When we talk about the group of 58 actors in the former Long Film Studio, Li Ying, as one of the parties, said with some gloom: We are a group of forgotten actors.
Why did she say that?
Because when they were just admitted to the long film actor training class, a group of young, good-looking and energetic movie stars had just emerged, such as Li Yalin, Pang Xueqin, Jindi, He Xiaoshu, Ye Linlang, Bai Ruitong, Liu Shilong, Liu Zengqing, etc. And when they graduated from the actor training class of the long film studio and were ready to show their fists on the screen, they encountered the arrival of a special decade. There are no films to make in film studios across the country, so where will they have the opportunity to show their talents?
And when they can finally have a scene, a group of younger actors stand out again, such as Song Xiaoying, Chi Zhiqiang, Jiang Lili, Lin Qiang, Liang Tongyu, Fu Yiwei, Yang Xiaodan, Zhou Lina and so on. At this time, most of the actors of the 58th long film have reached middle age, and many of them have turned to the background, even those who insist on continuing to be actors, in fact, they rarely get the opportunity to go to the screen, even if it is difficult to get one or two roles, they are just supporting roles in some corners.
Almost all of their good years have been wasted.
The group we are talking about here refers to the group of film actors recruited by the Changchun Film Studio in 1958 to enrich the cast. And now, 62 years later, who do you remember?
For this group of actors, everyone can call out the names, and there are only a few, right?
In May 1958, Li Ying, who had just been married for a short time, wanted to continue to study and improve herself and realize a college dream. It was at this time that she got the news through the newspaper that the Changchun Film Studio was recruiting actors. She was an accountant at a hospital in Shenyang at the time, and her colleagues thought she was beautiful and her voice was good, so they urged her to give it a try. Before this, Li Ying never thought that she could be an actor, but this recruitment information has a special attraction for her, that is, after completing her studies, she can enjoy college treatment. So she had the mentality of trying it out and filled in the registration information.
Unexpectedly, I performed a skit and a song and dance during the exam, and I was admitted. Later, Li Ying learned that it was her outstanding image that helped her a lot. At that time, when the leaders of the long film studio saw the photos on her registration form, they unanimously thought that this was a rare good seedling, because she had a standard star face, so they instructed the recruiting teachers, whether she would perform or not, they would recruit her in - she could not act, she could learn.
Let's look at the photo of Li Ying on the admission ticket that year, and it is indeed a skeleton that is strange and beautiful like a flower. When you see her, everyone thinks she looks like many stars, right?
In this way, in October 1958, the 22-year-old Li Ying stepped on a train to Changchun and became a member of the Changchun Film Studio. At the same time as her, zhao Wenyu, Pan Shulan, Shen Xuefeng, Zhong Dan, Liu Baihong, Wu Shan, He Zhongzhou, Li Zhen, Li Wanfu, Lu Xiaoya, Jin Bohai, Zhang Chongxiao, Sun Wenming, Guo Xuewen, Chan Dazhang, Huang Yanen, Sheng Linzhong, Shao Xichen, Wu Baozhi, Wang Jieren, Zhang Fenglai, Zhang Sheng, Lu Tinglan, Tan Chengjiang, Guo Qi, Wang Baoshun, Song Baoguo, Lin Zhi, Gao Wei, Sun Sha, Wang Xiucai, Wang Hongtao, Shao Wanlin, Gao Hongbao, Wen Xianglin, etc.
When you look at these names, do most of them feel strange? Among them, you are more familiar, I think it may be the following:
Zhang Chongxiao: A tall actor who has participated in a row of long Wei Gang in "Kunlun Iron Horse", Da Guang, a guerrilla leader in "Dongmei", Zhang Jingcai, a guerrilla leader in "Ice and Snow Jindalai", and a big soldier in "Soldiers Coming to the City". And the character who impressed him the most was probably the leader of the class in "Visitor on the Iceberg".
Zhao Wenyu: An actress who is as gentle as a jade and beautiful as a flower, she has played the pig girl Park Yunu in "Hongyan" and Teacher Xu in "Under the Red Ridge of the Wild Goose". And the most famous character should be the Sadako girl in "Heroes and Children".
