The drama "Flowers" Wong Kar-wai took three years from preparation to youth.
The final result can be imagined.
The large-scale production and high aesthetics attracted a lot of praise from netizens once it was launched.
Not only is the content wonderful and the graphics beautiful, but also, this is a TV series with local characteristics.
If you want to prove whether the drama is filmed well or not, you have to pass the level of Shanghai locals first.
Therefore, Wong Kar-wai has also put a lot of effort into casting.
Almost all of the actors in the play are Shanghainese, and they all speak fluent Shanghainese.
Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Ma Yili, Chen Long, etc. in the play are all well-known stars and artists.
But their weight in the hearts of Shanghainese is far less than that of Mr. Chen Guoqing.
But where is Chen Guoqing sacred?
It is even heavier than Hu Ge, Ma Yili and other top celebrities?
Chen Guoqing was born in Shanghai in 1953 and is a native of Shanghai.
When he was born, his parents were very old, his mother was 43 years old, and his father was 53 years old.
For a couple of this age, raising a child is very hard.
If the family conditions are good, no matter how old you are, it is not difficult to raise a child.
But the saying that there are only three generations of rich and poor has been fully reflected in him.
Chen Guoqing's ancestors are also a big family, and their ancestors have lived very well for generations.
But with the birth of Chen Guoqing, the family's economic conditions began to decline.
Not only that, Chen Guoqing has not been in good health since he was a child.
I don't know if it's because of the advanced maternal age.
Since he was born, he has often been sick, and his parents have worried a lot about him.
At that time, his family was only 97 square meters, a large family, crammed into this small pavilion.
And that's not even the most bitter.
The most bitter thing is that every time it rains heavily outside, it must rain lightly at home.
But he lived in such a house for decades.
He continued to live here until he got married.
At the age of 18, Chen Guoqing was sent to Chongming Farm.
In those days, working on a farm was extremely hard.
He stayed for three years.
In the past three years, he has farmed, raised pigs, herded cattle, and done everything.
I do a lot of work, but I don't eat well.
He is already an adult, with a height of only 167 and a weight of only 80 pounds.
It looks skinny and distressing to watch.
At the end of three years on the farm, he was transferred to the ship.
He weighs only 80 pounds, and he doesn't weigh as much as a fishing net on the boat.
Several times I almost fell into the sea.
But he never complained about such a life, and he never felt that it was hard.
From the day he got on the ship, he worked hard to adapt himself to his new job.
Two years later, his work changed again.
This time, he was transferred to the Shanghai Rubber Products Research Institute.
It was this transfer that ushered in a turning point in his life.
At the institute, he was mainly responsible for inspection.
It's a lot easier than the previous two jobs.
In his free time, he likes to watch burlesque.
Not only watching, but he also likes to imitate and learn from those good performances.
His love for burlesque stems from his older brother.
When my brother was 14 years old, he joined the burlesque troupe
It is precisely because of this that the seeds of burlesque have been planted in Chen Guoqing's heart since childhood.
His love for it made him an amateur burlesque performer.
The audience was happy to watch, and he was happy.
The audience's response was mediocre, and he pondered the problem back and forth.
Every time he came home after the show, he couldn't sleep for a long time.
Even if he was sick, it couldn't stop his determination to perform on stage for the audience.
At that time, he ran back and forth in several theaters, and it was normal for him to have four or five shows a night.
Later, he quit his job in the rubber factory and officially became a member of the burlesque troupe.
In 1981, Chen Guoqing's mother died, which devastated him.
It was difficult to accept this reality for a long time.
The whole person is in a sad mood.
The deceased is gone, he still has to live the life he should live, and he still has to run for life every day.
Until 1982, when his mother left for a year.
The appearance of a person changed Chen Guoqing's life.
A colleague introduced him to a girl out of kindness.
However, when they met for the first time, he was not happy with the girl.
The reason is that the girl wears a pair of glasses on her face.
Since he was not satisfied, he had to make it clear to others that he could not delay the girl.
But he didn't have time to refuse.
was captured by a move by this girl.
The girl gave him a roast chicken.
It was this little roast chicken that not only warmed his stomach, but also made him lose his heart.
Fate is a wonderful thing.
When it's time to come, you can't hide no matter how much you dodge.
In this way, the two walked together, and a year later, they obtained a certificate and became a legal husband and wife.
The transformation of workers to actors did not make Chen Guoqing's life rich.
Even the 400 yuan for his wedding banquet was borrowed by his brother.
