In the long and arduous revolutionary years, the LEADERS of the CPC led countless young fighters to throw their heads and spill their blood, and finally made good achievements. During this period, they would often travel from place to place for the revolution, and they would work until late at night, often thinking alone for a long time, accompanied either by the office desk or with the cigarettes still burning in their hands.
As mentioned in the article before, Mao Zedong was an old smoker, and he had to take out a cigarette from his pocket from time to time to smoke, which can be described as a smoking addict. In fact, in addition to Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping was also a very fond of cigarettes, and cigarettes also accounted for a large part of his life.
But at a meeting held on April 8, 1988, Deng Xiaoping, who was smoking on the rostrum, suddenly received such a note, only to see that the note read: Comrade Xiaoping, please do not smoke.
Deng Xiaoping smiled kindly after reading it, and then naturally snuffed out the cigarette butt.
And this scene was captured by a photojournalist on the side. The footage and news of "the red line woman gave advice on the spot, and Deng Xiaoping smoked with a smile" was reported by the domestic and foreign media for a time.
So, who is the "paper counselor" Deng Xiaoping who is the red line woman? How did Deng Xiaoping react after reading this note?
Who is Kwong Kin-lian?
It turned out that she was the representative from Guangdong Province and the famous opera actress "Red Line Woman" - Kwong Jianlian.
In 1925, in Xiguan, Guangzhou, the sky was clear, the wind was harmonious, and a baby girl fell to the ground. The arrival of the baby girl added a touch of joy to the family, but it did not make a big wave, because before her parents had given birth to nine brothers and sisters, she ranked tenth, also known as "Ten Girls", also known as "Arlian".
When she was a child, she studied art with her aunt He Fulian in Hong Kong, and learning art is generally to take a stage name, so that work is work, life is life, and the two will not be confused. In this way, the aunt He Fulian gave her niece Ah Lian a very nice name - Xiao Yanhong. Due to her extraordinary talent, she has just studied art for less than a year, and Xiao Yanhong has been able to perform on stage.
In 1939, for a whole year, Xiao Yanhong either studied art or acted, and she also deliberately staggered the time of the two, learning art during the day and acting at night. Many of the old actors in the team praised this little girl under the age of 20 for being industrious and talented, and even if she played a supporting role, she could portray the character into three points.
Later, in order to find a bigger platform, Xiao Yanhong followed her aunt to the Phoenix Theater Troupe hosted by Liang Shaofeng at that time. Liang Shaofeng was a popular Cantonese opera actress at that time, she achieved high artistic achievements, and to this day many people have named her the originator of the Cantonese opera industry. Xiao Yanhong came to the Phoenix Theater Troupe and performed in Guangzhou Bay, because of her outstanding performance, she was soon loved by Liang Shaofeng, and at the suggestion of Liang Shaofeng, she changed her name to "Red Line Girl".
Kwong Kin-lian
Yes, what really makes her fire out of the circle is the title of "Red Line Woman", which will accompany her throughout her life.
In August 1941, Kwong Jianlian followed Liang Shaofeng to Shanghai, she starred in Xue Baochao in "Dream of the Red Chamber", from this role, it can be seen that the crew still appreciates Ah Lian, after all, Xue Baochao can be regarded as a heavyweight in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
In the following years, the Red Line Woman has starred in many important characters, such as Prosperity in "Thunderstorm", Guan Lizhen in "Guan Lizhen Hanging", Social Flower Intoxication in "WildFlower Fragrance", Zhang Dumei in "I Am Crazy for Qing", Tang Shijie's wife Tang Shijie in "Death Judge", Feng Xiaoqing, a talented woman in "Little Qing Hanging Shadow", and so on.
Each play, each character switching, Kwong Jianlian regards them as a kind of practice, in the process of experiencing the psychological activities, posture and appearance of each complex character, but also learning the necessary skills on them. After years of experience, Ah Lian has become much more mature from his initial acting skills, and he has also learned a lot of singing and dancing skills.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Kwong Jianlian would often play the role of some small people of the times, such as Huang Huixin, a primary school female teacher who did not covet glory and wealth and was willing to be poor; Zhao Pei, an ordinary bank clerk; Xiao Jinfeng, who was selfish and selfish and had a deep city government; Cheng Shuzhi, a great mother who raised her children with hard work, and so on.
