"Flowers" became a hit. In order to reflect the Shanghai-style style, Wong Kar-wai invited almost all Shanghai-born artists, including Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Zheng Kai, You Benchang, etc. Even guest stars Fan Zhiyi, Papi Jiang, and Fan Tiantian were all invited to the scene.
Even actors like Dong Yong, who has always played tough guys, started to speak Zhejiang dialect and changed their appearance.
There are many actors from Shanghai, but among them, the one who has been the most popular in recent years, whose acting skills are most recognized, who has the best box office, and who has gained the fastest fame, is none other than Wang Chuanjun.
In terms of appearance and height, Wang Chuanjun is chic and delicate. He can play the role of a young boy or an ugly person with personality. His appearance is extremely malleable.
On the popularity of word-of-mouth "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Desperate" directly made him a new generation of anti-drama king.
In terms of acting skills, he is at least not inferior to Hu Ge and Zheng Kai. How come a person like
has a place in the play, but why didn't Wong Kar-wai invite him?
The story starts with Wong Kar-wai's "The Ferryman" in 2016.
Wong Kar-wai is very unique. In addition, for works of the same level, directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan will generally have higher evaluations. Therefore, Wong Kar-wai has always been a god-level director before "The Ferryman", but "The Ferryman" is a watershed. The gap between
's works can even be seen from the poster.
"Chungking Express", "Happy Together", "The Grandmaster", "Ashes of Time", etc., you will know the aesthetic is online just by looking at the posters. As for the story, Wong Kar-wai never cares, but at least it is always good to have an aesthetic.
As for "The Ferryman", if I didn't say anything else, I would think that this poster is Deng Chao's "Villain Angel".
Wong Kar-wai rarely uses unknown people to make films. He relies on stars alone to gain goodwill and popularity. However, when "The Ferryman" came out, it received a flood of negative reviews and the story was sparse. For the first time, Wong Kar-wai's aesthetics were not the same. online.
is full of articles and has no sense of beauty.
Douban 4.1, people who saw it shouted that they were fooled.
Wong Kar-Wai probably had his self-esteem injured, so he took the rare opportunity to honor himself and said: "I like the ferryman."
The famous actor held hands with him. Of course, everyone in the entertainment industry wanted to give him face, and they all expressed that we also like him.
Even the aloof fairy sister Liu Yifei echoed.
Zhang Zhen and Zhou Xingchi, who have individual personalities, also reluctantly accepted it. It was not so obvious, but they still followed suit.
There are only a few celebrities who have not followed suit. Zhang Ziyi has a close relationship with Wong Kar-wai. Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" is the work that pulled her out of the mud. She usually has a good relationship with Wong Kar-wai, but this time she did not speak out and chose to remain silent. .
And Wang Chuanjun, in the midst of praise and praise, wrote the words: "I don't like it".
For this reason, some people even left a message on his social media: "This is not good."
He replied: "If you don't like it, you don't like it. What's wrong with it?"
We don't dare to comment on whether Wong Kar-wai is good or not, but "The Ferryman" " is a bad movie. In the entire entertainment industry, only Wang Chuanjun said it out. He tore off the Emperor's New Clothes.
Every time we pay, we are voting for the world we want, so Wang Chuanjun defends the world he wants.
But this means that he is standing on the opposite side of the circle.
Wang Chuanjun is a special case among actors. He became popular in "Love Apartment" and his character "Magic Guan Gu" was very flattering. However, after that, he decided to cut off from "Love Apartment". Some people said he was ungrateful, others said he was trying to please others.
But he really went to study, further his education, and sold his house without any desire or desire.
Wang Chuanjun made his debut at the age of 17. In 2002, he participated in "The Eyes of Xi Shi", starring Ma Yili. In 2004, Wang Chuanjun was admitted to the 2004 Department of Acting at the Academy of Drama, where he was a classmate with Chen He, Li Jinming, and Jiang Shuying.
has since appeared in films such as "Thank You for Loving Me" and "Prince of Tennis", and participated in "Come on!" Variety shows such as "Good Man" and "Dance Party", musicals and dramas such as "The Red and the Black" and "Here Comes the God of Love".
In 2009, he participated in the release of "Love Apartment" and he did not break out of the industry. However, after taking on a series of commercial films, he began to reflect and then rejected all "bad films". After a year of vacancy, he took the role. "The Death and Demise of Romance", the career has improved.
But then he was pushed to the forefront because "I don't like it", and there were rumors that he was banned by industry bosses.
In short, when actors were all proud of their entry into the Hong Kong industry, he had no chance. It was not until 2018 that Lu Yiyi, who starred in "I'm Not the God of Medicine," had the chance to become popular again.
Later, he directly criticized his famous work "Love Apartment" for not being good enough.
In 2022, "Miracle" in which he participated was a box office hit. In 2023, his subversive performance in "All or Nothing" grossed 3 billion at the box office. Speaking of Shanghai-born actors, his sense of presence is no less than that of Hu Ge.
But with the problem of "I don't like it" and his tendency to objectively criticize his own works, it is obviously impossible for Wong Kar-wai to use him. After all, he is not an authentic commercial star.
Then why is there no ratings guarantee for Sun Li?
Because in essence, "Flowers" is actually about Hu Ge's plot. If you look carefully at the invited starring actors, they are all Hu Ge's friends.
Tang Yan, Chen Long, Ma Yili, Wu Yue, etc. are all old friends who have collaborated with Hu Ge on one or even several works, and they have many daily contacts. Although this drama is a work by Wong Kar-wai, it is actually Hu Ge's. Social circle.
As for Sun Li, she does not appear in variety shows or run social networks. She takes care of her children at home when she is not filming. She basically does not have much contact with the so-called Shanghai circle. It can be seen from Magnolia that although she is from Shanghai, Sun Li is not There is no gang, and she is not in Hu Ge's circle.
There are also rumors that Jiang Shuying has been following the script of "Prosperity" in the early stage, and is suspected to have an important role. The script she posted was also pointed out by fans to be "Prosperity".
But Hu Ge’s team recommended Tang Yan. Hu Ge and Tang Yan have a very good relationship. They live in the same community. Hu Ge’s wife gave birth to a child, and Tang Yan’s father went to visit, so in the end, Tang Yan replaced Jiang Shuying.
I don’t say whether the rumors are true or not, but it is true that from the very beginning of this film, Wong Kar-wai determined that Hu Ge was the male protagonist. Everyone else can be replaced, but only Hu Ge cannot move. Therefore, Hu Ge’s status in the film can be imagined And know.
Wang Chuanjun, Sun Li, and Jiang Shuying, one has directly criticized Wong Kar-Wai, one does not join the circle and only works on his own, and the other is Hu Ge's ex-girlfriend. Indeed, no matter how you look at it, they are not in harmony with "Flowers".
However, there are many good actors in Shanghai, and now this group of actors has also performed the Shanghai in Wong Kar-wai's heart.
Do you think it's a pity that they didn't appear in "Flowers"?
