Together again! ,Zhang Tielin, Wang Gang, Zhang Guoli
Before the performance started, some actors took a look at the front and came back to tell Wang Gang, Zhang Guoli and Zhang Tielin who were waiting backstage: The audience was not full. Upon hearing this, the three of them were stunned.
This is the 101st performance of the classic drama "Broken Gold" produced by Longma Society, and it is also the first performance in Hong Kong. The play tells the story of three strangers, Gui Bao, Wei Qingshan, and Fu Xiaolian, who became brothers when they were down and went into business together in Wangfujing, Beijing, and experienced love and hate, and the ebb and flow of interests. "Broken Gold" has toured all over the world and has been widely praised.
"It's impossible. I've never seen anything like this before. Could it be that this show won't work in Hong Kong?" Wang Gang muttered, feeling like a drum beating in his heart, unable to stop worrying.
There was no time to think too much, and the stage was filled with night. Under a crooked tree, Guibao, Wei Qingshan, and Fu Xiaolian stood by an old well. The long monologue with a strong Beijing flavor immediately brought the audience into the world. Fireworks gathered in the alley of Dong'an Market in Wangfujing, Beijing two years ago.
The lights gradually turned on, and they saw that the audience was packed with seats, and pairs of eyes were shining brightly, looking forward to following them into the ups and downs of the story.
This reminded Zhang Guoli of the time when the TV series "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" was very popular in Hong Kong. It was precisely for this reason that the three people who originally wanted to stop there after a hundred performances received an invitation from Hong Kong. Came without hesitation. "We thought we wouldn't perform again after 100 performances, and we couldn't perform anymore. Teacher Wang Gang is 76 years old, I am 69 years old, and Xiao Xianrou is 67 years old. But Hong Kong asked us to go, so we went. This is a journey of gratitude. "
The day after the premiere in Hong Kong, Wang Gang, Zhang Guoli, and Zhang Tielin sat in a row for an interview in the Grand Theater of the Hong Kong Cultural Center. This group of old friends, who have a combined age of over 200 years and have known each other for 20 or 30 years, started teasing each other when they sat together. , joking, playing around, making others laugh.
"The three of us are weird together..." Wang Gang said. Zhang Tielin, who helped hold the microphone, raised his eyebrows and interjected: "Is it weird?" "Weird! It's very childish, as if we are fighting every moment, and this kind of fighting is involuntarily brought to the stage and screen."
Wang Gang then thought about it and felt that this kind of fate is actually very precious. "We are not together every day for so many years as everyone thinks. In fact, we are busy with our own affairs, with different temperaments, temperaments, and different hobbies. To put it bluntly, we have our own beauty. The beauty is shared. ""Broken Gold" was an opportunity for them to put down their work and reunite in the theater. It can be said that they have grown together over the years, and they have always discovered new sides and new highlights of each other in the process. So Wang Gang feels that together they are always greater than three.
On the way here, Zhang Tielin and Wang Gang saw some theater promotion posters on the wall. They were some very old plays. As soon as they arrived, they shared them with Zhang Guoli, who had arrived a step earlier. "It may have been forgotten by everyone in the mainland, even among young people." I don’t know what it is, but there are still people performing it in Hong Kong.”
This made Wang Gang feel very emotional, "Some people said many years ago that Hong Kong is a cultural desert. That's nonsense!" On the contrary, he believes that this city has very rich cultural resources that are worth exploring and should be improved in cultural exchanges and integration with the mainland. Seen by many people. "This kind of integration is the general trend and it is involuntary."
Zhang Guoli felt the same way about this. The strong response he received from the premiere on the evening of the 16th was unexpected. He discovered that Hong Kong audiences love dramas and have such strong sensitivity to plots.
"I personally have no experience performing in Hong Kong. I enjoyed last night's performance very much, and the final effect was also very good." Zhang Tielin said.
The 101st game is a new beginning for both the "Iron Triangle" and "Broken Gold". They all hope to bring more dramas to Hong Kong to perform in the future.
If we were to talk about the most popular TV series on the screen twenty years ago, "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" would definitely sit in the front row. This TV series, which was launched during the Spring Festival of that year, won astonishing ratings, even exceeding 30% in some areas.
Zhang Tielin, Wang Gang, and Zhang Guoli used their superb acting skills to easily draw people into the drama of a battle between kings and ministers. In the words of viewers in front of the TV at that time: "Watching Ji Xiaolan and He Shen's battle of wits and courage, the language is full of wisdom and humor, which makes people laugh." "Watching this show is sometimes like listening to a cross talk or watching a sketch, and there is no lack of humor and lightness. Feel."
This TV series also created the friendship between the three people. They once filmed the variety show "Extraordinary Craftsmanship" together and became young apprentices. They learned the art of curium porcelain from the master of curium porcelain Wang Zhenhai. On the way to learn from the master, they saw the vast land covered with snow, and the three of them became very playful. , simply got out of the car and had a snowball fight, having a great time.
More than twenty years later, they all returned to "Broken Gold" with their proficient acting skills and unique character that have accumulated for most of their lives, interpreting the tragic and joyful lives of three brothers with very different destinies. Whether it is a long poetic monologue, or a hilarious exchange of words and a few tacit actions, the character's personality is naturally revealed and the image is vividly sketched, which also makes the audience fascinated, as if they are dreaming back to "Iron Teeth and Bronze" "Ya Ji Xiaolan".
"Broken Gold" was sold out in Hong Kong and received rave reviews. The three of them performed on the same stage, and their every move was a show, and they laughed and cursed in life. As the scenes change from scene to scene, a vivid and profound picture of the old Beijing city is gradually presented to the audience: the parents in the courtyard are short-lived, the traffic in the alley is busy, and the fireworks on the ground are full of human touch.
The premiere came to an end on the evening of the 16th, and the actors came out one by one to take their last breaths amidst endless applause. Especially when the three leading actors appeared again, the atmosphere in the theater reached its peak, and the audience paid tribute to their wonderful performances with extremely warm applause and cheers.
After the interview, the three got up and went backstage to prepare for that night's performance. "Broken Gold" will be performed in Hong Kong from May 16th to 19th.
The reporter had not yet left. Zhang Tielin, who was wearing casual clothes, had already taken the lead on the stage, pacing as if no one else was around and began to sing his voice. Looking from a distance, it seems as if the precious treasure in the play has traveled through time, and the figure of Qianlong, who values love and meaning and is high-spirited, flashes past between his smiling brows and eyes.