These characters have tragedies and joys, but in the end it is a portrayal of real life at that time, art always comes from reality, and Alian's meticulous portrayal of these characters is always inseparable from her careful observation in life, which is one of the reasons why she can succeed.
In addition, Kwong Jianlian was also a deputy to the Third and Fourth National People's Congresses.
From March 25 to April 13, 1988, the first session of the Seventh National People's Congress was held in Beijing. On the afternoon of 8 April, the second day of World No Tobacco Day, the General Assembly elected the country's leaders.
Kwong Jianlian also attended the meeting as a deputy to the National People's Congress, when she was 63 years old, but she was still refreshed and energetic. She sits at the podium and, like many deputies to the National People's Congress, has the sacred right to vote.
The meeting quickly entered the voting stage, and Deng Xiaoping, who was sitting on the rostrum, cast his own sacred vote. At that time, the People's Congress stipulated that smoking was not allowed in the venue. Deng Xiaoping may have forgotten the rules of the congress, and when he became addicted to smoking, he habitually lit a "panda" brand cigarette.
Watching the smoke linger over the rostrum, the attentive Kwong Jianlian hesitated slightly, and she saw a sign in the great hall of the Great Hall of the People prohibiting smoking. So should I be reminded not to smoke here? Thinking of this, Kwong Jianlian didn't know what to do, and fell into contemplation...
After thinking about it, Kwong Jianlian felt that as a people's congress deputy, he had to dare to tell the truth and do practical things. Doesn't this betray the trust of the masses? In the end, she decided to remind Deng Xiaoping, who was smoking on the rostrum, but to remind her to pay attention to the way, after all, on such an important occasion.
So Kwong Jianlian wrote a note that read: "Comrade Xiaoping, please don't smoke." ”
In fact, before writing the note, Kwong Jianlian was also worried about whether Comrade Deng Xiaoping would be unhappy, but in the end he decided to speak directly to himself, because she felt that Deng Xiaoping insisted on seeking truth from facts and would not listen to criticism.
So, once the note is written, how do you hand it to Deng Xiaoping?
Kwong Jianlian thought of another way, which could be handed to Deng Xiaoping by means of "relay" and the note was passed from back to front, so that it would always reach Deng Xiaoping, so Kwong Jianlian quickly passed the note out. In this way, the note was passed all the way from the stage to the rostrum, all the way to the host of the conference at that time, Song Ping.
Song Ping opened the note and looked at the words on it, immediately understood the meaning, and handed the note to Deng Xiaoping.
Kwong Jianlian was a little worried in her heart, and she kept staring intently at Deng Xiaoping sitting on the rostrum. In the process of passing the note, her heart had been hanging and did not dare to put it down, and when she saw Deng Xiaoping open the note, her heart suddenly raised her throat and eyes, and then carefully observed Deng Xiaoping's expression.
When Kwong saw Deng Xiaoping on the rostrum reading the note, instead of getting angry, he showed a smile on his face and naturally extinguished the burning smoke in his hand.
Deng then handed the note to another leader next to him. The leader smiled concernedly at him and said, "Delegates are well-intentioned, care about your body, smoking affects health." Deng Xiaoping nodded happily after listening.
This small act of Deng Xiaoping was seen by the reporters, by many NPC deputies, and by the staff in the Great Hall. All these are from one side, showing Deng Xiaoping's great demeanor and personality charm to the fullest.
A few days later, on April 16, when Deng Xiaoping met with then-Philippine President Corazon, he asked him: "Can I smoke?" "Smoking is not allowed in cabinet meetings.
Subsequently, Deng Xiaoping humorously repeated that "the woman of the red line wrote him a note to make suggestions", which caused a hearty laughter in the hall.
