The second generation of stars overturned, who to rely on?

There are not a few second-generation stars who have entered the industry, and many have been ridiculed and criticized, in the final analysis, because they have high-quality resources in their hands, but they do not have the ability to control these resources. The huge gap between resource superiority and individual capabilities exacerbates dissatisfaction with the imbalance in resource allocation. And the solidification of the entire society deepens people's sense of powerlessness in this situation.

Author|Zhang Jing, Editor|Lone Pigeon

In a month, Huang Lei's daughter Huang Duoduo completed a 180° turn from "a top student" to a "desperate illiterate".

On March 7, in a video she recorded reading picture books to children, there were many cases of mispronunciation of Chinese characters, the "embankment" of the river embankment was pronounced "ti", the "pile" of the embankment was pronounced "zhu", and the "御" of defense was pronounced "xie"... For someone who has nine years of compulsory education, it's a bit wrong.

And just a month ago, her hot search term was still "Huang Duoduo directed a stage play". In the tidbits video, she directed everyone to rehearse, her manners were neat, her temperament was calm, and after the performance, she also gave a performance speech in English. Netizens marveled at a 17-year-old girl's strong field control ability and capable work style, as well as grammatically accurate English expression.

Talented women collapse, public opinion backlash, how to re-establish an image in front of the public, Huang Duoduo will face a great test.

Online discussion about Huang Duoduo's typo incident

Similar "second generation of stars" news is not uncommon, from Chen Feiyu's bed photos to Yue Yang's performance in "Crazy", which is the focus of recent social media discussions. The second generation of stars who debuted with the halo of their fathers has its own traffic and is easy to become the darling of the market, but their words and deeds are also subject to stricter scrutiny by the public, and they will overturn if they are not careful.

It is understandable to regard the aura of parents as capital, but if they have been relying on their parents' dividends, "running naked" will be their final destination.

The second generation of stars who were ridiculed by the group

In a short period of time, the two hot search events produced a fierce collision and contrast, which made Huang Duoduo stand on the cusp for a while. And this is not the first time she has caused criticism, since she participated in the variety show "Where Did Dad Go" at the age of 8, this kind of onlookers has not stopped.

Her words and deeds, dress, academic hobbies, daily life, etc., were exposed on the Internet in every detail, becoming a realistic version of "Truman's world".

Huang Duoduo at the age of 15

Being watched, examined, and compared seems to be the fate that the "second generation of stars" cannot escape.

Not long ago, Chen Feiyu's bed photo incident became a carnival in which the public ridiculed the "second generation of stars", and his past experiences and works were once again picked up: chasing the wind all the way, wanting to become popular, but never becoming popular. And really red, but it has nothing to do with the work.

In 2017, Chen Feiyu debuted and filmed "Secret Fruit", with a Douban score of only 4.6 points; after the fire of the TV series "The Best of Us", Chen Feiyu starred in the movie version without splashing; After the male frequency drama fire, he starred in "Will Night", and the reputation has not yet been established; The highly anticipated "Hao Yi Xing" was originally a super project of the platform, but it was hopeless to broadcast...

In fact, the popularity of any actor is a small probability event, and there are many late bloomers, and Chen Feiyu because he is the "son of Chen Kaige and Chen Hong", carries higher expectations of the public, it seems that he should do better than others, once he does not achieve corresponding achievements, he will fall into the group ridicule.

It is worth noting that Chen Feiyu's debut film "Secret Fruit" also has two "second generation stars" - Ouyang Nana and Zou Yuanqing, both of whom have been criticized for their exaggerated acting skills and flying facial features.

Ouyang Nana and Zou Yuanqing

Ouyang Nana is the daughter of Taiwanese actors Ouyang Long and Fu Juan, who debuted as a "genius violin girl", but has been in the entertainment industry for nearly 10 years, leaving only the "Ant Race Walk Ten Years" emoji with a split voice. Zou Yuanqing's back to his mother Yan Ni, mother and daughter also starred in "I Am Your Mother", but the Douban score of 4.8 proves that everyone does not buy Zou Yuanqing's performance.

