In the audience's impression, marshal Peng Dehuai in the film and television drama is most similar to Zong Liqun, especially the deputy commander of the Eighth Route Army he played in "Bright Sword", and it is Peng Laozong himself who is alive and free.
Therefore, when "Crossing the Yalu River" was first broadcast, as soon as Ding Yongdai's version of Peng Dehuai appeared, many people said that they were not quite like it, wondering why zong Liqun was not allowed to act.
As for why Zong Liqun was not allowed to play in the end, we don't know, but there are two points that the audience needs to understand, Zong Liqun is 70 years old this year, first of all, it is not suitable for playing Peng Dehuai, who was 52 years old at that time.
On the other hand, due to the short shooting time and heavy tasks of "Crossing the Yalu River", coupled with the harsh shooting conditions of many scenes, I am afraid that Zong Linqun's age cannot withstand such a large-scale toss.
And the choice of Ding Yongdai, the crew also weighed and selected for a long time, and it was the last of the special actors to be determined.
At that time, the crew called Ding Yongdai, who was filming another drama, and told him that he wanted to make a drama to resist the United States and aid Korea, hoping that he could come and star.
Ding Yongdai was very interested, so he asked who he wanted to play.
There told him that it was Peng Dehuai, and Ding Yongdai was surprised in his heart, because he felt that he did not look too much like Peng Zong, but he still sent his recent photos according to the requirements of the crew.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, he received a notice that it had been decided, and he would play Peng Dehuai.
Later, when Ding Yongdai recalled this experience, he said with emotion, This is my blessing.
On August 15, 2020, "Crossing the Yalu River" started, and On the same day, Ding Yongdai entered the crew and discussed with the general director Dong Yachun how to play this role well.
Dong Yachun recommended to him some books on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and General Peng, and Ding Yongdai found some video materials from that time and began to seriously study and understand General Peng.
During the research, Ding Yongdai shed tears for Mr. Peng several times.
In the past, I always felt that Peng was always a very stern figure, but with the deepening of research, Ding Yongdai found that many information photos of Peng always showed people with a smile. Whether he was with the generals or with the soldiers, Mr. Peng sometimes smiled, sometimes laughed, and was very affectionate.
Therefore, Ding Yongdai discussed with the director that he wanted to play a Peng Boss with affinity and cohesion, and to show Peng Dehuai according to the standards of an ordinary person, so that the role was more vivid and more flesh-and-blood.
The director agreed to his proposal, and in this way, Mr. Peng's kind smile appeared in many places in "Crossing the Yalu River".
With the development of the series, the audience slowly found that although this version of Peng Zong was a little different from the real Peng Zong in appearance, the spirit was highly restored, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the appearance was actually not important until now, as long as Ding Yongdai appeared in the play, he directly regarded him as Peng Zong from the heart.
In episode 24, there is a scene in which Peng Zong comes to the Fifty Army and asks the commander Zeng Zesheng how many days he can still defend Seoul.
Zeng Zesheng said cautiously and firmly: "The day when I was ordered to retreat." ”
As we all know, the 50th Army was the former Kuomintang unit of the Changchun Uprising, so Zeng Zesheng and his subordinates always had a knot in their hearts, lest their superiors not trust them or treat them as harems.
Seeing Zeng Zesheng's attitude, Mr. Peng shook his head and said in a serious tone: "You have been guarding the Han River here for more than a month, and you have never asked me for anything, aren't you difficult?" ”
In a word, it shows the chief of the Zhi Division's understanding of the situation of the troops, and also shows his concern for Zeng Zesheng's unit.
After listening to Zeng Zesheng's explanation, Mr. Peng nodded again and asked how many casualties the 50th Army had suffered.
Zeng Zesheng straightened his chest: "Mr. Peng is assured, we can still stand up." ”
At this time, from Zeng Zesheng's tone and demeanor, Peng Zong had realized the seriousness of the problem and yelled at Zeng Zesheng: "Number! ”
It can be clearly seen that due to the excitement, Mr. Peng's lips are trembling, and this detail vividly shows peng Dehuai's inner shock at that time.
Zeng Zesheng lowered his head, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, hesitating whether to report truthfully, Peng Zong saw this scene, snatched it up, Zeng Zesheng quickly said, this is the number reported by the divisions today, now do not report the number of casualties, only report the remaining can still fight.
After reading the back, Mr. Peng became more severe and asked Zeng Zesheng: "Can you really stand up to this little bit of people?" ”
Zeng Zesheng replied: "General Manager Peng is assured that the rest are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and the Fifty Army is all gone, and it is also necessary to keep it." ”
Peng Zong angrily grabbed Zeng Zesheng's arms and shook them vigorously, trembling and asking, "Why don't you tell me, why you?" As he spoke, tears oozed from the corners of his eyes.
Zeng Zesheng reported with a weeping voice: "General Peng, once the Han River stands, our Fifty Army can finally raise its head in front of the brother troops." ”
Mr. Peng was distressed and angry: "You, I, don't think that you are a rebel force reorganized and inferior, in this revolutionary camp, we are all equal, otherwise how could I put the safety of the whole army into your hands?" ”
On the occasion of parting, General Manager Peng told Zeng Zesheng very firmly: "After fighting this battle, soldiers, I will give you a lot to replenish the Fifty Army, and the new weapons and equipment will be distributed first." ”
Zeng Zesheng's heart was shaken, and he said emphatically: "Thank you General Peng, the Fifty Army can only fight to the death to repay the country!" ”
In this plot, Ding Yongdai's emotions are full of excitement, heartache, anger, and the touch and admiration of the spirit of the Fifty Army's oath of death and blood battle, through the language of grief and indignation, a slightly vicious expression, suddenly reaching out to grab Zeng Zesheng's body movements and trembling lips, peng Zong's various complex emotions at that time were perfectly expressed to the extreme, which made people see both dark and sighing, and moved to tears.
At this time, Peng Dehuai's image has completely entered the hearts of the audience, and many people do not care much about the appearance and dislike.
In order to play this role well, Ding Yongdai admitted, "I often want to cry when filming this drama", and I have to shed tears several times a day.
Only when the actor integrates the role with himself can he feel this way, and can the audience really believe that the character in the play is not the actor, but the character himself.