Ms. Chen Yan, who is now in her sixtieth year, is still actively involved in various charity and public welfare activities. Although her glorious business career in the past has led her family to prosperity, she has never forgotten her original intention.
Chen Yan has always firmly believed that her achievements are due to the deep respect of the audience for the great leader Mao Zedong.
Therefore, over the years, she has done her best to give back to the community and help those who are in dire need of care. When the new crown pneumonia epidemic was raging in 2020, Chen Yan, who was in her late teens, joined the ranks of volunteers without hesitation and bravely stood on the front line of the fight against the epidemic.
She firmly said: "No matter how much time I have for the rest of my life, I will devote myself wholeheartedly to public welfare." "This cherishing of life and selfless dedication to society touched everyone.
At the same time, as an artist who unswervingly pursues her dream of acting, Chen Yan has always eagerly looked forward to one day interpreting the image of Mao Zedong in her heart in movies or TV series.
She had been frank with the media about this wish. Perhaps, this dream will come true in the near future, because Chen Yan, with her outstanding appearance and in-depth understanding of the life of the great man, will surely be able to perfectly reproduce this legendary figure.
We sincerely hope that Ms. Chen Yan, who is still tirelessly pursuing her dreams in her seventies, will be able to realize her unfinished artistic ideals in a limited time.
As long as you persevere and move forward, anything is possible.
As the Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi said in "Reward Paradise Yangzhou First Meeting Banquet Gift": "Mo Dao Sangyu is late, and the sky is still full of xia." "I firmly believe that as long as Chen Yan sticks to her dedication and courage to her dreams, one day, she will be able to perfectly present Mao Zedong's heroic demeanor on the screen.
In the early fifties of the twentieth century, Chen Yan was born in a poor farming family in Mianyang, Sichuan. At that time, China was in the construction stage after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the living standards of the people were generally low, but people's hearts were full of yearning for a better future.
In an impoverished environment, the young Chen Yan listened to vivid and touching stories about Chairman Mao from her elders, and since then she has established a boundless admiration for this outstanding leader.
At that time, the general public regarded Chairman Mao as a savior, and even regarded him as a guiding star. Chen Yan is also one of them, she has had special feelings for Chairman Mao since she was a child.
This deep emotion is buried deep in her heart and has become the most precious spiritual sustenance in her life.
It was at that time that Chen Yan's unique appearance attracted everyone's attention - people were shocked to find that this young woman looked like Chairman Mao.
When she received such a comment for the first time, Chen Yan immediately returned home and asked her mother to verify that her mother told her that her appearance was indeed quite similar to that of Chairman Mao Zedong.
Since then, Chen Yan has begun to conduct in-depth self-observation and imitation of this phenomenon. She often stares at herself in the mirror, contrasting it with the solemn portrait on the wall.
Seeing the striking resemblance between herself and the great man, Chen Yan's heart was filled with indescribable joy. This little seed was quietly sown in the depths of her heart, but it was not until she entered her old age that she was more than half a hundred years old that it began to break through the ground and grow into a tree that covered the sky and the sun.
However, fate did not let Chen Yan indulge in this joy for a long time. Like many rural women, she also chose to enter the palace of marriage.
Working in the fields of the countryside with her husband, she lives a simple and harmonious life. The spring breeze of reform and opening up has also blown into their lives and stimulated their fighting spirit in life.
As a result, Chen Yan and her husband joined hands in the building materials industry, although they failed to achieve wealth and glory, but they finally ensured the stability and worry-free family life.
In this way, Chen Yan may be like everyone else, going through a mediocre and long journey of life. However, the seed buried deep in her heart is destined to be unable to escape the fate that will surely blossom.
Fast forward to 2006, the era when parody shows swept the country. Major TV stations are scrambling to launch their own parody shows, setting off an unprecedented storm.
So, Chen Yan decided to sign up for the most popular parody show of the year without hesitation. When she submitted her application to the program team, the directors couldn't help but be amazed.
They lamented that Chen Yan's appearance was exactly the same as that of Chairman Mao Zedong, and they were convinced that this was the only seedling in the competition.
However, to Chen Yan's surprise, after carefully reviewing her entry plan, the program team made a serious suggestion: they believed that having a woman play Chairman Mao Zedong could negatively affect the image of the entire show.
Faced with the harsh advice of the director team, Chen Yan fell into deep thinking. Her original intention was to elaborate and elaborate to imitate the style of the great man, but the show failed to pass the review, and all this seemed to be in vain.
As a result, Chen Yan decisively decided to adjust the original program plan and changed the imitation of the great man to the imitation of the well-known actor Tang Guoqiang. As it turned out, this shift allowed the show to successfully pass the censorship.
In the show, Chen Yan had to compete fiercely with outstanding actors from all over the world. As an ordinary woman who has never received formal acting training, Chen Yan is a little powerless in the face of these professional and prepared opponents.
Although she tried her best, she was defeated in the end and was ruthlessly eliminated by the program team.
With endless regrets, Chen Yan left the TV station gloomily and returned to a warm family. However, her popularity has not diminished due to her failure on the show.
On the contrary, with the power of television, her wonderful performance has left an indelible mark on the hearts of the audience in her hometown.
