The story behind Li Qianming

Da Takesheng is getting better

On September 16, 2011, an anti-Japanese themed movie called "I Am Chinese" was released. With the release of the film, the slightly unfamiliar name of the lead actor Li Qianming suddenly became a hot topic of media attention. "Jet Li's nephew" seems to have become Li Qianming's unavoidable "identity" and the most discussed topic. However, the media's sentimental interpretation troubled Li Qianming. When reporters met him face to face and talked about this movie and his topic of being a "second generation star", he had his own opinions.

Experienced both worlds of ice and fire during filming

The moment I met Li Qianming, I realized that there was a huge gap between him and the image of Hai Sheng in "I Am Chinese". After taking off his military uniform, he wore a hoodie and a Chinese-style buttoned jacket, which immediately revealed his identity as a post-70s generation and his characteristics as a martial arts student. During the conversation, Li Qianming's story was plain and simple, but one could see his persistence in his role and his confidence in the future. "I Am Chinese" is just his first step into the film industry. "I Am Chinese" is adapted from real historical events. The story tells the story of an orphan named Hai Sheng who was fostered in a Japanese military family since he was a child. When he grew up, he and many of his Taiwanese were forcibly recruited into the Japanese army. During the war, he saw his compatriots being brutally murdered by the Japanese army. He began to be unable to accept this reality. When he wanted to escape back to Taiwan, he met several female students from Peiping. At first, he did not want to help them escape to Nanjing, but with increasing contact and seeing more and more atrocities committed by the Japanese army on the land of China, he began to change his mind, and his belief that "I am Chinese" became more and more ingrained. . Talking about the background of his role, Li Qianming told reporters that in history, there were about 30,000 Taiwanese aboriginals who were forcibly recruited by the Japanese army to form a "volunteer team". After they went to fight in Southeast Asia, more than 20,000 people died in the battle, and the remaining One-third returned to Taiwan injured or disabled. However, the status of Taiwanese people in the Japanese military is actually very low, and most of them hold cooks and logistics positions. In 1944, it was true that Taiwanese in the army rose up and resisted after seeing the Japanese army slaughtering their compatriots. The prototype of Haisheng comes from this. When filming "I Am Chinese", Li Qianming experienced both fire and ice: "I entered Jiangxi for three months to shoot. It was not that cold when I first arrived, but it was indeed very cold later. There was no heating in the south. It was so... "It's so cold and damp." What's even worse is that Li Qianming also has many scenes in the water. He once waited with Yan Danchen in a turbulent and biting stream and fought for 9 hours: "There are scenes of escaping through water. When I came out of the water after filming, I was so cold that I couldn't speak." Li Qianming said that this hardship was nothing, and he could still finish the scene even if he broke his arms and legs. The cold is one thing. In order to take care of the plot of the film, the actors not only had to travel through the virgin forest, but also lived there. "The cold is nothing. The most dangerous thing is that there are many animals near where we live, such as monkeys and wild boars. At night, it is really scary and I dare not go out."

I don't want to " The future of being a "second generation star" is getting better and better

In the entertainment industry that is becoming more and more glamorous, having the status of a "second generation star" seems to be the best pass for many artists to get a quick start. . After "I Am Chinese" came into everyone's attention, the identity of Li Qianming's so-called "Jet Li's nephew" spread in the media. Li Qianming seemed helpless when it came to this hot topic. He said, dumbfounded, "Actually, these are all misunderstandings by the media. I am not Jet Li's nephew at all, but my father and Jet Li are family friends. Especially since I was a child, I called Jet Li uncle, so I always call him 'uncle', so maybe the media has something to do with it." Misunderstanding, but I really don’t want to use this hype.”

Li Qianming really doesn’t want to be “related” to celebrities, but he is indeed an alumnus of Jet Li—he has been with Li Zhizhou (Jet Li’s student) at Shichahai Sports School since he was 7 years old. Senior brother) learns martial arts. And because he was born in a Peking Opera family, Li Qianming started studying Peking Opera with his grandfather at the age of 11, specializing in martial arts. Later, he went to the Sanda team to learn Sanda, and learned Xingyiquan from Jet Li's master Wu Bin. At the age of 28, he came to the Shaolin Temple alone, worshiped the great monk as his teacher, and became a "lay disciple", where he experienced "punching and kicking": "In order to make me solid in kung fu, the masters, when I was doing the horse step, , they just stepped on me. At that time, my physical strength was very high, and I could eat 10 steamed buns in one meal." Wu Bin is currently rated as a national level six martial arts master.

