When we chased "Flowers" and were deeply impressed by the small supporting role of Director Lu, did you ever think that this actor is actually 63 years old, and 30 years ago he also played a deeply rooted role - Mai Jian in "Love in the Pearl River".
He is Chen Rui.
The past 30 years have left traces on his face, but the familiar acting skills still make people recognize him at a glance.
In 1993, ** TV broadcast a period drama "Love in the Pearl River" that brought together popular superstars.
This is a work that tells the story of Guangdong's reform and opening up in the 80s, which set off a ratings boom at the time, and the plot and characters of good and evil have also become the focus of discussion among the audience after dinner.
This drama brings together powerful actors like Wu Qian and a new generation of actors like Jiang Qinqin, while shaping the image of the main characters, it also brings excellent audio-visual enjoyment to the majority of fans.
The production team of the play brought together a number of top writers, directors and actors in the industry at that time, and was considered by the industry to be a well-polished masterpiece.
There is a male protagonist named Mai Jian in the play, who is an ordinary worker who is honest, has strong management skills and is self-motivated.
Under the east wind of reform and opening up, he broke into the leadership of the largest enterprise group in Guangdong step by step from the director of a township factory and became the chairman of the board.
This Mai Jian was played by Chen Rui, an actor who was not so famous at the time, and was gradually recognized and loved by the audience through his delicate, introverted, sincere and optimistic acting image.
Chen Rui and Mai Jian have a very high degree of compatibility between the two roles, and he uses the calm and introverted temperament honed in his career to reveal a tenacious temperament, and perfectly interprets Mai Jian.
This kind of high compatibility between the role and the actor has achieved this classic character image.
Chen Rui is a native of Hunan, and his family was not wealthy when he was a child, so he has an introverted and stable personality.
He has been in the film industry for many years, honest and self-disciplined, and does not like to hype up for fame.
Therefore, despite the acting skills, the popularity is not high.
It wasn't until he played the role of Mai Jian that he really entered the public's field of vision.
The growth and changes of Mai Jian, an ordinary worker, in the tide of the times coincide with Chen Rui's own experience and personality.
It can be said that Mai Jian's inner temperament draws inspiration from Chen Rui's life experience.
Chen Rui integrates the experience accumulated in his life into the role, giving Mai Jian a sense of three-dimensionality and a sense of substitution from the audience.
This method of giving one's own experience to the character is what makes the character classic.
Through the image of Mai Jian, a successful business elite, Chen Rui let the audience see that an ordinary person can also change his fate and achieve his career through his own efforts and hard work.
This coincided with the main tone of China's policy of "letting some people get rich first" at that time.
The role of Mai Jian made Chen Rui stand out in the film and television industry, and was recognized and remembered by the audience.
Chen Rui's superb acting skills and meticulous portrayal of the role of Mai Jian also allowed him to establish the image of a powerful actor in the hearts of the audience, laying the foundation for him to go further in the film and television industry later.
The image of Mai Jian, a successful person, has inspired countless audiences, and Chen Rui has accumulated popularity and laid the cornerstone of his career as an actor.
In 2022, Chen Rui will be 63 years old.
Many of the audiences of those works back then are now middle-aged.
When everyone was chasing the new drama "Flowers", a familiar face appeared on the screen again - Chen Rui played a supporting role in the play "Director Lu".
For those viewers whose memories of Mai Jian are still vivid, this familiarity brings warmth.
The story of "Flowers" is set in Shanghai, and tells the story of the business war in the late 80s and early 90s.
The 63-year-old Chen Rui only played a small supporting role in the play, but he successfully attracted the attention of the audience.
Because everyone still remembers that Mai Jian 30 years ago, although he was just a small worker, he longed for opportunities, was not afraid of difficulties, started from ordinary employees, and eventually became the leader of the enterprise.
And now, Director Lu played by Chen Rui is also an honest little person, who has been left and right in the shopping mall, and finally chose the path he thinks is right.
Compared with Mai Jian 30 years ago and the current Director Lu, the audience seems to see the calmness and optimism of the actor himself, which is amazing.
One actor, two works, thirty years, but they have a similar attitude towards life.
This just highlights the charm of Chen Rui's professional quality and temperament as an actor - tenacity in peace and restraint, wit in stability, and warmth in simplicity.
This is also the secret that he has been able to mix in the film and television industry for decades**.
Many of the little fresh meat of the year have long faded out of sight, but Chen Rui is still in the film and television industry, and attracts the audience's attention with his familiar face.
This is the proof of strength.
When we are chasing the drama, when we see his face and listen to his lines, we can't help but think of the Mai Jian in 1993.
When we listened to his calm and calm tone as Director Lu, we seemed to see the Mai Jian-style perseverance and forbearance 30 years ago.
The years have carved a mark on his face, but his temperament is still the Chen Rui we are familiar with.
This familiarity is the audience's recognition of his acting skills over the years.
These two appearances spanning 30 years let the audience see that this actor's acting skills and attitude towards life are the same, which is admirable.
This also conveys to peers and juniors that acting skills can be polished and improved, but temperament and attitude are the foundation of an actor's foothold.
Today's Chen Rui is not only a senior actor, but also an excellent director and producer.
In the past 40 years, he has consistently practiced his philosophy - solid acting skills create excellent works.
He never blatantly hyped himself, but just calmly and persistently enterprising, and finally used his works to make everyone remember him as a person.
This low-key, introverted and indomitable character has also laid the foundation for him to stand in the film and television industry for decades.
We still remember that in 1993, when "Love in the Pearl River" was broadcast, Chen Rui was 36 years old.
At that time, he was on the rise of his acting career, but after all, it was not comparable to those "little fresh meat".
In an entertainment industry that values appearance and popularity, Chen Rui is not afraid of the hard injury of being a little older, but just burying his head in polishing his acting skills in every role.
In the end, the acting skills themselves made him and the classic character of Mai Jian.
Now 30 years have passed, and the "little fresh meat" of the year may have faded out of sight, while Chen Rui is still in the film and television industry, and attracts the audience's attention with his familiar face.
This calm and calm professionalism is worth learning from every actor.
This is exactly what we want to appreciate and encourage, an actor must rely on strength and acting skills to open up his own world, rather than relying on external conditions.
Chen Rui used his 30 years of acting skills to show that there is no need for deliberate marketing and packaging, as long as you have a dedicated and persistent heart for your acting career, the quality of your works will eventually be proven by time and the audience.
When we look at him, we are not only admiring an actor, but also admiring an old artist who has dedicated his life to the film industry.
I believe that in the future, Mr. Chen Rui will bring us more and better works with his consistent professionalism!
He used his story to tell young actors that acting skills and attitudes are more valuable than traffic and more durable than external conditions.
This is the precious spiritual wealth of the entire entertainment industry.
Chen Rui used 30 years of professionalism to play two roles that spanned the era, giving the audience a refreshing sense of familiarity when facing the new drama.
This kind of perseverance is both touching and admirable.
In this era of rapid development in the entertainment industry, we need such a group of old artists who are loyal and persistent to their acting careers.
They embody the essence of this industry with their lives - speak with their acting skills and stand on their feet with their works.
This is the spiritual pillar and benchmark of the entire film and television industry.
I believe that in the future, Mr. Chen Rui will continue to use his solid and restrained acting skills to accompany the audience through one beautiful story after another.
This kind of perseverance and eternal belief is a symbol of not being afraid of the years on the road of acting.