Miss forever sister Lin! The 15th anniversary of the death of Chen Xiaoxu, the actor of Lin Daiyu in A Dream of Red Mansions.
Video material Chen Xiaoxu: I still like others to call myself Lin Daiyu.
Today is the 15th anniversary of the death of Chen Xiaoxu, the actor of Lin Daiyu in the screen classic 87th edition of A Dream of Red Mansions. On May 13th, 2007, Chen Xiaoxu died of breast cancer in Shenzhen at the age of 41.
On 13th, Ouyang Fenqiang, the actor of "Jia Baoyu", sent a message in memory of him on social weekdays.
The 15th anniversary of Chen Xiaoxu’s death, why do we still remember her today?
For the fans of the Red Chamber, May is a mixed month: according to most experts’ research, Cao Xueqin, the author of A Dream of Red Mansions, was born on May 28th, 1715; On May 2, 1987, the TV series Dream of Red Mansions was broadcast on CCTV, and it was a success. Since then, the 87th edition of Dream of Red Mansions has become a classic among fans. On May 13th, 2007, Chen Xiaoxu, the 87th edition of A Dream of Red Mansions played by Lin Daiyu, died of breast cancer …
The 87th edition of A Dream of Red Mansions has been broadcast for 35th anniversary. China produces 200 to 300 TV dramas and tens of thousands of episodes every year. Why do people always remember it? In addition to the blessing of A Dream of Red Mansions as the pinnacle of China’s classical novels, what makes everyone forget is that the crew always polished the plays with ingenuity under the difficult conditions that were far less than today. It is the actor who lives in the garden for three years without caring about fame and fortune, but always interprets the classics with awe. This ingenuity and awe can be seen from time to time in classic works such as TV series The Journey to the West. Expanding it to a larger scale can be seen more in the research and development process of heavy weapons in countries such as "two bombs and one satellite". In this sense, we are obsessed with A Dream of Red Mansions, not only immersed in the beautiful enjoyment of the characters’ fate and literary feelings, but also obsessed with this ingenuity and awe.
Chen Xiaoxu has passed away for 15 years. Why do people still remember her? First of all, it is naturally because she "restored" the role of Lin Daiyu in the 87th edition of A Dream of Red Mansions. Chen Xiaoxu himself said in the article "Three Years in a Dream" that he chatted with Ouyang Fenqiang for the first time in the crew. She told Ouyang Fenqiang that "female images in all works" she liked Lin Daiyu best. When Ouyang Fenqiang said that Lin Daiyu was "too narrow-minded, Baoyu really married her, and her nerves couldn’t stand it", she immediately flew into a rage and scolded Ouyang Fenqiang. This kind of "combination of man and drama" is exactly the same as Cheng Dieyi, who is said to be "not crazy and not alive" played by Leslie Cheung in Farewell My Concubine, which is the highest level of ingenuity and awe as an actor. Of course, Chen Xiaoxu’s untimely death made the audience feel sad. And some inexplicable coincidences between her fate and Lin Daiyu also make the audience feel a little more mysterious about their mutual achievements.
In this sense, as long as the ingenuity and awe are not out of date, A Dream of Red Mansions will not be out of date, and Chen Xiaoxu-style interpretation will not be out of date.
(Comprehensive Beijing Youth Daily, Phoenix Network, etc.)