Wang Kai: Never forget there will be a response, the actor dream of a bookstore porter

"All Quiet in Peiping," "The Disguiser," and "Nirvana in Fire" has been released three times in a row, and many people say that another newcomer has become popular. Wang Kai, who was born in 1982, made his debut in 2006.

"When I was 33, I was still called young fresh meat. After 10 years in the industry, I was considered a newcomer," Wang said. "I felt a little sad and lost."

Many years ago, Wang Kai became famous for playing "Jia Ming" in "Invincible Ugly Woman". But it is difficult for people to put the sissy "home Ming" and heroic "Mingcheng" and "Jing king" paintings equals, this span also really let the heart a little unbearable.

Wang Kai once explicitly said, "I like all the roles I play, except Ugly Girl." "Jiaming" has almost become Wang Kai's "black history", and for quite some time, he was very bothered by the media mentioning the past.

Unfortunately, after Wang Kai's fire, "enthusiastic" netizens happened to his "ugly invincible" image and made a GIF parody. When Wang Kai saw it, three black lines appeared on his head, and he said, "If you want to choose, choose a better picture."

"Invincible Ugly" hit, dia dia home Ming is also a sensation. Even when Wang Kai returned to his hometown in Hubei province, his neighbors gathered to watch. But Wang Kai had a faint sense that something was wrong. Parents, in particular, seem reluctant to talk but worried. Finally one day the father couldn't help but ask, how did you play a role like that? It turned out that the parents always thought life was like a drama. They were afraid that their son would be the same as Jiaming in life. They even doubted their son's sexual orientation for a time. "I was so disappointed. People didn't understand me, and my parents didn't understand me. I asked them, Don't you know what I am like in life?"

However, "Invincible Ugly Woman" did allow Wang Kai, who just started his career, to achieve one of his life goals: to stay in Beijing and have money to eat to continue filming. After that, many similar characters also reached out to Wang Kai.

"People don't know me in life and can only judge me by my character in the play, so people think I can only play this role."

During that time, Wang Kai thought a lot: he couldn't play Jiaming again just to make money. People thought Jiaming was wonderful, not him. After that, Wang Kai obstinately rejected all the characters in the same genre, but no other characters ever approached him.

For eight months, Wang Kai had nothing to film and was at the end of his rope. Just when he thought his acting career was coming to an end, director Zhang Jianxin dared to use the "sissy" in people's hearts to participate in a period drama "Educated Youth", and the producer of this drama is now "mountain shadow" god Hou Hongliang.

In Hou Hongliang's eyes, Wang Kai has never been a young idol. "He's a very serious, solid actor who knows exactly what he needs. The first time I worked with him was in Educated Youth, which took seven months to shoot in the snow and ice. Many young actors failed and left, but he persevered." For this rare opportunity, Wang Kai went all out. To create the effect of a snowstorm, Wang Kai had the crew bring a blower to blow at his head on a -40 degree Celsius day. During one scene, Wang Kai's hands became numb with cold and his face was immediately covered with a thin layer of ice and snow as he lay down in the snowstorm. "It's not an exaggeration to say that I've had to deal with every natural disaster except an earthquake, and I've had sunburn and frostbite." But for this play, Wang Kai is most grateful.

In 2013, Wang Kai finally ushered in the new peak of his career -- All Quiet in Peiping. In the face of a group of veteran actors such as Chen Baoguo and Ni Dahong, Wang Kai never feared the stage, and his acting skills burst into full force. And at this time the proudest, then early to his side eye producer Hou Hongliang. And in Hou Hongliang's later big play "The Disguiser", Wang Kai played a heavier role; When it comes to Nirvana in Fire, Wang Kai is already the number two male. Some people told reporters that the boss Hou Hongliang had already been reluctant to let Wang Kai play a supporting role.

"I felt lucky to meet Hou Hongliang," Wang said. He will not tell you how to become an overnight success, but he can make you a higher level of a play, he is a special professional vision and judgment to guide you, the actor how to go down the road will be more stable.

