It is said that actors are a youthful meal, and there is indeed a certain truth to this statement. In the entertainment industry, middle-aged actresses are still bitter, calling on directors to give opportunities, not to mention the older generation of actors.
Many actors of the older generation either go around and attend commercial performances to seek gold; or can only find a sporadic supporting role in the play; some have even left the circle long ago, returning home to share the joy of the world, and there are very few who have always stayed in the entertainment circle.
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But there is an actor who has been in the circle for 35 years, and at the age of 52, he still works continuously. As a subsidiary of Huanrui, he is the oldest one in the company and a very "prolific" one, participating in 8 Huanrui dramas in 3 years.
He is the actor He Zhonghua.
Looking closely at He Zhonghua's ranking on Huanrui's official website, he is still quite ahead, in front of him are Zhao Yingzi, Liu Xueyi, Zhang Rui and other backbone forces, and after him are Fu Fangjun, Li Man and other "waist artists".
No matter how you look at it, Huanrui's ranking of this old actor is not bad. It is precisely because of this that He Zhonghua has been able to appear in many works of Huanrui -
In 2020, in Huan Rui's blockbuster work "Liu Li", He Zhonghua played Chu Lei, the leader of the Shaoyang Sect, and also the father of the heroine Chu Xuanjie.
When everyone was immersed in the sadistic love between Xuan Jie and Si Feng, many netizens with acting skills also found that Chu Lei's actor was He Zhonghua, and his handsomeness when he was young was not inferior to Si Feng's actor Cheng Yi.
When he was young, He Zhonghua had a sword eyebrow and a face like a crown jade, and he could play both a jade-faced scholar with a full belly and a martial arts master. In that era of ancient costumes dominated by martial arts dramas, He Zhonghua was a popular student.
In 2000, He Zhonghua starred in the male protagonist Xie Xiaofeng in the martial arts drama "The Sword of the Three Young Masters". As a classic character in Gu Long's pen, Xie Xiaofeng's sword technique is like a god and without a trace, which can be called a legend of a generation.
Through his excellent acting skills, He Zhonghua made this role one of his representative roles.
After that, He Zhonghua successively starred in the action comedy "Young Huang Feihong" and the costume martial arts drama "Meteor Butterfly Sword", all of which have good performances. In that era of martial arts with messy swords, He Zhonghua definitely deserved the ranks.
But in fact, He Zhonghua's debut is far earlier than everyone thinks, as early as 1986, he starred in the first costume martial arts drama "Kant's First Bodyguard Legend" debuted, before "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", he has starred in 6 works.
Since the date of entering the circle, He Zhonghua has brought new works every year. Compared with some artists who occasionally fade out of the entertainment circle, He Zhonghua's development is very stable.
Looking at He Zhonghua's acting path, there are modern dramas and period dramas, but more are costume dramas. After signing a contract with Huanrui, a "big costume household", he had 8 dramas in 3 years, of which 7 were costumes.
After "Liu Li", he played a special role in "Genting Heavenly Palace", and then played Li Deyun in "Song with Jun", and he also starred in the Northern Immortal Jun of "Agarwood Like Crumbs".
Before "Liu Li", he appeared frequently in the Huanrui repertoire.
Chen Pi'aSI in "Nu Hai Qiansha & Qinling Sacred Tree", Xiao Chengli in "Chang'an Nuo", Fang Xuanling in "Tianxia Chang'an", The White Emperor in "The Legend of the White Snake of Tianqi", and Jiang Ziya in "The Apocalypse of the Fengshen Gods" are all played by him.
He Zhonghua has been in the circle for 35 years and has challenged different types of roles, large and small. In huanrui's years, he has dabbled in ancient costumes and modern costumes, such as Fang Xuanling's courtiers, there are also mythical figures like Jiang Ziya, and there are also some small roles, but they are all held by him one by one.
Although he is now a lot lonely compared to the big male protagonist who was alone, it is not common for him to be so active at the age of 52.
Some people say that He Zhonghua has now become a representative figure of Huanrui, although he is not as popular as Ren Jialun and Cheng Yi, but Huanrui's big production is almost never absent. It's more like a "golden signboard" than they are.
Many middle-aged actors complain that there is no drama to shoot, perhaps referring to the protagonist who is not tailored for him. If they can all be like Chinese, regardless of the size of the role, they will play it with their hearts, and perhaps there will be many more opportunities.