At 4:8 a.m. on May 9, 2022, Qin Yi, the "People's Artist" and "The Most Beautiful Struggler", passed away at Shanghai Huadong Hospital at the age of 100. This article was originally published on The Paper on January 31 this year, which was Qin Yi’s 100th birthday.

At 4:8 a.m. on May 9, 2022, "People's Artist" and "The Most Beautiful Struggler" Qin Yi passed away at Shanghai East Hospital at the age of 100. This article was originally published on The Paper on January 31 this year, which was Qin Yi’s 100th birthday.

Qin Yi’s life is a beautiful, tortuous and legendary life. Everyone says that Qin Yi is so beautiful. This beauty goes beyond the praise of the physical appearance of ordinary female stars, and it is not limited to the praise of acting skills or artistic ethics. She is a great woman, a great mother and a great actress. Her rough and strong life shines with the light of humanity at every stage.

As a woman, Qin Yi has both the sacrifice and dedication of traditional women and the independence and autonomy of modern women. When it comes to her career, she can afford to be the heroine but is willing to play a minor role. She still goes to the plateau to film in her 90s. Even though she had been on the bed for a long time, she still cared about creating; her family was unfortunate, but she endured all the family pressure and worked hard for everyone's happiness. She had gone through many separations in her life; she would laugh at herself about the hard work in her life, but she was also willing to dedicate herself to charity. Donate all your savings...

Qin Yi's beauty is full of gifts and tempering over the years, whether rich or cold. Looking back, it is really emotional.

We have sorted out one hundred things about Qin Yi to pay tribute to this extraordinary and beautiful life.

. On January 31, 1922, Qin Yi was born in a large feudal family in Shanghai, ranking sixth. Today, exactly 100 years have passed.

. Qin Yi has been striving for progress since she was a child. She completed 6 years of elementary school by skipping grades in 4 years.

. Qin Yi ran away from home for the first time when she was 16 years old. She wanted to go to the front line to fight the war and serve the country, but accidentally joined the Kuomintang's miscellaneous army. Fortunately, she found out in time and escaped again overnight. She joined China Film Studio and Chinese Drama in Chongqing. Art club.

. Qin Yi went to the front line and worked as a field nurse. She rescued the wounded in bloody battles and mended clothes and cotton shoes for the soldiers in her spare time.

. When Qin Yi ran away from home, she only had a dozen yuan with her. After arriving in Chongqing, the granddaughter of Li Hongzhang, who lived in the same room, introduced her to the Education Bureau to carve wax paper and earn seven or eight yuan a month.

6. Her original name was Qin Dehe, and she started her acting career after changing her name to Qin Yi.

7. In 1939, Qin Yi starred in her first drama "Long Live China". All her actions were just making fists with her back to the audience, and her lines only had four words: "I want to go too." However, she usually did not even eat or walk. They clenched their fists and recited words at any time.

8. When she first returned to Shanghai from Chongqing, her father passed away and the whole family fell into a difficult situation. Qin Yi resolutely took on the burden of life for her mother, sister, brother and her own family of 11 people. This state of "supporting the family" later lasted throughout her life.

9, Qin Yi's sister Qin Wen, is the eighth eldest child in the family. In the Chinese film industry, they are both brilliant stars on the red screen and a pair of real "stage sisters". However, Qin Yi and Qin Wen only had their only screen collaboration in the film "Song of Youth".

0. In the 1940s, Qin Yi became one of the most popular actors at that time. On the Chongqing film and drama stage in the rear area of ​​​​the Anti-Japanese War, she was known as the "Four Famous Danes" together with Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen , Zhang Ruifang .

1. When performing the drama "Wedding March", due to poor living conditions and fatigue, Qin Yi suffered from a problem with her voice. She was so mute that she could barely speak with breath. But Qin Yi persisted in performing three acts and five scenes. When the curtain came down, the applause was even more enthusiastic than usual. In an interview in her later years, Qin Yi recalled that this performance was "the highest reward and the greatest respect she has ever received as an actress."

