Xie Mengwei was born on March 4, 1989 (the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month) in Mawutou Village, Longwan Town, Xiong County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. He started practicing martial arts at the age of five and was admitted to the High School Affiliated to the China Academy of Opera at the age of ten to study Peking Opera (Wu Chou). In 2003, he starred in the TV series "Xiao Bing Zhang Ga" as the male protagonist Gazi, and quickly became famous all over the country. He became a household name as a child actor. , Xie Mengwei was called "Brother Gazi" by the audience, and began to gradually become active in the eyes of major media and audiences. In 2006, he was admitted to the National Academy of Chinese Opera with the highest ranking in the majors of Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou in the country. After that, Xie Mengwei focused on his studies and faded out of the audience's sight. In 2012, the TV series "Moving towards the Gunfire" starring him performed well. Xie Mengwei showed up with real kung fu and was hailed as: the leader of the new generation of kung fu, becoming a rising star in the kung fu world. And this peasant boy who started practicing Peking Opera at the age of five was able to stand out from more than 40,000 candidates and play the role of the much-anticipated little hero "Little Zhang Ga" with just one photo. It can be said that it was an accident. Best of luck. However, Xie Mengwei, who did not leave any contact information, almost missed the crew.
When the crew came to the Middle School Affiliated to the Chinese Opera School to select actors again, "As soon as they came out, deputy director Yang Guang, and I walked in, I turned around and met our eyes." Maybe this is called It's meant to be.
In order to find the little ones, the crew not only recruited online, but also sent people to places where children gather in northern rural areas, such as martial arts schools and opera classes. Finally, they initially selected 7 children to experience Baiyangdian. Life. There is no Xie Mengwei here yet. In the end, the assistant director discovered him when he went to the Middle School Affiliated to the Chinese Opera School for the third time while the seven children were experiencing life. Xie Mengwei felt lucky and said: When the assistant director went to school to select people, I missed it because I was at home. The assistant director was very satisfied after seeing me. This was my first time filming, and I was lucky enough to only choose one geezer among tens of thousands of people.
During the filming of the TV series "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", director Xu Geng was satisfied with Xie Mengwei's performance. Director Xu said: "Xie Mengwei has martial arts skills and a strong body. He can shoot some action scenes more efficiently than a stand-in. I It's very reassuring, and he fits the character of the character in the play very well. Many viewers who watched "Xiao Bing Zhang Ga" said that at first glance, Xie Mengwei is quite similar to Anjis back then, especially the stubbornness in the corner of his mouth, and he looks exactly like Xiao Bing Zhang Ga again.
Xie Mengwei is also a cute boy in life. Friends around him also call him "Gazi" instead of his original name. It is said that the boy is very happy about this. The author met Gazi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 16, 2006. That day was a large press conference for us Baoding people to gather to welcome the Olympic Games and visit Baoding. That day Gazi was lucky enough to be named the image ambassador of Baoding. Originally, that day The press conference did not arrange for him to perform, but he was so excited that he applied to the hosts Chen Duo and Hongyun. He said that I am from Baiyangdian, I love my hometown, and I want to sing the ending song of "Xiao Bing Zhang Ga" to my family. "The Eighth Route Army Pulls the Bolt", after singing the song, all the attendees seemed to have walked into the TV series again and came to the beautiful Baiyangdian.
From the debut film "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" to "The Big Knife Cut Off the Japs' Head" to "Cuckoo Mountain", red classic films have been performed one after another, and "Little Ga Zi" is no longer young. He is an outstanding young actor who exudes heroic temperament and revolutionary sentiments.
At the beginning of 2009, Xie Mengwei took over the filming of the gift film "Iron Man". In this film "Iron Man" adapted from Wang Jinxi's advanced deeds, Xie Mengwei played Wang Jinxi's youngest apprentice "Little Leopard" Sun Mingyuan . "Little Leopard" followed his master Wang Jinxi around drilling since he was a child, and finally came to Daqing from Yumen, Gansu. With his full enthusiasm, he followed his master and devoted himself to the work of oil exploration.
The image of the "Little Leopard" who is not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and looks particularly honest and honest is exactly the image that Xie Mengwei left to the audience. Since the filming of the film took place during the severe cold weather, during the filming at more than 10 degrees below zero every day, Xie Mengwei said that in severe cases, there would be frost on his eyebrows. But no matter how difficult the shooting conditions were, Xie Mengwei always devoted himself to the shooting with full enthusiasm. Apart from filming, Xie Mengwei also insisted on his daily practice task. "I go running every day after eleven o'clock and run twenty laps.
It's over 30 degrees below zero and I don't miss a day. (If) I don't practice for a day, I feel like I'm about to face failure. It's uncomfortable." It can be said that Xie Mengwei has inherited and continued the "iron man" spirit of not being afraid of hardships and hardships both on and off the screen, which is really rare for an actor who became famous at a young age. 2009 can be called a harvest year for Xie Mengwei. During this year, many film and television dramas in which Xie Mengwei participated were released or broadcast.
Firstly, "My Commander, My Regiment", another seemingly "alternative" military-themed TV series created by Kang Honglei, which had a huge impact after "Soldier Assault", fully occupied the March screen. next is "Iron Man", and "Stepmother's Diary" starring him will not only be staged in tears on "Mother's Day", but will also be sent to Tokyo, Japan as an exhibition film; "A Sudden Whistle", "Cuckoo Mountain" ", "Recruit Zhang Benwang" and other film and television works will also be staged one after another; another tribute drama "For New China, Forward" to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will also be staged one after another.
In "Forward for New China", Xie Mengwei plays Dong Cunrui's fellow villager and comrade-in-arms Zhi Zhenbiao, and Dong Cunrui is played by the now popular Wang Baoqiang. Regarding the first collaboration between the two, the "little gazi" said that he hopes to create different sparks with Wang Baoqiang, who is a fellow from Hebei in real life and has interacted with him many times in film and television dramas.
As a gift film to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, the drama tells the story of the heroic feats of Dong Cunrui and his comrades who made huge sacrifices for the founding of New China. It can be said that A remake of the 1955 red classic movie "Dong Cunrui".