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The TV series "Grow up with you" officially ended this week, and Lin Yunyun, a full-time mother played by Ying'er in the play, finally stood up her waist, tied her hair, put on professional clothes, and started a business. The career has given Lin Yunyun the confidence to face reality, and also allows her to protect her children and family in a self-realizing way.
Before the end of the play, Ying Er posted a long article on Weibo about the anxiety of not wanting to be eliminated after childbirth so she made a quick comeback. Her confusion about self-realization is being dismantled and healed little by little in the role of Lin Yunyun, "Lin Yunyun actually taught me that women can embrace life in many dimensions, if life deceives you, then stand up and embrace from another angle." ”
In 2021, it is exactly the tenth year of the broadcast of the TV series "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow", Ying'er from a night of popularity, to the temporary silence after marriage and birth of a daughter in the rising period, her acting path that was wrapped up in public opinion has also gone for more than ten years. She had previously teased strangers for their belated praise for her slim figure, "I've been thin for ten years!" When the stereotype of the outside world for her still stays in "Tong Xue" (the role played by her in "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow"), this girl who was once wrapped in flowers and doubts in the fairy tale world has now plunged into life, becoming a mother, becoming an actor, and becoming a more powerful bullet on the road to self-realization.
Character photography / Beijing News reporter Guo Yanbing
Lin Yunyun was great, and even a little bit hurt her
In the eyes of the outside world, Lin Yunyun seems to be a role that is not "Ying'er". This is a stay-at-home mom who has been by life and education. Seemingly rich, glamorous, in fact, unable to be financially independent, in order to let her daughter have the right to choose her own life, Yu must face the strict requirements of her husband's "daughter must take the first exam" and the full-time mother schedule that is accurate to the minute; outside, she must "kill" a way out for her daughter among a group of young parents.
This is Ying'er's first official role as a mother, and for her, it is a suitable choice for the right time. In 2017, Ying Er became a mother, and her life experience broadened the breadth of her understanding of the role. "I'm a mother now, why can't I play [mother]?" Most importantly, I love the character. I will make the audience believe in the person I play. ”
In the TV series "Growing Up with You", Ying Er played Lin Yunyun, a full-time mother.
In fact, Lin Yunyun and Ying'er have very different identities - Lin Yunyun is a full-time mother, and Ying'er is a working mother. But most of the time, all mothers have to deal with the balance of the family. During the epidemic last year, Ying Er also temporarily became a "full-time mother". In order to arrange her life reasonably, she made a detailed time plan for the day; housework, cooking, taking care of her daughter, everything was arranged every minute. When playing Lin Yunyun, Ying Er reasonably imagined her own personal experience and gave it to the role.
For example, she also pulled out a detailed schedule for Lin Yunyun: get up at five o'clock in the morning, prepare breakfast and clothes for her husband and children, and then dress herself, "because her husband wants her to be beautiful." Even if you kneel on the ground and wipe the floor, you must dress beautifully. After sending her children to school, Lin Yunyun needs to clean up the house, buy vegetables, synchronously learn her daughter's homework, run around various institutions inside and outside the school; pick up the children at night and continue to tutor homework and cook dinner for her husband." She slept no more than five or six hours a day, occasionally grinding a cup of coffee, which was the rarest time of the day.
"I really think she's great and I hurt her." Today's 30+ Ying Er can achieve excellent empathy with mature female characters. One of her most memorable scenes was the first confrontation with her husband, Gu Jiawei (Lee Chung-han). The husband insisted on dismissing the highly educated nanny that Lin Yunyun had hard to invite, and Lin Yunyun angrily took out all the bills after marriage and poured out the negative emotions accumulated for a long time, "What are you!" What am I! The old lady is not willing to stay! When filming this scene, Ying Er has become Lin Yunyun, and she seems to be able to strongly perceive the self-awakening of this woman after a long time of repression, "it is like she is screaming and venting through my body." ”
College "running dragon set", "one percent" achievement lucky
If ying'er is different from Lin Yunyun, she knows in her childhood that what she has worked hard to get is the foundation that can really support life.
Liu Ying (Ying'er's original name) was born in Changde City, Hunan Province, the family is not poor, but the working-class parents are also strict with their daughters. Since the age of three, she has been running between music, hosting, pipa, calligraphy and other interest classes. In 2003, the National Newcomer Competition was held in Beijing, and Yuan Quan, Chen Hong, Li Yuchun, Xie Na, and Nursery all made their debut in the competition. At that time, in order to realize her dream, 15-year-old Liu Ying was alone, took a 25-hour train ride, traveled to three places, and came to Beijing to participate in the competition. Before entering the arena, she didn't even have a coil in her pocket to eat.
