The last time we saw Zhao Xiaodao on the screen was in the 2018 TV series "Do You Know". As soon as he came back Zhao Liying partnered with Wang Yibo to star in the filming of the TV series "You Fei". One is the most popular traffic niche at the moment, and the other is a ratings Queen.
So "You Fei" is definitely a film and television drama that has attracted much attention this year.
From the official lineup announcement, stills previews to script modifications, the topic of "You Fei" is very hot every time.
Everyone is looking forward to it, especially Zhou Fei played by Zhao Liying. After all, "You Fei" is not only her second appearance as a handsome female character after "The Legend of Chu Qiao", it is also her first post-partum return.
The drama has been completed and is just waiting for its post-production.
In addition, Zhao Liying will also collaborate with director Zheng Xiaolong and director "Dakang Secretary" Wu Gang in a drama. This is the second collaboration between Zhao Liying and Zheng Xiaolong after " Golden Wedding " in 2007.
The difference is that Zhao Liying has gone from a little-known supporting role to a ratings queen.
However, after the news came out, unlike the expectations of "You Fei", many people expressed their disapproval of this cooperation, saying that Zhao Liying's acting skills would be disappointed by the veteran drama again.
Some netizens even commented that the reason why Zhao Liying took on "You Fei" was because her acting skills were not up to par.
As a popular actress, Zhao Liying has outstanding acting skills. In fact, this is not the first time that her acting skills have been questioned. The most recent time was at the 25th Magnolia Awards.
Zhao Liying was nominated for Best Actress again with "Do You Know", and her nominees were Jiang Wenli , Liu Bei, Wan Qian , Yao Chen .
So what is Zhao Liying's acting skills like? From a supporting role to a ratings queen, has she become a capable actor?
Let’s start with Zhao Liying’s growth history and take a look at her changes:
The first stage: the second-hand period. His representative works include "Golden Wedding", "The Return of the Princess" and "Palace Lock Bead Curtain".
Zhao Liying did not come from a technical school, but majored in flight attendant in a technical secondary school. She gave up taking the flight attendant test due to her family's poor financial conditions. After graduation, she worked as a salesperson in a pipeline anti-corrosion company near her home. She later quit her job to participate in a talent show and became the champion of Feng Xiaogang's group, thus entering the entertainment industry.
As a newcomer with no background, no resources, and no education, she mainly played small roles from the beginning.
Either Xing Xiuyan in "A Dream of Red Mansions" who didn't even have any lines, or the maid or the daughter of the heroine's colleague in "Suo Qingqiu" and "A Dream of Good Times", some of them don't even get a salary.
The most well-known roles during this period are Tong Duoduo in "Golden Wedding" and Qing'er in "The Princess".
Especially the role of Qing'er, Zhao Liying began to stand out. When "The My Fair Princess" was criticized by all kinds of people, only her role as Qing'er was praised by everyone.
In the play, she gives Qing'er new vitality, which is no longer gentle and kind as before, but more decisive in pursuing herself.
At this stage, Zhao Liying's acting skills can be said to be a blank slate. The roles she plays are relatively simple and down-to-earth, and they are more life-oriented interpretations, such as "Golden Wedding" and "Pleiades of the Sky".
The seven-year supporting career is very important to Zhao Liying. As she plays various supporting roles, she begins to learn, imitate, ask for advice and figure out, just like a sponge thrown into the sea, constantly absorbing and growing.
Then at the end of the supporting role, she was selected by Yu Zheng to play the role of the cool and generous Nineteenth Fortune Lily in "Palace Lock Bead Curtain". Although she was also a supporting role, after that she starred in "" which made her famous Lu Zhen Legend ".
The second stage: the heroine period. Representative works include "Legend of Lu Zhen", "Legend of Chasing Fish", "Gongsuo Agarwood", " Shanshan is coming ".
Speaking of Zhao Liying's heroine period, we have to talk about "Legend of Lu Zhen". This was not only Zhao Liying's first drama as a heroine, but also started her road to becoming a popular heroine.
In the drama, she played the role of Lu Zhen, a smart and wise female prime minister of the generation. Zhao Liying, who served as the heroine for the first time, performed well in the drama, from the wealthy businesswoman at the beginning to the palace maid after entering the palace to the senior female official. Although
has flaws, the characters at each stage are fairly well-characterized. With her outstanding performance, Zhao Liying won 's Favorite New Actress at the 5th Chinese Drama Festival.
During this period, Zhao Liying's acting skills began to adopt an academic style. She gradually focused on the communication of emotions and eyes, and her performances became more smooth and natural.
For example, in "Shan Shan Is Here", Zhao Liying plays the role of Silly Baitian .
Cute and cute, confused and serious, coupled with small movements such as pouting and jumping feet, the Shanshan played by Zhao Liying really looks like something out of a book, especially the foodie expression makes people laugh.
It can be said that Zhao Liying brought a silly girl to life. As netizens commented, she is the only actress in China who I don’t want to slap her when she plays a silly girl.
After the drama "Shan Shan Is Coming", everyone began to notice Zhao Liying's acting skills.
During this period, another small peak of Zhao Liying's acting skills was the scheming female Liuli in "Palace Lock Agarwood". This role was quite outstanding, and this was one of the few times Zhao Liying played a villain.
In the play, Zhao Liying plays a villain who goes from innocent to scheming. In terms of interpretation of the role, Zhao Liying knows that her appearance is weak, so she chose to show the darkening process through her eyes and expressions.
