The 82nd edition of The Journey to the West is a classic played by several channels more or less every year.
No matter how many remakes, the classics are always hard to surpass. Director Yang Jie started filming Journey to the West on 1982, premiered on 1986, and finished the first 25 episodes on 1988.
The last sixteen episodes were stopped for various reasons, and it was not until 1998 that shooting started again, and it was not completed until two years later. This work, which took eight years to complete, can be called "classic among classics".
Starring Xu, Chi, Wang Yue, six-year-old children, Ma Dehua, etc. Every actor still has a profound influence and is an irreplaceable idol in many people's hearts.
On the morning of April 12, 2009, Huaili Yan, the actor of Friar Sand, passed away. Before he died, Huaili Yan hoped that the master and the apprentice would reunite, but only Ma Dehua, the actor of Pig Bajie, was five minutes late, and the master and the apprentice never had a chance to reunite.
In the Journey to the West, many people may like the Monkey King, because he has a flexible mind and high skill, with seventy-two changes. He can take many reinforcements all the way to protect the Tang Priest, which is a great contribution.
Some people like Tang Priest. He has a kind heart. Although he nags, he is kind-hearted and has the aura of a bodhisattva.
There should be many people who like Bajie. I envy him for eating, sleeping and eating, and seeing beautiful women along the way. No matter how many difficulties there are, there is always a "Monkey Brother" ahead.
Only Friar Sand worked hard, shouldered the heavy burden alone, silently walked at the end of the team, and did all the logistics work well.
Huaili Yan, male, 1936, from Tangshan, Hebei.
He started acting relatively late. At first, he worked as an accountant in a bank. It was not until 1958 was admitted to Beijing People's Art Theatre that his acting career began.
Huaili Yan has been deeply involved in the entertainment industry, and he didn't take part in his first drama performance until seven years later, playing the supporting role of Little Ji Ye among the younger generation.
After that, Huaili Yan continued to appear in several films and plays, and he was not known until 1982 when he played the role of Friar Sand in The Journey to the West.
Although Huaili Yan made his debut late, he captured the hearts of the audience step by step with his solid acting skills, and won the title of "national first-class actor" with his own strength.
Maybe everyone is familiar with the role of Sand Monk played by Huaili Yan, but I don't know that he played more than one role in The Journey to the West, such as Niu Wangmo, Clairvoyance, Grandfather Tai, West Sea Dragon King ... Many familiar but unfamiliar roles were actually played by Huaili Yan.
When I first saw Journey to the West, I really didn't see it at all. How was Huaili Yan's performance? Every role was wonderful.
Chi Zeng, the actor of Tang Priest, said, "He has played more than 20 roles in The Journey to the West, but he doesn't want money. He is just obsessed with art and feels willing to do anything as long as he can act. "
Compared with Zhong Ruichi, a 30-year-old "master", Ma Dehua, a 37-year-old "Bajie" and Big Brother, who was just in his early twenties at the age of 6, he was middle-aged when he joined The Journey to the West.
Huaili Yan started filming The Journey to the West at the age of 46. He is the oldest outside the play, but the youngest in the play.
In real life, it is embarrassing to call a group of people younger than themselves "younger brothers". But Huaili Yan is usually modest and approachable, and takes good care of everyone.
He doesn't dislike being called "teacher" at all, even in and out of the play. He called it nature, and others took it for granted. Their feelings have always been deep.
Zhang Jinlai, a six-year-old boy, said, "He is very sincere, enthusiastic, kind and honest, and takes everything on himself. Bajie and I often play tricks on him. He has no temper and always laughs. "
People who have seen Journey to the West may find that there were three Tang Priests before and after Journey to the West.
The actors Xu and Wang Yue of the first two Tang Priests did not continue to play because of work, school and other reasons.
And they didn't play for a long time, so Zhong Ruichi, the actor of Tang Priest, can be said to be a "master" who has played for a long time.
This is compared with the previous two Tang Sanzang, whether in or out of the play, they will have deeper feelings with Disciples Rules.
Therefore, what we later referred to as the "Four Masters and Apprentices" mostly referred to Chi, Ma Dehua, and six-year-old children.
Since Huaili Yan played Friar Sand, "Friar Sand" has become his synonym.
But in fact, I have seen him in various well-known TV or movies, such as Xie Xun, the golden lion king in the movie "Eternal Dragon Slayer", and Pei Yan, the prime minister in the TV series "Da Gong Ming Ci".
The TV series Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth plays Chen Huizu, the son of Chen Dashou, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth is also the final work of Huaili Yan.
Such an old artist, who loves performing arts and has both ability and political integrity, gradually faded out of public view after he finished filming Ji Xiaolan with iron teeth and copper teeth. The reason is that his health is not very good.
In 2004, 68-year-old Yan Lao was diagnosed as "pulmonary fibrosis" in Union Medical College Hospital.
