"I think there is no good or bad in every road. The most important thing is your own choice. No matter how far or twists or turns the road is, as long as you persist, you will reach it one day."
"My favorite hero is Batman, but Junshan is a hero of the Republic of China period. Every night, he will transform into Batman and act alone. For this era, this country, and even this world. As long as it can be helpful, even if he sacrifices his life, he will do whatever he wants. This is the courage that Junshan brought to me, a kind of courage to fight for his own despair. This is also the spirit of Fire Military Academy ." In September this year, at the finale of "Fire Fire Military Academy", Li Chengbin posted this sentence on Weibo, with a close-up still from him.
This Weibo post has received nearly 20,000 likes, and nearly 10,000 messages are confessions to "Shen Junshan" and to Li Chengbin. With handsome three-dimensional facial features, almost perfect figure, 1.84 meters tall, combined with the heroic spirit of "Shen Junshan", this popular August work, together with his appearance and acting skills, pushed him on the list of new male gods, becoming the "August boyfriend" mentioned by some female fans.
Before this, Li Chengbin had a modeling experience and was the male lead in many big-name star MVs. In 2016, he officially entered the public eye for his role as the first love "Su Jiaming" who was swaying about love in " July and Ansheng ". He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 34th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards. In 2018, Li Chengbin starred in the male lead of the online drama " Shanghai Women's Picture Book ", and starred in the movie "Mirror Man. Tomorrow Youth" in the same year.
From a model to an actor, in Li Chengbin's standards, there are two different identities. He wanted to be an actor since he was a child. When he was a child, he thought that the plots in TV series and movies were real. When he knew that "performance" could bring people joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, he knew that he had to learn to perform and be an actor.
Republic of China version of Batman
Yu Zheng, the general producer of "Fire Military Academy", left a deep impression on Li Chengbin's "July and Ansheng". "The Su Jiaming he interpreted is a bit scumbag, but it makes people hate him, and he has a pure and human feeling." The character of Shen Junshan, Yu Zheng, has watched many people in . Li Chengbin was unable to participate in the first audition due to physical reasons, so he went to Hengdian specifically. When he met Li Chengbin, he found that Mandarin is very standard, which is very rare. After the conversation, I learned that Li Chengbin specially asked the Central Academy of Drama teachers to help him practice Mandarin. For a while, in order to meet the lines, he only slept for two or three hours a day. Except for shooting, he used the difficult dialogue with many professional nouns during performance. Yu Zheng felt that his eyes were particularly deep, which made people feel unseen, very much like Shen Junshan in the play. "Later, he was also very serious during the filming process. He said he was a child who had suffered."
Shen Junshan in "The Fire Military Academy" has a wealthy family, handsome, calm and calm. For female audiences, he is a very responsible boy. No matter what happens, he will appear as soon as possible to save you. From a male perspective, Shen Junshan is a hero. He wants to change that era, dare to take responsibility and sacrifice. "It is the version of Batman of the Republic of China." Li Chengbin said that when he received this role, his inner feeling was just a word "burning". "Junshan is very similar to a certain face deep in my heart. The courage he brought me touched me very much." He used two equals. He said he thanked Shen Junshan for allowing him to realize his dream of becoming a hero.
P: I heard that you flew to Hengdian to meet Yu Zheng, the chief producer, for this reason. Why do you want to win this role?
Li Chengbin: The character of Shen Junshan and the story background of the Republic of China drama make me want to try to challenge this role. I am very grateful to Teacher Yu for giving me this opportunity to explain the character of Shen Junshan in my own way.
P: What touches you the most about this character?
Li Chengbin: Shen Junshan is a cold male god with ideals and ambitions. He is ready to change the times and the country with those passionate young people such as Xie Xiang and Gu Yan frame , and he talks very little. In my heart, he is the version of Batman of the Republic of China.
P: What is the biggest feeling that you feel when filming Yu Zheng’s drama?
Li Chengbin: Teacher Yu Zheng is a very professional person. He has a serious attitude towards work, and his costumes and props are all the ultimate aesthetics. Working with him can help me learn a lot.
