Introduction: Recently, Yang Mi's die-hard fans showed that "according to incomplete statistics, Yang Mi has acted in 30 TV series and 15 movies so far. In the dramas she acted, her character died 13 times, her husband (or boyfriend) died 6 times, suffered from serious illness 4 times, her boyfriend was abnormal 2 times, she was forcedly paired 4 times, suffered from inhuman persecution at least 4 times, was forced to marry an old man 2 times, had mental breakdown 1 time, disfigured 1 time, disappeared 2 times, became a nun 1 time, and lived alone in old age 1 time. She also suffered from a long-term disease for more than 20 years." This "discovery" was wildly forwarded on the Internet, and Yang Mi was crowned as "the queen of tragedies" by netizens.
Yang Mi (file photo)
Response to being called the queen of tragedies
Yang Mi (Weibo): How boring you are, staring at you!
On September 3, during Yang Mi's micro-interview activity, a fan summarized such a set of data and asked "Fox (Yang Mi's nickname), what do you feel?" Unexpectedly, Yang Mi actually responded to this question. She pretended to be angry and said: "What do you want, how boring you are, staring at you."
This microblog post quickly spread across the Internet, sparking heated discussions. Some netizens crowned her as "the queen of tragedies", exclaiming: "An actor has to go through so many roles' harm, Yang Mi's acting career can be called tragic!" Some netizens praised Yang Mi, saying "The roles she challenges are quite rich. This only shows that her acting is good and her acting path is very broad, she can easily handle many roles." Some netizens analyzed the reasons, saying: "This is the need of the role, the plot of beauties is generally very sad, which can better touch the audience's heart. Who would have thought that Sister Mi looks so beautiful."
Yang Mi's boyfriend Liu Kaiwei was also "shot while lying down", and was pointed out by netizens to have lost his memory several times, "When I saw this, I thought of Liu Kaiwei losing his memory three times in the TV series 'Warfare Affection', 'Rebirth Gate', and 'Shun Niang'. The plot seems similar."
Post-fan response
Yang Mi's tragic drama life was discovered unintentionally
Currently, the emotional drama 'Ruyi' starring Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei is being broadcasted. They two also became a couple in the entertainment circle because of this play. In the drama, Ruyi played by Yang Mi and Tan Mingkai played by Liu Kaiwei finally become a couple, but Ruyi's fate is full of twists and turns, she is quite tragic: Ruyi was originally a well-bred lady, but due to family struggles, she became a sacrifice, becoming a child of a poor family. And her adoptive mother was very addicted to gambling, so she sold Ruyi to pay off debts, forcing Ruyi to marry a comatose person and work hard; later, she was even disfigured in the drama, her tragic life made many viewers shed sympathetic tears.
Are all the roles played by Yang Mi so tragic? In which works did she play characters who died, got injured, or got sick? A reporter contacted the die-hard fan of Yang Mi, "Yandi," who summarized these data. He revealed that it was because many fans of Yang Mi didn't know how many film and television works she had shot, so he decided to summarize them, and in the process, found this interesting phenomenon. "Yandi" introduced these tragic roles: Qingwen in the new version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" died with regrets; Mo Xueyan in "The Beauty Strategy" committed suicide by swallowing gold; in the ancient drama "Smiling to Live On," Yang Mi played a seriously ill young lady Cheng Xiaonuo, who eventually left the world quietly; other dead characters include: Qing Luan in "Beauty Under Heaven," Nie Xiaoqian in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio," Wen Xin in "The Door," the swan spirit in the TV version of "Painted Skin," the princess in "The Great Qin Straight Road," Xiao Qiao in "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," Li Xiaotao in "The Pink House," and the role in the movie "Painted Skin 2." Among them, Nie Xiaoqian and the swan spirit both disappeared...
Publicity Response: Yang Mi plays a large proportion of modern dramas
Most of the characters in ancient costume dramas are great joys and sorrows
Regarding the summary of Yang Mi's tragic roles by netizens, her publicity representative Xi Xi responded that Yang Mi also saw this Weibo post online and found it quite amusing. Regarding the content of this Weibo post, the agent stated that the data was quantified, so it looked exaggerated, but in fact: "Yang Mi debuted at the age of 16, and has acted in many different roles so far. Among them, ancient costume dramas account for a large proportion, and the characters in Chinese ancient costume dramas are mostly of the type with great joys and sorrows, so the audience may have such feelings after watching. Actually, if each actor is analyzed like this, there will be such a list."
In the future, will they be cautious about accepting such tragic roles? Xi Xi said: "Yang Mi values the script the most when shooting a movie. As long as the script is good and the role is suitable, she is willing to try. As a professional actress, Yang Mi also hopes to challenge different roles as much as possible."
Recently, Yang Mi promoted the movie "A New Life Pair" in Hong Kong. This is the first time Yang Mi attended an event in Hong Kong after publicly revealing her relationship with Liu Kaiwei. When asked if she greeted her boyfriend's family during the New Year, Yang Mi smiled sweetly and said: "I did greet them, I have met them."