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Qian Haoliang's life is like an undulating interweaving of joy and sorrow, with the astonishing glory of "Red Lantern" when he reached the top of art, and the confusion and confusion at the lowest point of his life.
In 1968, he was honorably promoted to the head of the State Department's cultural group, and despite his esteem and reputation, his heart was filled with helpless pain and contradictions.
Qian Haoliang has cherished the grand dream of becoming a master of Peking Opera since he was a child, and his enthusiasm for stage performances is like fire. However, now, he has to face a mountain of copywriting work, and he is gradually drifting away from his ideals.
Whenever he picked up a pen to revise a document, he couldn't help but recall the years when he sweated on stage.
What is even more heartbreaking is that his colleagues have privately commented on his work mistakes, and even ridiculed him for not doing his job properly. Qian Haoliang felt unprecedented loneliness and helplessness, and could only confide this heavy burden to his beloved wife Qu Suying.
However, although Qu Suying knew her suffering, she was powerless to help, and the couple fell into a deep depression.
It was then that fate played a trick on them again. In 1983, the loving couple was sent to Shijiazhuang to work as teachers at a local art school. At first, they had no affection for this strange city, and just dutifully completed their teaching tasks.
However, not long after, Qian Haoliang was pleasantly surprised to find that the pressure in his heart was relieved here. He used the educational philosophy taught by his father to teach his students carefully, and the results were fruitful, and batches of outstanding new opera artists emerged under his cultivation.
Watching the progress of the students, Qian Haoliang experienced a sense of satisfaction that he had never felt before.
However, at this critical moment, Qu Suying unfortunately suffered from breast cancer and had to undergo surgery. Qian Haoliang was not only busy teaching, but also taking care of his wife on the sickbed, physically and mentally exhausted.
Every time he saw his wife's increasingly emaciated face, his heart was consumed by deep guilt and pain.
Fortunately, after learning the news of her mother's illness, her daughter Qian Hongnan, who was studying in the United States, gave up her studies without hesitation and decided to return to China to accompany her mother. However, out of deep affection for her husband, Qu Suying politely rejected her daughter's filial piety, and she hoped to personally protect Qian Haoliang through the last journey of her life.
Qian Haoliang was born in a family full of the traditional atmosphere of the pear orchard, and laid a solid foundation for opera under the careful cultivation of his strict father and mother since childhood. When Qian Haoliang was only 10 years old, his father decided to send him to an opera school in the bustling city of Shanghai to receive a higher level of professional training.
However, just as Qian Haoliang was thriving, his alma mater was forced to close due to social unrest. However, even so, this did not defeat Qian Haoliang's fiery passion for opera.
He quickly threw himself into the newly established Chinese opera school, where he met his lifelong friend, Qu Suying.
Qu Suying came from a prestigious family in Beijing, and her father was a well-known old Chinese medicine doctor at that time. She has an extremely firm belief in the art of Peking Opera, and chose to apply for this school precisely to follow her innermost calling.
The two gradually got acquainted with each other in the study together, got to know each other, and their feelings became deeper and deeper.
In 1956, they were assigned to work in the Experimental Peking Opera Troupe of their alma mater, and their careers were booming, and their relationship was also natural. Six years later, in 1962, the China Peking Opera Company carefully selected from the Experimental Troupe, and Qian Haoliang and Qu Suying both stood out and successfully entered the top stage of the Peking Opera industry.
For Qian Haoliang, this is undoubtedly the opportunity he dreamed of. He was finally able to get close to his idol Li Shaochun, and they sharpened each other on the road of art. However, the reality is often accompanied by cruel ridicule.
The new actor can only temporarily stop in the fourth troupe, and he can't even witness Li Shaochun's demeanor with his own eyes.
Faced with such a predicament, Qian Haoliang couldn't help but feel confused about the future. Fortunately, Qu Suying was always by his side, giving him endless support and encouragement, cheering him on with affectionate eyes, making the relationship between the two deeper and more harmonious.
