In the recent hit TV series "The Age of Awakening", there is a character, with the advancement of the plot, ushered in the reversal of word of mouth, that is, the master of traditional Chinese studies Gu Hongming.
"The Age of Awakening" Gu Hongming
The appearance of this character has a bit of comedic effect. Dressed in a Qing Dynasty old man's costume, with long braids, and wearing a small melon skin hat all year round, he was followed by two servants, holding his teacup and long smoking gun.
In the early stage, Gu Hongming seemed to play a "negative role", he opposed the new cultural movement set off by Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi, and fought with them everywhere, stirring up confrontations between new and old cultural forces. However, with his section "On the Spirit of Chinese" in the lecture hall of Peking University, the audience gradually fell in love with this knowledgeable, eccentric, but also without losing the popularity of the festival, and there is also a bit of cute "Cai Yuanpei's first fan".
Gu Hongming is played by Bi Yanjun, a national first-class actor.
Bi Yanjun was born in 1955 in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, at the age of 17, he was admitted to the Anshan Repertory Theatre, began to study acting, and just entered the film and television industry, he participated in the movie "Zhifeng War", which can be described as a high starting point. However, at the beginning of his acting career, he was known as "Chen Xiaoxu's ex-husband".
Bi Yanjun and Chen Xiaoxu
The love story of Bi Yanjun and Chen Xiaoxu is very romantic even today.
They met in the Anshan Repertory Theatre, when Chen Xiaoxu, only 14 years old, was introverted and alone, often reading in a corner alone. Bi Yanjun is 10 years older than her, humorous and cheerful, calm and calm, and will always take extra care of this little sister who is not very social.
Chen Xiaoxu's old photo
At that time, Bi Yanjun had reached the age of starting a family, and relatives and friends around him would sometimes help him introduce his girlfriend, but he always politely refused. After a few more years, even the leaders of the troupe could not look at it, and talked to Bi Yanjun: "You are not young, it is time to make a girlfriend and start a family, are you not looking at any of the girls in the troupe?" Bi Yanjun's answer is always only one sentence: "I have people I like, but the girl I like has not grown up yet." ”
The little girl who had not yet grown up was Chen Xiaoxu.
In 1983, with the encouragement of Bi Yanjun, Chen Xiaoxu wrote a cover letter to Wang Fulin, the director of "Dream of the Red Chamber", and obtained the interview qualification. In 1984, Chen Xiaoxu entered the crew of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and began nearly 4 years of training and shooting. During this period, Bi Yanjun was also admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy's performance cadre training class.
In the past few years, Bi Yanjun and Chen Xiaoxu have encouraged each other, and different feelings have secretly grown in letters.
"Dream of the Red Chamber" Lin Daiyu
After the broadcast of "Dream of the Red Chamber", Chen Xiaoxu was on fire, and in an interview with "Popular Movie", she announced her mate selection criteria: "The man I like must have ideals and talents, have good cultivation, good demeanor, and he can respect me, and I have spiritual communication and tacit understanding, rather than some kind of appearance, I do not want to be indifferent to the white head and grow old, I like a sour, sweet and bitter life." ”
Soon, Bi Yanjun married Chen Xiaoxu. However, the gap between ideals and reality made the marriage end early.
Bi Yanjun old photo
In 2007, Chen Xiaoxu became seriously ill, and Zhou Ling, the screenwriter of "Dream of the Red Chamber", expressed to Bi Yanjun his wish to speak again. This phone call, they hit for three hours, and neither of them could cry.
The fame of ex-wife Chen Xiaoxu is too big, coupled with this infinitely emotional relationship, it will always make people unconsciously forget that Bi Yanjun is also an excellent actor.
Bi Yanjun's first film was the war feature film "Zhifeng War" produced by Changchun Film Studio, in which he played Feng Yuxiang's assistant Lu Zhonglin.
Poster of "Zhifeng Wars"
In 1989, Bi Yanjun moved his family to Beijing. After that, he worked as an assistant director for director Wang Fulin for several years, and after shooting a few scenes, he also tried to direct his own plays, and later because he hated complicated personnel relations, he became an actor single-mindedly.
In 1992, Bi Yanjun released three film works, namely "No Mission Action", "The Battle of Pingjin" and "Jiang Zhuying", especially In "Jiang Zhuying", Luoken, who was squeezed out and pondered the meaning of "migratory bird", won unanimous praise from the audience.
"Jiang Zhuying" Roken
In 1994, Bi Yanjun played li ru and Yang Xiu in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", even in the bones of a group of old dramas, it is not inferior.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Yang Xiu
Since then, bi Yanjun has been seen in many film and television works. Whether it is Bai Yingxuan, the second grandfather of the Bai family in "The Gate of the Great Mansion", Yang Rui's father in "Jade Guanyin", Lu Yaxun in "Struggle", Xia Yuanzhang in "Breaking into Guandong", or the big leader in "Love Full Courtyard", And Xun Baishui in "The Wind Rises in the Long Forest of Langyabang", no matter how many scenes there are, they have left a deep impression on the audience.
"The Gate of the Great Mansion" Bai Yingxuan
"Breaking into kanto" Xia Yuanzhang
However, compared with many old drama bones, Bi Yanjun's popularity is not very high. Up to now, he also has no agent, to which he said: "I will act seriously, I am a person with ideals and no goals, with a romantic mood to live a dull life." I don't have any ambitions, as long as I have a role and a role I like. ”
"The Wind of LangyaBang Rises in the Long Forest" Xun Baishui
When not filming, Bi Yanjun likes to raise flowers to tease birds, and another hobby is to soak in the bathhouse. To discuss where the bathhouse in Beijing is the best, he has the most right to speak: "I have to count the old bathhouses in Nancheng and Wangfujing!" ”