"What do you think a girl looks like with a smile and a beautiful eye?"
Under this question, I don't know who you will think of first.
But for many people, they will first remember Li Jing, played by Gong Beiyuan in "Waiting Alone".
When he first appeared, he had a dirty braid, a big grin, and a ghost horse elf.
With the development of the plot, her love for the male protagonist (Xia Yu) hidden for many years gradually becomes clear, and everyone is distressed about this silly girl.
Finally decided to go south, at the train station, the two said goodbye, Gong Beiyuan's Li Jing was so bright and clear.
Wrapped in reluctance and stubbornness, this role instantly has a white moonlight in the audience's heart.
But do you know who the "White Moonlight" character in Gong Beiyuan's heart is?
It's actually Princess Sissi played by Romi Schneider in the classic translated movie [Princess Sisi]!
In the ninth issue of the "Movie FUN Screening" column, "Weaving a Fairy Tale Dream with Movies"——
Gong Beiyuan chose to share this "classic childhood memories" movie with everyone, [Princess Sisi].
Looking back years later, Gong confessed that she was still impressed by the beauty of Romey Schneider.
"Her eyes, her smile, everything is so contagious."
Romie Schneider debuted at the age of 15, at the age of 16 when she filmed the first part of [Princess Sissi].
In the live broadcast after watching the movie, Gong Beiyuan also talked about her 16 years old.
Talk about the time from the debut work [You are not sixteen years old] to the latest work [Hannan Summer]."
It's like finishing a conversation with your past self.
She seems to be [waiting alone] at that time, but she is also an actor Gong Beiyuan who is constantly "evolving".
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[Princess Sissi] is an old 1955 movie.
However, in the 1980s, with its gorgeous setting, exquisite costumes, and fairytale love, the film was translated and introduced, which caused a huge response.
It became the most beautiful memory of a generation's childhood of princes and princesses.
Gong Beiyuan also liked this film in her childhood and watched it many times.
Although in "Waiting Alone", the Beijing Lady was played vividly, Gong Beiyuan was actually an authentic Fujian Shishi person.
Coincidentally —
The story of Gong Beiyuan embarking on the road of acting is somewhat similar to the story of Sissi meeting the Austrian prince in the movie.
In the movie, it was originally Sissi's sister who wanted to marry the prince. As a result, everyone knows.
In Gong Beiyuan's story, when she starred in her first work [You Are Not Sixteen], she was far from 16 years old.
Or a naïve romantic sports girl.
Sprinting, long jump, basketball, everything is not to be discussed. But I just didn't think about acting.
On the contrary, gong Beiyuan's sister is better at and likes acting. When [you're not sixteen] casting, I also came to see my sister and took pictures of my sister by the way.
Unexpectedly, the one who finally entered the director MiJiashan's eyes became his sister Gong Beiyuan.
Gong Beiyuan liked the experience of filming for the first time.
The reason is also very much in line with the innocence of a junior high school girl.
Because it was the third year of junior high school, everyone was nervously preparing for the middle school entrance examination. Because of filming, Gong Beiyuan became the most "idle" person.
No need to read every day, every day in the crew, has become a fresh and new day.
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It was also after this experience that Gong Beiyuan, who had never thought about acting, began to seriously think about taking this road.
Going to the exam is another story.
A Fujian girl who goes north to take the Chinese opera examination needs some courage to dare to fight.
On the contrary, Gong Beiyuan is a person who has never dared to think and dare to do.
"It's dark and it's going to rain, so Grandpa raises a hoe to dig up taro."
This Minnan nursery rhyme called "Dark Sky" was exactly the performance repertoire of Gong Bei's examination at that time.
In the live broadcast, when talking about the topic of the art examination that year, Gong Beiyuan was so excited that she had already opened her voice and sang.
Listening to Ah Kan wanted to sigh: What a very cute person.
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From the early domestic hit idol drama "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line" and "Carry Love to the End".
To the transformation as [car forty-four], [waiting alone].
From the "young jade girl" on the screen to all types that can be performed, Gong Beiyuan has never stopped.
Under the comments of the activity warm-up draft written by Ah Kan, there are readers who have entered the pit since the time of "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line"
In 2001, the short film [Car 44] with Wu Shixian caused a sensation at various international film festivals (Venice Film Festival Best Short Film Special Mention Award, Sundance Film Festival Short Film Award, Florida Film Festival Best Short Film Award, etc.).
