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Wen | Hao Han
Editor|暓晗
On October 11, 2023, Guo Baochang passed away in Beijing at the age of 83.
As a well-known "Guo Ye" in the directing industry, Guo Baochang's life can be described as magnificent;
He was ruthlessly sold by his biological mother when he was only two years old, and after several twists and turns, he fell to Tongrentang Lefu to follow his adoptive mother Guo Rong.
In the special era, he rebooted "The Gate of the Mansion" three times based on his personal experience;
During the creation period, he was repeatedly opposed by his mother and family members, and even became the enemy of the whole family.
When writing for the third time, Guo Baochang also learned the news of his biological mother;
Who knew that the act of meeting his biological mother deeply hurt the heart of his adoptive mother Guo Rong.
The adoptive mother, who could not let go for a long time, even before her death, was an accusation against her son Guo Baochang.
But why would a "Mansion Gate" be opposed by the whole family?
What did the adoptive mother Guo Rong say before she died, and why did she resent the child who regarded it as her own?
Mother-son relationship with adoptive mother Guo Rong
In 1940, Guo Baochang was born in Beijing, formerly known as Li Baochang;
In those turbulent times, children from poor families could not help themselves.
When Guo Baochang was two years old, his father, who was out working, was frozen to death on the street;
The burden of the whole family fell on the shoulders of the mother alone.
Who knew that overwhelmed mothers actually started the idea of selling their children.
Guo Baochang, who was only two years old at the time, had just learned to walk;
But was sold by his mother for 30 pieces of ocean into the house of Station Chief Wu at that time.
But fortunately, Guo Baochang, who had just been sold, was ransomed by his third aunt with silver taels.
I thought it was a love story where blood was thicker than water, but I didn't expect that the third aunt had other plans.
After redeeming Guo Baochang, the third aunt sold the young him into the Lejia of Tongrentang for 300 oceans.
It was also at that time that Guo Baochang's fate was completely rewritten.
It was Guo Rong, the young grandmother of the Lefu family, who bought him, and the fate of mother and son also began.
And this adoptive mother was by no means an idle person in those days;
She entered the Lejia family as a maid since she was a child, and she was endearing because of her pleasing personality;
She soon became a close maid beside the old lady.
Compared with the people around him who spend all day with rough work, Guo Rong can be said to be very lucky.
In addition to serving the old lady every day, the most she does is hold the old lady's beloved puppy.
And Lejia's fourth master, Le Jingyu, was gradually attracted by Guo Rong's beauty and personality.
In the face of Le Jingyu's courtship, Guo Rong said bluntly: "I can marry you, but I have to be Mrs. Zhengfang." ”
Maybe after being a subordinate for a lifetime, he naturally doesn't want to marry into the Lejia and be a concubine with someone again.
Unexpectedly, Le Jingyu agreed to it in one breath when he heard such a request;
It's just that at that time, the fourth old man Le Jingyu was already over seventy years old, and the two could not add heirs.
In order to stabilize his foothold in Lejia, Guo Rong bought Guo Baochang to kneel.
It's just that Guo Baochang didn't grow up next to him;
At first, Guo Rong put her son in foster care with her mother.
When Guo Baochang was 12 years old, Guo Rong's mother died, which brought Guo Baochang back to Lejia life.
Being the head of the family is not an easy task;
As the young owner of the Lejia, Guo Rong cultivated his son Guo Baochang since he was a child;
Somewhat different from the education of most mothers, Guo Rong actually taught her son how to smoke and drink;
Just because in the future he must take out the shelf of the head of the household.
And when he entered the Lejia, it was not only his mother who influenced Guo Baochang.
In Guo Baochang's relationship with the fourth master, he also learned many stories about this mansion.
While he was in school, he accidentally met a teacher who loved movies and drama;
Guo Baochang also liked watching movies under the influence of that teacher.
It just so happened that Beijing held a "film week" that year;
The wonderful Chinese and foreign movies were broadcast for a week, and Guo Baochang skipped a whole week's worth of classes.
It wasn't until the end of the movie that the family found out about his skipping class.
I thought that this action would be served by the adoptive mother Guo Rong using family law;
But the adoptive mother changed her daily attitude and patiently reasoned with Guo Baochang.
Guo Baochang, who has always eaten soft rather than hard, was convinced by his mother's education using this method;
He listened to his mother, studied hard, and never skipped a class again.
With a passion for film, Guo Baochang was admitted to the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy in 1959.
Finally fulfilled his dream for many years, and then with the support of his mentor Tian Feng;
He began to try to use Lejia as a prototype to write the novel "The Gate of the Mansion".
However, this matter was later learned by the mother and the family, and it encountered the opposition of all the family.
The adoptive mother was even more angry, because in this book, Guo Baochang portrayed the fourth master Le Jingyu as the image of "the family of ten thousand evil landlords".
In Guo Rong's eyes, today's worry-free life depends on the fourth master.
So in front of Guo Baochang, Guo Rong threw the embryonic "The Gate of the Mansion" into the flames and burned it.
At that time, Guo Baochang hated the adoptive mother so much that he lived directly in school and did not want to go home.
His mother, who was originally far away, could continue to write articles, but there were more terrible things waiting for him.
Three creations of "The Gate of the Mansion"
In 1964, Guo Baochang was branded a "reactionary student" because of his origin;
And the copy of "The Gate of the Mansion", which is nearing the end, was also confiscated due to content and other reasons.
