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Yan Huaili passed away
Yan Huaili was dying, lying on the hospital bed looking at the ceiling, his eyes overflowing with tears. As an old man of a generation of artists, he has mixed feelings in his heart. In the last days of his life, his only desire was to reunite with his old friends and look back on those eventful years of struggle for art.
Unfortunately, this wish was never realized. Yan Huaili's wife politely refused the kindness of her old friends to come to visit, she knew her husband's resolute character and did not want to show such a weak appearance.
Although Yan Huaili's health has deteriorated, his love and dedication to art have never wavered.
He misses the hardships of filming "Journey to the West" very much, and those years are reproduced in his mind like a marquee.
All these bits and pieces have turned into his purest and most persistent pursuit of art. Despite his ill-fated circumstances, he never had the slightest doubt or waver in his choice.
It is this perseverance that allows Yan Huaili to move forward alone on the road of art and eventually become immortal.
Bumpy experience
For Yan Huaili, devoting himself to art is not all the way open. He was born in a poor family in the turbulent era, and his family was poor, but under the earnest guidance of his parents, he studied hard and worked diligently, and finally was admitted to the art academy that he had long-cherished.
Since then, he has devoted himself to the cause of art, gradually showing his edge on the drama stage.
However, the good times did not last long, and an accident in the early 1980s completely changed the trajectory of Yan Huaili's life. At that time, he was concentrating on the filming of the TV series "Qiao Luocheng".
Since the filming location was located in a wooded valley, the crew had to use highly toxic dichlorvos in order to repel mosquitoes.
Yan Huaili, who was only focused on character building, ignored the harm caused by this poison and accidentally inhaled a serious disease that caused pulmonary fibrosis. Since then, the path of his life has been destined to be full of thorns.
Illness afflicted his body like a demon, and he could only rely on his wife's full care to keep him alive.
Yan Huaili's wife has a great heart and wholeheartedly supports the artist in pursuing his dreams. She gave up everything so that her husband could devote himself to the acting career without distractions.
The two support each other, embrace each other, and care for each other with tenacious will and pure love.
Outstanding performance
The 1986 version of "Journey to the West" is undoubtedly a well-known classic. In this award-winning masterpiece, Yan Huaili's role as a "sand monk" can be described as highly praised.
He not only played the role, but also played more than 20 different roles, from the honest and honest "sand monk" to the "little monster" with different temperaments, all of which are lifelike and vivid.
This is inseparable from Yan Huaili's three-point study of each role. He carefully sculpted the demeanor, posture, tone and tone of each character, so that the audience can see a vivid life unfolding in front of them.
What's even more amazing is that for this classic that has won countless acclaims, Yan Huaili has played so many roles without pay, which shows his persistent pursuit of art.
The conditions on the shooting site were quite difficult and the materials were scarce. Sometimes the crew can only live in a remote valley and eat only a simple box lunch. In order to be able to grab food and satisfy his stomach, Yan Huaili often had to take off his heavy beard and makeup.
Even so, he gladly accepted it without complaint. Because in his eyes, being able to contribute to art is the greatest happiness.
It is precisely with his unremitting dedication to art that Yan Huaili can deliver such a wonderful performance in "Journey to the West". His interpretation of each character comes with his own unique understanding and insight, which makes the audience feel like they are in the scene.
Deep friendship
The four leading actors of "Journey to the West" have already established a deep friendship like a revolution. Among them, the friendship between Ma Dehua and Yan Huaili can be said to be the most intimate.
Due to the lack of funds for the crew, Ma Dehua often took the initiative to share his dinner with Yan Huaili. The two chewed on food as dry as sand, encouraged each other, and shared the hardships of shooting.
It was this experience of sharing hardships and hardships that made Ma Dehua sincerely admire Yan Huaili.
He admired Yan Huaili's persistent pursuit of art, and this kind of dedication and unreserved dedication is rare and commendable. So when Yan Huaili was dying, Ma Dehua became one of the relatives and friends he wanted to see the most.
In 2009, Yan Huaili's long battle with illness finally came to an end. At the grand and solemn memorial service in Babaoshan, the four masters and apprentices reunited in discouragement, and the scene was painful and touching.
With sadness, the elder brother Liu Xiaolingtong endured the pain and delivered a speech at Yan Huaili's memorial service to bid farewell to this old friend.
And Chi Chongrui, the master who played Tang Seng, had moist eyes and tears, choking up and pouring out his memories of this "fellow disciple". The revolutionary friendship between them has long gone beyond the boundaries of ordinary friendship and reached the highest level of life and death.
Eternal significance
"Journey to the West", a national-level classic full of wisdom and philosophy, has long been deeply imprinted in the memory of several generations of Chinese. This profound masterpiece has made outstanding contributions to the inheritance and development of Chinese culture.
And in such an award-winning masterpiece, Yan Huaili, who plays the role of "Sand Monk", can be said to have made great contributions.
This dedicated and diligent artist dedicates himself to the creation of the character. From the external image of the characters, to the demeanor, to the core of the character, he carves everything with 100% care.
What the audience sees is no longer a thin and mediocre "sand monk", but a vivid and flesh-and-blood three-dimensional image.
It is Yan Huaili's persistent persistence in his artistic career that allowed him to deliver such a wonderful performance in "Journey to the West". His understanding of each character is unique, with his own unique insights, which makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of it.
Even though he has passed away for many years, Yan Huaili's image is still deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience. People will think of the simple but heroic "sand monk", and think of this persistent artist who works tirelessly for art.
He used his life to explain what is the unremitting pursuit of dreams.
The reason why "Journey to the West" can achieve such outstanding achievements is inseparable from such a group of silent and dedicated artists behind the scenes. They have given their youth and even their lives just to be able to present more lifelike and close-to-life works on the screen.
It is with such people that Chinese TV dramas have been able to go to glory and become classics.
Hardship and perseverance
Yan Huaili's life can be described as a perfect portrayal of ups and downs and perseverance. In the process of filming the TV series "Qiao Luocheng", a seemingly ordinary mosquito repellent action opened a painful prelude to his fate.
In order to repel the flying mosquitoes, the crew had to use the highly toxic dichlorvos. Yan Huaili, who was immersed in character building, ignored the harm caused by this chemical and accidentally inhaled it and caused fibrosis in his lungs.
Since then, this relentless illness has tormented his body like a demon.
He can only rely on his wife's full care to maintain the faint spark of life. Yan Huaili's wife had a lot of love in her heart, and she gave up everything so that the artist could pursue her dreams without distraction.
The two supported each other, loved each other, and cared for each other with love and tenacity.
Although the disease relentlessly invaded his body, Yan Huaili's dedication to art has never wavered. Even in the difficult moments of illness, he still devoted himself to the filming without hesitation.
The filming conditions were quite difficult and the materials were scarce. Sometimes the crew can only live in a remote valley and can't get enough to eat.
In order to be able to grab food and satisfy his stomach, Yan Huaili often had to take off his heavy beard and makeup. Even so, he accepted it willingly and gladly without complaint.
Because in his eyes, being able to contribute to art is the greatest happiness and pride.