Without her, perhaps the prosperity of the Chinese film industry would be 20 years late...
She is the Chinese girl who conquered the American actor Lu Yan , is the Chinese actor who has gone farthest in Hollywood , and enjoys the honor of a lifetime Oscar judge .
Her life is full of brilliance. She studied under Mei Lanfang , and praised Gong Li . At the age of 95, she still dominates the audience.
Watching her performance is more like watching a legend of life.
Although Lu Yan was born into an artistic family, she has roots in the financial field.
In her thirties, as a mother of three children, she began to study acting and changed careers across borders.
At the age of 31, he entered the entertainment industry at an "advanced age", and finally made a name for himself in the star-studded and intoxicated Hollywood, becoming a Chinese actor with international influence.
Faced with such twists and turns in her life,
said: obey the law, walk slowly, change is as natural as breathing.
did not strain too hard, she took it easy, and achieved a perfect life transition. What kind of life wisdom does this 95-year-old
convey?
In the best youth, "The ancestors don't eat food"
In 1927, Lu Yan was born in Beiping . His father came from a prestigious family, and his mother, Li Guifang, was a first-generation Peking Opera actor who was once famous all over the capital.
When he was 11 years old, his father died of illness and his family was in trouble. At the invitation of Mrs. Mei Lanfang Fu Zhifang , Lu Yan and her mother moved into the Mei Mansion in Shanghai. When
was fascinated, Lu Yan also fell in love with Peking Opera . She and Mei Baojiu took the stage to perform "The Peony Pavilion. Chunxiang Nao Xue", Mei Lanfang watched from below.
finished singing, Lu Yan went to ask Mei Lanfang: "How do I sing?" A perfectionist who believes that doing one thing is to be the best.
She always thought that Lu Yan's talent was not enough. In the words of Liyuanxing, it was "the grandfather does not reward him with food".
She bluntly warned:
"Singing is about voice and appearance. You have a weak voice and an honest person, so what's the point of not being the best in this industry? In the world, if you do it at the beginning of the year, you will be the best."
Although she grew up in an artistic family, Lu Yan's career in art did not receive the support of her predecessors.
But she didn't screw up or fight, and took her mother's advice.
In 1945, Lu Yan was admitted to Shanghai Jiaotong University to study financial management; later moved to the United States to continue studying finance.
We will always be obsessed with some things, persevere and fight bravely on the road of recognition. This spirit has been praised by the world, and it has a certain pride and ambition of "not breaking Loulan and never returning it".
But if it's too tight, it's often frustrating.
positiveAs Chen Daoming said:
"Effort is a good word, but sometimes it's not a good word. For example, if you push a door gently, you will be very elegant; when you can't push it, push hard and you will be deformed.
, it is better to follow your own situation and environment, and carry out your life easily and casually."
When she was studying, Lu Yan did a part-time job of " simultaneous interpretation " for the English film played in the cinema, and the audience watched it. Movies, she translates and broadcasts in the studio.
She doesn't "have to" nor "completely let go" of art.
Perhaps this is a kind of wisdom, because many things cannot be "solved on the spot", but "the slowness makes the rounds".
is like water, it goes around when it touches a rock, turns into a stream when it encounters mountains and rivers, and turns into a waterfall when it encounters cliffs.
The career is long overdue, but it is just right With strong professional ability, he served as the financial director of the largest hospital in Hawaii.
Like ordinary women, she followed the natural rhythm, did what she should do, followed the steps, got married, had children, and in a blink of an eye she became a mother of three children.
People often say that middle age is a watershed moment in life. You have to shoulder a lot of responsibilities and play different roles. The pressure is getting heavier, the time is getting shorter, and your life cannot stand any changes.
Lu Yan, who is in his thirties, has always been unable to give up his pursuit of art.
"Fortunately, Mr. also encouraged me to give it a try. If it doesn't work, I will go home to take care of the children." She said with a smile, "I never thought that this test would be a lifetime." Becoming the first Asian-American student in the college's history kicked off her long overdue acting career.
Because she missed the best youth and the most beautiful years, Lu Yan cherishes every opportunity to study and stage.
Two years later, as an outstanding graduate, she served as the heroine of the graduation performance "August Tea Room". It was Japanese, I asked her to record the lines in Japanese, and then went back to try to figure it out, and the scene was completed in this way. At the curtain call, a Japanese audience ran up to hold my hand, and repeatedly said that the performance was good, and the Japanese had a taste of Tokyo. Son.”
