Text | Yue Qian
Editor | Zhiyu
"South to North" has come to an end, but its popularity remains unabated.
As the opening drama of Noon Sunshine, "South to North" has put a lot of effort into the selection of actors.
In addition to the new generation Bai Jingting, Jin Chen, Jiang Yan, etc., most of the actors in the drama are "Queen" actors from Zhongwu: Ding Yongdai, Liu Jun, Zhang Ruihan, etc.
The play brings together a lot of veteran actors, and everyone "acts" with each other, which is exciting.
Among them, the old blind man played by Ni Dahong only appeared in the whole drama for just ten minutes, but he immediately killed everyone and became the most eye-catching existence.
His appearance was very "explosive":
Ma Kui and Wang Xin were on routine patrol on the train. They were stumbled by a walking stick. When the camera turned, an old blind beggar was wearing a shirt that was so dirty that it could be smelled outside the screen. He was wearing an old cotton-padded coat that smelled bad, and he was groping for a big stick bone.
When he was gnawing bones, he had to use his mouth to find the meat because he couldn't see; his shiny hands, smacking his mouth, carefully sucked out the bone marrow. Since he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, he rolled his eyes and exerted force, wishing he could eat the whole bone. Swallow it into your stomach.
From this interpretation, we seem to really see the old blind man eating at the entrance of the village.
I always knew that Ni Dahong was good at acting, but I didn’t know that he was so good!
netizens said: I was completely shocked, as expected of a seasoned actor!
Speaking of which, how did Ni Dahong, who was not very good-looking and had no star looks at all, step by step become a "veteran drama star"?
1
In 1960, Ni Dahong was born into an acting family. His parents were both drama actors in the Harbin Repertory Theater. Ni Dahong became interested in acting under the influence of his own eyes and ears.
At that time, there were not many entertainment options for ordinary people. In addition to watching his parents perform, he watched the eight model plays over and over again. He almost memorized the lines, but he never got tired of watching them.
The seeds of a young "actor" sprouted in him, and he determined to be an actor when he grew up.
At the beginning, parents did not support it.
On the one hand, in that era, any profession related to "culture" was very difficult, and they themselves suffered from this disadvantage, so they did not want their son to follow their own old path, but to find a "serious job" safely Live your life properly.
On the other hand, my parents have been engaged in literary and artistic work for many years, and they are well aware of the criteria for selecting actors. With Ni Dahong's appearance, it is difficult to "get a foothold".
But how can Ni Dahong, who is 16 or 7 years old, in the rebellious stage and passionate, listen?
In 1978, the Shanghai Theater Academy went to Harbin to recruit students, and Ni Dahong signed up without saying anything.
didn't expect that he was rejected even if he didn't pass the first test. The reason was - kid, you can't be on TV like this!
After this time, Ni Dahong applied for the People's Liberation Army Art Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, but failed in both.
Under the requirements of the great times, he had to go to the countryside.
thought that going to the countryside would make him give up his dream, but he didn't expect that he secretly brought a book - "An Actor's Self-cultivation".
In fact, he couldn't understand many of the contents in the book, but it gave him comfort in his loneliest years.
There is a saying in the book: There are no small roles, only small actors.
This sentence was deeply imprinted in Ni Dahong's heart and laid the foundation for his future acting career.
He gave himself one last chance. If he could pass the exam, he would pass it. If he failed, he would listen to his parents and have a "serious job."
This time, he was "favoured" by fate and finally got admitted to the Chinese Opera!
After being admitted to the National Theater Academy, Ni Dahong thought he would be able to make a big impact, but it backfired.
What was popular back then were "little boys" like Tang Guoqiang. Ni Dahong looked "old and ugly" and really did not conform to the "trend".
During class rehearsal, he could only get marginal roles like "Uncle".
However, no one expected that he, the "ugliest" one, would be the first one in the class to get the role.
When he was a freshman, director Xie Jin went to the Chinese Opera to select actors. He accidentally saw Ni Dahong walking in a carefree manner on the playground. He thought it was very interesting, so he invited him to audition.
