Zhang Ailing once said that it is better to be famous early, and this sentence is too accurate to use on Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei, who was only 14 years old at the time, became popular with Bai Xiuzhu in the TV series "Golden Powder Family", and if it were not for the poor human settings and makeup, Dong Jie at the peak of her appearance would be suppressed by her.
At the age of 15, she starred in Wang Yuyan in "Tianlong Babu", which made Liu Yifei gain the reputation of a fairy sister; the role of Zhao Ling'er in the "Legend of the Immortal Sword" at the age of 16 made her become the white moonlight in the minds of countless people; the 17-year-old xiaolong girl, even if Li Ruotong Zhuyu was in front, Liu Yifei was still no less than a star.
Relying on these 4 classic roles, Liu Yifei, who was not yet 18 years old at the time, was popular all over the country, and it should be known that the 85 small flowers Yang Mi Zhao Liying, who was in the same batch as her, were almost all just newcomers with no popularity at that time, and Liu Yifei was really a purple microstar in the sky.
It is also because of these 4 classic roles that Liu Yifei has been on the altar early, even if she has not acted in TV dramas for more than ten years, she can still eat the old original to consolidate her popularity. However, many people may not know that among the 4 classic roles of Liu Yifei, 3 of them were not the first candidates at that time, among which Jiang Qinqin Wang Yan He Meidian Zhou Xun was once her competitor.
1: "The Legend of the Paladin Sword" Zhao Ling'er, Liu Yifei is the third choice, He Meidian missed too sorry
When the filming of "The Legend of the Paladin Sword" began, the first heroine of the play, Zhao Ling'er, was not looking for Liu Yifei at the beginning, Liu Yifei was actually only the third choice of the crew, and The first choice of Zhao Ling'er was TVB actress He Meidian.
In her early years, He Meidian was once a goddess in the minds of many otaku because of Zhong Ling in "Tianlong Babu" and the role of Yi Lin's little sister in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu". When "The Legend of the Paladin Sword" was about to be made into a drama, many netizens voted to let He Meidian play Zhao Ling'er.
At that time, the Xianjian Production Company, at the same time, also expressed its willingness to cooperate to actress He Meidian at the strong recommendation of the majority of netizens. However, at that time, He Meidian was at the peak of her career, and the TV series on TVB could not be finished, and there was no time to shoot mainland dramas, so she could only politely refuse.
He Meidian missed the role of Zhao Ling'er, which made many people cry out for regret, and even the producer of the Xianjian Game posted that He Meidian's failure to play Zhao Ling'er was a loss for many game fans. Personally, I think He Meidian is more suitable for Zhao Ling'er than Liu Yifei, because she is more delicate and more agile than Liu Yifei.
Missing He Meidian, the Xianjian crew continued to find actresses to play Zhao Ling'er. At that time, Hu Ge, who had been designated as the male number one Li Xiaoyao, suddenly suggested to the director at this time that they go to li nian, their sister at the Shanghai Theater Academy, to play Zhao Ling'er.
Li Nian, an actress who was still a sophomore at that time, was pure and flexible and sweet, and it was also in line with the image of Zhao Ling'er. However, when the crew found Li Nian, Li Nian's teacher suggested that Li Nian was still mainly academics and was reluctant to let her act in TV dramas, so Li Nian and Zhao Ling'er lost their arms.
Although she missed the role of Zhao Ling'er, but in the later stage, Li Nian relied on the role of seaweed in the large-scale TV series "Snail Residence" to become popular, although the seaweed she played at that time was a third party, but with her pure appearance and superb acting skills, it was affirmed by many people, and it was really the east corner of the lost Mulberry Yu.
Two consecutive actresses rejected the role of Zhao Ling'er, making the production company at the time anxious like ants on a hot pot, so they found Liu Yifei, who was popular with "Tianlong Babu", to play Zhao Ling'er. However, at that time, Xianjian was the first game drama in China, and no one knew what the reputation would be, so Liu Yifei's team was also hesitating.
