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The entertainment industry has made a big fuss because of the "duplicate name".
On December 17, a sad news came from the Fuzhou Evening News:
"Mr. Li Youbin passed away due to a sudden heart attack. ”
The news was exposed, and public opinion was in an uproar.
We should have mourned this old artist with a heavy heart, but because of the renaming of the name, many people cried at the wrong grave.
"Brother Yunlong, go all the way. ”
"Li Yunlong is gone, I cried a little. ”
However, this Li Youbin is not the other Li Youbin.
Li Youbin in the public's impression is the regiment commander who shouted "Italian Cannon" in "Bright Sword".
And the Li Youbin we want to mourn today is Li Youbin, the leader in Peking Opera performances------.
His fame is not as great as that of "Li Yunlong", but his qualifications are much older than him.
Today, let's walk into his life together.
01
Li Youbin's artistic attainments in Peking Opera cannot be replaced by anyone.
As the most senior in the Peking Opera industry, he has really achieved the realm of becoming one with art.
In that era of lack of entertainment, in that circle that we don't care about, he used his life's persistence to carry forward Peking Opera.
And the starting point of his artistic career is precisely because of his family.
Li Youbin was lucky, born in a Peking Opera family, and grew up in such an atmosphere, so that he was born with an interest in Peking Opera.
But at the same time he was unlucky.
Why?
My father was too famous.
Li Youbin's father is called Li Shengbin, and he has worked with Peking Opera masters such as Mei Lanfang and Tan Fuying.
The most classic work is "Fa Zidu".
Once the performance became popular all over the country, it was called "the most courageous martial artist" by fans.
My father is so famous, and it is not easy for him to want to be better than the blue.
Fortunately, he has a heart that has the courage to fight.
He turned the pressure given by his father into motivation and was down-to-earth step by step.
He was ten years old when he started his art.
Although he is young, he is more able to endure hardships than his peers.
He practiced when others practiced, and he practiced when others played.
Worker Doll,
Takesheng,
Talent coupled with hard work, it only took two years for him to dare to perform on stage.
Let's not talk about the performance for the time being, his courage alone is enough to be admired.
At the age of 17, he was able to take the lead on his own.
"Wu Song Fights the Tiger", "Water Curtain Cave", "War Horse Chao" ......
Every time he plays a film, his fame rises by one point.
Gradually, the public no longer called him the son of Li Shengbin, but respectfully called him Peking Opera actor Li Youbin.
However, his ambitions don't stop there.
After the actor became famous, he crossed over to become an opera director.
The experience of the early years accumulated a lot of experience for him, and soon, he compiled the repertoire of "Flaming Mountain" and "True and False Monkey King".
Facts have proved that Li Youbin is powerful.
The works written and directed by him became popular all over the country as soon as they were broadcast.
Especially "The True and False Monkey King".
In 1980, there were more than 500 performances in Beijing, Tianjin and other places, and the most important thing was that every show was full.
The influence at home is huge, and so is it abroad.
He has participated in many foreign exchange activities, and his fame is outrageous.
In 82, Zhujiang Film Studio adapted it into a Peking Opera movie, and as soon as it was released, the box office rose rapidly.
Even today, CCTV's opera channel still broadcasts the film.
There is no exaggeration to say that Li Youbin's works have become a unique mark of an era.
This mark cannot be erased even if he retires.
02
What should a 60-year-old's retirement look like?
play chess
walk
Dancing with the old lady in the neighborhood once in a while?
This is the life that most people yearn for, but not for Li Youbin.
In 2000, 62-year-old Li Youbin officially retired.
Unlike others, he did not enjoy his old age after retirement, but still stuck to his post.
He became a guest of honor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, served as a tutor at the China Academy of Theatre Arts, and went to various theaters to impart his experience.
I have to say that Li Youbin is a talent, not only does he act well, but the students he teaches are also first-class.
For example, Ruan Xuedong won the second prize for outstanding young actor with "Fa Zidu", and Li Zhe, a "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", directly won the silver medal in the 2005 Young Actor Competition.
And this is all thanks to Li Youbin.
Because he doesn't simply move his mouth, sometimes he will personally go into battle to demonstrate to the students.
He is like spring water, moisturizing things silently and nourishing every seedling.
But alas, it is such a great person who has left us forever.
On December 26, 2023, he passed away at the age of 86 due to ineffective medical treatment.
The July 14 scene of "Jiepai Pass" became the last work he left behind during his lifetime.
It's just a good saying:
There are those who live, and he is dead, and there are those who die, and he is still alive.
Mr. Li Youbin is the latter.
Although he is dead, the classics he left behind will always live in our hearts and in this world.
Although people nowadays only pay attention to the idols in the entertainment industry and only pay attention to those singing drafts, there will always be only one inheritance of the older generation.
Even if there is only one audience in the audience, even if there are no flowers and applause, they still do their best to show the charm of Chinese culture.
Teacher Li Youbin has fallen, and there will be thousands of "Li Youbin" to inherit the mantle.
And that's the charm of the classics.
It's not about history, it's about inheritance.