Yu Hewei's acting skills have supported the entire "Awakening Age" drama. Chen Duxiu, played by him, can be completely comparable to Yuan Shikai, played by Sun Chun in "Towards the Republic", and the acting skills of the two people are equal and the twin peaks are facing each other.
The male number one of "The Age of Awakening" is definitely Chen Duxiu, played by Yu Hewei, and Li Dazhao is slightly second. The status of historical figures at that time may not be so, but after all, this is a work of art, and it is always necessary to highlight a male protagonist, so the male number one of this drama was given to Chen Duxiu.
Of course, Yu Hewei's position in the circle is obviously at least one rank higher than that of the "Wei Monk" in "Bright Sword". Therefore, in this play, he also becomes the boss, the absolute number one main force in the play.
Among the actual historical figures, Chen Duxiu's personality is more ostentatious, while Li Dazhao's personality is introverted, and even Mu Ne's eloquence is far inferior to Chen Duxiu's.
Therefore, I always think that if the actor of Li Dazhao in this drama is replaced by Zhang Songwen, the position of male number one is not necessarily Yu Hewei. Zhang Songwen's personality, which is more appropriate than Li Dazhao's, is introverted and stable; while the style of "Wei Monk" is still extroverted and brave.
Of course, if there is a configuration of two protagonists in a play, it is actually more dangerous, Yu Hewei and Zhang Songwen are on a par, it is inevitable that they will grab each other's plays, and if they are not good, they will weaken each other's performances, so at present, it can only be said that the current choice is the best.
More than 20 years ago, the "Towards the Republic" TV series turned out to be a shock screen, so far, no matter on any platform, in the domestic excellent TV series rankings, "Towards the Republic", almost always ranked first.
The old actor who plays Li Hongzhang in the play and Sun Chun who plays Yuan Shikai, the acting skills of the two are also quite twin-peaked confrontation. Of course, the play still left Yuan Shikai with more scenes. Sun Chun also laid the absolute position of his own strength in this drama. His interpretation of Yuan Shikai, whether in appearance or demeanor, has almost become the person who most resembles Yuan Shikai in the public's mind.
Unfortunately, Sun Chun seems to have gradually faded out of the film and television circle after "Towards the Republic", I don't know what the reason is? Maybe playing Yuan Shikai has hurt his vitality; or there is no more important role than Yuan Shikai. In short, Sun Chun's follow-up almost no works, as if they had disappeared.
There was a movie before, and I forgot what to call it, it seemed to be "Breaking New Ground". The image of Chen Duxiu created in it, I was very impressed, is the actor who played Li Zongren in the movie "Blood Battle Taierzhuang" (sorry I forgot the name). Today's Chen Duxiu in "The Age of Awakening" is actually the same style as "Breaking New Ground".
Yu Hewei's version of Chen Duxiu is more modern, more three-dimensional, multi-faceted, and very grounded.
In addition, I also very much recommend that students in school look at this "Age of Awakening" and treat it as historical historical materials, whether it is characters or events, they are strictly in tune with historical details, which is more interesting and efficient than reading textbooks.