In 1976, director Yang Jie was ordered to record a drama program in Changsha, and by chance she caught a good seedling and was eager to try: The Guanyin you play is really similar, and if I want to shoot Guanyin in the future, I will definitely find you to perform.
The actress who played Guanyin did not take director Yang Jie's words to heart, thinking that it was just a polite remark, but she did not expect that six years later, as soon as director Yang Jie received "Journey to the West", she threw an olive branch to her: I have a Guanyin role, do you want to try it? As soon as she received the news, she was overjoyed and nodded in response.
She went to the audition, nervous, afraid of being brushed off, and before she could do anything, she was told by the crew: Don't try, you've been admitted.
She was at a loss, thinking that I hadn't done anything, and passed?! The staff seemed to understand her doubts and confessed: As soon as you wear a white veil and take a clean bottle, you are Guanyin Bodhisattva.
When the "Journey to the West" crew planned casting matters everywhere, Guanyin Bodhisattva had already made a decision, and she also lived up to expectations, once it was broadcast, the solemn Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Journey to the West" left a deep impression on the audience, and has been named the most classic Guanyin Bodhisattva to this day - she is Zuo Dajie.
With guanyin's popularity, she actually has another layer of identity - Chairman Mao's year-round friendship. Many people are curious about how they can still have a relationship with Chairman Mao, but this is the case, and the fate is so wonderful.
Zuo Dayue was born in Chairman Mao's hometown of Changsha, Hunan Province, she was born prominently, her father Zuo Zonglian was a major general of a certain party, Gao Gan, and her mother Zheng Fuqiu was one of the five major huadans of Xiang opera.
Under the influence of her mother, Zuo Dayue's sensitivity to opera is very human, and the head of Kunqu opera and Peking Opera that she can say is The Tao.
Zuo Dayue, who was only 11 years old, looked at the young actors in the theater and had a surprising idea: she would also train like them and grow up to be as strong as her mother. The bold and assertive Zuo Dayue was unequivocal and was immediately admitted to the hunan Xiang Opera Troupe actor training class, where he studied under Kong Yanlan.
Zheng Fuqiu, who learned this news, was half surprised and half happy, her daughter's open and bright life, there were many choices, but she was still like me, choosing a difficult and self-satisfied road. Zheng Fuqiu lamented his worries here, but Zuo Dayue was "playing" in the troupe and opening a strange relationship.
One day, Wang Han, the head of the troupe, mysteriously led them to Beijing to perform, but the words he uttered were as thunderous as the ground: "We are going to perform for the great Chairman Mao this time." "Chairman Mao, that's a big man at the top!" Zuo Da Yue, who was shrunk in the crowd, was full of admiration, excitedly tugging at the corners of his clothes, turning over and over at night, and couldn't sleep at all with excitement.
On the day of the performance, Zuo Dayue's small figure hid behind the curtain, fixed his eyes on Chairman Mao under the seat, and thought: "Wow, I saw Chairman Mao today!" At that time, Zuo Dayue did not know that her fate with Chairman Mao would bring her earth-shaking changes.
After meeting Zuo Dayue, a revolutionary predecessor and "idol", she became more and more motivated, practicing basic skills in the troupe without saying a word, and occasionally returning home on vacation, she did not let herself go, and pulled her mother Zheng Fuqiu to teach her professional opera. Nowadays, a studious little genius, high talent, and hard work, this god does not appreciate the meal to eat who appreciates the meal.
After graduating from the training class, Zuo Dayue was assigned to the Xiang Theater, playing miscellaneous and running dragon sets was the most common thing to do in those years, fortunately, Zuo Dayue did not take long to be alone, starring in the drama "Life and Death Card", and became famous in one fell swoop.
That year, when she was 16 years old, she became a pillar of the troupe when she was young, and she did not know that a huge surprise was approaching her.
In 1959, Zuo Dayue, who was temporarily called to perform "The Card of Life and Death", was calm and self-assured, but when he saw Chairman Mao's frightened face off the field, he almost did not maintain the expression on his face, almost forgot the words, and dreamed of peeking at Chairman Mao's scene when he was young, when the girl's feelings were always poetry, but now she only felt embarrassed, and could only use "fortunately Chairman Mao does not know me" as a reason to appease her frightened little heart.