2. In 1941, Qin Yi participated in the Chinese Drama Society established by the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China. After the disbandment of "Chinese Theater Arts", the underground party organization hoped that Qin Yi could use her celebrity status and political views to unite and influence others, so she Under the arrangement of Ling , Shanghai underground party member participated in filming with a private company.

3. Acting in plays, making movies, and singing revolutionary songs are all about participating in the revolution in the eyes of young Qin Yi. Finally, Qin Yi suddenly became famous all over the country because she played the heroine Huang Shuhui, the daughter of a capitalist, on the stage of the drama "Rejuvenation of the Earth".

4. Qin Yi was famous on the drama stage at that time. Her performance as Concubine Zhen in "The Secret History of the Qing Palace" directed by Yang Cunbin caused a sensation in the mountain town. Even Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo went to see her play.

5. Qin Yi was called "the most beautiful woman in New China" by Premier Zhou Enlai. Later, a reporter asked Qin Yi whether she agreed with "the most beautiful woman". Qin Yi immediately said, "I don't agree."

6. Qin Yi realized why she wanted to engage in literary and artistic work after a meeting with Premier Zhou Enlai. The Prime Minister asked her what she was doing now. Qin Yi replied, "I don't act very much, I'm just a gangster." How could the Prime Minister say he was a "gangster"? "Your work is very meaningful. Inspired by your works, thousands of people go to the front line, fight bloody battles, and win. Do you know? You have to do it well." Qin Yi was very moved. He even said "Okay, okay".

7. While filming, Qin Yi actively worked for the party. The most legendary thing is that she rescued members of the "West China Evening News" and successfully instigated the rebellion of Kuomintang pilot Xu Junying.

8. After the founding of New China, Qin Yi joined the Communist Party of China. She said: "The call of the organization and the needs of the audience are my inexhaustible motivation for work. Filmmakers will always follow the party, and the film career is a song I will never sing endlessly. ."

9. In 1949, Qin Yi served as the deputy director of the Shanghai Actors Troupe. Many young filmmakers who later went to Shanghai Film Academy were deeply cared for and influenced by her.

0, "Women's Basketball No. 5" starring Qin Yi is the first color sports feature film in New China. Although there are few professional shots of playing basketball in the film, in order to play the "love-obsessed" basketball player Lin Jie in the film, Qin Yi Te went to the basketball team to experience learning for two months, getting up at 4 o'clock every day to train with them.

1, later Jay Chou also gave Qin Yi a No. 5 jersey during the filming of "Slam Dunk", and Qin Yi gave him a signed still of "Women's Basketball No. 5".

2, Director Xie Jin once recalled working with Qin Yi on "Women's Basketball No. 5": "I was still a little-known director at that time, but Qin Yi was already a big star. But she respected her very much. Me. The shooting conditions were not good enough at that time, so Qin Yi took the initiative to sleep in the same room with everyone. There was no big star airs."

3. When "Song of Youth" was initially prepared, Qin Yi was also the protagonist Lin Daojing The powerful character of this role competitor. Later, director Cui Wei discovered Xie Fang, who was only 24 years old, and arranged for her to play Lin Daojing, while Qin Yi played Lin Hong, Lin Daojing's guide. Qin Yi was already a big star at that time, but she was willing to act as a green leaf for the fledgling Xie Fang in "Song of Youth". "Song of Youth" is also Qin Yi's first role after joining the party.

4. There is only one scene for Lin Hong in the movie "Song of Youth", but Qin Yi's performance was so perfect that the novel author Yang Mo commented: "Comrade Qin Yi played Lin Hong the most, which is my favorite. "

5. In " Railway Guerillas ", Sister Fang Lin played by Qin Yi has a scene where she wants to throw a grenade at the Japanese devils. In order to save film, she had always failed in throwing classes, which was her weak point since she was a child. However, she passed the scene through diligent practice. Since then, the legend of her "magic pitcher" has become a legend.

