In the past two years, the masters have left us one after another, which is a pity. Among them, there is a relatively silent departure, someone I like very much, and I can't help but write a little text for her.
In May this year, Wang Danfeng died at the East China Hospital at the age of 94.
: The younger generation may not be familiar with her name, but in the history of Chinese film, she is an indelible symbol.
As a movie actor, Wang Danfeng filmed her first movie "Dragon Pond and Tiger's Nest" as early as the age of 16. In her film experience in the next 40 years, she has filmed more than 60 movies, including "Home", "Sea Soul", " Female Barber HTML ", " Peach Blossom Fan ", " Nurse Diary ", etc. She is the original singer of the song "Little Swallow" that has become popular all over the country.
Last year, at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival, she came to the scene, who had not made any public appearance for many years and won the Lifetime Achievement Award. In the 1960s, she was one of the "Twenty-Two Big Movie Stars" launched for the first time in New China, and was named "New China People's Actor". If the timeline goes up, she will still be the "four major actresses in Shanghai and Hong Kong". The other three people on the list are the popular Zhou Xuan , Li Lihua and Bai Guang.
: In many people’s first impression, she is of course because of beauty.
, Zhang Ailing, who has always been sharp, did not forget to write a letter to her friend Xia Zhiqing when she was living in the United States: Ningbo people are many beautiful people, such as Wang Danfeng. I think it is the coastal prehistoric ethnographic relationship.
In the eyes of many movie fans, Wang Danfeng, with his eyes shining everywhere, has a kind of graceful and elegant beauty, just like a celebrity in Shanghai that meets the public's imagination. But it seems that due to personality, although it is described as peerless in style, Wang Danfeng's beauty is not aggressive, and it is not only popular with the opposite sex, but also with the same sex. Women were called "a bit like Wang Danfeng" at that time, which is a very high praise.
In 1981, singer Luo Wen mentioned in an interview:
When I was in elementary school in Guangzhou, the class was divided into two schools. One is a fan of Wang Danfeng, and the other is a fan of Wang Xiaotang . I am a fan of Wang Danfeng, and my idol is Wang Danfeng. I have watched every movie she starred in, such as "Nurse Diary", "Sea Soul", and "Home", and I have watched "Nurse Diary" three times. I have memorized the interlude " Little Swallow ", and I can still sing it from beginning to end.
Wang Danfeng himself has a humble attitude towards his own beauty.
In 2017, when he was on "Lu Yu's Appointment", Lu Yu praised her for her beauty. She said two words in a row, "Average, average". In the same year, she was a guest at "Kefan Listening" , "Celebrity Fan" Sun Li came to give her flowers, Cao Kefan said that Sun Li was a bit like her, and she also replied with a smile: Where, she is beautiful.
But beauty is indeed a stepping stone for her to enter the film industry.
She has loved watching movies since she was a child, and her bedroom is covered with posters of movie stars. In order to watch movies with her sister, she saved all the snacks given by her parents, whether it was " Mulan Joins the Army ", "Meng Jiangnu", " New Hell ", "Three Smiles"... she has seen almost every new film staged.
Shu Lijuan, who lives next door to her house, works in a film company. Because she knows that she likes to watch movies, one day, she takes Wang Danfeng to the film factory to watch and film. At that time, the studio was filming "Dragon Pond and Tiger's Nest" directed by Zhu Shilin . Shu Lijuan introduced to Zhu Shilin, "This child watches movies all day and wants to be an actor. A few days later, Zhu Shilin went to the film studio to audition and asked me to be a little maid and give tea to his wife."
Although the "little maid" who is quite photogenic has not appeared in the films of the performance, Wang Danfeng's outstanding appearance and simple performance left a deep impression on Zhu Shilin.
Soon, Zhu Shilin asked her to play a female college student in the movie " Spirit and Meat ". While trying to stake the sample, her shots were fleeting, but they were widely praised.Zhu Shilin said to her, "You have taken the first step smoothly. You can try a major role next time."
