news

The first broadcast of "The Willow Boat" has received positive reviews. Wang Churan became popular for her beautiful role. The plot is full of jokes and the pictures are textured.

The Willow Boat, which is known as the "costume version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith", was a hit, setting ratings records and receiving rave reviews from the start.

The story focuses on the "marriage first, love later" between Liu Miantang, the first leader of Yangshan, and Cui Xingzhou, the King of Huaiyang. The anti-routine setting, full of suspense, and the combination of handsome men and beautiful women such as the new actor Zhang Wanyi and the high-value 95 flower king Chu Ran all add to the highlights of the show.

Especially the female lead Liu Miantang played by Wang Churan is really good-looking, and the outside world shouted: "Costume dramas finally don't use ordinary women to play stunning beauties!"

In addition to the female lead, the supporting actresses also have their own highlights: the participation of domestic entertainment newcomers such as Liu Lingzi, Yuan Yuxuan, and Huang Cancan allows the audience to enjoy a visual feast.

"Veteran" actresses such as Tong Lei, Dong Xuan, and Xu Rongzhen add texture to the work - several of them have classic roles, which also make the audience dream back to their childhood. Especially Dong Xuan, who played Shangguan Yan, is in excellent condition, and this time she plays a villain, and her acting skills are also superb.

Today, Badianban will take you to see which actress in "The Willow Boat" has the most unforgettable appearance and acting skills?

1. Wang Churan

Wang Churan, who was born in 1999, suffered a "Waterloo" last year for her role in "My Human Fireworks", but she was actually praised by the outside world as "the most beautiful young actress born after 1995".

Her appearance is different from many popular young actresses - although she seems to have a lot of bones and is quite dull, she is dignified and elegant, and has the standard "peaceful and prosperous face".

Wang Churan has large facial features, but she unexpectedly has a kind of relaxed beauty. She can hold all kinds of complicated ancient costume styles, and occasionally she has a sense of pitifulness, which is what outsiders call sweet and salty.

Therefore, although her costume in "The Willow Boat" is not complicated, she has a strong aura and is stunningly beautiful. Paired with Cui Xingzhou, who appears gentle on the surface but is actually black-bellied, played by Zhang Wanyi, there is both a sense of conflict and a sense of CP.

However, before the show was aired, Wang Churan's popularity among the public was average, with some even saying bluntly: This show is unbearable to watch.

Let’s briefly review what happened:

In 2021, she was photographed holding hands with actor Wang Ziqi after starring in "Yu Gu Yao", which exposed a scandal.

But after the incident fermented, his studio immediately denied it by saying "Xiao Wang is the only one who is beautiful".

Later, Wang Churan was found to have a small gathering with actor Chen Youwei while recording "Actors Please Take Place", and the scandal was exposed again. She also quickly denied it.

Until she and the "top star" Yang Yang collaborated in "My Human Fireworks" and were spotted by netizens traveling abroad, and they even kissed passionately in the street.

Different from her previous attitude of denying the scandal immediately after it was exposed, Wang Churan did not respond this time, which was therefore interpreted by the outside world as "letting the scandal with a male artist who is more famous than herself spread wildly."

Moreover, during this process, some netizens also found out that she did not pay much attention to facial expression management and often rolled her eyes in public, so she was nicknamed "Sister Rolling Eyes".

But in fact, although Wang Churan has not become popular in more than seven years since her debut, she has visibly abundant resources - since her debut work "The General Is Female" in 2017, she has successively starred in "Return of Kunlun", "Qing Ping Le", "Yan Yun Tai" and other works.

Especially when recording "Actors Please Take Your Place 2" in 2020, mentor Er Dongsheng also advised her: "Be a textured 'vase'."

After that, Wang Churan became very noticeable for her role as Princess Bai Xuelu in "Yu Gu Yao", who outshone the female lead Ren Min, and for her role as the "talented woman Le Ji" Sang Wen in "Joy of Life 2".

However, no one expected that last year, because of the role of "Xu Qin", her popularity among the public dropped drastically, and all kinds of negative news emerged one after another.

During this period, Wang Churan was also on the hot search because of her "look-alike face to Liu Yifei", which was also regarded as "hype" by the outside world...

Until now, she has once again become popular with the domineering role of Liu Miantang, showing the audience more plasticity and improvement in her acting skills, which is also commendable.

In addition to "The Willow Boat", Wang Churan also has works such as "Love Has Fireworks" co-produced with Tan Jianci and "The Shadow of War and the Fragrance of Plum Blossoms" co-produced with Li Hongyi waiting to be broadcast.

