In the entertainment industry, there are two people who are considered mavericks, one is Chen Daoming, and the other is Chen Jin.
Interestingly, they are not only good friends with a lot of personal friends, but Chen Jin also has the title of "female version of Chen Daoming".
In the audience's inherent impression, Chen Jin, like Chen Daoming, is like a cultural person who is full of poetry and books.
But what many people don't know is that there is an untold story behind Chen Jin's label as an "intellectual".
So, how is the label of "intellectual" printed on Chen Jin's body?
After reading her life story, all your doubts will naturally disappear.
First, the children of maverick high-ranking cadres
Chen Jin was born into a military family, her father Chen Kemin was a university professor, and her mother was a drama actress.
Since childhood, Chen Jin and his brother Chen Zhun grew up in the chief of the army.
As standard courtyard children, Chen Jin and his brother Chen Zhun did not have any "courtyard attributes".
Both siblings have a bit of an "offbeat" personality, they don't like to play with the other children in the compound, and they like to stay alone and do something new.
For example, at that time, children liked to wear new clothes, but Chen Jin had to patch the new clothes before she would wear them.
There are other children who like to play mud marbles, but Chen Jin and her brother are not interested in these small games at all.
Perhaps, it is this distinctive personality that makes Chen Jin and his brother Chen Zhun become maverick artists.
Influenced by her mother, Chen Jin also became interested in drama after growing up.
Therefore, after being admitted to the Shandong Academy of Arts, Chen Jin did not hesitate to choose the Drama Department.
Throughout her university years, Chen Jin won a scholarship every year, and when she graduated, she also successfully received a bachelor's degree in fine arts.
Later, under the introduction of her father, Chen Jin was admitted to the Air Force Repertory Theater without any pressure.
Fortunately, not long after entering the Air Force Repertory Theatre, Chen Jin played the position of the protagonist.
And her first drama "Snow Peak Love" in which she played the leading role also won the Fifth All-Army Literary and Art Performance Award.
Because her acting skills are too good, Chen Jin, who has performed well on the drama stage, soon received olive branches from many film and television directors.
In 1988, at the age of 24, Chen Jin starred in her first film, The Woman Who Was Devoured.
A year later, Chen Jin starred in the TV series "Mountains Don't Turn Water" and "Tide Rise and Fall".
Among them, the first TV series won the second prize of the 11th China Television "Feitian Award", the second TV series won the "May 1st Project Award" and the first prize of the 14th China Television "Feitian Award".
Just when Chen Jin's career was soaring, she was rejected by the director one after another.
The reason is very simple, Chen Jin, who is not beautiful, is also slowly getting a little fat, and the directors think that she can't eat this bowl of rice for the actors, so they simply change careers as soon as possible.
Second, in order to shoot for 20 years do not eat rice
Later, Chen Jin also thought about not being an actor, and it should be good to be a costume designer.
However, when she signed up for a costume training class and took classes for several months, Chen Jin found that acting was something she could not give up.
In order to return to the literary and art world again, and in order to make herself more photogenic, Chen Jin set an almost crazy weight loss plan for herself.
She started skipping rice, skipping staple foods, and most of the time a cup of coffee or a peach was her day's food. (To interject a digression, don't follow suit, she is an actress after all)
In addition, Chen Jin also assisted in weight loss through swimming, yoga and other sports.
After such an operation, Chen Jin forced himself to starve into a thin man.
And this habit of not eating rice, Chen Jin maintained it for 20 years.
After losing weight, Chen Jin's acting style is more unrestricted, and the high-quality TV series he has made are one after another.
For more than 30 years in the industry, Chen Jin has won all the awards of huabiao award, feitian award, magnolia award, hundred flowers award, golden rooster award and golden eagle award, and has achieved a "grand slam" for her career early.
Another very surprising point is that after losing weight, Chen Jin, when he puts on his glasses, is completely an image of an intellectual.
Especially the mother of Zhao Qiping, who she played in the TV series "Ode to Joy", does not need too much introduction to convince the audience that she is a cultural person with great connotations.
For the outside world to label her as an "intellectual", Chen Jin seemed to be a little crying and laughing at this, and she could only explain to herself that "I didn't think about this thing, people lost weight, I became an intellectual." ”
As for years of weight loss, Chen Jin believes that this is a way for her dedication, and if she chooses to be an actor, she must have sacrificed.
As Cai Ming, who is also an actor, said: Since you have eaten "this bowl of rice", you can no longer eat that bowl of rice.
