In 1991, Wang Shuo took a taxi to Muxidi, Beijing, with a young man in his 30s, and wandered around for half an hour before identifying the unit building where Ge You lived.
Unfortunately, Ge You was not at home, it was raining outside, and Wang Shuo could not remember the house number.
The two young people could only find a broken carport downstairs and wait. Two hours later, a blurry figure came from the opposite side. figure.
Wang Shuo immediately became energetic and raised his hand and pointed: "He's here!"
That day, Ge You was wearing a long brown windbreaker and wandering over in the rain. His funny expression directly amused the 30-year-old man next to him. The young man,
, his name is Feng Xiaogang , was still a small editor writing scripts at this time.
It is said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, not to mention the entertainment industry in the middle of Vanity Fair.
is used to the "iron-porcelain" relationship that is inseparable one second, but then breaks out and starts to denounce each other on social media the next second.
In such an environment filled with plastic friendships, true feelings are particularly precious.
communicate and discuss with each other at work. If the other party wins an award, they will be sincerely happy instead of dissatisfied. It is Feng Xiaogang and Ge You who can continue this friendship for thirty years.
1 First acquaintance with
In 1990, Feng Xiaogang was not a well-known director, but served as an art director and screenwriter in various film and television dramas.
Ge You was not the Uncle Ge that people call him now, but had just emerged in the film and television industry. Although the newcomer
is not so famous, Feng Xiaogang has paid attention to this actor who is not handsome early and always feels that he has a special energy.
As a screenwriter and writer, Wang Shuo was very popular at that time, and many of his works were put on the big screen for interpretation.
participated in the planning of "Desire", which set off a ratings climax in the country, moved tens of millions of people across the country, and was praised as It is a milestone in the history of TV drama development.
Taking advantage of this trend, Feng Xiaogang, who is also a screenwriter, asked Wang Shuo to plan another "big ticket".
"The Story of the Editorial Department " is the most suitable. According to the prevailing trend, it will definitely become a "big hit" ".
In this drama, the casting of six editors with very different personalities has become a top priority. Although Feng Xiaogang has not yet crossed paths with Ge You, the first candidate that comes to mind is Ge You.
and Wang Shuo worked together and were immediately recognized, so Wang Shuo took Feng Xiaogang to Ge You's house to find someone.
After all, Wang Shuo had collaborated with Ge You on the film "The Stubborn Lord" before, and Ge You also received the first Golden Rooster Award nomination for Best Actor for this drama.
has this foundation for cooperation. It shouldn’t be difficult to invite Ge You to join.
These two people are also quite action-oriented. They agreed to find Ge You and went straight to Ge You's house.
As a result, they ended up in the hospital. Wang Shuo couldn't remember the specific house number of Ge You's house.
The two of them wandered around without any good solution, but they both I firmly believe that Ge You will definitely meet him when he goes out. The results of
are slightly different from expected, but not bad.
After waiting for nearly two hours, I actually met Ge You.
After a brief greeting, they got into the topic and explained their intention.
Unfortunately, at that time Ge You had already agreed to Zhang Xiaomin, to star in her director's "The Big Clash" ,
Feng Xiaogang did not give up, and after repeated lobbying,
Ge You actually knew in his heart that the works endorsed by Wang Shuo would definitely be good. What's more, compared to the drama I had already agreed to, "The Story of the Editorial Department" is obviously more attractive in every aspect.
After careful consideration, Ge You did something that may seem a bit dishonest now, that is, he turned down his previous drama contract and came to star in "The Story of the Editorial Department".
Ge You lived up to expectations and played the role of Dongbao in the play. He won the Golden Eagle Award Best Actor Award;
Many people who met Ge You called the character in the play by his name. He even used the name in the ham sausage advertisement. They are called Dongbao and Geling.
But no one expected that this cooperation not only opened up Ge You's popularity, but also formally established his deep friendship with Feng Xiaogang. The cooperation lasted for thirty years, and there are more than ten works together so far.
The two have not only become good partners at work, but also good brothers in life.
2 Good Brothers Holding Hands
The year "The Story of the Editorial Department" was broadcast, Feng Xiaogang made a movie " big show " tailor-made for Ge You. During the filming of the movie, Ge You discovered that Feng Xiaogang had been restless recently and was very abnormal. .
After repeated questioning, Feng Xiaogang told the truth.
Feng Xiaogang has a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter who was born with cleft palate. In order to allow her daughter to speak like a normal person, her brother-in-law named her Feng Siyu . At this age, it is time for surgery.
At that time, all aspects of medical technology were not that mature, and there was no developed network for inquiry.
