The back that never disappears
Lying on his back on the stage where fireworks are blooming, with his arms on his chest, his fingers bent, his lips open, his eyes closed, and his face is full of Passion and intoxication... This is his last gesture in the world! The person who fell forever with this heroic fighting posture was Wang Yanhui, a national first-class actor from the Drama and Folk Arts Troupe of the Jinan Military Region Political Department. On the evening of December 5, 2009, the ancient city of Xi’an. The 50th anniversary celebration performance of the School of Engineering of Air Force Engineering University entered the last program - the chorus "Unity is Strength". The novel and unique arrangement method and unique singing mode shocked everyone present. At 21:15, the four hosts walked onto the stage to the beat of the music, and the party was about to end. At this time, the chorus conductor Wang Yanhui raised his arms high and used all his strength to prepare to hold the last note. However, an accident happened: he leaned upright and fell to the stage. At the age of only 55, Wang Yanhui died suddenly of myocardial infarction. In this tragic way, he completed his most touching curtain call as a literary and artistic warrior of the Party. "This is important, that is important, service to the soldiers is the most important; this award, that award, the applause of the soldiers is the highest award." This is a letter written in the smoke of war, and it has already turned yellow - as a soldier who participated in the war, I deeply I am deeply attracted by the battlefield songs (songs) you sang for us despite the smoke of artillery fire...Thank you for supporting us on the front line and giving us the "strength" to fight... I read this soldier named Tian Zhongbao's letter to Wang Yanhui In the letter, we can vaguely see the busy figure of Wang Yanhui and his comrades performing for the frontline soldiers. In 1985, Wang Yanhui and his comrades went to the front line to perform condolences. In more than 10 days, he and his comrades performed 86 times. After joining the army for 39 years, Wang Yanhui has always regarded serving officers and soldiers as his lifelong pursuit. From forward positions to inland military camps, from mountain posts to border islands, his footprints and presence are all left behind. He has performed tens of thousands of times for officers and soldiers, helped guide the organization of nearly a thousand literary and artistic programs at the grassroots level, and mentored and trained more than 3,000 literary and artistic backbones at the grassroots level. In December 2003, Wang Yanhui and his comrades once again landed on Changshan Island deep in the Yellow Sea, bringing joy and laughter to the officers and soldiers stationed there. The planned performance has ended, and Wang Yanhui and his group of six people have boarded the return ship. During the chat, the accompanying military leader mentioned that there is a small island 10 nautical miles away. There are two squads of officers and soldiers living on the island, and the cultural life is monotonous. "They have always hoped to see performances by the 'big artists' of the military region." "Go back and go to the island!" Wang Yanhui waved his hand without hesitation. After being tossed about in the sea for nearly three hours, Wang Yanhui and others vomited into a mess. When they landed on the island, they were already exhausted. Wang Yanhui was the first to stand up and sang a song "Little White Poplar". Parting, the officers and soldiers were reluctant to leave. The boat on which Wang Yanhui and others were riding slowly moved away. The officers and soldiers on the island were still waving their arms vigorously and shouting "Goodbye...goodbye..." over and over again. Li Jun, the former acting head of the Qianwei Art Troupe, still finds it hard to believe it. Wang Yanhui has left him forever. He said: "Wang Yanhui has always held a belief throughout his life, which is 'this is important, that is important, serving the soldiers is the most important; award this award, that award, and the applause of soldiers is the highest award.'" Many people mourned Wang Yanhui online. Netizen "Veteran" wrote: He understands art, understands the military, and especially understands the hearts of soldiers...
"As a party literary and art worker, it is our duty to contribute to the local mass culture. "Diao Suman has an irreparable regret."
Diao Suman has an irreparable regret.
On National Day in 2009, the Shandong Branch of Industrial Bank where Diao Suman worked held a singing competition. As a department manager, she invited Wang Yanhui to coach her.
