The news that Chinese actress Zhao Liying (趙麗穎) has been away from filming sets for over a year is dominating the trends on China's SNS Weibo (ウェイボー).

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Since Zhao Liying finished filming the drama '小城大事' last May, she has not started shooting any new projects up until now. Regarding the reason, it has been reported that it's not because there are no offers, but rather she herself is slowing down her work pace, also using it as a period for recharging.

According to Chinese media, during this hiatus, Zhao Liying received nearly 50 offers for new works. Many of these projects prominently featured the active role of a female protagonist and were reportedly similar to her past works. Zhao Liying, who has won the Best Actress award at both the Feitian Awards (飛天奨) and Golden Eagle Awards (金鷹奨) for TV dramas, holding the highest honors in the industry, does not wish to increase the number of projects to the detriment of her own reputation, and is maintaining a cautious stance in choosing projects.

Furthermore, she has mega-hit works such as '花千骨～舞い散る運命、永遠の誓い～' and '明蘭～才媛の春～', and the cumulative viewership of her past works exceeds 210 billion. The fact that her past works still boast strong popularity, appearing in the top ranks of viewership ratings every time they are re-broadcast, is also a major strength. Moreover, during this hiatus, Givenchy (ジバンシイ) appointed her as a global ambassador for both their makeup and fragrance categories, which further indicates that her commercial value has not been affected.

Zhao Liying
Recently, she has also been frequently spotted out and about with her 7-year-old eldest son, born to her and ex-husband, actor William Feng (馮紹峰). Reports have also surfaced that she is aiming to pursue graduate studies at the Shanghai Theatre Academy (上海戯劇学院).

Zhao Liying's agency has previously indicated the possibility of her also engaging in project production in the future. Since she is also serving as a producer in her starring drama '与鳳行' in 2024, it is also seen that she might be in a transitional period, expanding her scope of activities from an actress to a creator. (Mathilda)