Visit Chen Daoming

Chen Daoming is a dazzling art star who has been active in the film, television, and music circles in recent years, and his solo singing album "Forgive My Love" has caused a sensation, and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of world cinema, he has also recorded the audio tape "Love in a Hundred Years" with Liu Xiaoqing and other famous movie stars; recently, he starred in the 25-episode TV series "Shanghainese in Tokyo" has been released, and his new screen work "Dance Tide" will also be released. At a time when Chen Daoming was becoming more mature in art, he devoted himself to artistic creation activities with vigorous energy and perseverance. When we learned that Chen Daoming was in Heyang, Shaanxi Province to participate in the filming of the new film "Peach Blossoms in the Sky", we set off from Xi'an and drove more than 200 kilometers to the location of the film.

He is like a magnet that attracts people around him

In winter, the sun seems empty, and the northwest wind blows recklessly on the field, rolling up the dead leaves on both sides of the road from time to time.

When we came to the Heyang County Guest House where the film crew of "Peach Blossoms Are Red" stayed, it was already noon. The building was empty. According to a driver who stayed, the film crew drove to a ditch 50 miles away to film, and did not come back for dinner at noon. We asked him to be our guide and take us to the filming site. He said he hadn't been there and didn't know the way. In desperation, we had to wait in the guest house.

Night had fallen, the wind was blowing harder, and the crew hadn't returned yet. It happened that there was a power outage that day, and the whole building was pitch black. We couldn't stay in the room, so we ran out into the yard. At about eight o'clock, there was a sudden sound of a car horn, and when I went up, I saw that the car of the film crew had driven into the door of the guest house, and the crew was all dusty and tired. I wanted to identify Chen Daoming by the light, but unfortunately, I didn't find him after looking at him for a long time.

The waiters lit candles in each room, and the actors freshened up a little before going to eat. At the invitation of screenwriter Lu Wei, we had dinner with the film crew. Since they were carrying a generator, the dining room was bright. We sat around a dinner table with Lu Wei, Li Lin (the heroine of "Peach Blossoms Are Red") and others, and I began to search the crowd for Chen Daoming, and finally found him sitting not far from us with director Wang Xinsheng. I saw that he was wearing a cotton army coat, his complexion was rolling, he had an inch head, and his hair was covered with a layer of loess. It is difficult for me to equate him in front of me with the noble and mighty future emperor on the screen and the romantic and elegant Fang Hong, through Chen Daoming's appearance, I can imagine the hardships of his filming life.

After the meal was served, Chen Daoming stood up suddenly, calmly walked in front of everyone, held the microphone in his hand, and acted as the host. After he finished his opening remarks, someone present shouted: "Would you like to ask Chen Daoming to sing a song?" Okay!" everyone splashed in unison and applauded. Chen Daoming sang happily with his beautiful baritone, and as soon as the song was finished, Chen Daoming invited others to perform, and if anyone didn't come up, he would start to play. From beginning to end, Chen Daoming was not tired and full of vitality. His expression was sometimes serious, sometimes funny, and his words were witty and appropriate. At his instigation, the film crew stepped forward one after another to sing sketches and play ventriloquism. In the laughter, fatigue is eliminated and relaxation is obtained. At this moment, I feel that Chen Daoming is a very charismatic and infectious person, he is like a magnet, he can attract the people around him.

"Peach Blossoms Are Red" is a difficult creation

After the meal, executive director Fu Xiaojian introduced us to Chen Daoming.

"We'd like to talk to you if you're free tonight. "We tentatively made demands.

Chen Daoming said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I have to write something in a hurry." Let's go to the shooting site tomorrow morning and talk. ”

It is estimated that he is busy and tired, but I also heard that Chen Daoming has always been reluctant to be interviewed by reporters, so I don't know if this interview task can be completed, will it be to deal with us?

Who knew that in the middle of the night, the sky was not beautiful, but it began to rain in a dripping manner, and it did not stop the next day. Filming on location is the same as planting crops, you have to look at the sky. There was no way, so the film crew had to rest and stand by in the hospitality hostage.

At about 11 o'clock in the morning, the three of us knocked on Chen Daoming's door. That day, he wore a dark green tracksuit with a white vest on it, looking radiant and his eyes were bright. He smiled and asked us to sit down. Chen Daoming's enthusiasm is like a warm current, dispelling our strangeness. His room was neatly cleaned and tidy, with open books and notebooks on his desk.

"Tell me how you got to the screen?" I went straight to the point.

Chen Daoming waved his hand: "This kind of question is asked too much and too much, and I repeatedly ask the age, height, and waist circumference of the full staff, like making a personal resume." Let's still be insiders, just like friends, casually talking. ”

It seems that Chen Daoming does not regard us as outsiders, but as peers in the film industry and is willing to have an in-depth conversation with us.

"I heard that you always strictly select scripts before taking on the play, what are your criteria for choosing scripts?" I wasted no time in asking.

"I choose scripts mainly based on the basics. It must first be a fertile soil, so that after putting on the seeds, it can be watered and fertilized to bear fruit. Chen Daoming replied with a simple metaphor.

