Foreword: In the 80s, the film industry can be described as a gathering of handsome guys, beautiful women like clouds, each with their own distinctive characteristics, which can be clearly distinguished at a glance.
As a result, it also indirectly triggered a battle for the "most handsome male god", among which none other stood out than Tang Guoqiang and Zhou Lijing, both of whom could be regarded as legends in the film industry at that time.
One is as warm as jade, personable, and the other is handsome and heroic, with its own halo, and when put together for comparison, it gives people a feeling of dazzled and don't know how to start. But the title of "the first handsome man in the film industry" must be carried by someone, who is the flower? Let's compare them in detail.
Compare in terms of appearance
In terms of appearance alone, Tang Guoqiang and Zhou Lijing are basically comparable, both of them are 360 degrees without dead ends, no matter how you look at it, they are very handsome.
However, the handsome styles of the two are completely different, Tang Guoqiang gives people the feeling of being handsome and handsome, as if he is a handsome son of an ancient family. And Zhou Lijing's handsomeness is a kind of heroic handsomeness, revealing a strong manhood all over his body.
It is precisely because of this that Tang Guoqiang, whether he plays a scholar or an emperor, has an elegant temperament, which exudes from the inside out, as if he was born with it. But anyone who changes people can't deduce this feeling of warmth and jade.
If you don't believe it, we can look at many of Tang Guoqiang's previous films, in which he always gives the impression that this is the case.
Although the roles he plays are different, the temperament in him is unique, and even as he grows older, this temperament has not dissipated.
But for Zhou Lijing, it was different, when he first entered the film industry, he was relatively slim, and he played some white-faced scholar roles, giving people the feeling of being a little boy next door.
But as time went by, Zhou Lijing's role in the film began to become more and more rigid.
Due to the needs of character building, Zhou Lijing also had to strengthen his body management, but whenever he had spare time, he would go to the gym to exercise.
may be due to long-term exercise, the muscle lines on Zhou Lijing's body are becoming more and more obvious, and he is also outstanding among his peers.
And most of the characters he plays in film and television works are tough guys, such as soldiers, policemen and other positive characters.
It also makes Zhou Lijing's impression more and more profound in people's minds, and some people even like Zhou Lijing because of the role.
Compare in terms of talent
After talking about appearance, let's compare it from the aspect of talent, a large part of the reason why Tang Guoqiang embarked on the road of acting is because he is handsome.
Because he has been outstanding among his peers since he was a child, he is also versatile and cheerful. So his parents also have high hopes for him, hoping that he can enter the entertainment industry and develop.
And Tang Guoqiang also lived up to expectations, in 1970, when he just graduated from middle school, he was favored by the Qingdao Repertory Theatre and successfully entered the repertory troupe.
In the repertory troupe, Tang Guoqiang had a systematic understanding of performance, and began to seriously think about the true meaning of performance.
In order to portray the characters vividly, Tang Guoqiang will always analyze the personality changes of the characters from many aspects after receiving the script, and even substitute himself into the characters.
Imagine if I were him, I would have made the same decision as him.
In 1975, Tang Guoqiang filmed the first movie in his life "South China Sea Storm", in which he played the male protagonist Hualong, and with this movie, Tang Guoqiang successfully entered the public eye.
Later, he filmed many film and television works such as "Walking in Front of the War", "Little Flower", "Starry Tonight", "Garland Under the Mountain" while the iron was hot.
He has successively won many awards such as "Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor" and "Golden Rooster Special Award". became a hot male movie star in the 80s.
Compared with Tang Guoqiang, Zhou Lijing's road to fame was not so smooth. Although he is a regular employee of the Gansu Repertory Theatre, it is difficult for him to develop his strength because he usually does not have many opportunities to contact movies.
Even if the director sent an invitation to Zhou Lijing, the crew was reluctant to let him go, and to a certain extent, Zhou Lijing was also very passive.
In order to get rid of this situation as soon as possible, Zhou Lijing thought of the path of taking the entrance examination, so in 1978, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with excellent results.
But his age exceeded the admission standard, which also made Zhou Lijing at a loss, but fortunately, the teacher saw his excellent appearance and admitted him exceptionally.
After entering the school, the teacher also took special care of him, because his external director temperament was very tough, so the teacher suggested that he play the image of a hard-core student. And he lived up to expectations, and his tough guy role in films such as "On Our Field" and "Artillery Major" also received a lot of attention.
Contrast in terms of personality
In terms of personality, Tang Guoqiang is relatively soft, so he can always find the right role at the right time. In the past, people's impression of Tang Guoqiang has always stayed in roles like "Cream Xiaosheng", but Tang Guoqiang is indeed not satisfied with this, he feels that as an actor, he should make himself more diverse, so as to achieve better development.
So in 1990, when CCTV filmed the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it won the role of Zhuge Liang for himself. Through his profound acting skills and grasp of the character image, Tang Guoqiang has also successfully created different character types, allowing everyone to see a different version of himself.
On the other hand, Zhou Lijing's personality is a little paranoid, he is usually more introverted and doesn't like to socialize with people, but when he is not filming, he will always stay quietly in the corner by himself, or go to the gym for fitness.
may be the influence of this personality, so the people around him are reluctant to contact him, and even deliberately stay away from him.
has a relatively withdrawn personality, and Zhou Lijing is not willing to seek greater development for his future, and only hopes to stick to his tough guy style to the end.
Fashioning himself as China's "Stallone". But this path is not easy to follow, so that he has made a lot of films, but it is difficult to improve his status.
Conclusion: Although Tang Guoqiang and Zhou Li Kyoto are well-known actors in the 80s, there are still obvious differences between the two when compared together. Because of the difference in the personalities of the two, there is also a huge deviation in fate.
Now Tang Guoqiang, who is in his 70s, is still active in the film and television industry, and has become a veritable old actor, and he has many titles. In addition to his profound attainments in the film and television industry, he also has insights in calligraphy.
And Zhou Lijing is obviously a lot more low-key, he is almost no longer in contact with the film and television industry, and would rather live a simple life than contact with people again, so his life is not as exciting as Tang Guoqiang.