"Swallow" does not leave a sound, and the wind does not leave a trace. This sentence is very applicable to showbiz with a short update cycle.
There have been many artists in the Chinese showbiz circle who are very popular but only short-lived, well-known at their peak and unpopular in decline. Nowadays, the stars in the entertainment industry are uneven, many viewers are deeply affected, and the audience who do not want to "hot eyes" has set off a "retro" wave and begun to find a once gorgeous movie star.
Among these people was an artist, a top beauty in show business and a rising star in show business, who could have had the same status in China as Liu Xiaoqing is today, but a decision changed her life.
She is the former "sexy goddess" - Mai Wenyan. Has she ever regretted her decision when she was changed? What is the situation now?
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The eighties and nineties of the last century was an era of competition, when the movie stars, they did not have heavy makeup, nor did they dress up fashionably, not to mention that when the TV series was broadcast, they could add heavy filters to the skin, they did not apply powder, dressed plainly, but now they look beautiful.
"Sexy beauty" Mai Wenyan is one of them.
In the early 1960s, although Mai Wenyan was born in Beijing, she was an authentic Cantonese, and because her grandfather was French, she would be more foreign, feminine and stunning than ordinary people.
Since she was a child, she loved to sing and dance, and she liked literature and art. Influenced by various cultural atmospheres, Mai Wenyan became deeply interested in art from an early age.
Because of his own interests and hobbies, Mai Wenyan has reported to some art troupes in Beijing, but they are all affected by some relationships, and the unwilling Mai Wenyan finally successfully entered the Guangdong Television Actors Troupe in 1980, and received professional training in the troupe, and Mai Wenyan had a wonderful performance every time she performed with the troupe.
Mai Wenyan, who constantly appeared on the stage, was gradually recognized by the director. Two years later, a TV series built by Guangdong Television, "Shrimp Ball", found her as the heroine with no experience, and it let the audience know Mai Wenyan, a gorgeous-looking actress.
As China's second TV series, "Shrimp Ball Biography" appeared at the right time, which is a drama set in Guangdong and Hong Kong after the end of World War II in 1947, telling the story of the protagonist "Shrimp Ball" from a wandering teenager to a warrior.
The script of the play not only has a solid cultural foundation, strong story, vivid plot twists, simple language, but also can capture the hearts of young boys and girls of that era, in order to arouse the resonance of the audience's hearts, the crew has made sufficient efforts in the soundtrack.
“...... Ah wanderer's footprints, blood and tears. Ah wandering wandering, wandering wandering, wandering footprints ah blood and tears..." A lyric of "Wandering Son" can pull their thoughts back to that era as soon as the lyrics of "Wandering Son" appear, many middle-aged and elderly friends can pull their thoughts back to that era.
The sincere lyrics make the singer famous overnight.
As soon as "The Legend of Shrimp Ball" came out, it set off a fiery climax of chasing dramas, and it spread all over the country. In the era when television sets were not popular, many people would gather in various taverns and tea houses in order to watch dramas, and everything that could be watched tv was trampled because the crowd was too crowded.
With the popularity of the play, a number of leading actors have also gone to the peak of their careers, and Mai Wenyan is one of them.
In the play, she plays the female protagonist Ah Di, who grew up with the male protagonist shrimp ball Green Plum Bamboo Horse, grew up together, and has always admired the shrimp ball, although the body is delicate, but the personality is upright and strong, and has been with him in the life of the transformation of the shrimp ball, accompanying him to grow.
Although Mai Wenyan is the first TV series, she is not timid, she will carefully ponder the psychological changes of the characters in her spare time, and grasp the moderation of the role interpretation, which makes people impressed and does not feel "excessive".
Whenever she looks at the shrimp ball, her eyes are full of emotion, and her eyes are like water, capturing the audience.
Mai Wenyan, who became famous overnight, hit the iron while it was hot, and successively participated in film and television dramas such as "Water Town Family", "This is not a misunderstanding", "Arrest Warrants Are About to Be Issued", "Jinling Night", "The Deal Under the Noose Rack", "Furong Town", "Two Midnight" and other film and television dramas and were well known to the audience.
What made Mai Wenyan popular was her style that was incompatible with the conservative era, and presumably audiences in the 80s remembered her "bold attempts" at that time.
At that time, Mai Wenyan was synonymous with charming, charming and sexy, and such a temperament was rare among the actresses of that year, so she became the dream lover of many viewers at that time.
Ma Wenyan can stand out because she dares to take the "sexy route" and is more open-minded than other stars. Because it's unique, it's outstanding.
Mak Wenyan played the heroine Liu Xiangyun in 1985's "The Deal Under the Noose", a female horse boy in a smuggling gang. Her acting skills are jaw-dropping, portraying the character image into three points.
