Author | Yi Qing, Jia Di
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Shortly after the finals of "Creation Camp 2021", student Zhang Teng began a busy post-camp life. Staff say he's busy these days giving interviews and shooting magazines, sometimes working until three in the morning, and sleep deprivation is the norm.
On the day of the meeting with Yu Jie'er (ID: yuci-er), Zhang Teng arranged six or seven interviews, and in the evening, he also made a video connection with Fu Sichao.
Almost every time he finished an interview, Zhang Teng would trot to change into one flower shirt after another, and then seamlessly connect with the next interview. A serious work attitude makes it completely impossible to associate with his label of "comedian".
Zhang Teng's shots in "Creation Camp 2021" are not many, when the first stage rating, he sang the theme song "How to Interpret Your Love with My Heart" in Thai, which received praise from mentors and fans, but in the next stage performance, he graduated from the Chinese opera musical theater major because he was not ranked high, and always missed the opportunity to show his Vocal responsibility.
And "Perfect", which sang with Mika in "The Diary of the Big Island", became one of Zhang Teng's few Vocal certification moments. Zhang Teng told Yu Shi'er (ID: yuci-er) that he and Mika are also good friends, in addition to teaching each other languages, singing "Perfect" and "Love yourself", the two will communicate some of the things that happen at home together.
But before these could be presented, Zhang Teng went down to the island.
When he saw Zhang Teng's first face, Yu Jie'er (ID: yuci-er) felt that he was very different from the show, tall and thin, not talkative, and even a little cold.
But after the atmosphere became lively, he was the comedian in the show, and he did not need the staff to guide him, and he could "direct himself" in front of the camera.
When asked about the "ideal type", he automatically modified the question and answered the "ideal type of career"; when asked whether he was "pro-Lin Mo" in Chase Shop, he first gave a negative answer, and then began to "doubt life"; when it came to the "game link", Zhang Teng picked up his spirit again and said: "Come on, I like to play games the most." ”
In "Creation Camp 2021", Zhang Teng and Fu Sichao, Lin Mo, and Zhang Jiayuan formed a friendship of "Black Eye Band", and the four of them made up songs such as "Ugly Hair", "Bat", "Dream" and so on at will, brainwashing to the extent that the staff would sing.
When they get together to perform sand sculpture scenes such as carpooling, skipping in line to eat, dancing and fighting, etc., they can always trigger a burst of laughter in the barrage.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Teng always appears as a comedian and does not like to talk about topics that are too heavy, even so, Yu Thorn er still found the sensitive and meticulous Zhang Teng under the comedy.
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Before going to the island, Zhang Teng was still confident, after all, in his four years of college musical theater, "singing and dancing" was a basic daily routine. The program interview was also very smooth, and there was no bump in the middle, so he was notified by the program team to go to the island.
In this way, with the mentality of forming a group, Zhang Teng began the "journey of creating camps".
As the only international group in the debut of "Creation Camp 2021", member Zhang Teng did not drop the chain, served as an important "translator" in the team, relying on bulk English and Haneda Shobu and Kiuchi youxin to drive the atmosphere of the whole team.
This was Zhang Teng's "most tense moment in his life", but he successfully overcame difficulties such as language communication barriers and ear return failures. At first, life on the island was happy and smooth, Zhang Teng and the trainees integrated quickly, and the first stage performance "Lover Boy 88" also made him satisfied and unforgettable.
However, the next series of blows made Zhang Teng a little confused.
The theme song was evaluated, his rating was F, and his self-confidence was hit to the bottom. But Zhang Teng did not accept defeat, 90 people performed on the stage, even if he stood at the end, he had to jump desperately, "Although it is F class, I am still very satisfied with myself." ”
After the second performance, Zhang Teng was the most stressed, and the ranking slipped to 30. It also means that the third performance may be his last chance to appear.
I couldn't sleep, I cried, and finally I could only look away, "In fact, in the training of sangong, I was the most relaxed, and at that time I felt that it was a let go, don't care so much, as long as you enjoy the stage, and then be happy every day." ”
In the face of his first boy band experience, Zhang Teng's summary is: "Don't be nervous, mentality is very important." In the future, there should be some Buddhist systems. ”
He reflected that he attached too much importance to the results, and his mentality was easy to collapse, but he also stressed: "In fact, I am usually a Buddhist person, I did not expect that the first work would become like this, and I was also inexperienced." The next time there's experience, right? Or to accept frankly, life is still long, the road to art is still long, everything is the best arrangement. ”
Getting off the island doesn't mean the end. Zhang Tengwan, who was basically satisfied with his performance and did not have much regret, did not expect that on the day of the final, he relied on "crying" to win the camera, "If I say that my biggest regret in "Creation Camp 2021" is that I did not make up makeup on the night of the final. ”
Zhang Teng's feelings are abundant and exposed, and happiness and sadness are written on his face.
