In 2016, when Qin Hailu was a guest on "Venus Show", he encountered a question that was difficult to answer and easy to offend.
Venus asked her: Who among the actresses she works with has better acting skills?
The options are:
Zhou Xun, Liu Tao, Yuan Quan, Hai Qing.
Qin Hailu didn't even think about it, and without hesitation, he chose Zhou Xun, who was enjoying the meal of the Lord of Heaven.
Just as it is said that watching the hilarity is not a big deal, Venus asked her again:
"Why don't you talk about your girlfriend Liu Tao?"
Qin Hailu bluntly expressed his views:
"Liu Tao only turned to the strength faction this year, and it turned out that it was indeed an idol faction."
So the question is, which film and television work or which role made Qin Hailu change her view of Liu Tao's acting skills?
The answer is not difficult to guess, the urban women's drama "Ode to Joy" launched by the noonday sun in 2016, and and Theny, a female elite in the workplace.
As a blockbuster drama of the year, "Ode to Joy" was indeed unprecedented when it was broadcast, with the highest single-day playback exceeding 680 million, and the number of broadcasts on the whole network exceeded 10 billion.
The popularity of "Ode to Joy" also brought fire to the "Five Beauty of Joy" composed of Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen, Yang Zi and Qiao Xin.
The noonday sun hit the iron while it was hot, and launched the sequel "Ode to Joy 2" in the second year, although it was created by the original team, but the evaluation of Douban 5.4 points can obviously be seen that the reputation is not as good as the previous work.
After 5 years, the noonday sun once again launched "Ode to Joy 3", not only the starring lineup has changed blood, but also the character and plot have nothing to do with the first two.
Unexpectedly, in the few days after the broadcast, it triggered a discussion about the new and old five beauty.
Now, 6 years after the broadcast of the first part, how is the "Ode to Joy" that was originally optimistic about the outside world, how is it now?
Below, we will talk about the ups and downs of the "Ode to Joy" in recent years.
01, Liu Tao (played by Andy)
From 2016 to 2017, there were two very popular elite female characters in domestic dramas, one was Tang Jing, played by Yuan Quan in "The First Half of My Life", and the other was Andy played by Liu Tao in "Ode to Joy".
Andy is a high-IQ returnee gold collar, from the perspective of human settings, this role does poke at the cool point of many people, satisfying the audience's fantasy about the female elite in the workplace.
If it is only the ability to work well, then this role will not impress everyone so much.
Unlike being strong in his career, Andy's heart is extremely fragile.
The shadow of childhood, the lack of affection, and the family's mental history have made her hinder intimate relationships.
Such a "beautiful and tragic" role is naturally easier for the audience to be affected, and this kind of role is also very easy to praise.
The popularity of "Ode to Joy" has allowed Liu Tao to rely on Andy's "beautiful and strong" female elite in the workplace to easily earn dividends.
As Qin Hailu said, after the broadcast of this drama, many netizens changed their previous impression of Liu Tao's "virtuous wife and good mother".
Coupled with the preparation of "Langya List", Liu Tao re-ascended to the peak and became a front-line powerful actress, deeply loved by the audience.
However, in the past two years, although she has been playing continuously, her acting skills have been frequently questioned.
Last year's starring "I Really Love You", "Growing Up with You", "Star Sea", none of the ratings exceeded 5 points.
In particular, the historical costume drama "Great Song Palace Words" cooperated with director Li Shaohong is as low as 3.7 points, which is extremely disappointing according to the meaning of netizens.
Perhaps eating the dividends of Andy's personality, Liu Tao's roles after "Ode to Joy" are mostly the images of such female elites in the workplace, but the reputation is not as good as before.
Liu Tao is not without changes, in the blockbuster "Beginning" at the beginning of the year, she broke through herself and challenged the role of police chief.
Unfortunately, she did not grasp it well, the whole expression was dull, the eyes were empty, and the gap between her and the actors Liu Yijun and Liu Dan in the same play was obvious.
The competition for middle-aged actresses is fierce, and if Liu Tao, now 44 years old, cannot successfully transform, then the shortcomings of acting skills are likely to become an obstacle to the acting career.
Next, Liu Tao has "County Party Committee Compound" and "Battle Shanghai" about to be broadcast, whether it can save the audience's reputation, there will be a while to wait.
02. Jiang Xin (played by Fan Shengmei)
Since "Concubine Hua", Jiang Xin's most successful role is undoubtedly Fan Shengmei.
