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Edited by Yu Kankan Entertainment
Preface
Spring Festival Gala, a program that carries the good memories of generations of Chinese.
She has not only witnessed the development and changes of the times, but also created countless classic images.
Who would have thought that one day, the lines in a sketch could unexpectedly participate in a thrilling spy arrest? And what kind of life story does this indispensable old artist have?
Zhao Lirong: A generation of "sketch queens"
When it comes to Zhao Lirong, what comes to many people's minds is the image of a white-haired and kind old lady.
She has devoted her life to the career of performing arts, and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with her humorous and witty image, and is known as the "sketch queen".
As early as Zhao Lirong's memory, the seeds of performance have taken root in her heart.
When she was 1 year old, Zhao Lirong made her debut on the stage, and since then she has formed an inseparable fate from performance.
Her love and talent for acting was soon discovered by her mentor Hibiscus Flower.
At the age of 12, Zhao Lirong was recommended by Hibiscus to learn acting, which laid a solid foundation for her future acting career.
At the age of 15, she was already able to play the leading role, with good appearance and line skills, which amazed the four seats, and thus embarked on the road of professional performance.
In the 90s of the last century, Zhao Lirong was over the age of six, but she was more refined in performing arts.
In 1991, at the age of 60, she made her debut on the Spring Festival Gala and became an instant hit.
In the years since, she has become a frequent guest of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, starring in many classic sketches such as "Part-time Job Adventure" and "Veteran".
In the minds of the audience, Zhao Lirong's images are all smart and joyful, and she is also known as the "Queen of Comedy" for her witty and humorous performance style.
Among these characters, the most impressive is probably Aunt Jin in 1996's "Part-time Job Adventure".
"Palace jade liquor, one hundred and eighty glasses." This line is from "The Adventure of a Part-time Job", which was originally just an ordinary burden in the play, but I didn't expect it to be widely circulated among the people since then, and it can be said that women and children know it.
This is thanks to Zhao Lirong's superb performance skills, as well as her tacit cooperation with her partner Gong Hanlin.
The audience couldn't help but be amused, and this line became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Few people know that there was an "episode" in this sketch.
At that time, Gong Hanlin, who had been rehearsing for a long time, was facing a change of roles for some reason, but Zhao Lirong tried her best to defy public opinion and insisted on being played by Gong Hanlin.
It turned out to be a wise choice and a fond memory for many generations.
Golden sentences are frequent and familiar
The golden sentence in "The Adventure of a Part-time Job" is far more than the sentence "palace jade liquor".
"I think you have a big head" "High salary, high treatment, high welfare, think beautifully!" and other lines have also "gone out of the circle" and become familiar buzzwords, widely spread in people's daily life.
Zhao Lirong's image of Aunt Jin, as well as her verbal rivalry with "Old Fugui" Gong Hanlin, brought laughter to thousands of households, and also let more people know this amiable and respectable old artist.
Now, time has passed, but what remains unchanged is the nostalgia for her.
Whenever the Spring Festival comes, people get together to talk about the past Spring Festival Gala, and it is inevitable that Zhao Lirong's various interesting stories will be mentioned, and this sentence "palace jade liquor" will also be re-recited.
In 2009, there was an undercurrent underneath the façade of peace.
An online post uncovered the tip of the iceberg of the earth-shattering conspiracy.
Some netizens posted on a forum, boasting about the "spectacular scene" of passing by a military airport, which resonated with many "patriotic netizens" and communicated with the post, one of whom claimed to be a "netizen in northern China" was particularly active, saying that he was very interested in this place and wanted to contact the poster privately for in-depth exchanges, which aroused the vigilance of many people.
Sharp-eyed netizens soon discovered that the words "China" and "northerners" were frequently mentioned in the posts of "northern netizens", showing an overly ardent love for the land of the motherland, which made people suspicious.
Everyone, if you say anything to me, no one can say what this person's intentions are.
Just when everyone was at a loss, someone had an idea and said to the post: "Look at your answers, if you answer correctly, I will worship you as a teacher."
"The palace jade liquor wine ......" saw him tell Zhao Lirong's classic lines, and at the end he didn't forget to add a sentence "Please take the following".
Unexpectedly, the "northern netizens" were out of words.
He hesitated and called him "too old to understand".
This can't help but make everyone alarm bells: they all say that art is not pressing, but this line has been widely circulated since it was broadcast in 1996, no matter whether it is male or female, old or young, who will not pick up one or two sentences? Besides, you, a person who claims to be "old", can't answer, isn't there no three hundred taels of silver here?
