preface
When it comes to Zuo Dayue, the younger generation may not know much, but when it comes to the actor of guanyin bodhisattva in the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", many people will understand.
Figure 丨 The 86th edition of "Journey to the West" Guanyin Bodhisattva plays the role of Zuo Da Yue
From the age of 11, Zuo Dayue entered the provincial Xiang Opera Troupe actor training class and participated in training performances.
And her experience since childhood is even more extraordinary, which is not unrelated to a great man.
Chairman Mao: We are old acquaintances
Zuo Dayue, who has loved the performing arts of Xiang opera since he was a child, has acted for Chairman Mao Zedong many times, and has danced and chatted with Chairman Mao, and has been called an "old acquaintance" by Chairman Mao.
In 1954, at the age of 11, Zuo Dayue entered the hunan provincial Xiang Theater small actor training class.
Picture 丨 actor Zuo Da Yue's appearance when he was a child
Tian Han, a famous dramatist, accidentally returned to his hometown and discovered the hard training and wonderful performances of this group of young actors, and immediately decided that no matter how much suffering there was, he must take them to Beijing to perform for Chairman Mao once.
The young actors in the training class are not childish, and it can also be said that the newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, even if they walk into the Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, they are still naughty and cheerful.
That night, Chairman Mao and others, accompanied by Tian Han, watched with great interest the performance of the little fellow villager.
Watching the play by Chairman Mao, Zuo Dayue staged it very seriously on stage, and it was also particularly brilliant.
At the end of the performance, Chairman Mao was leaving, but Zuo Dayue was very anxious because she was too far away from Chairman Mao to see clearly.
Pictured: Chairman Mao poses with the actors who have just finished their performance
When she went to bed at night, she was still thinking: "When will I see Chairman Mao again?" ”
In 1959, the Hunan Xiang Theater performed "Life and Death Card" in Changsha, and Zuo Da yue played Wang Yuhuan in the play.
One day, the troupe suddenly received a notice from their superiors to attend a performance at the Xiangjiang Hotel, and when the news came, everyone had a premonition that there must be an important leader watching the play.
Sure enough, just before the performance, they learned the news that Chairman Mao was going to come to see the play.
Perhaps the desire to see Chairman Mao was too strong, and Zuo Dayue only cared to peek at Chairman Mao when he appeared, and as a result, he said the wrong line.
Picture 丨Zuo Da Yue in the play
At the end of the scene, in the face of criticism from the leaders, although Zuo Dayue understood that she had made a mistake, she had been stealing pleasure in her heart: "I have seen Chairman Mao clearly in the end." ”
In fact, Chairman Mao was still satisfied with Zuo Dayue's performance, saying that she performed delicately, sang beautifully and movingly, and was a Hua Dan with great prospects for development.
Finally seeing the dream Chairman Mao, and having fulfilled one of his wishes, Zuo Dayue's face hung an irrepressible smile.
At this moment, a staff member walked in front of him, and after seeing Zuo Dayue, he directly opened the door and said, "Are you Zuo Dayue?" ”
Zuo Dayue nodded blankly, and the staff member said again: "That's right, Chairman Mao saw your performance, thought you were very good, and wanted to invite you to dance together!" ”
Figure 丨Zuo Dayue's posture during the performance
Chairman Mao invited herself to dance, which made Zuo Dayue's heart start to pound, but then she remembered that she could not dance and became depressed again.
The staff member whispered in Zuo Dayue's ear: "You can't dance, it doesn't matter, I will help you find someone to teach you, it is very easy to learn." ”
The one who taught Zuo Dayue to dance was Chairman Mao's bodyguard, a very kind and patient man.
Zuo Dayue followed him around the dance floor a few times and slowly touched the doorway.
At this moment, the famous photographer Hou Bo appeared in front of Zuo Dayue, came up and asked a question: "Learned!" "After saying that, pull up Zuo Da Yue and leave."
Zuo Dayue, who did not know what had happened, had just reacted, and the burly Chairman Mao had already appeared in front of her.
Pictured: Chairman Mao, who is burly in stature
This made Zuo Dayue become excited, and the dance moves he had just learned were instantly forgotten and he became helpless.
"Don't be nervous, dancing is actually a kind of physical exercise," Chairman Mao said kindly.
Zuo Dayue nodded in panic and danced the newly learned four-step dance with Chairman Mao.
