Gai Lili: The "sexy goddess" who was scolded and withdrew from the circle, but now she is at the helm of half of the entertainment industry
The "breastfeeding shot" made her fall from a "sexy goddess" to an "unruly star" overnight, but she did not choose to continue to explain and defend, but decisively chose to withdraw from the circle.
When everyone thought that she had disappeared in the entertainment industry, she did not expect that she would return to the rivers and lakes in another form and become the behind-the-scenes "helm" of stars such as Zhang Jiayi and Haiqing.
She is the famous actress Gai Lili, who was a sensation in the 80s and 90s.
Gai Lili, a peerless name, her beauty was once comparable to Chen Hong, and her acting skills were not inferior to Jiang Wenli, but unfortunately she ended up with a sad end at the peak of her career.
However, when everyone thought that she had disappeared from this circle, Gai Lili rose again with an unexpected attitude and became the controlling boss of Xinli Media, and under her were Zhang Jiayi, Haiqing and other top actors!
For Gaili, this is undoubtedly a strange life. Once upon a time, she was a radiant star, the much-anticipated "sexy goddess"; In the blink of an eye, a collision with public opinion made her discredited and sadly exited.
Just when everyone thought that she had abandoned her acting career and lived an ordinary family, Gai Lili appeared again, but she had changed her identity - the person in power behind the scenes.
Gai Lili's story is quite legendary, how did she rise to prominence in the entertainment industry from an ordinary girl, and how did she exit sadly because of a public opinion storm?
What kind of life did Gai Lili live after retiring from the circle, and how did she become the behind-the-scenes "big boss" of superstars such as Zhang Jiayi step by step?
Shandong girl's acting road: from learning to dance to starring in movies
Gai Lili was born in an ordinary family and was in the same hometown as the superstar Huang Bo who later became a Shandong native. Speaking of Gai Lili's appearance when she was a child, it is said that her skin is white and tender, her big eyes are flexible and spiritual, and she is a doll.
She had a cuteness peculiar to a little girl, which caused her father to see her and happily hold her in his arms and turn his head to the sky.
Little Gai Lili has adored her sister Gai Dali since she was a child, always thinking of being on par with her. And my sister learned to dance, so little Gaili also has to learn to dance. In this way, under the arrangement of her parents, she entered the dance studio and began a 6-year dance career.
"If I had known such a grind, I wouldn't have learned anything." Gai Lili later recalled her dance career, "I practiced basic skills every day, I had to tie my leggings when I slept at night, my legs were numb when I got up in the morning, and I had to get up and run 3,000 meters." ”
However, little Gaili did not give up. She persevered, and at the age of 9, she was admitted to the Beijing Dance School and began to officially learn to dance.
Life in Beijing was new and exciting for her, but at first, she was extremely shy and introverted, and not good at communicating with people. After school, her favorite thing to write letters to her home is unfortunately, but unfortunately the school is too close to home, and sending 12 letters is overweight, and she can only stop at 12.
Although dance training is extremely physically demanding, Gaili does not regret it. Because in dance school, she discovered her love of acting. She often imitates the role of the model drama on TV, and her vivid acting skills stunned everyone.
Gradually, the teacher discovered that this little girl's talent for acting was far more outstanding than dancing. So, one day, a Hokage teacher came to the school to pick someone, and so coincidentally found Gai Lili's piece of jade.
By chance, director Chen Qiang took a fancy to Gai Lili and pulled her into his crew, allowing her to play the heroine in the movie "Hanhaisha". This became the screen debut of 14-year-old girl Gai Lili.
For Gai Lili, joining the group to film is a new and exciting experience. Despite the crew's difficult conditions, lack of oxygen in the plateau and lack of water in the desert, she enjoys it. In order to take care of everyone, she never called herself, gave up the oxygen cylinder to others, and rolled on the sand to play.
The Bitterness and Joy of the Actor's Road: Colleagues Are Not Friendly? Keep up
At the beginning of her career, Gai Lili met some unfriendly colleagues at Beijing Film Studio. This caused a lot of trouble for her at that time, which was still very young.
When she first arrived in Hokage, Gai Lili lived in a single room on campus. The empty single dormitory was a new world for her, and she enthusiastically rearranged her room to make it her own little world.
Who knows, when Gaili returned from filming, her small world was occupied. It turned out that an actor surnamed Cai moved out of the dormitory because of his marriage and moved to Gaili's room.
In the face of the sudden change, Gai Lili did not make a noise, but silently moved to another room and shared a room with an actress surnamed Zhou.
But this Miss Zhou has a withdrawn personality and is quite picky about Gai Lili. She often complained about Gaili's trivial matters, such as things not being neatly arranged, clothes not being folded, and so on.
Another time, Gaili came back from filming with a photographer and got ready to rest. Who knew that the photographer actually followed her back to the dormitory, and you and I talked about their own affairs.
Gaili was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, picked up the basin and went to wash. Unexpectedly, this photographer actually took revenge, and then made it difficult for her during filming, criticizing her for not moving in the wrong position and not giving her a lens.
All kinds of unfriendly relationships disappointed Gai Lili. She found that the actor's peers were not sincere friends. Therefore, she plans to speed up her pace to study at the Shanghai Theater Academy, after all, everyone in the academy is the same family, and the relationship between teachers and students should be more harmonious.
In 1988, Gai Lili entered the acting department of Shanghai Opera as she wished. Also in her class were Chen Hong, Gong Li and others, who later became popular.