Her name has also been changed from its original name Wang Yufeng to the current Wang Danfeng. The name changed was Zhu Shilin, who knew the keen eyes. He pointed out that "Wang Yufeng is difficult to read and cannot shout", while Danfeng is much easier, and Danfeng has the kindness of the good intention of the sun. After playing soy sauce twice, Wang Danfeng began to play the heroine. In the movie "New Fisherman Song", she starred in the role of the fisherman's daughter, and became famous. Because of her similar appearance, she was also called " Xiao Zhou Xuan " by the film industry. The title of
is called "not daring to be accused of" Wang Danfeng. When Lu Yu asked her who she thought was beautiful, she said that Zhou Xuan and Hu Meiyun were not only beautiful, but also actresses she liked. Once, she made the movie " Dream of Red Mansions ", Zhou Xuan played Lin Daiyu , Yuan Meiyun played Jia Baoyu, and the director asked her to play Xue Baochai , and she said, "At that time, I was nervous and happy."
However, in Wang Danfeng's memories later, she was even embarrassed to watch the scenes she filmed in the early days, especially the part she acted in. "I couldn't watch. I had no experience at the time. I was still very scared when filming, afraid that people would not film the scenes for me in the future. Later, I found that there were not many people asking me to film, and my courage gradually became more courageous."
Because of the filming of movies such as "Lifelong Event", "Pearls and Treasures", " Green Grass by the River ", "The Sound of Storm and Rain at Night", she once had the title of "high-yield actress". The origin of this title is obviously not just a beauty or courageous decision. Her dedication is a major factor that cannot be ignored.
In order to get into the movie, she has experienced careers such as nurses, barbers, ticket sellers, etc., and it is definitely not a simple experience. For example, in order to experience rural life, she went to the countryside for half a year, planting rice seedlings, going to the fields, turning soil, and returning home only once a month.
, who likes to act tragedy, she originally rejected the invitation from "Female Barber" and said to the director, "You have seen the wrong person", but the director said it was like finding someone who "does not always act in comedy or exaggeration to act", so she went to experience life and went to Nanjing barber shop to learn to cut hair and shave with a master.
Because she reported to the barber shop every day, she was discovered by movie fans. Fans lined up in front of the barber shop. In order not to affect the normal business of the barber shop, she ended her career as an intern barber in advance.
"After I finished my studies, my family didn't let me get my hair clean. I didn't trust me. I was afraid that I would cut it badly, so I went to the factory. Other gay men didn't try it. In the end, it was an old comrade who said I would give you a try, so I pushed him. The result was okay, and it was sloppy."
Once when she experienced rural life, she simply ran to a rural area in the suburbs of Shanghai for half a year, lived with another actor Wang Qi, and ate, lived and worked with the people.
"Do farm work together during the day, and learn how to plant rice and turn soil. They wear a big straw hat, and I also wear one. This experience is good, and it will be natural to play a farmer in the future. The sister-in-law and old lady in that family are good, so call me Danfeng Nannan."
For many movie fans, Jian Suhua, the young nurse in "Nurse Diary", is an unforgettable character. Before Wang Danfeng filmed this movie, she also went to the hospital to study with the nurse. She didn't dare to learn to get the injections, so she used fake injections to practice.
The most interesting thing is that in the movie, Wang Danfeng plays the little nurse, who is energetic, kind and beautiful. The song "Little Swallow" hummed by coaxing children is even more touching and has become the dream lover of many male fans. When the young men were looking for a partner, "nurse" became the first choice for finding a partner.
Wang Danfeng did not think of singing the song "Little Swallow", which was popular all over the country. When filming the movie, the director asked her to say that the theme song of the film was not intended to invite professional singers to sing, and asked her to sing. Wang Danfeng quickly refused and said that she was not good at singing. The director encouraged her, "You sing with your own dirt voice, maybe it may be better than a foreign voice."
Her last movie is "Jade Butterfly", filmed in 1980.
At the age of 56, she performed from a girl to an old age in this movie, and performed the life of Japanese entomologist Kinoyo Takeuchi. Wang Danfeng recalled that she felt very uncomfortable when filming young scenes. "I know that my age is relatively far from the character, and on the one hand I like this character, so it is more contradictory. The only way is to get into the drama, don't think about whether I am old or not." After
"Jade Butterfly", she said goodbye to the film industry. In a later interview, she mentioned the reason, saying that she had refused when the script was not good before, and now that she is older, there are fewer suitable dramas, but she has acted long enough and has no energy to go home.
bid farewell to her film career for more than 40 years. She also admitted that "I feel a little sad, but there are few suitable dramas, so don't lose my good impression of the past."
She cherishes her feathers and has since been living in simplicity and no longer appears in the public eye. Until May 2, she made her last farewell.
Goodbye, Wang Danfeng.
