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being mocked for not being worthy of acting, jiang qiming wrote a 1,000-word biography to win over the director, opening up a new track for the local dog series

"summer is almost over and it seems like nothing has been done."

this classic line from the movie "blue gate" can also be used to describe this year's summer season: this period, which used to be the easiest time to produce blockbuster and top-tier movies, seems particularly lonely this year.

amidst the bleakness, "waterside stories", which focuses on exotic adventures, stands out with its unique and novel subject matter and excellent series quality. although it is still far from being a hit, compared with its peers, it is already a rare dark horse in this summer season.

the person who became famous because of this drama was not the leading actor guo qilin, but jiang qiming, who played the supporting role "wang anquan" and whose total screen time was less than an hour.

all kinds of compliments were generously used on this non-popular actor, and many netizens predicted that it was only a matter of time before he won the best actor award.

we learned in textbooks a long time ago that "everything in the world exists and develops in mutual connection and interaction", and the entertainment industry is no exception. if you take jiang qiming as an observation sample, you will find that he has a path that runs counter to most young actors in the domestic entertainment industry, and this path subtly reflects the changes in the entire domestic entertainment ecosystem.

01 acting skills are still hard currency

this is not the first time jiang qiming has been at the table.

as early as 2023, when "the long season" was broadcast, fu weijun, played by jiang qiming, had become popular. at that time, he was labeled as "dumb groom", "country dog ​​boy", "sexual tension"... in the domestic entertainment industry that overly pursues refinement, roughness has become his unique symbol.

after the broadcast of "the past by the water", more audiences began to perceive the "accuracy" of his performance. it was not that he hit the center of the bull's eye with absolute accuracy, but that he had become one with the character naturally.

the first popular meme of this drama came from jiang qiming's line: "i am not a dog, i am, a dog."

another intriguing detail in this scene is that when shen xing walked into wu haishan's stall, wang anquan leaned against the pillar outside the door, picked up a cigarette butt from the ground and smoked it while waiting for someone, while his eyes were always paying attention to the movements around him.

the image of a cunning, opportunistic and money-loving local dog suddenly came to life.

in the last scene, wang anquan responded to shen xing's questioning with a nonchalant tone, but tears welled up in his eyes. shen xing and the audience understood that wang anquan's indifference was actually a kind of sober despair.

but being sober does not mean not being angry or suffering, so when he talked about guo limin, who had a similar experience as himself, wang anquan gritted his teeth and the carefree look on his face turned into hatred. it was not just guo, wasn't he, wang anquan, also the one who was eaten by sanbianpo?

after shen xing's persuasion failed, wang anquan finished the rest of the conversation alone. at this time, his strenuous expression turned into a bluff. he was enduring, enduring the tears on his face and the struggle in his heart.

the scene actually ended after saying "goodbye", but jiang qiming also designed an action for himself. he slapped the wall heavily. this was wang anquan's biggest release for being trapped in this identity.

the whole scene is less than three minutes long, but the transitions between different emotions are extremely smooth and natural. this character is not likable in the original novel, but jiang qiming's performance gives the character a unique vitality, allowing the audience to clearly perceive the character's inner world and thus feel pity for him.

from na risu in "cosmic exploration editorial department" and fu weijun in "the long season" to gao xiaoliang in "my altay" and wang anquan in "the past by the water", the most common comment about jiang qiming's acting is "not acting". just as the director of "the past by the water" said in an interview: "he is completely integrated with the environment. it feels like he grew out of the ground and was eaten to death by the environment."

other male actors are of the domineering, weakling, handsome, strong and miserable types, but jiang qiming can be called the black hole type. when he appears on the screen, the audience's attention will be unconsciously attracted to him.

his high presence in the series has made many people ignore the fact that he has not yet had a no. 1 drama aired.

in contrast, in recent years, for tv series starring popular artists, fighting for the ranking has almost become a necessary process before the show is broadcast. when the broadcast effect of the show is not ideal, the fan circle holds the director, screenwriter, and publicity and promotion accountable, but never mentions the actor who holds the ranking.

jiang qiming's "coming to the table" proves that good acting is more irrefutable than bad acting. even if fans can find various angles to save face for bad acting, professional ability is still the hard currency for artists to walk in the entertainment industry.

