Most of the people who can click into this article are friends born before the 1980s.
Because if you talk about Li Baotian with a post-90s or even a post-00s, they are likely to ask you with a confused face: "Who is Li Baotian?" ”
It is no wonder that when this old drama bone starred in "Divine Doctor Xilaile", the post-90s were still ignorant teenagers, and the post-00s may not have been born.
Moreover, as recently as 2006, the old drama bone almost did not appear again after starring in the TV series "Chincha Minister".
The reason is that he was dissatisfied with the plot section, originally 30 episodes were hard to bet into 33 episodes, so he sued the producer in court, although Shengshu was awarded 1.9 million yuan, but at the same time was also banned by 13 film and television production companies.
Since then, Li Baotian has disappeared from the audience's field of vision, and only those who have seen his plays will occasionally think of him.
Speaking of Li Baotian, he is definitely an "alternative" in the show business circle.
He is more truthful in his work, and there is no room for sand in his eyes. Before being "banned" by the so-called "banned", he was called a "difficult" person in the circle.
For example, when filming, there was a line that mentioned "the people of the whole city", but on the set, he only saw less than 20 people sparsely, so he said: "How do 20 people shoot scenes of the people in the city?" How can the audience be satisfied? "The director had to find enough 60 people to start the show."
For example, when he saw that there was no bolt on the door as a prop, he asked to replace it, and the cloth of the palanquin could not be used as yellow cloth, because only the emperor could use it in that era. In short, as long as he finds that there are dressed or inconsistent with the facts, he needs to correct them.
This will undoubtedly affect the shooting progress, and increase the cost budget, the producer is of course unhappy, secretly feel that this old man has a lot of things, difficult to do.
But Li Baotian insisted on his own point of view: "It's not that I love to pick faults, since I want to shoot, I must shoot accurately, otherwise I am sorry for the audience." ”
If all the actors are as persistent and honest as Li Baotian, in the spirit of being responsible for the audience, then today we will not see a flawed "divine drama" appear.
Unfortunately, almost most people bent their waists before the "five buckets of rice", and Li Baotian became a different kind.
Among all the problems of "unaccustomedness", Li Baotian can not tolerate the most is the plot injection, which is also the direct reason for his lawsuit with investors.
Before the lawsuit, he had made a fuss over the plot water injection problem, and he was still at the Scene of the Golden Eagle Awards Gala.
At that time, Li Baotian won three awards for his outstanding performance in "Doctor Xi Laile", and it is reasonable to say that the actors who received this honor will generally thank the producer, the director, and a large number of people when receiving the award, but Li Baotian did not play his cards according to common sense on such a grand occasion.
He held up the trophy and scolded: "Pulling a 20-episode "Doctor Xi Laile" into 26 episodes, such a water-injected pork to win the award, is simply irresponsible to the national audience, this practice nakedly exposes his traitorous nature." ”
His firing directly frightened the producers into appearing at the awards ceremony. Although I was happy, I also formed a bond with the producer.
There is no way, the old drama bone is loaded with the audience, and filming should be worthy of the audience and worthy of conscience is his bottom line.
Li Baotian has the audience in his heart not only manifested in the process of filming, but even in the face of huge economic interests, in his heart is still the audience.
In 1995, "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", starring Li Baotian, Zhang Guoguo and Wang Gang, triggered a pursuit after it was broadcast, and the three "Iron Triangles" also became famous overnight.
As the saying goes, "people are afraid of being famous pigs are afraid of being strong", and manufacturers from all walks of life have seen the huge influence of the "Iron Triangle" and have invited them to endorse their products.
In the face of the endorsement contract that flew like snowflakes, Zhang Guoli and Wang Gang both laughed and accepted and earned a lot of money.
But Li Baotian refused one by one, and he said to those who did not understand him: "I don't drink alcohol, I can't blindly say that the wine is good, I'm not sick, and I can't say that the medicine is useful." ”
For 26 years, his son Li Yu estimated that his father, Li Baotian, had rejected tens of millions of dollars in advertising costs.
In addition, he never participates in variety shows, does not attend any evening parties, does not go to the cave to perform business performances, and rarely accepts media interviews.
This old drama bone defended his dignity and bottom line with his practical actions, that is, to be worthy of the audience.
In 2020, the Golden Eagle Award presented Li Baotian with a lifetime achievement award, which is not only an affirmation of his role as an outstanding actor, but also the highest praise for his lofty professional ethics and feelings for the people.