Article description: This article was first published in 2017. Slight deletions have been made in the text. Text/Han Feng
Popular kung fu movie star Lee Byung-won
Li Bingyuan, a kung fu movie star who became famous for starring in "The Legend of Shaolin Temple", has no shortage of masterpieces in recent years, as the backbone of the action actor, since his debut, Li Bingyuan has used his real kung fu to provide the audience with a visual feast of feasts; at the same time, he has combed himself with his own life philosophy moment, perfected himself, in his words: "On your way forward, even if there is a fire pit in front of you, you must jump in; if you have the courage to jump in, you must climb out, and when you climb out again, the understanding at that time, The experience is completely different. ”
Li Bingyuan practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child, coming and going in the cold and summer, practicing it at night, studying diligently, and laying a solid foundation since childhood. After being admitted to the Capital Institute of Physical Education for further study, because of his outstanding skills, he has won the national martial arts championship, won the national wushu championship drunken sword, the first place in the training, the first place in the beijing university student wushu championship swordplay and other major awards, with a steady and steady kung fu foundation, starred in the "Shaolin Temple Legend 1, 2, 3" male no. 1 (second master brother) by chance. Since then, it has become a hit and officially embarked on the road of acting.
Recently, Li Bingyuan met with the author to talk about the road of acting. Witty and witty conversation makes the whole interview particularly vivid. Li Bingyuan belongs to the post-80s E family, is a typical person who has both worked hard and really worked hard, and he has an active mind, and he can be described as "looking at Chang'an Flowers at a glance" when looking at some issues. ”
Han Feng: Through the "Legend of Shaolin Temple" audience got to know you, in the play you played a Shaolin monk who helped the poor and the poor, the shaping of his character was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, at that time the fire spread all over the country, the role you played, for people to enjoy the tao is not only kung fu, the key is that kind of chivalrous feelings, in fact, every one of our Chinese has a martial arts complex, but some people reveal this kind of wind bone inside and outside the play, so for you, how do you understand "chivalry" outside the play?
Starred in "Legend of Shaolin Temple"
Li Bingyuan: Xia, I think in ancient times it may have been more of a free thing, which can now be understood as positive energy. In today's concept of chivalry is getting farther and farther away from us, but I think history repeats itself, the truth is the same, and today's positive energy is an interpretation of chivalry. Chivalry, in the past, was more about punishing evil and promoting good, and now it is helpful, although the history is different, but the reason is the same. Why do some people like to watch martial arts movies, standing in a subjective point of view, chivalry, in life belongs to the spiritual world. Take the movie, why the movie is divided into martial arts and action, martial arts film is a kind of spiritual world, can be imaginative, play an incomparable imagination, so to say the interpretation of the movie. Chivalry represents the spirit, and kung fu is real. After all, the hero does not exist now, and is getting farther and farther away from us. Xia represents heroes in ancient times, and if he uses jianghu to interpret chivalry, I think Xu Ke's film is the best and clearest interpretation of chivalry and ancient jianghu, and it is also what I appreciate the most, because his hero, in the movie, is a kind of freedom.
Han Feng: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are heroes (Xu Ke movie). Are you personally involved in classical literature? In the passage of literary classics, are there any characters who are particularly appreciated, which run through later life, affect themselves, and play a certain spiritual or willful role in helping you?
Starred in the thriller film "Secret Path Tracking"
Li Bingyuan: If you use "Three Kingdoms" as an example, my favorite character is Zhao Zilong, he was a real hero of that era, his allusions are too many, if I have the opportunity in the future, I must play this role.
Han Feng: In "Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu is a little arrogant, Zhang Fei is a bit violent, and Zhao Zilong is just right.
