A "When the Stars Shine" detonated the drama boom this spring.
In the play, we not only saw the return of the "current boyfriend" Li Xian, but also saw the combination of the little river god and the little goddess in "River God", which can be described as a "lifetime" series.
Ren Min is witty and flexible, and the quirkiness of the little actor Li Zhimo has left a deep impression on people.
But what amazes Mr. Tomato the most is a villain, his name is Wei Daiqing, played by Wang Maolei.
This name may not be familiar to everyone, but when it comes to the roles he has played, everyone is familiar with it.
He is the insidious, vicious and somewhat funny Zhao Zhijing in "The Condor Heroes".
It is Ma Zhongliang, who is treacherous and black-bellied, has an online IQ throughout the whole process, and is very deep in the city.
However, the most classic is Yuan Chunwang in "Yanxi Raiders".
Yuan Chunwang was deeply shadowed by "Wang Maolei", so that as soon as he appeared in other film and television dramas, some netizens would shout "Yuan Chunwang again".
Yuan Chunwang is actually a tragic character, he has a bad fate, and he has gone through hardships to know his identity as a prince, but it is too late, and while becoming a eunuch, he is also destined to have no good ending.
The reason why this character impresses the audience is because under Wang Maolei's interpretation, his suffering, evil, and his complex tenacity are intertwined, which makes him different from other villains, but can arouse compassion and have the "charm" that a villain should have.
In the scene where he was bullied by his colleagues and had to fight with the dog for food, although Wang Maolei did not have a single line, he relied on his eyes and body details to interpret it.
That subtle change is a good expression of the complexity of Yuan Chunwang's inner activities, all his grievances and unwillingness, all his personality distortions and hatred of the world, which are completely melted into the gobble in the darkest corners of the palace at this moment.
Later, the strong possessiveness made him blacken, and evil replaced distortion as another label on Yuan Chunwang's body.
The scene with blood on his face must still be the shadow of many viewers.
There are both explosives and introverted, which also enriches Yuan Chunwang's emotional level again, so that his transformation has sufficient rationality and room for interpretation.
Of course, Wang Maolei plays the villain, but she doesn't just play the villain.
If you know Wang Maolei, you will definitely be attracted by his acting skills.
debuted at the age of 18, now 47 years old, 30 years, Wang Maolei is dedicated to playing a good supporting role, some people say that he is a "villain professional", and some people say that he is China's "golden supporting role", but in Tomato Jun's heart, he is just a good actor who plays a good role seriously.
It wasn't until I saw Wei Daiqing in "When the Stars Shine" that I realized that Wang Maolei was time to catch fire.
In the dozen or so episodes broadcast, Wei Daiqing, played by Wang Maolei, is the most feared and feared character of the protagonist group, and the only character in the play who makes people feel chills down their spines and feel afraid as soon as they appear.
To create a good villain, you must first deeply understand the character and know its complexity, and then visually present his differences in expression and body language, and finally invest in emotions and show contrasts, through events, lines and character experiences, in order to perform a villain with characteristics.
Wang Maolei obviously understands this, which makes the character of Wei Daiqing have the charm of a top villain.
The reason why Wei Daiqing can be compared with Yuan Chunwang, or even more hated than Yuan Chunwang, is because Wang Maolei accurately grasps the three levels of playing a villain, and is a real acting master.
Mr. Tomato is chasing "When the Stars Shine" recently, let's take a detailed look at the highlights of Wang Maolei's acting skills.
The first is the visual presentation of the yin owl
In film and television works, there is a theory of "saving cats", which means that if a character wants the audience to naturally have a good impression of him, one or two details will be arranged, such as "saving the cat".
The same goes for villains.
Why do we think of a character who has just appeared and has no name and no name, and who can be scary, oppressive and threatening?
Intuitive, is the first threshold.
In "When the Stars Shine", Wei Daiqing's appearance gives people a strong hint of coldness.
It was not the camera that hit his face directly, but through the dialogue with his subordinates in the car, his image appeared in the play.
In the car, Wei Daiqing was almost completely in the dark, and the language of the camera showed that he was not a decent person living in the sun.
The light that shines through the car window, which only illuminates his silhouette, gives a sense of mystery, which is a visual source for the audience to feel threatened.
Looking back, when Deng Mingyuan, who was to be arrested, entered Washington, Wei Daiqing still didn't take it seriously in the face of powerful people.
During the performance, Wang Maolei spoke and gave orders, and there would be no expression on her face, it was all indifferent and indifferent.
It seems that only the mouth moves, on the one hand, because the character is deep enough, and on the other hand, it shows that he is actually seriously thinking about the possible consequences of doing so.
After taking Deng Mingyuan away, facing the male protagonist Hua Zhen, Wei Daiqing left a meaningful expression:
What can you read with this expression?
Contempt, suspicion, even with a hint of mockery.
As for why this is so, we will talk about it later.
When interrogating Deng Mingyuan, this subtle smile also implied all kinds of previous feelings.
The following line firmly establishes Wei Daiqing's character image.
With these expressions and lines, Wei Daiqing, a complex, deep, cold, bold and careful reconnaissance captain, was intuitively presented in front of the audience.
He is confident and cunning, strategic, and understands games, especially the words "stump" and "planing", which imply deep malice.
Seeing this, I believe that Wei Daiqing, the villain, is enough for everyone to forget.
However, there is more ruthlessness to come.
