文/娱乐来君

He has been in the film industry for 40 years and has won 33 Best Actors. He is also the only actor in China who has won a Grand Slam Best Actor.

He is known as the ceiling of acting, the benchmark of actors, and an artist who truly makes friends with the audience through his works.

He is the teacher Li Xuejian who acts like whoever he plays and devotes his life to acting.

On February 20, 1954, a peasant family in Heze, Shandong Province welcomed their child. It was snowing heavily and the weather was freezing cold, so the parents named him "Li Xuejian."

Born in a rural area into a poor family, Li Xuejian had an extremely difficult childhood and adulthood. At the age of 11, he went to Guizhou with his father, living a life without enough food and no fixed place to live.

Children from poor families have long been parents. Li Xuejian started working in a factory when he was 16 years old. After working for three years, he saw no way out and chose to join the army.

Although he didn’t have enough to eat or wear, he lived a life without a meal, but Li Xuejian had a special liking for acting. He didn’t have the conditions to go to school, so he seized every opportunity around him and studied. He served as a member of the literary and art committee at school; when he was working in a factory, he was an amateur actor in the factory, appearing in all kinds of performances; when he joined the army, he was an actor in the literary and art propaganda team.

Opportunities always come to those who are prepared.

After three years in the army, Li Xuejian, who loved acting and was talented, was finally discovered by his leadership, who transferred him to the Second Artillery Art Troupe of the People's Liberation Army as a drama actor.

Li Xuejian did not disappoint his leaders. He starred in many dramas and was recognized by the public.

Li Xuejian is a person with ideals and pursuits. He is not bound by the status quo and decides to step onto a bigger stage, so he sets his sights on the Kongzheng Art Troupe.

In order to be admitted to the Kongzheng Art Troupe, Li Xuejian had to work during the day and study at night. After a year of preparation, he was admitted to the Kongzheng Art Troupe and began to move towards a bigger stage.

As an actor who relies on his own strength, he always has to go through a long road before he gets the opportunity.

In the Kongzheng Art Troupe, Li Xuejian can only play a supporting role, making a cameo here and there. Although they are inconspicuous roles, he enjoys them because no matter what role he plays, he will do his best. Try your best to play the leading role.

Li Xuejian also grew up little by little in his guest appearances. Every time he finished his own play, he would stand aside and watch, learning the acting skills and expressions of other actors.

This kind of life lasted for three years.

In 1980, Li Xuejian finally ushered in a turning point. He was spotted by the famous director Jing Mukui and starred in his first film "Travel to Tianshan Mountain", playing the role of instructor Yu Haizhou in the film.

In the same year, he was invited to star in the drama "September 13 Incident", serving as a stand-in for the actor who played "Lin Biao".

At that time, the Kongzheng Repertory Theater attached great importance to the drama "September 13 Incident" and invited relatively famous actors to play the protagonist "Lin Biao".

But because the actor was often absent from rehearsals, in order not to affect the performance, Li Xuejian, who had a body shape more suitable for "Lin Biao", was hired as a substitute.

But no one expected how much effort Li Xuejian put into playing this stand-in.

He began to read historical materials and study the living habits and conversation style of "Lin Biao". In order to get closer to the character, he did not hesitate to shave his head.

In order to make his body shape more in line with "Lin Biao", Li Xuejian adopted the method of losing weight as a Peking Opera actor, fixing his arms and pinching them back, and lost 20 pounds.

During the rehearsal, the leaders in the audience were dumbfounded. Li Xuejian played the character "Lin Biao" so vividly and vividly that they immediately decided not to take on the original starring role. It was just him.

Of course, Li Xuejian did not disappoint his leaders.

Before performing on stage, he deliberately went on an empty stomach to achieve a state of cold hands and feet, allowing his actions to be closer to the character.

The stars do not care about the passers-by, and the time pays off to those who are willing.

"Lin Biao" starring Li Xuejian was a great success and directly won the Plum Blossom Award, the highest award for Chinese drama performing arts.

Moreover, it was the first Plum Blossom Award. After winning this extremely valuable award, Li Xuejian’s acting career ushered in its first spring.

Subsequently, Li Xuejian starred in films such as "Steel File General", "The Drum Book Artist", and "The Great Detective". Although Li Xuejian's performance was remarkable and he also won many awards, due to the audience Less so, Li Xuejian did not become popular.

The year 1990 was a turning point in Li Xuejian’s career and a turning point in his life.

This year, he starred in two works, namely the movie "Jiao Yulu" and the TV series "Desire". Once it was broadcast, it caused a huge sensation, and Li Xuejian also won two best actors and two TV dramas. emperor.

"Jiao Yulu" played by Li Xuejian was regarded as the most classic version by the audience. The film cost 1.3 million yuan to shoot, but it grossed 130 million yuan at the box office.

In the 1990s, the price of each movie ticket was 30 cents. Can anyone who is good at math tell me how many billions of people watched the movie?

Then, the romantic drama "Desire" starring Li Xuejian's partners Zhang Kaili and Sun Song was released, triggering a ratings frenzy and touching thousands of viewers, especially "Song Dacheng" played by Li Xuejian, who is affectionate, honest and honest. To be honest, countless viewers felt unfair for his experience, which led to many classic quotes.

