1905 movie network feature Zhang Songwen, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Ning Li, Yu Hewei, Ni Dahong, Wu Gang, Zhang Luyi…Whether it is the Spring Festival blockbuster or the hot debate of the whole people"Hurricane."Recently, the most popular searches on the screen are a group of "uncle-level" middle-aged actors.No wonder some people sighed: "Fresh meat" has long since lost its fragrance, and the uncle circle is the real "top class".
Some netizens gave this phenomenon a proper term: "old fan".What characteristics do these "top uncles" who are surging in age and popularity have in common? What are their secrets to getting out of the circle?
drama throw face
"I suggest checking, it doesn’t look like an actor"In "Hurricane", Zhang Songwen interprets the different states of Gao Qiqiang from the fish seller to the underworld brother at various stages into three points.All kinds of extremely life-like and realistic details also made netizens exclaim: Unlike acting, I thought he really had been a boss and sold fish!
Not only in "Hurricane", as early as in "Hidden Corner", Zhang Songwen used two impromptu performances of "playing mahjong" and "eating wonton" to amaze the audience, and played a down-to-earth image of Guangdong Laodou.
In "Clouds Made of Rain in the Wind" and "Anti-Black Battle", he interpreted two completely different official roles. Many viewers who didn’t know Zhang Songwen even thought that the director had found a real official to play.
Not only Zhang Songwen, "what you act like" has also become a common "must-kill skill" for these actors in the uncle circle.For example, the co-broadcast of "Hurricane" andThe Red River.In China, Zhang Yi’s role is one good and one evil, one modern and one ancient costume, with great contrast.
In addition to the diplomat in "Miles of Return", the nouveau riche father in "Dear", and the squad leader Shi Jin in "Soldier Assault", each character can be seen in his tailor-made details.
Lei Jiayin has also interpreted completely different roles in recent works such as "Manjianhong", "Exchange Life" and "The World".
Yu Hewei has the nickname "everything can be" in the circle, because since his debut, from the hero to the villain, from the agent to the villain, from the warm man to the tyrant, all kinds of roles have been dabbled in, and the span is staggering.
In the "Three Kingdoms" universe alone, he has played four roles: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Xun Yu, and Lu Su, claiming that "one person can play the Three Kingdoms".
In the recent hit drama "Three-Body Problem", Shi Qiang, who played the "five big and three rough", originally caused controversy, but he quickly conquered the "original fans" with his strength and played Shi Qiang in his own taste.
In the interview, Yu Hewei admitted that the agency had advised him that in order to leave a deeper impression on the audience, he should try to take on similar-style roles for a period of time.
But he didn’t want to play the "safety card". It didn’t matter if he was a celebrity or not. It was his passion as an actor to constantly create characters with distinct characteristics.
Not only that, "drama throwing faces" also comes from the actors’ careful consideration of each role and long-term life accumulation.Zhang Songwen said that "observing life" is a necessary skill for actors, and every time he plays a role, he will first go to the local area to experience life, and integrate "earth atmosphere" into the creation of the characters before performing different colors.
The supporting roles are equally outstanding
The success of "Hurricane" is inseparable from the acting skills of all Jinghai staff, and many of these "uncle circle" actors are also "supporting professional households".
For example, Ni Dahong, who plays "Uncle Tai", is recognized as a golden supporting role in the circle. Only the role of "Golden Rong" has appeared four times, and has also contributed memorable performances in "Qiao Family Courtyard", "New Three Kingdoms", "On the Cliff" and "Wolf Warrior".
Liu Yijun is also a representative of outstanding supporting roles, from Xie Yu, the Marquis of Ningguo in "Langya Bang", Wang Tianfeng, a military agent in "The Pretender", to Officer Zhang in "The Beginning", and Yang Xingquan, who is hidden in "Ice Rain and Fire", are all green leaf supporting roles.
In an interview, Liu Yijun said domineering that no matter the protagonist’s supporting role, he will do his best. "As long as I appear in this scene, then I will be the protagonist."
