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there is a question circulating in the film and television industry for many years——

how narrow can an actor's acting range be?

the answers vary, but there is one name that is universally recognized:hou tianlai。

if you don't pay special attention, you will be unfamiliar with this name, but when it comes to the famous name "mr. hou", everyone knows it.

when netizens type this name in the search box, the system will automatically add the suffix:

why does hou tianlai always play that kind of role?

it can be seen that mr. hou’s "narrow acting range" has become a phenomenal internet event.

for other actors, a narrow range of acting may be a crisis, but mr. hou’s narrow range of acting is enviable.

short videos have been popular for several years, and mr. hou's name has long been known for his late-night erotic ethics dramas, which frequently exploded.

"chinese zorro"

"the only national first-level and third-level actor"

"i don't envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, i envy mr. hou every day"

people often sigh that "life is like a play". looking back on mr. hou's rise to fame, it is also the history of the rise and fall of domestic gender ethics dramas.

01

the king of the sex scene, the chief of the erotic ethics drama

for thirty years no one cared about me as a supporting role, but now everyone knows that i have learned english.

hou tianlai became really popular thanks to the 2017 national phenomenon drama "in the name of people".

in just two plays, he expanded the academic scope of "english" infinitely and single-handedly led to a learning craze among chinese people.

in the play, chen qingquan, played by hou tianlai, first expressed his admiration to his leader for the subtlety of english;

the camera turned and chen qingquan turned his verbal oath into action.

the law enforcement officers had caught him in the act, but chen qingquan was still annoyed, and his authority was fully displayed under the bed——

"i'm learning english, please don't disturb me"

seeing this, the audience woke up from their dream: no wonder they can’t learn english well, it turns out that there is something wrong with the way they open it~

the "learn english" meme went viral on the internet.

some netizens used stills from the tv series "in the name of people" to redesign the cover image of compulsory education.

mr. hou is the representative of english class and is popular among the people.

even though mr. hou is being laughed at, people are not jealous at all. after all, he became famous through short videos, and he can't ruin his career by eating his own food.

i am over 60 years old, actively embracing new technologies, and i sigh“young people are so awesome”

he personally participated in the memes and did not treat netizens as outsiders at all.

when mr. hou said this, he was complimenting the majority of netizens.

he praised scissorhands' skills throughout the whole show and never mentioned his own past achievements, which was really generous of him.

looking at mr. hou’s famous roles, in confined spaces,half bald head, squinting eyes, and a mouth full of rotten teeth, x implies or x explicitly states that one is using foul language;

but in public, he talks a lot about benevolence, righteousness, morality, and governing the country well.

comparing the different spaces, mr. hou appears more hypocritical, vulgar and greasy.

in 2003, 45-year-old hou tianlai played the first "unspoken rule" role in his career.

in the satellite tv drama "women are no longer silent", "wang xiansheng" is a magazine leader who takes advantage of his position to frequently molest his female subordinates and forces them to have relationships with them.

it was also through this role that the audience, who had a poor spiritual life at that time, were first defined as a "gentlemanly villain".

in the film, mr. hou's peculiar and explicit sexual tastes directly made the audience exclaim, "is this something i can watch?"

the explicit remarks in the film are incomparable to those in today's tv dramas.

mr. hou's nomination number:whiplash, chinese bruce hearn。

‍with this film, mr. hou and an jiahe in "don't talk to strangers" are known as the "double heroes of childhood shadows"

similar to feng yuanzheng's punctured tire

at the press conference after "silence", a woman threw a mineral water bottle at mr. hou;

in the elevator and on the street, people often cast hateful glances at me.

later, his wife advised mr. hou,“try not to play that kind of role”。

mr. hou's pressure reached its peak at this time, so he made up his mind that not all characters could be good guys, and villains also have their own meaning.

if "wang xiansheng" makes women alert, then hou tianlai's performance will not be in vain.

as a result, mr. hou continued to charge forward in the sex industry, frequently appearing on satellite tv’s late-night slots.

not a middle-aged, lecherous, and wretched man;

they are officials who have fallen into the trap of beauty;

after becoming familiar with the process, i even played the passive role.

in fact, if you look closely at mr. hou's appearance, he has a big forehead, small eyes, a high nose bridge, and a tall but thin figure.

coupled with the unclear connection between baldness and gender that is circulated among the people, the disguised righteousness on mr. hou's face was immediately shattered against the backdrop of his suit and tie.

there are so many people in the lsp track, why is mr. hou the king?

there is a scene in “behind the true love” where mr. hou perfectly interprets the layered sense of a lsp.

he first denied his "pervert" nature, and every word he said was about elders and children, but every move he made was tentative.

then refuse.

but the attitude has clearly softened.

finally, after seeing the woman's attitude and realizing that this matter had potential, he revealed his true feelings: it's convenient for me.

there are really not many people in the domestic entertainment industry who can play lsp with such a layered feel.

