Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 8th (Liu Yue) "The Celebration Banquet of "Hurricane", "If "Hurricane" is renamed", "Extracted clips from "Hurricane"...Although the popular drama "Hurricane" has come to an end a few days ago , the popularity inside and outside the play is still unabated.
Actors such as Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, and Gao Ye received great attention, and Li Jian, the actor of "Li Xiang" in the play, also entered the public eye.
How popular is the character "Li Xiang"?
On Weibo alone, the entry of #李风下线# has reached 180 million views.
On the night of the finale of "Hurricane", Gao Qiqiang pleaded guilty to the law, and when the light finally defeated the evil, the same sentence flooded the screens of social media: Brother Xiang, it's dawn in Jinghai.
In just a few words, it is extremely difficult to pin down.
A self-sacrificing "White Moonlight" character is the easiest to get the audience's empathy, and with a little business, he can gain both fame and fortune.
Under the din of gongs and drums, the actor smiled heartily at the camera. He said: "The halo is for the characters, not for the actors. In the end, the halo will fall on the tombstones of those police officers who sacrificed their lives for the anti-crime cause. "
"I'm just a passer."
a lost cop
"Li Xiang's sacrifice is a worthy death"
On the day I met Li Jian, the weather in Beijing was fine.
He himself looks younger than on the screen, with shiny leather clothes, cool hair, and a tall and straight figure folded in a chair. While signing photos, he chats with the staff next to him, and occasionally makes a joke.
When he glanced at us setting up the shooting location from the corner of the eye, he nodded slightly with an easy-going expression—just like the detachment leader "Li Xiang" in "Hurricane" holding a briefcase and drinking health tea.
The first half of Li Xiang's life was logical: born in Mang Village, his mother died young, his father ignored his family, he had no background, no connections, and a child without an umbrella could only run hard.
He was very competitive, and was transferred from the local police station to the city bureau, where he became a young and promising criminal policeman.
Appreciated by leaders, loved by colleagues, even hooligans would call him "Brother Xiang" with respect and fear.
"Hurricane" stills.
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"Li Xiang was born in a family in the market. He is not the kind of straight-faced policeman, so don't hold it up. When facing Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu, he will choose to reveal a little bit of An Xin's life experience to shock them." In Li Jian's view In the future, Li Xiang's growth environment destined him to be more harmonious when dealing with things, but how to integrate the "market spirit" into the role and create a real and upright image of a criminal policeman is a big difficulty for actors.
"I used to play a lot of images of soldiers, but the police are completely different from the soldiers. In order to play Li Xiang, I read a lot of books about criminal police, about six or seven." Through the solid desk work in the early stage, Li Jian outlined the The character background of "Li Xiangmen": "The criminal police is a very special group. After taking off the police uniform, he has to be a little bit ruffian, so that the characters are more plump and real. When doing reconnaissance missions, you will feel that he is more than The common people return the common people, because you have to blend into the atmosphere of the market to get clues."
Floating up and down in the vat of human nature, how can there be a blank sheet of paper.
In the past, Li Xiang knew the world but not the world, but after witnessing the death of his master, his life took a turn for the worse—from concealing the truth that the master was an inner ghost, to pretending to surrender to the "big tiger", and finally falling to his death in a multi-party game, heroic sacrifice.
"Hurricane" stills.
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A letter to An Xin, 60 cards that he dared not touch, and 181,000 yuan untouched—this is his 31-year short life.
Unlike the hard-pressed audience, Li Jian believed that Li Xiang's sacrifice was well deserved, and it was also his preordained fate, "Since hiding the secret of his master, he has embarked on a very dangerous road. He already knows that death is always with him .In the face of powerful dark forces, he chose to use his own method to promote justice, and this result is inevitable."
Li Jian even believes that the death of this character is very meaningful, "Li Xiang's offline at this point highlights the difficulties and dangers of cracking down on crime, highlights the sacrifices made by the police for the cause of cracking down on crime, and also changes An Xin's attitude towards cracking down on criminals." Hei’s way of working. A good role does not lie in the number of scenes, but in the meaning and function of its existence, and whether it has a shining point.”
Li Xiang was loyal to his "ideal" and made a final conclusion, letting future generations comment.
Audiences have different interpretations, analyzes and even trials of this character.
As the actor, Li Jian gave him a verdict full of pain and regret: "Li Xiang is a young man who is full of plans for his career, full of enthusiasm, and moving forward with his ideals. He encountered many temptations and choices, but he held on. The bottom line, and finally toward justice and light."
"Hurricane" stills.
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At the same time, Li Jian firmly believes that Li Xiang has never been regarded as a "grey character": "He is a real character. The character of Li Xiang has abandoned the previous high-level positive image. He has human weaknesses. I hesitated and struggled when I was tempted, but in the end I chose the right direction.”
This firm tone also appeared when he answered another question from reporters.
"So in front of the master's tomb, one side represents surrender and the other represents dormancy. Which side did it fall on?"
"The original side."
life and friendship
"Teacher Zhang Yi helped me a lot"
"A friend makes a heart, and a comrade-in-arms lives a life." ——In "Hurricane", Li Xiang said so.
Regarding Li Xiang and An Xin, Li Jian was deeply impressed by the ingenious metaphors written by the audience: "Some people say that An Xin is like a blade, and Li Xiang is like a scabbard. He always protects the blade, but he is under pressure from the outside world. I think it is very appropriate. .”
You buried the mud in the spring to sell your bones, and I sent the world full of snow.
After Li Xiang's death, An Xin was hit hard one after another, and his hair turned gray overnight.
A netizen once asked Li Jian on Weibo, "If Li Xiang saw An Xin working as a traffic policeman and later with gray hair, what would he want to say to An Xin?"
