Chen Daoming’s way of being a human being: Be clear about my “truth”

The just-released TV series “Chinese-Style Divorce” has aroused a strong response among the vast number of TV viewers. Chen Daoming, who plays the male protagonist, successfully portrayed the character with accurate and delicate performance, becoming the most dazzling highlight of the play. Chen Daoming has been in the film and television industry for more than 20 years. He has won the Golden Rooster Golden Eagle Award and the Feitian Award for Best Actor. He is a leading outstanding actor and is known as an "evergreen tree" in the entertainment industry. When people traced the footsteps of his success and analyzed the secret of his success, they found the enlightening answer from the banner he inscribed "acting with true feelings and being a true person". He told the reporter, "Acting and life are closely related. We must adhere to the truth, put in the true feelings, work hard, and express true emotions. Otherwise, we will not be able to act well, let alone do good work." Good person."

After becoming famous, he insisted on being "true" and strictly controlled himself

In 1988, Chen Daoming won the first public award for his starring role in the TV series "The Last Emperor" as young Pu Yi. He became famous in one fell swoop by winning the Best Actor Award at the TV Golden Eagle Awards and the Outstanding Actor Award at the 9th National TV Feitian Awards. After winning the award, he was caught off guard by the influx of honors and applause.

Shortly after the Golden Eagle Awards evening party, the relevant departments of the Ministry of Culture held a meeting between the Golden Eagle Award-winning cast members and the audience. Many people crowded forward and asked for Chen Daoming's autograph. The first time he encountered such a scene, Chen Daoming's hands were sweating nervously.

As an actor, who hasn’t dreamed of becoming a star? An actor without dreams of stardom will never be a good actor. And when the dream comes true, who can not be elated? But this is also the critical moment that truly tests an actor. If you are complacent, think you are great, sleep on your honor, and stop working hard, you will be ruined by your honor. Many actors disappear soon after winning awards, because they just didn't pass this test well.

Never let honor trip you up. After Chen Daoming was happy, he quickly stabilized his mentality and warned himself not to let honor go to his head.

He is not famous because he is neglected in front of the door. After winning the award, many things that have nothing to do with acting came to him. He was given various forms to fill out and rated as outstanding. The young man might have asked him to join a certain association and serve as a director, but he politely refused. The presidents of some societies came personally to invite him to join, but he also declined. The chairman felt very humiliated, and immediately changed his face, saying that Chen Daoming hit him in the face, which was too disrespectful. Some friends also advised him not to be too stubborn. Why should you refuse a good thing that others can't find even with a lantern, and make people think you don't know how to appreciate it? He said that this association has nothing to do with acting. What can I do for them by joining? When his friends heard what he said, they all laughed and said, are you really mentally retarded or are you just pretending to be stupid? They asked you to join just to borrow your reputation, so what do they use you for? He said that now my experience should be focused entirely on studying and acting, and I refuse to consider anything else.

Recalling that time, Chen Daoming said: "As an actor, it is easy to gain attention. If you have a good opportunity and meet the right role, it is easy to become famous. After you become famous, it is the real test for you, because this is It is easy for you to become impetuous and unable to control yourself, which will destroy yourself."

How does Chen Daoming control himself? He said that he would stick to the word "truth", calm down, recognize himself, and ask himself, what is it that he wants? Do you want Nan Pianmiao to have a false reputation, or do you really want to act well and create vivid characters? If you really want to act well and be a good actor, don't be affected by all this, concentrate on it, study hard, and enrich yourself.

In order not to be disturbed by the outside world, he quietly hid in the film archives, browsed Chinese and foreign film materials, watched world-famous films, figured out the performance styles of those masters, learned performance experience from them, and gained insights. The secret of acting.

One day at noon, an old director came to the Film Archive to check information. When he saw Chen Daoming chewing dry bread and looking at the books on the table attentively, he walked over and said to him: "Oh, isn't this Dao Ming? You've already won the Best Actor Award, but you're so focused on studying, why don't you just relax?" He raised his head and smiled and said, "The more you study, the more you know what you need to learn. This is too much." The old director said with emotion: "Daoming, I am not praising you in person. You are the first young actor I have seen who has won an award and is famous, and can still calm down and study. I dare say that if you continue like this, you will achieve great success."

