Zhang Kaili can become popular, inseparable from the TV series "Longing".
A "Longing" directly praised The unknown Zhang Kaili as a "national daughter-in-law".
In 1990, "Liu Huifang", who adopted an abandoned baby, touched the hearts of audiences across the country.
In fact, the role of "Liu Huifang" was not Set at the beginning by Zhang Kaili.
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At that time, director Lu Xiaowei only had nine episodes of the script in his hand, and the screenwriter really couldn't write it.
Lu Xiaowei can only take these nine episodes of the script out to find the heroine "Liu Huifang".
In Lu Xiaowei's heart, the first choice of "Liu Huifang" should be actor Zuo Ling.
Helplessly, Zuo Ling really couldn't move out of time at that time, and Lu Xiaowei could only go to find the second candidate, Fu Yiwei.
Fu Yiwei was called "the most beautiful woman" for starring in "The List of Fengshen Gods".
Fu Yiwei had already won the "Best Actress Award" at that time, and his fame was much greater than that of Zhang Kaili.
Zhang Kaili is still just an unknown newcomer actor in the coal mine literary troupe.
Lu Xiaowei personally went to knock Fu Yiwei's file,
Fu Yiwei also agreed with Lu Xiaowei.
Then Lu Xiaowei took Fu Yiwei to try on makeup.
After several times of repeated attempts, Lu Xiaowei dismissed the idea of letting Fu Yiwei play "Liu Huifang".
He felt that Fu Yiwei's appearance was too gorgeous, no matter which set of makeup and hair was very bright on her, which did not conform to the simple character setting of "Liu Huifang".
After thinking about it, Lu Xiaowei prepared to change people.
He found the popular actress Yang Qing again.
Yang Qing's schedule is also very full, Lu Xiaowei went to her 8 times, and Yang Qing did not have time to pay attention to him.
She is filming every day, and after this crew, she seamlessly connects into the next crew, and there are many scripts waiting in line for her.
Finally, when Lu Xiaowei went to find Yang Qing for the 9th time, Yang Qing agreed to read the script.
But Yang Qing did not give him a clear time.
Yang Qing was too busy, and Lu Xiaowei didn't have time to wait for Yang Qing.
Because the station stipulates that he has to shoot the whole drama within a year.
Helplessly, Lu Xiaowei could only give up Yang Qing.
Lu Xiaowei couldn't sleep every day because he chose "Liu Huifang".
Unable to find a suitable candidate, Lu Xiaowei could only come to the coal mine literary troupe to find actors.
An old friend of the repertory theater recommended Zhang Kaili to Lu Xiaowei.
At that time, just in time for the end of work, Zhang Kaili asked Lu Xiaowei to sit down in the courtyard first, and then she went to the kitchen to clean up.
It was this scene that made Lu Xiaowei see the shadow of "Liu Huifang".
Lu Xiaowei then brought Zhang Kaili back to the crew.
"Longing" was filmed very hard.
Insufficient funds, no script, and in the end, even the actor's clothes could not be bought.
Therefore, there are so many pieces of Liu Huifang's clothes back and forth in the play, and they are all rented.
Many clothes labels are hidden inside, and they must be returned quickly after shooting.
Even the snacks on the table in the play are reused.
Whichever side does not have long hairs, swing which side is directed at the camera, and the long hair is carried behind the camera.
Fortunately, the actors in the play are very good at acting, and each actor allows the audience to take the role.
Especially "Liu Huifang" played by Zhang Kaili.
The tragic fate of "Liu Huifang" touched the hearts of audiences up and down the country.
The character setting of "Liu Huifang" combines almost all female strengths, kindness, sincerity, filial piety, beauty and generosity, and helpfulness.
But the most impressive thing about her is kindness.
She can't see that others have difficulties, and as long as others have difficulties, she will help, including the adoption of "Xiaofang".
Obviously, I am not very happy with my life, but I can't see strange children abandoned on the street.
This touches the weakest part of the hearts of the people.
When filming "Liu Huifang", Zhang Kaili did not marry, let alone be a mother.
So most of the reason she was able to perform "The Radiance of Maternal Love" came from her grandmother.
Zhang Kaili's grandmother is the realistic version of "Liu Huifang".
