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Preamble:
In the past two years, the audience was surprised to find that there were many familiar new faces on the screen, these actors were not famous before this, but with their own efforts, even if they played supporting roles, they also left a deep impression on the audience.
And the best of them is Zhang Zixian, who was just a small supporting role behind Sun Honglei back then, but now he has become a powerful drama.
Some people commented on Zhang Zixian's inexplicable popularity, but in the showbiz where the waves are sweeping, there is no inexplicable popularity, and it is all due to unknown small roles.
A producer who doesn't want to be an actor is not a good planner
Zhang Zixian's appearance is not outstanding in the entertainment industry, it can only be said that he is not handsome with characteristics, with single eyelids and small eyes, when he has no expression, people feel embarrassed by this person, and he is very charming when he says his lines.
Recently, the new film "Harbin 1944" starring him is being released, and he has finally become the protagonist of this 10,000-year-old green leaf, as a major villain in "Harbin 1944", Zhang Zixian played a ruthless and cruel intelligence unit chief in the military command.
Every time I see the confrontation between him and the protagonists, people can't help but sweat for the protagonists, although Zhang Zixian's appearance is not outstanding among the big names, but he has his own unique way of acting.
Many people evaluate Zhang Zixian as a bad guy when he plays a good guy, and like a good guy when he plays a bad guy, every time he appears, no matter what role he plays, everyone will expect some reversal in his character, which allows Zhang Zixian to create a good and evil role.
In "Rebel", which will be released in 2021, he partnered with Wang Zhiwen and Zhu Yilong to play the role of Wang Shi'an, the king of fish who hides a knife in his smile, and he can be regarded as making his own achievements on the niche track.
And Zhang Zixian, who has extraordinary acting skills, is not from a professional class, he became a monk halfway and has suffered a lot in acting.
Although he was born in Beijing, Zhang Zixian has no prominent family background, and he doesn't know anyone in the circle, so he can enter the film and television industry all by his enthusiasm.
In his early years, Zhang Zixian was a very maverick person, and he wanted to be a big star when he was in high school, but during the college entrance examination, he failed to be admitted to Nortel, and Zhang Zixian was a little disdainful of the courses taught in traditional schools, so he turned his head and went to study art.
But in terms of art, Zhang Zixian also failed to become a famous painter, and after a few years of brushes, he felt that he couldn't let go of the dream of being an actor, so he packed up his baggage and plunged into the showbiz again.
At that time, he, like thousands of extras, had no way, and he didn't make much progress in the running group day by day.
Seeing that the days were being mixed up by himself day by day, Zhang Zixian found another way, because he had art skills, he decided to save the country and cut in from other performance-related fields.
At the beginning, he applied for an advertising company, and his personal business was doing well, and during the time of filming commercials, Zhang Zixian worked during the day and honed his acting skills at night.
He only gave himself two years, bought a lot of movies and drama discs, and began to grind his eyes and ears, and after two years, Zhang Zixian finally had some confidence.
He resigned from the advertising agency and began to officially enter the entertainment industry, but at this time he did not directly become an actor, but went to work as a producer and screenwriter.
Rampage wild road actor
The days when he was a producer were definitely a dark moment for Zhang Zixian, although the name of producer sounds lofty, but in fact, Zhang Zixian does the most miscellaneous and tiring work, without any rights, but has to take care of everything.
In the film and television company, he only has 3,500 a month, and in Beijing, where every inch of land is expensive, Zhang Zixian almost can't survive.
And the company said that he was asked to be a producer, but in fact, he also took care of the planning and screenwriting, and when necessary, he had to order boxed lunches for others.
When the company's business was at its worst, Zhang Zixian even served as a cleaner for a period of time, and this most difficult time was simply a test given to Zhang Zixian by God.
The boss of the company he belongs to is not doing well, and no matter how hard Zhang Zixian, a conscientious old employee, can survive.
In the end, the boss had no choice but to quit Zhang Zixian, the salary was not high, and this time he lost his job, Zhang Zixian was almost discouraged, and he could only work harder every day to find a job.
But sometimes, the gift of fate is hidden in the pain given by God, although Zhang Zixian's work in the film and television company is very complicated, and it ended in unemployment.
But it is precisely because of this job that Zhang Zixian has met many people in the entertainment industry and has accumulated some network resources.
In 2008, Zhang Zixian was recommended by a friend to join the crew of the movie Mei Lanfang as a drama manager, and later, Chen Kaige saw that Zhang Zixian was flexible and diligent, so he asked him to try to play a small role, that is, Sun Honglei's follower in the film.
This little follower didn't even have a name in the movie, but Zhang Zixian took out all his efforts, although in the final movie, his performance was not eye-catching, but he won the appreciation of Chen Kaige and Sun Honglei, which made Zhang Zixian more confident.
