Yuan Meiyun

Yuan Meiyun

Yuan Meiyun, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, formerly known as Hou Guifeng, was born in 1917 and died on February 19, 1999. In 1932, she appeared in her maiden work "little actress", known as "little actress". His representative works include "girl in disguise", "Xi Shi", "home", "a dream of Red Mansions" and so on.

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Yuan Meiyun (1917-1999), a famous Chinese film actress.

Yuan Meiyun, whose real name is Hou Guifeng, studied Peking Opera in her childhood and lost her father when she was young. Her mother adopted her to Yuan Shude, a Suzhou native, as her adopted daughter and changed her name to Yuan Meiyun.

In 1928, he performed on the new stage in Shanghai. In 1932, Tianyi film company performed Beijing Opera segments in the audio documentary Entertainment Conference and starred in the feature film little actress. After 1933, he starred in "flying catkins", "China Sea rage", "escape", "song of triumph", "Avatar girl" and other films in Yihua film company. After 1942, he took part in shooting "Yan Ying Chun" and "when will you come again" in "Zhonglian" and "Huaying", and played a role of Jia Baoyu in "a dream of Red Mansions". In 1946, he went to Hong Kong and played an important role in the films "desire" and "national spirit" produced by the film companies such as greater China and Yonghua. After 1948, he died of illness. He once organized Liangyou film company to assist her husband Wang Yin in independent production. He returned to Shanghai in 1986. He died in 1999. Profile of Yuan Meiyun

Yuan Meiyun, formerly known as Hou Guifeng, was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 1918. Because of her father's early death when she was young, her mother had to mortgage xiaoguifeng, who just turned 10 years old, to Yuan Shude, a Suzhou native, for eight years to study drama for her adopted daughter. She changed her name to Yuan Meiyun. She is gifted and intelligent. She sings well and is well received by the audience. She performed on the same stage with her sister yuan Fengyun, known as "Yuan's double clouds", and was famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Yuan Meiyun's opera stage performance attracted the attention of Shao ZUIWENG of Tianyi company. He personally went to the door to persuade his father to let Meiyun make a movie. Although it was not smooth, he finally agreed. When she first appeared on the screen, it was Tianyi company's assorted Film Entertainment Conference. Since then, she has really stepped onto the screen from the stage. In 1932, she starred in "little actress", which is a sound film, describing the same life experience as Yuan Meiyun. Her performance was very successful, and it was a big hit after it was released. People associate the nickname "little actress" with her name. Since then, she has starred in "catkins" and other films. In 1933, she went to Yihua film company and starred in Yang Hansheng's screenplay and Yue Feng's "the rage of the Chinese sea". She played the leading lady, a Ju from the fisherman's family. Her performance was hierarchical, contrasted and full of enthusiasm, which left a deep impression on people. In the same year, she was also recommended to play the leading role in the musical pantomime "the light of the heart of the piano" co directed by Mei Lanfang and chamorrov, and to play in the sound drama "chop Sutra hall" co directed by Zhou Beifang. Because she has a solid foundation in opera, she has a wide range of acting, and she can play roles with different personalities. When people asked about the difference between stage performance and film performance, Yuan Meiyun said: "when acting in front of the cameraman, we must not be over emotional or not enough. We must even pay attention to the natural attitude everywhere. A movie actor's performance can't be forced at all. Everything has to be the same as daily life, otherwise it will be unimaginable. ". After starring in several films in the 1940s, he moved to Hong Kong.

Set foot on the Star Road

Walking out of pear garden, hesitating cross road

Yuan Meiyun's father died when she was nine years old. Her mother adopted her to Yuan Shude, a native of Suzhou, to study drama. Yuan Shude renamed her "Yuan Meiyun.". Everyone thinks it must be hard to learn opera. Yuan Meiyun claims to be lucky. She has never been whipped or even scolded. She has been interested in singing opera since she was a child, and she is quick to learn opera. Yuan Meiyun went to Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Hangzhou and other places with her adoptive father. She sang the longest in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Yuan Meiyun, a teenager, grew up on the stage, singing xipi flowing water and being used to the warmth and coldness of human feelings.

By chance, Yuan Meiyun was performing on Tianchan stage in Shanghai. Shao ZUIWENG, the boss of Tianyi film company, who often came to see the play, noticed the pretty girl and wanted to make a movie with her. Boss Shao discussed with Yuan Meiyun's mother and adoptive father Yuan Shude, but the two parents not only refused, but also strongly opposed. They said that making movies was not promising, and it was a pity that they gave up learning drama halfway. At that time, Yuan Meiyun had a small reputation in Liyuan, and people knew little about the new film industry, even thought it was a joke.

After repeated explanation and persuasion from boss Shao, her parents began to feel excited and asked yuan Meiyun how she planned. This is the crossroads of her life. She is so kind-hearted that she decides to step into the film industry.

