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In the Celebrity Garden in Jilin's Changchun Rest Garden, a life-size female body sculpture made of Greek crystal white marble is particularly eye-catching. The owner of the statue is the famous sketch actor Gao Xiumin.
With such exquisite workmanship and such a generous selection of materials, the designer himself must have spent a lot of time and energy, let us approach this statue to savor it and the story behind it.
1. Statue design and meaning
The designer of the statue He Qingkui. He is Gao Xiumin's fellow countryman, also from Buyeo Rural Songyuan, Jilin. He is also Gao Xiumin's close lover and business partner, and the two cherish each other and achieve each other's achievements.
Gao Xiumin's sudden death once made He Qingkui feel painful. Soon, he volunteered to take care of Mr. Gao's affairs, including designing statues and inscriptions.
The entire statue is designed to life-size size. The protagonist wears a long skirt that covers her feet, with a large bouquet of flowers embedded in the hem.
The protagonist's hands present a gesture of surrendering to the audience. Teacher Gao once said that the moment she enjoyed the most was the moment when she gave a curtain call to the audience on stage after the performance.
As an artist, this is both a curtain call to the audience after the performance and a curtain call to the world when she dies.
The entire statue is made of precious Greek crystal white marble, which is expensive.
What's more worth mentioning is that the clay sculpture of the entire statue was personally made by the famous sculptor in Harbin, Wang Songyin, which lasted more than two months.
It can be said that this statue, from design to material selection, to production, is quite exquisite, which pours He Qingkui's good intentions, and even more pours out Lao He's deep love for the owner of the statue.
Because the owner of the statue loved flowers when he was alive, the side of the statue is surrounded by flowers all year round. He Qingkui also personally planted a favorite lilac flower of the owner, so that the clove always accompanies the lover, and the clove is also the alias of Gao Xiumin.
There was no longer a chance to write a script for Teacher Gao, and Lao He turned his full love and reluctance, as well as his unconcealable longing, into action and poured it on objects related to her, such as her statues.
The sudden death of his lover caught him off guard and helpless. His emotions need an outlet, and he needs to express them in a way. Dealing with the aftermath for her is obviously the last and best expression.
Second, the special significance of the tombstone inscription
Of course, in addition to the statue, the words on the tombstone were also designed by Lao He himself, and they are also exquisite.
On the base of the statue, only two lines are written:
"Famous Performing Artist"
“1959……”
Just a few words, but full of affection. On closer examination, the significance is extraordinary. 1959 is the year the protagonist was born, and only the year of birth is engraved on the tombstone?
Yes, only the year of birth is on the tombstone. Because his lover has not really disappeared, she lives forever, in the hearts of loved ones who love her, in the hearts of the audiences who love her, and her artistic life never withers.
She has never left, she lives forever - how is this not the eternal luxury in the heart of the tombstone designer He Qingkui?
Teacher Gao is his spiritual pillar, in his career, he is inseparable from Teacher Gao, Teacher Gao is his continuous source of inspiration, and many of his excellent works are tailored for Teacher Gao. Mr. Gao understands him, trusts him, relies on him, and can interpret his works to the fullest, even exceeding his expectations.
They are soul mates, dependent on each other, watching over each other, and witnessing each other's growth together.
They are also life partners, in lockstep, appreciating each other, and loving each other.
Such an encounter is a rare fate, and it is a great luck to meet in your lifetime, and it is also a blessing cultivated in a previous life. Even God was jealous and insisted on separating them from yin and yang.
Third, the story behind the statue and inscription
After Mr. Gao's death, audiences who liked her works couldn't help but be a little worried: Will He Qingkui, such an excellent screenwriter, fall because of the departure of his partner Mr. Gao?
The public's fears are justified. It can be said that Teacher Gao is the spiritual pillar of Lao He, whether in career or life, none of them can do without anyone. In the 14 years they stayed together, the money earned by the two fell into Mr. Gao's pockets, and Lao He had no complaints about this.
He is willing to spoil her like this, get used to her, and rely on her for everything, as long as she is happy, he is willing to accept her unconditionally and give her enough love and freedom.
After Gao Xiumin died, a huge inheritance was given to her only daughter, Li Xuan.
Lao He didn't ask for a penny, you know, these money were earned by the two of them together, Lao He has three children (a few days before Gao Xiumin died, Lao He's eldest son just died in a car accident, leaving two children), and his undivorced wife Zhang Yanru, he also needs money.
