In the 1980s, the Republic of China drama "Shanghai Beach", starring Chow Yun-fat, Zhao Yazhi, Lu Liangwei and others, and filmed by TVB in Hong Kong, attracted audiences of almost all ages, both men and women (the mainland introduced the drama in 1985).
In 1990, the TV series "Shanghai Beach" deservedly ranked first in the "Top 10 TV Series of the 1980s" held in Hong Kong, and also won the first place in the "100 Classic Chinese TV Dramas of the 20th Century in Singapore" and the first place in the "Top 100 Chinese TV Dramas of the 20th Century in Malaysia".
The reason why "Shanghai Beach" can be popular and well-known is inseparable from the following reasons.
First, the storyline is engaging
The storyline of "Shanghai Beach" is nothing more than "gangster fight + love + revenge". From today's point of view, it seems very cheesy, but in the eighties of the last century, such a plot design was groundbreaking, the screenwriters of "Shanghai Beach" can be said to be the first to eat crabs, "gangster fight + love + revenge" at that time produced a considerable sensational effect, which has followed many gangster films, police films, etc. have followed this form of creation and followed this law. It also led to a boom in filming Republic of China dramas set against the backdrop of gangster fights in Shanghai. At that time, the men on the streets of Thailand were all dressed as "Ding Li"; the classic "Xu Wenqiang" style of black hats, trench coats and white gloves was imitated by many young people on the mainland at that time.
Second, the wonderful interpretation of the actors
The shrewd and shrewd and far-sighted male protagonist "Xu Wenqiang" in "Shanghai Beach" is played by Zhou Runfa; the heroine "Feng Chengcheng", who is pure as water, strong and kind, dares to love and dare to hate, is played by Zhao Yazhi, and Zhou Runfa's superb acting skills make the tenderness of "Xu Wenqiang" who is in love with black hat, trench coat and white gloves, the sadness when leaving, the desolation when disappointed, and the dreamlike dreamlike when reuniting, which is quite expressive, so that the tragic ending of "Xu Wenqiang" also won the sympathy and regret of the audience;
Zhao Yazhi played by "Feng Chengcheng", who combs two twisted braids, has a deep love for his lover, shyness, desire to love and hate, and perfectly shows the unique charm of everyone in that era.
In the play, Feng Chengcheng's infatuated eyes on Xu Wenqiang, Feng Chengcheng's dark departure, Xu Wenqiang holding an umbrella for Feng Chengcheng in the snow, Xu Wenqiang's shouting to Feng Chengcheng at the church wedding, Xu Wenqiang's trembling light matches when Feng Chengcheng left....... All of them reflect the superb acting skills of the two actors.
Such wonderful acting skills made "Xu Wenqiang", played by Zhou Runfa, win "one of the five most memorable male protagonists of TVB in the 20th century" in 1999, and "Feng Chengcheng" played by Zhao Yazhi won "one of the five most memorable heroines of TVB in the 20th century".
Third, the classic theme song and singer
The theme song of the TV series "Shanghai Beach" "Shanghai Beach" was composed by the famous composer Gu Jiahui (representative works include "Shanghai Beach", "Thousands of Rivers and Thousand Mountains Always Love", "Iron Blood Dan Heart"), and Huang Xia, one of the "Four Talents of Hong Kong", filled in the words (representative works include "Shanghai Beach", "A Laugh in the Sea", "Boys Should Be Self-Reliant", "My Chinese Heart", "Long Road with You").
According to Huang Xia, the inspiration for the theme song of "Shanghai Beach" came from his experience of diarrhea, and the lyrics "Waves run, waves, and the gushing river never ends" came out. When composing the lyrics, Gu Jiahui sang the song on the phone, Huang Xia transcribed it and sang it to Gu Jiahui once, and in less than 20 minutes, "ghost talent" Huang Xia filled in the words. Huang Xia used the tide and the waves to compare the various circumstances of life, making this song full of love and hate a classic in the music world.
The theme song singer of the TV series "Shanghai Beach" Ye Liyi, born in Malaysia, Ye Liyi is the first generation of Cantonese pop singers in Hong Kong, when she was young, she was a bank clerk and an aviation clerk, because she participated in the TVB's "Sonic Night" singing competition and won the championship, began to enter the music world, mainly singing Ouxi songs, Ye Liyi's voice is thick and unrestrained, her unique singing voice makes people experience the world's disputes and tenderness in the song "Shanghai Beach"... Life is full of flavors. Ye Liyi also became a popular singer for singing "Shanghai Beach". The theme song of the TV series "Thirteen Sisters" "Hero of the Towel" was also sung by Ye Liyi, who also participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1987 and sang the song "We Meet and Break Up". In 1996, Ye Liyi suffered from breast cancer and reduced her performance activities.