Just like on the night of the final, the members of the debut position expressed their group feelings on the stage, they had not yet had time to cry, and Zhang Teng could not cry in his seat. When the camera was taken, only two dark circles of makeup were left, and then countless memes were made by netizens, and some people even joked: let Zhang Teng find Wei Ziyue to patch up makeup.
When Lin Mo expressed his feelings about the group, Zhang Teng cried. Lin Mo's fun and humor emanated from his bones, and Zhang Teng felt particularly happy when he saw him, "In fact, when such a person cries, it will make you feel particularly uncomfortable." When I saw him heartbroken, I was particularly distressed. When I see my good friend crying, I can't help but cry. ”
The emotions contained in the tears are "mixed with tastes". Life on the island is full and beautiful, don't worry about everything outside, just sing and dance hard, run towards the goal, that simplicity and purity may never happen again in the days to come.
For Zhang Teng, he once again lost a small period of youth, "So many buddies together, may not meet again in the future, will not be so familiar, will not do one thing together again." ”
Excitement, nostalgia, reluctance... In the background sound of "The Wind Rises", Zhang Teng can no longer control his emotions. R1SE member Zhao Rang reminded him that the makeup was spent, and Zhang Teng, who had no mirror and no mobile phone, said "It's okay", and then continued to cry with true feelings.
After leaving the island, Zhang Teng wrote a 7,000+-word novel, which he named Ocean flower dreams. Creation Camp 2021 was just where his dream began.
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He had been interviewed by two media outlets before the conversation between Yu Shi'er (ID: yuci-er) and Zhang Teng began, but his vitality did not diminish at all, turning his serious self-introduction into a comedic talk show.
"Hello friends of Hello, I am your handsome Zhang Teng." When it comes to the word "handsome", he deliberately lengthens the tail note, and then switches to the Northeast accent freely, and reads out the slogan of the entertainment thorn, "Come to entertain the thorn to meet the big star, save your curiosity!" ”
Zhang Teng's body seems to live with a comedic villain. He is energetic, maverick, nonsensical, and funny.
Whenever Zhang Teng wants to answer a question, this comedic villain always jumps out first to "make trouble", sometimes to enliven the atmosphere, sometimes to "fool" a bit, so as to avoid the problem. When the comedy villain quiets down, Yu Thorn (ID: yuci-er) has a chance to catch a glimpse of another Zhang Teng, the sincere and emotional 22-year-old boy.
For his comedian label, his response is very casual, "I still have this label? He tilted his head, muttered, and pretended to be unaware, "Just be yourself, there are no comedians who are not comedians, that is, you can call if you want, praise me handsome, welcome." ”
He is not worried that his strength will be hidden, "(The comedian label) is actually quite good, I have always wanted everyone to see me after the mood will get better, will become happy, I think comedian is not a derogatory term." 」 But he also has regrets, "After all, it is still a show, and it is not a completely diversified self and a real self." ”
In fact, most people don't have time to see more aspects of Zhang Teng.
The audience's impression of Zhang Teng stops at comedians, and the serious Zhang Teng is often drowned in laughter. On the first stage of "Creation Camp 2021", Zhang Teng successfully went out of the circle with his bulk English with his big ballast flavor, but fans who have listened to Zhang Teng sing English songs should not be difficult to find that his English pronunciation is not bad.
Zhang Teng had practiced English for a period of time at his own expense before going to the island, and behind the funny bulk English was a serious side that he was unwilling to show with great fanfare.
The large box of flower shirts that Zhang Teng brought to the island is not only a necessary match for island life, but also the finishing touch of Zhang Teng's comedian image. He also gave them as gifts to the good brothers in the camp, and a group of cadets in flower shirts became a strange landscape in the creation camp.
Zhang Teng works very hard to show his happy and lively side to everyone. Even when he left the creation camp, he still insisted: "I am a person who only wants to bring happiness to everyone and does not want to make everyone sad with my departure." ”
Behind the seemingly nonsensical words, it is actually Zhang Teng's delicacy and gentleness.
