The first Miss Nanzhu runner-up Cai Zifen. Courtesy of respondents
"Zhanjiang is my second hometown and the starting point for me to embark on the road of acting." 17 years ago, the first Miss Nanzhu Contest was held in Zhanjiang, and Cai Zifen, a Shanwei girl who was studying in Zhanjiang at the time, stood out from many contestants and won the second place, when she was only 17 years old.
Cai Zifen took this as a starting point to work in Guangzhou and began to enter the film and television showbiz circle. In the past 17 years, she has starred in a number of film and television dramas and hosted a number of variety shows, becoming a star familiar to the audience in Lingnan, "I have a deep affection for Zhanjiang, and I have many good memories here, as well as many good friends." I sincerely wish Zhanjiang the last laugh in the 'Charming Chinatown' competition! Yesterday, Cai Zifen said in an interview with this reporter.
Thanks to Zhanjiang
Unforgettable starting point for an acting career
Zhanjiang can be said to be the starting point for Cai Zifen to embark on the road of acting. After winning the first Miss Nanzhu runner-up, she returned to Zhanjiang many times as miss Nanzhu's guest of honor. She is very familiar and kind to Zhanjiang, and bluntly said that every time I come, I can be happy to find the changes in the city, "I like Zhanjiang very much, especially the Jinsha Bay is so beautiful, sunny days, the sea is clear and white, and there are many food here, and the people are very enthusiastic." The feeling that Zhanjiang people give me is very simple and very affectionate. ”
The last time Cai Zifen returned to Zhanjiang was in May this year, when she came to Cham to hold a readers' meeting for her new book "Walking Light and Shadow". She usually works in Guangzhou, because she is an artist, and the pace of life is relatively fast. She feels that travel is an opportunity to relax and has taken the time to go to many places around the world for recreation. "The scenery of the journey, all kinds of people, interesting things, there are also life memories, the key is to feel with the heart, to be a person with a heart for life, in order to find those small surprises in ordinary life." 」 After the trip, she turned the scenery she passed and her own capriccio into words, and between the lines were her years of life, work, and her perception of life. Cai Zifen said: "I feel that Zhanjiang has changed a lot, and the construction of the city is becoming more and more beautiful. What impressed me most was that even in the most prosperous center of the city, there are many parks and green spaces, which are leisurely, comfortable and comfortable, which is difficult to feel in the hustle and bustle of the concrete forest metropolis. Zhanjiang is a good place that will make people nostalgic when they go, full of greenery and flowers, "the ocean, tourism and other resources here are very rich, and it is a good place for heaven to care for and others to envy." ”
Cai Zifen (second from left). Courtesy of respondents
Keep moving forward
From 17 years of art, take every day seriously
Talking about her recent work, Cai Zifen said that her TV series "Gaudi Street" has just been completed, and she is ready to star in a thriller suspense movie that will be screened in theaters; the food program she hosts, "I Love to Return to Taste", is also being filmed, which "explores the source of high-quality ingredients, allusions, and shares unique cooking skills", just to meet the needs of modern people who pay attention to healthy diet and care about the source of ingredients. The program adopts the combination of professional food host + the most popular local comedian, making it relaxed and humorous at the same time integrating knowledge, entertainment and practicality, which is both good-looking, delicious and funny, and is deeply loved by the audience.
Cai Zifen said that she has been practicing art for nearly 17 years, and she still works hard, takes every day seriously, continues to try and learn more things, and faces and solves the problems encountered in a more calm and calm way. Sometimes she just finished an activity and was about to rush to the next trip. When asked if there would be tiredness and boredom, she said: "Everyone goes through a very tired day, this is not important, the process is also a good exercise and enjoyment." 」 Cai Zifen feels that every industry actually needs to have enough love for it in order to insist on not giving up, "as an artist, you can't just covet the applause, applause and spotlight on the stage." Do your duty, keep working hard, improve your ability, and endure loneliness. As long as you do it well enough, there will always be something to gain. ”
From the art for nearly 17 years, Cai Zifen has been an actress and host, and now she has published a book and is ridiculed by her friends as "Cai Writer". Although she has encountered difficulties and setbacks in the process of moving forward, she said that on the road of life, she has never thought of giving up and retreating. Cai Zifen in life prefers simple and real happiness, she said that she is a more emotional person, likes all pure things, will choose to stay away from some too complicated things, this is a way for her to keep herself simple and pure. "I took the time to take a trip to Australia not long ago, and 'on the road' is really a great way to decompress your mind. In short – life is simple and work is busy. If I have the chance, I will definitely go back to Zhanjiang to play, after all, Zhanjiang's seafood is too tempting, huh! ”