Many people know Chang Yuan from the "beautiful man on the sixth floor" wearing pink pants on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
In fact, he is now unique on the stage of drama and film and television, and he is actually the eldest grandson of cross talk artist Chang Baohua.
The first time he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala was when he was 6 years old, he and his grandfather Chang Baohua had a cross talk "Dialogue and Interesting Talk", and the response was particularly good.
At that time, he was not as tall as his grandfather when he stood on the stool, but he did not have stage fright at all, his voice was crisp, his words were clear, and the rhythm and typhoon were already in place.
As the first descendant of Chang's cross talk, not only his family but also many viewers are looking forward to Chang Yuan being able to create brilliance in the field of cross talk when he grows up.
But everyone didn't expect that when Chang Yuan appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala again, he was already a member of the "Happy Twist", and as a comedian, everyone got to know him again.
In the Happy Twist series of movies, Chang Yuan made the audience remember and love "a sissy beautiful man".
For example, Meng Tejiao in "Charlotte's Troubles".
The boxer in Iron Fist of Shame.
In the hit movie "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 3" at the end of 2023, he appeared in a penetrating visual costume, with a short beard, and he still opened his mouth with the classic sentence "Brother, people build a country".
Some people questioned him as "sissy", but he himself didn't mind: "The most important thing is that the audience likes it, don't talk about playing a woman, I'm happy to play a ghost." Because, when he was a child, he engraved the spirit of "respecting the audience" into his bone marrow.
Although Chang Yuan was born in a cross talk family, he did not rely on his family, and occupied a "place" in the comedy circle with his own efforts.
Although he was accompanied by his wife and family along the way, he also experienced many ups and downs, and finally broke through the family label and became a butterfly!
Childhood is accompanied by cross talk, and the most afraid of talking about cross talk during the rebellious period
Chang Yuan is the eldest grandson of the famous cross talk actor Chang Baohua, born in Tianjin in 1981, and he has been responsible for being the inheritor of Chang's cross talk since he was born.
When he was 6 years old, his grandfather took Chang Yuan to the Spring Festival Gala and said a piece of "Dialogue and Interesting Talk". Xiao Changyuan speaks clearly, answers fluently, and looks like a promising child.
Chang Yuan has made a lot of efforts to become "someone else's child", and at the age of three or four, he began to be stared at by his grandfather to practice basic skills, tongue twisters, positive and negative ......words, and reversed wordsYou have to learn everything, learn well, learn like it, and grandpa will reward you with candy, sugar gourds, and the like.
Chang Yuan recalled cross talk when he was a child: "At that time, I didn't know what cross talk was, so I thought it was fun. When you say a word on the platform, everyone can laugh, and it feels amazing. "This time is the happiest time for Chang Yuan to learn cross talk.
But when he grew up, everything was different. Grandpa was worried that Chang Yuan became famous too early and was easy to be proud, thinking that "when the water is full, it overflows" is not conducive to his progress, so he changed to a more severe discipline method.
If the cross talk is said well, no more rewards will be given; If you don't say it well, you will definitely be criticized in public. This left a big psychological shadow on Xiao Changyuan, and he felt that talking about cross talk had become a thing that he couldn't do well no matter how hard he tried.
At the age of 17, Chang Yuan was admitted to the Northern Drama School and studied cross talk for two years. After graduating, he was assigned to the All-China Art Troupe and became a full-time actor.
During that time, Chang Yuan followed the art troupe around the scene, running tricks, being a drama manager, and being a host, but he didn't talk about cross talk.
Grandpa Chang Baohua saw that his grandson was so "not on the road", and anxiously looked for him: "You have studied cross talk for so many years, and it is a waste not to perform on stage." Come back with me, and if there is a performance, follow the practice. ”
Chang Yuan respected his grandfather, he didn't dare to talk back, but he didn't give in, and said directly: "I won't go back, I'm very happy now." Chang Yuan's resistance to cross talk has reached its peak, and he doesn't want to rely on the family's "background" to make his debut.
In 2005, Chang Yuan was admitted to the ** class of Beijing Film Academy and began to learn acting.
Standing on the stage to rehearse, Chang Yuan seemed to have regained the feeling of being on stage at the age of 6"I'm going to be an actor and go my own way. ”Chang Yuan secretly made up his mind that he must not let his grandfather down.
Rely on yourself to break through the world and win the approval of your grandfather
After graduating from Beijing Film Academy, Chang Yuan has been shuttling through various crews and working hard to promote himself, but he has no fame, no background, and can only run tricks.
It wasn't until 2009 that Chang Yuan went to the Happy Twist crew for an interview, and the director saw his potential comedy talent, so Chang Yuan had a "formal job" and no longer had to run around.