Don’t care about the beauty and ugliness in the camera
Li Chengbin was born in an ordinary small fishing village. When he was a child, he had almost never been exposed to anything related to performance due to restrictions on conditions. He clearly remembered that when he first joined the crew of "July and Ansheng", he was under great pressure: "I didn't speak Mandarin well at that time, and I was particularly afraid of dragging down the progress, so the pressure was so high that I lost a big piece of my hair." Li Chengbin still remembers that feeling of confusion and helplessness. He remembered that at the beginning he was not very adaptable to all aspects of the climate, diet, lifestyle, and performance, but being an actor taught him the importance of life. Just like although he was under tremendous pressure on the crew of "July and Ansheng" as a newcomer, no one ever blamed him, "They taught me what a real actor is like, and don't care about the beauty and ugliness in the camera. What he wants to interpret is the real feeling that this character brings to everyone." Now, no matter where and when, he is attentive to feel every moment in life. Those tensions and discomforts make him believe that through continuous learning and practice, "as long as you have the heart, you can overcome it."
This is also the homework he gives himself now.
P: Do you remember what special homework did to film the role of "Su Jiaming" well?
Li Chengbin: My Mandarin was not very standard at that time, so in order to improve my line skills, I had previously found teachers from the Central Academy of Drama to learn line lessons and practice Mandarin vigorously.
P: From a certain perspective, the character "Su Jiaming" seems to be more like the two heroines in the whole story. It cannot be too conspicuous and not too unpresent. How do you grasp the degree between them?
Li Chengbin: The character of Jiaming is quite important in my eyes. His role represents the emotional entanglement of some boys, and at the same time it also carries out the emotional scenes of the two girls in this film. I think Su Jiaming is indispensable in "July and Ansheng".
P: When making this movie, where is the main pressure?
Li Chengbin: After all, I was still a brand new person at that time, and many of the teachers I worked with were very experienced. I still had a lot of psychological pressure. Fortunately, several teachers were also taking care of and helping me so that I could complete it better.
P: From "July to Ansheng" to "Firefire Military Academy", what fresh experiences have you gained in your performance?
Li Chengbin: I like to experience different lives, different characters, and learn different things. I think I still have many things that I have not shown to everyone. I think it is actually quite difficult to experience a career life in a movie, and this experience also makes me more fulfilled.
P: What other works we are looking forward to next?
Li Chengbin: My first costume-themed work " Tang female forensic " will be presented to everyone. The Xiao Song I played in it is a very smart and even a little bit dark-hearted. I hope everyone can support it.
P: Nowadays, the competition in the actor industry is getting bigger and bigger. Faced with a series of fiercely competitive data such as "traffic" and "data", do you feel a sense of crisis?
Li Chengbin: I think there is no good or bad in every road. The most important thing is your own choice. No matter how far or tortuous the road is, as long as you persist, you will be able to reach it one day.
P: What kind of achievements do you want to achieve most at work?
Li Chengbin: I think for me at this stage, the most important thing is to continuously hone my acting skills and explore more possibilities.
Calm AB type Scorpio
P: In addition to the image in film and television dramas, what kind of personality is Li Chengbin in real life? Is there any similarity with which character you have filmed?
Li Chengbin: I am Scorpio AB type, so I will be more calm in life and will be more direct in dealing with emotional issues. Every character I have filmed has my own personality component. If you want to say that the person who looks most like me may be Jiaming.
P: What are the hobbies and hobbies in daily life, such as what do you usually do when you are not working?
Li Chengbin: I usually listen to records and watch movies, and occasionally draw oil paintings at home or make some simple dishes.
P: For you, what is the biggest challenge of being an actor?
Li Chengbin: Selfies... For me, the feeling of life with my heart is often what I see in my eyes and feel in my heart. Whenever I pick up my phone to photograph myself or record my life, I always feel uncomfortable. I think this is also a big challenge for me.
P: Then are you still satisfied with your current life? What is the better life you are looking forward to?
Li Chengbin: I think everyone has a dream, and this dream will change with each different period. Now I just want to meet some good characters and shoot some good works for everyone. Being able to keep shooting videos I like and doing what I like is a life that I am very satisfied with.
【Quick Questions and Answers】
What time of day is your favorite
When the sunset is slow to set
The favorite season is
Autumn
When was the last time I cried?
Yesterday
Share the happiest thing I have recently.
My dog has gained weight again
What might you do if you don’t become an actor?
Tour guide, photographer, painter, singer?!
The type of girl you like.
My heart
Do you care more about your appearance or figure
Acting
Do you post a selfie in the circle of friends?
Zero...
Source of the article: "Phoenix Life" November 2019
Text/Kuizi Photo/Provided by the interviewee Layout/Zhiming
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