Text: Ji Ren Editor: Jia Fangfang
Source: Marriage & Family Magazine
Recently, a video of Wu Yue and Wu Zhenyu playing 3 years ago became popular on the Internet, and was called a "textbook of acting" by countless netizens, which is a shock from the "national team".
Wu Yue's performance was particularly amazing, and even the old drama bone Wu Zhenyu almost didn't catch the play.
This scene is from the CCTV program "China in the Classics: Sun Tzu's Art of War", which plays the scene of Sun Wu and Wu Zixu brothers breaking up.
Wu Zixu played by Wu Yue, his father and brother were sentenced to death by King Chuping, and in order to take revenge, he dug up the tomb of King Chuping.
When performing this paragraph, Wu Yue's eyes were red, as if he was about to drip blood, and his gritted teeth lines conveyed almost crazy hatred.
When Wu Zhenyu said that his move was "perverse", his suppressed emotions were ignited at once.
"Sun Changqing, you and I are friends!"
The words landed, and the audience cried.
The lines are highly coordinated with breathing, and every word can mobilize the audience's emotions, which is the infectious power of a good actor.
Netizens sighed after watching this scene: "Wu Yue is really a good actor who has been ignored." ”
Indeed, as an acting school that is not popular in dramas, Wu Yue is seriously underestimated, and many viewers don't know how strong he is.
Wu Yue is a real champion of both civil and military affairs.
In terms of "martial arts", Wu Yue is a national martial arts athlete, equivalent to the ancient "martial champion". Wu Jing once said with admiration: "To fight against Wu Yue, I have to play 120." ”
On "literature", Wu Yue was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama as the first major, graduated with the first place, and then entered the National Theater.
In the movie "Kill the Wolf, Greedy Wolf", Wu Yue played the role of Cui Jie, a Chinese detective, and several fights with several strong men, fists to the flesh, and neat moves.
In the martial arts drama "Book of Swords and Enmity", Zhao Banshan, a disciple of Taijimen played by Wu Yue, changed the benevolent and lovely image in the original book, he is shrewd and scheming, and even his smile hides a mystery.
It's a pity that in the entertainment industry, "red" is like a kind of metaphysics, and Wu Yue has never waited for that opportunity.
In the past, he often felt self-pity and didn't meet talents, and once delayed his life's major events for his acting career. It wasn't until he was 38 years old that Wu Yue met his current wife Liu Jing on a blind date.
Fortunately, after getting married, Wu Yue's heart settled down. I began to enjoy the warm life of a family of three, and every day with my wife and daughter was full of joy and happiness.
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The soul of martial arts is rooted in culture
Wu Yue's martial arts foundation was laid since childhood. When he was a child, he was frail and sickly, and his parents found a Xingyi boxing master when he was 5 years old to teach Wu Yue to strengthen his body.
Wu Yue has a wonderful talent, and after practicing martial arts, he has been making great progress. At the age of 6, he apprenticed to Mr. Wu Shuqing, a master of Taijiquan, began to participate in martial arts competitions at the age of 7, and officially began to practice Taijiquan at the age of 13.
At the age of 17, Wu Yue was awarded the title of "Wuying-level Wushu Athlete", becoming the youngest national-level martial arts athlete in the country at that time.
But when Wu Yue was growing up, his family suffered a change. First, both parents were laid off, and later her mother suffered from diabetes, and Wu Yue could only shoulder the burden of supporting the family.
Fortunately, he has both talent and perseverance, and since participating in the martial arts competition, Wu Yue has passed all the way, and the championship has been soft, helping the family to survive the difficulties.
In 1995, Wu Yue ushered in a turning point in his career. At that time, director Chen Jialin was preparing to shoot the TV series "Helan Xue", and went to Wu Yue's Ningxia martial arts team to select stuntmans.
19-year-old Wu Yue has a good image, good temperament, and martial arts skills. The director fell in love with him at a glance, and also let him play the role of Ning Lingge.
