1. An ordinary worker boy forges ahead with a fiery dream
Back in 1954, on that cold and biting winter night, an ordinary farmer family had a new child, and the excited parents named the newborn "Xue Jian", hoping that he could grow up healthy and strong.
This child is the famous actor who will become famous in the film industry and highly praised in the future - Li Xuejian.
When he was 11 years old, Li Xuejian moved to Guizhou with his parents and began a life full of hardships. In his childhood, Li Xuejian witnessed his father being bullied by others outside, and he himself also suffered from bullying and beating, however, he could only silently endure endless grievances and humiliation, and hid the bitterness and pain in his heart.
The poor family environment made him powerless to resist, so he had to endure humiliation.
At the age of 16, Li Xuejian stepped into a steel factory as an apprentice and began a boring and boring life as a laborer. Accompanied by oil, hustle and bustle, and machinery and equipment, watching the performers of the factory art troupe shine on the stage, his desire for performing arts burns like a fire.
The god of luck quietly came, and an elderly character was urgently needed in a rehearsal, and Li Xuejian stepped forward without hesitation. On the stage, he affectionately performed a simple and unpretentious Shandong Liuqin opera, which won warm applause from the audience.
Although this is only an insignificant starting point, Li Xuejian finally stood on the dazzling stage for the first time, and realized a gorgeous transformation from an extraor to a supporting role.
Since then, Li Xuejian has gradually emerged, received more and more people's attention and recognition, and opportunities are pouring in. His dream has become clearer and clearer, and he has become more and more unswerving: from an ordinary worker to an outstanding actor! With his indomitable perseverance and incomparable love for his acting career, Li Xuejian has firmly embarked on the broad road to his dream step by step.
2. Dreams come true but encounter the biggest challenges in life
In 1980, Li Xuejian made his debut on the stage of a professional drama and starred in the revolutionary-themed drama "913 Incident". In order to win the crucial role of Lin Biao, he did not hesitate to shave off his black hair, and by strictly controlling his diet, he lost 20 pounds of weight.
After going through many difficulties and dangers, Li Xuejian was able to jump from a trick actor to a starring role, and won the high honor of the "Plum Blossom Award".
After years of firm belief and hard work, Li Xuejian's efforts have finally paid off, and he has gradually become one of the most famous and loved great performing artists in China, and he is a household name and everyone knows about it.
However, fate played a cruel joke on him in 2001, when his acting career was in full swing, a sudden illness ruthlessly knocked him down - Li Xuejian was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer, and it was already in the middle and advanced stages.
In the face of such a severe challenge, Li Xuejian could have chosen to temporarily put aside his work, recuperate with peace of mind and actively cooperate with the treatment. However, he was well aware of the livelihood problems of the crew, and in order to prevent them from losing their job opportunities due to his illness, he resolutely decided to stick to his post and grit his teeth.
Every morning, he would go to the hospital for chemotherapy and then return to the set in the afternoon to continue the intense work of filming, and despite the pain and side effects that brought him to the brink of collapse, he gritted his teeth and did not back down.
When the filming came to an end, Li Xuejian's condition became more and more serious, his neck began to fester, and he could not even make a sound, and he fell into a deep despair. Faced with the torture of life being worse than death, this young man who once had a dream, his desire for life has almost disappeared.
"I felt like a fish that had been smashed to pieces, and I had no attachment to life. Li Xuejian recalled those difficult years, and his tone was full of endless pain.
However, just when he was on the verge of despair, his wife Yu Haidan was like a ray of light, illuminating the darkness of his life...
3. His wife's protection gave him hope for life again
In the face of Li Xuejian's state of despair, his wife Yu Haidan always stood by his side and took care of his daily life wholeheartedly. Yu Haidan's affectionate love and meticulous care made Li Xuejian rekindle his hope for life.
In addition, Li Xuejian's son also gave him endless strength and courage through affectionate letters of condolence. The son's love for his father is like a ray of warm sunshine, dispelling the haze in Li Xuejian's heart.
With the support and encouragement of his family, he finally survived the darkest period of his life.
After recovering, Li Xuejian once again devoted himself to his work. With his superb acting skills and noble personality, he won a warm welcome from the audience. What's even more rare is that even a young actor like Hu Ge did not forget to pay high respect to him when he won the award and expressed his deep admiration.
Once upon a time, a certain program team raised a question to Mr. Li Xuejian: "You have already achieved fame, why do you still ask for such a high salary?" In the face of this criticism, this highly respected "old drama bone" couldn't help but burst into tears, and was speechless for a while.
