On October 8, according to Taiwan media reports, veteran screenwriter Zhang Yongxiang died at home in the United States, died in his sleep, which is also considered to be a consummation, at the age of 92.
Born in 1929, Zhang Yongxiang went to Penghu Island with the exile school in 1948 and graduated from the exile middle school. After studying film, he stayed in school to teach due to his excellent grades, and became the general manager of Yongsheng Film Company at the age of 52, and completed more than 120 film scripts before his death.
In 2016, at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards, when Zhang Yongxiang received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his friend Li Xing, the audience resounded with thunderous applause, because there were too many awards in his life, and he was jokingly called a professional winner by insiders.
At that time, because of his old mobility, he insisted on walking on stage to deliver an acceptance speech with the support of others. He said: Don't dare to be afraid to be, I hope everyone will sit down quickly, otherwise they will not dare to say it.
Zhang Yongxiang has won a total of five Best Screenplay Awards at the Golden Horse Awards, and is tied with Wu Nianzhen as the current record holder for Best Screenplay. He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 10th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 18th Golden Horse Awards respectively for "Returning the Pearl of the Emperor with Tears" (1971), "My Land and My People" (1975), "A Boat in the Ocean" (1978), "A Story of a Small Town" (1979) and "If I Were True" (1981).
Later, in a backstage interview, he humorously said: I just forgot to thank my wife who has been married for 53 years, I rely on her for everything, and I am now quick to thank her. After that, he kissed his wife 4 times in front of the media.
The works created by Zhang Yongxiang can be tailored according to the director, and the style change is more than comfortable, ensuring the quality and highlighting human nature at the same time.
In the 1960s and 1980s, he collaborated on more than 30 scripts with director Li Xingqian and back, and became popular with many actors such as Lin Fengjiao and Qin Han. In August this year, Li Xing died, and now Zhang Yongxiang has a full life, and it is regrettable that the film industry has lost 2 major talents.
Li walked, Zhang Yongxiang also left, and health realism realism really came to an end.