Yu Yang: Summarizing the Cantabile Years and Telling the Childlike LoveJamaica Sugaring
July 1, 2022, came out of Yu Yang’s hope.
This day is the party’s 101st birthday and the 69th anniversary of his marriage to his lover Yang Jing. “Two birthdays in one day.” Yu Yang cherished this beauty very much and dressed neatly early in the morning. Wearing a red sweatshirt, a white vest, and a knitted hat, he looked energetic, and the vicissitudes of 92 years seemed to have disappeared at this moment.
When his daughter brought down the flowers and cake and was about to blow out the candles and make a wish, Yu Yang pointed to the cabinet next to her. The daughter understood immediately, got up, took out a box from the cabinet, and opened it quietly. Inside was a commemorative medal with the slogan “Glory in the Party for 50 Years”…
One afternoon in winter, Yu Yang once again Recalling that moment, my face was filled with smiles. The freedom that has accumulated over the years cannot conceal the heartbeat brought by memories. Under the quiet narration, a feeling of pride swirls and surrounds in my heart, flickering like a spark of fire.
Photo provided by Yu Yang’s interviewee
This person came from the war years A soldier, the creator and inventor of New China’s film industry, the party’s literary and artistic work has long been engraved into his life and integrated into his soul. Starting from starring in “The Bridge”, the first movie of New China, revolutionary warriors, land reform captains, steel workers, athletes, public security officers… Yu Yang has used rich characters and performances full of the flavor of the times throughout his life to interpret the Cantabile of the Republic. years, telling his innocent feelings.
When talking about the famous work “A Hard-core Man”, his eyes lighted up with comfort. In this anti-special theme film, Yu Yang plays Zeng Tai, the chief of the investigation section who infiltrates among the bandits. One corner has two sides: in our team, he is sincere and simple; but in the den of bandits, he is cunning and unrestrained. The two looks often change quickly, which tests his acting skills.
In order to act more like an enemy than an enemy, Yu Yang put a lot of thought into it. He specially designed a set of “foreign clothes”, including a national army jacket, a Luzon hat, a cane in hand, and a puffy chest and belly. His arrogant and arrogant gangsterism immediately emerged. However, the filming in Guangzhou was in July and August, and Yu Yangke was so hot that he was sweating profusely all day long. The crew members teased him and said: “You clamored to wear it, so just accept it.”
After the film was released in 1958, it caused a sensation across the country, and Yu Yang became known as “Chief Zeng.” He receives dozens of letters every day, Jamaicans EscortA Tianjin audience said he read it 226 times.
If you embrace life, you will receive the gifts of life; if you reach out to the people, you will naturally gain their appreciation. This is the law that Yu Yang refined in his performance. “An actor should have a small warehouse in his mind to store various character images. Only with more life experiences can the warehouse be rich and abundant, and the characters can be truly vivid.”
The success of the movie “The Storm” also benefited from the events of his life. In 1959, Beijing Film Studio prepared to adapt the novel “The Storm”. Director Xie Tieli knew that Yu Yang had gone through land reform, so he decided to play the role without letting him take a single trial photo.
Yu Yang is very familiar with the scenes in the film. On the once black land, there are dilapidated and prosperous villages, seedlings swaying in the wind, cattle pulling plows to plow the fields, well-dressed fellow villagers, as well as the surge in trouble, the enthusiasm during reconstruction, and the joy after dividing the fields. , constantly echoing in his mind, clearly and deeply.
Even so, during the filming, Yu Yang still carefully considered every action, every line, and every piece of clothing, and repeatedly compared it with life. In the film, when Captain Xiao went to visit Lao Tiantou in Wanhe, Lao Tiantou handed him a pipe. Captain Xiao can answer cigarettes or not, how can he answer cigarettes? He studied this small move for a long time. In the end, he chose to take it quickly and hold it in his mouth without wiping it – Captain Xiao would not be disgusted by the fact that the old farmer was a farmer.
The original author Zhou Libo watched the film and said happily: “Captain Xiao, played by Comrade Yu Yang, shows that this communist who was born in the army has a decisive attitude, is policy-oriented, has a simple style, and is The film also participated in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival held in Czechoslovakia Jamaicans Escort. It was subsequently screened at home and abroad and received high praise.
