Duan Long is from Xinjiang. His father is a geological detective and his mother is a housewife.

Born in 1973, ten years younger than my brother and sister. As the youngest child in the family, he is naturally spoiled. But then, his name was Duan Long.

Duan Long likes watching movies since he was a child, and those stories full of justice and heroism always make him passionate.

Especially in Shaolin Temple, Jet Li always aroused his inner enthusiasm as soon as he appeared. Who would have thought that this little hobby would change Duan Long's life?

Perhaps because he likes movies very much, Duan Long took a keen interest in acting.

Since primary school, he has been active in the school's literary evening. After he entered high school, his culture class was not good, so he devoted himself to writing and acting and enjoyed it.

Once, the school held a large-scale cultural performance, which was reported by Duan Long. Unexpectedly, two programs won two prizes: one won the second prize and the other won the third prize.

It happened that Chen Jialin, a professor at Shanghai Theatre Academy, was sitting in the audience at that time. After watching his program, he was shocked and thought that Duan Long was very talented in acting. He asked the teacher to send a message to Duan Long, saying that with his intelligence, he could go to the Art Institute.

This sentence, suddenly awakened Duan Long.

I always watch others act. Why can't I be the one who acts? Such a thought, Duan Long firmly established his goal.

Prior to this, Duan Long had never experienced systematic learning related to performance. The only thing that came close was the training of the track and field team, but that was nothing compared with splitting the waist.

At the age of seventeen, he was almost in shape, but he didn't believe in evil, so he hid and practiced.

Second, lonely Nightcrawler.

Since I made up my mind, I began to choose my favorite college. I chose to go to the Central Academy of Drama.

Later, when many media interviewed him, they would ask why they chose the Central Academy of Drama. But in fact, even he himself can't tell why he chose such a far school.

At that time, Duan Long didn't even go to the provincial capital, let alone Beijing.

Therefore, when he told his family what he thought, he was immediately opposed.

Because in their eyes, their children are not the people who eat that bowl of rice at all. Have a good college entrance examination and learn some skills. Go to work. Kobe is fine with everything.

But the young and energetic Duan Long didn't listen. He was full of enthusiasm and set foot on an unknown journey despite his parents' dissuasion.

The traffic was not as good as it is now. In order to go to Beijing, you must take a 24-hour bus to Urumqi and then take a 78-hour train to Beijing.

However, such efforts were not affected by fate, and the first interview ended in failure.

During the interview, the interviewer also said something that stung him the most, "Not tall enough, not handsome enough, and the culture class was a mess."

This made him feel inferior in this city for the first time, but it was not the last time.

Duan Long is a man with a special axis, and he doesn't want to give up. So the next year, he tried again, but the result was still the same.

This time, the interviewer put it another way, "The image is not enough, and you can't take the exam even if you take 10,000 steps back."

This time, Duan Long flinched. After all, that's what the professional teacher said.

And that year, he just graduated from high school. At that time, there was only one way to go to college after graduating from high school: to enter the factory. In this way, Duan Long became one of the many workers.

In the preserved fruit factory, he repeats the same work every day, with no goal and no hope. He thought that as long as he didn't stop, he wouldn't think of that dream.

But he was wrong. Dreams are carved in your bones. Whether you like it or not, it will exist.

Finally, he stayed in the factory for several months. One day, he saw his thoughts clearly, so he took out all his salary and reported for work the next day.

He thought, if you can't spell it this time, then really give up.

Unexpectedly, he was admitted! Still take the northwest first!

Third, the "self-abased" film emperor

Everything is so novel when I come to my dream university.

Looking around, Duan Long thought he could start a good life here, but he soon realized that he was wrong.

Reality gave him the first blow: Mandarin.

At that time, he often practiced tongue twisters on the playground, and Hong Tao practiced beside him. When she heard Duan Long's speech, she always laughed out loud and studied while laughing, which made Duan Long very angry.

Those who can be admitted to the Central Academy of Drama have at least a good professional level. But as a "Shanliwa" who speaks dialects all the year round, Duan Long's Putonghua is basically the same as dialects.

For a while, he even dared not say anything.

The second blow is depression.

From a remote mountain village to a big city, Duan Long was caught off guard by these changes.

Looking at the outstanding classmates around you, talking well and behaving generously, and then looking at yourself, it is very "rustic" and even has not finished reading a novel.

This huge gap haunts Duan Long's mind every day. Finally, he suffered from depression.

However, he didn't know it was depression. He just thinks life is boring and wants to give up.

But he really gave up, and he didn't want to give up. I don't want to disappoint myself who has worked hard for three years, and I don't want to disappoint my parents who sent him to school. He can only grit his teeth and insist.

Fourth, the light in the night.

It was Hong Tao who saved him from the trouble.

In order to make up lessons for him, Hong Tao often rehearses with Duan Long, sometimes even late at night, and they don't climb out of the window until the teacher locks the door of the training room.

There should be a team for literary performances. Nobody wants to partner with Duan Long, so Hong Tao always partners with Duan Long. The two discuss the drama together, disagree and even quarrel.

But after leaving the stage, the relationship is as good as ever. The two even joined hands to get the first full mark in the history of China opera!

During his four years in college, Duan Long didn't go home for the New Year in order to save the fare. Hong Tao didn't reveal it after he found it, so he always took him home for dinner from time to time.

Duan Long comes from Xinjiang and has never eaten mangoes, so Hong Tao bought him two bags. Duan Long opened his mouth and took a bite. As a result, his tooth fell out, so Hong Tao patiently peeled it off for him.

For Duan Long at that time, Hong Tao was like the light that lit the way in the darkness, which not only warmed him, but also gave him the motivation to move forward.

Up to now, Hong Tao is still the "street lamp" of Duan Long: reminding him when he gets applause and encouraging him when he experiences depression.

Although this beauty did not turn into love, it survived in another way.

Since 19 first set foot on the road to Beijing, Duan Long was destined to shine on the road of performing arts. Maybe even Duan Long himself didn't think that he would become the film emperor who was talked about many years later.

Fate is magical. As long as you keep working hard, you will smile one day, just like the classic line in Duan Long's play Soldiers Assault: Don't give up, don't give up.

"Inferiority" and "loneliness" should have passed long ago. The last two sentences of Duan Long's song "Loneliness" are:

I will wait until the geese fly south, so that I can warm my rose and prevent it from withering.