Lee Byung-won: Yes! Zhao Zilong is a low-key hero, this character is very affinity, infectious. In modern times, I especially like Bruce Lee, because I have also made "The Legend of Bruce Lee", so I know Bruce Lee more deeply. You knew he was great when you made Bruce Lee, but you didn't know he was that good. After filming "The Legend of Bruce Lee", you know, wow! Many people may feel that like a god, beyond the ability of normal people, after shooting to know that the truth exists, but the people behind him magnified him many times, but he is really a person who can create miracles at any time. Therefore, Bruce Lee really played a big role in my life, in practicing martial arts, and in filming. What are we thinking about now? This era is different, he can create miracles, and when it is time for us, how can we create miracles. People will have such an understanding. It's the same with making movies, take Jet Li, he used to be able to, so why can't we.
Participated in the movie "Wise Tiger Mountain"
Han Feng: The times are different, whether it is through his own efforts, or the reasons of the times, one of the keys is that they themselves know what they want? "He who wants to know others first self-evidently.".
Li Bingyuan: You must understand what you want! The times create heroes, it must be like this. They are great, they have made unattainable peaks, they are worthy of our respect, and there are heroes in every era. Therefore, for a group of young action actors, now Chinese kung fu has reached a time when a hundred schools are together, and they are all competing for this martial arts alliance master.
Han Feng: Every era has its own button, and Bruce Lee buttoned it beautifully in his time. Jet Li, too. Including the current Zhen Zidan.
Lee Byung-won: Yes! Now that we're our age, it's a great opportunity for every action actor. So once I do a good job, once I feel capable, the first scene I want to shoot is Zhao Zilong, I like his heroism, his directness.
Han Feng: The role of Zhao Zilong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the reason why so many people like him is that he holds the five constants of the Chinese nation: "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and faith", which is indispensable in all eras, and he runs through all classes.
Participated in the TV series "The Legend of Bruce Lee"
Li Bingyuan: There are very few actors in the filming who say Guan Yu, Guan Yu is now a god, a concept; but when it comes to Zhao Zilong, we will feel bloody, for a man, we all hope to have this feeling, to rush to the battlefield, very bloody, this is the most infectious.
Han Feng: Yes. Just now we talked about Jet Li, Zhen Zidan, including Jackie Chan's big brother, what did you learn from these predecessors? And how did you integrate it into your career?
Li Bingyuan: The three of them have had too much influence on me, and it is definitely a story and a journey that accompanied our growth. Their contribution to Chinese cinema is obvious to all, that is, they will be eternal heroes in the future film industry and the figures who have created the legend of Chinese cinema. This is undeniable. As far as the three of them are concerned, each has its own advantages, I think the deepest impression on me is Jet Li, we practiced martial arts since we were young may be because of Jet Li, his influence on me was too big, too profound, let me imitate every day, go to see his movies, one move at a time to imitate, at that time it has always been based on the image of your imitation or disparity to determine the level of your martial arts level.
Han Feng: The power of example is great.
Lee: Yes! At that time, whoever imitated the image practiced well; whoever imitated it did not imitate it, practiced poorly, which was very interesting. Therefore, the power of invisible embodiment of example is infinite. It seems that since I was a child, there has been a soul figure guiding you, so I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child and the influence of Jet Li, but I did not expect to be able to become an actor later, especially to the present, I think there is still a certain relationship with Jet Li. When I was young, I admired Jet Li very much, and I didn't expect to be Jet Li's stand-in for the first drama I came out to shoot, "Huo Yuanjia", so I felt like I had my own arrangement in the dark. Of the millions, I was chosen to do him. But after I finished doing the stand-in, I stopped doing anything, because it was not the life I wanted, nor the career I wanted, and I felt that the stand-in line was not suitable for me, although at that time they all recognized me and wanted me to stay, but I resolutely decided to leave. Jet Li was a spiritual leader to me, and when I came into contact with him one day, you found out that he was not a god, but simply a person like you. So after working with him, I decided to become an actor and filmed "Legend of Shaolin Temple". I think as long as we work hard, as long as we need opportunities, create opportunities, we can also reach a peak of ourselves. Five years later, after filming "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", I didn't expect that I played the jianghu brothers with Jet Li, and after filming at that time, I felt that I could draw a stop to Jet Li. So after that I felt that I was going to create my own style, I was going to make my own films, to find my own direction. It used to be under his shadow, but after "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", there was a qualitative change, a new understanding, and Jet Li was removed from my life.
