When top American director Charlton Heston came to China, a reporter asked him what qualities do you think Chinese actors lack? He bluntly said that most male actors in China seem to lack a bit of bookishness.
In fact, what Charlton Heston said is absolutely correct. In the current entertainment industry, although the faces of male celebrities are becoming more and more exquisite and their bodies are becoming more and more perfect and stylish, they just don’t look good. Culture, like reading very little, feels like a vase with no connotation.
When these actors, who seem to have no substance and bookishness, play the role of the top pick in costume dramas, or the talented talents of the Republic of China, they can only act awkwardly, and it is difficult to attract the audience.
In fact, in traditional Chinese aesthetics, people do not pay attention to whether the actor's facial features are standard. What they pay more attention to is the actor's bookishness from the inside out, or the sunny and heroic spirit that would rather break than bend. The Chinese people's standards for male actors can best be summed up in four words: elegant and Zhou Zheng.
Some domestic actors may not be perfect in appearance, but they are born with a sense of culture and bookishness. When they act as talents, their bookishness can be exuded across the screen. The following 8 male actors are representatives of poetry and calligraphy.
1: Ren Quan
Speaking of the scholarly temperament of an actor, there is no more suitable candidate than Ren Quan. The Gongsun Ce he played in "Young Bao Qingtian" was really amazing. His temperament was elegant and knowledgeable, which satisfied many people's expectations. All the fantasies of a modest gentleman are many people’s childhood idols.
Ren Quan is really suitable for playing the role of a scholar. He has a warm and jade-like scholarly atmosphere, but he always has a little arrogance and a little innocence. As soon as Ren Quan plays the handsome young man in ancient costume, it seems that the surrounding air becomes scholarly. , the current entertainment industry is really short of actors with this kind of temperament.
Ren Quan’s face is actually quite strange. His face shape alone is not perfect, but his eyebrows and nose are really good, especially his eyes are very bright. With thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth, he is very good in the role of a noble son. suitable.
In the entertainment industry, most actors with outstanding facial features tend to have a greasy temperament, see Huang Xiaoming ; while people with good temperament often do not have amazing facial features, such as Huang Xuan.
But Ren Quan not only has superior facial features, but also has a rare bookish temperament, which can be said to be a blessing from God. But it is a pity that actors like Ren Quan actually quit the entertainment industry and stopped acting very early.
Although many people feel sorry for Ren Quan not acting, but looking at his previous interviews, he has always felt that being a star is very insecure. Now that he is his own boss, it is easy and free, and perhaps this is the life he really wants.
Even though Ren Quan Xiying has been around for so many years, he still maintains a very good figure and temperament, without feeling greasy at all. He still has an elegant and bookish air about him in suits and ties, which makes him look cooler than many actors in the entertainment industry.
2: Pan Yueming
Pan Yueming is a capable actor with both ruffianism and bookishness. His elegant temperament contains a bit of arrogance and impulsiveness, and his bravery and fearlessness also contain a bit of freedom and spontaneity.
When he was young, Pan Yueming was as beautiful as moonlight, elegant and bookish. In "The Legend of White Snake", Xu Xian, played by Pan Yueming, has a temperament like a breeze and a bright moon, which is completely different from Ye Tong's version. He really performed a bookish style that is dull but not stupid.
Even if the Xu Xian he plays just stands blankly without saying a word, the audience can feel that he has a strong bookishness about him. This is also recognized by many people as the most bookish Xu Xian.
When Pan Yueming was young, his face was full, soft, and slightly bookish. Now there are almost no actors like Pan Yueming in his youth in the entertainment industry. Nowadays, the aesthetic of male actors seems to be deliberately pursuing the beauty of bones, and the gentle and jade-like appearance seems to be no longer popular.
Pan Yueming's bookish temperament was actually cultivated slowly over a long period of time since childhood. He has been learning calligraphy and painting since he was a child, and he is also an antique lover. These things that are deep in his bones, and the nobility and bookishness that he exudes from the inside out, cannot be faked.
3: Huang Lei
When he was young, Huang Lei was the actor with the most Republican temperament in the minds of many people. At first glance, Huang Lei looked like the young master from a scholarly family in the book. He has a very literary, elegant, gentle and bookish air, with a hint of purity between his brows and eyes.
In the TV series "April in the World", Zhou Xun may not be Lin Huiyin in many people's hearts, but Huang Lei must be Xu Zhimo in many people's hearts. Huang Lei in the drama back then wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his cold face had an unearthly bookish air. He was really charming.
Maybe no one knows now how gentle and gentle the real Xu Zhimo is, but when they watched "April in the World", the audience felt that Xu Zhimo should be like Huang Lei, elegant, green and gentle as jade.
Huang Lei can be described as a real beauty in the bones but not in the skin. Now even if he is fat as a ball, you can still feel his scholarly spirit. In variety shows, he can see everything from poems and songs to heart-warming routines clearly and clearly, and other Compared with the male celebrities who talk without saying anything, Huang Lei, who is knowledgeable and well-spoken, is really charming.
4: Zhong Hanliang
Among so many dynasties, Qing Dynasty 's bald braid style is the most standard style that can test the appearance of handsome men. If the actor does not have excellent appearance, it is really difficult to survive, Zhang Yishan Wei Xiaobao was nailed to the pillar of shame.
