In 2017, an anti-corruption TV series "In the Name of the People" swept the country, and as soon as it was broadcast, it was loved by all audiences, and the ratings at that time exceeded 8%, refreshing the highest record of provincial satellite TV ratings in the past 10 years, which is a miracle. The play tells the story of contemporary prosecutors who maintain fairness and justice and the unity of the legal system, and investigate and deal with corruption cases.
The play not only has a good plot, but the actors in the play have all contributed textbook-like acting skills, especially some old drama bones, and they have countless fans, including Gao Yuliang played by Zhang Zhijian, who was originally the deputy secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, but in the end he connived at his students and did evil, resulting in his own failure to land safely, which is really heart-wrenching.
At that time, Zhang Zhijian was 62 years old, which can be described as a late bloomer, with the play, Zhang Zhijian became famous overnight, but what many people don't know is that in fact, at the beginning, the director hoped that Zhang Zhijian would play the role of Qi Tongwei in the play, but in the end, because of his age, Zhang Zhijian played the role of Gao Yuliang.
People who know Zhang Zhijian feel very sorry for him, the reason is that he has superb acting skills, but he is always a popular actor, and more importantly, many times, he has no drama to film, when he was 40 years old, he still followed his wife and chose to drift north, what is going on?
In 1955, Zhang Zhijian was born in a literary family in Nanjing, Jiangsu.
Originally, he thought that after graduating from high school, he would be admitted to a specialized acting school, but unfortunately, his grades were not up to standard, and after that, he could only enter the repertory troupe to act in dramas, but it was this experience that exercised his acting skills.
At that time, he mainly starred in dramas, and occasionally played some small roles in some film and television dramas, but what really made him enter the showbiz without hesitation was because of his wife.
Many people don't know that his wife was once his loyal fan, and when he was still a drama actor, his wife liked to watch him act in dramas very much.
After getting married, his wife chose to go to Beijing to work, and Zhang Zhijian chose to drift north with his wife when he was 40 years old in order to be with his wife.
Life at that time was still very difficult, first, the two did not have any money, so they could only rent a very small house, and second, Zhang Zhijian was unknown at that time, and no one asked him to film, but fortunately, even so, the two never complained and always supported each other.
It can be said that Zhang Zhijian's achievements today are inseparable from the support and perseverance of his wife. During the North Drift, Zhang Zhijian started from playing tricks, and slowly moved to a supporting role with few scenes, and then attracted the attention of the audience.
In 2007, a costume historical drama "Ming Dynasty 1566" made Zhang Zhijian, who had debuted for many years, famous, at that time, he played Ni Dahong's son Yan Shifan in the play, this is an extremely domineering person, for his own interests, it can be said that he will do whatever it takes, and Zhang Zhijian played this role superbly and won the love of the audience.
After that, he successively starred in good dramas such as "The Right Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life", "Heroes of the Country", "The Mekong Case", and his popularity is getting higher and higher.
Until "In the Name of the People", his career reached its peak, and after that, he successively starred in "Kyushu Ethereal Record", "Crane Pavilion", "Falling in Love with Special Forces", "Mountains and Rivers Splendor", "Hurricane" and other good dramas, and entered the ranks of old drama bones.
But whether it is before or after becoming famous, Zhang Zhijian is still very low-key, he has always said, "An actor must be like an actor, and the greatest contribution of an actor is to have a representative, if there is no representative, how can he be called an actor."
It is also his daring to say that he is loved by many audiences, he is still an old actor who never cares about the size of the role, and many young actors must play the opposite of decency, but Zhang Zhijian especially likes to play villains, because he feels that compared with decency, villains test an actor's acting skills more.
Decent anyone can play well, but villains may not be able to play well, so let's look at the film and television dramas he has starred in, most of them are villains, but he doesn't just play one type of role, he plays various roles, he is an actor who loves to challenge.
Zhang Zhijian in life is a very low-key person, there has been no scandal since he married his wife, Zhang Zhijian is not only a good actor, but also a rare good husband in the entertainment industry, from beginning to end, he loves his wife deeply.
Compared with those stars who abandoned their wives after becoming famous, Zhang Zhijian is really rare, and it is precisely because of this that the audience also gave him the reputation of the best man in the entertainment industry.
Today's Zhang Zhijian is 65 years old, but he is still active in the entertainment industry, not for fame or profit, purely because he likes acting, and hopes that such a good actor will be as good as possible in the entertainment industry.