In "Dream of the Red Mansion", Cao Xueqin especially prefers characters with "jade" in their names, such as Baoyu Daiyu and Miaoyu.
"Wonderful", wonderful, rare woman also.
This word alone shows Cao Xueqin's preference for Miaoyu.
Miaoyu is extremely rare in appearance, temperament, talent or personality, unfortunately, she could not escape the sad fate after all, and ended up with "flawless white jade trapped in mud".
In many film and television works, the most recognized by the audience as Miaoyu is the 87 version of Miaoyu as Ji Yu.
Ji Yuben is an ordinary leather shoe worker, because he played Miaoyu, his life took a huge turn.
After becoming famous, Ji Yu entered Chinese opera to learn acting, and then became a professional actor, acting in more than 300 film and television dramas such as "The Old Mill", "Kangxi the Great" and "Return to the World of Love", but no role has ever been better than Miaoyu.
The 87 version of "Dream of the Red Mansion" seems to have a spell, and many actors slowly live to be the people in the play.
Ji Yu in life, married and had a daughter at the age of 20, divorced 5 years later, became a single mother, lived with her daughter, and there is more and more Miaoyu's shadow on her body.
In 1997, Ji Yu converted to Buddhism at Dongning Temple, eating a vegetarian diet for public welfare, and Chen Xiaoxu also followed her to convert to Buddhism.
After Chen Xiaoxu became seriously ill, Ji Yu stayed with him in front of the hospital bed for a long time, giving Chen Xiaoxu the last companionship and comfort.
Once in the Red Mansion, live as a dream person.
Today's "Miaoyu", how is it doing?
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Ji Yu, formerly known as Ji Peijie, was born in Beijing and is a female worker in a leather shoe factory.
In 1983, the "Dream of Red Mansions" crew auditioned actors, casting teacher Pan Xinxin met Ji Peijie on the roadside of the Beijing Film Studio, and was suddenly moved by her arrogant temperament and distinctive eyes, and invited her to the group.
The first time director Wang Fulin saw Ji Peijie, he felt that she was very suitable for the role of Miaoyu.
When Ji Peijie finished putting on makeup, director Wang Fulin was happy: "Why did you come to an Italian Miaoyu?" ”
Many characters in the 87 version of "Dream of the Red Mansion" are repeatedly rehearsed for sketches or determined through competition, and only Miaoyu is determined by the director at a glance.
However, Ji Peijie is not very satisfied with playing Miaoyu, she feels that Miaoyu has only appeared in a few scenes, with fewer scenes, and is more inclined to play Ping'er or Qingwen.
Ji Peijie feels that even if you serve tea and pour water, after all, there are many appearances and interesting.
The crew's red science expert told Ji Peijie about the importance and uniqueness of Miaoyu, and she realized that she had played such a different role and felt very lucky.
Years later, Ji Peijie realized that perhaps there was a providence in the underworld, and the more she lived, the more she understood Miaoyu.
Looking back at "Dream of the Red Mansion", Ji Peijie was glad and regretful, glad that he starred in Miaoyu, and regretted that he didn't play better.
Looking at the 87 version of "Dream of the Red Mansion" is now full of praise, there were many criticisms back then, and the actors of Baoyu and Daiyu alone have received a lot of bad reviews, only Miaoyu has been unanimously affirmed.
The temperament is as beautiful as Lan, and the talent is more than immortal.
Even if he doesn't perform anything, wherever he stops, Ji Peijie is already a living "Miaoyu".
After the broadcast of "Dream of the Red Mansion", in order to improve himself, Ji Peijie went to Chinese opera for professional study and became an actor after graduation.
In the process of playing Miaoyu, Ji Peijie fell deeply in love with Miaoyu, and she changed her name "Ji Peijie" to "Jiyu". The fate of "Dream of the Red Mansion" changed her, she changed from worker Ji Peijie to actor Ji Yu, and also opened a completely different life.
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After Miaoyu, Ji Yu played many roles, and she could not surpass Miaoyu, and she had a confusion that she could not get rid of, so she stepped into marriage early.
At the age of 20, Ji Yu married an outsider, and after giving birth to a daughter, they experienced the initial sweetness, and soon went flat.
In Ji Yu's marriage, a man broke in, and the young Ji Yu forgot the fidelity of marriage and ran to what she thought was the "true son".
After 5 years of marriage, Ji Yu ignored the opposition of her relatives and friends, and insisted on divorcing her husband, and threw herself into what she thought was a happier relationship.
