In the entertainment industry, there is a famous saying, "Whether you are popular or not, it all depends on your fate". Some people can shine in their teenage years, while others will not be recognized by the public until they are later in life, and even if they are talented, it is difficult to succeed without opportunities.
Take a look at the graduates of the 93rd class of Chinese opera, their "Wannian Male No. 2" Li Naiwen is a vivid example.
Before graduation, Wang Qianyuan and Liu Mintao had already emerged; As a good best friend, Zhu Yuanyuan won the title of "Audience's Favorite Heroine" only two years after graduation; At that time, he was nicknamed "two stunned" because he ate the buffet until the price increased.
A celebrity once said, "When I feel inferior, think about Li Naiwen, and I will immediately become happy!" After graduation, when others stepped into the showbiz, he stayed on the drama stage for 7 years, although he seemed to have no chance with the showbiz.
Although his classmates gave him the nickname "Biggling" and called him "Big Drama Killer", this does not mean that he can act brilliantly in everything. On the contrary, as long as it is his work that appears in a large-scale drama, whether it has been staged or has not been staged, there is no escape from one word: that is "yellow"!
However, thankfully, the real talent has not been buried because of this!
In 2004, director Tang Danian had a unique vision, selected him, and tailored a role for him - the literary and artistic youth "Xiao Li Meidao" in "What to Move, Don't Move Feelings".
With Feng Xiaogang's encouragement, Li Naiwen began to move forward bravely and began his own film and television career. After three years of hard work, he finally saw his hope, and it also proved Feng Xiaogang's original prediction - he will become a dark horse in the film and television industry.
Although the road in the past three years has not been easy, it is these difficulties that have made him stronger and made him more confident in his future development.
He was directly signed by Feng Xiaogang and participated in "Assembly" in 2007. Despite the insignificance of the character, he did not overlook any details. In the past 17 years, he has become the "best person" in the entertainment industry, but he is thriving in another circle.
1. "Star 2nd generation"Upholding self-independence, Li Naiwen may be regarded as a real "second generation star"! 33 years before he entered the Chinese opera school, his mother also walked into this campus, and the two of them were alumni 33 years apart.
However, because his mother became a drama actress after graduation, many people don't know about it.
He was once a carefree five-year-old boy running in the yellow earth of the great northwest, but he was actually a humorous Tianjin native. His father is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and his mother is an actress, and the reason why he was born in Ningxia was because of his parents' work at that time.
When he turned five, he finally returned to his true hometown of Tianjin due to his parents' job transfer. After returning to Tianjin, my mother found a job in the Tianjin People's Art Troupe and became a drama actress.
Because he didn't like the discipline of his grandparents, he often followed his mother to play in the troupe, and perhaps it was at that moment that his dream of becoming an actor quietly sprouted.
After a long time together, the members of the troupe have a deep understanding of him. Whenever a one-year-old young actor is needed on the drama stage, Li Naiwen is always prioritized and sent on the stage.
He stood on the stage more and more often, and although his childhood dream was to be a scientist, he did not get stage fright because of this.
Every child has dreams of becoming a scientist, and in the year of the college entrance examination, he still chose the school where his mother once stayed. But unlike other Chinese opera candidates, he felt a little out of place, and his inferiority complex lingered.
Despite his abnormal performance in the three examinations, Li Naiwen attracted the attention of the chief examiner, Gao Jingwen, with his outstanding talent and outstanding appearance. Although he was required to go to school at his own expense, this was not because Gao Jingwen deliberately made things difficult for him, but because the performance on the scene was indeed not ideal.
After the discussion of several teachers, Li Naiwen was finally able to go to school at his own expense, which is also a recognition of his talent and potential.
Self-pay means that he has to pay more tuition fees than others. At that time, 5,000 yuan was a lot of money, and he knew that his family could not afford it.
His parents told him that by studying hard and not being too anxious, he would eventually be able to get his teachers to admit that it was a mistake to let them go to school at their own expense. ”
With the expectations of his parents, he stepped into the school gate of Chinese opera. However, due to low self-esteem, he could only study hard in the classroom, watching his classmates take on dramas and shoot commercials.
After graduation, when others began to receive awards, he still did not officially enter the film and television industry. Even when participating in the show, Song Dandan felt sorry for him.
