Cao Tuan: Na Tra is the best on the screen, the older he gets, the more his career declines, his glory is only a thing of the past

Early participating in the entertainment industry and achieving a lot of success right from his first films, but these old glory did not help Cao Tuan find a solid position in the entertainment industry.

Famous child stars in Asia and the hidden corners behind fame

Cao Tuan first acted in a movie in 1996, when he was just 8 years old. At that time, the film crew The Little Monk's Destiny needed to find a child actor who knew martial arts, had a smart and adorable grandmother to play the role of little monk Khai Tam.

Cao Tuan studied martial arts from a young age, so his master introduced him to the film crew. Although he had no experience in acting, the 8-year-old boy quickly received the director's nod.

Even when Cao Tuan wore a little monk's outfit, his adorable appearance made the fastidious director have to admit that Khai Tam could only be Cao Tuan and no one else.

The role in The Little Monk's Destiny was the fate that brought Cao Tuan to film, and later the 7th art became his lifelong career, but at that time the 8-year-old boy simply thought of acting in films. It's like being able to... hang out.

So when he first faced the camera, Cao Tuan was very confused, because his personality is inherently introverted. However, after receiving instructions from the director, the boy quickly grasped the character and played the role very "sweetly".

"At that time, I felt that filming was very interesting. I didn't have too many difficulties, I didn't need to act, I just needed to express myself exactly as I am in real life," Cao Tuan confided.

In 1997, after airing, the movie Little Monk's Destiny made a big splash throughout China and many Asian countries. In Singapore, the film not only achieved the highest viewership rating of the year, but also helped Tao Jun win the Best New Actor award in Asia.

When the main cast of the movie came to Singapore to interact, fans packed the airport. Of course, Cao Tuan is the most "sought after" star. It was very difficult for the security staff to get him out of the dense siege of fans.

After the resounding success of Little Monk's Destiny, taking advantage of the victory, Singapore and China decided to cooperate in filming the second part of the movie, and then Bao Lien Dang, a 9-year-old district official... All These films were all written specifically for Cao Jun.

In those days, every year Cao Tuan received dozens of invitations to play leading roles. His reputation was not inferior to Thich Tieu Long - a martial arts prodigy and top child star at that time.

But with fame, Cao Tuan's originally peaceful life suddenly turned completely upside down. He can no longer live freely and freely like his peers.

Every time he goes to school, Cao Tuan's every move is watched by his friends and teachers. In his friends' eyes, the 8-year-old boy saw admiration but also jealousy and distance. They also no longer invite him every time they play basketball or study.

Teachers are increasingly strict with Cao Tuan. With a group of mischievous friends, Cao Tuan is always the only one who is criticized.

"At that time, I always felt unhappy and uncomfortable. Whatever I did, I had to think about whether it was okay or not.

I really wanted to study and have fun, carefree and meaningless like my peers, but I knew that life was no longer for me," Cao Tuan said sadly.

Chose to "disappear" from the entertainment industry for 5 years

When entering high school, the constant pressure of studying and taking exams forced Tao Tuan to set a direction for the future. At this time, acting is his passion and the only job that Cao Tuan can do well, but he still wants to concentrate on studying.

Furthermore, after 8 years of filming, Cao Tuan realized he was stuck with one type of role. He did not have breakthrough roles, nor did he find a way to become a good actor.

Therefore, Cao Tuan decided to put aside filming to study and improve himself. Many scripts for the main role were sent to him, but Cao Tuan skillfully refused.

He hopes that after graduating, he will be able to devote his full attention to acting. At that time, everything will be more mature, and he will return to the screen in a new state of mind.

But, all of Cao Tuan's calculations were wrong.

In 2011, after graduating from university and being absent from the screen for 5 years, Cao Tuan decided to return to the entertainment industry.

That year, the movie Bao Lien Dang was still rebroadcast many times on television, its appeal never diminished. However, the audience only remembers the "child star" Cao Tuan of the past, and is completely unfamiliar with the adult Cao Tuan.

From leading roles in large projects, Cao Tuan only received lackluster supporting roles in small projects. Film crews no longer actively come looking for him like before.

Career declines, glory is just a thing of the past

At the age of 40, Cao Tuan is known as a "forgotten child star". In the past few years, he has been diligently filming movies but has not had any outstanding works.

In 2017, Cao Tuan publicly announced his love story with actress Lam Doanh Oanh. This was originally a fun story, but it continues to cause Cao Tuan to face a lot of pressure, because now his reputation is far behind his girlfriend's.

On entertainment sites, people even only mention Cao Tuan as "Lam Doanh Oanh's boyfriend" or "out of date child star".

Unable to bear the pressure of public opinion, plus both were busy with work so they had no time for each other, they finally decided to break up.

Cao Tuan admitted that there was a time when, because he was eager to attract the audience's attention, he agreed to participate in a series of television shows. He hopes this way the scripts will come to him faster.

But after 1 year, then 2 years, Cao Tuan's career still stagnated. In his most depressed moment, he thought of a teacher's advice: "If you want to become a good actor, you must consider it a lifelong career."

From then on, Cao Tuan considered small roles as the main roles. As long as there are scenes that he can play, regardless of whether they are supporting roles or supporting roles, he will accept to participate.

While filming a historical movie scene, Cao Tuan's ear was injured by a spear and he had to go to the hospital for 6 stitches. But the next day, Cao Tuan still came to the studio with his ear wrapped in a white bandage.

Compared to a few years ago, the current Cao Tuan is much more mature and mature. He no longer cares about people's gossip and sarcasm.

"I always think that the harshest words people say to me are probably just "Why is he still only playing a supporting role?", "That child star is out of date"... that's all. So. If I don't get a special role, I will still work hard and strive every day.

I once fell to the bottom of the abyss, so now I can play any role. One day, the real opportunity will come to me. If we look back at the path I have taken, everyone will see Cao Tuan's maturity. At least I persevered on my path," Cao Tuan shared.

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