Chen Chuang , 48 years old.
The last time a netizen met him was in a station square.
There are no bodyguards, no fans, and no reporters around you.
Perhaps seeing a netizen taking a cell phone to photograph him, Chen Chuang smiled and put away the cigarette in his hand.
thin, lonely and cautious.
In Chen Chuang's state, it is really hard to imagine that this man has won the actor three times.
That night, Chen Chuang posted on Weibo and said: I can’t find the direction of my home. I squatted down and cried loudly, like an orphan.
Perhaps, Chen Chuang returned to his hometown this time because he missed his father in heaven.
has been away for half a lifetime, and his temples are gray when he returns.
In that year, Chen Chuang went to the undergraduate degree with his first major in junior college to , Beijing Electric .
At that time, he probably couldn't imagine that when a young man walked out of his hometown, he was still a personal person. When he returned to his hometown in his later years, he became a "dog".
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All in China, you can't find the second actor who is worse than Chen Chuang.
In 1974, Chen Chuang was born in Jiangxi, and his father is an opera actor.
When Chen Chuang was a child, he was not interested in art and his grades were also poor.
My father saw that he was careless every day and often "educated" him.
As a result, Chen Chuang has a very bad temper. As long as he gets angry, he will write a book to his home: We will break it off with one knife, I will run away from home.
Then he shook his sleeves and he really left.
Father was not in a hurry. When he saw the letter, he went straight to Aunt Chen Chuang's house, and he could catch him every time.
This is like a code between father and son, and it is also like an unknown game.
is just a game with a win or lose, and in the end, Chen Chuang first "admitted" it.
He said: "Dad, let's stop trying, I'll learn opera with you."
1994, 20-year-old Chen Chuang applied for the Beijing Film Academy. During the interview process of
, a candidate whispered to him: "I still want to be an actor if I look so ugly."
Chen Chuang smiled, not angry.
He smiled to hide his embarrassment; he was not angry because he knew that what he was talking about was the fact.
At that time, he felt that appearance was not a problem.
Teacher was passionate on the podium: College students should not be discouraged! As long as you have excellent grades, you can transfer to undergraduate degree and continue your studies!
junior college students always seem to be inferior.
However, Chen Chuang feels that as long as he is willing to work hard, nothing is a problem.
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222, he has not missed a class. He counted the entire film school, undergraduate degree, and he must be the ten hardest-working people.
Later, in the interview, Chen Chuang laughed at himself: It's stupid, so stupid.
Teacher just wrote a blank check and he really believed what he promised verbally.
When you are young, you should go to fall in love and drink.
But it was precisely because of his stupid efforts that when the teacher really won a place, the place fell on him.
He became the only one among thousands of troops to cross a single-plank bridge.
In his own words: I am an junior college to undergraduate , which is unprecedented.
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In addition to Chen Chuang's father, Chen Chuang respects the most Zhang Guoli , and Zhang Guoli is his mentor.
He called Zhang Guoli: Teacher Guoli.
Zhang Guoli called him: Little bastard.
Before meeting Zhang Guoli, Chen Chuang's acting career was very miserable and he didn't even have to run away with a supporting role.
finally got a drama, but the background was Qing Dynasty , so I had to shaved my head.
shaved head is not counted. In the winter, the crew arranged for Chen Chuang to live in a tube building, not to mention the water heater, there was no heating.
I don’t feel anything when I sleep with a quilt on my body, but my bare head is really unbearable.
Later, Chen Chuang came up with a trick - sleep with a wool hat.
is really sad and funny.
Fortunately, he met Zhang Guoli.
The two of them accidentally joined a crew, Chen Chuang played a supporting role, Zhang Guoli was the starring actor, and the two occasionally had an opponent. When the filming was about to be completed, the two of them rode together in a car. Chen Chuang hesitated for a long time and finally got the courage to ask: National Teacher, how do you see what I am doing? Please give me some advice.
Zhang Guoli looked at the newspaper without even raising his head: It's pretty good.
Chen Chuang's face turned red, and he squeezed out five more words: I am sincere.
Zhang Guoli smiled: I am sincere, you acted well, but you are too young, practice slowly.
The phrase "practice" was not something Zhang Guoli used to perfunctory Chen Chuang. He really brought Chen Chuang to practice.
Zhang Guoli, as long as he knew that Chen Chuang had no scenes to shoot, he called him to "eat a box lunch".
As I ate, I started to arrange work for him.
——Is there any filming recently?
—No…
—then let’s just follow me.
Four consecutive " Kangxi's private visit to ", each with Chen Chuang.
Although Zhang Guoli did not win any protagonist for Chen Chuang, even if it is a small role or few lines, Chen Chuang is willing to think carefully and play it with his heart.
Because of his dedication, he was "targeted" not long after.
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"starting" Chen Chuang is a makeup artist.
That day, Chen Chuang went to visit Zhang Guoli and happened to meet a familiar makeup artist.
The makeup artist grabbed him: Chen Chuang, come and act in "Bao Lian Lantern"!
