Listen to the rain by the railing
Listen to the rain by the railing
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Huang Lei, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, is definitely an old actor with online acting skills.
But recently, someone discovered that this former variety show celebrity, why did he suddenly seem to have evaporated from the world?
Why is it missing now?
What's even more puzzling is that Huang Lei himself revealed that he wanted to take over the drama but couldn't.
This makes people mutter, you know, people in the circle are not polite when they see Huang Lei;
It stands to reason that there should be a long queue for filming invitations;
Why is there "no shooting"? What kind of doorway is hidden in Huang Lei's words?
The truth behind the retirement of middle age
April 9, 2024, Huang Lei revealed a big revelation in "A Date with Luyu": he has not played a new play for two years, and he has not been a starring actor for three years;
Whether it is acting or appearing in variety shows, the pause button has been pressed.
In front of the camera, his eyes were full of tiredness, and he lost the vigor of the year;
It was only when he talked about his youngest son that his face glowed warmly.
Huang Lei, who used to be Nortel's teacher Huang, later became a household name "Huang Xiaochu";
and then the old faces in variety shows, but now they give people a feeling of "greasy uncle".
debuted for more than 30 years, and the award he won was the best supporting actor;
People can't help but ask: Huang Lei's character design; is this about to collapse?
In the show, Huang Lei said directly: now is the slow life he actively chooses, not that there is no drama to find the door;
It's that he doesn't want to shoot it himself.
When he was young, he liked to soak in the crew, but now that he is older, he is greedy for comfort;
The figure is also out of shape, and he feels that instead of taking on a role he doesn't like, it is better to enjoy the warmth of the family.
Speaking of his son, Huang Lei's eyes were bright, and he talked to Lu Yu about the joys between father and son, with a happy face.
But then again, Huang Lei is only in his early fifties, and it stands to reason that he is the golden age of actors;
Why do you want to "retire"? Behind this, it may be attributed to the changes that variety shows have brought to him.
In his early years, Huang Lei acted in movies and released records, and was talented, and later became a teacher and met Sun Li;
Became a family, had a daughter, and was a winner in life.
The turning point came in 2014, when he took his eldest daughter Duoduo to "Where Are You Going, Dad";
became famous, and then "Extreme Challenge" made him a "god operator", but it also made his acting image slowly fade.
As variety shows become more and more, the quality of Huang Lei's film and television works has declined;
From "Late Night Canteen" to "Trouble Family", the word-of-mouth is worse than the other.
"Longing for Life" made his image of "Huang Xiaochu" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but it also made him deeply trapped in a fixed personality, and his film and television works became more and more limited.
Therefore, Huang Lei's "disappearance" is actually the result of his own choice;
Whether to enjoy the warmth of his family, or to continue to run around in the entertainment industry, he chose the former.
As for the statement of the collapse of the personality, it may not be so important to him.
After all, life is good to be happy.
The embarrassment of the frequent appearance of variety shows and the regression of acting
In recent years, Huang Lei has frequently appeared in major variety shows, such as "Longing for Life", "Extreme Challenge", etc., earning enough eyeballs;
But this also made his road to improving his acting skills seem to stagnate.
Although the image of "good father" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, compared with his classmates Wang Jinsong, Jiang Wu and other acting schools, Huang Lei's role in film and television works is relatively single and lacks breakthroughs.
On the other hand, actor Zhang Yi, he publicly expressed his refusal to variety shows and focused on his acting career;
Pursue the purity of art and not be moved by money.
In contrast, Huang Lei's reputation in the entertainment industry does not seem to match his actual performance.
The recent "Longing for Life" has been criticized as boring, the supporting roles in "No Name" are mediocre, and the role of the county party secretary in "County Party Committee Compound" is even more accused of being confused with the image of variety shows, making it difficult for people to enter the play.
This reflects the detrimental impact that frequent participation in reality TV can have on actors' character-building.
From 2014 to 2023, Huang Lei participated in many seasons of "Longing for Life", "Extreme Challenge" and many other variety shows, and he is active on the screen almost every year;
The audience is too familiar with his various emotional states, which leads to a greatly weakened sense of substitution in his role in the play.
