In order to achieve a special artistic effect, the role player with special appearance conditions is selected to vividly display the image of great people and celebrities on the screen, which is the meaning of the existence of "special actors".
As we all know, many TV dramas have the existence of special actors, and Chairman Mao's special actors are even more numerous, but most of them are men.
Chen Yan is the only woman among all Chairman Mao's special actors, and all this turning point begins at the age of 50.
Restart your life and join the list of "special actors"
In 1956, Chen Yan was born in Mianyang, Sichuan, and like most girls in that era, Chen Yan lived a step-by-step life from birth.
When people around them saw Chen Yan, they always couldn't help but whisper, "She looks like the leader Chairman Mao!" ”
Sometimes, these remarks will also reach Chen Yan's ears, and for her at that time, this similar appearance was something she did not dare to think about.
Gradually, as she grew bigger and bigger, the voices of the people around her gradually became quieter, and Chen Yan was like this, getting married, having children, and going through almost every woman.
In 2006, at that time, Chen Yan was already 50 years old, getting older, and most of her business did not care about it, so she slowly gave up the building materials business.
Life seemed to slow down at once, Chen Yan had more of her own leisure time, at that time, a TV station just had a imitation show that was being broadcast.
In her spare time, Chen Yan sat in the house, watching the performances in the program, seven seven eight eight, uneven, Chen Yan shook her head and sighed: "Just this, the singing is not as good as mine!" ”
Sighing, I flicked the remote control, and my mind flashed back to what I used to be nagged about when I was a child, and this one of myself was exactly like Chairman Mao's "star face."
"I can also go and participate!" Those people are not as good as I sing. ”
As such, Chen Yan immediately signed up and planned to play "Chairman Mao" on the stage with great excitement.
After the registration was successful and came to the scene, Chen Yan's heart was fiercely heavy, and the program team did not allow himself to play "Chairman Mao", but instead retreated to the second place and let himself play the role of Tang Guoqiang, the actor of him.
The result is naturally very obvious, Chen Yan was eliminated, she stepped on the train back to her hometown without interest, at that time Chen Yan had no other feelings in her heart except for the loss of the game.
However, after Chen Yan returned to her hometown, the grand scene of her hometown made her a little confused.
Stepping onto the street, onlookers squeezed the road into a water leak, "accidentally bursting red", which was something That Chen Yan did not expect, in the face of the crowded flow, Chen Yan was still a little uncomfortable.
Looking at it, it seemed that there was no stall that could be broken, at that time, Chen Yan did not dare to walk from the crowd in a dignified manner, so he had to take a taxi to a place where there were few people to hide.
The sudden arrival of popularity made Chen Yan momentarily confused, she was immersed in such "support", after thinking, Chen Yan resolutely decided to step into the list of "special actors".
Dress up as the chairman and go out of the event
On November 6, 2006, chen Yan first dressed as Chairman Mao, and she took the initiative to contact other TELEVISION stations and put her appearance in front of people.
At first, perhaps inspired by the show, Chen Yan's original intention was to imitate Chairman Mao's actor Tang Guoqiang, but because of a friend's words, she gave up her original idea.
"Your image is closer to Chairman Mao."
Her friend is a makeup artist of the Mianyang Song and Dance Troupe, and her opinion also makes Chen Yan believe in imitating Chairman Mao.
As a woman, if you want to better imitate great people, only the similarity in appearance is far from enough, so Chen Yan thought of making a fuss about makeup and hair.
Black clothes, black pants, black sunglasses, black leather bags, black hair can not see a trace of variegation, golden eyeshadow, thick black long eyebrows, extra long false eyelashes.
In the eyes of outsiders, these simple outfits, for Chen Yan, are a lot of expenses, simple makeup through the introduction of friends around, each time also need to get about 2,000 yuan.
The pair of leather shoes on the feet are specially made, and the heel and body of the shoes have been increased by nearly 30 centimeters, worth more than 10,000 yuan, which makes Chen Yan, who was originally short, immediately tall.
However, to a certain extent, it also increased the difficulty of Chen Yan's walking, and almost anyone who got up, or stood, Chen Yan had to be supported by someone to be able to smoothly.
In addition, due to the identity of women, Chen Yan deliberately gained weight to achieve a god-like effect.
Chen Yan himself usually does not smoke, but in order to be able to better get close to Chairman Mao's image, Chen Yan also began to smoke a cigarette and waved like Chairman Mao.
From the beginning of Chen Yan's formal entry into the "special actor" industry, the next three years became the most sought after golden three years for her.
