For those of you who often visit the film and television area, I wonder if you have heard this sentence:
I don’t envy mandarin ducks or immortals, I envy Mr. Hou every day.
relies on his unique temperament and too "narrow" acting path to become independent from the world.
as long as he appears.
There is no shortage of voices from netizens:
"It doesn't look like the actor."
"I suggest you check it out."
"You can be sentenced directly."
He is Hou Tianlai.
has been an artist for more than 30 years, and finally became famous on the Internet at the age of more than 60 years old.
In the era when old actors in China are regarded as old artists and old actors.
It’s time to talk about this national first-level (third-level) actor .
How he looks.
performed 20,000 words omitted here.
Mr. Hou’s masterpiece, the first thing to mention is "In the Name of the People".
As soon as he opened his mouth, "learning foreign languages" became popular among people.
But the popularity of this character is definitely a surprise for Hou Tianlai.
At that time, director Li Lu invited his senior brother Hou Tian to come to the set to play a guest role.
It's very simple, one page, a few scenes, and can be shot in two days. But the only problem is that this character is a bit "indecent" .
Because it might damage the public image, several veteran actors that the director had previously favored declined.
But facing his junior brother’s invitation, Hou Tianlai agreed.
Because this role is not difficult for him, he even polished the presentation effect based on his past shaping experience.
is bad, but also has bad characteristics, and is so bad that it is vivid.
So, there is the wonderful performance of Chen Qingquan, the court president played by Mr. Hou in "In the Name of the People".
appears serious on the surface, but becomes furious when caught.
not only adds persuasiveness to the plot of the character learning a foreign language.
(He was an English class representative in middle school, and his father was also an English teacher.)
also added a lot of designs to the characters on the spot during filming.
For example, when Chen Qingquan was arrested by the police, he denied, refused, and just opened his eyes and told lies.
not only shows the vicious and evil side of the corrupt elements, but also has the comic effect of a clown.
I have to say that this character has great stamina.
for viewers.
is especially for Hou Tianlai.
It once affected Hou Tianlai's life:
Friendly friends kept calling to tease him, and his family also complained that it was unseemly for him to take this role, and it would not sound good if he said it;
Even he himself admitted in an interview that he did not want to take this kind of role again. Role.
The audience remembered Chen Qingquan in "In the Name of the People" at that time.
But later, as we continued archaeological research, we discovered that this was not the first time that Teacher Hou Tianlai had waded into this muddy water.
He has almost become a type of actor for a certain type of role.
Looking through Teacher Hou's resume, what comes into view is a series of "gentleness":
2008's "Behind the Tenderness", 2010's "Tender Betrayal", 2011's "Tender Lies", 2012's "True Love" "Behind the Lie", "Behind the Lie" in 2013, and then "The Gentle Temptation" in 2014, and "The Temptation of Lies" in 2015.
can be guessed by looking at its name. It mainly tells various emotional stories about love and lies in modern cities, and the play is often accompanied by various "sideline" scenes that are not allowed to be broadcast now.
Most of Mr. Hou’s “enviable” scenes and character designs that are currently circulating on the Internet are from this series.
Mr. Hou alone has a monopolized track of .
For example, in "Behind the Tenderness", he played the role of a well-known radio host who had a one-night stand in a bar because he couldn't control himself, but was manipulated, blackmailed, and pestered by the other party.
contributed to the famous scene of being "knocked down".
In "Tender Lies", he plays a middle-aged successful entrepreneur who first cheated on his secretary and gave birth to a child. Later, he was rejected by his wife because of his incompetence and was even cuckolded. In "Behind True Love",
plays the role of the leader of the ballet troupe. He uses the power in his hands to directly control the unspoken rules of the actress in the unit, showing his wretchedness with every smile. In "Gentle Temptation",
plays the role of a well-known writer who abandons his wife and daughter for a little girl who is old enough to be his daughter, and is ultimately ruined. In "The Temptation of Lies",
once again became the CEO of an airborne cultural company. With the power in his hands, he made a group of female subordinates jealous.
also used various hidden rules to learn foreign languages crazily.