02 it’s 2024 now, does the traffic strategy still work?

in sharp contrast to jiang qiming's appearance, the former "popular stars" who were bought by fans have not lacked works in recent years, and many of them can even be called "highly productive". however, after half a lifetime of wandering, they are still "popular stars" and have not made significant progress in their careers.

in 2013, the domestic entertainment industry ushered in the era of traffic, and "traffic" became an important indicator, or even the only indicator, for the circulation of various resources in the entertainment industry. although many top stars have "collapsed" since 2018 and the film and television industry has entered a cold winter, the era of traffic has not yet come to an end. this also means that the current domestic entertainment industry is a transition between the old and the new. the old order has not yet collapsed, and the new order has not yet been fully established.

the traffic-oriented artists still follow the past development path: by starring in ancient idol dramas, modern idol dramas, or male-male cp dramas that are easy to become popular, they gain huge traffic and leverage high-quality resources, and then seek transformation by starring in serious dramas, main themes, and other types of works. at the same time, they will maintain high exposure during the transformation process to maintain their own popularity.

but some changes are taking place: with supporting roles on the table, even if they are top-tier stars, it is difficult for fans to "cover their mouths" at passers-by; with the rise of track studies, various niche labels are beginning to enter the public eye; the uncle circle and the sister circle are booming, and the "powerful" and "old drama bones" of the past are no longer insulated from traffic.

amid the changes, the traffic rules are visibly failing. the step from "waiting to explode" to "explosion" is extremely difficult, let alone the subsequent transformation.

jiang qiming is taking an anti-traffic path——

after graduating from the central academy of drama, he has been working in the musical and drama circles for seven or eight years. during the epidemic, jiang qiming, who had been performing offline for a long time, had his work suspended. he posted a job search information on weibo, saying that he was "not afraid of any dirty, hard or tiring work" and mentioned his selfish desire as an actor: "this move is intended to accumulate experience and experience the way of life and current situation of various industries from my own perspective."

in 2020, jiang qiming began to perform in film and television dramas, playing a fleeting communications soldier in "king kong river". it was also in this year that film and television dramas began to develop towards high-quality production. "the hidden corner" broke through the circle and became a "benchmark for chinese dramas" that hit the domestic entertainment industry. major video platforms have begun to "reduce costs and increase efficiency". type innovation and high-quality content are both a general trend and a necessary move.

in this context, jiang qiming, who has a realistic texture, is good at interpreting small characters, and whose professional ability has been verified on the stage of drama, naturally entered the upstream selection field. in the past two years, jiang qiming has successively participated in "the long season", "my altay" and "border water memories", which are also derived from the platform's boutique strategy.

jiang qiming's unconventional way of "serving the table" is actually in line with the positive changes in the industry. in contrast, the traffic producers still retain the old way of playing, which is "outdated".

03 a hundred flowers bloom after the diversification of aesthetics

jiang qiming is not an isolated case.

the earliest "country boy" was zhang yu with yellow hair in "dying to survive". he had nothing to do with words like "handsome" or "handsome", but he had a wild vitality.

after playing low-level characters in "dying to survive" and "the unknown", zhang yu's artistic qualities were further revealed in "the calm", "tropical memories" and "siberian tiger".

regardless of whether it is a stupid thief speaking sichuan dialect or a man selling poetry in the heavy snow in northeast china, the common point of these characters is that they are all frustrated people, people who are stuck in the gap of the times. the more they struggle, the more powerless they become, and from this sense of powerlessness comes a kind of moving feeling, which is the performance aesthetics of zhang yu.

aruna is a bit more fierce than a local dog. if zhang yu’s “not easy to mess with” character is more out of self-protection, then aruna’s “not easy to mess with” character comes from the bandit spirit in him.

the line "do you know where the word 'mang' in 'mang village' comes from?" in "kuang biu" made aruna's image as a village tyrant deeply rooted in people's hearts; this year, the release of "article 20" and "wandering blade" have made him firmly established in the "going to prison" track. netizens commented that "there are not many arms left for huang jingyu in the domestic entertainment industry, but there are still more than 300 criminal laws left for aruna."

jiang qiming's screen charm comes from his innocent and bright eyes. fu weijun in "the long season" is cruel, but when he looks at the girl he likes from downstairs, you will be moved by the boyish innocence in his eyes.

crazy and innocent are combined into one in this character, and this kind of contrast cannot be found in the perfect protagonists in idol dramas.

the same is true of wang anquan in "past events by the edge water". various previous plots have laid out that he is a man who has no bottom line in order to make money, but when he sees tourists on the street who have been cheated by him and have become crazy about gambling on stones, his expression rarely becomes serious. he puts the monk's robe on the other person without hesitation, but he dares not look directly at the person who has been cheated by him twice.

because with one more look, wang anquan's heart will become softer, and a soft-hearted person cannot survive in sanbianpo.

the audience's recognition of jiang qiming's performance actually stems from their appreciation of the complexity of human nature - this is also one of the sequelae of the era of traffic. after being bombarded with fast-food works and fast-food acting for several years, the audience is more eager than ever for the return of "good money".

this is also an important reason why "local dog" actors represented by jiang qiming can become popular.

so, i hope that before the next xx era of domestic entertainment arrives, more "jiang qiming" can be seen.