Since its launch on CCTV 8 in late March, the contemporary youth growth drama "The Storm Chaser", directed by Yao Xiaofeng and written by Weng Liangping, starring Wang Yibo , Li Qin , Wang Yang , etc., has been broadcast for several days. To perform well. The show topped the CVB prime-time ratings the day after it aired. The real-time ratings of Kuyun peaked at 2, and the popularity on iQiyi exceeded 9,600. The ratings are both good. The male protagonist Wei Ruolai, played by young actor Wang Yibo, is also loved by the audience for his smart, intelligent and righteous character.
"He is very passionate, has a sense of justice, is persistent and brave in his work. Even when facing the dark social reality, Wei Ruolai still maintains a sincere heart and wants to change the social status quo through his own efforts." Wang Yibo accepts liberation An exclusive interview with a reporter from the Daily·Shangguan News explained what he sees as "Wei Ruolai".
"Storm Chaser" stills
The TV series begins with an assassination, a rescue, and a stock market game. The plot advances on multiple parallel lines, but they contain inextricable connections. "Storm Chaser" is set in Shanghai in the 1930s. It adopts a novel narrative incision and starts from the perspective of the financial industry. It embeds the storyline on the real historical picture of Shanghai and depicts the story of Shanghai from 1929 to 1934. A scene filled with smoke and silent struggle. This makes the social turmoil in a specific historical period and the intrigue on the financial front in the play cleverly form an intertextuality.
From the character setting point of view, Wei Ruolai is a character with obvious growth meaning. In the complicated political, economic and social environment of Shanghai at that time, Wei Ruolai, as a young man who bravely came to Shanghai from the countryside of Jiangxi, rented in Qibao Street, a mixed and dilapidated place. His initial wish was just to be admitted to the Central Bank and have a good job. income. Wang Yibo revealed that what impressed him about the role of Wei Ruolai was his charisma. This ideal and belief in taking family and country as one's own responsibility, as well as the unique passionate feelings of young people, are the character traits that Wang Yibo admires.
Stills from "The Storm Chaser"
As a young man from a poor family who left his hometown to work in Shanghai, Wei Ruolai showed great personal talent in the financial field. Whether he is helping his neighbor Aunt Zhou on Qibao Street to trade stocks, or being brave in the face of fire during the central bank exam, the character's agility and human touch are all reflected. When Wei Ruolai got up early to rush to the central bank for an interview, her pair of torn socks, her leather shoes that "gathered dust" under the bed, and her slightly messy hairstyle in the mirror all gave the scenes in the play a sense of life.
In Wang Yibo's view, Wei Ruolai was just like the young people of that era. Although he initially regarded his career as a job that could earn more salary to support his family, he had his own ideals and ambitions in his heart. This can be seen from his bent on joining the central bank. "In the context of the times at that time, he was eager to create value through his own efforts on the best financial platform, improve people's livelihood, and make society better."
Stills of "Wind Chaser"
"Wind Chaser" uses double It has a parallel narrative structure, one line is a financial war without gunpowder, and the other line is a thrilling spy war drama. In the workplace where the central bank is the stage, the new senior adviser Shen Tunan (played by Wang Yang) plays the role of Wei Ruolai's master and becomes his guide on the career path. Shen Tunan is both good and evil, and he wants to promote Shanghai's financial reform, and he does not hesitate to take risks with his own life. Shen Tunan's sister Shen Jinzhen (played by Li Qin) and Wei Ruolai's brother Wei Ruochuan are both underground members of the Communist Party of China. In the dark current situation, they disregard their personal lives for the cause of the party. Therefore, these important characters surrounding Wei Ruolai constituted his dilemma in social situation, and also laid the foundation for Wei Ruolai and Shen Tunan to part ways.
Wang Yibo feels that Shen Tunan plays an important role in Wei Ruolai's professional and personal growth. "Wei Ruolai, who had just entered the workplace and had no work experience, just rushed forward with momentum and persistence. Therefore, he admired Shen Tunan very much and once regarded him as the direction of his life's efforts. The two of them also learned from each other in the process of getting along. friend."
But as Wei Ruolai received more and more attention, the corruption within the Kuomintang was exposed in front of him. Inspired by the people around him, Wei Ruolai and Shen Tunan eventually embarked on completely different paths of faith. "After experiencing the investigation of the counterfeit currency case and After a series of changes such as treasury bonds, he witnessed the darkness and corruption of the current situation, and realized the need to change the status quo of the country and fight for the people. Therefore, the sense of antagonism between his master and his faith made him lose confidence in Shen Tunan, who was once a like-minded person, and he eventually embarked on a different path of faith, but Shen Tunan was always Wei Ruolai's guide and Bole. "
director Yao Xiaofeng once said in an interview that he chose Wang Yibo to play the role because he saw many similarities between the two. "I saw something in Wang Yibo, and I felt that this story should be made into a small character. He went to a big city to develop, and then accidentally got involved in a bloody storm, falling into a battle between two forces that were beyond his power, leaving him hesitant and making a choice. "
Wang Yibo
There is a scene where his brother Wei Ruochuan was betrayed by his companions. After searching for Wei Ruolai in Shanghai, he finally died due to excessive blood loss. In this scene, Wang Yibo performed Wei Ruolai's pain and fear. After his brother died, Wei Ruolai There was no time to grieve, so he buried his brother in pain overnight. "In such a terrifying period, if you have a Communist brother, you will definitely be screened first. I was impressed by Wang Yibo in this scene, and the audience applauded (after filming). " Yao Xiaofeng said. In Wang Yibo's eyes, Yao Xiaofeng is a director who pays great attention to details. "He is more about giving good guidance to the actors in terms of performance, and allows me to use my own real experiences and feelings to understand the character at the moment. The emotions allow the actors to interpret the scenes more closely to life. "
In real life, Wang Yibo likes racing. When a reporter asked which scene in "The Storm Chaser" was the most fun, his answer was a bit unexpected but reasonable. "The most fun is riding. A motorcycle from that era. As for what themes or roles he wants to challenge in the future, his answer is also very open, "I want to try them all, and they all feel fresh." "