Grandma had five children, and the living conditions were very difficult at that time, and the family had problems eating.
But Grandma still adopted an abandoned baby.
The grandmother did not want to see the child suffering, so she took her back to the house.
"When I play Liu Huifang, I'm actually playing my grandmother."
"It was my grandmother who gave me a Liu Huifang, and it was my grandmother who made me."
When Zhang Kaili does not know how to behave maternal love, she will recall how her grandmother treats her children.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Kaili has deduced such a touching "Liu Huifang".
Because the character image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Zhang Kaili encounters a lot of troubles in real life.
Zhang Kaili did not know her when she went to the street before.
After acting in "Longing", she became famous overnight.
Everywhere she went, people knew her.
Zhang Kaili described it this way:
"After playing Liu Huifang, I was immediately on fire, as if I had slept overnight, and the next day everyone on the street knew me."
Since then, Zhang Kaili will be surrounded by passers-by as soon as she goes out.
Zhang Kaili went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and the stall owners would give it to her for free, and they would not charge her money.
She walks down the street, and someone will give her gifts, flowers.
In those years, male audiences wanted to marry Liu Huifang, and mothers-in-law wanted a daughter-in-law like Liu Huifang.
Zhang Kaili became a favorite actress in the national audience.
Once she was on a bus, a man shouted excitedly:
"You are Liu Huifang!"
Then everyone in the car gathered around to see Zhang Kaili.
There are also many people holding Zhang Kaili's hand and nagging at home.
Zhang Kaili also signed all the passengers in the car.
At this moment, Zhang Kaili realized that she was completely on fire.
However, red also has red distress.
Zhang Kaili would be surrounded by crowds wherever she went.
She doesn't turn anyone down.
As long as someone asks her to sign, she will sign it, and there is no star shelf at all.
No matter how many people asked her to sign, she would sign them one by one before leaving.
But the long time also affects her personal life, and even brings a lot of trouble.
Some viewers see "Liu Huifang" so kind, so they will ask her to borrow money.
Zhang Kaili herself is very similar to her grandmother, and she can't see that others are having a difficult time, and she can't see that others are embarrassed.
Therefore, when fans come to ask for her, she will not refuse, adhering to the principle of helping if she can, and will do her best to help financially.
Others gave her children to raise.
All kinds of difficulties will come to Zhang Kaili for help.
Some come directly to the door, and some write letters for help.
Zhang Kaili receives a sack of letters every day.
This phenomenon lasted for a long time.
But Zhang Kaili's ability is also limited, so she has a lot of pressure.
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Zhang Kaili is a person who longs for a family, and she longs to find a soul mate and then teach her husband and children at home.
When filming "Longing", writer Zhang Jianquan often came to the group to find friends.
Zhang Kaili was attracted by the bookish anger on Zhang Jian's body.
However, Zhang Kaili was more shy and did not have the embarrassment to come forward to greet him.
In the few days when the crew was filming, Zhang Jianquan often came to the group to find friends.
Zhang Kaili tried to talk to him several times, but did not dare to open her mouth.
At this time, Zhang Kaili did not know that Zhang Jianquan had long liked her.
From the first time he entered the crew to find friends and met Zhang Kaili for the first time, he has already liked her.
Later, I came to the crew several times to find friends just to see her a few more times.
Zhang Jianquan is also relatively shy, and he has not been embarrassed to open his mouth.
Until a friend said to him, "We're almost done." ”
Zhang Jianquan had a sense of urgency, and he quickly expressed his heart to Zhang Kaili.
Afraid of not saying anything more, Zhang Kaili went back.
At that time, Zhang Kaili was just red, looking for the director of her filming stubble after stubble.
The agent had already received many announcements for her.
But Zhang Kaili said: "I don't want to make a scene, I want to fall in love and get married." ”
The broker was furious at the time:
"Are you crazy Zhang Kaili?" Now that you have just become popular, it is a good period of development, you tell me that you are not shooting? ”
Zhang Kaili attaches great importance to the family, and in her eyes the family is more important than anything else.
As a result, she and her agent got into a fight.
Zhang Kaili also gave up her most popular acting career.
Zhang Kaili was 28 years old when she was eager to shoot.