02

it’s not easy to be a “mr. hou”

hou tianlai was born into a teacher's family in changchun.

his parents' original intention for him was naturally to be a teacher.

but xiao hou did not live an orderly life as his parents expected.

with his childhood interest in literature and art, hou tian taught himselfsinging and dancing, erhu, yangdiand other traditional arts.

by chance, hou tianlai came into contact with movies.

the twists and turns of the plot and the colorful interweaving of film art planted the seeds of acting for hou tianlai.

after graduating from high school, like most children from northeast china, hou tianlai entered the system: working as a mechanic and fitter in a bicycle factory.

some people enjoy the life of a stable job, while others find it boring.

hou tianlai belongs to the latter.

during the days when he made a living by relying on his skills, the artistic flame in hou tianlai's heart grew stronger and stronger, and his various talents were not shelved.

three years later, hou tianlai applied for the local performance department and was successfully admitted.

i thought my destiny had changed, but the difficulties had just begun.

old, outdated, poor image...

when the teacher gave hou tianlai such an evaluation of his appearance, he felt frustrated.

coupled with his previous lack of acting training and experience, he was left out.

what keeps him going on the acting path is still the passion in his heart.

even though he was not favored, hou tianlai still worked hard.

it was not until 1982 that he was assigned to a local drama troupe.

this also gave me the opportunity to perform.

in the next five years, hou tianlai mostly worked behind the scenes and as a stagehand. not to mention being the leading actor, even being a minor role was a rare opportunity.

he himself did not expect that the four words "bright future after dark" would actually happen to him.

at that time, the moviethe last empresswhile the filming was in progress, hou tianlai was spotted by director sun sha because of his image and got the role of "puyi".

later, hou tianlai learned that he was chosen because the director saw that he had boththe complex feeling of youth and old age, which fits the appearance of a leader whose empire is collapsing.

hou tianlai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

fortunately, the film has a good reputation and has been recognized by the industry.

entering the 1990s, hou tianlai took on a large number of costume dramas.

although they were all emperors, they were all "incompetent" and "weak" and did not have a good reputation in textbooks.

after the millennium, hou tianlai began to transform and try urban dramas.

still constrained by his appearance, there was no room for hou tianlai to "interfere" in the popular urban dramas at that time, such as "never forget you", "jade guanyin", and "black ice".

if you can't take on a national drama, then takelocal tv drama。

at that time, audio-visual censorship had not yet been tightened, and local satellite tv stations began to think about "subject matter" in order to compete for ratings.

semi-underground themes such as bizarre cases, violent gangsters, and conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are the products of this era.

and hou tianlai also successfully found his own track:sexual ethics drama。

representative works include "women are no longer silent" and "behind the tenderness".

these films have crude picture quality, melodramatic plots, and are obviously low-budget. the opening songs are interspersed with a lot of awkward shots of deep v legs and other sexy scenes.

hou tianlai also has the ability to freely perform in this type of drama thanks to his good looks.

he has the mark of a poor student who has worked hard to succeed, but also the vulgar and perverted nature of someone who has been alienated through all the hardships.

as a result, hou tianlai's career ushered in a small spring.

as audience tastes change, mr. hou, a "professional villain", has not made much of a splash in his works in recent years.

in one of the films that left a deep impression on me, "dad's lies", hou tianlai played a hardworking adoptive father who took care of his daughter until he was critically ill. his acting skills were superb.

obviously, the audience is not very interested in mr. hou who has "turned over a new leaf".

it was also due to the changes in the market that mr. hou's works began to decline sharply.

however, thanks to his various "disgraceful" roles in his early years, mr. hou has become popular again in short videos.

it must be mentioned that the saying "life is like a play" does not apply to hou tianlai.

contrary to his character in the play, hou tianlai in real life is a male role model who has never been involved in any scandal and is dedicated to his career.

since both husband and wife had jobs, the two daughters were left in the care of their mother and mother-in-law.

whenever hou tianlai mentioned this incident, tears welled up in his eyes and he felt guilty towards his family.

compared with the cold shoulder and cold water on his career, hou tianzi believes that the lack of companionship with his daughter is a greater regret.

today, the two daughters have their own families. the eldest daughter has become an actress, and the youngest daughter has taken over her mother's career in calligraphy.

hou tianlai, who is about to enter his seventies, does not seem to have any plans to retire in the near future, and his works are scheduled to be broadcast until 2030.

as the saying goes, one trick is enough to make you successful. although hou tianlai is not a big star, he will surely be mentioned repeatedly by netizens because of his unique role.

his superb acting skills and low-key and simple personality are worthy of learning for people in the industry.