He is the first "three-star TV emperor" in Hong Kong, the "best actor" in the hearts of the audience, and the "golden green leaf" that Hong Kong dramas cannot avoid -
At the end of 2022, the warm comedy "Qing·Kung Fu" starring Lai Yiu-xiang was broadcast on TVB Jade Channel and the Burden Dui APP, which attracted attention for a while. Audiences who like TVB will definitely not be unfamiliar with this actor:
From the old naughty boy in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Zhou Botong , the cute Zhu Bajie in " Journey to the West ", Li Lianying, who is meticulous in " Eunuch ", Liu Xing in " Women's Heroes' Holiness "... In his decades of acting career, Lai Yaoxiang has brought too many classic roles to the audience. In the
drama, Lai Yaoxiang's acting skills are highly recognized by the audience; outside the drama, Lai Yaoxiang's dynamics are also attracting everyone's attention - in 2022, as one of the Hong Kong actors who settled in the mainland, Lai Yaoxiang shared his daily life on social platforms, as well as his experience of traveling in major cities and appreciating the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland on social platforms.
How did Lai Yaoxiang review his acting career on the occasion of 's 425th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to html and TVB's 55th birthday? In his eyes, what are the integration and development of film and television in the two places? During the broadcast of "Qing Gong", we had a chat with Lai Yaoxiang.
Actors who came out of TVB
Lao Yiu-sing is a typical TVB actor.
"At that time (training classes) were all handsome and tall actors such as Tony Leung , Andy Lau , Michael Miu . My own conditions are actually not particularly good, but I am really interested in acting. I am very interested in acting. It is largely thanks to the producer of Li Tiansheng. He thinks that I can discover my potential."
In the first few years of playing supporting roles, Lai Yaoxiang played the role of a corpse lying still and a soldier standing beside him in costume dramas, and most of the time he didn't even have a single line. But no matter how small the character is or how few lines he has, he insists on treating it with sincerity:
"I always believe that any character in front of a camera has its own role - the company wants to pay to hire you to film. If it is something that can be accomplished with two actors, why do you need four people? Even if I just play a villager, I will think about what kind of character I am in this village and what role it plays."
Since its debut, Lai Yaoxiang has been working steadily. He has deeply experienced the different stages that an actor may go through in his acting career - the years of making a supporting role, the years of dialogue, the years of episodes, and the years of being the protagonist...
Lai Yaoxiang's first highlight moment is the role of "Zhu Bajie" in the TVB version of "Journey to the West" series - different from past remakes. While ensuring the essence of the original work of "Journey to the West", the drama has made a lot of comedic adaptations. In addition, it also tried the latest TV special effects:
"A lot of Hong Kong drama creations at that time were fantastic. I think appropriate adaptations can enrich the content, so I will also communicate with the director and screenwriter after reading the script; we were on the scene When filming, I didn’t know what the special effects would be like in the later stages, so everyone was studying and exploring, which was also a very novel experience. "
At the end of 1996, the TVB version of "Journey to the West" became a hit after being broadcast on Jade Channel , with a rating of 40 points, becoming the annual rating champion of TVB TV series - To this day, in the Douban hot comments of the drama, the audience still remembers Lai Yaoxiang's role:
"Lai Yaoxiang (in the play) is quite outstanding, and the thousand-year love disaster of "Zhu Bajie" is too deep. "Since ancient times, there are many emotions and only hates, and good dreams are the easiest to wake up," but now everyone blurts out the second half of the sentence, "This hatred will last forever.""
And in 2009, " Women's Heroes ", established Lai Yaoxiang's status as the "late-up" emperor. At that time, Li Tiansheng was preparing for a costume drama. Cuiwen Deng proposed to cooperate with Lai Yaoxiang in this drama, "because he is a good actor, the good show should not be buried."
from "Women's Heroes" Chai Jiu, who can bend and stretch in Xiong, and Liu Xing, who values love and righteousness in "The Legend of the Sea", deeply remembers Lai Yaoxiang - this drama made the actors, and the actors also made the drama. "Seiwen and I have a tacit understanding when we play, and the character in the drama also has wonderful chemical reactions, so the audience feels comfortable to watch."
In the following years, Lai Yiu-xiang won the TV series with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Emperor - But rather than saying that this is the natural result, it is the result of years of hard work, and it is the result of this day:
"It is my responsibility to act well or not, and it has nothing to do with the role (the size of the character) - it is like why the awards are given separately, (winning) the best movie drama may not necessarily win the best director; (winning) the best actor drama may not also win the best actress. "
Experience different lives
In 2010, after winning the "Three Prizes King of Video", Lai Yaoxiang wrote a book "Drama Life: Lai Yaoxiang on Acting and Life" to share his experience in his acting career. In his opinion, he is a lucky enough actor and has tried various roles:
"I entered the industry because of my love of acting. I did not want to be a big star, but to broaden my life experience through roles- (I have played) people at the bottom, elites in the workplace, and rich people. Each class can reflect different things.
