There are many latecomer people in the entertainment industry who are late for success, and they all make a big splash if they don’t make a sound.
Actor Liu Yijun is one of them.
He was admitted to Beijing Film Academy at the age of 17 and was not popular until he was 45 years old. Now he is even more popular.
The teachers firmly told him that this person will definitely be late.
What has this uncle who became famous by playing the villain experienced in those years?
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1970, Liu Yijun was born in Xi'an, and his family lived next to the Xi'an Film Factory.
Because it is very close to the film studio, Liu Yijun has been interested in acting and movies since she was a child, and has watched countless movies.
He said that when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he wanted to be an actor.
Liu Yijun, who has had goals since childhood, is much luckier than many children.
Liu Yijun, who had dreams, applied for the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy after graduating from high school and successfully passed the exam.
and became classmates with Zhang Jiayi , Zhang Zijian and others. The teacher is Ma Jingwu .
That year, Liu Yijun was only 17 years old and became the youngest student in the class, with a bright future.
"I feel like I am the pride of heaven."
In college, Liu Yijun is one of the best in terms of appearance and acting talent, and has also brought him many opportunities.
Just as he entered college, Liu Yijun was spotted by the director and played the leading role in the movie "Female Thieves".
However, the film was not broadcast smoothly for various reasons, but Liu Yijun's starting point was far away from Zhang Jiayi and other classmates.
In the second year, Liu Yijun, who was in the sophomore, had another opportunity, but unfortunately he failed to seize it.
At that time, the crew of the movie " Falling Mountain Feng " went to school to pick actors and fell in love with the handsome Liu Yijun.
According to rumors, not long after the filming started, Liu Yijun left the crew with a young and energetic moment because she offended the popular actor Da Song Jia.
After returning to school, Liu Yijun, who had no drama to shoot, began to study with peace of mind.
1991, Liu Yijun successfully graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
At that time, many students switched to advertising companies in order to stay in Beijing, but Liu Yijun did not compromise.
He was then assigned to the Xi'an Film Studio due to his household registration reasons, and also his classmate Zhang Jiayi went there.
That year, Liu Yijun was 21 years old and young without experience.
I thought that if I entered a film studio, I could have a filming and become an actor, but the result disappointed him.
Once, Liu Yijun met a Shaanxi director by someone and was asked where he came from?
Liu Yijun said that he was from Xi'an in his hometown, but the director said in surprise: "You are not like us from Shaanxi."
At that time, Liu Yijun had already understood in his heart that his elegant and delicate image was marginalized at that time.
Just like that, Liu Yijun, who has no drama to film, was arranged to be intern in the Human Resources Department of the West Film Studio and has nothing to do with the actors.
He is mainly responsible for the salary statistics for employees in the factory. It is a complete chore work. When he is idle, he never sits and reads the newspaper like other colleagues, but will copy the salary lists of thousands of people in the factory.
He copied all the salary lists of Zhang Yimou , Huang Jianxin , Yang Yazhou and others.
Although he is in a film factory, he is doing things that have nothing to do with the movie, which makes Liu Yijun full of confusion and panic about the future.
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"When I saw someone acting, I felt so itchy, and I really wanted to act."
had no show to shoot, and I did something that had nothing to do with the movie. Liu Yijun began to hide at home every day to watch classic movies to relieve boredom.
He said that only in this way can he continue his movie dream and forget the trouble of not being successful.
Later, the depressed Liu Yijun finally ushered in an opportunity. The crew of the TV series "The Love Festival of the Great Daughter" invited him to play the male lead. The news of
made Liu Yijun so excited that he asked for leave directly from his leader, so he put the leave note on the table.
Liu Yijun went out for a whole month and a half, and after coming back, she was almost fired. After
, Liu Yijun was transferred to Ningbo TV station as a director and began to come into contact with film and television creation.
The 8-episode TV short drama "The Man of the World" is Liu Yijun's only self-written and directed drama, and it also won the second prize in the National TV Literature and Art Star Cup in 1996.
At this time, Liu Yijun was able to transform smoothly and had a bold idea.
In 1996, in order to pursue his acting dream, Liu Yijun returned to Beijing and started his acting career again.
After arriving in Beijing, Liu Yijun had no fame or resources and became a Beijing drifter.
The days when there is no drama to shoot once made Liu Yijun unable to move forward, and he was full of anxiety every day.
He originally wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination in the film school to see if there will be a chance in the future.
One day, he met a classmate at the gate of Beijing Film Studio and the two started chatting.
Liu Yijun contacted many students of Beijing Film Academy through this classmate's BP machine, and gradually changed his predicament.
With the help of his classmates, Liu Yijun began to have some opportunities to film, which gave up the idea of taking the postgraduate entrance examination. Although there are filming of
, they are all unknown supporting roles and supporting roles, and they can’t see the future.
Liu Yijun, who has been a supporting role for several years, feels that she is not appreciated, but she has never given up.
It was not until 1999 that Liu Yijun finally saw hope.
That year, Liu Yijun was attracted by Kong Sheng and invited him to star in the TV series " Romantic Journey ", and he was also the leading male lead. Although the drama
did not make Liu Yijun famous in one fell swoop, it gave him more and more opportunities.
In 2000, director Wang Wenjie recommended him to act in "-person Ghost Love " and play the role of Ning Caichen.
With this drama, Liu Yijun met many well-known actors and directors, opening a window for his next acting career.
In the same year, Liu Yijun participated in the feature film "Brotherhood of Life and Death", and was nominated for Best Actor at the 18th Golden Eagle Awards for his role as Liu Guoqiang.
This year, Liu Yijun was 30 years old, and she was just about to show her strength and was recognized by industry insiders.
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Director Wang Wenjie once praised him and said:
" Liu Yijun is a very good actor, dedicated, hardworking, outstanding acting skills, good operas, and better performances. " De ."
When he was young, Liu Yijun often lamented that he was not appreciated by talent and no one appreciated him.
It was not until middle age that Liu Yijun met two people and completely shined.
This person is director Kong Sheng and Li Xue .
In 2014, Liu Yijun collaborated with Guo Tao and Mei Ting to participate in the era drama " Parents' Love " directed by Kong Sheng.
In the same year, he played the role of Liu Yun in " No War in Peking ".
This drama won three authoritative awards for Chinese TV dramas: "Flying Award", "Magnolia Award" and "Golden Eagle Award".
Liu Yijun has completely ushered in a counterattack with these two dramas.
By 2015, Liu Yijun ushered in a huge turning point in his acting career and became famous in one battle.
He first participated in the TV series " Pretender ", playing the cruel and suspicious Wang Tianfeng .
With the drama, Liu Yijun was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the 22nd Shanghai TV Festival "Magnolia Award".
Immediately afterwards, he played the role of the powerful, scheming and scheming Ning Guohou Xie Yu in " Langya Bang ".
With the broadcast of two popular dramas, Liu Yijun, who has superb acting skills, has become completely popular.
That year, he was already 45 years old. Just as the teacher once told him, he finally achieved his latecomer.
In the future, Liu Yijun was cheating all the way and was directly praised by the audience as the "king of villains".
In 2017, Liu Yijun played the role of Zhang Wanlin in "The Great Future", which still makes people feel scared.
In recent years, Liu Yijun has become a male actor in the hearts of the audience, attracting countless fans.
This actor who was admitted to Beijing Film Academy at the age of 17, had no drama to shoot after graduation, and became famous until he was 45, once again made the world firmly believe that "gold will always shine."
Just like what Liu Yijun said himself: "It seems meaningless to wait, maybe the most meaningful persistence in the future."