Then in 2010, he played a pawn in the classic costume TV series "God Breaks Di Renjie", and his two acting experiences made him more sure that he must become an actor.
At this time, the opportunity also quietly came, in a dinner, he met the director Jia Xiaoxiong, who was also a newcomer, and the two hit it off at first sight, with their previous experience in the advertising industry, Zhang Zixian and Jia Xiaoxiong collaborated to shoot many excellent advertisements and short films.
His and Jia Xiaoxiong's works are quite a bit of the spirit of the early Internet, and the topic is simple to understand, and in just eight minutes, Zhang Zixian took stock of the strange social phenomena of the time through the mouth of an entrepreneur.
This innovative filming technique and content have gained a lot of attention on the Internet, with more than 80 million views on the short film, and Zhang Zixian instantly became an Internet celebrity.
The road of acting is low and high
With the east wind of network traffic, Zhang Zixian and Jia Xiaoxiong were discovered by director Chen Guofu, and under the leadership of director Chen Guofu, Zhang Zixian starred in the film "My name is Huang Guosheng", which was a very well-known network IP back then.
And in this small short film, Chen Kun, Feng Delun, Tsui Hark and other big names are also gathered, and Zhang Zixian also lived up to expectations, making Huang Guosheng, an IP figure, popular all over the Internet.
My name is Huang Guosheng is a series, including 6 episodes of short films, in these 6 short films, Huang Guosheng played a number of different characters, with too absurd and real plots and spicy lines, I called Huang Guosheng became a phenomenal online short drama at that time.
This made more people see Zhang Zixian's unlimited potential, and the role he played seemed to be a little sick was very appetizing to Ning Hao, so in 2015, Zhang Zixian finally waited for his Bole Ning Hao, and the two met very politely.
Although Zhang Zixian's appearance is not outstanding in the entertainment industry, he is a malleable talent in Ning Hao's eyes, you must know that Ning Hao is a god who has become popular with Huang Bo, and it is difficult for Zhang Zixian not to be popular with him.
So after that, Ning Hao began to plan his acting path for Zhang Zixian, and Zhang Zixian's first role under Ning Hao was the glasses in "The Second Generation of Goblins: Lucky in This Life".
This is a little greasy philistine small role, Ning Hao admires Zhang Zixian's performance in the play very much, after this play, Zhang Zixian and Ning Hao also became friends, often attending dinners and dinners together.
Although his personal feelings are good, Ning Hao also knows that pushing Zhang Zixian to the position of the protagonist too early will only backfire, so Zhang Zixian became Ning Hao's queen supporting role.
In the movie "Beneficiary", which was adapted from the real wife murder and insurance fraud case a few years ago, Zhang Zixian played the male No. 2 villain Zhong Zhenjiang.
In this movie, Zhang Zixian's acting skills exploded, and he was no longer the little role he used to be a little greasy, a little obscene, and a little scumbag, but turned into a ruthless insurance fraud planner.
But perhaps because of his personal temperament, Zhang Zixian is particularly suitable for some peculiar roles, such as Liu Guodong, a water bear with no way to die and tenacious vitality in "Animal Management Bureau".
The limelight of this role even overshadowed the protagonist at that time, and many viewers asked for a separate biography for the role of water bear, which is enough to see Zhang Zixian's excellent acting skills.
If you have friends who have watched the short drama "My Name is Huang Guosheng", it is not difficult to find that in the past few years, Zhang Zixian's acting style has changed a lot, and when he starred in "My Name is Huang Guosheng", Zhang Zixian's acting skills were still limited to nonsensical comedy.
But in the past two years, Zhang Zixian's acting skills have become more and more positive, which makes people look forward to his next role.
And Zhang Zixian's experience also proves that actors need more other professional experiences to enrich themselves, and the idol drama drama of talented and beautiful people who only nest in their own acres and threes every day will be eliminated by the market sooner or later.
epilogue
Zhang Zixian proved with his strength that as long as he works hard and has a heart, he can realize his dreams, from an acting layman to a gold medal supporting role, and then to the protagonist, compared with other talented actors who are at the peak of their careers, Zhang Zixian has taken many detours.
But the journey in these detours also gave Zhang Zixian a unique personal style, and what is even more admirable is that he is low-key.
has debuted for many years without hype, and purely relies on strength and works to speak, such an actor is what the entertainment industry urgently needs today.
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Sources of this article:
[1] Zhang Zixian, Baidu Encyclopedia, personal information
[2] Xinhuanet: January 16, 2018 "Zhang Zixian: An actor's happiness comes from self-recognition"
[3] Global Network: January 10, 2018 "Zhang Zixian starring in "My Name is Huang Guosheng" group performance small role eye-catching