Text/Si Qi
In film and television dramas, the actors of "Bao Zheng" appear in an endless stream.
If it were you, who would you think played the most classic role of "Bao Zheng"?
Is it Liang Guanhua, Dillon, Lu Yi, Zhou Jie, Deng Chao, or Zhang Zijian?
In his acting career, Jin Chaoqun has starred in more than 800 episodes of the TV series "Bao Qingtian", a record that has not been broken so far.
Time has passed, and whenever the melody of the theme song of the same name sounds, it is still fresh in people's minds:
Kaifeng has a bao Qingtian, the iron mask selflessly distinguishes between loyalty and adultery
Jianghu Haojie came to help, and Dynasty and Mahan were by his side
The drill rat is as light as smoke, and the gopher is a good man
The mountain rat has an iron arm and a divine fist, and the river rat has extraordinary hands
The golden haired rat is full of gall, and these five rats are righteously knotted with golden orchids
The Seven Heroes and the Five Righteousness are spread in the folk...
The "Bao Qingtian" created by Jin Chaoqun, whether it is the character image or the line skills, is integrated with the Audience's mind of Lord Bao.
It is precisely because of this that he can flourish in the series and is known as "the most classic Bao Qingtian".
In the play, he judges the case like a god, selfless with an iron face, and a pair of wise eyes to distinguish between loyalty and adultery;
Outside the play, he cherishes the country and the world, loves Taiwan, the place where he grew up, and loves the mother of the motherland even more!
01
On November 26, 1951, Jin Chaoqun was born in the beautiful Qingdao, and his ancestral home was Beijing.
Father Jin is a grown-up in Shoubi Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, and grew up in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
In Qingdao, Jin's father met and fell in love with his wife, and then formed a family.
Jin Chaoqun has a total of 4 brothers and sisters, he is the third oldest in the family, with older brothers and sisters above and younger brothers and sisters below.
Since ancient times, Qingdao has been a treasure land with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere, and countless literati rioters have been born.
Since childhood, Jin Chaoqun has studied Peking Opera and drama under the influence of his father, and his skills are quite good.
After moving to Taiwan with his family, he did not change his pursuit of opera culture.
He performed on stage at the age of 5, and began to act in dramas at the age of 18...
It is reasonable to say that Jin Chaoqun has performed so well in literature and art, and the future should be very clear.
Not really!
Because of his mediocre appearance and talent, he has never been given a better chance.
In addition, with his rugged appearance, he is really not suitable for idol roles.
In 1977, Taiwan was regarded as a supplement to "fresh blood" and was recruiting artists for the society.
With a profound talent foundation, Jin Chaoqun was successfully admitted.
This year, he is 26 years old, and his acting career has not seen any waves.
At this age when high is not low, he is forced to accept reality, but he is not willing to be ordinary.
In the years that followed, Jin Chaoqun was always hovering between the miscellaneous and the dragon set, and the fringe figure was uncompromising.
Occasionally fishing for a small supporting role also made him very happy.
Sometimes, Jin Chaoqun serves as the host of some TV programs, but he is just a green leaf identity.
In addition, he has also worked as an editor and stage supervisor.
The variety of things he dabbled in didn't make a significant difference in his finances.
At the saddest time, he didn't even have money for the New Year, and he was depressed in the house of the unit.
Poor people are ugly, foreign household registration!
Jin Chaoqun's love has not arrived for a long time.
In 1986, at the age of 35, he was filming the science fiction film "Prodigy", in which he played a small role.
Along with Jin Chaoqun, there is also an actress named Chen Qi.
Chen Qi, 8 years younger than Jin Chaoqun, is a native of Taiwan, born in a family of doctors, and his father is a famous local Western doctor.
After graduation, Chen Qi became a nurse, but she did not like the job, so she changed her career to become an actress.
During the filming process, the two depressed young actors found many "common ground", which is quite a bit of the meaning of seeing each other and hating the night.
After the filming of "Prodigy", the two established a romantic relationship.
02
As the old saying goes: Marry the right person, be happy for a lifetime. Vice versa.
As far as Chen Qi's family conditions are concerned, they are many times superior to Jin Chaoqun.
In terms of appearance, Jin Chaoqun is tall and rugged, and Chen Qi is beautiful and lovely, like "beauty and the beast".
The gap between the two was so large, Chen Qi not only did not dislike Jin Chaoqun a little, but felt that he was a reliable person.
The two fell in love for a year, and Chen Qi did not introduce the love object to her parents.
It wasn't until the second elder who was close to marriage that he knew that the future son-in-law was actually a poor "foreigner" and looked so "ugly".