Say it, do it. As soon as he heard that Chairman Mao might go to the ball, Zuo Dayue followed suit, but he did not expect to be invited to dance with Chairman Mao: "You played Wang Yuhuan, right?" Chairman Mao is very happy to see your play, and you will dance with him later. ”
Zuo Da Yue was immediately flattered, and the glory aura remembered by Chairman Mao was worth her pleasure for a lifetime, but after a while she was cramped and uneasy, and whispered, "I can't dance." ”
The comrade who came to invite saw her sad look of lowering her head, she was really a little girl, and couldn't help but feel funny, "It doesn't matter, I'll find someone to teach you, it's very simple." Suddenly, the little girl in front of her changed from dejected to full of vitality.
The comrade led her to study and saw that she was still thinking well, so he took her to Chairman Mao. Immersed in self-delight, Zuo Dayue was excited and nervous, and Chairman Mao next to her took in all the changes in her expression and said a humorous sentence to ease her uneasiness: "Doll, dancing can't stand all the time, you have to move." ”
When Zuo Dayue heard this, he instantly laughed, visibly relaxed, and danced with Chairman Mao. After the dance, Zuo Dayue also sweated a lot. In Zuo Dayue's heart, Chairman Mao was a believer and a revolutionary hero, but she had never come into contact with Chairman Mao who was so approachable, humorous and funny.
After that, the people next to them saw that their aura was harmonious, so they often invited Zuo Dayue to dance and chat with Chairman Mao. Although they are separated by identity and knowledge, this does not affect their friendship, they have a tacit understanding, can talk about the north and south, and the atmosphere is harmonious.
For example, Zuo Dayue and Chairman Mao drank a cup of tea together, and she looked at Chairman Mao's tea leaves standing up one by one and asked curiously, "What tea are you drinking?" She did not make up for her lack of knowledge, nor did she pretend to understand, but asked frankly and sincerely.
Chairman Mao quipped, "Doll, you don't know this." I tell you, this is the mao tip of Yueyang Junshan, which is a fine tea. ”
For example, when Chairman Mao traveled thousands of miles to Changsha, he did not see her, and hurriedly called her back, who was performing in other places, and the people around the chairman asked her to persuade the chairman to smoke less, so she had to try hard: "For your health, please smoke less." Chairman Mao did the same.
In the eyes of the world, they have become the best friends, and many people wonder why Zuo Dayue, a theatrical actor, climbed Chairman Mao, according to their mode of getting along, there is no more interest than similar interests, an interesting soul attracts another soul, and the conversation is very happy. For Zuo Dayue, Chairman Mao was not only a leader, but also a nobleman, and was spared a senseless disaster.
In 1973, Zuo Da Yue starred in the drama "Gardener's Song", which became extremely popular, and the audience came to see the audience one after another, and even the director made the play into a movie.
Turbulent society, many people stare at the works of the literary and art circles, as long as there is a mistake immediately punished, "Gardener's Song" was unfortunately photographed, starring Zuo Dayue became the head bird, a storm swept her away, powerless to argue, no one will believe. She was ready to be criticized and punished, but at this critical moment of survival, Chairman Mao was like a god, saving her from the depths of the water and changing her destiny.
Chairman Mao circled "The Gardener's Song" on the program list of Xiang Opera, and Zuo Dayue was as excited as before and carefully performed to Chairman Mao, who expected Chairman Mao to recognize her at a glance: "This is not the doll Zuo Dayue." Chairman Mao watched intently, and in the end, he couldn't help but applaud.
Seeing this, many people looked at the nose, nose, and heart, and some people quietly said to the chairman: "This is a poisonous weed that the whole country is criticizing." Chairman Mao was angry and immediately complained: "What poisonous weed, I think it is very good!" In this way, Zuo Dayue was cleared of the "crime", her career was unhindered, and Qingyun went straight up.
She successively starred in plays such as "Princess of Hundred Flowers", "Broken Bridge", "Baiyue Ji" and became the head of the Xiang Theater, winning numerous awards, becoming the first theatrical performance artist in Hunan to win the Plum Blossom Award.
Speaking of Zuo Da yue, the most impressive thing is the Guanyin Bodhisattva of the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", but director Yang Jie can find her, and there is also some relationship with Chairman Mao behind her.
Chairman Mao was sick and distressed in his later years, but he was still thinking of the Xiang opera in his hometown, so the central authorities organized a group of staff members to go to Changsha, Hunan Province, to shoot drama programs, make videos, and send them to Chairman Mao. Director Yang Jie met Zuo Dayue at that time, and her amazing Guanyin appearance made Director Yang Jie move and made a promise to invite her to play Guanyin.