Running alone in competitions and art exams is a fixed coordinate of two points and one line in Ying'er's student days. Before the college entrance examination, she applied for seven art colleges such as Chinese opera, military art, and Sichuan Conservatory of Music, and the first choice was to become a singer. If it weren't for serendipity, she might already be a Hunan folk singer by now. "When I came to Beijing to take the music test, a teacher said, you can actually take the test for actors, so I went to a chinese opera training class, and after I went to school, I felt that I still liked it." Without thinking too much, Ying Er stepped into the path of an actor.
In that era, there were few opportunities for professional actors to shoot, and even Chinese opera students had to experience the big waves of the market after graduation. Seeing that the brothers and sisters have dramas to shoot, Ying'er was busy making resumes in her sophomore year, sitting on the bus in her spare time, and going around all kinds of crews to "introduce herself", "Any suitable role can find me." She says the same thing every day to a different assistant director.
Sometimes after a few days of running, Ying Er can get a "dragon set", such as a waiter or a smaller extra. No matter what role she was, she always answered quickly when she received the call; when lucky, there was also the opportunity to "specially appear". For example, in a scene in the office, the protagonist is in the middle, and Ying Er plays colleague A next to her. At the same time, you can also get a line, "Hey! Your pen. ”
Once after running the dragon suit, Ying Er and the male protagonist took the same car back. Ying Er stared at him for a long time, "Brother, I envy you so much." Later, Ying'er, who became the protagonist herself, once cooperated with the actor, mentioning this moment of that year, the other party was surprised to recall for a long time, "Really? ”
Even so, it was common for people to be rejected by the role of "dragon set" in those years, "You have no experience, and it is normal for people not to use you." I am a particularly optimistic person and am not afraid of failure. Out of a hundred opportunities, there may be one. "The performance can not ascend to the sky one step at a time, and Ying Er firmly believes in this belief."
Stills from the TV series "Book of Swords and Vengeance"
Two years later, the "Princess Xiangxiang" in the TV series "Book of Swords and Vengeance" became this "one percent". Ying Er was 22 years old. She initially introduced herself to the assistant director to play another heroic female character. At that time, many directors and producers were already sitting in the room, and she was nervously silent in the toilet, and after a brief audition, she only got a polite reply of "going back and waiting for the notice". But a few days later, the crew called and asked her to try "Princess Xiangxiang" again. "I thought, really fake?"
The weak and innocent "Princess Xiangxiang" laid the original screen image of "Ying'er". In the years that followed, the "one percent" fortune was constantly playing out. In 2010, Ying Er auditioned for a certain work, and the crew was very satisfied with her, but in the end she chose other actors for various reasons. However, she became acquainted with the show's producer, Taiwanese gold medal producer Chai Zhiping.
Less than a year later, one day Chai Zhiping suddenly sent a message to Ying'er, "Ying'er, where are you?" I have a character now, you come and see you. "Usually, Ying Er will always dress up carefully before seeing the group, shawl hair, high heels, and look tall. But that day she wore an untrimmed casual dress, casually wearing a hat and no makeup. She wanted to politely refuse, "Sister, I don't wear makeup, I'm ugly." But when Chai Zhiping told her that the role could only be auditioned on the same day, Ying Er did not hesitate to get on the bus. Two years later, Ying Er won the Huading Award for Best Emerging Actress with Liang Xiaoju, a rural migrant girl in "Xiaoju's Autumn". The belief of "one percent" is still being corroborated again and again.
Stop for the first time before the age of thirty and think about the future
Ying'er's anxiety about her career reached an unprecedented intensity after getting married and having a daughter. In 2018, the film and television industry is full of new people, and the market is changing rapidly. Ying Er and Fu Xinbo gave birth to a daughter "Little Moon". This girl, who was once wrapped in youth and dreams in idol dramas, became a mother for a while.
The change of identity disrupted Ying'er's rhythm. Before giving birth, Ying'er almost all of her life focused on work, and three or four plays a year were seamlessly connected, which was the source of her sense of security. "The market is very competitive, and if you don't have good works for everyone to see, it's easy to be eliminated." Be productive, and you probably won't forget about you. ”
But more anxiety stems from 2011's "Twilight Snow on a Thousand Mountains." This is also a "one percent" luck. When she first received the script, Ying Er thought it was a costume drama, and she was still talking about another play. "Suddenly I joined the group, and I was so fat at the time." She never expected that this drama would make her once the female number one sought after by the market.
Ying Er and Liu Kaiwei starred in the TV series "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow".
Then she walked down the street, and she was always recognized by many people, "You are so thin and in good shape." The agency also received a flood of scripts, most of them were female number one, and the partners were Li Yifeng, Yu Wenle, Zheng Jiaying, Wu Zhenyu... There are too many scenes that come to the scene, Ying Er has no time to think about future goals, or to prepare too much for the role, and when she encounters a good script, she quickly takes over. Many times the previous play has not yet been completed, and the contract for the next play has been signed.