Finding a reliable hospital for surgery requires a lot of human investigation and understanding. After Ge You learned about it, he and his wife went all over the place to do this.
Almost visited all the hospitals in Beijing, asking people to inquire, and the doctor said personally, "No. "Any risk", Ge You quickly informed Feng Xiaogang, and then Feng Siyu successfully performed the operation.
In the hospital, Feng Xiaogang looked at Ge You who was helping him run before and after. He felt grateful but could not say any disgusting words. He just squeezed Ge You's shoulders hard and his eyes were red.
Ge You was a DINK before, and he had not had children for many years. From then on, he regarded Feng Siyu as his own daughter.
Xiao Siyu also liked Uncle Ge very much. Every time Ge You came to Feng Xiaogang, he would be This "daughter" pestered me to play games for a while.
Of course, Feng Xiaogang is not the kind of person who only accepts the good things from others without giving.
In 1994, after the movie "Chicken Feathers in a Place" was completed, Feng Xiaogang learned from friends in the industry that Ge You's father, Ge Cunzhuang, was hospitalized. , and immediately inquired about the Ward of the Third Hospital of Peking University where Uncle Ge was being treated.
At that time, Mr. Ge Cunzhuang had a myxoma in his left atrium. He had just completed the operation and needed someone to take care of him. Feng Xiaogang took turns with Ge You and helped Ge You for a week. .
Previous cooperation, coupled with mutual help in life, made the relationship between the two more and more strong.
After Feng Xiaogang established his company and started directing movies, Ge You almost became his favorite leading actor.
But Ge You has his own principles when filming, one of which is not to film intimate scenes.
In the subsequent works, it can indeed be found that Ge You has a wilting image, but there has never been any kissing scene.
These are the rules Ge You's wife, He Cong, set with Ge You.
Ge You has always kept his promise. The only exception was because of Feng Xiaogang, and the actress opposite him was Feng Xiaogang's wife Xu Fan.
In the film " See or Die " directed by Feng Xiaogang, there is a scene about some accidents on the plane.
At the critical moment, Ge You wants to have an affectionate confession + kiss with Xu Fan.
I originally thought that Ge You and Feng Xiaogang were already very familiar with each other. The heroine was not an outsider, so it shouldn’t be a big problem to perform the role.
After He Cong found out about the result, he immediately went to Feng Xiaogang to argue on the spot, thinking that he was the one who took Ge You away. Off.
Feng Xiaozhang just apologized and explained.
In fact, it is not unreasonable for He Cong to be so sensitive about kissing scenes.
After all, the entertainment industry is full of disturbances and there are many temptations. Although Ge You is not a talented person, talented men also attract women's attention.
Especially after the release of " Party A and Party B ", Ge You became a millionaire in 1997.
producer Gao Jun once revealed that after Ge You finished filming Zhang Yimou 's " Alive ", his salary rose to 600,000.
It was only the movie "Party A and Party B" that Ge You only paid 500,000. The remaining 100,000 is regarded as the profit sharing part of .
In the end, "Party A and Party B" sold 33 million at the box office, and Ge You's 100,000 also doubled.
Although in the subsequent "If You Are the One", everyone has seen some relatively intimate scenes between Ge You and Shu Qi, they were all shot in borrowed locations.
Some people also said that this would lose some characters and affect development.
But Ge You believes that it is important to be a good actor, but the people around you are more important in reality. Feng Xiaogang, as a director, also expressed understanding and did not make Lao Tie feel sad.
Ge You, who doesn't like to take advantage of opportunities to hype, even turned down a hot-selling interview with the New York Times in order to buy floor leather for his father.
has such a down-to-earth and reliable character, which makes Feng Xiaogang feel reassured to use him in his films again and again.
On the "Let's Talk" program, the host once jokingly asked Feng Xiaogang: Ge You, Liu Zhenyun , Wang Shuo, Zhang Guoli , who among these four people fell into the river at the same time to save first?
I thought Feng Xiaogang would say a relatively tactful and roundabout way. Feng Xiaogang blurted out the answer: Save Ge You first.
also said that Uncle Ge is a national treasure and must be saved first.
No matter how many good actors there are, Feng Xiaogang only recognizes Ge You as the leading actor in comedy, in "Party A and Party B", "Big Bowl", "手机"...
The two of them have collaborated to create classics one after another and are recognized as golden partners. Is it possible? Isn't there a time when there is a gap?
The answer is of course, but it only exists in the speculation of outsiders.
3 Two grown men are also involved in scandal?
Ge You had been signed to Huayi Brothers before 2011, and Huayi Brothers had Feng Xiaogang.