Xie Jin met Ni Dahong and asked: "How many books have you read? Do you know Hugo?"
Ni Dahong replied "Yes", and then he memorized the titles of more than 40 books in one go.
Seeing that Xie Jin had no intention of giving up, Ni Dahong said a wisecrack, "I can't talk anymore. Besides, I can only mention the drama script." Xie Jin was happy and said: "Okay, it's you."
In this way, Ni Dahong got his first role in life "Duan Yuguo" with "Hugo": a warrior who loves to write poems and has a literary atmosphere.
Although Ni Dahong was only a supporting role in the film, his natural and simple acting skills left a deep impression on people and made more directors see him.
2
Liu Yijun once said: When acting with Ni Dahong, you must be like a sponge, waiting to absorb the unexpected things he gives you to absorb his power.
In fact, Ni Dahong himself is just a sponge.
After graduation, he followed director Lin Zhaohua to do plays, and later met directors Zhang Yimou, Hu Mei, and Zhang Li...
He lay on the shoulders of giants, learning their moves and subtly transforming them into own stuff.
When Ni Dahong collaborated with director Zhang Yimou on "Alive", he discovered that Zhang Yimou's room was filled with relationship diagrams between various characters, as well as schematic diagrams of the connections between each scene.
was deeply shocked to see the director taking the movie so seriously.
From then on, he warned himself to learn from the director and carefully consider the characters.
In this Zhang Yimou recognized pinnacle work, Ni Dahong plays a key figure who affects Fugui's life, Long Er:
He was originally an upstart in a shadow puppet troupe, and won all Fugui's property through gambling. This forced Fugui to start a life of wandering.
Fugui borrowed money from him, thinking that he would be sent away, but unexpectedly he gave Fugui his previous livelihood - shadow puppets. With this craft, Fugui's life improved slightly.
Later in the movie, when the landowners were being attacked to divide their fields, he refused to obey and was gunned down, becoming a victim of history.
This character who has not been written much but has a complex human nature is difficult to portray, but Ni Dahong performed the city, arrogance and foolishness of the little person.
It was this "electric shock" that made Zhang Yimou admire Ni Dahong. He saw Ni Dahong's expressiveness and the layering of his performance.
Zhang Yimou said bluntly: In the future, I will still look for Ni Dahong for filming.
Since then, Ni Dahong has become one of Zhang Yimou's "scheming men" and has starred in 4 movies in succession.
After the broadcast of "Alive", major directors saw the possibilities in Ni Dahong and invited him to participate in their own movies and TV series. For a time, he became the "golden supporting role" of major directors.
Sun Maocai in "The Gate of the Mansion", Sima Yi in "Three Kingdoms", Yan Song in "Ming Dynasty 1566", the mountain eagle in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"...
These characters have all left a strong mark in the history of Chinese film and television. Pen.
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Just like that, Ni Dahong has been playing the supporting role for 30 years.
In the past 30 years, he has always been "famous in dramas but not popular in dramas". He said that he knew the characters and looked familiar when he saw them, but he just couldn't pronounce his name.
It wasn't until Ni Dahong was 59 years old that he finally ushered in his true "big male lead" drama - "Everything Is Good".
In "Everything Is Good", he played the role of the "masterpiece" Su Daqiang.
“I want to drink freshly ground coffee”, “I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to drink, I want a house”, and “Little Baby Cabbage Root Flower” were all popular memes back then.
There is even a curse word: Your father is Su Daqiang!
Finally, after 30 years of supporting roles, Ni Dahong won the best actor in "Magnolia" for his role as "Su Daqiang" and won the title of "Best Actor", becoming popular all over the country.
Text | Yue Qian
Editor | Zhiyu
"South to North" has come to an end, but its popularity remains unabated.
As the opening drama of Noon Sunshine, "South to North" has put a lot of effort into the selection of actors.
