Shortly after New Year's Day in 2006, CCTV 8 sets of ** files launched a new drama "Wulin Gaiden". However, on the first day of broadcasting, the ratings were not ideal, only 191%, which makes people worry about the fate of this show. Yan Ni revealed in an interview that in order to increase the ratings, she begged her father to sit in front of the TV every day and keep watching it regardless of whether he could understand it or not.
Surprisingly, the ratings climbed rapidly over the next few days. This drama gradually received a warm love from the audience. When traditional martial arts dramas are still telling about the strife between swords and swords, "Wulin Gaiden" is unique, combining the model of American sitcoms with martial arts themes, and the storylines are gathered in a small inn.
The plot is imaginative, kneading dialects, jokes and popular elements to present a full and three-dimensional small world of rivers and lakes. To this day, "Wulin Gaiden" is still the pinnacle of sitcom martial arts comedy. This drama not only changed the fate of many actors and made them famous overnight, but 16 years have passed, and the situation of the 8 actresses in the play is even more different, with big ups and downs in life.
Tong Xiangyu is the central character in the play, played by Yan Ni. She has obvious shortcomings, such as greed for money, stinginess, and love of comparison, but at the same time, she is also a affectionate, righteous, and exquisite character. She is amorous and empathetic, which is quite similar to Wang Xifeng in "Dream of Red Mansions". Her prototype comes from the gold inlaid jade in "New Dragon Gate Inn".
Although Tong Xiangyu is a poor person who has traveled thousands of miles to find her husband Mo Xiaobao and expects fairytale love, she also shoulders the responsibility of taking care of her husband's sister Mo Xiaobei. In that era, as a widow, Tong Xiangyu faced many rights and wrongs and difficulties, but she met Lao Bai, found emotional sustenance, and found happiness in the noise.
The hit of "Wulin Gaiden" made Yan Ni a well-known comedy star. Her grinning and humorous performance in the play has made her a comedy star since then. In fact, Yan Ni's comedy talent was discovered as early as the sitcom "The Story of the Cooking Class", and it was this drama that allowed director Shang Jing to see her talent, and also laid the foundation for her outstanding performance in "Wulin Gaiden" in the future. After winning the favor of the crew of "Wulin Gaiden", Yan Ni became the heroine of the play. However, because of the influence of her role in the play "Tong Xiangyu", her acting path was restricted, and she only had one drama contract for three consecutive years. Until 2008, she successfully broke the stereotype left by the audience in the past with the role of "Niu Flower" in "The North Wind That Blows", won the love of the audience, and successively won the Feitian Award and the Golden Eagle Award. After that, her acting career took off again. The following year, she starred in the film "Three Shots Surprise" which put her on the red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival.
In Yan Ni's career history, her cooperation with Zhang Jiayi can be called the third career turnaround. The works they collaborated on, such as "One Servant and Two Masters", "Loading the Stage" and "Three Days of Death", have become the audience's favorite CP group, and have also opened up a new direction for her career. In 2019, Yan Ni won the Magnolia Award for the TV series "Youth Pi", becoming the fifth actress to win the TV series Grand Slam. Now, at the age of more than half a hundred, she is more calm and determined. Although she has been married once, she remains single to this day.
Yao Chen's character "Guo Furong" in "Wulin Gaiden" has a distinct personality and dares to love and hate. Its role combines the characteristics of Huang Rong and Guo Fu in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which is both chivalrous and straightforward, as well as unreasonable. And when facing the favorite Lu Xiucai, she also has the shyness of a little girl. Before taking on this role, Yao Chen was still a tricky actor, because the crew had limited funds and couldn't afford to hire a high-paid actress. With the popularity of "Wulin Gaiden", Yao Chen's worth has doubled and he has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry. After that, she successively starred in works such as "Latent", "Divorce Lawyer", "Monster Hunt", "Journey to the West" and "It's All Good", and became a top actor in the film and television industry. In terms of relationships, Yao Chen has experienced two marriages, and her ex-husband is actor Ling Xiaosu. About Yao Chen's divorce turmoil and Wang Shasha's acting career.