For the first time, Yuan Meiyun guest starred in Tianyi company's "Entertainment Conference", which was interspersed with Beijing Opera and song and dance. She took part in a "You Long Xi Feng". Boss Shao is very satisfied with Yuan Meiyun's screen attempt. She invited her to become an official actress of Tianyi, but she hasn't decided to give up singing opera completely. She only agreed to sign a one-year contract and only made three plays a year. Then yuan Meiyun took the lead role in little actress, which is only 15 years old. The screenwriter wrote the script based on Yuan Meiyun's story. The protagonist is a famous actress from a humble background. Yuan Meiyun, who is new to the film industry, naturally excels in performing her own fate and skin cutting joys and sorrows. At the age of cardamom, her tight face, flickering eyes, graceful figure and pure demeanor all of a sudden captivated the audience and became a star sought after by fans.

Favorite of ancient costume

The stereotyped photo of Yuan Meiyun's incarnation girl

Yuan Meiyun made the most films in Yihua film company, and her most glorious period was also in Yihua. After turning from Tianyi to Yihua, she starred in left-wing films such as "the rage of China Sea", "escape", "song of triumph", which showed anti oppression and anti aggression, and attracted the attention of progressive film makers. However, Yihua's "artistic justice" failed to persist in the interference and attack. Yuan Meiyun then made comedies such as "Fairies in the world" and "Avatar girl". At that time, the national liberation movement was surging, and the films that gave up the responsibility of the times and were purely entertainment were criticized as "soft" films by left-wing filmmakers. Talking about this matter, Yuan Meiyun sighed that an actor who signed a contract with the company could not help but express regret. However, these films are popular with the public, and Yuan Meiyun is just a young man. She is fully competent to play the role of innocence and liveliness, and the box office is very good. In "Avatar girl", tall and thin yuan Meiyun leaves the country in men's clothes, with short hair and suits, which is refreshing and popular. Avatar girl has made many sequels.

In 1937, when the Anti Japanese war broke out in Songhu on August 13, and Shanghai became the enemy occupied area during the isolated island period and after the Pacific War, Yuan Meiyun continued to make films, including "Camellia girl", "sunrise", "little grandma's fan", "Xi Shi" and "a dream of Red Mansions". In 1938, she failed to arrive in Chongqing, but arrived in Hong Kong. At that time, it was the farthest time for her to go out and stay in Hong Kong for more than two months. She made a film "young lady".

During the Anti Japanese War, Yuan Meiyun's most influential blockbusters were Xi Shi and a dream of Red Mansions. Her costume is very flattering, and she has a solid foundation to learn drama. Her acting in costume movies is more charming. The story of "sleeping on fuel and tasting gall" in the spring and Autumn period was put on the screen in Xi Shi. In the isolated island environment, Xi Shi can only express the Anti Japanese patriotism by borrowing the ancient and modern twists and turns. In the spring of 1941, "Xi Shi" was shown as a "blockbuster" in "Da Guang Ming" and "Greater Shanghai". These two cinemas only show Hollywood films. It is to promote the prestige of national films. In "a dream of Red Mansions", Yuan Meiyun's performance against Jia Baoyu was regarded as a failure by critics at that time, but yuan Meiyun's performance was still recognized.

Ten years of struggle

Behind the prosperity

Stars appear in front of the public with flowers and applause, which makes people feel that life always gives them a smile. In fact, the work of stars also needs hard work. Shooting injuries are common in the studio. Yuan Meiyun suffered a lot when she was shooting "Little Sisters" in Yihua company. Most of the company's studios have underground floors. During filming at night, Yuan Meiyun went to the dressing room to change her clothes. She accidentally stepped on the ground and fell to the underground floor. She fainted on the spot. There were foreign nails and wooden blocks in her crypt. She hurt her knee and cried out in pain when she woke up. Just as actor Wang Yin was on the set, he jumped down to rescue her.

Yuan Meiyun, who filmed a dream of Red Mansions in 1944, once sighed about the life he spent in front of the camera in these years: "I've been living a game like life in the play, and I'm getting tired and bored. At first, it was the temptation of novelty that made me work happily. Later, my courage became smaller and smaller like sesame Those of us who have worked in the film industry for a few years will have common feelings. They often make themselves unable to get tea and food for the release of a play. They always think that it would be better to shoot them again. But how can things be as easy as you think What I fear most is the criticism of the public opinion circles, especially in recent years. " (ten years of struggling history of my screen career, new film world, Vol.2, no.6, May 10, 1944, written by Jingliu)

At this time, Yuan Meiyun showed his intention to retreat in an interview with the magazine, "I've been in the film circle for 11 years with my eyes turned Now there are more and more new actors. Their acting skills are improving rapidly. It's really admirable and humble. Therefore, I often feel: it's time to retire. At the same time, my body is getting worse and worse recently. I can't do more films. If I do more films, I have to lie in bed - if it wasn't for my family, I would have stopped filming long ago! I don't want to rely on my husband to support my family, because I always love to be arrogant

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