"In the Jinan cultural circle, Mr. Wang is an all-around 'wrong' figure. He can do drama, singing, conducting...almost everything." Diao Suman recalled, but he had no airs at all. , "During the days when he was tutoring us, he used his spare time and often worked overtime until late at night."
At the end of the competition, Diao Suman's department won first place in the competition. "We always wanted to invite Teacher Wang to have a meal, but he declined politely every time. He said to me: 'It is my unshirkable responsibility to tutor you. Your winning the award is equivalent to adding luster to me. I should thank you. . '"
"I didn't expect that he would just leave without leaving us a chance to express our gratitude." Diao Suman choked up several times during the interview.
Wang Yanhui has been like this since he started acting. He has always consciously regarded promoting the prosperity and development of socialist culture as his sacred duty. While insisting on serving the officers and soldiers of the army, he also actively serves the masses of society.
In May 2009, 10 ministries and commissions including the Central Propaganda Department and the Central Civilization Office jointly issued the "Notice on Extensively Carrying out the "Patriotic Songs Everyone Sings" mass singing activity" and recommended 100 patriotic songs.
“This is a good opportunity to spread advanced culture.” Wang Yanhui, who always keeps in mind the responsibilities and mission of the party’s literary and artistic warriors, took the initiative to contact more than 20 local units he had tutored to finalize the tutoring time.
“He always forgets to eat and sleep, and works day and night to help us design stage performances, coordinate actions, etc.” Wang Huayan, a cadre of Dazhong Daily Group, said, “Teacher Wang not only taught us to sing red songs, but also It explains to us the meaning of struggle, hard work, and dedication in life, and interprets the high-spirited state of life, letting us understand that life can be shaped in this way, and the meaning of life must be measured by responsibility and dedication.”
From Wang Yanhui, who grew up in a grassroots amateur performance team, has a special affection for mass cultural work. He often said: "As a party literary and art worker, it is your duty to contribute to the local mass culture."
In recent years, everything from square halls to street workshops, No matter where he goes, Wang Yanhui carries forward the main theme. During the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China in 2009 alone, he tutored 216 times in 32 units. At Qilu Evening News, the chorus "Azalea" he arranged became a vivid teaching material for traditional education; at the Criminal Police Detachment of Jinan Public Security Bureau, he composed a poem reciting "Loyalty" to inspire police officers to devote themselves to their mission; at the Second Affiliated School of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, he explained affectionately how to sing "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" well.
Wang Yanhui has tutored more than 80 party and government agencies, enterprises and institutions in Shandong Province and Jinan City, and directed more than 900 rehearsals of cultural and artistic programs, with more than 100,000 participants and audiences.
Chang Xingjiang, chairman of the Shandong Provincial Song and Dance Theater, said: "Wang Yanhui's departure is a great loss to the mass culture of Jinan City."
"Promoting advanced culture cannot be carried out by one's ears." , It is necessary to create artistic masterpieces to enhance communication and appeal, so that officers, soldiers and the masses can consciously identify with them."
National first-class actor Li Li has been dating Wang Yanhui for more than 30 years. She told reporters that Wang Yanhui is very interested in art. She was impressed by her serious attitude towards excellence.
"One of the words he often talks about is: 'To disseminate advanced culture, you cannot just push it through your ears. You must create artistic masterpieces to enhance communication and appeal, so that officers, soldiers and the masses can consciously identify with it.'" Li Li said.
The 1996 drama "Veteran", which was a sensation across the country, tells the touching story of nine veterans who took root on the island and devoted themselves to national defense. Wang Yanhui plays the male lead Wang Bingcheng.
“This drama was very difficult.” Li Li, who played Wang Yanhui’s wife in the drama, recalled, “We had to act from our 20s to our 40s, and we were all in our 40s at the time, and our bodies were There is a big gap in temperament and role requirements.”
At the end of the first act of the play, Wang Yanhui is required to run up a dozen steps to meet his lover high on the stage. "During the rehearsal, I felt that his steps were a little heavy and he didn't look like a young man in his 20s when running, so I told him this feeling," Li Li said.
