Li Xuejian, a simple boy
In 1964, 10-year-old Li Xuejian followed the people of his hometown of Juye County, Shandong Province, to Lankao County, Henan Province. The vast crowd gathered from all directions, and in his frightened eyes, a huge wave was formed, rolling towards the southwest.
His mind was filled with confusion, and he stumbled through an array of hundreds of thousands of voices, and raised his eyes to see the focus of the tide — people running for a funeral.
Jiao Yulu, the secretary of the county party committee of Lankao County, fought for the cause of the people until the last moment of his life. His death left a deep impression on the young Li Xuejian.
Although his curiosity seemed out of place in the heavy atmosphere, his parents and other adults did not blame him. They told him that Jiao Yulu was tired to death for the people.
Many years later, when Li Xuejian recalled that scene, his voice was full of crying, like a cry in the depths of his heart.
In the stills of Jiao Yulu", the awe-inspiring summer has passed, and spring is quietly coming. "Shepherd the sheep, go up the trees and ......Recalling those naughty days, 68-year-old Li Xuejian was full of smiles, "I got lost, and Uncle Herding said to go home and walk this way."
I didn't listen, and I ended up going wrong. Walking to the other side, it started to rain heavily, lightning and thunder, and I was really frightened. ”
The 60-year-old Li Xuejian remembers his youth. Once, the uncle couldn't do anything with him, because he had gone against the grain and moved forward. The boy kept his head down and stubbornly kept going.
The rain continued to fall, and he saw an old man sitting in front of the wheat field in the distance. He slowly approached, gradually seeing the face behind the rain curtain. The boy walked up to the old man and told him that he was lost.
Today, Li Xuejian still thinks of the simple and reliable face of the old man, just like the old man played by Teacher Liang Yin in the movie. His upbringing was full of twists and turns, but fate occasionally smiled at him.
His hard work and persistence have won him opportunities, and he has also been cared for by the collective and recognized by his seniors.
Li Xuejian has created countless classic characters that the audience likes along the way. In the 70s of the last century, he came to the army from the factory before he was a minor, and the work of an actor in the amateur propaganda team continued.
At that time, his main job was to perform small shows, dancing when there was a small stage, and talking fast books when there was no small stage. A distinctive feature of the amateur propaganda team is that it spends a particularly long time in the unit.
At the beginning, when they stayed in the Second Artillery Corps, Li Xuejian followed the troops who built the missile tunnel and witnessed with his own eyes the scene of the whole company risking their lives to prevent the tunnel from collapsing.
When Li Xuejian was still an amateur propagandist, a professional team went to the mountains to give a condolence performance.
In 1998, the role of King Qin in the drama "Jing Ke Assassinates King Qin" was played by Li Xuejian. For those fighters who rarely have the opportunity to communicate with the outside world, the performance is like a New Year's event.
They are always full of enthusiasm, carrying their own melon seeds and peanuts, and carrying a backpack that is temporarily used as a bench, as if they can arrive at the scene in an instant. Once, the acrobatic team of the Kunming Military Region came to perform, and the high platform positioning car on the temporary stage was parked in the mountains.
Suddenly a gust of mountain wind blew, and Li Xuejian, who was only 20 years old, saw a 25-year-old "big sister" fall from a high-platform positioning car. Although protected by a rope, the eldest sister still fell and bleed from her mouth.
After a little processing, she immediately returned to the stage. It wasn't until the end of the show that she was sent by jeep to the health team under the tearful eyes of the soldiers. This is what it feels like to desire and respect art.
Li Xuejian and the soldiers became "fans" of the eldest sister, and every time they passed through Kunming, they would go around the neighborhood of her art troupe, and although they knew that they might not see her, they were all satisfied.
The army, this unique environment, has shaped Li Xuejian's tenacity. At that time, he was only 23 years old when he was admitted to the Kongzheng Drama Troupe, and he was already an excellent soldier who deeply imprinted "the interests of the country and the people above all else".
Regarding Li Xuejian's experience and personality charm, those who have known him are all moved by his righteousness. This kind of temperament can only be honed through years of precipitation and personal experience, and people who lack these may seem too contrived.
Luckily, Li Xuejian has these. In the minds of many, he and his characters seem to be born that way, and even those who are controversial, his performances can provoke reverence for national righteousness.
For him, it was such a controversial character who brought the first wave of his career to life, and he played **.
