"In 2006, I played Jiang Binliu in "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land". It was a very wonderful fate. I was giving lectures at the Taipei Arts Institute and went to see Gezi's version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land". Backstage, I saw Teacher Lai speaking from a distance. I I really wanted to say hello to Teacher Lai, but I was a little embarrassed, and then I got the role of Jiang Binliu. I was 35 years old that year, and I am 53 years old this year. Time passed happily like this." February 28, 2024 Lai Sheng Kawakami Theater's "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" season press conference was held at the Shang Theater. Huang Lei recalled his origins with "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land". During the peach blossom season in March, the feast dedicated to "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" will return to the theater again.
In 2024, Huang Lei will continue his fate with "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" for the 18th year.
The classic version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" premiered at Beijing Capital Theater on November 18, 2006, bringing together actors Huang Lei, Sun Li, He Jiong, Chen Minghao, Zhao Zizhen, etc. , has been performing continuously for nearly 20 years. The commemorative edition of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" stars Xiao Ai, Fan Guangyao, Qu Zhongheng, Tang Congsheng, Fan Ruijun, Zhang Benyu, etc., allowing the audience to experience the original charm of the show. The exclusive version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" will be starred by the Shang Theater Troupe trained by Lai Shengchuan, and the Shang Theater residency mode will begin in 2023. In March this year, three versions of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" will be staged in Shanghai theater in turn.
Huang Lei and Sun Li in the classic version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring"
He Jiong, Chen Minghao and Zhao Zizhen in the classic version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring"
"Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" tells the story of two unrelated crews competing for the stage in the theater: "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" and "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" . The two sides refused to give in to each other, and because the performance was about to take place, they had to rehearse in the theater at the same time, creating a stage spectacle that was both tragic and joyful. The story told in the modern tragedy "Secret Love" happened in Shanghai. At the beginning of the play, the characters "Jiang Binliu" and "Yun Zhifan" said goodbye in the Bund Park in Shanghai, and they did not see each other again for 40 years.
"Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" Commemorative Edition
"Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" Commemorative Edition
"This is the 18th year that I have played Jiang Binliu, and I have performed a total of six to seven hundred performances." Huang Lei said, "For the role of Jiang Binliu, there is a certain In a sense, the distance between us is getting closer and closer, and I have found the smallest gaps. He is no longer a line or an action, or a play. Every time I step on the stage, there may be a "Jiang" Bin Liu' suddenly walked up to me."
Huang Lei said with a smile that he had found a way out for himself, "I can't always play Jiang Bin Liu. In the future, I plan to play the role of 'old director'. His first line was, 'I I remember it was not like this at the beginning. This line is very meaningful to me."
"Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" director Lai Shengchuan, producer, Shanghai Theater CEO Ding Naizhu, and "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" classic version actor, exclusive version producer Huang Lei, commemorative edition Actors Xiao Ai and Fan Guangyao and exclusive actors Zhang Lu and Fan Xiuzhu attended the press conference. 2024 is a special year for Huang Lei and Sun Li. "My wife and I acted in "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" together. This year happens to be the 20th year since we received the certificate. Sun Li was only 29 years old when she played Yun Zhifan. The first half of the story was easy to act when she was young, but the later part of the story when she was older was difficult. Slowly, the second half became easier to act, and the first half became more and more difficult."
Huang Lei lamented, "When we were young, we thought it was very difficult to say goodbye to Jiang Binliu and Yun Zhifan, but later we discovered that it was not particularly difficult at all. My wife and I acted together, and it was quite good to practice saying goodbye every day."
interacted at the press conference During the session, some viewers pointed out that more and more young people cannot understand "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" and that they have metabolized marriage and love. How do the protagonists view this incomprehension? What do Jiang Binliu's children think of Jiang Bin? willow?
"If Jiang Binliu's son doesn't understand Jiang Binliu, it's very normal. Most sons don't particularly understand their father." Huang Lei replied, "It's also very normal for some viewers to say they don't like, don't understand, or can't understand. There are some histories that people may not pay attention to or care about, or there are some emotions that may change with the times and have new ways and new acceptance logic."In his opinion, the most beautiful thing is "I don't understand you particularly, and you don't understand me particularly, and we are still sitting together."
During the "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" tour, Huang Lei encountered an audience on the third floor because of the height of the floor. The problem was that he couldn’t see the projection in the play and shouted “can’t see”. “We thought our ears were hallucinating, but the audience member continued to shout that he couldn’t see the projection, and he couldn’t see it on the third floor. "After the performance of
, Huang Lei came on stage to apologize to the audience, and also apologized to the audience on his behalf. "We can look at the same place from different positions and be together in peace, which is the best way. Drama allows us to sit in different places but look at the same place. Whether you understand it or not, understand it or not, accept it or not, and whether the perspective is the same is really not particularly important. The performance does not need to please or please any one person, nor should it ignore or despise anyone. If you don't understand me, I won't blame you, and I won't be able to express myself like this just because you don't understand. It's just such a good relationship. "
" Over the years, the tour of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" has been like traveling. "Huang Lei enjoys the first show of the annual tour, and the familiar old friends return to the familiar environment, "When I was a child, people often said that life is a wonderful journey. As I grow up, I realize that travel is actually an inexplicable journey. It's strange and inexplicable, very similar to the feeling in "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring". We have made it a part of our lives and are used to performing together every year. After the performance, everyone ordered takeout, got some beer, ordered ice cubes, blocked the sink, poured ice cubes, put water, soaked the beer in it, and made an ice pool, it seemed that it was all part of life. Every member is like going on a wonderful journey of life. The audience who walks into the theater and the actors who walk on the stage take a spiritual journey together, using drama to make the world better and everyone's hearts better. "
Lai Shengchuan once conducted a simple survey and found that more than 10,000 teams have performed "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land", and there are more than ten official versions directed by Lai Shengchuan. In early 2024, the Huichang Drama Town that Lai Shengchuan and Ding Naizhu participated in the planning opened, and Lai Shengchuan Co-created with the Huichang County Tea-Picking Song and Dance Theater, the tea-picking opera and drama are integrated to create a new tea-picking song and dance version of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", giving this work that was born nearly 40 years ago a new lease of life.
"Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" Exclusive Edition
《 "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" exclusive edition
From March 1st to 5th, the commemorative edition of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" will return to the theater. From March 8th to 24th, the exclusive edition of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" will be on show. Lai Shengchuan said, "I hope "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" Duoduo's performances in Shanghai have made it a theater business card of the city, just like everyone goes to see a musical on Broadway. One day, when everyone comes to Shanghai, they want to come to the theater to watch "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring." "
