No one expected that in March 2021, Lan Tianye was still rehearsing "King Wu Jin Ge Yue Wang Jian", but he passed away suddenly on June 8, 2022.
Since then, there has been no "ginger tooth" in the world.
Before 2021, when it comes to Lantian Ye, most of the first things that come to people's minds are the image of "Jiang Ziya" fairy wind bones, as well as the eyes that have insight into the world.
And after 2021, when it comes to Lantian Ye, people can't help but be surprised: I can't imagine that the old artist who has dedicated himself to art for decades, his real identity is actually an underground staff of our party!
On June 29, 2021, the 94-year-old Lantian Ye appeared in the Great Hall of the People. The moment he staggered to the podium, his "new identity" was officially revealed.
It turned out that before he called the name "Lantian Ye", he also had a name, called Wang Runsen.
The well-known Lantian Ye can be said to be synonymous with "Jiang Ziya", whether it is in film and television works, dramas, or calligraphy circles, he can often be seen. As a celebrity who is well-known in the art world, it seems to be normal to have a "flower name", and the name "Lantian Ye", no matter from the **, is easy to guess, this is the flower name.
However, this is not the case. The reason why he changed his name was not to "catch the trend", but to have to change it!
Back in 1948, this was the first year before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was also a crucial year in the process of liberation of the country. Late one night, Wang Runsen, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly forcibly woken up by his companion, and after the man saw him wake up, he hurriedly said: "Now the situation is special!."Before entering the liberated areas, they must change their names to a new one."
As soon as Wang Runsen heard this, he fell asleep and ran away for most of the time, and immediately racked his brains to think about changing his name, thinking about it, maybe it was the artistic cells on his body that "made trouble", and finally, Lantian Ye, a name full of artistic atmosphere, was born.
To a certain extent, in fact, this name also indicates that his ** identity is about to come to an end. At that time, no one could have imagined that this handsome young man had lived a "theatrical life" of "actor during the day and ** at night" in the past few years.
And the reason why Wang Runsen embarked on the road of "theatrical life" is actually for some reasons.
On May 4, 1927, in the midst of the artillery fire of a strong enemy outside and a war inside, a wealthy family in Hengshui City, Hebei Province, gave birth to a new member: Wang Runsen.
Because of the blessing of his family, his childhood was carefree;When he was older, his parents discovered that he was particularly interested in art, especially in drawing. As a result, his family specially found a famous teacher to guide him in the foundation of painting.
At that time, he seemed to be born for art, he was not only very talented in painting, but even when he listened to stories and watched Peking Opera alone, he also watched it with relish and enjoyed it.
Later, around 1937, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, his originally happy family was shattered overnight. After the death of his relatives one after another, he and his mother were left in the family, and the original simple and gentle young man seemed to have grown up overnight, and his face also added a lot of perseverance.
But despite the great changes in his family, Wang Runsen's mother has always supported him, allowing him to bravely pursue his own artistic path. He also lived up to his mother's expectations, and with his own efforts and talents, he successfully entered the prestigious National Beiping Art School.
However, he went in, but in the face of the art he had loved since he was a child, he fell into a deep confusion.
Although his personality is mild, he also wants to be like everyone else, and he can contribute his own strength on the road to save the country, and at that time, he was not sure whether the road of art could achieve this effect.
And just when he was confused, two people appeared. One is his friend Pu Sixun, and the other is the third sister who has disappeared for many years.
Pu Sixun is a cadre in the drama troupe, and at his invitation, Wang Runsen stepped into the drama club.
In the drama club, the enthusiastic and sincere performances of the alumni seem to have opened a new door for Wang Runsen, under their interpretation, the suffering of the people at the bottom and the cruelty of the invaders often make Wang Runsen's blood boil, and his patriotism is also burning.
He began to realize that by interpreting life through drama performances, he could also contribute to his family and country. So, he began to devote himself to the interpretation of the drama.
Later, when he went home one day, he unexpectedly saw the third sister who had disappeared for many years, and after asking, he learned that his third sister had already joined the organization and began to carry out some underground work for the party.
