He Jiong's film "Gardenia Blossom" was released in July 2015, as a youth film directed by a famous host across borders, it attracted unprecedented attention at that time.
Li Yifeng and the latest "Mou Girl" Zhang Huiwen both play important roles in the crew, and the starring team also includes a group of young actors known as "Gardenia Four Handsome" and "Gardenia Four Beauties". The entire crew has a strong lineup.
However, despite the fact that the film gathered many big-name stars, it ultimately failed to receive critical acclaim.
Viewers have expressed many negative comments about the cliché of the plot.
Despite this, it still achieved 3800 million at the box office.
This experience became the low point of He Jiong's directorial career, and he has not been involved in the film industry since.
What's even more surprising is that those popular young actors almost all disappeared after participating in this movie.
So far, there are very few people who can gain a foothold in the film and television industry, and most of them have faded out of the public eye.
The cruelty and impermanence of this circle also make people sigh at the huge development gap between them.
As He Jiong's debut, He Jiong put a lot of effort into it.
He insisted that the actors be "pure and natural", did not use plastic surgery stars, and only selected young actors with fresh and natural appearances.
During the filming process, he also critically evaluated every shot, for fear that his ** work would leave any flaws.
This movie is considered to be the biggest feature of the actors' good looks, but the acting skills are not satisfactory.
The most attractive thing about He Jiong's ** work is the popularity of the hero and heroine.
At that time, it was an era when little fresh meat was all the rage, and the duo of Li Yifeng and Zhang Huiwen attracted much attention in the play and outside the play, which made the audience look forward to it.
However, what is surprising is that the two male protagonists of "Gardenia Bloom", Li Yifeng and Jiang Jinfu, have now withdrawn from the entertainment industry.
Due to all kinds of negative news, it is difficult for them to appear on the screen now.
At that time, Li Yifeng was at the peak of his popularity, and played the role of the school grass promise in "Gardenia Bloom", and won the award softly.
Unexpectedly, the good times were fleeting, and a few years later, he was all over the Internet for frequent negative news.
Now if you want to re-enter the entertainment industry, you can't find a way.
Jiang Jinfu played the male No. 2 An Qing, who was a small student who rose rapidly with the power of capital at the beginning, and his popularity came and went like the wind.
In the years after the release of the film, he fell into a "resource shortage" due to the termination of his contract with the company.
Because of the domestic violence scandal, he was reprimanded by netizens and was almost sent back to China.
He has long chosen to bid farewell to the entertainment industry and live a plain and comfortable life.
When Li Yifeng and Jiang Jinfu were released in the movie "Gardenia Blossom", they could be described as two popular heroes, and no one could compare with them.
Time flies, and both of them have now encountered setbacks in the entertainment industry, which can be said to be a "poignant" life.
If the male protagonists are usually typical of driving high and going low, then the situation of the female protagonists is completely different.
Zhang Huiwen had the highest starting point in the TV series "Gardenia Blossom", and she was one of the most popular new girls at that time.
Now, however, years have passed, and her career has gradually faded and is no longer the focus of public attention.
TV series characters have limited opportunities to appear, and they can only appear on satellite TV Spring Festival Galas in various places.
It has lost its former popularity.
Another woman, Yu Xi, only debuted as Wang Sicong's ex-girlfriend at first, but she seized the opportunity and gradually emerged.
With a series of scandals on the hot list, she has now become a favored new-generation star of Huanrui Media, and is expected to replace Yang Zi as the "first sister".
The contrast between the two shows that none of the actors can be imprisoned by past successes, regardless of their starting point high or low.
In the entertainment industry, if you lose the attention of the audience, it is easy to be replaced by newcomers. Therefore, it is crucial to provide topics and works on an ongoing basis.
Nowadays, the hero and heroine in "Gardenia Blossom" have changed dramatically.
Wei Daxun turned out to be the most outstanding one among the "four marshals".
He was once a rich second generation who weighed more than 200 pounds, but later entered the showbiz through ** and successfully created a supporting role in the TV series "Gardenia Blossom".
Many years later, he unexpectedly successfully counterattacked with "Fireworks in My World", and now he has become a powerful faction in the film and television industry, which is really unexpected.
Song Yi is the most likely to come from behind in the "Four Beauties".
She used to be an unknown little transparent, but now she has grown into a powerful heroine and stands at the pinnacle of actresses.
Song Yi was not born a star, she won today's achievements with her solid acting skills and years of hard work.
Her story also shows that as long as you have perseverance and perseverance, you can find your place in the entertainment industry, no matter what your resources are.
At the same time, Du Tianhao, Li Xinai and others have also experienced the process from the peak of their careers to the trough of silence.
They are either left out in the cold because of excessive hype, or they lose face in scandals and are no longer favored.
If an actor wants to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry, he must always keep professionalism in mind, otherwise he will easily be killed by word of mouth. Overall, this is very important.
Observing the actors in "Gardenia Blossom" taking different paths in the past seven years, I have to admit that the entertainment industry is indeed full of cruelty and ruthlessness.
No matter how high the starting point is, if there is a lack of effort, it will be surpassed by newcomers.
is like Zhang Huiwen who has been demoted from the leading role to a supporting role.
No matter how popular a star is, as long as he makes a major mistake, he will be subjected to **.
Li Yifeng is the best model.
In this industry, actors must be humble, diligent, and disciplined at all times, otherwise they can easily be eliminated.
It is for this reason that some of the stars of "Gardenia Bloom" faded out of the public eye, and some worked hard again from scratch.
This circle is extremely cruel, but it is also an opportunity for those actors who can maintain their original intentions to start anew.
Why be awake for a long time than be unable to sleep late at night?
The actors of Gardenia Blossom each pursue different dreams, and as time passes, the distance between them makes people feel embarrassed and make people think deeply about the vagaries of this industry.
However, it also marks a new beginning.
Celebrities need to be humble and professional at all times, and if they persevere, they still have a chance to succeed again.
I hope that they will remember the experience and continue to work hard to present more excellent works to the audience. Because what really matters is not how high the starting point is, but whether you give it your all along the way.
As long as they can illuminate their hearts and take their acting careers seriously, I believe they will be able to shine on the screen again.