"Are you going to go to Taiwan, and when?"
In 1993, Gu Yue, a special actor who played Chairman Mao, went to the United States and was warmly welcomed by the local media, and a grand press conference was held for him.
At the meeting, a Taiwanese reporter suddenly asked a sharp question, and at this time, cross-strait relations are very delicate, and if the answer is not good, the consequences will be unimaginable.
All the Chinese present pinched a cold sweat for him, but Gu Yue smiled very easily, his expression was the same as Chairman Mao, and he solved the reporter's question in one sentence.
So how did Gu Yue answer?
Special Missions
In 1993, Gu Yuegang, a special actor who played Chairman Mao, had just finished a day's filming in the crew and was walking to the hotel with his line book.
Suddenly the phone rang and he received a special call.
The leader on the phone commanded.
Gu Yue immediately straightened her expression, found a quiet place to sit down, and only listened to the other party continue: "The few movies you have made have received very well in the international community, and now the United States has invited you to participate in foreign affairs activities, you prepare and leave tomorrow." ”
As soon as the words fell, Gu Yue was stunned when he heard it, he has been a special actor of Chairman Mao for so many years, and what he thinks about every day is how to play Chairman Mao vividly, so that more people have the opportunity to see him, so as to pinn his thoughts on Chairman Mao.
He never thought that one day he would participate in foreign affairs activities, and he would appear as a great man he admired.
Gu Yue was a little nervous at first, but he quickly calmed down, and that night he packed his luggage and spent the night recalling the books and materials about Chairman Mao that he had read, hoping that he would be able to perform well during his trip to the United States.
The next morning, the plane was waiting for Gu Yue at the airport, and then he embarked on a journey to the United States.
Chairman Mao, as a great man who pioneered the world in New China, has the highest weight in the hearts of the Chinese, and there is no one who does not respect and love Chairman Mao, even now, a large number of movies and TV series about Chairman Mao are filmed every year.
As a heroic figure who once rushed to challenge the United States on the Korean Peninsula, and also promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations and ice-breaking relations between China and the United States, Chairman Mao also has a high reputation in the United States, and several battles he commanded were even selected for the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Therefore, after Gu Yue and his entourage arrived in the United States, they were immediately strongly welcomed by all walks of life in the United States, and even flowers and applause everywhere they went, a large number of Chinese Americans flocked to the front of the greeting procession, observing Gu Yue, and felt that he was exactly the same as Chairman Mao in terms of appearance and temperament, and many people were looking back at Chairman Mao's shadow through Gu Yue.
Gu Yue knew very well that the reason why he was able to get such a grand treatment was all because of Chairman Mao, so in the next few days, he tried his best to play the role of Chairman Mao.
For this reason, the United States also specially held a news conference at the hotel where he was staying.
This reception, which seems to be about peace and movies, is actually full of undercurrents.
At first, the reporters' questions were relatively calm, some asked him how he imitated Chairman Mao, some asked him what he said about Chairman Mao, and some even asked him about the details and experience of filming, and the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became lively as they chatted.
While everyone was talking about it, a reporter suddenly stood up and asked through everyone's voices: "Do you have any plans to go to Taiwan? If so, when do you want to go to Taiwan?"
Clever answers
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and as soon as his words fell, everyone was stunned in place.
Gu Yue understood that this was a trap set for him.
First, relations across the Taiwan Strait in 1993 were rather delicate.
Although at the end of the 80s, there was a breakthrough in the closure and even allowed people to visit relatives and exchanges, and there was close cooperation in economic and trade cooperation, especially in the sale of agricultural products.
However, with the passage of time and various historical problems, the relations between the Taiwan Strait have also appeared temporarily cold, and a series of previous exchange activities have gradually stagnated.
Obviously, this question was deliberately done by this reporter.
Second, Gu Yue, as Chairman Mao's special actor, has been selected and recognized by CCTV, and has been active on the screen with the image of Chairman Mao for a long time, and slowly people will also map their thoughts about Chairman Mao to the role of the great man he plays.
The same is true of this visit to the United States, where his words and deeds also represent China.
Whether he answers whether he goes or not, he will be interpreted by the outside world, and if he is not careful, it will cause adverse effects, and the hearts of everyone present are in their throats.
