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Preface
In 1991, Wei Zongwan, who was over half a hundred years old, sat in his chair, his brows furrowed, and seemed to be stuck in a difficult choice.
On the other side was a man with a sad face, his eyes shrunk into a line due to nervousness.
Suddenly, he knelt down towards Wei Zongwan, with a "poof".
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"The great man of chivalry, for the country and the people" is the realm pursued by the hero.
And there is a director who does not hesitate to kneel down in order to invite an old actor to come out of the mountain.
He is the director Zhang Jianya, and the person he is knee against is the national first-class actor Wei Zongwan.
"A man has gold under his knees" but sometimes gold can be given up for the sake of art, let alone dignity.
It all started in 1992.
At that time, director Zhang Jianya went through a ten-year precipitation period and finally decided to start filming his second self-written and directed work "Sanmao in the Army".
In order to show the best artistic effect, Zhang Jianya invited Wei Zongwan, who has more than 20 years of drama experience, to come out of the mountain.
But Wei Zongwan chose to refuse.
In fact, at that time, it was not "condescending to be arrogant" as people speculated, but "condescending to inferiority".
This "high" refers to "age".
You must know that Wei Zongwan was born in 1938, and it was 1991 at the time, which was already the age of sixties.
Because Wei Zongwan didn't want to toss anymore.
But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Jianya knelt directly in front of him.
You must know that Zhang Jianya was not young at that time, and he could make such a man willing to kneel on the ground for the sake of art.
Wei Zongwan immediately helped him up and agreed to star in "Sanmao's Army".
And this movie, even among the post-10s crowd, is still widely acclaimed.
Of course, Wei Zongwan was "forced" out of the mountain like this, in fact, it happened once.
And this time, the people are even bigger.
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In 1994, a major event happened, Zhang Shaolin wanted to shoot "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
And this shooting will also leave a name in history.
Because for this shooting, almost every part and class of society contributed their strength.
The number of people involved in the filming alone exceeded 400,000.
But at that time, there was a problem with the casting of actors.
Who will play Sima Yi?
Because the filming of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was too large, Zhang Shaolin found Zhang Jizhong, who was the production director at the time.
After this right was transferred to Zhang Jizhong, the threshold of his family was broken!
Countless people want to know or know who will play this role.
But no matter how he asked, Zhang Jizhong had only one answer: he was looking for it.
But in fact, Zhang Jizhong has already set an actor.
He is Wei Zongwan.
Zhang Jizhong is very smart, and he clearly knows that this casting has a far-reaching impact.
It is not only important to pay attention to acting skills, but also to character.
Once "entrusted to non-people" is "doomed".
And Wei Zongwan is the best candidate.
So why didn't Zhang Jizhong announce it quickly?
In fact, it was not that Zhang Jizhong did not announce it, but that Wei Zongwan disagreed.
At first, Zhang Jizhong didn't understand it very much, anyway, you just acted in "The Story of Bandits in Xiangxi", and you have already "broken the ring".
And this shooting, Zhang Shaolin, who has just won "Dream of Red Mansions", what is there to worry about?
However, after inquiry, Zhang Jizhong understood why Wei Zongwan didn't act.
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Wei Zongwan actually only has two.
The first one, I don't know how to ride a horse.
Although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was broadcast in 1994, it was actually filmed in 1988.
At that time, Wei Zong was over half a hundred years old, but it was a bit dangerous to ride a horse.
And although he has acted in dramas for more than 20 years, they are all dramas, and he rides a fake horse.
In addition, Wei Zongwan has another reason.
As mentioned above, Wei Zongwan was born in drama.
Drama and acting are two different ways of acting, and they are completely incompremeable.
Therefore, he also chose to refuse because he didn't want to affect the performance effect.
After Zhang Jizhong learned the reason, he did not choose to retreat, but immediately bought a ticket and went straight to Wei Zongwan's house.
In Wei Zongwan's house, the two chatted for a long time.
Zhang Jizhong spoke bitterly, but Wei Zongwan politely refused.
The second time ended in failure.
But Zhang Jizhong still doesn't give up!
He knocked on Wei Zongwan's door for the third time.
As the saying goes, "sincerity is the golden stone is open", this time, Wei Zongwan finally chose to agree.
As a result, we saw such a stable Sima Yi, which is really the luck of all the audience.
But another question arises, why did Zhang Jizhong choose Wei Zongwan?
You must know that although Wei Zongwan has acted in movies, he has played small roles.
For example, he played a villain in "The Story of Bandits in Xiangxi".
In "One and Eight", he plays an experienced veteran.
To put it bluntly, it's a trick!
A trick, is it worthy of Zhang Jizhong's "love"?
In fact, the reason why Zhang Jizhong chose Wei Zongwan was because there was only one word: stubbornness!
As I said before, Wei Zongwan has acted in dramas for more than 20 years, but his professional title is actually not high.
Gao also rose up after he became famous.
So if his acting skills are so good, he just won't be promoted?
To put it bluntly, it just won't happen.
In fact, there are special "promotion channels" everywhere, but Wei Zongwan scoffs at this.
In his opinion, a drama that is stained with the "smell of money" is not a drama, but a commodity.
Drama is priceless, and commodities are priceless, so he would rather act than be promoted.
Even after becoming famous, he didn't even accept advertisements.
And Zhang Jizhong also took a fancy to his dedication to art.
epilogue
Today's Wei Zongwan is 86 years old and has enjoyed a happy life in his old age with his children and grandchildren around his knees.
It's just that from time to time, I will "get addicted" to come out and act in a few plays.
The last time he starred in a film and television drama was in "Love Apartment 5", and he was the old man who made Zhang Wei feel painful.
Finally, I hope that Mr. Wei Zongwan will have a happy New Year and be happy forever!