Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

Tao Hong is rarely seen on screen now, but her acting skills are truly outstanding.

This actress, a former synchronized swimming champion, won Best Actress at the Mascus Film Festival in Syria in 1998 for her role in the film "Black Eyes," and also received the Huabiao Award for Best Actress.

In her subsequent acting career, she went on to win numerous awards, including the China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress, the China TV Drama Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress, the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress, the China Performing Arts Society Golden Phoenix Award, the China Drama Golden Lion Award for Actress, and the Magnolia Drama Award for Best Supporting Actress...

In terms of performance alone, Tao Hong is better than Xu Zheng.

Despite the widespread acclaim for Gu Zhiyan's acting skills, he has yet to win any significant acting awards.

One reason is that his previous works were mostly idol dramas, but the more important reason is that he is not from an "academic" background and is not from any industry.

Every industry has its own circles, with large circles encompassing smaller ones, and circles nested within circles.

There are many circles in the entertainment industry. Geographically, they can be divided into the Beijing circle, the Shanghai circle, the Hong Kong circle, the Northwest circle, and the Taiwan circle, etc.

Based on industry, there are also singers, actors, and talent show performers.

In terms of social relationships, they can be divided into the "compound faction," the "Beijing Film Studio faction," the "Beijing People's Art Theatre faction," and so on.

These categories are intertwined, and artists may be active in multiple circles at the same time.

Winning an award isn't simply a matter of ability. Unless you're so good that people have no choice but to give you the award, like Wu Jing now. With the box office success of "Wolf Warrior 2," even if some people dislike Wu Jing, they still have to give him some awards, even if they have to hold their noses.

These domestic performance awards are sometimes just so-so.

Li Yifeng once won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.

Other nominees for Best Actor that year included Yu Hewei, Sun Weimin, He Bing, Zhang Yi, Zhang Jiayi, and Liu Yunlong.

In the end, Li Yifeng and Zhang Yi jointly won the Best Actor award.

Another year, another Hundred Flowers Awards, and it was the same. Li Yifeng, Chen Xiao, Duan Yihong, Xia Yu and others were nominated together, and in the end, Li Yifeng won the award again.

Looking at Yang Baobei's past win of the Hundred Flowers Award, we can get a glimpse of the truth.

Some people deserve their awards and are honored, while others are undeserving of their honors and will be ridiculed for many years.

Gu Zhiyan wasn't particularly obsessed with awards, but something was better than nothing. She'd just let things take their course; what was meant to come would come.

Tao Hong's performance impressed Jing Tian with her award-winning acting skills.

She didn't steal the spotlight from the main character at all, but every appearance she made left a deep impression, making her a "textbook-level" supporting actress.

When she looked at Gu Xiaojiao, it was with a doting and understanding "older sister" gaze; while when she looked at Lu Ming, that "familiar" look contained curiosity, inquiry, and a hint of understanding, conveying a great deal of information.

Her busy figure in the bakery and her relaxed state while chatting with Gu Xiaojiao made the character full of real life, making the audience believe that she is the gentle shopkeeper of the bakery on the street corner.

She possesses both the wisdom and composure gained from life's experiences, and the charm and warmth of a young girl.

This unique quality makes Sister Ali a very comfortable and reassuring presence in the film.

This role fully demonstrates how a good actor can bring out boundless brilliance with limited screen time, truly embodying the saying "even a supporting role can shine."

If Tao Hong's acting skills impressed Jing Tian, ​​then Gu Zhiyan's portrayal of the character showed her directly what true acting skills are.

In 1999, Lu Ming was a young architect who was at a low point but still had dreams.

He is kind, sincere, and talented but unsuccessful, living in a dilapidated rented room and struggling to realize his design dream.

In 2018, Lu Shiyi was Lu Ming after his success, but also Lu Ming after his dark turn.

He became a renowned real estate tycoon, possessing immense wealth and status, but his personality became ruthless, selfish, and calculating. His success was built on the sacrifice of others in a crucial decision.

Gu Zhiyan perfectly portrayed the same person in two different time periods.

In 1999, Lu Ming had clear eyes, with a touch of naivety and cuteness.

In 2018, Lu Shiyi exuded a powerful aura, with deep and complex eyes that carried a hint of barely perceptible guilt and vicissitude.

In portraying Lu Ming, Gu Zhiyan perfectly captured the essence of a simple and kind-hearted "silly boy" with his honest smile, clumsy body language, and sincere eyes.

In portraying Lu Shiyi, he simply adjusted his walking posture and created a fearsome yet unfamiliar businessman through his cold eyes, calm tone, and aloof demeanor.

Even if they are wearing the same clothes, the audience can tell at a glance who is Lu Ming and who is Lu Shiyi.

Huang Xiaoming should really be allowed to see how to act out a domineering CEO role.

In scenes requiring rapid transitions, such as when Lu Ming impersonates Lu Shizhi, Gu Zhiyan displayed superb acting skills, seamlessly switching between the two states, leaving Jing Tian in awe.

When Gu Zhiyan finished his scene, Jing Tian immediately leaned closer, staring at Gu Zhiyan with wide eyes.

The distance was so close that their mouths were almost touching Gu Zhiyan's face. If there weren't other people around, Gu Zhiyan definitely wouldn't have been able to resist taking a bite.

"Tian Tian, ​​what are you doing?" Gu Zhiyan suppressed his inner impulse and nudged Jing Tian's head.

"Let me see which one is the real you."

"Isn't this all me?"

Gu Zhiyan was speechless. Da Tiantian had wasted several years of acting classes.

"It's different, it's different. These are completely different people. I didn't like the way you were just now." Jing Tian shook her head seriously.

"So what kind of me do you like?"

"I still prefer you as you are now," Jing Tian blurted out, then immediately covered her mouth, blushing as she began to defend herself, "That's not what I meant, I meant I like you more than Lu Shiyi... no, what I meant was..."

"Oh, I get it. Anyway, you just like me." Gu Zhiyan looked knowing.

Da Tian Tian is so adorably silly.

"No...no, I don't like you, you jerk."

Da Tiantian said something, covered her face, and ran away.

"Tian Tian, ​​why is your face so red? Did Gu Zhiyan tease you again?" Jing Tian's manager looked at her with a maternal smile.

"Ah, no, no," Da Tiantian hurriedly denied.

"Tian Tian, ​​do you want to start dating? Don't worry, I won't object. You've passed the stage where dating would make you lose fans. Look at other female celebrities from your generation, some are married, some are having children. It's time for you to have a relationship too." The manager said earnestly.

"Who should I talk to? Why don't you introduce someone?"

Jing Tian said that, but Gu Zhiyan's image immediately popped into her mind.

If you're with him, your child will definitely be beautiful!