"Without China's * * * Production Party and New China, I would still be a poor beggar," Cui Lantian often said. She cherishes the happy life of New China very much, loves the party and the motherland from the bottom of her heart, and is willing to serve the party and society for life with her artistic talent. No matter in the era of "Resisting US Aggression and Aid Korea" or in the era of "Great Leap Forward", she took the initiative to visit the PLA in the army, the steelmaking furnace and the workers and peasants in the fields, showing the absolute loyalty of a people's artist.
"One day as a teacher, life as a father" is Cui Lantian's life creed. She treats her teacher as if she were her own parents. In the early 1950s, she had just settled in Anyang and had a fixed home, so she took Jia Suo, a 70-year-old lonely milkman, to her side for support. After Jia died, he put on linen and threw an oar and an old basin, ending the old man's life. She once said with tears: "Without the master's skills, I wouldn't be where I am today." My life is good. I can't leave my master alone. I am his apprentice. I don't care, who cares! "Driven by her, school sisters gathered in Anyang, and the former Eighteen Orchids of Henan Opera became a 18 dutiful son, and * * * buried Master in Anyang. At the same time, Cui Lantian's moral quality of respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Sincerity, approachability, telling the truth and not hypocrisy are the characteristics of Cui Lantian. In the era of frequent political movements, she is facing various pressures. There is also the torture of extorting a confession by torture. I would rather be tortured myself than push others into the water in order to clear myself. On the contrary, when a friend is in trouble, she dares to stand up, not afraid of power and tell the truth. 1957 During the "anti-rightist" movement, the literary and art circles in the whole province held a forum to criticize Chen Suzhen. Most people held their arms and parrots shouted "Down with" and "Criticism", except Cui Lantian, Sister Chen and those who made a fool of themselves. She also personally sent her apprentice to the neglected home and told her to "learn her art from Teacher Chen". Forty years later, after this "movement", the old man was moved to tears every time he recalled Cui Lantian's "being a man".
Cui Lantian's life, as praised by Yang Lanchun, is "being a conscientious person". She is so respectful to her elders, so honest to her colleagues and friends, and so caring and caring for her students and future generations. In art, she has always pursued innovation and advocated taking the strengths of a hundred schools of thought for our use. She often said: "Art should keep up with the times, otherwise it will have no vitality".
"Learning to be virtuous first, without virtue, you can't be an artist" is the common proposition of Cui Lantian art teachers. She often said: "An actor can't be a great performer no matter how well he sings on the stage, but he can't be a great performer." . The stage is a short life, and life is also a short stage. How to create a good image on this stage of life is very important for an actor. Cui Lantian's words and deeds left us with the four beauties of "virtue and art", which is well-known in the literary and art circles of the whole province.
She believes that the training of successors should start as early as possible, so that students can not only listen to the teacher's lectures on art and drama, but also see with their own eyes how the teacher sings and performs on the stage, so that students can learn realistically. As early as the early forties, Mr. Fan, a famous director and director of Henan Opera, enjoyed singing very much. He invited her to give lectures at the Lion Roar Troupe and sent her to high flyers Guan Lingfeng to study. After Guan Lingfeng performed Cui Lantian's Qin Xuemei, Xi's audience praised her as "Little Cui Lantian". At that time, young actors regarded Lantian as their role model, and they spontaneously learned her singing skills. Even her sister Cui Lanyu studies well, just like her sister. However, she said, "Don't just pursue being like me. Everyone has different voice conditions and cannot be forced. We should use the method taught by the teacher to ponder the singing method suitable for us according to our own conditions, and then use this method to create new roles and new vocals. "
In 1950s, Cui Lantian's influence among the masses was expanding day by day, and more and more young actors learned her singing art. 1954, the third regiment of Henan Henan Opera Academy sent Ma Lin, the main actor of their troupe, to study in Cui Lantian. Marin has a certain foundation in singing and performance, and she humbly asks for advice. Despite the heavy performance tasks, Cui Lantian taught her her singing skills and experience without reservation, which benefited Marin a lot. In 1950s and 1960s, many Henan Opera troupes in Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Anhui and other provinces sent key young actors to Cui Lantian for further study. Among them are Xing Fengyun of Hebei Handan Dongfeng Theatre, Xing Fengyun of Xi 'an, Zhang Jinxiu of Anyang Henan Opera Troupe, Wu Hexin Township Opera School of Xun County (later transferred to the Third Theatre of Henan Henan Henan Opera Academy). Cui Lantian often warns students with a famous saying of Qi Baishi, "Learn from me and live me.