Recently, Yan Chengxu in "Summer Flower" has become a hot search regular, and Hui Yinghong, Wu Zhenyu, and Xue Kaiqi in "Infinite Beyond Class" also occupy the Weibo public opinion field from time to time. Found no, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors once again brushed their presence in the hit drama. Although their road to the north has risen from ancient times and even been called resource cafes to gradually declined, it is undeniable that Hong Kong and Taiwan actors with a certain degree of popularity are still the main force active in domestic entertainment.
This also reveals the survival status of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors in the north, ice and fire. Those who switched to domestic entertainment early have a greater probability of eating the dividends of the times, and they still stand. Most of the people who migrated late seem to have missed the development period of the right time and place, from the tide of precarious to being eliminated.
Of course, the factor that determines their lives is acting, but not everyone is equal. Hong Kong and Taiwan actors standing on the same new soil, the same root and different fate, which is embarrassing but also in line with the cruel reality that evolutionary theory has to accept. What are the predicaments they face today, and what are the opportunities?
"Tool Man" in the drama
To some extent, the screen books of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors reflect the changes in the domestic entertainment film and television industry. Taking the traffic era as the dividing line, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors carry corresponding functions in Chinese dramas, which lays the groundwork for their achievements in the field of performance.
If you look at the timeline of the past ten years, from 2010 to 2014, well-known Hong Kong and Taiwan artists represented by Zhong Hanliang, Qiu Ze, Huo Jianhua, Chen Qiaoen and Lin Aichen mainly focused on idol drama tracks. Because the aura they established in their early years can be maximized in ancient puppet dramas, they complement Hong Kong and Taiwan directors who also went north at that time, and jointly promote the rapid development of domestic idol dramas.
They transplanted to the mainland to continue to shine, in addition to their own foundations, but also inseparable from the help of speculation CP. The CP composed of Huo Jianhua and Hu Ge has fans so far. And the early relationship between Qiu Ze and Tang Yan, the golden boy and jade girl, has also become a public talk and attracted a wave of CP fans. However, behind the scenery lies the aesthetic hidden dangers of the idol dramas Mary Sue and Jack Sue.
In 2014, the first year of traffic, the living environment of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors began to change, which also directly affected their performance paths. On the whole, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have a smoother star path than actresses. On the one hand, some Hong Kong and Taiwan students stepped on the wind of the Chinese era and completed the soaring rank. For example, Chen Weiting relied on "Ancient Sword and Qitan" to upgrade resources and officially open the mainland market.
Some Hong Kong and Taiwan middle school students have begun to partner with first-line actresses or traffic flowers in domestic entertainment, and mostly act as foils in dramas with big heroine colors to enrich female audiences' fantasies about perfect boyfriends and enhance popularity. For example, Zhao Youting first and Yang Mi acted in "Three Lives and Three Lives and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", and then played "Ideal City" with Sun Li. Ruan Jingtian first performed "Fu Shao" with Yang Mi, and then followed Song Zuer in "Heartbeat on the Tip of the Tongue". Zhou Yumin first performed "Fire Like Song" with Di Li Gerba, and then played "Great Song Palace Words" with Liu Tao. Yan Chengxu has co-starred with Shen Yue and Xu Ruohan in "I Like You So Much" and "Summer Flower" in recent years.
Compared with Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, there are more opportunities to star, and the bottleneck of Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses is more obvious, and they were once suppressed by traffic flowers. They either act in idol dramas to consume word of mouth, such as Chen Qiaoen's "Queen of Idol Drama" label failure, Zhang Junning and Chen Yanxi's reputation is dragged down; Or play a borderline role in the play, with limited room to play, such as She Shiman in "Yanxi Raiders" and Hui Yinghong in "Strange You Are Too Beautiful".
It was not until the sister boom and the return of the content king in recent years that some well-known Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses and old actors brought starring opportunities, such as Yuen Yongyi in "Dressed Up" and Hui Yinghong in "Criminal Investigation Diary".
Whether it is a traffic era or not, the popular Hong Kong and Taiwan actors in ancient times will become a gimmick for the film's hard marketing. Hong Kong and Taiwan powerful actors and old drama bones often become golden green leaves in various theme dramas, escorting the quality of Chinese dramas.
Ren Dahua in "Icebreaking Action" won the authoritative award of Chinese drama for his performance. Wang Yaoqing, a "hegemonic professional", adds bright colors to the urban drama of the routine. Fan Shaohuang in the hit "Today's Cheer" plays Wang Hedi's father.
On the other hand, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors who are active in variety shows are more obviously more diverse. Hui Yinghong, She Shiman, Wu Zhenyu, who appeared as mentors, and Xue Kaiqi and Li Zhiting, who were artists, who appeared in "Infinite Beyond Class", are creating hot search topics in acting variety shows with the authority of senior Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, while exposing the survival difficulties of young actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The twins, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Songling in "Sister Lang", Su Youpeng, Yan Chengxu, Chen Xiaochun in "The Brother Who Broke Through Thorns", and even temporarily abandoned their identity as actors and became "love beans", contributing to the gender issues he tried to present in her and his variety shows, and cooperating with the show to create a spokesperson for brothers and sisters by setting off memories and playing the emotional card, and achieving the purpose of going out of the circle.
Yuen Yongyi and Zhang Zhilin and his wife in "With You Along the Way", Cai Shaofen and Zhang Jin in "Wife's Romantic Trip", Chen Xiaochun and Wu Zun in "Where Is Daddy", Yuen Yongyi and Wang Yaoqing of the brother and sister growth observation reality show "My Little Tail", Hong Kong and Taiwan actors or by showing the couple's life and parent-child relationship of stars in observational reality shows to satisfy the audience's curiosity to attract attention, or explore topics of universal significance from the perspective of a bystander, and export their views as tool people.
