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On September 15, Hong Kong actor Xu Shaoqiang, who is famous for playing many villain roles, unfortunately passed away, which made many viewers feel sorry.
Everyone says that playing a villain is the most testing of an actor's acting skills.
And there are many well-known "villain professionals" of the older generation.
Liu Jiang is one of the "five villains" on the screen, with a fierce face, which makes many viewers frightened.
Chen Qiang, Shushu, Ge Cunzhuang, Fang Hua and Liu Jiang took a group photo
He is Commander Tang in "Tunnel War", Hu Hansan in "Shining Red Star", and Lord Yama in "Journey to the West".
Liu Jiang has played a bad guy all his life, and his image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but the role of Hades is special to him.
"Journey to the West" is one of the four famous novels, but the technology was not very advanced back then, and it also faced many problems during filming, and it took a lot of effort.
And there were a lot of strange things that happened during the shooting.
Not everyone believes in the theory of ghosts and gods, but some things are really difficult to explain, and Liu Jiang, who plays the role of King Yama, has also encountered a lot.
01 Actor
The family conditions are not very good, Liu Jiang began to work as a child laborer to earn money when he was very young, and he also worked in the post office.
By chance, he fell in love with literature and art and came into contact with drama performance.
After joining the Art Troupe of the Military Region, he had a bigger platform for him to learn and play, and he exercised a solid level of performance.
Liu Jiang is diligent and plays every role well.
On the stage, he is willing to be a green leaf, does not fight or grab, and sincerely loves performance.
The leader gave him the opportunity to become an official and asked him to be the deputy head of the Literature and Art Section, but he refused.
Liu Jiang said that he could only act and could not do the work of a leader, but in the end, the above respected his opinion and transferred him to the repertory troupe.
has played the role of Huang Shiren in "The White-Haired Girl" many times, more than Chen Qiang has played this role.
There was even a time when he was performing, and a little soldier in the audience entered the play and shot him in anger.
Fortunately, the person next to him pressed him down in time, so nothing major happened.
You have to put yourself in it to act a play, which is really thrilling.
But Liu Jiang still won't refuse those villains, and work hard in his own position.
In "Tunnel War", the "traitor" he played was lively and lively.
The line "high, really high" left a deep impression on everyone.
In "Shining Red Star", the sentence "I, Hu Hansan, am back again" has also been remembered by everyone until now.
When the film was filmed, Pan Dongzi's actor Zhu Xinyun was only in his teens, and he felt scared every time he saw Liu Jiang's bulging eyes.
This is the professional quality of an actor, and a look can convey the character's personality characteristics.
During the filming of "Journey to the West", director Yang Jie carefully selected each actor.
But when she came to Hades, she couldn't think of a suitable candidate, and the invitation she sent was rejected by many actors.
And Wang Xizhong, the stylist of the crew, mentioned a person's name - Liu Jiang.
Director Yang Jie has also seen his movies before, so thinking about it, Liu Jiang is indeed suitable for this role.
And Liu Jiang did not refuse.
When he arrived at the crew, he changed his clothes and put on makeup, just like "Lord Yama" coming out of the painting.
02 Strange things
"Journey to the West" was filmed too early, and there were no mythological dramas to refer to at that time.
The crew combined folk legends, portraits, and statues in the temple to design the characters.
Director Yang Jie has created a mythical world that is most in line with imagination for us, which has had a profound impact on later film and television dramas.
Even most of the impressions of fairies and monsters in our minds come from "Journey to the West".
As you know, these things are fake, and sometimes you can't help but believe them.
And during the filming of this drama, a lot of strange things were encountered.
Zuo Daxue, who plays Guanyin, can call the wind and rain in the play, but outside the play, she is just an actor.
But every time there is a scene about her to be filmed, the weather is always very obedient.
It was pouring rain in the last second, and as soon as Zuo Dajun came to the camera, the rain immediately stopped, and it cleared up weirdly.
One of the villagers' children was sick and crying, and they walked a long way to the filming site to look for her.
Although Zuo Daxue didn't believe these either, he still held the child in his arms.
Unexpectedly, the child really stopped crying, and the illness was cured quickly.
Zuo Daxue also saw his stills being confessed at someone else's house, and he couldn't cry or laugh, and he was also a little frightened.