Under many considerations, the second elder has a clear attitude and vigorously opposes it.
In the face of her parents' obstruction, Chen Qi did not flinch.
She firmly expressed her determination: If I don't marry Jin Chaoqun, I would rather die alone.
Seeing that his daughter had eaten the scales and iron heart, Chen Father and Mother Chen shook their heads darkly and had to agree to this marriage.
In May 1987, Jin Chaoqun and Chen Qi's wedding was held in Taipei, without a wedding room and wedding ring, and without too many relatives and friends.
After marriage, the young couple wanted to earn money while filming, and there was also joy in their lives.
In order to buy a house in Taiwan as soon as possible, the couple took out all their savings and borrowed a lot of money to open a tea house called "Youyuyi".
However, there is often a large gap between dreams and reality.
Soon after the operation, the tea house collapsed due to insufficient income, and the two borrowed more than 4 million yuan in debt, which can be called "big bearer".
The bitterness of life did not overwhelm this industrious and pragmatic couple.
Chen Qi often encourages her husband: as long as she does not give up and is willing to struggle, she will definitely be able to win a better tomorrow.
In the next 6 years, Jin Chaoqun had a very difficult time.
The business failed, rarely received a contract, and the double frustration made him difficult.
In 1993, the gears of fate finally took a dramatic turn.
This year, director Sun Shupei is worried about the casting of the new drama "Bao Qingtian".
Looking at the entire Taiwanese showbiz circle, there are not many actors who can portray the role of "Bao Zheng", and there are very few who are willing to challenge.
The reason is simple, because the image of Bao Zheng is too straight, and he has to put on a very thick makeup, like a piece of black charcoal.
In this way, the small fresh meat is far away, and the stage skills of other actors are relatively insufficient.
After months of selection, Sun Shupei's eyes straightened with sorrow and his heart was full of confusion.
At this moment, Jin Chaoqun took the initiative to ask for help and patted his chest to take over the play.
Sun Shupei has rich experience in directing, and naturally has a pair of "pearl-aware" eyes.
In his view, although Jin Chaoqun's image is not good, he has many years of stage skills in Peking Opera and drama, and his ability to control lines will never be weak.
In addition, he is five years old and three thick, and he does not mind "disfiguring for the play", but this is worthy of praise.
The eyes are a little smaller, but a little trimming can make up for it.
In this way, Jin Chaoqun, together with He Jiajin, Fan Hongxuan, Sun Peng and others, co-starred in this protracted work.
This year, as soon as "Bao Qingtian" premiered in Taiwan, it achieved the ratings of thousands of empty alleys.
With the drama, Jin Chaoqun finally caught fire.
Ten years of dragon set no one knows, "black charcoal" to solve the case the world knows!
In order to play this role well, the "torture" suffered by Jin Chaoqun is unexpected by many people.
Crazy fattening to 96 kilograms, wearing black face makeup for hours every day, tears from the eyes widened by "hanging eyebrows"...
What is even more unexpected is that he has to work more than 15 hours a day continuously, shooting 5 units in length.
Therefore, he could only sleep in a costume, and was often woken up by the sound of "starting work" just after closing his eyes.
As a wife, Chen Qi understands her husband's difficulties and never complains about the pain of staying alone in an empty house.
After more than two years of shooting 236 episodes, Chen Qi "survived" this period of time.
03
In 1995, Taiwan Radio and Television awarded Jin Chaoqun the "Golden Bell Award" Best Actor Award.
This award is well deserved for him.
Behind the success, there is also the full support of Chen Qi.
"Bao Qingtian" is not only popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, but also in Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada and other countries.
In addition, Jin Chaoqun was also invited to Hong Kong and Singapore to participate in TV drama performances for 2 years, and has visited South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries.
In an era when television was not yet widespread, audiences gathered at the homes of relatives and friends to watch "Bao Qingtian" and "The Legend of the New White Lady", and if they missed an episode, they would not be able to sleep at night.
In 1994, for many reasons, Jin Chaoqun terminated his contract with Huashi and has since become a freelance artist.
And the 30 episodes of "New Bao Qingtian" that he starred in were also tragically banned and delayed broadcasting.
In 1996, Jin Chaoqun starred in the legendary drama "You Long Frightening Phoenix" (also known as "The Legend of the Three Heroes of Wind and Dust"), together with Xing Minshan, Pan Yingzi and others.
With the role of "Dirty Rider" in the play, he became popular all over the mainland.
It was also from that time that he began to shift his acting position and returned to his hometown after a long absence.
