Jimu News reporter Xu Ying
The famous drama performing artist and recitation artist Yan Jilie passed away, and the whole city was filled with grief. On July 12, many people from the reading circle and citizens went to the Wuchang Funeral Home in Wuhan to bid farewell to Yan Jilie. Works such as "Qing Yi" recited by Yan Jilie were played on a loop in the funeral parlor hall, making people cry.
"He is the number one male voice in the Hubei recitation circle" "His character and art are deeply loved by students" "His pursuit of art is endless" "Teacher Yan is gone, but his voice remains in our hearts ..." Jimu News reporters interviewed colleagues who were active in the drama and recitation circles with Yan Jilie. They remembered Yan Jilie deeply and intensely.
Yan Jilie
appeared on stage for the last time. He was familiar with the works but still studied the lyrics seriously
On July 10, Yan Jilie, who was suffering from illness, passed away.
"The Little Road", the last work he recited publicly before his death, was recited by recitation enthusiasts. More than 12,000 people listened to Yan Jilie's simple and deep voice, "Is it still the same little road? My dear, it is still the same one. The path winds from my door to yours..." This is recitation, and it is different from ordinary recitation. There is a long river of emotion behind the voice, a male voice and a female voice, slowly flowing out. A love story of an era.
Yan Jilie (left) took the stage for the last time [Photo provided by Liu Di (right)]
"Little Road" is a story written by the famous writer Dong Hongyou about his and his wife's love when they went to the countryside. It is tactful, beautiful, youthful and pure. Liu Di, winner of the first National Best Broadcasting Award and broadcasting director of Hubei Radio and Television Station, is the female voice who collaborated with Yan Jilie to recite "Little Road".
Liu Di recalled that at the end of 1998, Yan Jilie collaborated with her to recite the poem "Little Road" written by Dong Hongyou at the 30th anniversary of Wuhan's educated youth going to the mountains and countryside to join the army. Over the past 20 years, "Little Road" has become Their repertoire has touched countless people.
Liu Di remembered that as a behind-the-scenes announcer, it was her first time on the stage and she was not confident about the performance. "Teacher Yan encouraged me and said, if you don't perform, there will be no traces, which is the best performance." "Little Road" Once recited, the whole party reached a climax, and many educated youths who participated in the event were moved to tears. "When we came off the stage, we saw that the actors waiting on stage were also crying. Teacher Dong Hongyou's wife ran outside the stage and cried." Later, "Little Road" became a textbook model for recitation, and was listened to and studied repeatedly by countless recitation enthusiasts.
Yan Jilie (left) took the stage for the last time [Photo provided by Liu Di (right)]
On January 10, 2024, during the New Year's recital and language pronunciation training course closing event held at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, broadcasting education in universities across the country People from all walks of life came to the scene one after another, and colleagues suggested that Yan Jilie and Liu Di perform "Little Road" again. "We are all familiar with this work. Teacher Yan was very serious and still called me to the corridor to dialogue. At that time, his legs and feet were no longer very agile. From the stage to the stage, there were two or three steps. I helped him up." Liu Di said that she and Yan Jilie first got to know each other when they collaborated on the radio dramas "The Story of Mozart" and "Wreaths Under the Mountain." May 10th was actually his last time on stage!
"Little Road" recited by Yan Jilie and Liu Di can be called a classic example of recitation
His voice is nice and noble, making people forget the passage of time
Being active on the recitation stage is the glory of the second half of Yan Jilie's "artistic life". In the first half of his "artistic life", he performed in plays, radio plays, and dubbed TV series, and he was equally brilliant.
Yan Jilie, born in February 1946, was born in Wuchang, Hubei Province. He served as the main actor of Wuhan Theater from 1964 to 2000. He has been engaged in performing arts for more than 40 years. He has played leading roles or important roles in nearly 60 dramas, and has created many Distinctive artistic image. For example, the young master in "Thunderstorm", Lin Yusheng in "The Young Generation", Li Youguo in "Ten Thousand Rivers and Thousands of Mountains", Xiao Changchun in "Sunny Day", Lin Gang in "The Soul of Three Gorges", etc. are well received by experts and audiences. .He also voiced the protagonists or important characters in nearly a thousand TV series. In the summer of 1988, the Brazilian TV series "Hacienda" was dubbed and broadcast in China, with Yan Jilie playing the dubbing role.
