Behind the scenes of "Bright Sword": Chen Jianbin refused to act, and the crew driver unexpectedly became a "Japanese professional"

A few days ago, Li Youbin shared "Bright Sword" at Tsinghua University, and he said that this drama actually has no swear words at all.

Brother Yunlong is right, it's just a fragrant mouth, "Lao Tzu", "grandma" and "his mother" can't help jumping out.

According to statistics, "Bright Sword" has more than 900 foul words, which can be regarded as creating history, but it has also made a classic.

18 years have passed, "Bright Sword" is still the ceiling of the Anti-Japanese War theme, with a score of 9.5, and "Bright Sword Spirit" is regarded as a motto by many people.

In 2005, as soon as "Bright Sword" was broadcast, it became popular all over the country, and then it was repeatedly rebroadcast by major TV stations.

However, before the broadcast of "Bright Sword", the market for anti-Japanese war dramas was relatively sluggish, and even the script of "Bright Sword" was shelved for 3 years before it was invested.

It can be said that the success of "Bright Sword" is not only due to the dedication and hard work of the actors, but also the script, director, and film crew have paid a lot of hardships, and the difficulty of filming behind the scenes is unimaginable.

01, a poor enough crew and a harsh shooting environment

Back then, this drama could be said to be a big production in terms of scenes, but it could only be said to be a "small production" in terms of investment, because the investment in this drama was only more than 900 yuan.

Up to now, it is not even enough for some actors' salaries, but with only this 9 million investment, this drama has achieved unexpected results.

During the filming of that year, due to poverty, I couldn't afford too much shooting equipment, so the whole drama was only filmed with two cameras, which shows the work intensity of the cameras.

The only two cameras are still rented, and because the rent is not low, the crew started the continuous rotation mode and worked overtime to shoot, which also brought a lot of pressure to the actors.

In order to show the difficult combat environment at that time, the crew's start time was set for December, when the weather was cold, and the temperature once reached more than minus 40 degrees, causing many actors to almost collapse.

Even the equipment could barely carry it, and the camera's battery was frozen to the point that it was not working, so the crew had to light a fire next to the camera to let the temperature of the equipment rise before continuing to shoot.

The crew's car also received "special care", and the drivers in the play took turns to sleep at night, because they had to start the car every 20 minutes, otherwise the car would be completely frozen when filming was started the next day.

At that time, the houses filmed were abandoned by local people and were uninhabited all year round, which caused it to be extremely cold, and the actors only dared to sit down with a thick quilt on the bed.

02, Li Yunlong was originally scheduled for Chen Jianbin , but Li Youbin almost refused to act

Li Youbin contributed a lot to the popularity of the series, he played this gangster, flesh-and-blood character very well, and some viewers even said, "There is no Li Yunlong after Li Youbin".

But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Youbin's role as Li Yunlong still had some twists and turns.

At the beginning, Li Yunlong's original actor was not Li Youbin, but Chen Jianbin , but when filming was about to start, Chen Jianbin changed his hexagram and resigned.

This made the producer Liu Yanming worried, and hurriedly plunged into the work of finding actors again.

At this time, he thought of the experienced Li Youbin, who already had excellent works such as "Stormy Waves" and "Born Out of the Sky" by his side.

Li Youbin, who received the invitation, first thought was to refuse.

He was 46 years old at the time, and there were a lot of war scenes in the play, coupled with the cold weather, he was afraid that his body would not be able to adapt to such a filming environment, and he was worried that he would not be able to act well.

However, fortunately, Shi Lanya has a good eye for the script, and she thinks that the role of Li Yunlong is very suitable for Li Youbin, so under Shi Lanya's strong persuasion, Li Youbin took over the role.

This drama has become a key watershed in Li Youbin's acting career, and the next dramas such as "Breaking through the Guandong", "Red Sun", "Cheongsam" and other dramas have brought his career to a new level.

03, the sentence "open fire" was filmed for three days

After taking over the role, Li Youbin also invested all his enthusiasm and energy, due to the difficult shooting conditions and the rush to catch up with the schedule, Li Youbin often had to rotate continuously, but he had no complaints.

In the play, there is a very impressive scene, that is, the scene where Li Yunlong rescues Xiuqin.

