Nandu News Reporter Lin Jingwu On March 1, after the update of the TV series "Hunting Ice" was completed, starring Yao Anna posted a farewell to her role on her social media platform and responded to recent controversies about her acting skills. She mentioned in the article, "Accept well-intentioned criticism and suggestions, and respect all likes and dislikes." "There is a long way to go. I believe that Xiao Zhao will fade away and Xiao Yao will continue to grow."
Since "Hunting Ice" was aired on February 21, it has received extensive attention from many viewers and netizens, and its reputation has continued to diverge. Many topics such as "Anna Yao's acting skills" and "The reason why Director Hunting Bing chose Anna Yao" have been on hot searches and sparked heated discussions. Anna Yao was also questioned for bringing money into the group because of her status as "Huawei's second princess". Her acting skills were so stiff that netizens dubbed her "chicken-style acting". The well-known screenwriter Wang Hailin also commented on his acting skills on social media, saying, "If the acting is not good, don't talk about anything else."
It is reported that "Hunting Ice" tells the story of Zhao Younan (played by Yao Anna), a female police officer who has been retired from the army and is just starting out, and she sets the goal of anti-drugs. The story follows Huang Zongwei (played by Zhang Songwen), who is engaged in chemical business, and relentlessly pursues the drug trafficking group headed by him and successfully annihilates the drug manufacturing gang. The play is directed by Gao Qunshu, whose representative works include "Tokyo Trial", "The Wind", "Western Wind", "Detective Hunter Zhang" and "Conquest".
html On February 23, director Gao Qunshu posted a long response on his personal social media platform, denying that Yao Anna brought money to join the group, that Huawei invested in the production process, and that he and Zhang Songwen received Huawei red envelopes and other controversial topics. Gao Qunshu explained that the reason for choosing Anna Yao as the starring role was "I like to use non-professional actors who have not received any acting training." At the same time, he also said: "Anna Yao is very simple, without any trace of acting training, and her image and temperament are very similar to that of a fledgling female police officer. Especially, she has not had any plastic surgery." He also said, "What I didn't expect was that this play actually turned out to be... It is said to be bought by capital."On February 29, Gao Qunshu also responded to the controversy about Yao Anna's acting skills in an interview video with famous producer Tan Fei. He mentioned that he could give Anna Yao a "passing score" of 60 points for this drama.
According to public information, Yao Anna, formerly known as Yao Siwei, was born in 1998. She is the daughter of Huawei founder and president Ren Zhengfei and his second wife Yao Ling. She has the title of "Huawei's Second Princess". After graduating from Harvard University, Anna Yao signed with Tianhao Shengshi in January 2021 and announced her debut. "Hunting Ice" is her first starring role in a TV series three years after her debut. In 2022, she starred in the short film "A Cliff Rises from the Sea" directed by Chen Jianying, which won the Palme d'Or for Short Film at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival.