Just when Qian Haoliang had doubts about his future, the door of fate quietly opened for him. In 1964, when the crew was preparing for the modern drama "Red Lantern", Qian Haoliang was ordered to be selected as a substitute actor for the actor.
Although it is only an insignificant role, for him personally, it is a major turning point in his life, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
In order to deeply understand and perfectly present the characters depicted in the script, the crew did not hesitate to go to the cold Northeast to conduct field research and deeply experience the unique local cultural customs.
During this period, Qian Haoliang has always followed the footsteps of Li Shaochun, the idol in his mind, and unabashedly expressed his admiration, hoping to draw endless inspiration from him.
The energy and passion he put into shaping this character is undoubtedly unprecedented.
However, despite his best efforts, the warm applause and focus of attention from the audience always revolved around Li Shaochun, and Qian Haoliang couldn't help but feel unprecedented frustration and loss.
Faced with the reality that his performance seemed to be ignored, a trace of jealousy gradually grew in his heart, and even had some subtle dissatisfaction with Li Shaochun.
However, just when Qian Haoliang was confused about the future path, fate once again reached out to him. In an important performance, the actor was unfortunately injured and could not continue to act, and the entire crew fell into an unprecedented predicament.
At this critical moment, the deputy head Li Dianhua suddenly realized that Qian Haoliang had sung this play, so he immediately summoned him back, expecting him to come forward and turn the tide and save the current crisis.
Qian Haoliang's heart was full of doubts, he was worried that once he successfully played this role, he might be left in the fourth regiment and would not be able to join the first regiment as originally planned, and ask Li Shaochun for art.
Fortunately, Li Dianhua quickly informed his superiors of the decision, and Qian Haoliang would be promoted to a regiment exceptionally. After learning this ecstatic news, Qian Haoliang seemed to have regained his life and devoted himself to this temporary substitute performance.
He dressed himself meticulously and performed the role with all his might, pushing the atmosphere to a climax again and again. That night, a person in charge of the Central Propaganda Department happened to be present to watch, and Qian Haoliang's exquisite performance skills left a deep impression on her, which made her determined to vigorously cultivate this young artist.
As expected, not long after, Qian Haoliang finally got his wish and was transferred to the first troupe of the Peking Opera Company with his wife Qu Suying, opening a new chapter in his life. Here, he can not only receive Li Shaochun's artistic guidance at close range, but also win the high praise of his superiors, and his career is also thriving and fruitful.
Although he became famous with "Red Lantern", Qian Haoliang's inner struggle has never stopped. In the process of touring south, all the focus and praise were focused on Li Shaochun, and he, who was also the leading actor, was completely ignored and forgotten.
The reports of major media all praised Li Shaochun as a popular fried chicken, but they turned a blind eye to Qian Haoliang, a young star. Qian Haoliang saw it in his eyes, and the sourness was swirling and rolling in his heart.
His career seems to have come to a standstill, but the once proud teacher Li Shaochun's demeanor on the stage is shining brighter and brighter. Qian Haoliang began to have some jealousy and subtle thoughts about this teacher, and the relationship between them was no longer a simple teacher-student friendship.
Fortunately, Qian Haoliang's wife, Qu Suying, has always been by her side to support and listen. Whenever her husband felt confused about the prospects, Qu Suying would encourage Qian Haoliang with her gentle and considerate words.
As a result, the relationship between the two is stronger and more harmonious.
With the advent of the Cultural Revolution, the Peking Opera Company of China fell into an unprecedented predicament. Many opera actors have been criticized and accused of being "bourgeois" lackeys. After discussion, the higher-level leaders decided to adapt classic plays such as "Red Lantern" into "model plays" to meet the political needs of the time.
Although this provides Qian Haoliang with a broad stage for development, he still has a problem with this in his heart. He was just a Peking Opera actor, and he had no way to understand the political struggles, so he could only reluctantly accept the arrangements of his superiors.