After getting married, the lives of the two of them basically relied on borrowing money to maintain.
Chen Guoqing was only a small role in the troupe at that time.
Not famous, for the sake of family life.
His wife didn't rest at home when she was pregnant.
Instead, they've been running outside to make money.
Chen Guoqing has been performing in the theater in order to give his tired wife a hot meal.
Chen Guoqing often kills chickens and fish in the background, and goes back to make soup non-stop after work.
The life of the two has been tight.
After the birth of their daughter, the life of Chen Guoqing's family became even more difficult.
Due to his wife's poor health, he has not been working.
The burden of the family can only fall on the shoulders of Chen Guoqing alone.
In addition, his daughter, like when he was a child, often got sick.
The little money he earned from performing couldn't support the family at all.
But neither Chen Guoqing nor his wife ever complained about the hardships of life.
Both are giving for their families in their own way.
Let Chen Guoqing really realize the constraints of his life and want to make changes.
It was when a gas stove was installed.
At that time, it cost 2,500 yuan to install a gas stove, and the family couldn't afford that much money even if they emptied it.
The family didn't eat or drink, and there was a difference of 900 yuan, which made it difficult for him.
Helpless, he could only talk to relatives and friends.
But before that, he had already asked his father-in-law to borrow 8,000 yuan.
From marriage to the birth of their daughter, the family has always lived on borrowed money.
If this continues, the family will be dispersed sooner or later, and Chen Guoqing is also aware of this.
When he comes home from work every night, he no longer reminisces about the joy and excitement of performing.
It's about what you can do to make money and how you want to make money.
After careful consideration, Chen Guoqing retired from the unit and became a self-employed artist.
He also made an oath to it.
No matter how hard and poor he is, he will do what others don't do and what he can't do.
Since then, he has only one thought every day, and that is to make money.
Let the wife and daughter live a good life.
In order to have job opportunities, he often talks with Pan and talks about family life.
But men always want to save face.
Therefore, he usually asks if the other party has a job opportunity after talking to people.
is even more humble, as long as you can go to the show, it doesn't matter how much money you have.
* If there is a job, he will go, ** if he needs someone.
After a period of accumulation, his daily salary can be 60 yuan.
It's hard work, but it's much better than the previous month.
I thought it would be smooth sailing in the next time.
But his words made him lose his hard-won job.
At the end of the day, the boss invited them to supper.
When no one was silent in the entire theater, Chen Guoqing suggested that the boss should not eat supper and increase his salary directly.
The boss agreed at the time.
But the next day, there was no performance of Chen Guoqing.
A stable job was lost because of my own words.
However, if this job is not lost, there will be no Chen Guoqing today.
What's going on?
A few days after Chen Guoqing was expelled, he received an invitation from a local television station.
It is a show called "Theater of Life".
This is also a blessing in disguise.
In 1998, Chen Guoqing's performance in "Amulin" gave his name a certain popularity.
After that, Chen Guoqing got acquainted with Mao Mengda, who was a noble man on the road after Chen Guoqing.
Mao Mengda, who has been famous for a long time, recommended Chen Guoqing.
let him participate in a work at that time "Old Lady".
The cooperation between the two began, and they joined forces, each with its own merits.
Unexpectedly, the cooperation between the two would be an instant hit.
Chen Guoqing has become a household name with the "Old Lady" series.
It has also completely turned over.
In 2005, Chen Guoqing joined the Shanghai Burlesque Troupe.
Hundred Hearts, The Story of Aqing's Family, and "The People's Stage" are all his programs.
He also paid off the money he had borrowed from relatives and friends.
He also bought a villa on the outskirts of Shanghai when he was in his 60s.
Now, after entering the 70-year-old mark, Chen Guoqing has slowly lived a leisurely retirement life.
And his life is not half a star compared to before.
Not only bought a villa, but also opened a restaurant in Shanghai, called "Aqing House Room".
His life's work has finally paid off.
It is not only a hard-working actor, but also an actor with drama.
He is also a good husband.
As the saying goes, when a man is rich, he becomes bad.
Chen Guoqing not only has not changed, but has become a "strict wife".
His wife is now not only his agent, but also his boss, wearing many hats.
He felt that it was not easy for his wife to be with him for so many years, and he suffered a lot.
Now I have to listen to my wife.
A person's success is inseparable from hard work, and even more inseparable from perseverance.
Chen Guoqing's achievements today are also the result of his hardships spent half his life.
No one will succeed easily.
Perseverance, hard work, and not giving up are the keys to success.