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In 1994, Wang Gang, who was about to perform abroad, received an unexpected invitation: to play the big corrupt official He Shen in "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", after thinking about it for a few days, Wang Gang was really unwilling to play such a role, and politely refused the director.
Unexpectedly, when he came back from a foreign performance, the producer called again: "The play is waiting for you!" Wang Gang originally felt that this drama did not match the style of his CCTV hosting, but he didn't expect to read the script, but he was hooked by the wonderful dialogue in the last episode, and since then he has opened the unforgettable classic image of "He Shen" on the screen.
Write a letter to the chairman to "complain"
On December 22, 1948, it was the winter solstice of the year, and the Wang family in Beizhen, Changchun, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, attracted a boy, whose nickname was "Xiao Bao'er" and "Winter Solstice", but when he was born in kindergarten, his parents changed a popular name: Wang Gang.
Although the family conditions are average, but the poor have fun, Wang Gang's father is a ticket friend, and he also loves a son and a daughter. Four or five-year-old Wang Gang is a well-known playful child, so much so that when he went to kindergarten, he responded to the sentence "Seven or eight-year-old dogs are also suspicious", and the teacher also gave a comment in the comment: smart, supervisor, and easy to make small movements......
Because of his liveliness and activity, Wang Gang once became the "child king" in elementary school, and of course he became a "troublemaker" in the eyes of the teacher.
But Wang Gang, who was not treated by the teacher like this, was in the limelight among the school teachers and classmates one day, it turned out that after he was taught by his parents and the teacher was cold, the learning pacesetter was removed, and the right winger of the school's small football team was not allowed to play.
And this letter actually received a reply from the General Office of the Central Committee and sent it to the school, which alarmed the principal, the director of teaching, and the class teacher to care for Wang Gang together, and became the honor of the district and the city, and he also jumped from a troublemaker to the most glorious student of the school.
Thanks to this reply letter from the central government, Wang Gang returned to the mainstream, and this letter also became his spiritual comfort, and he was determined to make a difference and become a diplomat in China.
However, with the rise of movies, performances in foreign theaters, Peking Opera, Qin dialect, puppet opera, etc., took turns to perform in Wang Gang's hometown, and he gradually became fascinated by Peking Opera, and gradually saw the way out of the door, and began to imitate the singing voice of Peking Opera masters.
When he was a teenager, Wang Gang was already mixed in the troupe, helping his uncles and aunts, and the people in the troupe were also giggling, until one time the troupe left, Wang Gang actually boarded the car, but fortunately, two or three minutes after the car drove out, the people in the troupe still let him go.
Later, Wang Gang also tried to apply for the drama academy, but just as he was about to take the re-examination, his parents and other elders hurriedly stopped him, and the third aunt who loved him said a heavy word; "It's not promising, why are you not good, but you want to be a show?"
After that, Wang Gang also gave up the dream of the pear orchard and began to study hard. Although he failed to become a member of Liyuan, Wang Gang still formed an indissoluble bond with the performance.
The screen is reversed from reality
In 1985, at the first Teacher's Day Gala, Wang Gang appeared on the stage for the first time as a CCTV program host, with a mature style and comfortable rhythm, his hosting was unanimously recognized, and he served as the host of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala the following year.
However, the first time he became popular all over the country was when he played the role of "He Shen" in "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo". At the beginning, Wang Gang was reluctant to accept the script, on the one hand, he had little to do with Shen and Liu Yong in the history books, and secondly, the role of this corrupt official also had an impact on his stage image.
But the producer chased too closely, and the script was really good, so Wang Gang finally took over the script. After entering the crew, everyone was also very skeptical about whether he could play He Shen well, after all, Wang Gang is the host of CCTV, and his image is also a humble gentleman.
Halfway through the filming, the producer said to him: "You're going to be on fire." Wang Gang became famous in a fight, played He Shen, and his friends in life were happy to call him "and adult", and the most outrageous thing is that Wang Gang also received a call from the Supreme People's Procuratorate to hire him as a consultant for anti-corruption propaganda.
Wang Gang cried and laughed and said, "You can't be looking for the wrong person, right?" I'm acting Heshen. A corrupt official commits a duty crime and asks me to be a propaganda consultant?"
The other party replied: "Comrade Wang Gang, just because you played such a role, you must know very well about the psychological changes of corrupt officials, and you can tell one, two, or three about the crux of this kind of person." ”
This drama not only became popular with Wang Gang, but also ignited his love for acting, and since then, more "He Shen" has found Wang Gang, and he has starred in 11 dramas "He Shen". Especially with the broadcast of "Iron Tooth Bronze Tooth Ji Xiaolan", the iron triangle of Zhang Tielin, Zhang Guoli, and Wang Gang has become a classic screen veteran combination that countless people talk about.
The rumors are too strong and must be refuted
In 1996, Wang Gang, who left CCTV, entered his second marriage. His first marriage was a member of the art troupe, when the female troupe member walked by, the young men looked at her distractedly, and I don't know who said: "Do you know who this is, it's a flower ...... the Advance Song and Dance Troupe"
Later, when the border guards condoled, Wang Gang happened to sit with this beautiful girl, and gradually the more he talked, the happier he became. But it didn't take long for almost everyone to know that they had talked to each other, and unfortunately this marriage that lasted for 13 years ended in failure, and Wang Gang also walked with Chen Fangyuan, who hosted CCTV together.
However, in just five years, Wang Gang and Chen Fangyuan once again chose to break up peacefully.
Later, recalling this marriage, Wang Gang also had a lot of regrets in his autobiography, especially some details of his frequent indulgence in drunkenness and drunken gaffes, which became a factor in finally becoming friends.
In 2006, Wang Gang and Zheng Yandong, who was 20 years younger than him, entered into marriage, and this love from online dating to Benxian unexpectedly became the sustenance of his later years: Zheng Yandong gave birth to a son for 60-year-old Wang Gang, named Wang Yiding.
Under the news of celebrities going abroad, Wang Gang, an old actor, will inevitably be affected, and for a while, rumors of "a net worth of 1 billion and immigration to the United States" have come one after another, and Wang Gang has to come forward to express his position: there is no immigration, no 1000000000000000, but there is a son who is 60 years younger.
Lost in the east, harvested mulberry elm, the years have worn away the edges and corners, and it is not necessarily a kind of happiness to return to a peaceful old age.
Reference: China Economic Net: 2005-5-10: Wang Gang recalls writing a letter to Chairman Mao and hopes that the audience will forget "He Shen"
Beijing Youth Daily: 2010-4-12: Wang Gang recalls writing a letter to Chairman Mao and hopes that the audience will forget "Heshen"
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