"Shoes are broken, hats are broken, robes on the body are torn..." Whenever the familiar background music sounds, the image of "Jigong", a sloppy but sloppy monk who punishes evil and promotes good, is imprinted in his mind. Speaking of the role of Jigong, I believe that what comes to people's minds must be Teacher You Benchang. A broken fan, a rotten robe, he created this irreplaceable screen classic image.
Now as a national first-class actor, why did Teacher You Benchang disappear after the explosion? Record the imprint of the times, recall classic moments, and taste the taste of life. This issue of Ziya Children's Fun Number of Popular Characters will lead everyone to appreciate the bumpy life of Teacher You Benchang.
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In 1933, You Benchang was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, as the only son in the family, the young child was loved by his parents and relatives. However, You Benchang was born frail and sickly, and there are rumors that he is most likely to live to be less than 13 years old, and only by fostering in the temple can he repay the peace. In order to make the child's health better, the parents of the You family were full of reluctance, or sent the 6-year-old child to the Fazang Temple to become a lay disciple. In this way, You Benchang's life and the Buddha formed an indissoluble relationship.
Growing up in a temple, You Benchang had his own little hobby after school meals, which was to go to a roadside tea house to listen to commentaries. At that time, the resident of the Shanghai Tea House was Shen Xiaomei, a famous critic in Suzhou, and each of his stories could easily mobilize all the emotions of this little fan, making You Benchang full of yearning for the real picture.
The seeds of art in the day-to-day commentaries began to sprout in his heart. During his primary and secondary school years, he always actively expressed himself in the classroom, and various literary and artistic performances were also actively registered to participate, and he began to indulge in literary and artistic activities when he was a student.
During high school, You Benchang often appeared on the stage of the school, and he gradually mastered the skills of drama and drama in his experience. After graduating from high school, with excellent results and rich performance experience, he was recommended by the Shanghai Federation of Literature and Literature to successfully enter the Nanjing Literary and Labor Troupe. Soon after working, You Benchang, who maintained self-motivation, was successfully admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy for further study.
In 1956, after more systematic and comprehensive study, You Benchang directly graduated with the first place in the major, and was directly assigned to become a drama actor in the Central Experimental Drama Theater, serving the "iron rice bowl" of the public.
At that time, the Central Experimental Drama Theater was directly subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and was a national art academy troupe. According to common sense, You Benchang, who is superbly acting, should have soared here and become a nationally famous old artist, so why did he start his unsung supporting role journey?
The aesthetics of the 1960s were more inclined to the well-defined tough guys, just like Wang Xingang and Dashi Chang, who were popular with thousands of young girls in those years. However, the young You Benchang is a sunny little milk dog type and does not meet the mainstream aesthetic requirements. What's more, the National Repertory Theatre was full of talents at that time, and the young actors who stubble after stubble entered one after another, and he was quickly submerged in the big stage of drama, starring in some insignificant small supporting roles.
However, Teacher You Benchang has a deep love for the performance industry, even if he is a small supporting role, he still carefully speculates on the heart of the character, eats through every small detail, and interprets the character with all his strength. In his spare time, he also did not forget to make progress, and often gave literary and artistic counseling to train students to exercise themselves.
The twist came in the early 1980s, when Western pantomime gradually introduced to China. He was deeply attracted by this kind of drama that mainly relied on physical performance to interpret the characteristics of the characters, and he was even more shocked by The excellent performance of Master Chaplin. Since then, this drama idiot has once again indulged in this new genre and started a new round of learning.
Three years of burning anointing and continuous study have given You Benchang confidence in his performance. After practicing his true knowledge and careful preparation, he began his first pantomime performance at the Shanghai Social Welfare Hospital. A dozen performances drained him of all his energy, drenched in layers of sweat, but also harvested a warm cheer dedicated to him alone.
This successful performance made You Benchang full of confidence in his performance, so he began to contact the theater in Shanghai to arrange a number of mime performances for him. Just like this, one mime after another entered the Shanghai Drama Theater, walked in front of the Shanghai people, and also attracted the attention of the director of the Spring Festival Gala that year.
In 1984, You Benchang was invited to perform the pantomime "Shower" at the Spring Festival Gala, a classic song that made countless audiences in front of the TV set shine. After the wonderful performance of the Spring Festival Gala, Teacher You Benchang, who has profound drama skills and superb acting skills, finally waited for his first protagonist invitation - Living Buddha Jigong.
After 30 years of polishing, the first play of that year played nearly 80 dragon sets, and the skills have long been mature. But to really get this role, there is no pride, but very sincerely to the director to say that they may not be good, but will do their best to do better. It turns out that the first half of the sentence may be too modest, but the second half of the sentence is really to complete the task.
In order to better understand the feeling of Jigong, You Benchang often slept only 4 hours a day. Even in order to better fit the role, he set up Jigong's shoes, broken hats and other props himself in order to achieve the state of Jigong like me, I am like Jigong, and merge with the character.
At that time, You Benchang was already in his fifties, but he did every scene himself. For a perfect performance, he was personally beaten by the servants more than a dozen times, and even fell directly from the height of two or three meters. In order to be realistic, he also held the already smelly brine meat and ate it with relish. In this way, after the meticulous craftsmanship of the whole crew, the 8-episode TV series was filmed for a full 8 months.
Kung Fu pays off, and as soon as this drama was broadcast in 1985, it immediately became popular all over the country and became the ratings champion of that year. Teacher You Benchang's efforts have also received due rewards and have become a classic in the hearts of countless people. In the years since, even the "masochistic" clip of eating brine meat has become a learning material for students at the Beijing Film Academy.
You Benchang, who became famous at the age of 52, was not blinded by these fame and fortune, and he rejected countless well-known profit seekers and still insisted on his bottom line. In terms of acting, he would rather not act less to earn money, and he is determined not to take bad dramas to insult the audience's eyes. Therefore, even if Teacher You Benchang, who has been practicing for many years, has not had too many film and television works, even if he is popular all over the country, it is because of his high standards and strict requirements for himself and the script.
Life should have been smooth as flowing water, but unfortunately, in 1991, The wife of Teacher You Benchang was diagnosed with terminal stage II cancer. Between his family and his career, he decided to return to his wife and spend the long treatment plan with her. Shaving the head and chemotherapy, a painful course of treatment, have his meticulous care. Perhaps it is precisely because of this kind of behavior that touched the heavens, after years of hard work, Ms. Yang Huihua miraculously healed.
Having experienced the barrier of life and death with his wife, Teacher You Benchang has seen through everything. After his wife recovered, he pursued his original intention and used most of his wealth to invest in a pantomime drama - "Mr. You Is Dumb and Smiling". This particular form of dramatic expression is still too niche, and in the end no TV station is willing to buy it, and the loss is as high as millions.
These small setbacks did not knock down this tough old man. In 2009, in order to interpret the role and because of his own faith, he was officially ordained in Heilongjiang. Soon after, the old man once again perfectly presented the classic image of Master Hongyi in the play.
Today's old master You Benchang has reached the age of the future, but he still has bright eyes and love in front of the camera. The old masters who are active in major social media bite a "doll", and contemporary netizens bring countless joys.
The old master has been fighting for art all his life, and he has been full of sincerity for art for more than 60 years. Money and fame never lost his eyes, and these were just add-ons to his pursuit of art. Not forgetting his original intention, Fang De has always been an artist in the theater industry.
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