China's "most expensive" actor: 33 times in 39 years since his debut, he still insists on filming with cancer!

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said that most of the current screens are "occupied" by Xiao Xianrou and Xiaohua, but the classics brought to us by those old drama bones who have superb acting skills and impressed our audiences are let We will never forget.

Today, the one we are going to talk about is the actor who is known as the "most expensive" in China. Of course, this "expensive" is not defined by the salary, but his existence, his spirit, His pursuit of acting skills and his respect for this acting career are unmatched, so he is the "most valuable" existence in the entertainment industry.

He is-actor Li Xuejian.

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In order to seek "dignity", Li Xuejian embarked on the road of acting.

Li Xuejian was born in 1954 in a peasant family in Heze, Shandong Province. Heze that year had just come to usher in a heavy snowfall. His parents believed that in this winter snow, he was so happy that his son was very happy. Named after the scene, it is called Xuejian. But because Xuejian was born weak and sick, of course he was very distressed as a parent, and later renamed him "Xuejian", hoping that his life would be safe, healthy and healthy.

However, what people did not expect was that the name Li Xuejian would imprint the development history of Chinese film and television in the future, becoming a model and role model for countless younger generations.

Although Li Xuejian was born in Shandong, he left his hometown when he was 11 years old and followed his parents to the mountains of Guizhou. At that time, Li Xuejian, as an ordinary peasant child, lack of food and clothing was very common. During his youth, he basically relied on going to the mountains to dig unknown wild vegetables, pick some wild fruits, and pick up sugar cane heads. Eat, this way to maintain his own life, such a poor life, so that Li Xuejian still remembers deeply.

was in the "Cultural Revolution" period. Li Xuejian's father was also under attack as the secretary of the commune party committee, and Li Xuejian was also implicated and even insulted. So at that time he was very yearning for a respectable position.

In that era, the propaganda team was very respectable. Li Xuejian joined the factory's propaganda team because he said Shandong Kuaishu. In 1973, 19-year-old Li Xuejian was drafted into the army and joined the army's propaganda team.

In 1980, Li Xuejian participated in his first screen work "Tianshan Xing", in which he played the instructor Haizhou. It was also this year that Li Xuejian played the role of Lin Biao in the drama "The September 13 Incident". With his outstanding acting skills, he won the "Plum Blossom Award", the highest award in Chinese drama, and he has since become famous. the road.

In 1990, the TV series "Desire" in which Li Xuejian participated was born. The image of the good man Song Dacheng entered thousands of households overnight. At this time, Li Xuejian also became a very popular idol by the audience. Moreover, there was a popular saying at the time: marrying someone should marry Song Dacheng, and marrying a wife should marry Liu Huifang. Since then, there have been countless people watching the television every day, always paying attention to the life fate of the characters in the TV series, which has become a phenomenon-level topic of the year.

In fact, the roles of Li Xuejian and Song Dacheng who live in reality can be said to be completely harmonious. They are both simple and enthusiastic in their bones.

Li Xuejian, who became a hit, won the Feitian Award and the Golden Eagle Award in one fell swoop. He instantly became the "Idol of the People" at that time and embarked on a new journey of acting. These dazzling results of

did not make Li Xuejian, who was a late bloomer, proud and complacent. On the contrary, he said very sincerely: "I myself came from the countryside. I am quite satisfied to be like this."

Then, Li Xuejian took over the film "Jiao Yulu" in which he played the role of Jiao Yulu. Unexpectedly, when Jiao Yulu's family met Li Xuejian, they said that he was too fat, not like Lao Jiao at all. In order for Li Xuejian to achieve a high degree of similarity with the prototype, he only drank cabbage soup every day. After a month, he lost more than 20 jin. People around him also persuaded him that this would be tossing his body. bad. But Li Xuejian has to twist this strength: Since he has accepted such a role, he must be worthy of the audience.

​​Sure enough, the hard work has paid off, and the movie went viral as soon as it was released. It was this role that made Li Xuejian won the "Golden Rooster Award" for Best Actor and "Hundred FlowersAwarded the Best Actor Award, and became a double actor.

At the time, at the awards ceremony, Li Xuejian held the trophy and said something like this: "Bitterness and tiredness make good man Jiao Yulu suffer, and fame and wealth make fools. Li Xuejian got it. "His voice has not yet settled, and the applause from the audience has become a round. The suffering and tiredness in Li Xuejian's heart is the most basic respect for art.

wants God to restore a character, which in itself is a huge challenge. . And a character like Jiao Yulu, after the interpretation of teacher Li Xuejian, instead of "face makeup", but "flesh and blood".

