Sohu reporting in a television blockbuster Prosperity starring Hu Ge and Tang Yan, which aired earlier this year, also stars the once-famous child star Meng Zhi Chao. He plays a colleague of Tang Yan. As an artist originally from Shanghai, the film's main setting Prosperity So Manh Tri Sieu was also invited to participate, but in fact, if the actor did not reveal himself, few people would remember the name Manh Tri Sieu.
Manh Tri Sieu, the famous Tam Mao actor, has turned 38.
After growing up, Meng Zhichao had a face that looked younger than his age but his appearance was not too outstanding. The actor lost his aura when he was young, therefore, he did not have many acting invitations. Meng Zhichao's career decline started from playing the role of Tam Mao in The Adventures of Tam Maothe film brought him both success and misfortune.
In 1995, when director Xu Yinhua wanted to adapt the touching story of a boy named Sanmao, he went to all the elementary schools in Shanghai to find actors. Out of the more than 6,000 children that Xu Yinhua met and interviewed, Meng Zhichao was chosen because of his bright, intelligent eyes, even though he had no acting training.
The film, which aired in October 1996, created a fever throughout Asia. With the realistic performance of Meng Zhichao, the poor, miserable, wandering but always optimistic San Mao of Chinese comic book author Zhang Leping appeared realistically and vividly.
Tam Mao is a famous character throughout Asia.
At that time, the image of the boy with three tufts of hair, Tam Mao, who had an unfortunate and pitiful life but was always optimistic and mischievous, won the hearts of the audience. The media praised Manh Tri Sieu as a valuable “rough gem” of the entertainment industry. The boy became famous overnight, becoming the most popular child star at that time.
However, according to Meng Zhichao, because he had to shave his head for acting, and use glue every day to maintain the shape of the three tufts of hair, the actor's scalp was severely damaged, and he could not grow hair naturally. Since the age of 14, Meng Zhichao had to regularly wear a wig.
Manh Tri Sieu had to go for treatment because his hair could not grow.
After that, when Manh Tri Sieu's family took him for treatment, hair transplant and skin tightening surgery, the child star had to endure 3000 painful stitches. Perhaps because of the effects of the medicine, Manh Tri Sieu's face was also covered with acne, his appearance went downhill.
Therefore, after the movie Tam Mao Phieu Luu Ky, Manh Tri Sieu participated in some other movies such as The Wandering Records of Tam Mao, The Legend of Shi Cheng, The Great Wind Chariot, The Gathering of the Dragon, The Dragon of Death, Black Lingzhi… but all were unsuccessful. At the age of 24, Manh Tri Sieu decided to go to Japan to study directing, but still could not go far in the entertainment industry.
Currently, Meng Zhichao accepts the life of an ordinary person. The actor opened a small bun and bread shop and is not afraid to show off his new direction on his personal page. Besides, when there is an event that reminds him of the character San Mao and invites Meng Zhichao to attend, the actor is still happy to become San Mao once again.
Tam Mao's current appearance
According to Sohuat the age of 38, Manh Tri Sieu is still quite young, but his big eyes, baby face and declining talent have limited his acting career. In fact, child stars who still maintain their fame after adulthood are very rare. Most stars have a different appearance from when they were young, and the shadow of their child roles is too big for the artist to overcome.
Besides, according to Sohu, Manh Tri Sieu once had a period of depression and had to lock his personal page because he could not bear the pressure of public opinion. Criticisms of his appearance made the male artist more and more self-conscious, gradually causing him to lose his passion for acting.