While jumping, Chairman Mao asked Zuo Dayue, when did he learn to play? Where are the people? Zuo Dayue bowed his head, only looking at his feet, afraid of stepping on Chairman Mao, and after a song, Zuo Dayue was already covered in sweat.
Chairman Mao and Zuo Dayue are dancing
The day before the troupe was preparing to leave Beijing, Chairman Mao specially invited the representatives of the Hunan Xiang Opera Troupe to their homes in Zhongnanhai.
On that day, a total of 11 people, including Zuo Dayue, went.
With a smile on his face, Chairman Mao stood at the door of the Juxiang Bookstore to greet them, and after shaking hands with the old Xiang opera artists Xu Shaoqing, Dong Wuyan, Liao Jianhua, and others, he took Zuo Dayue's hand and said: "Once born, the second time we are mature, we are old acquaintances!" ”
Chairman Mao praised Zuo Dayue for acting and asked who she learned from.
Zuo Dayue replied, "I studied drama in the training class in Mu Nan Garden, and the teachers were Huang Yuan, Luo Yuande, and Gui Xike, and their requirements were so strict. ”
When Chairman Mao heard this, he nodded and said, "Master Yan is a high disciple, you must study hard!" ”
Picture 丨 Humorous and witty generation of great men - Mao Zedong
Suddenly, the wind of conversation changed, and he asked humorously: "Then why are you surnamed Left and not Right?" ”
Zuo Dayue, who did not know how to answer, replied hesitantly: "Dad's surname is Zuo, and my father's surname is." ”
"Then why are you called Zuo Daifen again?"
When Zuo Dayue heard Chairman Mao say the wrong name, he had the courage to say: "Chairman, you misread that word, and the last word of my name should be pronounced 玢 (bin), which means jade." ”
Chairman Mao laughed incessantly and said self-deprecatingly, "Haha, I'm out of the ocean!" ”
But then Chairman Mao said, "Sister, you should go back and look up the dictionary and say, there are two ways to read this word." ”
In 1959, 16-year-old Zuo Dayue had already performed on stage, and she came to prominence by participating in the movie "Life and Death Card"
After returning home, Zuo Dayue immediately took out the dictionary and began to look it up, and the dictionary showed that the word "玢" really had two pronunciations, and he couldn't help but deeply admire Chairman Mao's profound knowledge and feel embarrassed that he was not inferior.
Of course, this is where chairman Mao's friendship with Zuo Dayue began.
Chairman Mao: Let's have a cup of tea together
Since 1959, every time Chairman Mao came to Hunan, Zuo Dayue would be sent to receive, perform programs, dance, but more often chat with the chairman.
Over time, Zuo Dayue no longer had the previous sense of restraint in front of Chairman Mao, and even felt that Chairman Mao was as amiable as his elders.
Once, zuo Dayue danced with Chairman Mao and saw Chairman Mao wearing a pair of big brown leather shoes and a pair of brown stockings on his feet, jumping and jumping, and the socks slid down.
In 1959, Chairman Mao returned to his hometown of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, to have a cordial conversation with the villagers
It turned out that Chairman Mao was wearing old-fashioned gauze socks, and the socks were very loose and easy to slide.
Every time he slid, Zuo Dayue helped the chairman pull once, and the number of times he pulled more, Zuo Dayue said: "Tie a belt, so that it will not fall." ”
Chairman Mao said casually: "It doesn't matter, just tie the socks so that they will not fall off." ”
This sentence made Zuo Dayue laugh.
Another time, after dancing a dance, Zuo Dayue was a little dry-mouthed and glanced at the teacup in front of Chairman Mao.
Seeing the tea leaves in the cup standing in the water like bamboo shoot tips, he asked the chairman curiously what was going on.
Chairman Mao patiently explained that this was the silver needle of Junshan Mountain in Dongting Lake, and in the past dynasties made tribute tea.
The silver needles of Junshan Mountain in Dongting Lake are famous for standing in the water
Zuo Da Yue took up his tea cup and looked at it, and without thinking, he said, "Chairman Mao, I want to taste your tea." ”
Chairman Mao also said generously: "Drink, drink, let's drink a cup of tea together!" ”
In 1963, Chairman Mao, who missed his hometown, came to Changsha again.
Unfortunately, at this time, Zuo Dayue went to Xiangxi with the troupe and was touring there.
Chairman Mao did not see Zuo Dayue, so he asked the leaders of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee who accompanied him: "Huh? Where's XiaoZuo? ”
Zhang Pinghua, the first secretary of the provincial party committee, immediately informed the Xiang Theater and quickly called Zuo Dayue back.