But Gu Yue's face always had an unhurried smile, and he looked at the Taiwanese reporter and replied amiably: "As a Chinese, of course I want to go to Taiwan, and it would be better if the special actor who played Chiang Kai-shek went with me!"
His expression was always relaxed when he spoke, and the words he said made people feel like a spring breeze, and the scene quickly erupted into thunderous applause, and the reporters were amused by him, and the Taiwanese reporter who stood up to ask questions also barely squeezed out a smile: "Surely!" and then sat down awkwardly.
In just a few words, Gu Yue dissolved the trap he had set.
Gu Yue's words have three deep meanings.
First of all, as Gu Yue himself, he answered a question from a Taiwanese reporter that he had plans and plans to go to Taiwan in the future.
Second, Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times, and as authentic Chinese, both he and Chairman Mao have the right to go to Taiwan at any time.
Third, he is just Chairman Mao's special actor, even if he goes to Taiwan, he is just an ordinary citizen, and he wants to go with Chiang Kai-shek's actor, that is, he wants to use the actor's real body to prevent some people from buttoning their hats on them.
Being able to think of such an answer in just a few minutes shows how quickly Gu Yue reacted.
The mission was completed very smoothly, and soon, Gu Yue returned to China by special plane, and when the plane flew over the Pacific Ocean, he couldn't help but think of the fact that he had become Chairman Mao's special actor.
惟妙惟肖
Gu Yue was born in 1937, when Chairman Mao was 44 years old and was busy working to form an anti-Japanese national united front with the Kuomintang.
Under the iron hooves of the invading Japanese army, at that time, the mountains and rivers of China were shattered, and wolf smoke was everywhere, and aspiring young people took up arms and resisted, and Gu Yue's parents were no exception, and they also joined the ranks of resistance against Japan.
It's just that poor Gu Yue and her young sister have no one to take care of them, and they have been fostered in a neighbor's house.
How dangerous it was on the battlefield, it was the most difficult moment of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, thousands of people died on the battlefield every day, accidents in major cities piled up, blood flowed and pestles, Gu Yue's parents also died in the bombing of the Japanese army, and the two sisters and brothers became completely orphaned.
Fortunately, at that time, the party organization was settling the families of the front-line soldiers in the rear, and after learning about the lives of Gu Yue's sisters and brothers, they were sent to the welfare home, and Gu Yue, who witnessed the war, secretly vowed in his heart that he would definitely contribute to the country when he grew up in the future.
When Gu Yue grew up, New China had been established, and he was successfully admitted to the Art Troupe and became a drama actor.
After Chairman Mao's death, people's thoughts about him still did not stop, in order to facilitate the filming of TV series related to Chairman Mao's theme, and in order to let people's mourning have a place to sustenance, CCTV decided to audition all over the country to find Chairman Mao's special actors.
After hearing the news, the comrades of the art troupe were excited, because they watched Gu Yue grow up little by little, and found that he was very similar to Chairman Mao in terms of appearance, temperament, and height.
The comrades all encouraged Gu Yue to sign up, he gritted his teeth and handed over his information, but the staff of the audition immediately called him over after seeing it, and after looking at his appearance in detail, he made a decision on the spot.
Soon Gu Yue joined the crew and filmed TV series related to Chairman Mao.
In order to be able to better play Chairman Mao, outside of filming, Gu Yue looked for a lot of pictures and texts and film and television materials about Chairman Mao, and he wanted to make his image of Chairman Mao more three-dimensional and vivid from when Chairman Mao was in a meeting, when he discussed things with the old handsomes, and when he got along with his family.
Gu Yue once said that he played Chairman Mao, so the fewer personal factors on his body, the better, he must abandon his own characteristics and move closer to Chairman Mao, after decades of study, he raised his hand and raised his eyes exactly like Chairman Mao.
Even Chairman Mao's biological daughter Li Ne was speechless in shock after seeing it, she stared at Gu Yue's face for a long time, as if she was recalling the father who grew up with her and joked with her in her memory, for a long time, Li Ne couldn't help but burst into tears.
Gu Yue has been playing Chairman Mao all his life, and his acting skills have been well received by the audience, not only winning countless trophies, but also sending warmth to countless people who miss Chairman Mao.
On July 2, 2005, Gu Yue died of illness at the age of 68.