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In the glamorous entertainment industry, there are always some people who choose to live in seclusion, away from the interference of flashing lights, and focus on the purest love in their hearts. Wang Lihan is one of them, although her fame is not prominent, but for the profession of actor, she has a unique and persistent pursuit - acting skills are higher than fame, and she devotes herself to every role.
Her humble and cautious personality allows her to never use the aura of others to hype herself, just to be able to fully present that pure love on the screen. No matter which role it is, whether it is the protagonist or the trick, it is equal in Wang Lihan's eyes.
She will use the same sincerity to shape each character, and strive to make them vivid and vivid in front of the audience, reflecting her superb acting skills from the inside out.
Originally, Wang Lihan was just a girl from an ordinary family in Hebei. But since she was a child, she has been full of a strong interest in acting, and often imitates the classic scenes in TV dramas at home, full of innocence, she will happily reproduce those plots to her parents, so that the two elders are deeply infected by her innocent joy.
It was her parents' support and encouragement for her dream that became an important driving force for her to embark on a path full of hardships but also full of brilliance. The years go by, time flies, but the persistence of dreams has always burned in the depths of her heart, and will one day bloom with brilliant beauty.
After graduating from university, with infinite longing for her acting career, Wang Lihan came to the strange metropolis of Beijing alone. As a complete foreigner, she has nothing here, no relatives and no support, and only relies on her fanatical enthusiasm for performance to support her steps.
The hardships forced her to put her dreams aside and earn ends meet by taking a job as a docent at a military museum. Although this is very different from her ideals, she still devotes herself wholeheartedly to it, treats the work in front of her with the attitude of "do one line and love one line", and always maintains her love for acting.
Just when she thought that fate would trap her here forever, a chance chance completely changed the trajectory of her life. One day, while working at a museum, she stumbled upon a team of directors and she mustered up the courage to boldly show them her acting talent.
Although she is only a small role with no background, her surging enthusiasm and tenacity deeply moved the director, so she got the precious opportunity to make her first appearance in film and television works, becoming a stuntman for the heroine.
By chance, Wang Lihan was fortunate to get acquainted with the popular superstar Gong Li and the internationally renowned top director Zhang Yimou. Her amazing appearance is exactly the same as Gong Li, which made Director Zhang admired, and he did not hesitate to invite her to join the crew and become Gong Li's stuntman.
Since then, no matter where Gong Li is, Wang Lihan will always be by her side, and has gradually become her irreplaceable "queen stand-in".
The two hated to see each other late, but they also looked at each other very happily. Gong Li praised this young and enthusiastic girl and shared her valuable experience accumulated over the years.
And Wang Lihan is also like a bait, eager to absorb more actor nutrition from Gong Li. She always followed Gong Li's footsteps, carefully studied her every movement and expression, and tried to replicate them perfectly, hoping to solve Gong Li's worries.
In this way, a superstar and a small stand-in have forged an unprecedented teacher-student bond for countless days and nights. When Gong Li saw Wang Lihan, she seemed to see herself back then - full of ardent enthusiasm and desire for the acting career.
So she persuaded the young man to enter the professional academy system to pave the way for her dream of acting.
After following Gong Li to major crews for many years, Wang Lihan finally ushered in her own blooming moment. In 2008, she played an important heroine in the anti-Japanese drama "That Autumn", which is undoubtedly an affirmation and encouragement of her years of hard work.
From the small role of the crew to finally getting the opportunity to act, she interpreted the determination of "speaking by strength" with practical actions.
In the following years, she starred in a number of excellent film and television works one after another, and showed her excellent acting skills on the screen. But the most impressive thing is her outstanding performance in the 2011 hit drama "Parents Love".
In the play, she played Tian Xiaojuan as just an ordinary rural woman, but she played this role perfectly, which deeply moved the audience and attracted widespread attention and heated discussions.
As if traveling through time and space, in the countryside, Wang Lihan vividly presents a living simple and simple rural woman. In order to better show the authenticity of the role, she was willing to be unkempt and poorly dressed, completely abandoning the glamorous image of the star.
