"Ouch, I said man! ”
Think back then, who didn't laugh at Wei Ji'an's words? In the Spring Festival Gala in 1991, a "buddy" made Wei Ji'an popular overnight. At that time, Zhao Benshan was a fledgling and was familiar in front of the national audience.
Since then, Wei Ji'an has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala 10 times in a row and has become a "nail household" in the Spring Festival Gala.
Just when the audience was expecting him to have more good works, he suddenly "disappeared" after 2006. What happened to make this well-known comedy star "disappear" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala?
In 1956, Wei Ji'an was born in Zhuyouguan Town, Longkou City, Shandong Province.
The Wei family has been farmers for three generations, and it is also Wei Ji'an's generation, and there are many brothers and sisters, and it is a big deal to have more children to eat.
At that time, Wei Ji'an often ate the last meal but did not eat the next, and when he was hungry, he drank water and tightened his belt. Even so, the parents did not give up on their son's studies.
Wei Ji'an has loved acting since he was a child, and when he told his parents that he wanted to study art, his parents not only did not object, but supported him to do whatever he wanted.
With his parents' understanding, Wei Ji'an was relieved to prepare for the exam boldly.
At the age of 18, he became a literary soldier of the Xinjiang Military Region, and the whole family was overjoyed. Before leaving, the mother took her son's hand and told him to take care of himself.
Wei Ji'an tearfully agreed, he knew that he would go to Xinjiang and come back at least two years later.
After enlisting in the army, he began to appear in a number of supporting roles and one-act plays. When he wasn't in acting class, he took the initiative to do some chores in the group.
A big man of 182 centimeters, Zhou Zheng is handsome, and he is particularly hardworking and capable, which makes Wei Ji'an very popular in the army.
Time flies, two years of service is coming in a blink of an eye, if he can't be favored by the leaders to stay, Wei Ji'an can only choose the path of honorable discharge, but fortunately, the goddess of luck favored him.
In 1976, the Xinjiang Military Region Repertory Troupe recruited students nationwide, and 20-year-old Wei Ji'an successfully stood out and became the only student admitted to Yantai.
After becoming an official member of the repertory troupe, he worked even harder and devoted himself to how to improve his acting skills. Five years have passed in a hurry, Wei Ji'an is 25 years old, and his job has gradually stabilized.
One day in 1981, he came to Beijing with the Xinjiang Military Region Repertory Troupe to participate in the all-army art show.
That night, Wei Ji'an was deeply attracted by Dong Zhenqiong, a dazzling dancer on the stage. After the show, his mind was still full of the girl smiling on stage.
After many inquiries, Wei Ji'an finally learned that Dong Zhenqiong was an actor in the Beijing General Political Song and Dance Troupe, and his heart suddenly fell to the bottom.
Although he was also a soldier in the Legion, there is no doubt that staying here in Beijing always sounds glorious. Putting that aside, in the era when transportation and communication equipment were not yet developed, long-distance relationships were simply not feasible in the eyes of people at that time.
After all, there are so many variables across thousands of mountains and rivers. But Wei Ji'an really couldn't let go of Dong Zhenqiong in his heart, so he made a bold decision and applied for transfer to Beijing.
During this time, he worked even harder. In addition to being busy, he worked tirelessly, wrote letters to Dong Zhenqiong whenever he was free, and even went to Beijing to see her whenever he had the opportunity.
Between the back and forth, Dong Zhenqiong also moved towards Wei Ji's peace of mind. After all, there is such a person, who has traveled thousands of miles to visit him again and again to care about himself, or such a tall and handsome guy, who can not be moved?
After they became a pair of lovers, Wei Ji'an took Dong Zhenqiong's hand and said: Wait for me, we will meet in Beijing one day sooner or later.
The hard work paid off, and two years later, he was finally allowed to be transferred to the General Art Troupe of the Beijing Military Region by virtue of his excellent performance in the Art Troupe.
This long-distance couple finally doesn't have to be thousands of miles apart. Soon, the two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate and became a couple with deep feelings.
Time flies, in the 14th year of Wei Ji'an's career, he won the 7th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama in 1990 for his superb acting skills.
The Plum Blossom Award, the highest award for Chinese theatre performing arts, is only held once every two years. Wei Ji'an was able to win this award, which shows everyone's recognition of his acting skills.
With this award, Wei Ji'an's acting career also ushered in a major turning point: he successfully appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In 1991, Wei Ji'an joined hands with Zhao Lianjia to come to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and starred in the sketch "Xiangyin". In this sketch, Wei Ji'an plays a farmer entrepreneur.
He rode his bicycle to the Foreign Affairs Office, ready to discuss cooperation with Mr. Zhao, an overseas Chinese. Listening to Wei Ji'an's opening and closing of his mouth in the dialect of his hometown, Xiao Chang of the Foreign Affairs Office had a headache.
Xiao Chang suggested that he speak Mandarin, after all, he was going to meet overseas Chinese.
As a result, Wei Ji'an spoke in a dialect, and he couldn't change the word "buddy" when he opened his mouth and closed his mouth. Xiao Chang had no choice but to teach Wei Ji'an to speak Mandarin on the spot, and made a lot of jokes about it.
After meeting with Mr. Zhao, an overseas Chinese, Wei Ji'an still couldn't change the mantra of "buddy", which made Xiao Chang, a colleague in the Foreign Affairs Office, anxious.
As a result, it was only after the conversation that I found out that Mr. Zhao was actually from the same place as Wei Ji'an.
