“The Silver Bear for Best Actor goes to Wang Jingchun”
“The leading role in ‘Di Jiu Tian Chang (So Long, My Son)’ by Wang Xiaoshuai”
“Silver Bear is the first for Shanghai film”
“Shanghai film’s first bear (Silver Bear)”
I went to Berlin knowing that I would win
Because I’m fully aware of the magnitude of “So Long, My Son” 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,920 And I know the quality of my acting in “So Long, My Son”
“The Guardian” included it in the 10 best films 2019
The global best 10
“So Long, My Son” was about to start shooting
And an emergency occurred
Xiaoshuai texted me at midnight
Asked me to fill in the part
I said ok I’ll do it
And he sent me the script right after
I immediately fell for the script
I knew exactly how Liu Yaojun was like
I had a clear picture in my head
And I started losing weight that very day
I had to lose 15 kilograms in one month
He is a lathe operator
And he goes down to the south and does ship mending as a job
I went to technical school before working as a sales
And I was trained in riveting and welding
I am into electric welding
What I’ve done in my life
Happens to overlap with liu Yaojun, the character I played
Maybe it’s meant to be for me
Starting from 2006
I played in a lot of digital films
Then I switched to arthouse films
That’s where my passion lies
I was He Long in “The Founding of An Army”
And I was in “Black Coal, Thin Ice”
As Rongrong, few knew it was me
I was so happy about it
You don’t need to know who is Wang Jingchun
But now it bothers me that people know who Wang Jingchun is
They say I used to play supporting roles
Too poor to afford meals
Moved from place to place
Like living a bitter life, but it’s not true
It’s a setup
Which I do not adore
I graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1999
As an outstanding graduate 47 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:22,680 And I was assigned to work in Shanghai Filmstudio
After I passed the exam
So I was excellent then
And now I’m just maintaining the same level of excellence
Being an actor
You don’t have to worry too much about bread
But if you fix your mind on material conditions
It would be troubling
Do we make films for nothing but money
At our age
We start to be invited to play roles like business executives
So I threw myself into life
On the first day of that term
We were asked to do self-introduction
I went up on the stage
Hello everyone, my name is Wang Jingchun
I am an actor
And they started booing me
And I said
Actually I’m an undercover agent
Everything you do or say may someday appear in my creations
And they were instantly startled
And there were silence
I just wanted to make friends with them
If we are making a film now
Primary market, secondary market
I’m familiar with all these concepts
I can’t be fooled
“I wish a bright future for Chinese film”
“And may love never ends”
After the Golden Rooster Award
Nothing changes much
I eat and sleep as I once did
I’d do anything for a good part
And if my buddy asks for help, I’d say anytime
Film is a torch in the dark
That’s all I remember
Films like “So Long, My Son” is rare
Now people watch fast-paced stuff
Fast-paced culture
Fast-paced videos
We should dig for deeper
That’s the mission of film