In the 1980s, a "red peony" made Jiang Lili popular all over the country, and to this day, when many people hear "Peony Song", they will think of the heroic and compelling heroine Red Peony who rides a horse and holds a long whip.
On December 18, 1954, Jiang Lili was born in Shenyang to a family of cadres. From elementary school to middle school, she has been a member of the class literary and artistic committee, an active member of the school literary and artistic team, and often participates in publicity and performance activities. Her parents were always worried that their daughter's participation in recreational activities would affect her studies, but Jiang Lili worked hard and did well in exams every semester.
She loves to read novels and watch movies even more. I often come home after watching movies, imitate the performances of actors, and aspire to be a movie actor.
In 1974, after graduating from Shenyang No. 32 Middle School, she was assigned to work as a nurse in the Heping District Hospital. But she did not give up her hobby and still actively participated in amateur publicity activities in the district.
In 1975, when the Changchun Film Studio went to Shenyang to enroll, the Heping District Propaganda Station enthusiastically recommended Jiang Lili to apply for the examination, and Jiang Lili, who had a good appearance, was successfully admitted.
As soon as she entered the long film studio, she was selected to play Zheng Shuhua, a hygienist in "Yanming Lakeside", and began her film career from then on.
Jiang Lili's Mandarin pronunciation is not standard, and there is a "Shenyang flavor". She was determined to learn Mandarin in the shortest possible time, got up every morning to practice tongue twisters and recitations, and broke through the language barrier in a relatively short time.
In 1979, Emei Film Studio asked her to play Yang Qiong, a primary school teacher in the key film "Sacred Mission", which was her first film as a female lead.
For Jiang Lili, the character of Yang Qiong has complex psychological activities, sharp inner contradictions, is not easy to grasp the measure, and is very difficult in performance. To this end, Jiang Lili studied diligently, deeply experienced the inner world of the character, and finally completed the shaping of this character well.
"Sacred Mission" won the Ministry of Culture's 30th Anniversary Gift Film Award, which also has a credit to Jiang Lili.
During the filming of "Sacred Mission" in Qingdao, the crew of the long film "Red Peony" was looking for a heroine. Their condition is to be able to do martial arts, to be beautiful and to be able to act, and they have found nearly 100 actors, and it is difficult to find the right one.
After Jiang Lili returned to the long film, Zhang Yuanxiang, the director of "Red Peony", hit her and replaced the original actor. Because Jiang Lili has a quiet personality, he is not confident in whether he can play a role like Red Peony who can do martial arts and has a strong personality.
Boyfriend Wang Baosheng encouraged her: "Li Li, although your appearance looks very weak, but you are a soft and introverted person, the role of Red Peony just needs your strong inner temperament to set off, you will definitely be able to play her well!" ”
There are many thrilling action scenes in "Red Peony", and Jiang Lili learned to ride a horse and shoot archery in a short period of time. One of the scenes is that the red peony jumps from the two-story bungalow to the horse, when Jiang Lili practices, looking down scared a cold sweat, it is too high, and the horse moves around below, after a fierce psychological struggle, Jiang Lili plucked up the courage to jump down and landed on the horse steadily.
After many practices, Jiang Lili's riding skills have been very skilled, but there are still problems when shooting. The horse was suddenly frightened, and drove Jiang Lili to open the gate, Jiang Lili was almost strangled by the wire on the door, fortunately she hugged the horse's neck tightly, so that there was no accident.
"Red Peony" is Jiang Lili's first film that received a great response, she returned to her grandfather's house to celebrate her birthday, and as a result, the home was surrounded by three floors, three floors outside, and even the windowsill was full of people.
Jiang Lili was nominated for the Best Actress of the Hundred Flowers Award for "Red Peony", and at first the number of votes was far ahead, but in the last few days, she was overtaken by Zhang Yu of "Lushan Love", and many viewers regretted her.
After the success of "Red Peony", Jiang Lili became the head of the long film studio. Next, she played Ye Fang, a female driver who came from the wind and fire, dared to love and hate, smoked and drank in the movie "Red Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple", which is a bit of a girl.
When Jiang Lili read the script, she didn't like Ye Fang very much, she told the director that she didn't want to play this role, and the director nodded at her brain and said: You stupid girl! What kind of characters can stand out? It's often the characters who are a bit off the beaten track.
In the end, Jiang Lili still played this role, so she also went to the Beijing Transportation Company to experience life, understand how female drivers live in the pile of men, and she also learned to smoke if she could not smoke.
With her outstanding performance in "Red Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple", Jiang Lili won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 6th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards, making up for the regret that "Red Peony" failed to win.
Jiang Lili starred in films such as "The Bell Princess", "The Girl's Wish", "After the Trap", "Area Thirteen", "Popular Red Dress on the Street", etc., and was the most popular actress in the 80s, and became one of the hosts of the Spring Festival Gala in 1984.
Jiang Lili and Wang Baosheng played a couple in "Luming Lakeside" and soon became a real couple in real life. Wang Baosheng is also a long-distance film actor, who has filmed films such as "Proud, Mother", "Sunny Day", "Long Sky Eagle", "Wheels Rolling", "Popular Red Dress on the Street", "Our Veterans" and so on.