This filming experience unexpectedly awakened Wu Yue's dream of acting. At that time, Wu Yue's first girlfriend happened to be preparing for the Beijing Film Academy, and Wu Yue signed up with her as soon as her mind was hot.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yue, who had no experience, actually passed the test in one hand. It's a pity that at that time, he had already registered for the National Eight Games and had to give up the opportunity to enroll.
After participating in the competition, Wu Yue refused the high reward given to him by the martial arts team, quit the team and applied for the Central Academy of Drama.
He was extremely talented, and after three examinations, he won the first place in his major and was admitted to Chinese opera.
At that time, Wu Yue would not have expected that the starting point of his dream was actually the beginning of the test.
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Red is not the only pursuit, life itself is the meaning
After being admitted to Chinese opera, Wu Yue studied hard, not only ranked among the best, but also won many awards in the national college student competition, and won a scholarship for two consecutive years.
In the Chinese opera with many talents, Wu Yue was admitted to the National Theater with the first place, and after graduation, he was admitted to the National Theater with the first place.
In 2001, Wu Yue received an appointment for the TV series "Jingwu Hero Chen Zhen" and played the first actor in his life: Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen is a generation of grandmasters in the martial arts world. With reverence and excitement, Wu Yue repeatedly polished every scene on the set and handed over an answer sheet that satisfied everyone.
After the filming, Wu Yue got a generous salary: 60,000 yuan. After getting the money, Wu Yue immediately brought his parents to Beijing so that his mother could receive better treatment.
For the sake of his family's life and his own future, in the first few years of his debut, Wu Yue filmed day and night.
In addition to martial arts films such as "Young Huang Feihong" and "Hero", Wu Yue has also made light comedies. Among them, the role of Yuri in "Seven Fairies of Joy" made the audience familiar with him.
But such a fame is still far from being "popular".
Wu Yue felt frustrated for a while. Back then, he was a well-known star of tomorrow in the martial arts world, and he was a leader in both civil and military affairs at school, how did he become more and more inferior in society?
"I'm not bad, why isn't it popular?"
This sense of disparity has plagued Wu Yue for a long time. Later, costume light comedies and youth idol dramas rose on a large scale, martial arts films gradually declined, and Wu Yue, who is good at kung fu, has less and less advantages among young actors.
In 2010, Wu Yue fell into a career trough. Seeing the role he liked, he tried his best to try out the play but was repeatedly rejected, and even "no money, free shooting", no one was willing to use him.
Because of his single-mindedness and heavy family burden, Wu Yue and his first girlfriend also regrettably broke up.
When he was at his lowest, two famous directors found him at the same time.
One is Wong Kar-wai, who is preparing to film "The Grandmaster", and invited him to play the role of Bajiquan Grandmaster Yitian (later played by Zhang Zhen). The other is Zhang Jizhong, the director of the new version of "Journey to the West", who invited him to play the role of Monkey King.
Under the trade-off, Wu Yue followed his heart to take over the role of Sun Wukong.
Looking back at this choice, it may be a pity. Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" eventually became internationally acclaimed, and it also performed prominently in the domestic Golden Horse Awards and Academy Awards. And after Wu Yue starred in the Monkey King, no one still recognized him.
But Wu Yue never regretted it, and he later mentioned in an interview that the reason why he chose "Journey to the West" was actually very pure.
He wants to proudly tell his juniors: "There is a role that men all over the world want to play, and I have played it." ”
After filming this drama, Wu Yue reconciled with the obsession of "wanting to be red" in his heart. He once said: "Whether you are red or not is a kind of chance, but whether you work hard or not is the foundation." Only hard work can be popular, but if you don't work hard, even if you are temporarily popular, it will not last long. ”
Over the years, Wu Yue has been burdened with the persistent spirit of martial arts practitioners to pursue "reaching the peak", always thinking that one thing must be done to do the best. Although I am tired, I can see the most extreme scenery.
But as he grew older, he came to realize that life is a vast landscape, and that the process is sometimes far more important than the outcome.
Besides, at this time, Wu Yue had already reached the age when he should start a family.
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Experience life and wait for the flowers to bloom
Wu Yue's emotional road is relatively bumpy, in addition to his dedication, there is another reason.
