Fan Zhiqi has been fond of acting since he was a child, and at the age of 10, he often imitated TV drama characters to amuse his family. His parents carefully selected a number of courses for him, hoping that he would succeed in the future.
However, drama has a fatal attraction to Fan Zhiqi, and even under strict requirements, he is often distracted and his thoughts fly to the stage.
Seeing that their son has a soft spot for drama, his parents can't bear to curb his interest. In the end, they started with 10-year-old Fan Zhi to sign up for the local children's drama interest class.
The teachers of the opera troupe discovered Fan Zhiqi's natural talent for acting, and repeatedly praised him for his "extraordinary ability to interpret characters". At the age of 15, Fan Zhiqi made up his mind to devote himself to the path of acting, inquiring about information everywhere and running around looking for opportunities.
However, the difficult thing is that the road to acting is not as smooth as Fan Zhiqi imagined. He was repeatedly rejected and ridiculed, and many directors had no interest in this young actor of unknown origin.
After a period of failure, Fan Zhiqi fell into a downturn and lost confidence. It was at this time that he regained his courage and decided to teach himself how to act, and actively participated in small cultural performances around the world.
In the end, 16-year-old Fan Zhiqi stood out with a district and county literary performance, and was appreciated by the veteran drama director Li Changshou, and his acting career was on the right track.
At the age of 20, Fan Zhiqi played the supporting role "Shi Xiaopeng" for the first time in the costume drama "Embroidered Spring Knife", a submissive court official, but he attracted wide attention for his superb acting skills, which was a turning point in his acting career.
During the filming, Fan Zhiqi got acquainted with You Xiaogang, a young director who is also a fan of the theater.
The two hit it off at first sight, and You Xiaogang especially admired this powerful actor. For countless nights, they talked and talked freely, and the topics all revolved around the drama.
You Xiaogang brewed a costume drama script in his mind and revealed the idea to Fan Zhiqi. Fan Zhiqi was immediately fascinated, and the two reached a consensus that this is a masterpiece worthy of being put on the screen.
So, You Xiaogang officially threw an olive branch to Fan Zhiqi and invited him to play the leading role in the new drama "Wave". Out of trust in this friend and infinite love for the script, Fan Zhiqi happily accepted the invitation and promised You Xiaogang that he would do his best to interpret this role to the best.
As everyone knows, in the later fate, this will become the last work in Fan Zhiqi's life.
The crew of "Wave" is about to start filming, and the crew is in full swing to prepare. However, just three days before the start-up, Fan Zhiqi suddenly fainted on the ground while preparing for makeup.
The crew rushed him to the hospital, and after some examination, the doctor decisively announced that Fan Zhiqi had end-stage lung cancer and his condition was extremely serious.
"There are six months left". The doctor's sentence was like a bolt from the blue, which shocked everyone present. The main creator of the crew suggested that Fan Zhiqi give up filming and spend the rest of his life; His wife also cried and begged him to come home and recuperate.
However, when Fan Zhiqi sobered up, his enthusiasm and dedication to drama kept coming to mind - he was determined to complete this last work, even if it was a martyrdom.
When Fan Zhiqi told his wife of this decision, his wife burst into tears, but she immediately began to prepare a large amount of painkillers. Early the next morning, the emaciated Fan Zhiqi staggered back to the crew, and everyone was shocked by his firm will to support him during his illness.
In this regard, Fan Zhiqi just smiled: "I can still support it, let's start shooting!"
In order to complete this posthumous work, Fan Zhiqi did not hesitate to endure great pain and return to the camera. His cheeks were thin, he needed a thick beard to cover his physical changes, and his body was getting worse and worse, and he was completely mentally supportive.
In order to control the severe pain, he took more than ten or twenty painkillers every day, and sometimes it was so difficult that he could only hide in the corner to breathe. However, Fan Zhiqi at work is not weak at all, and he is always strict with himself, repeating NG until he is flawless.
You Xiaogang frequently persuaded him to rest, but Fan Zhiqi just smiled, "I'm fine." During a break, Fan Zhiqi walked into the beach alone, looking at the sky and thinking a lot.
At this moment, the seagull suddenly passed by, and a flash of clarity flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen his dream of performing in the past again. He knew that it was an honor to die for his dreams, and even though his body was overdrawn, he had nothing to worry about.
In this way, in the midst of great pain, Fan Zhiqi raced against death, day after day, with only a passion for support. Everyone saw it in their eyes, but there was nothing they could do, only tears were shed.
But he was steadfast in his heart, convinced that he had chosen to be decent in these short days.
In the final stage of the filming, Fan Zhiqi was already at the end of his strength, but he was still struggling to support himself, just to complete this last work. He is emaciated and pale, but as long as the lights are on in front of the camera, he still tries to play this heroic warrior.
The entire crew was moved by his persistence, and was always ready to catch his fall at any time.
Finally, before the filming of a decisive battle scene, Fan Zhiqi suddenly fell to the ground during the preparation, covering his left chest, and his face was pale. The paramedics immediately stepped forward and quickly confirmed that he had stopped breathing.
In this way, Fan Zhiqi died young at the age of 41. Everyone mourned.
According to his wife's wishes, the bad news was not made public, and only a very small number of insiders knew about Fan Zhiqi's illness and death. Half a year later, the wife of his friend You Xiaogang and Fan Zhiqi officially confirmed this terrifying fact.
With the consent of his wife, You Xiaogang announced in a word-by-word manner that Fan Zhiqi continued to perform at the expense of illness in order to complete the last work, and finally died of illness.
His story touched everyone and reminded future generations to cherish life.
Although Fan Zhiqi passed away early, he was forever frozen in the movie lens, fixed in the hearts of the audience, and became eternal.