Zuo Dajue, a popular figure. Born into a family inextricably linked to theatre, she was basked in her mother's artistic atmosphere from an early age. Later, she was successfully admitted to the Hunan Hunan Opera Troupe and became an acclaimed theater actress. She is determined to uphold justice and help those in need, which has also become the purpose of her life.
In 1986, Zuo Daxue played the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Journey to the West" directed by Yang Jie. She has put in extraordinary efforts to make this role the most vivid. In addition to being on stage, Zuo Daxue sometimes gets caught up in the "role", hoping that the weather will improve, and miracles happen frequently.
However, at the climactic moment of her life given to her by this role, it also brought a series of twists and turns to her later life path. She begins to experience strange and unbelievable things that shock everyone. Zuo Daxue came from a family of dramatists, and her mother, Zheng Fuqiu, was one of the most well-known Hunan opera actors in Hunan Province at that time.
Born with his mother's extraordinary voice talent, Zuo Daxue has a unique sensitivity to drama performances since he was a child, and is often able to imitate his mother's performances, singing the lines and jokes in the play word for word, which amazes the audience. Perhaps influenced by a theatrical family, Zuo Dajue's love and talent for the art of opera can be described as unique.
She often immersed herself in it at home, repeatedly imitating her mother's singing and performance, and never tired of it. Once, an opera critic overheard Zuo's performance while visiting his home, and was immediately amazed – he immediately asserted that the young Zuo Dajun would become a superstar of a generation, inheriting and surpassing her mother's achievements. At the age of 14, Zuo Daxue was successfully admitted to the Hunan Provincial Hunan Opera Troupe actor training class.
This was the most competitive actor training institution in the province at that time, and it only recruited more than a dozen students every year, which can be described as one in a thousand. Zuo Dajun stood out and obtained valuable admission qualifications, becoming one of the youngest students in the history of the Hunan Opera Troupe. During the several years of training of the Xiang Opera Troupe, Zuo Dajue won the praise of the teachers and commanders for his Xi and hard work.
She not only inherited her mother Zheng Fuqiu's superb acting skills, but also absorbed the performance wisdom of many previous drama masters, and integrated various characteristics into her own performances. In the graduation performance, Zuo Daxue vividly performed two excerpts of Hunan opera, "Poor Jiaojiao Stealing Incense" and "Crazy Woman", which won warm applause from the audience.
The famous opera critic exclaimed: "I have witnessed the birth of a legend!Since then, Zuo Daxue has become the leading actor in many theater troupes in Hunan Province for her outstanding performances, and every time she performs on stage has caused a sensation.
As critics say, Zuo Dajun not only perfectly inherited his mother's artistic tradition, but also created a unique artistic style on this basis, which can be called a talent and amazes everyone!Twice performed to *** and received high praise. In 1956, when Zuo Daxue was studying in the Hunan Hunan Opera Troupe, he went to Beijing with his teacher and classmates to participate in the national opera observation performance.
Everyone was thrilled to learn that the chairman would be there - this was a rare opportunity for the young actors to perform to the chairman!On the day of the performance, when the chairman arrived, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers. Zuo Daxue was engrossed in singing her own repertoire, and she affectionately performed excerpts from Hunan opera, which won a wave of applause from the audience.
After the performance, Zuo was pleasantly surprised to learn that the chairman was full of praise for her performance and gave her high appreciation. A 14-year-old girl who was recognized by the chairman is the pinnacle of her life!Time flies, and Zuo Daxue has become an outstanding young theater actor. In 1970, the chairman came to Hunan again, just as Zuo Daxue led the Hunan Opera Troupe to tour Changsha.
Hearing that the chairman is coming again, Zuo Dajun is very excited: the chairman's appreciation 16 years ago still remembers her, and now she has the opportunity to perform again, she must go all out!That night, Zuo Dajue's performance in the Hunan drama "Poor Jiao Stealing Incense" once again won the applause of the audience.
Over the past 16 years, she has worked hard to achieve a level of skill that reveals her hidden potential. The chairman once again expressed his admiration for Zuo's performance and predicted that she would definitely make a greater breakthrough on the road of drama.