What you can't get and can only look at from a distance always carries an illusory beauty, and when you really get close to unveil the hazy veil, you know that it is just a beautiful dream.
After the divorce, Ji Yu experienced an abortion, but did not achieve positive results with the man, and began the life of a single mother with her daughter.
At a very young age, she experienced fame, divorce and emotional failure, between flashy gains and losses, Ji Yu began to believe in fate, understood "Dream of the Red Mansion" and Miaoyu more and more, and slowly had the idea of refuge.
In 1997, Ji Yu converted to Buddhism at Dongning Temple and went vegetarian every day.
When meeting with Chen Xiaoxu, Ji Yu told Chen Xiaoxu that she had converted, and half a year later, Chen Xiaoxu also converted.
When the Red Chamber crew was filming, Ji Yu and Chen Xiaoxu were good friends, and they also had a pair of fun nicknames, Ji Yu was "dark chocolate" and Chen Xiaoxu was "white chocolate".
They often frolic together, huddle on a single bed to read and write poetry, and keep in touch after filming.
After taking refuge one after another, Ji Yu and Chen Xiaoxu became closer, often traveling together and sharing the bitterness and sweetness of life.
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Chen Xiaoxu is a person who reports good news but does not report worries, and after suffering from breast cancer, he has been hiding it from many friends.
Baochai Zhang Li came back from abroad to visit Chen Xiaoxu, Chen Xiaoxu has been pulling her to eat, drink and have fun, the sisters are very happy together, Zhang Li did not notice anything different.
Before parting, Chen Xiaoxu uncharacteristically asked Zhang Li to accompany her for a few more days, and Zhang Li also joked with Chen Xiaoxu fondly, promising to reunite soon.
Zhang Li couldn't stay for a few days every time she returned to China, and she had to go back to her hometown to visit her family, and after hurriedly saying goodbye to Chen Xiaoxu, she flew back to her hometown.
Zhang Li did not expect that it was the last time she accompanied Chen Xiaoxu.
Until now, every time Zhang Li mentions Chen Xiaoxu, she regrets that she didn't accompany her more, leaving irreparable regrets.
Ji Yu, also did not know the news of Chen Xiaoxu's cancer, it was during the last period of time that Chen Xiaoxu's sister really felt sorry for her sister, so she secretly told Ji Yu.
Ji Yu, who learned the news, was difficult to accept for a while, and she put down her work and rushed to Chen Xiaoxu's side.
At that time, Chen Xiaoxu was already in the advanced stage of cancer and was recuperating in Shenzhen, and Ji Yu went to accompany her for more than 20 days.
That day, seeing that Chen Xiaoxu's state was okay, and Ji Yu's work was really too pressing, she went back to Beijing to deal with things and asked Chen Xiaoxu to wait for her.
I never thought that as soon as Ji Yu left, she never saw Chen Xiaoxu again.
After Chen Xiaoxu died, Ji Yu's whole person cried until she collapsed, and "Sister Lin" died like that, and she could never see each other again, which became a great regret in her heart.
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On the 1500th anniversary of the founding of Sanzuji Temple, Ji Yu went to host the show. Before the performance, she walked around the temple, and when she saw those stele forest relics, Ji Yu unconsciously burst into tears, feeling like returning to the arms of her relatives who had been away for a long time.
Ji Yu said that that is fate, which may be difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Over the years, while practicing Buddhism, Ji Yu filmed, and also participated in reading clubs from time to time to do public welfare, she said, "True cultivators do not see the world, don't always think about other people's bad." ”
Nowadays, Ji Yu's daughter has already had her own life, and the mother and daughter are often mistaken for sisters when walking on the street, and their peaceful mentality makes Ji Yu look particularly young.
Ji Yu's most recent drama is to play Haijuan in the movie "Meet at Lufeng Bridge", which will be released soon.
In addition to filming, Ji Yu eats vegetarian food, practices yoga, reads Buddhist scriptures, visits thousand-year-old temples, does good deeds, and lives a stable and peaceful life.
Life is like a play, and a play is like life. Once dreamed, never woke up.
Ji Yu and Miaoyu seem to be a person who is intertwined in the space at the same time, making people trance and lamenting the magic of fate.
Now Ji Yu is living an increasingly Buddha-like life, but fortunately, she is happier than Miaoyu after all. #I'm Reading on the Island#