It is not too early to become famous at the age of 28, it can even be said to be late.
While others seized the golden age to develop their careers, Zhang Kaili chose to return to her family.
Zhang Jianquan understood her very well, although Zhang Jianquan did not have any money at that time, but he was very good to Zhang Kaili.
Will always take care of her careful thinking, will accompany Zhang Kaili to do what she likes.
Zhang Kaili likes to watch romance dramas, and she cries every time she sees touching people.
Although Zhang Jianquan does not like to watch romance dramas, he will also accompany her to watch them.
Although Zhang Jianquan did not understand what to cry,
But as soon as it came to the touching link, Zhang Jianquan handed the tissue to Zhang Kaili in advance.
This kind of small detail is very impressive to women,
Zhang Kaili became more and more dependent on Zhang Jianquan.
After a year of dating, the two are ready to enter the palace of marriage hand in hand.
Then Zhang Jianquan was ready to take Zhang Kaili home to see her parents.
At that time, Zhang Jianquan said to his mother:
"Mom, do you know who Liu Huifang is?"
Zhang Jianquan's mother:
"Of course I know, the girl in 'Longing.'"
Zhang Jianquan: "How about letting her be your daughter-in-law?" ”
Then Zhang Jianquan really brought Zhang Kaili back.
Zhang Jianquan's mother was startled and happily closed her mouth.
And Zhang Kaili is very similar to Liu Huifang in life.
She is filial and has lived with her mother-in-law since she got married, living under the same roof for over 20 years.
On weekdays, she will carefully take care of her mother-in-law's food and clothing.
Zhang Kaili cooks for her mother-in-law every day and boils water to wash her feet.
Often take the mother-in-law to go shopping.
Since then, Zhang Kaili has been in a state of "disappearing".
Eager for the other actors in the crew to often have new works broadcast, only Zhang Kaili has no voice.
Because she has been taking care of her mother-in-law at home, she wants to be a good wife.
The focus of her husband's career was in Shenzhen, and Zhang Kaili stayed in Shenzhen.
In order to make her husband work outside the home more at ease, Zhang Kaili took care of everything in the family alone and sacrificed her career to take care of the family.
So many fans have written to the TV station: "Where did Zhang Kelly go?" ”
After many years, some people asked Why Zhang Kaili disappeared for so long after filming "Longing".
Kelly Zhang explained: "Because I live with my husband's parents, I have to take care of their lives. ”
In fact, in those years, Zhang Kaili also had occasional jobs, but there was no response.
So let the audience think that she didn't seem to come out to work in those years.
In 1997, Zhang Kaili and Zhang Jianquan's daughter Zhang Keying was born.
After the birth of her daughter, Zhang Kaili used all her energy to accompany her daughter to grow.
In order to give his daughter a better growth environment, Zhang Jianquan is ready to start a business.
Zhang Kaili took out all her savings to her husband as start-up funds.
Zhang Jianquan did not live up to Zhang Kaili's expectations.
He has been doing a small reputation in the Shenzhen area for several years.
Today, he has become a billionaire.
Zhang Kaili is at home to take care of her daughter and mother-in-law.
She is very easy-going in her education, she rarely argues with her daughter, and she always gets along with her daughter as a friend.
Zhang Keying has called her daughter Mommy since she was a child, never a mother.
Once, Zhang Kaili asked her daughter to call her "mother".
After Zhang Keying shouted, Zhang Kaili felt particularly unaccustomed, and she would still call Mommy in the future.
When her daughter grew older, Zhang Kaili began to miss Beijing.
On a very ordinary morning, Zhang Kaili said to her husband, "Let's go back to Beijing." ”
Zhang Jianquan did not ask too much, he only said one sentence:
"Well, I'll accompany you wherever you want."
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In this way, the whole family came to Beijing again.
Back in Beijing, Zhang Kaili has gradually found her career.
But just when Zhang Kaili's career was just rejuvenating, her mother in her hometown suffered from uremia.
Zhang Kaili received a call from the doctor at the crew.
Then she squatted alone in the corner crying, and she didn't bother the rest of the cast.
But some people still saw it, and everyone knew about it.