However, who can understand what kind of bitterness and torture Li Xuejian has gone through in order to pursue his dreams and study art in depth? He was plagued by cancer for 23 years, and he was once on the verge of despair; in order to create a realistic character image, he did not hesitate to lose weight and endure severe pain; in order to prevent any staff member in the team from facing the crisis of unemployment, he resolutely postponed the treatment of his disease... Li Xuejian used his entire youth and life to return to today's glory.
Mr. Li Xuejian is by no means a person who covets material wealth, he is only passionate about artistic creation. In the face of doubts, this senior "old drama bone" chose to respond with practical actions.
Chapter 4 Highlight the ultimate realm of art with blood and life
Even though cancer has brought heavy physical and mental trauma to Li Xuejian, it has not shaken his incomparable love for his career. In 2004, his condition improved slightly, but his health deteriorated.
However, in order to devote himself to the shaping of each role, Li Xuejian resolutely resisted the use of hearing aids during filming, and relied on his unremitting efforts to make up for the lack of hearing.
Whenever he takes on a new work, he always recites all the lines months or even years in advance, and his diligence is impeccable. On set, Li Xuejian always carefully observes the mouth shapes and facial expressions of the opponent actors, so as to infer the development trend of the plot and ensure that the audience gets the best viewing experience.
Such professional ethics touched all the staff present.
For an actor, casting classic roles with blood and life is undoubtedly the highest state of art. Over the years, Li Xuejian has been a model of this artistic spirit.
In order to successfully portray the fragile but tough protagonist in "Jiao Yulu", he did not hesitate to strictly control his diet and plummeted his weight by 20 pounds, and during the filming of "Desire", he played the role of Song Dacheng vividly, so that "marrying someone should marry Song Dacheng" became a popular slogan of that era.
The most talked about is the role of Song Jiang played by Li Xuejian in "Water Margin". He portrayed the hero as a representative of the capitulation faction who was mighty on the outside, but humble on the inside, which aroused strong disgust from the audience.
There was once an enthusiastic viewer in Hunan, after watching the TV series "Water Margin" starring Li Xuejian, he angrily smashed the TV set and loudly reprimanded "Song Jiang" for his unbearable and incompetent, which is enough to witness the depth and strength of Li Xuejian's superb interpretation of the role!
It is with such a professional spirit of going all out and doing everything possible that the characters in each of Li Xuejian's film and television works are vivid and lifelike, winning warm applause and praise from the audience.
Behind these classic works, it is the blood and bitter price he paid for his career, even though he has entered the old age, Li Xuejian still maintains his enthusiasm for performance and devotes all his efforts to each new work.
During the filming of the sci-fi masterpiece "The Wandering Earth 2", he devoted himself to the tense and exciting plot, and was drenched in heavy rain in the cold and biting weather throughout the whole process, but he never complained at all.
When participating in the TV series "Xinjiang Aid Cadres", he even went to the frontier for field investigations, although his body was suffering from illness every day, Li Xuejian didn't care about it, and devoted himself to his work with enthusiasm.
Fifth, the abuse and questioning have worn out the light of this "old drama bone".
Although Li Xuejian has won the love and admiration of many audiences with his strength and talent, in the eyes of some people, he has always been regarded as a senior actor who "relies on the old and sells the old" and is overpaid.
In the face of such harsh doubts, Li Xuejian, who had gone through ups and downs, couldn't help but burst into tears, and was speechless for a while. After 23 years of fighting cancer, he almost lost confidence in life, in order to create a classic character image, he did not hesitate to strictly control his diet, lose weight like crazy, and endure severe pain, and in order not to put his staff at risk of losing his job, he postponed treatment many times...... Li Xuejian used his entire youth and even his life to exchange for today's glory.
Li Xuejian is not a greedy person for money, he is just full of love for performance and extremely persistent in art. In the face of doubts, this "old drama bone" chose to respond with practical actions, and proved himself with excellent works and professionalism.
Every time he appears in a new play, Li Xuejian always devotes himself to it. In order to ensure the audience's viewing experience, he would rather give up the use of hearing aids and rely on his own efforts to overcome difficulties.
From his youth to his later years, from "Jiao Yulu" to "The Wandering Earth 2", Li Xuejian has interpreted classic roles that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with blood and life.
Even an outstanding young actor like Hu Ge will not hesitate to pay high respect to Li Xuejian and give him a solemn and firm thumbs up when he wins the award.
In the face of all kinds of doubts and malicious attacks, Li Xuejian has always maintained his brilliance, like a bright and immortal star, shining on the whole world.