"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and the sky..." The familiar melody sounded again, which should be one of the most familiar songs for middle school students in China. Almost every graduation season, this song will reverberate over the campus and echo in the hearts of the graduates who are reluctant to give up.
This song, written by Uncle Li, is also an episode of the movie "Seongnam Old Things". Until now, whenever that beautiful melody sounds, I can always think of a picture in the movie, and my heart will be full of parting sorrows.
Released in 1983, the film was filmed by Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Wu Yigong. As soon as the film was released, it caused a huge sensation, not only won the 3rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards For Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music and many other awards, but also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Feature Film at the 2nd Manila International Film Festival.
Now, 36 years later, this beautiful movie still shines in our minds.
The performances of several actors in the film also left a deep impression on the audience. Especially Shen Jie, who plays Xiao Yingzi, those big eyes like black grapes, are so innocent, bright, clean, without any impurities, like a stream of water slowly flowing into our hearts.
There is also Zhang Min, who plays a crazy woman in the film, whose performance is profound, subtle, and poetic, and it is also unforgettable for us.
Recently, at the memorial meeting of director Wu Yigong held by the Shanghai Film Museum, the two actresses Shen Jie and Zhang Min in "The Old Story of Seongnam" gathered again to commemorate their mentor Wu Yigong.
Director Wu Yigong is a very talented filmmaker in China, he has entrusted his life to China's film industry, not only directed such as "Bashan Night Rain", "Chengnan Old Things", "Exile University", "Moon With People", "Que Li Renjia" and other popular excellent films, but also led the establishment of China's only international A-category film festival - Shanghai International Film Festival.
At the time when the Shanghai International Film Festival became more and more popular, director Wu Yigong died of illness at 7:32 on September 14, 2019 at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital at the age of 80. His death is a major loss for the Chinese film industry.
When the Shanghai Film Museum held a memorial meeting for director Wu Yigong, many of his former friends came to attend. Zhang Min, who has not appeared for a long time, as soon as he appeared at the venue, attracted the attention of more fans.
Because, the movie star who became popular in the 80s has been away from the eyes of the audience and fans for a long time. And during this period we have seen many false rumors about her, and even the news that she has died, which is really infuriating. And now, when I see her appear in front of everyone healthy and healthy, I think more fans' hearts are full of satisfaction, right? Although she has indeed changed a lot compared with before, that elegant temperament is still the same as yesterday.
Zhang Min is a disciple of The Film Studio, and her parents are both old actors and actresses in the Studio. Her father Shi Yuan has played roles in many old movies that everyone is familiar with, such as "Shangrao Concentration Camp", "Minjiang Orange Red", "Today I Rest", "A Q Zheng Biography", "Seongnam Old Things", etc., especially Luo Ailan in "Today I Rest", and the old man in "A Q Zheng Biography" Tugu Ancestral Hall, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
Zhang Min's mother, Luo Jingyi, has also played roles in films such as "Stage Sisters".
Zhang Min was influenced by his parents since he was a child and has always wanted to be an actor. But after graduating from Shanghai Oriental High School in 1973, she was assigned to work at a department store. However, Zhang Min, who loves literature and art, did not give up her pursuit of performing arts, and in her spare time, she studied under the famous voice actor Qiu Yuefeng, and made rapid progress. Later, she starred in the drama "There is a Heat Flow Outside the House" in the Shanghai Workers' Amateur Drama Troupe, which was well received by the audience and also attracted the attention of some directors of the Shanghai Film Studio.
Saying that Wu Yigong is the Bole of Zhang Min's artistic path is not false at all. It is precisely because of director Wu Yigong's insight that Zhang Min has the opportunity to walk on the screen. In 1980, director Wu Yigong directed "Bashan Night Rain", there was a sad rural girl named Xinghua in the film, and director Wu Yigong found Zhang Min and gave her this role of heavy drama.
Zhang Min cherished this opportunity very much, and with the help of a group of old drama bones such as Shi Ling and Zhong Xinghuo, he completed the performance task very well. Since then, her development in the film industry has been out of control, and she has successively participated in a series of excellent film and television dramas such as "Long Live Youth", "Postal Edge", "Two Midnight", "Yang Naiwu and the Little Cabbage", and became a popular movie star in the 80s.
In 1983, when director Wu Yigong directed "Old Things in Seongnam", he found Zhang Min again and invited her to play a crazy woman who lost her daughter in it, and Zhang Min once again successfully completed his performance task and created an unforgettable screen role.
However, after the time entered the 90s, Zhang Min suddenly disappeared from the audience's sight, and there was no accurate news of her for a long time, which made the audience who cared and loved her very worried. In fact, Zhang Min has been abroad all these years. Although he did not continue his acting career, he lived well.
Now that she is 63 years old, she is finally in front of the audience again, which is very gratifying. I hope she is healthy and youthful, and I hope to have the opportunity to see her new role on the screen again.
In addition, at this commemorative meeting, we also saw Shen Jie, who played Xiao Yingzi in the movie "Seongnam Old Things". The little girl at that time is now 47 years old, but those beautiful big eyes are still so clear and charming.
Xiang Mei, the former head of the actor troupe of the Shanghai Film Studio and a famous film actor, also appeared at the commemorative meeting of director Wu Yigong, and together with Zhang Min and Shen Jie, she expressed her deep nostalgia for director Wu Yigong.
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