Speaking of the name Zhu Longguang, many people may not be familiar with it, but as long as the "Buddha" in the 86 version of "Journey to the West" is mentioned, I believe most people will involuntarily sigh: "Oh, it turned out to be him!"
As a veteran actor who has been in the arts for decades, Zhu Longguang has participated in many excellent works, from "Tunnel War" to "Jiao Yulu", and then to "Drama in Life", "Grand Festival", "Deep in the Tianshan Mountains" and so on, these works are deeply loved by the public.
However, if you want to talk about his most well-known works and roles, it has to be the 86 version of "Journey to the West" in which he participated and the "Buddha" he played in it.
What many people don't know is that Zhu Longguang, who became popular because of the work "Journey to the West", continued to have oolong after becoming popular, and there were many misunderstandings.
When he traveled to Thailand and wanted to buy local Buddha statues, he picked them up and found that they were all his own appearance, what is going on?
One
Zhu Longguang was born in September 1939, is a native of Xi'an, Shaanxi, he grew up in an ordinary family, there are many children in the family, he is the youngest, and there are 5 older brothers and sisters.
Originally, the conditions of the family were average, and there were many children, and the family's economic situation became more and more difficult, but fortunately, Zhu Longguang's brothers and sisters were very sensible and rarely let their parents worry about it, and the family lived quite warmly.
Zhu Longguang's biggest dream when he was a child was to become a soldier, to defend his family and the country like the combat heroes he heard of since he was a child, and his family was very supportive of his dream.
Originally, according to Zhu Longguang's expectations, he should become a soldier when he grows up, but this plan has unexpectedly changed.
When he was in high school, the admissions teacher of Lanzhou Art Institute came to the local enrollment area, and his handsome appearance when he was young immediately attracted the attention of this teacher.
With the encouragement of his teachers, family and friends, Zhu Longguang took the entrance examination of Lanzhou University of the Arts and successfully passed the examination to become a student of the Art Department of Lanzhou University of the Arts.
During his studies at Lanzhou University of the Arts, Zhu Longguang studied hard and was active on the school's drama stage, constantly honing his acting skills through practice.
In his sophomore year, the Baoji Repertory Theatre was rehearsing the drama "Descending the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger", and after being introduced, Zhu Longguang became the male lead in this drama.
After this drama was staged, it was supported by countless audiences, and Zhu Longguang also won the first prize of the National Young Actor Award for his wonderful performance in the play!
This year, Zhu Longguang, who emerged in the entertainment industry, was only 19 years old, and his acting career kicked off.
Two
Because Zhu Longguang's performance in the drama "Descending the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger" was too prominent, in 1961, he was selected by the Engineer Corps Art Troupe and entered the development of the Engineer Corps Art Troupe.
After entering the Engineer Corps Art Troupe, before Zhu Longguang's acting career developed, he gained love and met his wife Wu Huifang.
Zhu Longguang's wife, Wu Huifang, is 8 years younger than him and is also an actor, working in the Engineer Corps Art Troupe like Zhu Longguang.
When he met Wu Huifang for the first time, Zhu Longguang fell in love with each other deeply, fell in love with her at first sight, and decided that she was true love, but the two did not have much intersection at that time.
In the next few years, Zhu Longguang developed in the art troupe, participated in many classic dramas, and directed dramas such as "Monkeys", while looking for opportunities to talk to Wu Huifang, but unfortunately there has been no much progress.
In 1965, Zhu Longguang's Engineer Art Troupe received the task of writing the script of "Tunnel War".
When director Ren Xudong was selecting actors, he fell in love with the handsome Zhu Longguang at a glance, and when he was later asked why he chose Zhu Longguang, Ren Xudong also said without hesitation: "Handsome, mighty, and good at acting." ”
In the film "Tunnel War", Zhu Longguang was arranged to play the male number one "Gao Chuanbao" in the film, nicknamed Liu Fool, who was born and raised as a farmer.
The character's image is simple and straightforward, his personality is big, and he is more stunned, but he is not ambiguous at all in the face of major rights and wrongs.
Under the leadership of Gao Chuanbao, the guerrillas turned the cellar into a tunnel, which could not only hide but also fight the enemy, built an underground Great Wall, severely defeated the enemy's spirit, defeated the enemy and won the victory.
Zhu Longguang, who portrayed this role as flesh-and-blood and vivid, left a deep impression on countless audiences, and after the film was released, he was also well-known to the public and became a powerful actor loved by the public.
For Zhu Longguang, the filming of "Tunnel War" not only made his acting career popular, but also gave him a new harvest in terms of feelings.
Three
In "Tunnel War" starring Zhu Longguang, his favorite Wu Huifang also participated in this film, and during the filming process, the two often had contact, and Wu Huifang was gradually moved by his sincerity and persistence and liked him.
After filming this work, Zhu Longguang successfully captured Wu Huifang's heart and established a relationship with her.
After becoming popular with the film "Tunnel War", Zhu Longguang immediately filmed works such as "Jiao Yulu" and "Drama in Life", and the response was very good.
It's a pity that in the mid-sixties of the last century, due to the background of the times, Zhu Longguang's acting career, like most actors, fell into a state of stagnation.
In the years that followed, he rarely appeared in new productions or on stage, as if he had given up his acting career.
In 1967, Zhu Longguang, whose career was in a bottleneck, and Wu Huifang entered the palace of marriage, and the two formed a happy small family.