Because thinking of Gao Xiumin's unfulfilled responsibilities: her elderly mother needs to be taken care of, and her daughter needs help and care. So, Lao He forced himself to cheer up. Yes, Lao He can cheer up and face life again, and the source of motivation is still Teacher Gao, because he realizes that Teacher Gao needs him, needs him to do his filial piety for her, and needs him to take care of her daughter for her.
Back then, when Lao He chose to be with Teacher Gao, Teacher Gao had just divorced her ex-husband Li Yunqi. Lao He once solemnly promised Li Xuan that he would definitely do better than her own father. That's what Lao He said, and that's what he did.
During the period of dealing with Mr. Gao's aftermath, he did not have a dispute with Li Xuan over the distribution of his inheritance, it should be said that he voluntarily gave up his due part, because in Mr. Gao's inheritance, a part of the money was originally earned by Lao He and was his remuneration for writing the script. Lao He's move can be understood as loving the house and Wuba.
After being with Teacher Gao, he failed his wife Zhang Yanru, who had feelings for him, he ignored his own three children, he ignored the world, he betrayed his relatives, and he desperately gave all his love to Teacher Gao.
Here I have no intention of evaluating what Lao He did, let alone labeling him as a "scumbag". If you have not experienced what he has experienced, you are probably not qualified to judge him with your own thinking mode, or to accuse him.
Objectively speaking, a man can do this, that is indeed to love the woman in his heart, love to the bone.
No wonder enthusiastic viewers are worried that Lao He will be slumped from now on.
Fourth, the two achieve each other
Gao Xiumin is He Qingkui's Bo Le. When Gao Xiumin was famous, He Qingkui was still setting up a stall in a rural vegetable market. His works were not appreciated, and he, as the main laborer of the family, had to provide for his family.
Because he had previously acted in He Qingkui's sketch "Double Gift", this was the first time the two collaborated, rewriting and rehearsing together. Gao Xiumin is willing to discover him and give him a chance, in fact, why doesn't Gao Xiumin want to borrow He Qingkui to enter a broader stage?
Facts have proved that Gao Xiumin's vision is unique, she ignored the opposition of others, insisted on appointing He Qingkui, and He Qingkui did not live up to her expectations, and pushed her to the top of the pyramid step by step - the Spring Festival Gala.
At the beginning, Gao Xiumin was diligent and hardworking, and although he went to the cave many times, he has always had a mediocre response and a stable career. Later, Gao Xiumin came into contact with He Qingkui's script, and after several twists and turns, she was finally able to interpret Lao He's script, and as expected, the performance of "Double Gift" was a great success.
Since then, Gao Xiumin, as a comedian, has slowly entered the public's field of vision, slowly opened the market, and become a local folk artist.
Later, with the good response generated by this performance, Gao Xiumin joined the Buyeo City People's Art Troupe, the folk art of Buyeo City, as a full-time comedian, and had the opportunity to study systematically and receive professional training.
And this opportunity was created by Lao He for her, and this kindness has always been remembered by Teacher Gao. At the same time, Mr. Gao also deeply realized that Big Brother He's script is very good and suitable for himself, and he is a very talented screenwriter.
After joining the Buyeo People's Art Troupe, Mr. Gao had a smooth journey and gradually became a well-known local comedian. At the same time, she also started her own multi-channel income, taking time off to act in TV series.
At this time, He Qingkui did not meet Huai Cai. No one wants to use the script he wrote. Impoverished, he set up a stall, and during this period, he did not stop writing scripts.
The two met again and began a long-term and in-depth cooperation, which began in 1989.
He Qingkui was full of anticipation to recommend his pull scene "Who Marries Whom" to the Buyeo People's Art Troupe, but was returned with a perfunctory glance. Later, he learned that Gao Xiumin was the deputy head of the art troupe at the time, so he went to recommend his works to her.
Because of the previous cooperation experience, Mr. Gao had a good impression of Big Brother He's work, so he read the script seriously, liked it very much after reading it, and felt that the script was well written.
Next, Gao Xiumin's actions absolutely changed Lao He's fate, and she persuaded the rest of the art troupe to personally interpret the script. As a result, to everyone's surprise, the work won the first prize of the Jilin Provincial Literary and Art Festival that year.
With this achievement, the Dongliao County Cultural Bureau extended an olive branch to He Qingkui and hired him as a screenwriter in the drama creation studio.
