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Text: Bobo Entertainment
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Preface
Wang Lei, an actor who was once known as the "Good Husband of the Nation" and the "Hammer King of the Northwest", has recently become the focus of public opinion because of his "drama bully" behavior in the crew. And in one of his acceptance speeches, the scene was in an uproar, which aroused heated discussions about him in the society.
Wang Lei's acting career
Born in 1982, Wang Lei grew up in Liaoning Province since he was a child, his father Wang Zhengshan was a famous anti-Japanese hero, and his mother was a well-known Peking Opera actress. It can be said that Wang Lei was born in a typical "red three generations" family and has been influenced by art since he was a child.
It is precisely because of this family background that Wang Lei was sent to Liaoning Art School to study acting when he was very young. According to Wang Lei's teacher's recollection, from childhood to adulthood, Wang Lei has shown extraordinary talent and perseverance. Not only is he good at acting, but he is also extremely hardworking, and he has reviewed his lines all night many times.
After graduation, Wang Lei first exercised in a small theater for several years, and it was not until 2004 that he officially entered the public eye with the TV series "The Girl in the Bath". Although it is only a small role, Wang Lei's performance has won praise from many film critics and is considered a "newcomer with great potential".
Since then, Wang Lei has continued to appear in various TV series and film works, but because many of them are small roles or supporting roles, he has not been able to really open up his popularity. Until 2011, Wang Lei starred in the urban life drama "Kintaro's Happy Life", playing the role of a teasing husband in the play, and finally gained the attention of the audience.
What is even more talked about is that Wang Lei's wife in the play turned out to be his real wife Li Xiaomeng. The two met and fell in love at the filming site, and soon became husband and wife. The image of a virtuous and generous wife with a beautiful appearance in the play, coupled with Wang Lei's considerate and loving gentlemanly style to his wife outside the play, made Wang Lei quickly gain the reputation of "a good husband of the people" on the Internet.
Just when the audience was sincerely happy for Wang Lei, a loving couple, Wang Lei's career was finally on the right track. In 2013, Wang Lei starred in the TV series "Ordinary World" adapted from the novel of the same name, playing the role of supporting role Sun Shaoping in the play.
The "drama bully" incident
But no one expected that not long after this, Wang Lei's "drama bully" incident began.
First of all, after the broadcast of "Ordinary World", many readers of the original book began to complain noisily, saying that Wang Lei actually infinitely enlarged the role of the supporting role Sun Shaoan in the play, but greatly compressed the role of the male protagonist Sun Shaoping in the original work. Some netizens bluntly said that this is simply "secondary creation" and an infringement of the creative rights of the original screenwriter.
Although the screenwriting team is only vague about this, many people in the industry speculate that this is likely to be the result of Wang Lei's "exercise of relationship". Because back then, Wang Lei's wife Li Xiaomeng was one of the producers of the show, so it is not surprising that the director and screenwriter were so "accommodating" to Wang Lei.
Next is a TV series "The Last Visa", in which there should have been a key role played by senior actor Chen Baoguo, but after the TV series was broadcast, only the "green leaf" scene remained, as for whether the scene was cut or edited, all kinds of speculation are endless.
But when Chen Baoguo choked up in the interview and said, "I really worked hard, I worked hard, but this is the result!" , more people believe that Wang Lei once again did something behind the scenes.
Then, after the TV series "King of Land War" starring Wang Lei was broadcast in 2019, his "drama bully" behavior was exposed again.
This time, Wang Lei first denounced co-actor Chen Xiao on social platforms for "abusing stand-ins and idleness" during filming, and even incited netizens to personally attack Chen Xiao.
It didn't take long for an insider to reveal that in fact, Wang Lei also did "tricks" behind his back for his own interests - he kept revising the script and adding his own scenes, which led to the deletion of Chen Xiao's scenes, so Chen Xiao had to use a stand-in.
Wang Lei's "drama bully" behavior seems to have intensified. During the filming of the movie "Shangganling", Wang Lei not only revised the script many times, resulting in a dispute with co-actor Huang Xuan, but also directly "set aside" director Yan Yutong and controlled the direction of the whole drama by himself, causing Yan Yutong to be forced to leave the crew.
Many people are extremely angry about Wang Lei's various "drama bully" behaviors. They believe that although Wang Lei's acting skills are indeed outstanding, this cannot be a reason for him to act recklessly and harm others and benefit himself.
Just when the society's criticism of Wang Lei's "drama bully" behavior was getting higher and higher, his words in his acceptance speech made the atmosphere very embarrassing for a while.
At that time, Wang Lei was so excited that he burst into tears when he took the stage to accept the award, he said: "I am really grateful to all the actors I have worked with, it is with their tolerance and understanding that I can use my own unique interpretation method to show the excitement of the role."
Wang Lei's boastful remarks in his acceptance speech are undoubtedly like ignoring and counterattacking all previous criticisms. There were some disgruntled boos and objections soon after.
After all, Wang Lei's previous sensational "drama bully" style has made him countless enemies inside and outside the circle, and many people have even included him in the list of "actors who don't want to cooperate with the most of the year".
Li Xiaomeng supported her husband so much, which sparked a heated discussion among netizens. Some praised her as a "model wife," while others thought she was "excusing her husband for misconduct." It can also be seen from Li Xiaomeng's words that Wang Lei does have his own unique understanding and interpretation of each role. Many people have also sincerely admired his acting skills.
It's just a pity that while Wang Lei pursues perfect works and thoroughly shows the role, he chooses a "hurtful nature" approach. He ignored the creative authority of the director and screenwriter and wantonly tampered with the script; He ignored the interests of other actors and wantonly compressed the roles of others; He had even the basic professional ethics left behind.
epilogue
Even though Wang Lei has won countless praises for his acting skills, such a "drama bully" style still makes more people disgusted and disappointed with him after all. After all, an excellent actor not only needs superb acting skills, but also professionalism and respect for his peers.
Now, whether it is Wang Lei himself or people inside and outside the circle, there are great doubts about whether he can correct this "drama bully" behavior. Some people called on Wang Lei to go further on the road of acting, then he should reflect on himself and use practical actions to prove his reform.
His title of "Northwest Hammer King" may soon evolve into the infamy of "Acting Maniac". At that time, even his wife Li Xiaomeng would find it difficult to intercede for him again.
This discussion about Wang Lei's "drama bully" behavior has not stopped so far, and it is more like a "time bomb" that makes the entire entertainment industry uneasy. Let's wait and see where the controversial "drama king" will go next.