Participated in the movie "Dragon Gate Flying Armor"
Han Feng: Even if you learn everything from me, behind my shadow, you will never get up.
Li Bingyuan: The times are different, you are now playing Jet Li's tricks, the audience will not buy it too much, this is a fact. Therefore, it is necessary to innovate, form a style of its own, cater to the times, and create heroes of the times. Jackie Chan is a superstar with a very personal style, which makes me admire, and Zhen Zidan is very good at integrating the aesthetic needs of the modern era, and he is also remarkable.
Han Feng: When you create a character, how do you dig into a character's inner world, and how do you understand him from the heart?
Li Bingyuan: If you want to be a good actor, you must understand life, if you don't understand life, you will never become a good actor. To become a good actor, you must have a good foundation for life and a correct outlook on life values. Because how you know your character, how you will shape him; this role is just an empty shell, you have to fill the soul for this role, whose soul this soul is, is yours, it is you who give your soul to this role. You have to interpret this soul as true, and the audience must see that he is just your doppelganger. Therefore, you are creating a role and creating a role by acting skills, but with your acting skills, you can never impress people, it must rely on your true things. You see now a lot of excellent actors, including Hollywood's big names acting, in fact, they are themselves, just a different way, such a scene is the most touching. Turning the page further, we practice martial arts is born to be an actor, I believe that we practice martial arts, talent is better than the average person, because being an actor is not to want anything else, but talent, the first point is talent, people just start to do things is self-esteem, if you don't have talent, in the beginning you did not do well, because people are very fragile at the beginning, when a director hits you, you will doubt yourself; when two directors hit you, you still hold out hope to continue; when the third director hits you, you will collapse instantly. All your talents will be snuffed out, so I think actors, when they first come out, must meet the director, meet someone who is willing to spend time cultivating you, so this is very important. Once your self-esteem is shattered, you can't come back, and this feeling, after you can't come back, you put it back in, wow, it means that you have been defeated by this person, you are miserable, you have to think about turning over and trying to defeat him, it is actually a very difficult thing, because your heart is already very afraid of him, just like we have been fighting since childhood. A big man has bullied you, and if you don't turn over, if you don't beat him up again, this person will have an impact on you for the rest of your life. Of course, this is an example, and this is not advisable.
Starred in the movie "Playing for Life"
Han Feng: After shaping one role, how do you get into another role as soon as possible? Before I read Zhang Guorong's biography, there was a paragraph that wrote that he made "Overlord Farewell", and he integrated people and characters with great precision.
Li Bingyuan: My understanding of an actor is that a good actor can have several sides - there is a bad side, a good side, a good side, a bad side of human nature; there is a very crazy side, and there is also a very cute side. Man is multi-faceted, so when playing this role, it is to mobilize the cells of the whole body to give him. When Zhang Guorong was filming "Farewell to the Overlord", everyone knew that he was a bit of a same-sex feeling, very feminine, so this role was too suitable for him, of course, he wanted to play this role well, so he mobilized all his emotions and invested in this role, of course, he just couldn't get it back for a while. It's not about this character, it's about not being able to take back your feelings for yourself. Just like you fall in love with someone, the simplest truth, you love her very much, it is impossible to say that you don't love, tomorrow you delete it, live a normal life, it is impossible. What emotions can't be taken back, if anything else is very conceptual, very abstract. This love is the simplest, I don't love you unless I don't love you, I don't love you after I broke up, I was very happy, but after really loving a woman, suddenly two people broke up, there is no reason to suddenly break up, then you will not be uncomfortable, you will be uncomfortable. It may take you a while for your emotions to come back, and that's the way it is.
