A "Age of Awakening" has made Zhang Tong, an actor who faded out of the entertainment industry, return to the public's vision once again.
Since his debut, Zhang Tong has been playing roles similar to Li Dazhao, all of whom are bloody boys full of flesh and blood, such as Zhang Tong's previous participation in "Father and Son Soldiers", "Bright Sword", and "Iron Pear Flower".
Zhang Tong, who has been in the show business circle for many years, has accumulated good contacts and reputation in the circle, but in the hearts of the audience, he may not be as famous as the popular small fresh meat, but he is a well-known strength in the circle.
However, Zhang Tong, who is such a tough guy on the screen, has had the experience of being a popular actor, eating dog food, being scolded by the director for "not acting", depression and even wanting to take his life
Here is a movie love letter, today let's take a look at the "iron-blooded tough guy" - Zhang Tong's ups and downs in life.
In fact, Zhang Tong and the character image he plays have many similarities, such as the strength of the heart, and the strength of the willingness to persist, which is largely due to the fact that Zhang Tong was born in an ordinary family.
Zhang Tong was born in 1981 to an ordinary family in Tianjin.
Although his life is not rich, Zhang Tong is very sensible from childhood, and he was admitted to Nankai University with excellent results.
But his parents really did not expect that after a year, Zhang Tong wanted to take a break from school to study acting abroad. Because he has determined that the most important thing he wants to do in his life is to be an actor.
Zhang Tong as the only son in the family, his parents poured all their savings and love into him, enlightened parents respected the child's decision, a year later his parents sent him to the French Drama Academy to study acting, and the price to pay for this trip was that his parents sold the house in their hometown.
This matter was also mentioned in a later interview, but when he grew up, he was often ashamed to tears because of this matter, because he felt sorry for his parents, and looking at the way his parents fought for their dreams, Zhang Tong's heart was full of guilt.
The life of studying abroad was very difficult, and once in order to save money, I bought a package of cheap "cereal" at a convenience store. When I got home, I found that the taste was not right, and I didn't expect to buy dog food! Zhang Tong, who did not want to waste, finally accepted the taste...
However, the sensible Zhang Tong did not let his parents work hard to get adrift, and in a difficult environment, he still completed his studies and returned to China smoothly as a graduate student.
After returning to China, Zhang Tong suffered a lot when he first entered the show business circle because he had no connections and no background.
The tall man of 1 meter 83 should have been an advantage, but instead became his short board. Because most of the roles played are supporting roles, they will stand behind the main actors, but because their tall height is easily noticed by the audience, they are often disliked by the main actors to steal the scene.
Ostracized Zhang Tong decided to give it a go, he is no longer passive, choose to take the initiative to attack, every day with his resume and photos next to the crew to run, as long as there is a chance he will not let go, as long as there is a crew to come, you will definitely be able to see Zhang Tong's resume and figure.
Until the "Bright Sword" crew came to recruit actors, the crew needed a guard who knew martial arts, and Zhang Tong, who did not know martial arts, claimed that he knew martial arts in order to get this role, and compared it twice in front of everyone.
This comparison is not good, directly making the director's eyes shine, and I feel that the strength on Zhang Tong's body is very suitable for this role. When even decided to let Zhang Tong play.
However, at this time, Zhang Tong, who was favored by the director, was unwilling. Because Zhang Tong learned after asking about it, he learned that he was playing a "monk", Zhang Tong immediately refused, because "Bright Sword" is a war play, and playing a "monk" in it is not out of tune, but also to shave his head.
However, the patient director still asked Zhang Tong the reason for refusing to act, and after showing Zhang Tong the script, Zhang Tong said yes! In this way, Zhang Tong successfully starred in this role that was about to change his life.
When filming Liangjian, Zhang Tong and Teacher Li Youbin also had an interesting story, and there is a shot in Liangjian that Zhang Tong needs to carry Li Youbin on his back.
The original script was written above, just run a paragraph, but Zhang Tong accompanied Li Youbin to run forward, let the director shout, did not stop, and then Zhang Tong really ran without strength, he accidentally threw Li Youbin from the top of the mountain, but Li Youbin fell enough.
The reason why such an interesting thing happened is also because there was no timely communication before, and the director was far away from the beginning of the shout, and Zhang Tong did not hear clearly. However, it is precisely because of this oolong that everyone can see the young man's serious, not afraid of bitter and resolute character.
The Wei monk played by Zhang Tong was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and after the broadcast, it was a big fire, and since then Zhang Tong has officially entered the audience's vision, and Zhang Tong this year is only 23 years old.
At a young age, he became famous and successively made many TV series, such as "Wuliu Town", "A Generation of Great Gods Meng Luochuan", "Iron Pear Blossom" and so on. In it, it is the role of the big male protagonist, and it is in the limelight for a while.
