In 1964, the feature film "Heroic Children" was grandly released, which touched countless Chinese and made people remember a pair of heroic brothers and sisters in the movie - Wang Cheng and Wang Fang. "Wang Cheng" is played by Changchun Film Studio actor Liu Shilong, and Bayi Film Studio actor Liu Shangxian plays "Wang Cheng"'s sister "Wang Fang". 
For the sake of victory, shoot at me!Wang Cheng's shocking cry is still echoing today, and Liu Shilong's "Wang Cheng" has become a classic. On the screen, Liu Shilong created the big hero "Wang Cheng" that everyone admires, so what is Liu Shilong like on the screen?Liu Shilong was born in 1930 in Shitai Town, Xiao County, Anhui Province, his father was an anti-Japanese guerrilla, and his mother and sister were also anti-Japanese activists. When he played the hero "Wang Cheng", Liu Shilong was 34 years old. Don't look at his age, but he is an out-and-out "old revolutionary". At the age of 9, Liu Shilong joined the New Fourth Army, and at the age of 11, he became the backbone of the propaganda team of the Xiao, Su and Tong Corps. At the age of 16, Liu Shilong became the captain of the drama team of the "Zhongye" Henan-Anhui Soviet Military Region Art Troupe, and at the age of 17, Liu Shilong marched to Dabie Mountain with the 7th Vertical and 19th Brigade. 
After that, Liu Shilong's unit was incorporated into the Art Troupe of the 48th Division of the 16th Army of the Second Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, and marched to the southwest with the army. At that time, Liu Shilong was already the captain of the art team, and when he was carrying out the task of suppressing bandits in the Luzhou area, he once served as the leader of the bandit suppression squadron. It can be said that Liu Shilong participated in the revolution at a very young age, and he was not only a member of the art team, but also a soldier who carried a gun to suppress bandits, and this experience affected his life. At the age of 21, Liu Shilong was escorted by the army to the Southwest People's Art Theater to study Xi drama, and a year and a half later, the Southwest Military Region recommended him to enter the Beijing Film School to study Xi. In 1953, Liu Shilong graduated from Beijing Film Academy and was assigned to work in the Northeast Film Studio (later renamed Changchun Film Studio). In the following years, Liu Shilong participated in the filming of many films, such as: "Shajiadian Grain Station", "Dong Cunrui", and "Sea Condor". In 1960, Liu Shilong cooperated with Huang Wanqiu and starred in the famous opera film "Liu Sanjie". However, what really made Liu Shilong famous was the movie "Heroic Children" filmed in 1963. 
As everyone knows, back then, Liu Shilong almost failed to play "Wang Cheng". When director Wu Zhaodi proposed that Liu Shilong play "Wang Cheng", almost everyone in the crew objected. The reasons for the opposition are surprisingly unanimous: Liu Shilong's body is not tall enough, and his appearance is not the kind of handsome and dashing type, and he is not the perfect hero image in people's imagination. But director Wu Zhaodi insisted that Liu Shilong had "soldier play", his experience was richer than that of other candidates, and he could endure hardships. In the end, Wu Zhaodi overrode public opinion and decided that Liu Shilong would play "Wang Cheng". After Liu Shilong received the task, he packed up his backpack and returned to his original unit, where he served as a soldier in the company to experience life. In the army, Liu Shilong did not go through the motions in a mere formality, but completely became a soldier. He went out with the soldiers to exercise, stand guard, set up sentry, shoot, throw bombs, and assassinate, and the troops held a big competition, and he also actively signed up and actively participated. 
Liu Shilong has been training in the army for more than three months, and he has lost weight and his complexion has darkened a lot, but Liu Shilong is more like a soldier from the inside out. In order to play the hero Wang Cheng well, Liu Shilong read the script repeatedly, carefully figured out the hero "Wang Cheng", and wrote tens of thousands of words of Xi notes. On the filming set, Liu Shilong entered the role wholeheartedly, striving for a true restoration, leaving no traces of performance as much as possible. When filming the scene of "Wang Cheng" rushing through the gunfire and smoke, in order to restore the cruelty of the battle, the crew cast a large number of "fireworks" and arranged dense "explosion points". During the actual shooting, Liu Shilong had to rush over in the raging sea of fire. Once he ran down, Liu Shilong's eyebrows were burned, his sideburns were burned off by the fire, and several blisters were burned on his arms. Despite the unbearable pain, Liu Shilong gritted his teeth and persevered, if it didn't work once, he would do it again until the director was satisfied with the "good". After the movie was released, "Wang Cheng" played by Liu Shilong was highly recognized by everyone, and he also became popular all over the country overnight. However, Liu Shilong in life was not so smooth. 
Liu Shilong has had three marriages. Liu Shilong's first marriage lasted eight years and eventually ended in divorce. What makes Liu Shilong even more unacceptable is that his son Liu Xiaolong died in a car accident at the age of 36. Liu Shilong remarried after four years of divorce, and his wife is also an actor, and the two of them have spent 36 years peacefully. Unfortunately, in 2000, Liu Shilong's wife died of illness, and Liu Shilong was 70 years old at this time. In July 2002, Liu Shilong unexpectedly received a call from a strange woman. The woman said in **: "I'm your fan. She introduced herself that her name is Chang Jiarui, 34 years younger than Liu Shilong, a cadre of a company in Taiyuan, Shanxi, her husband died early, and now she is alone. Chang Jiarui met her idol in a program broadcast by CCTV, in her eyes, "Wang Cheng" is Liu Shilong, and Liu Shilong is "Wang Cheng". Through that show, Chang Jiarui learned about Liu Shilong's middle-aged loss of his son and his wife, and he had the idea of accompanying him for the rest of his life. So, Chang Jiarui tried every means to get Liu Shilong's *** and directly beat the idol in his heart. After receiving this sudden **, Liu Shilong was first moved, because of "Wang Cheng", people remembered themselves. However, Liu Shilong was a little uneasy. For a period of time after that, Chang Jiarui often called, and Liu Shilong also thought about many issues, including: the age difference between the two people, social **...After more follow-up contact and understanding, Liu Shilong was gradually moved by Chang Jiarui's enthusiasm and sincerity, and Chang Jiarui also made a special trip to Changchun to visit Liu Shilong many times. The relationship between the two has slowly undergone qualitative changes, and on June 17, 2003, 39-year-old Chang Jiarui and 73-year-old Liu Shilong finally mustered up the courage to come together. After entering the 90s, Liu Shilong no longer has film and television works, but the influence of "Wang Cheng" is still there. In 2005, Liu Shilong won the "Golden Phoenix Special Honor Award";
In 2017, Liu Shilong won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards. However, Liu Shilong was unable to attend the award ceremony due to illness, and it is even more regrettable that 11 days later, Liu Shilong passed away forever. As an actor, he left behind a classic character image like "Wang Cheng", Liu Shilong should have no regrets in his life.