During the same period, there was also "Midnight Butterfly", in which he played the landlord of an apartment in Shanghai during the Republic of China, wandering around the flowers among a group of tenants; and "Chinese Interpol 803" as a guest star who was blackmailed for five million after a one-night stand. Boss...
a water lsp.
is greasy and wretched, with blurry eyes.
Why is Mr. Hou able to act so vividly and make people addicted?
first.
The characters played by Mr. Hou all have one characteristic in common - dressed like a beast .
are all prominent figures, including media people, writers, entrepreneurs, and officials.
So Teacher Hou’s acting method is not revealing, but hiding.
What he plays is the evil that escapes under the cover of well-dressed clothes.
Let’s look specifically at how Teacher Hou acted?
Without being exposed or even touching his hands, he can convey a strong sexual connotation with just his facial expressions.
And the roles he plays usually have to take care of face and cannot be emotional.
's expressions are very small, but they have profound meaning.
Teacher Hou caught a trick:
the subtle sense of division.
's innocent face, eyes and smile are a unified and coordinated whole.
But lsp, look and smile are busy in their own way.
smiles and is responsible for maintaining a friendly and serious image.
His eyes are inward, constantly looking up and down, which is his true inner purpose.
This kind of lustful energy is repeatedly concealed and then revealed sideways.
is a more penetrating method.
can only represent lsp because of its straightforward color.
But the color played by Teacher Hou can point to all sanctimonious people.
Behind the idea of being serious, it may be that you are pretending to be serious.
Any show of kindness may have ulterior motives.
Before, you thought that sex was just animal instinct.
Teacher Hou makes people see:
color is human feelings, the world, and the world.
's famous scene in "Behind True Love".
Xiaowei, who was injured by domestic violence, came to the office to confront the team leader, saying that she hoped to have sex with him in exchange for a chance to go to the United States.
Let’s see how Mr. Hou acted:
first joked to defuse the opponent’s straight shot, then flatly denied Xiaowei’s claim that the group leader had coveted her for a long time, and then continued to refuse, but gradually became less firm.
In the end, looking at Xiaowei’s attitude and thinking about her appeal, I felt that this matter was interesting.
So I stood up embarrassedly and said, "It's convenient for me."
revealed his true intentions.
Anyone can learn to be lewd and lustful, but there are really not many people who can perform a layered performance like Mr. Hou, who can perform the character's emotions in a progressive way, and also conform to the character setting, and there are really not many domestic entertainment.
So look back at that foreign language learning segment.
Chen Qingquan became popular.
is actually the accumulation of Teacher Hou.
In the years after "The People's Righteousness", the character he played gradually returned to the right path.
For example, Mao Renfeng in "Fragrant Mountain Ye Zhenghong", Director Bai who sacrificed his life to save others in "Search and Rescue", and the police chief who loves to play table tennis in "The Mistake by the River".
in a sense. When
started making memes on the Internet, his time as a "third-level actor" was over.
But compared to the "quiet" at the end.
his beginning.
is more worth talking about.
Mr. Hou’s enviable past.
According to what Mr. Hou said about his family in the program:
His father was a middle school teacher. He practiced ice hockey in his early years and later worked as a worker. After the college entrance examination was resumed, he was admitted to Jilin Art Institute. He was the only one of several generations in his family who was engaged in artistic. After
graduated, it was smooth sailing. He joined a theater troupe, acted in plays, and then entered the film and television industry.
is recognized for his good character and good acting skills, so he has no worries about acting opportunities, thus leaving a large number of roles to be explored.
And compared to the current impression of Mr. Hou as a middle-aged greasy man.
In his early years, he relied on his bookishness to step out of the stage.
Especially, thin, frail, wearing small glasses...
