1. "The Long Season" is warm and extraordinary, and "Wang Yangma" Luo Meisu has won widespread praise and respect!
In the two weeks since the grand launch of Youku's self-produced drama "The Long Season", a popular Internet video platform, its attention has always maintained a burning trend, with unabated momentum, and it is full of late-mover advantages.
Although several male characters in this play have been criticized by some online voices due to their "father-level" (translator's note: the original "daddy" is too colloquial), one female character has won the unanimous and extreme recognition of the majority of netizens - that is the touching "Wang Yang Ma" Luo Meisu.
Whenever this simple and unpretentious Northeast lady appears on the screen with a real and simple image, the audience will be deeply touched by her sincere emotions.
Whether it is the scene where she covers her chest and complains about physical discomfort, or her disgusting and considerate performance towards her son, people can't help but think of relatives and friends in real life.
Playing this deeply rooted role is none other than veteran performance artist Lin Xiaojie. Her superb and delicate acting skills, as well as her calm and atmospheric personal temperament, made the audience fall in love with her and praise it.
2. In the past, the "Twelve Hairpins of Zhuying Studio" resolutely withdrew from the entertainment industry and went overseas to pursue a new life!
Looking back on Lin Xiaojie's acting career, we found that she was actually a powerful actor from a professional class in the 80s, and was once known as one of the "twelve jubiles of the Pearl Film Studio", and was a high-profile youth idol in the film and television industry in Chinese mainland at that time.
Lin Xiaojie in his youth not only had outstanding appearance, exquisite and beautiful facial features, but also had a good figure and fashionable and avant-garde dress, which could be called the "goddess of the calendar" of that era.
In addition to her excellent appearance, what is even more rare for Lin Xiaojie is her profound acting skills. When she was young, she had starred in many excellent movies and TV series, such as "Happiness Is Not a Drizzle", "Merry Police Outlaws" and so on, and won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for the film "Women's Story".
However, just when her career was in full swing and her future was bright, Lin Xiaojie made an unexpected decision - to quit the entertainment industry in a low-key manner. She once said frankly: "It is also an honor to put down your body."
In the late 80s, she bravely embarked on her journey to a foreign country, pursuing her inner calling, and with the yearning and courage for the unknown, she left her dazzling acting career and set foot on the land of Australia, which she had never set foot in.
3. Perseverance, courage, regain your dreams, and finally be recognized by the industry!
Faced with the new environment in a foreign country, Lin Xiaojie did not flinch because of the difficulties of her first arrival, on the contrary, she re-rooted in this strange land step by step with her tenacious and unyielding spirit.
After an early career as an international student, Lin Xiaojie gradually found a career with her perseverance - to regain the acting career she once loved! During this period, she paid countless hard work and sweat in order to gain a firm foothold in the strange country of Australia.
Thanks to the deep foundation accumulated in China and the rich experience given by years of life grinding, Lin Xiaojie's acting skills are becoming more and more exquisite. She is never picky about the size of her role, but is in awe of every opportunity to perform.
As early as 1994, she was nominated for Best Actress at the Australian AFI Television Awards for her role in the TV series "Under the Skin", and in 2017, she starred in the comedy "The Luo Family", which won the highest honor of the Australian Comedy Best Group Performance Award for two consecutive years.
However, what really pushed Lin Xiaojie to the international stage was undoubtedly the drama movie "Don't Tell Her" starring her in 2019. This work, which is known as a dark horse, has finally won nominations for many international heavyweight awards, including the Golden Globe Awards, and has won Lin Xiaojie wide attention and praise around the world.
Seeing this former "Twelve Hairpins" shine again and her worth a hundred times higher, we can't help but feel heartfelt joy and pride for her.
Part 4: The interpretation that goes deep into the bone marrow creates a real and touchable role of "Wang Yangma".
Lin Xiaojie, who is now in his sixtieth year, still maintains his endless enthusiasm for the profession of actor. In "The Long Season", she did her best to create an image of "Wang Yang's mother" Luo Meisu with a great sense of life, so that the audience deeply felt her deep preparation for this role.
