Guo Lanying
"My Motherland", "Nanniwan", "A Big River", "Embroidered Gold Plaque", "People Say Shanxi Has Good Scenery"...
Guo Lanying's classic songs have influenced generations of people.
Many people say that she is a "benchmark" of the times. Because she witnessed the birth of New China and witnessed the growth of New China.
With her own singing voice, she has always accompanied the prosperity and development of New China. However, her personal experience is more "bitter" than her vigorous singing and acting career.
In 1930, Guo Lanying was born into a poor family in Pingyao, Shanxi.
Above her, there were five more brothers. As the first daughter in the family, the birth of Guo Lanying brought some joy to this poor family.
But after a short period of joy, there is endless trouble and pressure. Because of her birth, it will only increase the burden on the family.
In Guo Lanying's childhood memories, the biggest and deepest understanding of the family is poverty.
With the birth of six younger siblings later, the already overwhelmed family was completely "crushed".
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Counting Guo Lanying, the Guo family has a total of twelve children to support. The Guo family's parents are only the most ordinary farmers, and their incomes are pitiful.
Guo Lanying still remembers that when their brothers and sisters were crammed into a small broken house. People are next to each other, and the cramped house has almost no place to get down.
But they had to stay in the house because they had no clothes to wear. Like her brothers and brothers, they added up to only one pair of pants.
Whoever takes his turn to go out, the pants are worn first. The rest hid in the house bare-buttocked, without even a fig leaf.
In winter, because of the cold, a large family can huddle together and warm each other. But in the summer, all kinds of sweat and odors mix together, which is almost painful.
Compared with these, the lack of food made Guo Lanying feel more uncomfortable.
Years of starvation have made Guo Lanying malnourished at a young age. Thin and small, hungry and yellow-skinned, even his hair was thin.
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The family ate the last meal without eating, and then it became a problem to even eat. In desperation, the Guo family's parents made up their minds to give away a young son.
On that day, Guo Lanying saw several strangers come to the house. Took one of her younger brothers away.
Although she was young, she also understood things somewhat. She knew that her parents were going to give her brother to someone else's house. After that, she never saw this brother again.
Guo Lanying cried heart-rending, and ran after the family he was raising for a long time. In the end, he was forcibly pulled home by his parents and watched his brother disappear.
After this incident, Guo Lanying was silent for several days.
She blamed her parents for being cruel, but she knew that the family really couldn't support so many children. Either this brother, or any other brother.
All in all, because of poverty, these families were forced to separate their own flesh and blood.
Guo Lanying did not want to repeat this pain, and she did not want her family to worry about eating and wearing anymore. She decided to use her strength to help her parents share the burden of the family.
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For this reason, Guo Lanying's childhood was completely "over" on this day! She was forced to grow up and begin to face the "test" of life.
Because of her young age, she is a girl again. Guo Lanying couldn't do the same physical work as the other brothers did.
So, she found her uncle Guo Yangcheng, who sang Jin opera in the village. After simply performing the worship ceremony, Guo Lanying began to learn to sing Jin opera.
Wusheng, Xiaosheng, Daomadan, Huadan... As long as there is a chance, Guo Lanying will learn it over and over again. And she was smart and hardworking, and she was talented, and it didn't take long for her to learn everything.
The master who brought her often praised: "I was born to eat this bowl of rice!" ”
Whether he ate this bowl of rice, Xiao Guo Lanying himself did not know. I simply hope that I can earn some income by singing and help my parents support their families.
The sending of her brother became a pain in Guo Lanying's heart, but she did not expect that she would also face the day of being "sent"!
In 1941, the guo family's situation still did not improve. In order to keep several children in the family from starving to death, the parents of the Guo family once again started to think about sending their children.
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This time, they picked Guo Lanying.
It was just that at that time, Guo Lanying was already eleven years old, and she was a half-grown girl, and no one would adopt her at all. Saying that it is a gift is actually "selling people".
The Guo family's parents sold Guo Lanying to the drama team through local traffickers.
At that time, singing was still in the lower nine streams. Therefore, most of the children who learn to sing are poor children from poor families, and once they are sold to the drama team, they must sign a life and death contract.
The drama team gave money, and after that, whether the child was dead or alive, it was no longer under the control of the original parents. Therefore, unless it is really desperate, the average family will not easily sell their children to the drama team.
"Don't blame us for being cruel, staying at home will starve to death, so go find a place to eat."
Guo Lanying saw her mother shed tears while saying goodbye to her.
Although she was precocious, she was only a little girl. He has never left home, and naturally does not want to be separated from his family.
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She held her mother's thighs and did not let go, crying out of breath. Pray that the mother will not sell her.
