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There are also four days of "Manslaughter 2" released, this film is supervised by Chen Sicheng, directed by Dai Mo, starring Xiao Yang and Ren Dahua, is a crime genre film. "Who is the Murderer", which is being broadcast by iQiyi Mist Theater, also belongs to the suspense criminal investigation genre, starring Zhao Liying, Xiao Yang and Dong Zijian.
A drama, a movie, are recently attracted much attention of the work, are Xiao Yang starring, recently Xiao Yang a little to dominate the screen, not only that, behind these two films also have his investment, sorry for the name of the film industry is listed.
At first, everyone was familiar with Xiao Yang because of the divine comedy "Little Apple", and the later "Weather Pre-explosion" directly made him fall on his head, but it was he who first admitted his talentless actor career, which made him shine at the moment. Xiao Yang's Weibo certification to himself is written about actors, directors, singers, and members of the Chopsticks Brothers, but after so many years, everyone is saying that Xiao Yang is still the most compatible with the actors.
At this moment, Xiao Yang seems to agree more with this view, constantly consolidating his actor label, not only to act, but also to play a role suitable for himself, and at the same time participate in the production.
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Behind the scenes, in front of the stage, good actors,
The three people behind the actor Xiao Yang
Everyone is accustomed to speaking and directing, and many actors have also transformed into directors, such as Zhang Ziyi and Jia Ling, who are all such representatives who have been praised this year. However, the recent launch of two directorial variety shows, the topic of "can anyone be a director" has also been constantly discussed, in other words, directing is certainly not a profession without thresholds, and everyone hates bad film directors.
Similarly, there are only a few people who have gone through the road from director to actor in reverse, for the simple reason that appearance is a hurdle. Xiao Yang is one, although earlier he shot more small and medium-cost productions such as advertisements and online movies.
He is one of the few successful people who do not rely on their appearance to rely on strength, and on the road of actors, he has become wider and wider in recent years.
Xiao Yang's road to success is indispensable to three people: Wang Taili, Ke Liming, and Chen Sicheng.
Wang Taili needless to say, in the early days, the two of them were combined together, and the chopstick brothers were born. In this way, Wang Taili brought Xiao Yang from the advertising director behind the scenes to the front of the stage and embarked on the road of music. However, this road is not something that Xiao Yang particularly wants to go, in past interviews, Xiao Yang has publicly stated that music is not something he particularly likes, and when "Little Apple" became popular, he went to vocal lessons and found that he did not like to sing more and more.
Ke Liming is the producer of "Old Boy's Raptor Across the River", the operator of "Little Apple", and the chairman of Ruyi Pictures, and it is also because of this cooperation that the two have a very close relationship. In 2015, Xiao Yang starred in the family light comedy "My Father-in-law Will Be Martial Arts", in 2016, he starred with Yan Ni in the romantic comedy movie "Love Saint", and In 2018, Xiao Yang wrote and directed his own comedy film "Weather Pre-explosion", and Ruyi Film and Television is also the producer.
On the road of Xiao Yang becoming an actor, It is indispensable to Ke Liming.
However, in a strict sense, it was Chen Sicheng who made Xiao Yang affirm that he could become a professional actor. In an interview with the media, he said that after playing the supporting role of Kun Tai in "Detective Chinatown", he felt that he could do it.
Although some people have been praising Xiao Yang for learning everything since he was a child, he has never thought about whether to take the road of an actor or not, and he feels that his face has no advantage, although he has also had many self-directed and self-acting works, but he has never been able to cover the light of "Little Apple".
And to consolidate his actor label is the movie "Manslaughter". "Manslaughter" is Xiao Yang's first drama, and it is also his first time to play the movie male number one. Xiao Yang once said that it was a risky decision to find him, he had not acted in a serious drama, nor did he have experience as a father, but as a result, he won the nomination for the 35th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award and the 33rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor with this film, and the film was Chen Sicheng's first time as a producer.
At present, the suspense genre is on fire, everyone wants to get a share of the suspense market, and suspense is also a big dish in major slots and platforms. In the article "Who Are the "SuspenseFul Faces" with Their Own Mysterious Sense", which Xingfan once combed, Ning Li, Qin Hao, Zhang Songwen, Wang Qianyuan, Zhang Benyu, etc. are the best in this genre. And Xiao Yang has become a "suspense star" with the earlier "Manslaughter", the "Who is the Murderer" that is being broadcast this year, and the upcoming "Manslaughter 2".
It is precisely because of these three people that Xiao Yang ushered in the fire around the age of 30, became a powerful actor around the age of 40, and at this moment, the limelight is in full swing, gaining a firm foothold in the suspense market.
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What films does Xiao Yang like,
How can I use my strengths?
The multiple identities of singers, directors, actors, coupled with the wide audience popularity and appeal accumulated by earlier comedies, and then constantly appearing as a low-level small person, Xiao Yang is easy to narrow the distance with the audience, on the track of suspense, Xiao Yang's character is very convincing. In "Who is the Murderer", Xiao Yang will be because he did not dare to shoot and cause the suspect to escape, so he has been living in self-blame, and the interpretation is very good.
