Such a devoted performance naturally touched every audience under the stage.
Among these impressive audiences, one performed particularly well. Not only did he cry while watching the play, but at the end of the performance, he excitedly rushed from the audience to the stage and hugged and shook hands with all the actors.
In addition to these slightly rude performances at that time, he later put the play on the screen and adapted it into the TV series that moved the Chinese people the most in 2006.
This drama does not have an actress's story line, nor does it have the lingering love story of previous domestic dramas, but uses its hardcore theme and friendship between men. It became the hottest topic after dinner that year.
"Don't abandon, don't give up" and "Live well, just do something meaningful" are still the signature documents and mottos of many people today.
Having said that, it should not be difficult for everyone to guess that this impulsive audience is Kang, and the TV series he shot that touched hundreds of millions of viewers is the "Soldiers Assault" that Dou Sha will talk about today.
200 1 after more than ten years in the film and television circle, Kang, the first pipe director, became famous with the burning years of passion. With the success of this military TV series, Kang, who has a military complex, wants to make another one. However, this time he wanted to shoot not the older generation soldiers like Shi Guangrong, but the modern soldiers in peacetime.
Unfortunately, there were so few works that could reflect the growth process of modern soldiers at that time that he could only watch and wait. Finally, after searching for three years, Kang saw the drama version of Soldier Assault in the auditorium of the Comrades Theater in Beijing Military Region.
So, after watching the performance of this play, Kang got a treasure and asked about it in many ways. He contacted Lan Xiaolong, the screenwriter of the play, and wanted him to help change the script into a TV play.
Originally, Kang thought it would take some time to modify it into a script. Unexpectedly, Lan Xiaolong handed the script to him at that time and told him:
"I wrote a TV script five years ago, but no one has been willing to shoot it. If you want to shoot, that would be great. "
After listening to Lan Xiaolong, Kang was happy. He said to Lan Xiaolong:
"Don't worry, I'll shoot this play, and I'll shoot it for free!"
After winning the script quite smoothly, the next step is to raise funds for shooting. At first, Kang Honglei thought that with the success of his last work (burning passion for many years), it should not be difficult to find funds.
Unfortunately, there are not many people willing to invest in a military TV series like Soldier Assault, which has no women, no love, no bloody plot and no reversal.
At the beginning, only Bayi Studio was willing to invest, but the funds they could provide were limited, which was far from the budget of10 million. No way, Kang can only raise money everywhere and hit a wall everywhere at the same time.
Just when a penny is worth a penny to overwhelm a hero, Kang found the king of Huayi Brothers. Perhaps out of military feelings, or perhaps because of Huayi's commercial considerations in the layout of TV drama industry, the scout king readily agreed to invest after reading the script of Soldier Assault.
In this way, after being neglected for five years, Soldiers Assault, which was about to be forgotten because of the dissolution of the troupe, was finally born.
However, there is still a long way to go before it reaches the screen and even touches hundreds of millions of viewers. What ordeal?
Casting!
It is very important to choose the right actors for a really good TV series. Legionary teleplay, like Soldier Assault, has many actors to choose right, but Xu Sanduo is the one who needs to choose right most. Therefore, the film crew began to look around for the best candidate for Xu Sanduo.
However, after interviewing a group of actors, director Kang felt that it was inappropriate because they were too urban, and the play was about a rural child from the depths of the mountains.
If the image and temperament are different, how can the audience believe his story? I have no choice but to look for it again. Where can I find it?
Just when everyone was embarrassed to find Xu Sanduo, Director Kang Honglei received a letter of recommendation entitled "My Challenge Invitation", which contained such a passage:
"I am an actor in the army art troupe. Our group has a glorious history of nearly 70 years. Personally, I have deep feelings for the army and an unspeakable military complex. I applied to take part in the TV series Soldier.
Director, I really dreamed that I could play Xu Sanduo, but I also knew that he might not be suitable for me at all, and that was just a good wish.