Zhang Kaili refused the help of her colleagues, and she immediately returned to the hospital to take care of her mother after completing the work at hand.
How long my mother stayed in the hospital, how long she stayed in the hospital.
She gave up all her work.
Host: "The Kelly people are really good, and very few children can do that." ”
"I can do work at any time, but my mother only has one."
Baishan filial piety came first, and Zhang Kaili did it.
Just when the hospital informed that a suitable kidney yuan was found, Zhang Kaili's mother-in-law had a piercing bone on her leg.
Zhang Kaili immediately flew to Shenzhen to pick up her mother-in-law in Beijing.
That is to say, during that time, Zhang Kaili was alone in the hospital to take care of her mother and mother-in-law.
And Zhang Kaili has reached middle age, with old and young.
In the morning, he sent his daughter to school, and then immediately went to the hospital to take care of the two elderly people.
In the afternoon, she went to school to pick up her daughter and go home, she did not want to lack companionship for her daughter.
Fortunately, although the process was painful, both elderly people recovered after treatment, and all indicators have returned to normal.
After this experience, Zhang Kaili cherished the time spent with her family even more.
After the mother-in-law was discharged from the hospital and wanted to return to Shenzhen, Zhang Kaili stopped her.
Zhang Kaili took her mother-in-law and her mother back to her home in Beijing, and she wanted to take care of the two elderly people at the same time in the future.
In order to prevent the two mothers from having a conflict, Zhang Kaili bought exactly the same food or clothes for the two elderly people.
Zhang Kaili wants to support her mother-in-law and mother's old age in her own way.
The mother-in-law said in an interview:
"My life is so good, to have such a good daughter-in-law, as good as my own daughter-in-law."
Zhang Kaili also said:
"The mother-in-law must treat her like a mother-in-law, which is what the daughter-in-law should do."
Zhang Kaili is a good daughter-in-law, a good mother, and a good wife.
She once said: "People always have a desire for goodness and kindness." ”
Just like the theme song of the "Longing" TV series.
People on the streets would have hummed this song.
The lyrics are very touching.
Long time, want to say that the year was so confused,
It is also difficult to choose between true and illusory.
Joy and sorrow have all been there,
Why is this attachment?
Long road of life, up and down the search.
The heart longs for a sincere life,
Who can tell me if I'm right or wrong?
Ask about customers coming from the south to the north.
Forgetting the grievances, leaving the true feelings to say from the beginning,
Accompany the lights of thousands of homes in the world.
There are not many stories, just like a normal song,
The past and the future are considered together.
At the same time, she is also a good actress, Zhang Kaili is a national first-class actor and a director of the China Literary and Art Volunteer Association.
In August 2021, Zhang Kaili spoke at the "Self-cultivation, Self-discipline, Uprightness, And Forged Souls--Forum on the Construction of Professional Ethics and Conduct of Literary and Art Workers of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles":
"It is often said that character comes from tutoring, and if the artist himself comes from a parent who despises family education, or even his parents do not lead by example or have a bad deed, then such an artist goes to society and takes to the stage, even if he becomes popular with a moment of good luck, it must be dangerous. It can be said that talent can make a person popular, but it does not necessarily make it go far! What's more, some stars don't really have any real talent.
A qualified artist full of positive energy should attach great importance to the cultivation and cultivation of ideological character and constantly cultivate sentiments in order to truly plump up his wings, and only when he has good morality and art can he walk on the Avenue of Stars in the temple of art. Let us work together to create a clean, healthy and upward industry atmosphere, with more vivid characters and fine products to give back to the times, give back to the people, and fully shoulder the sacred duty of Bacon to cast the soul. ”
Zhang Kaili and a generation of old artists are actively leading the younger generations to create an industry environment with a clean atmosphere and both moral integrity and art in the cultural and entertainment industry.
Now Zhang Kaili is 60 years old, has a career and a family, and can be described as a winner in life.
Not long ago, Zhang Kaili also appeared in the rehearsal of the 2022 CCTV Tiger Year Spring Festival Gala.
Zhang Kaili has been on CCTV Spring Festival Gala 6 times, and this year is the 7th.
It is expected that Zhang Kaili of the 2022 Spring Festival Gala can bring more heart-warming works to everyone.