1.Feng Xiaogang once predicted that Li Naiwen's acting skills were excellent, but why he had not been able to become popular, and Song Dandan was also puzzled by this. 2.Song Dandan sighed, "Naiwen's acting skills are so good, why is he old and not popular!" ”
Will Feng Xiaogang's prophecy come true after Li Naiwen participates in "The Birth of an Actor"?
He smiled and replied, "I'm not in a hurry!" Because he is convinced that "gold always shines!" Now, Li Naiwen has finally realized this sentence, and he has finally shone!
In July 2018, the movie "I Am Not the God of Medicine" was released, and although he is still a supporting character, he has managed to portray a cunning and treacherous, mercenary businessman.
For example, in the 2020 TV series "Da Qin Fu", he starred as the prime minister Li Si. Although he received several nominations for the role, it was a pity that he did not win the award.
However, the broadcast of this drama increased his popularity, more directors discovered his acting skills, and even CCTV invited him to participate in the show.
In 2021, he won the enthusiastic popularity of the audience with his wonderful interpretation of "Shitai Filial Piety" in "National Treasure Season 3", and then won the favor of director Zhang Yimou and successfully starred in the movie "On the Cliff".
Since then, he has participated in the performance of many historical revolutionary dramas and period dramas, among which "Our Days" starring in early 2023 has received wide acclaim.
He once again won the recognition of directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, and participated in the movie "Solid as a Rock" and the movie "Volunteers: Heroes Attack". No matter whether the role is good or bad, rich or poor, he can perform it freely, which is where Li Naiwen's diverse charm lies.
Although he is not as well-known as many traffic stars now, the characters he has created are classics. For Li Naiwen, such an achievement is what he pursues, that is, to be able to make the audience remember the role he plays, which is the success of the actor.
Since stepping into the film and television industry in 2004, he has been working unremittingly for 20 years, devoting himself to his acting career and rarely having a private life**. When everyone speculated that his girlfriend was Yan Bingyan, in fact, Li Naiwen had already married in a low-key manner!
Li Naiwen officially revealed that before he got married, Yan Bingyan and Zhu Yuanyuan were speculated to be his girlfriends. His university nickname is "Friends of Women" and he has an excellent relationship with the female classmates, especially Zhu Yuanyuan.
He once formed the "Chinese Opera Little Tiger Team" with Zhu Yuanyuan and another classmate, and he was the person who accompanied Zhu Yuanyuan most often. Although the two are still friends to this day, this kind of relationship of friendship and unfulfilled love seems to be destined for Xin Baiqing to ask him for advice when pursuing Zhu Yuanyuan.
After falling in love, Zhu Yuanyuan and Li Naiwen still have a close relationship, in addition to Zhu Yuanyuan, there is also an actress who has had an affair with Li Naiwen, that is Yan Bingyan.
The two met as early as the second year when Li Naiwen stepped into the film and television industry in the crew of "Teeth of Love", and they performed a passion scene together.
During the filming, Yan Bingyan constantly criticized Li Naiwen:"Why don't you open your mouth when you kiss it? "Even if the two play husband and wife in the same drama 6 years later, Li Naiwen still looks very shy, after all, he already has his own partner.
When these two dramas were broadcast, people generally believed that Li Naiwen and Yan Bingyan were a couple, because Li Naiwen once said that he liked strong women, and Yan Bingyan was a representative of this type.
Although Li Naiwen's wife outside the circle has been unknown, he has always protected her from any disturbance. In addition, he was a good husband who doted on his wife, and when his wife was working, he would work as a cook at home, and leave all the money he earned to his wife for safekeeping.
In the new year, Li Naiwen's work schedule is full, both TV series that have been broadcast and works that are about to be broadcast, one after another, keeping him busy.
On February 6, Li Naiwen's acting career ushered in a bumper harvest. He starred in "The Case of Tang Di Gong" is about to meet the audience, and at the same time, his other new drama "South to North" will also premiere.
It is worth mentioning that he also had a wonderful performance in this year's Spring Festival movie "Twenty-one". And behind these achievements, it is inseparable from his many collaborations with director Zhang Yimou.
As Feng Xiaogang predicted back then: "Li Naiwen will definitely become a dark horse!" ”
Although he is not well-known in the entertainment industry, in the entertainment industry, who can not give a thumbs up when the name "Li Naiwen" is mentioned?
When many celebrities are eager to compete for favor in front of the audience, some powerful actors pay more attention to how to deeply shape the role and make the role deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although being an actor is just an ordinary profession, over the years, the word has gradually evolved into a star, and the word star no longer has a full positive meaning today.