The 1905 Film Network Special Article Mentions that international film stars must be indispensable to her. In 2021, the film "Hannan Summer" starring her won the Best Film Award in the New Generation Unit at the just-concluded 71st Berlin Film Festival, becoming the only Chinese-language film to win an award in Berlin this year. From Venice to Cannes to today's Berlin Film Festival, she has unconsciously realized her dream of three major film festivals in Europe. She is Gong Beiyuan.
At that time, Gong Beiyuan, who was still in junior high school, was selected by the famous director Mi Jiashan, and starred in the film debut "You Are Not Sixteen Years Old" with Zhang Guoguo, completing the film debut. He became famous at a young age and was known as "Little Gong Li" as soon as he debuted.
With such a starting point, Gong Beiyuan was admitted to the Department of Chinese Opera Acting after graduating from high school and opened up a star-studded road. In the hearts of many post-80s generations, Gong Beiyuan is one of the earliest idol drama actresses in China. Her highly recognizable beauty and temperament are the haunting dreams of many literary and artistic young people.
During his time at school, he signed a contract with a Hong Kong agency and began to appear in a number of youth films. The TV series "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line" and "Carry Love to the End" can be called the originators of domestic idol sweet dramas, and have become ignorant memories of the first opening of a generation of love.
Stills from "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line"
At that time, Gong Beiyuan had long hair, classical elegance, like love, and her "jade girl" image was deeply rooted in people's hearts. "I have another side, I can't just be a vase all the time." Obviously, she is pursuing a higher level.
What makes Gong Beiyuan go international is familiar to more audiences with the films "Waiting Alone" and "Inseparable" with her husband Wu Shixian. I know that there is a question: what is the image that best fits the "smart smile and beautiful eyes"? The highest answer under the question is: Li Jing in "Waiting Alone".
Stills from "Waiting Alone"
"Waiting Alone" is a must-read "love bible" for many post-80s and post-90s generations. The role of Li Jing, who has been silently paying for love, played by Gong Beiyuan, is still a touch of moonlight in the hearts of thousands of young girls. The personality is flamboyant but sincere, casual and stubborn, and he has been paying silently for love, and a smile cannot be taken away.
This young and invincible cool girl is a "good brother" next to Chen Wen, played by Xia Yu, but it seems to be a brotherly love, but in fact, it has long been secretly agreed.
When Xia Yu put on the ring made of chewing gum paper, it was as if she had already received love. Although Li Jing did not get love until the end, outside the play, Gong Beiyuan and director Wu Shixian married and ended the day of "waiting alone" together.
In the suspense film "Inseparable", the heroine she plays "Ah Fat" is an intellectually capable undercover reporter in reality, but in the "fantasy world" of the male protagonist, she is the embodiment of sexy, cold and charming.
"I need to switch between the real and false versions of my identity, but I can't act too bluntly when I switch, because I can't let the audience guess that I'm playing two characters with different identities too early, so I have to grasp the 'degree'." In order to make the role more vivid and natural, she deliberately went to the real newspaper to experience the work of the reporter, repeatedly pondering the inner activities of the character, so as long as the camera is aimed at her, she can immediately enter the role.
"Actors can't stop acting, even if in these scenes I can exercise my acting skills or some aspect of my life, I will continue to act." 」
Even if you play a supporting role, it is difficult to hide the light. She is the ex-wife of Cheng Yong (Xu Zheng) in "I Am Not a Medicine God". During the negotiation, the sharp words and confrontations were soft in the face of her son, and Gong Beiyuan interpreted the "weak ribs with armor" quite shockingly.
Stills from "I Am Not a Medicine God"
"My Motherland and Me" is also the role of playing a wife, but there is a real and consistent market atmosphere.
Stills from "My Motherland and Me"
Modern drama is modern and mature, and the costumes are noble and elegant. She can interpret the charm of women of each era to the extreme. She can be the cold dark night in "Fire Like a Song", the beautiful killer snow girl in "Qin Shi Mingyue"; she can also be the gentle white queen in "Choosing Heaven", and the noble ice queen in "Magic City".
Stills from "Qin Shi Mingyue"
Different identities, different roles, Gong Beiyuan is constantly trying. This year, Gong Beiyuan has found the right path. The film "Hannan Summer" won many honors such as the Best Film Award in the "New Generation" section of the Berlin Film Festival, the Febisi International Film Critic Award at the Busan International Film Festival, and many other honors.
In the movie, she single-handedly plays two roles with very different images, which is extremely challenging. She is Yang Guo's mother, Yang Ling, full of charm and glamorous. She is also Yang Guo's aunt Yang Lian, and her face only comes from the devastation of life.
Stills from "Hannan Summer"
In order to better interpret the role of aunt Yang Lian, Gong Beiyuan specially learned the local dialect and experienced the bitterness and acidity of female workers in the steel factory in wuhan iron and steel.
She shows the most authentic two sides of human nature, strong and weak. The delicate and nuanced expression of emotions and the vivid and full female figures are all presented one by one by Gong Beiyuan with her powerful acting skills.
"Don't forget your duty, don't forget that you have to be a good actor, and try to make yourself a solid one." Many vivid characters played by Gong Beiyuan have jointly created her world of light and shadow.
This year, Gong Beiyuan has 3 film works that will be released soon. There are "A Knife Heaven" with Duan Yihong, "Broken Bridge" with Ma Sichun and Wang Junkai, and the story "Great Father" that tells the story of love to the sun.
This week, the movie channel will broadcast for you "I am not a medicine god" and "Pet" starring Gong Beiyuan. In the near future, she will also meet the audience in "Light and Shadow Star Podcast" and look forward to her bringing us more surprises in the future!