During her time at the Academy, Gai Lili's acting skills improved by leaps and bounds. She starred in the movie "Broken Throat Sword", and was nominated for the 10th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for this film, and became famous in one fell swoop.
But the good times did not last long, and the school stipulated that students could not receive announcements privately, and Gai Lili's practice caused headaches for college leaders. The conflict between the two sides deepened, and in the end, Gai Lili chose to drop out of school - in order to devote herself to her acting career.
After the Hit: High Cookies Keep Gai Lili out
After dropping out of school from the play, Gai Lili's acting career was very good. Relying on the heated discussion of "Broken Throat Sword", various resources continue to pour into her.
But Gai Lili is not a vase, she carefully reads every script, and if she doesn't like it or feels that the role is not suitable, she decisively refuses.
There are rumors that Gai Lili decisively rejected more than 50 scripts in a year, and even the very popular "Dream of Red Mansions" at that time was rejected by her!
"Weird, so picky!" Is it a pretentious gesture, obviously the acting skills are average?" The attitude of the outside world towards Gaili is both love and hate.
But Gai Lili doesn't care what the outside world says, she is only true to her heart. In 1990, she starred in the topical drama "Siege of the City", playing a sexy and unrestrained urban female image, and became the "sexy goddess" at that time.
The success of "Siege" further locked in Gaili's image positioning in the public's minds - an eclectic sexy hipster who dares to express herself. In the relatively conservative social environment at that time, this undoubtedly brought great controversy to Gai Lili.
But controversy turned into controversy, and Gaili's career has been booming ever since. She has starred in many well-known film and television works, including the movie "Challenge", "Mountain God", the TV series "Love You Without Discussion" and so on.
Especially in "Love You No Negotiable", Gai Lili played opposite the popular flower Dan Song Dandan, and finally successfully "defeated" Song Dandan and became a new Hua Dan on the screen in one fell swoop.
At that time, Gai Lili, together with Chen Hong, Xu Qing, and Jiang Wenli, was called the four little dan of film and television, and her popularity rose rapidly, and her future was promising. Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long, and a "nursing gate" made Gai Lili fall from the peak to the bottom.
Nursing door: A storm of public opinion made Gaili exit sadly
In 2000, Gai Lili starred in "The Perfect Marriage Handbook". In one of the shots, her character needs to breastfeed the baby in front of the actor.
In this regard, Gai Lili said that she could complete the shot herself and refused to use a stand-in. At the shooting scene, she decisively unfastened her blouse and began to feed the baby.
This scene immediately set off an uproar after the broadcast, and Gai Lili was criticized by netizens for "pretending to be pure" and deliberately exposed to gain attention. There are also more excessive words, pointing directly at her "disorderly", "deliberately hyped" and so on.
In the face of doubts from all walks of life, Gai Lili did not choose to explain or apologize, but simply and rudely - quit the entertainment industry.
This retreat is a whole decade.
In the past ten years, Gaili has lived a very low-key life. She originally wanted to break into the music scene again, but she was unsuccessful; I tried to learn vocal music and English, but I couldn't stick to it.
Until ten years later, when everyone thought that Gai Lili had completely left the entertainment industry and lived an ordinary life - she suddenly returned, with a new identity.
Gorgeous turned around and became the big boss of Sunli Media
When the red superstar lived in seclusion for ten years and everyone thought that she had completely withdrawn from the entertainment industry, no one expected that Gai Lili would appear again as a company executive!
In the past ten years since she left the entertainment industry, Gai Lili met and married Cao Huayi. Mr. Cao is a well-known producer in the industry, and the two founded Sunli Media in 2014 with a common philosophy.
Sunray Media, a name that sounds like a story. Cao Huayi's naming of the company "Xinli" is undoubtedly a tribute and metaphor to his beloved wife. The word "Li" is taken from Gaili's name, which means that Gaili is the soul of the company.
After entering the film and television production industry, Sunli Media quickly made efforts. They have successively launched a number of popular dramas with good reputation, such as "Parental Love", "Charlotte Troubles", "Qing Yu Nian" and so on. Behind the success of these dramas, there is the credit of Gai Lili.
Gai Lili has excellent professional skills, and can always distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of the script at a glance. She will mention Cao Huayi's work and help him improve his creative direction.
Cao Huayi will also absorb Gai Lili's opinions and discuss creative concepts with partners. It can be said that Cao Huayi is transforming the world outside, and Gai Lili is transforming Cao Huayi at home.
Under the influence of Gai Lili, Sunli Media gradually grew into one of the leading production companies in the industry. It signed A-list stars such as Zhang Jiayi, Song Jia, Xiao Zhan, etc., and even screenwriter Yu Zheng was also taken under his command.
It can be said that these superstars are working for Gai Lili and achieving her "second spring" in the film and television industry.
Today's Gaili has already turned around gorgeously, transforming from a popular flower to the helmsman behind the scenes.
She used her wisdom and courage to lead the company to become a leader in the industry. And behind all this is her and Cao Huayi's marital love.
Gaili's legendary experience has become a great inspiration in life.
She first broke into the entertainment industry with her strength, and then withdrew due to public opinion; When everyone thought she had abandoned her dreams, she returned again, but in a different role.
Gaili's story shows that life is full of unknowns and that we should not be defined by one character.
In the face of adversity, bravely choosing the initiative in your own life may open a more exciting chapter in life.
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