"Not at all (future planning), too smooth." In order not to be eliminated by the market, a month after giving birth, Ying Er lost 94 pounds from 120 pounds. She hopes that when the character comes, she is ready to go at her best. "But there are fewer and fewer plays to be found." Ten months is enough to change the scenery of the market. The idol themes that used to flock to her now have more options for young actresses; works of other themes, at that time, Ying'er did not have the advantage of experience. "How come I suddenly stopped working?"
Approaching the age of thirty, Ying Er stopped for the first time to think about how to go next, what kind of scenes she should shoot, and how to improve herself. "Spend no hundred days red, be a good actor to act until you are old." At that time, there were many dramas on the market recruiting actors, and from the second month after childbirth, Ying Er was like returning to ten years ago, running around with her resume to various crews. At that time, the TV series "Shan He YueMing" (formerly known as "Jiang Shan Ji") was looking for a heroine. The drama is directed by Gao Xixi and starring Feng Shaofeng and Chen Baoguo. The heroine Xu Miaoyun is empress dowager of Ming Chengzu Renxiao, who not only mothers the world, but also helped Zhu Di create a generation of Yongle prosperity. "It's a great learning opportunity for me, and I hope to take on a play like this with more thickness."
Stills from the TV series "Mountains and Rivers Moonlight"
This is Ying'er's first contact with historical blockbusters, and the crew did not regard her as the first choice. In order to play this role well, Ying Er consulted many professional acting teachers to explore how to interpret this historical figure accurately. "I've always told the crew that I especially want to act, and believe me, I can definitely act well." I kept trying to fight until I was finally suddenly notified that I could try it. ”
When the show started, "Little Moon" was only three months old. Ying Er took her to live in Hengdian for several months. Also as an actor, Fu Xinbo is very supportive of Ying'er's comeback work, and the two also have a harmonious division of labor in taking care of the child. Before the "Little Moon" was three years old, most of them would join the group with their parents. Ying Er chose all working mothers to survive. "Being an actor is quite passive, and if you encounter a good opportunity or a good role, you definitely want to fight."
Nowadays, Ying Er maintains the rhythm of two or three plays a year, and there will always be a period of time between plays to go to acting refresher courses, while setting aside half a month to a month to prepare for the next play. She wants to act in more grounded realist works, and is even happy to fatten up the role. She is gradually approaching the path of a good actor, striving to become a mother who can make her child proud, and become a powerful bullet.
"I'm especially enjoying the state of the moment. Family makes me feel very secure and very happy, work also makes me feel very accomplished, and I am improving little by little, I think it is very good. ”
【Fresh Q&A】
Not "chicken baby" in life, will respect the child's right to choose
Beijing News: Can you understand the identity of a stay-at-home mother?
Ying'er: I think whether it is a full-time mother or a working mother, it is everyone's choice. [Working moms] aren't the only criteria for getting value. Taking care of the family and raising children is also not a criterion for obtaining self-affirmation. Just respect their choices.
Beijing News: After watching "Growing Up with You", many viewers have "chicken baby" anxiety, are you a mother who respects "chicken baby" in life?
Ying'er: The main thing is to encourage children to grow. When I was a kid, I was particularly bad at dancing, and I asked my mom why she didn't force me to learn to dance, which made me (physically) less coordinated. Then my mother said, at that time, I was not afraid of your hard work. In my own personal experience, in fact, it is a good thing that you encourage children to learn more things and not to press their bodies. But while we encourage our child to learn, we must also respect her right to choose and see if she likes it or not. I'll ask her, do you like it? If she says she likes it, then learn it; if she doesn't like it in particular, it's not good to force her. But if she is really particularly interested, but may be halfway through the practice and suddenly do not want to practice, at this time you can stand up and tell her that everything has to be hard work, to persevere.
Ying Er and Fu Xinbo.
Beijing News: Fu Xinbo once shared with us before that you will occasionally be jealous with your daughter in life. Does "Little Moon" sometimes be sticky Dad?
Ying'er: Yes, the daughter is very sticky to her father, and she was a little jealous before, but now she won't. If my daughter asked him to hold something, I would be very happy and happy.
Beijing News: After the age of 30, how do you think your personality has changed?
Ying'er: Now I will know more about listening, more understanding, and empathy. For example, if you say something about acting, I will definitely listen well. Maybe when people talked about it before, they wouldn't listen to it, because you had a lot of opportunities to shoot. Later, especially when I just gave birth to a child, when everyone said it again, although it was a little disagreeable, I would still listen to it, and after listening to it, I found that I really said it right, and then I looked at myself and did change, only to find that the original empathy can make me better. It's also a very happy thing.
Beijing News: After 30+, will you consider variety shows such as "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves"?
Ying'er: I really can't dance very well, so I think it's a round trip.
Zhang He, a senior reporter of the Beijing News
Wu Dongni, chief editor of the Beijing News, proofreads Zhao Lin
Source: Beijing News