In the 1990s, "Yongzheng Dynasty" won a large number of actors; by 2001, the hit of "The Gate of the Big House" also made a large wave of actors popular.
These two plays have nothing to do with each other, and there is an actor who has had a wonderful performance in both plays.
He is the actor Zhao Yi.
Speaking of Zhao Yi, many people should not know his name, perhaps they have seen the TV series he played, before he became the protagonist, he acted in many classic TV series, such as "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", "Yongzheng Dynasty", "Big Mansion Gate" and other plays.
Before he became a film and television actor, he was an opera actor, and because of a leg injury, he could not perform on stage, and could only find another high. He only then began to contact film and television dramas.
There is no network resource, can only start from the grassroots level, do martial arts stand-ins, pull relationships for the assistant director, and finally play some faceless roles.
Also because of a little bit of achievements, although he did not study acting in film and television school, he worked very hard, and his acting skills were well improved and polished.
Before acting in "Yongzheng Dynasty", he went to other crews to sign contracts, and saw the crew looking for actors in the North Film Studio, and he also went to audition for a show, which was appreciated by the crew. Director Hu Mei withstood the pressure to let him play the role of Li Wei.
The Li Wei he portrayed was very in place, but there has been no fire to fight, and supporting roles such as Du Zhiguo have become popular, and he continues to run the group.
By 2000, when he learned that "The Gate of the Mansion" had started filming, he invited many stars to help, and he also wanted to join in the fun. Take the initiative to find the crew and recommend yourself. The script that the director spent decades creating, the famous actor can't act, how can he let a less famous actor act.
After some conversation between the two, director Guo Baochang felt that Zhao Yi was from Peking Opera and was not bad. Give him a script and let him go home and read it. He read the script overnight and liked the role of Bai Jingting very much.
He told the director, let yourself play this role, and the director said that he needed to think about it. He said we could not sign a contract, act for three days, and if it was not suitable, we could replace him.
Just as he was out, the director granted his request. After getting the role, my heart was sour.
After "The Gate of the Big House", he acted in some dramas, and suddenly became the male protagonist, playing many male protagonists.
Now he has been a director and has also made films. Although the male protagonist has fewer and fewer scenes, he has enough.