Cover News Reporters Xun Chao, Wu Deyu, Zhang Jie
At the end of 2023, the cover news "Dao" Humanities Media Reporting Team had two conversations with Pu Cunxin. The first conversation was on the phone. On December 20, 2023, the reporter contacted Mr. Pu and applied to go to Beijing to interview him. At that time, the play "Jane Eyre" starring him was undergoing its 18th round of performances at the National Center for the Performing Arts.
At the beginning of the call, Teacher Pu repeatedly told reporters with his usual straightforwardness and candor, "You must not come to Beijing (for interviews). You can't be distracted before my performance. I will share it with you on the phone." Straightforward Behind his words lies his active pursuit of dramatic art, as well as his deep love and awe for the stage.
Over the phone, Teacher Pu patiently shared a lot with reporters, a lot. It is also his whole-hearted concentration and devotion to the drama industry, this deep-rooted concept of "the drama is bigger than the sky", that makes Pu Cunxin shine on the stage, presenting Chang Siye, Fusu and Sun Ce to the audience. , Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Li Bai, Lin Zexu, Lu Xun, Zhou Ping, Hamlet, Edward Rochester, King Lear, Gao Tian, He Yuanchao and many other well-known characters.
The second conversation was a face-to-face interview, on the morning of December 24, 2023, at Beijing People's Art Theater. At this time, Teacher Pu had completed the performance of "Jane Eyre" and had time to communicate with reporters in person.
was scheduled to be interviewed by Beijing People's Art on the day after a heavy snowfall in Beijing. The sunny Beijing city was flooded and illuminated by the winter sunshine. The sky was clear and blue, but the temperature was extremely low. Media colleagues from Chongqing happened to have an appointment with Mr. Pu to make a documentary and talk about the artistic story of Mr. Shen Fucun, the father of the famous Sichuan Opera performing artist, "Three Plum Blossoms" winner Shen Tiemei, and the Peking Opera actor Shen Fucun.
Beijing People's Art Capital Theater
Carrying large and small bags of camera equipment, we took Teacher Pu one step ahead and arrived at the Beijing People's Art Capital Theater where he lived and worked for more than half a century.
approached the beige building with a history of more than 70 years. The zigzag-shaped building is symmetrical from left to right, with two Chinese watches facing each other from the north to the south. This is a palace of drama. Too many classic dramas are staged here.
Although our faces were freezing, our hearts were very hot and happy. The four big red characters "Capital Theater" stood high, and a beam of light shone brightly, making it look so magnificent and exciting.
The security guard in the reception room learned that we had made an appointment with Teacher Pu and reminded him in a friendly manner: "We often see Teacher Pu. He is a nice person and is never late."
However, Pu is never late. Teacher, I'm late this time.
, a 70-year-old performing artist without an agent or assistant, forgot about the time he made three days ago. Instead, he took advantage of his rare free time and went to the racecourse to ride horses.
Pu Cunxin signs the new book
Teacher Pu has a favorite horse called "Educated Youth". In his new book "Pu Cunxin: Me and My Role", he specifically introduces "educated youth": "Educated youths are very good-looking, and the head star mark is like the front face of a little lion. I happen to be a Leo."
Wait for the call I called Teacher Pu to remind him that the interview time was up. He was a little embarrassed: "Oh, you should have called me again last night to remind me. I kept you waiting."
Half an hour later, Teacher Pu arrived at Beijing People's Art Theater by car, wearing a Wearing riding boots and sweating, we walked into the Capital Theater. He went upstairs so fast that it was impossible to tell that he was already over 70 years old.
The interview took place in the conference room on the second floor of the Capital Theater. There were many drama stills on the wall of the conference room. The most eye-catching ones are the stills of the first version of "Teahouse" starring the older generation of artists and the stills of "Teahouse" starring Pu Cunxin. The two versions seem to cross time and space and converge before your eyes. The artistic collision of two generations of artists tells the story of Beijing artists.
Pu Cunxin was interviewed by a cover news reporter
On the day of the interview, the sun was just right, shining through the glass window on the side of Teacher Pu’s face, soft and bright. We used local materials to decorate the small round table in the conference room as an interview table.On it are books about his characters, and a panda doll we brought there specially from Chengdu.
Despite the simple setting, the interviews are very solid.
We talked about his love for drama, his performance of "Jane Eyre", his artistic career, and his encouragement to young dramatists.
On the day of the interview, the sun was just right.
Teacher Pu’s words are direct, calm, but extremely wise and powerful. Coupled with the sunshine, it feels like a spring breeze. Just like his plays, he brings people into a comfortable and immersive state. After the interview,
asked him, "After the manuscript is written, do you want to send it to you for review?" He smiled and replied: "No, what you wrote is your work and has nothing to do with me."
At that moment, we also once again Understand, perhaps it is precisely because of his free and easy character that he can be like a clear spring, nourishing himself and his audience in the performance industry that is prone to all kinds of impetuosity.
Pu Cunxin took a photo with the cover news reporter
