Although Jin Shijia refused to star in "River God" and Huang Xiaoming also missed Mei Changsu, both of them are now popular. Jin Shijia returned to the public eye with "River God 2". In the first half of the year, Huang Xiaoming's partner Yin Zheng in "The Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red" also allowed the audience to see his acting skills and vindicated himself.
Moreover, even if Jin Shijia and Huang Xiaoming did not have these roles, they would still be famous. Speaking of Lu Zhanbo in "Love Apartment", who doesn't know him? Who doesn’t remember Brother Xiaoming’s behavior in the Chinese restaurant? That golden sentence: I don’t want you to feel, I want me to feel, it’s a famous saying that has become the boss!
The male protagonist of "River God" is Li Xian, and this drama became a dark horse in the summer of 2017. But the male lead chosen for this drama at the beginning was not Li Xian or Jin Shijia, but Jin Shijia resigned. And Li Xian accepted it because the price/performance ratio was relatively high.
As long as a capable person has a chance, he will eventually be discovered by everyone. Li Xian was unable to participate in the filming of "River God 2" due to health and schedule reasons, so the director team thought of Jin Shijia. Why are you so persistent in finding him? Of course it’s because of Jin Shijia’s good acting skills!
Furthermore, the director believes that Jin Shijia's usual temperament is very similar to Guo Deyou, and that Jin Shijia can play the role of Guo Deyou to the fullest. In "River God 2" we did see a brand new River God.
Huang Xiaoming missed Mei Changsu, and he played the leading role in the second film "The Wind Rises in the Forest". Although this drama is not as popular as the first part of "Nirvana in Fire", Xiaoming's strength is also seen in the drama.
For stars, opportunities and resources are indeed very important, but strength is still the most important. Fame doesn't come sooner or later. Lei Jiayin and Guo Jingfei both became famous in middle age, and they were already 40 years old when they became famous.
Both Shen Teng and Jia Ling were not popular when they were young and beautiful. When they were popular, their figures were already out of shape. But so what, if you have strength, you will eventually be seen.