But life is always not smooth, I thought it was bitter, but I didn't expect that life will always make people need to endure more suffering.
In 2010, Zhang Tong once again ushered in a major turning point in his life, he suffered from depression and collapsed.
The reason is that when shooting a TV series, he was often hit and insulted by the newcomer director in the crew, so his self-esteem was very frustrated.
After being very rudely denied by the director, Zhang Tong's self-esteem was seriously frustrated and he began to doubt his acting skills. He even suffered from severe depression and tried to jump out of the window many times.
But Zhang Tong is undoubtedly a lucky person, during his depression, his girlfriend Guan Siting has always accompanied him around, not abandoning, Zhang Tong has survived the depression under the encouragement of his girlfriend.
Two years later, he and his girlfriend held a wedding in Beijing, and finally ushered in the highlight of his life.
This is also the first time that Zhang Tong's girlfriend has been exposed in front of the public.
In fact, he has been in love with his girlfriend for a long time, but only for the sake of his career to turn this relationship underground, when filming "Chinese Guards", Zhang Tong has already met Guan Siting. In this play, Zhang Tong and Guan Siting have a very close scene, and before the official start of filming, the two need to go to the army to experience life for 15 days.
In this way, the two began their first contact, but it is interesting that the two people who just met each other did not have a good feeling for each other.
Guan Siting recalled that the first time she met Zhang Tong, she wore a pair of army green pants, and it looked very old, washed a little white, and there were many pockets on it, and on it was wearing a T-shirt of the same color, wearing a pair of glasses and a relatively large headset.
Zhang Tong's first impression of Guan Siting was soil, and in Zhang Tong's eyes, Guan Siting was also an immature little girl, and she felt that Guan Siting was particularly naïve, because Zhang Tong had been filming in the crew for some years, and Guan Siting was relatively immature in this regard.
Speaking of the relaxation of the relationship between the two, it stems from the same gift that Guan Siting took the initiative to buy for Zhang Tong, and it is a very unique gift.
Because Guan Xiaoting bought gifts for everyone in the crew, but most of them sent some food, but when it came to Zhang Tong, it was a bottle of eye drops.
At this time, Zhang Tong suddenly realized that a few days ago, he had said in passing that his contact lens potion had been finished, but he did not expect that Guan Siting was very careful, which also made Zhang Tong change his attitude towards Guan Siting for the first time.
After the conversation between the two became more and more intimate in the crew, Zhang Tong also chatted with Guan Siting about the situation at home, talked about his experience of studying in France, and talked about his dedication to the actor's dream and his debt to his parents.
Since then, the "girl who listened to the story" has developed a good feeling for the bumpy boy in front of her, and this hand in hand has been 10 years.
In 2013, Zhang Tong, who came back again, nearly lost his sight in a blast scene while filming the play "One and Eight". This scene scared the crew at the time silly, but the strong Zhang Tong lay down to comfort the director.
It's okay, am I not okay?
Finally, accompanied by Guan Xiaoting, Zhang Tong's body gradually recovered, and his career gradually warmed up, and he won the 31st TV Series Feitian Award for Outstanding Actor with "Breaking Bad Defender Division", becoming the youngest winner in the history of the award.
At this award ceremony, when the host announced that the winner was Zhang Tong, he only looked at him with a confused face, and it turned out that Zhang Tong did not think that he would win the award when he participated in the award selection, so he was unprepared, and even the acceptance speech was played on the spot.
At that time, he took the trophy and said excitedly, this trophy is in my hand, I feel that it is not mine, but the hero I played, and the audience has not forgotten them.
Zhang Tong frowned slightly and looked toward the audience as if he were using his strength to review his journey as an actor.
Zhang Tong's footsteps have not stopped, the 40-year-old has once again surprised all the audiences in "The Age of Awakening", although not the most actors in the scene, but he has conquered the audience in a short period of time with his excellent acting skills.
I have to say that the age of awakening is indeed a visual feast brought to the audience by Zhang Tong, and it is also another opportunity to prove his acting skills.
Even the director of the Awakening Age praised Zhang Tong in interviews, believing that his role had a crucial role in the Awakening Era drama, and that Zhang Tong was perfect in all aspects.
The tough guy image of Geng Zhi and thick sunshine on the big screen is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and after years of hard work, Zhang Tong's acting skills have been gradually recognized, and many viewers have gradually witnessed and recognized Zhang Tong's strength through the screen.
Once he was an ordinary high school student, in his youth to establish his career to strive for a lifetime, he was strong to pay for it, after several twists and turns, several tribulations.
Even though it is known that it may not be recorded, there is no slackness in it
He has always written his experience with his own love.
This time, let everyone remember him, not "Wei Monk", not "Li Dazhao"
It's Zhang Tong!