If I hadn't seen the sun, I could have tolerated the darkness. This is a poem by Emily Dickinson, and it is also the state of mind of Li Jianyi 42 years ago.
That year, Li Jianyi had just graduated from middle school, and he had a talent for literature and art since he was a child, and he was recommended by his physical education teacher to his own small school, Fang Ming, an announcer of the Central People's Radio. Li Jianyi performed well in the interview and was admitted on the spot. But unfortunately, due to family reasons, Li Jianyi eventually failed to become an announcer for the Central Broadcasting Corporation.
Disheartened, Li Jianyi worked as a worker in a beijing printing factory.
But black eyes are meant to find the light, and no matter how long the darkness is, the sun will rise as usual.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > a child raised by an aunt and takes her aunt to marry a daughter-in-law</h1>
On November 5, 1959, in this special year, Li Jianyi was born.
Due to family reasons, Li Jianyi was sent to his aunt's house by his parents at the age of 2.
His aunt and uncle regarded him as if they were their own, pulled him up, made him study, and helped him marry his daughter-in-law.
Li Jianyi, who graduated from middle school and did not become an announcer, worked as a printing factory worker.
Here, Li Jianyi met his future wife, colleague Liu Wei.
Liu Wei's family is ordinary, his appearance is ordinary, but he is very able to bear hardships and stand hard work.
Li Jianyi was tall and talented, and there were many suitors at that time.
Why can this seemingly mismatched love blossom and bear fruit?
It turned out that Li Jianyi's "purpose was not pure" from the beginning - the premise of his marrying his daughter-in-law was that the daughter-in-law must be able to accept that the two would take their aunt when they were married, and accept that she lived with the couple.
Liu Wei agreed, and after marriage, the two served their aunt ZhiXiao, and for decades it was like a day, touching countless people.
Feelings have a home, aunt has someone to take care of, Li Jianyi began to regain his dream - I want to stand on the stage!
While desperately saving money, he worked hard to learn various professional acting knowledge.
Heaven rewards diligence - opportunities are always left to those who are prepared, and Li Jianyi's opportunity has come.
In the summer of 1978, Li Jianyi's printing house was engaged in literary and artistic performances, and Li Tailin, a drama actor from the Coal Mine Literary troupe, served as an artistic consultant.
Li Jianyi, who had accumulated thick hair, immediately attracted the attention of Li Tailin: he was a good seedling of an actor, and it was a pity to be a worker.
Therefore, Li Tianlin strongly recommended Li Jianyi to apply for the Shanghai Theater Academy.
Kung Fu paid off, and Li Jianyi successfully got the admission letter for the play.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > eat "hundred meals", owe the teacher a few pounds of food stamps to pay back a lifetime</h1>
Li Jianyi, who was admitted to the theater, was mixed: he was happy that he could finally go to his favorite acting major; the worry was that he had just married at that time, his family was destitute, and his aunt needed to be taken care of, and the tuition fee could not be taken out, where was the living expenses?
When people around him learned of his situation, colleagues at the factory paid for his tuition, and middle school teachers collected food stamps for him.
At that time, everyone was short of food and clothing, but in order to support this child's dream, they still poured out their money to help.
After entering the school, Li Jianyi ate at this teacher's house today, and tomorrow at that teacher's house, the teachers treated him like their own children, and Li Jianyi ate "hundred meals" to complete his studies.
The young Li Jianyi himself secretly remembered in his heart: he owed a few pounds of food stamps to the physical education teacher, a few pounds of food stamps to the language teacher, and a few pounds of food stamps to the teachers of the professional class...
He wants to return it to them when he has the ability!
But how can a person who really wants to help you ask for your return?
Many years later, Li Jianyi became famous and rich, and the people who helped him no longer carefully counted the food stamps to live a life, would they care about the few pounds of food stamps that Li Jianyi owed?
But Li Jianyi didn't care, he had to go back.
Teachers who have helped him, those who are still alive, go to see them every New Year's Day, and those who have passed away, when they have time, go to see their descendants.
More importantly, he experienced the joy of helping others through the help of others to himself.
For example, in the well-known passage, Li Jianyi has helped Deng Chao several times, and Deng Chao regards Li Jianyi as a teacher and a father.
Li Jianyi personally explained for us what is zhi en tu bao.
It is not enough to owe the teacher a few pounds of food stamps for a lifetime, but also to their descendants.
The few pounds of food stamps owed by Li Jianyi are actually the love owed - love, and a lifetime, worth it!
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > thousands of faces in the play, only three sides outside the play</h1>
After graduating from acting, Li Jianyi entered the National Drama Theatre.
In 1984, Li Jianyi tried to test the waters in the field of film and television, starring in the feature film "208 Airliner", teacher Li Tianlin did not like it after watching Li Jianyi's performance: What did you play? I didn't learn kung fu and wanted to be a star?
Li Jianyi, who was originally full of ambition and wanted to develop in the film and television field, was hit back by Li Tianlin.
He secretly vowed to spend 10 years to polish his acting skills and prove himself to his teachers.
10 years later, Li Jianyi joined the crew of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and played the role of Chen Gong, and Li Tianlin finally gave him a thumbs up.
What is even more amazing is that in this TV series, Li Jianyi voiced more than 30 characters: Li Su, Yuan Shao, Zhang Xiu, Lu Su, Tai Shi Ci, Hua Tuo, Liu Zhang, and so on.
Ten years of grinding a sword, another national first-class actor was born!
Since then, Li Jianyi's acting career has entered the fast lane: he has a squint, he can be a kind and warm father, or a eunuch who hides a knife in his smile; he has a cold face, he can be the chief prosecutor in "People's Justice", or the director of teaching in "Galaxy Tuition Class"... From more than 40 years of art, each role played by Li Jianyi can be deeply interpreted, and each expression action can be called the "textbook" of acting.
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However, in the face of praise, Li Jianyi said modestly: Where there are thousands of people and thousands of faces, I only have three sides - a grateful junior; a responsible husband; and a qualified father.
On July 18, 2018, when the premiere of the movie "Galaxy Tuition Class" starring Li Jianyi and Deng Chao, Bai Yu, Ren Suxi and others was held, the words spoken by this old drama bone were worth exploring:
People do not pretend to be serious and alive in front of them, life is like a joke, in order to integrate into everyone's circle, but after people in this society, they struggle with all their strength, full of sores, dare not stop, more serious than anyone. But you have to know that even if you are tired of this kind of life in this society now, you will believe in the old words of warmth, dreams, and faith, and then fall in love with the world again!
At that moment, he was spoken as the "director of teaching" in the play, and after he spoke, he squinted and smiled, and was silent:
This passage was asked by the organizer to be memorized, saying that it was only after the recitation that the film was paid. In fact, I want to say: it's not early, I want to go home and cook!