When Chen Yan returned to her hometown, the old people in the countryside held her hands with tears in their eyes, unwilling to let go for a long time. Everyone's heart is buried deep in the memory and reverence of the deceased great man, and now seeing this lady whose face is like a great man reappearing, the surging excitement in her heart is indescribable.
Chen Yan was ecstatic about the result. She understands that what these old people are longing for is actually a remembrance of the incomparably precious memory of the great man.
It is precisely because her performance can bring comfort to these old people who are full of historical vicissitudes that she is deeply moved and emotional.
It is such a program full of family affection, youth and passion that has made Chen Yan win wide praise in her hometown of Sichuan and be warmly welcomed by the masses.
Since then, many merchants have taken the initiative to invite her to participate in various product launches or business events, and some are even willing to pay high fees.
For Chen Yan, whose family is not wealthy, accepting this kind of commercial performance is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Since then, she has devoted herself wholeheartedly to this noble cause.
Whether it is the invitation of the company, or the promotional activities of the shopping mall, or even the opening ceremony and birthday celebration of the new store, she actively participates in various forms of commercial performances.
It is with this firm courage and perseverance that Chen Yan has accumulated a lot of wealth in the process of contacting commercial performances, and the family's living standards have also improved significantly.
However, even in this industry, Chen Yan still sticks to her principles. She is by no means the kind of actor who does not refuse to come. When she received invitations to various commercial performances, she set strict standards for herself.
She knew very well that she must not do anything that would damage the glorious image of the martyrs. For those units that sent her business invitations, she insisted that the other party must be a formal organization, and that the invitation must be accompanied by a formal invitation letter, and more importantly, the financial seal of the unit to prove it.
For those who invited her privately and to the media who interviewed her, Ms. Chen asked for a detailed ID card and a photocopy of the first page of her work ID.
Only after her identity has been confirmed will she consider a more in-depth collaboration with him.
In the specific performance links, Chen Yan is extremely strict with the requirements set by herself, and only allows herself to show the unique tone and demeanor of a great man.
It is worth mentioning that she resolutely decided to remain silent, because as a woman, she is well aware that speaking live will make it difficult for the voice to match the image of a great man, which will cause the audience to quickly withdraw from the plot, which will undoubtedly bring a serious loss of artistic effect to the entire show.
In order to be able to get closer to the image of the great man, Chen Yan has made great efforts. First of all, she is only less than 1.6 meters tall, which is in stark contrast to the image of a great man in the public mind.
In order to get as close as possible to Chairman Mao's height characteristics, Chen Yan specially customized a pair of special shoes with a height of 26 cm.
When she first wore these shoes, she felt extremely uncomfortable and even fell due to unsteady standing while walking quickly. However, after a long period of adaptive training, she finally mastered how to handle the shoes.
Secondly, Chen Yan was originally slender, and there was a clear difference between her and the sturdy bodies of great people. In order to show similar body shape characteristics, she decisively launched a weight gain program.
In the end, Chen Yan successfully gained 50 kilograms.
It is well known that many great people have a habit of smoking. However, for non-smokers such as Chen Yan, in order to perfectly interpret this habit, she firmly chooses to delve into it by drinking cigarettes frequently.
In addition, she also spends a lot of time focusing on studying and appreciating the film and television clips of many great people, striving to achieve realistic restoration in details such as expressions and mannerisms.
It is gratifying that all the efforts have not been in vain, and the audience has given high praise to the role of a great man portrayed by Chen Yan. However, despite the recognition and praise of the audience, Chen Yan's relatives showed diametrically opposite attitudes.
Her husband, in particular, became increasingly dissatisfied with her behavior.
The crux of the problem is that in order to greatly improve the quality of her performance, Chen Yan resolutely decided to skillfully integrate the image of a great man into every detail of her daily life.
Once upon a time, the figure of the woman who dressed freely, held lipstick, and immersed herself in the delicate life has disappeared, replaced by Chen Yan, whose appearance has been transformed and who devotes herself to watching videos of great people every day, trying to imitate his demeanor and demeanor.
The husband said with emotion that he often witnessed Chen Yan at home pacing leisurely while staring intently at the cigarette in his hand.
That seemingly casual but thoughtful look is exactly the same as Chairman Mao on the TV screenIn his mind, Chairman Mao is the supreme and extraordinary existence, however, Chen Yan's fanatical worship and imitation of great men sometimes make it difficult for him to distinguish the boundary between reality and character, so that his heart is under great pressure.
What is even more regrettable is that although Chen Yan frequently participates in various commercial performances outside the home, creating a new source of income for the family economy, her personal life is completely off track.
As a husband, he can only be exhausted in many matters such as raising a family, taking care of the building materials business, and running the house, although he has no complaints about this, and believes that his wife is okay to go out to work, but how to properly handle the relationship between work and family has undoubtedly become a serious challenge for them.
Chen Yan's son has gradually become resistant to his mother in this special environment, and he frankly expresses his troubles: "Every time I see my mother deliberately imitating great people in life, I always feel very troubled.
Faced with the dissatisfaction and troubles of her husband and son, Chen Yan began to reflect deeply on herself. She realized that while commercial performances were lucrative, they were too much to afford if they affected family harmony and stability.