But Chang Yuan is a slow person, and when he first started rehearsals, he couldn't let go. Shen Teng saw Chang Yuan's concerns, and after the rehearsal, he left him alone to "add food" and accompanied him to practice over and over again.
Slowly, Chang Yuan found the feeling, as long as he stood on the stage, he would perform selflessly.
In the stage play "Causeway Bay in the Desk", he combined the cross talk with three shakes and four shakings, paving and cushioning, and also added an allegro in Cantonese, which made the audience refreshing and received unanimous praise.
The success of this drama completely opened Chang Yuan's heart knot, and he regained his confidence in comedy.
In the next two years, Chang Yuan played the leading role in stage plays such as "Somali Pirates" and "*Earl of Mountain".
During this period, every time he went home, he didn't dare to take the initiative to talk to his grandfather about work. He knew that his grandfather's wish was to make him the successor of "Chang's cross talk", even if he was successful as a comedian, it was not what his grandfather expected.
In May 2011, Chang Yuan's "Revolving Carmen" was about to be performed, and Chang Yuan specially prepared a VIP ticket for his grandfather, hoping that his grandfather could learn more about his hard-working comedy career. But the grandfather refused to go to the scene on the grounds of physical discomfort**.
But the hard work paid off, the theme of this drama is novel and the lines are hilarious, and the "Beijing Evening News" uses a large page to report it.
This made grandpa Chang Baohua pay attention, and the old man bought a ticket to go to the theater by himself**, and he was also amused by the plot.
When the actor took the curtain call, Chang Baohua saw Chang Yuan, who played "Emmas", take off his hat and salute, the old man's eyes were filled with tears, and his grandson finally came out.
When Chang Yuan returned to the backstage, he received a text message from his grandfather, with only two words "congratulations", and he knew that his grandfather must have seen the show. Chang Yuan burst into tears and secretly vowed to make a name for himself in comedy.
On Chinese New Year's Eve in 2012, after 25 years, Chang Yuan and Cai Ming and Wang Ning rehearsed the sketch "Skynet Restoration" on the Spring Festival Gala.
At that time, Chang Baohua's health was not very good, but he still stayed up until the second half of the night and looked forward to his grandson's show, and after watching the sketch, he couldn't help but admire: "This kid has become." ”
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chang Yuan came to his grandfather to greet the New Year. At lunch, Chang Yuan poured a glass of wine for his grandfather and said, "Thank you grandpa for cultivating me, if you hadn't forced me to practice cross talk when I was a child and lay a solid stage foundation, I wouldn't have today's results." In the past few years, I haven't said cross talk well, which makes you sad. Now that I think about it, I regret it, I'm sorry grandpa. ”
Chang Baohua listened to his grandson's sincere confession, he was very moved, he patted Chang Yuan and said:"Although you have not become the ** person of Chang's cross talk, your achievements in comedy are also very good, and you are still the pride of our Chang family, grandpa is happy for you. ”
After that, Chang Yuan appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and Lantern Festival Gala many times, and became a frequent guest of the Spring Festival Gala.
In the Happy Twist series of movies, Chang Yuan often reverses women, such as Meng Tejiao in "Charlotte's Troubles", boxers in "Iron Fist of Shame", etc.
Chang Yuan doesn't mind playing roles, he feels that actors should play realistically, and only real can have a sense of joy.
Although he did not inherit the family tradition of cross talk, he became a comedian loved by the audience and shined on the stage.
The happy life of a "beautiful man", family is the driving force for him to move forward
Chang Yuan has gained a lot in Happy Twist, not only climbing to the peak of his career, but also ushering in the spring of life.
When he was at Beijing Film Academy, he met the cheerful and lively student He Wanying. Because they are both Beijingers and have similar upbringing, the two quickly found common ground and chatted very speculatively.
He Wanying works in the management of Happy Twist, and Chang Yuan is a colleague, and she knows the hard work of being a drama actor very well.
In 2011, Chang Yuan was busy with the performance of "Revolving Carmen", and there were a lot of lines to talk about at that time, and after a performance, his voice was hoarse.
The careful He Wanying prepared a thermos cup, soaked wolfberry honey, and went to the backstage to find Chang Yuan for him to drink.
This made Chang Yuan feel very warm and more motivated to work. After that, there was a tacit understanding between them, as long as Chang Yuan had a performance, He Wanying would prepare a throat treasure for him and escort him to the smooth performance.
In this way, He Wanying grew up with Chang Yuan. After two years of love, He Wanying saw Chang Yuan's ID card for the first time, and she asked in surprise: "It turns out that your surname is really Chang, I thought your surname was Wang, and your name was Wang Changyuan." ”
Chang Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, and he recognized this simple and lovely girl in his heart.
