As the stars of the nascent entertainment industry emerge one after another, the thirty-four-year-old actress may face a midlife crisis and cannot find a drama to appear in.
The reason why they are restricted by the way of acting is not because their strength is not enough, but because they have reached a certain age.
This can lead to older actresses not being afraid to apply because there is no director.
Haiqing has also faced a similar situation.
She once faced a period of no drama to film, so she had to participate in variety shows to try to draw the director's attention to actresses of this age.
Haiqing succeeded, which surprised me very much.
Why was Haiqing able to get out of the midlife crisis?
Huang Yi's real name is Haiqing, and the reason why she changed her name is because she likes the clarity and cleanliness that her name implies. She was born in 1977 in Nanjing Drum Tower to a wealthy family.
Haiqing was born into a family with a golden spoon, her mother came from Nanjing's famous Gan family, and her father was a scholarly man.
She has received a strict education since she was a child, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, Haiqing is very naughty and is often beaten by his parents.
Although Haiqing is naughty, he studies very well, and he is also a filial son under the stick.
She was able to make a cameo appearance in a TV series at the age of 7 because of her cute appearance.
At the time, her parents didn't want her to be an actress, but rather a great dancer.
When Haiqing was 12 years old, he was sent by his parents to study dance at the Jiangsu Provincial Drama School.
After graduating, I joined the Provincial Song and Dance Theater.
She has participated in many performances and competitions here, and even won the Taoli Cup in the Dance Newcomer Competition.
In this place, Haiqing's interest turned to acting, and the idea of learning acting came to him.
Haiqing is not satisfied with her dance career that can see the end at a glance, and she longs to stand on a broader stage.
She expressed to her parents at the time that she wanted to learn acting, but was met with strong opposition.
The child has grown up, and Haiqing's parents no longer try to stop it.
Haiqing finally chose to give up dancing and devote himself to acting.
Haiqing left the Provincial Opera House in 1997 for the art examination and devoted himself to studying.
She has applied for the Beijing Film Academy and ** Drama Academy.
During the art examination, Haiqing was also hit by his mother.
Her mother took her to the exam, and found that the field was full of handsome boys and beautiful girls, so she thought that her daughter would definitely not pass the exam.
With her excellent dancing skills, Haiqing successfully won the favor of the interviewer.
Haiqing later focused on studying cultural classes, and was finally admitted to Nortel and China Opera with the first place.
Haiqing was confused, and she was considering whether to choose to go to Beijing Film Academy or ** Drama Academy.
She asked her friends, and they all told her, go to whichever one you like.
After careful consideration, Haiqing decided to enter the Beijing Film Academy to study acting.
As soon as he stepped into the university gate, Haiqing was assigned to Huang Lei's class.
Nortel's youngest acting teacher is Huang Lei, who began teaching Haiqing at the age of 26.
Haiqing questioned Mr. Huang, who was six years older than her, and she was dissatisfied with his teaching skills.
Haiqing often disagrees with Huang Lei in class.
Not only was he not angry, but he also looked at Haiqing with a happy smile. At that time, Huang Lei smiled with a hint of cunning.
Subsequently, Huang Lei showed her a majesty, which made her happy and convinced of him.
Huang Lei gave Haiqing a difficult problem and asked her to show her true self in front of the whole class.
She was submissive when she performed on the spot and did not dare to show her talent, and was severely reprimanded by Huang Lei in public.
Since then, Haiqing's recognition of Huang Lei has been deeply rooted in his heart, and he is also in awe of him.
Every time Haiqing goes to Huang Lei's class, he behaves very honestly, never dares to cause trouble, and does not dare to refute even if he is scolded.
Although Huang Lei loses his temper, he is very attentive to the education of students. He did his best to help them improve their performance skills and did his best to find a stage for the students to perform.
Under the strict guidance of Huang Lei, Haiqing spent four years in college, and finally showed a rapidly improving acting level.
After graduating, he stepped into the acting industry.
Haiqing first stepped into society in 2000 and participated in "Star Manufacturing".
She has very few roles in this drama and cannot show her true strength.
