As the saying goes, the prodigal son does not change his head.
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
But being able to have the courage to start all over again when you are mired in a deep quagmire is truly worthy of admiration and praise.
Yan Zhengguo, once known as "Jet Li's successor", is such a "prodigal son" who is now praised.
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When he was a child, Yan Zhengguo was an out-and-out child star.
When he was only 4 years old, he was sent by his mother to an actor training class to learn acting skills.
Around the age of 10, he was sent to a boxing gym to learn martial arts, and during this period of study, he became agile and martial arts.
These skills laid a solid foundation for his later popularity.
By chance, director Zhang Pengyi took a fancy to this agile Yan Zhengguo and invited him to star in "Good Boy".
"Good Boy" is a very popular action film in Taiwan in 1985.
With this work, Yan Zhengguo, who is only 10 years old, has already made a name for himself.
Later, he was favored by the director Hou Xiaoxian and starred in the movie "Young Man, Anla".
With this work, the young Yan Zhengguo won the Best Actor Award at the 29th Golden Horse Awards.
The acting skills are so good, and because of the similarity with Jet Li, he was also known as "Jet Li's successor" at that time.
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After becoming famous, Yan Zhengguo, because of his young age and the influence of the environment, was easily lost in the colorful world.
In his junior high school, he was famous for often receiving invitations from some.
Out of his yearning for a wonderful world, he chose to join the crowd.
This quickly caught him with many vices and, most importantly, he was exposed to drugs.
In order to be able to continue, he also learned to steal.
These vices soon punished him.
At the age of 17, he faced a five-year prison sentence for 13 counts of drug use and theft.
5 years passed quickly, and the once-popular big star fell to such a point that the family wanted to do something.
The only thing that came to mind was to use marriage to make Yan Zhengguo turn back.
After his release from prison, Yan Zhengguo also made two works, one of which was "The Kid Who Crossed Time and Space".
The protagonists are the original 3 protagonists of "Good Boys", and the director is still the original director.
But at that time, Yan Zhengguo already had a storm in prison, so this time it did not sell well.
It is impossible to return to the peak of that year.
While needing to maintain the livelihood of the family, it is also facing a career downturn.
At this time, Yan Zhengguo had a crooked mind again.
He thought of kidnapping and extortion, which would bring money the fastest.
In 2001, Yan Zhengguo and his friend You Shiming and others went to the countryside to carry out kidnapping, asking for 2 million yuan.
The legal net was restored, and the omission was not leaked.
After vigorous investigation by the police, Yan Zhengguo and others were arrested.
This time, he faces 15 years in prison.
What was once the pride of the family has now become an unspeakable shame in the family.
Yan Zhengguo's parents were disappointed, and his father was seriously ill.
Because of this serious illness, his father died.
At this time, Yan Zhengguo was full of grief and regret.
He repeatedly appealed to the court, hoping to attend his father's funeral.
After some consideration, the court allowed Yan Zhengguo to attend his father's funeral with handcuffs and shackles.
It was at this funeral that Yan Zhengguo looked at his elderly mother and young children.
Thinking back to these stupid things he had done for a few years, he thought bitterly and decided to turn back to the prodigal son.
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Yan Zhengguo, who is in prison, is actively making changes.
In prison, he gave full play to his talents and served as a conductor of military song competitions many times.
In addition, calligraphy is also a skill he practiced in prison.
At the same time, he is also the spiritual mentor of his fellow inmates, and whenever they are troubled, he is doing psychological work.
He also used his acting skills to fill the prison with laughter and laughter from time to time.
This performance allowed him to be released from prison four years early in March 2012, with the opportunity to start over.
His goal is to get back into show business.
First, he took the opportunity to participate in two variety shows.
After accumulating contacts, he began to enter the film industry again.
"Car Fight", "Horned Head", and "Black and White" are some of the more successful films he has been in prison.
In 2018, he directed "Horns 2 - The King Rises Again", the film was acclaimed and sold, and the box office exceeded 100 million.
The once fallen "male protagonist" has finally risen again.
If a person is not a sage, who can be blameless?
What is important is that he regretted his misses, was reborn in nirvana, and once again stood on the top.