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After reading today's story, you may find the answer to "Why do people need companions?" .
You will also think of a special person in your life - your companion, confidant, old classmate or good friend. No one who comes after you knows you well enough, only that person knows how you survived to this day.
A month ago, we came to Hangzhou and had an old friend conversation with actors Zhou Yiwei and Lin Jiachuan. They have known each other for 24 years and have witnessed all the ups and downs of each other's lives:
studied at the Beijing Film Academy together; they were picked apart when they were not filming together; Yiwei Yiwei reached the peak of his career but his reputation has been reversed repeatedly; Lin Jiachuan became famous because of "Hurry" and was particularly popular. Unsuitability becomes the focus...
From the age of 20 to 40, they have always been each other's fulcrum and have never disconnected.
The most touching scenes of a friendship that lasted for more than twenty years are all in this short film we shot. You are welcome to click on it and take a look.
Lin Jiachuan used "sweet" to describe the relationship between the two. Sometimes he would miss Zhou Yiwei inexplicably, wondering what he was doing, how was he, and how was his health? In his most confused moment, Zhou Yiwei fished him out like a "monkey fishing for the moon".
During the many years that Zhou Yiwei was fighting against the world, Lin Jiachuan was always by his side. Lin Jiachuan understands that he does not reply or explain the controversy, understands that he does not compromise on the market and traffic, and appreciates that he can get lost in thinking about art and performance anytime and anywhere. Yiwei Yi said that Lin Jiachuan was "charging" for him a lot of the time.
40 is the halfway point in life. Especially in this circle, everyone’s eyes are looking upward, looking at traffic, popularity, and peaks. The meaning of "companion" is someone who has been with you all the way, understands the reasons for every choice you make, and is willing to stand with you and watch.
If two people climb a mountain together, they will last longer. If two people dream together, they will wake up more slowly. When two people sing together, they will sing more deeply.
hopes that this story can give you a sense of calmness. You don’t have to panic when bad things happen, and you don’t get dizzy when good things happen.
Because no matter what, there is always someone beside you who is always watching you and swimming from the same waters as you.
The following is the full transcript of this conversation.
"A lot of people say that Monday is dressed up
but I think he is him"
Zhang Wei:
I am the same age as Lin Jiachuan, I was born in 1981, so we are almost the same age.
Weekly:
i 1982.
Zhang Wei:
Do you think the current situation on the Internet has become better?
Weekly:
is much, much better. is an accident, purely an accident, and it is not at all the result I am pursuing. In other words, this result is very good, but it is not something I dared to think about before. I can’t even persuade others to do what I did.
Zhang Wei:
Before, the public had a comment on you, thinking that you were a bit pretentious and a bit pretentious.
Zhouwei :
Many people will think that I am pretending or pretending. Asking him (Lin Jiachuan) about the analysis of will make it clearest. He will have some relatively unique insights.
Lin Jiachuan:
I think he is him.
I didn’t know much about him for a while. In other words, I am not very willing to accept the way he presents me. Because we did grow up together. is why are you doing this to me?
Monday around :
One of the actors in our drama had a birthday that day, so I took the opportunity to have a dinner together.
What Brother Chuan found very uncomfortable was that Coco (director of the play "Pillowman") and I had been hiding in a corner chatting about the show. Finally, I came out and sat with them for a token 5 or 10 minutes before leaving.
Because we would be very resistant to this kind of day where we don’t know what to talk about, but Brother Chuan thinks this kind of chat is normal, so he will understand people like us very well.
Lin Jiachuan:
Yes, I just feel like I’m done with the performance and can relax a bit. It's been two hours, I said, why don't you come out? What did he say he was going out for? Want to go out and have a drink and chat with you?
He said that his fun lies in chatting here, not in chatting that.
I said it's so perverted. We are separated by a table. You want to talk about this, not that. is indeed two worlds.
Did you see my fist? How angry. But that's what he likes.
Weekly:
Come back to what I just said, am I pretending? If this thing is pretending, then it is just pretending.
But for us, if we think it is meaningful, we will do it. For them, I don’t have to worry too much about the scene, and they will not be angry with me because of it.
To play another kind of person, I don’t want to waste that time.
Lin Jiachuan:
I like it, the opening angle is relatively large, he likes the opening angle to be relatively small, it is very accurate, only has these few things, and it cannot do other than these few things.
Hey, I also remembered one thing. When we were young, made me really angry. I once brought a friend to meet him.