6. When filming "马兰花开", Qin Yi learned to drive a bulldozer. She was extremely proud that she was one of the few female drivers in the country who could drive a bulldozer. Qin Yi suffered from inconvenience in her legs and feet in her later years. Tong Ruixin, head of the Shanghai Film Actor Troupe, gave her an electric wheelchair as a New Year gift. The old lady was very happy after receiving it and said that she had driven a tractor when she was young, so driving this wheelchair was a piece of cake.

7. Qin Yi once said that her three favorite movies are "Women's Basketball Team No. 5", "Song of Youth" and " Rolling Waves ".

8. Zhong Yeping, the water conservancy engineer in "Rolling Waves" is an image that Qin Yi has created with great satisfaction since she started filming. In order to play this role well, Qin Yi not only mastered the basic knowledge of water conservancy construction, but also developed a strong interest in water conservancy projects. Facing Premier Zhou Enlai's "surprise examination", everyone answered fluently. But it is regrettable that "Rolling Waves" has never been shown in cinemas, and the vast majority of audiences have not had the opportunity to see this role that she considers most satisfying.

9. In 1962, New China selected "Top 22 Movie Stars", and Qin Yi ranked 12th.

0. Qin Yi made a brief appearance in the film "Journey". It was not until she crushed the "Gang of Four" that her performing arts shined again.

1. In 1997, Qin Yi published a collection of essays, titled "Playing a small role". The reason is that she once watched a Soviet movie in which a stand-in actor performed very well. Decades later, the film was still deeply impressed in her mind. She wrote in her autobiography, "No matter how small a role is, it is still a role." "If every role in the play can be played well, the whole play will be different."

2. Qin Yi likes to practice composition and maintains the habit of recording something all year round. She claimed to have been an "auditor at the Women's Literature University." She has loved reading since she was a child. "When I was a child, I read many works by Russian writers, such as Tolstoy, Turgenev, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, etc. Later, I read Gorky, Shchedrin's works and poetry collections of Pushkin and Lermontov . These works have exercised my thinking ability and allowed me to know how to choose and to understand good and evil, love and hate, which have become the emotions I need most as an actor in the future. treasure house".

3. Qin Yi has had two marriages in her life. The first one was with drama actor Chen Tianguo , and the second one was with "Movie Emperor" Jin Yan.

4. Qin Yi fled her marriage to Chongqing when she was young. When she was waiting for her friends to watch a play in the theater hall, her beautiful and watery eyes attracted the two directors Ying Yunwei and Shi Dongshan who walked out from the backstage. Qin Yi This led to her association with acting, and she also became a mismatched couple with "drama niche" Chen Tianguo.

5. In 1939, Chen Tianguo, who was pursuing Qin Yi, asked her to climb a mountain. On the mountain, Chen proposed to her and said that he would jump down if Qin Yi did not agree. The young and ignorant Qin Yi entered her first marriage in a panic of "competing with death".

6, Chen Tianguo was addicted to alcohol and violently abused Qin Yi on the second day after their marriage. After the birth of their daughter, the husband became even more aggressive and even wanted to put the child up for adoption. Qin Yi couldn't bear it and ran away with her children. In 1944, the two officially ended their marriage.

7. In the winter of 1947, Qin Yi went to Hong Kong to participate in the movie "The Vast Sea" and met the movie actor Jin Yan. She almost fell in love at first sight with this famous movie star who was 12 years older.

8. On December 15, 1947, Qin Yi and Jin Yan officially got married. Guo Moruo was the witness. The wedding was attended by Mao Dun and his wife, Ding Cong and Wu Zuguang, etc.

