xinmin art review丨xu qiaoqiao: welcome to us, actor yu shi
2024-09-09
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after the romantic comedy welcome to my side was released, many viewers went to see it because of yu shi's name. when i watched the movie, there were only female viewers around me. they kept recording the screen in the first half, and the second half was filled with sobbing.
who is yu shi?
he is the heroic ji fa in the movie "fengshen trilogy". as a national second-level athlete, he received all-round training in horse riding, archery, action, history, etiquette, performance, etc. in the 24-week high-intensity closed fengshen performing arts training camp. after the filming of the movie was completed, to everyone's surprise, he did not intend to strike while the iron was hot. for two whole years, he did not take any roles and concentrated on learning horse training and horse riding and archery culture, and was even selected for the asian group stage of the horse riding archery world cup.
he is the elite test pilot in military uniform in the movie "lord of the skies". similar to his personal experience when he participated in the global audition for the actors of "the three kingdoms of gods", he went through layers of selection and training, and finally became a leader among the air force pilots. he and his comrades went through life and death in difficult missions time and time again.
he also played the little kazakh prince batai in this year's popular ethnic drama "my altay". when that wonderful overhead shot appeared, yu shi, who was lazily leaning against a birch tree and gently poking the water with a branch in his hand, the audience's hearts were moved along with the heroine. it is reported that before joining the crew, he specially asked a teacher to learn kazakh for more than half a year. in the crew, he was not only the only actor who did not use a horse-riding double, but also served as the riding and archery instructor of the whole crew. in order to get close to the state of herdsmen who have been doing rough work for many years, he deliberately did not wash his hands during the entire filming process. such yu shi's role in the play is by no means just a vase-like traffic star. his immersive kazakh lines, singing and riding, and sheep-catching shots add icing on the cake to the play.
the movie "welcome to me" tells the story of a male protagonist played by yu shi who was dragged by his best friend to a black clinic to quit smoking after a breakup and getting drunk. unexpectedly, he was injured in the brain by an electric current and suffered a strange disease from then on - as soon as he saw a yellow object, the people around him would instantly turn into quacking big yellow ducks, which seriously affected his life, social life, and promotion and salary increase, until he met the heroine. the plot can be called absurd, and there is a twist later. but in this movie, the most surprising thing is not the twist, but yu shi's performance.
this time, he didn't have to wear ancient costumes or play a herdsman. i thought i could see the fashionable "city" white-collar version of yu shi on the big screen. however, his pores and acne were clearly visible in the film, his makeup and hair were not very delicate, and his muscles were not exposed. his down-to-earth liaoning accent was looming. when he first saw huang ya, he collapsed to the point of losing his composure. when he told jokes to the girl he liked, he was like a monkey playing tricks. when he rode a bicycle to pursue love boldly, his whole handsome face was distorted. in short, he didn't care about his idol burden at all, which was different from the male protagonists of previous romantic urban love films.
as we all know, this is far from yu shi's bottom line - to this day, those who have memories can still search on the internet for yu shi's "famous scene" of imitating a hen laying eggs in the fengshen performing arts training camp. in this two-minute video, he has messy hair, an ugly orange down jacket, and a pair of purple plastic chicken feet. in more than two minutes, he interprets the sound and expression of a hen laying eggs to the fullest. not only that, he even seamlessly connects a funny dance after "laying" an egg like a difficult birth, confirming the saying "as long as i am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed" with his unreserved performance. netizens have commented that it has reached the level of "brother dares to act but i dare not watch".
of course, for yu shi, who has not been in the industry for long, there is still a long way to go to become a truly skilled and powerful actor, but at least he has always been on the road of continuous learning and continuous training, and has never set limits for himself. at this immature and easily lost age, it is normal to be vain or take detours, but being handsome or not seems to have never been a problem for him. this is also the case in the movie "welcome to me" - as the male protagonist, yu shi did his best to interpret such an ordinary boy next door. in school, he was enthusiastic, cheerful and helpful; after graduation, he entered the society, worked hard and ran around, but accidentally lost his original self. in this way, the audience was unconsciously convinced by his performance, and gradually forgot his name as an actor, forgot ji fa and ba tai, as if this face was the boy named chen xiaozhou, so they laughed and were moved by the unrealistic plot in the film, and even couldn't help but recall him (her) who was buried deep in their memories. yes, he did it.
although the box office and discussion of "welcome to my side" were not high in the end, for yu shi, it was just another character that he successfully portrayed on his long road of growth. (xu qiaoqiao)
