As a "national singer" of the generation, Ren Xianqi's roles as Yang Guo and Chu Liuxiang have been criticized by the audience because of the huge gap between their appearance and the original works. Some people even complained that he was "the ugliest Yang Guo in history" .
But even so, because Ren Xianqi was so popular at the time, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" still achieved good ratings, so he and Anita Yuen later became Cooperated with "Swordsman".
When filming "The Swordsman", the famous stylist Zhang Shuping personally designed the costumes and headgear for Ren Xianqi. Therefore, compared with the previous "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Ren Xianqi's appearance in the drama has improved by several levels.
With "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Swordsman" as the foundation, Ren Xianqi was asked by the company to film "Xinchu Liuxiang". This decision was opposed by him, and he even went to his boss Yang Dengkui: "I'm just going to sing the theme song" "Flowers Are Too Fragrant", I am not like Chu Liuxiang, I can play Ximen Qing."
Yang Dengkui advised him: "You are surrounded by beautiful women, why don't you go?"
Although Ren Xianqi was popular, as Yang Dengkui was a big boss in the entertainment industry, how could he dare to go against the other party's wishes, so he had to bite the bullet and go for the filming "Xinchu Liuxiang".
In the play, Simon Yam and Ruby Lin are the male and female protagonists, Gigi Lai, Li Yaoxiang, Ekin Cheng, Dicky Cheung, Ng Mang-tat, Chen Xiaodong, Michelle Wan, Christine Yang, Kelly Lin, Chen Farong, Anita Yuen and others, either in supporting roles or guest appearances, no One person can challenge Ren Xianqi's status as the number one leading actor.
It is worth mentioning that Big S has Yang Dengkui as his godfather and has been in the entertainment industry for many years. Almost no one dares to offend him.
In the years that followed, Ren Xianqi even had the "magical experience" of being asked to star in a movie because he was asked to sing: when filming the movie "Summer Tea", Ren Xianqi contributed "The Waves Blossom" and "Would You Like Me" "Willing" two original singles, and also sang 3 movie interludes "The Girl Opposite Look Over", "Happy or Unhappy" and "Birthday Song".
Buddhism says: If you give up, you will gain! Although Ren Xianqi was forced to film film and television dramas such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Chu Liuxiang", leaving a "dark history", it also made him have a strong interest in actors and directors. After
finished filming "The Swordsman", he began to try to be a director. He directed and acted in MV works such as "Orange Perfume" and "Did I Sleep", which were well received.
In 2014, the documentary "Mazu in Taiwan" directed by Ren Xianqi was released. The film broke the record for the highest number of documentary theaters in Taiwan, with 61 theaters in Taiwan.
In the same year, he collaborated with Shu Qi in the movie "Runaway Love", and he personally directed everything from screenwriter to director. The background for the creation of the
script was that when Ren Xianqi went to Gansu to participate in a charity event, he heard the children singing "Grandma's Penghu Bay" and was deeply moved. Later, he accidentally heard a romantic love story about "the daughter of a rich family and the owner of a B&B", but he inexplicably remembered the touching experience on the Loess Plateau that year - Different emotions, the same innocence, from the inception of the idea to the formation of the script , it took Ren Xianqi two years.
The film not only stars Ren Xianqi and Shu Qi, but also invites Ti Lung, Zeng Baoyi, Hua Shao, Tengger, Jiu Kong and many other big names to star. However, there are too many love themes and the plot is bland, so it only received It grossed RMB 13.05 million at the box office, and even the actors' salaries were not repaid.
Conclusion
Ren Xianqi has won numerous awards in music, but the biggest award in film and television was in 2017 for "Tree Big Catches the Wind", for which he was nominated for the Best Actor at the Academy Awards and the Best Actor at the Asian Film Awards; in 2006 , he once won the Best Actor Award at the Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival in South Korea for his movie "Fire Dragon Showdown", and it was also the only "Best Actor" trophy in his acting career.
In addition to singing and filming, Ren Xianqi also invested a lot of effort and money in racing and charity.
No one is perfect! Ren Xianqi has strived to do his best in all his undertakings. On the screen, he is a "peerless good man"; in the music world, he is a "singing hero", who dominates the world as soon as he opens his mouth; in daily life, he is a good husband and a good father, no matter from his works to his character, he is Worthy of fans’ love and admiration!
