Taiwanese new actor Zeng Jing takes on the role of Netflix’s science fiction masterpiece “3-Body” right after his debut: “A good performance requires taking off the mask” | Vogue Taiwan

Just watch the first few episodes of “3-Body” and it’s hard not to be attracted by Zeng Jing’s resolute look and unruly eyes in the play. The series is adapted from the trilogy of the world-famous science fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem” written by Liu Cixin. It is an original content that Netflix is ​​extremely interested in. It was handed over to the creative team of “A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones” and produced by Directed by Hong Kong director Tsang Kwok-cheung (directed episodes 1 and 2 of “3-Body”).

Zeng Jing plays Ye Wenjie, a young scientist who advances the plot. Although she is not the heroine, she is extremely crucial because she holds the fate of the entire universe in her hands. Such a surging heroine setting has led many media to comment that Zeng Jing was at her peak when she debuted, and this is indeed the case. What made this drama supernova from Taiwan become an international actress?

Passion that started with stage plays

Zeng Jing’s father is Taiwanese and his mother is from Hunan. He has studied in both places since he was a child. Zeng Jing has been a girl full of desire to perform since she was a child, but it wasn’t until she performed in a stage play for the first time in her twenties that she felt the charm of standing on the stage. The feeling seemed to be addictive. “From about 2017 to 2019, due to a friend’s recommendation, I acted in the stage play “Chinglish” directed by Clark Houston Lewis and written by Henry Huang. This play was a sensation in the Chinese American community at the time, and it was the first time I received The applause from the audience made me feel like I had done something great.” At that time, Zeng Jing became interested in drama and decided to interview at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts to test whether he was suitable to be an actor. She laughed and said, “At that time, I wanted to say that if I didn’t get accepted, I would go back to Taiwan. It would be nice to open a cafe in Taitung with my friends.”

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Zine Tseng wears sequin dress BUERLANGMA
GOLD EARRINGS SAINT LAURENT

But Zeng Jing obviously has a talent for acting. She successfully entered the University of Southern California to study for a master’s degree, becoming the only Asian girl in the class. The schoolwork is heavy, and I have to go to class every day from Monday to Friday, more than 10 hours a day. Apart from my studies, I have no time to think about anything else. But opportunities always appear without warning. Next door to the School of Dramatic Arts where Zeng Jing studied is the School of Cinematic Arts. There are many students there who are already directors and screenwriters. They often go to the School of Arts and ask if they have time to make films. Want to audition? A girl from the Academy of Film Arts invited Zeng Jing to audition. She didn’t think much about it and went over without any preparation. She just thought it was a student production. Unexpectedly, this audition changed her life.