Behind the scenes of "Breaking through the East": Li Youbin once refused to act, and Zhu Yawen "robbed" the role of his classmate

When it comes to Li Youbin, many people may think of that classic character - Li Yunlong, and then they will think of the classic "Bright Sword".

It is true that "Bright Sword" is a classic work, and Li Yunlong played by Li Youbin is also eye-catching.

Just 3 years after the broadcast of "Bright Sword", Li Youbin took out another work and a role, and once again played a game of king bombing.

This drama is "Breaking the Guandong" broadcast in 2008, and this role is Zhu Kaishan.

This drama is undoubtedly a success, not only won the highest rating of 9.01% that year, but also won many awards, and actors such as Li Youbin and Sarina have also embarked on another peak in their careers.

"Crossing the Guandong" can be called a magnificent and epic TV series, focusing on the modern population migration boom, taking the entrepreneurial process of Zhu Kaishan's big family as the story axis, and showing the social status quo of that era in a small way.

1. Complex character identities

In the drama "Breaking through the East", there are many characters, and the personalities and characteristics of each character are also very distinct, which is in line with the background of the times at that time, and also shows the high-spirited and hard work of ordinary people in the background of that era.

Let's talk about the actor Zhu Kaishan (played by Li Youbin) first, his identity is very complicated.

Because he lived in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Kaishan experienced the turmoil of the late Qing Dynasty.

He once joined the Boxer Rebellion, and after escaping from the encirclement and suppression, he came to the northeast.

He has killed people, panned for gold, and done all kinds of big and small transactions, just for himself, a big family, to live in peace and stability.

It can be said that Zhu Kaishan is not a single individual, he reflects the thousands of Shandong people who have entered the eastern part of the country, and can fight tenaciously for life.

Although his wife Wen Ta Niang (played by Sarina) has no name in the play, she is obviously an important role.

Although she didn't go out to make a living like Zhu Kaishan, she ran the whole family properly.

When Zhu Kaishan participated in the Boxer Rebellion, Wen Ta Niang took the children alone, putting the family on the right track.

Although she did not leave a name, her presence is like a anchor for the family.

In addition to the old couple, their three pairs of sons and daughters-in-law also have their own distinctive characteristics.

The eldest son Zhu Chuanwen (played by Liu Xiangjing) has no culture, but he is content with life.

But later, for some petty profits, he took refuge in the Japanese, and finally woke up after learning that his younger brother died in the anti-Japanese war.

Compared with the eldest son, the eldest daughter-in-law Nawen (played by Niu Li) seems to be much more knowledgeable.

She used to be a Gege in the late Qing Dynasty, proficient in calligraphy and painting from Xiaoqin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and after becoming a commoner and marrying Zhu Chuanwen, she did not feel sorry for herself, but adapted well to her current life.

Not only does he get along well with his mother-in-law and other family members, but he also shows his great wisdom everywhere.

Especially with a game of mahjong, the behavior of winning back half of the belongings for the old Zhu family.

People can't help but sigh that Gege, who has been pampered since childhood, can have such a big pattern and great wisdom, which is really the luck of the Zhu family.

The second son Zhu Chuanwu (played by Zhu Yawen) is the most restless of the three children, and he is also the most daring to love and hate, and the most responsible.

Although he married Xiu'er, the daughter of Han Laohai, who was kind to his family, according to his parents' wishes, he escaped with his beloved Xian'er on the wedding night, leaving Xiu'er alone in the empty house for many years.

But he was indeed a very righteous one, but unfortunately he died on the battlefield in the end.

The second daughter-in-law Xiu'er (played by Liang Linlin) is the most persistent, she fell in love with Zhu Chuanwu at first sight and married him as she wished, but she encountered the groom running away on the wedding night.

But she didn't leave and waited in the Zhu family for many years. In the end, he had no choice but to accept the reality and married his sweetheart Ichiro.

But bad luck followed, and just after enjoying the sweetness of love, Kameda Ichiro felt ashamed of the Zhu family because he was used by Japan, and chose to commit suicide.

It can be said that Xiu'er's life is miserable.

The daughter of the Zhu family, Xian'er (played by Song Jia), is more lonely and bumpy than Xiu'er's solid life.

She experienced being a child daughter-in-law, being insulted by bullies to the point of being in the mountains, and reduced to a grass coward, but she insisted on being herself.

Like Zhu Chuanwu, he is a person who dares to love, hate, and act, which may be the reason why the two cherish each other.

The third son, Zhu Chuanjie (played by Qi Kui), may be the ideal type in the hearts of people in that era.

He is elegant, courteous, loyal and honest, and has a smart mind, which can be said to be a good seedling for business.

Although he has the instinct of a businessman to pursue profits, Zhu Chuanjie has always upheld a heart of loyalty in his heart.

The third daughter-in-law, Xia Yushu (played by Huang Xiaolei), was born in a scholarly family, was influenced by culture since she was a child, and she is also a teacher who teaches and educates people when she grows up.