In addition to the new generation Bai Jingting, Jin Chen, Jiang Yan, etc., most of the actors in the drama are "Queen" actors from Zhongwu: Ding Yongdai, Liu Jun, Zhang Ruihan, etc.
The play brings together a lot of veteran actors, and everyone "acts" with each other, which is exciting.
Among them, the old blind man played by Ni Dahong only appeared in the whole drama for just ten minutes, but he immediately killed everyone and became the most eye-catching existence.
His appearance was very "explosive":
Ma Kui and Wang Xin were on routine patrol on the train. They were stumbled by a walking stick. When the camera turned, an old blind beggar was wearing a shirt that was so dirty that it could be smelled outside the screen. He was wearing an old cotton-padded coat that smelled bad, and he was groping for a big stick bone.
When he was gnawing bones, he had to use his mouth to find the meat because he couldn't see; his shiny hands, smacking his mouth, carefully sucked out the bone marrow. Since he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, he rolled his eyes and exerted force, wishing he could eat the whole bone. Swallow it into your stomach.
From this interpretation, we seem to really see the old blind man eating at the entrance of the village.
I always knew that Ni Dahong was good at acting, but I didn’t know that he was so good!
netizens said: I was completely shocked, as expected of a seasoned actor!
Speaking of which, how did Ni Dahong, who was not very good-looking and had no star looks at all, step by step become a "veteran drama star"?
1
In 1960, Ni Dahong was born into an acting family. His parents were both drama actors in the Harbin Repertory Theater. Ni Dahong became interested in acting under the influence of his own eyes and ears.
At that time, there were not many entertainment options for ordinary people. In addition to watching his parents perform, he watched the eight model plays over and over again. He almost memorized the lines, but he never got tired of watching them.
The seeds of a young "actor" sprouted in him, and he determined to be an actor when he grew up.
At the beginning, parents did not support it.
On the one hand, in that era, any profession related to "culture" was very difficult, and they themselves suffered from this disadvantage, so they did not want their son to follow their own old path, but to find a "serious job" safely Live your life properly.
On the other hand, my parents have been engaged in literary and artistic work for many years, and they are well aware of the criteria for selecting actors. With Ni Dahong's appearance, it is difficult to "get a foothold".
But how can Ni Dahong, who is 16 or 7 years old, in the rebellious stage and passionate, listen?
In 1978, the Shanghai Theater Academy went to Harbin to recruit students, and Ni Dahong signed up without saying anything.
didn't expect that he was rejected even if he didn't pass the first test. The reason was - kid, you can't be on TV like this!
After this time, Ni Dahong applied for the People's Liberation Army Art Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, but failed in both.
Under the requirements of the great times, he had to go to the countryside.
thought that going to the countryside would make him give up his dream, but he didn't expect that he secretly brought a book - "An Actor's Self-cultivation".
In fact, he couldn't understand many of the contents in the book, but it gave him comfort in his loneliest years.
There is a saying in the book: There are no small roles, only small actors.
This sentence was deeply imprinted in Ni Dahong's heart and laid the foundation for his future acting career.
He gave himself one last chance. If he could pass the exam, he would pass it. If he failed, he would listen to his parents and have a "serious job."
This time, he was "favoured" by fate and finally got admitted to the Chinese Opera!
After being admitted to the National Theater Academy, Ni Dahong thought he would be able to make a big impact, but it backfired.
What was popular back then were "little boys" like Tang Guoqiang. Ni Dahong looked "old and ugly" and really did not conform to the "trend".
During class rehearsal, he could only get marginal roles like "Uncle".
However, no one expected that he, the "ugliest" one, would be the first one in the class to get the role.
When he was a freshman, director Xie Jin went to the Chinese Opera to select actors. He accidentally saw Ni Dahong walking in a carefree manner on the playground. He thought it was very interesting, so he invited him to audition.
Xie Jin met Ni Dahong and asked: "How many books have you read? Do you know Hugo?"
Ni Dahong replied "Yes", and then he memorized the titles of more than 40 books in one go.