In China, the approval system for film and television works with the theme of leadership is relatively strict, and after the script review is passed, there are still two levels that special actors must pass.
The first is the approval of the major historical theme group of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the second is to respect the opinions of the leaders' family members or close friends, which is also the reason why there have been many special actors over the years, but few people can appear on camera.
Chen Yan, as a woman, wants to play in reverse strings, and the difficulty of this is naturally getting higher and higher, so although Chen Yan has received a lot of praise, there is no real film and television work after all.
If you really want to give a name, Chen Yan should be regarded as a folk special actor, who can walk on the street and participate in some corporate activities.
The limelight is booming, the income is naturally rising, Chen Yan in order to make her performance more convenient, specially hired an agent to help take care of it.
Most of the people who invited Chen Yan were real estate companies, or shopping malls for the New Year's Festival promotions, or ribbon cutting for the opening of enterprises and other activities.
Each performance time is almost 40 minutes, usually placed at the beginning, to warm up the scene, in order to better fit the theme of the event, Chen Yan's dress is different.
Once, Chen Yan disguised herself as Chairman Mao, stood solemnly on the narrow stage, looked straight ahead, and behind her stood 4 people dressed as Red Armymen.
One person wrapped his arm in toilet paper, disguised as an injured person, looked like a stage performance, but looked around, but it was a large poster with yellow characters on a red background written "Holy Thanksgiving, CardHolding Consumption True Benefit".
Of course, in her free time, Chen Yan will also participate in some private invitations to help some weddings or birthday banquets, Chen Yan stood on the stage and sang "Good People Have a Peaceful Life" and "For Whom".
These two songs are more familiar to Chen Yan, but also more good at the repertoire, for the handling of songs is more handy, how to mobilize the audience's emotions, Chen Yan is very familiar with.
At the climax of the song, Chen Yan waved her arms, and the crowd sitting below to watch immediately echoed and shouted: "Chairman! chairman! ”
In order to show the difference, even if other actors need to stand and complete the performance, Chen Yan can specially have a magnificent chair to use as a rest.
The 51-year-old Chen Yan appeared on Chunxi Road in Chengdu, attracting many, many people to come to watch in a short period of time, and in just a few hundred meters, Chen Yan walked for nearly half an hour.
Sought after, controversial
As for chen Yan's "Chairman Mao" disguised as "Chairman Mao," some people are pursuing him, and naturally some people are "protesting."
Just like the performance on Chengdu Chunxi Road, even if many people have agreed with Chen Yan's dress, there are still some people.
"No, the temperament is not enough, I always feel that it is floating on it."
Shaking his head, sighing and preparing to leave, he was caught by the reporter and told him the identity of Chen Yan's female, and the person looked up at Chen Yan on the stage again in surprise.
"Incredible"
It can't be exactly similar, but for a woman, to be able to do so much is something that everyone can't think of, "incredible".
Chen Yan has indeed done things that many people dare not imagine, perhaps the image of a great man is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Chen Yan's life has also undergone some changes.
Once, Chen Yan changed into a skirt to go out for a long time, and before he had gone too far, he happened to meet a passerby, who recognized Chen Yan's identity, and after seeing Chen Yan's dress, he couldn't help but accuse: "Why do you still wear a skirt when you play the chairman?" ”
Chen Yan was stunned at that time, looking at the serious appearance of passers-by, she also began to reflect on her own behavior, and after nodding to the passers-by, Chen Yan hurriedly returned home.
Since then, Chen Yan has never worn a skirt in front of people, sometimes occasionally rising, wearing it at home, as long as someone visits, Chen Yan always changes her clothes before opening the door to welcome guests.
As she said: "The masses have said so, where do I dare to wear it." ”
Chen Yan seems to have integrated the imitation of Chairman Mao into his daily life, and no one will remember that once upon a time, Chen Yan had no bottom in his heart about the matter of "imitating great people."
Her own female identity is a certain thing, so whether playing can get people's understanding and acceptance, Chen Yan was also depressed at the beginning.
The support of the relevant departments of the local government in Mianyang made the thorn in her heart disappear.
"It's a good thing, and we support it."
A short sentence gave Chen Yan great confidence, and at the same time made her more courageous to walk on the road of "special actor".
If there is some achievement, there will naturally be some difficulties, and the road is not so smooth.
Once, a certain newspaper in Mianyang, matchmaking, introduced Chen Yan to an interview with a foreign reporter, and what Chen Yan did not expect was that such a thing made her on the cusp of the storm.
