Preface
Some people say that a gala is like a microcosm of society. The same star, the same stage, but due to a coincidence, ushered in a completely different fate.
If you've ever watched that Weibo night, you must remember it - the star who should be dazzling "fell" in front of everyone like that.
So the question is, in the midst of such "embarrassed" ridicule and disappointment, what is left in our eyes? What kind of answer did we find?
The embarrassing experience of "making judgments" in the whole party
That night, the stars gathered, and the appearance was outstanding. This should have been a good time for Huang Xiaoming to show his brilliance. After all, he eats with the face of a "beautiful man". This time, however, fate apparently played a "joke" on him.
This night, the stars around Huang Xiaoming were all tall, forming a stark "high contrast" with him. For a while, no matter how he straightened his waist in the spotlight, it was difficult to hide the "visible" height gap.
This undoubtedly made Huang Xiaoming spend a whole night of the embarrassing experience of "making judgments", and also made him the focus of public opinion in one fell swoop. In fact, this is not the first time that Huang Xiaoming has received attention because of the "height problem".
As a male star with a "small body", his 178 cm size has undoubtedly been his "heart disease". Many actresses will look extra tall around him. It's just that everyone usually sees each other and turns a blind eye.
Unexpectedly, this time, on such a high-profile occasion, this "heart knot" was self-defeating. Among those male stars who are over 185 tall, his size is invisible, which has aroused heated discussions among netizens and even appeared on the hot search.
In such a comparison, his appearance seems to be unable to play. What's even more ironic is that once upon a time, Huang Xiaoming was still a "dark horse" in the entertainment industry. In that era when only attention was paid to appearance, his "beautiful man" appearance was undoubtedly his biggest capital.
Traveling lightly, he quickly became a popular student with countless fan girls. It's really ironic, now this face that made him very popular was complained about because of his figure. This is indeed a huge spiritual gap for an actor.
This time, he had nowhere to run
In fact, Huang Xiaoming has been trying to hide his height. But this time, standing in the middle of a group of tall and big people, the "tiny size" of this old face is too eye-catching. There is nowhere to hide, nowhere to run.
Once upon a time, Huang Xiaoming was still a "dark horse" in the entertainment forum. In that era when only attention was paid to appearance, his "beautiful man" appearance was undoubtedly his biggest capital. Traveling lightly, he quickly became a hot and popular student, with countless fan girls.
Those supporters who admired his appearance would not care about a height of 178? However, the good times were short-lived. When the aesthetics and rules of the entertainment industry are changing, people begin to pay more attention to strength and reputation.
And Huang Xiaoming, who has a lot of baggage, began to expose more "flaws". Among them, the most criticized and ridiculed is his height problem. In the face of the ridicule and questioning of public opinion, Huang Xiaoming's reaction is also quietly changing.
Initially, he chose to hide and alienate. He began to deliberately wear heightened shoes and a high hat to avoid taking photos with other artists. However, these futile moves failed to bear fruit, but instead appeared as a manifestation of "weakness of heart", which caused speculation from the outside world.
Gradually, the problem of his height became almost an open "secret". Although he himself never responded positively, everyone knew it. It wasn't until this Weibo night that this "secret" was truly unreservedly displayed in front of everyone.
For a time, countless shots and comments "accepted" the unusual size of this "public lover". Indeed, this time, Huang Xiaoming has nowhere to escape.
Overnight, he fell into the situation of "seeking the shadow area in his heart".
On Weibo night, the position in the center of the stage, which originally belonged to Huang Xiaoming, seemed to have become a "daunting" place. He is destined to be the backdrop that is "set off".
On this stage with clear vision and obvious competition, his height weakness is undoubtedly exposed. Even more subtle, the night seemed to have become a general "review night" of years of hiding this fact.
Countless shots and comments have "only a handful" of his "unusual height". People counted like a number of treasures, Da Lei, 183, Brother Xiaoming, 178...... Some people even "kindly" suggested that let's calculate the "shadow area" in Huang Xiaoming's heart.
For a time, Huang Xiaoming became the biggest topic and laughing stock of this party. Obviously, this is a grand event where spotlight and glory are intertwined, but some people are happy to turn the center of the conversation to an inconspicuous actor.
It's like saying, "Look, we're having fun, too." Indeed, in such a situation where there is no doubt about exposing his shortcomings, Huang Xiaoming can only be helpless.
How many pairs of eyes gloated and looked at him meaningfully, and he was glad that this arrogant "beautiful man" finally couldn't find support under the rigid standard of height. He seems to have become a subtle "other" presence on this stage where ornamentation and appreciation are rampant.
Look away, it's still him
However, Feng Shui takes turns. When the night of storm passed, Huang Xiaoming was still himself the next day. A superb acting powerhouse who is getting better. Maybe many years ago, he would have been unforgettable or inferior for a long time for this night's "height gate".
However, now he has long been indifferent. He is no longer the little student whose appearance and popularity supported everything back then. After all kinds of ups and downs, he understands that his advantage is not in the appearance packaging, but in the inner charm and acting skills.
Indeed, the initial hit made him miserable and confused. The self in memory is high, like a crab on the altar. But suddenly one day, the altar collapsed.
I had to face all kinds of critical eyes from the outside world and accept the anxiety and sense of failure of "falling into the mortal world". But gradually, Huang Xiaoming found that this was also a rare opportunity for truth and growth.
So, he began to devote himself to studying and sharpening his acting skills in one role after another. Gradually, the recognized "vase student" in the entertainment industry has become a dedicated actor with strong plasticity. Today's Huang Xiaoming has already seen a lot of past burdens and shackles.
He can face all his strengths and weaknesses calmly. As many sensible commentators have argued, we should focus only on his work and performances, rather than wasting time discussing inconsequential labels.
epilogue
In fact, doesn't Huang Xiaoming's "height gate" also reflect and hint at all kinds of misunderstandings of this era to a certain extent? In this era in which appearance and body are paramount, you and I are not immune to its influence to define a person's strengths and weaknesses and success or failure.
However, as this incident shows, we have to get out of this fashionable misconception eventually. Because apart from the popular and the external, there is a real existence.
And only when a person abandons all kinds of external propositions and finds himself again, can we see him as he is.