"After Lantian Ye, there is no ginger tooth in the world!"
On June 8, 2022, the life of the famous performing artist "Lantian Ye" officially stopped on that day!
He was once a top student in the Department of Fine Arts, and he was also a god in the performance industry, and in his 70-year acting career, he starred in hundreds of classic works.
And it wasn't until June 29, 2021, when we saw that he was awarded the "July 1st Medal" by the state, that we knew that he was not as simple as it seemed!
His original name is not Lan Tianye, he is not just an actor and a painter, and the award is not just because he played "Jiang Ziya".
Behind his kind face lies another identity - an agent!
From 1945, when he officially worked for the country, until his identity was revealed in 2021, although he was on Chinese soil, he also lived incognito for 75 years.
Although he played Jiang Ziya in "Fengshen List", it is himself who can really be called "Fengshen", thinking back on Lan Tianye's life, he acted in the play and also acted outside the play......
Abandon painting and follow the play, only for China
When he was a child, Lan Tianye never thought about what he could do in the future, and he only thought about painting, but his fate may have been doomed on the day he was born.
On the same day, eight years after the May Fourth Movement, that is, on May 4, 1927, with a cry, a small life was ushered in in a big feudal family in Hengshui, Hebei Province.
Seeing that it was a boy, everyone was so happy that his grandfather named him "Wang Runsen" according to the family tree, which was later Lantian Ye.
can be born on May Fourth Youth Day, fate is destined that he will not be a simple character.
Shortly after Wang Runsen's full moon, because of the war, the family moved from Hebei to Beiping at that time, the family was quite wealthy, eating and drinking without worry, and Wang Runsen's childhood was carefree.
During the day, he could listen to Peking Opera and listen to stories at night, and during this time, he also experienced the joy of painting, and his parents found well-known painters for him to guide him.
But by the time he was 10 years old, everything was no longer peaceful, his country was devastated, and his little family was in mourning.
First, his father died, and then his grandfather and grandmother also died, leaving him and his mother to rely on each other.
But his mother still trained him wholeheartedly, and Wang Runsen was also very competitive, and was admitted to the very famous National Beiping Art School at that time, which was the first art school in China, and its principal was the famous painter Xu Beihong.
And this school has also become a key link in the reversal of Wang Runsheng's fate.
At that time, affected by the general environment, students began to rehearse dramas to vent their resentment, and Wang Runsen also joined in.
There he found that all his true emotions could be brought to play, and that he could awaken more people to resist foreign invaders.
It just so happened that at that time, the third sister, who had disappeared for a long time, returned home, and it turned out that the elder sister had already begun to engage in underground work for the country, and the main task of this return was to develop the downline.
With the encouragement of his sister and the influence of his friends, he began to work as an underground traffic officer.
Sometimes he would help his sister pass on the news to other comrades, and he would also ride his bicycle to pass the documents needed by the organization back and forth.
In addition, in the troupe, many young people also joined the organization, and everyone acted together during the day and began their own "agent" work at night.
Later, Wang Runsen recalled those passionate years, and his biggest regret was that he couldn't do more.
When Wang Runsen was 18 years old, he officially joined the organization without hesitation without hesitation, although the foreign invaders had surrendered at that time, but the country was still in turmoil.
So, new jobs came one after another.
And this work is more than 70 years, and in this way, he once again obeyed the organizational arrangement and officially began his career as a "domestic agent"!
Agent career: Changed name to Lantian Ye
After officially joining the organization, Wang Runsen was ostensibly a student and an actor in the troupe, but in private he was a receiver and transmitter of information.
Because of the troupe, he could freely enter and leave the enemy-occupied area at that time, and in the face of the enemy's surveillance, Wang Runsen did not have a trace of fear, he thought, he also wanted to fight for the country together like those May Fourth youths a few years ago.
Later, he received instructions from his superiors to join the other party's drama team and continue to engage in underground intelligence work.
At that time, in order not to reveal his identity, he also deliberately befriended some high-ranking figures of the enemy party, and was very close to him on a daily basis.
