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In 1971, on that seemingly ordinary summer day, Chen Daoming, who was only 16 years old, was studying at Tianjin No. 12 Middle School. This energetic and passionate young man had the ambition to become a lawyer, a doctor or a diplomat, but he knew very little about the profession of actor.
However, fate seems destined to lead the teenager in a different direction. On that day, the staff of the Tianjin People's Art Theater stepped into the campus and began the selection of actors.
Hearing that he had the opportunity to get a salary, Chen Daoming, who was from a poor family, was moved.
After much deliberation, he decided to sign up for the exams, even though he had no interest in acting at the time, and even lacked talent. However, the wonderful thing about fate is that when the exam results were announced, Chen Daoming was shocked to find that he had successfully passed!
Facing the new chapter of his life that is about to begin, he has mixed feelings in his heart, full of surprises and feelings of confusion. However, he resolutely decided to forge ahead and devote himself to this strange and mysterious territory.
As a result, Chen Daoming began a seven-year career. At the Tianjin People's Art Theater, he spent seven years in obscurity. During this time, he never got a single line, just silently supporting the show behind the scenes.
In such an environment, anyone may be shaken, but Chen Daoming has always remained steadfast. He always admonished himself to be humble and cautious, and to be cautious in every task as if facing an abyss.
It is with this perseverance that he was finally admitted to the top Central Academy of Drama in China in 1978 and opened a new page in his life.
At the Tianjin People's Art Theater, Chen Daoming spent seven years in obscurity. In those seven years, he never got a single line, just silently assisting in the performance backstage.
In such an environment, anyone may be shaken, but Chen Daoming has always remained steadfast.
This long and in-depth period of training, which lasted for seven years, made Mr. Chen Daoming gradually develop two unique shooting habits. First of all, he has a unique preference for scripts, and often through his own in-depth interpretation, according to the actual situation on the scene, he makes immediate adjustments to the lines and even the storyline, so as to achieve a more appropriate purpose of showing the inner character of the character.
A memorable experience is a script that requires the character he plays to remain expressionless, but Chen Daoming thinks that this treatment is too rigid, so during the filming process, he added a whimsical look full of affection, which not only shocked the director and other actors, but also made the whole picture more vivid and touching Secondly, Mr. Chen Daoming also has a special habit, that is, he always insists on not taking off the costume throughout the filming process.
These two seemingly peculiar habits actually reflect Mr. Chen Daoming's incomparable enthusiasm and awe for the performance career. It is this firm pursuit of art that has enabled him to overcome countless difficulties and obstacles on the road of acting in the future, and finally climb to the top of his life.
During his years of study at the Central Academy of Drama, Mr. Chen Daoming has always maintained a diligent and pragmatic attitude, although being an actor was not his initial ideal career, he was strict with himself: since he has embarked on this road, he must go all out and must not be sloppy in the slightest.
In class, he always engrossed in recording every action and every expression of subtlety, silently figuring out how to better shape the character. In his spare time, he would repeatedly study the teacher's instructions, or imitate the classics of famous masters in the dormitory alone.
Even in the cold winter months, he still wears thin clothes and practices the basics on the playground, sweat soaking his clothes.
The students who saw these scenes were all amazed and expressed their sincere admiration for the boy's tenacity and determination. When Mr. Chen Daoming graduated, he had become a well-deserved outstanding graduate and was successfully assigned to CCTV as an actor.
In 1988, Mr. Chen Daoming successfully interpreted the role of Pu Yi in his youth in the movie "The Last Emperor", and his career began to get on the right track. In order to be able to play this role perfectly, he put in a lot of effort: carefully studied a lot of historical materials about the palace and Puyi, visited many authoritative experts for advice, and even began to work on the scene at 3 o'clock in the morning every day...... His rigorous and serious approach to his work is truly admirable.
As expected, this film caused a sensation as soon as it was released, and Mr. Chen Daoming became famous and was known as the "emperor's professional household".
In the glorious years of the early 80s of the last century, Mr. Chen Daoming was like a shining pearl, active on the screen, and participated in many wonderful works, but his outstanding performance was always drowned out by silence and never received the attention he deserved.
However, in the face of such a predicament, Chen Daoming did not choose to give up, but always stuck to the front line of the road of acting with his firm perseverance and unremitting pursuit.
Finally in 1988, the goddess of opportunity favored this indomitable man, and he successfully portrayed the role of the last emperor Puyi with his superb acting skills, thus emerging in the movie "The Last Emperor", which won warm applause from the audience and high praise from industry insiders.
Since then, Mr. Chen Daoming's acting career has ushered in a new peak like a butterfly. He played two representative historical figures in the two classics of "Kangxi Dynasty" and "Qing Yu Nian" respectively, and his in-depth excavation and delicate portrayal of these characters have made his acting skills highly praised and undoubtedly established his lofty status in the film and television industry.
Time flies, time flies, and more than 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye. Looking back on this journey full of challenges and opportunities, Mr. Chen Daoming is full of emotion, and he deeply feels that the favor of fate and his own efforts are the key to achieving a counterattack in life.
He hopes that by sharing his own experience, more young people will be inspired to pursue their dreams bravely and never give up.
However, just as Mr. Chen Daoming's career was in full swing, his life encountered unprecedented difficulties. In March 2023, an explosive news spread quickly on the Internet, accusing him of having ambiguous relationships with many female stars, which aroused widespread attention and heated discussions from all walks of life.
In the face of this sudden turmoil, Mr. Chen Daoming did not panic, and with his firm belief and strong heart, he resolutely denied all rumors and slanders. Ms. Zuo Xiaoqing, the other party to the incident, also responded quickly, making it clear that there was no ambiguous relationship between the two.
Ms. Zuo Xiaoqing's response undoubtedly made people see the dawn of the truth. In fact, Mr. Chen Daoming is more like a pair of mentors and apprentices who support each other. As early as 2003, Mr. Chen Daoming praised Ms. Zuo Xiaoqing's acting skills and provided her with a precious opportunity to show her talent.
Since then, he has personally guided Ms. Zuo Xiaoqing to appear in many TV series, and gave her selfless help and guidance on the road of acting.
Ms. Zuo Xiaoqing remembered the kindness of her mentor, and through her unremitting efforts, she gradually gained a firm foothold in the film and television industry. Therefore, when rumors spread, she did not hesitate to stand up and correct the name of Mr. Chen Daoming, the teacher, and repaid the other party's affection with practical actions.
Despite this, Mr. Chen Daoming still could not escape the doubts and condemnation of public opinion. Some even referred to him as a "drama bully", accusing him of often not following the script during the filming process, but improvised without authorization, which put a lot of pressure on the crew.
Some senior critics pointed out that the decision-making and execution skills he showed in his work were daunting, as unstoppable as "a tiger descending the mountain".
Once, at a grand dinner, Chen Daoming mercilessly taught Feng Xiaogang a lesson with his firm and decisive style, causing him to fall into the whirlpool of public opinion. During that confrontation, Feng Xiaogang tried to ask an actress to improvise a dance, but the situation was quite awkward because she was wearing high heels and had difficulty dancing.
Seeing this, Chen Daoming angrily reprimanded Feng Xiaogang's behavior: "How can you maliciously bully newcomers like this? The two had a heated argument about this, much to the amazement of everyone present.
However, there are also people who stand up to defend Chen Daoming: people with profound artistic attainments often behave a little "ruthless", but this is a strong proof that he has devoted himself to his career and bravely climbed the pinnacle of art.
More importantly, Chen Daoming is also a person who dares to speak out and take responsibility, and his frank and noble personality charm has won the heartfelt respect of countless people.