A shy， stammering young man fails to enroll at his dream university. He takes a trip to Thailand as a consolation， but it turns out to be a mess， full of unexpected pitfalls.

一个腼腆、有点结巴的小青年，未能进入他梦寐以求的大学。他踏上了去泰国的疗伤之旅，可结果却变成了一场意外迭出的大麻烦。

Its a complicated role， full of emotional ups and downs—definitely not the kind of role youd give a young actor who is “little fresh meat” in the movie industry. But the 18-year-old Liu Haoran was ready to take on the challenge.

这是一个复杂的角色，充满了情绪上的大起大落——绝不像是影坛“小鲜肉”可以驾驭的。不过18岁的刘昊然蓄势待发，接受挑战。

The film Detective Chinatown is only Lius second film， but its his first real hurdle as an actor. He stars as Qin Feng， an ingenious but awkward teenager who is addicted to detective novels. As he travels to Thailand， he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery.

影片《唐人街探案》是刘昊然的第二部电影，但这是他作为演员面临的第一次真正挑战。他饰演的秦风，是一位机灵却别扭的少年，他沉迷于侦探小说。当他在泰国旅行时，他发现自己被卷入了一场神秘谋杀案。

The story is a departure from Lius previous work. His debut role was as a high school student in Beijing Love Story. That one was no sweat， and in his words， he was playing “my life and my story”.

这个故事和刘昊然的上一部戏完全不同。他的电影出道角色是在《北京爱情故事》里饰演一名高中生。那部电影他表演起来不费吹灰之力，用他自己的话说，就是演“我自己的生活和故事”。

When Harpers Bazaar asked Liu to describe himself， he chose three phrases： sunshine， healthy and positive energy. His character Qin Feng， however， is the opposite. Qin struggles with internal demons， and his ultimate dream is to commit a watertight crime.

当《时尚芭莎》让刘昊然形容自己时，他选择了三个词汇：阳光、健康和正能量。然而，他饰演的秦风这一角色恰恰相反。秦风一直在和自己的心魔做斗争，而他的终极梦想是实施一场滴水不漏的犯罪。

“Hes different from me in many aspects ... But during the process of understanding and interpreting the role， I also discovered another side of myself，” Liu told Sohu Entertainment.

刘昊然告诉搜狐娱乐：“秦风和我在很多方面都不一样……但是在揣摩和诠释这个角色期间，我也发现了另外一个自己。”

Liu has been slapped with the label of “little fresh meat”， a term which has been widely applied to young male actors since Li Yifengs rise to national fame in the TV series Swords of Legends in 2014. These actors， represented by Li， Jin Boran and William Chan， were born after 1985 and first gained attention through talent shows. Without specialized acting training， they have wasted a few years wavering between a career in singing or acting. Many still struggle to be recognized as professional actors.

刘昊然一直被冠以“小鲜肉”的称号，2014年李易峰凭借电视连续剧《古剑奇谭》火了之后，“小鲜肉”就被广泛用来形容年轻男演员。这些演员以李易峰、井柏然和陈伟霆为代表，他们几乎都是“85后”且都是从选秀节目上初露头角的艺人。没有受过专业的表演培训，他们曾在演戏还是唱歌之间摇摆不定，浪费了几年时光。还有很多艺人仍然为了成为专业演员而不停奋斗着。

To piggyback on the popularity of “little fresh meat” actors， some older actors are even dressing like teenagers in films—as convincingly as a mutton dressed as a lamb.

在“小鲜肉”红得发紫的压力下，一些老演员甚至也在电影中扮起了嫩——却更让人觉得是老黄瓜刷绿漆。

Unfortunately， actors cannot live by their pretty faces alone. Few moviegoers would pay to just see an actors face. High quality plots and acting are expected.

遗憾的是，演员不能一直只靠脸。很少有观众只冲着演员的脸花钱买电影票。高质量的情节和精湛的演技才是大家期待的。

Having starred in a production like Detective Chinatown， Liu is already ahead of many actors in his age cohort. With his youth and strong performances， critics have reasons to be optimistic about his future.

参演了《唐人街探案》这样的影片，刘昊然已经比很多同龄演员赢在了起跑线上。他的年龄优势和卖力的演出让影评家们有理由相信他的未来前途无量。