Li Xuejian successfully created the image of ** in the drama "9.13 Incident", showing his superb acting skills. He decided to give everything for the role, even if it was considered very difficult in show business.
He shaved his head, put on makeup, changed into costumes, and stood on the stage, and the audience clearly saw the "face of ambition" through his performance. This role earned him the Plum Blossom Award, the highest honor in Chinese theatre.
Li Xuejian is passionate about acting, and he is very sincere about both the characters and the people. In an interview with New Weekly, he wore a blue cloth shirt and an indigo coat and walked into the interview room of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival.
During the interview at the Beijing International Film Festival, Li Xuejian first rolled up his cuffs, exposed his bony hands, and put the thermos cup on the table. Then, he turned around and took out a somewhat whitened sky-blue round box from his old black satchel and removed the hearing aids inside.
Finally, he pinned the instrument to his chest, sat down with a smile, and nodded his head to indicate that he was ready.
Li Xuejian completed the interview and asked questions while wearing a hearing aid. He said that if you want to pick out the most unforgettable works, it is undoubtedly his best work.
This is the first time he has stepped on stage, the first time he has appeared on the screen, the first time he has appeared on television, and the first time he has brought ordinary people into contact with art. Audiences have different opinions about the actors' masterpieces, but it is generally believed that these unforgettable works have become their masterpieces, such as "9/13" and the TV series "Longing".
Li Xuejian was known for his dedication and hard-working spirit before he became a professional actor. Before joining the Kongzheng Repertory Theatre, he played supporting roles and miscellaneous roles in many works, and his down-to-earth, capable and serious attitude was highly praised by director Lu Wei.
Lu Wei recommended him to director Lu Xiaowei, who was selecting actors for "Desire". With his outstanding performance, Li Xuejian won the honor of Best Actor at the Popular Television Golden Eagle Award in "Desire".
Actor Huang Bo once said that there are two kinds of good actors, "one is to attract the audience with personal charm, and the other is the power to precipitate", and Li Xuejian is a combination of these two, "He really integrates into the role, and he is acting with blood and bones".
Over the past 40 years, Li Xuejian has always insisted on acting as an interpreter"The audience comes first"The true meaning of the word. Through the stills of "The Land of Hope", Huang Bo praised that he has reached the realm of perfect integration of acting skills and roles and growing together, which is unattainable in a short period of time.
This craftsman of performing arts has brought us 20 excellent works in the 90s of the last century alone, and the two roles created in them have made him unforgettable for life, especially the role of Jiao Yulu in the 1990 movie "Jiao Yulu", because"Let me play the representative of my father's era, so to speak, play my own father and mother", full of special significance. "
Li Xuejian took over the role of Jiao Yulu, and he had to play it well in his bones, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly under the guidance of director Wang Jixing. He was deeply honored that the response and praise for the film exceeded everyone's expectations.
He said with emotion: "I didn't expect that this is the most memorable thing in my life. Jiao Yulu's role has won high praise from the audience and recognition of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award, which makes him feel incredible, after all, he is a role model he has learned since childhood and the same stage winner of idols Zhu Xijuan and Chen Qiang.
At the award ceremony, Li Xuejian delivered a classic speech: "Hardship and tiredness have made the good man Jiao Yulu suffer, and fame and fortune have been won by the silly boy Li Xuejian." This sentence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Li Xuejian has explained the meaning of this sentence on many occasions.
In an interview at this year's Beijing Film Festival, Li Xuejian once again emphasized the importance of this sentence. "Our creators are the people's sustenance of the emotions of the heroes. He said, "I am an actor, I am the spokesperson of this crew, and I am the spokesperson of the creative collective." ”
He stressed that his words came from the heart and from the heart. Five days later, Li Xuejian took the opportunity of the Beijing Film Festival master class to recall another unforgettable role for him - Feng Shi in the 1999 movie "Born Out of Thin Air".
Director Chen Guoxing recalled the process of inviting Li Xuejian to play at that time, and felt quite tortuous. "We wanted the script to be a little fuller, so I told Xue Jian a story at that time. ”
He said. Stills from the movie "Born Out of the Sky". During the hydrogen bomb test in 1971, Feng Shi stood on the runway of the airport and directed the H-6 bomber, which had failed to land the bomb, to land safely and stop the hydrogen bomb that cost 700 million yuan, otherwise China's nuclear test would have to be set back by at least 40 years.
