Wen | Explorer No. 2
Editor| Explorer 2
In 2021, a "Hello Li Huanying" made Zhang Xiaofei's acting career of more than 10 years see the rewards.
From a small actor 18 lines away to the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, she has been dormant for 14 years.
I thought that after ten years of daughter-in-law becoming a wife, Zhang Xiaofei's acting career would rise in one fell swoop, and her achievements overshadowed that of her classmate Yang Mi.
But who knew that in less than a year, Zhang Xiaofei's fame was like a ball of yarn, rolling smaller and smaller.
The reason for this situation is actually nothing to do with Zhang Xiaofei himself, and the main reason is because the current entertainment industry has fallen into a strange situation.
The actors are also divided into three, six, nine and so on
I don't know when the hierarchy of the entertainment industry has become more and more serious.
In addition to the actors themselves, fans from all walks of life have also made this strange phenomenon more and more outrageous.
In recent years, whether it is a variety show or a TV series, many officials will add a sentence "in the first letter" when officially announcing the names of artists.
Such a strong desire to survive, afraid of being "slaughtered" by fans in the comment area.
And this status quo has also led some actors to start playing big cards with a little achievement.
As we all know, the hierarchy of the Korean circle is very serious.
Even if it is a month older than you, or a month earlier than you, this is your predecessor.
You have to nod your head when you see each other, or you're disrespectful.
If it is the same age, the same age, it is divided by occupation.
It is usually the filmmakers > the hosts > tv series> comedians > Aidou.
But I didn't expect that such a bad "culture" actually penetrated into internal entertainment.
As fan culture becomes more and more prevalent, the "exploitation" of the performance industry becomes more and more serious.
Those who act in movies look down on ACTing in TV dramas, and those who act in TV dramas look down on acting in sketches and cross-talk.
Serious hosts look down on variety show hosts, and variety show hosts look down on comedians.
All in all, love beans are always at the bottom of the list.
Because of this, Zhang Xiaofei has always wanted to tear off the label of "comedian" since he acted in the sketch.
Ten years of daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law
In 2005, at the age of 19, Zhang Xiaofei was successfully admitted to the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy.
Her class has Yang Mi, Yuan Shanshan, Jiao Junyan and other popular actresses.
Although these three are now more famous than hers, Zhang Xiaofei's starting point is much higher than these two.
Although Zhang Xiaofei's acting skills when he was in college were immature, they were also remarkable.
Because of this, she was recommended by her teachers when she was just a sophomore, and successfully entered the crew of "Beacon Years", and even served as the female number one of this drama.
In the first drama of his life, he got the role of female number one, and Zhang Xiaofei at that time was simply envious of others.
But at that time, she did not expect that in the next dozen years, this was already her peak moment.
After the broadcast of "Beacon Years", the ratings did not meet everyone's expectations, and Zhang Xiaofei was not well known to the audience.
In the years that followed, although Zhang Xiaofei was also acting intermittently, he all threw himself on the street.
On the other hand, Yang Mi, Yuan Shanshan and others have their own representative works in those years.
Later, with the rise of "traffic stars", the mediocre Zhang Xiaofei had no drama to play.
Not being able to receive the drama means not making money, not making money means starving, and in those years, Zhang Xiaofei was so miserable that she couldn't even remember when she ate a meal.
I thought that the physical torture was already uncomfortable enough, but I didn't expect that while she was starving, she also suffered a huge mental torture.
Teacher Huang Bo once said: "When you are not famous, you can see everyone around you best, because as long as you are red, there will be no bad people around you." ”
This sentence is vividly reflected in Zhang Xiaofei's body.
In a certain crew, because the crew was not fully prepared, Zhang Xiaofei accidentally injured his eyes when he was performing.
Looking at Zhang Xiaofei's injured eyes, the crew actually accused her of not acting at the first time, rather than caring about her injury.
After learning about this, Jia Ling, as a good friend, could not help but complain on the social platform.
Unfortunately, at that time, Jia Ling also crossed the river in the mud and bodhisattva, and had not yet mixed up.
Therefore, her complaints do not affect anything.
In addition, in the variety show "I Am an Actor", Sun Qian used practical actions to show the audience what is called "Playing Big Cards".
Since there are only 24 hours to rehearse the script, all actors need to smooth out all the friction of the performance in this short period of time.
As a partner with Zhang Xiaofei, Sun Qian carried out cold violence against Zhang Xiaofei in the more than ten hours before the stage performance, under the banner of revising the script.
The whole process did not answer a word, and she also modified Zhang Xiaofei's script to a mess without authorization.
As a result, near the performance, Zhang Xiaofei did not smooth out his own script.
The final result is that Zhang Xiaofei is eliminated.
Although Zhang Xiaofei felt helpless, there was no way, who made her famous as others.
In addition to the suppression of peers, even the classmates want to step on you, as if in this circle, not being red is "original sin".
