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I don't know if you have noticed, we haven't seen Zhang Yishan for a long time.
The last time he appeared was when the TV series "Zeng Boy" he cooperated with Guan Xiaotong was on the air last year.
At that time, everyone was amazed by his touching acting skills in the play, and moved by the innocent love of his childhood sweetheart presented in the work.
But not long after the show ended, he disappeared from the public's sight again.
There are no new works launched, and he rarely appears in other shows, and those who don't know think he is going to quit the entertainment industry.
Unexpectedly, he finally showed up the other day and announced a happy event.
It turned out that he finally made public the news of the TV series "Skylark Calling Tianlu" in which he participated.
This is a work about the quintessence of Peking Opera, in which Zhang Yishan plays the leading role, cooperating with well-known actors such as Tan Zhuo and Yang Lixin, and even the six-year-old child also participates.
The cast is strong, there is no shortage of many old drama bones involved, and the theme of the TV series is also quite rare, very chewy, which makes the outside world envious
Flipping through Zhang Yishan's work list, Mr. suddenly found that he was actually an actor who was slightly different from his peers.
The works are rich in variety, including stories of ordinary people, patriotic feelings, and touching family affection. But he rarely starred in romance dramas and fairy tale dramas with extremely high popularity and poor reputation.
Even "Zeng Boy", which cooperated with Guan Xiaotong last year, is more about the story of a group of young people struggling for their dreams and love in their youth.
When a group of young star idols were chasing traffic and hyping CP, Zhang Yishan did the opposite.
Everyone suddenly discovered that he was only 31 years old this year but debuted for 23 years, and he has never forgotten his original intention.
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Being an actor is a dream that Zhang Yishan has gradually had since he was very young.
In 1992, Zhang Yishan, who was born in an ordinary family, was sent by his parents to a martial arts school when he was 5 years old to study countless times.
Although he was nicknamed "Little Monkey" by his classmates because he was active, he started shooting commercials when he was 8 years old, and since then he has started his career as a child star.
When it comes to Zhang Yishan, the first thing that many people think of must be Liu Xing, the "hail" in "Family with Children".
But in fact, long before "Family with Children", another of his works also accompanied many people's childhood.
That is "Little Soldier Zhang Ga".
This TV series, which premiered on CCTV in 2004, won the channel's annual ratings championship as soon as it was broadcast.
Every once in a while, major TV stations take turns broadcasting this TV series for all ages.
It can be said that almost every post-90s child grew up with this drama.
And Zhang Yishan, who plays Tong Le in the play, has also become a well-known child star because of his good image and acting skills.
The actor Li Yingqi, who plays his father in the play, likes his clever and cute "son" very much, and he also took the initiative to help recommend Zhang Yishan to other directors.
Unexpectedly, this push pushed Zhang Yishan's career peak.
At the age of 12, he participated in the audition for "Family with Children" and successfully won the opportunity to play Liu Xing.
It was also since the broadcast of "Family with Children" that Zhang Yishan began to become a well-known child star.
"I want to dye this thing green. ”
"Don't call me Liu Xing, I'm called Sherlock Mos now"
"I don't have to drink milk anymore, because I don't want to be a cream boy, I want to be a tough guy - Jiang Wen. ”
Many of the famous scenes he contributed in the play have become unforgettable memories.
However, as the saying goes, success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He.
"Family with Children" allowed Zhang Yishan to see the scenery on the top of the mountain, but it also pulled him into the trough of life.
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Fame at a young age may seem enviable, but it is actually too costly.
Zhang Yishan has lost his true name since a very early age, and when others see him, they must say "Liu Xing!"
For an actor, it is actually disadvantageous, which means that everyone is too impressed with his previous image, and it will inevitably be more difficult to accept the new character image.
And this is also the reason why the more famous the child star, the more difficult it is to transform.
Zhang Yishan's fame gradually decreased as he grew up, although he was not without scenes to film, but well-made works and easy-to-shine roles always did not take his turn.
Many child stars we were once familiar with have also faced similar dilemmas, and choosing to change careers is a choice that most of them will make.
But Zhang Yishan, as an authentic Beijing gentleman, is stubborn.
He rarely complains, and he looks like hee-hee to the outside world, but behind his back, he seems to have broken his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, and he desperately does every job he has won.
When he was in college, he had just been promoted to a sophomore and participated in the recording of the program "Dance Forest Conference", others trained just sweat and tears, but because he had to dance on the tendons with temperature, his feet jumped to many places and fell off the skin, and he was scarred.
Someone advised him not to do that action again, but Zhang Yishan just shook his head, gritted his teeth and put a band-aid on the wound, and continued to repeat the previous action in pain.
Many people don't know that although he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, Zhang Yishan's body is actually very weak.
Maybe it's because he has been in the crew since he was a child, his eating habits are not healthy, and sometimes it's common to stay up late and not eat.
So much so that from a very young age, Zhang Yishan suffered from stomach problems.
When filming "Family with Children", he was admitted to the hospital for a cholecystitis attack.
This problem has always existed, but in order not to affect his work, he always chooses to be patient.
This kind of resilience is actually extremely rare among young actors today.
It is also because of this character of not giving up that Zhang Yishan climbed out of the trough by his own efforts.
In 2016, Zhang Yishan participated in the online drama "Residual Sin" in the incomprehension of others.
At that time, the online dramas that were just emerging were not as good as now, and most of the participants were newcomers, and big stars often avoided them, for fear that their identities would be lost.
But Zhang Yishan does not have this concept, and is as serious as ever. During the shooting, even if he had fainted due to his red marks and suffocation, he still refused to use a stand-in.
Fortunately, the sweat was not in vain. "Residual Sin" has only been broadcast for half a month, and the online hits have exceeded 450 million, and there are still viewers who will wonder when the third season will be released.
Zhang Yishan returned to the public's field of vision, and his acting skills once again conquered the audience.
This time, no one finally called him Liu Xing anymore, and no one called him Yu Sin, everyone only called him Zhang Yishan!
In the next few years, everyone should have seen what he had experienced.
As if he was willing to come to the bitter end, he could receive better film and television resources, filmed works with high reputation and clicks, and starred in film and television dramas that were complained about and scored low.
In this regard, he has never said good for the sake of face, and has always handed over the right to judge to the audience.
Maybe he also knows that from the past to the present, he is not a talented actor, and stumbling is always inevitable.
But one thing that is better than others is that he has embarked on the road of being an actor since he was 12 years old, and he has suffered hardships that others have not suffered, and he has also seen what a real actor is.
There is no overnight fame, but it is tempered into steel!
So he never gave up, even if he was insulted and scolded, he still moved forward towards his dream.
The road is an experience, not a choice.
What you have to go through in order to get the choice you want.