On August 28, 2022, the military TV series "Zero Distance" landed in the prime time of the Central Eighth, and the broadcast immediately became popular on the whole network. Chai Shenghua, the veteran captain of the Xiaolang special team known as "Thorn Head", is played by actor Xiao Cong . Following the "Decisive Victory Zero Distance", Xiao Cong's other work "Youth Years" will also be launched. With thick accumulation and thin hair, Xiao Cong's show has begun.
Chatting with Xiao Cong's name, the audience will still be relatively unfamiliar, but these two days must have learned the inadequacy and uprightness of his role of "Chai Shenghua".
Xiao Cong, who graduated from of Central Academy of Drama, appeared on the screen in 2005 and starred in the third-level police superintendent Pang Jiandong in the crime suspense drama " Sunshine Blooms Like Flowers ", and then successively appeared in the anti-war drama " Youth" Song of ", criminal investigation drama " Night Run ", documentary series " Shocked the World for Seven Days " and other works. In 2009, Xiao Cong played the role of 's second-level police superintendent Wang Yong in the suspense drama " Major Case Six Groups 3" and " Major Case Six Groups 4", which exploded most of the audience's childhood. , a criminal policeman who is brave and resourceful, has keen insight and a cool head.
For these roles, some directors commented "Xiao Cong has an innate military temperament." Many media commented "Xiao Cong is unique among tough guy actors" "Xiao Cong's handling of characters is very accurate, and the shape is very three-dimensional" "Xiao Cong is good at shaping the complex inner world of the characters"... Dozens of works like this come at the bottom, with solid characters, but Xiao Cong has never been popular, probably because he is too involved in each role, acting like what, instead let the The audience forgets the actors themselves. The difference between
and the upright and awe-inspiring tough guy on the screen is that Xiao Cong was first seen at the 2020 Beijing Spring Push Conference, but he was a man with a slightly unruly look, and his handsome face was hard to distinguish between right and wrong. At that time, he was recording a publicity ID for the TV series " Hongguoguojindandan ". The staff held the teleprompter paper, and he probably felt that it was not smooth after trying it out. He took the word and walked to the side. Walk back, unscripted to complete the recording. The details of
highlight the character. Xiao Cong has always been so persistent in his acting skills and roles.
"Xiao Cong is like this. He is rigorous in details and constantly pondering on the role!" Yang Wensen, the screenwriter and producer of "Zero Distance" commented on Xiao Cong. He said: "The play was filmed in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, , and the extreme heat and cold of the Gobi have caught up. The accommodation is poor and there are piles of mosquitoes, but Xiao Cong only asked me to talk about the play, and often held the script and told me after the play. Until late at night..."
In "Zero Distance", Xiao Cong played the role of Chai Shenghua, the former captain of the Xiaolang special team, who was laughed at by the team members as "thorn head". In order to play the role of a soldier, Xiao Cong not only joined the group a month in advance, but also received a month-long "special warfare training" in the western theater . What impresses him so far and talks about is not the scorching sand and freezing cold of the Gobi, but the furnace-like life of the army, which has allowed him to complete the baptism and sublimation from spiritual to physical.
Xiao Cong's fascination with the role of a soldier stemmed from his military dream from childhood. Since he was a child, he has been full of admiration for the police and soldiers, and hopes to become a soldier. In his childhood collection, there is a bright red five-pointed star, which was a gift he was given when he met a veteran on a long-distance bus when he was young. In the future, I will also join the army to protect my family and the country. My uncle gave you this five-pointed star as a souvenir." After
grew up, the distance from his dream became a regret in his heart. Therefore, taking on Chai Shenghua has become his dream journey. In order to shape success, he devoted himself to special warfare training with enthusiasm, from standing, sitting, high, prostrate, to holding guns, familiar with formations, learning to shoot, and understanding enemy leader. Within a month, he continued to ask the special forces for advice, and relying on his innate will to not admit defeat, he sweated in the Gobi Thousand Miles of Gobi, so that he could match the character of this excellent soldier from appearance to inside.
An 8-kilometer load off-road, Xiao Cong carried off-road equipment weighing 80 pounds, with helmet , combat boots, and protective gearAfter completing the rapid march, in the middle of the process, you will have to simulate the enemy's encirclement, crawling during sniping, vigilance, and team combat, including sprinting, high-position, low-position and other difficult movements... When running the last kilometer, many people who participated in the special training together began to He vomited, Xiao Cong couldn't hold it anymore, he felt that the patella of the knee's meniscus was about to fly out! In his ears, only the coach kept shouting "Hurry up, hurry up!" Three or four phantoms appeared in front of him, his mouth was full of blood, his physical strength had been exhausted to the limit, and there was only one belief that supported him to run mechanically" This is the battlefield, you are a soldier! You are Chai Shenghua! Run! Rush!"
The devil-like training not only improved his physical fitness, but also constantly stimulated Xiao Cong's wolf and rebelliousness, making him top in various assessments. At the end of the furnace-like special training, the special team members gave Xiao Cong a thumbs up. This recognition filled his heart with a sense of pride and honor, and even more confidence in the special team captain he was about to play.
has dreamed from childhood to the sense of mission he felt during special training. Xiao Cong is proud to be Chai Shenghua. He said: "This is the fulfillment of my soldier's dream!"
