"Other people's retirement wages are 10,000 or 20,000, and I only have more than 2,000, no way, in order to live, I can only come out to live stream with goods, otherwise I can't support the high prices in Shanghai."
In 2021, Yang Kun of "Mother Professional Household" also stepped onto the ranks of live streaming with goods.
Unlike other stars, Yang Kun's live broadcast room is very simple.
There was only a mobile phone, a pair of headphones, no light, and the anchor and assistant were all hers.
She was "driven to the shelves" to do live broadcasting, and she was also helpless.
In 2009, Yang Kun, who has always lived a low-key life, was sued by the Shanghai Property Company for 45,000 yuan in arrears in property fees.
At that time, there was a heated discussion.
Some people say that the richer the richer, the more they cut,
Some people also say that Yang Kun's villa is too much and forgets to pay.
But the truth surprised everyone.
"Yang Kun is already too poor to pay!"
Her husband lost money for failing in his business.
The villa was also mortgaged and auctioned off by the court.
The couple can only survive in Shanghai with a pension of 2500.
As a well-known actor, why did Yang Kun end up in such a situation?
Is she okay now?
01
Yang Kun's original name was Yang Kun.
Although there is an authentic Shanghainese,
But it is a real "Spring City people".
In 1963, Yang Kun was born in Kunming, Yunnan Province, and his parents were literary and artistic workers of the Kunming Literary and Labor Troupe.
Under the influence of his parents, Yang Kun showed great interest in artistic performance from an early age.
Every time her parents went on stage to rehearse, she would watch from the stage with relish.
When I got home, I explored and studied on my own.
It didn't take long for her to memorize "The Red Lantern" and imitate it vividly.
The seeds of acting were unconsciously planted in her heart.
After entering middle school, Yang Kun was even more successful.
Became the literary and artistic backbone of the class,
Every time there is a literary and art performance, she is always active.
After graduating from high school, Yang Kun wanted to be admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy.
Become a good actor like your parents.
To this end, she also deliberately changed her name.
The "big mountain" on the "Kun" was removed and became "Yang Kun" from then on.
The shanghai theater academy exam did not bother Yang Kun.
She was already talented.
In addition, her parents helped her rehearse the assessment and simulate the test,
Yang Kun's initial test and re-examination were passed easily and without any pressure.
However, when it comes to whether she is admitted,
The Shanghai Theater Academy, however, had a different voice.
Yang Kun's appearance was not outstanding, nor did it conform to the mainstream aesthetics of the time.
But thanks to her natural and fluid performance and outstanding ability, the Shanghai Theater Academy eventually left her.
Since then, Yang Kun and Great Song Jia and Xu Ya have become classmates.
The beauty of the Shanghai Theater Academy is like a cloud, and there are no longer a few people with good looks and ability.
As soon as Song Jia entered the school, he became a prominent figure in the school,
Just after his junior year, he received an invitation from "Gold Rush" and officially stepped into the show business circle.
Here, Yang Kun's self-confidence was hit to a certain extent.
"I am not a beautiful, the director will subconsciously find innocence and beauty when selecting actresses, I am afraid that no one will find me to act after learning, my ideals will be in vain, and my life will fail..."
Although Yang Kun firmly believes that diligence can make up for clumsiness, he has always achieved excellent results.
But it wasn't until her senior year that she received a role.
Voiced "Miriam" from an animated film at the time, Battlestar Galactica.
After graduation, Yang Kun ran the dragon suit for four years.
Although the role of the role is not much, she cherishes each role.
It is her seriousness that in 1989, "Sixteen-year-old Flower Season" threw an olive branch,
Invited her to play the gentle and amiable "Teacher Tong" in the play.
In the play, Yang Kun's relaxed, natural and smooth performance won unanimous praise from the audience.
Due to the overly wonderful interpretation, the "teacher tong" played by her was once considered by the audience to be "the teacher who most resembles her mother".
"Teacher Tong" was indeed red, but Yang Kun was not.
After the TV series was released, Yang Kun did not eat too many dividends.
The scene she envisioned as "the script came like a snowflake" did not appear.
In the film and television industry, she is still an unpopular existence.