But after filming "Let the Bullets Fly" directed by Jiang Wen, Ge You chose to sign with Emperor .
has been working together for many years, why did it suddenly change owners?
Rumors spread all of a sudden. Did they break up with Feng Xiaogang if they changed the owner after a good cooperation?
Wasn’t it always a coincidence before?
Sure enough, there is no friendship in the entertainment industry, only interests...
Some people even interpreted that the two of them attended some activities at the same time and had no communication with each other, so they concluded that there must be conflicts.
Faced with these rumors, both Feng Xiaogang and Ge You laughed it off and never defended anything.
Until an awards ceremony, a reporter interviewed Ge You and asked if he would not make another movie with Feng Xiaogang after signing the contract with Emperor.
Ge You responded generously: Cooperation, we must cooperate with Feng Xiaogang.
's calm attitude dispelled the rumors, and two years later, the familiar formula of the two of them working together - "Private Customization" was actually seen on the screen.
's tacit cooperation created the best comedy effect and swept the box office. Over 700 million.
Afterwards, Feng Xiaogang's film "Youth" was released. Although Ge You did not participate in the film, he spared no effort to recommend it to people around him, really "calling" everyone to watch it.
Maybe their relationship is like this, there are no extra courtesy, and it has nothing to do with the suspicion of the outside world, they just support each other silently in their own way.
Ge You once said that when he went to Feng Xiaogang's house, when he entered, Feng Xiaogang sat on the sofa and did not greet him. When he left, Feng Xiaogang remained as steady as a rock.
When he and Feng Xiaogang were not that familiar, Ge You also murmured in his heart, wondering if Feng Xiaogang would have any problems?
Only after getting familiar with it did I realize that this was Feng Xiaogang's unique way of making friends.
Only the people he valued and the friends he felt he could associate with could he be so "unscrupulous" and only immerse himself in his own world without caring about the so-called etiquette.
Outsiders think that what they talk about most together must be work, but Feng Xiaogang said that talking about acting and filming only takes up a small part. The two of them spend at least two-thirds of their time together talking about the trivialities of life, surrounding A piece of chicken feathers,
This is a very important foundation for their friendship. During the cooperation, they understand each other's strengths and weaknesses very well.
It has been more than thirty years since Feng Xiaogang and Ge You first met. Feng Xiaogang is well-known for his bad temper.
When he was repeatedly criticized by the media as a "little steel cannon", Ge You rarely stood up to defend himself. Speak up for Feng Xiaogang.
said that Director Feng only wanted the work to achieve better results, and that he was just too worried. After all, not all staff can be obedient through praise.
On the set, Ge You often disagreed with Feng Xiaogang because of a line that was too true, but Feng Xiaogang would not lose his temper with Ge You because of this.
He feels that Ge You is an expert in acting, not to mention how many actors nowadays can think about their lines so carefully?
So the "little steel cannon" that everyone in the circle knows is actually the "little steel cannon" in Ge You: China's good temper.
Feng Xiaogang said that Ge You is the leader of domestic Lunar New Year movies, holding up half of the sky for Lunar New Year movies. Ge You said that as an actor, the most important thing for achieving success in acting is to choose the right person to work with.
Their compliments to each other are not false and empty. Their tacit understanding and unreserved trust in each other are rare and precious in the entertainment industry.
Even Feng Xiaogang's lover Xu Fan said with a smile that if the three of them are together, one of them counts. Outsider, that person is herself.
It is no wonder that Ge You was reported to be the third party.
Nowadays, both Feng Xiaogang and Ge You have entered their sixties. They no longer have the stamina of their youth, and they also lack a bit of ambition to compete with young people for the market.
appears less frequently in the public eye, and it seems that there are fewer people. In the midst of the turmoil, the two had more time to chat over wine and reminisce about the past.
Some people may say that whether it is Feng Xiaogang or Ge You, we only have each other as friends, not more.
But maybe only when you are young, you will think that the more friends the better, spread all over the world. In fact, this is a slightly shallow conceit.
True friendship is not noisy. It does not need to be "showed off" to the outside world over and over again, or spoken to the camera over and over again. It requires the cooperation of people all over the world.
The best relationship is probably just that we are lucky enough to meet each other, just in sync, born by chance, with the right shades.
Especially in the entertainment industry where details are infinitely magnified, being able to ignore the "provoking" noise from the outside world and only trust the other party can be called "clear flow".
The chapter of cooperation between Lao Fengtou and Yuzi will continue, and the story of friendship will also continue. Where will
go next?
we will wait and see.
