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In 1981, CCTV broadcast a nine-episode TV series "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp", which was the first TV series in mainland China. During the broadcast of the drama, it triggered thousands of empty alleys.
Now that 40 years have passed, what kind of life fate did the 4 leading actors of that year have?
Produced by CCTV and directed by famous directors Wang Fulin and Du Yu, "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" mainly tells the story of Jiang Bo, an underground party member, who went deep into the Tiger's Den for 18 years before liberation in order to complete the glorious and arduous task entrusted by the organization.
Directed by Wang Fulin
Regardless of his personal safety, he risked his life to fight in the heart of the enemy, skillfully sent out intelligence safely again and again, smashed one conspiracy after another of the enemy, and finally ushered in the liberation of the whole country.
"Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" is divided into 9 episodes such as "Immediate Decision", "Critical Moment", "Will Plan", "Wise Beheading Banshee", and the theme song "Dawn in Front" is also popular.
Zhang Lianwen was born in Changchun in 1945 and was admitted to the performance department of the Beijing Academy of arts in 1966. Two years later, Zhang Lianwen graduated, was assigned to work in the Shanxi Jin Chinese Labor Troupe, and later transferred to the Beijing Film Studio, where he grew up to become a national first-class actor.
In 1973, the Beijing Film Studio prepared to shoot the film "Sunny Days", zhang Lianwen, who looked good and had a simple personality, was photographed by director Lin Nong and starred in the male protagonist "Xiao Changchun" in the film.
"Sunny Days" was a popular film in the 1970s, and Zhang Lianwen also emerged in the film and television circle with the role of "Xiao Changchun".
In 1976, when the Beijing Film Studio filmed the film "Boiling Mountains", Zhang Lianwen was again selected to play the male number one "Jiao Kun". The film was also all the rage in the 1970s.
The singers of the film's theme song and interlude are Zhu Fengbo, Wu Yanze, Geng Lianfeng, Zhang Zhenfu and other famous singers, which also adds a lot of color to the film.
Since then, Zhang Lianwen has taken over many films such as "Entrepreneurship", "Julan", "Wedding", "Xu Mao and His Daughters", "Sea Prisoner", "Ordinary People's Home" and so on.
In the award-winning film "Xu Mao and His Daughters", Zhang Lianwen played Xu Mao's fourth son-in-law" "Zheng Bairu". He is a villain, misbehaving, and cunning. Xu Mao's fourth daughter, Xu Xiuyun, was deceived and possessed by him by shameless means, and then disliked her and wanted to divorce Xu Xiuyun. Not only that, Zheng Bairu also framed Xu Mao's eldest son-in-law, Jin Dongshui.
Zhang Lianwen
In the 1970s and 1980s, Zhang Lianwen was one of the most popular male actors, and in the late 1990s, Zhang Lianwen faded out of the film and television circle and began to work behind the scenes.
On January 4, 2019, Zhang Lianwen unfortunately passed away in Beijing due to illness at the age of 74.
Liu Yu was born in Shanghai in 1939, and due to her family's poverty, she was sent to a nursery run by foreigners shortly after her birth. Later, the kind neighbors took Liu Yu out of the nursery to raise her and took her to Changzhou City.
Stills of Liu Yu's "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp"
In 1953, after graduating from junior high school, Liu Yu was admitted to the Secondary Drama School affiliated to the East China Branch of the Central Academy of Drama in Shanghai. Three years later, Liu Yu entered the acting department of the Shanghai Theater Academy and became a classmate with Zhu Xijuan.
Because of his excellent grades, Liu Yu played a rural mother in the drama "We Are a Family" during college, which was well received.
After graduating from university, Liu Yu stayed on to work at the school and founded the Shanghai Theater Academy Experimental Drama Troupe, where he served as an actor. In 1963, the experimental repertory theatre was renamed the Shanghai Youth Repertory Theatre, and Liu Yu has always been the backbone actor in the troupe.
Liu Yu
Later, Liu Yu was sent to the United States for further study by the unit. She is dignified and beautiful, with a wide range of plays, strong plasticity, good at portraying the complex and intense psychological activities of the characters, and her performances are infectious and moderate.
