In the entertainment industry, the audience can blurt out the award ceremony.
Almost all of them are related to acting, such as the Golden Eagle Award, the National Drama Festival, the Golden Rooster Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, and so on.
But in addition to honoring the acting skills of the actors.
There is also an award to recognize the "filial piety" of actors, and it is the "Top Ten Filial Sons in the Entertainment Industry" award ceremony.
The previous winners of archaeology, it turns out that Andy Lau, Tao Hong, Li Jing and other stars have been on the list.
And in the list on the same list as Andy Lau, there is a name that was once a smash hit.
That is Wei Ji'an, the "nail household of the Spring Festival Gala" and the "laughing craftsman of the Spring Festival Gala" who has been on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for 11 consecutive years.
He once became the top of the Spring Festival Gala overnight with his two-word lines.
Later, at the peak of his career, he withdrew from the public eye, what happened behind this?
How is he doing now?
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Become famous as soon as possible, and become a "nail household of the Spring Festival Gala" with one line
On the stage of the 1991 Spring Festival Gala, the sketch "Country Voice" was being staged.
At this time, a man wearing a beret and a suit came to the center of the stage on a bicycle, and after stopping, the man spoke in a thick Shandong accent and talked to the female sketch actor one by one.
The audience on the stage was amused by the shouts of "man", and the man succeeded in making the national audience remember him.
Sketch "Folk Voice"
That's right, he is 35-year-old Wei Ji'an.
The first time he appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, he quickly went out of the circle with his honest and down-to-earth performance, becoming the most popular new face.
You must know that the Spring Festival Gala that year was star-studded, not only Song Dandan, Cai Ming, but also sketch superstars like Zhao Benshan.
In fact, becoming popular overnight on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala is equivalent to getting a ticket to the Spring Festival Gala performance.
After that, Wei Ji'an became a "nail household of the Spring Festival Gala" and was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala performance for 11 consecutive years.
brought a lot of classic and funny sketches to everyone, such as "Shoeshine", "Intersection", "Asking Directions" and other masterpieces, all of which are deeply loved by the audience.
Sketch "Shoe Shine"
After becoming famous, Wei Ji'an's first thought was to take his mother who lived in the countryside to enjoy his happiness.
At that time, Wei Ji'an settled in Beijing, and after returning to his hometown to take his mother to Beijing, he asked the leaders for a long leave, and the next day he and his wife took his mother to Beijing together.
The old mother has worked hard all her life and has never left her home in the countryside, let alone to visit the capital.
When she knew that her son had a successful career and wanted to take her to live in Beijing and take her to see the outside world, she was happy from the bottom of her heart, and everything was arranged by her son.
Wei Ji'an and his wife took their mother to visit the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace, and visited all the famous scenic spots in Beijing.
Immediately afterwards, the three of them also tasted local specialties together, such as Peking duck, fried noodles, laba porridge and so on.
When he looked at the happy smile on the wrinkled face of the old mother, Wei Ji was relieved and satisfied.
After so many years of hard work in his career, he finally fulfilled his dream when he was young:
Get ahead, so that your mother can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing.
When his mother settled down at home in Beijing, Wei Ji'an and his wife also returned to their daily work.
During the day, Wei Ji'an went to work in the repertory troupe, his wife was also busy with her own work, and his mother watched TV at home by herself.
But after a long time, my mother began to miss the life in the countryside.
In the countryside, when there is nothing to do in the neighborhood, they will go to the door to chat, and as soon as they go out, they will meet acquaintances and talk about their parents' shortcomings.
But in big cities, every family closes the door and lives their own way, many times she is left alone, and it is difficult to find someone to talk to, this kind of life is too dull and lonely.
Gradually, the old mother had the idea of returning to her hometown, but she couldn't bear to let down her son's filial piety.
After a while, his mother still expressed her thoughts to Wei Ji'an.
Wei Ji'an, who hoped that his mother could have a happy life, sent his mother back to his hometown without too much hesitation.
In order to keep in touch with his mother, he also bought a mobile phone for his mother, and patiently taught her how to use it, and even wrote down the steps one by one in a notebook, so that his mother could open it at any time to see.
For Wei Ji'an, his mother has always been the first place in the order of life.
Once it involves his mother, even if it is the Spring Festival Gala stage that brought him fame and fortune, he will give up every minute.
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A well-known filial son in the circle
I'd rather give up the Spring Festival Gala to visit my mother
After her mother returned to her hometown, Wei Ji'an would call her every day, and the content of the chat was nothing more than asking if she had eaten and slept well.