At present, there is still great hope for the "little flowers" to become first-tier stars.

2. Liu Lingzi

Liu Lingzi, who is one year older than Wang Churan, is a former member of a girl group and made her debut in 2020 by participating in "Youth With You 2".

She started learning dance at the age of 4, and later studied at the Musical Theatre Department of Beijing Dance Academy. She signed a contract with an agency before graduation and made her debut immediately.

Compared with other beauties, Liu Lingzi is very distinctive. She attracted the attention of fans for her cool and elegant temperament during the talent show.

In addition to her unique looks, she also has a nickname called "boneless girl". She is very talented and works very hard off stage.

After her debut, Liu Lingzi joined the limited group "172Girls" and released the single "SLAY LIKE ME" in the same year and officially debuted.

But she obviously also has ambitions in acting, so in 2022 she transformed into an actor for her role as Princess Yuanying in "My Lady".

This character has an excellent personality. He is a business genius with both talent and appearance. He is particularly likable and has attracted many fans to fall in love with him directly.

This year, Liu Lingzi appeared again in the fantasy drama "The Four Seas Restored to Heaven", but she didn't have many roles.

Until the broadcast of "The Willow Boat", she got the role of the second female lead He Zhen, who is also a smart, capable and straightforward female image, and has a "love-hate relationship" with Zhao Quan played by Zhang Chi.

Judging from her appearance, Liu Lingzi unexpectedly looks like Zhang Li. She is a beautiful and elegant lady. She has a different style from Wang Churan, but is equally pleasing to the eye.

3. Yuan Yuxuan

Born in 1997, Yuan Yuxuan graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. She became well-known to the audience when she was a freshman for recording "The First Year of University".

However, she was scolded by netizens for contradicting her teacher Tong Dawei and other negative things during the show. After that, she was exposed for many "black histories":

Some people say that she is a second-generation rich who lives in a villa, carries brand-name bags, and drives a luxury car to school every day; others think that she has a "plastic surgery face"...

But when the program was recorded in South Korea, Yuan Yuxuan was discovered by someone claiming to be a scout, who gave her his only business card and claimed that he would "train her to become a Korean superstar."

In 2017, Yuan Yuxuan signed a contract with Jiaxing Media, and made her debut the following year by participating in the costume romance drama "Legend of the Phoenix". After that, she played the kind-hearted Cheng Yu Yuanjun in "Eternal Love of Dream", and gained some presence.

In recent years, her resources have gradually improved, and she has acted in many TV series. Although her roles are average, her acting skills and status are improving.

In "The Willow Boat", Yuan Yuxuan played the third female role Shi Xueji, and she was a perfect match with Chang Huasen who played the second male role Liu Yu.

The man has just gained attention for his wonderful performance in "A Thought Across the Mountain" and is one of the rising "hottest young actors".

4. Huang Cancan

In "The Willow Boat", Huang Cancan, who had the third collaboration with the male lead Zhang Wanyi, debuted with the label of "School Belle of Wuhan University". Now she has successfully transformed into an actor and has caused quite a stir in the entertainment circle.

She was born in Hubei in 1995. Before her debut, she became popular on the Internet for a group of beautiful photos of the cherry blossom goddess.

During this period, Huang Cancan also recorded variety shows such as "Day Day Up" and "Running Man", which attracted considerable attention.

But fame brings trouble. Soon after Huang Cancan became famous, netizens revealed that she was suspected of faking her identity. Some people also found out that there was a driving force behind her fame: a rich second-generation man named Zhang Zhen, who was also her boyfriend at the time.

Despite this, in 2016, Huang Cancan successfully transformed into an actor by starring in works such as "Half-Raw Girl", especially later she starred in "Summer's Desire" which was also starred by Big S.

Also because of her role in this work, she was found in a promotional event with photos of her with a swollen face and poor expression management, which sparked controversy over "photo fraud".

The following year, Huang Cancan broke up with her boyfriend, and was cyber-bullied due to various revelations made by a close friend named He Bei.

She was very low-key about this and never responded. Instead, she worked hard to star in works such as "The Northern Dipper of the Song Dynasty" and "White Hair" until she met Yang Zi during the filming of "My Mowgli Boy".

After receiving the script of "Chang Xiang Si", the latter recommended Huang Cancan to the crew to play the role of "Fangfeng Yiying" which made him famous.