I often think about how different characters should think about and what kind of life they live? For example, when filming a scene where I went to work in the office building, I would also think about what state this person was in the building. Is he an active workplace person or a worker who was just a mess? "
Lai Yaoxiang is a slow-tempered person. Compared to movies, he enjoys the shooting rhythm of TV series more, because in the TV series that started with twenty or thirty episodes, he moved from growing step by step to the final finale, and it seems that he really experienced a life of ups and downs:
"Even if it is a small character, it is a life. Although his life is relatively short, maybe only a few dozen seconds or even a scene, I will also try to figure out the character's personality and understand his background carefully. "
And Lai Yaoxiang's own life is still changing - in recent years, he has participated in some TV series in the mainland, and has begun to adapt to different shooting rhythms, feeling the difference between the two places:
When filming on TVB set in Hong Kong, there were old friends who had known each other for decades, including photography, radio, clothing and other staff, who were as familiar with each other as their family, "very Hong Kong-style"; while the conditions for ancient costumes and clothing in the mainland are better, and because there are many people and systems The work efficiency is also very high, "But I am a person who is very afraid of life, so I have to spend time adapting to getting along with people."
Of course, Lai Yaoxiang did not stop because of this, but was constantly breaking through his comfort zone. In 2019, he filmed the mainland costume drama " Fengyi ". In 2022, he made a surprise appearance in the mainland variety show "Night in Greater Wan Chai" and also tried new media live broadcast:
"new media live broadcast. First, this is work, and secondly, it is also a trend for the people. Actors cannot be immersed in their own plays forever. If I don’t understand the outside world and keep up with the pace and rhythm of the audience, the role I play will be flesh and blood.
Now everyone is holding a mobile phone every day, so what do they like to watch on their mobile phones? You need to contact us to know, so I will participate in some new media live broadcasts, and you can also interact with the audience to get instant feedback and know what the audience thinks. "
The work rhythm of traveling back and forth between the two places over the years also allowed him to witness the changes in various cities and feel the speed of China's development -
Li Yaoxiang still remembers that when he was a child, he returned to Guangzhou with his mother to visit his grandmother. At that time, his impression of this city was still that many old buildings and the electricity in his home was often insufficient. "There are still many chickens on the rooftop, and chicken shit everywhere."
When filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes of the Sea" in 2009, the background was set in Guangzhou in the 1930s and 1940s, the setting in the play was full of time, with multiple families crowded in a house, "But in the past two years, you will find that its supporting facilities are complete and have developed into a super modern city. "
In 2021, because of work invitations, Li Yaoxiang has been to many cities. When he was working in Yantai, Shandong, he once sat in a restaurant transformed by the old consulate, spending two or three hours to put himself in the scenic spots and feel the historical atmosphere of that year:
"I think over the years, the transformation of many historical landscapes in China has been successful. It makes history no longer the text in the textbook, but something that everyone can feel personally - (Beijing) Summer Palace is the same. Back then, only Empress Dowager Cixi could visit the lake here. Now, as a small citizen, I can rent a boat to visit the lake for about 100 yuan, which is rare. "
Settling in the Mainland
Li Yaoxiang's ancestral home is in Shanwei, Guangdong. For him, living back to the Mainland is like going home: "In fact, there is no difference between Hong Kong and the Mainland after so long. No matter where you are, you are a Chinese. ”
In recent years, Lai Yaoxiang has settled in Zhongshan, Guangdong and has become one of the Hong Kong artists who settled in the mainland. In July this year, he met with well-known actors Yuan Qiongdan and Huang Yishan in Padi, Guangzhou, which triggered a wave of memories.
For Lai Yaoxiang, buying a house in Zhongshan was a decision by chance: at that time, many friends recommended this livable city to him, and happened to have a fancy to a property he liked, so he bought a house. Later, due to work needs, he settled for a long time.
Lai Yaoxiang, who used to spend most of his time at work, has now decided to spend more time traveling with his wife. "You can go to the right place to play at the right time. For example, when producing hairy crabs, you go to Shanghai to eat hairy crabs, go to Kunming in spring, and go to Beijing to watch a snowfall."
Lai Yaoxiang in life is a person without idol burden. He once said in a variety show that he has a bad idea of money in private and does not like to dress up. He can wear a sweatshirt for 10 years, and he is an ordinary "Li citizen".
"I didn't expect that there were many people in Hangzhou who like to watch Hong Kong dramas, and I heard that there were many people in Chongqing who like to watch TVB. Interestingly, most of the people who recognize me are young people born in the 1990s. They may have learned about me through new media - twenty or thirty years ago, Hong Kong dramas may not be so popular in the north, so older people have fewer opportunities to know each other. "
Lai Yaoxiang also mentioned that these young audiences are very qualities and will not disturb the other party's meal after recognizing the actors. Usually, they only come forward and ask if they can take a photo after the meal:
"I always feel that the value of our actors is to be recognized by the audience. Although we don’t know each other, we seem to be very close (through a play). Many viewers have watched my play and think I am very friendly, which actually makes me very happy."
Nowadays, Lai Yaoxiang's acting career continues, continuing to bring more good works to the audience - in addition to the currently popular TVB warm comedy "Light·Kung", in Lai Yaoxiang's waiting list, there is also the highly anticipated "Women's Heroes 4". In the future, he looks forward to further development in the mainland, and encourages newcomers in the industry to take a brave step and expand their acting career more possibilities:
" The country has been developing Greater Bay Area , and the two places have also been integrating cultural film and television. Whether it is through TV series or variety shows, I actually agree with the exchange of culture or personnel between the two places, so everyone can get closer. Since there are such good conditions, why not try it? ”
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