In 1998, the TV series "Water Margin" started filming, which was based on a famous writer in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Shi Naian’s "Water Margin" was adapted and directed by Zhang Shaolin. Li Xuejian played the number one character "Song Jiang" in the play. He took the top spot in Liangshanbo in the 108 generals. His nickname is "Hubao". "Yi", because people are anxious for justice, and often save people in times of crisis, so it is also called "Timely Rain", known as "Xiaoyi Heisaburo".

Song Jiang is a very ambitious person, he is not satisfied with the status quo and likes it very much. Being a hero from all walks of life, he is a man of righteousness and money, and because of his "goodness", it makes people feel nervous, and even feels that he is weak and fearful. Li Xuejian has played Song Jiang's personality to life, and it can be said that Song Jiang has been played to the bones. I believe that Li Xuejian’s version of Song Jiang will not be surpassed.

Li Xuejian has created too many classic characters for us with a heart of innocence, and each of them is well-known and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Whether it is Qin Shihuang in "Jing Ke Assassin" , The touching and ill-fated dumb man in "Hitchhiking", the father with Alzheimer's disease in "Hey, Old Man", every character has been portrayed as a classic by him. Many people praised him.

Li Xuejian’s acting skills crush the protagonist. He replied like this:

"When the character needs me to stand in the middle, I will do my part; when I need to be a supporting role, I will be willing to be a green leaf to support the safflower. "

In 2001, Li Xuejian, who had experienced various tribulations since he was a child, was once again subjected to a huge test. At that time, he was participating in the filming of the TV series "China Track". In fact, before he set off, there were some changes in his body. At the beginning, it was just a small lump on his nose and his throat was also quite uncomfortable. But he did not take it seriously, nor did he go to the hospital for examination, but rushed to the hospital with anti-inflammatory drugs. A location in Xi’an.

Until a month later, Li Xuejian’s wife Yu Haidan visited the crew and found that the pimple on Li Xuejian’s nose grew bigger and bigger, sometimes unable to swallow even a saliva, and was accompanied by symptoms such as vomiting and dizziness. It has seriously affected his physical condition, and finally he was forced to go to the hospital for an examination. The results of the examination shocked Li Xuejian and his wife, and no one thought that his disease was nasopharyngeal cancer.

The leader in Li asked him to suspend filming, but was turned down by Li Xuejian. His wife, Yu Haidan, also knew that it was impossible to stop her husband’s tricks for treatment. How could a person as dedicated as Li Xuejian be alone because of him People caused the whole crew to stop. In the end, the husband and wife decided to give up the plan of immediate surgery and switch to conservative chemotherapy.

In this way, Li Xuejian went to the hospital for chemotherapy every morning, and then rushed to the scene to film and work in the afternoon. The crew cried silently. In the last scene of the filming, Li Xuejian was already very difficult to speak, but he still spoke with a strong voice and said a long line in one go. The crew members on the scene heard tears. Li Xuejian used. Life completed the filming work, and his spirit touched everyone around him.

Li Xuejian did not return to Beijing to receive formal treatment until after the filming was completed. At that time, his condition was that his neck was ulcerated and he had only one hair loss all over his body. Eyebrows, Li Xuejian had to endure the torture and discomfort caused by pain and vomiting. At that time, countless audiences were worried about him. Therefore, he was very strong and did not retreat. With the love and desire for life, he kept him constantly Motivated himself to overcome all difficulties and persevered. Sure enough, God still took care of him. After active treatment, Li Xuejian’s condition was effectively controlled, and soon he returned to the screen to continue his beloved acting career.

After his comeback, Li Xuejian participated in "Tangshan Earthquake" in 2010In 2011, he won the Huabiao Award for his film "Yang Shanzhou"; in 2012, he won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "1942"; on March 31, 2013, he He won the "Annual Lifetime Achievement Award" in the "Chinese TV Drama Annual Star Ceremony"; in 2016, he won the "Hey! The two works of "Old Man" and "Young Marshal" won the Best Performing Art Award...

Li Xuejian once said: "It is not easy for me to get to this point. I came from an amateur and never dreamed of myself. He will become a professional actor."

To this day, although Li Xuejian has reached his sixtieth year, he has always adhered to a personal principle: high-key work, low-key life. For Li Xuejian, he is not short of money, but his attitude towards money and fame and fortune is so indifferent, which can be seen from his simple clothes and almost hard life. Such Li Xuejian deserves our respect and study.