With Chen Moqun, the "Dragging King" in "Rebel", Teng Zijing in "Celebrating More Than Years", and Cai Xiaoguang in "The World", Wang Yang, who frequently makes circles, can also be called a "supporting professional household".
He didn’t care about the number of scenes, "There are only so many plays in China in a year, how many actors can always play the male lead? Say I’m a’golden male match ‘, and at least there are two words’gold’ in front of me, which is to affirm your value."
And Ning Li, who played "Intellectual Love Ceiling" in "Wandering Earth 2", most of the representative characters are supporting roles, such as Li Toyota in "Undocumented Sin" and Lin Yu in "Rival".
In an exclusive interview with 1905 Film Network, he quoted the movie line to explain how to play a good supporting role, "Every character should give him a full life, and when the audience remembers him, there will be his highlight moment."
Before Zhang Songwen became famous, he was also willing to start as a supporting actor or even an extras. Liu Weiqiang, Lou Ye and other well-known directors only discovered the "green leaf" in the background board during editing, and then took the initiative to ask him for the next play.
In this way, Zhang Songwen step by step from the supporting role into the protagonist, from the background board to the spotlight.
Lou Ye’s Evaluation of Zhang Songwen
In his opinion, the teacher of the film academy often said that "there are no small roles, only small actors" is not an empty phrase, but a real secret to success.
Late bloomer
At the age of 24, he started learning to perform, and at the age of 42, he became famous with "Clouds Made of Rain in the Wind"…Zhang Songwen’s acting career always seems to be a beat slower than his peers.When he was young, Zhang Songwen worked as a waiter, worker, and tour guide before coming to Beijing alone at the age of 24 to pursue his movie dream.
Although he graduated first in his major, he was rejected from seven or eight hundred film crews who had interviewed for three years.Until "Hidden Corner"The Revolutionaries.Only then did audiences begin to get to know Zhang Songwen. But by this time, he had been debuting for more than 10 years.
Such a lack of talent and a late bloomer is also the common experience of many "uncle circle" actors.When Zhang Yi was young, because of his ordinary appearance and introverted personality, the actor’s dream was often "hit" by the people around him.His ex-girlfriend’s mother even taunted him directly: "The face is like being sat on, but it was accidentally sat."
In this way, Zhang Yi stayed in the drama troupe for 10 years, and even turned to a screenwriter at one point.But fate finally made him encounter "Soldier Assault", and the squad leader Shi Jin’s role coincided with the soldier’s righteousness he had long cultivated.Zhang Yi, who has accumulated a lot of wealth, has also started a journey of continuous advancement from the small screen to the big screen.
And the above-mentioned Liu Yijun, Wang Jinsong, Ning Li, Wu Gang, Yu Hewei, etc., have also faced the situation of "being a hit in drama but not a hit" for decades.
Wang Peilu, the real name of the "Crazy Donkey" who was on the hot search in "Hurricane" because he was only 25 years old in the play.He is 43 years old outside the play and has starred in"White Deer Plain."Well-known dramas such as "Mountain and Sea Love" are not remembered by most audiences until now.
Everyone said that "you should become famous as soon as possible", but these middle-aged male actors made themselves into "wine". The older the year, the more mellow the taste.
In their opinion, the increase in age and experience are the most valuable assets for actors, allowing them to play more roles.
As Lei Jiayin said: "Actors must be the older they get, the more things they can express, and the more they can empathize with the audience."
Yu Hewei also said in an interview that the market’s pursuit of traffic actors in the past few years once made him feel confused, but all he could do was "keep his original intention, and you have to stay the same."
Zhang Songwen and Lin Jiachuan, who played "Brother Dao" in "Hurricane", are classmates. Both of them have faced the dilemma of "unemployment upon graduation". At that time, Lin Jiachuan once asked him: "Are we unable to become actors?" Zhang Songwen was at a loss for words.
But in fact, the answer to this question, he had already written on Weibo: "Don’t pay attention to what others say about you, provided you can tolerate loneliness."
Indeed, as the so-called "sharpening a sword in ten years", he could endure loneliness, rely on his strength to attract fans, and convince people with his acting skills, which made these middle-aged actors "old fans".