text | Muran
editor | Sanyuan
The 2024 domestic drama can make everyone fully feel the overall improvement in quality.
From " and Fengxing " and "Wind Chaser" at the beginning of the year, to "South to North", "My Altay", to " Celebrating More Than Years 2", " Mo Yuyunjian ".
Regardless of the subject matter, it has achieved both word-of-mouth and popularity, which makes people look forward to the upcoming national dramas.
Among the Chinese dramas to be aired, the cast has not yet been officially announced. Just looking at the main creators, the one that makes people look forward to it is " Protagonist ".
Zhang Yimou, who is unrivaled on the big screen, now wants to serve as the producer of a TV series on the small screen, which is tantamount to a dimensionality reduction attack.
This drama will be released soon, and what the audience is most concerned about is the choice of the heroine.
is rumored to have been cast as the lead actor. It is no exaggeration to say that when I saw the name, my appetite was immediately whetted.
One, bitter and inspirational, the heroine drama is coming
Let’s first take a look at what this "Protagonist", which was favored by Zhang Yimou, is about?
The story tells the story of Yi Zhaodi, a shepherd girl from Jiuyangou, who was renamed Yi Qing'e by her uncle and brought her into the county troupe.
Because she was once involved in her uncle's accident, she was demoted to the kitchen and became a fire girl when she was in the theater troupe. However, she also practiced hard with the encouragement of her master and made a name for herself.
The role of the White Snake led Qing'e to fall in love with Feng Xiaoxiao. Many years later, she changed her name to Yi Qin'e and entered the provincial theater troupe.
Here, there were people who wrote plays specifically for her and praised her. Gradually she gained a reputation and an identity. Later, she went through two more marriages.
The protagonist looks at the changes of the times in half a century through the perspective of Qin E, and also shows the ups and downs of personal destiny.
As a famous Peking Opera actress, Yi Qin'e has witnessed the changes in Qin Opera art and historical society over the past few decades. In the end, she sang her own story.
Judging from the story setting, "The Protagonist" is a proper heroine drama, and the requirement for the heroine is to play from a young girl to middle age, or even to the old age of the character.
The time span of several decades requires actors to not only have a fitting image, but also have sufficient acting support. The key is to portray a famous Peking Opera actress, which will have a lot of singing scenes. It is best to be able to sing and act.
So, are there any such actors in the entertainment industry?
Second, there are different opinions, who should be chosen to play the heroine?
From the beginning of the project, what everyone was most concerned about was who Zhang Yimou would find to play the heroine.
Although Zhang Yimou has collaborated with many new actors in recent years, most of his works will leave important roles to the previous Mou girls.
Therefore, everyone has speculated that the protagonists of "Protagonist" will also be the familiar girls.
For example, Liu Haocun, who Zhang Yimou has praised with several big-screen works, is very suitable to interpret the girlhood of the heroine in "Protagonist" from the age point of view.
Zhang Yimou's love for Liu Haocun is almost obvious, and he did not remind Liu Haocun like he reminded Zhang Ziyi that it was best not to make a TV series.
It is not surprising that Liu Haocun was chosen to play the leading female lead in this film.
Some viewers believe that Liu Haocun's acting skills are lacking. Even if Zhang Yimou likes her, he will not use his first TV series to destroy his own reputation.
From the perspective of character design, the audience speculates that Zhang Yimou has a high probability of choosing Qin Hailu , because her strength and acting skills are there, and it is no problem to interpret the image of a famous Peking opera actress.
It’s just that Qin Hailu’s age means that she can only play the character’s middle age, not the girlhood. Her image has become more mature, and she is prone to controversy, so she is not the best candidate.
The most popular one is Zhao Liying who collaborated with Zhang Yimou in " Article 20 ". She can play the character's teenage years as well as the middle-aged stage. She is indeed the best choice.
However, after guessing, the final result was unexpected.
Third, the new "Mou Girls" are very popular with the audience. The spring of good actors has really come.
Zhang Yimou neither chose young actors to give them the opportunity to become famous in "Protagonist", nor did he choose actors he had worked with before.
reported on the Internet that Zhang Yimou's "Protagonist" selected Wang Xiaochen to play the heroine.
I have to say that from all aspects of Wang Xiaochen’s image and acting skills, it can be regarded as a masterstroke of casting.
Judging from appearance alone, Wang Xiaochen and Zhao Liying have the same advantages, but girls can be mature, and being able to interpret the characters' age span of 20 years is not a problem.
Although Wang Xiaochen is 35 years old, her appearance is childish, her big eyes are full of aura, and her round face is full of collagen. She does not feel out of place playing a 25-year-old girl.
If with the help of makeup, it would not be a problem to depict the character's appearance before he was 20 years old.
The second thing is Wang Xiaochen’s acting skills. Let’s not talk about the far side, but just talk about the recent one. In "Qing Yu Nian 2", Yuan Meng, played by Wang Xiaochen, made a brief appearance, but stole some of the limelight from the heroine.
Although Yuan Meng is a negative image, this kind of role with a soft and harmless appearance but a ruthless heart is quite a test of acting skills.
Wang Xiaochen, who has a kind face, performs such a contrasting image. Not only does it not make people feel inconsistent, but also because she plays a cold-blooded person who regards human life as nothing, you can feel her ability to control the role more and more.
Although Wang Xiaochen also appeared in "The Gentlemen of East Eighth District" before this, everyone's evaluation of her is more distressing.
After all, Wang Xiaochen's acting skills are not bad, but the script itself is bad. The heroine under the male gaze is more like a victim.
From this point, we can see how popular Wang Xiaochen is with the audience. Even if she stars in such a bad drama, it will not affect her personal reputation.
After the heroine of "Protagonist" was exposed this time, the comment area also received unanimous praise. Everyone was full of praise for Wang Xiaochen, and the reasons for the praise were surprisingly consistent.
Just because he can sing, it feels like he was tailor-made for Wang Xiaochen.
The protagonist of "The Protagonist" is a famous Peking Opera actress. It can be said that an actor can sing is a big plus. Wang Xiaochen's acting skills are obvious to everyone, and she has the image and temperament to control the role. Isn't it hers?
Conclusion
Compared with the previous choice of Miss Mou to star in the drama "Protagonist", Wang Xiaochen is even more surprising.
Since then, she has never collaborated with Zhang Yimou. It is still unknown what kind of sparks the two will have.
Secondly, Wang Xiaochen is a top match in every aspect, but she has always been a bit unlucky and lacked an opportunity to make her popular.
This "Protagonist" produced by Zhang Yimou has attracted much attention. Wang Xiaochen plays the leading role. The character design is still the heroine, and there is enough space for her to show her strength.
This time, it was finally Wang Xiaochen’s turn to get angry.
So, are you optimistic about Wang Xiaochen?