Xiuqin was caught by the enemy and asked Li Yunlong to fire on the city gate tower, at this time Li Yunlong's mood was very complicated, and Li Youbin showed the psychological activities of the characters with one look.

In order to show Li Yunlong's heart-rending emotions at that time, this simple sentence of "firing the gun" was filmed for three days.

It is precisely because the actors are so dedicated and the directors are demanding that they can drive the audience's emotions to the greatest extent and make the audience cry and be impassioned with the characters.

04, Chu Yunfei set up a Hongmen banquet, which was actually a "one-man show"

In the play, there is also a classic scene, that is, Chu Yunfei set up a banquet to invite Li Yunlong to eat, and this meal is also known as the Hongmen Banquet.

In this scene, the verbal and eye contest between the two is really exciting.

But few people know that most of this scene was actually completed by actor Zhang Guangbei, who played Chu Yunfei, alone.

Because the weather was very cold at that time, Li Youbin, who was spinning continuously, had a high fever of 40 degrees, and after holding on to shoot the whole scene, Li Youbin was sent to the hospital.

The scene where Chu Yunfei spoke to Li Yunlong alone in the back was actually done by Zhang Guangbei alone in front of the air.

But the connection is silky and the performance is meticulous, and the audience does not see any flaws.

This scene alone is enough to see the professionalism and acting skills of the actors.

05, the crew driver played the role of a Japanese officer and became popular and became a "professional household"

Originally, the director wanted to hire a Japanese actor to play Kuroshima Morita Daisa, but due to lack of funds, he was unable to invite an actor until the start of filming.

In a hurry, the director shouted on the set, who can speak Japanese?

Just when the director was about to give up, suddenly a person shouted: "I will!"

It turned out to be Yang Qingwen, the driver of the crew, and the director looked shocked and incredible, thinking that he was joking.

Unexpectedly, the driver was also in a hurry, and told the director that he had studied Japanese seriously for two years, and he could write a diary in Japanese, and he also told a joke in Japanese for everyone to listen to.

This made the director very happy, and immediately arranged for him to play the role of the captain of the Japanese cavalry wing, Kuroshima Morita Daisa.

At the beginning of filming, he was very fluent in Japanese, and his tone was very pure, and even his appearance was very Japanese.

Because of his excellent performance, the director added him the role of Shaozuo, and he had a little more lines.

Since "Bright Sword", there has been another "Japanese professional" in the film and television industry, and Yang Qingwen's name has also begun to appear on the cast list.

06, "Monk" deceived the director before joining the group

In the TV series, in addition to the very bright protagonists, the supporting characters also have their own unique personalities, which leaves a deep impression.

Among them, the performance of Wei Dayong and Monk Wei is very eye-catching, this role is both brave and ruthless, and unruly.

On the other hand, he is also loyal, and at the same time, he values love and righteousness, and his sacrifice in the play also makes the audience feel sorry.

Outside the play, Zhang Tong, the actor of Monk Wei, once said in an interview show that he "deceived the director into joining the group".

It turned out that when recruiting actors to play Monk Wei, the director required the actors to have a certain amount of kung fu.

At that time, Zhang Tong told the director that he knew martial arts, and he also made a comparison on the spot, conquering the layman director.

Unexpectedly, after the filming started, the director found out that he had been deceived, and Zhang Tong didn't know martial arts at all.

However, for the sake of Zhang Tong's down-to-earth and willing to learn and his acting skills are okay, the director did not fire him.

Also thanks to this decision of the director, we saw a flesh-and-blood Wei monk.

After that, Zhang Tong also became popular with this role, and the film appointments continued, among which Li Dazhao, who played in "The Awakening Age", left a deep impression on people.

"In the face of a powerful opponent, knowing that you are invincible, you must resolutely show your sword, even if you fall, you must become a mountain and a ridge!"

This line in the play not only inspired the soldiers in battle, but also deeply influenced a generation.

Now 18 years have passed since the launch of "Bright Sword", and the "Bright Sword Spirit" has followed the audience for 18 years, and maybe in the next 18 or 36 years, the Bright Sword Spirit will not be erased. (Written by West Window Snow)