When people reach a certain age, it seems that they will fall into an endless cycle of "farewell", on November 1, Lu Shuming, the actor of Guan Yu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", died, and the stars posted condolences, and the whole network bid farewell to childhood memories.
As a remake of four famous works, the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not only the most classic work in the theme of the Three Kingdoms, but also contributes the most classic character image, of which Lu Shuming's Guan Yu is quite eye-catching.
He not only perfectly restored the image of Guan Erye in the folk impression, tall and burly, "good-looking, majestic", but also has the unique charm of Guan Yu, is a rare actor who meets the image of the god of martial arts and the beautiful man at the same time.
The vivid performance portrays Guan Yu deeply in the hearts of the people, Guan Yu is highly recognized in the old Three Kingdoms drama, and the tears of many drama fans are basically the scene where Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, and the seven episodes still can't hold back tears every time they look back.
Because Lu Shuming's Guan Yu is too classic, he even affected the traditional image of Guan Yu, after the broadcast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", whether it is the surrounding of Guan Yu on the market or the second master written by the painter, they have gradually come into contact with the Lu version of Guan Yu.
Director Wang Fulin once used "a rare masterpiece in a person's life" to retain the actor Sun Yanjun who played Liu Bei, and this sentence also applies to other actors who participated in the old version of the four famous works, including Guan Yu Lu Shuming.
The most brilliant work of his actor career is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the most well-known label in life is Guan Yu, and behind Guan Yu, returning to actor Lu Shuming himself, is also an optimistic and inspirational drama career.
Optimistic actor Lu Shuming
Born in 1956, Lu Shuming was originally from Qingdao, Shandong Province, and spent his childhood by the sea, and when his father participated in the construction of the western region when he was 10 years old, Lu Shuming moved his family to Weinan, Shaanxi.
For this decision, people have joy and sorrow, joy is to be able to support the construction of the western region, sorrow is the inconvenience of transportation at that time, the distance between Qingdao and Weinan, for many relatives and friends at that time, may be goodbye.
The train to Weinan was full of passengers chatting and crying, but 10-year-old Lu Shuming was an exception, he was full of excitement about this lifelong journey, and came to his second hometown with longing and curiosity about the high slopes of the loess.
Unfamiliar environment, different dialects, different lifestyles, even in the present, there are many people who need a transition period to adapt to change, and in Lu Shuming's memories, the collision of different cultures left him with fun.
He learned an authentic Henan dialect, because many of his classmates moved from Henan, and he also liked the simplicity of Shaanxi people, and soon integrated into his new hometown, and slowly showed his potential as an artist in life.
Lu Shuming inherited the tall physique of Shandong people, in the situation that the average height of the Chinese people at that time was generally lower than that time, but he was 1.86 meters, and he joined the school basketball team in junior high school, and his appearance conditions were very good.
His artistic cells are also excellent, since he was a child, he loved music and opera, no teacher, no family cultivation, only with a semiconductor radio, Lu Shuming taught himself Peking Opera, Lu Opera and the "pop" golden songs of the time.
No matter what style of music can be sung smoothly and naturally, which attracted the attention of music teachers, and suggested that Lu Shuming give up basketball and change to music, his excellent appearance and musical talent laid the foreshadowing for Lu Shuming's path as an actor.
In 1980, Lu Shuming was arranged by his elders to accompany his cousin to participate in the art examination of the Xi'an Drama Theater, and when he was waiting, he was favored by Guo Da, who was working at the Xi'an Drama Theater, and recommended it to the main examination teacher (so familiar experience, haha).
At that time, Lu Shuming's Mandarin pronunciation was not standard, but his personal conditions were too prominent, and the main examination teacher Zhang Chi admired him very much and gave him a condition, as long as he was willing to practice his lines, he would recruit him, predicting that he had the potential to become a pillar.
Lu Shuming didn't care about his heart but was already excited, because he also had a movie dream when he was a child, and inspired by the experience of Xi'an Drama Theater, Lu Shuming turned around and applied for Xi'an Film Studio.
Worthy of being "Second Master Guan", he is so confident.
The key is that Lu Shuming does have self-confidence capital, as soon as the Western side heard that he reported the news of the Western Film Studio, the teacher ran directly to his house to "rob people", influenced by the teacher, Lu Shuming finally chose to become a drama actor first.
Optimistic, confident, talented, these are the characteristics that Lu Shuming showed before contacting the actor industry, each of which is the cornerstone of becoming an actor and star, and before entering the theater, Lu Shuming can be described as the "chosen child".
It stands to reason that the road to such a good seedling career should be much smoother, but what Lu Shuming did not expect was that he would experience setbacks for a long time in the future.
A bumpy road to art
His outgoing personality and excellent appearance made Lu Shuming more potential as an actor, and also indirectly gave him a bold and free mentality, and during his studies at the Xi'an Drama Theater, he fell in love with his later wife.
