The business cards of traditional Chinese culture are the four masterpieces, and at the same time, they have also established the status of many outstanding actors on the screen.
Liu Xiaolingtong played the role of Monkey King, Chen Xiaoxu played Lin Daiyu, and the two actors were deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience.
As a result, many people are proud to be part of the four famous series and see this opportunity as the pinnacle of their careers.
An actor who played the role of Zhang Fei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been criticized by countless people because of this, and even his career has gone downhill since then.
Kang Kai debuted as a "military general" actor.
The characters played by Kang Kai on the screen are usually some impulsive "rough guys", and he always gives people a sense of honesty and cuteness when he speaks, but in fact, Kang Kai hides a soft heart under his rugged appearance.
His father was deeply influenced by the discipline of the army and was very strict with Kang Kai, believing that boys should endure more hardships in order to become a qualified man. This concept originated in 1972.
Kang Kai also never lived up to his father's expectations. At a very young age, he dreamed of becoming a hero in history and developed a strong interest in martial arts.
Since the age of 7, Kang Kai began to learn kung fu with a **, and gradually cultivated a strong physique.
Every morning, when other children are still enjoying their dreams in the warm bed, he gets up early and goes to the park to practice kung fu, not afraid of hardships. He never complains about this hard training life, but enjoys it.
* Dedicated to teaching, from Shaolin boxing to other famous boxing methods, all taught to Kang Kai, watching this young child work so hard.
Through long-term training, Kang Kai is not only tall, but also has bulging muscles, showing an ancient samurai-like atmosphere.
In the 80s, when Hong Kong kung fu movies were booming, Kang Kai developed a strong interest in stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and dreamed of one day being able to show his martial arts on the screen.
With the support of his family, Kang Kai gave up the opportunity to go to university and opened a martial arts gym with a few like-minded friends, hoping to make a difference in the field of martial arts teaching.
Despite Kang Kai's enthusiasm, the reality of the situation made him quite embarrassed, the martial arts gym had been losing money since it opened, and there were almost no students.
In Hengdian Film and Television City, many crews chose Kang Kai as a martial arts instructor, and they thought that he was a qualified martial arts instructor because of his kung fu.
When interacting with the crew, Kang Kai once revealed his dream to some directors, hoping to have the opportunity to show his face on the screen.
Kang Kai originally thought that he had to be handsome to become an actor, but everyone found that his kung fu was the best stepping stone, and he had every chance to appear on the screen.
With the encouragement of everyone, Kang Kai stepped into the doors of the Beijing Film Academy in 1995 and closed his martial arts hall.
During his studies, Kang Kai specialized in directing. While he was primarily dedicated to working behind the scenes, he was not discouraged. He not only completed his own work conscientiously, but also actively applied for some trick roles and worked hard to hone his acting skills.
After graduating from school, Kang Kai joined ** TV station and served as the main person in charge of the "Travel China" program, starting his career as a choreographer and director.
Kang Kai is comfortable in this field, not only the shows he hosts are popular with the audience, but he is also highly regarded by the TV station leaders.
In 2001, at the National Model Contest sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Kang Kai was selected as the host with great responsibility.
Kang Kai has always had the dream of being an actor in his heart, and he still wants to shine on the screen.
He got the opportunity to shoot "New Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in 2006.
In 1994, hosted by director Wang Fulin, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" debuted on the screen and immediately set off a sensational craze.
Because this drama has extremely high classic value, for a long time in the future, no one tried to get involved in the theme of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", because it lacked enough strength to shoot a satisfactory work.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" directed and filmed by Gao Xixi, a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, was released in 2006, and he had a very close relationship with Kang Kai.
When Kang Kai saw the opportunity to be on the screen, he began to actively get in touch with Gao Xixi.
Although Kang Kai had no acting experience, Gao Xixi still arranged for him to play an important role, playing the "third brother" Zhang Fei in the play.
Konkai played such an important role in his first appearance that he took it very seriously. Although he is tall, in order to fit Zhang Fei's image better, he has also put a lot of effort into his diet.
In order to increase the deterrent, he went to great lengths to increase his weight to 120 kilograms.
Kang Kai also carefully excavated the psychological activities of the characters, not only worked hard to shape the appearance, he repeatedly read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" more than a dozen times, hoping to shape the character through the grasp of spiritual temperament.
Excellent acting skills can only be achieved through long-term training, and you can't expect to succeed in creating a compelling character with a short period of hard study.
Although Kang Kai was very attentive to the role of Zhang Fei and even designed a mantra for him, the final result was extremely disappointing.
His role as Zhang Fei in "Romance of the New Three Kingdoms" has been criticized, because many people think that his face is too plump to show Zhang Fei's resolute image, and the "big ring eyes" described in ** cannot be found in Kang Kai at all.
Compared with Zhang Fei played by Mr. Li Jingfei in the 94 version, Kang Kai has become a cute and honest representative.
Kang Kai felt very aggrieved by this, because Zhang Fei played by Li Jingfei left a deep and unforgettable impression on the audience. Whoever later played the role will inevitably be compared with the older version.
Kang Kai is also under great pressure when facing the classic Jewel, and the audience always sees all kinds of shortcomings.
Kang Kai actively participated in the filming of costume TV series after "New Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to change everyone's stereotype of him.
Kang Kai then played Li Kui in "New Water Margin", and then played Fan Hao in "The Legend of Chu and Han". Despite the fact that these characters are very similar in appearance to Kangkai, none of them are recognized by the audience.
After Kang Kai entered the film and television industry, the roles he played were invariably rough and heroic, matching his own body type, which made it easy for him to handle these roles.
The shaping of the character is not just about the appearance, the key to what really impresses the audience is the actor's grasp of the role. Actors need to emotionally make the characters three-dimensional, so that they can be vividly displayed in front of the audience.
At this point, it seems that Kang Kai has a lot to improve, and thus leads to an embarrassing situation where he looks like a god but is not.
Although Kang Kai cherished the dream of becoming an actor and spared no effort to build his personal image, frequent setbacks eventually led to nothing in the entertainment industry.
In 2018, in the movie "Lin Chong's Wind and Snow Mountain Temple", Kang Kai made his last appearance. In this film, he played the role of "Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen, but the audience was not impressed by him.
Since the beginning of this year, Kangkai has gradually faded out of the screen and has never launched new works.
Kang Kai's area of expertise is choreography, and he is able to show his talent behind the scenes.
Kang Kai rarely appears on screen now, but he hasn't completely disappeared from the public eye, as he often shares life updates on his Weibo account.
Although he is over 50 years old, judging from the ** he posted, he still maintains a pretty good figure, often moves on gym equipment, and even wears boxing gloves for training.
Kang Kai gradually began to participate in the filming of some film and television works, and it seems that acting is still an unrelenting dream for him.
Maybe by 2023, Kang Kai will gradually devote himself to the filming of some film and television works, and perhaps in his opinion, acting is still his dream that he can't give up.
Epilogue. As an aspiring actor, Kang Kai has indeed put in a lot of efforts in his film and television career.
To become a great actor, it takes not only hard work, but also a deep grasp and careful polishing of the role.
There are still quite a few shortcomings in the roles he plays, which can be seen in his previous works.
However, I believe that as long as he takes it seriously and studies hard, his success in the field of choreography and directing will definitely be replicated on the road of acting.