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It has to be the domestic entertainment. After the "four common men and women" and "four top-tier fault streams", new words have been invented:

Four short tops.

"Short top" means being at the top for a short period of time. According to netizens, the longest time they were at the top was one year, and the shortest was only one month.

After this term became a hot search, fans of the four stars involved, Li Xian, Deng Wei, Gong Jun and Cai Xukun, all gave examples one by one to illustrate that their own brothers are very popular.

But there are also passers-by who directly and ruthlessly "expose" it:

Except Kunzi, no one else has ever "topped" it.

But this is naturally not objective.

Today, I will take you to find out how these so-called "Four Short Tops" became popular and what breakthroughs they will bring in their future development plans.

1. Li Xian

When searching for the 33-year-old Li Xian, the keywords that come out include: disappeared, why is he not popular anymore, etc.

But this also proves that he once really became an overnight sensation.

Li Xian is a boy from Hubei. One year after failing the college entrance examination, he made another attempt to enter Beijing Film Academy. He immediately became the first student from Jingzhou city to be admitted to Beijing Film Academy and even appeared on the local news broadcast.

After his debut, some netizens who disliked him attacked his appearance as “rustic and ordinary”, but in fact, Li Xian is a patient type.

Although she doesn't have thick eyebrows and big eyes, she has a well-proportioned body, and her smile is sunny and bright, which makes her very down-to-earth.

His debut was extremely smooth. He entered the entertainment industry when he was a sophomore in college because of his role in the movie "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart".

But after that, Li Xian went through a long period of silence. Although he later starred in "My Best Friend" and "Love O2O", he did not have many roles and did not make much money.

It was not until 2017 that he took on the leading role in the detective drama "River God" and left a deep impression on the audience with his hormone-filled performance.

But what is little known is that in order to shoot this work, Li Xian suffered from severe chronic gastritis and sequelae.

Because of this, he missed the opportunity to film "River God 2".

But it doesn’t matter, because at this stage, Li Xian became popular because of the drama “Dear, Loved” in which he collaborated with Yang Zi.

That was in 2019. He became everyone's favorite "current boyfriend". At the peak of his popularity, he gained tens of millions of followers in 10 days, which was unprecedented.

Afterwards, he was also called the "Four Major Traffic Stars" together with Yang Yang, Yi Yang Qianxi and Xiao Zhan, who were also extremely popular at the time.

Popularity naturally brings resources. After that, Li Xian participated in the filming of works such as "The Antique Bureau Wars" and "Go Where the Wind Is", and he collaborated with "top-tier" actors.

But judging from the choice of themes of his works, he is obviously very clear-headed - some people analyzed that if he had continued his efforts at that time and filmed some works with similar themes to "Dear, Loved", it would be very easy and direct to monetize the traffic.

However, Li Xian made the opposite choice. Not only did he take on long dramas such as "If Life Is Like First Sight", he also plunged into Lou Ye's movie "Three Words", which shows that he has a high pursuit of acting.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Li Xian was only popular for a short period of time.

But in fact, he is patient and has plans for the future: he wants to be a movie star and also shoot TV series, but he has strict requirements for the scripts.

Therefore, Li Xian has a lot of solid inventory, such as the recently completed "Beautiful Girl", "Chinese Criminal Police" co-starring with Zhu Yawen and Zhao Liying, and the above-mentioned "Three Words" and "If Life Is Like First Sight".

From this perspective, his approach is similar to that of Zhu Yilong, who has already successfully risen to stardom - he doesn't care whether he is "top" for a while or not, but focuses more on the long-term development of his career.

2. Gong Jun

At present, there are various questions in the market about "Is Gong Jun unpopular?"

This is because after the hit work "Word of Honor", he does not seem to have produced a hit or popular drama in the broad sense.

Gong Jun, 32 years old this year, was born in Sichuan. When he was in high school, he was spotted by a teacher who came to the school to select talents for art exams.

