watched "Peach Blossom Fan" again last night, and was once again impressed by Wang Danfeng and Feng Zhe's superb acting skills and the artistic charm they exuded.
But at the same time, I was attracted by the performance of another actor.
This actor is Zheng Danian. He played the role of Yang Longyou in "Peach Blossom Fan".
The character of Yang Longyou is very interesting - he is very similar to many people we have seen in our lives.
He can be said to be the most critical figure in promoting the development of the plot of "Peach Blossom Fan", wandering between Li Xiangjun, Hou Chaozong, Ruan Dacheng, Ma Shiying, Li Zhenli and other positive and negative characters.
Compared with Hou Chaozong played by Feng Zhe, Yang Longyou is more shrewd and sophisticated.
He was originally also a talented man, able to speak well, good at writing poetry and painting, and suave and free-spirited. It can not only match Hou Chaozong and Li Xiangjun, and enjoy the beauty of adults, but also "turn decay into magic", and outline the blood stains on the fan surface into peach blossoms. It can be seen that he is gifted and intelligent, and kind-hearted.
But at the same time, he succumbed to the powerful and tended to become inflammatory, bribing and co-opting Hou Chaozong for the traitor Ruan Dacheng. After the building was about to collapse, when Ruan Dacheng wanted to harm Hou Chaozong, he hurriedly reported the news, so that Hou Chaozong fled to avoid trouble.
Some people call him "the first person to see the wind and rudder", which is not unreasonable.
This is obviously a very complex character, but full of character and believable. He is very selfish, he asks for benefits and does not ask where he comes from, but at the same time he also has a very upright side, after seeing the true face of Ruan Dacheng and others, he is not willing to help the abuse, reversing black and white.
I think the things of human nature are vividly reflected in Yang Longyou.
And Zheng Danian, who plays this role, is also a very interesting actor.
He is one of the veterans of Western Film Studio, and he is also the actor who has worked with the "22 big stars" the most. But he has always been low-key and introverted, never public, and has a rather sharp and unobtrusive atmosphere.
So much so that now, many senior fans are not familiar with this actor.
But when I watched "Peach Blossom Fan" for the first time, I already noticed him. Later, I watched his performance in many films and was extremely impressed by his acting skills.
Therefore, I am looking forward to his new drama to present.
But unexpectedly, he died 7 years ago.
And in the past seven years, the name of the old artist has rarely been mentioned.
Obviously, he has been forgotten by more and more people.
But the roles he created on the screen in the past still flash in our minds, and the works he left behind still shine brightly.
So, how can we say that we forget such a good actor, just forget?
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In 1933, Zheng Danian was born in Tianjin.
In 1950, 17-year-old Zheng Danian was admitted to the Drama Department of the Northwest People's Art Institute. After graduating in 1954, he joined the Xi'an Repertory Theatre as an actor, and participated in the National Drama Festival in 1956 and won the second prize for actors.
In August 1958, Xi'an Film Studio was established, and Zheng Danian became one of the film actors.
In 1959, in the early days of the establishment of the West Film Studio, it was preparing to shoot a movie "Blue Sky and Silver Flower" that showed the life of female parachutists, and Zheng Danian played the role of Director Liu in it. This is the first character he has created on the screen. This year, he was only 26 years old, but he brought to life a middle-aged leader who is serious and responsible and cares about the growth of young people.
Immediately afterwards, he successfully portrayed the role of Secretary Zhou in "Yan'an Guerrilla" filmed by Western Film Studio. This is another image of a middle-aged man. In this film, he performs unpretentiously and naturally. The mellow and clear voice also left a very deep impression on us.
In 1963, he played the role of Yang Longyou in "Peach Blossom Fan", which was filmed by Western Film Studio. Although this film brings together big stars such as Wang Danfeng and Feng Zhe, as well as veteran actors with rich performance experience such as Han Tao and Zhou Wenbin, Zheng Danian's performance in it is not inferior. He interpreted Yang Longyou's warm-heartedness, philistine face and sleek appearance vividly and distinctly.
As you can see, before starring in "Peach Blossom Fan", Zheng Danian played most of the simple and righteous cadre images, but this time, he was able to show Yang Longyou's flickering and opportunistic side, which vividly reflected his profound skills in shaping different characters.
