Jiang Kai
Performing in Jiang Kai's values is an art of regret, and there is no guarantee that every scene will be perfect. But every time Jiang Kai will adjust his state to the best, fully into the performance, and all this is only because of love.
Text | Wang Zhenyi
Chen Qiao'en cried "sadly", and Jiang Kai, who was not far away from her, looked at her with "fierce" eyes. Jiang Kai did not go forward to comfort Chen Qiaoen and let Chen Qiaoen's emotions grow wantonly.
"Click", with the director's shout, Chen Qiaoen's mood relaxed, which is a scene in the costume drama "The Lonely Queen". In this drama, Chen Qiaoen plays a generation of legendary empress Dugu Jialuo, and Jiang Kai plays the anti-Northern Zhou Otsuka Zaiyu Yuwen in the play. This scene where Chen Qiaoen cries is precisely because Yuwen Hu is pressing on Lonely Garo step by step, making her face great danger.
"The Lonely Queen" is also the second cooperation between Jiang Kai and Chen Qiaoen after eight years in the TV series "Guarding the Sunshine and Guarding You". At that time, Jiang Kai played Chen Qiaoen's father in the play, and later Chen Qiaoen has always called Jiang Kai "Daddy".
Stills from Jiang Kai's "Lonely Queen"
This "daddy" is a bit busy, after "The Lonely Queen" was released in July 2017, Chen Qiaoen and his old friends gathered, she called Jiang Kai to ask him out, but Jiang Kai could not get out, he was in a new play. Chen Qiaoen felt very sorry, but he was also happy for his old friend. In September, the TV series "Delicious Strange Edge" and "War Drum Beat" co-starring Jiang Kai were popular in various David TV, and the movie "Defenders" participated in the performance was also well-received. At the beginning of the year, he participated in the TV series "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", and he played Yehua's grandfather Tianjun, so that in his Weibo comment area, fans affectionately called him "Tianjun". Now he is busy with the filming of the costume romance drama "East Palace" produced by Tangde Film and Television, Youku and Fan Bingbing, and once again plays the role of the emperor. It's just that he shoots a new scene, and the fans will laugh and say: This is the Heavenly Emperor's experience in the mortal world.
Jiang Kai is indeed "going through the ages", and performing in Jiang Kai's values is an art of regret, and there is no guarantee that every scene will be perfect. But every time Jiang Kai will adjust his state to the best, fully into the performance, and all this is only because of love.
Jiang Kai played Tianjun in "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms"
Break in
Jiang Kai was not very old, in his forties. But he is always called "old drama bone" by others, and Jiang Kai does not like such a title, "If I am all old drama bones, then what should teachers Tang Guoqiang, Pu Cunxin, and Zhang Guangbei be?" "What cannot be questioned is that from the first film and television work to the present, Jiang Kai has been in the industry for nearly 30 years, and in the show business circle where his life is changing rapidly, this is an incredible number.
When he was a child, Jiang Kai was always a school bully, a "three good students" who were often praised, and when he went to Dalian Art School, he also received scholarships every year. By chance, the crew from other places came to the school to find actors, and after layers of auditions, Jiang Kai was selected, and the process was not as difficult as imagined. Recalling this time, Jiang Kai said: "At that time, I felt that this was a good opportunity to practice. In the same year, Jiang Kai finished filming his first film in his life, "Salute, My Instructor!" and the first TV series "Aunt Leng". After the shooting, Jiang Kai had a large income, and Jiang Kai invited the whole class to leave the restaurant, which was particularly happy. Later, Jiang Kai talked about this past in a TV interview program, using the term "very cool" to describe, he said that at that time, after all, he was young and crazy, when Jiang Kai was less than 20 years old.
Jiang Kai, "Salute, my instructor!" stills
Jiang Kai in "Salute, My Instructor! The excellent performance in "" attracted the attention of a teacher of the Central Academy of Drama, who invited Jiang Kai to come to the Central Academy of Drama as a transfer student and study well, but Jiang Kai refused. At that time, Jiang Kai was bent on looking at the outside world, "to see if the kung fu he learned could break through outside." ”
After graduation, Jiang Kai entered the Dalian Repertory Theatre, and because of his excellent performance, the troupe was very willing to cultivate him. Jiang Kai starred in his first drama work "Echo", and later starred in several dramas in a row.
During his time at the Dalian Repertory Theatre, Jiang Kai participated in the filming of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which was adapted from the classic masterpiece. At that time, Jiang Kai's wife knew a director of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and recommended Jiang Kai, and Jiang Kai went to Beijing to audition, and the other party was very satisfied, and Jiang Kai played Guo Jia, Cao Cao's adviser. There is a big drama in this play, before the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao lacked confidence in winning Yuan Shao, and in order to encourage Cao Cao, in an internal meeting between Cao Cao and the strategists, Guo Jia put forward the famous theory of ten victories and ten defeats. This line is very difficult to remember, but Jiang Kai did it in one go, and this shot has become one of the classic shots of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Jiang Kai played Guo Jia in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
For Jiang Kai, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a special significance, and Jiang Kai positioned the filming of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as the real beginning of his acting career.
Jiang Kai spent nearly a year and a half in the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", during which he rarely went home, basically his wife brought her children to the crew to see him. He said that after entering the group, he must always immerse himself in the role, in the atmosphere of this play, and he must also learn various techniques such as horseback riding and archery to prepare for a better presentation of the role.
In order to better interpret the characters, he constantly learns and constantly asks the old actors for advice. At that time, the crew arranged Jiang Kai and Gu Lan, who played Xun Yu, in a suite, Gu Lan was 72 years old at the time, and Jiang Kai took care of Gu Lan while very humbly asking for advice.