After marriage, Zhu Longguang and Wu Huifang gave birth to 3 children successively, all of whom were daughters.
After several years of difficult development, in the early seventies of the last period, with the emergence of the dawn, Zhu Longguang's acting career finally ushered in a breakthrough.
Four
In 1973, after many years, Zhu Longguang finally returned to the showbiz and participated in works such as "Green Songling", "Grand Festival", and "Wooden House".
It's a pity that because he has faded out of the showbiz for too long, he missed the best development period and the popularity brought to him by the work "Tunnel War", and his development in the showbiz is not particularly good.
Although he failed to become popular, after his career recovered, Zhu Longguang has been developing his acting career with all his heart.
In the seventies of the last century, Zhu Longguang successively participated in films such as "Falcon", as well as directed dramas such as "Today I Get Married", "The Female Master", and "In a Silent Place".
After entering the 80s, in addition to developing in the field of film and drama, he also set foot in the field of TV dramas, participating in "When You Grow Up, You Understand", "Golden Autumn", and directing TV series such as "The Source".
In 1985, at the invitation of the famous director Yang Jie, Zhu Longguang participated in the 86th version of "Journey to the West", playing the role of "Buddha of Rulai" in the film.
Although compared with the four masters and apprentices of Tang monks, the role of the Buddha does not have many scenes in the play, but the role is pivotal and deeply concerned by the audience.
In order to portray the character well, Zhu Longguang also worked hard before filming started, spending a lot of time and energy to figure out the role, and finally showed this mythical character in front of the audience.
In 1986, after the broadcast of "Journey to the West", it quickly became popular all over the country, not only triggering a craze for watching dramas in China, but also receiving support and recognition from countless foreigners in Chinese areas abroad.
With the popularity of the show, Zhu Longguang, who had an outstanding performance in the play, also quickly became popular, but what he didn't expect was that because of the popularity of the role, he continued to become popular!
Five
Because the image of the Buddha is too vivid and vivid in "Journey to the West", many viewers mistakenly think that the Buddha looks like this, and even regard him as the Buddha.
In fact, many people don't know that as early as the filming of the drama "Journey to the West", Zhu Longguang caused a misunderstanding because his appearance was too realistic.
Once, he was wearing the costume of the Buddha during the filming, and a white-haired old man went to the temple to pray for the blessing of the Buddha, and happened to see Zhu Longguang in the costume.
The old man mistakenly thought that Zhu Longguang was the Buddha, so he hurriedly ran over, knelt on the ground to pay homage to Zhu Longguang, and even put the dried fruits and tributes in the hall in front of Zhu Longguang.
In addition to being misunderstood by the audience in China, Zhu Longguang also had a lot of misunderstandings abroad because he looked too similar, for example, he once traveled to Thailand and learned that the local Buddhist medallion was famous, so he planned to buy one.
Walking to the stall selling Buddha cards, he saw that the Buddha card was ten yuan a piece, which was not expensive, and immediately picked it up to watch, but he didn't expect to see that it was his own face that was engraved, and then he picked up other Buddha cards, all of which were his Buddha statues without exception.
Later, after inquiry, I learned that it was because he played the Buddha of Rulai so vividly that in the hearts of foreigners, he also became a symbol of the appearance of the mythical character.
In addition to the oolongs and misunderstandings mentioned above, Zhu Longguang, who became popular with the work "Journey to the West", also encountered things that made him cry and laugh, but as there were more and more such things, he gradually became accustomed to it.
Six
With the help of the drama "Journey to the West", Zhu Longguang once again became a familiar and loved actor to the public, and after that, he successively brought many good works to the audience.
Since 1986, Zhu Longguang, who has been active in the entertainment industry, has participated in many films one after another, and also directed works such as "Fire and Love", "The Words of the Red Army Old Sappers", "The Legend of Hawke", "Not Cool Under the Big Tree" and so on.
During this period, after his retirement, he successively served as the head of the Golden Autumn Art Troupe of the China Commission on Aging, the director of the Teaching and Research Office of the Beijing Film and Television Academy, and the senior consultant and vice president of the Oriental Film and Television Academy.
After entering the new century, Zhu Longguang obviously slowed down the pace of his career, but he did not completely fade out of the public's sight, but successively participated in works such as "Xi'an Tiger Family", "Wulin Gaiden", "Women's Heart" and so on.
In addition to the 86 version of "Journey to the West", he later portrayed the character in "Journey to the West Sequel", "Wu Chengen and Journey to the West", "Wukong's Little Holy Biography" and other works, and the response was very good.
Compared with the smooth sailing in his career, Zhu Longguang's life has always been very good, on the screen, he is the "Buddha" that the audience likes, and in life, he is an out-and-out good man!
Since marrying his wife Wu Huifang, he has been carefully managing their relationship and marriage over the years.
Whether it was when his career encountered a bottleneck or when he became popular, Zhu Longguang treated his wife wholeheartedly and pampered his wife like a princess.
Under Zhu Longguang's careful management, he has been with his wife for 57 years, and he has also spoiled his wife for 57 years.
In 2024, Zhu Longguang will be 85 years old, and due to his age, he has rarely participated in film and television works in recent years, and rarely appears in front of the public.
Now that he is enjoying his old age, he is full of children and grandchildren, he has nothing to cook with his wife, go shopping, and occasionally meet with three or five friends, and his life is leisurely and enviable!
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