When taking over the filming of "Peach Blossoms in the Sky", his rigorous style was fully expressed. "Peach Blossoms Are Red" is a film script adapted by Lu Wei from Jia Pingwa's novel of the same name, which reflects the life of shadow puppet artists in old China in the twenties. Zhang Yimou bought the filming rights first, but for some reason, he didn't put it on the screen and gave it to Wang Xinsheng. Wang Yuan worked as a cinematographer in "Black Cannon Incident" and "The King of Chess", "Peach Blossoms Are Red" was the first film he directed, and at the same time, he also doubled as a producer. The choreographers and directors of the film crew, with the attitude of giving it a try, arrived in Beijing and called Chen Daoming's home, but he was not there at the time, and it was his wife Du Xian who answered him. After listening to the synopsis, Du Xian felt that it was still a little interesting. After Chen Daoming came back and read the script, he was very interested, mainly because the male protagonist Man Tianhong was very attractive to him. Mantianhong is a "shadow puppet" actor who goes to the countryside and villages, not only soil, but also a little banditry. However, he thinks that the character of Man Tianhong is not too plump, a bit heroic, and his personality is not distinct enough, so he suggests that Man Tianhong and the second male dog in the play are addicted to gambling, but they are very interesting and dare to do things. After obtaining Lu Wei's consent, Chen Daoming also participated in the revision of the script. After the script was revised, he took over the play, and officially signed the contract before the start of filming, which lasted more than 20 days.

In "Peach Blossoms Full of Red", when Man Tianhong was tortured by the Yao family, he was hung headfirst on the torture instrument above the mill, and the donkey pulled the mill in a circle, and his hands had to be on the mill and move with him. After hanging like this once, he was dizzy and nauseous, but Chen Daoming was hung dozens of times. A date with Peach Blossom, originally scheduled to be on the shore. Chen Daoming believes that dating in the water can better reflect the character characteristics of the male protagonist. So, he resolutely went down into the icy water, soaked for a long time, and shivered from the cold.

In this regard, Chen Daoming believes: "This film is more difficult to shoot. I don't mean life. In fact, there is nothing hard about life, none of us grew up playing with bricks and tiles. The main reason is that a lot of energy was spent in the process of filming in order to follow the rules of creation, pursue truth, communicate and unify artistic concepts. Executive director Fu Xiaojian commented on Chen Daoming's performance: "This person is extremely smart, has a high understanding, has a lot of improvisational performances, and often has unique skills on the scene. ”

"Do you want to win the award for starring in "Peach Blossoms" this time?" I'm interested in asking.

"I'm more process-oriented, not results-oriented. In the process of implementation, if we do not follow the art of seriousness and blindly pursue awards, it is easy to rush for quick success and quick profit, and engage in crooked slopes by unscrupulous means. I think that as long as I do my best, even if I fail, I will laugh. ”

Chen Daoming is such a person, he regards performing arts as his life, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune. He said: "I have always avoided reporters, never been a guest, and generally do not intervene in matters other than filming, and in Beijing, when people in the entertainment industry gather, I almost do not participate, and I don't like to join in the excitement." ”

"I've heard that you get along well with the crew of "Peach Blossoms" film crew. "My colleague saw the stitches.

"I've always had a lot of respect for the average staff. Chen Daoming said affectionately, "The makeup artist makes the packaging for us, and the field workers serve us silently." They are under all kinds of pressure and do not have the opportunity to show their faces. If you make the slightest mistake, you will be reprimanded, and if you are lazy, you will also be blamed. In fact, who is not lazy, we ourselves are lazy sometimes. What are these people working for, it's not around us that we're working hard. We are both fame and fortune as actors, and we should respect the staff even more. Every time I finish a film, I have to treat them to a meal. Mao Zedong always wore cloth shoes, and the little ruffians may wear famous brands. At home, on the road, we can hold our heads up. At work, everyone is on an equal footing, and there is no reason for us to be arrogant. ”

Be calm about the role you play

Chen Daoming was born in Tianjin in 1955 and has loved literary and artistic activities since he was a child. In 1977, he entered the Tianjin People's Art Theater and acted in dramas such as "Newsboy", "Qu Yuan" and "Cai Wenji". In 1979, he was admitted to the teaching class of the Central Academy of Drama. After graduation, he worked as an actor in the China TV Drama Production Center. In 1984, he made his debut on the screen, playing the section chief in "One and Eight", and soon after, he played Cao Tieqiang in the TV series "There is a Snowstorm Tonight". In 1986, he first played the declining flag man Wu Shibao in the film "Children of the Eight Banners", and then played the Tongzhi Emperor in the film "The Queen Mother of the West", and his acting skills became more and more proficient. In "The Last Emperor", Chen Daoming showed Pu Yi's domineering on the surface, but he was very empty in his heart, and in the face of the imminent collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the mentality of "helpless flowers falling" was vividly and vividly displayed, so he won the Best Actor Award of the 9th TV Series "Feitian Award". Then Chen Daoming starred in "Cherry Blossom Dream" and "Siege".