After solving the problem of livelihood and working as his favorite screenwriter, He Qingkui's life has undergone a qualitative change, however, He Qingkui and Gao Xiumin are separated.
Gradually, Gao Xiumin encountered career bottlenecks, and it was difficult to break through, and she was once very confused.
In 1992, after careful consideration, Mr. Gao boldly quit his job and became a solo actor. So, she took He Qingkui's sketch script "Baggage" and went to Shenzhen to participate in the competition. As a result, he won the gold medal of the national competition.
Since then, Lao He confessed to Teacher Gao, he can no longer control his heart, suppressed emotions for a long time, he wants to marry her and stay with her for life. Teacher Gao is also deeply in love with Lao He, and the two hit it off.
In 1993, Lao He filed for divorce with his wife Zhang Yanru, and without applying for a divorce certificate, he began to live with Gao Xiumin, officially opening a wonderful life like a hang-up between the two.
Their sketches have been on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for several consecutive years, and occupy the prime time of the Spring Festival Gala, which is the highlight of their careers. Lao He became a respected gold medal screenwriter in the industry, and Mr. Gao became a generation of sketch kings and evergreen trees in the sketch industry, with a status unmatched.
In 1994, Lao He wrote the sketch script "Code" for Mr. Gao, which was shortlisted for the program list of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, which was the first time that Mr. Gao appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
After that, Mr. Gao became a frequent guest of the Spring Festival Gala, and during the 10 years from 1994 --- 2004, he contributed excellent works such as "Willow Flowers", "New Year's Greeting", "Comparing Hearts to Hearts", "Selling Abduction", "Selling Cats", "Rich", "Selling Cars", "Face", "Heart Disease", "Water Delivery Worker" and so on.
Among these works, except for "Willow Flowers", the other sketches were cooperated by Mr. Gao with Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei.
Mr. Gao's sketch attracted the attention of Uncle Benshan, a sketch professional, who took the initiative to contact Mr. Gao and Fan Wei, which contributed to the birth of the classic trio and brought laughter to the national audience.
These sketches are all scripts written by He Qingkui, among which "Selling Cars", "Heart Disease", "Water Delivery Worker" and "Selling Abduction" won the first prize of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and the classic lines and character images in them left an indelible impression on the audience.
Gao Xiumin, Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei's "iron triangle" status is also untouchable. Lao He jokingly said that he was the man behind Zhao Benshan. Is it Lao He's script that made Zhao Benshan? Or did Zhao Benshan's wonderful interpretation make Lao He?
In 2005, the TV series "Shengshui Lakeside" co-produced by Gao Xiumin and He Qingkui was broadcast on CCTV Comprehensive Channel.
Since 1993, Mr. Gao and Big Brother He have been creating non-stop, from sketches to TV series. While realizing their self-worth, the two also brought huge wealth accumulation.
Lao He and Gao's teachers Qin Se and Ming grew up and progressed together and lived the life of a fairy couple, which was also the happiest time in their lives.
Later, in the days when his lover passed away, those good memories have always accompanied Lao He and become the driving force for him to continue to live.
I remember that two months after Teacher Gao's death, Lao He said in an interview with reporters that he carried Teacher Gao's photo with him and would chat with her every day. Although they are separated by yin and yang, in Lao He's heart, Teacher Gao has never left, and she has always been there.
The sign of a person's true death is to disappear from the public eye. As a comedian, Mr. Gao's brilliance on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala has not been surpassed so far.
The vivid screen images she created on the stage have always been talked about. As a Northeast woman, her bold, grinning personality, coupled with her kind, close to life interpretation, has created a legend in the sketch industry, no one can match, she is a veritable sketch queen.
Of course, there is also a fact that cannot be ignored: Teacher Gao's sketches are all tailored for her by Lao He, and are processed and created based on her. Full of tacit understanding with each other, spiritual rhino, resonance at the same frequency, it is difficult to think badly.
Now that Yiren has passed away, I hope Lao He will collect his mood, start again, and continue to send laughter to the audience who like him!
Resources
1. Gao Xiumin monument sculpture handed over the "curtain call"---CCTV International-News Channel-Entertainment News
2. Curtain call--- BTV Science and Education Channel - Archives - Qingming Special Program
3 Love wife Xiumin inscription: Intermission--- Sichuan News Network-Chengdu Business Daily
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Author: Yeonjin
Editor: Murray