Qin Yi loves art in her heart, not herself in art. This is also the true nature of that generation of artists of both virtue and art: selfless and not selfish. They love the love of the audience and do not regard creation as a stage to perform themselves
On May 9, the winner of the national honorary title of "People's Artist" and the title of "Most Beautiful Struggle", Qin Yi, a famous film performance artist, left us. In the early morning of that day, Qin Yi's family told me, "She passed away peacefully."
Qin Yi has created many excellent artistic images in her life. Among them, the most successful one is that she has completed the pursuit of her own image in her whole life - the artist of virtue and art. Scenes from the past flooded into my heart, and the beauty of Qin Yi's personality is admirable.
When I was teaching at the university, I studied the history of Shanghai film and watched many excellent films played by Qin Yi, such as "Women's Basketball No. 5", "Railway Guerrilla", "Lin Zexu", "Song of Youth", "Thunderstorm" and so on. Qin Yi's characters have simple emotions and a simple character. She focuses on shaping characters based on role logic, rather than focusing on highlighting her own image advantages. In the movie "Railway Guerrilla", Sister Fanglin's actions of throwing grenades are all the body language of peasant women. During the filming of the movie "Moya Dai", the director asked Qin Yi to wear sleeveless Dai costumes, but he was a little hesitant when he found that her arms were thicker. But Qin Yi himself did not hesitate, and started the performance without throwing his arms away. Qin Yi is eager to express ordinary people and arouse the beautiful emotions in people's hearts. In her opinion, "If the artist can truly express his emotions from the bottom of his heart on the screen, he will be very happy."
Qin Yi loves art in her heart, not herself in art. This is also the true nature of that generation of artists of both virtue and art: selfless and not selfish. They love the love of the audience and do not regard creation as a stage to perform themselves. Firm revolutionary ideals, sincere people's emotions, and plain performance style constitute their artistic beliefs.
After I presided over the work of Shanghai Film Group, I had more exchanges with Qin Yi. In her later years, she has a kind of tranquility and tenacity in the face of fame and fortune or difficulties.
I like listening to the narration of the older artists, it is the chapter of their life, and it is their spiritual map. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, 16-year-old Qin Yi left her family to go to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War and came to Chongqing. She often told me about those years, and the details of the performances of dramas such as "Earth Rejuvenation", "Women of Fighting" and "La Traviata". She said that when she was unloading in the background, she heard the news that the Kuomintang reactionary agents were going to smash the "Xinhua Daily" the next day, and she immediately ran to report it. She also talked about the experience of working with the underground party to counter the enemy's flying squadron. She spoke calmly, but as a listener, you could feel the turbulent waves. The revolutionary experience she recounted was a one-line connection at the time, and many of the parties involved passed away one after another. Later, we traveled south and north and tried our best to find historical evidence to prove her revolutionary contribution. This period of time is the pivot of Qin Yi's life towards ideological and artistic maturity, so she is unforgettable.
At the beginning of 2018, actor Niu Ben came to the office to find me and invited Qin Yi and me to be his party introductions. To this end, I went to the hospital to communicate with Qin Yi. She readily agreed: "Niu Ben is a good comrade. He has played many popular roles, and he has an audience in his heart." In fact, this is exactly what Qin Yi and Niu Ben are pursuing as comrades.
Qin Yi's generation of filmmakers has gone through social changes and ups and downs in life, and her belief in creating for the people throughout her life has never changed. For a few years, every time she saw me, she always mentioned the filming of the film "Qinghai Lakeside". She was in her 90s at the time, and she was going to shoot on a plateau at an altitude of three or four thousand meters. I didn't dare and didn't want to agree. I even suggested to her that she could shoot a film documentary of "Mr. Qin Yi" as an alternative. She refused: "I have nothing to shoot! I don't shoot myself!" She insisted: "I have written this script for more than 20 years. It is what I want to do to express the image of a female meteorological engineer. On the set, I will do it too!" The filming of the film "Qinghai Lakeside" was finally completed. At the premiere, she said, "I got my wish!" I really felt the power of that belief there. I remember once, sitting in a chair by the window, she asked to be discharged from the hospital with a rare serious tone. I persuaded her to recuperate at ease, but she said, "I want to go out, even if I go to the studio and run a trick." I was at a loss for words. The setting sun sprinkled on her silver hair, and the strong and beautiful silhouette against the light made me unforgettable.
Qin Yi is beautiful. She loves "little family" and loves "everyone" more, and the most beautiful thing is her soul.
For decades, she took good care of her sick son. After the Wenchuan earthquake, she donated 210,000 yuan successively. After the earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, she donated money again and participated in public welfare activities such as "Pray for Yushu, Love Pujiang" large-scale charity auction. Knowing that people around her are in trouble, she often gives generously. Even in her later years, as long as it is a movie event or a public welfare event, she is almost always invited. Once, she told me proudly: "This week, I went to Beijing to participate in activities three times."
Qin Yi is an artist of the people. From Qin Yi, I think of many senior filmmakers, I have had in-depth contacts with them, and I was deeply infected by their spirit. Xie Jin, Qin Yi, Zhang Ruifang, Sun Daolin, Wu Yigong, Huang Shuqin... They have experienced the hardships of life, but they are not overwhelmed by them; they have gained honor, but they are not dazzled by the halo of honor; they love the people, love movies, and finally, They are also loved by the people.
(The author Ren Zhonglun is the vice chairman of the China Film Association. This article was originally published in the 20th edition of People's Daily on May 27, 2022)
On May 9, the winner of the national honorary title of "People's Artist" and the title of "Most Beautiful Struggle", Qin Yi, a famous film performance artist, left us. In the early morning of that day, Qin Yi's family told me, "She passed away peacefully."