Zuo Dajun expressed his deep gratitude to the chairman for his accurate guidance, and vowed to fulfill the chairman's prophecy and create more brilliance in his theatrical career!She was favored by director Yang Jie and starred in the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the TV series "Journey to the West". In 1980, the classic mythological TV series "Journey to the West" directed by Yang Jie entered the role selection stage.
When looking for the best Guanyin actor, director Yang Jie felt quite a headache: this role is a great bodhisattva connecting heaven and hell, and he must have a kind temperament to be competent. Once, Zuo Dajue's drama troupe came to Yang Jie's crew for an exchange visit. By chance, director Yang Jie caught a glimpse of Zuo Daxue wearing a Chinese-style long skirt, with a solemn and dignified expression.
Her eyes immediately lit up - the middle-aged actor in front of her with elegant posture and expressive demeanor was simply the embodiment of Guanyin in her mind!So, director Yang Jie couldn't wait to find Zuo Dajun and proposed to let her play the role of Guanyin. Zuo Dajun was excited. As a theatrical actor, it is a great honor to be able to participate in such a once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece.
She agreed on the spot, determined to go all out to interpret the image of this bodhisattva of great compassion to the fullest. After Zuo Daxue and director Yang Jie agreed, they began to make solid preparations for the role of Guanyin. She traveled around Buddhist temples to see Guanyin statues and murals in different regionsAt the same time, I also consulted a large number of classics and picture books about Guanyin.
Zuo Dajun is diligent in thinking and practicing the inner qualities of this Bodhisattva of great compassion, and strives to interpret every look, demeanor, and movement to the fullest. After the official start of filming, Zuo Dajue's efforts immediately paid off. Her introverted and dignified, clever and selfless image of Guanyin has won the entire crew from the first scene.
Director Yang Jie said excitedly after watching it: "We have found the once-in-a-lifetime Guanyin!."This will be a classic that cannot be beaten!"The countless classic pictures of Guanyin in the play all come from Zuo Dajue's careful carving and dedication to this role. The unique charm exuded by this Guanyin image comes from the perfect combination of Zuo Daxue's innate appearance and temperament and acquired hard work Xi.
During the filming, a series of "strange things" took place, which are still incomprehensible. There are many locations for "Journey to the West". Zuo Dajun recalled that during the filming, the crew was often "disturbed" by the weather: the venue that was originally ready to start filming would disrupt the filming plan because of rainy days. Once, in a mountainous scene, there was heavy rain, and the staff was helpless. At that time, Zuo Daxue was already wearing Guanyin's makeup.
She prayed with her hands folded during her break. Everyone was surprised to find that after less than half a minute of prayer, the dense dark clouds quickly dispersed and the sun shone down!Since then, whenever there is a change of weather to shoot, Zuo Daxue only needs to make a simple gesture of blessing, and the rain will stop immediately, and even occasionally you can see an unusually brilliant rainbow across the sky.
This magical effect of "praying for rain" has been tried and tested repeatedly in more than a year of filming. It is better to believe that there is no doubt. The crew members all sighed: The Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva is among them!After the filming, Zuo Daxue still maintained Guanyin's makeup and participated in many stage performances. One of her most memorable performances was in Yunnan.
When Zuo Daxue walked onto the stage proudly in Guanyin costume, many audience members were amazed and mistakenly thought that Guanyin Bodhisattva had appeared. In an instant, there was a commotion at the scene. A large number of spectators rushed forward to get up close, and many spontaneously knelt down to worship and burst into tears. The scene is out of control. Zuo Dajun hurriedly explained that he was just an ordinary actor, but there were still some viewers who were obsessed.
The organizers had to urgently ask Zuo Daxue to leave the scene in order to restore order. This incident shows that the image of Guanyin successfully performed by Zuo Dajun has been deeply rooted in the hearts of many ordinary audiences, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. She changed from an actor to a believer because of this role, which can be described as the pinnacle of her acting career!