Wang Yu was born into a family of performing arts, his mother was the famous storyteller Liu Lanfang, and his father was the master of Allegro Wang Yinquan. Both were already well-known performance artists at the time.
Wang Yu has been influenced by her parents since she was a child, and she grew up in an artistic atmosphere.
At that time, most children were arranged by their parents to learn some specialties from Xi young age, and Wang Yu was no exception. When he was 7 years old, he performed on stage with his parents several times. At first, it may have been to join in the fun, but later with the encouragement and praise of everyone, I gradually became interested.
At the age of 16, he joined a local quyi troupe as an actor, and began to systematically learn Xi performance knowledge and hone his skills.
While the parents are busy with their careers, the care and companionship of the Wang Yu brothers may be a little lacking. But in those days, it was also common for many successful people to be busy with their careers.
This may be a common problem of the times, and children should understand and be considerate of their parents. In general, Wang Yu did not resent his parents because of this.
After joining the Quyi Troupe, Wang Yu often went out to perform with the troupe. Once he performed prominently in the condolence performance of the troops, for which he also won the third-class meritorious service. This is undoubtedly a great encouragement and affirmation for a young man.
This also made him full of confidence in his future acting career, and he was determined to dive headlong into it and work hard from now on.
Wang Yu gradually grew into an accomplished performing artist. He respects his mentor Hou Yaowen very much, and often humbly asks him for advice on performance.
Hou Lao attaches great importance to Wang Yu's apprentice, and will guide him carefully when he has time.
Wang Yu also has a good relationship with his fellow senior brother Guo Degang in private. The two often exchange acting skills and learn from each other's strengths. Once Guo Degang proudly showed Wang Yu a new joke he had compiled, Wang Yu couldn't stop laughing after hearing it, happily patted Guo Degang on the shoulder, and praised his ability to make jokes to a new height.
In 1999, Wang Yu began to perform with his partner Song Dequan. The two have worked together for many years and gradually developed a strong tacit understanding. They often keep their heads down and think of new ideas, and then you polish the details of the joke word by word.
Sometimes it is possible to perfect the framework of several paragraphs in one night.
They have created many wonderful works, such as "Netizen", which describes Internet fetishes, "Saying Proverbs", which incorporates proverbs, and "Changing Tang Poems", which adapts Tang poems, and so on.
These works are so popular that they have also appeared on CCTV stage performances many times. In particular, the performance of "Offering Treasure" directly won the third prize for them.
In the days of popular fried chicken, Wang Yu often clinked glasses with Song Dequan and drank happily. He lamented that life was so beautiful and his dream had come true. Every time he thinks of the happy smiles on the faces of the audience after watching his performance, he feels sincerely happy and satisfied.
However, the good times were short-lived. Just when his career was at its peak, Wang Yu's body suddenly had problems. In 2022, Wang Yu was unfortunately diagnosed with a malignant tumor - stomach cancer.
This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Wang Yu. He never imagined that the peak of his life would come to an abrupt end. In the following days, he had to leave his work and enter the hospital to begin a four-year battle with his illness.
Wang Yu is an optimistic and motivated person. In the face of the invasion of the disease, he was not discouraged, but actively cooperated with the treatment. He strictly followed the doctor's instructions and carried out chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other treatment measures on time, hoping to overcome the disease.
At the same time, he also pays attention to adjusting his mentality to maintain optimism and confidence.
At the same time, Wang Yu's family and friends have also given him great support. Especially Liu Lanfang, a 79-year-old mother at the time, rushed to the hospital to see him as soon as she heard the bad news of her son's illness.
Liu Lanfang held Wang Yu's hand and comforted him, asking him to cheer up, this family would never leave him alone.
On the day Wang Yu fell ill, Liu Lanfang still had the original performance schedule. It was undoubtedly a heavy day for her to be hit by two bad news at the same time. However, she still mustered up the courage to take the stage on time and successfully completed the entire show without postponement or cancellation.
On stage, Liu Lanfang endured the pain in her heart and integrated all her emotions into the performance.
After four years of battling the disease, Wang Yu has slowly felt physically exhausted. He clearly realized that he might not be able to survive this time, so he told his family about the arrangements for the future.
On November 10, 2022, Wang Yu finally failed to defeat the disease and passed away at the age of 55.
The family members were extremely sad, but they could only start to deal with the aftermath. According to Wang Yu's last wishes, the funeral was simple, and the funeral was very low-key. On November 12, Liu Lanfang reluctantly sent away her young son, she was grief-stricken, and her red and swollen eyes were full of tears.
Over the years, she has been busy with her career and has not spent much time with her children, which has also become an eternal regret in her heart.
Wang Yu's friends also came to the scene, and Feng Gong, Li Jindou and others were grief-stricken. They sent wreaths to express their condolences and inscribed "Remembering the deceased brother" and other elegiac couplets to remember this teacher and friend who passed away early.
After the funeral, they helped the elderly Liu Lanfang, who was in pain, and left the mourning hall together.
At this moment, Liu Lanfang's 79-year-old husband Wang Yinquan is also 83 years old. It is undoubtedly a huge blow to watch two generations of their own flesh and blood die.
However, they can only slowly learn to face reality, go through the period of grief, and re-examine their lives. Perhaps they will think that they have entered the last stage of their lives, and it is time to stop, accompany their families, look back at the past, and enjoy the last idle clouds and wild cranes.
After Wang Yu left, the family members who stayed behind gradually learned to face this fact. It is understood that Wang Yu's elder brother Wang Yan has always lived a low-key life, has married and had children, and has his own family and career.
The pain of losing his younger brother made Wang Yan inevitably re-examine his life. He will cherish everything he has in front of him more, do his best to care for his sick mother, and will definitely accompany his parents and husband and wife more.
If there are children, there must be grandchildren, which may make up for the regret of the old couple because of the early death of their son.
At the same time, this also alerts Wang Yan that there are ups and downs on the road of life, and fate often jokes about young people and old people. Therefore, we should live in the present moment and enjoy every good time in life, so as not to lose this life.
Wang Yu's death also made friends in the circle deeply sad, and Feng Gong, Li Jindou and others were in pain at the funeral. However, after thinking about it, Wang Yuping's favorite thing in his life is the stage, and if he is still alive, he will definitely hope that everyone will be positive and cherish every day of life.
Therefore, we should all live tenaciously like the old man Liu Lanfang. No matter what blow you encounter, you must stand up and face the difficulties and live your life.
This is the best remembrance of the deceased, and it is also the greatest consolation for the living relatives.