On May 13, Zhejiang Jingkun Art Center released an obituary, saying that Cheng Weibing died at 22:43 on the evening of May 12 at the age of 67 due to ineffective medical treatment. "Journey to the West" starring six-year-old child posted a message of condolences, revealing that Cheng Weibing once starred in the play as "White Flower Snake Spirit", or his master brother, willing to go all the way.
Cheng Weibing is a Chinese Kunqu opera performance artist, a national first-class actor, and former deputy head of Zhejiang Kunming Opera Troupe. He was born in a Liyuan family, under the tutelage of Zhou Chuanying, Shen Chuankun, Bao Chuanduo, etc., and was ordered by the famous Peking Opera artist Gao Shenglin, with a high-pitched and bright voice, and was the "golden voice" of the Kunming opera industry. Representative works include "General Fubo", "Sending Son", "Dao Club", "Thousands of Miles to Send Jingniang", "Youth Tour" and so on. He once played the White Flower Snake King in the TV series "Journey to the West".
For the news of the death of teacher Cheng Weibing, netizens expressed their condolences one after another, and lamented: "Those familiar figures in the four famous works are gradually fading away, and our childhood has also been lost." ”
It is worth noting that today (May 13), Ouyang Fenqiang, the star of another classic film and television work "Dream of Red Mansions" of the four famous works, also posted a message to mourn "Sister Lin" Chen Xiaoxu. It turned out that 16 years ago today, Chen Xiaoxu died of illness at the age of 41.
In the picture, I saw everyone holding flowers and Chen Xiaoxu's photo to pay tribute to Chen Xiaoxu.
On May 13, 2007, Chen Xiaoxu, who had suffered from breast cancer for many years, passed away. On the day of the funeral, most of the Red Mansion crew went to see each other, but "Baoyu" Ouyang Fenqiang could not rush back to attend the funeral because he was filming in the mountains. Just like when Daiyuxiang died of jade, Baoyu was not around. Since then, Ouyang Fenqiang has posted a message to mourn Chen Xiaoxu's death every year.
Ouyang Fenqiang said in an interview with the media that he had a good relationship with Chen Xiaoxu in the crew, and he couldn't find Jia Baoyu for a long time when he first started filming, and it was Chen Xiaoxu who helped him step into the play. "She is the most thorough in the entire Red Mansion crew, and the deepest and most detailed understanding and interpretation of the character of Lin Daiyu. When we were in the crew, we often interacted, and the poems she wrote in the crew would first be shown to me, and everyone would talk about their own experiences. ”
Recently, the actors of the 87th version of "Dream of Red Mansions" reunited. Ouyang Fenqiang, the actor of "Baoyu" in the play, posted a video of the crew's recent dinner together on social platforms. From the video, netizens found a lot of familiar faces.
It is understood that this party was organized by Jin Lili, the actor of "Jia Yingchun", and the actors of Xichun, Yingchun, Attacking, Sister Feng, Ping'er, Baoyu, and Baotoad were present, which could not help but make people feel that time is gone.
With the passage of time, the "Dream of Red Mansions" crew and these protagonists have also passed away.
1, "Jia Mu" Li Ting
The role of Jia Mu, the top character in "Dream of Red Mansions", is Li Ting, a native of Changsha, Hunan Province, whose wise, kind, and noble image in the play is unforgettable, an old elder who loves Baodaichi very much, and is also the artistic director of the crew. He died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in 1994 at the age of 74.
2, "Jia Xun" Li Jie
Li Jie plays Jia Xun, the eldest son of Jia's mother, in the play, and in the original work, this role is an unflattering character. But he privately drew to teach young actors how to act, and many people in the play had a deep relationship with him, and died on October 1, 2016, at the age of 92.
3. "Jia Zheng" Magachi
In addition to playing Jia Baoyu's father Jia Zheng in the play, Magiachi is also the executive director of the crew. It can be said that the 87th version of "Dream of Red Mansions" can have today's results, which has a lot to do with his dedication. He died on September 2, 2021, at the age of 82.
4, "Jia Rui" Ma Guangru
Jia Rui's actor Ma Guangru is a former CCTV special actor. Because of his melancholy nature, he has struggled to cope with the challenges of fate and complicated interpersonal relationships for many years, and finally indulged in self-injury and self-pity in the role he played. He died of alcoholism in the early morning of May 26, 1995, at the age of 32.
5, "Lin Ruhai" Zheng Qianlong
Zheng Qianlong played Lin Daiyu's father Lin Ruhai in the play, there were not many scenes, and he also played many roles after filming. He died of illness on September 4, 2007, at the age of 65. That year, there were more sister Lin and her father Lin Ruhai in the sky.
6, "Ni Er" Ma Zengshou
Ni Er is a scoundrel, but he has a reputation for chivalry, nicknamed "Drunken King Kong", and mixes at the bottom of society. Ni Er's actor Ma Zengshou, mostly developed in the Peking Opera stage, can play both male and female roles, are all "harlequins", and played the role of Shui Dexingjun in CCTV's "Journey to the West". He passed away on January 31, 2017, at the age of 77.
(Comprehensive Jiupai News, Peninsula Metropolis Daily, public information, netizen comments) Editor: Zheng Chuqiao