On June 6, 1991, a girl named Wu Jingjing was born in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province. Perhaps from the moment she was born, it was easy for people around her to confuse her name with her aunt who was an actress. But what no one expected was that Wu Jingjing later became an actor.
Wu Jingjing's aunt is called Wu Qianqian, one Jing and one Qian, and it is indeed easy to be confused at first glance. In particular, both of these people are actors, or the relationship between aunt and niece.
Wu Qianqian, Chinese mainland actress, born in 1955, debuted in 1980 with the TV series "Cave House", representative works such as "Kyoto Chronicle", "The Past of the Republic" and "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang". Wu Qianqian's ex-husband, Wu Jingjing's uncle, is You Xiaogang, a famous mainland director and producer.
As early as when Wu Jingjing was two years old, her parents divorced. Now we don't know the story behind the divorce of Wu Jingjing's parents, we only know that since Wu Jingjing's parents divorced at the age of two, she has lived with her aunt Wu Qianqian and her uncle You Xiaogang.
That is to say, although they are nominally aunts and uncles, in fact, Wu Qianqian and You Xiaogang have almost played the role of parents in Wu Jingjing's life.
This can also be seen from Wu Jingjing's going to college. Wu Jingjing, who was about to graduate from high school, had already decided to become an actor under the cultivation of her aunt and uncle, so she also applied for the top related schools in China such as the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy.
However, Wu Jingjing's uncle You Xiao felt that these schools were too noisy and not conducive to Wu Jingjing's study. Therefore, at his suggestion, Wu Jingjing entered the relatively remote environment of the Department of Art Communication of Nanguang College of communication of the Communication University of China to study acting.
Therefore, we may be able to say that You Xiaogang is obviously very serious about the cultivation of Wu Jingjing, and at the same time, he also has high hopes for her future development.
And Wu Jingjing herself does have the talent to become an actor, in the second year of entering Nanguang, that is, when she was a sophomore, Wu Jingjing starred in her first TV series "Who Kidnapped Who Kidnapped In the Great Unsolved Case", and in the same year she also starred in her first film "On graduation day we say crosstalk".
Of course, these two film and television drama works are obviously unknown kind of works, and perhaps for Wu Jingjing, unlike other girls who choose to become actors, she does not need to think too much at the beginning.
That is to say, in the second year of filming, Wu Jingjing does not need to consider too much about the gold content of the participating works, all she needs is a warm-up or general feeling of experience, as long as she has filmed the works of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er, with the resume of an actor, Wu Jingjing's future road will naturally go smoothly.
After filming two warm-up works, Wu Jingjing starred in two costume dramas, namely "The Secret History of Yang Guifei" and "The Inspector of the Tang Dynasty", which also did not bring Wu Jingjing too much fame or anything else, but obviously, this is also a kind of "building a resume" general experience.
Because of these two dramas, Wu Jingjing cooperated with actors such as Zhong Xintong, Chen Haomin and other stars who were very popular in that era. Without You Xiaogang's efforts, Wu Jingjing at that time obviously could not have the capital to "cooperate" with this line star.
And more importantly, the reason why Wu Jingjing filmed these two costume dramas is actually a kind of "warm-up", because next, she starred in the work "The Secret History of Xi Shi" directed by her uncle You Xiaogang.
At that time, the crew of "Xi Shi Secret History" also held a heroine selection activity of "Choosing Xi Shi and Filming Secret History", and Wu Jingjing participated in this activity as You Xiaogang's niece, and finally succeeded, becoming the actor of the heroine of the play "Xi Shi".
As a director, in his own TV series to let his niece participate in the heroine selection and eventually become the heroine, You Xiaogang's efforts to pave the way for Wu Jingjing have reached the point where they are not shy.
That's why we said in the previous article that Wu Jingjing's film and television drama works at the beginning did not have to care about any gold content, because she was just "building a resume" to pave the way for later development.
With the efforts of You Xiaogang, Wu Jingjing herself did not live up to his expectations, and the drama "The Secret History of Xi Shi" finally completely opened the road for Wu Jingjing to be an actor, and also accumulated popularity and fame for her.
As one of the four famous beauties in Chinese history, Xi Shi, playing her, is obviously a big challenge. And Xi Shi, played by Wu Jingjing, can indeed be called a success. This role, after the TV series was broadcast, also brought her two awards, "Outstanding Actor Award" and "Asian Idol Festival New Face Award" at the Cross-Strait Television Arts Festival.
Wu Jingjing, who starred in Xi Shi, can indeed be called a new appearance in the show business circle at this time. After that, she also starred in many works, whether it is ancient costumes, urban, anti-war or mythological dramas, in the years after "The Secret History of Xi Shi", Wu Jingjing's development in the show business circle seems to be described as blossoming everywhere.
Fast forward to 2016, in the four years since the broadcast of "The Secret History of Xi Shi" in 2012, Wu Jingjing has starred in about 14 TV drama works. Of these, only two were directed by her uncle.
So from this point of view, it seems that You Xiaogang just paved the way for Wu Jingjing, and then she relied on her own efforts to get better and better in the show business circle.
But in fact, Wu Jingjing's path as an actor has come to this day, and it cannot be described as "getting better and better". It can even be said that since 2016, Wu Jingjing has actually taken a downward road.
Whether it is the number of works, the gold content of the works, or the strength of the cast and crew, Wu Jingjing after 2016 has not been able to reproduce the glory of the previous four years.
Among them, there is a more important thing, that is, in 2015, You Xiaogang officially announced that he and his ex-wife Wu Qianqian had peacefully separated in 2012.
Of course, we can't simply understand this point to mean that You Xiaogang didn't care about his niece Wu Jingjing because he ended his husband and wife relationship with Wu Qianqian.
Because from 2012 to 2016, on Wu Jingjing's actor road, there has always been a figure of You Xiaogang paving the road in front. That's why we say that for Wu Jingjing, who began to live with her aunt and uncle at the age of two, Wu Qianqian and You Xiaogang obviously have parent-like figures like her.
But apparently later, You Xiaogang did not continue to help Wu Jingjing move forward. So the former "Xi Shi" later began to shoot TV series such as "Pure Love Young Master Loves Me".
This is actually a more embarrassing topic, that is, without the help of You Xiaogang, Wu Jingjing seems to be in the show business circle, and there really can be no better development.
In fact, for this point, Wu Jingjing herself also expressed her views in an interview that year, and her statement at that time was that "the future depends on herself, but she does not refuse the help of her uncle You Xiaogang." ”
That is to say, in fact, Wu Jingjing herself also understands that her path as an actor really needs You Xiaogang's help. Although for the issue of her own heroine in the "Secret History of Xi Shi", Wu Jingjing emphasized that it was the strength she relied on, and said that her uncle You Xiaogang's requirements for her were the same as others. But we all know that this may be just a statement.
As for why You Xiaogang did not continue to help Wu Jingjing obtain resources and pave the way later, we did not need to gossip too much. However, we can indeed clearly see that without Wu Jingjing after You Xiaogang, on the road of actors, it is indeed not good.
Therefore, for Wu Jingjing, because of You Xiaogang's help to become an actor, whether this matter is good or bad for her is really a matter that is not easy to say clearly.