In 1984, Peking opera artists such as Tan Yuanshou and Ma Changli rehearsed the Peking opera "Red Rock"; in 2020, the new drama "Xu Yunfeng" of the Beijing Opera House chose to premiere on the online live broadcast platform due to the epidemic, starring Tan Yuanshou's grandson Tan Zhengyan. Tan Yuanshou was particularly excited to see his grandson who had high hopes on the screen standing up on the stage "against the sky"; and Tan Zhengyan, who stood in the center of the stage, was also surging in his heart, and finally had a big drama to prove himself.
In the film and television circle, "star second generation" is often synonymous with luck, and it is very easy to become famous. But in the Peking Opera circle, the "Star X Generation" certainly has the advantage of resources, but it also means greater pressure. As the seventh generation of the Tan family, the most famous family of The Pear Garden, the 40-year-old Tan Zhengyan has not been easy along the way. The Tan family is a legend in the pear garden line, can the seventh generation of Tan Men continue this legend, people inside and outside the line are staring at it, is it "difficult to live under the fame"? The aura of the predecessors is so bright, how difficult it is to match it. Tan Zhengyan has never been interrupted since he began to act on stage, "I have long been used to being scolded, how is it not right, acting also scolded, not acting also scolded!" "No matter how big or small the performance, every performance is very nervous," every performance is like a live broadcast, as long as the singing is not good, someone will send it to the Internet." ”
Although the doubts of outsiders are sad, Tan Zhengyan is also facing a lot of pressure in his own home, "Over the years, Grandpa has never praised me, and there are many criticisms." When I was a child singing, my grandfather would say when he was not satisfied, "Is that what you call singing opera?" You're shouting! "Once when he performed "Shiro Visits His Mother", he had riveted enough energy in front of him, and grandpa said that he was "a stupid boy sleeping in a cold kang" and did not know how to arrange physical strength reasonably. Once, he sang "Shilang Visiting Mother" and performed well, and his father Tan Xiao once told him that his grandfather was very happy, and maybe he would go backstage to praise him later. Tan Zhengyan was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that he could hear his grandfather praise himself this time. As a result, Grandpa went backstage, first said "hard" to other actors, and when he didn't look at him, he twisted his face and went out. Or his father comforted him and said, "Your grandfather has never praised me, and it is the best evaluation." ”
Burdened with the double pressure from the public and the family, Tan Zhengyan also thought about getting involved in other fields, but in the end, because he realized that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he voluntarily took over the mantle of his father and stuck to the stage.
"I often take a basin of cold water as an example, maybe a basin of cold water can pour out others sick, but it can't hurt me, but it can wake me up." 」 Everyone said he couldn't do it, and Tan Zhengyan secretly vowed in his heart that he must fight a "turnaround battle". "Seniors said that if you want to grow up fast, you need to see more audiences and step on the stage, and I will not give up every opportunity to perform." As long as the theater arranges performances, he will perform, he can play the main role, he can also play the second way, the third way, or even a small supporting role, even if it is performed in the tourist field of the Liyuan Theater, he will also participate. Usually, he would spend his own money to find a violinist to practice, and when he had time, he would observe and learn other art disciplines.
This rehearsal of "Xu Yunfeng" is an idea that Tan Xiao has been brewing for several years, and for Tan Zhengyan, this play is not only to take over the role that his grandfather once played, but also because this play is not performed much, he will also be less under pressure to be compared.
During the rehearsal of this play, both Tan Zhengyan himself and other cast members on the same stage could feel his growth. Du Zhenjie, an old famous artist, played the villain Xu Pengfei in this drama, and Tan Zhengyan's room with his throat hanging was opposite him, and every time he heard something wrong, he would push the door in and point it out. He personally listened to Tan Zhengyan's voice become more and more stable, and the interpretation of the role became more and more in place. During the last rehearsal, Du Zhenjie found that Tan Zhengyan was very relaxed, not as in the past because of too nervous facial stiffness, commonly known as "hanging grimace" in the Peking Opera line. The violinist Ai Bing also said with emotion that Tan Zhengyan did not go up one step after rehearsing this play, but went up several steps.
However, what made Tan Zhengyan most excited was the affirmation from his grandfather, "Grandpa watched the live broadcast again, watched the replay again, and when he called my father, he shed tears while saying, Zhengyan is mature, I am sorry for you, I did not help much." ”
Speaking of the future, Tan Zhengyan said that this life will not be separated from Peking Opera, to be a loyal guardian, not only to sing a good play, but also to let more people like it, "Peking Opera circle is a bowl of rice, some eat I eat, do not grab with others, do not have to eat I will do it myself, to make this circle bigger, so that everyone has more food to eat." ”
At present, his wife is pregnant, Tan Zhengyan just released the news in the circle of friends, someone called up the "eighth generation of Tanmen", which also made him understand the parents' original expectations of himself, "I am also quite contradictory, I want to let the Career of the Tan family pass down, but I don't know if he can bear so much suffering and blame in the future." If he likes it or has the conditions, he will continue to pass it on, and before that, we will guide him correctly and will not put pressure on him. ”
Source: Beijing Daily client | reporter Niu Chunmei
Edit: Guan Yiwen
Process Editor: Wu Yue