's recent hit drama "City Within a City" unexpectedly made the supporting actor Feng Jiayi popular. In the
drama, the Su Jianren he plays is a romantic lover. In order to chase the person he likes, he can put aside his old face.
Off-screen, like Su Jianren, he works tirelessly towards his goals.
Feng Jiayi is not a professional actor, but in order to realize his dream, he puts aside all his baggage and studies every role.
Just like the earthy love words he confessed in "City Within a City", regarding acting, "My heart is full of love."
There are many rich second generations in the entertainment industry. They enter this circle for their hobbies and interests. It doesn’t matter whether they make money or not. Realizing the dream of being an artist is the ultimate goal.
In the entertainment industry, those who cannot become famous go home and inherit the family business. Of course, there are also many people who cannot escape from giving up their celebrity status after becoming famous and go home to do business honestly.
However, Feng Jiayi is one of the best among the rich children who have dreamed of being an actor since childhood, and relied on their own ability to finally get a side job as an actor. They have also been acting conscientiously for many years.
Feng Jiayi, who was born in a wealthy family, has had a strong interest in performing arts since childhood. He dreams of one day appearing on the screen in front of hundreds of millions of viewers and becoming an outstanding actor.
However, in the eyes of wealthy families, the profession of actor is simply not a serious job.
Therefore, Feng Jiayi’s dream of becoming an actor died under the control and education of his parents.
In order to dispel their son's passion for acting, Feng Jiayi's parents sent him to study abroad when he was fourteen years old, paving the way for him to take over the family business in the future.
However, the saying that distance creates beauty is also quite suitable when applied to Feng Jiayi’s dream of becoming an actor. Being in a foreign country not only did not cut off his pursuit of acting, but instead made him more determined in his love.
For her unattainable dream, Feng Jiayi chose a roundabout tactic. She first followed her parents' wishes and learned business management knowledge, and then used her own financial resources to devote herself to the acting career.
While studying abroad, Feng Jiayi tried to find a job as an actor, but was rejected because of her lack of experience.
At the age of 27, Feng Jiayi finally starred in her debut drama in China. Unfortunately, this work was not broadcast in the end. Frustrated, Feng Jiayi had to bow to her livelihood and follow her parents' advice to go back to business.
Feng Jiayi's life can be described as a real-life version of "City within a City"
In 2006, by chance, Feng Jiayi met director Teng Huatao.
When talking about her dream of becoming an actor, Feng Jiayi was full of passion and longing.
Seeing this successful person with a net worth of hundreds of millions but still pursuing acting, Teng Huatao couldn't help but respect Feng Jiayi, "He has a net worth of hundreds of millions, but he only has an ordinary dream in his heart. This moved me."
So , the two had their first collaboration on "Double-sided Tape".
Although Teng Huatao only let Feng Jiayi play the supporting role of Tan Yidao, the original intention was to give him a chance to realize his dream, but Feng Jiayi unexpectedly brought this role to life with his strength, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
Since then, Feng Jiayi has started her own side job as an actor.
He has starred in a series of TV series such as "Wang Gui and Anna", "Snail House", "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", "Ice and Fire", and "The Wind Blowing Pinellia" directed by Teng Huatao.
The two worked closely together, and Feng Jiayi naturally became Teng Huatao's favorite male partner. He has a true love for acting. As long as there is a role, no matter how small the role is, he will devote himself to performing it.
Slowly, Feng Jiayi, who became a monk halfway through, relied on her solid acting skills to conquer the director and the audience.
Chen Sifu who resorts to various means for his own benefit in "Snail House", the old and desperate Li Longji in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", the pungent and vicious "old fox" Qiu Bizheng in "Wind Blowing Pinellia", and so on. The rich second generation Su Jianren is romantic but not shrewd.
Feng Jiayi can express the essence of the characters appropriately every time, firmly locking the audience's attention.
made an unknown supporting character have a stronger presence than the protagonist, and Feng Jiayi used her strength to become famous.
When his status as a billionaire was exposed to the public eye, the audience joked about "the most expensive part-timer", but they also had to admit that he could not even afford the gas for his car, but he still continued to act for so many years. I really love acting.
Feng Jiayi doesn’t take it seriously. It is the most rare thing for him to find a balance between business and acting.
He can cooperate with the crew to film his scenes late at night, and at the same time rush back to the company for meetings to deal with business. He even joked to himself: He is busy filming and it is difficult to take care of the company's business at the same time.
All of this is supported by Feng Jiayi’s love for acting.
You can obviously make a living without acting, but you have become a "drama addict". In the nearly 20 years since his debut, this "businessman who is the best at acting" has used practical actions to tell people that without a foundation, he is not necessarily a scumbag. Dedication comes from the love from the bottom of his heart.
Congratulations to Feng Jiayi, and thank you to Feng Jiayi for bringing us so many lovely characters. I hope he can continue to shine in film and television dramas.
