For Zhang Yixing, 2023 is a busy year. "All or Nothing" starring him became a hit this summer, with more than 384.8 billion yuan box office;The "Grand Voyage 3: Everywhere" concert toured to Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and other places, and ticket sales were hot. On the evening of December 2, the last stop of the concert ended in Chongqing, and his new EP "The Direction" was also seamlessly launched in the early morning of December 3.
Previously, Zhang Yixing was interviewed by Yangcheng Evening News and other **. Talking about this tour, he said frankly that "I want to tour for another 500 years". 2023 is not over yet, and the work for 2024 is already on the way. Next year's new ** will bring a lot of surprises to fans, Zhang Yixing revealed: "This ** MV will be shot more, you can look forward to it." There are also some plans and intentions that should be seen in the coming days. ”
I hope to sing the Chinese style to more cities.
Different from the previous "Grand Voyage 1" and "Grand Voyage 2" concerts, this "Grand Voyage 3 - Far Away" concert adopts a more expensive four-sided stage design. "I don't really think about it that much, I just want everyone to have the best viewing experience. It's been a while since the previous Grand Voyage concert, and my 'Shell R' (Zhang Yixing's fan nickname), audience and friends have been waiting for so long, I think I must give everyone an ultimate stage. Zhang Yixing said.
Regarding the concert, Zhang Yixing is a "detail control". "For singers, every performance is about being as good as possible. In addition to your own performance, you should also consider whether the location can be comfortable for the audience, and work together with the organizer to make the concert a good product. In addition, Zhang Yixing prepared different surprises for each concert, "This is a gift to the audience, I hope to bring them special memories." ”
The "Grand Voyage 3 Far-reaching" concert received a lot of praise. was asked which game and which part he was most satisfied with, but Zhang Yixing, who was quite demanding of himself, said frankly "no". When it comes to regrets, he quickly gives an answer: "I hope to sing the Chinese style part with the shells of more cities, and I also hope that everyone can see that our traditional culture can be expressed in such a fresh form." I hope that more young people will fall in love with traditional culture. ”
"National style" has always been an important label of Zhang Yixing**, and songs such as "Lotus", "Flying Sky", and "Song of the Fall" are all integrated with national style elements. Since six or seven years ago, he has tried to combine national musical instruments with pop **, "deconstruct a song, add new elements, and reorganize it to see if it can produce a new chemical reaction." Drawing inspiration from movies and traditional theatre, Zhang Yixing already has the picture in mind when composing songs, and is even more confident when expressing them on stage. "Some of the songs are inspired by the film, and some are inspired by Peking Opera. I express these snippets through my **. Of course, the final presentation of ** mainly expresses his own attitude towards life, which is his own unique form of presentation. ”
When you are a singer and an actor, you have to take it step by step.
On December 3, Zhang Yixing released a new EP "The Direction", which includes three songs: "Rise", "Purple" and "Breathe". "Breathe" has met with fans in advance on this tour, and many fans have been very moved by its performance. Every time he sings this song at a concert, Zhang Yixing will say loudly to the audience: "I still have dreams, I still have strength!".In the interview, Zhang Yixing revealed that this sentence was his response to fans: "My fans often tell me, 'Dreams are precious, and hard work is very cool'. Maybe it's because I mentioned in an interview that I can't overdo it, which made people think I didn't think it was cool to work hard. So I hope to use this song and this sentence at the concert to tell the fans: I know what you mean, I want to tell you that I still have dreams, I still have strength, this is who I am. ”
Looking back at Zhang Yixing's 2023, it can indeed be called "dreams and power", "singer Zhang Yixing" and "actor Zhang Yixing" go hand in hand, step by step, and walk steadily. Talking about the movie he starred in, All or Nothing, he described it as an experience that he had never tried before. Regarding the film's success at the box office, he modestly said: "This achievement belongs to all the people who have worked hard for it. For me, don't let this result be a shackle. Acting still has to find the connection between the characters and me, and perform every role that can be grasped well. That's how I feel. ”
When he was on a concert tour, Zhang Yixing would take a city walk every time he went to a city. "After becoming an actor, I felt that my life experience and experience were not enough, so I needed to feel life, and it is said that art comes from life, and I just took the opportunity to feel the daily life of people through City Walk, and accumulate materials for my performance. He gave an example, "For example, if someone asks you to play a candy gourd seller or a craftsman polishing silverware, and you don't know anything, the performance doesn't look like anything." ”
Looking forward to the "Extreme Men Gang" making a movie together.
In 2015, Zhang Yixing established his own studio, marking the shift of his focus from South Korea to China. Nearly ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Yixing describes this period as "full of excitement, thrills, happiness and joy": "It seems that almost ten years have passed before you know it." When I saw this face in the mirror and thought that I was 32 years old, I couldn't believe it. It seems that he still maintains the mentality of just stepping out of the school gate at the age of 17 and entering the society. I think it's quite amazing. ”
At the previous Wuzhen Theater Festival, the "Extreme Men Gang" gathering caused netizens to "remember killing". The reality show "Extreme Challenge" is the starting point for many domestic audiences to know Zhang Yixing, and it also makes him form friendships with Sun Honglei, Huang Lei, Huang Bo, Wang Xun and others. In his opinion, the friendship between the men's gang is "simple, pure, and extreme". After the Wuzhen party, Zhang Yixing missed his brothers even more. "This time I held a concert in Chongqing, and the hotel I stayed in was near the place where we used to shoot "Extreme Challenge", and I went there for a walk, and the memories slowly came to my heart. He looks forward to more opportunities to reunite in the future, "Let's do another great show together, or make a movie, anything." ”
If you use one color to describe the past few years, what color would Zhang Yixing choose?"I think it's colorful. I'm very happy to have grown in age. He said. As for the upcoming 2024, what does he want: "World peace, happiness for the people, and dreams come true for all." ”
Text |Reporter Hu Guangxin |Courtesy of the artist.