Fan Shengmei is a white-collar leftover woman born in a patriarchal family, and the most exciting part of the whole drama is also her plate.
In the eyes of outsiders, Fan Shengmei is a beautiful woman in the workplace, who enters and exits high-end office buildings and wears gorgeous OL clothing.
In fact, the brand is fake, the luxury car is rubbed, and the superficial scenery is just a temporary face.
Sympathetically, Fan Shengmei has a suffocating family of origin, and her parents use her as a tool to make money for their son, but they do not understand that she is only a frugal worker in the big city.
Jiang Xin took the characteristics of Fan Shengmei's role very accurately, which became a highlight of the play, and many viewers chased the drama because of her.
However, at the beginning, Jiang Xin refused to play, and she had a straightforward personality, and she was very reluctant to love vanity like Fan Shengmei.
It was director Kong Sheng who thought she could give Fan Shengmei more qualities and insisted on inviting her to play, which led to this classic role.
After "Ode to Joy", Jiang Xin's fame and career further climbed, ushering in many female protagonists, such as "Blind Covenant", "If the Years Can Be Turned Back", and "Deep Love".
Interestingly, when it comes to her own female protagonist, Jiang Xin is actually scolded for pulling her crotch, which is not as good as those flawed supporting roles.
And these works caused controversy, there is also Jiang Xin's straight personality, the most out of the circle is the incident of cheering for the sisters.
At that time, Zhuo Wei said about the melon of an actress in the show, and many people suspected that the protagonist of this incident was Liu Tao.
Originally, everyone was just guessing, but they didn't expect Jiang Xin to jump out and speak, and sat down in disguise to confirm what Zhuo Wei said.
Because of this incident, Liu Tao fell into an embarrassing situation, the two became estranged, and the sisterhood broke down.
Nowadays, Jiang Xin rarely speaks on social platforms, and most of her energy is focused on filming. The works exported in the past two years have helped her save a lot of passers-by.
For example, Tian Yulan in the chicken baby drama "Little Shede" and Shen Jilan in the main melody drama "Meritorious Service" have received a lot of praise from the audience.
In the second half of the year, her spy drama "Lurker" partnered with Huang Xiaoming is expected to be broadcast, and it may set off a wave of spy drama fever.
03. Wang Ziwen (played by Qu Xiaoxiu)
Qu Xiaoxiu, played by Wang Ziwen, is a strange and moody rich second generation, who is nicknamed "Qu Goblin".
Seemingly arrogant, she is very righteous to her friends, and when she comes to her lover Dr. Zhao, she becomes a cruel and willful little girl who loves to be spoiled.
After "Ode to Joy", many viewers almost equated Wang Ziwen and Qu Xiaoxiu, which shows that the shaping of this role is very successful.
Because of qu Xiaoxiu and Zhao Qiping's CP circle fans, Wang Ziwen and Wang Kai cooperated for a second time and jointly starred in the suspense drama "If Snails Have Love".
Perhaps qu Xiaoxiu's image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and since then, most of the roles she has played have been fixed in the roles of elites and big misses.
It's like the "Yellow Eel Spirit" in "Animal Control", although the setting is interesting, the character image is not much different from her other works.
Wang Ziwen, who has filmed a lot of modern dramas, has also tried costume dramas, but judging from the results of "Taikoo God King" and "Qingya Collection", the effect is not too ideal.
In addition to filming, Wang Ziwen rarely exposed her private life, but in the past two years, she has taken the initiative to make it public a lot.
In the talk show "Listen to My Sister", he revealed that his height was 159cm, and his shoes were raised; In the reality show "Suddenly Heartbeat", he admitted that he had a child and fell in love with male guest Wu Yong'en at public expense.
In 2021, Wang Ziwen updated on social platforms, using sweet copywriting to officially announce the love affair between the two.
Wang Ziwen, who has many works to be broadcast, will also usher in a wave of outbreaks in the next year, the most eye-catching of which is the drama version of "Three-Body Problem".
As a drama adapted from a science fiction big IP, it is natural not to be underestimated, and Wang Ziwen plays the heroine Ye Wenjie in the play.
Will her interpretation of Ye Wenjie satisfy original fans and sci-fi fans? At that time, the drama will be launched.
In addition to the drama version of "Three-Body Problem", Wang Ziwen also has new dramas such as "Miss Sweet and Mr. Leng", "Long Live the Long March", and "Gentle Shell" will soon appear.
