This year's Spring Festival Gala, the skit " Go Home " was on the hot search list shortly after the live broadcast ended.
A button guides the way home. Zhang Chenguang, Fang Fang, Wang Ji and other veteran drama stars affectionately performed a deep nostalgia caused by a button that traveled across the ocean and spanned decades. As the first Spring Festival Gala sketch to feature actors from mainland China and Taiwan on the same stage, its far-reaching significance has also aroused heated discussions among netizens.
has been in the industry for more than 30 years and has frequently produced excellent works. Zhang Chenguang, who was well-known to the audience for his role as "Master Wu" in " That Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full ", still showed his acting ability in this Spring Festival Gala debut, not only He successfully controlled the exaggerated humor of the comedy stage with appropriate proportion;
also achieved a natural transition to the emotional part when entering the climax;
continued to perform stably even when encountering a microphone bug, which once made the audience suspect that there was something wrong with their own TV.
Due to the successful creation of previous roles, Zhang Chenguang also served as a "traffic controller" in a drama. Not only did the audience applaud when "Master Wu" was suddenly cueed, but "Childhood Memories" made a surprise appearance in the Spring Festival Gala. It caused a wave of hot discussion among netizens -
"You may not know xxx, but you must know xxx." This classic sentence pattern is actually a quite appropriate evaluation when applied to the actor Zhang Chenguang. From young master to master, from Taiwan to mainland China, the reputation of the works is always greater than the real name, and this is generally the case for successful character creation. Nowadays, we always hear two major questions about actors: What is drama? How to transform? Zhang Chenguang's more than thirty years of acting experience is enough to give a convincing reference answer.
About Xigu
Now that the word "Xigu" is getting younger and younger, I still want to give it a correct name. Most audiences' initial understanding of drama comes from actors of the 50s such as Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, , and Zhang Chenguang.
The opera bones can generally be divided into two categories: one is higher than all living beings, and the other is transformed into all living beings.
The former ones include Chen Daoming, Zhang Ziyi and . They have their own unique character. Just as Wong Kar-wai commented on Zhang Ziyi: "I have seen myself, I have seen the world, and finally I have seen all living beings." This kind of temperament that is higher than all living beings allows them to bring their own unique understanding and style to the interpretation of all characters, and the audience will follow them It can be seen at a glance in the play: this feeling is too familiar, and only they can perform it.
And Zhang Chenguang belongs to the latter category. Transforming into living beings is also the "selfless state" of Xigu. Regardless of the character's identity, status, personality, or age, they can be completely integrated into it and become the character themselves. The audience's usual reaction is: "He actually played this role?"
One of the most intuitive comparisons: in " My Dad is a Weird Person ", the loving elder Yu Zishu
" The Icebreaker of True Love's Lies" In ", Cai Bingkun, who exudes a sinister nature just from his makeup photos,
, and Zhang Xuanling, who is unrecognizable to fans in "画江湖之无人", Zhang Xuanling
, who has changed from fresh meat to drama actor Later, Zhang Chenguang also became a gold medal "professional father". He once asked fans in a live broadcast what problems the fathers he played had, and whether they all looked the same. The humility of submitting oneself to the audience's evaluation can be seen. The character effect is compared with the two recent "dads".
Wu Weiwen from "That Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full" and Mr. Bao from " Ode to Joy 2".
The cry of "getting up the sedan chair" made many viewers cry. The forbearance and sadness and joy of a family head were all reflected on his face. From details as small as the slight trembling of his mouth, you can see Mr. Wu's complex and strong inner emotions.
But it is also a scene with a lot of emotional ups and downs. When he is scratching his head and going crazy, he is like an impatient old Mr. Bao. It is not just the difference in expressions, Zhang Chenguang's understanding of the character is carried throughout his body.
"At any age, I will look for you to play a certain role." Zhang Chenguang is also very calm about his incarnation as a "professional father". He just forgets about himself and integrates with each role carefully. The same character can also perform different temperaments, which is testimony to the strength of the actor Zhang Chenguang.
It does not mean that a person has a long acting career, but he must have experienced a long period of inner accumulation. Whether he has a temperament that is higher than all living beings or the ability to transform into all living beings, he needs to accumulate and enrich himself.
About transformation
It is slightly different from the transformation trend of fresh meat caused by the fading IP craze in recent years. From fresh meat to drama, Zhang Chenguang's transformation was natural and calm. Although it is different from today's development environment, there is still something worth learning from.
During the "fresh meat" period, Zhang Chenguang was also a harvester of girls' hearts. His appearance is still very good among niche students now.
But before the word "traffic" became popular, appearance was just a bonus, and acting skills and acting skills were the core values of young actors.
Whether it is an affectionate character who protects you infatuatedly;
A scumbag who turns a Phoenix man into a heartless man;
A two-sided complex character who wanders between black and white;
Or a funny character who subverts the image and has no baggage, he can boldly try, Practice your attitude towards various characters.
After Zhang Chenguang, whose acting skills were already very mature, came to the mainland to develop, he continued to review himself. His co-worker Hao Lei said "your performance is too formulaic", which gave him a sudden enlightenment and he began to have a better understanding of acting methods. Fine carving. The transformation of
is a very arduous qualitative change process, which requires solid accumulation at every step, and it also requires long-term patience. From styling, drama to acting, small breakthroughs at every step can create the final convincing transformation. And transformation is not just a long process of polishing, but also requires the development of roles and self. From his experience in idol dramas in his early years to the "fathers" with different personalities he has played in recent years, Zhang Chenguang can be seen in each character's continuous learning and new achievements. Because of this, he is neither impatient nor impatient. The transformation ability has been polished by time but has not been lost in the era of continuous development.
Zhang Chenguang always likes to say that he is a young man and there are many things he can try and challenge. In addition to acting, he also opened his own video column on Weibo - "Late Night Morning Light". Occasionally updated late at night, the magnetic voice can make those who listen to it naturally calm down, forget the noisy worries on weekdays, and feel the wisdom and charm of this ageless naughty boy with their heart.
He doesn’t like to talk about his past, as he seems to be starting over from scratch every day. What is drama? After years of accumulation, we forget ourselves and become sentient beings; how to transform? Patience, endurance and a little bit of courage to open up new possibilities. This is the reference answer given by Zhang Chenguang. Whether it is accurate or not, he will leave it to the audience and time to consider on the way forward.