In the 1991 Spring Festival Gala, the sketch "Country Voice" became a very memorable program for the audience, and Wei Ji'an's "buddy" made him famous overnight.
Two years later, Wei Ji'an partnered Huang Hong to star in "Shoe Shine", which brought a lot of joy to the audience.
In the sketch "Shoe Shine", Huang Hong plays a "rich man" with a swollen face and a fat man, his real identity is a shoe-shiner, and Wei Ji'an is a male nanny working in the Huang family.
Because of the rainy day, Huang Hong was going to shine his shoes, but he turned back. When he saw that Wei Ji'an's leather shoes were dirty, his professional instinct made Huang Hong pick up Wei Ji'an's leather shoes and start to wipe them.
At this time, Wei Ji'an knew that this Huang Hong was shining shoes along the way. After a "war of words" between the two, Huang Hong was even more surprised to find that Wei Ji'an's true identity turned out to be a technical consultant.
In addition to being ashamed, Huang Hong kept praising Wei Ji'an's talent. Wei Ji'an said that he was the champion in the line, and the sketch won full applause at the end.
"Shoeshine" is humorous, funny and spicy to satirize some bad customs in society at that time, making the audience laugh and be inspired.
In the following years, Wei Ji'an brought wonderful sketches such as "Bright Willows", "Sincerity", and "Birthday Celebration" to the audience.
In his spare time, he has also acted in many TV series, such as "The Business World", "The Story of the Cooking Class", "So Many Jiao", "Don't Take Bean Bags and Improper Dry Food" and other works.
With the blessing of many works, Wei Ji'an has become a powerful actor in the entertainment industry, and his salary has risen all the way, but he has never lowered his requirements for himself.
In 2006, Wei Ji'an went to Yan'an and Xiangtan twice for the characters in the drama "Light of the Holy Land", just to deeply experience the living environment and language environment of the characters.
Wei Ji'an's cautious and serious attitude towards art has won the admiration of many people in the industry. And the audience continued to look forward to the fact that when this powerful actor could create more good works, Wei Ji'an suddenly "disappeared".
It was also this year that Wei Ji'an was nervously rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala when he received a call from home.
Mother is seriously ill, it seems that she can't do it, you hurry back. "Sister's ** made Wei Ji'an feel very flustered.
He hurriedly ran to ask the director for leave, and the director could only say that if you go home now, it is very likely that you will not be able to catch up with the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala.
Wei Ji'an choked up and said: "I will have many opportunities to go to the Spring Festival Gala in the future, but I may never have such an opportunity to see my mother again." There are Spring Festival evenings every year, but my mother is the only one, and I have to rush back. ”
The director granted him a special vacation. When Wei Ji'an rushed back to his hometown, he saw his mother for the last time. His mother held his hand and blamed him for why he came back, it was almost the Spring Festival Gala.
After being hospitalized, the mother was worried about affecting her son's work, and repeatedly told other siblings not to tell Wei Ji'an about his true condition, and later when he learned about the situation, he burst into tears with guilt.
In his mind, nothing is more important than his mother!
As early as after Wei Ji'an was able to settle down in Beijing, the first thing he did was to rush back to his hometown in Shandong and take his old mother to live in Beijing.
He felt that his mother had worked hard all her life, and hoped that she could enjoy happiness and live a good life in her old age.
But as his grandson grew up and went to college in other places, plus Wei Ji'an and Dong Zhenqiong often performed in other places, only the old mother was left in the family.
The old mother lived in an upscale community, and looking at the delicate and cold furniture, she felt very lonely in her heart. When she came to the community square, she didn't know anyone, not even anyone to chat with.
When she is older, she doesn't know how to play with her mobile phone, and she doesn't know how to take the subway, and what makes her even more scared is that Beijing is too big, there are too many cars, and there are many people, so she doesn't dare to go out at all.
As the days went by, my mother felt more and more that Beijing was not as good as her hometown in Shandong.
In her hometown in Shandong, she can at least go to her neighbors' houses to chat. Her body is still quite strong, and she can also go to the field to grow some vegetables to pass the time.
The most important thing is that in rural Shandong, my mother feels comfortable and at ease, more human than Beijing, which is crowded and full of strangers.
When he learned that his mother was bent on returning to his hometown, Wei Ji'an persuaded him for a long time. But the old man's determination to go back was very strong, and he could only send the old lady back to his hometown in Shandong.
However, due to his mother's age, Wei Ji'an couldn't rest assured, so he reduced his workload a lot, and rushed back to his hometown in Shandong to visit his mother whenever he was free.
Every time his mother saw him come back, she complained that he had delayed work again. Wei Ji'an smiled and didn't explain, the work can never be done, but the time to accompany his mother is limited, he wants to spend more time with his mother, no matter how important the work is, it is not as important as his mother.
Approaching the Spring Festival Gala, Wei Ji'an had to wait in Beijing for a long time, but after learning that his mother was seriously ill, he resolutely chose to go back to visit his mother despite the hard work of preparing for most of the year.
After seeing off his mother, Wei Ji'an embarked on the road back to Beijing. In the 2006 Spring Festival Gala, Wei Ji'an still brought a very funny sketch, but no one knew that his heart was dripping blood.
After that year, Wei Ji'an faded out of the showbiz. The death of his mother finally made him realize that there is nothing more important in the world than being with his family.
Because he risked the show being killed and rushed home to see his mother, Wei Ji'an was named "one of the top ten filial sons in the entertainment industry" that year.
But for him, no matter how good the praise is, it can't save his mother's life, so what's the use of these "false names"?