1. We need to understand a common phenomenon in the entertainment industry: some actors who are praised as "old drama bones" have misbehaved in their private lives and their acting skills have not reached the level of excellence, but they can earn a good income in this industry.
This phenomenon is undoubtedly confusing and incomprehensible!
The entertainment industry was supposed to be a stage for those heroic heroes to show their talents, and a sacred temple for actors to display their real skills. However, in recent years, there has been a puzzling phenomenon in this field that has subverted the traditional public perception of the industry.
Some actors who were originally mediocre in their acting skills, some of them even had moral flaws in their private lives, and their way of dealing with the world was unacceptable. However, these people have been given the honorific title of "old drama bones" and continue to earn a lot of wealth in the entertainment industry.
Their success does not stem from hard work and superb acting skills, but relies on some outdated methods to successfully create an image of an "old drama bone". These people are complacent, always staying in the interpretation of the same type of role, and have never tried to break through themselves and improve their acting skills.
They play the same role on the screen year after year with the same performance mode, which makes the audience sigh "cookie-cutter".
What is even more regrettable is that these people have become representative figures in the entertainment industry and are respected above the altar. Their in-depth performances have seriously lowered the evaluation standards of the entire industry, which is really distressing.
Those glorious images that were once known as "old drama bones" have now become negative teaching materials for professionalism, which is really laughable.
The reason why some actors can become popular in a short period of time is because they do have excellent acting skills. However, once you become famous, you stop moving forward, limit yourself to a specific role, lack of enterprising, no longer strive to improve yourself, and eventually can only be eliminated by the times.
Even some "old drama bones" with rich performance experience cannot escape such a fate.
Yes, this industry is so cruel, only by constantly working hard and bravely challenging yourself can you gain a foothold in a competitive environment. However, the reality is that wave after wave of "fake old drama bones" are here to linger aimlessly, sit back and enjoy their success, and gradually consume the luster of this industry.
Second, let's take a look at the experiences of Sun Honglei and Huang Lei. They were smash hits when they were young and had a good grasp of their roles, but later chose to abandon their careers as actors and turn to variety shows and culinary arts.
When it comes to Sun Honglei and Huang Lei, two veteran giants in the theater industry, I believe everyone will miss their glorious years. When they were young, they were active in the entertainment industry with a brilliant appearance, and the scenery was infinite.
At that time, Sun Honglei starred in a far-reaching and fascinating gangster-themed TV series - "Liu Huaqiang", in which he accurately showed the violent and ruthless momentum of this underworld brother, and the gloomy and evil inner world, which made people frightened.
Despite his seemingly vicious appearance, he is able to deftly grasp the inner qualities of this character, making it lifelike and breathtaking.
Every time he swept over everyone with a gloomy face and sharp eyes, people could feel his powerful aura. However, he exudes a cunning and witty fox atmosphere in the world, arrogant and arrogant, these characteristics are perfectly integrated with the image of the big brother of the underworld, which is amazing.
It is precisely because of his superb acting skills that Sun Honglei became famous overnight.
Looking at Huang Lei again, he co-starred with Zhou Xun in "April Day in the World", which can be described as a household name. In the play, Huang Lei successfully created the image of a polite intellectual, his shoulder-length long hair, simple clothes, and elegant words all remind people of that innocent literary youth.
He vividly expressed the introverted, calm, and gentle nature of this role, which can be called a model of the image of Wenqing, and the wonderful performances of the two of them added a lot to the play.
In this way, they became a blockbuster with their excellent acting skills and became popular. However, who would have expected that at the peak of their careers, these two hot stars would choose to give up their careers as actors and switch to more commercially valuable variety shows and culinary careers.
This undoubtedly makes people sigh, and the demeanor of a generation of old drama bones is gradually disappearing.
In the third part, let's talk about Liu Xiaoqing. She played multiple roles in works such as "Wu Zetian", which won warm applause from the audience. However, as her fame grew, she seemed to have fallen into a "drama addiction", and even tried to play the role of a girl at the age of 71, which caused an uproar.
In the entertainment industry, Liu Xiaoqing is undoubtedly a unique actor. She starred in "Wu Zetian" in 1995, which is an unprecedented classic. In this drama, Liu Xiaoqing played Wu Zetian's three different age stages - the image of a girl when she entered the palace at the age of 15, the majestic image of middle age, and the old image when she died at the age of 82.
It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for any actor to perfectly interpret three distinct age stages in the same drama.
However, Liu Xiaoqing's excellent performance skills and well-built modeling team enabled her to interpret Wu Zetian's role vividly, which won warm applause from many audiences! When she was 15 years old, she played Wu Meiniang, who was demure and calm, shy and charming; In middle age, Wu Zetian's image became deep and steady, and he was shrewd and calculating every move; When the years reached the age of 82, Wu Zetian had already entered his twilight years, and his eyes were full of confusion and aging.
Wu Zetian at every stage was vividly portrayed by her, making it hard for the audience to believe that these roles were actually played by the same actor.
With superb acting skills and the careful creation of the crew, Liu Xiaoqing successfully interpreted the role of Wu Zetian deeply in the hearts of the people and won widespread praise. The audience praised her as a real "acting school" old drama bone.
However, at this moment, Liu Xiaoqing fell into a kind of "drama addiction" - she began to be obsessed with the performance method of one person playing multiple roles, and then she starred in several similar TV series, such as in the drama "Burning Afang Palace", she alone played three roles with completely different personalities.