Some directors even said bluntly, "(Yang Kun) looks a little old and shrewd, not the appearance of a heroine, take advantage of the early rest of this heart." ”
She was still circling in the dragon suit, and she couldn't wait for a protagonist of her own.
Sometimes Yang Kun will also question himself,
But the love of acting in her heart supported her all the way.
In 1993, fate finally favored her again.
Together with Fu Yiwei, Sun Chun, Fu Lili and He Zhengjun, she starred in the TV series "Miss China in the Foreign Firm".
The cast of this play is very strong, it is a group portrait play.
Yang Kun is not the most beautiful in the play, but her acting skills are the most eye-catching.
When she was on the crew, she put her whole body on "Ning Jie" (the character in the play).
Fu Lili, who is also in the crew, in order to feed the "noble prince" Sun Chun, took over three plays in one breath, and the three crews went back and forth.
And Yang Kun couldn't do it.
She immersed herself in her own role, repeatedly figuring out the role, and memorizing all the lines.
When playing against He Zhengjun, the speed of her reaction often amazes the director.
There are many things in the world that can be faked, but effort will not.
Every effort is bound to be fruitful, and the result is bound to prove everything.
After the show aired, it was very popular.
At the 1995 Golden Eagle Awards, Yang Kun became the only actor in the crew to win.
"I didn't even think about it myself, in 1995, I would win the Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress. When I came on stage, my whole body was numb. This recognition has given me so much encouragement! ”
It also determined the path she wanted to take next.
02
Yang Kun is known as the "interpreter of the urban people".
She is the "Qiu Jia Zhu" in "Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-Law", who has a sharp personality and likes to be colorful.
She is the "Yang Yanan" who loves money and has a good way in "Opening The Great Joy".
She is an ordinary person who dares to be bold and repays huge sums of money in "Heaven and Earth", "Luo Jindi"...
Yang Kun did not blindly pursue the protagonist in the play,
Although I also hope to try the roles of "princess", "white rich beauty", and "urban white collar".
But at the point of a director,
"A director told me that there are too many people competing for that role, so it is better to play the small character well, occupy a market like 'Mother's Corner', and let people think of you as soon as they mention 'Mother', which is also a success." 」
Yang Kun was finally enlightened and no longer entangled in whether the protagonist was or not.
Instead, devote yourself to each of your roles.
Everyone wants to be the protagonist who sparkles in the spotlight,
But there are only a few protagonists, and the supporting roles also need to be played.
There are perfect protagonists, and naturally there are also perfect supporting roles.
And Yang Kun is committed to becoming such a supporting role.
When other actresses are still concerned about the image and hesitate to transform,
She has played the role of a mother without changing her face.
From the "dumb mother-in-law" in Zhang Jizhong's version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" to the "Aunt Li" in Liu Yifei's Hu Ge's "Paladin Sword".
From the aunt "Qin Yuping" in "Weaning" to the strong and mean "Ying QinMa" in "Ode to Joy 2".
Whether it is modern or ancient, Yang Kun's performance is hand in hand.
The characters are simple and simple, but they are also vivid and vivid, which is impressive.
Later, Yang Kun became a veritable "mother professional household".
Among them, her role of "Shanghai mother" is the most interpreted.
Although not a native of Shanghai,
But in the years of working hard in Shanghai, she has already copied the exquisite, enthusiastic and capable shanghai women.
It is very close to the image of Shanghai aunts.
And similar roles can also show different styles under her interpretation.
Because the image portrayal is very successful, Yang Kun has caused many controversies.
Over the years, her role has moved closer to the "evil mother-in-law", and the limitations of the characters are very obvious.
Many netizens questioned that she would only play the role of "mean, bad and bad".
The acting skills are too exaggerated to bear the title of "old drama bone".
Regarding these evaluations, Yang Kun is actually very painful.
But actors need to cater to the market,
For the sake of the plot and the needs of the characters, Yang Kun had to do this.
There are too few good scripts today, and the old drama bones also need to eat.
Only then can she receive more plays.
However, outside the play, Yang Kun's life has always been very low-key.
She was married a few years earlier, and her husband was an outsider.
No one knows who Yang Kun's husband is, and how the two know and love each other.
