At 8 p.m. on April 14, national first-class actor Zong Liqun died tragically in Nandaihe at the age of 74, and his friends in the circle made bad news public, revealing that Mr. Zong Liqun had suffered a cerebral infarction many years ago, and he had been worried about his health in recent years, but he didn't expect to go so suddenly.
The farewell ceremony of Mr. Zong Liqun's body is scheduled to be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18 at the Babaoshan Plum Hall, when friends from inside and outside the circle will go to the funeral home to bid him off for the last trip and pray that Mr. Zong will be well in the kingdom of heaven.
It is reported that Zong Liqun was born in Funing District, Qinhuangdao in 1949, because he was interested in military camps since he was a child, so he signed up for the army after graduation, and he was a battalion commander before he became an official actor.
Time came to 1988, when Bayi Film Studio wanted to shoot the troop-themed film "Report of the Female Instructor", he found Zong Liqun and asked him to find a few extras, when he sent people to the crew, the choreographer took a fancy to him, just as the chief of staff of the artillery brigade in the play was not yet selected, so he let Zong Liqun give it a try, this is also Zong Liqun's first contact with movies, but he did not expect that he had a talent for being an actor, that is, by such a coincidence, he embarked on the road to art, and he was almost 40 years old that year.
Two years later, the historical blockbuster "Armageddon" began to select special actors, the crew found Zong Liqun, hoping that he could play the role of Peng Dehuai, because Zong Liqun's teacher had a lot of work at that time, he forgot about this matter, fortunately he met Shen Guorui's wife Liu Shangxian, threw an olive branch to him again, and finally starred in the role of Peng Dehuai in "Armageddon".
It is also this performance opportunity that makes Zong Liqun become a Peng Dehuai type actor, it can be said that in the hearts of many people, the Peng Dehuai played by Zong Liqun's teacher is unmatched and the most similar.
He subsequently starred in films such as "The Great Turn", "Blood Taihang", "China's Destiny Decisive Battle", "Bright Sword", "On the Taihang Mountain" and "Oriental", playing "Peng Dehuai" more than 60 times, but there is a small regret in Zong Liqun's life, that is, he could not be starring in the role of "Peng Dehuai" once.
In January this year, teacher Zong Liqun, who had been retired for many years, also appeared in the museum to tell stories, and you can see that he was in good condition at that time, although he lost some weight but was very energetic, but he did not expect to leave after only three months, which was indeed too sudden.
Family and friends did not disclose much about the reason for Zong Liqun's death, but he met Zong Liqun when someone was on duty last year and revealed that he had had a stroke before, presumably the reason for his death should be related to this.
In addition, Zong Liqun will insist on exercising every day before his death, walking 10,000 meters (10 kilometers) a day, which is not what ordinary people can do, the amount of exercise is indeed very large, and often neighbors encounter Zong Liqun, it can be seen that his small life after retirement is quite leisurely, in fact, the age of 74 is not too big, if there is no disease, according to the amount of exercise of Zong Liqun teacher, it is definitely no problem to live a few more years.
At the same time of career success, teacher Zong Liqun has a happy family, his wife Ge Zhongxin is his second wife, and the two have a son named Zong Shuai, when Zong Liqun recorded a variety show before, Ge Zhongxin also appeared in public, she told the outside world that Zong Liqun filming is not easy, every morning and late return not to mention, but also very dangerous is very hard, she can only silently do logistics behind the scenes, fully support Zong Liqun's career.
The son of the two, Zong Shuai, was influenced by his father and was also an actor, graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy, initially Zong Shuai was playing a trumpet in the military band, weighing more than 190 pounds, in order to be a good actor he lost more than 50 pounds, did not live up to his parents' expectations of him.
Zong Shuai once followed his father to shoot "General Xiao Jinguang", in fact, in the drama "General Xiao Jinguang", Zong Liqun's wife also has a guest role as a "health doctor", and the family of three went into battle.
In the first two years, Zong Shuai also crossed the border as a director, directing the movie "Blue Out of Blue", in order to support his son's career, Zong Liqun is not only a producer, but also plays a starring role in the play, inviting Pan Yueming to make a special appearance.
After learning the bad news of the death of teacher Zong Liqun, many netizens left messages to bid farewell, hoping that he would go well all the way, hoping that his family would mourn, and everyone would always remember the "Peng Dehuai" he played.