Mao Xiaotong, who was born in 1988, is now 36 years old and is in the golden age of his actor career. However, her bright hair, bright eyes, and immature and delicate face have become stumbling blocks to her career development.
At the beginning of the article, it was written that in the eyes of the audience, Mao Xiaotong's image will always stay on the image of a sunny, beautiful, lively and lovely girl. While her beautiful appearance added points to her, it also became the biggest obstacle for her to break through in the Hollywood circle.
The directors are worried that her petite figure and sweet appearance will not be able to control the mature and calm role.
Mao Xiaotong often faces such a difficult situation: he wants to play the leading role, but he is still young and has insufficient qualifications; But if she accepts the supporting role arrangement, her bright and moving appearance will be too prominent, and it is easy to overshadow the limelight of the protagonist.
With Mao Xiaotong's age and appearance, it is difficult to find a suitable role positioning. She also longed to play some classic middle-aged women's roles like other actors of the same age, showing a different side from her sunny and beautiful image.
But helplessly, her petite figure and youthful and beautiful face often make the audience unconvinced.
During the filming of the hit drama "Celebrating More Than Years", Mao Xiaotong once tried to challenge some mature roles. The crew has high hopes for her, hoping that she can break through the previous image of a girl. However, despite her efforts, the audience eventually equated her with her past flamboyant roles.
In the face of this predicament, Mao Xiaotong herself feels helpless, she is still looking for opportunities, hoping that one day she can really show different acting skills.
Mao Xiaotong's predicament actually reveals the ruthless scrutiny and harsh standards of the entertainment industry for female actors. In this industry, female actors not only need to have superb acting skills, but also need to have a graceful figure and an enviable appearance.
Once Shaohua is gone, and their charm fades, they risk being ruthlessly forgotten.
When we look back at the scene of Mao Xiaotong's debut more than ten years ago, we will undoubtedly find that she was indeed a slim and thriving newcomer at that time, but in this short period of time, she stepped out of the age range of qualified actors.
This is undoubtedly cruel for the entire industry, and it is also a cruel reality faced by Mao Xiaotong personally.
In the entertainment industry, appearance and age seem to be more important than acting. For example, in an interview in 2011, he described: "Although Mao Xiaotong prepared for the audition well, she missed the opportunity because of her 'temperament sunshine'. The directors believe that her sparkling eyes and bright teeth are more suitable for creating a sunny girlish image, and it is difficult to control the mature and introverted role.
In the face of the strict standards of the entertainment industry, although Mao Xiaotong has complaints, he is helpless. The article wrote that she could only silently bear the indifference of the industry, looking forward to a chance to survive when a certain turning point appeared.
As a 36-year-old actress, she can already deeply feel the cruelty of the industry, and can only patiently wait for the turnaround.
In the entertainment industry, where beauty is valued, women's age and appearance are overemphasized, which brings a dilemma to Mao Xiaotong. Her appearance is too good, which makes it difficult for her to get a breakthrough opportunity.
For a 36-year-old actress, it is not easy to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry. Mao Xiaotong is in a dilemma: on the one hand, accepting the arrangement of the protagonist will make her look young and difficult to control because of her age and temperament; On the other hand, if you play a supporting role, it will appear too eye-catching and easily overshadow the limelight of the protagonist.
The sentence mentioned at the beginning of the article, "There is an embarrassment that is almost meaningless to play the leading role, and it is too beautiful to play a supporting role" is actually a portrayal of Mao Xiaotong. Her age and looks make it difficult for her to find the right place for the role.
She longs to be able to play some classic middle-aged woman roles like other peers, but her petite figure and youthful and beautiful face are not convincing at all.
Despite this, when Mao Xiaotong starred in the hit drama "Celebrating More Than Years", he once challenged some slightly mature roles. The article mentions that "the crew has high hopes for her, hoping to break through her image of a girl all the time through such a role creation."
However, this attempt did not achieve the desired results, and the audience still equated her with some fancy characters.
Mao Xiaotong showed helplessness and pain when faced with the difficult choice of role positioning. She described her psychological state at the time: "Mao Xiaotong also felt helpless about this. As a good actress, she certainly longs for the opportunity to use her acting skills and challenge different types of roles, but the reality is brutal.
As a 36-year-old actor who is still young, the dilemma of role selection is the biggest problem she faces. Whether she plays the lead role or a supporting role, she can't completely get rid of the obstacles caused by her looks and age.
In addition to the trouble of role positioning, Mao Xiaotong is often considered as a "business experience" by entertainment companies. As a 36-year-old actress, it is an indisputable fact that her commercial value is gradually diminishing.
Therefore, both her agent and the producer are quietly planning how to make as much profit as possible before she is "out of breath".
The article pointed out that even if Mao Xiaotong has a new script with a thousand dollars, it is difficult to attract the attention of the market. Today's audience prefers good-looking, young stars. And Mao Xiaotong's "mature" appearance and commendable age are destined to make her greatly discount her commercial value.
The only way out for her brokerage company at present is to make a fortune as soon as possible and use Mao Xiaotong's ready-made resources. For example, you can let her star in some unfinished dramas or third-rate TV series, and make money quickly with her popularity.
Because in the current market, few people will pay for a 36-year-old actor.
However, for production companies, Mao Xiaotong is not without advantages. Her outstanding appearance makes her more suitable for jobs such as endorsements or variety shows. For example, the article states, "Let her join a reality TV show to attract the attention of a young audience with her sunny smile."
In the eyes of entertainment companies, Mao Xiaotong's biggest value now is no longer her acting skills, but her iconic beauty. As long as she makes good use of this "beautiful capital", she may be able to make a considerable profit before she is completely out of breath.
However, it has to be said that the act of purely portraying celebrities as commodities and trading them as commodities is undoubtedly an infringement on human ethics. In the entertainment industry that pursues profit first, similar behavior is not uncommon.
As an actress, if you want to gain a foothold in this world, you may have to endure this cruel treatment, which is also a helpless reality.