Ye Liyi
Four, voice actors behind the scenes
"Shanghai Beach", a TV series that integrates gangsters, love, vendetta, the Republic of China and many other plots, its Chinese voice actors are also very good, and Zhou Siping, who voices "Xu Wenqiang" (Zhou Runfa), has a thick voice and has "male female beauty". Representative works include "Xu Wenqiang" in "Shanghai Beach", Zeng Jiang in the movie "Blood Double Male", "Ling Fox Chong" in the 84th edition of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", and "Flowers Without Deficiencies" in the 88th edition of "Absolute Double Glory"...
Zhou Siping
Yu Xiaohua, who voiced "Feng Chengcheng" (played by Zhao Yazhi), is the most senior artist among all the female voice actors of TVB, in addition to dubbing the gentle and elegant Feng Chengcheng, but also the "Little Dragon Girl" of Li Ruotong's version of "Divine Eagle Hero"; Zhou Zhiruo (played by Deng Cuiwen) and Ji Xiaofu (played by Rong Huiwen) in "The Tale of the Dragon Slaughtering in The Heavens"),Su Ying (played by Xie Ning), Hua Yuenu (played by Qi Meizhen), the third girl (played by Wu Junru) in "Tianlong Babu"; Kang Min (played by Sydney) in "Tianlong Babu", Dao Baifeng (played by Lu Youhui), voiced by Li Qiushui (played by Su Enji). Yu Xiaohua often voices multiple characters in a single play. He voiced seven actors in Decode of The Benevolent Heart II.
Yu Xiaohua (female)
The other supporting actors are also very good. Zhuang Wenqing, the actor of the eccentric, lively and cute "Wang Yueqi", is a student of the first stage of the TVB artist training class, and her husband is Zhao Zhenqiang, the supervising producer of "Shanghai Beach", who later transferred to the behind-the-scenes dubbing, Zhuang Wenqing and Zhao Zhenqiang divorced not long ago, and in 1991 became a nun at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.
Lin Jianming, who played a classmate of "Xu Wenqiang" University and the celebrity socialite "Fang Yanyun" on the beach, faded out of the entertainment circle in 2001 due to depression, founded a charity and served as the chairman, and the best actor of wang Xifeng in the CCTV version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" Le Yun, because after committing suicide in 1995, it was Lin Jianming who fought for herself and handled the funeral for her in the name of the Performers Association.
Lin Jianming
Ah Di (Hui Wenqiang's wife married in Hong Kong) is played by Jing Daiyin, jing Daiyin is good at playing the role of brutal and willful, lively. In particular, the roles of "Princess Jianning" in Liang Chaowei's version of "Deer Ding" and "Xue Bing" in "Nine Days of Lu Xiaofeng's Phoenix Dance" are the most deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Ouyang Peishan played the "Yamaguchi Kako", Ouyang Peishan is not only an actor, but also a qigong acupuncturist and singer, who has a wonderful performance in Andy Lau's version of "Divine Eagle Hero" (playing "Huang Rong").
Ouyang Peishan
You may not think that when Lu Liangwei, who plays "Ding Li", filmed "Shanghai Beach", he did not have any acting experience (this is the second time to shoot) Every time he and Zhao Yazhi played against each other, Zhao Yazhi would patiently wait for him to adjust his mood before shooting. Tang Zhenye, who plays "Chen Hanlin", and Liu Dan, who plays Feng Jingyao, also add a lot of color to the film.
Conclusion: The introduction of a large number of TV dramas in the last century has greatly enriched the film and television market in the mainland and brought new horizons to the audience, "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia" has inspired the Chinese people and ignited the kung fu dreams of boys; "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" has attracted the martial arts love dreams of young men and women, "The Man from the Bottom of the Atlantic" has made the toad mirror popular; "Volleyball Girl" has made us learn "clear sky thunderbolt" and "meteor catching the moon". What did Shanghai Beach teach you? What other factors make Chow Yun-fat's version of "Shanghai Beach" a classic? Do you remember the show? You are welcome to leave a comment.