Shao Wanlin: A good actor who wins with his acting skills, he has played Ma Lianfu in "Sunny Days", Uncle Er huai in "Red Rain", Cui Ming in "Pearl on the Sea", and Geng Dadao in "From Slave to General". The most memorable for the audience may be the villain Su Zhe in "Handcuffed Passenger", right?
Lu Xiaoya: A national first-class director born as a child actor. At the age of 9, he played little Liu Hulan in the movie "Liu Hulan". He has directed many excellent films such as "Inside and Outside the Courtroom", "The Girl in Red", "Hot Love", "Unbelievable" and so on.
And Li Ying, who was born with a "star face", was originally the key training object of the long film studio, but missed many opportunities, and finally only became an obscure actor, only playing supporting roles in movies such as "Ice and Snow Jindalai", "Entrepreneurship", "Two Little Eight Roads", "Ji Hongchang", "Behind the Defendant", "The Last Queen" and so on. The impression on the audience is not very deep.
In fact, the learning atmosphere of this 58th actor training class is very strong. And the teaching staff is very strong. The cadets officially opened on November 1, 1958, and were divided into 3 classes, exactly one platoon, so He Zhongzhou, who was transferred from the Navy, was specially arranged to serve as a platoon leader. The class leaders of the three classes are Li Zhen, Li Ying and Li Wanfu, collectively known as "Three Li".
At that time, the long film studio arranged a very strong team of teachers for this training class. Xu Feng, who has become a movie star as early as the 1930s, is the director of teaching. Gao Ping, who has starred in films such as "When the Grapes Are Ripe", "The White-Haired Girl", "Silent Mountain Forest", and "Plain Guerrilla", serves as a political teacher.
Duan Bin, who played Director Li in "So Sentimental", served as the first class teacher, and Huang Ling, who played Tang Weizhen in "The White Soldier", served as the second class teacher, and the assistant teacher was He Xiaoshu, a young movie star who was becoming popular. The third class is taught by Li Jie, who played the secret agent in "The Mysterious Traveling Companion", and Anqi, who played Zheng Yuanping in "The White Soldier".
Their learning content is actually similar to that of the acting department of the Film Academy, what acting class, physical class, music class, makeup class, etc. are all available, in addition to no physical exercises, character observation exercises, single sketches, double sketches, multi-person sketches, etc. are also indispensable. They have built a deep relationship in their common study and life, and no matter which classmate has difficulties, everyone will help each other collectively. The friendship like Li Ying and Zhao Wenyu has continued to this day.
I think that at that time, this group of energetic young people must have been full of beautiful yearning for the future, right? We must all be looking forward to the day when we can shine on the big screen and become a star, right? But unfortunately, they are really not born at the right time, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very bone. When they graduate, a movement wipes out their dreams. Almost none of them became really big stars, and even a few got the opportunity to act, while most chose to change careers and remained unknown for the rest of their lives.
It is understood that many students in their class later became directors, such as Sun Sha, Lu Xiaoya, Huang Yanen, Wang Hongtao, etc., and many others became voice actors, such as Xu Dan, Liu Baihong, Pan Shulan, Zhao Wenyu, Zhang Sheng, Li Zhen, etc. The real ones who have always insisted on acting are probably Zhang Chongxiao, Li Ying, Guo Qi, Shao Wanlin and so on. The others, although they also have a unique appearance and extraordinary temperament, were originally beautiful Hua Dan and handsome students, but they all disappeared.
According to Li Ying, many of her classmates have now passed away. Whenever she recalls the past youth, the good old days, she will always burst into tears. She thought that if her life could be repeated, then she and her classmates would definitely hope that they could make more movies and act in more dramas, and not waste this life. It's just that there is no if in life, so she and her classmates can only bury this regret deep in their hearts.
In fact, the 58th batch of actors of the Long Film Studio is really a group that the majority of audiences are not familiar with. And through our introduction today, do you know more about them? Welcome to interact with more fans and netizens through the message area. I am Yaqing, thank you again for your attention and tips, we will meet again at the same time tomorrow.
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