Author | Yin Wanni
Editor | Lonely Pigeon
She wore a thick braid, slightly buttoned air bangs, a beige cashmere sweater and a long wool skirt. This is Tong Lei's first appearance in Beautiful Days. She plays Bai Re Xue, a drama actress in her early twenties.
Tong Lei studied traditional Chinese opera, studied in Zhejiang Art School, and joined Zhejiang Xiaobaihuayue Troupe to sing Hua Dan after graduation. In her opinion, her artistic experience has something in common with the role of Bai Re Xue, which may be the reason why the producer asked her to star in the play.
"Beautiful Days" focuses on the first self-made steam locomotive in China, taking the life of five families as a microcosm, and tells the story of the times when several generations of Dabei Factory struggled for the development of the new China locomotive industry.
When he first received the script, Tong Lei was very interested. It is vivid, easy to read and detailed, just like reading a novel, not boring at all. The difficulty is that she wants to play a role that spans 70 years.
When I was young, my scene was easy to solve. After all, I have experienced it myself, but the hard part is the old scenes. Tong Lei first thought of her grandmother and grandmother's appearance when they were old, and referred to their manner, speech speed and temperament, and then analyzed her state when she was old according to the role of Bai Re Xue.
In the last episode, 80-year-old Bai Re snow appeared, and it took five hours to make up for the old man. The actor's face should be coated with latex, which is easy to cause skin allergy. When dealing with the scene, Tong Lei lowered his voice, lengthened the ending and slowed down the pace. Although he is old, his body is still straight, and his manners reveal an elegant and calm temperament.
"Bai Re snow, after all, is the head of the art troupe, and later became the director of the Cultural Bureau. As a cadre and an actress, she must be more energetic than the old people of her age. "Tong Lei said.
Wang Qianyuan plays Bai Re snow's husband Qi Xiang Qian, a demobilized soldier, and there are many opposite plays between them. Sometimes in a scene with a lot of lines, two people will take time to check their lines before going to the set, because time will be tighter when going to the scene to check and adjust the words. It takes at least one hour to spell the words correctly at a time.
The state and rhythm between actors are also constantly adjusted. On the first day of shooting, there was a scene where the sun was setting and they were boating in the water. Bai Re accepted Qian Qi's confession and offered to get along with him. Wang Qianyuan's handling method is to stand up and confirm each other's mind again and again. The boat swung from side to side, followed by Wang Qianyuan. Finally, he jumped down happily and fluttered in the water.
Jumping into the water is Wang Qianyuan's improvisation. Tong Lei immediately followed up, adjusted his performance, and persuaded Qi to return to the boat. At that time, it was 1 1 month, and the temperature in Qingdao was 10 degrees, but the water was still very cold, and it was over in one beat.
This year is the twentieth year of Tong Lei's debut. She chose to continue to be a professional actress, concentrate on acting, and not be impetuous because of changes in the surrounding environment.
She remembers that when she made her first play "Across the Taiwan Strait", she collaborated with veteran actors Zhao Youliang and Athena Chu. When they talked about performance, they said, "In the final analysis, it is endurance." This sentence, she firmly in mind.
She just wants to be an actress and make it her lifelong career.
In Beautiful Days, Tong Lei thinks that the love between Bai Re Xue and Qian Qi is the product of a specific era. Between Qiu Shi, his best friend, and Qian Qi, who saved himself on the battlefield, Bai Ruo chose the latter as his lover.
On the surface, the two don't match. Bai Re Xue is a young lady of bourgeois background, with pure and gentle temperament and indisputable lofty spirit. Qi is a veteran, stubborn and passionate forever. After changing jobs, he vowed to build a motorcycle. But every time at a critical time, Qi always gives his wife the greatest understanding and support.
There is a scene in the play in which Bai Ruo was disqualified from playing A Qing Sao due to birth problems, and was arranged to be transformed into a study class. She is worried that it will affect her husband's future. When Tong Lei handled the performance, it was very natural and touching. When she met her husband, she looked forward, lowered her head and pursed her lips to show her concern. Hearing her husband's confession, the tears in her eyes finally fell down. From grievances to worries, and then to inner peace, Tong Lei accurately expressed layers of emotions through performances.