But in any case, I will be very happy to participate in the filming of this drama, even if I don't participate. At least you saw what I was saying. Thank you. "
Who wrote such a letter with sincere words, even a little begging?
The person who wrote it is Zhang Yi.
As written in the letter, at that time, Zhang Yi was still serving in the army art troupe, and his art troupe was precisely the troupe that performed the drama version of Soldiers Assault.
However, it may be because he is "ugly" and "ugly" has no characteristics. Zhang yi has always been a walk-on in the troupe, and sometimes even the role of a walk-on can't be mixed up.
For example, the drama version of Soldier Assault rehearsed by the troupe. Originally, he was "July B" and had a great chance to perform on stage. However, because there has been no chance, Zhang Yi had to maintain an off-court record for three years. In those three years, Zhang Yi looked forward to the opportunity of "July B" on the stage, while being familiar with other roles in the play, hoping to play other roles on the stage. Unfortunately, the opportunity did not come after all. But because of his thirst for opportunities and preparation for opportunities, Zhang Yi loved the play from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, when he learned that Kang was going to adapt the play into a TV series, Zhang Yi was very eager to participate in it, so he wrote a slightly begging recommendation letter to Kang, hoping that he could play it, or, as he wrote in the letter, "I'm happy to participate".
How does Kang Hui respond to Zhang Yi's desire?
His reply is to let Zhang Yi play Shi Jin, the monitor. He is the only candidate and has no B-corner.
Speaking of which, are you wondering why Zhang Yi can get the role by writing a letter of recommendation? Is it because Kang sympathizes with him?
Of course not. Kang Honglei chose Zhang Yi to play Shi Jin because of his recognition of his acting skills. Before filming Soldiers Assault, the two had already met in the TV series Migrant Workers, and it was because of this TV series that Kang Honglei recognized Zhang Yi's acting skills.
Not only has it been recognized by Kang, but also by many people in the industry. For example, Zhang Yi later starred in the stuttering in "Qiao Family Courtyard", and the male host Chen Jianbin once went to the director Hu Mei.
"(Director) Have you seen migrant workers? How can you let him play this role? "
It is because Zhang Yi's acting skills are obvious to all that Kang Honglei decided to let him play History Jin. However, after getting such an opportunity, Zhang Yi was caught in a dilemma. Why?
Because he is still in service, if he participates, it will definitely affect his work. So, when Zhang Yi applied to join the group, the group leader told him directly to keep people:
"You can shoot if you want, unless you change jobs."
On the one hand, he loves his troops, on the other hand, he cherishes the opportunity of filming for a long time. Under the dilemma, Zhang Yi finally decided to jump ship.
When he filmed the last scene in the crew, that is, the scene to Tiananmen Square, Zhang Yi in the crew was informed to apply for a job change.
On that day, Zhang Yi thought that his nine-year military career was over, hiding in the play and crying. Zhang Yi didn't say a word at the whole scene, but his forbearance touched everyone.
I don't know if you cried your eyes red when you saw this scene before the video, just like red bean paste.
After determining the role of monitor Shi Jin, because of the play "Migrant Workers", Kang found Chen Sicheng, who had worked with him, and wanted him to play the role of a gifted scholar. But after reading the script, Chen Sicheng felt that he was too smart and sophisticated to please the audience. So Chen Sicheng was very resistant to acting at first.
So, he took the opportunity of inviting guests to dinner to discuss with Kang, hoping that he could play a better role.
Originally, Chen Sicheng thought he could win the role of Xu Sanduo by virtue of his previous cooperation. Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, he turned him down and explained to him:
Of all the people who eat at this table, Xu Sanduo is the least attractive, but you are the most popular and beautiful. Therefore, you can only play the role of a genius, not Xu Sanduo.
Seeing that the director was so determined, Chen Sicheng gave up the idea and concentrated on the successful scene.