In 1964, Zheng Danian appeared in the movie "Rolling Waves" filmed by Beijing Film Studio, playing the role of Chen Chaoren. This time, he was playing for the famous movie star Qin Yi, and the cooperation between the two was very tacit.
It is also through this movie that I found that Zheng Danian's performance is very mature and steady, and he is very good at reflecting the inner changes of the character through delicate eyes and tone changes. The character of Chen Chaoren also has a wealth of personality traits, such as he has a strong sense of professionalism, but at the same time, he is very conceited and does not listen to other people's opinions. And these have all been interpreted by Zheng Danian clearly.
Zheng Danian is one of the actors who has collaborated with the "Top 22 Stars" the most. In addition to playing Wang Danfeng in "Peach Blossom Fan" and Qin Yi in "Rolling Waves", he also played for Yu Lan and Zhao Dan in "Eternal Life in the Fire", played with Yu Yang in "The Age of Fire", played with Zhang Ruifang, Chen Qiang, and Wang Xingang in "The River Flows", cooperated with Zhang Ping in "Ding Long Town", and cooperated with Xie Fang in "Li Qingzhao".
He can be called the "queen supporting actor" of the "22 stars".
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I think Zheng Danian, as an actor, the biggest feature of his performance is that he is steady and calm. He seems to be so unhurried and calm no matter what role he plays.
I think it is precisely because he has distinctive personal characteristics in his performances that most of him plays the image of a leading cadre on the screen. And he plays all of them with their own looks.
In addition to the roles we mentioned above, Zheng Danian also played the role of Wang Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee of the steel mill, in "The Red Age". The deepest impression is that he recited a famous poem in it, the momentum, the rhythm, the passionate expression, like a majestic torrent, with the momentum of thunder.
This scene has also become one of the most exciting clips in "The Red Age".
In "Kowloon Beach" filmed by Western Film Studio in 1978, he played the role of Zhao Zhijiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Transportation Bureau, who was born in the old Red Army. Whether it is the character modeling or performance, it is so unpretentious, and the image of an approachable and good cadre jumps on the screen.
I remember that on the screen at that time, there were several actors who could be called "screen cadre professionals". The most famous of these is Li Rentang. But I think that the image of a cadre played by Zheng Danian is not inferior to Li Rentang. It's just that the movies he starred in didn't have a phenomenal effect.
In addition, he also played the role of Political Commissar Zhou in "The Man Who Opened the Mountain".
starred in "The River Flows", as Lu Xuantian.
Also, in "The Trill of Life", he once starred in Zhang Guoliang. The shape of his characters left a very deep impression on us.
Zheng Danian was probably in the early 80s, and while being an actor, he also took on the work of assistant director of some films. Participated in the filming of films such as "Mountain Road Bend" (while playing the old mine manager), "Village in the City" (while making a cameo appearance as an old reporter).
In 1998, he played the role of Chen Zongshan in the TV series "Water Margin" filmed by CCTV. I think he portrayed Chen Zongshan as both god-like. gives the audience the feeling that in Shi Nai'an's original work, Chen Zongshan's appearance should be what Zheng Danian looked like in his later years.
It's just that Chen Zongshan has become the last character on the screen in Zheng Danian's acting career.
He debuted at the age of 17 and entered the Western Film Studio at the age of 25 to become a film actor, and has played roles in dozens of film and television works in total. He is obviously not famous, but the role he plays is deeply rooted in the minds of countless fans.
On the screen, what he plays the most is the image of a political and work cadre. This kind of role is not easy to play, and it is easy to create a stereotypical or face-painted impression on the audience. However, the image of the political commissar or secretary played by Zheng Danian is generally approachable and full of human feelings, so it makes fans feel extremely cordial.
Later, many actors played similar roles, but compared with Zheng Danian, they always felt that something was missing.
So, for a long time, I was looking forward to his new work. But unexpectedly, he died on December 6, 2016, at the age of 83.
In the past years, in the mainland film industry, there were many good actors like Zheng Danian. has acted in movies all his life and created a series of real and credible characters, but their names are not well known to more audiences. I think that's a pity, too. So today, we specially introduce this actor to the majority of fans and friends. I don't know if in the process of our narration, everyone has opened the floodgates of memory again, recalling the influence he once left in the light and shadow? Which of them is the most memorable? Welcome to interact with more netizens through the message area.