At this critical juncture, Cai Yinong, the boss of Tang Ren Company at that time, personally ran to Beijing to contact Liu Yifei's team, and it took a lot of hard and soft efforts to convince Liu Yifei's agent, and finally let Liu Yifei successfully play the role of Zhao Ling'er, and since then, it has also opened the precedent of Xian Xia drama.
Liu Yifei, who was 16 years old at the time, although her acting skills were still relatively young, but there was no problem in playing a girl like Zhao Ling'er, coupled with her unique beauty and temperament, she was integrated with the role of Zhao Ling'er, and once it was broadcast, it was affirmed by netizens, and it was also her best reputation TV drama role.
Do you think He Meidian, Li Nian, Liu Yifei who is more suitable for Zhao Ling'er? Personally, I think Li Nian first ruled out, because she was not sweet enough and not beautiful enough, He Meidian was actually closer to the image of Zhao Ling'er in the game than Liu Yifei.
2: Wang Yuyan in "Tianlong Eight Parts", at the beginning of the preparation for Korean actresses to play, Liu Yifei successfully picked up leaks
The Jin Yong drama filmed by Zhang Jizhong at that time was a fragrant feast for many actors, so when Zhang Jizhong's "Tianlong Babu" began filming, many domestic actresses would run to audition. The competition of the female number one Wang Yuyan in "Tianlong Eight Parts" is the most fiercely competitive female character.
At that time, Korean dramas swept all over Asia, and also set off a Wave boom in China, so Zhang Jizhong initially intended to let Korean actresses play Wang Yuyan in order to increase the popularity of TV dramas. At first, I was looking for Kim Hee Sun, the first beauty in South Korea, but unfortunately Kim Hee Sun was too popular at that time, and there was no schedule to push off this role.
Song Huiqiao, who became a popular fried chicken with the tear-jerking drama "Blue Life and Death Love", also entered the eyes of the "Tianlong Eight Parts" crew, but in the end, the crew was scared away by Song Huiqiao's sky-high film remuneration.
So the "Tianlong Eight Parts" crew still decided to choose an actress in China, and the actresses who came to audition for Wang Yuyan at that time can be said to be innumerable, Huang Yi, Xu Jinglei, Jiang Qinqin, all of whom are stunning beauties who have fallen into the country. Unfortunately, at that time, Huang Yi was disliked for not being beautiful enough, Xu Jinglei was accused of not having fairy qi, and Jiang Qinqin was accused of being more than beautiful but not young enough.
At that time, the producer was more satisfied with Wang Yuyan's role, one of whom was actress Yan Danchen. Yan Danchen is a well-known costume beauty, and in the TV series "Baolian Lantern", the Chang'e she played was simply amazing. She tried a crying scene of Wang Yuyan, which made the director very satisfied.
Another Wang Yuyan actor who satisfied the producer was Liu Tao, who became popular with "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 3". Liu Tao was also a famous costume beauty in the early days, and when she auditioned for Wang Yuyan, in addition to her dark skin color, there were almost no major shortcomings.
Just when the producer hesitated between Yan Danchen and Liu Tao, Liu Yifei, who originally played Aju, suddenly made Zhang Jizhong's eyes light up, thinking that she played Wang Yuyan might have a miraculous effect, so he let her try a scene of Wang Yuyan. When Liu Yifei put on Wang Yuyan's costume, it really surprised everyone, and even Zhang Jizhong praised that this woman should only be in heaven.
In this way, Liu Yifei mistakenly got the role of Wang Yuyan, and it turned out that Zhang Jizhong's vision was very poisonous, and Liu Yifei's version of Wang Yuyan was the most beautiful Wang Yuyan in history. Every smile and every move is pouring into the country, and it is no wonder that even Jin Yong praised her greatly, saying that only if you play Wang Yuyan, the audience knows that Jin Yong is not talking nonsense.