Li Jian's reply was on the hot search: let's bake your hair, comrade.
Weibo screenshot
All of a sudden, everyone was either "hahaha" or ridiculed him as a "funny guy". Li Jian couldn't laugh or cry about this.
He said that this is actually not a joke, but a sincere message to his comrades.
"The back is a tearful expression. You may not have noticed it. You just read the words. It's not that you are simply asked to bake your hair and change your image. It means that the anti-crime work is phased, and the battle will continue. You have to Take care of your life and take care of your body."
Being misunderstood is the fate of the expresser, but when the audience loves to re-create and interpret a character, it just proves the success of the character itself.
It is said that the play comes from the opponent, and the mutual acting skills with Zhang Yi may be one of the reasons why "Li Xiang" shines.
"Hurricane" video screenshot
"He really deserves to be an actor, and his serious attitude towards work is beyond my imagination." Li Xiang said frankly that he has learned a lot from the cooperation with Zhang Yi this time. The teacher will point out some of your problems and help you adjust, which is very rewarding for me.”
Li Jian gave an example: "There was a scene where Li Xiang revealed his heart to An Xin. Faced with An Xin's questioning, I held up my gas card and said, 'This is a gas card, and it is evidence that I want to approach him (Zhao Lidong)'," Zhang Yi The teacher 'slapped' the gas card off on the spot."
"Hurricane" video screenshot
"I followed his momentum and quickly knelt down to pick up these fuel cards. This was a stroke of genius. At this moment, Li Xiang's helplessness and dignity were broken. In order to stick to his original intention, he would rather sacrifice his dignity." and the future. It was created improvised, and it also came out of the collision on the spot.”
"Including An Xin saying later, 'You surrender yourself, I can help you', the reaction at that moment is also what I felt on the spot: I can't drag you into the water, I want to protect you, I want to use myself to rescue you The way of blood.” Being able to catch the impromptu performance seamlessly relies on the actors’ strong role logic and ability to enter the play. “The psychological changes of the characters are thought out in advance. .”
Sober
"The halo does not belong to me, I am just the passer"
In the nearly one-hour interview, Li Jian showed his sincere, hearty and straightforward side.
He repeatedly thanked one person - Xu Jizhou, the director of "Hurricane".
Li Jian, who first received the role, was under great pressure: "Director Xu Jizhou has been building up my confidence. He said that this role was written for you, and you can play it right."
Similar to the characters in the play, Li Jianjian has the unique humor of northern men-during the broadcast of the play, he acted as a small expert in a wave of reverse spoilers: "A lot of friends called me and sent messages, asking Li Xiang When did he become black, and how did he become black?"
Li Jian smirked: "I'll give them an answer. I said that Li Xiang finally made meritorious service and was returned to the head of the bureau. He said, 'Then I don't worry, I have been worried that he will become black!'"
"Hurricane" stills.
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Not only that, when referring to "Gao Qiqiang" Zhang Songwen in the play, Li Jianyun dropped a heavy bomb lightly: 20 years ago, "Gao Qiqiang" once taught "Li Xiang".
"Teacher Songwen is a teacher who has given me lessons and rehearsals. It will be in 2002. He is two years ahead of us. There is a rule in our Beijing Film Academy, that is, when the junior brother wants to report on the performance, the senior brother will come to help me. You rehearse." Li Jian recalled that Zhang Songwen stayed in their class for more than half a year. "At that time, I loved listening to him in class. He had a special feature in class. He loved to tell stories to everyone, and he would tell stories for a long time. We all sat there without moving, very happy, just listened to his stories."
"This time we met again after more than ten or twenty years." Li Jian joked: "I don't think he has changed much, he is still very kind, maybe he is a little more 'full' than before."
Don't look at Li Jian making fun of Zhang Songwen now, he was ridiculed by many netizens some time ago.
In a live broadcast, he only wore sports shorts to create a fashion effect of "missing clothes". The 150 million readings of the entry #李健衣好短# was like a public execution.
live screenshot
"To be honest, if it weren't for "Hurricane", I would never go to the live broadcast. The first time I did the Douyin live broadcast, I said 'bye everyone, goodbye', but the shutdown point became a pause." 2G surfer Li Jian I still remember every "community death experience" I have: "Actually, I was wearing sports shorts for the first live broadcast, because there was a table blocking it, so I couldn't reveal anything. During the second live broadcast, I found it in the bedroom. A small table, and put the iPad on it."
"They said that the iPad live broadcast, the picture you see is different from the broadcast. I didn't know about this problem, so I made such a big mess. I am very embarrassed and embarrassed. Fortunately, the audience can still understand."
With a straightforward personality and a righteous face, Li Jian has become the new "March Boyfriend".
Facing the teasing collective behavior of "calling husband" by fans on Weibo, he responded seriously: "I think this is a kind of affirmation and love for actors from the audience now, and I regard it as a kind of online vocabulary. "
"This kind of halo is for the characters, not for the actors. As the heat fades, the audience will gradually calm down. In the end, the halo will fall on the tombstones of those police officers who sacrificed their lives for the anti-crime cause. This honor is for them, this love is also for them, I am just a passer."
"Hurricane" stills.
Respondents provided
Li Jian said frankly that he hopes to use the attention of "Hurricane" to expand his popularity, so as to break through the bottleneck and set foot on new fields such as urban dramas, idol dramas, and villains; at the same time, he is very sober about the matter of becoming popular, " Thank you for your love. This kind of luck does not come at any time, and this kind of enthusiasm is not for every character. Keep your original intention and remind yourself at any time, what is your career and what is your ideal. "
"As an actor, it is my pursuit to portray more successful characters like 'Li Xiang' who are recognized by the audience." (End)