1905 movie network feature She was born with a classical beauty and was the only one who was labeled "Heavenly Immortal" by the audience.
She is the talented Wang Yuyan in "Eight Books of Heavenly Dragons": "Her slender figure and long hair on the shawl reflect a pure and sacred atmosphere, a strong aroma of spirit. Seeing her back, I only feel that the haze is shrouded and I am lost in a fairyland."
She is also the little dragon girl who does not eat human fireworks in "The Heroes of the Condor": "Wearing a thin white cloth, it seems that she is in the fog of smoke. Except for a black hair, her whole body is snow-white and her face is beautiful."
She is.
Unfortunately, after filming "The Condor Heroes", "Sister Fairy" quietly left the small screen. The three words "Liu Yifei" became the "white moonlight" in the hearts of countless fans.
In 2022, after many years away from the small screen, she finally announced her return. This is Liu Yifei’s first drama to be broadcast as an adult, and it is also her second costume drama after 16 years after "The Condor Hero".
After a long wait, Douban scored 8.6, setting a new high for the year.Once again, the "Heavenly Immortal" descended to earth and ascended the altar again.
Return to the drama circle and fight against ancient costumes again
"Dream Hualu" was completed in the middle of last year, and since then, there have been continuous news of the filing, which has attracted widespread attention. People’s expectations for this drama are that the "ugly puppet" has been bitter for a long time, and Liu Yifei is a partner, which can be described as "poverty alleviation for the ancient puppet" in terms of appearance; more importantly, everyone is looking forward to Liu Yifei’s return.
More specifically, I hope Liu Yifei can "carry" back a good-looking costume drama.
The number of Liu Yifei costume dramas is small, but some are classics."Tianlong Babu" Douban 8.5,"Fairy SwordBiography "Douban 9.1, the last one is "Condor Heroes", Douban 7.6, is still the best-known version of the same IP work since the millennium.
Liu Yifei’s ability to control costume dramas is obvious to all.As the darling of God, the delicate and undiscouraged, elegant and demure energy on her body is quite rare.
Director Yang Yang took a fancy to this uniqueness and invited her to play "Zhao Paner" in "Dream Hualu".
"Pan’er Zhao is a very real and avant-garde person. People think of costume dramas and inevitably conceptualize them. She breaks people’s past perceptions and is a completely different costume drama character. As a woman, she is not always strong, but every time she encounters setbacks, she can find a way to alert herself to pull herself away and let herself bloom again."
Liu Yifei said that the complex emotions in the character’s bones are the part that attracts her the most. "Zhao Paner" is both tough and fragile, like a mixture of contradictions, and she admires the energy and the state of facing difficulties in her body. The choice of "Menghualu" is also the result of her careful consideration.
You know, Liu Yifei starred in "Nanyanzhai Records" before filming "Menghualu", which was her first work after returning to the drama circle.
And the reason for making this choice, perhaps Liu Yifei also knows in her heart that breaking through the appearance of an ancient costume fairy is a hurdle that she must pass in her long-term development.
Unfortunately, it had been nearly five years since the series was completed, and no news of the broadcast had been released yet. "Menghualu" rushed to meet the audience before it, and Liu Yifei’s comeback on the small screen as a "fairy sister" was purely accidental.
This is like a double-edged sword for her.
On the positive side, this coincidence not only makes "Liu Yifei returns to the drama circle with costume dramas" more interesting in itself, but also allows "Menghualu", which uses Liu Yifei as a gimmick, to seize the opportunity.Liu Yifei’s partner, Chen Xiao, really contributed a lot to the dramalesshighlightScene.
In the hall, Zhao Paner looked into the crowd. First, she didn’t see the person she wanted to see and felt lost. Later, she finally saw Gu Qianfan behind the screen under the hint of a friend.
Zhao Paner stood in the attic, Gu Qianfan swung in the boat, and the two met in the eyes, reluctant to part, silent is better than sound.Liu Yifei fights the ancient costume again, and the classic reappears.
The steady stream of praise was to praise her return to the drama circle, and at the same time, it also strengthened the public impression of her as a fairy sister in the costume drama. To some extent, this may also be the shackle brought to her by "Menghualu".