When he is free during the holidays, Wei Ji'an will prepare nutrition and clothing in advance, and go back to his hometown with his wife to visit his old mother.
Wei Ji'an walked home when he was fine, which made the old mother mutter, could it be that something happened to her son's work?
So, once when Wei Ji'an went back to his hometown, after the family finished eating, his mother took his hand and asked, "Son, there is no problem with your work, why do you have time to run home?"
Hearing this, Wei Ji'an couldn't help laughing, and he quickly explained to his mother:
"Mom, don't worry, I just want to come back to see you, you're not around, I often come back to see you, so I can rest assured. ”
The confusion in the old mother's heart disappeared.
But in order not to delay her son's work, the old mother deliberately said:
"I'm a little annoyed when you come home every day. ”
In fact, Wei Ji'an knew in his heart that his mother was afraid of delaying his work, and after that, he slowly reduced the number of times he went home.
At the end of 2005, Wei Ji'an's mother fell ill and went to the hospital, because she knew that Wei Ji'an was busy at the end of the year, so her mother asked the other children in the family not to tell him first.
At that time, Wei Ji'an was busy rehearsing the Spring Festival Gala program, but he still didn't call his mother.
One day, he called his mother, but no one answered after the bell rang for a long time, and he muttered in his heart, Wei Ji'an, who was puzzled, turned his head and called his sister.
At this time, the eldest sister told Wei Ji'an about her mother's condition.
His mother's business is always greater than anything else, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately asked his wife to buy the nearest plane ticket to rush back to his hometown.
When he arrived at the ward and saw his frail mother on the hospital bed, Wei Ji'an's tears instantly overflowed his eyes.
After consulting the doctor, I learned that my mother's time was running out, and his mood suddenly fell into a trough, with a sad face on his face.
The mother didn't want her illness to affect her son's performance rehearsals.
took his son's hand and said, "Son, mom's body, mom knows it herself, you go back to rehearsal, mom still wants to see you perform." ”
But Wei Ji'an still did not hesitate to ask for leave from the director team of the Spring Festival Gala.
But the closer to the end of the year, the more intense the sketch rehearsal work became, and the director said to Wei Ji'an: "You think about it clearly, if you delay the rehearsal, the show may be canceled at any time, don't you regret it?"
Although I really want to go to the Spring Festival Gala, I have been in a dilemma of loyalty and filial piety since ancient times.
Wei Ji'an didn't care so much, he wiped his tears and said:
"There is the Spring Festival Gala every year, and if you can't go to it this year, then you will go back next year, but there is only one mother. ”
But the old mother's condition continued to deteriorate, and after all, she still did not survive to the end of the year, and died on the 29th day of the lunar month.
After sending his mother off for the last time, Wei Ji'an and the director team of the Spring Festival Gala explained the situation, and rushed back to Beijing for the final rehearsal sprint.
On the stage of the 2006 Spring Festival Gala, Wei Ji'an and Guo Donglin brought the sketch "Honest People".
But who would have thought that Wei Ji'an, who had just experienced the pain of losing his mother, would have to cheer up, cover up his sadness, and bring laughter to thousands of audiences across the country.
Sketch "Honest People"
The bitterness and heartache can only be experienced by the person concerned.
After the Spring Festival Gala, everyone was celebrating the New Year, but Wei Ji'an returned to his hometown non-stop to keep filial piety for his mother.
Because of the news that his mother gave up the opportunity to perform in the Spring Festival Gala, Wei Ji'an was selected as one of the first "Top Ten Filial Piety Stars in the Entertainment Industry" in 2006.
At the award ceremony, Wei Ji'an said in his speech after winning the award: "Filial piety is based on the premise of obedience, don't change your parents' minds, obey your parents, and adapt to your parents." ”
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Be brave for love once, chase from Xinjiang to Beijing
Wei Ji'an is so filial, behind which is inseparable from his growth experience and his mother's full love.
In 1956, Wei Ji'an was born in a rural family in Shandong, his parents made a living from farming, and he had four older brothers and sisters.
Although he is the youngest child in the family, Wei Ji'an has been sensible since he was a child, and after finishing his homework, he will help his family with laundry, cooking, and farm work.
Although the family is poor, the parents' love for their children is never lacking.
In terms of eating and drinking, although it is not abundant, it is as full as possible, and in dressing, adults sew and mend and buy new clothes for children.
Therefore, the little Wei Ji'an was determined to get ahead when he grew up and let his parents live a good life.
In 1976, the Xinjiang Military Region Repertory Troupe went to Yantai to conduct actor auditions, and Wei Ji'an, who was 18 years old and only had a junior high school education, decided to sign up for the trial.