But no matter how much she cried and pleaded, her mother never softened her heart. Her hand was forcibly broken open little by little, and someone grabbed her from behind.
She could not break free, and could only watch her mother's back disappear into sight.
Guo Lanying was pulled to the Jin opera troupe by human traffickers and bought out his deed for eighty yuan. The drama team gave her a new name- Eleventh Life.
Eleventh life, meaning that she sang red at the age of eleven. For Guo Lanying, her life has also changed completely since she was eleven years old!
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Guo Lanying's life in the drama team is not good, and her master and mother are very strict, and it can even be said that they are harsh.
It is not so much about treating her as an apprentice as it is about being a "drama slave."
In addition to getting up early and learning to sing, Guo Lanying was often beaten and scolded by his master. Punishment for kneeling, starvation is commonplace.
Guo Lanying could not bear the inhuman torture, and had thought of suicide many times. But she was really unwilling, she still wanted to see her parents again, and she didn't want to die in a foreign country like this.
In order to support herself to survive, Guo Lanying could only learn to sing more and more hard. I hope that through singing, I can turn over in one fell swoop and change the tragic situation.
In 1943, Guo Lanying followed the Jin opera class to Zhangjiakou.
Thirteen-year-old Guo Lanying is skilled in singing and has solid basic skills. She was already the lead singer on the stage, but her life did not get better.
Performing on stage, making money for the drama team, the money Guo Lanying earned was less than a cent. After stepping down, Master also instructed her to wash and cook.
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If there was a slight displeasure, Master would scold her in every way.
Once, Guo Lanying cooked for Master. After Master tasted it, he disliked guo Lanying's cooking and immediately dropped it.
Guo Lanying was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, and kept apologizing on her lips. Unexpectedly, Master was not half distracted and soft, and directly took a towel and a rag to block her mouth and nose.
The mouth and nose are blocked and there is no way to breathe. Guo Lanying felt a strong suffocation, and his vision gradually became blurred. She thought that she was probably going to die, and she felt sad and happy.
If you die like this, you don't have to continue to suffer all kinds of torture. It's so hard to be alive...
But she was not dead, and while she was still unconscious, she was poured from head to foot by a scoop of cold water from Master, and what awaited her was another punch and kick.
Before Guo Lanying could recover her body, she had to perform on stage again.
Guo Lanying is a substitute and has not sung this play before. So when performing, I sang two wrong words.
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Guo Lanying's heart was half cold, and he seemed to have anticipated the next encounter. Sure enough. As soon as she stepped off the stage, she was greeted by a slap from her master and mother.
The master mother seemed to be still angry, and kicked her to the ground again. Picking up the board, he whipped Guo Lanying for three hours.
Guo Lanying was directly beaten to death.
She lay on the bed, her breath gossamer, and the pain in her body made her breath hurt. She couldn't help but cry and chant "Mommy."
There had never been a moment when Guo Lanying missed her mother so much. She felt that even if she starved to death at home, it was better than suffering in the drama team.
"Your mother is dead."
When the master mother heard Guo Lanying's whisper, she snorted coldly, and her tone was full of disdain.
This bad news is simply the last "straw" that crushed Guo Lanying. She completely lost faith in life.
After lying in bed for two days, Guo Lanying bought a pack of cigarettes. I intend to drink a bowl and put an end to this tragic life once and for all.
Fortunately, she was found by her sister in time and sent her to the hospital for rescue.
"Lan Ying, live." For your own sake, live. ”
Listening to the exhortations of her sisters, Guo Lanying couldn't help but cry bitterly. Once she walked through the ghost gate, she would no longer look for death.
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It's just that she doesn't have much expectation and enthusiasm for living. It's just a matter of taking one step at a time and barely surviving.
Until 1945.
"Lan Ying, there is an old woman begging for food at the entrance of the theater looking for you."
Guo Lanying naturally did not know any old woman begging for food, but when she went out to see, the whole person was stunned.
In front of me was an old woman with gray hair and ragged clothes. It was actually her mother who had been away for four years, and in just four years, her mother was already very old.
Only then did Guo Lanying realize that when her master mother said that her mother was dead, she was lying to her.
Thinking of the pain of the separation of mother and daughter, and the torture experienced over the years, Guo Lanying could no longer suppress the grievances and heartache. Suddenly, she threw herself into her mother's arms, and the mother and daughter hugged and cried.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"I came to you and begged all the way from my hometown to here." Fortunately, I finally found you! ”
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Guo Lanying burst into tears, it turned out that in places she did not know, her mother had searched for her so hard. She is not alone in this world.