Second, psychological distortion and ruthlessness
When a villain does not clearly show a desire to hurt others, we will always have a trace of doubt about his humanity.
But there are some scenes that will make this villain definitely associate with the characteristics of "evil", "cruel" and "ruthless".
The villain then has the underlying logic that makes the audience fearful, and every time he appears, he can always arouse people's vigilance, which is a characteristic that belongs to the villain, and Wang Maolei played this characteristic of Wei Daiqing very well.
The villain doesn't have to kill people with his hands and his face covered in blood to be terrifying, or it can be some inadvertent details.
At the beginning of the TV series, there was a detail that impressed Mr. Tomato.
When Deng Mingyuan was arrested, the car door opened, and he was taken aback.
Because in the car lay his comrades who had already been killed.
At this time, Wei Daiqing was expressionless, and just said three words: Get in the car.
Then she smiled at her aunt, as if she was enjoying this kind of scene, letting Deng Mingyuan and his comrades-in-arms be in the same room.
This is a kind of psychological warfare, but it can also be said that it is the distortion and perversion of Wei Daiqing's psychology, he likes to mentally torture his "prey" and hopes that their will will will be dismantled because of it.
When sitting in the car, Deng Mingyuan, played by Cao Lei, was visibly nervous.
But Wei Daiqing looked indifferent, and even felt a little drowsy.
Being in a carriage with a corpse can still be so calm, which shows Wei Daiqing's cruelty and ruthlessness.
There is another detail in the back, Wei Daiqing went to contact the traitor to confirm Hua Zhen's identity and asked about Deng Mingyuan's plan.
When he watched the traitor being tortured to death and said a little information, his eyes were full of anticipation.
But when this information was useless to him, his subtle expression revealed a sense of disappointment.
He didn't care about the traitor's pain and life during the whole process, all he cared about was getting the information he wanted.
These two details, Wang Maolei played superbly.
The contrast and feedback of that subtle expression, only under the big close-up, can make the audience immersed in it and feel afraid.
Compared with the intuitiveness of the first layer, the audience's understanding of Wei Daiqing is also deepening step by step.
The sense of oppression brought by the villain has been further enhanced, the threat to the protagonist group has been further increased, and the whole "When the Stars Shine", because of his existence, has a sense of urgency, and the story attributes and comedic conflicts have become stronger.
In this regard, Wang Maolei has made a lot of contributions.
Third, the portrayal of human nature and the elevation of intentions
All villains are not a single "paper man".
They don't exist because of "evil", they must have some kind of driving force, and the source of this driving force is the beginning of understanding the complexity of a villain.
When I watched the seventh episode, everyone's understanding of Wei Daiqing still lies in the "reconnaissance captain" related to his identity, which seems to be the responsibility, each with his own master.
But in the eighth episode, it will be found that the reason why Wei Daiqing did this is because he has career ambitions and pursuits.
Hearing that the chief of staff was having dinner in his territory, Wei Daiqing went to greet him despite the heavy rain, and he was seen by the secretary general at a glance without an umbrella.
Whether it was said that he did it on purpose, or that he had no intention, in the face of his boss's serious attitude, it proved the source of all Wei Daiqing's previous behaviors.
When the secretary general praised him for his courage and sharpness, he did not hesitate to return a military salute.
And he saluted until the car went away, and the colleagues next to him all rolled their eyes, and Wei Daiqing stood alone for a long time.
In fact, Wei Daiqing is just a young man in a small town.
He came from the bottom, and compared with Li Xian, the deputy son of the deputy head of the Ministry of Military Affairs, who was born into the pride of the sky, his fate is more tragic, and he needs to work harder.
The performance of meeting the Secretary-General in the rain was very vivid, giving Wei Daiqing the soul of the character.
Especially Secretary General Guo's words, it seems that he is talking about Deng Mingyuan, but he is actually talking about Wei Daiqing.
Wei Daiqing listened to it, his expression changed, and he felt that he might be able to meet power and change his fate this time.
So all this gave him an outlet for his evil, and his evil relied on his position and ambition, but his methods were cruel and his personality was distorted, which made him fall into grievances and crazy criticism.
This performance in the rain is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is his inner release after seeing power and the distance between himself and power.
also makes this character more complicated, and the show's idea of the villain has been elevated and more widely discussed.
Although Wang Maolei is not the protagonist, in the drama "When the Stars Shine", his role is no less than that of the protagonist.
Because of this kind of golden green leaves, the whole drama has a movie-like temperament.
Especially in terms of lens language and story texture, it is fundamentally different from other Republic of China dramas.
At this point, because of Wang Maolei's villain, the confrontation between him and Li Xian is even more exciting.
Although so far, the two have not faced each other directly, it is only a matter of time before they meet.
It also makes the audience look forward to the better performance of other actors and the advancement of the later story.
For so many years, Wang Maolei is actually not very well-known, and his identity is more of a golden supporting role.
But he has not changed his mind, and has been silently paying for decades, experiencing life with his heart, and never neglecting any role.
This is also why, Wei Daiqing played by Wang Maolei is bound to become a classic villain in the history of Chinese dramas, just like Yuan Chunwang he played before.
has such an excellent villain and a group of excellent actors, which makes "When the Stars Shine" full of expectations.
The drama of the series is still to come, I dare to say: it will be popular all over the country, and it will inevitably become a veritable bomb drama of the king of the Republic of China.