9. In 1948, Qin Yi and Jin Yan gave birth to their son Jin Jie after their marriage. Qin Yi was very happy at that time.

0. After marriage, Qin Yi was busy with her career, but Jin Yan cheated on her, which was a huge blow to Qin Yi.

1. Qin Yi originally planned to divorce, but in 1962 Jin Yan suffered from severe stomach problems and was bedridden for more than 20 years. The kind-hearted Qin Yi took care of her husband for the rest of his life. But Qin Yi later often blamed herself for neglecting her relatives because she was busy filming. She once painfully recalled: "To be honest, I feel, and I always feel now, that he (Jin Yan) has no warmth when he needs it." , he needs someone to take care of him and do something specific. The most I want to do is stay at home, that is, when I go back at night, I can quickly fill him with a soup pot and put it under the quilt."

2. On December 27, 1983, Jin Yan died of illness, leaving Qin Yi and his son to depend on each other. For a long time, Qin Yi has treasured a micro-carved wooden sailing , and even the chain on it is also made of wood. This is the handmade masterpiece of "Movie Emperor" Jin Yan. When you see this little sailboat, you will naturally think of her "Old Jin".

3, Qin Yi calls her son Jin Jie "little brother", this is old Shanghai The family's nickname for the youngest. The younger brother suffered from mental illness when he was young. Qin Yi couldn't bear to send her son to a mental hospital and kept her son by her side almost all her life.

4, "Because he is sick, I must give him double love!" "This is what Qin Yi often talks about. In order to take care of her "little brother", sometimes she has to take him to the filming site, and even learns to inject herself and give him injections.

5. Someone once asked my little brother, what is mother? He said that my mother just "does and does and does." Qin Yi felt that this description was extremely accurate and appropriate.

6. When the younger brother was ill, he could not control himself and would punch and kick his mother. Qin Yi turned her back to her son's fist, and also Tell your son: "Don't slap mom in the face, mom still has to go to work. "Sometimes the "little brother" would keep nagging "Mom is not a bad person", and Qin Yi couldn't help hugging him and crying bitterly.

7. Under Qin Yi's careful care, the little brother almost never got sick again in the next twenty years of his life. Qin Yi He also cultivated his son's talent for painting. Once, Qin Yi took his "little brother" to the park to relax. The "little brother" suddenly remembered that he had painted the trees here and wanted to paint them again. Qin Yi hired a teacher for him. I came to teach painting on Monday. My "little brother" became more and more interested in painting and his level of painting became higher and higher.

8. In 2000, Arnold Schwarzenegger bought Qin Yi's son at auction for US$25,000. Jin Jie's sketch of "Hengshan Park". "Qin Yi is a Chinese movie star that I admire, and she is also a great mother. She has done so much for her sick son! He told the reason for buying the painting, held up the painting, took his "little brother"'s hand and shouted: "This is a miracle!" (This is a miracle)"

9. Qin Yi insists on taking cold showers every day to maintain a healthy body in order to take good care of her son and work better. Later in an interview with "Kefan Listening", she revealed Insist on taking cold showers until the age of 80.

0. In 2007, her 59-year-old younger brother died in the hospital due to uremia complicated by pneumonia. Qin Yi gave birth to a black-haired person, ending her 42-year life of dependence on her son. Son Jin The last painting that Jie painted before his death was "I Love My Mom", which was his last gift to his mother. In his mind, his mother would always be as young and beautiful as in the painting. Except for the painting bought by Schwarzenegger , "Little Brother" also sold other paintings for charity, and the proceeds were donated to Hope Primary School.

Jin Jie's painting "I Love My Mom" ​​

1. Regarding her own experience and choices, Qin Yi once said of herself: "I have my My father has a soft and cowardly side. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have agreed to anything they said. Even if Chen Tianguo forced me to get married, I would have agreed. But I also have the brave and strong side of my mother, and I will face whatever happens. I have some courage, otherwise I wouldn't have run away three times. "

2, Qin Yi was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 1960. After Deng Yingchao learned that Qin Yi was admitted to the hospital because of colon cancer, he wrote to her to comfort her. The letter wrote: "Communist members face reality and are fearless. "

3. After the operation, Qin Yi was left with sequelae of diarrhea. In order to film, she always strictly controlled her food and drinking. She often waited on an empty stomach and waited until her scenes were finished before eating or drinking, so as not to affect the filming progress.

