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what the audience likes is actually liu lin's frankness and humor. in the entertainment industry with thousands of different people, she seems so special and so pure.

what the audience likes is her calmness after going through so many things. she doesn’t fight or compete, but she is able to handle things with ease. she has a calmness and stability.

you will not think you are superior to others just because you are a senior; nor will you think you are inferior to others just because you are a supporting role.

she shows us that in this impetuous and noisy era, there are still such good actors, who act down-to-earth, live honestly, and are neither humble nor arrogant, and neither hurried nor slow.

we can also see in her every self a down-to-earth and serious life.

as long as time goes by, the hidden pearls in the ocean will always shine brightly.

liu lin deserves it, or has deserved it for a long time.

author: mao haoyu

editor｜xiaobai

typesetting | die

on the evening of september 21, 2024, the 34th china tv drama "flying apsaras award" ceremony was held at the xiamen straits grand theater. zhao liying won the "flying apsaras award" for outstanding actress for her performance in the tv series "wind blows half summer".

when the news was announced on the spot, liu lin, the most experienced nominee, laughed from the bottom of her heart and applauded continuously.

after the award ceremony, liu lin took the initiative to post a weibo to send her most sincere blessings to the "children" in the play.

this is the example set by a "post-70s" predecessor for all new generation actors: be an actor who is tolerant, gentle, elegant, humble and low-key.

this reminds me of a major turning point in liu lin’s career: in 2018, the ancient social family-themed drama "the story of minglan" was broadcast.

liu lin plays wang ruofu, the eldest lady of the sheng family. she looks tough but is kind-hearted, acts rashly but is innocent and cute. she is very impressive and quickly became popular.

although liu lin who posted on weibo and liu lin in "do you know it should be green, fat, red and thin" give people different feelings, one is gentle and intellectual, the other is carefree, but they have one thing in common -

be frank, or in other words, don't pretend.

in 1993, after graduating from high school, liu lin was admitted to the performance department of the beijing film academy. at that time, her classmates included beautiful girls like liu zi and xu jinglei, and liu lin's appearance was simply incomparable to theirs.

but the young liu lin at that time was lively and simple-minded. she did not deny herself because of the difference in appearance. instead, she optimistically believed that a play needs both protagonists and supporting roles.

who would have thought that her words would come true. in the following 30 years of her acting career, liu lin played almost all supporting roles, and even all roles such as "mother" and "mother-in-law".

she played a couple with huang lei in "midnight song", the singer shu fei in "criminal police story", the honest man tao ni in "camphor tree", the ill-fated lingzhi in "mother", the second daughter-in-law liu yulan in "thousands of lights", and the model sister-in-law chunying in "six sisters of yimeng"...

midnight song

detective story

camphor tree

"mother"

"a thousand lights"

six sisters of yimeng

she had just graduated from college, and when she met the crew, the director's comment on her was, "although she is pretty, her face looks too old, and it will be difficult for her to play the female lead."

while people of her age were playing the leading female roles in dramas, such as the daughters of wealthy men or beautiful campus belles, liu lin only received roles involving middle-aged women.

if it were other professionally trained actresses, they would definitely not be able to tolerate this and would either gradually fade out of the entertainment industry or deny their previous selves and cater to mainstream aesthetics.

how did liu lin do it?

she did not become anxious about her appearance, nor did she rush to get plastic surgery. instead, she accepted herself, faced it calmly, lived in the present down to earth, and played well every supporting role that fate gave her.

heaven will not fail those who work hard.

in 2012, liu lin received the script for the family drama "parents' love". she was to play the role of jiang dehua, an authentic rural woman who was uneducated, hardworking, and even rustic.

everyone loves beauty, and liu lin is no exception. plus, the role overlapped a lot with her previous roles, so she wanted to refuse at first.

but under the persuasion of her best friend mei ting, liu lin decided to challenge this role and hone her acting skills.

to this end, she read the script over and over again, cut her long hair which she had kept for many years into short hair that reached her ears, painted her face black, and studied a lot about the way rural women spoke and their expressions in real life.

many years later, when faced with questions from a cctv host, liu lin frankly stated that these were not "sacrifices" but what an actor should do.

break yourself down completely, then put yourself back together, and allow yourself to calmly move towards performance and art.

speaking of which, a character like dehua is annoying at first but lovable later. he is strong but delicate, and reckless but gentle, similar to kikujiro played by takeshi kitano in "kikujiro's summer".

what the audience sees is not only the softness faintly revealed in a strong woman, but also a microcosm of thousands of rural chinese women, who may be mothers, aunts, or grandmothers.