In 1961, Premier Zhou Enlai proposed the selection of JM Escorts the “New Chinese National Actors” in the film industry , and finally ranked 22nd, among which Yu Yang was ranked.
In Yu Yang’s creative creed, there are no movie stars, only national actors, and actors must share weal and woe with the masses. When filming the sports-themed movie “Age on the Water,” he, like an athlete, swam more than a thousand meters every day. Most of the swimming scenes in the film were done by Yu Yang himself; although he had played a steel worker twice before, he was filming Before “The Fiery Years”, he still plunged into the steel mill, and in the scorching summer, he and the workers filled the steel furnace with bricks at thousands of degrees Celsius…
70 In the mid-1990s, Yu Yang started to work as a film director. After walking through the smoke of the beacon fire and seeing the infinite scenery of New China, he always felt that this era had endless problems, endless stories, and insufficient heroes. Therefore, he devoted all his emotions, thoughts, blood, sweat, and time into creation, working tirelessly.
When directing “Passengers in Handcuffs”, Yu Yang was “full of firepower” again. This film is about the struggle between police officers and spies to pursue and be pursued. Yu Yang is not only the director, but also the starring actor. There are a lot of martial arts scenes in the film. In order to perform real roles, Yu Yang decided not to use a substitute. While chasing a spy in the Yungang Grottoes, his character Liu Jie was hit by a brick. Although the brick was made of foam, it could not withstand the strong hand of the actor, and the beating made Yu Yang dizzy. During the chase, he sprained his foot. . He stayed in the hospital for two days, and was discharged on the third day. He started filming literary dramas with a crutch.
When filming the chase on the train, Yu Yang was spinning day and night. A reporter from the same industry once wrote: “The comrades of Yu Yang’s film crew, when the dawn light filled the carriage, they devoted themselves to shooting the day scene. They forgot to eat and did not bother to take a sip of water. Until the sun set in the west Next, the film crew once again switched to night scene shooting, and the task lasted for eighteen hours a day during three days and nights of Jamaica Sugar Daddy. This is how I got through it.”
“This is the most enjoyable movie I have ever made. I poured all my feelings for the movie into the thoughts, emotions and actions of the characters. ” At this point, the shade of trees in the film seemed to appear in front of Yu Yang. On the quiet road, he said goodbye to his comrades, and the melody of the movie sounded in his ears: “Send off comrades, embark on the journey, two people in silence. Tears, camel bells ringing in the ears; the road is long and foggy, revolutionary life is often different, and the two emotions are different…”
In 2010, the 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival awarded Yu Yang “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Recalling that moment, Yu Yang said excitedly: “In an era of troubled times and war, so many filmmakers working together to push Chinese films to the world slowly, I feel that becauseHeartfelt excitement. However, we must not forget the danger, must be calm, do not be impatient, must deeply understand that only the nation belongs to the world, and do our basic work well. ”
It is precisely the passion for the times and the awe of movies that Yu Yang has always adhered to the sentiments of an artist, whether on or off the screen. Faced with the activities and various events that come to his door, Invitation, Yu Yang only adheres to one principle, as long as it is a charity activity, no matter how big or small, participation and participation must be guaranteed. A little thought, a sense of responsibility, and a very warm heart. ”
After talking about this, Yu Yang turned back and looked out the window. The hot sun was shining slantingly, and the earth was golden. He remembered that 65 years ago, it seemed that it was also an afternoon when he stopped in Beijing. When he left school, the Soviet acting master Kazansky wrote to him: “Jamaica Sugar Daddy It’s a big ship. A big ship should fly in the sea. ”
For more than 70 years in the film industry, Yu Yang, this big ship, has always sailed toward the depths of the sea with a pure heart for the party and the people. The interview ended, Yu Yang He hummed the song “Ocean, Hometown” to us, and the melody was still melodious and moving. It was the theme song of his film “The Sea Is Calling” and also the theme song of his movie life (Guangming Daily reporter Liu Jiangwei).