After determining the roles of Zhang Yi and Chen Sicheng, several other important roles, such as Wu Liuyi of Xing Jiadong, Gao Cheng of Zhang Guoqiang, Wu Zhe of Jerry Lee, July of Duan Long, etc. Also came to the crew one after another.
Among these actors, Duan Long is the most difficult to deal with. At that time, his mind was basically on drama, only occasionally taking over film and television dramas, but several of them always impressed the director.
Just as he plays the killer Luo Yang's TV series Interpol, the director thinks the world is hidden in his eyes. Like him, he made an underground movie in Wang Xiaoshuai and played the role of a street thug. In order to create this role, Duan Long went to the streets to experience life. A week later, he led a group of local gangsters to join the crew, which made the director Wang Xiaoshuai dumbfounded.
It was because his acting skills were widely recognized that Kang decided to invite him to participate in Soldier Assault, but he felt that he could not play the role of a soldier well and refused to participate at first. And kang saw that he was a "drama idiot", so he dared to say:
"People say that your shaping ability is quite strong. I'd like to see if it is true. "
As a result, Duan Long was inspired by him and finally agreed to attend.
But after the performance, Duan Long had some regrets. Why?
Because the director almost told all the actors how to act, but only perfunctory "how can you come when you are comfortable?" This made Duan Long feel uncertain all the time, wondering whether his performance was accurate.
Because of this uncertainty, Duan Long tried his best to shape July. In this way, the July he created can often overshadow the protagonist. Like many of his opposite plays with Xu Sanduo, Dou Sha always feels like an overbearing president and a weak woman when watching.
After most of the actors are in place, only the most important one, Xu Sanduo, is still uncertain. It's been months since casting, and there is only half a month left before the scheduled boot time. Where can I find Xu Sanduo?
Just when the cast was in crisis again, a creative staff thought of the silly root in world without thieves. He thinks that Wang, who plays silly root, is very similar in appearance, personality and temperament. Therefore, the creative staff quickly recommended it to director Kang.
After watching world without thieves, Kang discovered the Blind Well, which was filmed by Wang in his early years. He also thinks Wang is suitable, so he plans to invite him to audition. Unexpectedly, however, when Wang received the audition notice, he immediately said he didn't want to pick up the military TV series. Why?
Because he always had a martial arts dream in his heart, it happened that a martial arts drama found him at that time. So in order to realize her dream, Wang intends to give up the audition for Soldier Assault.
At this time, Xu Fan, who had worked with Kang and was also the boss of Wang, found him. Xu Fan said to the king:
You're not the hero of a martial arts drama. You might as well play soldier assault and enjoy what it's like to be a hero. Besides, it's a good play. You should go to see the play.
In this way, when the boss spoke, Wang chose to trust his eyes and finally went to the audition as promised.
On this trip, Kang met Wang. He smiled with big white teeth and spoke with an accent. He thinks this is the Xu Sanduo he is looking for.
On Wang's side, after reading the script carefully, he felt that he was. Every line the screenwriter wrote for Xu Sanduo seemed to touch his heart. In particular, the phrase "don't abandon, don't give up" is exactly what he encouraged himself countless times in the days when he drifted around in Beijing and couldn't eat.
It was because of this touch that Wang decided to fight.
At the same time, because of his similar growth experience, Wang projected all the emotions he experienced in the process of drifting north, such as ups and downs, grievances and loneliness, hesitation and despair. To the role.
Such portrayal and drama finally moved everyone in Xu Sanduo!
Remember the 333 belly bar made by Wang? This is the turning point of a soldier from a soldier to a soldier king, and it has also become the turning point of Wang's acting career.
With this play, he won the Golden Eagle Award as the most popular actor and officially started his legendary life in the film industry. It is the counter-attack story that Wang himself jumped from a poor boy in the countryside to the most watched male star in China, and it is also the road that everyone of us is taking.