First of all, in terms of styling, Lin Xiaojie carefully created a feeling of "aunt range". Whether it is dressing or hairstyle, or even facial expressions and details of life, she perfectly interprets the image of an ordinary Northeast housewife in the 90s of the last century.
The unpretentious attire, the unruly image, the diligent and thrifty housekeeping style, and the sickly appearance are simply a true portrayal of an "aunt playing my mother".
Secondly, the breath of life she exudes between her gestures is even more breathtaking. In the play, Luo Meisu's style of acting is full of "Chinese housewife habits", such as when her son Wang Yang is out of control, she will carefully and patiently guide her, and when she accidentally drops the dish on the table when stir-frying, she will subconsciously use chopsticks to pick it up and put it in her own bowl to eat.
These vivid and delicate small details all show a simple and close to life habit.
The most shocking thing is that Lin Xiaojie's in-depth grasp and delicate presentation of the inner emotional world of Luo Meisu's character are beyond reproach! Although Luo Meisu's character is relatively conservative and drifting, and her ideological concepts are more traditional and conservative, this does not make her a stubborn person.
On the contrary, she reflects on the way she behaves, but always sticks to her family responsibilities, presenting an image that is both contradictory and pathetic, allowing us to see a real, vivid and emotional image of an ordinary woman.
Fifth, play the role with ease, and change the identity easily
There is no doubt that Lin Xiaojie's ability to move freely between different cultural contexts is truly admirable. As she showed in the movie "Don't Tell Her", she successfully portrayed a Chinese mother who had lived in the United States for many years, and her spoken English was fluent and natural, without any Chinese accent.
However, in "The Long Season", she is cleverly transformed into a rustic northeastern aunt who has never left her hometown of Birch Forest.
This skill of identity switching stems from Lin Xiaojie's in-depth research and unremitting efforts for each role. She is always well prepared in advance, and strives for perfection in everything from words to behavior.
For example, in order to better interpret the role of Luo Meisu, she deliberately returned to the Northeast region to absorb the breath of life and behavioral habits from local relatives and friends, laying a solid foundation for shaping the role.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this awe and perseverance for each character that Lin Xiaojie can freely shuttle between different cultural contexts and successfully interpret the characters in various backgrounds.
Whether in the international film industry or on the domestic stage, her enthusiasm and dedication to telling every story well are an important reason why she is known as an "all-round actor" and an important part of her life legend.
Sixth, the road to acting is bumpy, sublimate the value of life, adhere to the ideal and eventually become a model
After more than 30 years of ups and downs, Lin Xiaojie has returned to the Chinese film and television industry, switching freely between the East and the West, and playing roles with different cultural backgrounds with ease, which has undoubtedly become a model for actors.
Looking back on the artistic career of Ms. Lin Xiaojie, a palace-level artist, we can clearly see that her path as an actress was not all smooth sailing. From the bright new star in domestic youth dramas, to the years of fighting alone in a foreign country, from bravely putting down her body and choosing to leave the entertainment industry, to rediscovering her dream and finally winning wide acclaim from the international community, her every choice and perseverance show her firm belief in her artistic dream.
However, she has never wavered in her persistent pursuit of her dreams. The courage to resolutely choose to quit the entertainment industry is admirable, and after returning to the stage, her meticulous carving of each role reflects her love and respect for art.
Today, she is able to play a variety of roles in a variety of different contexts, which is undoubtedly the best proof of her unremitting efforts and pursuit of art.
It is precisely because of her determination not to be moved by fame and fortune, to always stick to her original intention, and to tell every story well, that Ms. Lin Xiaojie has successfully crossed the limitations of time and space and shaped her own life legend.
Her devotion to the cause of art and her firm belief in her artistic dreams are undoubtedly a model for everyone who is chasing their dreams.
In this era full of glitz and vanity, Ms. Lin Xiaojie is undoubtedly the best interpreter of the profession of an actor.