Preamble:
When people see Liu Yan's recent return to the public eye as the "goddess of detachment", they can't help but ask, why did this 43-year-old veteran actress choose such an extreme way to lose weight, even at the expense of her star logo - sexy career line?
What kind of struggles and choices did she experience in her half-year ascetic life?
Did all this dedication and hard work finally bring her the career peak she dreamed of?
More importantly, what kind of truth does Liu Yan's transformation reflect in the current entertainment industry?
The road to popularity of the sexy goddess
As a representative actress of the post-80s generation, Liu Yan has been in the entertainment industry since she was in her 20s, and with her tall figure and proud career line, she quickly emerged in the film and television industry.
Especially in a sensational costume drama, Liu Yan is even more popular in half of the entertainment industry with the role of a beautiful strategist who is beautiful.
At that time, Liu Yan always appeared on the screen with a sexy and charming posture, with a seductive performance and a proud body curve, making her the sexiest goddess in the minds of countless fans.
For a time, "rock sexy" became a buzzword on the Internet, and countless people sought after this goddess.
However, Liu Yan's path to a sexy goddess has not always been smooth sailing.
A few years ago, due to her own conditions and role limitations, her career progress was slow, and she once faced the dilemma of being criticized by "traffic PA".
In order to get rid of this predicament, Liu Yan began to lose weight and slim down a lot, hoping to change people's established impression of her and further broaden her acting career.
Persistence and struggle on the way to weight loss
Under the rendering of various entertainment tabloids, Liu Yan's weight loss plan quickly became the focus of public attention.
In the face of doubts, at the end of 2021, Liu Yan officially announced the launch of a half-year weight loss plan, with the goal of character training for the upcoming costume women's theme drama "Deep Palace Strategy".
This drama tells the various experiences of a female official in the harem, and is a complex character with a very strong character.
For Liu Yan, this is a rare opportunity in her career, a role she has dreamed of for many years.
In order to perfectly interpret this role, Liu Yan made up his mind to go all out.
However, the road to weight loss is not easy...... Strict diet and several hours of high-intensity exercise every day are undoubtedly a huge challenge for the 43-year-old Liu Yan.
To make matters worse, she had to give up many of the temptations of good food, which was a torture for a man who had always loved food.
In this way, under the supervision of the agent and the professional team, Liu Yan began a "ascetic" life that lasted for half a year.
In order to control her weight, her three meals a day are carefully designed by a dietitian, and she cannot eat late-night snacks and snacks.
Wake up at 5 a.m. every morning and do a series of physically demanding exercises.
In addition to filming, she also insists on gym training...... Under all kinds of strict requirements, Liu Yan's weight is steadily declining, and he has lost a large size.
At the same time, Liu Yan is also facing doubts from public opinion.
"What kind of weight do people who are already 43 years old lose?" "It's just too vain...... The overwhelming criticism made Liu Yan shaken and anxious for a while.
However, for the role in her heart, she gritted her teeth and persevered.
Indeed, in the past six months, Liu Yan has experienced tremendous physical and mental torture and struggle.
She was shaken and exhausted more than once, but for the sake of her career, she still chose to persevere.
Finally, in June 2022, Liu Yan successfully reached his weight loss goal and came to an end for the role training.
Then comes the more arduous preparation for the performance, and she must devote herself to interpreting the fierceness and tenderness of this strong female character.
The advent of a new peak in his career
After the end of the intensive filming process of 4 months, "Deep Palace Strategy" will be broadcast in early 2023 as scheduled.
As soon as this play was launched, it was well received by all parties, especially Liu Yan's performance.
She successfully created an image of a palace maid with a complex personality and a bumpy fate.
This character is soft on the outside and tough on the inside, with a cold attitude, but it hides a desire for love and freedom.
struggled in layers of predicament and power calculations, and finally turned into a butterfly and flew to the light......
This is a highly dramatic and complex character, and Liu Yan shows the three-dimensionality and fullness of this character through his excellent performance.
Her delicate and sincere emotional outpouring and understanding of the complexity of human nature have deeply touched countless audiences.
This may be the best performance in Liu Yan's career, which established her status as an acting actress and brought her career to a new peak.
So far, Liu Yan has used his 6 months of persistence and hard work to finally exchange for another peak in his career.
Among them, the physical and mental torture she experienced is destined to become an indelible memory in her acting career.
The harsh reality of the entertainment industry
Liu Yan's experience of struggling to lose weight for this role reflects the cruel realities of the current entertainment industry.
This is an era that values appearance and traffic, and actors have to face huge survival pressure, forced to sacrifice physical and mental health to meet the so-called "aesthetic requirements".
Liu Yan chose to lose weight for a long time in order to play a role, which is largely a passive choice.
As asked at the beginning of the article, in this industry, are there really no other options for actresses?
Do they have to sacrifice their physical health, and even change their star personality in exchange for a breakthrough in acting?
This undoubtedly puts a lot of pressure on the actresses.
In fact, there are countless examples of diseases caused by excessive weight loss in the entertainment industry.
So we have to ask, is a person's weight and appearance really directly related to his acting skills and career achievements?
Perhaps, this is exactly what this industry needs to reflect on and improve.
We need a more diverse and inclusive aesthetic concept, rather than just blindly valuing "traffic appearance".
At the same time, the audience should also pay attention to the real acting skills of the actors, rather than just staying on the surface of the evaluation.
Only in this way will future actors be able to display their talents in a freer and more open environment, without having to pay a huge price for external packaging.
We also hope that in the future, the entertainment industry can provide more humane and professional support for artists, so that they can have a healthy physical and mental state while pursuing their careers.
Epilogue:
After 6 months of hard training, Liu Yan successfully played a role of her dreams and reached new heights in her career.
This road to weight loss is full of struggle and perseverance, and it also reveals all kinds of cruel realities in the entertainment industry, which makes people think deeply.
However, what is more noteworthy is how actresses can find a balance between external and internal, traffic and strength on the road of pursuing career achievements? This requires the further improvement of the entire industry and the renewal of public concepts.
Let's move forward hand in hand, so that those actors who struggle with cruel rules can shine in a more inclusive and humane environment.