04. Yang Zi (played by Qiu Yingying)
Before starring in "Ode to Joy", Yang Zi most wanted to play Qu Xiaoxiu, at first the director let her pick her own role, but later she learned that except for the most unpleasant Qiu Yingying, there was a shortage of people, and other roles were fixed.
Qiu Yingying's personality is amazing, is a silly white sweet with iq and emotional intelligence that is not very online, compared with the other four beauty, is the most naïve and least popular one.
When she first entered the workplace, she was ordinary and ordinary, she was confused and did not listen to the advice of others, or a love brain.
Yang Zi, who did not have to choose, after considering half a month, rushed to cooperate with the noonday sun after the second cooperation of "Battle Changsha" and finally took over this role.
With the careful shaping of the role, Yang Zi played Qiu Yingying vividly and realistically, so that the audience has a great sense of substitution.
Also because of the role of Qiu Yingying, she was shortlisted for the 23rd Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Yang Zi, whose acting skills were affirmed, has made great strides in her acting career since then, and once became a sweet pet professional household.
In 2018, there was "Fragrant Honey Sinks Like Frost", in 2019 there was "Dear, Loved", in 2022 there was "The Rest of Your Life, Please Advise More", almost every year a sweet pet masterpiece.
These explosive dramas have made Yang Zi's popularity soar, ranking among the forefront of the four small huadans after the 90s.
Just as the so-called "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He", although it is a good thing that these dramas can be popular, but Yang Zi's drama path is getting narrower and narrower.
The "Agarwood Like Crumbs" that has just been broadcast is a similar fairy puppet drama with similar routines, and the "Sauvignon Blanc" that has not been broadcast is also the same genre.
If the drama path is repeated, then it is difficult to improve the acting skills, and it is difficult to achieve greater achievements in the acting career.
Even child stars with good reputation and audience popularity cannot withstand such a long-term consumption.
This year's Yang Zi has reached the age of thirty and hopes to recreate classic roles like Xiao Xue, Hu Xiangxiang and Qiu Yingying, and successfully achieve transformation.
05. Qiao Xin (played by Guan Juer)
"Ode to Joy" is Qiao Xin's most famous masterpiece, and compared with several other Simei who have either got better scripts or soared in popularity, she has been left behind.
Like Qiao Xin, guan Juer, who she plays, is also a existence that is easily overlooked.
Speak softly, some people who like it dare not confess, and take on the role of peacemaker among sisters, always giving people a feeling of "well-behaved woman".
Qiao Xin once said that in reality, she and Guan Ju'er have similarities, such as a gentle personality and no aggression.
When she was admitted to the Chinese opera with the first professional score, the teacher Liu Tianchi was worried that Qiao Xin's personality would be bullied, so he recommended her to Kong Sheng.
Therefore, after qiao xin graduated from Chinese opera, she starred in the big production "Langya List" by the noonday sun, and the broadcast of "Ode to Joy" increased her popularity.
Qiao Xin, who has a popular work leaning over, did receive a lot of film and television resources after that, such as "In the End" with Wang Qianyuan and Lu Han, and "Ordinary Glory" with Zhao Youting and Bai Jingting.
But these scenes did not let Qiao Xin continue to be on fire, and now, she did not wait for the opportunity to explode.
The reason is probably two points, one is that Qiao Xin's appearance lacks identity, especially the eyes have been criticized for having no spirit, and even because of the "blind" acting skills have been complained about.
Second, lack of characteristics, Qiao Xin's former agent Yang Tianzhen once pointed out her problem to the point: ambitious, but not absolute irreplaceable.
In 2021, Qiao Xin participated in two big-screen works: "Peak Explosion" and "Embracing You Through the Cold Winter", but because there were not many scenes, many people did not have an impression of her.
Although Qiao Xin's acting has not made any big moves, in the past two years, it has been because of many fashion styles and golden sentence views, subverting everyone's perception of her.
Her superior body proportions allow her to easily hold on to a variety of dresses and shine at red carpet events and awards ceremonies.
This year's Qiao Xin is 29 years old, although she is still active in Vanity Fair, but compared with the other four beauty, the follow-up is obviously weak.
The above is the recent situation of "Ode to Joy of the Old Five Beauty", for them, this drama is like a springboard for their acting careers, bringing more or less help to their careers.
But in the end, because of different personalities, different choices, and different payments, they went to different acting paths, some fell silent, and some accumulated.
For actors, it is a good thing that a work can fire, but it is difficult to rely on it for a lifetime, and in the final analysis, it is still necessary to have hard power.
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