4. In the 1990s, Qin Yi was hospitalized for surgery due to a serious illness. She once thought that her artistic career was over. "That day, "Jiao Yulu" was playing on the TV in the ward, and I was fascinated by it. The movie gave me new strength. The film restores vivid images of party members and real historical scenes, and its impact on the audience is moisturizing and silent. Creating such works is the mission of literary and artistic workers."

5. When Qin Yi recalled her life in her later years, she felt that she had three lifelong regrets: "First, I have never acted in a play that I was satisfied with and in which I could give full play to myself; second, my children and The family is unfortunate; thirdly, I have never received love. . . . . . "

6. The famous movie star Shu Xiuwen once said to his friend: "Qin Yi is so beautiful, as beautiful as the carnations blooming in the vase. Not to mention that men will be attracted to her when they see her, even us women like her when we see her. "The famous playwright Wu Zuguang once wrote a poem that "I said for no reason that Qin Niang is beautiful, and I remember Helen in the night in melancholy."

7. Mr. Jin Yan once called Qin Yi a "movie madman."

8. When participating in "Railway Guerrilla", the conditions It was very difficult. Wearing a cotton-padded jacket and a scarf under the sun, Qin Yi covered herself with prickly heat. At that time, the famous Japanese movie star Otoha Nobuko came to China for a visit, and Qin Yi came to receive her. Because the weather was too hot, Qin Yi wore a low-collar collar The dress showed a circle of prickly heat on her neck. Otoha Nobuko always stared at it when we met. Qin Yi explained: "I had prickly heat on my neck because I was filming winter scenes in the summer." "Otoha Nobuko still shook his head and sighed: "Why do you let people torture you like this? Qin Yi replied: "Nothing, this is the need for filming." "This incident has been remembered by Otoha Nobuko for decades. Later, Qin Yi visited Japan three times and saw Otoha Nobuko. Every time she would point to Qin Yi's neck and ask: "Will there be prickly heat again? "

9, Qin Yi also went to Xikang Mine to experience life. She has been in zinc mines, copper mines, and coal mines. Indescribable dangers occurred all the time. She had a brush with death several times. For the filming of "Farmhouse" ", Qin Yi went to Laiyang, Jiaodong to live in depth. She lived in a thatched house with cow dung and used cow dung to heat the kang. Because it was so smelly, her nose was blocked and she couldn't breathe.

60, body problems also troubled Qin Yi. Shoot She was 34 years old at the time of "Women's Basketball No. 5" and was slightly overweight, but she had been very athletic since childhood and later trained in basketball. When filming "Song of Youth", she felt that her figure was not suitable. She told the director that Lin Hong How can I act in prison and after so many punishments, as fat and white as I am? The director told her that the characters are more spiritual when they are tangible. As long as the actor has a fulfilling inner life, it doesn't matter how he looks. The director's words made her Qin Yi thought about it.

61, Qin Yi said, "There is no season for filming people. At minus 30 degrees Celsius, you can wear unlined clothes and fan yourself; at 40 degrees Celsius above zero, you can also wear cotton-padded clothes and scarves. But no matter how much hardship they endure, film workers who serve the people should be able to bear the hardship. "

62. When filming "A Dream Is Not a Dream", Qin Yi, who was already over seventy years old, had a scene in the film where she was trying to persuade her to go off the rooftop and kill her daughter. She walked onto the narrow stone strip beside the rooftop without taking any safety measures. Movie At the premiere in Beijing, the audience stood up and applauded after seeing her high-risk moves. Later, someone asked her, can an actor refuse such a scene? Qin Yi replied, no.