The relationship between the two tends to be stable, and Chang Yuan told his family that he wanted to get married. Hearing this news, the happiest person was his grandfather Chang Baohua.
Chang Baohua and his son and daughter-in-law pooled 1.5 million together, explaining that the money was to buy a wedding house for Chang Yuan.
Unexpectedly, Chang Yuan refused when he learned about it, "A man must be responsible, which is also the tradition of the Chang family." I'm ** now, I can support myself, you can rest assured, we will buy our own house. ”
Chang Yuan expressed his willingness to take out a loan to buy a house, and said that He Wanying also supported his decision. His words made the elders feel distressed and relieved, and finally agreed to his proposal.
In 2012, Chang Yuan and He Wanying got married, moved into a new house they chose together, and lived a happy and warm newlywed life with monthly loan repayments.
At the wedding, Chang Baohua said earnestly to his grandson: "After you get married, the responsibility on your shoulders is heavier, you must treat Wanying well, your marriage happiness is also the happiness of our whole family." ”
Chang Yuan immediately said:"Grandpa, don't worry, the relationship between you and grandma is an example for our younger generations, and we will definitely live our little life. ”
After getting married, Chang Yuan devoted himself to intense work, shuttling through every set of Happy Twist. Every month, he paid his salary, and he handed it over to He Wanying, and after paying off the mortgage, there was not much money left for the two of them.
He Wanying did not complain about this, she and Chang Yuan squeezed the subway to work together, and their daily living expenses were also carefully calculated, and she wanted to pay off the mortgage as soon as possible.
For this reason, the two also decided not to have children for the time being and focus on their careers.
Chang Baohua has been looking forward to holding his great-grandson, he asked Chang Yuan, "When will you have a baby?" ”
Chang Yuan replied a little embarrassed, "Grandpa, I'm really too busy with work now, and I don't have the energy to think about my children." ”
Chang Baohua smiled, he understood Chang Yuan's idea of wanting to make a career first, and he didn't urge his grandson again.
Unexpectedly, in 2018, Chang Baohua died of asthma at the age of 88. Chang Yuan was deeply shocked, his beloved grandfather was gone, and the towering tree in his heart was gone.
Although grandpa rarely praises Chang Yuan, grandpa's artistic virtue is engraved in Chang Yuan's bones. Unfortunately, Grandpa couldn't wait for the day when the four generations were together.
Soon after, He Wanying found out that she was pregnant, which also gave Chang Yuanxin hope and motivation. Chang Yuan took the initiative to adjust the pace of work, striving not to miss every prenatal checkup of his wife, and looked forward to the arrival of the baby.
In 2019, in the 7th year after their marriage, they gave birth to a son, Chang Yuan became a father, and the family of three was happy.
He is in charge of the main house, and the big and small affairs of the family are fully entrusted to He Wanying. In order to make his wife feel safe enough, Chang Yuan handed over all his income to He Wanying, and only kept some pocket money for himself.
He is usually busy with work, but whenever he has time, he goes home to take care of his children. When he came home in the dead of night, he often looked at the children's ** with his wife and shared the bits and pieces of the children's growth.
Someone once asked He Wanying, will there be pressure to have a husband who is a star?
He Wanying waved her hand and replied with a smile: "Chang Yuan is a responsible husband, he doesn't bother at all, except for work needs, he never spends the night outside, and he communicates with actresses very well." I'm reassured of him. ”
In life, I always respect my daughter-in-law everywhere; In her career, He Wanying is also his virtuous helper.
Because He Wanying has unique insights on clothing, the costumes for participating in the Spring Festival Gala sketches were personally selected by He Wanying for him.
Chang Yuan wore a pair of pink pencil pants in the Spring Festival Gala "Little Things in the Big City", which was exactly following He Wanying's advice.
This image highlights his "sissy" temperament in the role, and has become an indelible classic in the hearts of the audience.
At the beginning of 2024, the happy twist comedy "This Guy is Not Bad" directed and starred by Chang Yuan will be staged in Beijing, with a score of 9 on Damai.com8。
This drama is also Chang Yuan's first stage play, he personally participated in the screenplay, spent three years of meticulous planning, and created a small character who moved the audience.
In order to perform this drama well, Chang Yuan laughed at himself as "so tired that he almost lost his head", but every time he saw the audience's happy smile, he felt that it was worth it.
I look forward to Chang Yuan bringing more comedy works close to life to the audience, adding a little joke to ordinary days, making ordinary life more joyful, and leaving more happy moments.