Zhou Wei:
Girlfriend? oh.
Lin Jiachuan:
Because I care about my friends. If you have someone you like or have a girlfriend, take him to see you.
After meeting and chatting briefly, he was flipping through a magazine. There were just the three of us, and he was always there watching from the time we were eating to the time we finished eating.
I said why? Why?
He said it was very good, very good. I said are you unhappy? He said no.
Another time later, a group of people were together, and he was reading that book. I'm bored to death, really bored to death.
But then I gradually understood that is relatively narrow, and he likes it. I particularly tolerate the fact that he likes it. The example I gave is not good, so why don’t I cut it off?
Weekly:
No, he is just in love and wants me to help him check things out.
After I had a brief chat with others, it was of course relatively fast. I think I have finished checking , and my attitude is not supportive.
But he thought that I didn't take the initiative to greet people enthusiastically, that I didn't give face, so this was a cognitive barrier for both of us. I thought that I had given the most face to make this situation smooth.
I have to add that later on, he did not fall in love with that girl.
Of course, he also added, saying that on the one hand you are right, but on the other hand, is there a possibility that your behavior that day hurt others and they are not willing to fall in love with me?
If you want to say that, then I also have some responsibility.
Zhang Wei:
There is still a sense of security behind this. It's just that you don't think he will be really hurt if you treat him like this.
Weekly:
He won’t, he won’t, he knows that I must be good for him from the bottom of my heart, even though it may be a way he doesn’t like on the surface.
But I really can't take care of his huge needs.
Lin Jiachuan:
I am quite used to them (Yiwei Yiwei and Zhang Songwen) not taking care of my needs now.
Weekly:
We have enough to take care of. How do we both need to take care of him?
Lin Jiachuan:
This sounds like a big baby.
"For a while
I was not interested at all in the discussion between Zhou Yiwei and Zhang Songwen.
Zhang Wei:
Including Zhang Songwen, the three of you will interact and communicate frequently, right?
is around:
is. It’s just that sometimes you need support. I support him, he supports him, and he supports me.
can have one or two people who recognize it and give each other a certain amount of support. It is important to resonate with each other in the first place.
Lin Jiachuan:
For a while, I closed myself off, refused to grow, and didn’t talk deeply.
When he was chatting with Songwen, I always felt like what were they talking about?
I have no interest in that kind of discussion at all. What they are discussing is expression, which is another pursuit of theirs. I seem to be running away after just one sitting, and my heart is gone.
I said just adapt. In fact, I just feel the pleasure that the external environment or work brings to me, instead of thinking about what I want to explore during the work process.
Suddenly one day, I felt that my smoothness suddenly stopped, and I asked what should I do?
Zhang Wei:
Are you saying that the success at work came to an abrupt end?
Zhou Yiwei:
is inexplicably making money, being envied by others, recognized by his family, and feeling safe himself.
It's like I originally thought that Disneyland would be built one day, but one day I found out that it would never be built. Not only could it not be built, but it was hard to say whether it could survive. That's what he calls trouble.
Lin Jiachuan:
Because everyone knows me as the bad brother in "Smile and Live", and then there is also "Family Property", which is the type of person I am acting in.
Suddenly when I reached my thirties, no one asked me to play that kind of role anymore, because that role required him to be young, frizzy, and arrogant, but I was already past that age.
I suddenly felt, oh, I am in my works, does not have my own expression, nor does it allow such characters to grow.
was among my previous creations, and I actually performed it according to the script.
From 2016 to 2021, 5 years. 0 years old, I am very confused when I am not confused. I stayed at home like this for a while, watching the sky slowly get dark. That was the scariest time.
Weekly:
Yes, the most difficult thing for patients with depression is the transition from dawn to dusk.
Lin Jiachuan:
In winter, there was a cat on my window sill. I watched it basking in the sun. When it saw me watching it basking in the sun, we would look at each other for a long time. I tried to bring it in, but it ran away.
Then I also wanted to read books and expand myself, but maybe you got stuck at that stage.
What Yiwei did to me at that time was like a monkey fishing for the moon, always trying to fish me out.
Later, I may have found some of my own ideas and expressions.
Zhang Wei :
Do you think Yiwei was of great help to you in this process?
Weekly:
is actually a combination punch. At that time, it included dramas, including the later "Kurst", the later "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", and the later "The Code of Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and even returned to the rehearsal of this round of dramas.
has used these five years to make up for the lessons that were missed in the past. When saw him come back to life, he became a living person who could have his own engine and make blood.
