Chinanews client, Beijing, January 20th (Reporter Shangguanyun) From Xia Xiaoxue to Bai Yuting to Wenli... In the decades of time, actor Jiang Wenli has played roles in different types of film and television dramas, with wonderful acting skills Left a deep impression on the audience.
Jiang Wenli.
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But before that, she used to be an ordinary female worker. Later, she was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with her hard work, and her destiny changed.
She said that her willingness to be an actor and enthusiasm for public welfare are actually related to the influence of one person, that is, her grandfather.
Recently, Jiang Wenli accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com. She reviewed the deep relationship with her grandfather and also mentioned some views on performing arts.
In her opinion, actors must be talented.
In the art industry, it is five points of talent and five points of effort.
If you don't work hard, talented people will be abandoned.
happy childhood
Jiang Wenli was born in an intellectual family in Anhui. She was quiet and peaceful since she was a child.
Because her parents were too busy at work, she was taken care of by her grandfather from the age of six months.
Grandpa loves life very much and likes to raise fish and flowers. Under his care, Jiang Wenli had a happy childhood.
"Grandpa will take me to school and leave school, in winter, afraid of my cold, give me a padded jacket..." Many years later, she still remembers these trivial cares.
Jiang Wenli was loved by her grandfather, but she was also beaten.
"He is admonishing me not to lie, and certain things that I cannot do must not be touched." In Jiang Wenli's impression, grandfather sometimes looks harsh, but in fact he is willing to help others.
"There is an old man who makes a living by begging. I call him Grandpa Ma." She said that at a fixed time every month, when she heard someone shouting "Uncle Tang" at the door, she knew Grandpa Ma was coming, "Grandpa asked me to give Grandpa Ma prepares five cents and gives another steamed bun."
Grandpa and Jiang Wenli.
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At that time, Grandpa Jiang Wenli's monthly salary was thirty-two yuan and eight anise, but she gave Grandpa Ma 5 cents every week.
She has always felt that when she grows up, she is willing to be an actor, and she is also willing to do public welfare, all of which are related to the influence of her grandfather.
"I hope that through my interpretation of each role, I can show the truth, goodness, and beauty, and convey good things; or help others as much as I can by doing public welfare." She explained.
Embark on the road of performing arts
When Jiang Wenli was 13 years old, her grandfather passed away.
But his influence on Jiang Wenli did not end there.
Those warm years have become the best help for Jiang Wenli in her life.
After graduation, Jiang Wenli was assigned to work in a water plant and became a female worker.
Because she had a foundation in gymnastics and dancing when she was a child, she often participated in theatrical performances in the factory and performed quite well.
Under the advice of others, Jiang Wenli tried to apply for the Beijing Film Academy, went through five stages and cut six generals, and successfully reached the last stage.
At that time, there was an art test titled "Tell Your Most Unforgettable Story".
In that exam, Jiang Wenli talked about the last time she and her grandfather met. The sincere feelings between her words touched all the teachers present.
After being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, Jiang Wenli's acting talent was fully utilized. She participated in the first TV series "Cliff Lily" in her freshman year, as a teacher of the nursery school, and was nominated for the Feitian Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Grandpa and Jiang Wenli.
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Since then, Jiang Wenli has portrayed many different types of characters such as Xia Xiaoxue in Xiazhong in Holding Hands and Bai Yuting in The Mansion Gate, and won many awards including the Feitian Award for Best Actress in Chinese TV Series.
A movie with sincere feelings
After becoming famous, Jiang Wenli kept making appointments and was very busy, "One day, I stood in front of the mirror and asked myself silently: If I suddenly get sick tomorrow and everything is over, what regrets do I have in this life?"
The first answer that came to mind was "I haven't done anything for grandpa."
After the death of grandpa, Jiang Wenli wrote prose to miss him, and also thought about writing a novel specifically for grandpa, but she never succeeded.
Recalling the scenes of getting along with her grandfather in the past, she decided to use movies to reproduce all of this, looking for the true self in childhood and the spiritual home of the year.
It took 5 years and she finished "See You in the Sky".
"It's my first time as a director." During that time, Jiang Wenli was very busy. "There are also many actors in the film who came to act for the first time. They were a little nervous, so I encouraged them to say that you can act well because You are'really'."
Jiang Wenli.
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Precisely because of the truth, in 2010, after the movie was released, it made enough tears from the audience.
"When I was doing publicity in Shenzhen, an audience asked me: What is the most important thing Grandpa gave you?" At that time, Jiang Wenli replied after thinking about it, "It's love."
"If a child grows up in a loving environment, he will look at the world with the eyes of love. What you get is love, and what you give is love." She said.
"Actors must be talented"
This experience as a director not only fulfilled Jiang Wenli's wish, but also gave her a new understanding of performing arts.
For example, it will be clearer what the position of an actor in a movie is and how to cooperate with everyone.
Jiang Wenli has portrayed many artistic images on screens. Wenli in "The Golden Wedding" is a very impressive one. In the play, she has to challenge the age span of several decades, which is very difficult.
"In order to find the feeling of the characters, I will observe the living conditions of my parents when I go home." She found that my mother would slightly squint her eyes when she "dazed", and her posture also changed slightly with age.
Many small details were used by her in the performance.
"Grandpa, see you in the sky."
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Little guy, she also plays well.
In the movie "Farewell My Concubine", she played the role of Little Beanie, but after only a few minutes of appearance, she left a set of quite classic shots with her wonderful acting skills and became a classic segment in movie history.
"Actors must be talented. I think that in the art industry, five points of talent and five points of effort, if you don't work hard, talent will be abandoned." Jiang Wenli explained, "Actors must enrich themselves in all aspects: talent, culture , Schooling, etc. I have been in contact with many good actors, and they give me the impression that they love to read and are very educated."
When not filming movies and TV series, Jiang Wenli is not idle either.
Just recently, her collection of essays "Grandpa, See You From Heaven" was revised and published, adding 3 new content, and there are many illustrations painted by Jiang Wenli herself. The pictures are simple but very warm.
"I usually like to draw, but I haven't studied it seriously. But the characters in the illustrations, I have all seen and are familiar with, they paint the scenes in my memory." For Jiang Wenli, this is also A description of the pastoral life.
As for the feeling of writing the book, in the book's "Postscript", she wrote, "Grandpa gave me a happy childhood with his love. Now, I also want to pass on this love.'Love' is The only reason we live in this world." (End)