"A show that gets nutrients from the soil", "Root downward, can bloom upward". On April 26, the unscripted impromptu reality show "Splendid Garden" premiered, and the real life of actor Zhang Songwen was put in front of the camera for the first time, and a full documentary record was made, as Zhang Songwen himself said, "My life is not according to the script".
From bargaining with the flower seller, eating big sila with the villagers, discussing how sheep dung is fermented, to discussing performances with new friends and old friends, and even opening "non-physical performances" anytime and anywhere, "Splendid Garden" follows Zhang Songwen's perspective to vividly and deeply show the actor's "spiritual world", and gradually clarifies the true meaning of "performance and life" under the real and vivid life picture - always maintain love and curiosity, take root in the fertile soil of life, and enter the people.
Life is the "source of living water" of literary and artistic creation, Zhang Songwen: "Be willing to embrace life"
"He is the most curious person I have ever met, he is very inquisitive about everything", Zhang Songwen was commented on, and he himself once wrote: "We must cultivate our curiosity about the world", "If we are willing to embrace life, life will embrace us". In the show, Zhang Songwen's "curiosity" runs throughout, he encounters a flock of sheep on the way to buy flowers, and is curious about where the sheep dung goes, so he will temporarily change his itinerary, get out of the car and open a conversation with the villagers, and even visit the villagers' homes. Between the back and forth, Zhang Songwen learned about sheep dung and the lives of the villagers, and gained sincere emotions between people.
These moments of actively embracing life not only appeared in the show, but also accumulated in Zhang Songwen's "more than 20 years of not being seen". Old friends Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei "broke the news" of the past, Zhang Songwen can meet and become friends with the "plant god" because of his love for raising plants, and because he is curious about literary games, he can communicate with netizens on the forum, and finally even become the moderator of the forum.
The profound understanding of life and meticulous observation have become the source of inspiration for Zhang Songwen's performance and creation, and have also achieved famous scenes such as "washing hands in the fish tank" and blurting out Cantonese "soup soup water". He said, who is keen on raising plants, that "the green plants that grow in the city will not be blown down by the wind only when they are connected to the land", and for literary and art workers, this land is "life", and only by taking root in the land of life can they bear the fruitful fruits of literary and artistic creation. In addition, Zhang Songwen also deliberately set up a stage in "Splendid Garden", in addition to the "Garden Family" Zeng Shunxi, Ma Jiaqi of the Times Youth League, and Jiang Peiyao, he also said that he would "find some new actors to discuss performance together". It is exciting to see whether young literary and artistic workers can clarify the true meaning of "performance and life" here.
"Down-to-earth" can be "popular", Zhang Songwen eats rural banquets and villagers to make homely meals
"I sent some food to each other with the villagers, and we all got together", "It's still quite easy-going, isn't he just eating and chatting with us". When the village chief and villagers of Xiaosuzhuang in Liqiao Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, mention Zhang Songwen, it is like talking about their neighbors. During the filming of "Splendid Garden", I happened to encounter a wedding banquet in the village. Zhang Songwen will deliberately wear red clothes to the banquet, be proficient in cloth vegetables when eating open-air banquets, and chatter with the villagers at the same table, "live in the east or west", "you eat more". When asked by the program team: "Is there a difference between (Zhang Songwen) and the TV series", the villager uncle said, "He wants to bring the TV series (role) here, who will take care of him."
Zhang Songwen and the villagers mingled "down-to-earth" There are not a few things. When buying new plants for "Splendid Garden", I can not only discuss with the flower seller how to plant plants, but also unabashedly bargain in front of the camera, "Can I buy more, I will buy more". After several bargaining "confrontations", the flower seller couldn't help but say: "Why are you so picky", Zhang Songwen also responded with a smile, "I'm really picky."
Whether it is eating an open-air banquet in the countryside, bargaining with the aunt who sells flowers, or driving three rounds to greet warmly at the door of the Lingju house, he will apologize for coming to the door with five catties of garlic because of the wheat pressing...... As the villagers said, Zhang Songwen separates the TV series from reality, and does not take the characters into daily life and interpersonal interactions, which is "very good". Only by walking among the masses and growing up in the hearts of the people can literary and artistic creations maintain their vitality forever, and only then can literary and artistic workers win the praise and applause of the people. As Zhang Songwen said about planting plants, "You can see the leafy branches, but it is the root system that supports the leafy branches." ”
"Art can fly the wings of imagination, but it must step on the solid earth", "Splendid Garden" moves the performance class to the land of life, and firmly practices the concept that art comes from life and literary and artistic creation must take the mass line. In the future, how will the people, things, and things in "Splendid Garden" develop, and how will they draw nutrients from life, complete their own growth and transformation, and finally achieve "upward bloom". "Life is very splendid, and there are naturally answers", looking forward to broadcasting "Splendid Garden" on Mango TV at 18:00 and Hunan Satellite TV at 22:00 every Friday.