"Bright Sword": The poor crew produced a classic. In order to film Li Yunlong well, he drank half a bottle of Erguotou

In 2001, after several efforts, producer Liu Yanming finally won the copyright of "Bright Sword" and prepared to make a big splash. However, due to the sensitive subject matter, the market for war films has been sluggish, and there are not many capable actors. Pai was willing to take over the filming. In this way, the script was suppressed for three years until the military film "The Sky of History" was broadcast in 2004 and became a hit in China. In addition, 2005 was the year of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. On the 60th anniversary, with the right time and place, "Bright Sword" finally had the opportunity to be unsheathed!

However, the crew only received 9 million yuan in investment. With such a shortage of funds, and finding good actors, you can imagine how difficult it is! The director first thought of Tang Guoqiang, a powerful veteran actor who often plays the role of the chairman, to play the soul character "Li Yunlong" in "Bright Sword", and offered a salary of 1 million. In the end, Tang Guoqiang refused because the salary was too small.

Later, the director found Li Youbin. After reading the script carefully, Li Youbin liked the character "Li Yunlong" very much. However, he was already 46 years old at the time. Although he had profound acting skills, the whole drama was ***There are 30 episodes, 17 of which are all about fighting, which is very physical, and it was filmed in the ice and snow at dozens of degrees below zero. You can imagine the harsh environment! In addition, the role of "Li Yunlong" There were so many lines that Li Youbin was afraid that he would not be able to withstand it physically, so he refused the director's invitation. And the strong Li Youbin doesn’t want to take on roles that Tang Guoqiang doesn’t want.

Fortunately, after Li Youbin’s wife Shi Lanya read this script, she also liked Li Yunlong in this drama very much and tried her best to persuade him: "Only you are suitable" "Li Yunlong", you must take this role! This is truly a rare opportunity! Shi Lanya, who is also an actor, knows very well that "Li Yunlong" is a very rare role. The role of Li Yunlong is not only real but also very rich and full! Under the persuasion of his wife, Li Youbin decided to take the role of Li Yunlong! Meet this challenge.

At the end of December 2004, everything was ready. The crew of "Bright Sword" officially started filming in Shanxi. Although there were twists and turns in deciding the role, the more difficult test had just begun. Just because of the word "poor", The total investment of the entire crew is only 9 million. After deducting the actors' remuneration, the actual post-production expenses are not much. If you don't have money to buy cameras, you can only rent one, one for close shots and one for long shots. And because the rent is very expensive, the crew We didn’t dare to waste a moment, and the shooting schedule was very tight. The actors shot from morning to night every day. In order to restore the real scene as much as possible, the crew arranged the shooting location in an abandoned village. It was the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, and there were everywhere It’s snowy and vast! In this way, the filming was set up in an old house where no one lived, so the snowy scenes we saw in the play were all real snow!

The harsh and crude shooting environment not only tested the endurance of the actors, but also the machines. Sometimes the camera cannot be turned on because the temperature is too low, so the actors have to find firewood to warm the machine. Only in this way can the machine be turned on and continue to work. The entire crew not only lives in a poor living environment, but also has poor food. Shu Tan, because he is often too busy to catch up on the movie, he doesn’t even bother to eat. By the time the movie is finished, the lunch boxes are cold, and even having a hot meal is a luxury. Sometimes, if the weather is windy and sandy, you have to eat a bite of vegetables. The first half of the story

Although the shooting conditions were very poor, in order to keep up with the schedule and save money, the crew had to shoot an episode every four days on average, with almost no time to rest. As the first person in the film The male protagonist has the most roles, and he can't stop. Li Youbin is working overload.

Not only does he have to charge into battle, but he also has to shout, rush, and memorize a lot of lines. Everything is physical work. When filming the scene of attacking Ping'an County and rescuing Xiuqin, in order to capture Li Yunlong's heartbreaking pain at losing his lover, the scene where Li Youbin shouted "fire" took three days to complete. After the play, Li Youbin did not recover for a long time, and even shouted "fire" while sleeping

There is also a part where Chu Yunfei gave Li Yunfei a Hongmen banquet, just in time Li Youbin fell ill and had a fever. Even after wearing a three-layer military coat, he was still shivering from the cold. In order not to affect the filming progress, Li Youbin drank half a bottle of Erguotou. When Zhang Guangbei went over and touched his hand, his whole body was about to be burned. In Zhang Guangbei's words, Li Youbin was always on the verge of collapse.

At the end of the performance, Li Youbin had a deep affection for the character "Li Yunlong". He felt that he was Li Yunlong. As a result, he made a decision that surprised the director. He decided to star in this drama as a friendship , without asking the crew for a penny!

In 2005, "Bright Sword" finally had its premiere on CCTV. Once it was broadcast, it became an instant hit and became popular all over the country. It strived to win the title of CCTV's annual ratings champion. According to incomplete statistics from the media, "Bright Sword" "In the five years since it was broadcast, it has been broadcast on major TV stations more than 3,000 times, and every time it can make the audience's eyes red. It is not like the "old woman with two guns" and "Bao Zi Lei" in other anti-war dramas. Some of the shocking plots that insult the audience's intelligence are just about the blood and cruelty of war, but they are respected by the audience because of their truth. If they were wearing leather boots, playing darts, with makeup on their faces and waxed heads, they would still be able to do it. If we can easily torture the Japanese, then how can we tell our descendants how the Chinese nation has gone through 14 years of arduous war of resistance and lost 35 million compatriots at the huge national sacrifice in exchange for our current happy life? How can we face those revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives heroically in the war of resistance against Japan?

With the popularity of "Bright Sword", Li Youbin also received a second chance to become famous

Some people may say that it was because of Qiang's refusal to act that he became what he is now. Li Youbin

However, I want to say that everyone's success is by no means an accident. Li Youbin's success stems from his superb acting skills and professionalism, without showing off and having a sense of responsibility. Moreover, he played Li Yunlong's stubbornness and ruffianism from the bottom of his heart.

If Tang Guoqiang were to play the role, it might not necessarily have the same effect

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