Due to her mother's poor health, Wu Yue has always hoped that she can live with her parents after getting married, so that she can take care of them. But this special condition makes many girls stay away from him.
It wasn't until he was 38 years old that Wu Yue met Liu Jing on a blind date arranged by his family.
Liu Jing is dignified and magnificent, gentle and polite, the key is to understand Wu Yue's filial piety very much. The two fell in love when they first met.
Not long after getting along, Wu Yue confirmed his relationship with Liu Jing.
In March 2015, Wu Yue vigorously proposed to Liu Jing, and the two entered the marriage hall.
In Wu Yue's view, marriage is not only the union of two people, but also the integration of two families.
After marriage, Liu Jingjing forgave her husband's filial piety and took care of her in-laws. Similarly, Wu Yue is also dedicated to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the two big families get along happily.
Wu Yue, who used to be busy outside, also learned to cook for his wife after marriage, and would make a meal of dumplings with his wife during the holidays.
A year after the two got married, their daughter Wu Dini was born. Wu Yue has been promoted to a "daughter slave" since this day, and he has only become a father at the age of 40, and his sense of responsibility for the family has become stronger and stronger.
The increase in life experience and emotional experience has also fed back Wu Yue's artistic life.
In 2017, Wu Yue went to Thailand to shoot the movie "Kill the Wolf, Greedy Wolf", when the wife in the play was pregnant.
Wu Yue, who has just accompanied his wife through the entire pregnancy, has a special sense of substitution for this.
One of the scenes required him to accompany his wife for prenatal checkups, and the moment he took over the B-ultrasound order from the doctor, Wu Yue felt that he had become a person in the play. The spontaneous father's love penetrates reality and drama, and Wu Yue experiences what deep empathy means for the first time.
Not surprisingly, that scene moved the director in front of the camera and the audience off the big screen.
It is said that art comes from life and is higher than life, and performance is actually the refinement of life, but of course nutrients still come from life.
In recent years, Wu Yue has become more aware of how to balance work and family.
In terms of work, Wu Yue prefers to put his energy on "inheritance". He pays attention to traditional culture, promotes young actors, and contributes to cultural inheritance.
On the Spring Festival evening of the Year of the Dragon, Wu Yue performed the kung fu micro-movie "Fighting for Spring" with Yuan Heping, Fan Shaohuang, This Sha and other actors. Wearing sunglasses, he changed his serious image in the past, and he swayed with chivalrous spirit between laughter.
With the increase in time with his family, Wu Yue's temperament has also softened visibly.
When filming "Ip Man 4" with Donnie Yen in 2019, Wu Yue was always thinking about his 3-year-old daughter.
"It's her birthday in two days. As soon as she said that she missed me, I really couldn't stand it. ”
The tough guy who used to dance with knives and sticks will now write a Tibetan poem to his daughter, full of love and expectations between the lines: "My family has a girl who has just grown up, and she is not surprised when she is happy." Di Yun crashed on the mighty shore, and the spring came laughing in the flowers. ”
When it snows, Wu Yue will accompany her daughter to shovel snow and build a snowman, recording her daughter's lively and innocent pictures.
When he has free time, Wu Yue will also accompany his father to play Tai Chi. When he was a child, his father trained him to practice martial arts to strengthen his physique, and now he carefully teaches his father how to maintain and exercise.
Wu Yue sometimes feels that he has probably made a long, long detour over the years. It turned out that the other shore he longed to arrive at was always under his feet.
Enjoy life, work hard, and God will not disappoint people like Wu Yue who have great love and are down-to-earth and dedicated.
Moreover, there is no shortage of late-blooming examples in the entertainment industry. We look forward to the fact that the powerful actor Wu Yue can also wait for his own east wind.
Like + watching, follow the wind, time will give us the best answer.
Resources:
"Very Quiet Distance": Monkey King Wu Yue, wind and rain
"China in the Classics": The Art of War
Interview with Time.com: "Ip Man 4" "Tai Chi Grandmaster" Wu Yue
Movie Channel: Interview with Wu Yue Contribute to the promotion of traditional culture