Chen Guoxing wanted to show this important moment in history at the beginning, so he invited Li Xuejian to participate in the script writing. During the writing process, screenwriter Chen Huaiguo lived in a small house and often had to discuss the content of the script with Chen Guoxing and Li Xuejian.
Since then, he has also written many scripts for films and TV series, and he says, "Frankly, no actor is going to discuss the script with you. Actor Li Youbin is also very happy to join Li Xuejian, because he has collaborated with Mr. Xuejian in many works such as "Choice" and "Flying Tigers", and admires him very much.
Now, Li Xuejian's appearance is like the Dinghai Divine Needle in the crew, and it is also like a banner in the vast world, bringing steadfast and firm strength to everyone, this strength is peaceful, simple, and even rough, not that tough.
During the filming of the movie "Born Out of the Sky", Li Xuejian chose not to wear goggles, but personally led the camel to the wind in order to let the audience feel the feeling of the Xinjiang desert more realistically.
This kind of perseverance and dedication makes Li Youbin deeply admired, and he is full of reverence for Li Xuejian's strength. Li Xuejian's professionalism and ascetic-like perseverance are admirable.
When he was filming this movie, he suffered a lot, and his face even lost its original appearance due to fatigue and wind and sun, but he didn't have any complaints, just paid silently.
For Li Xuejian, enduring hardship is a habit, he is not good at words, but his actions are full of power and touching. Although Li Xuejian is very silent in his work, when he needs to speak on behalf of the creative collective, he will still take the initiative to stand up and prove his determination and determination with practical actions.
However, life did not show mercy to his subordinates because of his excellent performance, but instead created a bigger hurdle for him - he suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer and lost his original crisp voice.
Li Xuejian's hurdle is deeply painful, but he did not give up because of this, he chose to face life with perseverance, and told us with action and belief that no matter how difficult it is, we must persevere and never give up.
Li Xuejian's spirit makes people deeply admire and move, he is a real dedicated actor, worthy of our learning and respect.
Li Xuejian's life photos are a gift from the interviewee. "As the years go by, the *** of radiotherapy and chemotherapy is becoming more and more obvious, which is left by the disease more than 20 years ago," Li Xuejian pointed to his chest, "Now, I listen to you through this device." ”
Due to hearing loss, Li Xuejian decided to reduce his public appearances, partly because he was afraid that his mistakes would be embarrassing, and partly because he was afraid that his expectations would disappoint others.
Li Xuejian has always believed that communicating with the audience through his works and becoming friends with everyone is already his greatest happiness. However, his friends believe that there are other ways to help him achieve this wish.
In the first half of this year, the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Film Festival invited Li Xuejian to serve as the chairman of the International Award Committee of the "Temple of Heaven Award". Hearing the news, Li Xuejian began to feel lost.
Judges, or chairmen, oh my! He put away his boyish smile and continued, "There were two things that made me decide to accept the invitation. ”
Li Xuejian served as the chairman of the international award committee of the "Temple of Heaven Award" at the Beijing International Film Festival. For him, this Northern Film Festival is a precious opportunity, and he will cherish this opportunity.
This is the second time he has participated in the Beijing Film Festival, before he won the "Outstanding Contribution to Performance Award" at the 2nd Beijing Film Festival, and served as the award presenter at the 8th Beijing Film Festival, and he will be the judge again this year, which happens to be his fate with Beijing for 10 years.
Li Xuejian has a lot of cooperation with Beijing, and in addition to movies, he has also acted in many TV series. At this Beijing Film Festival, he met the British filmmaker Cowens, who was one of the judges of the "Temple of Heaven Award".
Mr. Korn described Mr. Lee as "a very wise and very capable chairman". Although Li Xuejian derided himself as a "silly boy", he was also very wise when facing himself.
Li Xuejian's serious attitude towards acting is moving. He believes that there is no clear turning point in his career, and that people improve subtly. Although his age and physical condition brought him the limits of his performance, he did not lose heart, but left more time for reflection and improvement.
He believes that every role must be suitable for him, be able to resonate with himself, and his values must also be reflected in the role. He also began to think about his posthumous affairs, hoping to leave a good "name" for future generations, that is, to leave a few more characters that people like and have long vitality, and these roles must stand the test of time and history.
His "fame" comes from the profession of actor and his role, he cherishes every creative opportunity very much, and said that he will continue to act until he can no longer act.
Li Xuejian's strength to join "The Wandering Earth 2" has attracted widespread attention. In the trailer, the character he plays expresses his firm belief with a powerful line "I believe", like an affectionate confession, which is touching.