The historical drama "Yongzheng Dynasty" broadcast in 1999 is still a popular drama that has been repeatedly rewatched by the audience, with a Douban score of 9.3.
The reason why this drama has endured for a long time is not only because the truth in the play is always new, but also because the actors in the play have online acting skills.
Especially Zhang Tingyu, played by the old drama bone Du Yulu, can retreat with his whole body in the three dynasties, including the caution of walking on thin ice, and the ease of being a bamboo in his chest.
Du Yulu portrayed Zhang Tingyu's outer circle and inner square very well, and was praised by the audience as "the first person to play Zhang Tingyu".
Because of lung cancer in his later years, Du Yulu has passed away for four years, but the 11-word last words he left to his wife and his wife's behavior after his death are still touching when I think about it today.
At the end of the 50s of the last century, Du Yulu was admitted to the Drama Department of the Art College of Harbin Normal University, where he met Zhu Yongyu, a dance student from the same Art College.
The two often met in the entertainment activities held in the hospital, and Du Yulu gradually fell in love with the beautiful and generous Zhu Yongyu.
At the end of an event, Du Yulu showed her heart to Zhu Yongyu, and Zhu Yongyu also had a long love for the polite Du Yulu, and the two-way free love made the two young people love in full swing, and the two agreed to get married as soon as they graduated.
However, the marriage agreed by the two young people in private was strongly opposed by Zhu Yongyu's parents, the young people had just stepped into the society, and everything in the future was not stable, and they didn't want their daughter to decide their lifelong events too early.
Du Yulu sensitively realized that in fact, her parents-in-law were not at ease about handing over their daughter to him. In order to reassure his parents-in-law and prevent Zhu Yongyu from living a hard life with him, Du Yulu made up her mind that she must make a breakthrough in her career.
After graduation, Du Yulu was assigned to the Harbin Drama Theater. Because of his solid profession and easy study, he soon played the main role in large-scale dramas such as "Songtao Song", "Dead Ring" and "Harbin at Night".
The career started quickly and the future was bright, and the parents-in-law finally agreed to their marriage.
After getting married, the two were very affectionate, and their eldest daughter was born soon.
With a happy marriage and a promising career, Du Yulu was immersed in the joy of life at this time.
However, when the moon is full, the water is full, and Du Yulu has attracted the jealousy of narrow-minded people, and his life situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
That day, Du Yulu was performing the drama "Battle Song of the Night Sea" on the stage, and a group of people suddenly broke into the backstage and frantically posted big-character posters slandering him.
In those days, in the face of such a group of people, any justification was "stubborn resistance". Soon, Du Yulu was sent to a warehouse to take care of the goods.
From a well-known actor to a stigmatized warehouseman, Du Yulu's life fell from the top of the mountain to the bottom.
At this time, some relatives persuaded Zhu Yongyu and Du Yulu to divorce and draw a clear line as soon as possible, otherwise they would be burned. But Zhu Yongyu did not hesitate at all, and categorically rejected the proposal of her relatives, she said, "Du Yulu is a good person, and I believe in his innocence." ”
In the worst situation, people can feel the understanding and support of their loved ones, as if they saw a ray of light in the vast dark night. His wife's trust gave him both light and warmth, allowing him to get through those difficult years.
After the storm, Du Yulu was finally able to walk out of the warehouse and return to the stage. However, after he was deported, the theater where he worked was also affected and forced to close.
Even if Du Yulu regained his freedom, he also lost the stage he loved.
To support three children, you can't rely on your wife alone, Du Yulu asked someone to help and found a job carrying sacks at the train station.
A sack of more than 100 pounds, when the left shoulder is tired, he changes to the right shoulder, but because there is hope for the future, he does not feel tired or bitter.
He took pleasure in carrying the sack, carefully observing the various people in the train station, and accumulating experience for him to return to the stage to create a role in the future.
The years were difficult, and Du Yulu went from a young man in his prime to a middle-aged uncle who had suffered a lot of weather.
At the age of 36, the Harbin Drama Theater regrouped, and he finally waited for the opportunity to return to the stage. However, he is about to face an important decision in his life.
One day in 1978, Du Yulu finished the drama performance, and a strange man had been waiting for him backstage for a long time.
The man said that he was a film director, and he watched Du Yulu's performance and felt that Du Yulu was very suitable for a role in his movie. Therefore, the man invited Du Yulu to participate in his movie.
Du Yulu hesitated.
Although movies and dramas are both performances, there is a big difference in the way of interpretation, and he has already made some achievements on the drama stage, giving up his existing achievements and moving to the field of film, everything is equivalent to starting over.
Life has finally stabilized, and this family can't stand the toss. Du Yulu didn't make a decision immediately, he wanted to go home and discuss the matter with his wife.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yongyu decisively told him that she was taking care of him at home, and he let go to try new fields.
With the support and encouragement of his wife, Du Yulu let go of her worries and followed the director to make a movie.
The following year, his first film "The Spy" was released, and the role of "political commissar" he portrayed received unanimous praise from the director and the audience, which gave him a lot of confidence.
After that, Du Yulu took over the filming of TV series and gradually occupied a place in the film and television industry. However, what really made the national audience know him and remember his work was "Yongzheng Dynasty" broadcast in 1997.
Zhang Tingyu, who has wisdom and skill, flashes and moves in the complex political situation, makes the audience in the north and south of the country remember the name Du Yulu.
With his superb acting skills, Du Yulu's film and television resources are rolling in, allowing the audience to see more of the classic roles he has created. For example, the commander Fang Yingda in "Outstanding Encirclement", the head Bai Mengtang in "Mansion Gate", and the secretary Gong Kaichen in "Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee".
His wife's efforts were not in vain, the past hardships were not in vain, and Du Yulu finally reached the peak of her life. However, fate never seemed to want to let him go, and a fatal blow came silently.
In 2009, during the filming of "The Dark War Before Dawn", Du Yulu suddenly had a high fever that did not go away, and after going to the hospital for examination, he learned that he had lung cancer.
After that, Du Yulu reduced her work, and Zhu Yongyu also began the long road of accompanying her husband to chemotherapy.
Under Zhu Yongyu's careful care, Du Yulu's condition stabilized and snatched back 11 years of life from death.
In 2020, Du Yulu's condition deteriorated and he died on February 21 at the age of 79.
Before leaving, looking at his tearful wife, Du Yulu left her 11 words, "The universe is so big, we will see you again." ”
After Du Yulu left, Zhu Yongyu was immersed in grief for a long time, and her three children took her to live and asked her to change the environment to relieve her grief, but Zhu Yongyu refused.
She said that she was going to guard the old house, where he left behind, with the flowers and plants they planted, and with their pet dogs, so that it was as if he had never left.
In 2021, the TV series "Three Families in Wenzhou" in which Du Yulu participated before his death was broadcast, and Zhu Yongyu stayed in front of the TV, wanting to watch it but not daring to watch it, so he had to hold the remote control and cry silently.
The other half, who has been with each other for 58 years, suddenly took the first step, how could the remaining person not be sad?
Du Yulu liked to be clean before his death, and according to his last wishes, the funeral was so simple that only 6 people attended, so that many viewers today do not know that the old artist has been gone for 4 years.
However, the characters he portrayed are still alive and vivid; is still in the audience's field of vision and memory, laughing and feasting.
Finally, I wish the old man Zhu Yongyu a happy and happy old age.