Compare the love between Bai Re Xue and Qi to the love of harmony. "In uncertain war years, some women will choose heroes and soldiers as the other half to protect themselves. Bai Re Xue knows how to choose and has his own ideals and career. She is a very clever woman. "
Tian Yu in "Bright Sword" is her first role known to the audience. The douban score of the play is 9.4, making it a classic of domestic drama. Tong Lei registered Weibo earlier, about 2009. At that time, Weibo's identity certificate given to her by the company was "Actor, TV series" Bright Sword "plays Tian Yu", which has not been changed.
In those years, many scripts of war dramas, spy dramas and age dramas were given to Tong Lei. It is more or less her choice to be the heroine in this kind of TV series. "When I debuted, I received very few scripts on the theme of idol dramas. When I received them, I refused them, because the scripts were not as solid as the spy war dramas and age dramas in my hands." She told the blogosphere.
Since 2006, busyness has become the normal life in Tong Lei. Before the play was finished, the next one began, urging her to join the league, 365 days a year.
During that time, Tong Lei seldom had time to go home. Only when the season changes, does she go home to pack the clothes for the season, or wait for the scene in her hand to stay at home for a short time. Home seems to be a warehouse.
The days of continuous rotation lasted for four years. From 2006 to 20 10, Tong Lei participated in 18 TV series and 1 movie. On weekdays, because of the full schedule, friends can't make an appointment to see her. After a long time, they stopped looking. Occasionally, when she is free, Tong Lei will go shopping by herself.
Being busy filming became a memory of Tong Lei's life during that time. One day, she sat there in a daze, feeling exhausted. She is thinking about what she is doing, and this life seems to have lost herself. She decided to start changing.
Tong Lei's pace of work has slowed down. He shoots one or two plays every year.
From 20 18 to 20021year, Tong Lei took over three chronological dramas, the longest of which was Xuanwumen, with a time span of 120 years, while Beautiful Days lasted more than half a century.
Although many events in Time are not really experienced by actors, Tong Lei still tries to mobilize his daily accumulation and life experience to get close to the characters. Tong Lei's parents were born in 1950s and experienced many social changes. From their stories, Tong Lei gained a lot of knowledge about history.
As for how to play the drama of the times well, Tong Lei thinks that it is difficult to experience the same experience again, but people's emotions are interlinked. In the scene where Bai Re Xue and Qian Qi separated, Bai Re Xue was confused and helpless at the moment, unaware of the future, and unclear about the time of separation from her husband. During the performance, Tong Lei mobilized his personal feelings of being separated from his relatives in real life, expounded the inner pain of the role, and integrated himself with the role.
For acting, the longer the time, the more cautious I am, and I dare not be careless. Five years ago, Tong Lei began to watch her own play. At first, she only picked her own part, and gradually she changed to watch the whole play. She went to repeat what problems she had in the performance, wrote down what she did well and what she didn't do well, and reminded herself not to make similar mistakes again.
In recent years, Tong Lei has also felt the changes in the market. "When I was in my twenties, there were many scripts, and scripts often appeared. If I can't see them myself, I will let the team screen first and give me the scripts that I think are good. There are fewer scripts now, and there are not many roles suitable for my age, and there are few good scripts. " She told the blogosphere.
Tong Lei was unhurried and as cool as a cucumber. She hardly participates in variety shows, and there are not many advertisements. On the one hand, she thinks that her personality is not suitable for variety shows and will not bring interesting points to the show. On the other hand, she wants to keep her identity as an actress secret.
She separates work from life. In her spare time, she likes to hide herself, exercise and travel, or accompany her daughter in baking, gardening and flower arranging. When she went out, she was not fully armed with masks and sunglasses. Sometimes when eating in a restaurant, it often happens that fans stare at you and come over to ask for autographs and take pictures. Tong Lei usually cooperates and will not refuse the fans' requests.
"I have never let myself down." Tong Lei's favorite actress is helen mirren. She has been performing all her life and has an elegant temperament. She has won many awards, including the Oscar for Best Actress. It is Tong Lei's expectation to take her as a guide, keep approaching her and become an actor with connotation and characteristics.
As long as you play hard, there is no shortage of opportunities. At present, Tong Lei has just finished filming a drama, which is a fantasy TV series. This is her first attempt. She plays an age-appropriate role in the play, and then she will film in another crew.
Ten years ago, Tong Lei defined a good actor as a good actor. Now, her mind has not changed. She said, "The audience likes me and wants to see my play. If there is a movie for me, I will act it. "