In 1990, Wang Fulin filmed "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but for the role of "Cao Cao" was set to be the big star Li, but I didn't expect Li to play a big name and temporarily resign, Wang Fulin was so angry that he cursed: "This Cao Cao has run away, what else to shoot Three Kingdoms?" ”
In 1990, CCTV planned to shoot a new version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV series, and director Wang Fulin had been worried about the choice of the core role of "Cao Cao". He initially chose the popular movie star Li to star, but it caused a casting storm.
Li had an arrogant attitude and refused to participate in the audition, insisting on using him directly without auditioning. Wang Fulin insisted on procedural justice, and finally Li resigned angrily, making the director scold: "Cao Cao ran away, what else to shoot Three Kingdoms?" As a result, Wang Fulin had to choose the starring role again.
Among the many recommendations, Wang Fulin finally chose Bao Guoan to play Cao Cao. Bao Guoan was previously famous for his excellent role as Song Jiang in "Water Margin". At first, he was apprehensive about taking on Cao Cao, but with Wang Fulin's encouragement, he finally decided to accept the challenge.
However, the filming process was not smooth, and the first thing encountered was the problem that many leading actors could not ride horses. Zhao Yun's original actor Yang Fan was replaced, and Bao Guoan and Wei Zongwan had to learn to ride horses hard.
Bao Guoan even complained: "I'm 54 years old, and I have to ride horses every day, it's too difficult." ”
Although Bao Guoan is no longer a teenager, in order to do his duty, he still grits his teeth and endures pain, getting up early every day to practice riding. After repeated training, Bao Guoan was finally able to master the war horse and his riding skills improved greatly.
During the shooting, he took matters into his own hands and resolutely did not use a stand-in, and successfully completed all the difficult riding shots.
In addition to horseback riding, eating and living is also a big problem that actors need to face. The crew conditions were poor and the food was terrible. Once, Bao Guoan saw that the dishes in the box lunch were not like those eaten by people, and smashed the box lunch to the ground in anger.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the three actors, even secretly went to the cornfield to find food, but were caught by the farmers and returned embarrassed.
Wang Fulin was furious, severely criticizing them for damaging the image of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. Bao Guoan also realized that his emotions were out of control and sincerely apologized to Wang Fulin. In order to ensure the quality and quantity of the shooting, the whole crew worked together to overcome various difficulties.
Five years later, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was finally completed, and this huge production that cost 170 million yuan and used 400,000 extras shocked the audience. It is not only a hit in China, but also imported by Japanese and Thai TV stations at a high price, and it is popular overseas.
Bao Guoan won numerous awards for the role of Cao Cao and successfully promoted to the A-list star.
Inspired by the series, Japan launched the first Three Kingdoms themed game, combining the character settings in the series. The game, in turn, was introduced to China, setting off a three-kingdom craze.
The Cao Cao portrayed by Bao Guoan is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and later remakes are difficult to surpass this classic version.
According to historical records, the successful broadcast of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has had a profound impact on the development of China's cultural industry.
It not only became a classic representative of Chinese TV dramas, but also promoted Chinese culture to the world, and greatly encouraged the self-confidence of Chinese culture in the early stage of reform and opening up.
With professionalism and tenacious will, the older generation of actors completed this timeless drama in difficult circumstances. Bao Guoan and other main creators poured their souls into their works, using blood and sweat to create an immortal art masterpiece.
Today, people pay the highest tribute to their dedication.
This classic is still fermenting its influence today. Countless people draw wisdom and strength from this story, remembering the hard work of the older generation of actors.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has become a common cultural memory of the Chinese nation, and this influence and significance are probably unimaginable to countless crew members who worked all night in those years.
It can be said that it is masterpieces such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that laid the foundation for China's television cultural industry, cultivated a large number of outstanding talents, and made Chinese television enter a golden period of rapid development.
It not only reflects the cultural outlook of an era, but also reflects the spiritual context of the unremitting struggle of Chinese TV people.
This spirit has been integrated into the bloodline of Chinese culture and has become an important source of power for the Chinese nation to forge ahead.