Inject true feelings into the characters and ensure that no "fake products" come out of you

Chen Daoming's dedication to acting lies in his heart. There is a reputation for excellence in the entertainment industry. Once he received the script, he was completely immersed in it. "Fortress Besieged" is the film that Chen Daoming spent the most energy on. Chen Daoming stars as Fang Hongjian, who has a complex character and has experienced twists and turns, and he will lose his shape if he is not careful. After receiving the script, Chen Daoming studied the script repeatedly, took notes carefully, and prepared various plans. In addition to desk preparation, he also read a large number of books, movies, and pictures from the 1930s and 1940s to feel the atmosphere of that era and identify the characters' mentality, movements, and expressions. One day, my wife Du Xian came home. The housekeeper wore a long gown and a pair of glasses. She walked back and forth in front of the big mirror in the room, and muttered something in her mouth. What. It was the dog days of summer, and there was no air conditioning at home. He was just trying to figure out Fang Hongjian's role, without even turning on the fan. He was sweating profusely, and the front and back of his gown were soaked, but he didn't. I felt it, and I didn’t even notice my wife entering the door. Still performing in front of the mirror. Seeing him so devoted and obsessed, Du Xian felt really funny and distressed at the same time. He quickly called him and took off his gown. But he shouted out a sentence in a confused manner: "Miss Su... ah? It's not Miss Su... it's you?" After hearing his words, his wife couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "What the hell are you Miss Su?" Her? Wake up, your soul has been lost in the play! "I thought he was well prepared, so he was very precise during the performance. Sometimes it even surprises director Huang Shuqin. For many of the key points, he prepared a variety of performance plans and ideas. When he called Huang Shuqin, Huang Shuqin was so moved that tears flowed out. He sighed and said, how could an actor with such dedication and ideas fail to succeed? ?

Sure enough, after the broadcast of "Fortress Besieged", there was a wave of "Fortress Besieged" craze across the country. While people marveled at the wonderful plot, they were also full of praise for Chen Daoming's performance, calling him an acting genius. In this regard, Chen Daoming said that doing anything requires talent, but it also requires true devotion. As actors, if we don't inject true feelings into the characters, then the performance will be unreal, just like a shoddy product manufactured by a factory.

The most intolerable thing for Chen Daoming is that the actors he plays with are not serious. When filming "Kangxi Dynasty", a supporting actor acted loosely and was not serious at all. He gave a few reminders, but It still didn't change. Chen Daoming became anxious and threw his hat in anger. The supporting actor said: "After the play is over, it is your protagonist who is famous. What are we doing so hard as co-stars?" Chen Daoming said: "If you don't change your mind, you will never be the protagonist. You are not willing to give even a little bit of true love." , not even qualified to be a supporting role!"

One morning while filming "Chinese Divorce", Chen Daoming performed an extremely painful emotional entanglement scene. He was so devoted that he couldn't calm down for a long time after the filming. , when it was time to eat at noon, he could not stop crying while holding the lunch box, and the tears became more and more violent, and strings fell into the lunch box. Seeing him so devoted to his true feelings, everyone present secretly admired and sighed: Good acting skills are obtained with true feelings!

Talking about the fake performances that are now flooding the screen. Chen Daoming hated it deeply, saying that this was selling "fake and inferior products" and was a deceptive practice by profiteers who wanted money and shamelessness. If an actor takes this path, his artistic life will be over.

A genuine person, devoted to study, not burdened by fame or fortune

Chen Daoming is a person who does not like to join in the fun. He rarely attends parties and serves as a guest on TV entertainment programs. In his free time, he read, practiced calligraphy, or copied Tang poems with a brush.

The famous director Feng Xiaogang said that Chen Daoming is the one who has read the most among the actors. This is by no means an exaggeration.