Some netizens reported the matter to the police in a timely manner.
After investigation, the task force found that the so-called "netizens in northern China" were actually spies planted abroad! At this point, a happy scene appeared: the spy was caught, and the motherland was safe.
The police later revealed that the spy's flaws were inseparable from his estrangement from Chinese culture.
A person who grew up in China, even if he is over half a hundred years old, will never forget the sketches of the Spring Festival Gala, let alone the golden sentences that are well known to women and children.
On the contrary, those people with ulterior motives with ill intentions, because they are separated by mountains and seas, do not understand the context of China, but are easy to show their feet.
From this, we can't help but sigh: the importance of cultural self-confidence! Only by taking root in the fertile soil of 5,000 years of civilization, inheriting excellent traditions, and innovating and developing, can we be invincible.
At the same time, we must be all the more vigilant in times of peace, always be vigilant against the winds and grasses around us, heighten our vigilance, and strictly guard against espionage infiltration; this has become the unshirkable responsibility of every Chinese.
The sadness behind the "sketch queen".
In the eyes of most people, Zhao Lirong is glamorous, and she has conquered the hearts of generations of audiences with her superb acting skills and kind smile.
However, life is like a play, and drama is like life.
If you dig deeper into the story of this old artist, you will find that her life also has unimaginable sorrows.
Zhao Lirong has had two marriages.
In 1953, she married her lover Sheng Qiang, who had been in love for many years, and after marriage, the two were harmonious and affectionate.
However, the good times did not last long, and only 7 years later, Sheng Qiang died in the line of duty, leaving Zhao Lirong and two infant children.
Heartbroken, Zhao Lirong was not struck down by fate.
Under the guidance and companionship of Sheng Qiang's younger brother Sheng Hong, she gradually walked out of the haze and regained her confidence in life.
In 1964, the two renewed their relationship and tied the knot.
However, their originally happy life was shattered by a series of misfortunes.
The untimely death of her daughter made Zhao Lirong feel painful.
My 7-year-old daughter died forever after failing to overcome her illness.
Many years later, Sheng Hong also died of a heart attack.
At this time, Zhao Lirong was already gray-haired, but she had to face the grief of the separation of her relatives again.
However, what is touching is that in the face of the heavy blow of fate, she has never given up hope for life and the pursuit of career.
Perhaps, it is the unquenchable light of art in her heart that supports her to get out of the haze of life again and again and set sail again.
In her career, Zhao Lirong has always maintained a sincere heart and endless enthusiasm for the stage.
In the filming of "Chinese New Year", she insisted on going into battle in person, refusing to use stand-ins, even in the cold winter, she insisted on filming.
In the rehearsals of sketches such as "So Packaged" and "Veterans Out", although she was riddled with illness and had to rely on a large number of painkillers every day to relieve her pain, Zhao Lirong never thought of retreating.
Sometimes, the pain was so excruciating that she had to get a painkiller before she went on the field.
However, when the spotlight is on, she will instantly become the energetic and smiling Aunt Jin, bringing joy to the audience.
It wasn't until 2000 that the spotlight was extinguished forever.
Cancer took Zhao Lirong's life, but it can never erase her figure on stage and in front of the camera.
People always remember that she once performed so hard, so selflessly dedicated, just to make the audience laugh.
She dedicated her life to her beloved art.
In the memory of countless people, Zhao Lirong is a kind, kind, and positive old artist.
No matter in front of or behind the scenes, she has always maintained a high-spirited state of mind, infecting everyone around her with optimism and wisdom.
epilogue
In the final analysis, the most valuable wealth left to us by Zhao Lirong may not only be the classic sketches, the familiar lines, but also the great artist spirit in her: love for life, loyalty to the stage, and dedication to the audience.
She used her life to interpret the true meaning of "one minute on stage, ten years off stage".
She infected generations of Chinese with laughter and touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers with sincerity.
When we look back at her life, we see a flesh-and-blood, real and moving soul.
She has endured many hardships, but she has never bowed to fate; She has become famous countless times, but she has never forgotten her original intention.
Now, when we mention this "sketch queen" again, perhaps, what should be remembered the most is her precious spiritual wealth, just like the sentence "palace jade liquor, one hundred and eighty glasses", which lasts for a long time and shines.
Let us always remember Zhao Lirong, not only because of the laughter she has brought us, but also because of the precious spiritual legacy she left us, which will surely inspire generations of aspirants to create new brilliance in the new era.