After many years, when Kwong Jianlian mentioned that he had written a note to Deng Xiaoping in the Great Hall of the People to give his opinions, he always said with emotion: "Smoking is a trivial matter, but Comrade Deng Xiaoping does not regard himself as a great man, and he accepts criticism with a smile. ”
Deng Xiaoping accepted criticism from npc deputies and laughed at the cigarettes seemed like a trivial matter, but it always reflected the conscientiousness of the npc deputies and the excellent quality of the party leaders who were good at receiving advice. It is precisely with this positive interaction that the country will develop better and better.
So, what else did Deng Xiaoping do about smoking?
Smoking was an essential part of Mr. Deng's life, and there is no way to say when he started smoking. But whether in Deng Xiaoping's video or photographs, we always see him holding a cigarette in his hand.
Like Mao Zedong, there are many stories that happen between Deng Xiaoping and cigarettes.
The Long March of the Red Army was the time when Deng Xiaoping's addiction to smoking was the greatest, because the road was more difficult, but also to avoid the fierce attack of the Kuomintang, the Red Army generally had a lot of activities at night, and many of Deng Xiaoping's thinking was also born at night, and he often took out a cigarette to smoke in order to refresh his mind when thinking, and smoking could make his brain become sober.
When the Red First and Fourth Fronts met, Li Jukui and Deng Xiaoping, two old comrades-in-arms, met again. At that time, the Red Army led by Li Jukui had just captured some tobacco from the enemy, and Deng Xiaoping was very excited when he heard the news, and he couldn't wait to taste the taste of cigarettes.
In order to quickly taste the smoke of his heart, Deng Xiaoping ran to Li Jukui and said to him: "You give me cigarettes, I will tell you a good news." ”
Li Jukui
Li Jukui was a little puzzled and asked, "What is the good news?" ”
Deng Xiaoping said, "If you don't give me cigarettes, I won't tell you." ”
Li Jukui smiled and said, "That's not simple. With that, he handed the iron box in his pocket to Deng Xiaoping.
Deng Xiaoping quickly took the cigarette, put it in his pocket, and said to Li Jukui: "The good news is that congratulations on your promotion!" The Central Military Commission decided to transfer you to the Red Fourth Front as chief of staff of the Thirty-first Army, and the order had come down. ”
After this incident, Li Jukui recalled Deng Xiaoping's humor and praised him.
There is also a story of Deng Xiaoping and Smoke that takes place during the Long March. Due to the harsh conditions of the Long March, it was already difficult to survive, let alone smoke, which made Deng Xiaoping feel bad, how could he survive without smoke? Once he was sleeping, and suddenly he became addicted to smoking, which made Deng Xiaoping very uncomfortable and had to go out and walk.
He suddenly noticed that there were many dried leaves on the ground, so he thought of crushing the leaves and putting them into a smoking pot to smoke. He excitedly told Luo Ronghuan about this, so the two of them smoked together.
After this incident, Deng Xiaoping always humorously said to others: "I am a cigarette factory that makes cigarettes." ”
It can be seen that Deng Xiaoping's love for cigarettes is deep.
Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi
In 1945, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping asked the famous female writer Zeng Ke to meet at their residence, which was already winter and freezing, but in order to remain hidden, they did not make a fire. In this regard, Deng Xiaoping handed Zeng Ke a three-to-five-brand cigarette and said to her: "Smoking a trophy will also increase the heat." ”
Here in Deng Xiaoping, cigarettes can not only be used to refresh the mind, keep warm, but also used for communication, Deng Xiaoping's life is inseparable from cigarettes, smoking habits like eating into Deng Xiaoping's marrow.
After 1989, Deng Xiaoping resigned as chairman of the Central Military Commission. For health reasons, he began to quit smoking. Because he had been addicted to smoking for many years, it was very difficult to quit smoking at the beginning, and in order not to give up smoking halfway, Deng Xiaoping chose to eat fish skin peanuts in order to divert attention.
Slowly, Deng Xiaoping finally endured the pain of cutting love and succeeded in quitting smoking.