In 1986, a "Journey to the West" starring six-year-old children, Chi Chongrui, Yan Huaili and Ma Dehua came out.
As soon as "Journey to the West" was broadcast, it immediately swept the country.
Over the decades, it has been played more than 3,000 times.
Almost every winter and summer vacation, you can see "Journey to the West" on the local stage.
It is one of the most widely played dramas in the country.
At that time, after dinner, all the old and young people gathered in front of the TV to watch "monkeys" and "old pigs".
"Nerd, what about Master?"
"Huh? Master, I was still here just now. ”
This is one of the most classic dialogues between Sun Wukong and the Eight Precepts of the Pig.
"Female bodhisattva, the old pig is polite."
This is the classic colloquialism of the Eight Precepts of the Pig.
This old pig who was about to return to Gao Laozhuang and divide his luggage had never been favored by any female youkai.
But in real life, Teacher Ma Dehua married his own "Chang'e".
Ma Dehua was born in 1945 to a Beijing Hui family.
Ma Dehua's father is in business, so his living environment has been relatively favorable since he was a child.
His father had always loved martial arts, so he wanted his son to learn martial arts.
When Ma Dehua was very young, his father wanted to send him to a martial arts school to learn a skill.
But Ma Dehua has a special fondness for Beijing drama, and whenever he sees a Peking Opera performance on TV, he will hum along with it and draw a comparison.
Imagine how it would be if you could one day perform on stage?
As a father, it is not that you cannot see the performance of your son.
But he was very persistent, in order to let his son learn martial arts, he told Ma Dehua that if he learned martial arts well, he could better perform Peking Opera and become a martial artist in the future.
Ma Dehua felt that it made sense, so he went to martial arts school.
Until he was 15 years old, he felt that his martial arts skills were OK, so he directly enrolled in the Peking Opera Academy.
Knowing that his father was furious when he found out, he was angry that his son had stopped his martial arts class without saying hello.
Ma Dehua felt that practicing martial arts was also for Peking Opera anyway, wasn't this a natural thing?
So he insisted on his own principles, and in order to eliminate his father's anger, he also asked his neighbors to do ideological work for his father.
Anyway, the father was very angry, and he left the next sentence:
"No matter how tired you are in the future, you are not allowed to give me back."
In this way, Ma Dehua went to the Peking Opera House and studied for three years.
Learning Peking Opera is indeed very tiring, but fortunately, having a martial arts foundation can give him a lot of confidence.
In 1963, at the age of 18, Ma Dehua graduated and was then assigned to the Chinese Peking Opera Troupe to continue his career in the Peking Opera industry.
But he still did not forget his dream of becoming a martial artist, and still worked hard every day.
As a result, at this time, his Peking Opera Troupe was to merge with the Northern Kun Opera House, and he was assigned to study Kunqu Opera.
Because of Ma Dehua's appearance problems, he can only play a clown.
Originally wanted to be a martial artist, but as a result, he was played as a clown and sang every day, and he was very unhappy in his heart.
The momentum of learning is gone, and it has become a frosted eggplant.
No one cared about his feelings, and seeing that his dreams were shattered, he didn't have the heart to practice anymore.
At this time, a teacher who performed kun ugly encouraged him:
Acting is the same as life, everyone on the stage is the protagonist, and the clown can still shine.
In this way, his knot was finally unraveled.
From then on, he practiced Kunqu opera as seriously as he practiced Peking Opera.
Time passed quickly, and unconsciously, Ma Dehua had reached the age of talking about marriage.
Teacher Ma Dehua has played a lifelong comical "Eight Precepts of the Pig", and his marriage is more interesting than others.
At that time, he was a student of opera and a Huimin, so the criteria for choosing a mate had to meet several conditions:
1 It is necessary to find the clan girl, so that life is more convenient.
2 Must live with your parents.
Why do you have to live with your parents?
Isn't there a saying, "If you marry a daughter-in-law, you forget your mother." "Can't separate families.
Ma Dehua has also been on a blind date several times before, and the girls he met are also very good and reliable.
But when it comes to living with her parents, the girls are reluctant.
Teacher Ma Dehua said well, we don't have a play.
Then the two of them should do what to do, and don't delay each other.
If you can't reach a consensus, you can only break up.
Later, through the introduction of people, I met Hou Yumin, who was a beautiful and gentle girl.
And she can also agree to these conditions of Ma Dehua.
But Ma Dehua still did not "let go" of others, and played a careful eye to test people.
