Marshal Chen Yi, as one of the top ten marshals of the Republic, made great contributions to the founding of New China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
As an important figure in history, Marshal Chen Yi is naturally also an important figure in the founding of the country. and such an important role has also been played by Liu Xitian , Gu Wei and Zhang Jiayi .
For such a famous historical figure, three famous actors have formed a deep relationship with "him". Today we will learn together how the three actors of such a figure are doing now.
No. 1: Liu Xitian
Liu Xitian (1938-2003), as a national first-class actor, has successfully played Marshal Chen Yi many times during his many years of film experience. This has also become a prominent achievement in his career. So why does he get this role?
On the one hand, it is related to his many years of growth experience and background. When he was young, he went to the countryside to teach and came into contact with various characters. Later, he returned to the city and engaged in drama-related performance work. However, because of his years of experience in interpersonal communication, he also Developed profound performance abilities.
On the other hand, his appearance is more like Marshal Liu Yi, and who discovered this feature?
This credit is inseparable from his wife Wang Jiaping. At that time, Wang Jiaping was working as a makeup artist at Bayi Studio . By chance, she came into contact with the photos of Marshal Chen Yi. As a makeup artist, her facial features intuition, at that time I felt that this photo was very familiar. After thinking about it, I realized that it was my husband Liu Xitian.
It was after this accidental discovery that he was introduced to the Bayi Film Studio. At that time, everyone was very excited. In an era without any special effects, finding someone who looked so similar inevitably made everyone excited.
Therefore, Liu Xitian's subsequent acting career also formed an indissoluble bond with Marshal Chen Yi.
However, the natural resemblance did not make him relax. He was also very excited because he could play such an outstanding character. He specially found a lot of introductions and various memoirs about Chen Yi in order to feel this great man from the inside. character.
also actively visits his relatives and imitates his behavior based on the memories of his relatives. Such careful and meticulous preparation also allowed him to play the role of Chen Yi many times in the future.
As the earliest actor to play Chen Yi, Liu Xitian is also recognized by the audience, not only in appearance, but also in subtle behaviors.
's subsequent "Meiling Spark" also amazed the audience.
After that, in the works about Chen Yi, he had a serious, lively and interesting image in "Meiling Spark"; in "Towering Kunlun" and " Founding Ceremony " he showed his perseverance and courage as a leader; "Zhou Enlai" and "The Great Turning" show Chen Yi's responsibility to care about the country and the people when facing the crisis of his family and country.
It is his profound acting skills that basically portray the image of Chen Yi in his life.
However, he died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 65, but this outstanding actor left many profound memories for subsequent audiences.
Second place: Gu Wei
As the actor who has played Chen Yi the most in film history, Gu Wei has played the role of Chen Yi 77 times. He can also be said to be an experienced actor.
is also a famous actor who plays Marshal Chen Yi, so he will inevitably be compared with Liu Xitian.
As an experienced actor, why is Gu Wei so obsessed with this role?
as a character has already been brilliantly performed by senior seniors. For others, they may give up such a challenging role, but for him.
Such a challenging role is what excites him. Gu Wei said that he will always have a sense of freshness for the role of Chen Yi, and it is this sense of freshness that supports him to continue to improve himself in subsequent performances. .
Gu Wei was 18 years old when he first played the role of Chen Yi. As a student at the time, he was recommended by his teacher to play the role of Chen Yi in his youth at Shanghai Theater Academy . Later, it was precisely because of this that he participated in More than 100 performances of Chen Yi's plays.
The successful creation of drama characters also made him more passionate about the acting career.
This passion supported him through the trough period, when he was reduced from the protagonist in front of the stage to the support staff behind the scenes. Such a change did not dampen his enthusiasm. Instead, he used his free time to actively watch actors rehearsing and hone his acting skills.
After that, it was that his dedication allowed him to play the role of Chen Yi in the TV series "The Poet Mao Zedong" .
He also gained more opportunities by virtue of his confidence and seriousness in his professional abilities.
However, with the enrichment and increase of experience, he gradually realized that for such a historical figure, he must have an understanding beyond the story itself, and he needed to interpret the spirit of Chen Yi from a deeper level.
He began to actively seek advice from old actors. He regarded Chen Yi as his inner self. He imitated and tried the art, calligraphy, literature and other related content that Marshal Chen Yi liked to get a feel for this person. The inner tenacity.
As a special actor , he no longer defines himself as being similar to Chen Yi in terms of behavior, but rather performs at a higher level.
After spending so many years with the character, he admitted that the character Chen Yi has become a spiritual idol for him. He himself also felt the spirit and temperament of Chen Yi, a historical figure, through this imitation, which also influenced him to a large extent. behavior and principles of doing things.
Gu Wei also said that being able to play Marshal Chen Yi 77 times is an honor and appreciation for him.
He also said that after many years of interpretation, he has felt that his spiritual field can be similar to Chen Yi, and he can also have his own inner cultural behavior for the temperament and image of the great man.
Today, Gu Wei is still shining in the entertainment industry. In 2021, he will star in a series of works such as " Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong".
As for himself, he directly admitted that he hopes to play Marshal Chen Yi for another 20 years.
Third place: Zhang Jiayi
Most people’s memories of Zhang Jiayi may be the roles related to various doctors and medical dramas, or the characters in " Bailuyuan ".
As a powerful actor born in the 1970s, Zhang Jiayi can be said to be a person who is gaining momentum.
In the recently released Reuters photos of the annual drama "Battle of Shanghai", he will play the role of Marshal Chen Yi, a historical figure.
However, based on the few photos, people cannot tell the similarities between him and Marshal Chen Yi, but they are still looking forward to how he will play this role.
Marshal Chen Yi is also a character who often appears in various film and television dramas. The outstanding actors Liu Xitian and Gu Wei who played him in the early stage have played this character to a superb level. How will Zhang Jiayi be the two outstanding characters in front of him this time? What about innovation based on actors?
I believe this is what many viewers are looking forward to and curious about. However, the drama in which Zhang Jiayi plays Chen Yi has not yet been released. I believe that the audience's curiosity will be satisfied when it is officially released.
But in terms of Zhang Jiayi's acting ability, he has been able to play various types of roles over the years. He can not only play urban dramas, but also period dramas and poverty alleviation dramas. He is a cross-border type. Excellent and capable actors.
Although it is not yet possible to compare him with the previous actors Liu Xitian and Gu Wei, I believe he will interpret a new image of a great man.
Among the three people who played the same type of role, Liu Xitian was the actor who played Marshal Chen Yi for the longest time until 2002, while Gu Wei was the actor who played Marshal Chen Yi the most times. Facing the comparison with an outstanding senior who has been around the longest and most frequently, I wonder what kind of new style and image Zhang Jiayi can show.
Although Mr. Liu Xitian has passed away due to a sudden heart attack, the Marshal Chen Yi he created is also a memory of an era.
Teacher Gu Wei is still active in the filming scenes of major film and television dramas. Although he is less visible to the audience due to the epidemic, as long as he appears, the audience will still support and cheer for this "living Chen Yi" Quite high.
Zhang Jiayi, as the youngest middle-aged actor, has won awards through various roles in recent years. has performed very well in various types of film and television dramas, so his national popularity among the audience is still relatively high.
Although the version of Marshal Chen Yi played by Zhang Jiayi has not yet been launched, I believe that through his superb acting skills, he will be able to show different feelings.
The three outstanding actors have their own characteristics, and their performance of Marshal Chen Yi has reached the high level of the era. I also look forward to more good works from these outstanding actors in the future.