Nowadays, it is normal for young men and women in their 20s to fall in love, but at that time, Lu Shuming suffered a serious blow for the first time, and he was reported for violating discipline, withdrawn from the drama stage, and arranged to burn boilers and recruit hygiene.
This made Lu Shuming very unconvinced, why can't I fall in love? But he still honestly did things according to the arrangement of the theater, patiently burned the boiler for a long time, and even entered the trading company opened by the theater to do business.
Not afraid of hardship, gnawing and energetic, Lu Shuming's salesman work is also very beautiful, if not obsessed with the actor's dream, perhaps Lu Shuming will later become a very good businessman.
Compared with businessmen, it is obvious that being an actor is Lu Shuming's pursuit, and he has persevered until he has the opportunity to return to the stage again, however, when he is preparing to show his strength on the drama stage, a new round of impact comes.
In the early 80s of last century, special policies at special times and under special circumstances, Lu Shuming was arrested and imprisoned for one year and 4 months for participating in 8 dances, and this encounter once caught Lu Shuming off guard.
Just electrocuted the actor industry has suffered two setbacks, and they are unpredictable blows, which is easy for people to choose to give up, but Lu Shuming, who has been optimistic since childhood, has chosen to actively deal with all the ups and downs.
He was punished by the theater to work as a handyman, he was very shocked, but he was still able to have fun, singing Peking Opera "Sister Jiang" while sweeping the floor, and was arrested and imprisoned, and he quickly entered the study mode after experiencing a period of confusion.
During his 16 months in prison, he read almost all the famous works of China and abroad, looked at the various forms of life from the prisoners in the same prison, and looked for knowledge and artistic accumulation from books.
After being released from prison, Lu Shuming quickly entered the "practice" mode without being depressed, and he often hung his throat to practice the exercises outside the moat of Xi'an, and the martial god Guan Yu that the audience saw many years later, the basic skills had long been accumulated.
Qiyu likes Lu Shuming's mentality in the face of difficulties, he doesn't think about regret or resentment, but thinks about what to do in the future every day? What to do now to better face your future life.
When he mentioned these pasts many years later, Lu Shuming said most about what he had gained from these setbacks, rather than regretting what he had lost, which is difficult to achieve, but worth learning.
An indissoluble bond with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
After returning to the Xi'an Drama Theater, Lu Shuming became a drama actor in a down-to-earth manner, and in 90 years CCTV prepared to shoot "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", gathering 6 directors at one time to find suitable actors nationwide.
Guan Yu is one of the later of several heavyweight actors, and there are many actors who went to audition, as many as 36 people to choose from, but director Wang Fulin and others always feel that it is not enough taste, and have always wanted to find an actor with both form and spirit.
Guo Da, who was preparing a sketch, heard the news, and immediately thought of the tall and handsome Lu Shuming, so he recommended him to Wang Fulin, and after seeing Lu Shuming's photos, Wang Fulin immediately arranged for the casting director to go to Xi'an to find someone.
There is also a small episode in this, Lu Shuming has always felt that he has a destined fate with Guan Yu, and when the casting director arrived in Xi'an, Lu Shuming happened to be running the crew in Xianyang, resulting in waiting for three consecutive days without waiting.
On the fourth day, it was raining heavily, and Lu Shuming remembered that the dormitory did not close the windows and quickly took the crew's car back to Xi'an, only then did he find the note left by the casting director, if he saw the information a day later, he would probably miss the opportunity.
The next audition was quite smooth, only the appearance and Guan Yu's fit, he crushed the audience, and the basic skills he had practiced hard conquered 6 directors and became Guan Yu's unique candidate.
Zhang Shan, an actor who starred in the TV series "Guan Gong" at that time, also ran to audition for Guan Yu, and knew that he was going to fail when he saw Lu Shuming's appearance, and he later got the role of Zhao Yun, and also accidentally promoted another classic image.
Many people think that Lu Shumingcheng is also Guan Yu defeated and Guan Yu, he is the same as many old actors from classic masterpieces, the role is hot, but the actor does not have too many bonuses, and he still has been a North Drift artist who has no fixed place for many years.
They have excellent basic skills that young actors cannot match, representing classics of their works, Lu Shuming's early "Ancient and Modern Wars Qin Figurines" and later "Journey to the West" and "Hanwu the Great" all have representative roles.
But they did not catch up with the good time of the outbreak of film and television resources, and the works they can star in are relatively limited, and in old age, being able to play a supporting role in an online movie can be regarded as getting a "big pie".
But whether it is Lu Shuming or other old actors, most of them maintain a reverence for the role, life is rare, life is even more rare Guan Yu, there is a classic work left in Chinese film history, Lu Shuming feels very lucky.
Just like the optimistic character he has had since he was a child, he can always draw the "nourishment" of life from every stage of life, seize every day to enrich himself, do not waste life, and live up to the trust of the audience.
When we bid farewell to Guan Yu Lu Shuming, we are remembering an important memory in our lives, the most beautiful recognition of an excellent actor, and perhaps, a special tribute to an old artist full of life energy.