In particular, the father roles he played in "Little Joy", "Little Farewell", and "Xiaomin's Family" are similar, which is difficult to give people a sense of freshness.
Looking back on Huang Lei's early works, such as "Singing in the Middle of the Night", "April Day in the World", and "Marriage Defense Battle", these characters have their own characteristics and are impressive.
If he can continue to focus on film and television, he may be able to create more classic roles.
and actors such as Zhang Yi and Li Youbin insist on not touching the bottom line of variety shows, especially Zhang Yi, who still sticks to the film and television position in the face of high remuneration, and this insistence makes him stand out in the "uncle circle";
masterpieces are frequent, such as "Soldier Assault" to "Man Jianghong";
Each work is a testament to its professionalism.
Similarly, Mr. Li Youbin also refuses to bend his waist for money, he believes that the essence of an actor is acting, not participating in variety shows to make money;
This insistence allowed him to maintain the dignity of an artist in the hearts of the audience.
Sun Honglei is also an example, too many variety show appearances make his "funny" image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and returning to a serious role will inevitably make the audience dance, which shows the importance of actors maintaining the mystery of the role.
Of course, everyone's career choices are different, although the choices of Huang Lei and others have attracted discussion;
But the wealth they have amassed is also unimaginable to us ordinary people.
The planning of their acting careers is, after all, their own choice and responsibility.
Personality crisis
To put it bluntly, Huang Lei's "taste of life is so strong that it is difficult to control those roles that transcend daily life."
What's even more troublesome is that once you set up a persona, you are afraid of being compared.
For example, Huang Lei established the image of a "chef", and then Jia Bing also showed off his cooking skills in variety shows;
But the style is completely different.
Jia Bing is a real "lone ranger" when cooking, refusing to help, being silent throughout the whole process, and doing it in one go;
After eating, the energy was really energetic, and it won the favor of the audience.
In this way, netizens always like to compare Huang Lei and Jia Bing, and even make up jokes to ridicule and praise the comments;
It is everyone's accumulated dissatisfaction with Huang Lei.
This invisible contest has made the image that Huang Lei has created for many years questioned, and even the character of "good father" began to falter.
Under his education, his daughter Duoduo should be full of talent, but she doesn't know common words such as "sawdust" and "river embankment", and her educational philosophy has been questioned.
The image of "educator" overturned, the status of "chef" was shaken, and the "warm man of the family" became a shackle;
The once literary and artistic youth has gradually become what people call "greasy middle-aged".
Now, Huang Lei has to find a new way out in the variety show circle and try to be the chief producer;
The new show "Cat in a Box" invited Huang Bo and Zhang Yixing to help out, trying to play the nostalgic card;
It's a pity that the response was mediocre, and netizens complained: "This level is really not like what Huang Lei can do." ”
Huang Lei's double-edged sword
Speaking of which, it would be better for Huang Lei to stay away from the TV screen earlier, after all, he can't chew too much.
In the entertainment industry where there are many masters, only by knowing how to hide clumsiness can we go long-term.
Over the years, Huang Lei's purse has been bulging.
For example, in the drama "Little Farewell", he can earn 510,000 yuan in one episode, and he takes a total of 23.1 million.
When it came to "Little Huanxi", the salary soared to 36.6 million, plus the remuneration for behind-the-scenes work, adding more than 50 million.
In this way, the two dramas made him earn more than 80 million.
But people can't take advantage of everything, Huang Lei is making a lot of money in the circle, and at the same time he wants to maintain a perfect image, which is annoying if he tries too hard.
The warm family character he created in the circle wanted to add points to himself, but in this way;
Naturally, everyone will even watch his family together.
The problem is that his daughter Duoduo and his wife Sun Li sometimes bring him a lot of negative news.
Sun Li, like Huang Lei, loves to live a life but is always unsatisfactory, and she can't stand criticism;
As a result, the image of the two has slipped a bit.
The entertainment industry is changing rapidly, and if you want to gain a firm foothold, you must continue to have good performances;
The key is to have excellent acting skills, and it is not enough to rely on character design; after all, the audience's eyes are bright.