Yao Chen's divorce has always been a hot topic of public discussion, and rumors about actor Tang Yifei's intervention are even more popular. However, two months after the divorce, the news that Yao Chen and Cao Yu were in love was reported by *** The two got married at the end of 2012 and had two sons. Yao Chen's life experience is not all smooth sailing, she was once nicknamed "Big Mouth Ugly Girl", but she relied on her own strength to step by step to the position of the heroine, not afraid of ridicule and attacks, and worked hard in the entertainment industry with a tenacious spirit, and finally realized the beautiful vision of a double harvest in her career and family.
Wang Shasha's role as Mo Xiaobei in "Wulin Gaiden" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and her eccentricity and sharp words have left a deep impression on the audience. Although she is young, Wang Shasha has shown extraordinary acting talent, which is very different from her own image. Not only that, but she is also the only "martial finger" in the whole play who knows kung fu with fists and feet, and studies kung fu moves with the director, which shows her dedication and hard work to her acting career. Her performance style is similar to that of Mr. Mo Da in "Smiling Proud Jianghu".
Wang Shasha's acting career began in 2004 with "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", and her performance in this drama was highly recognized by the audience and the director. However, her star journey has not been smooth sailing, and although she has taken on many works, she has never been able to surpass the role influence of "Mo Xiaobei". In the highly competitive entertainment industry, Wang Shasha was ridiculed because her appearance did not conform to the mainstream aesthetics, and she was even complained about her lack of appearance when she starred in idol dramas. Even so, she is still not afraid of difficulties, moves forward bravely, tries different types of roles, and proves her strength with her acting skills. Now 31 years old, Wang Shasha still maintains her love and dedication to her acting career, although her career has not yet reached its peak, she has been working silently in her own way, and I believe that she will use more works to prove her strength and value in the future.
Zhu Wushuang is another high-profile character in "Wulin Gaiden", played by Ni Hongjie. She has outstanding looks and extraordinary talents, but she has become a helpless orphan due to the tricks of fate. Despite her ingenuity and many virtues, she has suffered repeated setbacks in love. She once wanted to marry her senior brother Lao Bai, but she never succeeded. The place in Lao Bai's heart is occupied by the proprietress, and Zhu Wushuang can only accompany him as his little sister. After experiencing a love affair with Xiucai, Zhu Wushuang suffered another blow. Although he also had a brief love affair with Simpson, it ended in nothing. Her road to love is full of ups and downs and twists and turns, which makes the audience feel distressed and sorry for what happened to her. In the movie version of "The History of Martial Arts", Wushuang finally chose to spend the rest of her life with Yan Xiaoliu, a woman who has experienced ups and downs. Like Ni Hongjie outside the play, her emotional path is also full of twists and turns. After experiencing a failed marriage, the huge debt left by her ex-husband forced her to devote herself to acting and pay off her debts with hard work and sweat. While actresses of the same age have resisted playing older roles like mothers, Ni Hongjie has already played the mothers of many young roles. Now, after going through hardships, she has finally come to the end of her hardships and her career has developed steadily. In 2022, she publicly admitted her relationship with her new boyfriend, and the two settled in a 50-square-meter loft in Beijing, although the conditions are not superior, but they live a warm and comfortable life.
Yang Huilan, played by actor Yu Juan, is a big ** on the rivers and lakes. She is snobbish and mean, unscrupulous in order to defraud money, and uses Li Dazui's true feelings to defraud money. After "Wulin Gaiden", although Yu Juan participated in several works, she finally chose to return to her old profession and become a singer. She has participated in various CCTV programs many times, such as the Spring Festival Gala, Happy China Tour, and Music and Painting Fashion. However, in recent years, there has been very little news about her on **.