So since then, under the leadership of the third sister Wang Runsen, he began to help the organization deliver news, that is, "the work of **". The job was both easy and difficult for him. He has experience in acting, so when delivering news, he can hide his true identity very well.
But there are also difficult times, that is, once you are suspected in the enemy camp, or if you are discovered, then the consequences are also very serious. Especially in 1948, when the situation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached a critical time, the troupe was very strictly checked, especially for some people who could come and go freely, and they had to check inside and out.
Therefore, when he left the Kuomintang area and entered the liberated area, he was urgently informed that in order to prevent "people with intentions" from discovering his true identity and then harming his family, relatives and friends, he needed to change his name immediately.
As a result, the name Lantian Ye was officially put on the agenda.
In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded!But with the liberation of one city after another, the name Lantian Ye has not been changed back, but continues to be used, welcoming a new chapter!
In 1952, Lantian Ye entered the Beijing People's Art Theater and began the road of artistic advancement. Of course, although after the founding of New China, his "first-class work" came to an end, but he did not give up on the matter of "interpretation", but continued to study the art of interpretation while learning Xi art.
In the past few decades, his artistic attainments can be said to have soared, from drama to film and television works, from drama novices to veteran drama bones, and then to being a director himself, it can be said that he has never stopped on the road of interpretation.
Whether it is Qin Zhongyi in "Teahouse", Dong Ci in "Cai Wenji", or the well-known "Jiang Ziya", these images are deeply rooted in people's hearts. In Lantian Ye's life, there are more than 70 works left to future generations, which is a proof of his strength and the condensation of his hard work.
Although Lan Tianye is still doing acting at the age of 94, in fact, his health has not been very good. As early as when he was in his thirties, he fainted on the scene due to low blood pressure, insomnia, etc., during the preparations before the performance.
Later, because of poor health, he stepped back to become a director, but there are still many crews who ask him to "go out of the mountain". Once, when he was in his 80s, a drama found him.
At that time, in order to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Beijing Renyi wanted to rearrange the work "Home". This was actually a bit hesitant for Lan Tianye, who was already a lot old at the time, after all, neither his body nor his brain power was as good as before.
But after thinking about it for a few days, he still agreed to star in the work "Home". It's just that they didn't expect that not long after the start of construction, Lan Tianye accidentally fell and injured himself, resulting in a direct fracture of his finger.
This frightened the crew at that time, after all, Lan Tianye's age was there, but they didn't expect that the next day, Lan Tianye would come to the crew as if nothing was going on.
In fact, for Lan Tianye, he is not afraid of being injured in the process of filming or acting in dramas, what he is afraid of is only whether it will delay the progress and whether it will affect the presentation of the characters.
It can be said that he is indeed very demanding in terms of interpretation, or rather, this is what he requires of himself. No matter how bad his health was when he was offstage, but when he was on stage, he seemed to be a different person in an instant, becoming fresh and energetic.
After starring in the work "Home", the following year met the 60th anniversary of the Beijing People's Art Institute, and he starred in "Koshien" again. But that's not all, after acting in two works in a row, he seems to be going from director to actor again, even if he is not in good health, he wants to go to the front line of acting.
In the later "Winter Journey", he was approaching the age of 90 and acted for three consecutive years. This is not only very demanding on mental power, but also on physical strength, many times after filming, his shirt can be wrung out of the water directly.
Some people say that in the process of his interpretation, he rejuvenated and became younger. Indeed, when "King Wu Jin Ge Yue Wang Jian" was completed in 2021, he said: "My best life is still on the stage".
Just when everyone's eyes were focused on Lan Tianye's superb acting skills as an old drama bone, a news on June 8, 2021 instantly shocked the whole network.
In the Great Hall of the People, he was awarded the "July 1st Medal"!The true identity that has been hidden for 75 years has been revealed, and since then, people have known that Lan Shanye's enthusiasm for drama is not only a hobby, but also a feeling and responsibility for his family and country 75 years ago.
On June 8, 2022, at the age of 95, he refused to accept ** after suffering from pancreatic cancer, and finally passed away in his sleep, ending his legendary life.
Perhaps for him, performing this work has become the backbone of his life. If your body can no longer engage in deduction work, then simply leaving is not another kind of happiness?