In 2000, Zhou Zhou Wei was 18 years old.
This year in the Nortel Higher Vocational Class, Zhou Yiwei met a person, this person is from Guangdong, with a self-curled hair, full of Cantonese, and Zhou Zhouwei called him "old ghost".
Because they are in the same class and have bunk beds in the same dormitory, they have a very good relationship.
At that time, Zhou Yiwei never expected that he would have a good relationship with this "old ghost" in the future, so that his wife would be "jealous", and he didn't expect that their friendship would be "crazy" by netizens in 2023!
And this "old ghost" is none other than Zhang Songwen.
01 They have different temperaments, but they are each other's confidants.
Zhou Yiwei once wrote a blog for Zhang Songwen, in which he wrote:
That year I was 18 and he was 24. His name was Zhang Songwen, and the year was 2000.
People who don't know him are kind, they generally call him Songwen, those who know him call him Tianhong, and I call him "old ghost".
In 2000, when I lived in the dormitory 316 of the Film Academy, I was still a little cub who looked like an angry youth, and he had been awarded the top ten tour guides in Guangdong Province for many years, and he had been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years! ”
It can be seen from here that when Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei met, they were people from two worlds.
In fact, there are far more differences in their temperaments than imagined!
At that time, Zhang Songwen was the class leader, because he had been "mixed for many years" on the rivers and lakes before entering the school, so no matter what he faced, Zhang Songwen could be calm and calm, which made people feel like a spring breeze.
And just like Zhou Yiwei said, when he entered the class, he was just a 18-year-old "little cub", and naturally he was not as sophisticated as Zhang Songwen.
Therefore, when they were in college, one of these two people always talked eloquently, and the other often cherished words like gold.
Even after the two became famous, Zhou Yiwei and Zhang Songwen were still like this, they seemed to be two extremes.
Zhang Songwen can communicate with anyone, and he is full of love and curiosity about everything.
He gets along like an old friend with the migrant worker's eldest brother, the cleaning aunt, the surrounding neighbors, and the vendors in the vegetable market.
It is said that after Zhang Songwen became popular with "Hurricane", an aunt in a fried chicken restaurant was very shocked when she saw "Gao Qiqiang" on TV, and exclaimed: "Isn't this Zhang Songwen who often comes to my store to chat?" How can he be an actor? ”
And Zhou Zhouwei has strict divisions and boundaries for "friends".
For example, at a party, Zhou Zhouwei doesn't talk much, and if he meets someone who is uncomfortable again, he will turn around and leave.
Someone once advised Zhou Zhouwei not to be so "face-hanging" in case of trouble, don't you don't like people who don't meet for the rest of your life?
Zhou Zhou Wei replied: This is the last side of this life.
Until now, although Zhou Yiwei has changed a little, he is still like this in his bones, he will definitely not be strong in the circle that he can't get into, and he won't cater to those he doesn't like.
But these are two people, but they are each other's confidants.
From bunk beds in college in 2000, to running the crew together after graduation, to working hard in the acting field, they have always kept in touch and their relationship is getting better and better.
How good is their relationship?
Zhu Dan, who is Zhou Zhouwei's wife, has the most say in this.
Zhu Dan said: When I first fell in love with Zhou Zhouwei, I was not jealous of anyone, I was jealous of Zhang Songwen.
Because Zhou Zhou Wei and Zhang Songwen were still talking at three or four o'clock in the morning, and such a call was not once or twice, but every day.
In this regard, Zhou Yiwei, who has always been low-key, can't hide his joy when he talks about Zhang Songwen.
He said: In life, there is a kind of friend, ** can get through, sometimes it is very "life-saving", Zhang Songwen and I are the people who "save each other's lives".
If you think this is a little watery, but after reading their intersecting history below, you will find that this is not an exaggeration at all.
02 They respect each other and cherish each other.
Zhou Yiwei said that it was a very lucky thing to meet Zhang Songwen in life.
One of the lucky ones is that Zhang Songwen let Zhou Yiwei see what is the yearning for art!
At that time, most of the students who studied in Nortel's vocational class were all the way through the Xi exam, and only Zhang Songwen was considered a "halfway monk".
Because Zhang Songwen had been in the rivers and lakes for many years before going to school, he worked as an air-conditioning installer, entered a large factory to make screws, went to a hotel as a Xi student, and finally became a "gold medal tour guide".
When Zhang Songwen was a tour guide, his salary in 1999 was 20,000 yuan a month, and even now, this amount is still the "heart" of many people.
Unexpectedly, at the age of 24, Zhang Songwen resolutely let go of everything at hand.
And the motivation for Zhang Songwen to give up is performance.
In order to be able to realize the "dream of being an actor".
24-year-old Zhang Songwen gave up a well-paid job, gave up his familiar hometown, and traveled thousands of miles from Guangdong to Beijing, where he became classmates with a group of "little cubs" who were five or six years younger than him.
Probably it was this dedication that deeply moved Zhou Zhouwei, he said, in Zhang Songwen, I see what "love" is!
The second lucky thing is that Zhang Songwen used his actions to make Zhou Yiwei understand what it means to go all out!
