Beijing, Oct. 15 (Zhongxin Net) -- For today's young audiences, the name "Xie Miao" may be a little unfamiliar. But going back more than 30 years, he was a kung fu child star who was out of the circle, teamed up with stars such as Jet Li, and created a series of well-known roles such as Hong Wending.
However, when his acting career was booming, Semyon chose to stop and return to school to complete his studies. When he stepped into the film and television industry again, the rapid development of special effects technology and the shrinking of the martial arts film market made this comeback road not smooth for a while.
Semyon has tried to play many roles, and in recent years has gradually found a suitable track for himself. With the online movies "No One in Sight" and "Northeast Police Story" series, he returned to the audience's attention.
Some time ago, "Northeast Police Story 2" starring Xie Miao landed in the cloud theater and was recommended by many stars such as Wu Jing and Wang Jing. The flowing fighting scenes will pull the audience's memory back to the era when martial arts films were popular.
There are often people who regret Semyon: if you make a few more movies when it is the most popular, the result may be different. Semyon was unimpressed, there are many possibilities in life, and there is no need to suffer from gains and losses after making choices.
A still from "No One in Sight". Photo courtesy of interviewee
Talking to reporters about the past, Semyon felt that his mentality had always been good. Whether the fire is not a fire depends on fate, just like winning the lottery, at the age of 39, don't get entangled, "You just make a plan and move forward step by step." ”
Accumulate martial arts skills
Many viewers knew Xie Miao from "Hong Wending". Being able to get this role depends on Semyon's martial arts skills in the Children's Palace.
When he was a child, in line with the principle of "art is not pressing", Semyon's parents asked him to pick an interest class. Between dance and martial arts, Semyon chose the latter. After that, he ran three or four times a week to the Children's Palace, practicing for an hour or two each time.
The training process is relatively hard, in Semyon's words, "when you press your legs, you know what a ghost crying wolf howl is." He occasionally makes a mistake, but when he thinks about it, it is coming, just this little bitterness, slowly swallow.
After practicing for two years, Xie Miao successfully entered the first team of the Children's Palace martial arts, and although he was young, his movements were quite standard. Soon, he got an opportunity: director Wang Jing and his party came to Beijing to select actors for the movie "New Shaolin Five Ancestors".
The assistant director took a fancy to Semyon at a glance and recommended him to audition. With his outstanding performance, Semyon won the role of "Hong Wending". Maybe even he didn't expect that this would become an important turning point on his acting road.
A kid cooler than Hong Hee-guan
"A kid cooler than Hong Xiguan" - this is the impression Hong Wending left on some audiences back then. Xie Miao said that strictly speaking, "New Shaolin Five Ancestors" is the first drama he filmed, with many scenes and many opportunities to appear.
When the play was filmed, Semyon was only 9 years old, "The director knows that you don't understand, and he won't ask you to do something very complicated, so he only gives some relatively simple and direct guidance." ”
There was a scene where Hong Wending followed Hong Xiguan down from the tea house, and someone chased him out to fight, he turned his head sharply, and his cold eyes scared the other party and fled. "The director told me to turn back quickly, my eyes to be fierce, and the final editing effect was not bad."
At that time, he was still young, Semyon had no concept of "filming", just thought it was interesting, did not have to go to school, and could play with his peers, but the more he went on, the more hard he felt, "Now let me say which scene is the most fun, I can't remember it, I feel very bitter." ”
Actor Semyon. Photo courtesy of interviewee
Shot of practicing two-finger Zen, Semyon's whole person was hung upside down by Wei Ya, because his head down, including emotions and movements, he couldn't do well at first, and was severely criticized by the martial arts instructor.
He felt wronged, but it was useless to cry, and he still had to film, "Now sometimes watching the playback, I can still see that Hong Wending's back was secretly sobbing at that time." ”
However, the tears were not shed in vain. Under strict requirements, Xie Miao's version of Hong Wending contributed many famous scenes, such as the iconic "Pedaling to the sky", and the classic line after the camera swept, "Noon has arrived, I can't bear it".
After the film was released in Hong Kong, Xie Miao became a popular kung fu child star. Later, he starred with Jet Li in "Letter to Dad", which is also a classic in action movies.
The texture of life in the world of light and shadow
Not long after becoming popular, Semyon followed his mother's advice and chose to return to Beijing to complete his studies. It took several years before he returned to shoot the TV series "Prime Minister Little Ganluo".
"From the age of eleven or twelve, people's physical state will change very quickly, losing the cuteness unique to children, what are you going to play? You can't play a child, and it's not like playing an adult. It was right to go back to school at that time. Years later, he explained.
School life is dull, but it is also a gift of time. Semyon came out of the world of light and shadow of martial arts, figured out the texture of life in trivial matters, gained a new understanding of himself, and also saved experience for playing small people later.
After graduating from university, Xie Miao participated in film and television dramas such as "The Legend of Shaolin Temple" and "Qi Family Army", which were tepid. Later, he set his sights on online movies, and became popular with the two roles of Cheng Blind and Li Hongqi, and played heartily.
"Northeast Police Story 2" continues the story of Li Hongqi. Before filming, Semyon first did one thing, "A police friend around me told me that he usually habitually brings a packing thing, not necessarily the size, cross-body. I gave this characteristic to Li Hongqi. ”
Now talking about this movie, some viewers use "crisp and neat" to describe Semyon's skills. During the filming, Semyon suffered minor injuries almost every day, "Most of the design of the scenes in the movie is within my ability, but injuries are inevitable." ”
"Northeast Police Story 2" stills. Photo courtesy of interviewee
For example, punching a smashed wine bottle is pretty cool. Due to the limitation of production funds, the prop wine bottle is thick and hard, and the fist is swung over, and the hand is easily cut and bleeding. Semyon was also accustomed to it, "Look at the wound and ignore it." ”
Actors are selling craftsmanship
After his comeback, Semyon is often asked similar questions: did he feel that there was a gap when he became famous at a young age?
"In other people's impressions, the time of your fire has passed, and they don't think you have anything outstanding now. Your value is definitely not as good as before, and you have to adapt to it. He replied frankly.
Semyon laughed at himself that he had eaten a little bit of the old book of his childhood, and was able to go down the road of film and television step by step, "Although it is not so smooth, it is not difficult to move an inch." That's why I've been able to persevere until now. ”
"Actor, you treat it as a job, complete it seriously, sell your craft, and make money from the film, which means that your craft is okay; If you can't, then go back and think about how to make the audience more recognized. He said.
When not filming, Semyon runs every day, presses his legs, and maintains flexibility. After the opening of the fight club near his home, he often went to learn judo - to shoot martial arts films, he had to maintain the most basic state of his body.
The script is more cautious. In his opinion, actors pick roles, one is not particularly popular with the audience, and then blindly try; One is that I have played a lot of the same type of role, which is very pleasing, so I want to change the way and bring a little freshness.
"At first, I also tried a lot of roles like crazy, until Li Hongqi and Cheng Blind, suddenly felt right, the audience also recognized, then first shoot like this, and shape this kind of role well." He said. (End)