And Xiao Yang's special experience also makes him rarely have similar competitors, this road is smooth enough, but also far enough, even he himself said that these years are too smooth, so that 2018's "Weather Pre-explosion" let him spend a very difficult period of time. Xiao Yang has also acted in bad films over the years, and this self-written and self-directed film was shortlisted for the Golden Broom Award, which also made Xiao Yang depressed, and he even used darkness to describe this period. Compared with "Detective Chinatown" and "Manslaughter", "Weather Pre-Explosion" is undoubtedly his bad film experience.
In Xiao Yang's past works, it is not difficult to find that the series content is very popular with him. In 2016, he starred in the romantic comedy "Love Saint" with Yan Ni, in 2019, he partnered with Bai Baihe in "Love Saint 2"; participated in the "Detective Chinatown" series for three consecutive years; in 2019, he starred in the "Manslaughter" was released, and now he has reappeared in "Manslaughter 2". Although this time from "Manslaughter 1" to "Manslaughter 2", the suspenseful and brain-burning part is less, but the emotional part is also more intense, I believe that after the release of the movie, Xiao Yang's father image will be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The visible series is not only a good way to strengthen the IP, but also a powerful weapon to deepen the actor's label. As soon as these works are mentioned, the audience will immediately think of the actors inside.
In the past two years, Xiao Yang has also changed a lot, and his choice of works and roles has become more clear. "Anti-Gang Operation", "Crowded", "Detective Chinatown 3", "My Sister", "Trumpeter in Place", "Who is the Murderer", "Manslaughter 2"... Xiao Yang's preference is mainly in the three categories of suspense crime, major themes, and family emotions, while the suspense crime category accounts for a relatively heavy proportion.
And the quality is also much more uniform. "Surging Crowds" invited Andy Lau, director Rao Xiaozhi directed "The Unknown Generation"; "My Sister" exceeded 600 million yuan at the box office in the 11 days of release, becoming the most concerned family love film after "Hello, Lee Huan Ying"... In several dimensions such as lineup, team, word of mouth, box office, etc., these are the better works in the past two years.
This also allows Xiao Yang's name to be directly linked to high-quality works, and the works and actors achieve each other. And 2021 is also the year of Xiao Yang's outbreak, he has played roles such as lonely group performances, unreliable uncles, and criminal police captains, and the plasticity is obvious to all.
At the beginning of this year, Xiao Yang said in an interview with the media that he is now more pragmatic, the role and script find him, he will do his best to do it well, and have as much patience as possible in life. At the same time, I spend more time thinking and doing less. It can be said that at this moment, for Xiao Yang, not consuming the audience popularity accumulated in the past, choosing a good script in a down-to-earth manner, and finding a suitable role for himself is the best way to deepen his actor label.
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Actor Xiao Yang and businessman Xiao Yang,
Complementary
Everyone wants to make a good film, but how to find a good film and successfully get it into their own hands is not easy. It is worth noting that this year, Xiao Yang not only appeared on the screen frequently as an actor, but his company Embarrassed Pictures also loved to appear more than ever.
The producer of "Who is the Murderer" is iQiyi, but in the joint producer column, there is also Guoyun Culture and Embarrassed Pictures, which means that Xiao Yang is not only the protagonist of this drama, but also one of the investors. "Manslaughter 2", released on December 17, is also this logic, starring Xiao Yang and participating in the production of Beijing Embarrassed Pictures. Further ahead, the "Surging Crowds" released in the Spring Festival file, Xiao Yang is also the starring and producer.
Artists participating in projects have long been common, especially the head project, the starring name often appears in the producer, producer, art director and other positions, of course, a large part of the earlier operation is to cope with the "salary restriction order", and in the past two years, the filmmakers in order to alleviate a certain cost of remuneration, and actors can also get more voice in it.
For Xiao Yang, the latter reason seems to be even greater. Looking closely at many of Xiao Yang's works in the early stage, there is no "embarrassed" figure, and he is not only limited to starring works, but also participates in the participating works, and Khorgos is embarrassed that the film and television culture appears in "My Sister" in which Xiao Yang participated. And Xiao Yang did not star in "Send You a Little Red Flower", "Sorry" also participated in the production.
It can be said that this year, Xiao Yang further deepened his actor label, and through investing in his starring and participating works, he made himself more comfortable in this circle. And this may be just the beginning, as Xiao Yang becomes more and more comfortable on the road of actors, his company may be embarrassed to participate in more and more works.
According to the enterprise investigation, there are now 12 enterprises associated with Xiaoyang, and most of them are major shareholders, Changxing Xiaoyang Film and Television Culture Studio and Beijing Embarrassed Film are 100% owned, Khorgos Embarrassed Film and Television Culture is a 100% shareholding company of Beijing Embarrassed Film, and Beijing Embarrassed Culture Company and Beijing Old Boy Cultural Investment Company are the largest shareholders.
It is undeniable that Xiao Yang's momentum has been very strong, according to relevant media statistics, the cumulative box office of the works he starred in has exceeded 7 billion. Although I only set off in middle age, I was fortunate to find the right way in the roundabout.
Xiao Yang, who was born in 80, is now 41 years old, and finally waited for his moment of explosion, but this road is not easy to walk, after all, in this circle, there is a lack of good actors and a good script. What's more, the audience's aesthetic standards for suspense to content are getting higher and higher, and even Xiao Yang, who has acting skills, can't save the problem of the story itself, and the good stories that can be left for Xiao Yang to choose in the market may be more and more limited.