Han Feng: Your answer is very unique, and the meaning is very precise.
Li Bingyuan: This is not abstract, very direct. As an action actor, very few people will get depression, because people who are engaged in sports are very flexible at controlling their emotions, such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li. In addition, what kind of person you are in life, whether you will live, this is very important. Of course, a newcomer, you act at first, the emotion may not be expressed accurately enough, at this time, you first have to understand what this role is like? Then compare yourself in life. For example, when I played the second brother of the first part of "The Legend of Shaolin Temple", I was the same as the role I created in my life, so I continued to keep myself in my authentic state, in fact, I played myself.
Han Feng: If you say that the drama is very big, how do you do it?
Li Bingyuan: Find a point, an emotional point, the simplest language interpretation, for example, you cry, as an actor knows, you have to find a sad thing, the most stinging experience for you, the moment your girlfriend dumped you, joking, haha. To put it bluntly, I can't find myself happy. It happened for a long time and you took it back, thinking hard, as if it had just happened. However, some people will still smear some tear gas. But tears can not represent anything, like the big names in Hollywood, he was very sad when he filmed, there were no tears and no crying, some will have tears and some no, but it will definitely make you very moved, tears are only the most external expression of emotions, the real or inner expression. You can't cry everything. So, often your tears are too much to affect your characters, and they will be distorted. What is the desire to cry without tears, to cry silently, this time is the most sad time, you have forgotten to shed tears. So this feeling is the most touching, but it's something deeper.
Han Feng: Then are you playing a character that you can't hold back emotionally? However, the director has clicked, but you have not returned.
Li Bingyuan: I can't hold back, yes. But the set is like this, the cinematographer is the cinematographer, the lighting engineer is the lighting engineer, the director is the director, after the shooting, you can't hold back. The director said, OK, next time, you go to the side and cry for a while. You haven't said anything yet, the emotions of the whole scene have come out, you can't come out and stay next to it for a while. Busy very busy, this side is very emotional acting, OK, then everyone can't take care of you, you love to cry or not cry, we jumped the next scene here. Filming is actually very fun, but when you can't contain your emotions, you will tell yourself a word, cool! It feels cool, and so do the actors, just like sometimes when you play a good play, the emotional release. Just like your life, you can't have too many passions and too many orgasms, you can't have orgasms everywhere, that's not life, life is like this, acting is also. You act ten times, there may be eight are very bland, but just one or two scenes, need a point, if this point you let go of it you will be particularly cool, but you want to play the case, you feel that you can not achieve the purpose, your own heart will feel very sorry, because the actor is like this, the movie is also, regret the art, this picture once OK, it becomes eternal.
Han Feng: As an actor, if you say which link is not well interpreted, how should you make up for it? Whether or not every day will also sort out the plot of the movie and the inner complex in time.
Li Bingyuan: It will affect the mood, but you will not come again, I think combing is inevitable, especially this play from the start to the end, in this process, your character line will not be broken, you will comb every day all the time, because saying that your character line is not to say that you can shoot it soon, maybe three months or six months. Maybe shoot ten episodes today, shoot thirty episodes tomorrow, and twenty episodes the day after tomorrow, you have to capture the emotional line of the character at all times. So you have to comb through every day. As an actor, you must be able to flexibly control your emotions.
Han Feng: Yes. There was Bole, and then there was Maxima. Tell me about a few Bó Lè in your life?
