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Looking back, the name Pan Changjiang is tantamount to a symbol of comedy, whether it is an elderly person or a childish child, who will be unfamiliar with his affectionate title of "Uncle Pan"? His unique short stature and superb acting skills, especially for the wonderful interpretation of the role of the harlequin, always make the audience laugh.
However, not long ago, Pan Changjiang, who was once known as a "national old artist", became the object of everyone's spurning due to a scandal involving the sale of fake wine in a live broadcast, and completely lost the trust and love of the audience.
In fact, before he became popular, Pan Changjiang also experienced the tempering of life. In 1957, he was born into an artistic family in Heilongjiang Province, and was supposed to grow up smoothly, but at the age of five, he suffered a major blow in his life - he was diagnosed with "thirst disease".
This rare condition is incomprehensible, and sufferers often feel extremely thirsty, need to be constantly hydrated, and are accompanied by the pain of frequent toilet visits.
What is even more terrifying is that the doctor asserts that Pan Changjiang will not live past the age of 25.
This news was like a thunderbolt from the sky, which made the Pan family's parents fall into despair in an instant, and the mother fainted directly.
However, they did not give up hope and went out of their way to seek medical advice, eventually finding an old Chinese medicine doctor who was said to be able to cure the disease.
After several years of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, Pan Changjiang's condition was brought under control and his life was revitalized, however, at the cost of his short stature of 159 centimeters.
"With such a short stature, how will you stand on the stage in the future?" The doubts and ridicule of his family came one after another, and even directly prevented him from stepping into the pear orchard industry.
However, Pan Changjiang did not care about this, and the dream of being an artist since he was a child has long been deeply rooted in his heart.
He left his hometown alone and joined the Tieling Peking Opera Troupe. Although he can only play a few insignificant roles and is despised by others, his dedication and perseverance have made many women in the regiment fall in love.
It was also here that Pan Changjiang met the most important person in his life, Zhao Benshan, and the two hit it off at first sight, and since then they have embarked on the road of comedy.
It is precisely because of his unique and innovative "Harlequin" performance that the audience finally has an insight into the huge potential hidden in this diminutive man.
Pan Changjiang, with such an outstanding "ugly" expression, has won people's respect and recognition step by step, especially his perfect partner with Zhao Benshan "The Blind Man and the Harlequin", which has become a well-known classic story, making him enjoy a high reputation in Tieling City, Liaoning Province.
Dating back to 1995, Pan Changjiang was favored by CCTV and appeared on the bright stage of the Spring Festival Gala for the first time. The personal comedy "Crossing the Bridge", which lasted for more than 50 minutes, is undoubtedly the most precious joyful gift to the national audience.
With this outstanding performance alone, he became famous overnight.
Since then, Pan Changjiang has sat firmly on the throne of the Spring Festival Gala stage for 24 consecutive years and has become an outstanding representative of the Chinese sketch industry. Whenever he appeared on the stage, the applause and cheers were always the most enthusiastic and exciting.
The audience affectionately called him "Uncle Pan", and there is no doubt that he has become a household name as a "national old artist".
In addition to his outstanding achievements in the field of sketches, Pan Changjiang has also been involved in many film and television works. For example, in the movie "Hands Up", he portrayed the haunting role of the "Japanese soldier"; And the role of "Wu Dalang" in the TV series "Wu Song" can be called his classic, making his acting influence cover all parts of the country.
However, just as his career was at its peak, a new generation of comedians such as Shen Teng and Yue Yunpeng emerged, and the veteran actors inevitably faced the dilemma of being gradually forgotten.
Pan Changjiang, as the last leader of the "Full House", also could not escape the twists and turns of this fate.
He was once silent for a long time, but in 2019, he returned to the public eye in an unexpected way - live streaming! Seeing that "Uncle Pan", who shone on the stage back then, has now become an Internet celebrity anchor, the outside world feels ridiculous.
Who would have thought that this well-respected old artist would do such an absurd and unfortunate thing in his old age? In order to pursue the high sales performance of the live broadcast room, he did not hesitate to exaggerate during the live broadcast and falsely promote his wine products.