Among them, "The whole country mourned Liu Huifang, the whole country cursed Wang Husheng, and everyone lamented Song Dacheng" is especially recognized by the outside world.

Since then, the name Li Xuejian has entered thousands of households along with the character "Song Dacheng".

When you become famous overnight, flowers and applause can easily make people lose their way. Only by being indifferent to fame and fortune and never forgetting your original intention can you succeed.

Li Xuejian knew this very well. After becoming a big star, he did not indulge in it. Instead, he walked out of Vanity Fair as quickly as possible, continued to study, and devoted all his energy to work.

After that, Li Xuejian starred in many works, among which the most impressive ones and regarded as classics by countless audiences are undoubtedly "Water Margin" and "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".

In "Water Margin", Li Xuejian played Song Jiang, the leader of Liangshan's 108 generals. Before filming, he read famous books and spent a long time studying the character "Song Jiang" to understand his character and behavior. , Li Xuejian was unwilling to let go of even a small detail.

When Song Jiang led the crowd to accept the court's recruitment, he deliberately raised his buttocks and shouted long live, appearing out of place with everyone.

This small detail shows Song Jiang's foolish loyalty to the court, and also hints at his final tragic ending.

The four major masterpieces have been remade countless times, but the one that really made the audience applaud is "Water Margin".

Some people even commented like this:

Then, Li Xuejian was invited by Chen Kaige to star in the movie "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" with Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi, in which he played the famous emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng.

The emperors played by others only showed the majestic and domineering side of the king, but did not show the loneliness of the emperor who had no close friends and the grievance of no one understanding what he was doing.

Li Xuejian only used one expression, but he vividly displayed the loneliness deep in the emperor's heart.

No matter how deep an actor’s internal skills are, how perfect the effects he understands and presents.

In 2000, God played a joke on Li Xuejian.

While he was still filming in Shaanxi, he was sent to the hospital for examination because of physical discomfort, and was found to have nasopharyngeal cancer. After learning the news, the director decided to suspend filming and let Li Xuejian receive treatment first.

However, Li Xuejian, who loves drama like his life, retorted: "I said that if you cancel this movie, you will have spent money and mobilized the troops. After spending so much money, less than half of the filming will be completed. , if you had a miscarriage because I stopped taking pictures, this would be more painful than my death. I said no, I have to take pictures.

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Seeing Li Xuejian being so stubborn, the director had no choice but to obey and continue filming.

In order not to delay filming, Li Xuejian had no choice but to accept conservative treatment methods to prevent the nasopharyngeal cancer from getting worse, but every time The first time he got sick, it was enough to torture him to death. Sore throat, dizziness, and severe vomiting were all common occurrences.

Despite being seriously ill, Li Xuejian was as energetic as before every filming. It will be the same until the filming is over.

During the filming, everyone on the crew wiped away tears while watching. Li Xuejian's persistence and dedication made people cry.

"China Track" "After it was released, it received unanimous praise, with a score of 9 points on Douban, and more than 67% of people gave it a five-star rating.

What is unexpected is that after many years of debut, he actually suffered from rhinitis. After suffering from pharyngeal cancer, he couldn't even pay for the treatment.

Tormented by the disease, Li Xuejian even thought of giving up because he didn't want to hurt his family.

Fortunately, his wife Yu Haidan. Never giving up, always being by his side, encouraging and supporting him, Li Xuejian regained his confidence and dared to fight the disease.

After recuperating at home for 2 years, Li Xuejian's nasopharyngeal cancer was cured. It left behind sequelae.

He could not speak clearly, his hearing was severely degraded, he had to wear hearing aids when attending events, and his body had lost a lot of weight. At the age of 60, he looked like he was 70.

Despite this, he returned to the entertainment industry without hesitation and continued acting.

He bluntly said that drama is a good remedy, a wonderful medicine, and an elixir refined by the Supreme Master. It is the water sprinkled by the Bodhisattva's Jade Purity Vase. Playing is life, and play can sustain life.

The disease tortured his body, but it could not kill his love for performance.

After 2002, he starred in outstanding works such as "New Shanghai Beach", "Yang Shanzhou", "1942", "Young Marshal" and "Hey, Old Man!", and once again won the Golden Eagle Award, Golden Horse Award, Huabiao Award and other awards. .

His roles include heroes, politicians, gang leaders, and ordinary people and people's heroes.

There is almost no role that he cannot play, and there is no role that he cannot play well. .

In an interview, actor Huang Bo said of Li Xuejian:

“He acts with his flesh and blood, and his soul floats on the character, and people and characters are entangled with each other. You can't achieve it in a short time. "

Heroes cherish heroes, and heroes cherish heroes. Even an excellent actor like Huang Bo looks up to Li Xuejian.

Today, teacher Li Xuejian is 67 years old, even if He has suffered from serious illness, but he still insists on filming, and he is indifferent to fame and fortune. He does something with his heart, life and soul. He does not ask for anything in return, let alone the so-called fame and fortune. He is just doing what he is good at and loves.

A low-key life and down-to-earth acting are particularly valuable in today's impetuous entertainment industry. Teacher Li Xuejian is such an artist with both virtue and art.

I hope he is in good health and can continue to do what he likes.

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