Since the screening of "I Am Not a Medicine God", the reputation and box office of the film have shown a straight upward trend, and it has remained high for a long time.
In addition to the practical significance of the film itself, the acting skills of the main creators are even more eye-catching.
Xu Zheng said in an interview:
"We showed everyone what a real actor should look like, giving life and charm to the character."
Wang Chuanjun, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu, Wang Jiajia, Wang Yanhui, which is not a good actor who tries his best to shape the role.
Of course, there is also our lovely Pastor Liu, an old man who uses "May God bless you" as a mantra all day long, full of great love, even if he is plagued by illness, he still cares about the world.
Pastor Liu contracted almost all the laughs in the whole film, but after watching the movie, we know that he is the embodiment of "hope" in the movie.
When there was no medicine, he led helpless patients to be faithful to their faith and seek refuge in their hearts.
When there is medicine, he does not hesitate to violate his faith, do something that the "Lord" does not allow, and become a person who can truly save his patients.
In the play, he is a devout and compassionate Pastor Liu, speaking broken English and saving people from water and fire.
Outside of the play, he is an old artist who loves to perform, and has played countless roles for many years.
He is a versatile supporting role - Yang Xinming.
Perhaps, mentioning this name, everyone feels very strange, but he should have seen all the plays he has acted in.
In other words, Teacher Yang Xinming is a veritable old drama bone.
Huishi, a good friend of Zhuangzi in "The Great Qin Empire".
In "Battle Changsha", Hu Changning, an intellectual who seems cowardly but actually has integrity.
In "The Young Marshal", Feng Delin, who is cloaked and fierce, is evil.
Ma Linshen in the five-member investigation team in "No War in Peking".
There is also Professor Chen, who followed the archaeological team on an expedition in "The Spirit of the Ghost Blowing Lanterns" and finally went crazy.
This completely different character with distinct character characteristics is all played by him.
Although he is no longer a newcomer, no matter what role he encounters, Yang Xinming is always prepared.
It can be said that when he is over sixty years old, he has long become an "old fritter" in the performing arts.
Who would have thought that 25 years ago, he and Chen Peisi, Zhu Shimao, Guo Da, and Cai Ming were sketch actors of the same era.
In 1993, Yang Xinming appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which countless literary and art workers yearn for, and performed the sketch "Zhang Sanqiren" with the comedy performance artist Yan Shunkai.
At that time, a face of beard was Yang Xinming's signature style on the sketch stage, and in the sketch, he also wore a flower sweater, which was a very fashionable dress at that time.
In 1996, Yang Xinming, together with veteran artist Li Ding and others, once again appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala and performed the skit "A Wallet".
In the 1990s, sketches were very popular and were a kind of entertainment program that the common people liked to hear.
After that, Yang Xinming also partnered with Guo Da and Cai Ming, starring in a large number of comedy sketches with the imprint of the times, such as "Marriage Variations", "Restaurant Anecdotes", "Who's with Whom", "Visit Here", "Photography" and so on.
However, there are always accidents in everything, for most people, the Spring Festival Gala is a sharp weapon for overnight popularity, but for this young actor, it is not so.
In the film and television industry, some people become famous as teenagers, and some people become late, no matter which one, we must believe in a sentence:
As an actor, as long as you act well, the audience will "stare" at you sooner or later.
This time, The reason why Pastor Liu played by Teacher Yang Xinming in "I Am Not a Medicine God" convinces the audience is inseparable from the efforts made behind him.
I went to church to do many interviews, visit patients, and experience life.
The most surprising thing is that people in their sixties, from not being able to speak English to every English line, is really impressive.
In fact, the role of this priest was recommended by producer Ning Hao to director Wen Muye, and being able to get Ning Hao's hand-pick is enough to show his ability.
Nine years ago, Ning Hao filmed the transformation of the work "No Man's Land", and the gas station boss played by Yang Xinming was particularly brilliant.
You know, Ning Hao's requirements for actors are very high.
In order to play this fierce and greedy black shop owner, Yang Xinming began to lose weight and control his diet.
Walk 8 to 10 kilometers on the Gobi every day, and also wipe the rainwater from the Gobi puddle to the face, because the water there is alkaline and more prone to tanning.
In two months, he lost more than 20 pounds, so that his wife almost did not recognize it.
In addition, Ning Hao also asked all actors to do the footage.
The first time I did a clip performance, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Yu Nan all passed, but the clip of the gas station family did not pass.
Ning Hao asked Yang Xinming to kill more, so he not only experienced half a month's life in the pig killing farm, but even killed several pigs every day.
Such an actor, of course, Ning Hao will not let go, and the re-cooperation in "The Great Gold Robbery" and the push of the casting of "Medicine God" can show that he is a good actor without compromise.
It is often heard that someone praises an actor and will say "disfigured" or "face-changing" acting skills.
Yang Xinming is exactly such an actor, the audience may not remember himself, but he is deeply impressed by the role in the play.
The magic of him is that it is often amazing that he played this role, and that role was actually played by him.
The reason why such an actor "has a play" is inseparable from the love and respect for performance, as well as continuous learning and absorption.
Only in this way can the characters from the performance be convincing enough.
Speaking of learning, Teacher Yang Xinming played Wei Xianghuishi in the TV series "The Vertical and Horizontal of the Great Qin Empire", and his performance was meticulous, because he did a lot of homework privately.
Huishi is one of the most famous politicians, debaters and philosophers in history, and one of the founders and main representatives of the ideas of famous masters.
Before acting in this play, Yang Xinming did not know much about this character, in order to play this role well, he read a lot of historical materials to understand the character and the history of the entire Warring States.
In the end, with the interpretation of the characters in place, Yang Xinming performed a rational and logical historical figure, with flesh and blood, convincing.
Now, this cute old man is 61 years old, and he can still act in a play and change his face once, which is not a day's work, but a decades of grinding a sword.
His greatest respect for performance is to try to be the best.
What a good actor is, that's it!