The lung has always been an important organ for human breathing. Pulmonary fibrosis will gradually make the lungs lose their function, and even feel difficult to breathe in severe cases. It has always been called "cancer that is not cancer" in medicine.
However, Mr Huaili Yan is optimistic about his illness. He is not afraid at all. He even talked about Kan Kan when he was a guest on the program of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and shared his experience in treating diseases.
And the source of this disease, Yan Lao did not specify.
However, according to many people's memories, it was Huaili Yan who once participated in a TV series. At that time, the crew was in financial difficulties, the shooting conditions were difficult, it was a hot summer, and there were many mosquitoes.
So the crew sprayed dichlorvos to drive away mosquitoes.
However, because Miss Yan's sense of smell is not sensitive, Huaili Yan is the only one sitting quietly, while others are avoiding the pungent smell.
Later, Huaili Yan fell into a coma because of inhaling too much pungent smell. Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital in time before the accident, but he also fell behind.
In fact, when filming The Journey to the West, Huaili Yan was the oldest of the four, but he has always been in good health and loves sports very much.
Ma Dehua recalled: "Huaili Yan likes to exercise and do all kinds of sports in the crew. His physical fitness is very good. "
It was said by the leading actor and staff of the The Journey to the West crew that Huaili Yan, as the actor of Friar Sand, not only improved his acting skills, but also had excellent physical quality.
After all, it's really hard for Friar Sand to carry heavy luggage back and forth every day. Among the crew, Huaili Yan has always been recognized as a "health expert".
"Second Brother" Ma Dehua said, "No matter whether it is hot summer or cold snowy mountain, Teacher Yan never dresses according to the weather and temperature of that day, but according to the time. After May Day, T-shirts, shorts and sneakers are his standard items. If the National Day is over, then he can't take off his long trousers. "
They also said that the crew moved to Xinjiang to film and remembered the need for filming.
However, the weather in Xinjiang has changed, and Wan Li is still sunny. Soon it began to rain lightly, and then it was snowy. Everyone put on their coats, except Huaili Yan, who still wears short sleeves and is not afraid of the cold at all.
With the growth of age, even the best health in youth gradually becomes insufficient, and Huaili Yan left the root of the disease in his early years.
At the beginning of 2009, 73-year-old Yan Lao was admitted to the hospital because of physical discomfort, and his condition has been repeated.
I learned from my wife, Ms. Feng, that she was taken to the hospital by ambulance with a high fever on the morning of April 2, and was admitted to the respiratory intensive care unit of the Millennium Monument Hospital.
After one night's treatment, the fever did go down, but it began to recur two days later, and the condition has not improved.
And several "mentoring" who were filming in other places also heard the news that Huaili Yan was seriously ill in hospital, and they agreed to return to Beijing to visit Yan Lao.
Three people rushed back to Beijing, was going to visit at once, but by mistake, Huaili Yan was in good spirits these days, and his wife felt that her husband was getting better. Considering that she didn't like to disturb everyone, she told Chi, Ma Dehua and He that she hoped to visit her home after discharge.
The three of them were naturally very happy to hear the good news and thought that Huaili Yan should recover soon. They will be reunited with the four of them.
However, things are unpredictable. On the evening of April 0, 2009, Huaili Yan may have some feelings that he won't last long, so he asked his wife to inform them and said, "Call them! I want to see them again. "
His wife also felt Huaili Yan's weakness and knew what he meant by that. Although it was hard to accept, she still endured her grief and was ready to make a phone call.
But when I picked up the phone, I began to hesitate again. It's quite late at this time, and it's not good to disturb the big night. Besides, it is unlucky for them to visit patients at night, because they think they can always make it through the night.
So I put down the phone and prepared to call them again in the morning. However, in the early morning, his condition deteriorated sharply, and his wife immediately called Chi, Ma Dehua and.
After receiving the call, the three men rushed to the hospital without stopping.
Zhang Jinlai was the first to arrive. He had been filming in Taiwan Province before, and when he heard that Huaili Yan was waiting to see Huaili Yan in the hospital, he came back immediately.
When he arrived, Huaili Yan was still conscious. See "big brother", or pull him, want to talk to him.
Although the voice is very low, you have to get close to hear it clearly, but Zhang Jinlai still talks to him patiently.
But it was just a flash in the pan, and Huaili Yan soon stopped talking.
Soon, Zhong Ruichi slowed down and finally arrived. When Huaili Yan saw Zhong Ruichi, his eyes were more radiant. He opened his eyes wide and wanted to wait.
Knowing that he was waiting for Ma Dehua, he encouraged him in his ear late and anxiously: "Know that you are waiting for Ma Dehua, hold on, wait, he will arrive soon."
However, in the end, Huaili Yan stopped breathing before Ma Dehua arrived, but he refused to close his eyes.