Seeing that Xie Jin had no intention of giving up, Ni Dahong said a wisecrack, "I can't talk anymore. Besides, I can only mention the drama script." Xie Jin was happy and said: "Okay, it's you."
In this way, Ni Dahong got his first role in life "Duan Yuguo" with "Hugo": a warrior who loves to write poems and has a literary atmosphere.
Although Ni Dahong was only a supporting role in the film, his natural and simple acting skills left a deep impression on people and made more directors see him.
2
Liu Yijun once said: When acting with Ni Dahong, you must be like a sponge, waiting to absorb the unexpected things he gives you to absorb his power.
In fact, Ni Dahong himself is just a sponge.
After graduation, he followed director Lin Zhaohua to do plays, and later met directors Zhang Yimou, Hu Mei, and Zhang Li...
He lay on the shoulders of giants, learning their moves and subtly transforming them into own stuff.
When Ni Dahong collaborated with director Zhang Yimou on "Alive", he discovered that Zhang Yimou's room was filled with relationship diagrams between various characters, as well as schematic diagrams of the connections between each scene.
was deeply shocked to see the director taking the movie so seriously.
From then on, he warned himself to learn from the director and carefully consider the characters.
In this Zhang Yimou recognized pinnacle work, Ni Dahong plays a key figure who affects Fugui's life, Long Er:
He was originally an upstart in a shadow puppet troupe, and won all Fugui's property through gambling. This forced Fugui to start a life of wandering.
Fugui borrowed money from him, thinking that he would be sent away, but unexpectedly he gave Fugui his previous livelihood - shadow puppets. With this craft, Fugui's life improved slightly.
Later in the movie, when the landowners were being attacked to divide their fields, he refused to obey and was gunned down, becoming a victim of history.
This character who has not been written much but has a complex human nature is difficult to portray, but Ni Dahong performed the city, arrogance and foolishness of the little person.
It was this "electric shock" that made Zhang Yimou admire Ni Dahong. He saw Ni Dahong's expressiveness and the layering of his performance.
Zhang Yimou said bluntly: In the future, I will still look for Ni Dahong for filming.
Since then, Ni Dahong has become one of Zhang Yimou's "scheming men" and has starred in 4 movies in succession.
After the broadcast of "Alive", major directors saw the possibilities in Ni Dahong and invited him to participate in their own movies and TV series. For a time, he became the "golden supporting role" of major directors.
Sun Maocai in "The Gate of the Mansion", Sima Yi in "Three Kingdoms", Yan Song in "Ming Dynasty 1566", the mountain eagle in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"...
These characters have all left a strong mark in the history of Chinese film and television. Pen.
3
Just like that, Ni Dahong has been playing the supporting role for 30 years.
In the past 30 years, he has always been "famous in dramas but not popular in dramas". He said that he knew the characters and looked familiar when he saw them, but he just couldn't pronounce his name.
It wasn't until Ni Dahong was 59 years old that he finally ushered in his true "big male lead" drama - "Everything Is Good".
In "Everything Is Good", he played the role of the "masterpiece" Su Daqiang.
“I want to drink freshly ground coffee”, “I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to drink, I want a house”, and “Little Baby Cabbage Root Flower” were all popular memes back then.
There is even a curse word: Your father is Su Daqiang!
Finally, after 30 years of supporting roles, Ni Dahong won the best actor in "Magnolia" for his role as "Su Daqiang" and won the title of "Best Actor", becoming popular all over the country.
The success of a character is naturally gratifying. Many artists will take advantage of the popularity of the character to play a sequel or similar role, which not only saves effort, but also deepens the audience's impression.
But Ni Dahong doesn’t!
Once, he participated in the recording of a CCTV program.
After Ni Dahong went back, he became more and more uncomfortable as he watched. He found that even though he was reciting poems with a serious expression, he still felt like Su Daqiang.
In his opinion, this is a very dangerous signal.