The day after the interview, Chen Yan was called by the relevant departments in the city for questioning, and when she learned that she had been called because of yesterday's interview.
Chen Yan couldn't help but argue: "This is organized by the newspaper, and I can't understand a single foreign sentence, and I don't understand the other party's purpose." ”
Chen Yan's tone was sincere, and it didn't look like he was telling a lie, and after the relevant departments deliberated, they let Chen Yan go back, and it wasn't long before the criticism of the newspaper came down.
At the same time, Chen Yan also received requests that she could no longer accept interviews from foreign media.
Since then, for all interviews and programs, Chen Yan has always been cautious and cautious, and she is also afraid of encountering a situation like this one again.
Chen Yan carefully packaged herself as a special actor of the people, who can participate in the activities, but must be a regular organization, and will never go to the entertainment places that talk about meat strips, and cooperate in commercial performances, and the other party must send invitations and stamp official seals.
There are also two forms of performance, if you imitate Chairman Mao in order to imitate Chairman Mao, you can sing, and if you perform in full costume, you can't make a sound, you can only do some actions such as smoking, waving, and looking directly into the distance to meditate.
In just 3 years, Chen Yan's performance footprints have almost spread all over the southwest, participating in the activities, some excited to pursue and shout "chairman", and some people who look back and secretly lament the identity of women and accuse Chen Yan of hype.
Husbands and wives are not harmonious, and the momentum is gradually decreasing
In order to be a good "special actor" and play Chairman Mao, Chen Yan almost gave up most of her favorite, Sichuan women's favorite mahjong, square dancing and the like.
Chen Yan became more and more homely, she rarely went out, as long as she had time, Chen Yan would watch some anti-Japanese dramas, imitating Chairman Mao's way of speaking, tone, and the charm between hands and feet.
"Comrades, ordinary people, and the masses", which seem to be far away from real life, have all been integrated into Chen Yan's daily life little by little.
Special actors are not easy to do, and for a reverse actor like Chen Yan, it is even more difficult, and the hardships in the process of imitating Chairman Mao are far less painful than the opposition of his family.
Chen Yan's husband and children have always disapproved of Chen Yan's approach, in addition to the problem of anti-stringing, there are also issues of age and influence.
In the eyes of Chen Yan's husband, Chen Yan is already 50 years old, there is really no need to toss it anymore, and, playing backwards, no matter how you listen, there will be some opinions around you.
As the contradictions between husband and wife deepened, the feelings between Chen Yan and her husband also had problems, quarrels, exhortations, no matter what, Chen Yan was reluctant to give up the road of "special actor".
Over time, the feelings between husband and wife became more and more depressed, and Chen Yan and her husband also chose a semi-separated state to maintain the shaky marital relationship.
In this matter of being a wife, Chen Yan is not ashamed, because she believes that it is a natural thing for a woman to do housework.
In the years of marriage, the husband has never been out of the kitchen, the home is always clean and spotless, and the folds on the sheets are almost never seen, but despite this, the husband is still opposed to his choice.
Chen Yan was depressed about this, and the business of commercial performances that followed became more and more indifferent, perhaps in recent years, in response to the official practice of frugality, there were fewer and fewer commercial performances to find door-to-door business performances.
Chen Yan's admiration for Chairman Mao has only increased, "People of our generation are like this. ”
The reason for the place of birth, less than 10 minutes drive from Chen Yan's home, is that the "Hong'en Temple" is full of incense, and the golden statue of Chairman Mao and gods such as Buddha are jointly enshrined.
And such a temple, in the Mianyang countryside is everywhere, from childhood, Chen Yan is so obsessed with it can be imagined.
Time jumped, and in the blink of an eye, the relationship between Chen Yan and her husband also eased, although until now, Chen Yan's husband still resented Chen Yan as Chairman Mao.
But as we get older, husband and wife are always able to tolerate each other, and this apparent peace has also put an end to this marriage, and it is difficult to go back to the beginning.
"I hope everyone can accept me, my goal now is to be the first person to be a special anti-string actor!"
On the road of "special actor", Chen Yan has walked for a long time, time has passed, and her only wish is to one day have the opportunity to emerge in the TV series.
When it comes to family, what Chen Yan asks for is nothing more than a happy and happy life for her son, and he will enjoy the joy of heaven on his knees.
bibliography:
A Day in the Female Version of Mao Zedong – Characters – 2013
"51-year-old lady becomes a special actor, looking forward to playing Mao Zedong in reverse strings - China News Network" - 2007