Zhang Pinghua, first secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee
When Chairman Mao saw Zuo Dayue, he was very happy like an old friend!
Zuo Dayue sang a play for Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao listened with concern and asked, "You haven't slept all night, have you?" My voice is a little dumb, so rest well. ”
During the conversation, Chairman Mao naturally lit the cigarette in his hand and inhaled it in a big gulp.
What people did not expect was that Zuo Dayue directly snatched the cigarette from Chairman Mao's fingers, and said with a strong voice in his mouth: "Chairman Mao, you should also cherish your body and smoke less." ”
But for some reason, the half cigarette in his hand was reluctant to throw it away, but instead he snuffed out the cigarette butt and put it into a delicate small box to save it.
By now, this half-cut cigarette butt has become a treasure in Zuo Dayue's family.
Picture 丨 Photo of Chairman Mao smoking in the early years
In April 1965, Chairman Mao returned to Hunan again and stayed in nine hotels.
This time, he wanted to revisit Jinggangshan again to see the places where he had fought in the past, and before going up the mountain, he first made some relevant preparations in Hunan.
Zuo Dayue also came to the chairman's side at the invitation of Chairman Mao, and what people did not expect was that during this unusual trip, Zuo Dayue and Chairman Mao had another hilarious episode that made people laugh.
After hearing that he was going to go to Jinggangshan with Chairman Mao, the staff around the chairman were full of excitement.
But after everyone had made sufficient preparations, there was a little accident.
Photo: Chairman Mao took a photo in front of the Jinggangshan Hotel
It turned out that when he was about to ascend the Jinggang Mountain again, Chairman Mao suddenly fell ill with a serious cold, but he was stubborn and unwilling to take medicine.
The staff members accompanying him tried their best, but they could not change Chairman Mao, who was somewhat stubborn at this time.
At this moment, a staff member thought of Zuo Dayue, and after reporting his ideas to his superiors, he immediately got the approval of the superiors and found Zuo Dayue, an actor at the Xiang Theater in Hunan Province, and asked her to persuade Mao Zedong to take cold medicine.
Because he performed for Mao Zedong many times and danced with him, Zuo Dayue was already an old acquaintance with Mao Zedong and was generally unrestrained.
Pictured: Chairman Mao's old acquaintance, Zuo Dayue
"Chairman, take some medicine!" As soon as Zuo Dayue saw Chairman Mao, he went straight in and prepared to make a surprise tactic.
However, Chairman Mao's answer immediately put Zuo Dayue's army: "I don't take medicine, it is not good to eat too much medicine!" ”
Zuo Dayue, who did not know how to persuade him, had to say slowly: "You have such a heavy cold, you still have to take medicine."
But at this time, Chairman Mao was like a child: "Don't take medicine, don't take medicine."
"Eat a little." "Don't eat."
Finding that his patient persuasion was not only ineffective, Chairman Mao began to confront himself.
Pictured: The kind and affectionate Chairman Mao
Zuo Dayue also began to play a trick: "I told you yo, what if you infected me with that cold?" I'm an actor, and once I catch a cold, then I don't have a voice to perform, and you'll be responsible! ”
Listening to Zuo Dayue's words, the chairman began to laugh: "Well, well, then, you eat one, I will eat one, okay!" ”
Zuo Da Yue also said happily, "Okay, I just brought two pills." ”
Finally, Chairman Mao and Zuo Dayue agreed: "You eat one, I eat one, and we divide the cold medicine equally." ”
"You eat first!" After Chairman Mao finished making his request, Zuo Dayue immediately said.
Chairman Mao did not want to show weakness: "Or you should eat first!" ”
"You eat first!" "No, you eat first!" ”
Pictured: Stills from Zuo Da Yue's youth
The two of them argued for half a day like two children, and finally Zuo Dayue made a decision: "Well, then I will also take medicine, and we will eat at the same time." ”
Zuo Dayue put the medicine in front of Chairman Mao and said, "This pill is yours, let's take it together!" ”
After saying that, Zuo Dayue and Chairman Mao picked up the medicine that belonged to them together and ate it at the same time.
Climb Jinggang mountain again and look back on that year
On May 21, 1965, Zuo Dayue and Chairman Mao went up to Jinggangshan again.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Chairman Mao, accompanied by Zuo Dayue, Wang Dongxing, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Zhang Pinghua, secretary of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee, and Li Qiang, director of the Provincial Public Security Department, took a bus from the Chen Shan Guest House in Changsha to the railway station.