And in this year's super blockbuster drama "Crazy", actor Yue Yang, who plays Gao Xiaochen, is the son of powerful actors Wu Gang and Yue Xiuqing, a family of three on the same stage, but the performance is very different. Yue Yang's performance was considered too exaggerated, "flying with his facial features" and "ruining the role".

Some viewers even angered Wu Gang: "The most watery thing in the whole drama is your son." To this, Wu Gang responded, "These are all his own responsibilities, since he has chosen this road, let him go by himself!" ”

Yue Yang's performance was spit on

The list goes on. Chen Peisi's son Chen Dayu and Li Chengru's son Li Dahai have also appeared in film and television dramas, but they are all works with poor reputation and no repercussions. Maybe they just play tickets and don't regard actors as a career choice, but as long as they get involved, they will attract attention, and once they perform poorly, it will be very harmful to their parents' image and personal image.

There are not a few second-generation stars who have entered the industry, and many have been ridiculed and criticized, in the final analysis, because they have high-quality resources in their hands, but they do not have the ability to control these resources. The huge gap between resource superiority and individual capabilities exacerbates dissatisfaction with the imbalance in resource allocation. And the solidification of the entire society deepens people's sense of powerlessness in this situation.

There is also a clear stream

Nowadays, when people talk about the "second generation of stars", their first reaction is that there is no name, there are resources and no acting skills, but it is undeniable that there is also a "clear stream" in the second generation of stars, and with their own efforts, they have broken through the fate of the second generation.

Wang Xiao, the actor who played the anti-drug police Yang Jian in "Crazy", is a "second generation of stars". But compared with the current path of the "second generation of stars" debuting and peaking, Wang Xiao's road to fame is obviously closer to an ordinary actor. His precise grasp of each supporting role has accumulated his own aura little by little.

From Bai Xiaowu in "White Deer Plain", to Si Ming Xingjun in "Three Lives and Three Lives and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", to Shen Guangshun in "Circuit Inspection Group", although they are all supporting roles and do not have many scenes, Wang Xiao can always make the audience remember this role in just a few scenes. After more than ten years in the industry, Wang Xiao finally built his identity as an actor with his strength and became a golden supporting role in the eyes of the audience.

Unlike other second-generation star feeding resources, Wang Xiao has also experienced the running group audition, and he is also very aware of his situation in the initial stage from zero to one, "Before you prove your ability, why should people believe you?" ”

There is also a second generation of stars in "Crazy" - actor Lin Jiachuan, who plays Tang Xiaolong, is the son of the famous screenwriter Lin Heping. Lin Jiachuan's performance in this drama is not amazing, but an open letter he wrote on the Internet with old writing and deep strength reflects the difficulties experienced by a second generation of stars since entering the industry.

He said in the letter, "After filming for many years, this is the first time I have tasted 'red'. Joy and trepidation fight, and I'm glad you can see me, but I also know that for an ordinary actor, this kind of liking is like a tidal wave, surging and walking through the fingers. ”

The uniqueness of Lin Jiachuan is not only given by the role, but also the greater charm comes from his speech, his indifference to success or failure, and his firm belief in performance.

"Brother Dao" played by Lin Jiachuan

There are also many "clear streams" among the new generation of actors, director Zhang Jian's son Zhang Ruoyun, because of "Qing Yu Nian" has become a first-line student; Yang Jue, the son of powerful actor Yang Lixin, has a masterpiece "That Year in a Hurry", with a Douban score of 8.1 points... They have all gained a place in the entertainment industry through their continuous research and polishing.

Yang Jue once said soberly, "No matter how much the audience likes their fathers, this liking will not be passed on to us." ”

In the post-90s "second generation of stars", Guo Qilin can be called a representative, his crosstalk level needless to say, he has a foundation in home learning, and after switching to the film and television industry, he has also achieved outstanding results. In 2021, he starred in the costume drama "Zhao Son-in-law", which is the annual hot drama, Guo Qilin's performance is relaxed and natural, widely recognized, and is considered to be "acting online" and "good line skills, and the name of the dish is really not practiced in vain".

