The recently popular "Youth Facing the Wind", have you seen it? A drama with a bad title, but a very good one. Some people say it is the Chinese version of "Reply 1988", a youth group portrait + period comedy, which is very healing no matter how you watch it. Some people also say

The recently popular "Youth in the Wind" , have you seen it?

A drama with a bad title, but a very good one.

Some people say it is the Chinese version of "Reply 1988", a youth group portrait + period comedy, which is very healing no matter how you watch it.

Some people also say that it is "Family with Children 2024", which is a comedy of three parts.

But no matter how it is defined, it cannot be erased. It is a good drama and a masterpiece recognized by the public.

Today, we will talk about this drama and an actor who impressed me deeply in this drama- Li Naiwen.

01, a period story about the youth of two generations. Li Naiwen’s acting skills amazed me.

The story line of this drama is relatively fragmented, but it focuses on three families.

For example: Li family , a gentle mother + an irritable father, and a son who is unwilling to be the wrongdoer. The mode of getting along is "a battle of wits and courage", and a "family brawl" can be staged at any time.

and the Yang family . Although the joy is less, the emotions of the family can still be felt. For example, Hu Yue will perm his hair specifically to meet Lao Yang’s friends, Lao Yang will also be worried about his stepdaughter. Emotions, I will take out my household registration book to explain.

Take a closer look, "Youth in the Wind" revolves around the youth of two generations in the 1990s, telling stories about the fate of little people.

It not only contains descriptions of young people's dreams;

also does not avoid the emotions that middle-aged people should have in life.

The biggest advantage of this drama is that it has deep insights and can make the audience resonate with the characters through light comedy.

For example: Cheng Miaomiao When her parents divorced, they used "divide the family property" to express their attitude.

The logic behind these behaviors is that the love and security in the family give her the space to be "unrestrained".

Of course, in addition to the wonderful daily routine of "Youth in the Wind", the actors also performed brilliantly.

For example: Liu Lin, who is loved by everyone, the Jia Daiyu she plays in the play can be said to be a golden sentence production machine:

Especially the interview section makes people laugh directly.

However, among all the actors, I still like Yang Songbai played by Li Naiwen the most.

In the drama, his role is very "typical": an oil field technical engineer, often away from home, introverted personality, and strong machismo.

He is very similar to the "traditional father" in our impression.

For example, in the sixteenth episode of the play, he had a quarrel with his wife Hu Yue. The two of them treated it coldly as usual, ignoring each other. But just when Yang Songbai was about to leave, his wife, who had always been "humble", actually hit him with something in her anger.

The expression and eyes when Li Naiwen turned back were full of shock.

It is precisely because of his in-depth understanding of the character that this acting scene particularly touched the audience.

On the one hand, Yang Songbai in the play is chauvinistic and believes that his wife will not resist; on the other hand, he cannot question and can only use his expressions to show the character's emotions.

There is also the scene where the stepdaughter scolds the wife after she wants to jump into the river. The serious tone and worried eyes are enough to express the character's reserved and complex emotions.

I have to say that Li Naiwen is really good at playing middle-aged men, very expressive.

Li Naiwen's performance was also very real when he was helping his brother Dahai meet his first love.

Pay attention to Li Naiwen's acting skills.

When the good brother proposed to "take Lingling away", his eyes were a little confused. He was looking directly at the sea, and his expression was a little solemn.

When the plan was finalized and he went to find his stepdaughter to help call the other two brothers and their wives, he bent down and whispered to his stepdaughter.

is somewhat lacking in confidence, which is obviously different from Yang Songbai's usual macho speaking style.

Finally, there is the "fake quarrel" section.

In order to show that he is desperate for his brothers, he must act strong and make the "fake quarrel" real.

Look at his neck, the veins are popping out.

But the waving arms seemed a bit panicked.

Li Naiwen’s performance in this section is really great. While

is funny, you can also see Yang Songbai’s righteous character.