They encountered obstacles in their love affair, which was regarded as a bourgeois way of life, and the organization approached the two of them to talk alone, and held a criticism meeting for them. In the following year, Jiang Lili did not shoot a scene, was sent to participate in the factory to dig air raid shelters and other labor, wang Baosheng was also sent to the countryside. But the two of them never wavered, relying on letters to convey affection, encouraging each other, and withstanding great pressure.
After 6 years of bitter love, they finally became dependents and had their own small family. While they were enjoying hard-won happiness, 30-year-old Jiang Lili had physical problems.
In 1983, after Jiang Lili finished filming "Area 13", he had a serious illness, was diagnosed with a tumor, and underwent surgery at Beijing 301 Hospital.
Before the operation was signed, Wang Baosheng's hair was much whiter overnight. Jiang Lili's weight has plummeted from 120 pounds to 80 pounds, and she even left a suicide note.
Fortunately, the tumor was benign, and Jiang Lili finally escaped from danger.
In 1985, Jiang Lili went to the "star class" of the Beijing Film Academy for further study, and a year later, the showbiz circle underwent great changes, the domestic film was sluggish, the long film only opened a few plays a year, and Jiang Lili's position as the top brand Hua Dan was also replaced by newcomers. She adjusted her mentality, directed the TV film "Gold Miner", and expanded the drama path, playing a generation of famous prostitutes Sai Jinhua in "A Generation of Gun Kings".
For the sake of her career, Jiang Lili postponed her birth plan again and again. In 1990, at the age of 36, Jiang Lili finally became a mother. Because she belonged to an elderly motherhood and had undergone surgery for an abdominal tumor, with the encouragement of her husband, she survived a long period of severe labor pain and a thrilling process of dystocia, and gave birth to a lovely daughter.
At that time, many actors followed the tide of going abroad to go overseas, and Jiang Lili and his wife also came to Los Angeles in 1993 to develop. Jiang Lili worked as a host for a Chinese-American internet television station, and Wang Baosheng and his friends opened a cultural communication company, and two years later bought a villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
After the life was stable, the couple took the daughter who stayed with the elderly in the country to the United States, so that the daughter could live by her parents and receive advanced education in the United States.
The child's adaptability is very strong, and when Jiang Lili's daughter graduated from kindergarten, she was already fluent in spoken American. But when Jiang Lili forced her to speak Chinese and write Chinese at home, her daughter became impatient.
In the United States, Chinese children are referred to as "bananas" and say that these children are the hearts of yellow-skinned Caucasians. Jiang Lili was very unpleasant to hear such a name, and the couple never forgot that they were Chinese. They want their daughter to be exposed to advanced Western science and culture, but they don't want their daughter to become a "banana."
Once When Jiang Lili asked her daughter to write Chinese characters, and when her daughter was not happy, Jiang Lili educated her daughter: "You are different from American children, you are Chinese, your motherland is China, so you must learn english, but also learn to Chinese." ”
Jiang Lili and Wang Baosheng and his wife miss their hometown and relatives in Beijing all the time, while worrying that their daughter will become a "banana" of yellow and white, forgetting their Chinese roots, after careful consideration, they came to the conclusion that it is better for their daughter to return to China to study.
When many parents tried their best to send their children to study in developed countries in Europe and the United States, Jiang Lili's family, who had a successful career in the United States, returned to Beijing in 2000 to let their daughter absorb the nutrition of Chinese culture.
My daughter entered a primary school in Beijing's Xicheng District, improved her Chinese skills quickly, and learned to write with a brush.
On the day of Jiang Lili's birthday, her daughter wrote a calligraphy banner of "Happy Birthday to My Mother" as a gift to her mother, and Jiang Lili said happily: "It seems that our family's choice to return to China is right." ”
Jiang Lili returned to the film and television circle and took over the film and television dramas such as "Invincible County Order", "Tang Bohu of the Merry Young Man", "Young Marshal Spring and Autumn", "So Many Petite", "Heavenly Life Water", "Woman Without Regrets" and other film and television dramas, the most famous being the queen in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 3". Although Dai Chunrong's empress has preconceived notions, Jiang Lili's outstanding interpretation of this tragic character has won praise from the audience.
Jiang Lili was still a little unaccustomed when she first made a TV series, because the creative environment was very different from the 80s. For the phenomenon of young actors playing big names, filming with drivers and nannies, she only shakes her head.
Once when Jiang Lili and her friends were eating at a restaurant, they were recognized by the musicians of the hotel band, who did not rush forward to ask for autographs, but looked at her with a smile and gently played the theme song of "Red Peony" to express their respect and love for her, which greatly touched her, and tears flowed down.
What could be happier for an actor than the recognition of the audience? After so many years, there will still be audiences who remember your role, which is the greatest affirmation of an actor.
Jiang Lili said: "Compared with today's era, the film environment of that year was a lot less flashy, restless and tempting, and people at that time were more of a revolutionary romantic feeling. With a limited fixed salary, everyone treats every character and film seriously and enthusiastically. For me, the most valuable asset accumulated at that time was the love of the audience. Especially until now, when many people still remember those roles in different ways, I appreciate the preciousness of that era and the significance and value of the acting career for me. ”
She repeatedly said in an interview that there have not been many works in these years, and she feels ashamed of the audience. But for the audience, her previous works are enough to make them remember the name Jiang Lili forever.
Jiang Lili has come this way, several wind and rain, very difficult, her mentality has been very optimistic, touched many people, can be described as an undefeated red peony.
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