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Written by Kotoho
Editor/Qin Bao
Preface
But who is smart and capable, who has never been questioned about his future when he was a child? A boy from a humble background with an ordinary appearance, he loves the stage, admires movie stars, and aspires to be an actor. But this dream, when it was first proposed, aroused the laughter and dissuasion of relatives and friends.
"After reading a book for a few years, you want to be an actor? How can a grass folk have such a creation!" Your looks, even the TV set knocked you back, how can you act on stage?" At the age of only fourteen or fifteen, he squinted his eyes against the sun and said categorically: "I have to do it!" Wait and see!"
Today, when the rebellious teenager Zhang Songwen finally became popular and became a well-known actor, presumably those tarts and ridicule back then have already become his best motivation and nutrients.
Because of a hit drama "Hurricane", the role of Gao Qiqiang played by Zhang Songwen immediately made him famous: a seemingly honest and honest person, but in fact the image of a ruthless and decisive underworld big brother, was vividly interpreted by him.
Frustrated for many years, until he became popular today, Zhang Songwen's bizarre experience and legendary fate have become an inspirational representative of many "scribbled people" in the entertainment industry. However, in this circle, how many people have been so up and down, stumbling, and finally waiting for the favor of fate?
Therefore, when Huang Bo said in a variety show: "When you are poor, there are bad people around you, but when you become famous, you are surrounded by good people." As soon as those words came out, they immediately attracted a smile from people in the entertainment industry. Zhang Songwen's experience also confirms the true meaning of these words.
Hold on to your dreams
This actor, who has been unknown for 20 years and became popular overnight, has experienced what kind of poignant trials and struggles.
In 1976, Zhang Songwen was born in an ordinary family in Guangdong, and has been curious about movies since he was a child, dreaming of one day standing on the screen. However, real life took him by step, and he had to work as a tour guide first to barely make ends meet.
Although he was still a teenager, he had already realized that his dream had to be realized by himself, and no one could help him. So the 27-year-old Zhang Songwen mustered up the courage to step into the Beijing Film Academy and began his difficult training road.
After entering the school, Zhang Songwen found that his Mandarin was a mess, and he was much older than his classmates, and the whole person fell into inferiority and confusion. What's more, at that time, there were many mentors who had no confidence in him at all, and bluntly said that "he has an old face and can't act in a big show". Zhang Songwen is like the joke destined by fate, possessed by a person who wants to dream.
Despite repeated blows, Zhang Songwen gritted his teeth and persevered. He finally graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy, but the good times did not start there. In fact, from graduation to the time before "Hurricane" became popular in 2023, Zhang Songwen was like a "no man's land" in the entertainment industry, and almost all the crew and directors ignored him.
One year, he interviewed multiple crews by himself, and interviewed in different places almost every day, but no one was willing to use him. Even if you can sign some small roles occasionally, no matter how much work you do, it's just a supporting role or a trick, most of the time you work hard for a few months, and the final salary adds up to only a few thousand yuan.
In this dark and desperate period, Zhang Songwen suffered how much cynicism, questioning, and ridicule he suffered, only he knows best. For example, in a variety show, he told the students about a poignant past.
It was many years ago, Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei, who are also newcomers, went to the crew for an interview together, but in front of everyone, a director directly said that they were "too ugly to look like actors at all", and kicked them out on the spot.
Although the director's words were hurtful, they could only force a smile and staggered away with their broken self-esteem. Now both of them have become well-known actors, but none of them will forget the humiliation of that year.
In those days of struggle, Zhang Songwen, like many "down-and-out people", suffered a lot of ridicule and insults, and almost became the invisible person with the most scarce resources in the entertainment industry. In an interview, when asked "What do you want to do most if it becomes popular one day", he cautiously said: "As long as I can talk to the producer about the salary, I will be very satisfied with 2 million."
Judging from this expectation, Zhang Songwen's inner desire for success is so fervent. However, when such an expectation was finally realized many years later, it presented an embarrassing and cruel reality.
An instant hit
It wasn't until the hit drama "Hurricane" that Zhang Songwen, a "scribbled man", became popular and ended his 20-year humble and hopeless situation. In the play, he played the role of the behind-the-scenes boss "Gao Qiqiang" vividly and fascinatingly, and finally waited for his own spring.
But at the beginning of the show's broadcast, an interesting phenomenon happened: those actors who had worked with Zhang Songwen in the past have now praised him on social platforms and worshiped his acting skills. However, only Zhang Songwen himself knew that when he was unknown, these people simply ignored and sneered at him.
When Zhang Songwen finally showed his talent, he walked to the center of the stage of life alone, and the so-called "good people" who used to be cold bystanders began to show kindness to him. Doesn't this confirm Huang Bo's words?" When you're poor, you're surrounded by bad people, and when you're famous, you're surrounded by good people. "
In this way, Zhang Songwen's bumpy experience in the past 20 years has been shared and disseminated over and over again, which is shocking and at the same time, it has also triggered people's deep reflection on the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry.
With the popularity of "Hurricane", Zhang Songwen's life has also ushered in a 360-degree change. As a new popular actor, major production companies and brokerage companies all threw olive branches to him, and thousands of troops came to meet him.
A senior director took the initiative to ask him to cooperate, promising to give him a high salary that was difficult to achieve in the past; A first-line film and television company invited him to join its subsidiary and promised to give all-round resource support; Even some second-generation students took the initiative to show their goodwill, hoping to cooperate with him and share some of the aura of fame.
This scene was simply a fantasy on the road of Zhang Songwen's life in the previous 20 years. From a "sloppy person" who is hard to find to being regarded as a hot darling, such a dramatic turn is enough to make anyone feel incredible.
However, for Zhang Songwen, who is already extremely tenacious in his heart, all this is the best reward for his perseverance and perseverance. In an interview, he once humbly said: "No one knows better than me the hardships and luck of artistic life." Yes, he finally waited for the spring that was in charge of himself.
Be humble
Although his career is booming now, for Zhang Songwen, maintaining a humble and polite attitude is still his life creed. Whether dealing with old friends or avid fans, he is always polite and humble.
This can't help but remind people that many years ago in a reality show, when Zhang Songwen and several guests were practicing and performing, a young student directly belittled his performance as "very ordinary and ordinary". Despite being so unreasonably humiliated, Zhang Songwen just smiled and did not have the slightest smell of gunpowder.
It is precisely because of this valuable quality that even if his career is at its peak, Zhang Songwen can still be down-to-earth. He once said in an interview: "Honor is temporary, not to be proud, the key is to transmit positive energy and inspire people with works."
epilogue
It is this humble and cautious character that allowed him to tide over many difficulties in the low period of his life, and also allowed him to maintain a clear head when his career reached its peak. After all, this circle is so illusory and impermanent, and today's praise is tomorrow's belittlement. Only by maintaining a calm and down-to-earth heart can we achieve steady and far-reaching results.
From an unknown "down-and-out person" to a popular actor with unlimited scenery today, Zhang Songwen used his life experience to interpret the connotation of the word "grinding". And this ordeal may have just begun for him. Because in this entertainment industry, no one can judge whether the next roller coaster will be up or down.
However, one thing is certain, that is, if Zhang Songwen can always maintain a humble and cautious and down-to-earth character, he will be able to achieve steady progress and win the final victory of his career. And this victory will surely become the best incentive for countless dreamers.