"A Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Marriage" is finally here. The negative reviews are expected. Some netizens said: Hu Mei is filming Dream of Red Mansions as a love movie about youth pain. The frivolous scenery, confusing plot, and outrageous casting created this epic d

"A Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Marriage" is finally here.

The negative reviews are expected. Some netizens said: Hu Mei is filming Dream of Red Mansions as a youth pain love movie.

The frivolous scenery, confusing plot, and outrageous casting created this epic disaster.

Hu Mei’s version is really good for Li Shaohong’s version and saved her, otherwise it would have to be an old classmate.

The biggest benefit is seeing Lu Yan in the movie. The 97-year-old plays the role of Jia Mu in the movie.

She is one of the legends and historical witnesses in the film industry.

The American film and television industry praised highly: "Lu Yan's artistic achievements span the Pacific and are outstanding in both the United States and her native China."

The 1950s and 1960s can be said to be the golden age of Hollywood. The existence of movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Marlon Brando was simply a fight between gods.

However, in such an era, there is a saying circulating in Hollywood: "Lu Yan arrives on time, Lu Yan has good lines, Lu Yan can pass by one, and Lu Yan can save production costs."

Who is Lu Yan? To use a popular saying among young people nowadays, "You may not know Lu Yan, but your idol's idol is her."

Well-known actors such as Hu Ge, Xu Qing, Liu Xiaoqing all regard her as their idol, and even the great director Li Hanxiang at the time recognized and admired her very much.

She has played Cixi four times. She is the first Chinese Oscar judge and has mentored Ang Lee.

7 years old and still acting in movies, so how legendary is Lu Yan’s life? Let’s talk today.

1, extraordinary origin

Lu Yan was born in Beijing and grew up in Shanghai. Her family was a well-known family at the time.

’s father, Lu Jiayu, was once a diplomat and later switched to business.

My mother, Li Guifen, is the first generation of Peking Opera female opera singers. She is known as "the leading actor in the world" and is as famous as Meng Xiaodong.

In addition to such a superior family environment, Lu Yan’s growing environment is even more amazing.

Due to the early death of her father, she lived with her mother in Mei Lanfang's home when she was a teenager, and she had a deep relationship with Mei Baojiu and Mei Baoyue.

Influenced by her mother and Mei Lanfang, Lu Yan also developed a strong interest in Peking Opera since she was a child.

Although under the guidance of Mei Lanfang, Lu Yan’s path to Peking Opera was not smooth.

After performing "Hong Ni Pass" for the first time on stage, his adoptive father Mei Lanfang commented: did everything right, but he didn't perform it well.

My mother even said unceremoniously "God didn't reward you with food."

This shocked Lu Yan, but it did not affect her obsession with Peking Opera and Kun Opera.

After being admitted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he worked part-time as a "simultaneous interpreter" for English films played in cinemas during his spare time.

Lu Yan also has a profound memory of this experience, and even said that her acting career started at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

2, from finance to actor

After going to the United States to study with her mother, Lu Yan followed her mother's advice and studied financial management.

But she still did not give up her dream of becoming an actress, and studied drama and speech while studying finance.

It can be said that no one's success is accidental.

Even if she is engaged in financial work, she can do her best and achieve the position of financial director all the way.

also gets married and has children like ordinary women, and lives a step-by-step life.

But she still did not give up her dream of being an actress. With the support of her family, Lu Yan decided to pursue her dream of acting in the entertainment industry.

was admitted to the Pasadena Theater Academy in California when he was 29 years old, and became the first Asian student in the academy.

At the age of 31, Lu Yan bravely entered Hollywood, and her first role was as an Oriental bar girl in "The Flying Tiger".

Although she does not have many roles, she has always kept in mind the teachings of her mother and Mei Lanfang, and she must "act to perfection".

So she stayed up all night practicing her accent and doing all the work she needed to do before acting.

It is precisely because of her hard work that Hollywood recognized a Chinese actor who only entered the film industry at the age of 30.

Because of this, there has been a "legend" circulating in Hollywood that "Lu Yan arrives on time, Lu Yan has good lines, Lu Yan can pass in one go, and Lu Yan can save production costs".

3. From a marginal role to the first generation of Chinese-American female movie stars in Hollywood

Although Lu Hua has distinguished herself through her own hard work and hard work, she has always been on the fringe.

Although directors will think of Lu Yan whenever there is an Oriental female character, but even if she serves as the heroine, even if she has a lot of scenes opposite superstar James Stewart.

Even though Marlon Brando admired her very much and actively asked to act opposite her, in the end her scenes were cut to only two.

Moreover, she found that in Hollywood films, Chinese female characters are mostly set as treacherous villains or widowed prostitutes.

She wanted to change the impression of Chinese people in Hollywood, so she communicated with directors and screenwriters many times to explain, "Real Chinese people do not have this image."

Thanks to her persistence, Hollywood has largely reversed its impression of Chinese people.

This is also the case. Lu Yan has also gained extremely high visibility and reputation, and her career has also developed further.

has participated in a series of American movies and TV series such as "The Road to Heaven", "Gold Rush: Day of the Dragon", "Hong Kong" and "The Pursuit of Evil".

4, the peak of her acting career

Although she is overseas, Lu Yan always cares about China and always pays attention to and supports the development of the Chinese film industry.

In 1967, she returned to Hong Kong and participated in "Mrs. Dong" directed by Tang Shuxuan. The whole film revealed simplicity, forbearance, reserve, dignity, and antique flavor.

Lu Yan perfectly portrays Mrs. Dong, a widow who suppresses her emotions due to the pressure of public opinion.

This role not only moved the Chinese people, the famous American writer Henry Miller also commented that "Her performance combines beauty, charm, luxury and solemnity." She became the first Golden Horse Best Actress in her life.

After that, she seemed to be cheating. She won the Best Supporting Actress in "Fourteen Heroines"; she once again won the Best Actress Award in "A Beautiful Country".

In "A Falling Country", Lu Yan relied on her acting skills and professionalism to successfully conquer Li Hanxiang, who wanted to make things difficult for her.

"In fact, when you sit there, you are already Lafayette", which affirms Lu Yan's dedication.

From then on, Lu Yan formed an indissoluble bond with "Cixi" and played the role of Cixi four times.

Especially for "The Last Emperor", she also gave the director a lot of advice. For example, Cixi loves beauty and should not dress up too scary.

Netizens also praised Lu Yan: Cixi is most like Cixi.

5, supporting Ang Lee, helping Zhang Ziyi

In addition to her role as an actor, Lu Yan has also become a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and the United States because she travels between Hollywood and the Chinese film industry.

She also became the first Chinese actor to serve as a lifelong judge of the Academy Awards.

In order to better develop Chinese-language films and allow Chinese directors to gain something at the Oscars, Lu Yan does her best to support Chinese filmmakers.

Among them is Ang Lee, who later made excellent films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Brokeback Mountain" and "Lust, Caution".

Lu Yan likes Ang Lee's works very much and even made an agreement with him to act for him for free.

This agreement was also realized in the later "Lust and Caution".

In addition to Ang Lee, Lu Yan has also supported Chinese actors many times and won more opportunities for them in Hollywood.

Actors including Gong Li, Chen Chong, Zhang Ziyi, etc. have all received help from Lu Yan.

Today, Lu Yan is 97 years old, but she has not stopped.

Just like what she said in the drama "A Dream Like a Dream" - "I chased the light for thousands of miles, turning life and movies into a dream like a dream."

Lu Yan dedicated her life to She also used her own experience to prove that as long as she has a dream in her heart, it is never too late to pursue it.(Written by: Xi Chuangxue)