As a well-known "Jigong", You Benchang has formed an indissoluble relationship with the Buddha since he was a child.
In 1933, while You ben was still in his infancy, a monk happened to pass by his door and saw him in his mother's arms.
I don't know if it was a swindle or a real skill, but the monk, after carefully studying the tour of Benchang, said:
"Amitabha, this child is related to my Buddha, and if he doesn't become a monk in the future, I'm afraid he won't be able to live to be 13 years old."
You Benchang's parents were uneducated and superstitious, and when they heard the monk's words, they were scared half to death.
Worried about their son's accident, when You Benchang was six years old, they sent him to the temple and worshipped in the name of a monk.
When he was 15 years old, You Benchang was still safe and sound, and his parents put their minds at ease and let him return the customs.
After that, You Benchang did not seem to have any contact with the Buddha, until he starred in "Jigong" when he was 52 years old.
The TV series "Jigong" has achieved you Benchang at the same time, you Benchang has also achieved this TV series.
So far, when talking about the Living Buddha Jigong, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the image of You Benchang on the screen.
At the age of 76, You Benchang chose to shave his head and become a monk.
Some people say that this is because Teacher You Benchang felt the buddha's call, but some people say that You Benchang did this because he lost his family and lost his family.
What is the real reason behind this? What has You Benchang experienced in his life?
If we look closely, we will find that the life of this "JiGong" off-screen is simply more legendary than the script.
In 1951, as soon as the 18-year-old You Benchang graduated from high school, he was admitted to the Nanjing Literary and Labor Troupe, and because of his outstanding achievements, he was sent to the Shanghai Theater Academy to study.
Since he was a child, he liked Chaplin and Xiulan Dumbo's You Benchang, and was able to enter the drama academy to study, naturally he felt very happy, and he was also very serious about learning.
In 1956, You Benchang, who had excellent grades, was successfully assigned to work at the Central Drama Theatre.
But I don't know how, every time You Benchang can get the role, it is some painless supporting roles, which is not at all in line with his superb acting skills.
Later, You Benchang himself also summed up the reason, that is, he would not fight, nor would he go to the leader, naturally he would not get a good role.
Although there is no way to become famous for a long time, You Benchang did not give up on himself, and still tried to play each small role well. In his mind, there are no so-called small roles, only actors who do not work hard.
You Benchang's time running the dragon set lasted until 1983, when he met the director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Huang Yihe.
Although You Benchang was not famous at the time, Huang Yihe admired him very much and invited him to participate in the Spring Festival Gala of 1984.
Knowing that he was going to the Spring Festival Gala, You Benchang was about to be happy. After all, I have been obscure for so many years, and now A chance to become famous is smashed in my face, who can not be happy?
At the Spring Festival Gala in 1984, You Benchang brought his carefully prepared "Bath" to the audience.
Although the whole scene is only 4 minutes long, it is these 4 minutes that make You Benchang famous and popular.
Not long after the End of the Spring Festival Gala, Huang Yihe once again sought out upstream Benchang, hoping that he could star in "Jigong".
As soon as he heard that he could play the leading role, You Benchang, who was 52 years old and had been a supporting role for thirty years, agreed to Huang Yihe on the spot.
It may be that he wants to be the protagonist too much, so for the play "Jigong", You Benchang did not talk about the remuneration, let them watch it, and then went directly to Shanghai.
Although You Benchang did not care about the film remuneration, but Huang Yihe could not do this, and finally the two negotiated the price of 120 yuan a set, and later because of the good performance effect, the film remuneration rose to 150 episodes.
Probably the first time to be the protagonist, You Benchang is particularly nervous, but also very desperate, sleeping four hours a day, in addition to filming, the rest of the time is used to figure out how to play the role of Good Jigong.
At the age of 52, You Benchang is more desperate than any young actor.
You Benchang's desperate results have been richly rewarded, and when the TV series "Jigong" was broadcast, how hot it was, I believe this is also needless to say.
And You Benchang himself also successfully won the fourth Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor because of the role of Ji Gong, and the classic shot of him eating meat in the play has become a textbook for the Beijing Film Academy.
The role of Jigong has a great influence on You Benchang, and in order to continue to promote this role, You Benchang made two film and television dramas, "Jigong Living Buddha" and "Jigong Travels".
With the broadcast of these two works, You Benchang's reputation became louder and louder.
In 1991, You Benchang's wife was diagnosed with cancer, and in order to accompany his wife, You Benchang directly pushed off all the film contracts and carefully took care of his wife for four years.
Even if he refused to offend many directors and faced the situation of being "banned", You Benchang did not pay attention to it, because in his opinion:
The pillow person has suffered with himself for so many years, and if he "abandons" her for the sake of the current future, it is really not something that a man can do.
Under the meticulous care of You Benchang, his wife actually defeated cancer, and I have to say that this is really a very magical and gratifying thing.
Although his wife was cured, You Benchang's original move to push off all the film contracts also caused his acting career to suffer an unprecedented blow, so that no one looked for You Benchang to act, and he himself was idle for 20 years.
You Benchang himself is still relatively Buddhist, there is no film about no relationship, he chose to come to the school to teach counseling, or raise flowers and grass at home, life is very comfortable.
You Benchang himself prefers mimes, and after no one made a film, he invested more than one million yuan to shoot a large-scale pantomime "Mr. You Is Dumb and Smiling" on a whim.
However, the market response of this drama is not good, and more than 1 million have been lost.
You Benchang was not reconciled, and filmed the TV series "Zhifan".
Although the production of this tour Has been very careful, but the market does not like this kind of non-mainstream TV series, although the reputation is good, but it can not make money.
After two scenes, You Benchang can be said to have lost all his family property.
But You Ben Changbing did not regret it, he felt that as long as he was happy, he could do it.
In 2009, in order to shoot "Master Hongyi", 76-year-old You Benchang was ordained at the Daguang Temple. One is to experience the role; the other is to understand one's belief in Buddhism.
Ji Shi is righteous, selfless and altruistic, he does not tell lies.
In the face of the incomprehension of outsiders, You Benchang only said: "When doing things, we must have the right conscience." Shooting the right audience's work is my bottom line and standard. ”
In 2011, You Benchang officially starred in "Master Hongyi: The Final Victory".
Just by looking at the name, you know that this drama does not have commercial value, so no one is willing to invest.
There is no way, in order to realize his wish, You Benchang chose to sell his house to get funds, so that the drama can continue to be filmed.
It may be that You Benchang's sincerity touched the heavens, and the current performance of "Master Hongyi" is very smooth, it has been held more than 60 times, and even has gone abroad, and has been released in the United States and Canada.
For such a result, You Benchang only smiled slightly.
Now You Benchang is 88 years old, just like his young self, you Benchang is still very Buddhist about materials, but for the stage, he still loves it.
The 89-year-old old man, with love, still swings his fist in the play.
The young man did not understand Ji Gong crying, he had never seen Ji Gong smile, and when he looked at it many years later, this was a tear of great compassion and a tear of great joy.
You Benchang's late life, the first thirty years of the dragon set career did not make him discouraged, he chose to insist, only at the age of 52 years old to wait for Jigong.
Perhaps the role of Jigong is specially prepared for You Benchang.