in order to cope with the cruel and harsh reality, they have to stand up for themselves and protect their children, but every move they make is full of tenderness for their children.

who wouldn’t love such a three-dimensional and moving character?

but at the 27th golden eagle awards, liu lin was only nominated for the audience favorite actress award for her role as dehua, and was just one step away from the golden eagle goddess.

what a pity.

the lady in "the story of minglan" still inherited this domineering character. she cursed and scolded lin xiaoniang as a "bitch" in public. she was impulsive and would often attack anyone who came and want to "drag her out and sell her."

the role of the eldest lady originally referred to the mistress of a family under the feudal social system and was "the person in charge of the whole family."

logically speaking, such a loud-voiced, unreasonable character should not be likable, but liu lin's performance makes the lady more vivid.

for example, liu lin shouted in public, "i am the laughing stock of the whole yangzhou" and "my father does not deserve to be enshrined in the taimiao." although she was acting like a spoiled child, she had no ulterior motives and her performance was natural and smooth, without any affectation or deliberate exaggeration.

the overall impression given is "comfortable".

there is even a scene where the lady is muttering curses at her son's rival in the imperial examination, but she doesn't pay attention and trips over the threshold, falling flat on her butt.

it can be said that liu lin added a layer of cuteness and funnyness to the role of the lady. although she was noisy, she brought a more relaxed and interesting atmosphere to the usually heavy and boring life in the mansion.

however, such a character that combines majesty and loveliness was only nominated for the best supporting actress at the 25th shanghai tv festival magnolia award, and failed to become the main character.

there has always been a view among the public that liu lin always hides in her comfort zone, her performances are highly homogenized, and she always revolves around middle-aged women.

i would like to say that the reason for this conclusion is that many people only see the surface and have preconceived notions, thinking that all the mothers she plays are the same.

in fact, just taking the two characters "jiang dehua" and "the lady", there are huge differences in their personalities and emotions.

not to mention that the role of "lady" also discovered liu lin's talent for comedy performance, broadening her performance path for the role of a patriarch in feudal society to a more down-to-earth level.

looking back at liu lin’s acting career, although she has played the role of “mother”, she has basically played all kinds of characters, including fierce, forbearing, city, village, modern, ancient, positive and sunny, and dark villain.

for an actor, horizontal development and widening of acting range are certainly good, but digging deep vertically and playing a role fully, carefully and solidly is also an exploration of performing arts.

what's more, these explorations have been fulfilled one by one by the characters in a large number of works and reviewed by the audience and the market.

so should our critics give liu lin an award? or in other words, a recognition?

liu lin doesn't care, but we do.

she once said that actors need to find roles that suit themselves and should not force themselves to play roles that are extremely different from their original characters, as doing so will only ruin their future.

on the other hand, some popular young actors today do not hone their acting skills, but only want to debut quickly with a face that conforms to the current mainstream aesthetic, transform into a star as soon as possible, shoot commercials, take endorsements, enjoy the love of millions of fans, enjoy the pleasure of being sought after, and finally make a fortune. in the end, they do not have a single work, and their names are not recorded in art history.

the difference in awareness and consciousness between the two is obvious.

it is actually easy to be a star, but it is not easy to be a good actor.

liu lin's acting experience is to focus on acting and treat being an actor as a profession rather than a star floating above the entertainment industry.

in 2018, 44-year-old liu lin became popular on the internet for her role as the "lady" in the tv series "the story of minglan". in order to cooperate with the film's promotion, liu lin opened a weibo hot search for the first time. she smiled silly in front of the camera:

"is the beauty filter on? am i that good-looking? what do they like about me?"

tan fei and mao jian have invited liu lin to participate in interviews many times, but she said:

"i don't know what to say about the performance. some things can only be experienced on the spot."

what the audience likes is actually liu lin's frankness and humor. in the entertainment industry with thousands of different people, she seems so special and so pure.

what the audience likes is her calmness after going through so many things. she doesn’t fight or compete, but she is able to handle things with ease. she has a calmness and stability.

i don’t think i’m superior to others just because i’m an actor; nor do i think i’m inferior to others just because i’m a supporting role.

she shows us that in this impetuous and noisy era, there is still a good actor who graduated from the acting department, who acts conscientiously, lives a clean life, and is neither humble nor arrogant, and neither hasty nor slow.

in her, we see each of ourselves who is down-to-earth and lives life seriously.

as long as time goes by, the hidden pearls in the ocean will always shine brightly.

liu lin deserves it, or has deserved it for a long time.