However, the hard work every day did not dampen Guo Baochang's enthusiasm for creating "The Gate of the Great Mansion";
Guo Baochang, who has an immortal heart, still writes quietly in his private time.
Unexpectedly, this behavior was soon discovered, and he was punished a lot;
Worried about leaving hidden dangers, this time Guo Baochang chose to personally turn "The Gate of the Mansion" into ashes.
Those years were Guo Baochang's darkest years, and he even tried to commit suicide, but in the end he did not get his wish.
In 1969, Guo Baochang, who was transferred to Zhangjiakou for transformation, started the creation of the novel for the third time.
Four years later, he was assigned to work in Guangxi Film Studio;
It was then that he met his first wife, and the two soon had children.
It was not until 1979 that the innocent disaster that had surrounded Guo Baochang's head for many years was finally rehabilitated.
And he finally got the graduation certificate that was 14 years late;
After clearing away his grievances, Guo Baochang officially engaged in the directing work of Guangxi Film Studio.
At this time, he had a happy family and a satisfactory career, and he thought that he had finally survived after years of hardships;
Unexpectedly, Guo Baochang divorced his wife a year later;
And Guo Baochang's "The Gate of the Mansion", which Guo Baochang wrote for the third time for many years, was also torn up by his wife in person.
After the two divorced, the wife directly took her son to live in the United States.
His own son was taken away, and years of hard work became a victim of this marriage.
Guo Baochang's life fell into a confused situation again, and he couldn't see the direction of progress for a while.
But just then, he received a letter from a stranger;
Seeing the three words "Guo Baochang" written in the recipient's place, his heart was full of doubts.
But what he didn't expect was that this letter would also completely break the relationship between him and his adoptive mother for many years.
The death of my adoptive mother became the biggest regret
When I opened the letter, I saw that the caller claimed to be his brother;
Guo Baochang, who wanted to find out, chose to meet with the caller.
Looking at the strange man in front of him who looked quite similar to himself, Guo Baochang finally believed all this.
In the conversation with his brother, Guo Baochang's life history gradually surfaced.
He was very curious about what his birth mother, who sold him, looked like.
So Guo Baochang took leave from the leader of the unit and went to Beijing to find his biological mother.
However, he still told his adoptive mother Guo Rong all this first;
Hearing that his son was going to find his biological mother, Guo Rong did not stop him and supported his idea.
But how does Guo Baochang know how his adoptive mother really feels?
Looking at her son's gradually departing back, the adoptive mother Guo Rong's emotions that had been forbearant for a long time suddenly exploded;
The room shouted hoarsely: "White-eyed wolf! Raised only fed an undercooked wolf! ”
Guo Baochang, who learned of this afterwards, was extremely annoyed and regretted;
He never knew that this act would cause so much harm to his adoptive mother.
After this incident, the adoptive mother had a mustard for her son, and she could not let go for a long time.
Coupled with Guo Baochang going to work in Guangxi, the conflict between mother and son has not been resolved.
Until 1987, Guo Baochang at work suddenly received the news that his adoptive mother was critically ill.
Even if they rushed back to Beijing as soon as possible, the mother and son still could not see each other for the last time.
Later, listening to those present, my mother kept chanting in her mouth before she died: "I will not worry." ”
Whenever the story of his adoptive mother is mentioned, Guo Baochang's expression is full of guilt.
His mother's death seems to have rekindled the idea of rewriting "The Gate of the Mansion" again.
Because in that house, it is full of the footprints and stories of the adoptive mother.
In late 1994, Guo Baochang pushed off all work and locked himself in a room;
The fourth time I wrote about the mansion that witnessed the changes in history.
His thoughts flew back to the house full of memories with the words of his pen;
Guo Baochang carefully recalled the various details that the fourth master had told him before;
I remember when I first skipped school, my mother was full of gentle teaching and eyes...
After four and a half months, this "The Gate of the Mansion" finally came out;
He soon became a director, recruiting actors everywhere to prepare for the show.
There are not only cameos of well-known directors and actors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Jingjing;
The script was also favored by CCTV and personally provided resources for the filming of "Mansion Gate".
What makes viewers remember most should be that the opening ceremony of each episode has a picture of kneeling in front of the door;
It is said that director Guo Baochang wanted to express his deep guilt for his mother.
This "Mansion Gate" can be called the pioneering masterpiece of Chinese TV dramas;
And Guo Baochang finally met his own beautiful person in his later years after a lifetime of ups and downs.
At work, he met the announcer Liu Gege, and the two fell in love;
Although they were fifteen years apart, Liu Gege was deeply attracted by Guo Baochang's charm and talent.
Although the two have no children and no daughters after marriage, the two who support each other are also happy.
When asked if Liugge would regret it, she replied without hesitation:
"He is a thick book that deserves to be read for the rest of my life."
The love between the two who knew each other was applauded by countless netizens;
But not long ago, on October 11, Guo Baochang came with the news of his death;
Although his beloved wife Liugge did not appear much in front of the media, we can imagine her sadness.
epilogue
Guo Baochang's life is like the "Great Mansion Gate" that he wrote after half of his life;
It's more like the thick book in his wife's mouth.
Turning one of the pages casually, it is all endless vicissitudes and endless stories.
And his regretful entanglement with his adoptive mother Guo Rong is destined to become the emotional tone throughout the book.
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