Liu Yifei return drama circle can only play a good costume drama?Of course she was not content with it.
At present, Liu Yifei is in Dali filming the new drama "Go to a Windy Place", a work of pastoral life with cooperation.Leave the ancient costumes for a while and welcome the challenge again. The next stop of "Zhao Paner" is already brewing.
"You can’t float when the audience praises you, and you must admit when you point out the problem to you."
Facing the voice of the outside world with indifference, Liu Yifei cares more about the pace of moving forward than indulging in a sense of accomplishment.
Inside the screen, beyond the halo
Away from the days of the small screen, Liu Yifei once moved to the big screen.EastFangThe foundation of classical beauty makes her spend most of her time in costume films.
Golden Swallow, a chivalrous girl in the middle; Nie Xiaoqian, a charming fox demon in the middle; Yu Ji, a beautiful woman who can sing and dance in "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet"; The meticulous capture of the gods in "The Four Famous Catchers" is ruthless;
One person in the middle is divided into two corners, not only the mysterious killer Lingju, but also a generation of beautiful women Diao Chan; it is also divided into triangles, the beautiful Qingqiu Diji Bai Qian, the stubborn Siyin Shenjun and the innocent and tranquil mortal Su Su…
With her beautiful face, she has played almost all the classical beauties."Every character, no matter what era they are in, what kind of clothes they wear, is a new interpretation," Liu Yifei said.
But it is also a costume work, and her costume films did not continue the brilliance of costume dramas.
A bunch of films were shot, and not many were outstanding. The only one qualified by reputation was "Legend of Hongmen Banquet", Douban 6.4. And in this typical "man drama", Liu Yifei’s role can only be regarded as a foil.
Perhaps because of this, the road to ancient costumes was not going well, and her thinking began to change, becoming concerned with modern themes and yearning to explore literary films.
At the age of twenty-seven or eight, she made consecutive films with "Beacon Fire Fangfei".
However, Liu Yifei told fans more than once: "Every time I hear people say that I am making a breakthrough. In fact, I am invested in every role, and I do not think too much about the problem of not making a breakthrough."
Many times, she was very clear about whether the performance had made a breakthrough, and she tacitly accepted whether the film was a hit or not. "You can see that I’m not shooting a movie that won a big box office or a big award, and the number of people who may watch it is limited, but in fact, those who are familiar with me and those who have seen the movie will know that Liu Yifei is still Liu Yifei."
Looking back on the road she has traveled, Liu Yifei admits that she only wants to explore more levels of acting.
"If a movie has a good box office, of course it is a good thing, but if you want to make a movie for the sake of the result, then you should figure out what the original intention is. The movie is unknown, make sure not to drop the chain, and make every effort to add points to it is what the actor can do for the work."
Traveling south and north, going overseas, stumbling and returning to my hometown.In the blink of an eye, many years have passed, and Liu Yifei is about to enter the age of 35. In the journey of life, she seems to have missed a new peak, and everything has returned to the original point, but what remains unchanged is that the label of fairy sister is still firmly attached to her body.
"Not everyone might think so…"
Having been tied to the word "immortal energy" for a long time, Liu Yifei still does not agree with this description, and even thinks it is an "unfamiliar expression", "I don’t know this word myself."
"’Immortal Qi’ is too superficial and has no emotional color. How can a person have no emotional color? As an actor, what is more attractive is definitely vivid and infinite possibilities."
But it is undeniable that Liu Yifei, who is over 30 years old, has no sense of disobedience when playing "Zhao Paner" in her early 20s, and plays the high school student "Su Yunjin" with ease. Time has not left too many traces on her appearance, and she still has an innate advantage in appearance.
"Do you feel anxious about the passing of your youth?"In Liu Yifei’s words, if she is old and her youth is over, then it has been declared over. Now is the best moment, and she will be ready in the next moment. An actor can perform until old age.
Regarding the word "actor", she hopes to keep a full record in her "book" and write about it with her own experiences.
As for the rest, she was unwilling to define it, "Because you have defined this thing, you have to break it, so why bother?"
"In fact, actors are acting in life!"
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