Since his career, Liu Yu's achievements on the drama stage have even surpassed those of film and television dramas. She starred in "Home", "The Great Wall of the South China Sea", "Put Down Your Whip", "In the Silent Place", "Second Handshake" dramas and other popular.
Liu Yu was rated as an excellent actor by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture for successfully portraying the heroine "Ding Jieqiong" in the drama "The Second Handshake".
Liu Yu stills
In addition to "Eighteen Years of Enemy Camp", Liu Yu's film and television works starring Liu Yu also include films such as "Acting Mayor", "Kinship", and "Acacia Women's Guest House". In the 1970s and 1980s, Liu Yu was also one of the most popular actresses.
In the late 1980s, Liu Yu went to live in the United States, and she is 82 years old this year, and she does not know what the recent situation is.
The hit of "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" made Magaqi a well-known actor. This cooperation with Wang Fulin, Magaqi left a deep impression on the other party.
In 1987, when Wang Fulin filmed the old version of "Dream of the Red Chamber", he not only let Magaqi serve as the assistant director of the crew, but also let him play "Jia Zheng", the father of "Jia Baoyu", in the play.
Magachi
Being both an assistant director and an actor has brought a huge workload to Magachi. The crew has 24 hours a day, and Magachi has to work more than ten hours a day.
Once, while carrying props, he accidentally fell off the table, resulting in a fractured left arm. In order not to drag the hind legs of the crew, he was not hospitalized for treatment, and after simply treating the wound, he continued to shoot with the injury, and everyone called him "Desperate Sanlang".
When "Dream of the Red Chamber" was broadcast nationwide, it also triggered thousands of empty alleys. In this way, in Magaqi's acting career, he has two major plays, "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" and "Dream of the Red Chamber", which is not easy for an actor.
Some actors have filmed all their lives, and they have not made memorable masterpieces. In this sense, Magach was lucky.
Stills from Maggachi
In 1987, Magachi also starred in the 20-episode costume drama "The Legend of Hairui", in which he played the county commander "Gao Shiru".
Since the 1990s, Magachi has moved from the foreground to the backstage and began to direct film and television dramas. The 14-episode TV series "Modern Emotions", the two-episode TV series "Diary of a Disabled", and the 20-episode TV series "West Chamber" directed by him have all been highly recognized and loved by the audience.
Luo Maoli is frivolous, cold, beautiful, and covers as a social flower, but is actually a female agent.
Li Xiaoli stills
At that time, when director Wang Fulin communicated with Li Xiaoli, he asked her to choose a role between "Kang Ying" and "Luo Maoli". As a result, she chose to play the role of a female agent because the role was challenging.
During the filming of "Eighteen Years of enemy camp", Li Xiaoli was still in college at the Beijing Film Academy. Therefore, during college, Li Xiaoli became famous.
Li Xiaoli was born in Changchun in 1956, and when she was still studying at the Jilin Normal University High School, the famous director Xie Tieli asked her to play the militia platoon leader "Huang Yunxiang" in the film "Haixia".
After the national release of "Haixia", Li Xiaoli came to prominence in the film industry. Two years later, she was transferred to changchun film studio and starred in 12 films.
In 1978, Li Xiaoli was admitted to the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy. After graduating from university, she was assigned to work at Tianjin Television Station and later transferred back to Changchun Film Studio.
In the 1980s, Li Xiaoli was also one of the popular actresses, starring in many classic films, such as "Six Princesses" in "Peacock Princess", "Yin Wenxiu" in "Tomorrow To Answer You", "Xu Manli", a socialite in "Midnight", "Huang Yaping" in "Life", etc.
In 2002, after Li Xiaoli finished filming the film "Dream in Laughter", there were no more works.
Stills from Midnight
Zhang Lianwen, Liu Yu, Magaqi and Li Xiaoli, four well-known actors, starred in the first TV series in mainland China, which is undoubtedly lucky, and they have also been recorded in the annals of TV dramas.
In 2008, "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" was remade, and the 9 episodes were changed to 40 episodes, starring Du Chun and Asru. Although it is a remake, it still arouses the audience's pursuit.
The 9-episode version of "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" has been broadcast for 40 years, the lead actor Zhang Lianwen has passed away, and the other 3 actors have also entered their old age and completely left the film and television circle. But the classic characters they created in "Eighteen Years of the Enemy Camp" will always remain in the memory of the audience!
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