In the camp, he was recognized as a good friend, and appeared in the Oshima diaries of various cadets. Sometimes he will make a cameo appearance in the spoof comedy directed by Lin Mo, sometimes he will sing love songs with Mika affectionately, sometimes he will share spicy strips with AK, of course, most of the time he is still "in love and killing" with Zhang Jiayuan.
He formed a band with his friends. The interesting thing about this band is that it brings together three major comedians, Zhang Jiayuan, Lin Mo and Zhang Teng. Inevitably, they often compare themselves with the same label.
When asked which of the three was more comedic, he turned on Lin Mo mode almost stressfully, reproducing what Lin Mo said in the interview: "I think they are following my footsteps, and they are my shadows." But soon his tone of voice came down, and there was more sincerity in his tone, "This sentence was said by Ink Ink, and I think I am still inferior to Ink Ink." ”
Friendship is Zhang Teng's weakness, and when it comes to friends, his comedian shell will automatically disintegrate, revealing a fragile and soft side. He shouted at Zhang Jiayuan in the interview, "When I videoed you that day, I missed you a lot." You have time to come and play with me, and then you will contact me often. At the end, he did not forget to add, "Daddy will always love you." ”
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On April 28, Zhang Teng's first single "Fictional Character" was released.
He told Yu Thorn (ID: yuci-er) that it was a story about a sensitive Cancer boy. "I like to give happiness to everyone, I like to give my own warmth to everyone, but at night, the big boy who is happy and sunny will also have an emo (sad) side." 」
On the island, Zhang Teng also had moments of entanglement and inferiority, but he was usually hidden under the mask of a comedy boy. "When I was singing, Teacher Deng Chao looked at me, and I would wonder what the teacher meant by the look in my eyes just now, whether he thought I was singing accurately enough, and then whether he would think that I was a student from the Central Academy of Drama, how to come out and sing pop songs, and whether he would have some doubts about my professional knowledge."
Because of his sensitive nature, Zhang Teng not only has a strong perception of emotions, but also has a keen observation of details.
In between interviews, he carefully pointed out that the cameraman's clothes had a blue thread on it.
It was a very hidden thread. Zhang Teng spent the whole afternoon shooting and giving interviews in the studio, and he had little contact with the cameraman, and it was hard to imagine how he noticed that. It was no accident that before the staff had checked the tripod, he carefully reminded the tripod that the gimbal knob was not tightened, as he observed a slight left-right shake in the lens.
Like many big island boys, after going to the island, Zhang Teng experienced a long period of confusion. In Fiction, he sings: "My happiness always doesn't last long, it's always lost like a child, and uneasiness takes up most of my life." ”
In fact, he has always been the one who is pushed away by the tide. In "Ocean Flower Dreams", Zhang Teng mentioned that he first participated in the creation camp, but only with a "try it out mentality", because the boy band draft was not in his life plan. He was at the crossroads of graduation and didn't know where he was going.
The olive branch thrown by the creation camp made the less confident Zhang Teng realize that he had a shining point, so Zhang Teng decided to go to the island to meet this unknown adventure.
But when the tide receded, Zhang Teng fell into a kind of nothingness. He was busier than before, but still felt wandering.
When it comes to future planning, he doesn't seem to have found his way yet. "Not necessarily later. Because I don't know, look after the arrangement. Isn't that the best arrangement for everything? Zhang Teng once again handed over the choice to fate, "Recently I wanted to take over the drama, I also wanted to make a song, and then I also wanted to go on a variety show, and I also wanted to go to the draft." ”
For the future, Zhang Teng is at a loss, but for himself, he has a very clear understanding, he wants to be himself, the real self.
He mentioned the song "Fictional Character" like a conversation he had with his inner confused self, "In fact, when you are the most authentic self, there will be many people who like you, rather than imposing a fictional person to face your life." As long as you face the world authentically, I think the world will give you the best answer. ”
He agrees with a lyric in the new single: "I've loved many people, but I've never really loved myself." ”
"In fact, in the camp, I really felt that I had loved a lot of people, not the kind of love of scumbags, I really poured my heart and lungs out of my friends, I just liked them very much, and my dark circles (band) and 1201. But in fact, looking back, I really didn't say calm down and love myself once. He paused, "While loving others, don't forget yourself." ”
It was one of the few emotional moments in the interview with comedian Zhang Teng. In his words, it's the side of the sunshine big boy emo. It is also an aspect that is easily not seen.