After working in the society for many years, the "great martial artist" Li Qianming never thought about becoming an actor, but a chance encounter allowed him to step into the film industry. "That time I was chatting with the Shenzhen head office and friends in the industry, and I talked about my grandfather - Yuan Shiyong (real name). This old man is a legend in the Peking Opera circle and one of the first batch of Peking Opera masters to receive national subsidies in the country, but His life experience is unknown." Several film-making friends became more and more enthusiastic and decided to make a movie about the life of this great martial artist. So Li Qianming began to travel around Tianjin, Changchun, and Shanxi to interview places where his ancestors had lived, and learned about the grandfather who won first place in the Tianjin Wusheng Competition. Because he is tall and looks like his grandfather, Li Qianming became the first choice to play Yuan Shiyong. So there were three movies, "Jingwu Spring and Autumn", "Jingwu Storm" and "Jingwu Legend", which were broadcast on CCTV Movie Channel.

In fact, after staying in the cultural company for a long time, Li Qianming's career is not limited to actors. He needs to take care of parties, advertising and other businesses.

However, starting from this year, Li Qianming's big screen works will be released one after another. In "Offside", he plays a security guard of an oil company. The actors who support him in the movie are all popular movie stars. Wen Zhang, Tang Yan, Huang Yifei, and even the film and television publisher Gao Jun have come to support him. The movie will also be released in 2013. Released during the Lunar New Year, "Family Relay" and "The King of Martial Arts" were both released in 2013 respectively, while Li Qianming, another kung fu blockbuster "Weapon" in preparation, is the opposite number. This movie, which has been in preparation for many years, will showcase various Chinese weapons and may bring together many kung fu masters such as Jet Li, Wu Jing, and Zhao Wenzhuo. It seems that this "big martial arts student" with hard kung fu has a bright future, and he seems to be hopeful of becoming a new generation of kung fu superstar. But Li Qianming is much calmer. At thirty years old, he just hopes to take one step at a time and slowly enter the film industry.

The first person to direct zombie films in the past directed red themes

The director of "I Am Chinese" Liu Guanwei worked as a photographer in his early years and worked with Kung Fu superstars such as Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan. He has starred in many blockbuster films such as "The Fat Dragon Crossing the River", "The Prodigal Son", and "The Five Lucky Stars Series". The first film "Mr. Zombie" directed in 1985 was the pinnacle of Hong Kong fantasy kung fu films. It caused a sensation when it was released in 1985 and grossed 20 million at the box office. This set off a craze for making zombie films. In 1986 alone, there were More than 10 follow-up films were released. Known as "the first person to make zombie movies in Hong Kong". In 2009, he switched to red anti-war themes and directed the film "I Am Chinese". In order to restore the real scenes of the script as much as possible, the film was all shot in the ecologically beautiful Sanzhalun National Demonstration Forest Park in Jing'an County, Jiangxi Province. Although the filming of the film received strong support from the local government and villagers, it avoided a lot of trouble. However, due to the special historical background and war themes of the play, the crew still suffered a lot. According to actor Yan Danchen, "They are filming the scene where "Ning Yu", played by Yan Danchen, leads a group of female students to escape to the rear. She not only has to protect the fleeing female students, but also fights with the vicious Japanese. Because she has to Filming in ravines often involves traversing mountains and ridges, and the actors are often made to look like little savages. In addition, the weather in Jiangxi is very cold and it often rains. Yan Danchen can only wear one piece for each scene. We were filming in thin shirts, so it was very difficult to shoot every scene."

Stephen Chow's golden supporting role veteran Wong Yip Fei, as an older generation Hong Kong actor, also played an important role in the film. , although he is over sixty years old, during the filming process, Huang Yifei was still as energetic as a young man, and his style was still as good as before.