On the eve of graduating from the Performance Department of East China University, he officially entered the circle by starring in the TV series "Swords and Swords".

Before entering the industry, he signed a contract with an agency but was never taken seriously, so he terminated the contract and started out on his own, starting as a supporting actor. Unexpectedly, he would be in this supporting role for many years.

When Gong Jun went to "Happy Camp" to promote his new drama in 2020, he only got 46 seconds of footage. The following year, he made a photo album by himself, and 2,000 copies were sold out in two years...

It wasn't until 2021 that the A-level gay drama "Word of Honor" came out, and he was finally seen by the audience.

A scene in which his character Wen Kexing waved a fan became an overnight hit on the Internet, earning him millions of fans.

Not only that, Gong Jun received more than 10 business contracts within a few months, and was invited to the first-line variety shows "Happy Camp" and "Ace", and the media interviews were one after another...

After he became famous, his previous career as a minor actor was also exposed, and his fans were moved to tears:

After years of tepid success since his debut, he suddenly became one of the top stars, which is cause for celebration.

At that time, he was labeled as the "second-generation Xiao Zhan" by the outside world - after all, the latter had become a "top star" with the drama "The Untamed".

Fans also hope that their brother can write the legend of the past again.

But ideals are always full, while reality seems too skinny.

One year after "Word of Honor" was broadcast, Gong Jun's long-suppressed "Young Man on Fingertips" and "And You Just Happily Shine" were broadcast while the popularity was high.

However, these two low-budget works failed due to their crude production and lack of much publicity after they were released.

Another film he attached great importance to, "Hello, Flame Blue", lost its reputation after it was released due to comments such as "full of artificial saccharins" and "weak rescue plot".

After that, works such as "Sleeping Garden" and "I Want to Go Against the Wind" were broadcast one after another, and the data was also mediocre.

Although his first costume work "The Legend of An Le" after "Word of Honor" was very popular, it was also ridiculed by the public for various reasons and achieved dismal results.

Judging from the results, Gong Jun has been releasing more and more works since he became popular, but he can't avoid the reputation of "six consecutive flops", resulting in continuous loss of traffic.

Fans have high hopes for "Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Yuehong Chapter", and regard it as a "recovery work".

It’s a pity that when the show was actually aired, the female lead Yang Mi was also facing negative news such as acting criticism, which made Gong Jun even more embarrassed.

Some people even used the word "epic flop" to describe the drama, which really left fans speechless.

At present, Gong Jun has works of different themes such as "The Distance Between Us and the Court" and "The Legend of Dark River", but where he will go in the future still requires further efforts.

3. Deng Wei

The recently concluded "Longing 2" has increased Deng Wei's popularity a lot, but many people have also successfully demystified him and raised soul-searching questions:

"I only love Tu Shanjing, not Deng Wei?"

Indeed, it only took this 29-year-old young actor one play to go from obscurity to the center of attention.

He graduated from the Dance Drama Department of the Central Academy of Drama, majoring in classical dance and folk dance, and is a classmate of actor Zhang Xincheng.

Deng Wei started learning dance at a young age, so he has an excellent posture and manners, especially his height of 1.83 meters is definitely an advantage in the domestic entertainment industry.

Before making his debut as an actor, Deng Wei worked as an internet celebrity for a while, and gained some fans with his cool and handsome style in the early days.

He has a cool and handsome look, and when he doesn't smile he always gives people a "keep away" feeling.

Because of the reasonable head-to-body proportions, high nose bridge, big eyes and obvious jawline, the overall appearance does not have too many flaws.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Deng Wei is very suitable for ancient costumes, so after his debut he has only starred in one fashion drama "I Am Years, You Are Stars", and the rest are ancient costumes.

But although he has filmed many dramas, his splash was not particularly big. Some people even said that he was just an amateur before he starred in "Chang Xiang Si".

However, before becoming famous with the role of "Tu Shan Jing", Deng Wei had several opportunities to be on the hot searches, but they were not good news.

