Landing a leading role

“Was there a moment when you felt that you made it big?”
“有没有哪一刻觉得自己火了？”

“When people are willing to buy tickets to watch my films,” Peng Yuchang responded to iFeng entertainment.
“就是大家愿意买票来看我的电影的时候吧，”面对凤凰娱乐的提问，彭昱畅如此回应道。

Peng, 26, is gaining momentum in his acting career. During the last National Day holiday, Peng made frequent appearances on the big screen. The audience has seen him play a young volleyball coach in Leap, a deliveryman starting up a business in a rural village in Coffee or Tea and a craftsman in My People, My Hometown. Meanwhile, Peng’s portrayal of a naughty but warm-hearted high school student in the web series Run for Young has received positive reviews. His many roles have made him a man of the hour.
26岁的彭昱畅，在演艺事业上风头正劲。国庆节假期中，彭昱畅在大银幕上频频露脸。在《夺冠》中，他饰演一名年轻的排球教练，在《一点就到家》中，饰演一位在偏远乡村创业的快递员，在《我和我的家乡》中，饰演一位手工艺人。与此同时，彭昱畅还在网剧《风犬少年的天空》中演绎了一位顽皮却暖心的高中生，备受好评。他的众多角色让他大红大紫。。

Peng made his showbiz debut as a supporting role in Go Princess Go in 2015 when he was a senior majoring in puppetry at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
2015年，还是上海戏剧学院木偶表演系大四学生的彭昱畅，在《太子妃升职记》中饰演了一名配角，从而正式出道。

A turning point came in An Elephant Sitting Still in 2018, in which Peng starred as a desperate teenager who is being denied a future. It was the first time Peng took a leading role, so he was fully devoted to it. Peng had to wake up at 3 am when shooting the film because it required depressing visuals without natural light to convey the misery of the characters. For his performance, Peng was nominated for Best Leading Actor at the 55th Golden Horse Awards.
2018年的《大象席地而坐》则是彭昱畅的事业转折点，他在片中饰演一位失去未来的绝望少年。这也是彭昱畅首次担纲主角，因此他完全投入到了拍摄中。彭昱畅曾在拍摄期间凌晨3点就起床，为的就是拍出自然光不足的压抑情境，表现出人物的不幸。而彭昱畅也因片中的表演，获得第55届金马奖最佳男主角的提名。

His efforts also earned him many opportunities. The director of Run for Young, Zhang Yibai, was so keen for Peng to play the lead role that he waited three months for the actor to be available. Zhang called Peng a gifted and sincere actor.
他的努力也让他获得了诸多机会。《风犬少年的天空》导演张一白力邀彭昱畅出演主角，因此为了配合他的档期等待三个月之久。张一白称彭昱畅是个有天赋又真挚的演员。

“As an actor, I can experience different lives. It’s really wonderful,” Peng told Tencent entertainment.
“作为一位演员，我可以体验不同的人生。这真的太奇妙了，”彭昱畅在接受腾讯娱乐采访时如此表示。

以上文章内容选自《21世纪学生英文报高中版》，详情请见《21世纪学生英文报高中版》高三727期