It is not a “teaching example of how to speak”, today it is just the young Wu Lei

In “Tomb of the Sea”, he plays Li Cu, who grows up rapidly in a complex environment; in “Fights Break Sphere”, he transforms into the passionate young man Xiao Yan who fights back all the way; in “Shadow”, the heroic young general Yang Ping who is dedicated to defending his country, inevitably makes the audience feel “can’t let go”. As an actor, Wu Lei feels that the hardest thing to break through is himself. “First, I have to make myself feel that I have made a breakthrough, and then I can make the audience feel the same way. I have to overcome this hurdle myself first.” He has been working hard on this.

This boy

The day I interviewed Wu Lei was during the National Day holiday. The day before, Beijing was still gloomy and windy, but this day it became sunny and clear; this was just how I felt when I saw Wu Lei, full of sunshine. The young Wu Lei arrived at the shooting site with a backpack on his back. After greeting everyone, he quickly entered the dressing room to start preparing for work. From time to time, you can hear the cheerful chats between Wu Lei and the staff in the dressing room. This relaxed atmosphere gradually dissipated the tense atmosphere in the air, and at the same time swept away the fatigue of holiday work, and our conversation also kicked off.

Outside of work, Wu Lei’s biggest hobby is playing games. He said playfully that his favorite thing in life is filming, and the thing he hates most is someone knocking on the door while he’s playing games. Of course, you would guess that the still childish Wu Lei must feel most relaxed when filming and playing games. At this moment, the young Wu Lei declared, “I get up in the morning and open the window. It’s sunny outside with a breeze, and I feel very relaxed; or it’s drizzling outside, and I also feel very relaxed, after all I grew up in Shanghai. Of course, I also feel relaxed when I’m working. I’m especially lucky to be filming and creating with a group of staff. At that time, I feel very happy and relaxed.” This contrasting cuteness inadvertently reveals Wu Lei’s delicacy.

Wu Lei, who has a delicate appearance and an absolute height advantage, has participated in many blockbuster filmings, and his momentum is no less than that of professional models. Wu Lei, who recently is the ZARA Greater China brand ambassador, can definitely become a professional model, but he admits that he is not such a fashionable person, and his clothing and fashion concept is “simple and comfortable is the most important.” Although he has achieved some success in fashion, compared to fashion, Wu Lei has always been more fascinated by acting.

Capricorn boy

I believe that most people’s first impression of Wu Lei is Fei Liu, who is next to Mei Changsu in “Nirvana in Fire”, but this is not Wu Lei’s debut work. Wu Lei, who will be 19 years old at the end of the year, just enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy in September, but he entered the industry at the age of 3. Counting the years, Wu Lei is really a “veteran”.

After the military training, Wu Lei has transformed his expectations for school into a more intuitive “beauty” after entering university. We can feel the seriousness and affirmation in his eyes. Rationality is synonymous with the earth sign Capricorn. Wu Lei also has his own clear ideas on how to balance study and work. “Study hard and recharge well during college”, but it is inevitable that “if I encounter a role I like, I will still go out to film, and I will come out to work and participate in activities during the holidays.” When talking about the zodiac, Wu Lei said that he did not understand it, but when talking about Capricorn’s love of work, he couldn’t wait to agree that “I love work, I love work very much.”

In recent years, Wu Lei’s works seek quality rather than quantity. Whether it is Li Cu who grows up rapidly in a complex environment in “Tomb of the Sea”, the passionate young man Xiao Yan who fights back in “Fights Break Sphere”, or the young general Yang Ping in “Shadow” who is so heroic and dedicated to defending his country that many people feel “can’t let go”, each of his roles has left a deep impression on the audience. As an actor, Wu Lei feels that the most difficult thing is to break through himself. He hopes that everyone can see a different version of himself in different plays every time. “First, I have to make myself feel that I have made a breakthrough, and then I can make the audience feel the same way. I have to overcome this hurdle myself first.” Wu Lei has been trying to do this.

Shining Actor

Wu Lei, who has been acting since he was a child, encountered some setbacks in his role in the TV series “Tomb of the Sea”. When Wu Lei talked about this challenging role, he felt more immersed in it: “I think Li Cu is a relatively complex character with inner struggles and an extremely rebellious personality. He is an uncontrollable character. The plot that happened to him is also relatively complicated. He is a person who has grown rapidly in a short period of time. When I first started to figure out this role, I felt that it was not easy to play. But fortunately, the plot line is relatively long, and I have a lot of time to explore.” As a professional actor, Wu Lei is also looking forward to being able to perform more challenging roles that are in sharp contrast to himself. “I dare to play any role. The greater the contrast, the more I look forward to it!”

The day before the interview, Zhang Yimou’s new film Shadow, in which Wu Lei participated, was released. After the film was released, the audience called the emotional scenes between Yang Ping, played by Wu Lei, and Princess Qingping, played by Guan Xiaotong, “five-minute love”. On this point, Wu Lei seriously said that such love does not exist, “Love needs time to cultivate”, “Yang Ping is a simple character, fighting for his country and his father”, “How can it be love on the battlefield?” In this film, in addition to cooperating with director Zhang Yimou, he also co-starred with veteran actors such as Hu Jun. “Although I didn’t have many scenes, I still learned a lot.” When talking about the filming process, Wu Lei was more humble: “There is no specific one, but that period left a deep impression on me. It was very hot, and it was the hottest time. I wore armor and sweated profusely every day. But you can see that everyone on the set was sweating profusely but still worked very seriously and professionally at their jobs, including Director Zhang, who stared at every shot in front of the monitor without slacking off. You can always feel Director Zhang and his team’s passion and professional attitude towards the film, which left a deep impression on me and is also my role model.”

When talking about acting, Wu Lei always speaks with excitement. Even when talking about other topics, he will mention acting, as if he is always proud of his job. Looking at Wu Lei like this, he must be more than just handsome. The job of an actor is also silently making him shine even brighter.

Source: Nylon