Subsequently, Haiqing successively participated in works such as "Green Apple" and "Love at First Sight", but the response was not very good.
In 2002, Ding Hei prepared the movie "Jade Guanyin" and invited Tong Dawei, Sun Li and other actors to join.
It's not easy to find a suitable candidate for the role of Zhong Ning.
This character does not need to be glamorous or unscrupulous on the outside, but gentle on the inside.
When Haiqing auditioned for this role, she showed her lifelong learning of acting skills, and won the applause of the on-site director in the process of auditioning, and finally succeeded in winning the role.
Haiqing stepped into the audience's field of vision with "Jade Guanyin".
Haiqing's works gradually increased, and she also began to get the opportunity to be a heroine.
However, her performances in dramas such as "The Scholarly Gate", "The Plum Blossom Archive" and "The Gate of the Sea" were not particularly outstanding and did not impress.
In these works, although the themes are different, the character styles are similar, they are all young girls, and there are no particularly harsh requirements for acting skills.
Some of Haiqing's own roles are actually very suitable for her image, and she doesn't need to play them, which also leads to her being unable to make a breakthrough in the entertainment industry.
However, after Haiqing got acquainted with Teng Huatao, he finally found a breakthrough.
In 2006, Teng Huatao planned to create a family emotional drama called "Double-sided Tape".
This drama depicts the story of a mother-in-law in the Northeast and a daughter-in-law in Shanghai who compete in wisdom over family trivialities.
Although the story of the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is fascinating, it is quite difficult to successfully express it, and the slightest carelessness may fall short.
This daughter-in-law has a spicy personality in the play and likes to be calculating. As soon as the actress saw the script, she decided not to take on the role.
Director Teng Huatao was troubled by this nasty character because no actor wanted to play it.
He suddenly remembered that Haiqing had been in a bland state in the past few years, although she had never tried this type of thing, but she might be interested, so he extended an olive branch to her.
Seeing the script, Haiqing felt very conflicted. She realized that she was still a young girl in her twenties, and that taking on such a role would inevitably limit her acting development.
Teng Huatao and Huang Lei are close friends, he understands Haiqing's troubles, so he called Huang Lei and asked him to come forward to persuade him.
She received Huang Lei's **, and heard that he must want her to appear in this play, because it will help her career.
Haiqing took over the show, she trusted the teacher and didn't expect to get good ratings, and as a result, she became very popular.
Subsequently, Haiqing and Teng Huatao cooperated many times and jointly participated in many works such as "Wang Gui and Anna" and "Snail House".
All these dramas are based on family emotions, and Haiqing's performances are outstanding, each of which is very exciting, which makes her make a qualitative leap in her acting career.
2009 can be said to be the year when Haiqing reached its peak.
With the family emotional drama "The Beautiful Times of the Daughter-in-law", she won the Most Popular Actress Award and the Feitian Award for Outstanding Actress at the Golden Eagle TV Art Festival.
Haiqing was right to take this step in the first place.
Although Haiqing has won these honors, her acting career has also been limited to a certain extent, for example, in youth idol dramas and costume dramas, few people will choose to cooperate with her.
Haiqing is also aware of this problem and tries to change his style.
Since 2014, Haiqing has begun to get involved in workplace-themed works.
She worked hand in hand with Chen Sicheng and starred in the movie "Big Cat Chasing Love".
However, after the broadcast of this drama, the audience's evaluation of Haiqing was mixed.
Although Haiqing's acting skills cannot be denied, the audience often unconsciously projects her pungent and verbose image into her works when appreciating her works.
Watching Haiqing's workplace drama is like watching a family drama.
Haiqing used too heavy filters when she played her daughter-in-law's mother, which caused the audience to be unable to resonate.
Haiqing because of the broadcast of this drama, she did not receive the opportunity to shoot for a year.
Huang Lei later found her, and they collaborated on "Little Farewell", which brought her back on track.
Although Haiqing was reluctant to try such a work, because Huang Lei was her teacher and was very grateful to him, she decided to participate.
She won the Best TV Drama Actor award for the show, which made the meaning of the word "mom" even deeper.
Haiqing was invited to work of the same type, but she politely declined.
