In 2009, "Water Margin" was remade. Perhaps for the sake of publicity, while the other cast members have been exposed, the role of Wu Song has been undecided, becoming the focus of media attention and a hot topic among the audience.

There is no suspense among the audience about the difficult choice of the cast, and everyone has the same voice: Wu Song should still let him play. Speaking of Ding Haifeng, many people will express their ignorance or ignorance, but when talking about Wu Song in the 1998 "Water Margin", everyone will suddenly realize: It turns out to be him, and he is a man.

Ding Haifeng's version of Wu Song

What is surprising is that the actor who plays Wu Song in the new version of "Water Margin" ended up being Chen Long. After sighing, many viewers could only silently protest: Wu Song played by Ding Haifeng in the 1998 version of "Water Margin" is a classic that no one can surpass.

Ding Haifeng's version of Wu Song

Speaking of classics, I have to mention here that the 1998 version of "Water Margin" is the last of the four major masterpieces organized by CCTV. It has been in production since April 1994 , it was shut down in March 1997, which lasted 3 years and 8 months. Met the audience in early 1998. The average viewership rating was 36%, with the highest rating being 46%. When it was broadcast on Shandong TV Station, it reached a rating of 58%. The ending song "Song of a Hero" is widely sung, and the heroic sentiments echo across China.

Li Mingqi’s version of Mrs. Wang

It is worth mentioning that in the 1998 version of "Water Margin", the evil neighbor Wang Po who was responsible for disrupting Wu Dalang’s family was played by Li Mingqi, this old artist’s most popular work is Grandma Rong in the 1998 version of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", which is known as one of the most classic film and television characters.

Ding Haifeng was born in a family of intellectuals. When he was seventeen or eighteen, he fell in love with guitar and became obsessed with pop music. At the age of 19, he joined the "Shanhu Band" in his spare time. At the age of 21, he graduated from a technical school. He was admitted to the Department of Acting and participated in many film and television dramas while in college. Among them was a work called "Tears of the Sun" that changed his destiny.

Before "Water Margin", no one knew who Ding Haifeng was. In his twenties, he only acted in a few unknown TV series. At that time, director Zhang Shaolin was looking for a comely actor with a different image from "Old Wu Song" Zhu Yanping. After seeing Ding Haifeng in "Tears of the Sun", he found him. As expected, the new version of Wu Song was a success. This kind of success is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Ding Haifeng's version of Wu Song is firmly remembered in the hearts of the audience. Now, twenty years later, it is still difficult for him to get rid of the fixed image of the tiger-fighting hero.

He commented on his performance of Wu Song, saying: "Now it seems that it was a bit immature at that time. Some of the scenes were not very delicate, but just rough." Someone said: "I also watched the new version of Wu Song. There are some more delicate things, but the rough things, the heroism and chivalry are gone."

After Wu Song, Ding Haifeng became synonymous with toughness, toughness, and heroism, and he subsequently took over the role. Most of the characters are upright and brave, becoming professional "tough guys". "The General" aired in 2007 can be said to be his transformation work, because in this drama he played two roles, playing the role of father and son.

Ding Haifeng's "The General"

This was a very challenging performance. During the filming, he insisted on taking part in any high-risk actions. During the nearly one-month filming period, he had to act in front of a bamboo pole every day, and his performance relied entirely on his imagination. Often after playing the father, I have to change into the son immediately, and there is no time to change my mind. Sometimes the role will be misplaced. So he had to agree with his partner in advance to remind each other of each other's current identities before each shooting, which made both of them a little distracted, but he admitted that he still enjoyed this "schizophrenic" feeling.

Ding Haifeng in "The Great Suppression of Bandits in Yaoshan"

He only accepts scripts that allow him to achieve a breakthrough in his acting skills. When filming "Suppression of Bandits in Yaoshan", he said that he didn't really want to accept the script because he believed that the characters in the play would not make a big breakthrough for his acting career. He even had a special talk with the director about this. In order to make the character's image more three-dimensional, Ding Haifeng added a lot of drama to this character, including adding some life-and-death plots on the battlefield, including battlefield romances, etc. Therefore, the character who came out maintained the image of a tough guy, but also added a bit of tenderness and wisdom. He looks tough on the surface, but is very fragile on the inside.