At that time, Li Chengru was very unoptimistic about Zuo Dayue, thinking that she was a little old and unsuitable, but Director Yang Jie tried to defy the public opinion, and a sentence of "listen to you or listen to me" made Li Chengru shut up.
And Zuo Dayue, who heard these controversies, was not angry or sad, because she herself had no bottom, the performance method of the drama was very different from the TV series, the drama advocated exaggerated presentation with body language, and the TV series was more suitable for the introverted performance mode.
Although the film remuneration is not high, but since she took over the role, she will do her best to play this role, she groped from the beginning, went to the Guanyin Temple to learn the gestures, movements and looks of Guanyin, bit by bit to piece together the classic image of today's Guanyin, dignified and elegant, kind and kind, full of Zen between her hands and feet, as soon as she appeared, she could believe that she was the Guanyin Bodhisattva of compassion and compassion.
Even because it is too similar, there are many dramatic jokes. During the filming, the actors interjected and joked, the weather was supposed to rain, Zuo Da Yue appeared in the rain and the sky was clear; even many viewers mistakenly believed that it was true, and sent many fruit offerings to Zuo Dayue, the "Guanyin Bodhisattva".
In life, she went to the temple to incense, and as soon as the people saw her, they shouted "Guanyin is coming" and worshiped her, Zuo Dayu had never seen this battle, and he was frightened and fled. Now it seems that it is really ironic.
Ten years later, in order to give back to the audience, director Yang Jie was thinking about making a sequel to Journey to the West again, so that the audience could enjoy it again, and when she fixed Guanyin Bodhisattva, her first reaction was Zuo Dayue. So he went to Changsha to see her. Upon meeting, director Yang Jie exclaimed, "Ten years, how come you haven't changed at all!" ”
Zuo Dayue looked confused and asked incomprehensibly, "How did you get here?" Director Yang Jie said embarrassedly: "I want to make a sequel, but I don't know what situation you are in now, whether you can control Guanyin anymore, so I came to see you." ”
Zuo Dayue looked at Director Yang Jie helplessly, "You make a phone call for this kind of thing, and I will go to see you." Why bother you run on your own. Not surprisingly, Zuo Dayue played Guanyin again, and could not help but feel that the 86 version of "Journey to the West" was a childhood memory, but also a tear of the times, and the days of indulging in dramas in that summer were finally gone.
After starring in "Journey to the West", Zuo Dayue did not linger on the showbiz circle of red dust fame and fortune, but returned to the affairs of the theater industry that belonged to her.
In 2003, Zuo Dayue, who was about to retire in her sixties, the decline of her body made it impossible for her to continue to shine on the stage, so she had to "curve to save the country", focusing on carrying out Xiang opera classes, cultivating young talents, and passing on Xiang opera from generation to generation, so as not to fall.
She upholds the belief of strict teachers and high apprentices, experiences with students, gets up at 6 o'clock every morning, no matter whether it is windy or rainy, bad weather, she arrives in the classroom on time, and squeezes into the school dormitory with students at night, more than 70 classes a week, high-intensity pressure makes students grow, and cultivates a batch of drama people.
Sometimes, Zuo Dayue held the students' letters from the five lakes and four posters, and her mouth smiled hard, thinking back to her life, she had faith in the country, reverence for performance, love for students, and the four words of being a teacher.
In life, she and her lover Xiao Gaoshi work together to be responsible for the inheritance of the teaching of drama, encouraging each other to move forward and running their small family.
Now 78 years old, Zuo Dayue, with kind eyebrows and good eyes, has not been carved by the years at all, but has become more and more calm and calm. It is said that after "Journey to the West", Zuo Dayu often went to the temple to worship the Buddha, and the sound of wooden fish in his ears relieved the world's sorrows.
Some netizens speculate that Zuo Dayue's predecessor turned behind the scenes and became a teacher, is not it also from another perspective to help the world? Sure enough, it is Guanyin Bodhisattva, who carries all things and benefits the world.
Yes, but without Chairman Mao, without director Yang Jie, without "Journey to the West", Zuo Dayue is not the Zuo Dayue today.
Zhou Guoping once said: "Life is a tedious dish, in order to swallow this dish, it is indispensable to all kinds of ingredients and all kinds of stimulation." ”
Every ordinary person in his life, there will be countless stimuli, countless opportunities, whether you can meet nobles, seize the opportunity, all in your own hands, just do not waste this trip.
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