He said, "When an actor must abide by three standards, one is to treat himself as milk, which can bring nutrition to the audience, the second is to treat himself as water, at least to quench the audience's thirst, and the third is not to turn himself into a "harmful potion" to poison the audience."
Therefore, from the moment he entered the industry, Teacher You Benchang set strict demands on himself, and regarded the quality of the script as more important than his own life.
Speaking of You Benchang, many people may not be familiar with it, but if you hum the song "Shoes are broken, hats are broken, and the robes on the body are broken...", I believe that everyone will soon remember, yes, he is You Benchang, the actor of the TV series "Jigong" broadcast in 1985.
After the BROADCAST OF THIS TV SERIES 37 YEARS AGO, NOT ONLY MADE 52-year-old You Benchang popular all over the country, but even the crime rate on the mainland has dropped a lot.
Many people say that it is because the good deeds of "Ji Gong" have touched a large number of people, but You Benchang's actions to publicize justice are more than this, for which he also sold his house, and he did those touching things in his life to promote truth, goodness and beauty?
You Benchang was born in 1933, in an ordinary family in Jiangsu, the family has 6 children, You Benchang is the youngest one, and the only boy in the family, who is pampered.
Since he was a child, You Benchang has a great talent for acting, his favorite is Chaplin's mime, often imitating Chaplin alone in the courtyard, in addition to studying every day is to study performance, but also often fantasize that he can one day also be on the big stage.
But when he was 6 years old, a fortune teller said that he might not live to be 13 years old, and his parents were very worried, so they sent him to the Fazang Temple in Shanghai for refuge, with the name "Chengpei".
Perhaps from then on, You Benchang's fate was related to "Jigong", until the age of 13, his parents picked him up from the temple, You Benchang's years in the temple, did not delay his studies, after graduating from high school, he was also admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy with excellent results.
In the past four years, You Benchang has also learned various acting skills very carefully, from the beginning of the mime lovers to the enthusiastic young people who love to perform.
After graduating, You Benchang was assigned to the Central Experimental Drama Theatre and became a real drama actor.
In that era, all the actors played what roles were assigned by the leader, and You Benchang's personality was straight, never snuggled up to the leader, nor flattered, so he ran the dragon set for many years and did not play the main role once.
There are even many late descendants who are mixed up in the troupe, but You Benchang has never been discouraged, he said that "no role is a small role, and the existence of each character must have a reason for his existence."
You Benchang has carefully pondered every role he has received, but his indisputable personality has also made him pay the price for it, running the dragon set for 29 years.
Until 1994, You Benchang finally waited for the opportunity, he was invited to perform the pantomime "Shower" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, you Benchang successfully captured Zhang Ge's heart with his excellent acting skills.
Zhang Ge is the director of "Jigong", he saw that the pantomime performed by You Benchang was very unique, so he intended to let him play the role of "Jigong", it is reasonable to say that he ran for 29 years, and it was not easy to get the opportunity, he should be very happy to agree, but You Benchang was a little hesitant.
Originally, You Benchang heard early on that the role of "Ji Gong" was selecting actors, and You Benchang felt that he was very close to this role and was thinking of self-recommendation, but he found that his student Yan Shunkai was also ready to run for this role, and You Benchang planned to complete the student Yan Shunkai.
You Benchang's indisputable personality made the director group cry and laugh, and said to him, "We think you are the best candidate for Jigong, and we don't consider other people", under the guidance of the director group, You Benchang took over this play.
This is his first starring play, You Benchang is very important, and does not care about the remuneration at all, but as soon as the filming began, the whole crew was embarrassed by the appearance of "Ji Gong", but You Benchang had a dream when he was sleeping, and in the dream there was a mud bodhisattva holding a broken fan, a pointed chin, and ragged clothes.
This made You Benchang have inspiration at once, after consulting with the crew, the appearance of "Jigong" also came from this, but during filming, due to the limited funds of the crew, You Benchang also suffered a lot.
In the scene where "Jigong" nibbled on the fragrant big elbow, everyone saw that "Jigong" ate with relish, but in fact, the temperature at that time was particularly high, and the big elbow was already smelly, after filming this scene, You Benchang also pulled his stomach for several days.
After eating the elbow, there is also a scene of "eating" the board, and the "Jigong" in the play has a living Buddha protective body that does not feel pain at all, but the real You Benchang is beaten to the point of being unable to stand up straight.
When I first started shooting, the person who hit the board couldn't bear to start, it didn't look realistic at all, and the director was not satisfied, and then You Benchang said, "You fight hard, come really."