What Li Li didn't expect was that Wang Yanhui was more serious, even though this scene lasted less than one minute in the nearly two-hour drama.
Every morning and evening, Wang Yanhui climbs the nearby Hero Mountain, running up and down nearly a hundred steps, often sweating profusely, until his steps become lighter.
When "Veteran" was first performed, it received rave reviews. But what colleagues didn't quite understand was that Wang Yanhui still felt that he didn't portray Wang Bingcheng's spirit of loving the island and his job well.
The crew came to Changshan Island deep in the sea to perform condolences. Wang Yanhui went to the shipping brigade to find the prototype of the veteran. During the day, he followed the veterans into the cabin and repaired the machinery. At night, he slept in the work shed with the veterans and went about their daily routines.
At the end of the last performance after leaving the island, the veterans ran onto the stage and hugged Wang Yanhui and burst into tears, and kept saying: "You acted so well, so similar!"
Colleagues all said that in Wang Yanhui’s heart, art is spiritual food and cannot be mixed with any impurities. Every role he plays strives for perfection.
In the summer of 1999, the art troupe rehearsed the large-scale historical drama "Illumination for a Thousand Years", with Wang Yanhui playing the protagonist Qi Jiguang.
It is the first time in the history of the avant-garde art troupe to create and stage such a large-scale costume drama, and it is also the first time for Wang Yanhui.
In order to better shape the image of Qi Jiguang as a national hero, Wang Yanhui almost traveled to the libraries of Jinan City to conduct in-depth research on that period of history and Qi Jiguang’s heroic deeds against the Japanese pirates, and devoted himself to creation.
In the play, Qi Jiguang's iron helmet and armor weighed more than 20 kilograms. During rehearsals, in order to reduce his burden, the crew specially made substitutes for him: the armor was made of paper shells, and the sword was made of bamboo.
Wang Yanhui refused to adopt it: "You can't be sloppy in rehearsals. If you have ten points of strength, you can't use nine points and nine points." Every time he rehearses, he is "fully armed."
"Eternal Light" caused a huge response at the 7th China Drama Festival, winning the Golden Lion Award for Chinese Drama and the "Five One Project Award" from the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee that year.
Actor Wei Ji'an was Wang Yanhui's classmate at the People's Liberation Army Art Academy. He recalled fondly: "Yanhui's wonderful performance in "Illumination for a Thousand Years" embodies the elements of Peking Opera and opera, and shows that he has a relatively comprehensive quality. stage level.”
If you put in the effort, you will get something. As a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association, Wang Yanhui participated in the performances of more than 10 important film, television and stage plays including "Children of Yimeng", "Battle of Jinan", "Veterans", "Lights of the Age", "Xu Honggang" and "Heroes" during his lifetime, and created and performed works. He has won the National "Five One Project Award", the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Literary Award, the Chinese Drama Golden Lion Award, the Army's Outstanding Literary and Art Work Award for Flood Fighting and Rescue Themes, and the China Drama Art Festival Outstanding Performance Award, etc. 7 times Won third-class merit.
Wang Yanhui, who is indifferent to fame and fortune, always pursues virtue and art as his value pursuit. He often warned himself: "Be a good person off stage, and you can perform well on stage."
Li Jing, political commissar of the art troupe, said that Wang Yanhui always adheres to the bottom line of "three no-acts".
In Jinan's entertainment industry, many local companies, especially performing arts halls, came to him one after another, hoping to use his fame to expand their influence. But no matter how high the price was, Wang Yanhui declined them all.
It’s not that Wang Yanhui is not short of money, but he believes that “there is politics in the performance, and there is image in the performance.”
This man has passed away, but his spirit will live on forever. In the hearts of many people, Wang Yanhui is still alive. A song about him has been sung inside and outside the military camps in Qilu land: "How I want to hear your singing again/How I want to see you on the stage again/I often regret not keeping you..."< /p>