that he has long been able to afford a house), and everyone relies on him to complete a loud irony of capital and traffic.
When the myth of fame is shattered in the continuous collapse, when "hard work does not necessarily succeed" has become a consensus, his step by step advancement is even more valuable.
He has many famous quotes circulating on the Internet, and today, when celebrities do not like to openly express their true feelings, he still maintains the habit of writing small essays lyrically and enthusiastically responding to fan messages.
Obviously, outside the play, he is sincere and open, and inside the play, he is not ostentatious.
This contrast constitutes a sense of stability in him, and he is like a successful relative who can provide you with life guidance.
After nearly 20 years in the industry, what once bound him has finally become him.
He is the actor that the audience really votes for, and his popularity is a happy thing.
He deserves applause, better work and more pay.
But.
Yes, Sir is more worried about this "but".
Not worried about Zhang Songwen, but worried about those potential "Zhang Songwen second" in the future.
Just like another actor in the play, Zhang Yi.
At the beginning, Zhang Yi's counterattack brought out countless "tough guys" on the domestic screen, and these tough guy themes in turn trapped Zhang Yi in a single role mode.
Internal entertainment always has the inertia of copying.
And acting is a profession that requires loneliness after all.
Ponder and become enlightened in the solitary self. If you only see flowers and praise, you will be further and further away from the real life you portray, and all good actors must maintain humility and curiosity about life.
People at the top, how to go to the next level?
Sir would like to share a final sentence.
From a recent show that has been repeatedly edited into a short video, Zhang Songwen has taught young actors to take the bus, to experience, to "be with society".
But many people overlook the most important sentence.
Zhang Songwen later added that his request for himself was: "Allow many people to enter my body and erode my heart." ”
"It's a cruel thing," he said.
The picture of this article comes from the Internet
Editorial Assistant: Almodovanya