In 2018, the TV series "大江大河" was broadcast. Five years later, the third part of the TV series "大江大河之天如歌" is currently on the air and still maintains a very high level of creation and production. Song Yunhui, one of the protagonists in the play, has continued to develop his character's destiny, from a young poor boy to an enterprising young man, and now to the aggrieved middle-aged man who was demoted, slandered and beaten at the beginning of the third part, Wang Kai has been with this role all the way and has a lot of feelings.
Recently, Wang Kai accepted an interview with the media and talked about his growth along the way with "Dajiang Dahe".
"He became more calm and knew how to advance and retreat."
At the beginning of the third part of "Dajiang Dahe", the unlucky Song Yunhui encountered a pesticide poisoning incident as soon as he was transferred to a pesticide factory. His head was broken by the victim's family, and his bumpy fate began. The first episode was full. But at this time, he had experienced a lot. He did not show too much grievance or anger. Instead, he remained calm and kindly gave up the responsibility of holding the victim's family accountable. He knew what was most important and started investigating the incident despite his injuries. From beginning to end, the truth must be returned to the workers and victims.
From his youth to this stage, Song Yunhui has improved a lot mentally. "He has become more calm, knows how to advance and retreat, has a sense of responsibility, and has become more responsible." Wang Kai said.
Stills from "Dajiang Dahe: Time Cantabile"
"The director also wanted to start the third film so that everyone can see the miserable Song Yunhui, with a gray face and a gray face, not as high-spirited as before in the East China Sea, so that the growth arc of this character will be more obvious. ." In this film, Song Yunhui's growth lies not in his profession, but in leadership and cohesion. "The vision, structure, and courage. These experiences in Pengyang Pesticide Factory prepared him for his later return to Donghai. I have made preparations to be the director of the factory."
Stills from "The Great River of Time Cantabile"
In Wang Kai's view, Song Yunhui has changed and remained unchanged along the way. "What remains unchanged is his sense of responsibility and tenacity. "," Wang Kai said, "I always say that Song Yunhui has the ability to 'resurrection'. No matter where he goes, he can always solve some very difficult problems." What has changed is that he is constantly learning and growing. "He always learns different skills at different stages. For example, when he first entered the factory, he was always working hard and didn't care about others. Later, when the master taught him to be like the light, he gradually realized that apart from his own ability, , you have to unite everyone's strength, this is to teach him management; in the third part, he will exercise his leadership and cohesion." Every step along the way for the character Song Yunhui is like being tempered in fire The steel is knocked out of impurities, improves toughness, and gradually becomes perfect and mature.
Stills from "The Years of the River"
Talking about this role, Wang Kai lamented that by the end of this film, after Song Yunhui became the director of Donghai, "I think this person has no shortcomings. He must be professional and competent." Professional, you need to be capable, have leadership, and be able to look at people, know people, and employ people." He concluded, "This is definitely a growth-oriented person."
pays tribute to his father's generation
and Wang Kai also because This role also went through acting experience. Although it is the same role, Wang Kai's challenge spans half of Song Yunhui's life. In his early thirties, Wang Kai began to play Song Yunhui, who was less than twenty years old. Now he is standing at the beginning of his forties, which is exactly the same age as Song Yunhui in the third film.
A few years ago, when "Dajiang Dahe" was broadcast, Wang Kai once said: "With different age groups, your understanding of society, the world, and people are definitely deepening and broadening. "So as an actor, at different stages, there must be different things that you want to express through your characters. Fortunately for Wang Kai, through the role of Song Yunhui, he can integrate his own life experience and thinking into the different stages of the character's life.
"At different stages, characters have different characteristics. As an actor, you have to capture the charm and temperament of the character at the current stage."From the stubbornness when he was young to the aloofness when he was a young talent, in the third part, the audience will be delighted to see Song Yunhui's maturity and maturity. It can be said that this character who had countless fans in the first two parts has become more and more popular. It’s perfect.
Wang Kai also said frankly, “Basically there will be no one like Song Yunhui in life, he is too perfect. "This is undoubtedly an ideal character. He embodies the feelings and emotions of the creators when they review the process of reform and opening up, as well as the definition and expectations of "gentleman" in traditional Chinese culture. The character of "Big River" The audience also appreciates this idealization.
Stills of "Dajiang Dahe: Time Cantabile"
The three protagonists in "Dajiang Dahe" - Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, and Yang Xun, each have their own arduous journeys, but they reach the same destination by different roads , jointly shaped the high-spirited atmosphere in the decades after the reform and opening up, and showed the hard work of a generation of Chinese people. Wang Kai also believed, "What these three characters want to convey to everyone is the spirit of hard work and struggle. In that era of material scarcity and backward technology, in an environment where "what you want is nothing" and "domestic and foreign troubles", in order to accomplish something, everyone had no way to think of a way, no conditions to create conditions, gritted their teeth, and saved money. With a lot of energy, a kind of heart and spirit, and a kind of hope for the future, I insist on getting things done. The spirit of the older generation is also worth learning for us today. "
was asked about the greatest significance to him of starring in the "Dajiang Dahe" series. He said: "Through our drama, the current audience can see all aspects of people's lives, work, and thoughts in that era. "In addition, in an interview, Wang Kai once talked about how he was on the set of "Dajiang Dahe". When he saw "Da Xun"'s bell-bottomed floral shirt style for the first time, he thought: Maybe my father was the same when he was young. Dressed like this. At that time, Wang Kai's father had passed away due to illness. This time, talking about the significance of "Dajiang Dahe", he said: "For me, as an actor, I can use this way to record and pay tribute to our fathers." That generation can let people today know that our happy life today is inseparable from the hard work of that generation. I think this is the greatest significance. "