Picture 丨 On May 21, 1965, Mao Zedong took a photo in front of the Chaling County Party Committee Building
After passing through Chaling County, when he heard that the local villagers wanted to see him, Chairman Mao said happily: "Of course I want to see him!" It's not easy to pass through Chaling once! ”
It was not until May 23 that Chairman Mao continued to drive from Chaling to the west of the river, and before dark he arrived at the octagonal tower in Maoping on the mountainside of Jinggang Mountain, which aroused his endless memories of the old man.'
Not far from this, we reached the Huangyang Boundary at an altitude of more than 1,300 meters, and as soon as the car stopped, the chairman got out of the car and walked quickly to the top of the mountain.
Chairman Mao proudly pointed to the layers of mountains around the Huangyang Boundary and said to his entourage: "This is the Huangyang Boundary, and we took advantage of the dangerous terrain here to drive the enemy down the mountain, and at that time, in order to reduce casualties and save ourselves, we also built some fortifications here." ”
Pictured: Chairman Mao and Zhang Huaping taking a group photo at the Huangyang Boundary of Jinggang Mountain
Speaking of this, the chairman turned back to the staff around him and said, "You can go over there and see if there are any traces of that year!" ”
They inspected the nearby terrain in the directions instructed by Chairman Mao, and in several places they could faintly see the trench-type fortifications that had been built in those years.
On May 25, 1965, it was drizzling on the hill on the patio, and at a glance, the scenery was particularly beautiful, charming, fresh and comfortable.
Chairman Mao said emotionally: "... Without the hard work of Jinggangshan in the past, it would not be possible to have today. ”
Pictured: A group photo of some officers and men of the First Division of the First Army of the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927
Zuo Dayue has been listening carefully, and she is afraid of missing a word that Chairman Mao said, but these are all valuable historical experiences!
In October 1974, at the age of 81, Mao Zedong returned to Hunan to recuperate, during which time he wanted to see Xiang opera, and the program list sent by the province ordered the film "Gardener's Song".
During the screening, when zuo Dayue's image of teacher Yu Ying appeared on the screen, Chairman Mao recognized it at a glance, pointed at it, and said: "Haha, isn't this XiaoZuo!" He clapped his hands and applauded as he spoke
A waiter who accompanied him quietly said to Chairman Mao: "This film is not very good, and the impact is not good!" ”
Chairman Mao listened disapprovingly and said, "Bad? What's not to like? I think it's pretty good! As he spoke, Chairman Mao applauded again, and the audience burst into applause.
Chairman Mao applauded the young actors
In this way, a song "Gardener's Song" became a fragrant flower again, and Zuo Dayue could continue to perform on stage.
Chairman Mao was seriously ill and lived in Beijing in his later years, and he also wanted to watch Xiang opera in his hometown.
To this end, the Hunan Xiang Theater organized Zuo Dayue, Liu Chunquan, Wang Yongguang, and other famous actors to record more than 20 traditional plays such as "Life and Death Card," "Liu Lang Chopper," and "Chasing Fish" at the Ninth Provincial Party Committee, and then sent the videotapes to Beijing for Chairman Mao to enjoy.
Chairman Mao looked at lian and praised: "Good acting, good acting!" ”
When he learned that his works made Chairman Mao happy and happy, Zuo Dayue suddenly felt warm in his heart.
Pictured, he laughed in the bushes — Chairman Mao
Zuo Dayue was only 13 years old when she first met Chairman Mao, she was only 16 years old when she was Chairman Mao's dance partner, and in 1975 Chairman Mao was seriously ill and still listened to her Xiang opera...
Later, Zuo Dayue recalled: "When I was 13 years old, I followed Mr. Tian Han and the young actors of the provincial Xiang opera training class to Beijing to report on the performance, and in Huairen Hall, we hid behind the curtain and secretly saw Chairman Mao sitting under the stage watching the play. ”
Seeing the great leader of the Republic with her own eyes made Zuo Dayue excited when she was a teenager, and it also became the most precious wealth and most precious experience in her life.
Pictured chairman Mao in his later years
Until now, Zuo Dayu, who is about to travel from the year of ancient rarity to the year of the Wan Dynasty, has pursued half a century on the stage of Xiang opera, and the artistic image he has created is dazzling.
She felt very fortunate that she had been associated with Xiang opera all her life, and because of Xiang opera, she had the opportunity to meet a generation of great people- Chairman Mao Zedong!