Five minutes later, Ma Dehua arrived late, but never saw "Brother Sha" again. It turns out that Ma Dehua lives farthest from the hospital and meets the morning rush hour, which is the time of traffic jam, so he missed the last time.
Ma Dehua was crying at the bedside, and the three of them, together with Yan Lao's wife and son, helped him close his eyes.
I believe that Mr Huaili Yan must have met his beloved "second brother".
Later, Chi and Ma Dehua's wife and son put on his favorite clothes and sent him to the morgue.
Originally, Huaili Yan's last wish was upheld. His wife only planned to hold a small farewell party for relatives and friends, but under the persuasion of Zhang Jinlai, a memorial service was held.
Zhang Jinlai and others contacted Renyi, the former unit of Huaili Yan, and Renyi established funeral committee. A week later, Babaoshan held a memorial service.
In fact, at the master-apprentice gathering in 2007, Huaili Yan appeared in public because of rumors of paralysis, wearing pink casual clothes and looking very good.
He also joked: "We experienced eighty-one difficulties when studying Buddhist scriptures, and this time it brought me another difficulty, eighty-two."
The four also took a group photo together, and it is said that they also agreed to make a movie version of Journey to the West together.
But things are unpredictable, and now "Friar Sand" has left one step first, leaving only three masters and apprentices, and this wish can no longer be realized.
At the memorial service, relatives and friends were extremely sad. Ma Dehua blamed himself for not seeing him for five minutes late. At the funeral, he hid his face and wept bitterly.
It is understood that Huaili Yan's death was Zhang Jinlai's 50th birthday, but now, this birthday has become a funeral.
Zhang Jinlai said, "We two brothers have a lot of fate. Today is my birthday and his anniversary. I will never celebrate my birthday again. This day is destined to miss him. "
"Sha predecessors walked all the way, always thanking you for bringing us the joy of the post-80 s generation. The 82 nd edition of Journey to the West will always be a classic! "
"Teacher Yan and the actors of the Monkey King, Tang Priest and Pig Bajie brought me a lot of happiness in middle school. Even now, I still watch old The Journey to the West on TV. I can't believe that one of the four people has left. I mourn for you! "
"Thank you for the screen image you left us. No one can surpass your performance in Friar Sand, and you will always be Friar Sand. "
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Yang Jie, an 80-year-old director in The Journey to the West, said after hearing the bad news, "Why are there people separated by Yin and Yang?"
She recalled: "At the time of casting, Huaili Yan was 46 years old, and she was a celebrity actress. When I first joined the Journey to the West, I asked him to play the king of the infinite, but after I met him, I felt that he was a vivid sand monk, both in image and temperament. "
"Later, when I made a sequel, I didn't look for him because he was over 60 years old and in poor health. I am afraid that he is too hard to withstand high-intensity shooting. "
In fact, before Huaili Yan died, Yang Jie and Huaili Yan met once a year.
However, Yang Jie said that she was surprised when she saw Huaili Yan, because at that time, Yan Lao was already ill, with poor health, breathing difficulties and thin body.
At that time, the two were also very emotional. After so many years, things have changed, Yang Jie himself is not in good health, and there are many senile diseases.
Neither of them knows who will go first, and the other may not have the strength to attend the funeral.
Huaili Yan was very enthusiastic before his death, and he loved public welfare undertakings. He also held recitation training classes. His old colleagues in the recitation group also recalled Huaili Yan's life.
She said, "He is a very nice person. In the past, our performance pay was very low. There was a man who had only a dozen dollars, but he was generous and often invited his brothers and sisters in the group to eat ice cream. I was young at that time, and I was very impressed. This is the first time I have eaten such delicious food. "
"On another occasion, he went to make a public speech. At that time, he had no salary. He only gave me an English-Chinese dictionary. I liked it so much that he gave it to me. "
His former colleagues were very sad and sorry: "I made an appointment with my former colleagues in the regiment to see him, but I was just leaving when I heard the news of his death the next day." We should have made an appointment earlier, and we should be able to meet again. "
1982 version of Journey to the West has penetrated into people's lives, and each character has become a generation of classics. I believe that the "sand monk" will live in people's hearts forever.
Now watching TV, you can still see familiar plots, hear familiar melodies and see familiar people on several channels. ...
Every time I watch Journey to the West, I can't help but recall all kinds of childhood pictures: learning from the Monkey King's seventy-two changes, listening to my mother's trivial thoughts like Tang Priest, being lazy in bed occasionally like Bajie, and shouting "Master has been taken away by the devil" with Friar Sand.
It accompanied countless people to experience youth, growth and aging ... and finally became the memory of a generation.
No matter how the classics are reconstructed, supplemented and adapted, they can't be surpassed, affecting countless people in different times.
Times are changing, but our culture has been passed down in various ways. These old artists who created, interpreted and told about culture deserve our eternal memory.