Li Bingyuan: I think people are like this, you can't meet Bole, you never show your skills, history is like this, maybe it is more absolute to say so, but the truth exists. History is like this from before to the present, because your youth and time are limited. Therefore, some success is determined by the big picture. If you don't have Bole in your life, then you as a person are doomed to have no achievements, which I am sure of. Because there are many talents in this society, everyone is the same, the most important thing in China is talent, not to leave you, but there will be many competitors in your existence at the same time, and whoever uses it is used. This society just needs Bó Lè. That person is needed. When that person brings you up, you'll go beyond a part and stand out from the crowd. New opponents will also appear. BoLe is not a person, but the first one in life is very important. I mean, we're going to go up to the next level, and people must have opponents, anything. If you don't have an opponent, it proves you're not successful enough. My Bole, very typical of two people's words, strictly speaking, the first is Yuan Heping, he took me to debut, so many people in Beijing, chose Jet Li to choose a stand-in for two months, he chose me with a high vision, he took me to Shanghai. I was honored to be selected in the master of the clouds, at that time, they were all national martial arts champions, and the level was similar. I was able to choose me by eye. If there is no such Bole, how can it come out, you are still wandering. When the age has passed, when it is thirty years old. There will be no Bole, there will be no chance, thirty years old and twenty years old standing on the same starting line, the loss will be even worse. The second is director Du Xiao. At that time, when I had just finished doing the stand-in and didn't want to continue, I made "The Legend of shaolin temple", so I only had four words for director Du Xiao: the grace of knowing and meeting! The third is Xu Ke. Without Xu Ke, I may not be able to walk in the ranks of movies, and Xu Ke is still very top of me, very supportive, very supportive of me, he is one of my teachers! The fourth is Yuan Bin. Everyone calls me Yuan Bin's closed disciple, And Brother Bin's feelings for me, as long as everyone in this circle knows, he is too good and too good for me! Therefore, a person's behavior, to a small extent is bole, to a larger is the pattern, the big pattern and the big environment determine your success or failure!
Han Feng: In addition to the big picture, a person needs time to accumulate strength. When it's time to show, it's time to make a splash.
Lee: Right. So you have to understand, see clearly when it is time to explode, when it is time to recharge, I once read a sentence: when your ability can not support your ambition, you must calm down and learn. I think this sentence makes a lot of sense.
Han Feng: There is another sentence, when a person finds that this road is wrong, stopping is progress.
Li Bingyuan: I recognize, so much recognition! I said a word to my acquaintance, as long as you work hard to do it, if you say that you are wrong, because we still have time, you have gone wrong ten times, that person has gone wrong twice, and when you reach the same platform, that person will not become your opponent at all, your experience, your ability, if you want to fight with me, you don't care what you play, the mind, or whatever, my ability is super stronger than you. So failure is not a bad thing, I tell myself every day, but failure to a certain extent, must be clear about what they are doing, understand what they want, people are afraid that today I want this tomorrow I want that, then nothing will happen, you will not change your goal in the end. I am very clear, I want to make a very respected masterpiece, good this is my goal, then around this and struggle, even if it is wrong, but my goal will not be crooked, wrong is also a very rich experience, this teaches me, I am getting older, I can not afford to be wrong, when I am young, I can afford to be wrong, if there are some mistakes you have not experienced, when you face it you will go wrong, so just I went wrong, after ten times, the next fifty times I will not happen again. Moreover, the concept that I also want to recognize is that even if there is a fire pit in front of you, you must jump into it on the way forward, and if you have the courage to jump in, you must climb out, and when you climb out again, the understanding and experience at that time are completely different.
Biography
Li Bingyuan, formerly known as Li Yuan, national martial arts champion, has won the national wushu championship drunken sword, the first place in pair training, and the first place in the beijing university student wushu championship swordplay. After graduating from the martial arts major of the Capital Institute of Physical Education, with a steady and steady kung fu foundation, he entered the film and television circle and successively filmed many movies and tv series such as "The Legend of Shaolin Temple 1, 2 and 3", "The Legend of Bruce Lee", "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", "Wise Tiger Mountain", "Secret Path Tracking", "Playing for Life", "The Legend of Chu Han" and so on, and is now a popular action movie star.