This belief was integrated into the shooting, he often forgot to act, but firmly believed: Chai Shenghua is him, he is Chai Shenghua! This is what Chai Shenghua should say and do. Everything has to come true! He said, "As an actor, the sound stage is a basic skill. Crying when you cry, or laughing when you laugh is not new, but if you can't deduce the soul of tears, even if you cry a stage tear, Can't impress the audience!"
's superficial kung fu comes from special training, and the interpretation of the soul is the foundation of the actor.
Xiao Cong will continue to think about Chai Shenghua. It is true that as the former captain of the Xiaolang Special Team, he is an uncompromising tough guy, but acting tough is only the first step. Xiao Cong also hopes to show the softness of this person, otherwise he will cookie-cutter and stereotyped. Just like the two-sided nature of things, mutual mapping can be complete. When it falls on Chai Shenghua, he has to show the side of him that coexists with the temperament of the military and belongs to the emotional side of ordinary people. That is what makes Chai Shenghua special, so that he can empathize with the audience.
To this end, Xiao Cong designed many small bridges for Chai Shenghua. In the second episode of
, when I heard that Lei Gongming wanted him to return to the special team , his heart must be ups and downs, but for a tough guy whose joy and anger are invisible, Xiao Cong designed only a look and a Hesitant, a flash of tears when he mentioned the sacrifice of a comrade in arms... He is even more humble and arrogant towards his superiors, he accepts orders, turns around and leaves, leaving a solid back; Logical. But when he consciously makes a mistake, or suddenly realizes his mistake, the speed of speech will suddenly increase, and even a little incoherent, like a "hypocritical" child who is clearly irrational but not willing to admit defeat. Xiao Cong hopes that through this kind of interpretation, This character is more plump and cute.
Xiao Cong said: "I think every man has a child in his heart! Chai Shenghua is no exception. Of course he is a hero, and he is always ready to give his blood to the motherland and the people. But he also has shortcomings, a little bit of a shaft, a little old-fashioned , and occasionally have petty selfishness. Of course, there is also a sense of humor. There is a noble masculinity, and there is a remarkable fresh humanity, this is the real state. The tough guy Chai Shenghua will also confide his grievances to his most trusted comrades, and Having a sincere long talk with the sacrificed comrades in arms, the relaxed Chai Shenghua has a sense of relaxation that belongs to his soft side. At this point, this character can be considered in place so that the audience can understand and accept it. All our performances are to serve the audience.
As the first fully formed screen soldier image, Chai Shenghua fulfilled Xiao Cong's dream of being a soldier, and Xiao Cong endowed Chai Shenghua with a fresh soul out of the script, Xiao Cong said:
"To Chai Shenghua I have no regrets in the performance of 's performance. During my entire creation process, as far as my current acting skills are concerned, I have injected all of my acting skills into this role. I believe he can stand up to scrutiny!"
is not only a regret-free Chai Shenghua, As an actor, Xiao Cong always strives to become a better version of himself.
Tough guys to play, soldiers to play, positive roles to play,Play the same role as the villain. Every time he receives a role, even if it is not the type he likes, Xiao Cong will work hard. Intensive reading of the script is the most basic, but the script is only to understand the context and situation of the story. At this time, he will spread his thinking, will look for reference objects in the video data and the actual life of the past, and knead the characteristics of the characters that can be used for reference. On the character created, try to restore the characteristics that belong to this character. He believes that this is the true meaning of performance, the process of vividly shaping another image in front of the audience. At this time, there is no skill, you must go to Riza, you must firmly believe that you are who you are with "baby-like obedience", you must look at every corner of the society from the subjective perspective of the role, and then react from the role.
"Baby-like obedience is to let the character integrate into the body. It is to believe and feel the character. The deeper and more real the feeling of each information, the state will be different from the heart, and the energy released will also be different. It's not the same. It's like holding a stilt in your heart, holding a shadow puppet , attached to a rope, you drag the shadow puppet to perform, and she also drives your language rhythm and state, then no matter how you play it must be right Yes. Because, you already have the character's mentality and shadow in your mind, and every gesture of his will be vivid and natural."
This is Xiao Cong's persistence, and his persistence in breaking through himself and integrating into the role again and again. He believes that this is responsible for the audience and worthy of the word actor. This kind of belief allows him to perform not only a fearless soldier who walks on the military parade avenue for the country and the people, such as Chai Shenghua in "Zero Victory", but also a profiteer who betrays his villagers for petty profits in the market, such as "Red Fruit" Long Xiaozhuo in Fruit Gold Dandan. Very different, but each one is fresh.
The road ahead is still long and the exploration will never end. Xiao Cong also wants to make more attempts and efforts. He hopes to shape the growth of an ordinary person in the urban drama, and he hopes to have the opportunity to play the role of an ordinary person. A criminal policeman, using his own taste of both good and evil to interpret the three-dimensional image of a criminal policeman.
"I still want to play a criminal police officer, because this role has a lot of space, he should have the temperament of both good and evil, and a hot-blooded man with persistent belief and will! It can challenge another kind of tension."
At this time, The tough guy Chai Shenghua is lively on CCTV 8 and iQiyi 's exclusive screen. The stalemate between "thorn head" and "wolf head" has attracted the attention of countless audiences, bursting with hormone-filled charm. We believe that the ever-changing Xiao Cong will definitely meet more characters in the future, and these characters will come to the screen vividly and become another classic in the hearts of the audience!
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