63, Qin Yi attended in his later years During many activities, her friend, the famous composer Chen Gang, once commented, “Qin Yi is a YES grandma who never says NO. "

64, Qin Yi has been famous for a long time. Merchants often ask her to endorse products, but she has never accepted such a request. She said: "I also know that shooting commercial advertisements can make money quickly and save effort, but the people behind these advertisements The responsibility is too heavy. I'm afraid that I can't bear it and I won't be able to earn this money. "

65. After the death of her younger brother, Qin Yi was depressed for a time. It was her love for movies that brought her back to life. Qin Yi once said that she hoped to do more things, "When you have things to do, people will be happy easily. In the process of doing things, you come into contact with more people. Talk to this person, talk to that person, and walk around. Unhappy things can easily be forgotten. "

66. After the earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan, Qin Yi donated more than 200,000 yuan. After the earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, she donated another 30,000 yuan. She said that the money was originally used for her son. Since the younger brother is gone, the mother will use it. This money goes to those who need it most.

67. At a disaster relief performance organized by filmmakers, the gray-haired woman spoke in a way that was too simple to be like a great artist: "I don't have much money. I have lived frugally over the years and have saved 200,000 yuan. All of it has been donated to People in the disaster area!" According to statistics, she has been enthusiastic about public welfare and has donated more than 600,000 yuan to various aspects. This is not a small amount for a person who has repeatedly suffered family changes.

68. At the end of August 2009, not long after Qin Yi completed her lumbar spine surgery, she was concerned about the children in the disaster-stricken areas of Sichuan, so she flew to Dujiangyan to attend the opening ceremony of Shanghai's aided primary school, despite the doctor's objection. Qin Yi felt relieved when she saw the brand-new, all-wooden tables and chairs.

69. Later, regarding reports about her charity work, Qin Yi responded, "They all say how good I am. In fact, look at me now, I haven't done anything extraordinary. They don't think so when I donate money. In fact, this is a The obligations of Communist Party members."

70. In July 2014, the filming of " Qinghai Lakeside " started. This was the first time Qin Yi wrote and acted in a film. The prototype of the story originated from a reportage she read 20 years ago. The film takes the preparation of the great project of building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway as its historical background, and eulogizes the touching deeds of a large number of Chinese and foreign scientists who selflessly dedicated themselves to their careers and ideals. However, the process of organizing the filming and finding funds was not smooth. Qin Yi claimed that she had too many experiences of being cheated. Later, many people thought it was difficult for her to be an elderly person, so they pieced together some for her.

71. Qin Yi was already 92 years old at the time, but she played the role of a 60-year-old female engineer in the film, which did not look out of place visually. It has also enabled many contemporary audiences to experience the beauty and charm of old stars on the big screen. The old lady still has a romantic complex in her heart. As a screenwriter, she arranged two love relationships for herself in the film, but her performance was very subtle and tactful, showing long-lasting love and patient waiting, as well as appreciation and reserve. , these are difficult to see in today’s commercial and literary films.

72. During the filming of the movie, Qin Yi went to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to film. When everyone objected because they were worried about her safety, Qin Yi said: "It's okay. I even went to the front line to act during the Anti-Japanese War. Film work It serves the people, and film workers should be able to endure hardship."

73, "Qinghai Lakeside" was relatively difficult to shoot, and there was a lack of money. After Qin Yi appeared with zero pay, Mao Amin who sang the theme song, starring Tong Ruixin, etc. I heard that they all said they didn’t want any reward.

74. In order to achieve the shooting effect, Qin Yi had to put on makeup for two hours every day, and then spent 6 hours traveling between the scene and the station at an altitude of more than 3,800 meters. Asked if she had high reflexes, Qin Yi replied without hesitation: "No. I didn't have any reaction on the plateau, and other young people had bigger reactions than me." She also joked that others were out of breath when she saw them. In order to comfort everyone, she pretended to let herself catch her breath. Although she was "hard-spoken", filming on the plateau still brought some sequelae to Qin Yi. After coming down from the plateau, Qin Yi suffered from oral cavity syndrome and her legs and feet became increasingly inconvenient.