The face is full of age spots, dark complexion, and the rough hairstyle with a bun is all to make the character more vivid. She understands that the essence of an actor is not to be glamorous, but to devote herself wholeheartedly to the role and truly show a vivid and interesting character.
It is through this outstanding performance, coupled with the brilliant display of the plot, that Wang Lihan was able to really attract the attention of the public, step out of the shadow of Gong Li, and be well-known by the audience.
The classic lines of "The third grandfather is extremely noble in my village" and "You only need to endure it for just two more days" vividly interpret the character image of this simple peasant woman, which has made countless audiences remember deeply.
The subsequent costume drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was a hit, which also left a deep imprint on Wang Lihan. In the play, she played the role of Mo Yan Shitai, which left a very deep memory on the audience.
With these few sayings, she interpreted this character vividly, and the character's personality and inner spirit were about to come out, so that the audience really felt the unique charm of this vivid image.
Although she has won wide attention through excellent works such as "Parents' Love" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan", for Wang Lihan, this is not the end, but just a new starting point for her continuous struggle.
She knows that the road to fame is long, and she must be down-to-earth, guard against arrogance and rashness, in order to go further in her acting career.
Just when people thought that she would continue to meet madness and smooth sailing under this fame, Wang Lihan was silent for six years. Some people speculated whether she was out of breath, but she knew in her heart that this was just a temporary disappearance, in order to give herself a good opportunity to precipitate and sharpen, and accumulate strength for the next leap.
Sure enough, in 2020, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Prague International Independent Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the Seoul International Film Festival for her outstanding acting skills, which is undoubtedly the best testimony to her outstanding efforts in the past few years.
Since then, Wang Lihan has taken a step closer to the dream of "actor". The following year, she was fortunate to join the film masterpiece "Hello, Li Huanying" directed by director Jia Ling. The film grossed a staggering 5.3 billion at the box office upon its release, making it one of the most popular films of the year.
In the play, Wang Lihan can be said to have infiltrated herself and showed her skills, making the audience completely forget that she was once just a "stuntman", and completely regarded her as a professional actor.
From "Parents' Love" to "Hello, Li Huanying", we have witnessed a gorgeous chapter in which an actress gradually grows up and gets better. Although she has not yet become a traffic superstar admired by everyone, Wang Lihan is pursuing the highest palace of superb acting skills in her own unique way.
No matter which role is big or small, she can always do her best to interpret it, showing superb skills from the inside out.
Someone once asked her why she didn't use the star effect to gain more fame and fortune? She said: "I am engaged in this profession not to be famous all over the world, but because of my inner love for the career of an actor."
As long as I can stay sober in the midst of fame and fortune, this is my greatest satisfaction. One sentence broke her unique pursuit and dedication to the actor's career. Performing an excellent actor image is the biggest motivation for her to move forward.
Today's Wang Lihan has lost the aura of "Gong Li's royal stand-in". No matter where we are, no matter what role we play, we can only see a professional actor who is indifferent to fame and fortune and diligently pursues his acting career.
She never appeared frequently in variety shows, nor did she use scandals to hype up her reputation; Instead, he has always maintained a low-key and quiet attitude, putting all his efforts into the shaping and performance of the role, and speaking with real acting skills.
As she herself said, "Even if you are not famous, you want to bring that innocent love to the screen".
In fact, through the many excellent works she has starred in over the years, we can see that her acting skills are becoming more and more perfect, showing a high degree of professionalism everywhere.
She can perfectly control the characters with different identities and personalities, and show them vividly and flesh-and-blood in front of the audience, making each character image vivid and fascinating.
This persistent insistence on the actor's career is Wang Lihan's most valuable quality. In her ordinary crew life, she interprets the most simple and pure love for this profession in her own way, and along the way, she has shown her indomitable perseverance and tenacity.
It can be said that it is this perseverance and enthusiasm for her dreams that made her finally realize the gorgeous transformation from "Gong Li's royal stand-in" to "Wang Lihan's actor", and completed a legendary life of a salted fish.