The name Lei Jiayin has recently caused a sensation in the film industry.
A young actor who was once jokingly called "a wreck", won a box office of 7.8 billion in just 8 days, and successfully advanced to the ranks of tens of billions of filmmakers, which surprised many people and collectively ridiculed - he is not a "wreck"!
Let's take a look at the growth story of this post-80s guy, perhaps in his struggling figure, there is a resonance that belongs to our generation of young people.
In 2002, 19-year-old Lei Jiayin was admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy with the second score in the country and became the younger brother of the popular student Hu Ge.
At that time, Lei Jiayin was still a lush teenager, full of drama dreams.
However, the road to the dream is not smooth, and the brothers and sisters in the same period quickly became popular with various hit dramas, while Lei Jiayin is still silently waiting for the opportunity.
What's worse is that because of his older appearance, Lei Jiayin was thrown directly into the "uncle circle", and the word "newcomer" gradually drifted away.
For a while, Lei Jiayin fell into deep self-doubt - I'm so old, is it too late to act?
Fortunately, there is no "right or wrong age" on the road of acting, as long as you have strength and perseverance, it will never be too late to dream.
In 2012, Lei Jiayin won the best actor in one fell swoop with the role of a gangster in "**The Great Robbery", and director Ning Hao praised him for his "wonderful acting skills and full of joy".
It's time to get hot this time, right? Lei Jiayin is full of expectations.
However, to his disappointment, the movie still failed to make him popular.
In 2015, the filming of "White Deer Plain" almost made Lei Jiayin desperate, he worked hard in the Northwest Wasteland for 8 months, and almost lost contact with the outside world.
At this time, batches of Internet celebrities became popular on various variety shows, and Lei Jiayin could only work hard to cut wheat in the field, and for a while he felt that he might not be able to hold on.
The turning point of fate is always quiet.
In 2017, a "The First Half of My Life" changed the trajectory of Lei Jiayin's life.
He successfully created a "scumbag" character, not only showing the ugliness of a negative image, but also breaking through stereotypes to show the complex and multifaceted aspects of human nature.
This "ex-husband brother" won a large number of mother fans who still remember it at once.
34-year-old Lei Jiayin has finally jumped from an unknown supporting role to a powerful actor who can support a movie.
Along the way, Lei Jiayin did not give up on himself.
Whether it's a happy gangster, a superficial scumbag, or a positive person, he can be familiar with it.
The stage experience has made him an all-round actor, who can be sad or happy, positive or dark, and he can switch between roles easily.
Director Cao Dun once said that he was worried that Lei Jiayin would give up halfway at the beginning of filming, but later found that he worked too hard and performed a black and white heroic image.
This year, 40-year-old Lei Jiayin finally ushered in the highlight moment of his life.
The two movies he starred in in a row won a box office of 7.8 billion, among which Jia Ling of "Hot and Hot" lost 100 pounds, and Lei Jiayin contributed wonderful acting skills to this movie.
The two "subtractions and additions" have achieved a masterpiece with a box office of hundreds of millions.
The former "wreck", proved himself with tenacity and perseverance, and finally supported a box office success.
For Lei Jiayin, it doesn't matter whether he is popular or not, whether he is famous or not.
He said that it is the greatest honor to let the audience remember themselves through their acting skills.
Many people may envy Lei Jiayin's success, but in fact, his story is also a reminder of us
Don't give up your dreams because of temporary frustration and bottlenecks, sometimes, stepping through obstacles is the process of a person really becoming stronger.
Lei Jiayin is not bound by the label of "old", and he is not satisfied with the status quo because a role is recognized, he constantly tries new possibilities and uses his acting skills to open the hearts of the audience.
We're all young, and the possibilities are endless.
Don't listen to the empty voices of labelling and dividing camps.
Everyone is a unique individual and deserves to be respected.
Believe in yourself, keep breaking through, and one day you can hold up your own piece of the sky.
Lei Jiayin's story tells us that youth is not old, passion is not dead! Come on!