The TV series "Crossing the Yalu River" ended with a new image of Peng Dehuai

The TV drama "Crossing the Yalu River," which is themed on the theme of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, ended last night. Although There is a gap between Peng Dehuai and the archetypal characters in appearance, Ding Yongdai has captured the essence of the characters and created a "god-like" Peng Boss with a simple and generous performance.

As an epic drama that shows the panorama of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, "Crossing the Yalu River" has a very high degree of restoration of details, and the actors choose to strive to "have both form and god". Knowing that he was going to play Peng Dehuai, Ding Yongdai's first reaction was "surprise".

When he received the notice from the crew of "Crossing the Yalu River", Ding Yongdai was filming, "Suddenly I received a phone call saying that I wanted to shoot a scene to resist the United States and aid Korea, and I was selecting actors." I asked me who I was supposed to play, and they said I was one of Peng Dehuai's candidates, and I was surprised to hear that. "In the 40 years of art, Ding Yongdai has played many very different roles, Bai Baoshan in "The End", Zhuang Hong'an in "The North Wind That Blows", Emperor Liang in "Langyabang"... But playing Peng Dehuai, Ding Yongdai was quite surprised.

People have the impression that the leading characters are usually played by special actors, so Ding Yongdai, who consciously has a big gap with Peng Dehuai's appearance, did not have much hope at first. "When I received the notice, I realized that I had confirmed that I would play Peng Dehuai." Until now, Ding Yongdai felt that all this was "like in a dream."

After receiving the role, Ding Yongdai collected a lot of photos of Peng Dehuai and pondered them repeatedly. He found that compared with Peng Zong, his lips were relatively thin, so he took the photo to the hospital for consultation. "The doctor said that by enlarging the teeth, the lips can be thickened." So Ding Yongdai asked the doctor to adjust his teeth according to Peng Dehuai's photo.

In order to be close in appearance, Ding Yongdai deliberately "ate a little fat" himself. He also listened to a lot of recordings of Peng Dehuai's speeches, trying to find the feeling of stubbornness and stubbornness. Noticing that Peng Dehuai walked a little hunchbacked, he practiced a similar walking posture in the neighborhood every night. "I also designed some habitual movements, such as touching my nose often, getting used to carrying my hands behind my back, and trying to be as natural as possible."

Compared with the shape, Ding Yongdai pays more attention to the god-like. The production cycle of "Across the Yalu River" is very short, with only 5 months from start-up to broadcast. Before starting the camera, director Dong Yachun recommended many books to Ding Yongdai on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and Peng Dehuai. "At the beginning, I didn't even get the script, and in the early days, I mainly read books, and first learned about Mr. Peng from the books." Through reading, Ding Yongdai gradually approached the inner world of the characters, and Peng Dehuai's feelings and moral character touched him countless times.

Ding Yongdai also found from the historical data that "General Peng Da" not only has a straight side, but also a tender side, he is not the previous impression of not smiling, many photos he showed people with a smile, "In many photos of North Korea, whether he is with the generals or with the soldiers, he is smiling, smiling, laughing. After communication, Ding Yongdai and the director unanimously decided to show Peng Dehuai according to an ordinary person, and to create a Mr. Peng who has both joy and sorrow, affinity and cohesion.

It is in this line of thinking that Peng Dehuai in "Crossing the Yalu River" makes people feel vivid and warm. In this scene where Mao Anying sacrifices, the TV series uses a large number of shots to present Peng Dehuai's performance after learning of the situation. He was first shocked, and then ran out of the cave in spite of danger, and after learning that Mao Anying had indeed died, he almost collapsed to the ground, leaning against the wall and crying silently... Audiences who know this history can feel the pain of the characters' hearts from this cry.

In the script, the scene is written relatively simply, only "Mr. Peng is very sad, bowed his head and walked back to the cave silently." During the performance, Ding Yongdai decided to express Peng Dehuai's heart through meticulous facial movements. Peng Dehuai, played by Ding Yongdai, is a volunteer army commander who has experienced hundreds of battles, is an elder, and is also a person with flesh and blood and emotion. "I have seen in the hospital that I cried out of shape after losing my loved ones, and I made Mr. Peng cry a little 'out of shape' in this way, showing his love for Mao Anying." Many audiences recognized this scene, which made Ding Yongdai very pleased.

After the broadcast of "Crossing the Yalu River", the audience's affirmation of the TV series and the roles in the play gave Ding Yongdai great confidence and encouragement. "In this shooting, I have deepened my understanding of being an actor, first of all, sincere, sincere, but also more realistic and pure."

When filming "Crossing the Yalu River", Ding Yongdai would get up every morning to play a recitation recording of Wei Wei's "Who is the Cutest Person". "I wasn't so touched when I read this article. Filming allowed me to be exposed to such an environment every day, and when I saw the soldiers on the position, sometimes I couldn't help myself and wanted to cry. Ding Yongdai said, "In those years, countless young people crossed the Yalu River and defended the country with their lives and blood." I hope that this drama can resonate with everyone and love our motherland even more. ”