Her own cultural temperament is different from other female characters, and her marriage with Chuanjie is also the happiest, one is smart and honest, the other is quiet and indifferent, and the two are a match made in heaven.

And her thoughts also strengthened Xiu'er's determination to pursue happiness. It can be said that this is a transparent and measured woman.

In addition, although he is Japanese, the adopted son of the Zhu family Ichiro (played by Jin Dong), has the kindness influenced by the Zhu family, but also bears the "mission" of being a Japanese, and is a tragic and contradictory character.

Han Laohai, who is sleek and almost single-handedly covers the sky in the local area, but can "force marriage" for the happiness of his daughter.

In order to deal with Zhu Kaishan, Pan Wuye, who stumbled everywhere.

Although he is a businessman, he knows how to raise his daughter on both material and spiritual levels...

Each character has its own characteristics, and even if there are not many scenes, it is also performed brilliantly by each actor.

Second, Li Youbin once refused to act

As early as three years before the broadcast of "Breaking through the East", Li Youbin relied on Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword" to make a world in the field of "national hero" role, and people commented that he was "Li Yunlong who cannot be surpassed".

It was this role that made director Kong Sheng fall in love with Li Youbin at a glance, thinking that he was the most suitable person to play Zhu Kaishan.

But the invitation process was not so smooth, and Li Youbin was almost 50 years old at that time.

Considering that the drama "Crossing the Guandong" is mostly a scene of eating and sleeping in the wilderness, and there are many snowy days with more than minus 30 degrees in winter, he was worried that his body would not be able to bear it, so he refused the director's invitation.

But after Li Youbin's wife Shi Lanya read the script, she tried her best to persuade Li Youbin to take the script, in her opinion, this script must be able to live, this role is like tailor-made for Li Youbin, she said to Li Youbin, "You are Zhu Kaishan!" ”

It is precisely with the affirmation and support of his wife that Li Youbin took over the script, and we can see such a vivid Zhu Kaishan.

3. was unexpectedly favored by the director to play Zhu Chuanwu

Zhu Yawen can participate in this drama, which also has a certain dramatic color.

At that time, Zhu Yawen did not come to the crew for an interview, but accompanied his girlfriend to the crew to send information.

Chief director Zhang Xinjian took a fancy to him at a glance, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he should be involved, so he contacted Zhu Yawen to ask for information and invited him to participate.

At first, the director wanted Zhu Yawen to play Zhu Chuanjie, the third son of the Zhu family, but looking at Zhu Yawen's appearance, he temporarily decided to ask the makeup artist to put Zhu Chuanwu's makeup on him.

After finishing the makeup, Zhu Yawen made the director's eyes shine, and then decided to let Zhu Yawen play Chuanwu.

From this, we saw a tough guy Zhu Chuanwu who exudes male hormones all over his body.

Fourth, Zhu Yawen was shooting bare-chested in the snow at minus 39 °

As mentioned earlier, there are many scenes of snow shooting in the drama "Crossing the Guandong", and Zhu Yawen is no exception.

In an interview, Zhu Yawen once said with a smile: "The coldest person in that film is me." ”

This is because there is a scene where Xian'er is saving Zhu Chuanwu who is dying, for the sake of truth, Zhu Yawen did not hesitate to take off his clothes and lie in the snow in an environment of minus 39 °.

This is not the end, the director still feels that it is not real enough, and in the end he even got 4 baskets of snow, and all of them fell on Zhu Yawen's body.

In this way, in such a cold environment, Zhu Yawen completed the shooting shirtless.

Fifth, Qi Kui suffered a "big change" and almost gave up acting

The actor Qi Kui who played Zhu Chuanjie and Zhu Yawen were classmates, and the actor who was originally scheduled by the director to play Zhu Chuanwu happened to be Qi Kui.

But he was helplessly conquered by Zhu Yawen, so he wanted Qi Kui to play the role of his third son Zhu Chuanjie.

Qi Kui also likes the role of Chuanwu very much, and has begun to prepare according to the script, such a "big change" made Qi Kui difficult to accept for a while, so he was ready to give up acting for a while.

Knowing this, Sarina, who played Wen Ta Niang, found him and analyzed the script, the crew team and the characteristics of Zhu Chuanjie's role, and after careful consideration, Qi Kui took over the role.

In fact, although Zhu Chuanjie is not as eye-catching as Zhu Chuanwu in the play, he is the most likable one, and Qi Kui also used his superb acting skills to fully interpret Zhu Chuanjie's intelligence, loyalty, affection and righteousness.

"Crossing the Guandong" is not only a TV series, but also a magnificent period documentary.

Many of the gold panning plots in the play have really happened in reality, such as how to pan for gold, gold diggers swallowing gold and pretending to be dead, drawing lots to decide who swallows gold, etc., all of which were learned and filmed by the crew through a large number of interviews.

It can be said that "Crossing the Guandong" is a work of conscience, from the script to the actors to the director, they are all carefully polished, which shows the self-made pioneer history of Shandong people and the national righteousness, which not only evokes the memories of that generation, but also has an inspiring effect on today's young people. (Written by West Window Snow)