Qin Yi has created many excellent artistic images in her life. Among them, the most successful one is that she has completed the pursuit of her own image in her whole life - the artist of virtue and art. Scenes from the past flooded into my heart, and the beauty of Qin Yi's personality is admirable.
Qin Yi sketched. Luo Xuecun painting
"Many do better than me"When I was teaching at the university, I studied the history of Shanghai film and watched many excellent films played by Qin Yi, such as "Women's Basketball No. 5", "Railway Guerrilla", "Lin Zexu", "Song of Youth", "Thunderstorm" and so on. Qin Yi's characters have simple emotions and a simple character. She focuses on shaping characters based on role logic, rather than focusing on highlighting her own image advantages. In the movie "Railway Guerrilla", Sister Fanglin's actions of throwing grenades are all the body language of peasant women. During the filming of the movie "Moya Dai", the director asked Qin Yi to wear sleeveless Dai costumes, but he was a little hesitant when he found that her arms were thicker. But Qin Yi himself did not hesitate, and started the performance without throwing his arms away. Qin Yi is eager to express ordinary people and arouse the beautiful emotions in people's hearts. In her opinion, "If the artist can truly express his emotions from the bottom of his heart on the screen, he will be very happy."
Qin Yi loves art in her heart, not herself in art. This is also the true nature of that generation of artists of both virtue and art: selfless and not selfish. They love the love of the audience and do not regard creation as a stage to perform themselves. Firm revolutionary ideals, sincere people's emotions, and plain performance style constitute their artistic beliefs.
After I presided over the work of Shanghai Film Group, I had more exchanges with Qin Yi. In her later years, she has a kind of tranquility and tenacity in the face of fame and fortune or difficulties.
Ren Zhonglun and Qin Yi
In 2019, Qin Yi won the national honorary title of "People's Artist". Due to health reasons, she was unable to attend the awarding ceremony in Beijing, and her daughter Fei Heng and I attended on her behalf. Back at Shanghai Huadong Hospital, we hung the golden medal on her body. The daughter asked, "Are you very happy?" She replied, "Many people do better than me."I like listening to the narration of the older artists, it is the chapter of their life, and it is their spiritual map. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, 16-year-old Qin Yi left her family to go to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War and came to Chongqing. She often told me about those years, and the details of the performances of dramas such as "Earth Rejuvenation", "Women of Fighting" and "La Traviata". She said that when she was unloading in the background, she heard the news that the Kuomintang reactionary agents were going to smash the "Xinhua Daily" the next day, and she immediately ran to report it. She also talked about the experience of working with the underground party to counter the enemy's flying squadron. She spoke calmly, but as a listener, you could feel the turbulent waves. The revolutionary experience she recounted was a one-line connection at the time, and many of the parties involved passed away one after another. Later, we traveled south and north and tried our best to find historical evidence to prove her revolutionary contribution. This period of time is the pivot of Qin Yi's life towards ideological and artistic maturity, so she is unforgettable.
At the beginning of 2018, actor Niu Ben came to the office to find me and invited Qin Yi and me to be his party introductions. To this end, I went to the hospital to communicate with Qin Yi. She readily agreed: "Niu Ben is a good comrade. He has played many popular roles, and he has an audience in his heart." In fact, this is exactly what Qin Yi and Niu Ben are pursuing as comrades.
Qin Yi
"You can run a trick too"Qin Yi's generation of filmmakers has gone through social changes and ups and downs in life, and her belief in creating for the people throughout her life has never changed. For a few years, every time she saw me, she always mentioned the filming of the film "Qinghai Lakeside". She was in her 90s at the time, and she was going to shoot on a plateau at an altitude of three or four thousand meters. I didn't dare and didn't want to agree. I even suggested to her that she could shoot a film documentary of "Mr. Qin Yi" as an alternative. She refused: "I have nothing to shoot! I don't shoot myself!" She insisted: "I have written this script for more than 20 years. It is what I want to do to express the image of a female meteorological engineer. On the set, I will do it too!" The filming of the film "Qinghai Lakeside" was finally completed. At the premiere, she said, "I got my wish!" I really felt the power of that belief there. I remember once, sitting in a chair by the window, she asked to be discharged from the hospital with a rare serious tone. I persuaded her to recuperate at ease, but she said, "I want to go out, even if I go to the studio and run a trick." I was at a loss for words. The setting sun sprinkled on her silver hair, and the strong and beautiful silhouette against the light made me unforgettable.
Qin Yi is beautiful. She loves "little family" and loves "everyone" more, and the most beautiful thing is her soul.
For decades, she took good care of her sick son. After the Wenchuan earthquake, she donated 210,000 yuan successively. After the earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, she donated money again and participated in public welfare activities such as "Pray for Yushu, Love Pujiang" large-scale charity auction. Knowing that people around her are in trouble, she often gives generously. Even in her later years, as long as it is a movie event or a public welfare event, she is almost always invited. Once, she told me proudly: "This week, I went to Beijing to participate in activities three times."
Qin Yi is an artist of the people. From Qin Yi, I think of many senior filmmakers, I have had in-depth contacts with them, and I was deeply infected by their spirit. Xie Jin, Qin Yi, Zhang Ruifang, Sun Daolin, Wu Yigong, Huang Shuqin... They have experienced the hardships of life, but they are not overwhelmed by them; they have gained honor, but they are not dazzled by the halo of honor; they love the people, love movies, and finally, They are also loved by the people.
(The author Ren Zhonglun is the vice chairman of the China Film Association. This article was originally published in the 20th edition of People's Daily on May 27, 2022)
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