On the evening of February 2, the last episode of Mango TV's self-made action actor growth and training reality show " Who is coming " was broadcast. After the instructors Zhao Wenzhuo , Hao Lei , and Zhang Weili announced Yi Yang, Bai Narisu, and Liang Biying as the best action freshmen, ten students collaborated to complete the last remake short film "The Grandmaster 2024" to help grow as action actors. The spiritual journey comes to a perfect end. By recording twenty-one days of literary, opera and martial arts training, "Who's Coming" witnesses the important step that 16 new action actors take in their growth as actors.
Twenty-one days to witness the journey of action actors building their dreams
Under the full guidance and companionship of martial arts instructor Zhao Wenzhuo, literary opera instructor Hao Lei, and physical fitness instructor Zhang Weili, the students not only studied traditional martial arts and performed physical training in "Who's Coming", but also Practice acting skills and refine the soul of an actor, and use the re-enactment of "famous scenes" of Chinese action film and television works such as " Drunken Master ", "Across the World", " Embroidered Spring Knife ", "The Grandmaster" and other Chinese action film and television works as a test method to test it. Moving forward towards the goal of becoming a mature action actor.
"I have never been exposed to acting before, so I am very grateful to Teacher Hao Lei for teaching me what a good actor is." From an athlete to an action actor, Liang Biying feels like she is breaking down walls. Through solid physical training and various martial arts With guidance and day-to-day observation and practice of acting skills, she has grown from a "newbie" who knew little about acting to a mature actor who can portray different roles. Now she can confidently say with a smile: "I am an action actor Liang Biying."
Yi Yang, the fourth generation successor of Wing Chun, and action actor Bai Narisu also have their own unique gains in "Who's Coming". Bai Narisu, who showed off his handsome appearance with a set of smooth swordsmanship, choked up in tears when he received the medal before graduation: "I came here just to prove that I am a qualified action actor, and it means a lot to me to be recognized. ." Yi Yang also thanked all the instructors and classmates present who grew up and progressed with him: "The deepest realization after coming here is that no matter how good the movements are, the acting must also be good."
Literary drama, martial arts, every move is all kung fu. For the new action actors, the end of twenty-one days of practice is also the beginning of their journey to pursue their dreams as action actors.
To record growth and trigger new thinking about the industry ecology
Using witnessing "the growth path of action actors" as a carrier, "Who's Coming" radiates the industry ecology and development thinking behind Kung Fu movies by showing the growth process of Kung Fu newcomers. "Even if today's actors don't know professional kung fu, after training, if they can make good-looking movements on the camera with confidence, the audience will actually be convinced." Faced with new action students who do not have such solid martial arts skills, martial arts instructor Zhao Wenzhuo personally Demonstration, encouragement and guidance not only teach them practical and beautiful film and television martial arts skills, but also subtly teach them martial arts and artistic virtues such as "it should not be a routine for actors to be late" and "there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts" in daily training.
Hao Lei, a liberal arts tutor who says "strict teachers make good students", has been hotly discussed by netizens for her sharp and unique classroom comments. Golden sentences such as "If you don't know how to act, you don't work hard", "Hard work is the price an actor needs to pay in order to perform", "A good actor is a master of using and controlling emotions", etc., not only benefited the students in the class a lot, but also benefited a lot from the Internet. It sparked a profound discussion about what makes a good actor.
As said in the program: "Facing yourself and your emotions is also a skill." "Who's Coming" rekindled young actors' awe of "one move, one move", encouraged them to expand the ranks of the new generation of kung fu actors, and also In the process of recording their growth and progress, it triggered the public's new thinking about the ecology of the film and television industry.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zu Weiwei
editor/Gong Lifang
