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Preface
Although "Celebrating More Than Years 2" has come to an end, its exposure has still made many actors eat "dividends", but Li Qin, as the leading actor, is not only not late at all, but also attracted criticism.
On the contrary, Xin Zhilei, a "hot girl" who was scolded for her thick lips and violent temper "so ugly and daring to be an actor", became the biggest winner, and in "Flowers", Li Li played by her completely suppressed the aura of the heroine Tang Yan as soon as she appeared.
As a supporting role, she has stolen the limelight from the protagonist again and again, and she is worthy of a woman who writes "desire" on her face, but to get this far, it is not just about "desire" that can be done!
"Persecuted" by life
Xin Zhilei's family background is very bad, a family of five has been crammed into a dilapidated and narrow small house, her parents work very hard, and the work day and night makes the young Xin Zhilei very distressed, and she studies hard in order to change the status quo.
Since junior high school, every day after school, Xin Zhilei will go to work in a fast food restaurant in their Hegang for two or three hours, she doesn't want to ask her parents for money, in high school, she didn't change, she went as soon as school ended, even this did not affect Xin Zhilei's academic performance in the slightest.
Source: Yangtze River Daily---2024.02.11: "Xin Zhilei: From a Small Town Girl to a Popular Actor"
Because she was afraid of poverty, Xin Zhilei's "desire and ambition" was great, after the college entrance examination, she was admitted to the Fashion Design Institute with excellent results, and during the school, she was still studying while working, thinking that life would get better and better, until her junior year, her father was paralyzed for some reason.
The family's main source of income was cut off, and her mother had no way to go out to work in order to take care of her paralyzed father, and the burden of the family was on Xin Zhilei.
His father once said a wish to Xin Zhilei, because he was paralyzed, he could only stay at home every day, very boring, so he told Xin Zhilei that he wanted a computer, so that he could chat with his comrades, but at that time, the price of a computer was beyond Xin Zhilei's reach, and she could only refuse her father when she couldn't afford it, but when she was able to buy it, her father was gone, which has always been a pain in Xin Zhilei's heart, and it is also one of the reasons why she is desperate to make money.
Although Xin Zhilei has lived a cool life, she was born with a "good skin", in the life of a hostess of etiquette, she met Donnie Yen, the noble person in her life, if it were not for her, maybe the current Xin Zhilei is still working somewhere.
Enter the film and television industry
At that time, Donnie Yen happened to go to the event, and when she saw Xin Zhilei's appearance, she felt that her temperament and appearance were very good, so she invited her to film and television industry, after getting the news, Xin Zhilei was very happy, she knew that this was an opportunity, and after thinking about it for a while, she decided to drop out of school to film.
After coming to the film and television industry, Xin Zhilei played a lot of works with her appearance, but they were all small roles, and she couldn't make any waves, but she didn't give up, she worked hard in the film and television industry for five years.
It wasn't until 2016 that the appearance of "Yangtze River Map" broke her idea, when "Yangtze River Map" found many actresses to audition when filming started, Xin Zhilei also went to the interview after getting the news, and after a series of competitions, Xin Zhilei finally got the starring spot.
But after getting the news, the role of Xin Zhilei was not so easy to play, because it was winter when it was filmed, but there were a few scenes in the water, and she could swim, but Xin Zhilei couldn't swim, she could only learn from scratch, but fortunately, she had some talent and learned it quickly.
In order to be able to shoot this drama well, Xin Zhilei suffered a lot, there was a scene where she needed to jump out of bed, Xin Zhilei also jumped in directly, and when she came up, the clothes on her body immediately froze, so during filming, Xin Zhilei often got sick, but this kind of effort is also rewarded.
The play "Yangtze River" was very popular as soon as it was born, and it was also shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
But in the real sense, what makes Xin Zhilei well-known to many people is "Embroidered Spring Knife II.: Shura Battlefield", and it is also this drama that has attracted the attention of director Wong Kar-wai, in the play, Xin Zhilei plays Ding Baiying is a descendant of the "Qi Family Knife", and she is also a master of mystery in the play, especially in the scene of fighting in the woods, many people say that "Xin Zhilei broke the dream of a martial arts girl with a knife", although it is a supporting role, but the momentum is far beyond the protagonist.
In the variety show "The Birth of an Actor", the costume drama "Golden Branch Desire" she cooperated with Shu Chang was also a vivid interpretation of the intrigue in the play, but in the end, Xin Zhilei failed to win Shu Chang, and she also bluntly said that she would not say "I don't think Shu Chang acted very well", and her straightforward personality also made many netizens criticize her.
But Xin Zhilei is not used to netizens at all, there is a good saying "Don't persuade others to be kind without others suffering", Xin Zhilei, who has been poor for one or two decades, naturally wants to climb to a high place step by step and get rid of the poverty she once had, no one wants to lose, let alone a strong person like Xin Zhilei.
Xin Zhilei once bluntly said, "I am a person of desire, my face is full of desire," she is very real, she only has one idea, that is, "red", and make a lot of money.
The subsequent release of "The Legend of Ruyi" made Xin Zhilei make a name for herself, her acting skills are not inferior to anyone, and Jin Yuyan's ruthlessness and scheming are perfectly presented in front of the audience, which also makes many people scold her badly, which is also a recognition of her role.
The Northern Qi saintess Begonia Blossom played in "Celebrating More Than Years", dressed in simple white clothes and wearing a delicate crown, floated like a fairy, holding a long sword, domineering, although it is a supporting role, it is no worse than the protagonist, which left a deep impression on many audiences, and also made Xin Zhilei more and more confident, and began to gradually try more dramas.
Try a new way of drama and become popular on the Internet
One day, Wong Kar-wai found Xin Zhilei, because he had seen her performance in "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", which made him very satisfied with Xin Zhilei, especially her simple personality, which was very similar to "Li Li" in Flowers, so he wanted her to play it.
But because Xin Zhilei has always been a big grinning character, she has the chivalrous spirit that "Li Li" needs, but she lacks a femininity and a charming feeling, so when she was shooting flowers, Xin Zhilei practiced dancing every day, like Latin, Tango, etc., just to cultivate her temperament.
Information source: New Weekly---2024.01.03: "Xin Zhilei: It took me two years to become the Li Li of "Flowers""
"Flowers" was filmed for three years, Xin Zhilei was completed four times, and not long after each completion, Wong Kar-wai would find some problems, and he would call Xin Zhilei back for reshooting, although it would be very troublesome, but this was a respect for the audience, and the effect presented was pursued to the extreme, and sure enough, as soon as the play was released, it ushered in infinite applause, bringing endless honor to Xin Zhilei.
It can be seen from the audience's anti-hardness that Xin Zhilei is successful, as the starring Tang Yan, she has also made a great breakthrough in the play, trying a lot of things that have never been tried before, which made many viewers look at her with admiration, but when Xin Zhilei appeared, Tang Yan's light dimmed a lot, and everyone began to praise Xin Zhilei.
During the broadcast of flowers, Xin Zhilei also participated in a variety show "Flowers and Youth", the two watched together, which made many viewers have a huge sense of contrast, Xin Zhilei is a very charming woman in the play, but she is a "Hanhan" in the variety show, which also makes people see the most real Xin Zhilei.
epilogue
Xin Zhilei, who entered the showbiz at the age of 25, is a little late for other actors, but the hard life of her childhood has laid a firm foundation for her.
Article sources:
Yangtze River Daily---2024.02.11: "Xin Zhilei: From a Small Town Girl to a Popular Actor"
New Weekly---2024.01.03: "Xin Zhilei: It took me two years to become the Li Li of "Flowers""