75. Regarding the phenomenon of high pay in the entertainment industry, Qin Yi also taught young actors: "Celebrities earn hundreds of thousands a day for filming. Everyone always thinks that this is the trend. I say you should not use money to measure your own value."

76. Qin Yi Served as chairman of Shanghai Film and Television Company. This is a company established by the Shanghai Film Association. She "rushes the duck to get on the shelves" and calls herself the "ignorant chairman". However, she has also invested in classic film and television works including "Red Carnation" and "The Age of Passion".

77. In 2017, Qin Yi starred in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by Chen Kaige , in which she played a white-headed palace maid. The filming lasted three days. Qin Yi said that she had never made many costume drama movies, so she still had a learning attitude on the set.

"Legend of the Demon Cat" stills

78. Huang Xuan, the star of "The Legend of the Demon Cat", said that although Qin Yi is over 90 years old and it would be more difficult to memorize her lines, all her postures and eyes in the photos are so right. Chen Kaige said that from the monitor, we can still vaguely see how beautiful and radiant Teacher Qin Yi was back then.When others praised her for her good acting, Qin Yi said, I am a white-headed palace maid now, why do I need to act?

79. On September 12, 2019, China's first aging national education film " Everything is like you " starring Qin Yi was released in theaters nationwide. Qin Yi plays an old man in the film. Because he cannot accept the death of his husband, he carries a thermos bottle and sits at the entrance of the intensive care unit in a wheelchair every day. Qin Yi likes this role very much, but she cannot leave the hospital because of physical discomfort. Finally, at Qin Yi's insistence, she completed the filming in the hospital.

80, Professor Ishikawa of the Shanghai Theater Academy said that he once participated in an event with teacher Qin Yi. On that day, “the old lady was wearing a blue floral dress and a sea blue coat. Her fair skin was lightly painted with powder, and her lips were She was wearing a thin layer of lipstick. Her silver hair was fluffy and curly, and matched with her blue suit, she looked elegant and calm. When she came in, I reached out to hold her and said hello. The first thing the old lady said was: , My feet have been uncomfortable these days, so I have to wear flat shoes. This year, Qin Yi is 94 years old."

81. Qin Yi once said that her wish when she was young was to "live longer, longer, and not to be ahead of her younger brothers. " Later, she really became a long-lived "post-90s". When someone asked her the secret of longevity, she said, "I never have any idle time throughout the year, and there is always endless things to do. Only when you are under pressure can you stay alive. Motivation."

82. In 2017, Qin Yi fell and suffered a femoral neck fracture. But she still wanted to continue filming movies. Even if she was sweating profusely after taking only a few steps, she still insisted on physical therapy and exercise every day.

83. When she had to lie in bed to recuperate, Qin Yi was not willing to let herself be idle, reading the news, thinking about stories, writing scripts, and caring about many national events. She always thinks about whether she can be discharged from the hospital. "Even if I go to the studio to play a small role, I still have to do my best."

84. Qin Yi also has a wish to make a movie about her family's sufferings and ups and downs. She has a script "The Little Nun" that she has written most of, which incorporates many of her own experiences, and she has talked about wanting to complete it in many interviews.

85. Qin Yi once told reporters about her habit of writing scripts. Because she is an actress, it is inevitable to start from her own profession as a screenwriter. She writes while acting, writing a paragraph and then acting it out. Correct the awkward movements and lines, and then you'll know what to write. Sometimes, Qin Yi can write three to four thousand words a day.

86. When looking back on his artistic career, Qin Yi once lamented: "I am over 90 years old and have experienced different stages of national development. I feel that happiness is hard-won. I must continue to learn and sing for the people. Making good movies is for Serving the people."

87. Qin Yi likes to watch foreign movies, and her favorite actress is Ingrid Bergman. Chinese actresses like Ruan Lingyu , and actors like Jin Yan the most.

