Everyone is familiar with a TV station's variety show "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", and last year's song "Love You" made Wang Xinling out of the circle.
This year's "Riding the Wind 2024" invited sisters from all walks of life, including Chen Lijun of Zhejiang Xiaobaihuayue Opera Troupe, whose first stage "Destiny" amazed the audience as soon as she appeared, and there were countless fans.
As a result, the ancient traditional art of Yue Opera has been brought back into the public eye.
However, in the latest show China, she blew herself up in her 30s and couldn't afford to support her parents. This also touched the heartstrings of many people......
From Yue Opera to Sister Lang
Chen Lijun was born in 1992 in an ordinary rural family in Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, her parents are tea farmers, in 2008 at the age of 13, she entered the Yue Opera Xiaobaihua class worker, and now at the age of 32, she has been focusing on the Yue Opera stage.
The first time her name was known was in the 2023 Yue Opera "New Dragon Gate Inn", where she played the role of "Jade Faced Langjun" Jia Ting, and her partner Li Yunxiao played the proprietress Jin Zhuyu. The performance of the circle of circles. became an instant hit, and netizens called her "Husband Sister", because she made many people fall in love with Yue Opera
When Chen Lijun was included in the official guest lineup of the "Riding the Wind 2024" program group, many netizens questioned whether she wanted to become famous and give up Yue.
Of course, there are also netizens who approve of her courage in the entertainment industry.
In response, Chen Lijun responded: Her original intention of appearing on variety shows was not for popularity, but to take this opportunity to publicize and promote Yue Opera, a traditional art that is gradually declining.
And Chen Lijun did the same, on the first stage of the variety show, he dressed in red and combined Monkey King and Hua Mulan with drama and modern songs.
Her show can be described as a fault first. She also succeeded in letting more people know about Yue Opera.
But in the latest episode of the show, she blew herself up. Because of work, my parents' hair has turned gray before I know it.
And she feels that she can't afford to support her parents now, and she is sad about it.
Recalling the scene when her parents were hospitalized when she was still practicing, she said, "The coming days are not long, and I am afraid that I will not have time to spend with my parents"
This also makes people see the embarrassment of opera actors
There are also many netizens who said: Junjun is not actually talking about the economy, but about lack of time.
Some netizens also said that young people nowadays are indeed under more pressure.
There are also many netizens who speak for her
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In Reuters, who participated in the show, other sisters were all big bags and small bags, and Chen Lijun carried two bags, which was also rated by netizens as the sister who loves to wear group uniforms.
Chen Lijun lives a simple and low-key life on weekdays, and she is like those flamboyant and luxurious stars in the entertainment industry. Her dress and life style all reveal a clean and simple temperament. is in stark contrast to He Saifei, who is also an opera actor.
He Saifei became famous in the early years and became a well-known film and television star.
But he has never forgotten his opera roots, and has been working hard for the development of opera for many years. She has publicly criticized the lack of attention of opera performers, and called for the importance and protection of these traditional cultural arts.
In contrast, Chen Lijun is more like a real "grassroots". She just silently cultivates the small world of opera and lives a life completely different from that of the stars. And all this, until she became popular in variety shows, was able to be known and paid attention to by more people.
Chen Lijun, as a pure opera actor, her own life is incompatible with those stars in the entertainment industry. The purpose of her appearance in the show is very pure, that is, to promote and promote Yue Opera, hoping to let more people understand and love this ancient traditional art.
And after the show aired, she did achieve this purpose. More and more audiences were impressed by Chen Lijun's superb acting skills and became interested in the art of Yue Opera. Many people also took the initiative to join the ranks of learning Yue Opera.
Now, when you see Chen Lijun's upright figure on the stage again, you will find that she has more tenacity to never admit defeat. This tenacity not only belongs to her personally, but also to the century-old heritage of the entire opera industry.
In Chen Lijun, we see the eternal charm of the ancient art of opera. It is not destined to die, but will only shine forever in the long river of human civilization like a bright pearl.
Conclusion
Chen Lijun's popularity is no accident, and it indicates that the ancient traditional art of opera is being revitalized. In her, we see the persistent pursuit of art and the unremitting persistence in ideals.
Even in a difficult environment, Chen Lijun never gave up her love for opera. It is this pure love that allows her to shine on the stage and conquer the hearts of the audience with her superb acting skills. She used practical actions to interpret what it means to "touch people's hearts with cold actions".
Chen Lijun's story is like a mirror, reflecting the plight and helplessness of the opera industry. But with her tenacity and hard work, she finally made this mirror shine again. In her figure, we see the hope of a century-old inheritance of opera.
This hope is like a ray of light, illuminating the road to the revival of opera. As long as there are persistent people like Chen Lijun who stick to this world of art, opera will never wither. On the contrary, it will be like a bright pearl, shining forever in the long river of human civilization.