A high-spirited rising star on the silver screen
In August 1929, a brilliant Shandong boy was born in an ordinary family in Yanzhou, he was Zhang Ziliang. Zhang Ziliang showed amazing acting talent from an early age and became a member of the campus drama troupe.
On the drama stage, he always plays the leading role and is loved by his classmates. Perhaps, it is this stage that gave birth to Zhang Ziliang's love and pursuit of performing arts.
In 1953, Zhang Ziliang got his wish and entered the Shanghai Film Studio and began his long-awaited screen career. It's a pity that when he first entered the industry, he could only play some supporting roles or play tricks.
But Zhang Ziliang was not discouraged, but worked harder to learn Xi, and under the guidance of senior actors, he gradually adapted to the film shooting scene and mastered the state of acting in front of the camera.
Three years later, Zhang Ziliang finally played a bigger role and successfully attracted the attention of performance artist Zhang Ruifang. Zhang Lao said that this young man has great potential and is worth cultivating.
In 1957, under the recommendation of Zhang Ruifang and other senior actors, the 28-year-old Zhang Ziliang ushered in his first male protagonist - the role of Liu Jie in "Blowing the Hole Flute".
He vividly portrayed a sunny and positive image of a young man, which was deeply loved by young audiences. Since then, Zhang Ziliang has become famous in one fell swoop and has become one of the popular "screen niches".
Shanghai Film Studios have arranged important roles for him, and for a while, Zhang Ziliang's career reached its peak and became one of the most high-profile new movie stars.
Setbacks at the peak of your career
Just when Zhang Ziliang's star career was in full swing, his hometown Shandong decided to build a factory to run a film, Zhang Ziliang resolutely gave up his prosperity in Shanghai Film Studio, and took the initiative to invite Ying to join the newly established Shandong Film Studio and devote himself to the development of his hometown film industry.
At first, he was also an important actor in Mountain Film Studio, and he played the leading role in the first film "The Man Who Dare to Think and Do".
However, the good times did not last long, in 1961, when Zhang Ziliang's career was booming, the Mountain Film Studio was suddenly downsized, cut and withdrawn, which made a sudden break point for Zhang Ziliang's development.
With no way out in his hometown, he had no choice but to leave his homeland and transfer to Zhujiang Film Studio. At first, Zhang Ziliang was also reused in Guangzhou, and soon became the main actor of Zhuying Studio.
In 1963, he played a company platoon commander with a prominent personality in the main theme movie "Red Sun", showing mature and steady acting skills, thinking that this would be a turning point.
Who knows, "Red Sun", which was supposed to help his career to a higher level, was criticized for "scandalizing heroes" after its release, and this movie became a stumbling block to Zhang Ziliang's career development.
Implicated by him, Zhang Ziliang had no drama to shoot for more than ten years, which eventually led to him missing the opportunity to continue to develop in the Guangzhou film industry. When Zhang Ziliang finally returned to the film industry in 1976, the gears of fate had already begun to turn inexorably.
died young, leaving behind endless regrets
In 1976, 47-year-old Zhang Ziliang finally returned to the film set again and played the production captain in a rural film. When he thought that he could start again and regain the hope of career development, the disease came inexorably - it turned out that years of high-intensity filming work had invisibly consumed Zhang Ziliang's physical functions, and now the disease has relentlessly attacked, making his body deteriorate.
In 1981, just when Zhang Ziliang's acting career began to regain its dawn, he passed away at the age of 52 under the watchful eye of his family. Before dying, he held his wife's hand tightly, and her wife burst into tears, unwilling to say goodbye to the lover who had spent 30 years together.
In his hometown, his son Zhang Song opened his father's toolbox and looked at his former costumes and photos, his eyes were full of nostalgia.
Zhang Ziliang's untimely death not only left a devastating grief for his family, but also deprived the Chinese film industry of a good actor who could have achieved even more.
He could have shined more brilliantly on the screen, but in the end, he only stayed in the world for 52 years and left in a hurry, which is really sighing and heartbreaking.
We can only remember the sunny and cheerful figure of this old artist when he was young in the old movies he once starred in.
An old artist who has been forgotten by a new generation
Time has passed, and the name Zhang Ziliang may be unfamiliar to young people.
Once, Zhang Ziliang was a recorder and witness of an era. How many people were impressed by the image of the energetic soldier in "Blowing the Flute"; And how many people were shocked by the company platoon commander with a firm personality in "Red Sun".
At that time, Zhang Ziliang was one of the most popular and popular "screen students" in Shanghai and even in the country, and he was appreciated by the performing artist Zhang Ruifang, and participated in and starred in many important films.
However, history is unforgiving, and the memory of the old artist is blurred by the new generation of film lovers. We must not forget the older generation who have contributed to the history of Chinese films, and we must not forget Zhang Ziliang, a good actor who may achieve greater achievements.
Only by absorbing the spiritual nourishment of their predecessors, can current and future filmmakers continue to make progress, create masterpieces that warm people's hearts, and create a more brilliant new era of Chinese films.