Recently, the 46-year-old "Immortal God" Jerry Yan has acted in an idol drama again, this time with an actress who is 21 years younger than him.
Acting in an idol drama with a young actress with a big age difference, no matter which actor is on him, he will be scolded and accept the worst complaints, but Jerry Yan seems to have broken this curse.
In recent years, he has been in good condition and has been playing the quiet and romantic "male god" in idol dramas, and he can still fascinate the audience.
"Summer Flower" is directed by Chen Zhoufei, starring Yan Chengxu, Xu Ruohan, Huang Yi, Ma Sichao, etc. It tells the story of He Ran, a young girl who is seriously ill, and meets Xiao Han, an outstanding horticulturist who has an unforgettable past and almost loses confidence in her future life. The two people whose life trajectories do not intersect are attracted by each other's unique temperament, find the missing parts of their lives from each other, regain confidence and hope in life, and reap the touching story of unforgettable love.
This play is adapted from the Jinjiang web article, and the original work has a strong flavor of early youth pain literature.
The "retro" of this play is reflected in the story and shooting techniques.
In the play, the male protagonist is depressed, lonely, and reticent. The female protagonist is seriously ill, and she grabs the same sinking male protagonist like a life-saving straw. She also has a controlling mother and a native girl full of secrets. family.
The taciturn "male god", the lively young girl, and then use the broken, painful, bloody life to weave the ultimate romance and fantasy, which is the narrative routine of many early Korean dramas.
The filming technique of this drama also has the taste of early MVs, such as the first appearance of "Male God", the camera used the time of a song to shoot a close-up of Jerry Yan making a cat house by the sea, and a close-up of his face backlit, which is the ancient The correct appearance screen of the male protagonist in the early idol drama.
In the play, the heroine appeared in a white dress with fluttering long hair, and fell in love with the hero at first sight.
Various types of dramas in domestic dramas are constantly superimposing retro elements and adding new ideas to genre stories, and the same is true for idol dramas.
In the past two years, when many fantasy love idol dramas have flourished, it is also a kind of counter-trend move to go back and shoot retro youth pain idol dramas, which just brings a sense of freshness.
However, what everyone discusses a lot in this drama is why Jerry Yan "looks not old". The 46-year-old Jerry Yan's body, appearance, and skin can stand the test of the camera. The tone of the hero of the retro idol drama, long bangs, indifferent face, and affectionate eyes, this wave of character cards is played very well again.
Actresses in their thirties will be scolded for acting as girls, Jerry Yan in his forties is still in idol dramas one after another, the public is more tolerant of male actors, and the film and television drama market also needs all kinds of male stars to create Dream, to meet the needs of some audiences to follow dramas.
Domestic dramas like to give middle-aged female characters a life story full of troubles and difficulties, while middle-aged male actors are in good condition and can still act in idol dramas at the age of uncles.
And there are quite a few uncles like this. A few years ago, Lu Yi, Hawick Lau, Feng Shaofeng, Zhong Hanliang and others still played leading roles in ancient costume idol dramas and urban idol dramas, interpreting various styles of "dominant president", and were complained about pretending Tender, aesthetic fatigue.
However, in the past two years, there have been significantly fewer such "uncle + loli" dramas. These "middle-aged idols" are also seeking different forms of transformation, transforming into urban life dramas to adapt to actresses of the same age, or simply acting in dramas or Entering a semi-retired state, seeking to return as an acting school.
Actors who were born in popular idol dramas, if they don’t drop their ranks, it will be difficult to get rid of the shackles of idol drama image in the film and television market. Many ancient idol drama male stars have no more movies when they get old, so they can only go to variety show.
But this kind of predicament does not seem to have happened to Jerry Yan, who decided to play the leading role in idol dramas. As long as his appearance, figure, facial skin, etc. are maintained, and his acting skills improve a little, he can continue to act as a "male god". What kind of transformation, let alone the dilemma of transformation failure.
So what if the heroine is twice as old?
The state fits the role, and the audience still accepts it, and shouts that childhood "memory killing" is coming.
Taking on the right movie at the right age and advancing your career step by step is an ideal state. If you can’t break the curse of “idol for one day, idol for life”, then accept it and extend your idol age to the limit.
Shi Wenjing
Qilu Evening News