A boat is a world, a boat is a life.
On the evening of the 23rd, the TV series "Ocean City" starring Zhang Han and Wang Likun set sail at the Jiangsu Satellite TV Happiness Theater. Hailed as Asia's first warm realist TV series set against the backdrop of cruise culture, this film opens with a grand picture of the story – thrilling sea rescues, emergency medical assistance for cruise tourists, temporary changes in routes in bad weather...
Every scene draws the hearts of the audience. The protagonist who pulled up this scene was Ding Kai, the "cruise ship first mate" played by Zhang Han. Many viewers do not forget to comment when chasing the drama, Zhang Han in "Ocean City" completely subverts the interpretation of the previous idol dramas, presenting a real and vivid living state of the navigator, which is refreshing.
"Ocean City" has set many records in the history of Chinese TV dramas: the longest live-action shooting time at sea, nearly 400 people participating in the scene at sea... A few days ago, Zhang Han told the story behind the filming of the drama in an interview, admitting that "Ocean City" has a unique "three most" for him.
Most impressed
If "Ocean City" is on the "hot search", Zhang Han's most desired hot search keyword is: I love Ding Kai. Because when he first read the script, he was completely moved by the role of Ding Kai - "He is a person who can move everyone!" ”
In fact, in the episodes that have been broadcast, the audience can already feel the "touching" that Zhang Han said.
One bridge section is Ding Kai was sent to participate in the rescue work, when the captain ordered him to return to the ship, he decided to check again, found a father and son, if it is not his insistence, the father and son may die here, Ding Kai disregarded the order, twice jumped off the ship to save them, the process is quite thrilling, the scene of saving people out of the sea is particularly tearful.
"This kind of touching is not only about how to love a person, but Ding Kai uses his own love to love everyone on the cruise ship; and protects the life safety of everyone on the ship with his own life!" Zhang Han said that before the shooting, he went to experience life, chatted with many crew members, when he learned that they would take 3 or 4 months to get off the ship once, his feet were completely ungrounded, he really felt the difficulty of the crew, they were using their lives and youth to protect the happiness and safety of everyone on the cruise ship.
There is also a scene in which one of the old captains of the Ocean is retiring, and his retirement speech has only one sentence: "My voyage is over, and your voyage has just begun." Zhang Han outside the camera instantly felt a spiritual inheritance and the continuation of life.
The hardest to act
Such a grand role is something that Zhang Han has never experienced in his acting career. But after reading the script, Zhang Han refused twice. "I don't think this film can be made in real time!" It turned out that the disaster scenes in "Ocean City" needed to use film-level production, which was difficult to match with the strength of the TV drama industry at that time. Later, the producers of the drama slowly restored the 1-to-1 cruise cockpit and produced computer special effects at sea, which gave Zhang Han a very shocking visual experience. Zhang Han then decided to join and looked forward to the appearance of the series.
However, after entering the group and shooting, Zhang Han still felt unprecedented pressure. First of all, we need to overcome the "sense of fear" - Zhang Han, who has never taken a cruise ship since he was a child, only lived on a cruise ship for two days when filming before, and those two days were quite difficult, and he could not imagine that he would have to stay on the cruise for dozens of days.
After doing a long period of psychological construction, Zhang Han boarded the cruise ship and suddenly encountered "dullness". The other staff members were seasick, one after another to vomit, the actors were highly concentrated, although they did not feel that they wanted to vomit, but their brains were completely "ignorant": they could not control their speech, they could not control their thinking, and their brains became very dull. As soon as I returned to the room, even if it was a lunch break at noon, I immediately fell asleep as soon as I touched the bed. Because the cruise ship is like a big cradle, shaking all the time.
There is a scene where a panorama is taken with the heroine Wang Likun: Zhang Han walks up to him, stands still and speaks his lines. But the two of them were dangling, unable to stand at all, and they were about to fall down as they performed.
Fortunately, the "ignorant" stage zhang Han only took a week to survive. Finally, they shot for 45 days at sea, setting a record for the length of time spent at sea in the history of world cinema.
Most memorable
For Ding Kai's interpretation in "Ocean City", Zhang Han said that he felt that he was not performing, but living.
A cruise ship is 18 stories high, accommodating more than 6,000 people, restaurants, cinemas, elevators, gyms, swimming pools, etc. A ship is a city. In this open and relatively closed environment, Zhang Han is like a real crew member, who arrives at work in the morning, puts on his uniform and goes to the set, doing the work of the crew; at 11 o'clock in the evening, he returns to his room. When you are tired or have no drama the next day, go to the cruise bar for a drink and chat, and go to the restaurant for lunch after work... Even Ding Kai's costumes in the play (except for the work uniform of the cruise ship's first mate) were matched by Zhang Han with his own clothes. He did not use a simple "handsome" to dress Ding Kai, but a tough style, mainly a variety of trench coats, leather coats, "reflecting their own personality, but also have a certain professional background!" Many viewers commented on Zhang Han's style in "Ocean City", which has the feeling of "rushing into the clouds" in the sail version.
At the end of the shooting, his feet fell to the ground, and Zhang Han felt very lost and unwilling. He asked the other cast members, all of whom were very nostalgic for the days on the cruise ship. "That's life, not acting." Zhang Han felt that this was better than any performance.
Zhang Han's integration of real life and performance "regardless of you and me" this time is probably the real reason why the audience finds his acting skills refreshing.
As the plot unfolds, Zhang Han has some wonderful interpretations of Ding Kai, please lock in every night at 19:30, Jiangsu Satellite TV "Ocean City".
Source: Jiangsu Satellite TV