Once at the airport, his staff was rude to fans who came to see him off, which made him labeled as a "small-timer with a big trick";

One time, his fans went to Yu Zheng's social media platform to promote him, but he was exposed by the other party as "playing big..."

Deng Wei was once on the hot search because of the term "looks like Xiao Zhan", but was angrily attacked by the other party's fans and even boycotted.

However, because of his excellent appearance, Deng Wei was rated by netizens as one of the "Emperors to Come", and fans also had high hopes for him.

Last summer, the long-awaited "Longing" was aired. As soon as the "male fox" Tu Shanjing, played by him, appeared on the stage, he really captivated everyone and won countless fans.

Even though the drama also stars the "serious drama actor" Zhang Wanyi, who has excellent acting skills, and the "slash male artist" Tan Jianci, who is very popular with the public, Deng Wei's popularity is still far ahead and he has also attracted countless fans.

——This is also the main reason why it is called the “second top stream” by industry insiders.

While "Chang Xiang Si" was on the air, Deng Wei's "Yun Xiu Xing" also started filming. Judging from the leaked photos at the time, his handsome and elegant appearance once again made fans crazy.

However, after this drama, Zhang Wanyi, Tan Jianci, and even Yang Zi all had new dramas aired one after another. Although they were not as popular as "Longing", they were always active in the public eye.

Only Deng Wei's presence in the entertainment industry declined rapidly during the one year between the broadcast of the first and second seasons of the drama, and he rarely appeared in public.

Moreover, due to the promotion of the drama, the show was opened several times, causing a joke of "breaking down when laughing".

As a result, during the promotion of the second part, every action was cautious and the interaction with other actors was significantly reduced, which disappointed CP fans.

In addition, the other male actors in the play seem to be slightly better than him in terms of lines and acting skills, which also leads to his current embarrassing situation.

Some netizens even said bluntly:

"Objectively speaking, this person is not found anywhere with a large following. It's impressive that he occasionally posts data on Weibo. If he keeps performing ancient idol dramas, he will definitely not be popular among the public..."

At present, in addition to "Yun Xiu Xing" in which Deng Wei plays a supporting role, he also has another costume drama "Xian Tai You Shu" co-starring with Xiang Hanzhi, which is also the leading male role.

Whether he can continue to "hold on" remains to be seen.

4. Cai Xukun

Among these four, Cai Xukun, who is labeled as the "real top star", is in a more difficult situation now than the above three.

Since the sex scandal last year, his acting career has basically come to an end.

Cai Xukun, born in 1998, became a top star in 2018 thanks to his debut in "Idol Producer".

In this star-making talent show, he competed as a "personal trainee", which in a sense carried a certain kind of "public opinion" and was even a symbol of resistance to capital in the eyes of some fans.

In the end, Cai Xukun received more than double the votes of the second place Chen Linong, leaving behind the legend of "changing fate against all odds."

The following year, he continued his efforts and became the NBA's promotion ambassador, leaving behind the internet meme "Chicken, you are so beautiful".

After that, Cai Xukun appeared in "Running Man" as a permanent guest, and released his hit single "Lover" to continuously refresh the traffic heights - and this song was also praised by the outside world as his only representative work that went beyond the circle.

But the good times didn't last long. In 2021, his album "Mystery" suffered a Waterloo:

Only 5 of the 11 songs that were announced were finally released. Some of the songs didn’t even have names, and were described by the public as “releasing songs on loan.”

What fans don’t know is that in the same year, Cai Xukun had a sexual relationship with a female amateur named C, which resulted in her pregnancy and forced her to have an abortion.

In mid-2023, the incident was exposed to the public, and the "Big C" fell from then on.

From this perspective, Cai Xukun, the "top star" truly recognized by the outside world, may have the saddest ending.

After all, the above three people are continuing to work hard in their respective fields, and it is not impossible for them to reach the top again in the future.

Considering all objective conditions, who do you think is most likely to become the real “top star”?