It is true that the character Yang Songbai has two sides, he is strong towards his family and tolerant towards outsiders.

As for marriage, he chose to use cold violence and suppression.

But it is Li Naiwen's vivid performance that makes this character more worthy of exploration.

02, Li Naiwen: That middle-aged uncle who is not popular has climbed to the top of the "uncle circle" in the current entertainment industry.

Speaking of which, Li Naiwen has quite a few new works recently.

For example: the financial workplace drama "Better Future", both produced by Yangma, and the suspenseful masterpiece "Snow Maze" produced by Zhang Yimou , plus this "Youth in the Wind", it can be said that it is not busy.

But in the past, Li Naiwen was definitely not so busy.

Even Song Dandan once asked in a variety show: "Why is Naiwen always not popular?".

Speaking of it, Li Naiwen is a standard "second generation star", and it stands to reason that his stardom will not be bad.

But his image is not outstanding, he cannot be said to be handsome, and he just feels ordinary. Although

has acting talent, he lacks aura and almost failed in his first step into the entertainment industry.

When he was applying for the Central Academy of Drama, the invigilator at the time, Gong Li's teacher Gao Jingwen, commented on Li Naiwen's performance: "It's so-so and has no aura."

In the end, Li Naiwen attended the Central Academy of Drama at his own expense.

Li Naiwen worked very hard during his four years at China National Theater, but after graduation, his efforts did not seem to be rewarded accordingly.

When other students started to show their talents in the entertainment industry, he was still acting in plays.

And this performance lasted seven years.

did not debut until 2003 when he starred in "Costco". After

, Li Naiwen was spotted by Feng Xiaogang . The movie "Assembly" made Li Naiwen no longer a transparent person in the entertainment industry.

It took Li Naiwen ten years to go from a drama actor who needed support from his parents to a high-profile talent in the entertainment industry. After

, he became more dedicated.

He doesn't care whether he is the protagonist or not, as long as the play is good, he will act.

For example: the black-hearted pharmaceutical representative in "I'm Not the God of Medicine", Li Si in "Da Qin Fu", etc.

Some people say that he is a "famous supporting actor", while others say that he is the "golden second male lead".

But he doesn't care about any of this.

On the contrary, he acted more carefully. When

was filming "Splendid Mountains and Rivers", in order to fit the roles of Zhao Shu and in the play, he even "armed" his makeup to the teeth.

Then, experiencing grassroots life and being exposed to the sun, my skin color became several shades darker.

even went so far as to learn Shaanxi dialect like a devil in order to flesh out the character's image.

Then there was Zhao Shuhe, the village party secretary who was generous, optimistic and tenacious.

As he said, I just focus on acting well and leave the rest to others and leave the evaluation to the audience.

Today, Li Naiwen has reached the top of the "uncle circle".

His acting skills have caught up with those of Yu Hewei, Zhang Songwen, Zhang Yi, Liu Yijun, Wang Jinsong and others; his performance has the accumulation of years, the restraint of emotions, and the explosive power required by the role. In "Youth in the Wind", This is the case with Yang Songbai.

After watching Li Naiwen's performance in "Youth in the Wind", I deeply lamented that Li Naiwen has embarked on another avenue as an actor.

03. It’s hard not to love someone who relies on his works to become a drama star and becomes a "violent gangster" while surfing live broadcasts.

all say that Li Naiwen is a "veteran actor" in the play, but outside the play he is a full-fledged "violent gangster". The main focus of

is a reality.

For example: Some time ago, he was ridiculed by the entire Internet for misreading a word.

Here's the thing.

When "A Bright Future" was launched, several leading actors in the show held a live broadcast together to promote the show.

As the live broadcast began, Li Naiwen began to "fix things".

At that time, there were a lot of comments from the audience, so Li Naiwen read some of them on the spot, including one sentence, "Bai Yu, you should compare yourself to a pair of shorts."

As soon as he finished speaking, the barrage in the live broadcast room exploded.