When Zhang Songwen entered the class, he could neither sing nor dance, and he could not speak even the simplest Mandarin.
In order to be able to get rid of "Guangpu", Zhang Songwen insisted on "morning work" every day, hung his throat, read newspapers, everyone knew that Zhang Songwen was working hard, but everyone felt that Zhang Songwen's Mandarin had not grown at all.
Even the teacher gave Zhang Songwen an ultimatum, if he can't improve his Mandarin after 4 months, he will drop out of school directly, because a person who can't even speak Mandarin well can't be an actor at all.
If the average person faced such a blow and pressure, it is estimated that they would have given up a long time ago!
Especially Zhang Songwen, he doesn't have no other way out, even if he goes back to be a tour guide, he can still live a prosperous life.
But Zhang Songwen, if you don't want anything, you have to be an actor!
Finally, in order to practice Mandarin well, Zhang Songwen put stones under his tongue, Xi pronunciation little by little, and his tongue was often ground and bleeding.
can practice Mandarin well, Zhang Songwen is still not an "actor" in the eyes of many people.
is not tall, the brain is open, you want to have good looks, you have to have no figure", such Zhang Songwen was not favored when he was in school, and he was still not favored after graduation.
After graduation, Zhang Songwen took Zhou Yiwei to run the crew together, and the two were repeatedly rejected.
Zhang Songwen was called "dwarf" by the director, and Zhou Yiwei was called "sausage mouth" by the director, two "difficult brothers", no one is better.
Zhang Songwen told an interesting story when running the group.
He said that at that time, he met with the director on Monday, and he happened to see the director picking people with a bunch of ** in his hand, and he threw a lot of ** into the trash when he saw the director "swishing".
Faced with the scene in front of them, the two were taken aback, and they wondered if the director threw ** at this speed, can they see what the actors look like?
At that time, Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei regretted it, calling the two too stupid, making ** a "smooth surface", and they knew that it would be made into a "frosted surface", and "sticking" to the director's hands, maybe there would be a chance.
Although Zhang Songwen was full of smiles when he talked about this period in the interview, if he went back to the past, he ran around the group and repeatedly hit the wall, he should be very disappointed.
has been running the crew for many years, and Zhang Songwen is either rejected or on the way to rejection.
But even so, Zhang Songwen still didn't give up, and every day he was like playing "chicken blood", asking the director if he wanted anyone.
Later, he really couldn't live, Zhang Songwen decided to "save the country by curve", and he couldn't be an actor, so he began to be a teaching assistant and tutor new actors to perform.
In the face of such perseverance and perseverance, how can you say that Zhou Zhouwei can not admire?
But what makes Zhou Yiwei even more admirable is Zhang Songwen's atmosphere and honesty.
In the third year of graduation, when Zhang Songwen was still hitting a wall, Zhou Yiwei's career improved.
Seeing that there was a scene around Monday, Zhang Songwen was not only jealous, but very happy.
not only encouraged Zhou Yiwei to film well, but he even discussed the role with Zhou Yiwei, and the two thought of ways to "polish" the role.
This is also the reason why Zhou Zhouwei and Zhang Songwen have a deep friendship, because both parties are sincere enough, and they sincerely hope that each other is good, rather than when a person is good, the people at the trough are indignant.
Similarly, Zhou Yiwei did not forget Zhang Songwen.
In those years, every time Zhou Yiwei joined the group, the first thing he did was to find a director, and he always said to the director very sincerely: "I have a good brother, his name is Zhang Songwen, and he works very hard in acting, can you give him a chance?" ”
When Zhou Zhouwei became more famous, he spared no effort to help Zhang Songwen, recommend job opportunities, and help promote his works.
Even if Zhang Songwen is rejected by everyone, Zhou Yiwei will still announce to the world:
"Zhang Songwen, my brother.
He is a piece of gold, and I believe that one day, he will surely shine! ”
03 A true gentleman's friendship values love and righteousness rather than "profit".
In 2023, Zhang Songwen, who has been dormant for 23 years, will finally become popular with "Hurricane"!
After learning that Zhou Yiwei and Zhang Songwen were friends, someone asked Zhou Yiwei, "Your good friend Zhang Songwen is on fire, have you contacted him?" ”
Zhou Zhouwei replied calmly: "When he didn't film "Hurricane", we were also in contact."
In Zhu Dan's words, the connection between the two has never been broken.
Zhang Songwen once used two words to describe the friendship with Zhou Zhouwei.
That's it: Comfortable!
The so-called "comfortable" is to transcend the politeness of ordinary people.
First, there is no need to be polite between them.
Zhang Songwen said that he once beat Zhou Zhouwei.
From 9 o'clock in the evening to 12 o'clock, Monday Wai did not pick up, and most people encounter this situation, it is estimated that they will feel that the other party is really not available, and will no longer bother.
But Zhang Songwen was sure that Zhou Zhouwei didn't pick it up, there must be something, and sure enough, after ** passed, Zhou Zhouwei said weakly that he had a fever.