The largest piece of furniture in his home is the bookshelf, which is filled with books, which reminds people of an idiom, there is a lot of books. These books are by no means purchased for arty decoration. In Chen Daoming's own words, he reads books because he likes them. The wisdom in books can sublimate his soul. Books are his spiritual garden. Most of the books he bought were about classical literature, and he had read every one of them. Some of them were read more than once, but he studied them repeatedly and understood them carefully. In the series of books, he absorbed rich cultural heritage. People say that Chen Daoming looks elegant, which has a lot to do with his extensive reading. Once on a plane, he and a famous literature professor sat next to each other. The two talked, and the more they talked, the more they talked. They talked about "The West Chamber" from "The Book of Songs" and from Qu Yuan to Li Bai. The professor was particularly surprised. When leaving, he said to Chen Daoming: "I have always had a prejudice in the past, thinking that today's actors are all embroidered pillows - beautiful in appearance but empty in the belly. After listening to your talk today, this prejudice is gone. No. It’s an exaggeration to say that your level of knowledge in classical literature can give lectures to doctoral students.”

In the entertainment industry, there are small circles where some people come together to praise and help each other. . But Chen Daoming never participated. Except for filming when it was suitable for the crew to be together, he spent most of the rest of his time at home. He said that in a tense social environment, you must leave yourself some space and time to be alone, study and think seriously. If you just run around in a hurry every day without stopping to learn and think, sooner or later the things stored in your mind will be used up and will be ruthlessly eliminated. Therefore, it is foolish to have an understanding without learning and without foresight.

Chen Daoming is an undisputed star, but he never pretends to be a star. He was polite to everyone, like a gentleman, and never arrogant. He never hypes himself up in a big way, nor does he compete with others in terms of reputation. He just focused on playing his own role and shaping each character well. He said that fame is fake and it is enough for actors to let their characters speak for themselves.

Chen Daoming always maintains a clean and aloof character. He never talks about others behind their backs. When he hears someone's comments, if he feels that they are going too far, he will step in to stop them. The actor has been under intense scrutiny and attracted people's attention. Various rumors are flying around, and people in the industry sometimes follow suit. Once, rumors spread about an actress, which made the actress very hurt. When Chen Daoming was filming, he heard several actors talking about this matter together. He immediately said to them, it was already very lively outside, can we stop talking about it and stop adding fuel to the fire? Later, the actress learned about this and expressed her gratitude to Chen Daoming when she met him, thanking her for standing up for her when others made irresponsible remarks about him. Chen Daoming told her that he didn't want to defend or protect anyone at that time, but he didn't want to hear some people making irresponsible remarks about others behind their backs because he felt it was a matter of a person's quality. Seeing him being so frank, others said he might as well just accept the favor and forget it. Why bother to explain it seriously? But Chen Daoming is so serious and will never tell lies just to win favors.

Another time, an actor said something dissatisfied with Chen Daoming behind his back. Later, someone passed these words on to him. They wanted to get close to him, but when he didn't express any reaction, they asked him if he was angry. Angry, he said: "Angry, but what I'm angry about is why you told me these things. It's normal for him to be dissatisfied with me. No one can satisfy everyone. He just talks behind his back, but you Such a sequence has changed the taste, and many relationships between people are ruined by letting you spread the word like this.”

As long as you ask for a like-minded friend, you will sacrifice no matter how great your interests are. I will help you without hesitation. When Feng Xiaogang was filming "Chicken Feathers", he was asked to play the leading role. He read the script carefully and agreed because it was a good script. At this time, another crew asked him to join. Although the salary was generous, he turned it down without hesitation. Later, Feng Xiaogang was particularly moved when he found out about this incident. He repeatedly said sorry for affecting his ability to earn money. He smiled and said, "Is money more important than friends?"

In today's entertainment industry, many people are impetuous and pursue fame and fortune rather than friendship. And Chen Dao clearly values ??friendship, is indifferent to fame and wealth, and maintains his true nature, which is even more commendable. In him, we feel the charm of a "real person".