"This wine is the lowest ex-factory price I personally got from the Moutai manufacturer, so the price is so close to the people!" Pan Changjiang said confidently, pointing to a bottle of reserve wine.
Moutai liquor, which is often priced at 40,000 yuan a case on the market, is sold with tears, and it is only sold for 20,000 yuan a case.
"How is that possible? It's more than half cheaper? Upon hearing the news, consumers were stunned and wondered if they had been deceived. Immediately, many loyal fans couldn't help but break the news and angrily denounced Pan Changjiang's fraudulent words and deeds.
Immediately afterwards, major media outlets also joined this storm of public opinion, mercilessly accusing the veteran artist of moral turpitude.
Just as Pan Changjiang was anxiously responding to the pressure of public opinion, CCTV did not hesitate to expose his true face in the live broadcast room.
It is clearly visible in the video that Pan Changjiang did make that misleading false propaganda statement, the purpose of which was obviously to confuse the public and induce them to buy counterfeit and shoddy copycat wine.
After the truth was revealed, Pan Changjiang instantly became the target of public criticism. The once highly respected "Uncle Pan" has now been reduced to the "Panzi" that everyone scoffs at.
In fact, Pan Changjiang grew up in an artistic family during his childhood, his parents were both well-known opera artists, and the family was permeated with a strong pear orchard atmosphere.
Deeply influenced by art since childhood, he has become an outstanding artist as his lifelong pursuit.
In order to realize this grand ideal, the young Pan Changjiang made hard efforts beyond ordinary people's imagination. He practiced his basic skills such as singing, lines, posture and martial arts every day, and every time he returned from the theater, his hands were always red, swollen and painful.
However, fate played a cruel joke on him - unfortunately he suffered from a rare "thirst-quenching disease". The main symptom of the disease is that the patient often feels extremely thirsty and needs to be constantly hydrated, accompanied by the pain of frequent toilet visits.
To make matters worse, doctors concluded that he would not live past the age of 25.
This sudden thunderbolt in the clear sky caused the Pan family's parents to fall into an endless abyss of despair, and the mother couldn't bear the blow and fainted on the spot.
However, they did not give up their desire to live because of this, and went out of their way to seek medical advice, and finally found a senior Chinese medicine practitioner who was said to be able to cure the disease.
After several years of acupuncture therapy and traditional Chinese medicine, Pan Changjiang's condition was effectively controlled, and the dawn of life once again illuminated his life.
However, the price paid was that his height remained at 159 centimeters forever.
The doubts and ridicule of family members never stopped, and some people even directly prevented him from stepping into the pear orchard industry. However, Pan Changjiang did not care about this, and he unswervingly pursued his dream of becoming an artist, which has long been deeply rooted in his heart.
After hardships, Pan Changjiang finally ushered in the glorious peak of his career in middle age and became a well-respected "national old artist". However, after entering his old age, he fell into trouble again, which is really embarrassing.
Since the day he was born, Pan Changjiang seems to be a pawn at the mercy of fate, struggling between life and death, and ups and downs on the road to pursuing his dreams.
He finally stood in the center of the stage of life, but because of a moment of greed and mistakes, he personally pushed his career to the brink of destruction.
Once, he won the enthusiastic pursuit of audiences across the country with his superb acting skills; Now, he has gained notoriety for allegedly selling counterfeit liquor, deceiving countless loyal fans.
From "Uncle Pan" to "Panzi", it is undoubtedly a great humiliation for an old artist who has entered his old age.
It is truly regrettable that the idol of a generation should fall so deformed. Pan Changjiang's experience tells us that no matter where you are or how prominent your reputation is, as long as you lose the basic principles of being a person and the bottom line of morality, you will eventually be defeated and have nothing.
Only by insisting on kindness and integrity and sticking to the original intention can we reap the fruitful fruits of career and life. Perhaps, if he had gone back in time, Pan Changjiang would have made a completely different choice.
However, everything is irretrievable, let us keep in mind his lessons, always be cautious, and make unremitting efforts to pursue the ideals and values of life.