Chen Chuang was stunned for a moment and joked: Am I acting in the light?
makeup artist said: Stop kidding, you play a dog.
2004 was a year that changed Chen Chuang's fate. In this year, he played two important roles.
One is the Xiaotian Dog in "The Lotus Lantern", and the other is the Fugui in " Living ".
In order to play these two roles well, Chen Chuang worked hard.
just responds to the sentence: No one has ever asked about supporting roles for ten years, but once you pretend to be a dog, the world knows it.
When playing Xiaotian dog, in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the habits of canine animals, Chen Chuang frequently visited the suburbs and dog training grounds.
He communicates with dog owners, and even moves to a dog house to eat and live with a group of large dogs.
When you are "intimately in contact" with the dogs, Chen Chuang will carefully observe the dog's various movements and practice repeatedly in front of the mirror. He finally used all the experiences of
to film.
Canine animals are very vigilant and will smell strange things when they see them. So Chen Chuang went from Qiankun to Baolian Lantern and sniffed all the props.
Every time I sniff, I will wrinkle my nose hard and look like a dog.
Dogs like to have physical contact with their owners, so when Chen Chuang acts as "Pleasing Erlang Shen", he will take the initiative to approach Jiao Enjun, who plays Erlang Shen, while keeping in mind the God settings in mind.
The Xiaotian Dog in the play had a time when it was abandoned by Erlang Shen. In order to accurately grasp the posture of the stray dog, Chen Chuang did not hesitate to track the nearby wild dog , so that he was regarded as a pervert by his neighbors...
It is these vivid and cute little details that make Chen Chuang's interpretation of the "Xiaotian Dog" is particularly true and credible.
There is a scene in the play where Erlang Shen and Xiaotian Dog exchange bodies.
After the scene, Jiao Enjun himself felt that he was acting exaggeratedly and sighed: It is harder to act as a dog than a god.
And Chen Chuang suffered much more than "dance with dogs" in order to shape this character.
"Bao Lotus Lantern" has a long shooting cycle, from summer to winter, but Chen Chuang has no second costume except for a black onesie. It was hot and there was prickly heat in . It was cold and frostbite, so Chen Chuang gritted his teeth and persevered.
Fortunately, hard work pays off.
In 2005, "The Lotus Lantern" was popular on CCTV. Jiao Enjun's "Erlang Shen" became popular overnight, and Chen Chuang's "Snap Dog" also became popular.
Chen Chuang's father was very excited. He beat the gong from the beginning to the end of the village, and told everyone that his son had acted in "The Lotus Lantern".
is interesting. The villagers watched "The Lotus Lantern" broadcast on CCTV every day, and they thought the Chen family had something to do with CCTV.
plays the dog so well that Chen Chuang is "started" again.
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This time he was "starting" with him was the director of the TV series "Fugui".
"Fugui" is adapted from the novel "Living" by Yu Hua . Zhang Yimou has been adapted from the movie, and the male lead Ge You won the Cannes Best Actor that year.
Pearls and jade are ahead, Chen Chuang's pressure has increased sharply and dared not neglect, and he keeps improving every scene.
There was a crying scene, and the director was already very satisfied, but Chen Chuang thought he was not devoted enough and insisted on filming again.
He used a repeater to play the novel's clips in a loop, immersing his emotions completely, and the final effect was amazed everyone.
Perhaps because he was too immersed in the role, "Fugui"'s despair was projected too much on Chen Chuang's heart. He was diagnosed with depression when he finished filming.
TV series received rave reviews, but Chen Chuang was exhausted both physically and mentally and had to reduce his work and cooperate with treatment.
Later, he still worked hard.
In the movie " Kong Erpi Entering the City" , in order to perform "unclean" style, he really didn't wash his face, bathe, or cut his nails.
The scalp was so itchy, and he was afraid of disturbing other actors, so he found a corner and grabbed it secretly.
The good news is that in "The Story of Kong Erpi Entering the City", I wish Chen Chuang to win the best actor at the college student film festival and the best actor at the Lily Award.
The bad news is that "The Story of Kong Erpi Entering the City" has only more than 500 comments on Douban so far, and Chen Chuang has never played a popular role as Xiaotian Dog.
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When other actors film, they will at least bring an assistant, and Chen Chuang is always alone.
He also had an assistant. When he was acting in "Fugui", the actor who played his son in the play Chen Song had no job, so Chen Chuang brought him with him.
Later, the little assistant grew up to be a young director, and Chen Chuang became a person again.
Because my father is an opera actor and my mother is a teacher, Chen Chuang is a bit old-fashioned and strict with himself.
Every time he joins the group, he always brings a Xiao, a chair, a backpack, and a water cup.
When the crew was resting, he liked to burn incense and write.
Chen Chuang is not good at socializing. Usually, he is always afraid that others will regard him as a "war".
Once, a business saw him holding a chair from afar and wanted to come up to help.
——Teacher Chen Chuang, I’ll help you get it!