Lin Jiachuan:
The process of making up lessons is also quite enjoyable. If you fall behind, you will fall behind. If you fall behind, make up for it. We will talk about it after making up for it.
I personally think that I am a smart person, which is fine when I am young. After a certain age, being smart will actually delay people.
Now I feel that I have to be serious about everything I do, and I am so tired that I feel like I am peeling off my skin. What I can present now is actually something that can be shown to the audience and has its own output and expression. I am very at ease, I am very stable.
Now I go to Songwen's courtyard to discuss the characters and the script, and we have a good chat. Well, indeed, they have followed me. Ha ha.
"Master planted a seed for us.
Don't have too many false expectations."
Zhang Wei:
You graduated from Nortel in 2002. At that time, did you have any expectations and imagination for the future?
Zhouwei:
has no future expectations. Our master would tell us not to have too many false expectations, and he would not encourage us to go out for filming during school hours. Under his leadership, we actually did more introspection.
Lin Jiachuan:
Excessive introspection leads to low self-esteem.
Zhouwei :
In the first paragraph of the first class of formal enrollment, the first question our master asked was, which of you likes this line of work?
We all raise our hands, we like it.
then say who is liked and who is loved? We thought in our hearts, “Oh, it’s broken, it’s too late.” Loving obviously feels more advanced.
As a result, the master asked the third question, who is willing to devote himself to this profession? Broken, love is worthless, being willing to die for it is worth more.
Later, the master told me that there are thousands of suicide paths in the world, and choosing to be an actor is choosing one of them.
He consciously taught us how to view this industry from the beginning.
This is a vanity fair. On the one hand, as an art, it is very high-end, elegant and noble. On the other hand, whether it was a troupe in the past or a people's artist, today the term "actor" is used again, etc. There are many bright names in the industry. How to resist some sounds such as guns and hidden arrows actually requires training.
I am very grateful to him for this. Perhaps the mentality we both have today comes from him.
Lin Jiachuan :
seems to have a natural ability to resist being beaten after graduation.
Weekly:
Right, there will be no unexpected failure. Know from the start that failure is inevitable.
There is no point in not being satisfied. Acting is a profession that is chosen. Even if you become a director or a screenwriter, you cannot become a forest by yourself.
When we go to school, we know what kind of technical preparation we should make, and then we just wait. Most things in are waiting for you, it's all luck, not hard work.
Many things are the result of hard work when viewed from the front and back. Most of them are luck if viewed from the back and have nothing to do with hard work.
Zhang Wei:
I read your report and I feel that when you have a score, you will start to reflect on whether this is not right. I want to look back. After graduation, you participated in a talent show and made it to the finals, but you didn’t go. After performing the Haiyan drama, you suddenly took a step back.
Weekly:
I'm used to it. This happens almost every time. I always feel that something is wrong, and I will review everything after I finish it. The main point is to find out what is wrong.
may not be better after every search, but after searching, I always feel at ease. I always feel that it's okay, and I can tinker with it wherever I can, and tinker with it wherever I can.
Zhang Wei:
Later, including you appearing on variety shows, expressing and speaking out to everyone on social media is also a kind of outward exploration.
is around:
is. Talking more and communicating more will bring risks, but it will also bring more benefits.
I especially like to watch Mr. Zhou Hongyi’s expressions and interactions recently. He has firmly understood what his world is, and he is also very determined to share what he knows with everyone.
I don’t think he is necessarily telling me what is right. He may argue that even if you say I am wrong and I agree, I will feel very happy. I really like to see his communication with everyone with this kind of mentality.
Zhang Wei:
Are you still willing to express yourself like this now?
Weekly:
I don’t want to. That is, what everyone is arguing about is not the matter itself, but the attitude.There is no standard answer to the debate. In many cases where may be counterattacked, I am not willing to waste time.
is not something that more people will listen to if I say it loudly. I'm not afraid, but that doesn't make sense.
Zhang Wei:
Is there any impact that really knocked you down?
week around:
had it from the inside. I think I can accept the external negation of
. The negation within is something that I recognize, which in turn negates my knowledge like the outside. will make me wonder, oh, is it the external standard that is right? Times, traffic, etc.
I've been thinking about having some themes. For example, should we pursue it actively or indulge passively? Another theme I really want to express is the so-called relationship between art and life. We discuss scripts and lines together all day long. How should we say "De Di De"? Should we stand up straight here, or should we bend down?
