Hunan Daily·New Hunan Client March 7 (Reporter Deng Zhengke) At the 36th China Film Golden Rooster Awards in 2023, He Saifei, a national first-class actor and Yue opera performing artist, won the title of Teacher Qi in the movie "Chasing the Moon" Yi Jiao won the Best Actress Award. Tomorrow, the film will be officially released.
The movie "Chasing the Moon" is directed by Qiao Liang and stars Lu Hanbiao, He Saifei, Yuan Wenkang, etc. It is adapted from the novel "The Past" by writer Ai Wei, who won the 8th Lu Xun Literature Award. It tells the story of Teacher Qi (played by He Saifei), a famous Yue opera actress who became famous all over the country with her performance "Chasing the Moon" when she was young. After many years, she became famous and suddenly returned to her hometown to reunite with her family. The abandoned eldest son Qiu Sheng (played by Yuan Wenkang) and the younger son Xia Sheng (played by Lou Yujian) find it difficult to get close to her. An unexpected incident gradually makes their secret truth emerge... Teacher Qi is glamorous on stage, but is riddled with wounds off the stage. The contrasting life of Bai Kong, the reality and reality are like a dream, which makes people sigh.
Teacher Qi’s love for Shaoxing opera in the film can be said to be “If you don’t go crazy, you won’t survive.” This can be seen from the stern words and personal demonstrations of Teacher Qi when instructing students in the trailer. At this point, actor He Saifei is almost the most suitable candidate to play Teacher Qi. In
film and television dramas, He Saifei is Aunt Mei in "Raise the Red Lantern ", Hai Lanzhu in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", Yang Jiuhong in "The Mansion Gate", etc. On the stage, He Saifei is the leading actor in the Yue Opera "Five Daughters Birthday Wishes" and is the mainstay of the "Zhejiang Little Baihua" Yue Opera Troupe.
In 2023, He Saifei became a hot topic because she spoke out for the basic guarantees for grassroots opera actors at the "Chinese Bangzi Conference". At the same time, she also pointed out the shortcomings of the industry that spend a lot of money to arrange award-winning plays but the common people cannot see, and She revealed that she only participated in film and television dramas because she could not find a role in the theater troupe. However, for decades, she has never bid farewell to her identity as a Yue opera actor, and she has never stopped passing on and promoting traditional opera. At a recent movie premiere, He Saifei said, "Whether it wins or not, I think it's worthwhile to play Teacher Qi."
"Chasing the Moon" was chosen to be released on Women's Day because of director Qiao Liang's considerations. "China is already one of the countries that has done the best in terms of equal rights between men and women, but there is still the problem of evaluating women from a male perspective. In the film, Teacher Qi said, 'I am not a good mother or a good wife.' My son Qiu Sheng was born Representing the male social perspective, he said to her, "You are a good actor." This sentence is not an affirmation of her mother's achievements, but an expression of contempt and irony. A successful woman in her career may not necessarily be successful in her career. To gain real recognition in the male society, even after her halo fades when she gets old, she still has to spend her life to beg for forgiveness from the male society."