This role is only the third female lead and doesn't have many scenes.

But in the second part, Huang Cancan was directly "enshrined as a god" with just one shot, and her beauty reached a new level of brokenness.

In "The Willow Boat", her appearance is no less than Fangfeng Yiying, and she also plays the same "unrequited love" character, which makes people look forward to it.

Currently, he has "Time Agent", "Starting a Family" and "Loving You" in his hands, and his collaborators are either Zhang Linghe or Qin Lan, and his resources have gradually increased.

5. Dong Xuan

In addition to several "post-90s young actresses", Dong Xuan, who is 45 years old this year, is definitely a highlight of "The Willow Boat".

The Queen Mother Wu she played has a strong aura, and behind her beautiful makeup is the image of a ruthless and vicious beauty.

As a "super beauty" who looks like Tong Liya, her beauty is more gentle and soft than the former. She got married and gave birth to a daughter soon after her debut, and gradually faded out. She does not have much ambition to act.

However, today's audiences still remember:

Dong Xuan's debut work is also her famous work "Shangguan Yan", in which she played the cold and beautiful woman "Shangguan Yan".

The reason why this character is so impressive is related to the sense of contrast - Dong Xuan has a girly and beautiful personality, which forms a sharp contrast with Shangguan Yan's "coolness", making her particularly outstanding.

After that, she starred in "Eight Heroes" and "Detective Di Renjie 3", establishing her position as a "costume goddess".

But Dong Xuan was particularly clear-headed and began to transform herself around 2009, gradually taking on works of different styles such as family dramas and suspense dramas, and her career steadily rose.

It was also during this period that she fell in love with Gao Yunxiang, got married, and gave birth to a daughter. It can be said that she missed the best stage for her career to climb.

After her comeback in 2016, Dong Xuan portrayed herself as a good wife and mother until her husband was suspected of sexual assault, forcing her to "grow up overnight."

After taking on everything, she divorced gracefully and started to work hard on her career. In recent years, she has appeared in more and more works, for example, she appeared in the popular TV series "The Legend of the Pearl" and "Family Heir".

Especially when "Legend of Fei" was popular, Dong Xuan only made a guest appearance in a few episodes, but she became a hot topic because of a leg-lifting action.

This time, she still outshines everyone in "The Willow Boat", especially when she plays the villain. She doesn't even need smoky makeup, and a single look can make people shudder.

6. Tong Lei

Tong Lei, who is one year younger than Dong Xuan, plays the noble Concubine Chu - she is gentle and dignified, and her every move is that of a lady from a noble family.

But many young audiences may not be familiar with her. This is because Tong Lei got married and faded out of the career at the peak of her career.

Tong Lei, who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, has had a very successful acting career. Within a few years of her debut, she became the "childhood goddess" in the hearts of many people for her role as the general's daughter Li Rongrong in the costume drama "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties".

The following year, she was labeled "Bright Sword Goddess" for her interpretation of the daring and daring nurse "Tian Yu" in the war drama "Bright Sword".

During this period, Tong Lei and actor Zhou Yiwei fell in love during the filming of "The Sun Blooms Like a Flower". The two were in love for 5 years and were once a good story in the entertainment industry.

But the relationship came to an abrupt end in 2011.

During this period, Tong Lei's acting career has been developing very smoothly, with many works released every year.

However, the brilliant career did not bring her a sense of security. In an interview, she said that she was afraid that she would have no more roles to play at any time, so she chose to "go into business."

This awareness also changed Tong Lei's view on choosing a partner to some extent.

In 2014, she revealed that she was married and had a daughter. It was later revealed that her husband was named Zhou Xuhui, who was once the chairman of Jinya Technology and was worth over 100 million yuan.

Although Tong Lei is still filming after marriage, her workload is obviously decreasing. Until 2021, Zhou Xuhui was sentenced for suspected stock issuance and other crimes, and the couple was also burdened with a huge debt of 140 million yuan.

Helplessly, she had to return to filming.

In 2022 alone, Tong Lei appeared in works such as "The Story of Minglan" and "The Star Han Can Lan", and stayed in Hengdian non-stop for a year.

Since March this year, she has broadcast a number of film and television works in succession, covering various themes, but none of them were very popular.

Although Concubine Chu in "The Willow Boat" is eye-catching, it is only a glimpse. After all, her era has passed.

Which of the above actresses do you think has the most impressive performance? The "95 Flowers" who are currently in the limelight, or the middle-aged actresses who once outshone all the other beauties?