Once, on a date between the two of them on one night, Ma Dehua deliberately wore a pair of patched jeans and an Army coat on the outside.
After the two sat down, the dim street lamp shone over, which was quite romantic.
The two were chatting when Ma Dehua began to undo his coat.
After taking off the coat, the patched pants leaked out.
Boy! The patch was a lot, from the thighs all the way up to the calves, full of them.
Then the hand kept rubbing the patch on her pants, trying to see how the woman reacted.
As a result, Hou Yumin looked at it for a while and said:
"Hey, who made you this patch?"
Ma Dehua said, "My mother made up for me." ”
"Oh, big mom this stitch is so good!" I really didn't expect that I could do such needlework at such an old age. ”
Ma Dehua was stunned when he heard it: Why does this girl have different points of concern? It's really interesting.
But he was very happy in his heart, so he said to the woman:
"So, let's go home tomorrow."
In fact, Teacher Hou Yumin said it from the bottom of his heart, and he did not realize that this was a test.
The next day, Hou Yumin went to Ma Dehua's house.
As a result, Ma Dehua's mother also liked Hou Yumin.
After Hou Yumin entered the house, he took off his clothes and began to work.
Because Ma Dehua told her the day before to go to his house to eat dumplings at noon.
Therefore, the kind and virtuous Hou Yumin worked at the man's house for the first time.
Where to find such a good woman, you have to settle down quickly.
In October 1970, Ma Dehua and Hou Yumin got married under the blessing of relatives and friends, and began a happy marriage for a lifetime.
After marriage, Hou Yumin stayed at home and began to manage family affairs.
Soon after, Hou Yumin became pregnant.
After having a child, the burden on Ma Dehua's shoulders also weighed.
But he is still calm and steady, and he practices singing very hard every day.
Ten years later, he finally had his first chance.
In 1982, the Kunqu Opera Theater planned to produce a drama "Sun Wukong Makes a Big Fuss about pipa Cave".
Due to his usual diligent study and hard work, Ma Dehua's skills are very good, and he was selected by the director for the role of the "Eight Commandments of pigs" in this play.
In this way, Ma Dehua, who was only 27 years old, was exposed to the "Eight Precepts of pigs" for the first time.
I didn't expect the performance effect to be particularly good, and the play "Sun Wukong Makes a Big Fuss about pipa Cave" made him famous in the circle.
Next, he took over works such as "Wise Tiger Mountain", "Harbor", "Cuckoo" and so on.
It is precisely because of these performance experiences that there is a classic role in the later "Journey to the West" forever, "Eight Commandments of pigs".
In 1982, Yang Jie, the director who was preparing to shoot "Journey to the West", was distressed by the casting of the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" among the four masters and apprentices.
I inadvertently saw the play "Sun Wukong Makes a Big Fuss about pipa Cave", so I had an idea in my heart.
She immediately contacted Teacher Ma Dehua and said that she wanted him to star in the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" in "Journey to the West".
At first, Ma Dehua was still quite difficult.
Because in the past, playing the Eight Precepts of the Pig was all about putting on makeup and wearing a prop dress.
However, the Eight Precepts of the Pig in "Journey to the West" require a real nose and a real belly.
These very heavy things need to be hung on the body and really dressed up as an old pig.
Moreover, he is a Hui person and originally respects pigs, which makes Ma Dehua difficult for the second time.
To this end, he deliberately went back to seek the opinions of the elders of the clan.
Fortunately, the elders are very enlightened, art and faith are two different things, so he can rest assured to do it.
Coupled with the encouragement of director Yang Jie, he finally agreed to come down.
After agreeing, he immediately entered the group, and the ensuing difficulties became a challenge for filming.
The cute, lustful and greedy pig eight precepts in "Journey to the West" are a classic that cannot be replaced.
However, Mr. Ma Dehua also suffered a lot when shaping the role.
So big a pig nose, hard with glue glued to the face.
When the weather is hot, they cover their faces with prickly heat, which hurt and itch.
When picking it, it is very difficult, and it can tear off the skin of the face.
Because the outfit is too troublesome, Ma Dehua has to eat more every time before putting on makeup.
Then after a day of filming, I took it off.
And the pig's belly, which weighs more than ten pounds.
In order to make the stomach look more rounded, director Yang Jie stuffed some cotton into it.
Once I was filming a scene in the water, because the cotton was soaked with water, it was very heavy.
Ma Dehua was almost swept away by the water because he was unsteady.
The actors are very dedicated, and the filming is very hard.
These Ma Dehua's wives, Hou Yumin, all looked in their eyes.