But as she grew older, Chen Jin also felt that her eating habits had an impact on her health.
So now she basically resumed her normal diet, just a habit she has developed over the years, so that she is unlikely to gain weight now.
Third, do not marry and have children for the rest of your life
Compared with the madness of "not eating rice for 20 years", What is more unexpected about Chen Jin is that she is a staunch unmarried person.
After entering the industry for so many years, Chen Jin has hardly passed on gossip with any stars in the circle, and has not heard the news of love with friends outside the circle.
At the same time, she has revealed more than once that she has never thought about getting married.
In her view, people are lonely individuals, as long as they live happily, marriage and non-marriage are just different life choices.
The average single unmarried woman, at a certain age, is bound to be discussed or accused by people around her.
But Chen Jin saw it very thoroughly, and she felt that her temper was a little strange, and she might be married, and the other party could not go to the end with her.
And she has always advocated independence and freedom, believing that a person is always getting along with herself all her life, and the family or children cannot change anything, and people will come alone and go alone.
After thinking through these things, Chen Jin didn't care about the eyes of others.
Getting married and having children is the "mainstream" life in the eyes of others, but not getting married and not having children is the happiest life in Chen Jin's eyes.
In fact, these are two different life choices, but also two different values, it doesn't matter right or wrong, just suitable for different.
As the saying goes, "The son is not a fish, but the joy of knowing the fish?" ”
Chen Jin gave up love and family, but at the same time she also has freedom and happiness, such a choice is not understood by everyone, but as long as the parties feel worthwhile, outsiders are beyond reproach.
Fourth, agree with your brother to accompany you to old age
Like Chen Jin, who did not marry or have children, her brother Chen Zhun.
Although Chen Zhun is not famous for his sister Chen Jin, he is also a well-known artist.
He was once the chief photographer of Men's Wear magazine, and many stars in the circle have worked with him.
But Chen Zhun, who is also successful in his career, is also a staunch unmarried.
He and his sister Chen Jin agreed that the two would never marry for the rest of their lives, and when they were old, they would support each other and spend their old age together.
And Chen Zhun also said something very touching to his sister: he hopes that he is the one who lives the longest, so that he can take care of his sister until he is old.
Although her brother's concern made Chen Jin very moved, some future events would still make her feel afraid and afraid.
Every time she thought that she was old and unattended, sick, or demented, and so on, Chen Jin would sometimes wake up from her dream in fright.
Because these are all things that she can't predict now.
There is also a very realistic thing is that Chen Jin's father is more than 80 years old, and now he has a son and a daughter who can take care of his life in his later years, but if she reaches her father's age, whether she still has relatives around her is something that Chen Jin herself dare not imagine.
It may be precisely because sometimes I think of my life in old age, Chen Jin, who was originally ready to enjoy retirement life with peace of mind, is still continuing to shoot one after another.
In Chen Jin's original plan, she could not play a lot of roles at this age, plus many scripts in the circle could not meet her requirements.
Therefore, as early as a few years ago, Chen Jin had the intention of retiring to the jianghu.
But considering the economic factors and her love of buying jewelry, Chen Jin decided to work for a few more years.
If she encounters a script that is really not of good quality, she will firmly suggest changes to the producers in the past, but now she does not have much say, and it is impossible to influence the opinions of the producers.
Therefore, at most, she can only improve her own scenes and lines.
Fortunately, although she is the age of playing her mother, Chen Jin's good acting skills have allowed her to receive a lot of excellent works, although her role is not much, but her performance has left a deep impression on the audience.
Chen Jin, now 57 years old, has gradually slowed down the pace of filming, and she spends most of her time climbing and traveling.
In addition, she developed an interest in designing jewelry.
I heard that all the jewelry in her collection is worth a lot, and as long as she has free time, she will design various works of art in her studio.
In such an amateur life, most women will probably be "envious and jealous"!
From a secular point of view, Chen Jin's life may not be complete enough, she has no partner or children, and her life has not been inherited and "continued".
But she has parents who support her to live freely, brothers who are willing to accompany her to her old age, and most importantly, she has saved enough wealth for the elderly.
Even if it really comes to the day when she needs to be taken care of, at the very least, her material life can still be well guaranteed.
As for the spiritual life, she was independent enough and strong enough in this life.
Maybe she will feel lonely and lonely when she wakes up in the middle of the night, but looking back on this life, she should still feel that the world is worth it!