The scene was filmed twelve times, and by the time it was done, 52-year-old You Benchang was so sore that he couldn't stand up straight and fell straight off the bench.
This scene was just seen by the daughter who had just come to visit the class, and the daughter saw him holding his waist and staggering step by step, tears of pain, but You Benchang smiled and comforted his daughter, "It's okay, this is all fake, it doesn't hurt at all."
During the filming in that period, the crew was very simple, the facilities were not complete, and there was no such thing as a stand-in, and it was absolutely false to say that it did not hurt.
It is also under the excellent interpretation of You Benchang that "Jigong" was deeply loved by the audience after it was broadcast, and this drama has become an insurmountable classic.
At that time, in order to imitate the "Jigong", many children also cut their clothes to tatters, and the phrase "wine and flesh pass through the intestines, and the Buddha's heart remains" has also been passed down to this day.
And with the fire of You Benchang, he also visited abroad on behalf of Chinese actors, and an overseas Chinese said to him, "Thank you very much, our children have been educated in foreign countries, watched your plays, he was actually interested in Chinese culture" This sentence made You Benchang very surprised, it turned out that the energy of an actor can be so big, he always remembered this sentence, and he was more cautious about the choice of future scripts.
After the explosion, You Benchang received an olive branch from many directors, and at that time, he could say that as long as he wanted to act, he could receive any play, which was something that many actors dreamed of.
But You Benchang has extremely high requirements for the script, he feels that he does not take the play that has no nutrition for the audience, and he does not pick up the play that brings a bad impact to the audience, and gradually You Benchang is also rumored to say that he is picky about the script, refuses to accept the play, plays a big name, etc., so You Benchang has also offended many directors.
And the "Jigong" of the first world war god, so that many viewers are still unfinished, many viewers call for another "Jigong 2", under this call, You Benchang also has a deep obsession with "Jigong".
In 1991, You Benchang paid for himself and directed his own performance of "Jigong Travels", which was well received by countless audiences once it was broadcast, and You Benchang's name was once again recognized by the public.
But at this time, You Benchang's wife was found to have cancer, in order to see his wife, You Benchang also pushed off all his work, concentrated on accompanying his wife to see a doctor in the hospital, in the company of love, his wife's body also miraculously recovered.
But You Benchang has always had a mime dream in his heart, which is his dream from childhood, he decided to set up a film and television company to carry forward the pantomime, and people around him advised him that pantomime has been eliminated by the times, there is no market, and the money invested in it is easy to lose all.
But You Benchang did not listen to dissuasion, he wanted to complete his dream for many years in his lifetime, in 2000, You Benchang funded the filming of the pantomime "Mr. You Is Dumb", because it was too niche, no TV station was willing to buy the copyright, which also made You Benchang almost lose all his savings.
But You Benchang is not dead hearted, he still wants to carry forward the pantomime, in 2009, You Benchang directed himself and acted in the mythological TV series "Zhifan", in which he played the Zen master of Yungu Hui, You Benchang only to promote truth, goodness and beauty, and did not have any commercial value, and finally he lost all his money.
His behavior also makes many people wonder, he can make more money by fame after he is obviously popular, even if he does not shoot dramas, relying on fame to take some advertisers to perform, he can enjoy his old age in peace, and everyone does not understand why he wants to do this loss-making business.
Publicizing the truth, goodness and beauty for You Benchang is a long-cherished wish of a lifetime, filming failed to achieve the wish, and finally You Benchang made a thing that made everyone more stunned, not long after filming "Fan", You Benchang was ordained in the Great Guangming Temple, and the legal name was "Dingchang".
This year, You Benchang is 76 years old, but he did not give up his dream, after shaving his family, he also recruited 24 actors to rehearse the drama "Master Hongyi", but the drama not only burned money and had no market, only three in the first year, not only no income but also posted a lot.
In order to persevere, You Benchang sold his house and continued to fund rehearsals, perhaps his persistence touched the heavens, until the third year, the drama was a great success, and You Benchang was also invited to perform abroad to promote Chinese culture.
Under the unremitting persistence of You Benchang, he finally worked hard in March 2022 and won the title of "Drama China" Lifetime Achievement Artist.
Today's You Benchang is 89 years old, and in his videos, you can see that he is still full of vitality and full of positive energy, using his years of experience to teach some young people the truth of how to behave in the world, and calling on everyone to boldly pursue their dreams.
You Benchang has used his whole life to insist on preaching truth, goodness and beauty, and promoting Chinese culture, compared with some stars now, in order to seek benefits and go to receive some illegal endorsements, You Benchang such an old artist with both virtue and art is more worthy of our respect, and I hope that You Benchang can be happy and healthy in his old age.
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