What’s the point of art? It is not a scientific invention and creation. We always believe that empty talk will harm the country and actors will harm the country. It seems that science is a more important thing. So, does culture and art have value? What is its relationship with our lives?
I have also doubted whether it is necessary to discuss this kind of topic and issue in such a deep and pretentious manner. Does it make sense?
Then one day when I came out, I found that I couldn’t create much value, I couldn’t farm, and I couldn’t produce steel. Maybe I was destined to only take this path. This discussion may It's still of some value. When I discover that value, I will be more at ease.
Lin Jiachuan:
He could stay up all night discussing something he liked.
Weekly:
Yes, we enjoy it.
Zhang Wei:
If this is the case, you will often be bored when facing the mass media.
Weekly:
is correct, so it will be interpreted as arrogance by others, and this arrogance will be written and passed on by others.
"If you insist on yourself to make you happy
you will have a greater chance of being happy."
Zhang Wei:
Let's talk about it just now. In fact, you don't fall into the pain of not being popular enough, not successful enough, or not satisfied too often.
Weekly:
no. The seeds come from our master. We had this mentality at the beginning, when we were nothing. So that others think that we have no ambition, no desire, and it is not worth betting on this young man's future. We may even have missed some opportunities in the early stages.
But after a long time, our peers and classmates will have a good mentality. Why doesn't
have the anxiety that one should have at this age? It's because this seed has sprouted today. No one has the excessive desire for , so there is less pain.
Lin Jiachuan:
Now I feel that I am immersed in some things in my work or role, and I am not afraid of anything. Some time ago, I was doing a variety show with Songwen, and we often said one thing, what are you afraid of? Nothing to be afraid of.
Don’t be afraid anymore, that’s the best mentality. You really prepared it all. Just like in a drama rehearsal, every line you speak comes from your heart. What are you afraid of?
weeks around:
If insisting on yourself makes you happy, then you may have a greater chance of being happy. If the outcome makes you happy, your chances of being happy are much smaller.
If you pursue harvests every day and every month, or big harvests every year, you may be knocked down by pain. is changing the industry because of it.
I just happened to find my pursuit in a certain industry, so I just pursued it. It’s best if there is a harvest, but it doesn’t matter if there is no harvest. This kind of thing can support me to go on.
Lin Jiachuan:
I still particularly agree with that truth.It’s just mountain climbing. Just keep walking. You have to go to the top. The next step is to go down. It’s actually very painful to go down with . It’s better to be on the road all the time. has been walking little by little on the road. It’s very practical. .
Zhang Wei:
In this state where persistence is required but not easy to persist at the same time, it may be particularly rare and important for you to have a friend like each other.
Lin Jiachuan:
Sister Ke (director of the drama "The Pillow Man") said that the relationship between you and Yiwei is really good and beautiful.
What did I say? She said, you see, you are both classmates and work colleagues, and friendship is accompanied by work.
Actually, we both get quite screwed up sometimes, but is just such a screwed up thing, and when you squeeze it out, it’s very sweet.
Sometimes, I would inexplicably think about him and Songwen in other places, what is he doing, is he okay, how is his health?
It's hard to say at what point in life you will change when you won't meet these people. I probably don’t expect to meet anyone else, because it’s so sweet right now.
Zhang Wei:
didn’t leave either.
Week around:
is not easy. We were never separated. No deliberate maintenance.
Lin Jiachuan:
The relationship is not welded and riveted together, but slowly swept away and found to be connected. was discovered, not welded.
Weekly:
is actually a test, but it is not a particularly dramatic test. is a long time.
is written at the end:
People cannot forget the past, and it is easy for people to forget the past.
I don’t know if you have ever experienced such a moment - the mobile photo album will have the kind of "today in the past" push, randomly pushing a photo from the past to you. The moment the mobile phone screen goes dark, you will feel that you are a little unrecognizable.
How far has it been since you started? Have you changed or compromised?
We always say "never forget your original intention", and the existence of friends is the most complete reflection of your original intention. You will mention the stupid things you did when you were 20 years old, the bleak moment when you hit the wall, and the many choices you have faced before - What you were like before, someone will help you remember it. Even if things change later, you still retain the original and most important background together.
Friends are eternal anchors. No matter where you are swept by the ocean currents, when you are next to someone who swims from the same waters, you will always know how to live.
Planning: Yuan Canlan, Song, A'zhu
Writing and editing: Song
