Why did he choose to give up CCTV's "iron rice bowl"?Does he regret it now?
Gong Zheng, born in 1983, was a high-profile host of CCTV.
He resolutely gave up CCTV's "iron rice bowl" and chose to transform into an actor.
Now, this man who used to be a host and now has transformed into an actor, does he regret his past choice?
Gong Zheng's place of birth is an ordinary family in Jiangxi Province, and his parents are both staff members in the system.
From an early age, he showed a unique intelligence, and his academic performance was always at the top, so he rarely let his parents worry about it.
Gong Zheng is an introvert who is not very good at verbal expression, but he is very good at caring for others, and often helps his classmates without reservation.
He was praised by his teachers and classmates as a "good boy".
When I was in junior high school, there was a transfer student named Lu Chuan in our class, and he often arrived late and left early.
Gong Zheng took the initiative to go to Lu Chuan's house and sent him homework, because Lu Chuan was sick and absent.
For the first time, this new student experienced Gong Zheng's sincere and friendly qualities.
The two children gradually developed a deep friendship and became more and more familiar with each other.
After graduating from high school, Gong Zheng was successfully admitted to Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, which is very close to his home. In order to ease the burden on his family, he applied for and received a state grant.
During his time at university, he participated in the activities of the campus radio station and came into contact with the work of broadcasting and hosting by chance.
The host of the station temporarily asked for leave, and the director temporarily asked Gong Zheng to take the top.
He gently picked up the microphone and presided over the whole event, which received an enthusiastic response from the audience.
He is determined to be a good presenter.
Once he officially became a station member, he would be full of enthusiasm to study, and often bring his own manuscripts for exercise.
I also learned hosting skills from several teachers at the same time.
In his sophomore year, he participated in the campus hosting contest and won the championship with his delicate tone and superb interaction skills, and his performance was amazing.
After graduating from university, Gong Zheng decided to start his career in his hometown of Jiangxi.
He has hosted many programs on many TV stations in the province and has been loved by local audiences.
The program "Let's Talk about Jiangxi" hosted by him conducted in-depth interviews with local people and showed the nostalgia and folk customs, so it won the highest ratings.
In 2001, he participated in the first Jiangxi Top Ten Singers Competition, and successfully advanced to the finals with his melodious singing voice, and finally won the crown of the Top Ten Singers.
As a result, he became famous in the local area, and as a result, he won more hosting opportunities.
He has been widely praised for his peaceful hosting style and good at communicating and interacting with guests.
His warm and jade-like voice is loved by many elders, and they will tell him in person after watching his show.
In 2004, Gong Zheng, who was only 21 years old, was discovered by CCTV and transferred to CCTV Channel 2, jumping from Jiangxi TV to a national platform, and began to shine on the stage at this level.
Filled with glory and excitement, he was determined to show his extraordinary talent on this stage.
He was initially assigned to host a highly rated current affairs talk show, Five Days: Vision.
Gong Zheng felt a lot of pressure, because the ratings of this period had been very high in the past.
After the recording of the first episode of the program, the director specially found him and praised him for being decent and funny.
His confidence was greatly boosted, and he felt very excited as a young man.
However, his hosting career was not satisfactory, and after only ten months of hosting the show, the channel was significantly revised, causing the show to stop broadcasting, and he has never had the opportunity to host other programs again.
This was undoubtedly a major setback in his career.
At that time, when the entertainment industry in Chinese mainland was booming, he also began to enter the film and television industry, playing supporting roles in several film and television dramas adapted from Northeast dramas.
He gradually realized that acting was more attractive and challenging for him, and that the attraction of broadcasting and hosting gradually diminished in comparison.
In 2005, Gong Zheng announced that he would leave CCTV and begin to transform into an actor.
The outside world was shocked by this, thinking that he was crazy and had given up such a certain future and a well-paid job.
His decision also confused his fellow hosts who work at CCTV.
Cai Xin's friend advised: "I suggest you think about it carefully, if you make a wrong move, you will regret it." ”
In fact, Gong Zheng has quite a lot of ambivalence in his heart.
However, in the end, after careful consideration, I decided: choose to follow the acting path I love while I was young.
He resolutely decided to give up CCTV's "iron rice bowl" and embarked on the road of an actor.
After leaving CCTV, Gong Zheng did not rush to join the film and television industry, but chose to be admitted to China's top acting school, Beijing ** Drama Academy, to study acting.
He realized that in order to make achievements in the film and television industry, he must first lay a solid foundation for acting.
During his studies in Chinese opera, he devoted himself to his studies and did not accept any external performance work.
Initially, he was ridiculed by some of his classmates for his "nerdy" dress and hairstyle, but as he went out early and returned late every day, no matter how late he rehearsed, others were reluctant to comment.
Teachers and classmates agree that he is a hard-working new actor.
On the day of graduation, after 3 years, Gong Zheng took the initiative to invite all the teachers to a sumptuous dinner to express his gratitude sincerely.
After three years of systematic study, Gong Zheng graduated and returned to his hometown and officially started his career as a professional actor.
At just 28 years old, he began to play supporting roles in some Northeast dialect dramas, such as "Medical Investigation" and "My Family Doesn't Close".
With the acting skills he learned in Chinese opera and his innate linguistic talent, he soon showed his talent in this type of work.
Director Du Wei commented on the young actor and said: "His acting skills are very good, and if he accumulates more experience, he will definitely become popular." ”
In the next few years, he participated in the filming of hundreds of episodes of Northeast dialect dramas, and gradually accumulated acting skills and popularity.
During this time, he used this income to deliberately arrange for his parents to travel to Changbai Mountain.
In 2011, Gong Zheng stepped into the film industry and starred in several literary films and the main supporting role in the Anti-Japanese War drama.
His performance is restrained but impressive.
In 2015, he cooperated with Peng Shengnan, Hou Yong and other well-known stars to star in a film "Lure the Wolf" that paid tribute to the 70th anniversary of the world's anti-fascist victory, in which he played the role of a resourceful guerrilla captain.
He played the role of the leading actor in a commercial film for the first time.
He was nominated for Best Actor at the Movie Channel Lily Award for his outstanding performance, and he also won the Best Actor Award at the Beijing Youth Film Festival, thus successfully qualifying as the best actor. The film was well-received upon its release.
Xiao Gong's acting skills must be fine, he was very serious and focused on studying acting back then, I already knew it. After seeing him win the award on the Internet, Li Ran, a classmate of Chinese opera, sent a message of congratulations.
After Gong Zheng became an actor with his outstanding performance, his career ushered in a new climax, and there were continuous drama appointments.
He has starred in several films and web series.
Although his performance is still excellent, there are not many good scripts, coupled with the lack of company support and marketing, resulting in his popularity has not improved, and he has not been able to become popular so far.
Despite this, he is 41 years old, but he is still very satisfied with his current state of life and has no complaints about choosing to become an actor in the first place.
In his free time, he will go hiking with his old friend Lu Chuan, enjoy the tranquility of nature, and relax his body and mind.
His only wish is to be able to work with peace of mind and to present more outstanding character performances to the audience.
He believes that with the accumulation of scripts and resources, he will definitely shine in the film and television industry in the future!