Guo Qilin in "Son-in-law"

This performance is related to the education method of his father Guo Degang, whose principle is: to break all the illusions of Guo Qilin as the second generation of stars, those halos, resources, and faces need to be fought for by themselves. Therefore, Guo Qilin has been "sober in the world" since he was a child, and Master Yu Qian commented on him: "Standing on the side of the moon, not weak starlight, leaning on the side of giants, not decadent and competitive." ”

As the second generation of stars, they do have natural advantages, access to good resources, and a steady stream of opportunities to appear on camera, even if they are not popular, they will not fall into the desperate situation of misery and hunger like ordinary actors. But if you want to achieve a career, you must be inseparable from their years of grinding and persistence, and you also need to work hard to win the recognition of the audience.

The road needs to be walked by itself

Why are the second generation of stars in the entertainment industry piled up? In addition to the tradition of "inheriting the father's business" and the advantages of "near the water building platform first get the moon", it is also related to the popularity of the entertainment industry in previous years. The income of artists is much higher than that of the general industry, even ordinary young people are keen to chase star dreams through drafts, "horizontal drifting" and other ways, not to mention the second generation of stars who have resources.

But the second generation of stars faces fierce competition and a more complex environment, on the one hand, the halo dividend brought by the fathers, on the other hand, the public scrutiny is stricter than ordinary people. They are taken for granted for their good behavior, and ridicule and questioning ensue when they behave badly. These young people, who have been in "Rome" since birth, want to reverse their reputation, and they also need to solve a deeper proposition: how can they break through the glory of the previous generation and find a path of their own.

Just as there are two sides to a coin, no one wants to live forever in the glory of others, and this glory can also be a shadow, the hegemony of influence of one person over another. Many second-generation stars will go through such a process after their debut.

Host Ma Dong talked about the troubles brought to him by his father's influence. When he was a child, he was called "Ma Ji's son" more than "Ma Dong", in order to stay away from his father's halo, he chose to study abroad and did not see his father for 7 years. It was much later that Ma Dong accepted that "he is Ma Ji's son", and it was then that he realized that "who is the father" and "who am I" are two different things. With the passage of time and personal growth, Ma Dong also got rid of the label of "Star II Generation".

Ma Dong recalls his father

Others choose to give up the struggle and go with the flow. For example, Dou Jingtong, the daughter of Dou Wei and Faye Wong, chose the same profession as her parents and became a musician. Due to her parents' halo, the outside world loves Wu and Wu, and her expectations are overflowing, and even "the entire Chinese music scene is waiting for her to grow up".

Such a cry is simply suffocating, and she has also tried to escape the endless contrast with her parents, but in the end she found that no matter what kind of music she makes or what kind of drama she films, "comparison" must exist.

In the end, she chose to live with these voices, and even once responded to the expectations of the outside world with a little playfulness, "I think I may never wait, I don't really want to grow up." ”

Dou Jingtong

For the glory of the previous generation, it is better to disdain it, coexist with it, and clarify the boundary between parents and themselves, which has always been a compulsory course for the second generation of stars. Only by recognizing yourself can we find the direction of our strength.

At the same time, star parents must also be able to take the initiative to retreat, give the initiative to young people, let them choose by themselves, and develop freely.

In the matter of Huang Duoduo's academic and bullying personality collapse being ridiculed by the group, if you study it carefully, how can a teenage girl decide on her own in the original personality marketing about talent, appearance, and knowledge? Who is behind these hot searches, who repeatedly pushes a literary and beautiful girl to the foreground? This question is actually more worthy of everyone's thought.

Huang Duoduo participated in the performance

As for Chen Feiyu, the same is true. No matter how the Chen couple emphasize strict tutoring, when Chen Hong held the face of her adult son in the variety show and called him "baby", his family atmosphere was already on the verge of coming out.

A child who grows up in such a family environment is destined to be only a young man who does not solve his worries, and it is obviously beyond the scope of ability to understand the complexity, struggles and desires of the characters in those scripts.

Perhaps, encountering some life setbacks is not a bad thing for them. Although born in a star family, there is a halo shrouded in a halo and a resource blessing, but the road of life needs to be traveled by oneself, and the taste of life also needs to be tasted by oneself.