So, when "Su Daqiang" was at the height of his popularity, Ni Dahong "disappeared".
He devoted himself to the drama again. In rehearsal after rehearsal, he gradually forgot about "Su Daqiang" and "released" him.
He turned himself into a blank sheet of paper so that he could continue to innovate and maintain "creativity" when creating new characters.
Last year, he took on another challenge and acted in a "romance film" that he had never seen before - "I Love You."
In "I Love You", Lao Chang, played by Ni Dahong, is a trendy and fashionable old man who can play "King" with his grandson. He can record videos for his granddaughter who is a self-media. His mobile phone ringtone is all the Internet buzzword "It's over." , Barbie Q”...
seems to be able to get along with everyone, but in fact, Chang is very lonely. When he is alone, he will keep turning on and off the lights, like a soulless body, just in Stay up late.
Until he met Li Huiru (played by Hui Yinghong), his calm heart rippled.
This pair of happy enemies gradually grew fond of each other through repeated "confrontations".
But Lao Chang didn’t dare to declare this love to his mouth. After all,
is old, timid and has many worries, so he dare not take a step forward easily in life.
His granddaughter exposed him:
Your trendiness and fashion are actually a "pleasant personality" that pleases everyone in the family but forgets about yourself.
"Please yourself, grandpa."
After hearing what his granddaughter said, Lao Chang burst into tears.
After crying, he finally let go of the burden in his heart and bravely confessed to Huiru.
After the video was broadcast, it caused a lot of controversy.
Some people said: What kind of "love" can old people talk about? Some said it was nauseating and caused "physical discomfort".
partner Hui Yinghong will also explain: pay attention to the life of the elderly.
But Ni Dahong said nothing. However, in the interview later, he added another mantra - please yourself.
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The growth trajectory of most actors is: they become famous when they are young, and then either hone their acting skills and become a capable actor, or they are submerged in the long river of history and replaced by new actors one after another.
Ni Dahong is the opposite: he was unknown when he was young, and he played supporting roles for 30 years. As he grows old, he is half famous. How does
deal with this confusion of time and space? Ni Dahong told a short story:
A practitioner asked the enlightened person, what did you do every day before you became enlightened?
The enlightened person says: chop wood, fetch water, and cook.
Walker: What will happen after you attain enlightenment?
Those who have achieved enlightenment still say: chop wood, fetch water, and cook. What is the difference between
and
?
Successful person: In the past, when chopping firewood, I wanted to fetch water, and when fetching water, I wanted to cook; now, chopping wood means chopping wood, fetching water means fetching water, and cooking means cooking. The host of
asked Ni Dahong, what do you want to do most now?
He replied: Actually, I am, chopping firewood is chopping firewood, fetching water is fetching water, and cooking is cooking.
The so-called "living in the moment" and "living yourself" are generally like this.
Looking at Ni Dahong's acting experience, we found that Ni Dahong does exactly this. He has been "pleasing himself" and "living out himself".
For the sake of his dream, even though his family did not support him and others were not optimistic about him, he insisted on giving it another try;
could not stand the acting methods of some of his peers, so he thought about his own way and relied on the "facial paralysis" mode to break through: Facial His expressions are not rich, but he can crush the joy, anger, sorrow and joy that others squeeze out of his facial muscles with just one look.
People called him the "facial paralysis actor" and praised him for his "eye" skills, but he didn't even use his "eyes" and played an old blind man, which became a classic again;
Just because he "wanted to act", he 60 Duosui broke out of his comfort zone and acted in an unflattering "senior romance movie."
......
Nowadays, Ni Dahong is really "popular". It turns out that "please yourself" is really possible.
People called him the "facial paralysis actor" and praised him for his "eye" skills, but he didn't even use his "eyes" and played an old blind man, which became a classic again;
Just because he "wanted to act", he 60 Duosui broke out of his comfort zone and acted in an unflattering "senior romance movie."
......
Nowadays, Ni Dahong is really "popular". It turns out that "please yourself" is really possible.
