An actor's dream joke

20 19 On the first day of Clouds with Rain in the Wind, everyone in the audience praised Zhang Songwen's acting skills.

This day is a watershed in Zhang Songwen's life, but on this day, he waited for 20 years.

Speaking of Zhang Songwen, perhaps in the hearts of many viewers, he has no name, only the code name of this role.

He is the self-abased and flattering "Tang" in A Cloud, a Rain and a Wind.

It is Gu Jianhua, the father of Xiao Yanggu in Summer of Xijiang River.

He is the county magistrate of "Cao Zhiyuan" in "Fighting Gangsters".

It's Zhu Chaoyang's father "Zhu Yongping" in Hidden Corner. ......

But he is a late bloomer and the most underrated China actor "Zhang Songwen".

The man in front of him was dressed in shabby robes and hung on the gallows by hemp rope.

As soon as the voice of giving orders fell, I saw the board under his feet suddenly break.

The man was hung violently in the air.

The man in the photo is Zhang Songwen.

This is a clip that happened in Pioneer. In order to better restore the whole process of hanging,

Zhang Songwen was hung by hemp rope and shot four or five times.

The last time we filmed, Zhang Songwen was speechless.

With all his strength, he raised his hand to the rope. When the staff saw it, they quickly stepped forward to untie the rope.

After untied, everyone was shocked.

Zhang Songwen's neck was red and swollen with hemp rope, and he began to cough and shortness of breath. ......

After a short rest, someone asked him: Why are you working so hard?

Zhang Songwen replied: "As long as my physical limit can bear it, I will try my best to complete the performance and do my best."

Of course, he didn't just talk, he did it anyway.

In order to better explain the feeling of limping, he will put a sharp stone directly in his shoes and say to the staff with a happy smile:

With that, he limped into the crowd and started shooting the next scene.

Even in the role of a walk-on, Zhang Songwen is never vague.

As we all know, the walk-on is the background wall of the protagonist. It stands to reason that as long as the performance is over, you can take the money and leave.

But Zhang Songwen told himself: "There has never been a small role, only a small actor."

Therefore, before becoming famous, it was extremely difficult for Zhang Songwen to walk on.

Once, Zhang Songwen needed to play a passerby who was eating. In order to better interpret the role,

Zhang Songwen went up to the assistant director and asked, "What's his name? What is his job? How old is he? "

The assistant director said impatiently, "why do you have so many questions?" Just eat. "

After a while, Zhang Songwen began to ask again, and the deputy director said directly: "Let that person leave!"

Some people may ask: Why is Zhang Songwen working so hard? Why do you work so hard? Why do you want to compete with yourself?

I think only he knows how difficult this journey is.

The road he once walked, he didn't want anyone to walk it again, and all this was hidden in his past.

Zhang Songwen has two famous stories.

When he was young, he and Zhou Yiwei managed the crew together. One day, they came to a place called Puzzled Hotel for an audition.

Just entering, I happened to meet the director and several bosses sitting on the sofa chatting.

They are discussing what kind of people can't be actors.

As soon as Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei came in, they became their negative teaching materials.

So, the deputy director pointed to Zhang Songwen and said, "You see, people like him can't be actors."

Investors asked doubtfully: "How can you see that you can't do it?"

"This person is a Cantonese. First, he is a dwarf, so short. Second, his forehead is still very big, like an ape. "

Then the assistant director went on to say, "This tall man can't do it. His mouth is like a sausage. They are as bad as two peas in a pod. "

His voice did not fall, Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei waited for a while and stopped, so the deputy director pointed.

They kicked us out before the audition.

When he left, Zhang Songwen politely thanked the deputy director and asked, "Excuse me, do you still have our photos?" In case there is a suitable role in the future ... "

But before Zhang Songwen finished, the deputy director chimed in and said, "If you leave any photos, you can't even be an actor."

After turning to leave, they got on the elevator and were suddenly silent for five minutes in the elevator. No one thought of pressing the first floor.

After a relative silence for a while, the two smiled at each other and encouraged each other: tomorrow will be fine.

This is Zhang Songwen's first story, and his second story is "buying a house".

This year, Zhang Songwen is 46 years old, but there is still no acre of land of his own in China.

