Speaking of the well-known actor Zhang Tielin, I believe that the first impression of many viewers on the role he plays is that he likes to blow his beard and stare, such as the role of the Qianlong Emperor he played in many film and television dramas, and then such as Yang Xiao and a series of other roles such as Yang Xiao in "The Tale of the Dragon Slaughtering in the Heavens".
However, twenty years ago, in a historical drama "The Legend of Lü Buwei" directed by the well-known domestic director Zhou Xiaowen and starring Zhang Tielin, Zhang Tielin changed the iconic action of "blowing his beard and staring at the eyes" in the past, seriously went deep into the character of Lü Buwei, and showed his acting skills, making this role one of the most classic images in Zhang Tielin's acting career.
In other words, this drama was originally named "Hero of the Troubled World Lü Buwei", but combined with the real history, simply calling the end of the Warring States period a chaotic world and simply defining Lü Buwei as a "hero" are obviously biased. As a result, the drama was eventually renamed "The Legend of Lü Buwei", which is more in line with the plot and character settings.
Zhou Xiaowen is a director who shoots historical film and television works in China. As early as 1996, the historical drama "Qin Song" directed by him and starring Jiang Wen, Ge You and Xu Qing won foreign awards.
Director Zhou Xiaowen
In "The Legend of Lü Buwei", Zhou Xiaowen continues his consistent style. Whether it is costumes, props, or character design, they all strive to restore the real scene at the end of the Warring States period to the greatest extent.
This drama takes Lü Buwei as the first protagonist, the whole plot is actually promoted around two main lines, one is that Lü Buwei intends to rely on his business wealth, made the biggest investment in his life, bet - all the value of the body bet on Qin Yiren, the process is full of twists and turns, hardships, bumps, but Lü Buwei has completed the biggest gorgeous transformation in his life, from a lowly businessman to a prime minister in charge of the Qin Kingdom, the limelight is the same, even the Qin King, He also has an inextricable and inexplicable relationship with him. The other is the emotion between Lü Buwei and the beautiful zhao ji. Zhao Ji is actually a very simple woman, she only wants to find a man who can be worthy of trust for life, but Lü Buwei, who loves her, relies on the businessman's calculations to endure Zhao Ji as a chip for her own small and big bets. Although every step was in accordance with their own careful planning, constantly moving, between Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji, it had already become paradoxical. However, in the end, the two of them worked together to end their old age, which was able to end this last long-cherished wish.
Because Lü Buwei's complex and legendary life experience, how to interpret and control such a role needs to spend a lot of thought to figure out. To this end, at that time, in order to play this role well, Zhang Tielin once even moved all the living utensils at home to the crew, and did not go home for many months in a row, just to play this Lü Buwei.
Perhaps the main creative staff worked so hard to interpret it, objectively speaking, this "Legend of Lü Buwei" is also a rare good drama even if it looks at today.
In addition to zhang Tielin's wonderful performance that year, in "The Legend of Lü Buwei", there are many well-known domestic actors participating.
For example, Zhao Ji, played by Tranquility
Tranquility, which has always been known for being sexy and gorgeous, was at the peak of her appearance when she played the role of Zhao Ji, so the Zhao Ji she played became the most beautiful and moving female role in the play. To this day, many viewers are still impressed by the role of Zhao Ji. Can only sigh, Zhang Tielin, no, Lü Buwei is too blessed.
In addition, there is Qin Yiren, played by Gao Hu
Gao Hu, who was only in his twenties at the time, interpreted Qin Yiren as a saccharine, incompetent, and weak role to the fullest, and his acting skills could be described as very sophisticated.
There is also Yun Jiang, played by Chen Hao
When playing the role of Yun Jiang, Chen Hao was still studying at the Central Academy of Drama, and at that time, the audience had not yet seen the potential of this young girl to become a "million fans". However, as a fledgling young actor, Chen Hao's performance in the play is also remarkable.
and Concubine Yi, played by Gao Yalin
At that time, seeing zhao ji committed to concubines, I couldn't understand what Zhao Ji really wanted him to do with such an obscene person? Is Lü Buwei, who is also the prime minister of the Qin State, not fragrant? It wasn't until later that I understood.
Compared with Gao Yalin's former role as Yan Yi and later played Xia Donghai, the same actor can actually play two diametrically opposed roles, which is really life like drama, drama like life.
What impresses the audience with this drama is the bloody and violent scenes that often appear in the play, which are some elements that director Zhou Xiaowen always likes to present in his works. However, it left a psychological shadow on the audience at that time.
A TV series, after twenty years, can still be recalled and loved by the audience, which is enough to show that people used a lot of thought when creating it.