The key point is that Li Naiwen added later, "Oh, no, it's a small tree branch."

Bai Yu, who was beside him, blushed and shouted excitedly, "Can you think twice before you say this?"

"Little tree branches" are regarded as "little pants", hahaha, I have to say that the program's effect is immediately overwhelming.

Of course, Li Naiwen's "perfect life" in the live broadcast room is not only in "A Bright Future", he also did the same in the recently popular "Youth in the Wind", let's talk about the event where the main creator Lian Mai accompanied him to watch.

For example, at the beginning of the live broadcast, he forgot the name of his wife in the play, and joked to himself, "I will forget it after filming."

However, as he was speaking, a curse word suddenly appeared unintentionally, and then he reacted, and the other three actors also burst into laughter instantly. The cheerful atmosphere of

is really very popular.

In addition to making fun of himself, Li Naiwen also makes fun of others.

For example: When Sun Qian appeared on the scene, he smiled evilly and said, "Who was that man just now?", and then said, "Oh, I know, I know."

When Tian Yu appeared on the scene, he said again , "Oh, Brother Yu has become handsome again."

Unexpectedly, he is like Li Naiwen, a complete "social gangster".

With the start of the live broadcast, "host" Li Naiwen also officially went online.

The reason he gave was, "They are afraid that you will not speak, or that you will talk nonsense, so while I have to control you, they are also controlling me."

This paragraph is really hilarious.

Let’s just say, does this live broadcast host have to be Li Naiwen? The “scale” is really a bit big!

For example: During the live broadcast, Sun Qian asked Li Naiwen and Tian Yu about what happened when they were 17 years old.

did not say anything for a long time. Li Naiwen also gave the reason, "Your 17 years old happened last year, and our 17 years old happened more than 30 years ago."

Later, he said, "Is it an exciting thing or an unforgettable thing?"

Tian Yu added, "It's because your parents want to beat you."

Li Naiwen said lightly, "Does cheating in the exam count?"

Yes, a good live broadcast, suddenly it happened in seconds It becomes a melon-eating scene.

Of course, there are many fun parts in this live broadcast, such as everyone drawing pictures for others to guess, talking about relaxation, etc.

Actually, we still prefer this kind of live broadcast.

Firstly, it is relaxed enough, especially the interpretation of the protagonists, which also allows us to better understand the plot;

Secondly, they show a completely different state from the one in the play, which also allows the audience to get a feel for the actors' acting skills.

Finally, let’s talk about and Li Naiwen .

In recent years, the "uncle circle ceiling" has become very popular, and actors such as Zhang Songwen, Li Naiwen, and Wang Yang are included in it.

But in fact, their understanding of the word is very simple.

is older and has corresponding abilities in acting. Compared with young people, he may be more solid than them.

In short, is one of the top players in the "uncle circle", and Li Naiwen also has such qualities.

The most obvious external performance is in acting - thousands of people and thousands of faces .

In "A Promising Young Woman", his character Qian Cai gave the audience the impression from the beginning that he was a cautious and decent person.

Especially when Lin Qiang was sent down, he said "Don't bully him", which made him very popular.

But when he learned that he was being investigated by his apprentice, his gloomy eyes completely overturned the audience's original impression of his character.

, especially that slightly downcast expression, exudes a fierce energy.

Also in "The Three Brigades", Pan Dahai, who he played, performed very well in the scene when Cheng Da was arrested.

Especially in this eye scene, there is helplessness and confusion about one's own behavior.

And this image is completely different from that in "Windward".

In fact, Li Naiwen expressed his understanding of acting in interviews very early on.

He said, "A character is really unreal. You have to pass me first, and only then can the audience believe it if I believe it!".

Moreover, he always has the original intention of "treating the characters well", "I try my best to make my characters have some value and role in the play."

Perhaps, only with this mentality can we shape good characters and create capable characters. Works that touch the hearts of the audience.Uncles like

are fans of us, and we won’t lose anything at all!

(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: An An)