When he was poorest, not to mention buying a house, even food and shelter became a problem, and he was worried about the rent for next month every day.

Zhang Songwen is also one of the few actors who dare to be honest with the media about their income:

When these two stories add up, some people may feel sorry for him and think that he is a fool who is desperately trying to realize his dream.

But in fact, Zhang Songwen, who has lived an ascetic life for 20 years, has no grievances in his heart.

In his heart, he always felt lucky and happy.

Since childhood, Zhang Songwen's motto in life is: Do your best and leave it to fate.

For him, this is not pessimistic fatalism, but he knows that "doing your best" is the first.

And people around him are trying their best to protect his young heart in their own way.

Zhang Songwen's parents are soldiers and his mother is a Chinese doctor. Therefore, the busyness of his parents made him lack of companionship since childhood.

Idle and bored, I often go to play with uncle Lu, the gatekeeper of the cinema.

Uncle Lu is very kind to him. Like his grandson, he often secretly lets him go to the movies.

Perhaps it was from then on that Zhang Songwen planted the seeds of "movie dream" in his heart.

Besides going to the movies often, Zhang Songwen sometimes walks down the street with his mother to save lives.

One day, Zhang Songwen and his mother went halfway up the mountain in the village to see an old woman.

Just entering the door, Zhang Songwen saw the old woman lying on the bed, dying.

But my mother gave grandma a physical examination and said to her happily:

"Your body is recovering well. You don't need to take medicine. You can recover by sunbathing more. "

After listening to his mother's words, Zhang Songwen was puzzled. On the way home, he asked his mother:

"Get more sunshine, will grandma get better?"

Mother said, "Actually, grandma is dying. The reason why I let him bask in the sun more is because people will be happy if they bask in the sun more. "

Hearing his mother's words, Zhang Songwen seemed to understand. ......

However, Zhang Songwen's mother, who wanted to protect her life, died early. ......

13-year-old Zhang Songwen, whose mother was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer.

In order to treat his mother, his father spent almost all his savings at home.

Young Zhang Songwen is even more at a loss. In addition to going to school every day, he will dig herbs for his mother everywhere, just because he heard that some herbs can cure his mother. ......

After getting up every morning, the first thing Zhang Songwen does is to open the curtains. He wants to let the sun shine in and make his mother happy.

But fate is so cruel. After two years of treatment, my mother passed away.

Zhang Songwen has been very decadent since his mother left. As long as he returns to the familiar environment, his mother's figure will always be in his mind.

Every time I go home, Zhang Songwen will stay in the yard and stare blankly at the lush trees at the door besides talking to his father in the house.

Therefore, after finishing vocational high school, Zhang Songwen left his hometown and took the train to Dongguan. This year, he 16 years old.

In order to make a living, Zhang Songwen has done many jobs: printing factory worker, beverage salesman, air conditioner installer, hotel waiter and hotel manager. ......

He didn't settle down completely until he got a tour guide card and became a tour guide.

He took tourists all over the scenic spots in Guangdong, traveled all over the mountains and rivers in China, and sometimes took tourists to Thailand.

Five years later, Zhang Songwen became the "domestic manager". In that era when the average salary was less than two thousand, Zhang Songwen's monthly salary reached more than twenty thousand.

One day, a female colleague of the unit asked Zhang Songwen, "What is your dream?"

At this time, he has already been smoothed by reality. Without thinking, he replied directly, "What dreams can I have at my age? It must be to get married and have children. "

Unexpectedly, this female colleague asked again, "What do you want to do most?"

In an instant, the female colleague's words rekindled his long-buried actor dream, but he had no confidence in himself and said with loss:

"What I want to do most is to lie in bed and watch movies every day."

Hearing this, the female colleague went on to say, "Then you can go to Peking University and engage in film-related work."

But Zhang Songwen thinks this is his farthest dream: "That's impossible, the movie is too far away from me."

"How is that possible? Zhang Yimou also went to school at the age of 28. "

This remark by a female colleague rekindled Zhang Songwen's hope, so he quit his job as a tour guide, sold more than 30,000 pieces of furniture at home to his colleagues at a low price, and then went to Beijing.

This year, Zhang Songwen was 25 years old.

Zhang Songwen lived up to expectations, was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, and became classmates with Zhou Yiwei and Che Xiao.

