Wang Rugang: A notebook

I have a notebook with few words from beginning to end, and the format is uniform, with the first line of amount numbers, the second line of autograph, and the third line of writing the date, which is extremely simple. However, because the book contains the autographs of nearly 100 famous artists, it records a past of Shanghai's literary and art circles enthusiastically participating in public welfare activities, which makes me particularly cherish it.

In the early 1990s, Li Lunxin, then secretary of the Nancheng District Party Committee, told me worriedly: The old city has a ming dynasty wall city, which has fallen into disrepair and lacks funds. A few days later, I met Guan Dongtian, Cao Kefan, Sun Xuchun, Zhao Zhigang, Liang Weiping, several good brothers in Pear Garden, talking about this matter, arousing their interest, you said a word, I said a word, came up with a good idea: mobilize teachers and friends in Shanghai's literary and art circles, collect donations, and contribute to the restoration of the old city wall of Nanshi.

Therefore, we used performances, meetings, door-to-door mobilization and other ways to act separately, in order to let more people in the literary and art circles participate in public welfare activities, we first went to find Huang Zuolin, Qin Yi, Bai Yang and many other artistic masters, wherever they went, they were warmly received and left a deep impression on me.

I remember that Zhao Zhigang and I went to visit The Yong opera performance artist Xu Fengxian and made a joke.

Teacher Xu received us in a Ningbo dialect of "stone bones are very hard" (very authentic), and she said: "Ge (this) is a good thing, although the Ala Yanfeng Yong Troupe has not yet recovered, I do not have much money, but I also have to do my part, alas." She sighed and continued, but a Ningbo dialect stumped me: "This kind of good deed, not only I will do it, but the Ara Little Immortal will also do it, and the Little Immortal used to donate money to buy airplane cannons and send it to Qiaoxi (North Korea) to fight the enemy..."

I listened like a falling cloud, and I thought to myself, "Who is the little immortal?" Oh, probably Teacher Xu acted in more costume fairy dramas, so there will be immortals and monsters in his brain? Teacher Xu wrote the amount on the small book and signed it. I thanked her in Daxing (not authentic) Ningbo dialect: "Dragging well (great), thank you Teacher Xu, thank you Xiao Xianren." Xu Fengxian listened for a moment, and immediately his eyes turned red, frightening me to pull Zhao Zhigang away quickly.

After I consulted the old actors, I learned that Xu Fengxian's husband was the late Mr. He Xianmin, a famous Yong opera performance artist, whose stage name was "Xiao Xianmin". Originally, I heard "Xiao Xianmin" as a "little immortal", and the yin and yang were all the troubles caused by the dialect. Since then, my interest in learning dialects has become even greater.

Yuan Xuefen, the old director of the Shanghai Yue Theatre, received me at home, she was dressed in simple clothes, dressed at home, wearing a small flower round neck shirt on a white background (called a Vietnamese shirt), with a pair of black silk trousers, holding a tuan fan, it was really elegant and generous. She instructed the old nanny: "Please make a cup of tea for the guests, you are in trouble." I secretly praised: the gongjia is first-class, as if acting in the dialect drama "Thunderstorm", playing the heroine "XuanYi".

Dean Yuan's Shengzhou official words are particularly charming: "I have long heard that several of you young actors are doing good deeds, such a hot weather, running east and west, it is really difficult for you." She took out the donations that she had prepared long ago: "Enthusiasm for public welfare is the glorious tradition of our literary and art circles, and this time you have taken a good lead, Comrade Wang Rugang, Comrade Caring, and Comrade Sun Chunxu are all good..."

I gently corrected: "It's Sun Xuchun." The old dean smiled: "I know, not long ago, I went to watch his personal concert, and the audience liked this Comrade Sun Chunxu very much..." I frequently nodded, with no intention of correcting it, what a glory to leave a good impression in the heart of a respected artist.

At Teacher Zhang Ruifang's home, I saw a comedy scene: Teacher Ruifang was "arguing" with her husband Yan Li. Teacher Ruifang said to me quickly: "You come to judge, Lao Yan is going to play mahjong, should I let him go?" Mr. Yan's face was full of embarrassment: "A few of our old friends rub hygiene mahjong, why can't we?" Teacher Ruifang said with a straight face: "Of course, you can't go, you are an old revolutionary, let the masses know, how bad the impact is." Mr. Yan argued on the basis of reason: "We are not gambling, we do not have a penny to win or lose..." "No, no..."

Looking at their serious looks, I made peacemakers: "I heard that the elderly occasionally play mahjong is good for health, and they will not suffer from Alzheimer's disease." Teacher Ruifang burst out laughing, turned to her husband and said, "The key is that you are too involved in playing mahjong, and you have forgotten to eat." ”

Mr. Yan sincerely stated: "I am not a child, I will take care of myself, you can rest assured." Teacher Ruifang pushed the boat along the water, smiled and said, "The feet are on you, just go." When Mr. Yan encountered the amnesty order, he smiled and turned around and left.

Witnessing this scene, I imagined that this was not the realistic version of the evaluation of husband Xiwang and wife Li Shuangshuang in the movie "Li Shuangshuang"? It's amazing!

Today, many of the artists in the books have left the world. Time passes, the memory is still fresh, this precious autograph book, how can I easily throw it away? (Wang Rugang)