Jia Ling returned to the top with "Hot and Spicy". She accepted many interviews during her first appearance and talked about her many experiences in the past year of "separating" from the audience.
In a series of interviews, an "old friend" from the variety show industry appeared in the audience's field of vision-Shen Ling.
Not only did he personally interview Jia Ling, he also sent a short essay recalling every detail of their interview, which instantly became a hot search topic.
Everyone should be familiar with the name Shen Ling:
He was not only one of He Jiong's former "golden partners", but he also collaborated with Jia Ling many times in "The Variety Show".
But once he was labeled as "Xiao He Jiong", he completely lost his popularity for a while, until he attracted everyone's attention again this time.
So, what kind of peaks and troughs has Shen Ling experienced from "a popular niche in the variety show industry" to "no one cares about it"?
1. The birth of "Little He Jiong"
Shen Ling first attracted public attention 16 years ago.
Shen Ling was actually 27 years old at the time, but due to his youthful appearance, he looked very young.
He was born in Lanzhou, Gansu Province in 1979. He has been lively and active since he was a child and has a good personality. During the college entrance examination, he chose the hosting major that he had always been interested in.
Shen Ling did not have many opportunities to participate in various activities when he was a student. It was not until 2003 that he entered the entertainment industry by hosting the entertainment program "Entertainment Let Me Go".
"Entertainment at My Own" was also a relatively popular program back then. The original host was named An Hu.
If you have watched it, you must still remember that the biggest highlight of the show is that An Hu appeared on a motorcycle like a magician.
But this show did not bring Shen Ling too many dividends. After all, the most popular host at the time was An Hu.
Afterwards, Shen Ling received several tepid programs one after another, and his presence was not high.
Until 2006, he joined Jilin Satellite TV and hosted the variety show "Super Happy Eight O'clock" together with He Jiong, Liu Gang and others.
Although this smash hit show stopped airing after 4 years, Shen Ling was always there during the period, and thus gained public attention.
Because Shen Ling is quite similar to He Jiong in terms of his way of speaking, body appearance, and hosting style, at one stage, he was even labeled as "He Jiong's successor."
At that time, He Jiong had already established his position as the "number one brother in variety shows" by hosting "Happy Camp".
Moreover, he continues to expand his career territory. In addition to hosting, he also releases albums, stars in plays, and changes his profession to become a director... In short, his career is at a prosperous stage.
With He Jiong's "accompanying" and support, Shen Ling was instantly remembered by the audience.
However, during the period of hosting "Super Happy Eight Points", he hardly had many other resources and work. He only occasionally appeared in some activities and missed the precious opportunity to move up.
Moreover, due to the "bundled" cooperation with He Jiong, Shen Ling seems to have never found a hosting style that suits him better.
Although the label of "He Jiong's successor" is something to be happy about, it is undeniable:
This is also a double-edged sword. After all, the world may only need one He Jiong.
In 2010, "Super Happy Eight O'clock" stopped broadcasting, and Shen Ling also began to consider developing in other areas.
Wai Ge Lou, the two actresses in this show, one is Zhang Nan from the local station, and the other is Li Xiaofeng who is currently in a relationship with the "top star" Yang Mi's ex-husband Liu Kaiwei.
Shen Ling later entered the music scene and released his first ep "We Can Still Be Friends After Breaking Up", but the response was not great. After
, he hosted programs such as "100% Victory", which did not gain much popularity.
It can be said that at this stage, Shen Ling has reached a bottleneck period in his career:
Should he continue to "imitate He Jiong" in his comfort zone, or should he break the comfort zone and choose a path that suits him again?
Shen Ling chose the latter.
2. "Various Celebrity" was born at the wrong time
In 2012, Shen Ling, whose hosting career was developing tepidly, joined Mango Channel's new program "Various Celebrity Show".
This is an "improved version" of the Spanish original variety show "your face sounds familiar", which allows artists to participate in a masquerade party with their own identities.
At that time, Mango Channel was in the same predicament as Shen Ling. The "China Blue" channel next door was sweeping the country with a massive "The Voice of China", causing Mango Channel to lose its limelight as the "leading variety show".
In order to change the status quo, "The Variety Show" came into being. The show is also helmed by Hong Tao, the experienced director of "Fast Guys and Fast Girls".
Because of its determination to "live towards death", the main creators involved, including Shen Ling, were particularly excited.
As one of the "Five Heroes", he has indeed contributed many classic "jokes" - because he has a very delicate face, he is especially suitable for playing girls, and every time he appears, he is lifelike:
imitates the "Queen" Faye Wong, who is playful and aloof;
imitates Chen Luyu, and he turns into an intellectual young lady, and even his demeanor is inexplicably similar;
Even her interpretation of "Zixia Fairy" at first glance, It is exactly the same as the original Zhu Yin...