Ding Haifeng plays Xiang Zhuang in "The Banquet at Hongmen"

Don't have too many lines and use actions and emotions to interpret the role, which is another breakthrough in his acting skills. In 2011, Ding Haifeng participated in "The Banquet at Hongmen". The character Xiang Zhuang he played lived up to director Li Rengang's high expectations and successfully brought a "Xiang Zhuang" to the movie that had a new feel and was consistent with the original appearance of history. In addition to recreating the classic scene of "Xiang Zhuang dances with Pei Gong" in the film, he also interpreted Xiang Zhuang differently from previous film and television dramas, adding the brotherhood of gold and iron horses, and finally died for his country. , the scene is tragic and touching. Xiang Zhuang didn't write much in the original historical record, but this time Li Rengang asked Ding Haifeng to use his full imagination about Xiang Zhuang, not only to grasp the only historical trace in the film, but also to integrate Xiang Zhuang's benevolence, The emotion of justice is strongly rendered.

To this end, Ding Haifeng designed a new performance form for Xiang Zhuang, and actively asked the director not to use too many lines, and only moved the audience through actions and interpretation of inner emotions. In the film, Xiang Zhuang, as the only loyal general beside Xiang Yu who refused to surrender and died to serve the country, made the audience deeply moved to tears by this tragic and heroic act. After the film was released, his role as Xiang Zhuang was highly praised by friends and fans.

Ding Haifeng won the Best Supporting Actor

After 23 years of acting, he finally won the Best Supporting Actor. In 2013, the fifth New Countryside Television Arts Festival held an awards ceremony. With the broadcast of the 2012 hit dramas "Yingpan Town Police" and "Great Job", Ding Haifeng's acting career has reached new heights, and he has competed with many new actors. The veteran actor *** competed for the Best Supporting Actor and won the Best Supporting Actor with a high number of votes, proving that the professional judges unanimously recognized his powerful acting skills. At this time, he was 44 years old. Compared with some young talents who won awards as soon as they debuted, he was considered a "late bloomer". Even though this was an award that was not very famous, he was still very happy.

Ding Haifeng "In the Name of the People"

The 2017 anti-corruption drama "In the Name of the People" was launched at the Golden Eagle Private Theater at 19:30 on March 28. According to the authority of CSM Huanwang National Network Data shows that although the premiere night encountered the "China VS Iran World Cup Qualifiers", it set multiple records with ratings that were twice as high. Kuyun and Huanwang Data both set records for the highest number of dramas launched, becoming the drama with the highest big data performance. In addition, the Sina Weibo topic has 70 million views and more than 210,000 discussions, which proves that "justice is the strongest force."

As a "professional soldier", Ding Haifeng joined "In the Name of the People" and played the role of Public Security Bureau Chief Zhao Donglai. In order to protect the dignity of justice, he is determined to resolutely rectify evil forces.

"House Slave" by Ding Haifeng and Li Mingqi

Say goodbye to the heroic tough guy and break through to play a down-and-out man. Ten years later, Ding Haifeng and Li Mingqi once again co-starred in "House Slave". This was their second collaboration after the 1998 version of "Water Margin".

Regarding "House Slave", the male protagonist Ding Haifeng said: "It should be said that the character Yi Shiqing is an epitome of contemporary middle-aged men, and his stories and experiences are very representative. Today's middle-aged men live They are very tired. They are under pressure from work, family, friends, etc. Many of them have been defeated repeatedly, but they still face life with an optimistic attitude. So no matter it is Ishi. I think both the character Qing and the drama "House Slave" are very meaningful."

Ding Haifeng hopes that there will be some breakthroughs every time he plays a new character. I think breaking through Wu Song's image is the most difficult thing.

Although he has been working in the film and television industry for many years, Ding Haifeng is still very serious about the script. Every script and every character is different. They all have different life and emotional experiences, and everything has to start from scratch. Once a scene is finished, forget it as soon as possible, otherwise it will easily affect the shooting of the next scene. He doesn't have so many plans, he just strives to make new breakthroughs in every play and bring new feelings to the audience.

Ding Haifeng