In the variety show "Youth Classmates Association", Yuan Shanshan, who is Zhang Xiaofei's classmate, publicly questioned her snoring in the show.
In order to prove that she was right, she even co-opted the boy next to her to discuss it.
The flirtatious tone did not consider Zhang Xiaofei's embarrassment or embarrassment at all.
However, these experiences are commonplace in Zhang Xiaofei's profession.
With the emergence of new people in the entertainment industry, Zhang Xiaofei entered the sketch industry under the persuasion of Jia Ling.
Although it was difficult in the past few years, it was fortunate that Jia Ling fought side by side, and the days were calm and calm.
In 2015, Zhang Xiaofei, who had been running into a wall all the way, took to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and cooperated with Feng Gong, Gao Xiaopan and others in the sketch "Little Cotton Jacket".
It was also from this time that her and Jia Ling's acting career began to develop in a good direction.
Starting from "Charlotte Troubles", Chinese comedies began to spring up, and comedians Shen Teng, Jia Ling, Ma Li and others also ushered in the peak moment of their careers.
Watching her fame grow, Jia Ling did not forget to pull her good friend.
As long as she can, Jia Ling's show will bring Zhang Xiaofei, and Zhang Xiaofei has also accumulated a little popularity in her repeated appearances.
Until the broadcast of "Hello Li Huanying" last year, Zhang Xiaofei completely became popular.
Just as the so-called draught does not forget to dig wells, Zhang Xiaofei has never forgotten to thank Jia Ling after the explosion.
But Jia Ling never took the opportunity to hype herself.
On the other hand, after Zhang Xiaofei became popular, those who knew or did not know rushed to congratulate, an old friend, hypocritical to the extreme.
It really responded to Huang Bo's words.
In addition to the expansion of networks, the most vivid embodiment of popularity is that fashion resources have become better.
In the past, when walking the red carpet, Zhang Xiaofei wore dresses that he bought, up to a few thousand pieces.
But after winning the Golden Rooster Award, when Zhang Xiaofei attended the event again, he was wearing the top luxury brands.
In the past, she had to find her own seat to participate in the activities, but now not only is there a special person to lead her, but even the first few rows are sitting.
Even Yuan Shanshan, who once laughed at her, now falsely apologized to her, wanting to rub a wave of heat.
In just three months, Zhang Xiaofei has become a "phenomenon-level popular" actress.
Everywhere you can see "my mother", all of which are announcing her "red".
However, Zhang Xiaofei's career is like a roller coaster, and in less than a year, she has been reduced from the top stream to "checking this person".
What kind of actors are what the audience wants
I vaguely remember that when I first took the film, Zhang Xiaofei said in an interview that she wanted to try different types of movies, and she also hoped that the directors of other types of films could appreciate her.
She also set a goal for herself, suspense, costumes, comedy, idol drama, she will consider.
However, after such a long time, Zhang Xiaofei not only did not have any works, but even variety shows and brand advertisements have "removed" her.
It is reasonable to say that having won such a weighty award, Zhang Xiaofei's career should not be like this.
Even actors who have no acting skills and no awards have a lot of resources in their hands, why does Zhang Xiaofei have nothing?
The reason why "Hello Li Huanying" can become popular at the beginning is inseparable from the favorable people of heaven and place, and Zhang Xiaofei can become popular, which is inseparable from Jia Ling's push.
In addition, Jia Ling said before that she would not be a director after that, so Zhang Xiaofei's film road is not realistic to rely on Jia Ling.
Coupled with Zhang Xiaofei's own too humble, the indisputable personality may make her have a good reputation, but it is not beneficial to her career.
Nowadays, the entertainment industry updates and iterates so quickly, and if you want to maintain the heat, you can't do without hype.
Even if you don't want to hype, you have to pull down your face and compete for resources.
Because there are so many good actors, the cake is so big that you don't grab it.
In addition to these two points, Zhang Xiaofei's team is not strong enough.
A resource can not eat a lifetime, since it is red, we must grasp the convenience brought by the explosion of popularity.
Everyone understands that the reason why the entertainment industry is so "rotten" is that capital penetrates too much.
And capital's favorite is to cut leeks and like to engage in fan economy.
Otherwise, why so many small fresh meats can be invited continuously just by virtue of their handsome appearance, or because their team marketing is very strong.
And Zhang Xiaofei, after the explosion of popularity, not only could not keep up with the follow-up marketing, but even disbanded the "fan support association".
Not letting me pick up, not letting me hit the list, and not taking the rice circle set is of course a good thing.
However, no matter how fragrant the wine is, it cannot withstand the too deep alley, and the behavior of not publicizing it directly leads to a serious loss of fans.
Although Today's Zhang Xiaofei may have fallen into a trough again, I believe that Zhang Xiaofei, who is down-to-earth, will definitely shine again.
Because the entertainment industry cannot always be "controlled" by capital, bad money cannot always expel "good money", and good actors who are down-to-earth and do not forget their original intentions will surely usher in their own spring.