But in 1948, the situation suddenly became tense, and the enemy leaders also ordered that the "internal ghosts" must be found, and Wang Runsen's second drama team was a key target.
But Wang Runsen did not panic, but proposed a new response plan and evacuated all his people back to safety.
This measure of his was well received by the leadership, but as soon as he returned to his own ranks, he got a message.
"You can't continue to use your current name, otherwise the family over there will be implicated, now hurry up and change your name!"
But there was nothing by Wang Runsen's side at that time, and coupled with the tight time, there was no extra time for him to think about it, so the name "Lantian Ye" was born.
From that day on, the person "Wang Runsen" disappeared completely, and the only thing left was "Lantian Ye!"
After continuing to work for 1 year, he saw the dawn, and the career he had struggled for many years in exchange for the sentence "established", Lan Tianye's heart was full of mixed feelings, all of which was worth it.
Although he didn't fight like those warriors, he was certainly a brave warrior!
After ushering in peace, Lan Tianye turned around and entered the Beijing People's Art Troupe at that time, continued his acting work, and was the first batch of actors at that time!
Returning to the palace of art, he was obsessed with painting in his later years
Since then, the identity of the "agent" is gone, and he has become a "national first-class actor", and no one knows about his past as an "agent".
In this place of Beijing Renyi, Lantian Ye started another new life.
When they first arrived at the theater, they did not act for half a year, but were sent to some grassroots to experience life, because art comes from life.
This is also Lantian Ye's acting secret, only by truly experiencing it can he act like the real thing.
Whether it is in drama or TV series, Lantian Ye has made great achievements.
When Lao She's teahouse was put on the stage of the drama, Lan Tianye played the role of Qin Erye, and the role of Qin Erye was divided into two stages, which are two diametrically opposed types.
But under Lan Tianye's interpretation, it is vivid, and behind this is because he specially found contemporary ethnic businessmen, observed and learned some Beijingers' postures, etc.
And Lan Tianye's "Teahouse" is also a classic repertoire retained by Beijing Renyi, and there is no one! And Lan Tianye not only participated in the drama himself, but also directed the drama by himself, such as "The Noble Lady Returns to the Hometown", "Lonely Spring Dawn" and so on.
Many people know Lan Tianye in his TV series works, such as his father Wang Zitao in "Desire", Jiang Shang Jiang Ziya in "Fengshen Bang", and the regent in "The Last Emperor". still remembers that when filming "Fengshen Bang", Lan Tianye was already in his 60s, but in some dangerous scenes, he still insisted on playing in person, and resolutely did not use a stand-in, otherwise he would not act. It is precisely because of old artists like Lan Tianye that the past films have become classics. In addition to acting, he also tries his best to cultivate new talents for the country, because he knows that the future of the country lies in generations of young people.
Comedy queen Song Dandan, actor Pu Cunxin, actor Wang Ji and others have all been guided by him. After retiring in his later years, he continued to paint his passion, and also held many art exhibitions, making great contributions to the development of Chinese art.
In 2011, the 84-year-old Lan Tianye received an invitation again to rehearse the show "Home" in person, and also played a villain.
When he was injured on the set, his first sentence was "I'm sorry", he blamed himself for worrying everyone because of his injury, and he only had art in his heart. Two years before his death, he also appeared on the stage of CCTV and played the famous general Zhao Chongguo.
It is visible to the naked eye that he is old, but his heart is always young. On June 8, 2022, not long after his 95th birthday, he walked peacefully in his sleep and walked happily.
According to the student, he suffered from cancer before his death, but he was not willing to treat it, maybe Lantian Ye had no regrets at that time!
Write at the end
From the 20th century to the 21st century, Mr. Lantian Ye witnessed the changes of two eras, among which there was war and more joy. He is most fortunate to have the privilege of contributing, in this life, he is a painter, an actor, and a contributor to the country. He is himself, Wang Runsen, and Lantian Ye!
Today, it has been more than one year since Mr. Lantian Ye left, but we have never forgotten him!