A small number of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have switched tracks with the help of variety shows, combined with their specialties to build a new identity other than actors, open up their personal brands, and develop side businesses. For example, Nicholas Tse, who has made great achievements in the field of food in "Twelve Sharp Tastes".
Dilemmas and opportunities
The lack of the right time and place in the film and television industry is the main reason why Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have not easily survived in recent years. The best period for business in the north has passed, the market capacity has changed from development increment to stock competition, plus there is a big difference between the domestic entertainment film and television production mode and Hong Kong and Taiwan, the production and broadcast chain, shooting rhythm, performance environment and language level, etc., as well as the impact of potential risks of political positions on the project at the casting stage, are all difficulties for Hong Kong and Taiwan actors to overcome. If the adaptation method cannot be adjusted in time, it is easy to be unsatisfactory or directly eliminated.
Especially in the entertainment industry that pays attention to connections, if there is no strong backer and fighting resources, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors will soon fall behind, which is why they like to fight in groups. From the ancient Taiwan puppet drama male god troupe F4 brushing face internal entertainment variety show, to Cai Shaofen inviting her friends Chen Farong, Hong Xin, and Zhu Yin to shoot the sister variety show "Please Eat Sister", all reflect the strategy of unity and strength practiced by some Hong Kong and Taiwan actors. But if the routine of stir-frying feelings is used more, the audience will gradually lose their feelings, so that their face brushing has little effect.
What is more serious is that some Hong Kong and Taiwan actors are confined to homogeneous roles and increasingly narrow drama paths, regressing their acting skills in roles reduced to film and television drama symbols, or stylized performance routines are separated from the aesthetics of the mainstream audience of domestic entertainment, and it is difficult to get out of the counterattack route of becoming popular.
Once the emotional card that is regarded as a signature fails, it is difficult to play some of the above functional roles, and I am afraid that even the value of being a tool for film and television dramas will be lost. In the end, in order to survive, I had to become a variety show or become an Internet celebrity anchor with live broadcasts, but the lower threshold of these two tracks means that the competition is more fierce, and maybe the "wild" players have an advantage because they are more grounded.
But both crises and opportunities coexist. Behind several ways out, there are hidden opportunities, and the underlying logic of implementation is to use power to fight. On the one hand, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors should rely on the strength of agency companies to win some resources that are beneficial to their acting careers. The emperor artist achieved good results in the north under the leadership of Huo Wenxi in his early years, and now still has a place in the face of market changes.
Chen Weiting holds "Illuminate You" and "Tempest" a drama and a movie, Cai Zhuoyan broadcast the heroine drama "Female Forensic JD" last year, and the inventory also has the movie "Goldfinger" produced by her own company, partnering with actor Tony Leung, Andy Lau and Yam Dahua, which is exciting.
On the other hand, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors should also take advantage of the power of video platforms to empower themselves. In recent years, Youai Tengmang has begun to integrate certain Hong Kong and Taiwan factors into the layout content matrix.
For example, the Hong Kong theater operated by Youku has established cooperative relations with Hong Kong companies such as TVB and Asia, and the two parties will jointly develop dramas, including classic Hong Kong drama IPs such as "Flying Tiger". And Hong Kong actors who appeared in Hong Kong theater repertoire, with the blessing of head platform + high-quality marketing resources, undoubtedly seized the opportunity to become popular.
The popular actor's professional art training inspirational reality show "Infinite Beyond Class", produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV, Youku and TVB, gathers Hong Kong and mainland artists, allowing them to have in-depth exchanges, cooperate and co-create, explore interpretation methods, and improve their artistic skills. It not only provides opportunities for Hong Kong actors to increase their exposure, but also lays the foundation for their development in domestic entertainment.
The brothers and sisters variety show created by the Mango platform also provides re-employment opportunities for some Hong Kong and Taiwan actors. For example, the brother in the Greater Bay Area immediately had the ensemble "Night in Greater Bay Chai" after the end of "Phi Ge".
In addition, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors can stand on their own to grasp the right to speak and gain a foothold in the domestic entertainment market. However, most of the people who have made certain achievements now are people who went north in the early years to eat the dividends of the times and lay a solid foundation.
Wu Qilong, who founded Straw Bear Film and Television, has gained a firm foothold in the mainland with a number of dramas produced in the early years, and has also cooperated with iQiyi on a number of projects in recent years, in addition to the hit "Today Yi Come On", the new drama "Above the Clouds" also invited Sun Li to star. Su Youpeng, who focuses on the film industry and transforms into a director, has cooperated with film giants such as Light. Haixi Media, founded by Wang Zulan and his friends, has the popular student Gong Jun.
These well-developed Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have broadened their career territory by upgrading their identities. Some turn behind the scenes to engage in creation, some become producers to hold new people, and some embark on the road of capital.
It can be said that Hong Kong and Taiwan actors are one of the epitome of practitioners under the development of China's film and television industry. They conform to the trend of the times and spontaneously change their career trajectory and living environment. They, like thousands of professionals, proved the survival of the fittest.
It's just that because the spotlight hits on the Hong Kong and Taiwan actors who have accompanied us all the way to growth, it makes some of them more cruel in their lives after highlights and then slips, and makes us no longer feel more sorry for their brilliance. But the wheel of history cannot go retrograde after all, and if you want to stay on the performance track for a long time, Hong Kong and Taiwan actors must break one game after another. And what awaits them after a successful break may be a new spring.