After learning of this situation, at 5 o'clock the next morning, Zhang Songwen rushed into the vegetable market, and after a busy meal, he rode a motorcycle to deliver food to Zhou Yiwei.
At that time, in the winter, Zhang Songwen rode for 3 hours, 50 kilometers, and the whole person was blown by the cold wind like a "ghost". ”
After the meal, the two were originally sitting and chatting, but suddenly they got up and went to the bedroom on Monday, Zhang Songwen sat on the sofa and waited, and after waiting for a long time, he found that Zhou Zhou was asleep on the bed.
In this case, it is estimated that most people left when they saw their friends asleep, but Zhang Songwen did not leave, and still sat there waiting for Zhou Zhouwei.
In Zhang Songwen's words: He sleeps with him, I wait for mine, anyway, I came to let him have a hot meal.
Second, they can be regarded as "friends of life and death".
Once in the middle of winter, on a whim, Zhang Songwen took Zhou Zhou to the river to step on the ice.
The two walked slowly on the ice, and when they reached the middle of the river, they suddenly heard a huge cracking sound on the ice under their feet, as if they were about to fall into the river in the next second.
Zhang Songwen said to Zhou Yiwei: Yiwei, it may be today?
Meaning, God has let us both leave this world today.
Ordinary people, if they hear this, they are either "scared to death" or "panicked to death".
But Zhou Yiwei said calmly: Well, it's okay today.
When the cracking sound stopped, the two continued on their way to the opposite bank.
At this time, the average person is estimated to sigh "escaped death".
These two are good, and they want to go again.
Not to mention walking back, the two also "soared into a play", one played the role of an ice walker, and the other played the role of "Yama".
One said, "Okay, do you dare to go?"
One back: What's wrong, let's see who's hard!
With that, the two of them really walked back from the ice again.
Third, they have been friends for more than 20 years, but they never "talk about money".
Zhang Songwen has been dormant for 20 years, and most of the time, his life has been very hard.
Although he said it was "painful and happy".
But Zhou Yiwei knew that when Zhang Songwen was the most difficult, he couldn't afford to buy a boiler in winter.
In Zhou Yiwei's words, every winter when you go to Zhang Songwen's rental house, you must wear a thick cotton jacket, otherwise you will really "freeze to death".
What is strange is that even so, Zhou Yiwei never took the initiative to borrow Zhang Songwen's money.
Not only that, for 6 years, Zhou Yiwei has not even bought a piece of coal.
In this regard, many people mistakenly think that Monday is "slamming the door".
Later, everyone learned that Zhou Yiwei was not a "slamming the door", he respected Zhang Songwen's persistence and choice from the bottom of his heart.
Zhang Songwen once gave Zhou Yiwei a **, saying that some producers and directors asked him to film, and if this scene was filmed, he would have money this winter, but he refused, because he hated that role, and he also hated the producer and director's high-minded attitude.
Originally, Zhou Zhou persuaded Zhang Songwen to take the trick.
After all, if you buy coal first, you have to live.
But I didn't expect Zhang Songwen to answer: Zhou Zhouwei, I just died of coldness, and I won't take this play! Because if you lower your head once, you will lower your head a second time.
Then, Zhou Zhou Wei no longer persuaded:
"I know Zhang Songwen, if he takes this play, I respect it, because reality forces him, he doesn't accept it, and I respect it, because this is the Zhang Songwen I know."
It is precisely because they understand each other too well that both parties know each other's bottom line.
Zhou Zhouwei once said that I am ready to support him at any time, as long as he speaks.
But if Zhang Songwen doesn't open his mouth, he won't take the initiative to give.
Although he did not give Zhang Songwen direct help, in fact, Zhou Yiwei never forgot Zhang Songwen.
is as low-key as him, and basically won't post news, but whenever Zhang Songwen has a new work, Zhou Yiwei must help promote it as soon as possible!
He cherishes words like gold, and even if he does interviews, he doesn't want to talk about his personal life.
But he will talk a lot about Zhang Songwen, Zhang Songwen's acting skills, and Zhang Songwen's character, just hoping that everyone can know Zhang Songwen more.
The most touching thing is that there is no need to say much between them, as long as they need to, they are always there.
Midnight pass**, at any time;
Need to come out in the middle of the night to meet, must come;
Zhang Songwen once posted, lamenting that at 1:36 in the morning, I was hungry, I came out to eat, my friends are good, and I will accompany you any night.
This friend is Zhou Yiwei.
Now, they are all out of the woods, but the friendship between the two remains the same.
In other words, it doesn't matter who is popular or not, because their friendship values love and righteousness, but it doesn't value "profit".
Zhou Yiwei once said that he and Zhang Songwen are "mirrors" to each other, as long as one day, Zhang Songwen insists that he is right, he can be bold and turn away those who advised him to jump into the torrent.
With this sentence alone, we can realize how much they value each other!
Seeing Zhang Songwen and Zhou Zhouwei like this, a sentence suddenly came to mind:
It is enough to have a confidant in life, and the world should treat it with the same heart!
It's a pity that ordinary people like you and me, I don't know if there is a chance in life, but I can also meet someone, know you, understand you, no blood, but like relatives!