When Bao Guoan was filming Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because there were many scenes of Cao Cao, he often stayed in the crew to check the information, trying to speculate on Cao Cao's psychological changes and expression changes in each plot, in order to make Cao Cao's image perfect. Thanks to his efforts, Bao Guoan has created an unparalleled classic image for us. The unsurpassed classic image also trapped his acting career in the role. In fact, there are many such examples, such as Jigong in Benchang You and the Monkey King in six-year-old children. The characters they create feel like they are tailored for them.
The role of Cao Cao, who performed in Bao Guoan, spans a very long time. From the age of 33 to his death, he was the protagonist. He made a very good study of Cao Cao's personality characteristics in each period, which means that Bao Guoan showed himself in Cao Cao's life. Besides showing the treacherous side of Cao Cao, it also shows the great side of Cao Cao. Therefore, when people talked about the historical image of Cao Cao, the image of Cao Cao played by Bao Guoan was their material.
Because his starring image is so classic that it is almost impeccable. So after The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he didn't get the favor of the director for a long time, because everyone thought that letting Cao Cao in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms play the role of other TV series or movies was disrespectful to the original work and Bao Guoan. But with Bao Guoan successfully playing the role of Lin Zexu, he finally got rid of the shackles of Cao Cao's image and pushed himself to a higher level.
I hope Bao Guoan can play a better role in his future acting career.