Chen Chuang waved his hand quickly: No, no.
and ran away as he spoke. One of the two people ran in front and the other chased after him.
ran for a while, and Chen Chuang smiled and said: Hehe, you're here, don't need to take it~
is really a bit cute.
However, not everyone thinks Chen Chuang is cute and likes his seriousness.
In the interview, Chen Chuang sighed: The world has changed.
Now as long as you can speak, you can act.
Once he couldn't stand it, so he guided a young star to a few words.
The young actor was impatient with his face, and his eyes looked contemptuous and seemed to say again: Are you so good at playing a supporting role?
Chen Chuang didn’t understand. He was obviously kind-hearted, but why did others always think that he had ulterior motives?
Slowly, he said less and less.
In addition to being unkind to socializing, Chen Chuang is also an avoidant personality.
There was a director who made a short drama and asked Chen Chuang to be the executive director. There is a scene record in the
group. After the filming was completed, they stood on the bridge and chatted with Chen Chuang. They were particularly close to each other, from the romance to the poems and songs.
game record said that I like Kubrick , and Chen Chuang said that I like De Niro.
game record I think I can be friends with Chen Chuang, but Chen Chuang never contacted him again.
This scene record is Ning Hao , which filmed " Crazy Stone ".
Another time, Chen Chuang went to play a guest appearance in a sitcom, a small character, and it was finished in one day. After the filming of
, the director came up to shake hands with him and stuffed his business card into his hand: Remember to contact me in the future.
Chen Chuang certainly didn't contact him. The director
is the Shang Jing , which filmed "Wulin Waizai".
Chen Chuang spoke a little regretful in his words.
But what is in your bones is difficult to change.
Chen Chuang said: My personality may have something to do with my mother's strength.
was bullied outside. Chen Chuang's first reaction was not to take revenge, but: Oh, forget it.
He has always been able to endure it if he can.
In order to better integrate into the group, he deliberately let himself listen to crosstalk and tell jokes.
For a long time, others think he is a comedy image.
Chen Chuang was a little helpless: Actually, it’s not. I even think that this is something that is not very good for my body and mind.
But many times, he has no choice in his job.
or above are not considered a blow to Chen Chuang, except for one thing.
——The death of his father.
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When Chen Chuang mentioned his father, he always cried. He said: Fortunately, when my father left, I was given it.
That day, Chen Chuang had an appointment with him. Before leaving, he said: Wait for me to come back to see you.
Father nodded: Go.
When the train was about to arrive at the airport, my mother suddenly called: Your dad is almost out of reach.
Chen Chuang burst into tears in an instant and told the driver: Turn around immediately!
When my father was alive, he never cared about the size of Chen Chuang's role in acting. He thought that as long as Chen Chuang kept acting like this, it would be good.
Over the years, Chen Chuang has been sticking to these three words - "act well".
He just has a passion for acting.
Until now, I am not used to the human world in the entertainment industry.
But to the audience, Chen Chuang is grateful and respected from the bottom of his heart.
At the Lily Awards ceremony, he said: The children who were watching "The Lotus Lantern" in front of the TV have all grown up.
"I dare not say that I grew up with you, but I am willing to use my performance and works to accompany you to grow old slowly."
This is Chen Chuang's acceptance speech. Just like him, he has no "explosion points", but he is so serious.
Some time ago, he played Uncle Wu in " Life Events ", just a five-minute drama. After the movie
was released, some fans saw Chen Chuang and immediately greeted him: Teacher Chen Chuang, I wish "The Big Events in Life" a big box office success!
Chen Chuang smiled, laughing happier than winning the award.
Maybe this movie touched a soft place in Chen Chuang's heart.
Recently, he returned to his hometown.
He walked from the beginning of the village to the end of the village along the road where his father once beat the gong to announce his performance in "The Lotus Lantern".
Looking at the broken walls at the end of the road, he couldn't help but cry.
The place where he and his parents lived is now in ruins.
There are parents, and life still has its own origins; when parents go, life is only home.
After divorced his ex-wife, Chen Chuang did not remarry.
Chen Chuang said: I am like an orphan now.
is an orphan. After posting
, it also caused controversy. Some people think that he is a real "actor" and can still pose for photos while crying.
After sighing, Chen Chuang posted another Weibo.
He said: Professional actors have a lesson called "emotional memory". For example, when crying, you must feel it deliberately and put it in the memory bank for later use. Thank you for your concern.
This kind of persistence, this kind of seriousness, this kind of awe and enterprising person for acting.
Why isn't he popular?
There may be Chen Chuang’s own personality reasons. He is not sociable, not good at socializing, and does not know how to fight for it.
Or maybe, there are reasons for this era.
Just like what he said in an interview: This industry has already been like this.
Many people care too much about the results, but for others, perhaps the process of pursuing is the answer.
Chen Chuang said he would continue to act until the day when he couldn't remember the lines.
Here, I sincerely wish Teacher Chen Chuang’s wish can be realized.