Gong Beiyuan plays a female bus driver who meets gangsters and has a twist of fate in the short film.
She was dressed in red, her expression was stubborn, and her eyes were mournful.
Under the "onlookers" of a car, the female driver was dragged into the grass by the gangsters and raped.
Gong Beiyuan's beauty and the encounter with this character form a certain stark contrast.
Gong Beiyuan performed that moment of people's hearts withering.
When she is truly disappointed in human nature, her choice to finally take a car of people to die with her seems so natural.
Then to [Waiting Alone], Li Jing, who has been in love for a long time and waited silently.
I don't know how much Li Jing's role has become the screen "White Moonlight" that many people miss.
Over the years, from costume dramas to modern dramas, Gong Beiyuan has contributed too many impressive roles.
In 2020 alone, she has three works waiting to meet with everyone: "Hannan Summer", "A Knife Heaven", and "Starting".
Interestingly, the latter two works are still somewhat related to her hometown or childhood.
Mentioned why he wanted to star in the crime movie "One Knife Heaven" (produced by Jia Zhangke and directed by Huang Chaoliang).
Gong Beiyuan smiled: "It was filmed in Xiamen, and I played a Xiamen person, which is very good, and finally I can soar my Minnan dialect." ”
In Gong Beiyuan's view, an actor starring in a rural accent and Mandarin will be a completely different state.
Moreover, there is also Duan Yihong, a four-year classmate of Gong Beiyuan's middle drama in the film.
In the same window for four years, neither of them has even worked together on a movie. This time in [a knife heaven] is also considered "perfect".
Also in Xiamen, Gong Beiyuan also became the expert judge of the Golden Rooster International Film Festival's "Most Popular Foreign Film by Xiamen Audiences" this year.
As a Fujianese, I am really proud to be able to participate in the Golden Rooster Film Festival at my doorstep.
And starring in the marathon-themed movie [Starting], it comes from the "regret" that Gong Beiyuan has not played an athlete in her career.
You know, what Gong Beiyuan was best at when she was a student was sports.
The sprint record set that year can be described as unsurpassed in Shishi City for ten years.
In [Starting], she finally got her wish to play a marathon coach.
Have fun and act. Ah Kan can't wait to see Gong Beiyuan in these two movies.
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Gong Beiyuan's body has such a wonderful sense of fit.
She seems to be a teenager who bravely moves forward in Beijing and cherishes her hometown.
But at the same time, it is constantly evolving, evolving into a more mature actor.
Like the performance of Scarlett Johansson in [Marriage Story], which she greatly admired.
"She's so good at acting in it. It was a state that absolutely could not come out of youth. ”
Because of the friction between experience and years, I have experienced marriage and parenting, and I have been beaten and kissed by life.
All the personal experiences and feelings have become another gift in art.
In [Hannan Summer], which won many awards, Gong Beiyuan played two completely different roles.
One is the mother of a girl who is far away, and the other is an aunt who lives with a girl.
In the suburbs of Wuhan, an adolescent girl living in her aunt's house is trapped in a difficult situation by witnessing an accident with her friends.
This is the story of a girl who has a menarche and grows up in confusion and insecurity.
The two characters of Gong Beiyuan belong to the people who should be closest to the girl, but also the farthest psychological distance.
A mom who gave up raising a girl in pursuit of her own life, and her concern may only be on the phone;
The other is an aunt with her own life pressures and emotional difficulties, even if she lives with girls, she does not really understand girls.
Gong Beiyuan liked the ending scene, although in the end only the sound was retained.
It was an aunt drinking and chatting with a few sisters, and their kind of despair, a kind of collapse of strong women, was touching.
In order to play this role of speaking the Wuhan dialect, Gong Beiyuan went to the local area in advance, did a lot of research and experienced life.
She chatted with the female workers of Wugang, and finally brought the content of the chat and the red rope they wore to the movie.
This is not the first time that Gong Beiyuan has played the role of mother or aunt.
As an actress, Gong Beiyuan unexpectedly has a very light view of age.
"Age and experience bring deeper feelings and charm, such as Scarlett Johansson, such as Meryl Streep."
But at present, there is still a lack of an environment in China that allows middle-aged actresses to release their charm.
But that's okay. As long as there is a chance, Gong Beiyuan will catch it.