Interview with Zhang Weijian： I regret missing the cooperation with Xingye and want to be a director by myself

2024年8月18日 | admin | dfhft

Zhang Weijian: I look like a live streaming host, right?


Sorry for the laugh


Do I look like an endorsement for the watch?

　　　 Movie Network News(Photo/Yang Nan, Text/Li Jiakun) If you see Zhang Weijian, don’t forget that he is Sun Wukong, if you see Zhang Weijian, don’t forget that he is Wei Xiaobao, if you see Zhang Weijian, don’t forget that he is Xiaoyuer, if you see Zhang Weijian, don’t forget that he is Zhang Sanfeng, if you see Zhang Weijian, don’t forget that he is Fang Shiyu. As an actor who has been active in the film and television industry for many years, Zhang Weijian has also brought many classic roles to the audience. On June 17, Zhang Weijian came to the movie channel to record the light and shadow star podcast program. He is still naughty in front of the camera, and his funny language and actions often make the staff laugh. In an exclusive interview with Movie Network, he said that recently he really wanted to try to play the role of a lawyer, and if he had the opportunity, he would also like to direct a movie himself. Mainland filmmakers like Jiang Wen and Ge You the most. His biggest regret over the years is that he has missed many opportunities to work with Stephen Chow on comedy.

Look, there are my fans over there.

Being a director is like giving birth to a child, and I most want to make documentary-style movies

　　　 For more than 20 years, Zhang Weijian has made countless films in the film industry. He is all too familiar with the profession of film director. Zhang Weijian revealed that he has just been a director for a new song MV. It feels good, and I really want to try to shoot a movie. There have been such opportunities before. But they are all ready-made scripts or synopses, so there is no motivation to be a director in this case. Zhang Weijian’s playful metaphor: "Being a director is like giving birth to a child. If you give birth to a child, you must have a father and a mother. If it is a script provided by the other party, I will at most be a single parent. If one day I really want to make a movie, it will definitely be both a father and a mother."

　　　 As a director, Zhang Weijian believes that the subject matter he most wants to shoot is the documentary style. For example, "Schindler’s List" or films directed by Zhang Yimou. Although Zhang Weijian himself often starred in roles famous for quirky comedy roles, he claims: In fact, I am very suitable for handling films with emotional details. If I were a director, I would definitely give priority to shooting such scripts. And the kind of films with big scenes and big era backgrounds would definitely not be able to be shot by myself.
　


You ask me what I had for lunch, I won’t tell you
　

Moved by Jiang Wen’s works, I most want to play with Ge You in the mainland

　　　 After coming to the mainland to develop for many years, Zhang Weijian also likes to work with mainland directors and actors very much. He expressed his admiration for director Jiang Wen. Once, his wife Zhang Qian was hospitalized because of illness, and when her wife was bored, she bought a bunch of discs to watch. After watching a movie by Jiang Wen, I felt very shocked. I was moved by this director. So I really want to cooperate with director Jiang Wen on filming.

　　　 When it comes to the mainland movie stars that he wants to cooperate with the most, Zhang Weijian thinks that Ge You is the only one. In addition to being good at comedy, "because we are both bald, the two bald heads have good visual effects on the screen, which is very impactful. Jiang Wen’s bald head is not as thorough as ours."


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As a streamer, you must talk and laugh

I most want to play a lawyer to break through myself, but I don’t want to remake the classic image

　　　 Having just signed a contract with a mainland record company, it can be considered that he has regained his identity as a singer. After all, Zhang Weijian, who has been working hard in the entertainment industry for 30 years, initially brought him into the industry to sing. However, film and television are still the main business of supporting his family. After acting in plays for so many years, Zhang Weijian also hopes to break through his image on the screen. He said that he very much wants to play the role of a lawyer at present.

　　　 Zhang Weijian also expressed that he is not very optimistic about the remake trend of classic film and television dramas that are now popular in the mainland. "I really mind repeating my previous roles. I have remade once, and I feel extremely painful. So unless the new script can have a lot of continuation and innovation in space."

The most regrettable thing is to miss two opportunities to cooperate with Xingye, and I don’t want to talk about my friend Nicholas Tse

　　　 There was once a precious cooperation opportunity in front of Zhang Weijian, but he couldn’t grasp it because of the schedule, which became the most regrettable thing in Zhang Weijian’s many years of film and television career. As both famous comedians in Hong Kong, there are naturally media and fans who hope that Zhang Weijian and Zhou Xingchi can cooperate in filming. Although it has been rumored before that Zhang Weijian filmed the "Kung Fu Football" TV series and Star Ye had a fight, Zhang Weijian still revealed that one year in France, he received a call from Star Ye. Star Ye hoped to cooperate in filming movies together, but finally gave up due to the schedule problem. Star Ye is also a "teacher and friend" to himself, and he admires him very much. Regarding the reporter’s question about the uproar of the divorce between his friends Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung, Zhang Weijian also kept his mouth shut, hoping that his friends could get out of the storm as soon as possible, stay away from the pressure of public opinion, and live a peaceful life.

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