Life is like a play. On the big stage of life, everyone wants to be the protagonist. But safflower always needs the help of green leaves. Whether in drama or in life, with the protagonist, it naturally has a supporting role.
There is such a person, who is an actor and has played a supporting role for forty years. He comes from a scholarly family, because his appearance has been a lout for 40 years; On the surface, he is a kung fu master, but behind his back, he is a hidden chef. This is Li Jiading.
TVB's eternal green leaves
Since the appearance of TV movies, people's entertainment methods are unprecedented. Once upon a time, before TV spread to every household, people sat together and watched all kinds of human beings through a small TV.
Now, with the development of the times, there are more and more TV dramas, and people have more and more choices.
As the saying goes, "Where there are rivers and lakes, there is struggle". The number of viewers watching TV is certain, so the directors of various TV stations and TV dramas often have a headache for ratings.
There are many talented people all over the country, and their poems and popularity will last for hundreds of years. China's TV plays have also gone through several stages of development. For example, at a certain stage, Korean dramas basically monopolized the viewing of online videos; For example, the idol drama in Taiwan Province Province once occupied half of the audience.
However, before the 1990s and 10, there was a "god of ratings"-TVB.
TVB has produced many famous TV dramas, such as war and beauty, palace planning and so on. There are also many stars from TVB, and people can say a word or two at will.
However, most well-known TVB stars are the protagonists of a TV series, but little is known about supporting roles.
Li Jiading is an old actor of TVB. He has worked in TVB since his debut and has been there for 40 years.
During his 40-year career as an actor, Li Jiading appeared in many TV dramas, such as Searching for Qin and The Woman Hero, which were once the king of ratings.
It stands to reason that Li Jiading has appeared in so many TV series that it should be a household name. However, because he played mostly supporting roles in these decades, he was always obscured by the aura of the protagonist and was unknown to people.
The ups and downs of childhood
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Every ambitious actor has a protagonist dream in his heart. But in Li Jiading's mind, he seems to have no such pursuit.
Perhaps because of his exile experience as a child, Li Jiading is a very easy person to satisfy.
Li Jiading's background is not bad. His ancestors were from Guangzhou, and when he was a child, he lived in a famous rich area in Guangzhou.
At that time, the Li family was quite prestigious in Guangzhou, because the Li family was not only a famous rich man in Guangzhou, but also a scholarly family. Li Jiading's grandfather has been an official for generations.
Unfortunately, in Li Jiading's generation, this country is in a stormy era. In this era, the country is still difficult to preserve, let alone a small family.
Soon, Li Jiading's family broke up, and his father moved to Hongkong to protect himself. Since the Li family has no foundation in Hong Kong, they can only live in their aunt's house when they first arrived in Hong Kong. That time was the most difficult time in Li Jiading's memory.
When he was a teenager, Li Jiading made a living by practicing martial arts, and most people who practiced martial arts were physically strong.
Therefore, although Li Jiading was born in a scholarly family, he doesn't smell like a scholar, but looks like a lout.
In the last century, Hong Kong drama martial arts became popular all over the world, and Li Jiading, who was quite accomplished in martial arts, finally ushered in a turning point in his life-becoming a martial arts actor.
However, when he first entered the entertainment circle, Li Jiading was just a body double, and he didn't even have a positive shot.
Li Jiading, who just stepped into the entertainment circle, had a hard time, but he never gave up his efforts. After work, he often stays on the set and carefully tries to figure out how other actors shape their roles.
Over time, he has a unique performance style. After decades of hard work, although Li Jiading has not become the protagonist of any TV series, he has his own place in TVB.
From an obscure little girl to the famous "Ye Ding" of TV station, from a poor boy without a family to having his own wealth.
Although Li Jiading didn't go against the sky like Aotian Long in the novel, he still got rid of the down-and-out life and completed the counterattack of life through his own constant struggle.
Hidden kitchen god
More than a thousand years ago, Han Yu, a famous Chinese writer, once said, "There is Bole in the world, and then there is a swift horse."
Li Jiading can enter TVB and become the prestigious "Ye Ding" in the industry, which is closely related to his Bole-Ceng Lizhen.
Ceng Lizhen is one of the top executives of TVB, known as "Sister Zhen". Many of TVB's stars are hand-picked by her, which makes her quite famous in TV stations.
Ceng Lizhen and Li Jiading met at the end of their lives, and they both experienced the trough of their lives. Perhaps because of this layer, there is a mutual affection between them.
Ceng Lizhen didn't forget his old friend after he made a fortune. He has been trying his best to help Li Jiading. The fate between them comes from a bowl of noodles made in Li Jiading.
Li Jiading's father was born in a rich family, so he was very picky about his food. Generally speaking, a gentleman like this often only eats but doesn't cook, but his father doesn't have the consciousness of "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen"-he learned a lot from the chef.
While living in Hongkong, since Li Jiading was old enough to cook, his father gave Li Jiading the task of cooking for the whole family.
Li Jiading's cooking skills have gradually changed from novice level to master level. But before that, Li Jiading often appeared in front of people as a martial arts actor and a perennial green leaf, so most people didn't know that Li Jiading's skill tree also lit up the skills of Kitchen God.
Until 20 17, TVB broadcast a variety show-Grandpa's Kitchen. This program is about cooking, and Li Jiading is a permanent guest of this program.
The so-called "life is alive, eat, drink and be merry", people often have great interest in such variety shows. So the public began to understand Ye Ding, and even called Li Jiading "the hidden kitchen god".
No one can imagine that a small cooking skill has made Li Jiading, who has been a green leaf for 40 years, come into the public's field of vision and be welcomed by people. Sometimes, a little trick often plays a huge role at a critical moment.
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In his life, Ye Ding played a supporting role for 40 years. In these 40 years, Li Jiading has never experienced the feeling of Wanrong.
This may be an actor's regret. But for an ordinary person, Li Jiading himself has completed his life-long counterattack.
Maybe we are just a supporting role in our work and a green leaf, but we can be the protagonists of our own lives and make our lives more exciting!