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In 1982, the 8-episode TV series "Shrimp Ball Biography" was broadcast on Guangdong Television, setting a miracle in the ratings against the sky. This is the second TV series filmed and produced in China after "Eighteen Years of enemy camps".
Now, 39 years later, what is the unknown fate of the 4 major actors who were very popular at that time?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" >In order to watch "Shrimp Ball Pass", the small wooden building collapsed due to too many people, resulting in 14 deaths and injuries</h1>
"The Legend of shrimp balls" is based on the novel of the same name by the famous writer Huang Guliu, who was born in HaiPhong, Vietnam in 1908, and his ancestors were overseas Chinese. Huang Guliu participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Defense of Nanjing, and after liberation, he also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In 1952, Huang Guliu joined the Chinese Writers Association, and in 1977, he died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in Beijing at the age of 69.
Hwanggu-liu in the Sangganyeong Theater of North Korea
In addition to "The Legend of shrimp balls", the film literary script "Seventy-Two Tenants" created by Huang Guliu is also popular.
The story told in "Shrimp Ball" takes place in Hong Kong in 1947, Shrimp Ball is the child of a poor family, he was not yet born, his father went to the United States to work as a coolie to be a "pig boy", and his mother pulled him up with hard work.
Due to the poverty of the family and the turmoil of the times, Shrimp Ball dropped out of school early and set up street stalls to help his mother support the family. Later, Shrimp Ball met the rogue king paparazzi and was used by the other party to engage in illegal activities. After The Paparazzi was caught, Shrimp Ball escaped.
Under the introduction of the boat girl Ah Di, the shrimp ball became the guy under the "crocodile head". "Crocodile Head" has been engaged in illegal activities, shrimp balls do not know the truth, desperately fight for his life. Later, Shrimp Ball met Ding Dajie, a member of the Hong Kong Anti-Japanese War Self-Defense Force, and under his introduction, Shrimp Ball joined the Dongjiang guerrilla group and grew into a strong guerrilla fighter.
"Shrimp Ball Legend" is the first TV series produced by Guangdong Television, which was extremely popular that year. According to reports, during the popular broadcast of the drama in Shanghai, many people huddled in a small wooden building to watch "Shrimp Ball Pass". Because the crowd was too crowded, the small wooden building collapsed, resulting in 14 deaths and injuries.
Seeing that the drama was too popular, Hong Kong Television purchased the broadcast rights of "Shrimp Ball", so "Shrimp Ball" became the first mainland drama to enter Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Since then, Guangdong TV dramas and Beijing and Shanghai TV dramas have formed a three-legged trend.
The theme song of the play, "Wandering Zi Yin", was sung by the famous singer Cheng Fangyuan. Cheng Fangyuan was also extremely popular because of "Shrimp Ball Biography".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="48" > Zhong Hao played "Shrimp Ball", now too old to be recognized</h1>
Zhong Hao
Born in Guangdong in 1964, Zhong Hao grew up in Hunan and was admitted to the children's drama actor class jointly sponsored by the China Children's Art Theatre and the Central Academy of Drama at the age of 14.
According to the recollection of the recruiting teacher at that time, it was Zhong Hao's big dark eyes and his cleverness that attracted them. After 3 years of systematic study, Zhong Hao graduated with full honors and was assigned to work in the China Children's Art Theater. Before entering school, he couldn't even speak Mandarin.
Stills from Zhong Hao's "Thunderstorm"
In 1982, "Shrimp Ball Biography" was a hit in the country, and the young Zhong Hao was extremely popular. Immediately after, he played the second young master "Zhou Chong" in the movie "Thunderstorm". This film also brought a huge impact to Zhong Hao.
Later, he successively launched film and television dramas such as "Female Soldier Wearing School Uniform Officer", "Party Group Leader", "I Want to Be a Champion", "Liaozhai", "Start Parking" and so on. However, zhong Hao, who became popular, was very worried and did not live happily in the crew. The reason is that he feels that he only has the degree of Chinese, and the gap is too big compared with some artists in the crew.
In 1986, through hard self-study, Zhong Hao successfully passed the national adult college entrance examination and became a student of the Central Academy of Drama's Performance Cadre Refresher Course. After graduation, Zhong Hao both acted and directed, showing his talents in an all-round way. He mainly directed "Moonlight Lullaby", "Little Tadpole Finds Mother", "Ma Lanhua", "East Sea Mermaid" and many other children's dramas.
Since his career, Zhong Hao has won many honors such as the "Plum Blossom Award" of Chinese opera, and enjoys the government subsidies of the State Council, and is a national first-class director.
When he was young, Zhong Hao was handsome and free, and he was a handsome little fresh meat. As time passed, the years carved deep marks on his face. Comparing his 50s with the photos of his youth, he cannot be seen to be the same person at all. Some netizens left messages on the Internet, saying that Zhong Hao was a handsome man with fresh meat when he was young, and now he is too old to recognize.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="49" > Mai Wenyan played "Ah Di", and has long faded out of the show business circle</h1>
McVin Yan
Originally from Guangdong, Mai Wenyan was born in Beijing in 1964. Girlhood's McVin Yan was born beautiful and was a little beauty loved by everyone. Mai Wenyan is not only tall and beautiful, but also versatile and has a lot of performance potential.
In 1980, Mai Wenyan was admitted to the Guangdong Television Actors Troupe. "Shrimp Ball Biography" is the first film and television work she took over, and it became a big hit as soon as she debuted.