I only know that the other party is a businessman,
The couple has a very good relationship, and after more than twenty years of marriage, they have been together for more than 20 years, and they have gone through ups and downs.
Later, the husband failed to invest and owed a bunch of debts,
Yang Kun did not "fly separately when the big disaster is imminent", but chose to share the debt with her husband.
Over the years, I have worked hard to shoot dramas, live streams and bring goods, and strive to make money.
The couple's only regret is that they did not have a son and a half daughter when they were young.
At that time, Yang Kun lived very wantonly,
Don't want to delay your career and life because of your children.
So the couple chose Dink and made up their minds not to have children.
But as I get older a little bit, watching others have children and grandchildren around their knees,
Yang Kun regretted it after all.
"I've been acting all my life and I love my career. It makes me relax, and it also makes me experience the joys and sorrows of many people, so that I know how to cherish life and appreciate life. ”
"If I have any regrets in this life, it is that when I was young, I was too casual and did not have children."
So after old age, she can only rely on her wife for her life.
Although the debt of the old man made her eyes blacken, she still had to take on this responsibility.
03
Qin Hailu once said: "As stars, our income is very high, and a play may be someone else's lifetime income." ”
But showbiz also has a pyramid,
After all, only a few people can earn this money.
An "old drama bone" like Yang Kun is the other side of the entertainment industry under the brilliance.
Self-employed individuals, relatively free, but not much protection.
It's like a flat boat on a boating lake, and it can't withstand a little bit of terrifying waves.
An investment mistake by Yang Kun's husband made the two become "losers".
The villa was mortgaged and sold by the court,
The Shanghai Property Company took her to court for 45,000 yuan in property fees.
Yang Kun, who has always acted in a low-key manner,
However, the news that "the well-known actor Yang Kun was sued for 45,000 yuan in arrears" was once again well known to the audience.
It has caused many netizens to be puzzled.
After all, an actor who is constantly playing is active on the screen all year round.
Even if you can't get a big head, you shouldn't even get this little property fee.
Tens of millions of villas have been bought, how can they not come up with tens of thousands of pieces of property?
Speculation about why Yang Kun did not pay the property fee is mixed,
However, what no one expected was that Yang Kun really had no money.
Unable to pay the property fee, he could only rely on a pension of 2500 to survive in Shanghai.
On the day of the trial, Yang Kun did not appear.
Even the fact that he was accused of going to court was learned from the media.
Her husband's debt consumed too much of her mind.
Until he learned the news from the media, Yang Kun hurriedly got in touch with the property.
The content of the conversation between the two parties is unknown.
However, Shanghai Property did withdraw the lawsuit.
Not long after the incident, this thousand Marriott mansion was auctioned off by Yang Kun.
But the hole in the husband's debt is very large, and this little money is just a drop in the bucket.
"In fact, I am not afraid of owing money, life has ups and downs, I live a good life, but also withstand setbacks." Sorry for others, I tried to make up for it, I owed money, I just desperately earned, a little bit of repayment is..."
In order to repay the money for her husband, she began to desperately take over the drama to earn money.
Yang Kun's reputation in the circle is very good.
The attitude is serious and responsible, not perfunctory, not picking the script and not picking the role, who cooperates with her is very worry-free.
She will not sit on the ground to start, the lion opens widely, not only saving money but also guaranteeing.
Every director she's worked with has praised her.
Relying on this good popularity, she has connected many "mother" roles.
From 2013 to 2014 alone, she starred in the role of "mother" in five films and televisions in one year.
The role is good and bad, but the acting skills are always stable.
The drama is not too much, but as soon as it appears, it will definitely catch people's attention.
In recent years, with the rise of live streaming with goods,
More and more celebrities have joined the ranks of live streaming with goods,
There are popular stars with successful careers, and there are also old drama bones with fame and fortune.
The water of live streaming with goods is too deep,
So there is a "Panga's friend" that everyone ridicules.
(Pan Ga's friend Pan refers to Pan Changjiang, and Ga refers to Xie Mengwei, the actor of Gazi in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga".)
