Under the warm sunshine, today in 2024, the lonely Pan Changjiang is sitting alone on the sofa in the living room of his home, looking out of the bright window at a quiet and peaceful landscape. His gaze was focused on the lifelike small bronze figure on the windowsill, and he couldn't help but see his illustrious artistic career and later notoriety.
This bronze sculpture is a priceless treasure awarded to him by the organizers when he won the "Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor" many years ago. Seeing this miniature figure, a trace of sadness flashed in Pan Changjiang's eyes, as if he had fallen into endless memories.
Memories of the past replay in my mind like a movie. He looks back on the countless efforts he has put into pursuing his artistic dreams, and he has always been determined to move forward despite poverty and illness. In 1957, he was born in a family of pear orchards in northeast China, where both his father and mother were engaged in opera performances.
However, fate played a cruel joke on him. When he was five years old, he was diagnosed with "thirst quenching disease", and although his parents searched for famous doctors, he still could not be cured. Just when the whole family was on the verge of despair, a master Chinese medicine practitioner came to his rescue and used a miraculous acupuncture therapy to give him a new life, but at the same time, he was left with a lifelong height defect.
After recovering, Pan Changjiang resolutely devoted himself to the career of drama and shined on the stage. With the vigorous development of the TV industry, he successfully transformed into a two-person actor, formed an indissoluble bond with Zhao Benshan, and appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala many times.
In 1996, Pan Changjiang made his debut at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and became famous overnight. Since then, the movie "Tomorrow I Love You" starring him won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor again. His wonderful performance in the movie "Raise Your Hands" made the image of the "demented devil" he played deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which can be called a legendary life from obscurity to glory.
However, just as he was looking forward to his retirement, a sudden "mercenary" storm swept him into the abyss, and even made him lose his former glory and dignity. Perhaps it was because of the extreme desire for wealth in the past that he lived in poverty that he lost his way and went astray. However, this is in no way a reason for his fall!
Pan Changjiang shook his head helplessly, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He originally hoped to enjoy his old age like other "old artists", but he never imagined that he would embark on this road of no return. Now, he has lost his former glory and can only close his door to the guests, and reflect on his repentance at home alone.
Tracing the root cause of Pan Changjiang's fall, we have to mention the "Gazi" live broadcast incident in 2021.
At that time, Xie Mengwei became popular with the role of "Gazi" in the sketch "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", but he used deception to recommend fake wine to fans in the live broadcast room. He affectionately calls fans "family", but behind his back, he fools the public in the palm of his hand!
This behavior naturally aroused strong indignation and severe accusations from the majority of netizens.
Even the respected Pan Changjiang's predecessors couldn't stand it, so he couldn't help but stand up and admonished in a serious voice: "The water of live streaming is unfathomable, you can't grasp it!" Judging from Pan Changjiang's expression and tone at the time, his original intention was a kind reminder.
On the one hand, he regrets his old colleagues, and on the other hand, he also hopes that Xie Mengwei can restrain himself from the precipice and save his reputation.
At first, Pan Changjiang vigorously promoted the so-called "height-increasing insole", promising that he could surpass his height by wearing it. However, when netizens found that the price of this insole was as high as more than 300 yuan, they couldn't help but doubt its actual effect and believed that Pan Changjiang was deceiving fans.
What's even more outrageous is that Pan Changjiang then began to sell fake wine of the same style as "Gazi"! This made netizens who were already angry even more furious, and they poured into Xie Mengwei's live broadcast room, expecting him to come forward to stop Pan Changjiang.
However, Xie Mengwei said helplessly: "I really can't do anything, after all, he is the 'old artist' back then." ”
At this point, netizens suddenly realized that Pan Changjiang's criticism of "Gazi" was not out of justice, but an attempt to monopolize this "mercenary" profiteering! Therefore, netizens' title for Pan Changjiang has also changed from the original "Uncle Pan" to "Panzi".
On the road of Pan Changjiang's fall, the famous "Cai Um Nezha" incident can be called the fuse. Although he was still a highly respected "old artist" at that time, it was this trivial mistake that became the starting point of his disrepute.
This happened during Pan Changjiang's participation in the recording of a variety show. When the host showed Cai Xukun's photo, expecting Pan Changjiang to recognize him, Pan Changjiang responded indifferently: "I only know Cai Ming, a person surnamed Cai." ”
Pan Changjiang's remarks that inadvertently confused Cai Xukun and Zhang Yixing undoubtedly made the mistake of gaffes. However, it was such an insignificant oversight that instantly detonated heated discussions on the Internet after the broadcast of the show, and also encountered fierce criticism from a large number of Cai Xukun fans.
In the face of the relentless impact of public opinion like a storm, Pan Changjiang showed his calm demeanor and fought back without flinching: "I'm sorry, I can't agree with the view that everyone must know Cai Xukun. ”
For the star surnamed Cai, the only one I know well is Ms. Cai Ming.
Pan Changjiang's majestic riposte made many netizens sympathize with and support him, and said that as an "old artist", he has his own unique aesthetic and cognitive standards, and there is no need to know all the popular idols.
However, despite this, the turmoil still brought a haze to Pan's reputation. So not long after, Cai Xukun personally stood up to respond to the matter, calling on his fans not to be used by people with ulterior motives, and the spearhead was directly pointed at Pan Changjiang.
When it comes to Pan Changjiang, the first thing that comes to people's minds is his brilliant achievements in the film and television industry. From an unknown grassroots to the pinnacle of his career, it can be called a legendary journey on the road of art.
Pan Changjiang appeared on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the early 90s of the last century, and became a high-profile artist across the country overnight. In 1996, he co-starred with a well-known actress in the sketch "Crossing the River", and the novel combination of "beautiful women with ugly men" immediately aroused the audience's warm attention and love, and Pan Changjiang became popular because of it.
Since then, Pan Changjiang has been favored by many directors and officially started his career as a film and television actor. His first film and television work "Tomorrow I Love You" won widespread praise as soon as it was released, and Pan Changjiang won the Best Actor crown of the Hundred Flowers Award that year. This film undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for his success in the film industry.
And what made Pan Changjiang really a household name was the later classic "Raise Your Hands". In the film, he created the image of a "demented devil", and his cute performance was matched with the iconic "looped legs" walking posture, which instantly captured the hearts of countless audiences. So far, all the people of the country know about it, and no one knows the name of Pan Changjiang.
In this film, Pan Changjiang showed an eye-catching light with his excellent acting skills and unique modeling strength, and won many awards, making his name famous in the entertainment industry!
Since then, he has successfully transformed from an ordinary actor into a well-respected veteran artist of "virtue and art", and is known as a "veteran actor who has won many awards".
Over the years, Mr. Pan Changjiang has been honored to appear on the stage of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala more than 20 times, and has created countless classic roles that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and are deeply loved and respected by the audience.
However, what is unexpected is that this once well-known "old artist" will fall into the abyss and be spurned by everyone.