Since then, Mai Wenyan has starred in "Two Midnight" produced by Shanghai Film Studio, and also launched many films such as "Under the Eaves of Shanghai", "The Mystery of Qin Keqing", "Blood is Always Hot", "This Is Not a Misunderstanding", "The Deal Under the Noose", "Furong Town" and many other films, becoming one of the most popular actresses in the 1980s.
Mak Wen Yan (right) and Cong Shan
Mai Wenyan's sister Mai Xiaoqin, who was also a well-known actress in the 1980s, graduated from the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy and later stayed on to teach.
Mai Xiaoqin starred in many films such as "Blue Wedding Dress", "The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces", "The Wild Thief", "Looking for the Devil" and other films, and also starred in the TV series "The Little Girl Who Sold Matches". In the 1980s, Mak Wenyan and her sister shined together in the film world and became a pair of dazzling sister flowers.
In the early 1990s, Mak went to the United States with her sister to study, and she later worked as a host in an art troupe. Around 2000, Mak Wenyan took over the Hong Kong erotic film "Cloud Rain Spring Supper", which caused controversy and concern.
Mai Wenyan and actor Zhang Qi
In 2002, Mak Wenyan returned to China to develop and participated in the TV series "My Father and Me". The TV series is tailor-made for former Olympic gymnastics champion Liu Xuan.
Ma Wenyan had a failed marriage, and the current marital status is a mystery.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > Lu Haichao starred in "Crocodile Head", and his wife died at the age of 63</h1>
Stills from Lu Haichao's "Shrimp Ball Legend"
Lu Haichao played the villain "Crocodile Head" in "Shrimp Ball Biography", which makes the audience remember it vividly. Born in Guangzhou in 1946, he is a famous Cantonese opera actor.
Lu Haichao's older brother, Lo Hoi Peng, is a famous Actor in Hong Kong and a classmate of Chow Yun-fat in the artist class. Lo Hae-peng won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for starring in the film "Death Gold".
After starring in "The Legend of Shrimp Ball", Lu Haichao participated in film and television dramas such as "Liu Yi Biography", "Mountain And Countryside", "Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang", "Fang Mu Shen Detective", "Guangzhou Renjia" and so on.
Lu Haichao
Lu Haichao and son Lu Junyu
Lu Haichao's wife, Chen Xiaosha, is a famous Cantonese opera director. Chen Xiaosha came from a Cantonese opera family, and her father, brother and sister were all famous Cantonese opera actors.
Lu Haichao's son, named Lu Junyu, is a famous program host on Guangdong Television.
On June 8, 2009, 66-year-old Chen Xiaosha died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in a hospital in Guangzhou. Lu Haichao, 3 years younger than his wife, was immersed in grief.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="53" > Played "Cowboy" by Shanzenghong, who later switched to behind-the-scenes work</h1>
Flash macros
In "The Legend of Shrimp Ball", the "cowboy" played by ShinZeng-hong is a friend of Shrimp Ball. Once Shrimp Ball's mother fell ill, and because she had no money to treat her, Cowboy stole something with Shrimp Ball and prepared to sell money to her mother for treatment. Unfortunately, they were discovered by crocodile head's men, shrimp balls managed to escape, and cowboys were caught.
The crocodile head was about to chop off the cowboy's hands, and the shrimp ball came and skillfully rescued the cowboy. The "cowboy" played by ShinZenghong is righteous and cute, which left a deep impression on the audience.
Born in Beijing in 1963, After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in 1980, He was assigned to work at the China Children's Art Theatre. His personal conditions were very good, and he was specially approved by the Ministry of Culture as a top actor that year.
Stills from "The Post"
In 1982, after becoming famous for starring in "The Legend of Shrimp Balls", he continued to play and participated in many films such as "Burning Yuanmingyuan", "Hanging Curtains to Listen to The Government", "Postal Edge", "Drifting Adventure", "Hometown Romance" and so on.
Not only that, he also played an important role in TV series such as "A Generation of Winds", "Finding the World Back", and "Nothing Is Wrong". In the 1980s, Shinzen Hiroshi was one of the most recognizable actors.
In 1991, the 28-year-old ShinZenghong was named a national first-class actor. Since then, he has taken over many film and television dramas such as "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Torrent", "Car Affairs Always Grind", "Sweet Career", "Snowless Winter" and so on.
After 2000, Shinzenghong basically retreated into the background, mainly engaged in the directing of children's dramas in the troupe. At that time, he was often asked by the crew to shoot a play, and the salary for acting in a play was hundreds of times that of the children's drama he directed. However, Shan Zenghong was not moved, and conscientiously engaged in directing work in the regiment.
Flashing macros and friends
Shen Zenghong served as the vice president of the China Children's Art Theatre and later as the artistic director of the China Children's Art Theatre. The flash in life is a super fan, often staying up late to watch football games.
Zhong Hao, Mai Wenyan, Lu Haichao, And Shan Zenghong, the 4 leading actors in the 82nd edition of "Shrimp Ball Biography", were extremely popular because of this drama, and their lives changed. But time has passed, the world has changed, 39 years have passed, and their life destiny has also undergone great changes.
But no matter how time passes, the classic characters they created in "Shrimp Ball" will always be liked and praised by the audience, and will always remain in the depths of the audience's memory!
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