Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Qiu Wei
"Kunpeng Strikes the Waves", a tribute work to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong, is being broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, and Guangdong Satellite TV. Actor Liu Chenglin, who plays young Mao Zedong in the play, stood out from an audition of more than 6,000 people. Every actor who plays a great man has a process of experience. As the youngest person to play Mao Zedong, Liu Chenglin, who was born in the 1990s, admitted that being selected to play Mao Zedong was a beautiful accident, and he created a "different" character in the play. Mao Zedong, a young man, to show his "mortal" side.
Talking about new dramas:
He is eager to "bump into each other" with young Mao Zedong
Liu Chenglin's resume is very simple. He passed the Beijing Film Academy in 2014. He has only appeared in a few youth dramas before and is not well known to the audience. The reason why the crew of "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" spent nearly half a year to select Liu Chenglin, who was born in the 1990s, to play Mao Zedong among more than 6,000 people was because his age, height, and appearance were similar to those of young Mao Zedong, and more importantly, his courage, The spirit of loving learning and the confidence in the temperament.
Liu Chenglin has not relaxed for a moment since he was confirmed to play the role of young Mao Zedong. He read the script well and followed the instructions of chief screenwriter Ma Jihong, reading "The Biography of Mao Zedong", "Young Mao Zedong", "Poet Mao Zedong" and "Selected Works of Mao Zedong", and watched about Documentaries, films and lectures on Chairman Mao. "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" takes the great man Mao Zedong as the main narrative line and tells the story of Mao Zedong's mental journey in the three years from 1918 to 1921. In Liu Chenglin's view, this stage was a turning point for Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong, who had just graduated from Hunan First Normal School, came to Beijing for the first time. He was just an ordinary young man, full of unknowns about the future of himself and the country. "Like many passionate young people at that time, he actively looked for a way out in order to save the country. In the face of darkness, corruption and injustice, he did not remain silent. He was a fledgling and fearless. Similarly, he also experienced confusion and hesitation, and finally found his way out. Marxism." Liu Chenglin said.
"From the moment I got the script, I was very excited. I was looking forward to it. I was full of energy. I wanted to be able to compete with Mao Zedong in his youth." In order to fully experience the joys, sorrows and joys of young Mao Zedong , as soon as possible to "enter" the era in the play, Liu Chenglin also went to Shaoshan to visit Chairman Mao's former residence, and went to the Red Building of Peking University, Sanyanjing, Fuyou Temple, and Changxindian, where Mao Zedong worked and lived in the play. In addition, Liu Chenglin also studied etiquette, calligraphy, and exercise with his instructor. "Only by walking the path Chairman Mao walked can we find some connections with him."
talks about challenges:
only slept four or five times a day for 125 days during the filming. hours
Liu Chenglin said frankly that even though he was so well prepared, he was still under great pressure during the official shooting, and was even so unconfident that he was on the verge of collapse. "The more I prepared, the further I felt I was getting further and further away from this great man. I was very unconfident and dared not face the director." Liu Chenglin said, "Chairman Mao's world is so broad that it has no boundaries." Sometimes a game After filming more than a dozen scenes, Liu Chenglin couldn't complete it. Faced with having to do it over again, Liu Chenglin felt confused and helpless. He was even afraid of going to the set and standing in front of the camera.
In order to help Liu Chenglin overcome the difficulties as soon as possible, director Liu Biao encouraged and repeatedly explained the play to Liu Chenglin, performance director Yu Yang performed the scene over and over again, and the cast members also supported each other. Facing all the Chairman Mao-type actors in the past, Liu Chenglin withstood the pressure and test. "Kunpeng Breaks the Waves" was filmed for 125 days and completed 690 scenes. Liu Chenglin only slept four or five hours a day and almost never took a day off. On a sweltering day of 38 degrees, Liu Chenglin had to wear a cotton robe to act in a winter scene; when filming snowy scenes, he stepped on ice and spoke with a chilling tone just for the performance; he still endured the pain even though he had a high fever of 39 degrees. Running in the streets.
Gradually, Liu Chenglin came out of his self-confidence, no longer confused and hesitant, "I found energy from the young Mao Zedong, a Hunanese man who did not hesitate to search for the truth.As the shooting gets into gear, I can confidently and confidently say that I have put my best foot forward to show everyone. "
Among the 690 scenes filmed, many are still unforgettable for Liu Chenglin. "There was a scene where he was reading a letter from Mr. Zhongfu in the Wenhua Book Club. When he learned that the Communist Party of China was about to be established, Mao Zedong was very excited and walked around in the book club. Read the letter again and again. I remember that after filming this scene, my whole body was numb, as if I had witnessed that sacred and great moment with the actors in the play. "
Talking about insights:
Great men also go from ordinary to extraordinary
Liu Chenglin, who was born in 1996, was about the same age as the young Mao Zedong in the film "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves". He talked about how to attract more current people by interpreting great men. For young audiences, Liu Chenglin believes that his greatest performance experience is "empathy." For this "empathy", Liu Chenglin wanted to break the inherent impression in the audience's minds from the beginning and create a "different" young Mao Zedong. Showing his "mortal" side, "because great men also go from ordinary to extraordinary, and have the same life stages as us. "
In "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves", the revolutionary love between Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui who share the same goals and beliefs is a highlight of the work, which also brings enlightenment about love to today's young people. Liu Chenglin said that that era was influenced by the old society. Affected by the influence, their minds are not so open, but the love between the two is pure. “The distance may be long and the carriage and horse are slow, but it cannot stop the deep friendship between them. In the face of social turmoil, they never gave up on their country or their family. They understood each other, accompanied each other silently, supported each other, and remained loyal. Their love stories are also telling us now that when facing the people we love, we should not be afraid of changes, but should be firm, pure, and hold on tightly. "
In Liu Chenglin's view, the story told in "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" is similar to the life experience of young people today. At that time, Mao Zedong had just graduated and came to Beijing. He left his hometown and faced the pressure of survival. He had to find a way to survive. Work is necessary to provide food and clothing. The kind of wandering and confusion is the same as that of many young people nowadays. After graduation, they come to big cities with no fixed place and uncertain future. In order to live their own light, they persevere in the bustling lights of thousands of houses.
Liu Chenglin The young Mao Zedong in my eyes was one of the many young people actively looking for a way out in society at that time. He was no different from everyone else and was an ordinary person. "No one knew at that time that he would become such a great person, including himself. What is truly valuable is his spirit. It is precisely because of his valuable spirit that he became great later. Therefore, more details must be put into expressing his spirit so that more and more people can feel Mao Zedong. spirit, quality and style. Liu Chenglin said that "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" is not only a drama, but also a book and a class. Anyone who enters it can gain something.
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