Lu Yan said, “But in retrospect, the Tokyo accent may not be a compliment, geisha is from Kyoto, and the Kyoto accent is different from the Tokyo accent. This also reminds me that when portraying characters, you must study the source carefully.”
Lu Yan has always remembered the teachings of Mei Lanfang and her mother to act at home.
Her hard work and dedication spread all over Hollywood. At that time, there was a saying: "Lu Yan arrives on time, Lu Yan's lines are good, and Lu Yan has one pass".
Relying on these three axes, she has made steady progress to gain a foothold in Hollywood.
In that era, the image of Chinese people has long been shrouded in negative stereotypes such as short stature, shallow learning, and lack of public morality.
Lu Yan is often asked by directors to perform according to what they understand as "programmed".He lowered his brows to pleasing his eyes and made a twisted gesture, ignoring whether it was true or not.
"I think it's time to express my point of view, so every time I was asked to perform like this, pointed out to the director that real Chinese people are not like this. If you mention it more often, it will be slowly accepted. ."
She has a kind of cultural awareness in her bones, insisting on her own way to convey the real "Chinese meaning" to Western society.
and together with the few Chinese at that time, created a new era of Chinese actors in Hollywood.
In the 1970s, Lu Yan shifted the focus of her work to Chinese films and ushered in the peak of her career.
Italian director Bertolucci 's film " The Last Emperor ", Lu Yan played Cixi , won nine awards at the 60th Oscar, and won a worldwide reputation.
Some people say that her role as Cixi seems to have come from a historical picture, and Liu Xiaoqing and are hard to match. When
collaborated with American actor Marlon Brando , he once said to Lu Yan: "Your acting style is very simple and concise, don't be changed by Hollywood."
After so many years, she still abides by it This simplicity.
Many people say that Lu Yan has been in Hollywood for so many years, but she can't see the smell of Hollywood in her.
She said:
"I see this as a compliment. Indeed, Hollywood seems to be a materialistic, slutty nerd in everyone's eyes.
And in my eyes, there is a very good production team here, I work here , no matter how many roles, play each role well."
These words express a high degree of integration of life and career, which is free and open-minded.
Those women who can not be bound by the environment and maintain a sense of inner relaxation have a special charming temperament, no matter where they go, they are calm and confident.
has washed all the lead, and is still confident and calm
Yang Lan once said: Every age is a new beginning. Especially for women, age is not the enemy, but the gift of life.
Today, Lu Yan is 95 years old.
A reporter asked: faced with gray hair, how do you maintain confidence and calmness?
She smiled brightly:
"Flowers bloom and fade, clouds and clouds bloom, these are the laws of nature, all we can do is to obey it and adapt to it.
I am very content, and I can still stand on the stage and be with young people. , treat work as a kind of enjoyment. Although gray hair, it is also another kind of demeanor; although you are faltering, walking slowly will make you more stable, isn't it?" Slowly" is her rhythm.
This kind of "relaxation" is very valuable, especially in modern life, many people are in a tense feeling like walking on thin ice.
Behind the fast pace, there is inherent lack and unease, worrying about making a mistake and losing the whole game, worrying about being overtaken by a little slack, and only by being filled with all kinds of busyness every day can we resist the inner uneasiness.
and looseThe underlying logic of the sense of relaxation lies in "no scarcity", and its essence is calmness.
Do one thing, do it steadily, and wait patiently for the result.
People with a sense of relaxation are full of heart, not obsessed with results, and have a calmness of "doing good things, not asking about the future".
Lu Yan in his later years has a new identity - a drama actor.
Lu Yan said, "I really love the stage, and I hope I can still act when I am 90 years old."
In the blink of an eye, her dream has come true. At the age of 95, she won the seventh place with her wonderful performance in "Chasing the Light". The Best Actress Award at the China-Canada International Film Festival.
In her life, she lives alone in Los Angeles, takes care of herself, and listens and sings almost every day. In the twilight years, the crane has a childlike innocence.
In Lu Yan's body, everyone saw the image of an older generation artist who was calm and fluent.
Looking back on her life, it was actually not smooth. When she was young, "the grandfather did not reward me with food", she went around a big bend, and started again in her thirties; she missed the best youth, but kept walking, Flowers all the way.
This is the ups and downs of nearly a century of plain clothes and gorgeous hair.
In Lu Yan's body, you can feel a kind of continuous tension with a sense of relaxation. In the rhythm of taking advantage of the trend, step by step, the vicissitudes of life are turned into elegance.
is not tight all the time, not perfect everywhere, but always has just the right amount of liking and relaxation, which is probably the most charming thing about her.
Planning | Yu Tian
Editing | Qiuqiu