Although he has no acting experience, he impressed the judges with his 1.8-meter-tall height and self-written funny sketches.
In the end, he became the only candidate selected among more than 1,000 candidates, and this opportunity also sounded the quarrel of his acting career.
After arriving at the repertory troupe, Wei Ji'an first started by doing chores and playing small roles. In his free time, he goes to watch the actors perform.
Gradually, Wei Ji'an discovered that others spoke standard Mandarin, and as soon as he spoke, he had a strong local accent.
Seeing the gap, he not only carried out basic acting training, pondered his acting skills, but also practiced his pronunciation hard, so that he could switch freely between the local accent and Mandarin.
After self-polishing, Wei Ji'an also began to appear in dramas, and later he grew from an ordinary actor to a backbone actor in the drama troupe, and won the first prize for performance in the army many times.
In 1978, Wei Ji'an won the 7th "Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre", which is the highest award for theatrical performing arts, and has a high degree of recognition for his personal performance.
While the road of performance is rising, his love is also unexpected.
In 1981, when he participated in the Beijing Art Show for the first time, Wei Ji'an accidentally saw a figure that tugged at his heartstrings, it was Dong Zhenqiong, a dance teacher of the General Political Song and Dance Troupe.
At that time, Dong Zhenqiong was tall and delicate, and on the stage, Wei Ji'an couldn't take his eyes off his smile and smile, and his heart beat with the rhythm of the other party's dance.
After the performance, Wei Ji'an immediately ran backstage to express his love to Dong Zhenqiong.
Looking at the sincere actor Wei Ji'an in front of her, Dong Zhenqiong was moved, but the "ravine" in front of her made her reject the other party.
At that time, the two were separated by more than 3,000 kilometers, one in Xinjiang and the other in Beijing, and a long-distance relationship was unrealistic after all. But Wei Ji'an was determined to try to be transferred closer to her.
After going back, Wei Ji'an worked harder to perform, and at the same time began to look for opportunities to be called out.
In 1983, he was transferred to the Nanjing Troupe as he wished, and as soon as he arrived in Nanjing, he wrote to Dong Zhenqiong: Now the distance between us has been shortened by two-thirds, and our relationship has not changed much.
After seeing the other party's hard work, Dong Zhenqiong was deeply moved, she knew that this man was worthy of trust, so the two received a marriage certificate and became each other's only.
After marriage, the two had a son. After Wei Ji'an's repeated efforts, two years later, he was officially assigned to the Beijing General Political Drama Troupe, ending the situation of a family of three living apart.
On a bigger stage, Wei Ji'an also has more room to show his strengths.
In 1990, he began to participate in TV series, such as Deputy Stationmaster Wei in "The Story of the Cooking Class", Guo Dayi in "So Many Jiao", and in 1991, he had a big explosion on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Stills from "The Story of the Cooking Class".
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Return to the small family from the big stage and enjoy the joy of family
In the following ten years, Wei Ji'an appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala 11 times, and his popularity remained high.
In 2010, Wei Ji'an took up the position of artistic director of the repertory troupe, and his work became even busier.
Seeing his wife silently supporting him behind his back, keeping his home in order, and letting him fight for his career without worries, Wei Ji'an also felt a trace of guilt.
I work hard to give my family a better life.
Now that the family does not have to worry about food and clothing, but he can't always be with his wife and children, Wei Ji'an began to think and reflect on what is the meaning and value of work?
Two years later, Wei Ji'an finally found the answer.
In 2012, after he and Guo Donglin completed the Spring Festival Gala sketch "Interview", they gradually withdrew from the public's field of vision and returned to their small family.
Sketch "Interview"
Many people can't understand that everyone is chasing fame and fortune all day long, but Wei Ji'an is so indifferent, which is a pity.
But Wei Ji'an doesn't think so, the beautiful career is a bunch of bright fireworks, which can add color to life, but returning to the family and accompanying the family is the stable happiness he wants to pursue throughout his life.
Moreover, after disappearing from the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, Wei Ji'an is not completely retired, he occasionally participates in dramas and cooperates with his old partner.
Sometimes, he also pays attention to new comedians and works, giving them guidance and encouragement.
Today, the 68-year-old spends most of his time with his family and enjoys family fun.
In his career and life, he has found the best of both worlds.
Family is the weakness, but also the armor, but also the motivation for us to work hard.
But when you become famous, your family is not around, and sharing joy and happiness together will be a lifelong regret.
Everyone pursues a different way of life, but a happy life is similar.
That's three meals a day, all year round, family company, health and safety.
So, at this moment of rushing for life, don't forget to give your family a call and tell them that you miss them.
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