Especially her laughter, crying and anger in the play, her performance is clear and vivid, and she vividly portrays the image of a little white rabbit on the outside but a scheming bitch on the inside.
Third: The period of the heroine. Representative works include "花千 Bone", "Chu Qiao Biography", and "Know or Not".
Through the polishing of the previous two periods, Zhao Liying's acting skills during this period basically set the tone. At the same time, she brought her own advantages to the extreme and became popular among the people. The three characters "Zhao Liying" have already guaranteed ratings.
In 2015, he starred in the fairy tale drama "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", which set a record high in both ratings and online clicks at that time, becoming the first TV series to have more than 20 billion online clicks.
In "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", Zhao Liying's role is divided into two stages. It is very similar to "Gongsuo Agarwood" and is a complex character. In the early days of
, Hua Qiangu was innocent and kind. At that time, she was just a little girl who liked her master, with stars and joy in her eyes.
Zhao Liying also performed this inner change very well when she experienced misunderstanding, exile, betrayal, and finally blackening. Her expression was indifferent, her eyes were empty, and her eyes were full of despair and helplessness.
At the same time, many of the performances in the play are also very real and vivid, whether it is chewing steamed buns or crying with bulging veins when the Ecstasy cuts off the Nianjian, it is very contagious.
With her wonderful performance in "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", Zhao Liying won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actress at the 6th Macau International Television Festival, the Most Popular Actor Award at the 6th Chinese Drama Festival and the 28th China TV Golden Eagle Award. Audience Favorite Actress Award.
was also nominated for the "Magnolia" Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest nominee so far.
It can be said that Hua Qiangu is the pinnacle of Zhao Liying's appearance and acting skills so far.
Zhao Liying continued this state in "The Legend of Chu Qiao ". As the soul character in the play, Zhao Liying made Chu Qiao, the goddess of war, particularly vivid.
The scene that had the most profound impact on the editor was when Chu Qiao led the Xiuli Army who had been abandoned by the prince to break out of the siege and shouted, I will take you home.
At this time, Zhao Liying's eyes were full of domineering and fierceness. At that moment, she was Chu Qiao.
After this, Zhao Liying's acting skills began to be very unstable, especially in the two dramas "You and Me" and "Do You Know" in 2018.
In "The Lovely Time of You and Me", Zhao Liying's performance was very dull, and her expressions often made people laugh, and there were even scenes where she was outcompeted by the male lead who was a new actor.
Netizens called out, was Zhao Liying’s acting skills ruined by her wig?
In Zhao Liying's transformation masterpiece "Know or Not", her Sheng Minglan brought us a lot of surprises. The performance was extremely natural, making people feel like a boudoir woman, and her state is indeed changing. ’s: From the timidity at the beginning to the domineering power of the Hou family’s mistress, everything is well presented.
For many fans of "Knowledge", many people became her fans through this drama.
Therefore, looking at Zhao Liying's three periods as an actress, from a supporting role with a non-major background to the heroine of a major production, we can clearly see the progress of her acting skills.
's acting skills are pretty good compared to many actors at the same stage, but there is a clear gap when compared with some powerful actors.
So, Zhao Liying’s acting skills are good, but not that good!
is just like what Zhang Ziyi once said about Zhao Liying. She is a very potential actor. Her acting skills should be relatively qualified. I believe she will definitely become a good actor in the future.
In addition to external factors such as script production, the main reason why Zhao Liying's acting skills are on the cliff lies in her.
Since her debut, Zhao Liying has been known for her seriousness and dedication. Because she is not a major, she does not have many acting skills, so her acting skills are more "experiential", that is, living herself into the role.
As she said herself, I love a character and when I get involved in a character, I have to feel the same way as she does.
It is precisely because of her full dedication to the role that we have seen so many vivid and vivid characters. This not only achieved her acting skills, but also impressed the audience.
But this kind of dedication also backfired on Zhao Liying in disguise. When she was most popular, she was filming 365 days a year, with almost no time to rest.
As a result, she was running back and forth between multiple crews at the same time. One second it was the modern drama "You and Me", and the next second it was the costume drama "Do You Know", and everything in between There is no adjustment time.
didn't have much time to study the characters, and the results are obvious. Both dramas received average reviews.
At the same time, most of the protagonists played by Zhao Liying in recent years have been leading heroines. From Lu Zhen, Chu Qiao to Sheng Minglan, they have all comebacks from childhood to adulthood.
Such a too fixed role model will not only make the performance become routine, but also make the actors inert. Therefore, we find that Zhao Liying's eyes in the role are getting darker and darker, and there is no brightness in the past.
Until the comeback after this break, we once again saw the charming Zhao Liying in the stills of "You Fei". The audience will know at a glance whether
is acting with concentration or effort, or simply perfunctory.
Zhao Liying has entered her thirties, which is also the best time for an actress. The audience's love and criticism of her are both a concern.
Zhao Liying has always been clear about this. As she said in "Starry Sky Speech", she is an actor who grew up in denial.
Only by denying, affirming and denying again can we grow into a better version of ourselves.
As the most promising little girl, from a supporting role to a ratings queen, this step-by-step growth has not been easy.
Especially as she enters a new stage of life where she is getting married and having children, I hope Zhao Liying can slow down, calm down, and hone her acting skills.
brings us more good works and becomes a real acting talent.
