The river bends and bends, coldly saying that it is troubled. Don't go to my village when I have a string of tears in my wet shirt. Man is in heaven and earth, like a thousand ants. ”
This is the theme song of the same name of the TV series "Grace of the Earth" sung by Kwan Jeong-jay.
I believe that audiences familiar with old Hong Kong dramas are not unfamiliar with this song, because this "Grace of the Earth" was a masterpiece of Asian television generation at that time, creating a peak in ratings.
Even now, it is not too much to evaluate this drama with realistic epic masterpieces.
In fact, when it comes to this drama, we have to start from the years when Li's TV station (later renamed ATV) and TVB struggle, the two film and television companies have their own strengths and weaknesses, and each has its own magic.
Around 1980, it was the golden age of Li's TV station, and in September of this year, the TV series "The Home of Grace of the Earth in the Pearl River" was launched, directed by Xu Xiaoming and Li Zhaoxiong, and starring Liu Zhirong, Yu An'an, Pan Zhiwen, Li Saifeng and others.
One tells the survival story of an ordinary peasant family, coupled with the background of the times at that time, in the integration of historical events, so that this drama became a TV series of "ten thousand empty alleys" at that time.
The fame of Li's TV station also became more popular in that golden period, and also broke the diversified program settings of TVB at that time.
This forced TVB to make a TV series to compete with it, and "Rotation" at that time was a TV series produced by TVB to fight.
But the ratings are not as good as Li's TV station's "Grace of the Earth".
Although the drama "Rotation" is also a masterpiece, and the cast is quite luxurious, it is still slightly inferior to "Grace of the Earth".
And "Earth Grace" has a total of three parts, the first "Home in the Pearl River" after the success of the great success, the later "Ancient Capital Thunder" and "Golden Mountain Dream" are the second and third parts launched by Li's TV station.
However, the first part, "Home in the Pearl River", is the most classic part of the trilogy, the first part has a total of 36 episodes, which truly shows the local atmosphere and rural style at that time.
It also vividly expressed the sadness of the peasants' life at that time, of course, there are many elements and various characters, which has created this huge historical drama.
"Grace of the Earth" is a three-part, each of which is indispensable, and each role is also portrayed very successfully, there are small flowers, there are old drama bones, real, appropriate, acting skills these are the audience's recognition of them.
However, time has changed, and 40 years have passed since the premiere of the show.
Among them, "Brother Nine Jin", "Jie Zhen", "Six Jin", "Big Brother Yang", "Second Young Master" and other people, what happened to them?
1973 was the year Liu Zhirong joined Li's TV station, and entering Li was highly praised, starting from "The Golden Powder Family" in 1974 and later "Purple Cuckoo" and "Cape Storm".
Liu Zhirong proved with his wonderful acting skills that he is not just a pure love student.
It was not until he later participated in the male number one in "The Grace of the Earth" that it was a drama that made him a first-line star.
Although he is an illiterate peasant in the play, he is definitely a man who stands tall in the sky.
Liu Zhirong vividly described the role of Yang Jiujin, showing the boyish spirit of having done something at that time and daring to take responsibility.
Later, Liu Zhirong was also known as "Brother Jiujin".
In Li's status is also getting higher and higher, coupled with the filming of "Blood Taiping Mountain", "Goodbye Taiping Mountain" and other works, Liu Zhirong in Li's sitting on the status of "a brother".
He has been awarded the top ten TV stars in Hong Kong five times.
In 1986, Liu Zhirong and Liang Shuzhuang married and gave birth to a son, Liu Jianle.
Such an excellent actor, TVB has also dug the wall many times, but it has not succeeded, and Liu Zhirong, who continues to stay in ATV, has also filmed works and hosted programs, and the family of three is also very happy.
But in May 2008, Liu Zhirong died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 56.
Leaving his wife and children behind, he left without warning.
In 2012, Liu Zhi won the "ATV55 Lifetime Achievement Male Artist Award", and his wife tearfully took the stage to receive the award.
Yue Hua, who played Yang Liujin in "The Grace of the Earth", is a thick and simple farmer in the play.
Over the decades, he has starred in countless movies and TV series, such as "Drunken Hero", "Twelve Gold Medals", "Affair" and so on.
He is a good actor who combines acting skills.
Later immigrated to Canada to enjoy their later years,
He died in Canada in October 2018 at the age of 76.
Dong Biao's life can be said to be inseparable from "horse", and even his name has a horse character.
His grandfather, Chu Ping-woo, the first Chinese horse trainer in Hong Kong, lived with horses since childhood, began learning to ride horses at the age of eight, and later presided over horse racing.
In the 1970s, he began to dabble in film and television performances, and he is also a well-known artist in the circle.
The "Rich and Powerful" series is one of his masterpieces.
In 2005, he did not host a horse race because of his poor health.
He died of illness in 2006 at the age of 72.
ATV has always been a yangsheng yin and a decline, among the few actresses, Yu An'an has a gentle temperament and is one of the bosses of ATV at that time.
Played Sun Jiezhen, the daughter of a private school teacher, in "The Grace of the Earth".
He married Zhou Runfa in 1983 and divorced a year later.
In 1987, he married Li Manqi and gave birth to his eldest daughter Wen Qi in 1988 and his second daughter Wen Qian in 1991.
After Li Manqi went bankrupt in 2002, Yu An'an still did not leave him, and the two later divorced because Li Manqi spread various scandals, and Yu An'an, who had been married before, came back again to continue filming.
In order to make more money, the two daughters can go abroad to study.
When he was young, Yu An'an also looked very beautiful, although the years were not spared, he also experienced a failed marriage, and he did not want to have many opportunities to play the main role like before.
But Yu An'an, who is now 60 years old, has more confidence and charm on his face.
Born in 1912, Wu Hui was 68 years old when he starred in "The Grace of the Earth", when he was very thin and wore clothes full of patches, perfectly showing the vicissitudes of those poor peasants.
Wu Hui can be said to have dedicated his life to the cause of interpretation, "Tonight To See the Moon Reunion Again", "Tears of Love", "Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren" are his representative works.
He also starred in "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia", and he also starred in "Nine Pin Sesame Officer", Bao Longxing's father Bao was also starred.
But such an old drama bone died in March 1996 at the age of 84.
Li Saifeng starred in Li Yaman in "The Grace of the Earth", when she was only 15 years old and still studying.
However, she liked to dance since she was a child, and she was favored by director Siu Hsien Fai during a performance, and later filmed "Grace of the Earth", and he also debuted with this drama.
After graduation, she officially signed a contract with a TV station and did not appear in many works, because after 1995 she faded out of the show business circle.
In 2001, Li Saifeng married into a rich family, and her husband was Luo Qiren, the prince of the Luo family.
But marrying into the rich as the sea, the two later divorced, and also broke a variety of explosive news.
Now Li Saifeng is 55 years old, and he does not have the same beauty as he did then, and he looks full of vicissitudes, and he is still alone.
It's been 40 years since "Grace of the Earth," and many of the actors have passed away or are still single.
Among them, Wang Wei, Zhang Ying, and Liang Shunyan have all passed away.
This classic has been passed down forever, and while we miss it, we should also remember the actors who left us classics.
When I watch this show again, I will still have mixed feelings, sadness and joy.
But whatever it is, the show carries the best memories of that era.
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Author: Uncle Yida
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