I want to write about Kong Liu, because in October 2019, I put on a movie called "Jin Zhiying Born in 82", and now three months later, this movie is still standing on the front page of Douban.
More than 120,000 people in China have scored a high score of 8.6 for this film and included it in the list of must-see films before marriage.
Everyone knows that the film caused a strong response in South Korea, and it was boycotted by many male audiences before its release, and even asked the government to personally intervene and block the film.
The resistance is so strong, the relevant actors are naturally not spared, the film's main actors Kong Liu, Zheng Youmei and others have been attacked by public opinion before and after the release of the film.
Many male viewers commented on their disappointment with Zheng Youmei and criticized Kong Liumei's feminism, claiming that it was a fussy film that completely reversed black and white and exaggerated the facts.
But for all these sounds, Kong Liu's answer is: pick up the work.
In fact, "Jin Zhiying Born in 82" is a female work, Kong Liu's role in it is much less than that of a female one, and he is at the peak of his career who does not have to take such a "non-existent" work to respond to a part of the audience and find trouble for himself.
But Kong Liu not only took over, but also bravely stood up to respond to the controversy, and did not escape the doubts of the same-sex group.
This attitude after 9 years of "The Melting Pot" reminds us of the responsible actor Kong Liu, and coincidentally, "The Melting Pot" also happens to be starring Kong Liu and Zheng Youmei.
"The Melting Pot" is too hot in China, what story it tells we don't need to say more, this film is based on real events, directly promoted the development of South Korea's "Melting Pot Law", and is hailed as a film that changed the Korean country.
Kong Liu was one of the first wave promoters of "The Melting Pot".
At that time, Kong Liu was serving in the military, he saw the novel "The Melting Pot" in the army, and then he was touched, found an agent, and began to plan to buy copyrights, attract investment, and run for the film.
Of course, we can't say that before filming, Kong Liu had the ambition to "make "The Melting Pot" change the country", when he was only moved by the story, and on the other hand, he was also in a period of career anxiety.
Before that, he had become a fragrant feast in the idol drama circle because of the fire of "Coffee Prince No. 1 Shop", but this did not meet Kong Liu's expectations.
He wants to be a textured actor, act in some independent art films, at least not just a thin idol, when the arrival of "The Melting Pot" is an opportunity.
The popularity of "The Melting Pot" made Kong Liu finally receive some textured roles, such as Chi Dongzhe in "The Suspect", and in 2016, "Busan Trip", "Male and Female", "Secret Agent", "Ghost" and many other works broke out at the same time, which made him jump to the top of the power faction overnight, and the fire spread throughout most of Asia.
We know Kong Liu's acting skills and strength, but at the same time, we forget his sense of responsibility, until "Jin Zhiying born in 82" appeared, only to find that Kong Liu inadvertently moved us once again.
In fact, looking back at previous roles, Kong Liujie's works have always been indifferent to the presence of positions and actors.
For example, in "The Melting Pot", the society's attention to the story itself far exceeds that of the actors; for example, "Busan Trip", Kong Liu's role in it is very limited, and the role is not absolutely positive; and then to today's "Kim Ji-young, born in 82", it is a women's film at all.
But in this regard, Kong Liu does not care, he said many times in an interview, he never cares whether his role is high enough, the role is not enough, mainly to see that the script is not complete enough.
If the story is complete, valuable, and meaningful, he feels obligated to participate, no matter what role he plays in it.
However, it is such a person who does not care about the "protagonist" who now stands at the center of public opinion, carries the heat and aura, and has become the best male protagonist in the minds of millions of us.
The social repercussions caused by "Jin Zhiying born in 1982" tell us that the victory of feminism is not only in the rise of female consciousness, but also in the rise of male consciousness against women.
Just like we like Kong Liu, it is not because he has provoked many blockbusters as a big male protagonist, but because he is willing to play a small character and act in some good films.
We appreciate and admire the actresses who participated in "Jin Zhiying born in 1982" and applaud their bravery; but we also thank men like Kong Liu for being willing to stand up and do something in the face of such a great personal influence.
Text/Lao Wang