As a powerful actor with superb acting skills, although Zhang Jianyou is not well-known, he has played one character after another and portrayed many impressive roles.
From "Xiao Wang" in "Harvest" to "Deng Zhigao" in "Private Deng Zhigao", to "Xiao Guo" in "Beacon Train", "Tabloid" in "Angry Sea Light Horse", "Walking Operator" in "Shangganling" and so on.
Whether it is the films he participated in, or the roles he portrayed in them, they all left a deep impression on the audience, and he is definitely a rare good actor with his excellent acting skills!
It's a pity that such an excellent actor has faded out of the public's sight since the mid-sixties of the last century, and now he has been forgotten......
One
Zhang Jianyou was born in 1933 and grew up in an ordinary family in Changchi Village, Jianping County, Liaoning Province, to honest rural parents.
Zhang Jianyou, who has lived in the countryside of Northeast China since he was a child, ran on the fields with his friends and played in the mountains when he was a child, and lived a carefree life.
However, unlike his fun-loving temperament, although he looks big on the surface, he is very fond of literature and art in his heart, and his artistic talent is very high.
When he was in the first year of junior high school, due to family reasons, Zhang Jianyou dropped out of school early and entered the society, and took refuge in his cousin who opened a hospital in Shenyang.
In 1949, when he was 16 years old, the Northeast Youth Art Work Troupe recruited new students, and at the suggestion of a friend, he was admitted to the art troupe.
After entering the East Film Studio, Zhang Jianyou has been humbly learning the knowledge of acting, and learning various skills behind his predecessors.
He started as a voice actor, dubbing dubbing for dubbed films, and learned a lot of acting skills from the senior actors of East Film Studio.
The leaders and seniors of Dongying Studio saw that he was humble and diligent in his studies, and they were very optimistic about him, and gave him a lot of help in work and life.
With Zhang Jianyou's efforts, he successfully gained a firm foothold in Dongying Studio, and within a few years, he ushered in his development opportunity.
Two
In 1953, Zhang Jianyou, who had been working in the East Film Studio for many years, participated in the first film "Harvest" in his life.
The film is directed by Sha Meng, starring Li Shutian, Zhao Ziyue, Zhang Ping, Liu Huiming and others, and tells the story of Chen Chuyuan, a national model worker, who led the villagers of Chenjiazhuang to actively produce and obtain an unprecedented bumper harvest.
Zhang Jianyou played the role of "Xiao Wang" in the film, although he did not have many scenes, but he portrayed the role very well with his superb acting skills, and successfully made a name for himself in the entertainment industry with this role.
After opening the door to the showbiz with the film "Harvest", Zhang Jianyou officially embarked on the road of film and television and began to be frequently active in the showbiz.
It's just that he was not famous at that time, and he could only play a supporting role in many films, and he didn't get too much attention.
In 1955, with the approval of the Ministry of Culture, the Northeast Film Studio was renamed Changying Studio, and Zhang Jianyou, who was originally an actor of the East Film Studio, naturally became an actor of Changying Studio.
After Dongying Studio changed its name to Changying Studio, it ushered in new development, and successively launched classic works such as "Flowers of the Motherland", "Guerrillas of the Plains", and "Dong Cunrui".
Although Zhang Jianyou was not famous before, with the rapid development of Changying Studio, he also ushered in development opportunities.
Three
In 1955, the year when East Film Studio was renamed Changying Studio, Zhang Jianyou participated in the film "Angry Sea Light Ride" produced by Changying Studio.
In this film, Zhang Jianyou portrayed the role of a tabloid operator, and although there were not many scenes, his outstanding performance was unforgettable.
In 1956, Zhang Jianyou, who was favored by Changying Studio, participated in the classic war feature film "Shangganling" produced by Changying Studio.
The film is co-directed by Sha Meng and Lin Shan, starring Gao Baocheng, Xu Lingge, Liu Yuru and other actors, telling the story of Zhang Zhongfa, the commander of the eighth company of a certain volunteer army, who led the soldiers to stick to their positions, fought bloodily with the enemy, and finally won the victory.
In the film "Shangganling", Zhang Jianyou played the role of "walking pilot" and was one of the main roles in the film.
When filming this film, Zhang Jianyou followed the crew to North Korea, the site of the Shangganling War, and when he came to the former battlefield for the first time, Zhang Jianyou was immediately shocked by the appearance of Shangganling after the war.
The bullet casings all over the ground, the scorched earth blackened by the artillery fire of the past, and the dilapidated kettles left by the former volunteer soldiers, etc., saw everything in front of him, Zhang Jianyou's heart was deeply touched.
Later, when recalling the first time he saw the battlefield scene of the Shangganling War, Zhang Jianyou couldn't help but sigh: "When you see such a scene, for a moment, you don't have to say anything, you can immediately understand the story and the emotions of the characters in the movie......