There's no way, it's really that the actors in the play are too similar.
The actor of the Jade Emperor found that his avatar had been printed on the coin.
The actor of the Buddha saw that his appearance was carved into a Buddha statue.
And the Hades played by Liu Jiang is also what many people have in their impressions.
And while filming, he also encountered some mysterious things.
During the filming of "Journey to the West", many scenes used dry ice to create a smoky effect.
Whether it is heaven or earth, it needs the blessing of this atmosphere.
The dungeon is gloomy, the shooting location is in a karst cave, the surroundings are pitch black, and the light is also a variety of weird colors, which makes people feel terrible when they look at it.
Liu Jiang also played this kind of role for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel stunned and began to think crankily.
Hearing a shrill laugh, it was as if I had seen a "little ghost" jump in front of my eyes.
But when I came back to my senses, there was silence all around, and the actors who played the "little ghosts" were also far away.
This strange thing has happened more than once, and in retrospect, it is probably a psychological effect.
Moreover, Liu Jiang was more than sixty years old at the time, and it is possible that he will be dizzy with old eyes.
There is a scene where Sun Wukong is holding the neck of Hades with his feet, and Director Yang Jie is afraid that he will not be able to bear it, so he also proposed to delete this scene.
But Liu Jiang insisted on filming, and when he was old, he had to lie on the ground and be stepped on by the "Great Sage".
is so dedicated, when the crew of "Journey to the West" appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, we didn't see Liu Jiang.
Was he sick, or stumbling over something else? Or was there no invitation at all?
In fact, Liu Jiang himself was unwilling to come.
He felt that on such a festive day, it was unlucky for him to appear on the stage with the makeup of Hades, so he refused the invitation of the program team.
Such an old artist is really worthy of respect.
Although he always plays the villain in the play, he is a really good person outside the play.
And this kindness seems to have been rewarded in some way.
has traveled to the ghost gate three times, and Liu Jiang's mentality is admirable.
03 Anti-cancer
Liu Jiang is not tall, only 1.65 meters, but his weight remains at more than 80 kilograms all year round.
This kind of body size is a bit excessive for him, but it is very suitable for the roles he plays.
He likes to smoke and drink, and his body will inevitably be affected by some of them.
In 1995, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer, and everyone sweated for him.
And Liu Jiang also panicked, and began to adjust his living habits while cooperating with the treatment.
Quit smoking and drinking, improve diet, and exercise, and the condition gradually improves.
Liu Jiang never eats fatty meat, because he once encountered rotten fat meat during filming.
But at that time, for the sake of filming, he still endured the discomfort and ate the meat, and he also showed that he was eating very fragrantly.
is so dedicated, it's no wonder that he can become a drama bone and be respected by everyone.
Although Liu Jiang is a respected old actor, he doesn't have any shelves.
When he went out to buy something and was recognized, he still insisted on queuing up to pay normally and not taking advantage of it.
When he works, he is also serious and kind, and he will take the initiative to help when the staff is in trouble.
It's a pity that after all, I am old, and some illnesses are still inevitable.
At the age of 82, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Liu Jiang saw life and death as difficult, and he was not anxious or afraid because of this.
He has a very good mentality and tries to live each day well.
And the disease has once again returned.
However, it wasn't long before the cancer cells invaded his body.
The people around him recommended him all kinds of bizarre treatments, but Liu Jiang refused them all.
He has his own unique therapy, which is to talk to the people around him and listen to some music that he likes.
During the years of battling cancer, Liu Jiang lost a lot of weight.
He was very optimistic about celebrating his success in "losing weight".
When I was diagnosed with cancer for the third time, I also joked that this was "three cancers Kaitai", and new dramas were released in my nineties.
It's a pity that in 2020, when Liu Jiang was 95 years old, he finally lost to the disease and passed away peacefully.
In fact, this is also a long life, and after 25 years of fighting cancer, he is really a hero.
And we will always remember this excellent old artist.
epilogue
"Learn art first and learn morality, and be a person before acting."
Mr. Liu Jiang's life has implemented this sentence to the end, allowing us to see what an artist should look like.
His character and art are worthy of learning and respect by future generations.
Thanks to him for creating so many characters and leaving us with so many precious memories.
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