"You have brought Fang Hongjian to life in "The Siege", and many intellectuals like the character you portrayed. "I sincerely congratulate him on the long-hidden congratulations in my heart.

"The main thing is that the actors are good. Chen Daoming recalled, "Everyone's creative state is very good, and basically they don't read the script." According to the novel, everyone is both serious and not serious, as soon as they are serious, they will be rational, and the vitality will be gone, and the thinking played on the scene will be stifled. ”

Chen Daoming's "A Place of Chicken Feathers" has also been praised by people, and this TV masterpiece has high ratings.

Recently, Chen Daoming changed his usual acting path and played a villain role in the film "Dance Tide" shot at Beijing Film Studio - Ding Mocun, the largest traitor leader in Shanghai.

"People say what you play like. My colleague snapped up a casual sentence.

"As an actor, I don't think it's difficult to act like something. Every actor has a dead end, and there will always be some people who praise you and some people who belittle you. Some people have an instinctive physiological resistance, and after dinner, they will scold you, and art cannot achieve a kind of perfection. The easiest thing is to play the emperor today and the beggar tomorrow. The hardest thing is to play a physics teacher today and a chemistry teacher tomorrow, because it's not a good difference. ”

"Which of your roles do you like the most?" I asked him a cliché.

"I never watch the films I make, and I don't keep these things at home, I think it's for other people. He replied crisply.

Don't hold the actor in high spirits

Before we knew it, we brought the topic to the actors. "Many reporters write about the actors as unrealistic, only report the good side, and blindly tout. In fact, there are many faults in actors, and the same is true for accomplished actors. But if there is no personnel problem, the contradiction will not be exposed. Some magazine stars are blown out, they haven't made a few films, just because they have a good image, they are called famous actors. An actor should be written like an ordinary person, both to praise and criticize. Actors not only boast about themselves, but also criticize themselves. Someone blows themselves out of their capacity and doesn't feel psychologically unbalanced. When it comes to weakness, it's not happy. Celebrities can only make people say good, and they can't accept no words," At this time, Chen Daoming was very emotional, and his voice also increased, "The reporter sees the actor as a muse, and the actor also regards himself as a god, and he is a god, who is a ghost." Everyone is the sun, but I think the moon is valuable. Chairman Mao said that it is not difficult for a person to do some good deeds, but the difficult thing is to do good deeds and not do bad deeds in his life. It is not difficult for an actor to play a good play, but it is not easy to act well in a lifetime. ”

"You seem to have said that somewhere else," I interjected.

Chen Daoming smiled: "This is my mantra. ”

He continued: "Don't use God's standards to demand that filmmakers and artists have their own brilliant side and their own pocketed side. If there are good conditions and good opportunities, many stars can be produced. A lot of people say that being an actor is a career, I always disagree with this view, I think it's just a profession, I don't believe that there are only 10 or 20 good actors in China, and I want to replace them with another 30 people. ”

Chen Daoming pondered for a moment and said: "Actors don't think too much of themselves. There are mountains outside the mountains, and doing a good job in this line of work is just catching up with a good opportunity. With the opportunity and the ability to grasp it, a new star is born. The Chinese Department of Peking University is not necessarily a good writer. ”

"The nature of the actor's profession is very strange, today it is little known, tomorrow it will be famous. Someone has been going on for a lifetime, and in the end it's nothing. There are many excellent actors in Beijing Renyi, but they were born at the wrong time. Film and television cannot be compared with stage performances and acrobatics, and their skills are not cold in a day. Among all the actors, only film and television actors are the most opportunistic. Speaking of this, Chen Daoming's mood gradually stabilized, and he said in a calm tone, "I have a calm attitude towards this business. I know I have a blind spot for incompetence, but on one side I have some tricks. When my neighbors and friends see me, they often say that their children are beautiful and smart, and they ask if they can take them to act?" At this time, Chen Daoming's voice suddenly became louder again, "My father is a surgeon, and he often uses surgeries and surgeries on people, and I have never heard anyone say to him that his child is beautiful and smart, can he take him to the operating table?" Therefore, actors should not put themselves in the position of gods, otherwise, they will always be shrouded in aura. ”

After listening to his insights, our conversation turned to reading.

"I read some books. Some journalists write about reading as an actor's hobby, which I don't approve of. When people are born, they should read and study so that they can enrich themselves. He pointed to something on the table and said, "I'm reading the script of "Hu Xueyan" now, and my job is to read, how can I say it's a hobby?"

We nodded approvingly.

When talking about the future trends, we asked him if he wanted to be a director.

Chen Daoming replied: "What I didn't do, I won't say anything about it first." I want to realize my ideals through my own practice. ”

After "Peach Blossoms Are Red" was completed, Chen Daoming immediately returned to Beijing to shoot the 20-episode TV series "Hu Xueyan". Immediately after, he wanted to make a film that reflected the story of the big liar. The film will be financed by a Japanese company. In addition, the film "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" has also been included in his creative plan, and most of the film's footage may have been shot in the United States.