The art world is filled with memories
"His voice was nice and noble," Zuo Lin, a retired senior editor of the Hubei Daily Media Group, recalled to a Jimu News reporter. In 1988, she had just arrived as a reporter for Chutian Weekend, a subsidiary of Hubei Daily. I went with my colleagues to interview Yan Jilie, the voice actor of Robert, the protagonist of "Manor's Dream". "Mr. Yan Jilie is modest and talkative. Our interview was always affected by his noble and artistic voice. He also enthusiastically led us to interview one by one. The whole interview process was very smooth and enjoyable, and everyone couldn't help but forget the time. By the end of the day, the bus had stopped, and we walked back to the newspaper dormitory in Wuchang from Hankou that night," Zuo Lin said with emotion, "Mr. Yan Jilie. Let us feel that the more artistic people are, the more humble they are."
Lu Yu, the former deputy director of Wuhan People's Art Theater, recalled in an interview with a reporter from Jimu News, "When I worked at the Wuhan Theater in 1988, teacher Yan Jilie. He is already a pillar in the courtyard. His voice and language are particularly good. He is basically the host of all large-scale literary and artistic activities in Wuhan. We have collaborated on two plays, among which "The Soul of Three Gorges" won the fifth prize of the Central Propaganda Department. At that time, I was still a young actor, and we called him "Teacher Yan", but he didn't consider himself a "teacher" and got along with us like friends. He was very amiable and approachable not long after he finished playing "The Soul of Three Gorges". He was transferred to Wuhan Art School as a teacher. "
devoted himself to art education, often doing voluntary tutoring and asking for nothing.
Yan Jilie's artistic attainments and conduct attracted a large number of fans who humbly asked him for advice. Chen Qionghui, associate professor at Wuhan City Vocational College, is one of them.
html On July 12, Chen Qionghui was interviewed by a reporter from Jimu News. He said that the most distinctive mark on Yan Jilie is "both virtue and art". He is not the kind of artist who pursues fame and fortune, but a true artist who devotes himself wholeheartedly to art. After Yan Jilie went from the Wuhan Theater to become a teacher at the Wuhan Art School and devoted himself to art education, many people came to him for help and asked him to tutor their children in his spare time. He never charged a fee. "Around 2000, he organized a training for teachers from Wuhan Normal University and trained nearly 20 people for half a year without taking any money. I was one of them. This training process was very happy and wonderful, and it has benefited me for life!""Recitation is not a show, it is an expression from the heart, a revelation of true feelings..." Yan Jilie once put forward his own artistic proposition when giving a lecture at the Wuhan Famous Forum. He emphasized that the "technique" of recitation should be hidden in "emotion" Behind the scenes, and "what is truly touching is not the unrestrained release of emotions, but the control." The charm and sophistication of art lies in leaving blank space, giving the audience room for artistic imagination. Jimu News reporter once saw at the lecture that he performed Yu Guangzhong's poem "Nostalgia" in three ways, asking readers to comment on which one was more touching and strive for excellence.
There is also a little story circulating in the recitation world - when Yan Jilie was 19 years old, he made a mistake in hosting a show and blamed himself after he stepped down. "His habit since he was a child is not to allow even the slightest mistake on the stage. It can be said that he pursues art with a spirit of 'spending every penny' and has never slackened off," said Chen Qionghui.
The award speech that was not announced in time has become an eternal memory and commemoration
"The sudden curtain call eclipsed the grand feast. If a single spark can start a prairie fire, it must be the most shining light..." After Yan Jilie's death, Hubei Province People in the Reading Artists Association wrote poems and left messages in memory of him.
Wu Side said: "Another good man has passed away in the world, and a true artist whose performance is bigger than the sky is missing from the stage." Zhou Tong said: "I am shocked to learn that my good friend Mr. Yan Jilie passed away more than 30 years ago. It is a pity. .He starred in the TV series I filmed and collaborated with, and dubbed for many of my feature films. He never asked for conditions, and was always available. Sometimes he would ride a bicycle to dub, and would return to the city theater in the middle of the night..."
An award speech that he did not have time to present.
Xie Dongsheng, president of the Hubei Provincial Recitation Artists Association, said, “Teacher Yan’s unfortunate death is a huge loss to the art community in Hubei and even the whole country. "Xie Dongsheng told Jimu News reporter that the Hubei Provincial National Reading Conference of "Sheng Jingchu" originally planned to award the "Chutian Reciting Art Lifetime Achievement Award" to Yan Jilie at the first session, and the award speech was already written, "said Teacher Yan , wait a moment, I’m not doing well enough! Unexpectedly, this award speech that was not given out in time has become an eternal memory and commemoration. ”
(Source: Jimu News)