As for the great talent of the Qing Dynasty Nalan Xingde , countless actors have tried to interpret it. Even TVB's ancient costume male god Chen Haomin , his interpretation of Nalan Xingde is almost bookish. Nalan is the only one who has perfect bookishness. Xingde, only Nalan Xingde played by Zhong Hanliang.
In the TV series "The Secret History of Kangxi", Nalan Rongruo, played by Chung Han-liang, vividly explains what it means to be an unparalleled stranger. He not only amazes the time, but also softens the years, and perfectly restores the most beautiful scene in ancient times. The talented scholar Nalan Xingde.
Zhong Hanliang seems to be a handsome young man who stepped out of a painting, reclusive and independent, waving his hands in the breeze, and not causing any dust. Especially the scene in the play where he holds a book and leans against the window to look at the moon, coupled with Zhong Hanliang's handsome and elegant image and temperament, it is simply shocking.
Zhong Hanliang played Nalan Xingde's talent, pride, sorrow, infatuation, joy, and even the slightest sorrow between his eyebrows in a particularly good way. The melancholic talent is performed so perfectly.
In " Why is the Shengxiao silent ", it is entirely dependent on Zhong Hanliang to raise the reputation of the entire drama. As soon as Zhong Hanliang stands there, he has a scholarly elite temperament, and the audience will naturally be drawn into the drama by him.
5: Liming
Among the four kings who were popular in the entertainment industry at that time, Liming was not only the most handsome among them, but also the only one with a bookish temperament. Liming always had a touch of bookishness and noble temperament, and a touch of sadness, A touch of elegance and a touch of affection, especially attracting the attention of female viewers.
Li Ming has the stability of a grown man and the agility of a young boy, like a prodigal and a noble prince.His temperament is always clean and sunny, exuding nobility in every gesture, and elegance in his eyebrows. He is gentle without knowing it, restrained and chic.
In the movie "Half Life", Liming's elegant and elegant temperament perfectly matches the characters in the novel. The male protagonist Shen Shijun he plays looks like he has stepped out of the book, with clear eyes and a strong bookishness.
Although many young men are tall and good-looking nowadays, most of them are thin and thin. An orthodox handsome man like Li Ming who is neither thin nor effeminate, but has both boyishness, masculinity and bookishness is really good. Rarely seen.
6: Liu Songren
Liu Songren is a rare actor in TVB who has a bookish style. No matter what role he plays, he exudes a strong bookish style. His whole person is gentle, elegant, calm and restrained. At first glance, he looks like he has a poetic and bookish style in his belly.
Liu Songren is actually not tall, but looks good in a long gown, elegant and domineering, with a blend of charlatanism and bookishness. Even the great director Gao Qunshu said that he is really elegant and his temperament is not fake. Liu Songren was also cast as Wen Yiduo.
Although time has been merciless, and although Liu Songren's handsome face has been tampered with, his clear and scholarly look has remained unchanged over the years. Liu Songren is really amazing. He has the charm of every age group at every stage. He is not greasy at all when he is old, and he is not inconsistent with actresses who are much younger than him.
7: Ng Qi-hua
If we talk about the sense of eliteness in the workplace, Chen Huishan ranks first among TVB actresses, then Wu Qihua can rank first among actors. Wu Qihua's own sense of elegance and bookishness are particularly suitable for those who have received a good education. and the persona of a professional elite.
In the TV series " Miaoshou Renxin", Cheng Zhimei, played by Wu Qihua, is really a mature man who combines handsomeness and elegance. Moreover, the TVB director is very good at understanding Wu Qihua's bookish temperament. It is no wonder that Wu Qihua became the number one nurse killer in Hong Kong.
In the movie " Ruan Lingyu " starring Maggie Cheung , Wu Qihua plays Zhang Daming. His fragile and noble temperament is really amazing. Although he plays a scumbag, he can make women willing to be scumbag by him. If A few decades earlier, Wu Qihua would have been a good candidate for Qiao Qiqiao when he filmed "The First Incense".
Some male stars wear glasses to look bookish, but they are just concave shapes and have no temperament at all. When Wu Qihua puts on his glasses, he looks like an elite man with a gentle, mature and rational appearance.
8: Chen Jinhong
Many people can't tell the difference between TVB's Chen Jinhong and Lin Wenlong, but I have never thought that they look alike because their temperaments are completely different. Lin Wenlong has a tougher temperament, while Chen Jinhong is obviously more bookish. .
Chen Jinhong is not a traditional handsome boy, but he is a very attractive actor. When he was young, he was very elegant and bookish, but he did not have the temperament of a traditional Chinese scholar, but a British-style student spirit, which made him He is different from other actors in temperament.
There are many actors who have played the role of Xu Wenqiang in "Shanghai Beach", and they all performed Xu Wenqiang in their own style. But in the minds of many viewers, only Chen Jinhong's version of Xu Wenqiang is more bookish.
It's a pity that TVB seemed to favor handsome men like Louis Koo Raymond Lam. Bookish handsome men like Chen Jinhong were not popular, and he also played supporting roles early on.
Conclusion : Therefore, a man’s temperament is really far more important than his appearance. If an actor only has appearance but no connotation, his acting career will definitely not last long. And temperamental actors like Chen Daoming Wang Zhiwen can still charm a group of people even when they are old, so a man does not need to be handsome, but he must have temperament and connotation.