Whether it is the 1986 drama "The Legend of Kant's First Bodyguard" or the 1988 "The Last Princess".
Directors chose him to play Puyi. How similar is
? When
was filming "The Last Princess", he went to visit Ms. Li Yuqin, the prototype of the character, and received full approval from her.
After that, Teacher Hou got more opportunities.
For example, because Puyi was so good at acting, he played many emperors in succession.
From Puyi, to Guangxu, to Xianfeng, three generations of emperors have acted. He can be called a professional emperor.
(The Qing palace drama effectively covered up his high hairline)
Except for the emperor.
He could be seen in all the main theme movies and commercial feature films at that time, and he could handle both decent and villainous roles.
For example, in the film "Creation of Heaven and Earth" (1991), a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Party, he played the role of Li Hanjun, a representative of the Communist Party of China. In the TV series "Zunyi Conference" (1996), he played Bo Gu.
His intellectual image is widely recognized in the industry.
But if you take off the glasses, you will find that his temperament will change significantly.
Especially, with a thin face, a relatively high hairline, and not much hair, once the hair is slicked back, it will inevitably lead people to look bad.
has a treacherous and cunning evil temperament, which is highly recognizable and more suitable for villains.
is like Lin Huan in "Rock Killer" (1993), and Yuan Keding played in "The President" (1993).
From a certain perspective, this hairstyle and the amount of hair limit his "plasticity".
If we talk about traditional aesthetics, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a heroic face are the typical faces of upright protagonists. (For example, Zhu Shimao, He Zhengjun, Shao Bing...)
Mr. Hou, who is thin and sinister, has a typical villain temperament.
Coupled with the past knowledge of intellectuals, basically, he does not need to play the role of "gentle scum", he can enter the play at that stop.
directors also discovered this. After
, there are either the masterminds behind criminal organizations or the gentle scum who commit crimes. How to act
, how to correct it.
Ordinary actors are worried about not acting like them.
Teacher Hou doesn’t look like an actor.
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But the interesting thing is.
Because the public's tolerance for male actors will obviously relax as they age, especially for middle-aged and older male actors, no matter what their appearance is, they can be supported through role setting.
(On the contrary, the environment for female actors is more stringent.)
So even though he has received the villain image bonus and has almost become a professional villain, Mr. Hou has still played many positive roles.
For example, in the 2004 "Extreme Crisis", he played the role of policeman Li Guohao. In the play, he led a team to pursue a cross-border pursuit and annihilated an overseas group that trafficked women and drugs.
But this character has no image bonus at all...
is far less impressive than his villain. In addition, there are some family and emotional characters that will be easier for the audience to accept.
follows the original development.
It can be expected that Mr. Hou's character will continue to work hard to achieve the grand slam achievement of "Criminal Law" and remain in the public's film and television memory as a professional villain many years later.
But I never expected it.
By chance, he discovered another side of him.
Like An Jiahe in "Don't Talk to Strangers", Wang Xiansheng is the perverted editor-in-chief of the TV series "Women Are No Longer Silent".
used to be a childhood shadow for many people.
It is different from the current short video clips in which Wang Xiansheng’s actions and speech are presented as avant-garde curiosity.
When this drama was first aired.
actually pioneered the trend:
has never had such a character in domestic film and television dramas.
Even if there is, there has never been such a performance.
and this should be looked at separately.
First of all, the character Wang Xiansheng represented the creator's boldest imagination about sexual perversion in the workplace at that time. On the surface,
is a cultural person, an intellectual, and a magazine editor. He has a decent image and a decent job.
but actually.
is not only empty and reactionary in his heart, but also kidnapped and driven by desire in his character and behavior.
treats targets as normal sexual harassment.
also engages in perverted behaviors such as role playing. As for deception, violence, voyeurism, passing nude photos, making pornographic rumors and other obscene means, they use all kinds of methods.