She really hurt her husband and advised him to give up the play and not suffer that crime again.
But I have promised the director, how can I say that I am not afraid of not shooting, so how much loss the crew has to suffer.
Ma Dehua reassured his wife that he would take good care of himself.
Unable to resist the husband, the wife had to agree.
But she knew that the crew often couldn't even take care of food, so how could they take care of themselves.
Moreover, in addition to not having time to eat, the actors often scratch and get injured.
As a result, Hou Yumin often ran the crew with the medicine box.
Once, she accidentally had a car accident on her way to the crew.
Ma Dehua, who learned the news, threw away his work and ran to the hospital.
Looking at his injured wife, he was distressed, and it was for his wife that he had an accident.
For the sake of his wife, he had the idea of leaving the crew for the first time.
He wanted to go back to his wife and take good care of her.
But this time the wife would not let her.
"Journey to the West" was broadcast while filming, and the effect of broadcasting was very good, and it was liked by many people.
If you don't shoot, you will not only delay the progress of filming, but also lose a good role.
Under the persuasion of his wife, Ma Dehua returned to the crew and continued filming.
But he still told his wife to rest well and not to worry about it.
The crew of "Journey to the West" was very difficult at that time, not only with low funds, but also with extremely backward equipment.
A camera, a cinematographer, a director, several actors, almost all of the crew.
Because there are not enough actors, they often play several roles in the play.
Ma Dehua has played seven or eight roles.
But why don't you see it?
Not only because of the makeup problem, but also because the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" played by Ma Dehua is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The image of the "old pig" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and it is difficult for you to find that other characters have something to do with him.
There are few people and few equipment, and the shooting process is naturally very difficult.
There was a scene where he was flying flat, and he originally wanted to roll to the ground after flying, and the rake was thrown.
Before the result could react, the person fell to the ground in advance.
There was still a long way to go from the mat where he was going to "land".
In this way, the "old pig" was thrown well.
The reason for this is that the crew does not have the equipment to hang Wea at all.
When filming the aerial scene, it is a thin wire tied to the waist.
Often pat people and fall down.
Six-year-olds have fallen down and hit the photographer's head several times.
In such a dangerous situation, it is the support of his wife that Ma Dehua can persevere.
Everyone's sweat has not been in vain, and "Journey to the West" has become an irreplaceable classic.
"Journey to the West" was filmed and broadcast at the same time, and before it was finished, it was already popular throughout the country.
No matter how young or old, as long as you see "Journey to the West", you can no longer pull your legs.
How do people like it?
It's like your mother let you do housework, you must not be lazy.
But as long as you catch up with "Journey to the West" on TV, then you can watch TV and then wash the dishes.
Later, in a program, Ma Dehua was asked how the Eight Precepts of the Pig were, and did he not touch any other hearts after carrying so many daughters-in-law in the play?
Ma Dehua said:
"Back, although I have carried so much, what I have always thought in my heart is Miss Gao."
At this time, the host understood that the original "Miss Gao" was Hou Yumin, the wife of Teacher Ma.
And Ma Dehua added:
"At home, she's my brother-in-law."
Today, Ma Dehua is 76 years old and his wife Hou Yumin is 73 years old.
The two have been married for 49 years and have always been emotionally stable and affectionate.
Teacher Ma Dehua once published an autobiography called "Wu Neng", which is also the name of the Eight Precepts of the Pig.
Realize what you can and stick to what you're good at. To do it to the extreme is to succeed.
In June 2020, Ma Dehua updated a video feed on his personal social platform.
Revisiting the classic excerpts in "Journey to the West" that year, it has caused a wave of memory killings among netizens.
Originally, he was wearing a pink short-sleeved T-shirt with a pair of sneakers on his feet.
However, when a theme song in "Journey to the West" sounded, Teacher Ma Dehua immediately posed as a "Pig Eight Precepts", and the costume also became the image of the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" in the play.
He ran forward with a big belly and a shaky belly, reproducing the funny and powerful "old pig" of that year.
Ma Dehua's image of the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" has left a deep impression on several generations.
In this life, his career has been smooth and his marriage has been happy.
What is even more gratifying is that they also have an excellent son, who opened a company in Singapore after returning from abroad.
Although young, the value has long been expensive, and there is also a certain reputation in the industry.
The son can have such good results without relying on himself, and Ma Dehua and his wife are very pleased.
A lifetime of fame because of a horn, a happy marriage, excellent children.
Teacher Ma Dehua's life, awesome!