With her mother by her side, Guo Lanying rekindled her fighting spirit to survive. Her life has also ushered in a new chapter!
Guo Lanying's mother and daughter went to the Liberated Areas, and as she joined the revolution, her fate changed drastically.
In 1947, Guo Lanying successively performed plays such as "Wang Da Niang Catches the Gathering", "Husband and Wife Literacy", "White Haired Girl", "Brothers and Sisters Open the Wasteland" and so on.
The show was loved by the audience, and she quickly became famous because of it.
In 1949, after the founding of New China, Guo Lanying successfully entered the Chinese Opera and Dance Theater in Beijing with her outstanding theater level and popularity.
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Guo Lanying sincerely thanked New China and the Communist Party, because of the party and the country, she was able to truly "stand up.". No longer the former "drama slave", but an upright drama person.
Guo Lanying is like the "epitome" of thousands of oppressed Poor Chinese masses, her change means the change of countless people at the bottom, and also symbolizes the "rise" of New China!
With the rise of her career, Guo Lanying's personal life is gradually on the right track.
She is married to Fang Pudong, the principal sheng and performer of the China Opera and Dance Theatre. Both men are engaged in art and have a lot in common.
Although Fang Pudong is twelve years younger than Guo Lanying, it does not prevent the two people from falling in love. Their married life is quite happy.
The husband and wife have also collaborated on many classic operas such as "The White-Haired Girl" and "Little Two Black Marriage". Life supports each other, and the cause progresses together.
It didn't take long for Guo Lanying to become pregnant.
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The family was looking forward to the birth of this child, but fate did not seem to intend to let Go of Guo Lanying, a girl with a bitter fate, and misfortune came again.
When the fetus was more than 3 months old, Guo Lanying went to the south to participate in the condolence performance. Along the way, the boats and cars are tired, and the intensity of the performance is too great. Guo Lanying unfortunately miscarried.
When Guo Lanying woke up from her hospital bed, she was told by the doctor that her child was gone. Because the uterus is damaged, it is difficult to have children after that.
It's like a thunderbolt on a sunny day!
When Guo Lanying was recuperating in the hospital, she thought a lot. From the past to the present, she felt that fate was too cruel to her.
However, she was unwilling to continue to bring this misfortune to her beloved husband, so when she was discharged from the hospital, she divorced Fang Pudong.
Fang Pudong repeatedly retained him, but Guo Lanying was unwilling to delay him. Two people who love each other can only go their separate ways.
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But fortunately, she also has a singing career that she loves. With the accompaniment of the song, Guo Lanying finally walked out of the "shadow" of divorce.
It was not until the end of the 1960s that Guo Lanying encountered 10,000 trillion yuan.
He is a closed disciple of the Chinese painting master Li Kuchan, and he is also an equally excellent Chinese painting master. He admired Guo Lanying very much, and soon after getting acquainted, he began to pursue her.
In the face of such a learned, talented, and polite master of art. Guo Lanying inevitably felt good.
It was just that she thought about her experience and body, and she had concerns again.
"I've lost my right to be a mother, and if you're with me, it's going to bother you."
"I don't care, and I'm not afraid. As long as you agree, I am willing to take good care of you and love you. ”
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There are more than half a hundred people, and for Guo Lanying, there is nothing more touching than sincerity. She had no way to refuse, much less to refuse.
As a result, Guo Lanying and Wan Zhaoyuan remarried.
After marriage, the husband would teach Guo Lanying painting and calligraphy. Under his guidance, Guo Lanying's calligraphy level has taken a qualitative leap. Even Chinese painting has learned a lot of essence, and one of them, "Residual Lotus", is of great artistic value.
While loving her husband, Guo Lanying did not abandon her career. She returned to work at the China Opera and Dance Theatre again.
Since then, he has sung excellent songs and operas such as "Embroidered Gold Plaque" and "Golden Water Bridge".
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In 1985, Guo Lanying officially retired.
An old artist who has worked hard for most of his life plans to enjoy his old age with his husband. After selling their property in Beijing, they came to Guangdong.
They founded a Guo Lanying Art School on the Fei'e Ling Hill. Guo Lanying was the principal and part-time music teacher, and Wan Zhaoyuan was in charge of logistics and art classes.
In 1998, Wan Zhaoyuan died of illness, and Guo Lanying was devastated.
She began to pin all her experience on her career, hoping to cultivate more talents for the country's singing career.
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In her spare time, she would carefully recall the ups and downs of the past ninety years, and the heavens were cruel to her, but she was also loved.
Although there were many hardships in the first half of his life, he was alone in his later years. But she also gained the most sincere love and the most eternal career.
This is the bittersweet life that belongs to Guo Lanying alone!