88. Although she has suffered a lot in her life, Qin Yi is optimistic and open-minded and enthusiastic about public welfare: "Big love and small love, if you think from the big love, you can overcome your little love. If you look at the problem from the big aspect, "Whenever you encounter difficulties, it will be easier for you to understand the problem, and it will be easier for you to solve your own misfortune or whatever, and you will be able to solve it. In this way, you will feel better in your heart and your mentality will be better."

89, Qin "Spring in Two Houses" starring Yi was awarded the third prize for "Excellent Films of 1949-1955" by the Ministry of Culture. Qin Yi herself was also awarded the Outstanding Actress Medal for her outstanding performance. In his later years, whenever Qin Yi talked about this work, he would always shake his head and say, it still doesn’t quite look like it! How can it be so easy to play a good role as a worker, peasant, and soldier? It takes a long time to experience life.

90. In 1982, Qin Yi won the Outstanding Actress Award at the first Popular Television Golden Eagle Award for her literary drama "Under the Roofs of Shanghai".

91. In 2009, Qin Yi won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award Lifetime Achievement Award; at the Golden Rooster Award award ceremony, she said: "Whether I am 88 years old or 98 years old, I will definitely follow you and continue to move forward together. ."

92. When the 83-year-old performing artist Niu Ben asked Qin Yi to be his introducer to join the party, Qin Yi, who had been bedridden for nearly two years, readily accepted and solemnly wrote down his opinion: "Niu Ben is a good comrade. , I am willing to be his introducer to join the party, and I believe he will do a good job. "In June 2018, Niu Ben officially became a member of the Communist Party of China.

93. On the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China in 2019, 97-year-old Qin Yi was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Artist". When Qin Yi was awarded the award He also said, "As long as the audience needs it, I will be there at your call."

94, Qin Yi is one of the original promoters of Shanghai International Film Festival. Under the leadership of Wu Yigong, together with a group of old artists, he has contributed to China's made an important contribution in establishing its own Class A film festival.

At the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival, Qin Yi was awarded the "Chinese Film Lifetime Achievement Award"

95. After the death of her relatives, Qin Yi's life is still busy and fulfilling. . When her health allows, she often goes out to support various activities in the Shanghai film industry. Guests often come to her home, "Many people know where I live, and I also like everyone to come and see me." "One time when the nanny was out, a medicine salesman rang the doorbell. Qin Yi took the walkie-talkie and talked to him patiently for a long time.

96. Because she has a son with mental illness, Qin Yi is particularly concerned about people with disabilities. . She served as the "Special Olympics Ambassador" and went to Xi'an, Qingdao , Wuhan, Nanjing and other cities to promote the World Special Olympics held in Shanghai.

97, Qin Yi's life is full of partings A lifetime. She said: "Jin Yan left in 1983, my son left in 2007, and my sister Qin Wen also left in 2008. Slowly, one by one. I have been happy, happy, and resentful. I have endured a lot of hardships at work and at home in my life. People say that I have a good attitude. After all, everyone has the desire to live a good life. But I never accept fate. I will analyze, just like peeling an orange, peeling off these knots one by one, layer by layer. "

98. Qin Yi said that she has been soft-hearted since she was a child. When she was a child, she would sit in a posture that she thought would reduce the weight when riding on a human-powered tricycle. In fact, the weight did not change, but she just hoped to share something with others. .

99. If she had not become an actor, Qin Yi said that she had wanted to be a primary school teacher and a writer.

In 2021, Shanghai Film Group celebrated Qin Yi’s birthday

Qin Yi and Niu Ben

00. On the eve of the last Spring Festival , old colleagues from the Shanghai Film Actors Troupe went to visit Qin Yi and wish her birthday. The old actor Niu Ben said to her, "You have to live to be 120 years old." Qin Yi said, "Oh, that's amazing."

Source: The Paper

Editor: Liu Dan