After the cast was determined, Kang decided to take a group of actors to the army to experience life in order to make the image of soldiers created by the actors credible. To this end, the crew specially contacted a special brigade. After obtaining the consent, they divided the actors into classes and let them eat, live and train with the real soldiers.
When these actors are tanned, tired and thin, and the details such as standing, behavior and even eyes are like soldiers, "Soldier Assault" officially started shooting. After the official shooting, because of the early training, the actors entered the role very quickly.
Like Wu Liuyi played by Xing Jiadong, the first scene is a farewell scene in the hospital. According to the plot, this was originally his last scene, and he needed to release his last emotions.
But because of the need of shooting, the crew asked to shoot this shot as soon as they came up. It is reasonable to say that it is difficult for actors to find their state. However, thanks to his earlier life experience, Xing Jiadong successfully explained the forbearance and stubbornness of soldiers when they switched jobs.
In addition to Xing Jiadong, other stars include Wang, Chen Sicheng, etc. It went well, too. However, Zhang Guoqiang's first scene, that is, the scene where Gao Cheng gave a lecture in XinBingLian, was poorly filmed by Zhang Guoqiang, so bad that Kang Honglei changed his mind after watching it. What happened?
It turns out that before taking part in Soldier Assault, Zhang Guoqiang had almost no formal role experience, and most of the time he was a walk-on in the crew.
So, after getting such an opportunity from Gao Cheng, perhaps because of the rare opportunity, excessive tension and a little stuttering, Zhang Guoqiang was in a state of disorder when giving lectures to the recruits in the play, and he had no confidence in Gao Cheng's performance. Therefore, Kang can only stop filming, leaving Zhang Guoqiang to look for the status in the warehouse.
On Zhang Guoqiang's side, I felt guilty because I didn't play well, and I couldn't even eat. Later, someone in the crew told Kang about Zhang Guoqiang's inability to eat, and Kang enlightened him and said:
I allow each of you actors to go out of line once or twice.
In this way, under the guidance of Kang Dao, Zhang Guoqiang unloaded his psychological burden, quickly recovered his state, and successfully completed the most important scene in his soldiers' assault. It is a scene in which Gao Cheng vented his anger on Xu Sanduo after the dissolution of Gang Qilian.
With Zhang Guoqiang's recovery, all the actors' performances are no longer a problem, and the rest is to face the hard shooting. Fortunately, these actors are dedicated enough to bear hardships. Everyone is very involved in this wonderful play that they recognize.
Therefore, although the filming process was very tired and bitter, the whole crew did not give up, did not give up, and United as one. In the end, they overcame all kinds of difficulties and finished shooting the whole TV series in just 90 days.
The play was made into a film, but it met with resistance when it was released. What resistance? No TV station wants to broadcast it! Because they think such a pure man's play will not be liked by the audience at all. In desperation, I had to talk to Kang about cooperation with local TV stations. After many contacts, "Soldier Assault" finally got the first broadcast opportunity on Shaanxi ground channel.
In this way, a TV series that is not optimistic will soon trigger a viewing frenzy and become the "king of drama" of major TV stations with the deepening of the plot and the fermentation of the audience's word of mouth.
That year, "Don't abandon, don't give up" became the "life creed" of the national audience, and it is still the motto of many people.
That year, Xu Sanduo became the spiritual idol of the national audience and even appeared in the job advertisement of CCTV.
After that year, countless people began to think about whether to choose success or Xu Sanduo.
The TV series tells us: To be Xu Sanduo, but life is much more complicated than drama. In real life, most people will choose to be talented. Because you have a gift, you are often good at dancing with long sleeves.
But Dou Sha believes that everyone should turn to Xu Sanduo for help, because it is the softest existence in our hearts.
To be or not to be, this is an unanswered question. But no matter who you choose to be, you must "live well and do something meaningful"!
Because, life is hot, and it's worth being hot for everyone.