Photography Zheng Kaixia

What surprised me most was Ryan and Guan Xiaotong in Shadow.

First of all, Ryan

I thought Ryan was just a funny and clever tease in the variety show, but I didn't expect him to play seriously and be really handsome. In Shadow, Ryan plays Pei Wang, a seemingly crazy and cynical king who is in power, omniscient and in power.

In fact, when many people first saw such a king, they didn't feel awe, but felt a little disdain. But is the king's mind and style something that ordinary people can guess at will?

But it is precisely because of this contrast that Ryan's performance is even more touching.

Pei Wang's strength forced the governor (Deng Chao), a courtier, to choose forbearance, but what Pei Wang didn't know was that such forbearance would get out of control one day.

Pei Wang asked the Governor and his wife to play the pipa and sing, but the wife didn't want to, so she threatened to break her fingers. Surprisingly, Pei Wang didn't buy this set. He will listen to the couple's ensemble today, otherwise, ......

At that time, the indifference and chill in Pei Wang's eyes was frightening. Forcing the governor and his wife to follow.

Which king doesn't suspect? Pei Wang is certainly the same.

The governor came back from the enemy country with a big knife in his chest. Pei Wang suspected the governor and asked him to take off his clothes, wanting to see his wound. Look, Pei Wang is biased! The undisguised suspicion and speculation between his words made the naked governor in the lobby full of embarrassment and unbearable.

But it is such a Pei Wang who is very kind to his sister. On the surface, he said that he wanted his sister to marry an enemy country as a concubine. In fact, he is very opposed to it. Later, he killed the messenger who delivered the message. He said: how can a sister be a concubine? He gave his closest sister endless love, but her sister finally failed to live up to his trust.

Ryan rarely plays such a role, which is unexpected. He not only got rid of the idol burden in variety shows, but also brought the spirit of a king into full play and was impressive.

Besides, Guan Xiaotong.

In the film, Ryan's sister is played by Guan Xiaotong.

Guan Xiaotong usually gives people the image of "national daughter" and "sister next door", and her performance in the film Shadow is really admirable.

Guan Xiaotong plays Pei Wang's sister in Shadow. She can do whatever she wants according to her own temperament. Anyway, she doesn't have to worry about anything, because her brother dotes on her.

In the movie, she looks more gentle and lovely with a little makeup.

When someone asked her to be a concubine, she went straight to someone else's country and hacked to death the person who asked her to be a concubine with a knife. Swing a knife without hesitation. But in the end, in the struggle with it, Guan Xiaotong was dying, leaving heartbreaking eyes. She is spoiled and arrogant, but she is not annoying at all, and there is a faint chivalrous woman. It's really surprising that Guan Xiaotong, at his age, can perform like this in Zhang Yimou's films.

Therefore, the most surprising actors in the film are not Deng Chao and Sun Li, but Arqie and Guan Xiaotong. Even supporting roles can be amazing!