3: The little dragon girl in "Divine Eagle Hero", from Zhou Xun Jiang Qinqin to Wang Yansun Feifei, and finally spent Liu Yifei
When Zhang Jizhong's version of "Divine Eagle Man" began filming, the two protagonists Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü were the roles that many actors grabbed the head. Nie Yuan cut his bones in order to play Yang Guo, Huang Xiaoming deliberately tanned himself in order to play Yang Guo, and finally Huang Xiaoming successfully impressed Zhang Jizhong and got a role of Yang Guo.
If Yang Guo is only Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming's double male competition, then the casting of Xiaolongnü is even more vigorous and chaotic flowers that gradually want to charm the eyes, it is simply looking at the moon in the mist, Zhou Xun Jiang Qinqin Wang Yan Sun Feifei are all involved in it, and finally Liu Yifei has become a lucky person.
At the beginning, for the sake of fairness, the crew of "Condor Heroes" held a vote on the Internet to let the audience choose the female star who was the most suitable for playing the little dragon girl in their hearts. Wang Yan won the second place with the role of the white-clothed fairy in "Invincible County Order", but unfortunately, the crew felt that Wang Yan was not beautiful enough and too small.
At that time, Jiang Qinqin, the first beauty in the mainland, won the first place, and at that time, there were fans who gave Jiang Qinqin a picture of the little dragon girl. Jiang Qinqin himself also likes the role of Xiaolongnü very much, and bluntly says that he is very willing to play Xiaolongnü, but the crew refuses on the grounds that Jiang Qinqin has no commercial value.
At that time, Jiang Qinqin, who was rejected, was still unwilling, and repeatedly put on the media, saying that she and Chen Kun were the most suitable Xiaolongnü and Yang Guo, hoping that director Zhang Jizhong could consider her again, but in the end it was always Shi Shenhai who did not care.
At that time, Li Ruotong and Chen Yulian both played Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnü, so many viewers proposed that Liu Yifei, who played Wang Yuyan, play Xiaolongnü. However, the producer said that Liu Yifei was too young to play Xiaolongnü's affection for Yang Guo, and indirectly rejected Liu Yifei.
At that time, netizens nominated one, and the crew of "Eagle Hero" refused one, which aroused everyone's curiosity, and everyone was looking forward to what kind of beautiful beauty would be selected to play the little dragon girl. At this time, Zhou Xun revealed in the interview that he was going to play the little dragon girl, and as soon as the news came out, it was a thunder on the ground.
After many netizens heard this news, they all said that Zhou Xun played Huang Rong, and Xiaolongnü was simply a world away, and they were not optimistic about Zhou Xun at all. Perhaps worried that his playing the little dragon girl will encounter word-of-mouth Waterloo, Zhou Xun resigned from the role of the little dragon girl a few days later.
In the end, the candidate for the little dragon girl stumbled back to the heads of Liu Yifei and the classical beauty Sun Feifei. Liu Yifei relied on Jin Yong's recommendation and finally won Sun Feifei thrillingly. At that time, in order to comfort Sun Feifei, Zhang Jizhong bluntly said that the next Jin Yong drama must let Sun Feifei play the heroine, and sure enough, in "Green Blood Sword", he let Sun Feifei play the heroine Ah Jiu.
Liu Yifei, who was only 17 years old at the time, was lucky to enter the crew of "Divine Eagle Hero" with Huang Xiaoming. The little dragon girl played by Liu Yifei finally lived up to expectations, and was called by many people as the little dragon girl who came out of the book, and her appearance temperament was no less than Li Ruotong's classic version of the little dragon girl, which became a classic in the minds of many post-90s and 00s.
Conclusion: Looking at Liu Yifei's 3 TV series role casting storms, I have to say that it is really in response to that sentence: fate sometimes must be there, and fate must not be forced at any time. Liu Yifei also played the most classic role at the most suitable age and became the white moonlight in the minds of countless people.