Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Qiu Wei
"Flowers" is being broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV in the 1.5th round. The uncle played by You Benchang in the drama is praised by the audience as the "Dinghaishen Needle" of the whole drama. "Flowers" took three years to shoot, and You Benchang was photographed from the age of 87 to 90. Recalling when he first chose to cooperate with director Wong Kar-Wai, Yau Ben-cheong said: "I like to meet challenges. I heard that he (Wong Kar-wai) spends ten years working on one film, so I just caught up, so I will do it!" Faced with the love of the audience, , You Benchang responded that as long as the audience needs it, "I will live until I am old, learn until I am old, and work until I am old."
The "old master" uncle in "Flowers" is always calm and calm, calm and unhurried. As Mr. Bao’s guide on the road to success, he taught Mr. Bao that doing business should have style, gimmicks, and signs. There is a sad scene at the beginning of the TV series: Uncle’s eyes instantly moistened when he saw Abao putting on a suit. This scene made the audience impressed by You Benchang's "eye skills", "With one look from Teacher You Benchang, I saw Shanghai for a century."
In fact, after filming this clip, You Benchang was unable to play for a long time. After the director called for a break, he still couldn't stop crying, feeling that he was "too slow to perform." Careful netizens compared the photos of Hu Ge and You Benchang when they were young and found that the two people's eyebrows were very similar. They couldn't help but sigh: "I think Teacher You Benchang must have seen his younger self everywhere!"
You Benchang entered the Shanghai Theater Academy in 1952. Studying in the acting department, Hu Ge is his "little junior brother". The uncle played by You Benchang has the most scenes opposite Hu Ge. In the play, Uncle Bao is Mr. Bao’s master. With his support and protection, A Bao can transform into Mr. Bao. Outside the play, You Benchang is called “life mentor” by Hu Ge.
On the set of "Flowers", You Benchang had to work nearly ten hours a day. This kind of workload is a great challenge for young actors like Hu Ge, not to mention the octogenarian You Benchang. But no matter how late it is, as soon as he turns on the phone, You Benchang is immediately energetic and never feels tired. In order to present a better work, You Benchang actively acted with Hu Ge even without his own camera, which is very admirable. There was a eating scene that impressed Hu Ge deeply: At that time, You Benchang broke the pieces of meat into pieces before eating them. Hu Ge thought it was because of his bad teeth. Unexpectedly, You Benchang replied calmly: "I play the role of a Shanghai uncle. I can't eat a lot of meat. If I eat a lot of meat, I will become Jigong again."
In the play, the uncle is in The scene of instructing Miss Wang (played by Tang Yan) to write a self-reflection letter in the Spare Ribs and Rice Cake Shop also left a deep memory for Tang Yan: "It was winter when we were shooting, and it was very cold. Our scene seemed to be indoors, but in fact it was ventilated on all sides. Teacher You only Wearing a thin costume, but he shot over and over again, just wanting to show the best effect." Tang Yan said that Teacher You Benchang's state every time he starts filming can impress everyone present.
The uncle in "Flowers" entered the Shanghai Stock Exchange at the age of 16 and obtained his own brokerage license at the age of 18. In reality, You Benchang was not so lucky. When he was young, he worked as a bit player for 30 years, and it was not until he was 52 years old that he had the opportunity to play the role of "Ji Gong". "Ji Gong" made You Benchang a household name and became a classic screen memory. You Benchang believes that "there are no small roles, only small actors", and he always takes every role seriously and carefully considers every detail. It is this spirit that makes You Benchang still choose to star in "Flowers" at the age of 87, and has contributed many highlights. scene.
There is a plaque placed in You Benchang's home, which reads: Use literature and art to guide people's hearts. He reads it every day and uses it to motivate himself. You Benchang believes: "You must love art and sacrifice your life for it, but you must not love yourself in art." After "Flowers" was broadcast, You Benchang was also following the drama simultaneously. When asked what it feels like to look at himself through the screen now, You Benchang smiled and said that he was "examining and appreciating". Facing the love of the audience, You Benchang said: "Thank you very much for everyone still thinking of me, remembering me, and liking me. As long as the audience needs me, I will live until I am old, learn and work until I am old. As an actor, this is my greatest The joy and the greatest happiness!”