But there is also a little-known story behind it.
It is said that in order to perfectly present every scene on "The Variety Show", Shen Ling turned down a lot of work.
Although in Da Zhangwei's words, the reason why he is willing to stay on this show is because he is "passionate about turning himself into a woman."
But no matter what, Shen Ling did prove his ability as a host because of "The Variety Show", and at the same time he also successfully got rid of the label of "He Jiong's successor".
I thought that Shen Ling, who became popular again with the "imitation show", would continue to work hard and take advantage of this "famous" trend to go further and further.
But what he didn't expect was that after "The Variety Show", his development fell into a half-red state.
In 2013, Shen Ling was in the year when his career should be on the upswing, but he only served as a judge for "Dancing in China 2" and hosted the program "I Call the Shots on Beauty".
It is reported that he has been in the entertainment industry for many years, but he has always been working alone:
He has not signed a contract with a brokerage company, or even an agent, so he basically negotiates for the jobs he receives.
This is one of the reasons why his resource allocation always looks confusing.
The following year, Shen Ling appeared in the popular program "I Am a Singer" on Mango Channel.
Only compared to his predecessor He Jiong who already won the honor of "College Student's Most Popular TV Program Male Host" in the same year, Shen Ling could only serve as Zhang Jie's "agent" in the show.
The status of the two of them cannot be compared at all.
After that, Shen Ling suddenly "disappeared" and seemed to have been away from the front desk for several years. Later, someone from
broke the news and said that this was because he "offended" a certain boss and therefore could not get any jobs.
3.45-year-old ordinary life
Until February 2016, an online drama called "The Crazy Five: I'm a Big Star" suddenly started airing.
The drama brings together many celebrities who recorded "The Big Show" with Shen Ling, but their celebrity status has already undergone earth-shaking changes:
Jia Ling has already appeared on the Spring Festival Gala to perform "Happy Street", and has also Participated in the recording of "Happy Comedian" and became a new variety show goddess;
Da Zhangwei is no longer a "flower", but because of his increasingly witty and philosophical performance, he has embarked on a unique path to fame.路;
Qu Ying, the first-generation female idol, gradually lost her luster after "The Variety Show". Although she occasionally came out to participate in performances, her influence has been declining, and she has semi-retired.
Where is Shen Ling?
Although in the drama, he is the leading actor who is admired by many stars, the drama has not reached the heights of the variety show "The Variety Show". It can be said that it is dull without any enthusiasm.
In addition, Shen Ling was once on the hot search list because of her popularity with Wu Xin, who was participating in "My Girl" at that time, and the two had another heart-to-heart talk face to face.
In the program, Shen Ling frankly said that he envied Wu Xin for being able to host a variety show like "Kuaiben" that everyone likes, but Wu Xin lost control of his emotions and broke down crying when he said:
"Why did ten people only cancel my show?" ? Am I really that bad?"
After the program was broadcast, netizens defended Shen Ling one after another:
"Don't you think it's ironic to say these words in front of Shen Ling?"
After all, in the hearts of the audience, Shen Ling has always been a capable host, but he has never had many opportunities and seems depressed and frustrated.
However, Shen Ling himself was quite open-minded about this. When someone asked him, "Is he acting so counter-intuitive that he almost forgets his hosting duty?"
Shen Ling seemed quite indifferent:
"This is how life is. Just let things take their own course."
In recent years, Shen Ling seems to still be enjoying the dividends of "Big Show": For example, in 2011, he returned to the show "The 100s" as a member of "The Crazy Five" Big Show 6".
But it has been 9 years since the show was launched, and its popularity is no longer what it used to be.
Shen Ling imitated the popular Mao Buyi, Li Yuchun, Jike Junyi, and even Li Jiaqi on the spot. Although the 42-year-old is still working hard, it seems that the days of great popularity are really gone forever.
After that, his workload every year was also good, and he successively participated in the hosting of the variety show "Sunshine Sisters 3" and the reality show "Fengshen Training Camp".
Shen Ling last appeared in "Xiao Mang 2024 Etiquette" on Mango Channel at the beginning of the year. Although he is 45 years old, his appearance is not old, but his popularity is average.
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Young audiences seem to have forgotten that this "Little He Jiong" was once a dream-chasing boy with a dream in his heart.
People who like him attribute Shen Ling's tepid career to his own personality:
Faced with fame and temptation, he lives his life more as he pleases, so he gave up signing a contract with a brokerage company and instead let his own time It’s in your own hands, and you miss out on more possibilities.
But in the eyes of some fans, this may also be the best look of a star:
tepid, but there are programs to appear on; occasionally out of the circle, but can "disappear" at any time. While wealth is free, people are also relatively free.
Do you like Shen Ling like this?