Fame and fortune, he not only bought a house in Taiwan, but also bought real estate in Shanghai and Qingdao.
During this time, Jin Chaoqun clearly felt the "difference" between Taiwan and the mainland.
Once on the show, he said:
Taiwan's local drama is terrible, teaching the next generation, and the proliferation of political discussion programs has made everyone emotionally antagonistic and hateful, just to fight for ratings.
At this point, there may be netizens who question Jin Chaoqun as a "two-faced faction", seeing people talking about people and talking about ghosts.
But Si Qi believes that he grew up in Taiwan and has an irreplaceable say.
Just like the singer Huang An who supports the reunification of Taiwan, he has always adhered to the original patriotic intention and has never changed.
Another example is Wu Zongxian, Li Liqun and other old artists, who also showed patriotic determination.
Back to the point.
After the return of Hong Kong in 1997, Jin Chaoqun felt the strength of the motherland even more.
As an actor, he hopes to act for a lifetime for fans.
At this time, he and his wife had been married for 10 years, but they had never been able to complete the mission of having children.
This will undoubtedly produce a great psychological gap for him who has traditional thinking.
As a wife, Chen Qi failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter for her husband, so she felt guilty and often secretly drank tears.
Seeing that his wife was uncomfortable, Jin Chaoqun could only beat her spirit and persuade her to "go with the flow" and maintain a normal heart in continuing future generations.
In 1998, Jin Chaoqun decided to create his own film and television city because he was not accustomed to the "one hand covering the sky" of the film and television company.
In Qingdao, he exhausted everything and raised 25 million yuan to establish a "super group" film and television culture base.
After the base was established, Jin Chaoqun adhered to the principle of "not opening up to the outside world" and wanted to shoot how he wanted.
And his main work is the "Bao Qingtian Series".
For him, "Bao Qingtian" is not only the screen image that made him a hit, but also the goal pursued in the second half of his life.
He said with emotion:
"I've played this role for too long and it's been deeply influenced. I don't think I'm fit to do anything that has evil thoughts in my heart, and I must not do it. Invisibly, I became a more just person. ”
That's what he said, and so did he.
In those years, Operation Flattening was in full swing, setting a record for the remittances of about 1.3 million people in 10 days.
Although he is in the mainland, Jin Chaoqun does not forget to devote himself to it.
Unfortunately, when he rushed back to Taiwan in a hurry, Shi Mingde's headquarters had closed the account, resulting in him being too late to donate NT$100.
In response to this matter, Jin Chaoqun indignantly said:
In 1056, Bao Qingtian served as the governor of Kaifeng Province, and he did not expect that after 950 years, he would see that Taiwan had actually retreated so much. At that time, Bao Gong could still be ajaw, but now he couldn't get a hammer, which was even more troublesome, because there were many ways to protect Chen Shui-bian, so that he couldn't get rid of it, and if Bao Gong was alive, "the old Bao would be angry to death."
In the years before and after, Jin Chaoqun has dedicated dramas such as "Bao Gong Out Tour", "Bao Gong Strange Case", "Huangdao Love" and so on.
Every time, he showed himself as "Bao Gong" and won unanimous praise.
In 2010, he Jin Chaoqun formed the "Iron Triangle" with He Jiajin and Fan Hongxuan, and co-starred in "Bao Qingtian's Kaifeng Strange Case".
Years are like knives, and no one can escape.
In 2017, Jin Chaoqun was 66 years old.
Due to years of overwork, he suffered from a brain tumor and was diagnosed by the hospital and had to undergo craniotomy.
This surgery has a fairly high risk factor for him, who is nearly old.
Before the operation, my wife was in tears, lest he would not be able to come out after he went in.
In order to comfort Chen Qi, Jin Chaoqun pretended to be strong and leisurely joked.
He said sarcastically, "If I'm that, you must not look for a young man, it is unreliable." ”
Jin Chaoqun's joke, instead of making his wife happy, was angrily rebuked by her: "Close your crow's mouth, it will definitely be fine!" ”
Just as the so-called "good people have good rewards", Although Jin Chaoqun's operation was carried out for more than 5 hours, it was very successful.
The greatest pain in life is the separation of life and death.
This old husband and wife who walked hand in hand through the "ruby marriage" have never abandoned their children and daughters in this life.
They will continue to love brilliantly.
Today, the 71-year-old Jin Chaoqun has retreated into the background, watching the clouds cirrus and recuperating.
Perhaps, he has not fulfilled his dream of starring in 1,000 episodes of "Bao Qingtian", but he will always be everyone's favorite "black charcoal head".
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