Preface
Zhang Songwen, for many audiences, is definitely a well-known and familiar name.
Especially in the anti-crime drama "Hurricane" he starred in in 2023, Zhang Songwen successfully became popular across the country with his three-point acting skills.
As everyone knows, behind this success, Zhang Songwen has put in a lot of sweat and effort.
His mother died, and he went into society alone to support his family
Zhang Songwen was born on May 10, 1976 in a small village in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, and he is a Hakka. When he was 11 years old, due to Zhang Songwen's father's change of employment, the whole family moved into the city.
However, in his third year of junior high school, his mother died in an accident. This alone is destined for Zhang Songwen to have an incomplete life in his life.
Due to the death of his mother, the father could not take care of the entire family alone. Therefore, after graduating from vocational high school, Zhang Songwen began to go out to work to solve problems for his family.
At that time, he was only 17 years old, but he successively engaged in many occupations such as printing factory worker, waiter, and tour guide.
And during his work, he never slacked off, and was extremely serious about every job, almost 365 days a year. During his time as a tour guide, Zhang Songwen was known as "the best tour guide in Guangdong Province" with his long-term accumulated experience.
In the 90s, most people's wages were generally only 500 yuan. However, his monthly salary was as high as 20,000 yuan at that time, and relying on this salary, he not only lived his life comfortably, but even sent home a large sum of money to share his father's worries.
However, despite all the wages he earned, he always felt that his life was boring and boring. It was also at this time that Zhang Songwen began to think about his future life to see if he wanted to find a job he really liked.
At a party, his friends asked him what his hobbies were.
Zhang Songwen said: "My only hobby since I was a child was watching movies."
His friend said, "If you like to watch movies, why don't you become an actor?"
It was this sentence that completely woke up Zhang Songwen, and he decided to quit his job as a tour guide and realize his dream of being an actor.
In 2000, Zhang Songwen was admitted to the higher vocational class of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy with excellent results. became classmates with well-known actors such as Lin Jiachuan, Zhou Yiwei, and Che Xiao.
During this period, Zhang Songwen knew that he was far behind others, so he often participated in some literary activities and dramas to practice his acting skills.
As a result, his grades have always been at the top of the class, and he successfully served as the president of the student council. And when he was about to graduate, he was also retained to teach and became a tutor in the performance department of Beiying.
stepped into the road of acting and was spurned by the director
In 2003, Zhang Songwen was not satisfied with his current situation, so he decided to run the crew and look for the role he could play to debut.
However, although he graduated from a prestigious school and his acting skills and qualifications are online, there is still no drama to film.
For three years, Zhang Songwen has traveled almost all over the crew in Beijing and met with more than 800 crews, but there is still no director willing to choose him.
More than 800 times to meet the crew and more than 800 times to be rejected, this requires a lot of courage and confidence in yourself to keep going.
What's even more unimaginable is that when Zhang Songwen and his classmates went to the crew to meet the director on Monday, they happened to meet the director to analyze "what kind of person can become an actor" for the actors.
Everyone burst into laughter after listening to this, and Zhang Songwen also laughed, but there was helplessness and sadness on his face.
Fortunately, Zhang Songwen finally found a play. is the costume drama "Riding the Dragon Strange Son-in-law" released in 2005, he plays the role of Jia Ya, the former guard with a knife in front of the emperor, and he interprets this role deeply into the hearts of the people with his three-point acting skills.
In 2006, Zhang Songwen began to look for more film and television works. co-starred with Zhang Tielin and Wu Qianlian in the costume drama "Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty", in which he played the role of Wang Yu, the leader of the eunuchs.
In 2007, Zhang Songwen co-starred with Ekin Cheng and Chen Xiaochun in the costume action drama "Huo Yuanjia", in which he played Huo Yuanjia's friend Nong Jinsun.
However, although Zhang Songwen has starred in many works, he will still be ridiculed and played with by the director. In 2008, Zhang Songwen starred in the costume drama "Soldier Saint" directed by Zhang Jizhong, playing the role of Wu Wangfucha.
There is a scene in this drama that is filmed in the desert, and when the whole crew finishes filming this scene, the director is ready to call it a day and leave.
However, Zhang Songwen saw that the wind and sand blew the garbage brought by the crew everywhere, so he asked the crew for a black garbage bag to pick up the scattered lunches. Unconsciously, he picked it up farther and farther, but when he turned back after picking it up, he found that the crew's cars had already driven away, leaving Zhang Songwen alone in the desert.
Although he was often frustrated in the crew, this still couldn't resist Zhang Songwen's love for acting, so he kept running back and forth in various crews to find a role that suited him.
Fortunately, the emperor pays off, and opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared! After 17 years of playing tricks, Zhang Songwen finally ushered in his own opportunity.
Over time, it soars into the sky
On June 16, 2020, "The Hidden Corner" was released, starring Qin Hao, Wang Jingchun and other well-known actors.
He plays Zhu Chaoyang's father Zhu Yongping, and Zhang Songwen plays this role vividly and deeply in the hearts of the people.
There is a scene in the play where after his daughter dies, he goes downstairs alone to buy wontons.
When he ate wonton with tears in his eyes, he was also thinking about the bits and pieces he had with his daughter. Suddenly, there was a tremor in the corner of the table, as if his daughter's spirit in heaven was eating with him, bringing a sense of desolation to the father who was already immersed in grief, and aroused the emotional resonance of many audiences.
On January 14, 2023, "Hurricane" was born from the beginning of the year. Zhang Songwen and his classmate Lin Jiachuan cooperated again and co-starred in the villain role, and Gao Qiqiang played by Zhang Songwen made the audience shine and never forget.
He played Gao Qiqiang, who was originally a fish seller in a vegetable market, but with various accidents, he was involved in various incidents involving criminal organizations, and he was also among them, gradually lost in the "money power" and couldn't extricate himself.
His 20-year life-and-death struggle with policeman An Xin has become the biggest attraction of this drama. And Zhang Songwen also interpreted this role with great affection and righteousness, and his ruthless interpretation was full of tension, which left a deep impression on many audiences.
Zhang Songwen has also been on the road of an actor for 17 years, and finally relied on his acting skills and accumulation for many years, and quickly became popular across the country.
epilogue
Zhang Songwen's path to acting can be said to be difficult, he has been ridiculed and played, but he has always maintained his love for acting and has always adhered to his dream of being an actor.
I also hope that he can always stick to his dream and bring us more classic masterpieces and roles.
Information sources: TV series "Hurricane", variety show "Acting School - Interview with Zhang Songwen"
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