After four months of intense shooting, the film "Shangganling" was successfully filmed, and the film was recognized and supported by countless audiences after its release in the same year.
Although Zhang Jianyou's walking crew in the film is only a supporting role, his three-point performance amazed many audiences and made the audience remember him.
With the help of the film "Shangganling", Zhang Jianyou's acting career made a breakthrough and laid the foundation for his next development.
Four
After being recognized by the audience with the film "Shangganling", Zhang Jianyou subsequently participated in many films and portrayed many unforgettable good roles.
From "Yunsheng" in "The Son of the Militia" to "Young Buyer" in "Waiter", to "Child" in "Shipyard Tracking", "Song Xiaochun" in "In the Cloudsy Mountains", etc., all left a deep impression on the audience.
In 1958, Zhang Jianyou participated in the film "Private Deng Zhigao" directed by Lei Keng, playing the male number one "Deng Zhigao" in the film.
The film tells the story of the young soldier Deng Zhigao from being free and childish when he first joined the army, to slowly tempering, correcting various problems on his body step by step, and finally transforming into an excellent revolutionary soldier.
During the filming of the film "Private Deng Zhigao", in order to portray the image of this character from youth to maturity, from childish to revolutionary soldier, Zhang Jianyou spent a lot of time and energy to study the role before the start of filming.
Zhang Jianyou's efforts were not in vain, he had superb acting skills, and later when portraying the role of Deng Zhigao, he portrayed the image of the role vividly, and simply "lived" this role.
After the release of the film "Private Deng Zhigao", it was recognized by countless audiences, and Zhang Jianyou also successfully attracted wide attention from the audience with this role and gained many fans.
With many excellent works, Zhang Jianyou's acting career developed rapidly, and he soon became a powerful actor who was quite famous in the circle at that time.
While his career was developing rapidly, Zhang Jianyou also reaped his happiness and tied the knot with his wife Zheng Huili.
Five
It is understood that Zhang Jianyou's wife, Zheng Huili, like him, also works in Changying Studio, but Zheng Huili is not an actor, but a director and screenwriter.
Zhang Jianyou and Zheng Huili met in the process of cooperation, one of the two is active on the screen, and the other is rooted behind the scenes, which can be said to be a perfect complement.
After the two met, they quickly came together, and later as the relationship became deeper and deeper, the two happily entered the palace of marriage.
may be influenced by his wife Zheng Huili, Zhang Jianyou, who originally focused on the identity of an actor, also became interested in the profession of director after marriage and began to get involved in the director industry.
In 1960, Zhang Jianyou successively participated in works such as "Beacon Train" and "We Are a Generation", and then he gave up his identity as an actor and devoted himself to his identity as a director.
In 1963, he participated in the production of the film "My Own Descendants" as an assistant director, and the response to the film was enthusiastic after it was broadcast.
It's a pity that before he completely transformed from an actor to a director, his acting career encountered a bottleneck.
In the mid-60s of the last century, Zhang Jianyou's acting career was suspended, and for nearly ten years, he never shot new works, nor did he appear in front of the public.
Six
In 1976, after nearly ten years, Zhang Jianyou finally appeared in the showbiz again and participated in the production of the movie "Lumberjack" as an assistant director.
In 1978, after years of preparation and study, he officially took the step of becoming a director and directed the film "Grim Journey" alone, at that time he also specially invited Guo Zhenqing, Tian Chengren, Zhong Shuhuang and other popular actors to participate in the film, and the response after the film was released was not bad.
In the 80s of the last century, Zhang Jianyou, who successfully transformed into a director, successively directed works such as "Crystal Heart" and "Silent Rain", and the response to these works was very good.
During this period, his wife Zheng Huixin also directed works such as "Beidou" and "The Tree of Life and Death", among which the film "Crystal Heart" directed by Zhang Jianyou was directed with Zheng Huixin.
In the mid-80s of the last century, Zhang Jianyou and his wife Zheng Huili left Changying Studio and went south to Shenzhen to prepare for a film company.
After the establishment of the film company, the couple began to concentrate on running the company, putting their minds behind the scenes, and rarely appeared in the entertainment industry again, so they slowly faded out of the public's sight.
Over the years, Zhang Jianyou has been living an ordinary life, and he has completely let go of his identity as an actor and the halo of stardom, and he has long lived as an ordinary person.
He and his wife Zheng Huili have been in love with him for decades, and his relationship with each other has been particularly good, although he is already an old husband and wife, the old couple is still in love, and they are happier than many young couples.
The old couple who have lived a particularly good life occasionally meet with former friends to talk about the good memories of the past, and live a leisurely life.
In 2024, with the passage of time, more and more young actors will become popular, and many people have forgotten Zhang Jianyou, an excellent and good actor.
For the popular actors of the former Changying Studio, they are now forgotten and ignored, which is really a pity for him.
Of course, although Zhang Jianyou's popularity is long gone, the classic works he participated in and the classic roles he has created will always accompany everyone!
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