Because he is an older student, Zhang Songwen always makes many jokes. When many students see him, they will respectfully say, "Good teacher."

However, Zhang Songwen was influenced by his age. Because of his enthusiasm and age, he succeeded in becoming a monitor.

But the problem of Putonghua has become the biggest bottleneck in Zhang Songwen. Even the teacher warned him: "The Putonghua exam at the end of the month is not much better. Go home!"

In order to overcome this difficulty, Zhang Songwen has made great efforts.

He washed the pebble, put it under his tongue and forced himself to roll it up.

In this way, Zhang Songwen's pronunciation is gradually standardized, but the gap between him and others is gradually widening.

When others are practicing the script, he delays the practice by correcting his pronunciation.

However, in order to catch up with others, Zhang Songwen tries to get in touch with all the scripts he left behind, and his spare time will also be used to hang his voice.

Many things happen. Zhang Songwen graduated in the first year.

After graduation, Zhang Songwen encountered another setback, that is, there was no drama to shoot.

If you want to ask, who is the most experienced person in managing the cast, it must be Zhang Songwen.

In 2003, Zhang Songwen operated 360 units in one year, 280 units in the second year and 200 units in the third year.

Day after day, year after year, Zhang Songwen was rejected by the director 840 times in three years.

In the next ten years, Zhang Songwen got few opportunities, but fortunately, the salary of a teacher in Nortel can simply support his life.

In order to save money, Zhang Songwen goes to the market to buy food at 7: 30 every night.

Because the food market was closed at this time, although it was all leftovers, for him at that time, cheap was the first.

Therefore, in those poor days, Zhang Songwen ate all the leftovers. In the words of vendors, it is: "That pile of rotten leaves is not eaten by pigs."

He can't remember how long he hasn't sent money to his father, but his father has broken his heart for him in his hometown. His father wants to send his son the last light and heat before he retires.

So he called Zhang Songwen: "Wen Song, why don't you come back? I can help you find a stable job through contacts. "

The result is obvious, my father's request was rejected by Zhang Songwen, but he continued.

"I saved a little money, a total of 130 thousand, why don't you buy a house first?"

What my father didn't know, however, was that 1.3 million yuan couldn't even buy a toilet in Beijing, but he still wanted to protect Zhang Songwen's dream with his love.

His mother gave Zhang Songwen compassion to save the world, while his father gave him laissez-faire tolerance and support.

This may explain why in the depressed 20 years, even if he can't get the play, Zhang Songwen still insists on his dream;

This may also explain why he can put down his dignity and set up performance remedial classes in the small courtyard of rural bungalows;

This may better show that he could have made a fortune by becoming a star godfather, but he didn't.

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Fortunately, after years of exploration, with the help of director Tang, we finally saw that there are such good actors in Clouds in the Wind and Rain.

So a good actor should not be like this from beginning to end, nor should he be mediocre.

Zhang Songwen should shine brilliantly and let more audiences see that there is such a conscientious and good actor in China entertainment circle.

But in the entertainment circle where traffic is prevalent, there is no drama without traffic.

Whenever talking about Zhang Songwen, the casting directors in the industry say that he is a good player in the industry, but when it comes to the price, he will falter: "Teacher Zhang is really good, an artist, but this role is not flowing."

But what matters is the process or the performance? I think this question is worth pondering.

Today, Zhang Songwen is 46 years old. With his excellent acting skills and good reputation, he has become completely popular.

Whether in Hidden Corner or Pioneer, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are remarkable.

He has been at the forefront, guiding the new generation of actors in the entertainment circle and becoming their godfather.

Although he hasn't bought a house of his own yet, he doesn't look down on himself or feel miserable.

In other words, not buying a house doesn't mean that Zhang Songwen can't afford it. Now, he won't spend extra time thinking about whether to buy or not.

He knows that all our wealth is not permanent, but we keep it temporarily.

Therefore, Zhang Songwen, who lives in a rural bungalow, will grow flowers and vegetables in his spare time and play cards with his neighbors.

Life in Zhang Songwen is still very happy, and the days are still full.

Such a good actor who is indifferent to fame and fortune really doesn't know how many traffic stars in the entertainment circle blush and how many people have been hit in the face. ......