At the same time, because he has the power and financial power of the unit, he can easily prey on and exploit his subordinates, often in a legitimate manner.
Until now, it is difficult for domestic dramas to have similar straightforward characters.
is even more worth mentioning.
In a later interview, Hou Tianlai said that he did not know that the character was a pervert at the beginning, so he would be very embarrassed when the director asked the actor to do some bold actions.
didn't know it was a TV series about "sexual harassment" at first, but only found out after seeing the entire script. And the further back I go, the more I feel that Wang Xiansheng is so hateful. At that time, I really had the urge to "stop filming", but then I thought, the issue of sexual harassment has indeed surfaced, and people like "Wang Xiansheng" must be exposed. So I am determined to continue acting, and I must act well.
This is not a lie.
In the education of mainland actors for a long time, they were limited by the tradition of facial makeup, and there was a lack of research and practice for complex role performances.
as an example.
When Zhang Guangbei was filming "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he was worried about how to film Lu Bu's drunkenness and sex. He asked the director (female) about this, but was flatly rejected:
That's something you men need to think about.
To a certain extent, the so-called xx professional is also a way of performing that adapts to the actor's individual characteristics.
So, for Teacher Hou.
Although he is closer to the role of Wang Xiansheng than other actors, it is not easy to play this pervert well.
What he did was to get close to Wang's position and "rationalize" the so-called abnormal behavior:
He is a person who uses his power to "take advantage". In fact, there are many people with this ugly mentality hidden around us, but not everyone Anyone can sexually harass.
Others pursue economic interests, but Wang pursues pleasure, and the pleasure of exploitation and oppression. Therefore, it can be seen that Wang Xiansheng is not ashamed but proud of many of his perverted behaviors.
To play him well, you have to believe that his brain circuit is different from that of human beings.
And this role also had a huge impact on Teacher Hou.
first became a household name.
Many people stayed away when they saw him, and some even threw water bottles at him. His family members also complained about him and hoped that he would not take on similar roles.
He actually had expectations:
A small detail is that Hou Tianlai specifically changed the names of the actors in the opening credits of "Women Are No Longer Silent".
Although it has been affected in life.
His career has completely opened up a new situation.
The industry suddenly discovered:
Among domestic film and television drama actors, there are still people who can really master this kind of role.
Especially on domestic screens with limited scale.
is a vivid LSP that can enhance the erotic atmosphere to the extreme without being exposed, making the plot come alive instantly.
belongs to and is a step ahead of .
So domestic dramas came to my door one after another, asking for that performance by name. Only
has the source of the material in the editing area on site b:
even has an impact in a crime-themed movie with a strong literary atmosphere such as "The Mistake on the River" released last year.
Because the director is played by Hou Tianlai.
unconsciously found a foothold for the film's vague sexual metaphors in interpretation.
but sir still wants to say.
It's all over.
When Mr. Hou gradually faded away, what ended up with him was actually the environment at the peak of wild creation in the history of domestic film and television.
Especially when paired with the villain played by Mr. Hou:
In the criminal investigation dramas at that time, the evil businessman was able to support his younger brother who was a gangster to become the local police chief, and he was able to film the evil in such a way that the audience was frightened.
In workplace dramas at that time, the perverted chief editor could use the power of the unit to bully his subordinates without restraint. At the same time, the theme of the story traced the scars of the Cultural Revolution.
The urban emotional dramas at that time were able to talk about deception and lies, hand out razors to the audience without any scruples, have various be endings, and even have side scenes that were filmed with a bang, and there was no limit to the main theme.
let alone the main theme work.
asked, can there be another vivid and obscene image of a corrupt high-ranking official like Chen Qingquan?
sir has reservations.
in general.
Mr. Hou’s rise to fame initially came from the bad taste of some netizens.
But in this tacky envy of Xiasanlu.
looks back with a bit of regret.
That was the shock of waking up after the wind blew.
The picture in this article comes from the Internet
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