She is beautiful and fierce, many people think that she is like a begonia flower to attract you, but do not dare to touch, once addicted will fall into it, out of control. And this role, the most memorable is her fragrant shoulders exposed in the film, this scene is called the first "exposed flesh" in domestic films.
In front of everyone, Mai Wenyan did not care, and when Mai Wenyan debuted, she took many sexy photos, and these photos made many young people's blood gush at that time.
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In 1986, Mai Wenyan's next film "Furong Town" was released, which was directed by the famous director Xie Jin and starred famous actors Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen.
Mai Wenyan played a female military doctor in it, although it is only a supporting role, but Mai Wenyan still plays a wonderful role, and her performance in the play is not inferior to the male and female protagonists, and she made an unexpected decision when Mai Wenyan's acting career was in the sky and the stars were brilliant.
"Furong Town" was released in the year of China's wave of going abroad, many actresses became famous after leaving home, took a cruise ship across the ocean to the other shore, Mai Wenyan was no exception, when she gave up her domestic boyfriend, gave up the person who could fight for herself and was almost expelled by her superiors, and chose to go to the United States with her sister Mai Xiaoqin for further study.
Mai Wenyan, Mai Xiaoqin
For The departure of Mai Wenyan, Xie Jin once deeply regretted that her outstanding temperament was lacking in the show business circle at that time.
She traveled to the United States and met a wealthy young American businessman, and both fell in love at first sight. A year later they quickly entered the halls of marriage. After the marriage, the two were very sweet and jointly conceived their son Kevin.
Because her husband was very busy with business and could not take care of the family, Mai Wenyan took the initiative to resign and became a full-time wife at home, keeping the family in good order.
However, the good times were not long, and the lack of contact with the outside world Mai Wenyan gradually disconnected from society, and the common topic with her husband became less and less, more and more contradictions, and finally the two divorced due to emotional discord and other reasons, and Mai Wenyan, who lacked the ability to raise, had to leave her son to the man.
After that, Mai Wenyan continued her original plan to leave her homeland and enter the United States, where she studied American performance style, watched the performances of many artistically accomplished actors, and worked as a host in art troupes.
It was not until her former friend director Xie Jin invited her to return to China to participate in the TV series "Under the Roof of Shanghai" that Mai Wenyan returned to the embrace of the motherland in 1994.
Later, Ma Wenyan decided to officially return and put the focus back on China.
At this time, the showbiz circle has long been a thing of human rights, and the 1990s of the last century was the golden age of the Hong Kong showbiz circle, not only Hong Kong dramas and Hong Kong films, jingge golden songs swept across Asia, but also all kinds of beautiful women emerged in an endless stream, and there was no longer a shortage of "sexy" beauties such as Mak Wenyan. People can't help but feel a lot of emotions.
Mai Wenyan, who was full of glory and resolutely left, returned to China with nothing and was embarrassed.
After returning to China, she contacted her former boyfriend to try to get back to her old ways, but she was categorically rejected. Participated in several works but it is also tepid, the times have changed, and there is no place for Mai Wenyan to stand in China.
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The sexy beauty that was extremely popular at that time was eliminated by the times, but the impact she brought was indelible.
It was she who quickly broke the conservative concept of our country with thunderous means and accelerated the progress bar of China's showbiz circle so that many later classics could be presented.
Zhang Qi, Mai Wenyan
Well-known actor Zhang Qi wrote in his blog post after reuniting with Mai Wenyan:
"Unforgettable to have worked together, cooperated. I remember the clinging of my colleagues thirty-three years ago... You flew over the Pacific Ocean. Today's reunion, you are still the same, the beauty is still there. You love the motherland and do not forget friendship. China's film and television history has never eroded your famous name - Mai Wenyan. ”
Later, Mak Wenyan filmed the controversial film "Cloud Rain Spring Supper" in Hong Kong, but still did not succeed in setting off a splash, and At this point, Mai Wenyan began to fade out of the entertainment circle.
"Wisteria Garden", which was once starred by Mai Wenyan and met with the audience, also sank into the sea, and there was no news, after twenty years, it was always remembered as a regret.
McWenyan, who consciously has no film and television works, has returned to the United States, and now she has settled in the United States, in addition to her life in the United States, Mai Wenyan will occasionally have a small gathering with her former friends.
More than half a hundred years old, her charm still exists, when her smile, brought to the Chinese people special memory will forever be sealed in the memory of a generation, even if she no longer filmed, left China, to the other side of the ocean, but she will still be remembered by the film industry, will be remembered by the audience who has seen her works.
"Yan" will leave a sound, the wind will leave traces, and someone will always remember the youth who was crazy for her.
Everyone has their own choices, and I can only wish Miss McVanyan good health and all the best.