The story of Zhang Yingshan, one of the prototypes of Wang Fang in the movie "Heroes and Children"
Author: Li Xiuchun
2021-11-06 14:29
Protagonist Profile:
Zhang Yingshan, born in 1935, a native of Fengrun County, joined the army at the age of 10 and became a propagandist in the Eighth Route Army's Jidong Army, participating in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After transferring to the local government in 1958, he has been engaged in literary and artistic work, leaving his former post as the director of the literary and artistic department of the Hebei Provincial People's Radio.
Liang Zhiqiang, born in December 1933, a native of Leliuhe Village, Wangzhuang Township, Zhongbao County, Laoting County, graduated from Changli Agricultural School in 1948, and after joining the work, he successively engaged in personnel work in the Tangshan District Committee Cultural and Labor Troupe, the Hebei Provincial Cultural Bureau, the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, and the Provincial Department of Culture, and served as the director of the personnel department of the Cultural Department and the deputy secretary of the party committee of the organ. In 1986, he was transferred to the Provincial Museum as the general secretary of the branch, and retired in 1994.
Jang Ying-shan in North Korea
In 1958, at the age of 23, Zhang Yingshan transferred from the 65th Army Cultural and Industrial Troupe and was assigned to work at the Hebei Provincial Drama Theatre in Baoding, the then provincial capital. On the day of registration, as soon as she and her sisters got off the train, they saw a young, able-bodied young man waiting for them. The young man, surnamed Liang, was an officer in the Personnel Department of the Provincial Bureau of Culture, specializing in reception work. Officer Liang helped the group of cultural and labor troupe members who had just stepped off the stage to carry boxes and luggage, and they were very busy. The girls whispered to themselves: This young man is so enthusiastic!
A few months later, an old comrade-in-arms wanted to introduce Zhang Yingshan to the object, and the old comrade-in-arms said, "This person you know is the Liang officer who has received you." Zhang Yingshan had a good impression of this person, he smiled very well, and made people feel a kind of warmth from the inside out. She asked the introducer, "Is this person a party member?" After getting a positive answer, Zhang Yingshan was a little more down-to-earth in her heart, since she was a party member, it meant that the political quality was definitely good, and there would be no problem with her character. But he came from a kulak family, and the composition was a bit high. The introducer said to Zhang Yingshan: "When he joined the party, he betrayed the original class and became a member of the proletariat. Zhang Yingshan felt that it was not unreasonable and decided to talk about it first.
Liang Zhiqiang, who works in the personnel department, has long understood Zhang Yingshan's life clearly: her father is a revolutionary martyr, she herself joined the revolution at the age of 10, and her two sisters are also revolutionary soldiers, which can be described as "root and seedling red", the political conditions are impeccable, and the young and beautiful Zhang Yingshan cannot help but make Liang Zhiqiang, who is full of style, feel excited. In January of the following year, the couple of "red lovers" of the 50s were happily married, and the marriage certificate was a thin piece of paper, and the date of payment was written: January 4, 1959.
Zhang Yingshan has a legendary story: at the age of 10, she joined the Eighth Route Army with her father and became the youngest actor in the "Great Wall" drama club of the Jidong Military Sub-district of the Eighth Route Army. In the literary troupe, she learned to sing, and later learned to perform opera. After experiencing the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, in 1951, 16-year-old Zhang Yingshan went to the front line of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the 194th Division of the 65th Army of the Volunteer Army. On the Korean battlefield, she was a real "battlefield lark", after the sacrifice of the special meritorious zhao xianyou, she performed the martyr deeds of Zhao Xianyou many times, setting a record of 9 consecutive performances in the battlefield, and returned to the motherland wearing a half-breasted military merit badge.
The famous writer Ba Jin interviewed her unit and wrote a novel based on some real people and true events, "Reunion", which was later adapted into the movie "Heroes and Children". The protagonist Wang Cheng is based on the famous combat hero of their unit, Zhao Xianyou, and the prototype of a regimental commander in the play is General Zhang Zhenchuan, who was the commander of the provincial military region. In the movie, Wang Fang's image, temperament, and personality are very similar to Zhang Yingshan at that time, so many comrades-in-arms, including later news media, have rumored that Zhang Yingshan is the prototype of Wang Fang. But Zhang Yingshan said in an interview: "When I watch the scene of Wang Fang performing in the movie "Heroes and Children" in the battlefield, I am always inexplicably excited, because that is the real battle scene in North Korea. First, Mr. Ba Jin interviewed the martyr Zhao Xianyou and did not directly interview me personally; second, Wang Fang was originally a representative of the image of countless volunteer army cultural and labor corps members, and was not exclusive to any one person. ”
Stills from the movie "Heroes and Children"
After the marriage of a new life began, a new story began between the two, and this story was written for more than 40 years. They hadn't read a philosophical book on love, and they had never even pondered the two words face to face. But, like thousands of Chinese families, they have used their 42 years of friendship to confirm the purest feelings in the world. In their hearts, the two words "in love" do not only mean twilight and ear grinding, but also mean a kind of responsibility to support each other.
They have had their own busy and tense days of "Labor and Swallow Flying". At that time, Zhang Yingshan had become the "top pillar" of the provincial drama theater, and often had to perform with the troupe, and it was a few months after a while. His wife was busy with work, and Liang Zhiqiang took on the burden of housework. Her husband's understanding and thoughtfulness made Zhang Yingshan feel touched and guilty, and she tried her best to do more for her husband and family after work. In these ordinary and trivial things, the feelings between them are constantly consolidated and sublimated. The young Liang Zhiqiang also stood in front of the pot table from then on, and he wanted to share some of the fatigue for his wife who was busy performing. Because of their busy work, they once gave their children to others to take care of, and when the children grew up, they called their mothers "aunts". Zhang Yingshan felt that she was not too strong, sorry for the child, sorry for this family. Liang Zhiqiang always told her with his habitual smile: Overcome it, everything will be fine. This laughter became the spiritual driving force of Zhang Yingshan's life.
After the end of the "Cultural Revolution", life gradually improved, zhang Yingshan was transferred to the provincial radio station literature and art department as an editor, relying on her diligent study and was also rated as the chief editor. Liang Zhiqiang also became the general secretary of the party branch of the provincial museum.
It is unbelievable to say that Zhang Yingshan has never cooked in her life in this family, and today when it comes to not cooking, Zhang Yingshan said: "Dependence was formed before. The old man had a happy smile on his face as he said this.
Although she can't cook, Zhang Yingshan is definitely a virtuous wife at home. At the end of the 1970s, Liang Zhiqiang's mother in her 80s fell and collapsed in bed, and Zhang Yingshan alone took on the burden of caring for the elderly. The elderly are incontinent, need to change diapers frequently, but there is no heating at home in winter, it is not easy to dry, for a period of time, Zhang Yingshan carries a large bag full of diapers every morning when she goes to work, goes to the unit to find a room where no one is dry, and then puts it away at night to take it home, so every day. The old man died at the age of 97, and the doctor said after seeing her body: It is a miracle that he was paralyzed for such a long time and did not have pressure sores.