After ten years of being chosen, Wang Kai finally has the right to choose. "Before, no one cared what you wanted or what you wanted to say. Therefore, it is false that actors do not want to be famous. If they become famous, they will not only get a good income but also gain the initiative and a voice in creation. To put it bluntly, only when you reach a certain position and have a certain strength will others listen to you carefully." Wang Kai told the truth. "But it takes discipline, it takes hard work, and it takes luck. Without Zhang Jianxin and Hou Hongliang, I'm not sure how long I could have continued on this path." Wang Kai looked far away and thought, "This is fate."

How smug, how lost despair, feel at the end of the rope, but can be bright. Unlike many people who stumble into the entertainment industry, Wang Kai is determined to be an actor. He was not born into an acting family, and his ordinary parents neither understood nor supported his dreams.

Wang Kai's father is a sports fan. He wanted his son to fulfill his unfulfilled wish, so Wang Kai started playing football when he was five. At that time, when several diving champions including Fu Mingxia came from Hubei, Wang Kai's hometown, his father decided to let his son learn diving. But my mother still felt that it was the right way to settle down and go to college. Of course, none of this is what Wang Kai wants. At the peak of his high school study, Wang Kai read "Thunderstorm" in the textbook and organized his classmates to perform a drama. "At that time, he was angrier than anyone else and had a strong desire to show off. He also played Zhou Ping."

However, the teenagers in this corner of Hubei province did not know what actors and stars meant: "I thought actors and stars were born, maybe they were born that way." Wang Kai's senior year of high school, "Princess Huan zhu" was popular, once empty. Then there were many news reports about Zhao Wei, saying that she was a student at the Beijing Film Academy. At that time, Wang Kai learned that there were schools for acting.

At this time, the father suddenly told the unit can the "top job", was to let the child take over the father's work. To get an iron rice bowl, Wang Kai's family urged him to give up his studies and work at Xinhua Bookstore. Because a decade or so ago, that was the kind of job security that many people envied.

However, Wang Kai was unhappy. His job was stable but boring. The girl was responsible for standing at the counter and the boy was responsible for carrying books. And the actor's dream, which was already illusory, seemed even further out of reach. "But it's fate that a boring job gives me a lot of personal space. I don't have to be controlled by my parents like I was at school, and I have more time for myself." During that time, Wang Kai participated in many TV activities, and finally one day he had a chance to go to Beijing to shoot a commercial. At that time, the advertising director looked at Wang Kai's image and asked him whether he was in the drama or Nortel. It was this careless remark from the director that inspired all the confidence in Wang Kai's life.

A month later, without telling his parents, Wang left his job at Xinhua Bookstore and went to Beijing alone. "I don't know where the film school is. I don't know where the drama school is. I can only call 114 and ask everywhere if there is a training class." He finally found a four-month course at the Central Academy of Drama, two months after it began. The registration staff said that they could come, but the tuition fee was not a penny less. "It's more than 10,000. Back in 2000, more than 10,000 was a lot of money." To Wang's surprise, his angry father, who had been opposed to becoming an actor because he secretly quit, gave him the money anyway.

Wang KAI, WHO WAS ADMITTED TO THE MIDDLE DRAMA, SMug: "When I was in college, I felt that my appearance was not bad, professional and excellent, and I was quite confident." Sure enough, right after graduation, Wang Kai was signed by the most prestigious agency of the time. Envious of his classmates and gratified by his family, Wang Kai even mapped out what roles he would take, what plays he would play, and what path he would take as if he had become famous overnight. But the reality is always startlingly cruel. The company is famous, and the entertainer can attend parties and walk all kinds of red carpets almost every day. However, Wang Kai had to pay for expensive clothes and makeup. "Walking down the aisle with a smile on your face and then thinking, your pockets are cleaner than your face. You know, it's just that feeling of being a fat cat, like it's getting further and further away from who I want to be as an actor. This is supposed to be my lowest point."

Looking back, the embarrassment was brief, but being in it feels long and endless. Everyone has a down period, but not everyone can get out of it. Just like not everyone who wants to be a star can be a star.

"A lot of people have dreams, but most of them don't dare to give up too much and work hard for their dreams," Wang said. "I am a person who dares to give up a lot of things. If I had not left firmly, I might still be a bookstore porter. Since I have taken so much trouble to get on this road, I shall go on it without hesitation. Every bump is a gain. Just like Chen Jiaming, I always thought it was black history, but now I find it is also my pride."