However, it was this "drama addiction" that finally led Liu Xiaoqing on a road of no return. In order to be able to play a young girl, this 71-year-old "old drama bone" even did not hesitate to undergo facelift surgery, wear heavy makeup, and dress up as a girl.
All this can only be said to be that Liu Xiaoqing was completely blinded by "drama addiction".
In the fourth part, let's talk about Yu Zhen and Yan Xuejing. They always stick to their comfort zone, Yu Zhen only focuses on military-themed film and television dramas, while Yan Xuejing always plays the role of a "rural woman", blindly repeating herself, and losing the courage and opportunity to break through herself.
On the road of acting, some people are destined to be trapped in a narrow comfort zone, and gradually lose the courage and opportunity to break through themselves. Yu Zhen and Yan Xuejing are such examples.
Yu Zhen's stage is mainly focused on military-themed film and television dramas, this veteran actor in his 50s, since his debut, has participated in almost all of this kind of works, and his image in the play is usually a rugged, mighty, hideous-looking soldier, often making a deafening roar.
Even if he occasionally has the opportunity to appear on a large stage like the Spring Festival Gala, Yu Zhen's performance still seems stiff and dull, his speech is stumbling, his lines are full of loopholes, and his clumsy acting skills make people laugh.
As a result, he missed the perfect opportunity to showcase his talent on a wider stage and start anew.
The same is true of Yan Xuejing's current situation. Most of the roles of this "old drama bone" focus on the role of peasant women - whether it is "Shan Xing" in "Country Love Story" or "Liu Sanduo" in "The Daughter-in-law of the Liu Family", she always shows an unpretentious and hard-working image of housekeeping.
Every character created by Yan Xuejing, from personality characteristics to demeanor, from temperament and charm to dress, all make people feel familiar. She performed the same image day after day, trapped in the prison of the character, unable to extricate herself.
Because of this, Yu Zhen and Yan Xuejing became more and more indulged in their comfort zone, and gradually lost the courage to break through themselves and pursue progress. Throughout their lives, they are constantly repeating themselves, and few new works and images can refresh the public's perception of them, so they can only stagnate.
Fifth, Zhang Tielin and Liu Tao were once very popular but did not stop thinking and enterprising. Zhang Tielin's appearance was slightly greasy and obscene, and he was even accused of betraying the motherland; Liu Tao stuck to the role of "Andy", and his acting skills became increasingly rusty.
Although some people were once very popular, they failed to grasp the opportunity to continue to move forward, but stopped moving, which is the true portrayal of Zhang Tielin and Liu Tao.
When it comes to Zhang Tielin, the first thing that people think of must be the role of Huang Ama played by him in "Huanzhu Gege". In the play, he was supposed to be the emperor who held great power, and he should have a kind of majesty that was not angry and self-imposing.
However, Zhang Tielin's performance is far from his identity - he always deliberately exaggerates a fierce face, and interprets emotions with extremely comical expressions and movements, which is simply a waste of this role.
What's even more offensive is that his appearance is greasy and obscene, and there is also a hint of obscenity in his lines, which makes the audience feel extremely uncomfortable. To this day, when netizens re-examine this classic, they have criticized Zhang Tielin's acting skills for being far inferior to those of young actresses.
Not only that, but this "old drama bone" born in 1957 also did a jaw-dropping thing - he actually gave up his Chinese nationality and switched to the UK! In the face of this betrayal of the motherland, the majority of netizens strongly condemned it, but Zhang Tielin brazenly argued that this move was aimed at spreading Chinese culture overseas.
When it comes to the great actress Ms. Liu Tao, her outstanding representative work is undoubtedly the role of "Andy" portrayed in the TV series "Ode to Joy". In the plot, she shows a resolute and independent working woman, with a distinct personality, daring to love and hate, and excellent work ability, which has won countless sincere praise from the audience.
However, the actress, who has reached the peak of her reputation and achievements, is not satisfied with this, on the contrary, she has her own unique aesthetic and performance concept, she knows how to find her own stage, but she has never been able to jump out of the limitations set by the role of "Andy".
Since then, no matter which drama Ms. Liu Tao participates in, her image has always been unable to get rid of the stereotype of a strong woman in the workplace. Her eyes gradually became tired, and her acting skills gradually lost their former agility and naturalness, which made people feel sorry.
Those actors who are known as "old drama bones", they used to be so dazzling and admirable, with their superb acting skills and excellent expression, they have created classic characters on the screen that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, leaving unforgettable memories for the audience.
However, just as their careers were in full swing, a dangerous disease crept in – they began to fall into self-isolation, stagnation, and lack of innovation. Some people trap themselves in a narrow comfort zone, blindly repeating the same type of role; Others choose to give up their love for the profession of actor and switch to fast-making industries such as variety shows.
What's more serious is that some actors have problems with their personal morality, and their behavior is shameful, but they still earn a good income, which has become a negative example of professionalism.
The audience is deeply saddened by this, and they look forward to the fact that these once glorious "old drama bones" can rekindle their enthusiasm for art, find the original intention of the actors, and use their superb acting skills to once again present us with wonderful works of art.
After all, the evaluation criteria of an industry are ruthless, and only by working hard, dedicated, and having the courage to challenge themselves can they be invincible, otherwise, they will be surpassed by the new generation of actors and eliminated by the times.
I hope that these "old drama bones" can take this as a lesson, cherish the honor in their hands, continue to move forward on the road of art, prove themselves with strength, and impress the audience with excellent works.