At that time, she only starred in the "Little Farewell" series of family dramas, and would not continue to participate in other similar genres.
However, the cruel reality is that except for some works of similar genres, there are no directors who have taken the initiative to come to the door to seek cooperation.
Haiqing is over 40 years old, and in 2017, this embarrassing age made her feel a little embarrassed.
Actresses of this age are reluctant to play the role of a youth drama, nor do they want to play the role of a mother-in-law or mother, which leads to her being restricted in the play.
This is the case in Haiqing.
She used to play too many roles in her youth, including wife and mother, but this life was not suitable for her to continue forever.
Sadly, her transformation failed to succeed, so much so that she fell into a situation where she couldn't find a role.
She actively sought to work with the director, but was rejected.
It won't work if this situation continues, and Haiqing thought of a very good solution.
The FIRST Youth Film Festival was held in 2019.
This platform provides a stage for outstanding actors and directors in China to showcase their talents.
Haiqing received an invitation from the organizer for the event, and she was inspired and decided to use this opportunity to expand her acting scope.
She contacted actresses Yao Chen, Liang Jing and others who encountered similar difficulties and shared her thoughts.
Hearing Haiqing say this, they all felt that this was a good opportunity, because they were both limited by age and style.
If you make up your mind, you will act immediately.
Haiqing, as the guest of honor, took the stage at the closing ceremony of the Youth Film Festival and presented awards to outstanding actors.
After the award, Haiqing did not leave the stage, but walked to the microphone in front of the podium.
Picking up the microphone, she called Yao Chen, Liang Jing and others to the stage, and there were many things she wanted to say to the audience in her heart.
Several of them elected Haiqing as a representative, and she reflected to everyone the dilemma of middle-aged actresses who have no filming.
She said that actresses of this age have a love for acting and have been persevering on this path, relying on their own efforts rather than relying on others.
However, we have been abandoned by the market, subject matter and other factors.
I hope that directors, screenwriters and producers will pay more attention to them as a group and give them more opportunities.
The actresses at this stage of their life showed a desire to survive and a passion for acting, which was deeply touching.
This move sparked widespread controversy, with netizens questioning that Haiqing could not find a film, while others did not have this problem.
Yao Chen once said that in the interview, she mentioned that it was not that there was no drama to film, but that there was a lack of excellent scripts.
In any case, Haiqing's speech had a significant impact, and she managed to attract the attention of the directors.
Haiqing opened a new chapter in her career development in 2020 and expanded her market and drama path.
When the director first started using Haiqing, he was still very nervous in his heart, and he was not sure what the effect would be after the broadcast.
Haiqing performed well on the set, she was meticulous about her work, patient and able to make changes according to the director's requirements, and did not disappoint the director.
She didn't complain, even if it had to be shot several times.
She participated in the Times report drama "Together", which tells the story of the new crown epidemic.
With this work, he was successfully shortlisted for the 7th China TV Good Actors Blue Group Actor List.
Haiqing's performance in the play was unexpected, and people discovered that her acting skills have great potential, not only to control one style, but also to deal with other styles.
Their group has really attracted the attention of many directors, and Haiqing is one of them.
Since then, Haiqing has been considered in works of various genres.
Haiqing's work became busy again in 2021, returning to the state of previous years.
She has co-starred with Ren Zhong in "Sweetness", and co-starred with Li Zefeng in "Ah Cradle" and "The Great Journey", in addition to making special guest appearances in the historical drama "Big Waves and Sands" and other works.
She completely got rid of the role of "mother" in these dramas and showed a new side. And such works rarely invite her to collaborate.
Haiqing proved through his own practical actions that this group should not be age-restricted, thus reversing the midlife crisis.
The reason why Haiqing was able to change her acting path was not only because she dared to show her predicament publicly, but also because of her acting skills.
Because of Haiqing's excellent acting skills, her acting career has been restricted, but it is precisely because of her excellent acting skills that she has been able to open her own acting path.
At present, it is no longer the "era of traffic", but the era of the supremacy of strength. The age and acting path of the actors no longer limit them, the real determining factor is strength.