Pan Changjiang once persuaded Gazi not to sell wine live in a live broadcast, and said to Gazi: Everything on the Internet is virtual, I am afraid that you can't grasp ah child, because the water here is very deep. Gazi was moved to a handful of snot and tears, saying that he was not selling. Later, netizens found that Uncle Pan himself went to sell alcohol. Netizens in turn asked Gazi to persuade Uncle Pan, and Gazi said: I really can't persuade, you don't let me persuade. Netizens ridiculed it as "Panga's friend". ）
Especially in today's showbiz industry, more and more artists choose to live stream goods.
Yang Kun eventually followed the same path.
But unlike other artists, she has no professional team behind her.
Because there is no money to hire professional staff,
She was the only one on the whole team.
How to hang up links and sell products is all up to her own little bit of exploration.
Her live room was not lit, there was no beauty,
Only a fixed phone and a pair of headphones.
The lines on her face were clearly visible.
Since there is no professional team, Yang Kun has not encountered any trouble during the live broadcast.
I can't find the mirror function of the phone, and there is a problem when hanging the link,
There was also a mobile phone stutter, and there was no way to broadcast live normally.
Yang Kun's brow furrowed, but he had no choice,
I can only keep apologizing to the audience.
Due to the poor live broadcast experience, Yang Kun rarely retained the audience.
There are only a few hundred people per live broadcast, and at most a thousand people.
It is simply incomparable with the big anchors who have millions, or even hundreds of millions of views, at every turn.
There are few fans, low popularity, and Yang Kun's live broadcast with goods is not ideal.
Therefore, few merchants are willing to cooperate with her.
Once Yang Kun shared the electronic toothbrush he had been using,
I feel that the sense of use is very good, and I want to recommend it to fans, so I ask the merchant for a discount.
However, seeing that Yang Kun's live broadcast room activity was so sluggish, the merchant directly refused.
She has found the merchant four times and said all the good things,
The other party was willing to give Yang Kun a small supply.
Although he embarked on the road of live broadcasting with goods, Yang Kun still did not forget the original heart of the actor.
She also brought very few goods, only four things: reading glasses, electric toothbrush, toothpaste, brown sugar.
"I don't dare to bring too much, I don't dare to mess around, because I'm an actor, I'm still filming, so I don't have much energy to live stream the goods."
04
Today, Yang Kun is 59 years old.
There are no children, no children, no savings, and the only pension is also paid by himself.
She quit the drama club very early, choosing to fight alone, not an actor in the system, and naturally did not have a pension in the system.
The minimum guarantee fee in Shanghai is 2590 yuan,
The retirement salary of the actors who were with her at that time rose to 10,000 or 20,000.
Only she is still 2500 yuan that can't move.
This salary may be very good and comfortable in small cities in the third and fourth tiers.
But in Shanghai, where there is little land and money, it is a bit unwatchable.
In order to maintain the couple's life, Yang Kun desperately filmed,
In the past two years, it has been affected by the epidemic and the cold winter of film and television.
Yang Kun revealed that he had not filmed for two or three years.
No drama to film means no new source of income,
They can barely make ends meet now, but what about after they are old?
There are no children to take care of, and there are not enough assets to support,
There is no other way but to work on your own.
So Yang Kun began to teach himself to live stream with goods,
In the face of several difficulties of the merchants, she also chose to give in.
There are fans who are not worth it for her,
But for Yang Kun, she had already looked down on all this.
"I love Shanghai, where I have my career, my husband, my friends, and my memories of decades. I also like Kunming, where many of my relatives are there, and as long as I go back to the flowers in my hometown, my exhaustion will disappear. ”
I do my favorite business in a place I like, and I am accompanied by my lover.
Yang Kun is already very grateful for life.
In the face of life's tribulations, her cheerfulness and open-mindedness are the most praised.
But even if you are as open-minded as Yang Kun, you can't help but regret your children.
In the interaction with netizens between live broadcasts, she has repeatedly admonished netizens with a heavy heart.
Young people should not only focus on the present, but also think about the future.
Using her own example, she shows the shortcomings of today.
"Although it is said that being born or not being born is a personal will, isn't it a pity to look at my old age life and only look at other old ladies and grandchildren?"
But in any case, Yang Kun's optimistic spirit is worth learning,
As Sanmao said: No matter what, don't give up your love and dedication to life, this will always be the biggest driving force for you to move forward and struggle.