"I looked at the script from the perspective of a scorpion, and I didn't think he was a bad guy the whole time."
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The recent explosion of the TV series "Mountain and River Order" has made Li Daikun, who plays the poisonous scorpion, receive more attention. Born in 1992 in Loudi, Hunan Province, Li Daikun chose to pursue his dream in 2006, when he turned 14.
When I was a student, Li Daikun was quite smooth.
MV, who starred in Olympic songs, was admitted to the acting class of the Communication University of China. In his junior year, when other students submitted resumes and auditioned for the role, he had already served as the male protagonist of the TV series "Summer Run".
To be fair, Li Daikun's starting point as an actor is really not low. Did not run the dragon suit, the appearance is very malleable. The profession of actor is never short of people, and struggling in an industry with little hope is a testing thing. After graduating from college, some of the students chose to change careers, and some of them turned behind the scenes, but their dedication to being an actor made Li Daikun insist on going down this road. In the following years, he successively starred in dramas such as "Need for a Family" and "Kyushu Sky City", but the response was mediocre.
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It wasn't until the summer of 2020 that he received a script for the character Poison Scorpion in "Mountain and River Order". The TV series "Mountain and River Order" is adapted from priest's novel "Tianyake", in the original work, the role of the poisonous scorpion appears very few times. But in the script, the screenwriter constructed a more plump and three-dimensional poisonous scorpion. He was secretly adopted by his righteous father Zhao Jing at an early age, and in order to help his righteous father achieve his great cause, he cultivated medicine people, killed people like hemp, and did whatever it took to get the Liuli armor to open the arsenal. The character of the poisonous scorpion has extremely high requirements for the control of the actor, and it is not easy to present a three-dimensional vividness. And Li Daikun's interpretation of the poisonous scorpion gave people a surprise. In order to fit the character image, he lost nearly 20 pounds. When acting, Li Daikun did not work hard towards a certain aspect, but took care of all aspects of the character. In the face of others, he is fierce and determined, and his belly is dark and sinister, but in the face of the righteous father who raised him, he is simple and soft enough to make people feel painful. He loved his righteous father, and he did everything so that he could be appreciated by his righteous father and become his pride.
Li Daikun designed many small details and micro-expressions to present the heart of the poisonous scorpion. For example, whenever the intention to kill is revealed, the poisonous scorpion will tilt its head slightly.
There is a scene where the poisonous scorpion lets Liu Qianqiao go, which makes a deep impression. In order to save his benefactor and lover, Qiqiao took the poisonous clam and was willing to drive for the poisonous scorpion. How similar he was to Qiqiao, he came to his righteous father at an early age, and his false father's false righteousness was his only warmth, and he could feel that his righteous father was deceiving him, he was just a pawn. But he still did not give up, and eventually went farther and farther down the path of the wicked. Letting go of the qiqi is a way of life, which is a little comfort to yourself by the kindness in the depths of your heart. Behind the phrase "Your life is too bitter, I don't want it" is covered by a boy who wants to stand in the sun. Not a killer, not a pawn, just a scorpion.
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In fact, from the time he left his hometown to study in Beijing. Li Daikun thought very clearly about his path as an actor. Talk about the mental journey of shaping the character. He said, "People have a thousand faces, and each character must have something in common with the actor himself." An actor is a liquid that can be put into a bottle for any character." After experiencing the "Mountain and River Order", someone asked him if he was red. He said, "I don't feel that I am red, and the real actors have not become popular overnight, only thick and thin hair."
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Nowadays, "Mountain and River Order" allows Li Daikun to be seen by more people. At the time of the finale, many netizens left messages under his Weibo. Thank you for bringing the scorpion to everyone. He also released a dubbed video as a fan perk. In fact, red is not so important for an actor who has been in the industry for nine years.
However, if you like Scorpion and still have a little impression of him, please don't forget Li Daikun.