Another impressive character is Murong Yan, played by Huang Xiaolei. Her pungent and straightforward gives people the intimacy of a little girl next door. Huang Xiaolei only made a cameo appearance in a "one-time" role in the play, but her rich expression is impressive. In reality, Huang Xiaolei's personality is also straightforward, daring to love and hate. When she was in school, she had the nickname of "Lei Girl", and after entering the film and television industry, she boldly and openly pursued Da Zhang Wei, and was not afraid of the best shots and criticism. In addition, she was also the first person to be "**" by Disney. In Li Yapeng's 2002 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", she came into the audience's attention because she played the role of a silly girl. Later, in the 2005 Huang Xiaoming version of "The Condor Heroes", she played the role of a silly aunt again. Since then, she has continued to make film appointments, playing a number of roles with different personalities, including Xia Yushu in "Breaking through the Guandong", Sister Hui in "The Crowd", the female tenant in "People in Embarrassment", and the female chef in "The Best Family". She once said: "No ugliness is not a show." It was by using her personality traits that she didn't care about the size of the role that Huang Xiaolei became popular again in middle age. In 2022, "The World" pushed her acting career to a new peak and was widely recognized and loved by the audience. Huang Xiaolei has been in love with Da Zhang Wei for many years, but in 2014, she chose to marry Liu Lei, who has only known her for 38 days. Her life was peaceful and happy at first, with a lovely daughter. However, everything changed in 2017. That year, Huang Xiaolei took her daughter to Disney and had a conflict with the park staff. She complained about the uncivilized behavior of employees on social **, saying that they had a bad attitude.
Huang Xiaolei insisted that her daughter's height met the standard, and showed the ** measured in the hotel. Initially, they sided with her, but soon after, Disney released more details, saying that they had taken multiple height measurements for the safety of their children, and pointed out that Huang Xiaolei had distorted facts and had beaten people. After that, Huang Xiaolei was banned from Disney.
Despite this, Huang Xiaolei quickly became an ambassador for Happy Valley, which seems to match her straightforward personality, she always dares to challenge and is not afraid to offend people. Although the incident had an impact on her reputation, most people have forgotten about it over time. Now, Huang Xiaolei's career is thriving again, and everything is developing in a good direction.
Another eye-catcher is actor Liu Min. She was the host of Shandong TV's "Sunshine Fast Lane", and also participated in many sketches and worked with many well-known actors. After entering the film and television industry, her roles were mostly inconspicuous supporting roles, and she never became popular. Seeing that his acting career had entered a bottleneck, Liu Min chose plastic surgery, his face gradually became stiff, and he began to play more of the role of a wealthy lady. To this day, she is still single.
Another character, Zhan Hongyan, is played by Hormandy, who is the female catcher of Six Doors. She is beautiful in appearance, coquettish and deceitful. Her first love was Lao Bai, and she learned the sunflower point acupuncture technique. Zhan Hongyan's husband is chasing the wind. Actor Homandi, a halfway monk, was a dancer. In the entertainment industry, she has attracted attention for starring in many plays directed by Shang Jing, such as "The Story of the Health Team", "The Invincible Three-legged Cat" and "In Front of the House". However, in 2009, she chose to marry and gradually faded out of the screen to focus on family life. Today, she is a dance teacher who continues to influence students with her talent and passion.
Hu Shi Niang, played by Tang Jing, although she did not appear in many scenes, her performance left a deep impression on the audience. Her personality is distinct and full of charm, and her singing voice is even more evocative. Actor Tang Jing herself is also a person with an excellent personality, she is righteous, as early as 2000, she has shown her talent in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and many film and television works, and gradually became famous.
However, in 2000, she chose to marry Wang Xinjun and has since shifted her focus to her family. In 2002, she gave birth to a child for Wang Xinjun. In order to fully support her husband's career, she temporarily put aside her career and concentrated on taking care of her children at home. However, this choice hastened the end of the relationship between the two. As Wang Xinjun's career is booming, the relationship between husband and wife is gradually cold, and conflicts are frequent.
Frequent quarrels made the relationship between the two more and more strained, and finally in 2009, Wang Xinjun filed for divorce. The two went through the divorce procedures in a low-key manner. And in 2014, Wang Xinjun married Qin Hailu and returned to the family. In contrast, Tang Jing went through a painful period after the divorce. With the comfort of her friend Yan Ni, she gradually came out of her pain and accepted reality.
The emotional pain made Tang Jing no longer believe in love, she rejected the pursuit of many people, chose to be a single mother, and developed her career wholeheartedly. Now that 16 years have passed, I believe that no matter how many years have passed, the classic series "Wulin Gaiden" will be like old wine, the older it gets, the more fragrant it becomes, and it will become a good medicine for the unhappy soul of several generations.