Chinanews client, Beijing, August 25 (Yuan Xiuyue) August 25 is Song Dandan’s 60th birthday. Chinanews learned from Beijing People’s Art Theatre that according to normal personnel changes, Song Dandan has officially retired from today.

　　The theater said that retirement does not mean that the performance will not be performed. The performance will be performed, but there is no clear arrangement yet.

　　This is probably the day Song Dandan has been waiting for. In the past year, she has announced this news to the outside world in a variety of ways.

Data map: Rehearsal of "Wotou Hall". Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　The first is to the audience in the theater. On June 12, 2019, on the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the Beijing People's Art Institute, "Wotou Guild Hall" held a script reading activity. She was present as the lead actor to communicate with young actors. She was very emotional that day and talked about the experience of applying for the Human Arts in 1981.

　　She said that at that time, the college entrance examination had just resumed. Many educated and social youths squeezed the single-plank bridge with fresh students. It was difficult to stand out, and she was in her first love without reviewing, and the road to university was very slim. One day, a friend of hers took a newspaper and told her that Beijing Renyi was recruiting students.

　　"I think you should be an actor... You learn from teachers and classmates too much," said my friend. But the 20-year-old Song Dandan has never watched a drama or entered a theater, let alone what Beijing Renyi does. I just heard that you don't need to sing in a drama, just say, "I can say the best", so I went to apply for the exam.

"Wotou Hall" script reading aloud Photo by Yuan Xiuyue

　　"At that time, I had only one way out. I was either admitted or sold soy sauce. It can be said that Renyi is my life-saving straw." Song Dandan said she was very grateful that she had not undergone any training, but the teacher of Renyi found her This little genius on him.

　　Lantian Ye, who was in charge of recruiting exams at the time, said that everyone was optimistic about Song Dandan during the exam because she was very smart. But in the three trials, she still set up obstacles, and a problem came out: Mom is sick, call Dad.

　　During the performance, Song Dandan picked up the phone twice and said, "I'm looking for Song Fan," and Lantian said "the number is wrong" on the side. Finally connected for the third time, Song Dandan cried as he talked, and added a sentence at the end: "Dad, hurry up... come on, bring me... bring me two bottles of yogurt when you come!" The examiner all laughed. This magical pen made Song Dandan sing songs and walked home, "I knew at the time that I won this theater."

　　Song Dandan said that from the day she knew that she was admitted to Renyi, she became another person, and Beijing Renyi changed her life.

　　During his 39 years in Beijing People's Arts, Song Dandan has acted in more than 20 dramas, including "Happy Anniversary", "Return", "Teahouse", "Wanjia Lights", "Bailuyuan", and "Wotou Guild Hall". Among them, "Return" and "The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes" allowed her to win the Plum Blossom Award and the Golden Lion Award, two major awards in the theater industry.

　　But for Song Dandan, Beijing Renyi does not refer to the Capital Theater, but the old artists such as Yu Zhi, Lan Lan Ye, Tong Chao, Zheng Rong, and Su Min. They taught her to worship knowledge, learn to appreciate and praise people. Talented person.

　　"I have made many mistakes and done many stupid things in my life, but in Renyi, they treat me like a child and let me have a simple heart like a child in my life."

　　In 2019, "Wotou Guild Hall" ushered in its tenth performance. Song Dandan said in an interview that she will retire next year. This is her farewell performance as a drama actor, "a perfect end".

"Wotou Hall" stills photo by Li Chunguang

　　Song Dandan's second farewell was to TV viewers. At the beginning of this year, she revealed in an interview with CCTV that this year will be the last time she will be on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

　　"I'm also at the age when it's time to watch the scenery and stop playing the tide, so this year, I really say goodbye to the Spring Festival Gala audience."

　　Song Dandan showed a talent for comedy very early. When she was in school, she often acted as an "old lady", which was vivid. And this kind of comedic talent is truly known to the public since the Spring Festival Gala.

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　　In 1989, she and Lei Kesheng partnered in "Lazy Blind Date", which was her first show on the Spring Festival Gala. However, what many people don't know is that she almost resigned.

　　"I am a person who engages in'elegant art'. My goal in life is to enter the rehearsal hall as an'artist' with tea in my hand and toothpick in my pocket. How can I play such a hypocritical role? What do the teachers here do when they see me on TV? Do I have the face to go back?" she wrote in her autobiography.

　　In the end, she "hesitated" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala under the persuasion of the director. The sentence "My name is Wei Shufen, female, 29 years old, unmarried" made the audience remember her. It was that performance that led to the cooperation between Huang Hong and Song Dandan.

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　　After that, they performed several sketches such as "Superborn Guerrilla", "Little Nanny and Little Carpenter", "Hand in Hand", "Wedding" and "Yangge Love". Song Dandan became a well-known star.

　　In those few years, she was also puzzled whether she became a "female comedian" and the goal of being a "big artist" in eccentricity was getting farther and farther, so for a while, she suspended the sketch performance and did not return to the Spring Festival Gala until 1998.

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　　In 1999, "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow", which she collaborated with Zhao Benshan, became a hit. The classic lines of "White Clouds and Black Soil" were widely circulated, and many people still regard them as classics.

　　However, comedians are also under a lot of pressure under the mask of happiness. Song Dandan once revealed that he was really too scared during the Spring Festival Gala performance, "If your three-sentence baggage hasn't sounded, you just want to have a drill, and nightmares are all baggage."

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　　Although the sketch gave her unprecedented flowers and applause, it also restricted her development in the field of film and television. "Perhaps because of the sketches, everyone thinks I am not suitable for acting in film and television dramas, and there is no film and television drama looking for me at all. My 30s is the best age for an actor, but I only acted in "A Family With Children"."

　　It was not until later that Song Dandan made the decision to "reject the performance of the sketch", and she ushered in a turning point. She successively appeared in "The Nth Power of Home", "Li Chuntian's Spring", "Kintaro's Happy Life", "Dear Them" and many more. TV series.

　　However, as she grows older, there are fewer and fewer works that can give her space to play, and the output of her works is declining year by year. In recent years, she has participated in many variety shows, such as "The Longing for Life", "Tomorrow's Son" and "The Birth of an Actor". There were applause and controversy.

　　This year, Song Dandan said in a TV show that she will no longer perform sketches. In the future, she will spend 90% of her time with her family and 10% of her time to work and act something she likes.

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　　She said that people are not always talented, and you can't be old in any industry. "I don't want the audience to boo, I'm still willing to go on by myself."

　　Song Dandan's fans said that being able to bid farewell to their favorite cause is a very congratulatory thing. Although I have retired, I have had such wonderful memories, and I have no regrets when I think of it. (Finish)