Late bloomer.
Internal entertainment "Wu Mengda". The next "Zhang Songwen". Since it became popular all over the country in 2015, these labels have been closely attached to Tian Yu.
Some people envy his good luck, and some admire his efforts to break the dilemma of middle-aged actors.
However, he has been walking on this hard road for 24 years.
In the prophecy, Zhang Ziyi, who was younger than him, became an instant hit because of his performance in Lao Mouzi's movie.
Xia Yu became an "actor" before graduating from university, and Tian Yu seems to be forgotten.
The anxiety and anger of the senior brother, the persuasion of the teacher, and the sentence "When you are over 30 years old, you will have a bright future" became the pillars of his heart.
Under the mentality of Buddhism, Tian Yu in college listened to his teacher's advice and silently honed his acting skills on the drama stage.
In his graduation performance, he starred in three major plays, and the teachers' affirmation of him is self-evident.
After graduating, he entered the National Theatre, where he had few opportunities to perform, but this was a recognition for new actors.
In order to live up to every opportunity, he put down his body, found the neglected little people, and performed them with his heart.
In the past ten years, he has moved from the drama stage to film and television dramas, but he lacks a masterpiece that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
He began to wonder if his expectations had been in vain.
In 2006, "Police Flower Swallow" made him spark with Tang Wei, who was four years younger than him, and the relationship outside the play also continued on the set.
However, with the release of "Lust and Caution", the two broke up, and the reason became speculation from the outside world.
As an ex, the entertainment reporters asked questions one after another, and he smiled faintly: "As actors, we all know that it is a work of art."
Tang Wei and I are just ordinary friends, please pay more attention to my acting skills and works.
There is no slander, no hype.
Break up and see character, maybe so. Later, on the drama stage, he met his current wife Wang Yue.
The common interests and careers brought the two together gradually.
In order to support Tian Yu's career, Wang Yue gave birth to two daughters successively, and gradually faded out of the stage and returned to the family.
Perhaps it is precisely because there are no worries that Tian Yu's career has begun to improve.
In 2015, "Charlotte Troubles" gave him his first taste of red, when he was 38 years old.
However, what followed was a "crisis" that middle-aged actors generally faced.
The entertainment industry is seriously involuted, and even Chen Kun, who has the aura of "actor", has to shout to the director.
Middle-aged actors have called for more creative and acting opportunities in public.
However, Tian Yu never seems to have been troubled by the stagnation of his career.
In 2023 alone, he has participated in five works, whether it is a small web series or a big production, and his name seems to have become one of the criteria for judging whether a drama is worth watching.
His role as "Liu Biding" in "The Great Game" shows his ambition and courage, while "Sha Zhou" in "The Wind Rises" shows his talent.
The "kiss scene" in the latest work "Sun with Me" has aroused heated discussions among netizens.
However, the drama was also controversial due to its bloody plot and audience resistance.
Some people question why Tian Yu was chosen over other more popular actors, but it is undeniable that he was able to attract so much attention and controversy, which can be regarded as an acting act.
Tian Yu does not want the audience to remember him personally, but hopes that the audience will remember every role he plays.
24 years of acting career, love for acting and stage, and attitude of picking scripts and not roles, made him step by step from the edge to the C position.
Perhaps it was the audience who gave him the title of "Internal Entertainment Wu Mengda", which made him more and more popular in middle age, and there were more and more opportunities.