After the broadcast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guo Jia, played by Jiang Kai, was very popular, and Jiang Kai was on fire. Jiang Kai made a decision that made it difficult for many friends to understand - to leave the show business circle.
Stills of Jiang Kai's "Feng Zicai"
I want to come back
Jiang Kai was in business. He did a lot of business, sold soybean oil, did renovations, and was often on construction sites.
Looking back on this time, the reason for doing business is also very realistic - there is no money. At that time, there were very few film and television works, and the output was limited, and an actor would not receive many scenes. Jiang Kai must bear the heavy responsibility of supporting his family and shoulder the responsibility that a man should bear. But this does not mean that Jiang Kai no longer pays attention to the affairs of the show business circle, although in the ups and downs of the business sea, Jiang Kai's inner memory is still performance. Even once there was a big decoration project, many people could not take it, Jiang Kai used to talk with the boss of the other side, this boss liked literature and art, and Jiang Kai talked particularly speculatively, and the result of this project Jiang Kai next.
Jiang Kai's fate with performance seems to be unfinished. A few years later, by chance, Jiang Kai returned to the show business circle and picked up the performance again.
One day by chance, Shen Haofang, the director who had worked with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", found Jiang Kai and invited him to star in a costume drama. At that time, Jiang Kai was very surprised, he did not expect that his performance in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" left such a good impression on Shen Haofang and gained such trust.
Jiang Kai still remembers what Shen Haofang said to himself at that time: "Jiang Kai, you have learned this so hard, you threw it away, money is what can be made in that industry." After communicating with director Shen Haofang for a while that day, Jiang Kai said the words in his heart, "I want to come back." Director Shen Haofang said: "You come back, I will give you a very heavy role." ”
But at that time, not everyone supported it, and some people said that Jiang Kai had not acted for a long time and was not necessarily competent. As a result, Shen Haofang and a production director, You Shijun, recommended Jiang Kai to the Central Station, when Shen Haofang said to You Shijun: "We both write a name at the same time, if it is written by the same person, we will use him, if not, we will change people." As a result, when he opened the note, he saw that both of them were writing about Jiang Kai. Jiang Kai entered the group and participated in the "Eastern Zhou Lieguo And Eastern Zhou Chapter", playing the role of Jin Wengong's heavy ear and being the protagonist. When putting on the costume, Jiang Kai had mixed feelings. He knew that what he liked in his life was acting.
Jiang Kai was extremely disciplined. He studied the script carefully and took every scene seriously. Because of his starring role, he said to be a good example. A friend asked him if he was tired like this? Jiang Kai smiled: "Because I like it, there is nothing tired or tired." ”
Jiang Kai played Qu Yuan in Qu Yuan
Later, he starred in Qu Yuan in the costume drama "Qu Yuan". The young Jiang Kai will play Qu Yuan from young to middle-aged in layers and won the love of the audience. What many people don't know is that because of this play, Jiang Kai almost lost his life. The last episode of "Qu Yuan" has a scene of Qu Yuan Shenjiang, because he used to be a swimmer, every time he sank into the water, Jiang Kai would subconsciously paddle with his feet, and the result was that people floated up. In order to solve this problem, Jiang Kai took the initiative to ask for a stone to be tied to his body. This time, Jiang Kai sank, but in order to keep the surface of the water without ripples, Jiang Kai at the bottom of the water could not struggle and move, and he did not know whether the person shooting above had finished the shot. If you suddenly go up and the cameraman is still shooting, the shot is scrapped. Jiang Kai decided to stay underwater for a while, but the stone kept sinking with him, Jiang Kai felt more and more uncomfortable, but he always insisted on underwater, until he couldn't bear it, he surfaced with difficulty, fortunately, this shot was perfectly shot successfully.
Jiang Kai also constantly expands his own play path, and he plays a villain to make the audience hate it. When he was young, he couldn't understand why the audience scolded him like this because he played a big villain. Now he wants to understand that this is just a role, a job, but because he likes it, this job has a rich meaning.
Stills from Jiang Kai's "Delicious Strange Edge"
Since you like it, you have to do your best
In terms of performance, Jiang Kai has always emphasized the importance of refining the script. "You have to eat the script through." Because of this, every time he receives a script, Jiang Kai will buy a lot of books related to the theme of the script, and constantly study and understand.
"Why the author wrote this sentence, why he used this tone, how to suppress the ups and downs, are all useful, and we must understand the author's ideas." Jiang Kai's view coincides with that of drama master Jin Shijie in an interview.
This makes Jiang Kai rarely change the lines of the script, and sometimes accidentally reduces his workload. Once after filming a scene in the TV series "Feng Zicai", the crew contacted Jiang Kai's agent to let Jiang Kai take a day or two to go to the crew to re-dub the role, and the next day the crew said to his agent: "Teacher Jiang said very well on the spot, don't use it." This is inseparable from Jiang Kai's transparent understanding of the role. In that scene, the actors in the same scene later did post-dubbing.
Unlike other actors who went to play entertainment after filming a play, Jiang Kai went home to accompany his family for the first time. Because he spent too much time filming outside every year, Jiang Kai always felt that he owed too much to his family. He would cook with his wife, play with the children, and take the shepherd he had raised for many years to go for a walk together.
He loves singing, fitness, and games, and he plays the hottest mobile game today, "Glory of kings," and he plays very smoothly.
Jiang Kai's life is very simple, except for some small hobbies that are to accompany his family, the rest of the time is in acting. In nearly thirty years of acting career, although going around, he finally returned to acting. "What would you say to yourself when you first entered the film and television industry in college?" At the end of the interview this reporter asked.
"Work harder, be more focused." He paused and continued, "Since you like it, you have to do your best." ”
Jiang Kai's life photo