The TV series "Longing" is a family ethics drama broadcast in Chinese mainland in 1989, directed by Lu Xiaowei and starring Zhang Kaili, Wang Zhiwen, Yang Qing and others. The play tells the story of an ordinary worker family who experienced the changes in life and emotional twists and turns in the context of reform and opening up, and finally found happiness. With its real, close, and touching plot and acting skills, the show has achieved great success and influence, and has become a classic in the history of Chinese TV dramas.
In the TV series, Zhang Kaili played the heroine Liu Huifang, a kind, virtuous, and strong worker wife and mother. In the face of her husband's derailment, her son's rebellion, her daughter's departure from home, and the family's predicament, she never lost her faith and love, and used her wisdom and courage to resolve various crises and maintain family harmony and happiness. Zhang Kaili's acting skills are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and she depicts Liu Huifang's character and emotions in detail, so that the audience can empathize with her, and be moved and admired by her fate and choice. Zhang Kaili won the Best Actress Award at the 10th China TV Golden Eagle Awards for this role.
However, during the filming of "Desire", Zhang Kaili did not expect that she would have such achievements and honors. On the contrary, because of stress and fatigue, she once begged the director: "Director, hurry up and write me to death, I really can't stand it!."This sentence makes people surprised and curious, what is the reason why Zhang Kaili has such an idea?It is understood that before filming "Desire", Zhang Kaili was not the director's first choice, but because of a very cheap meal, the director took a fancy to her appearance and temperament, and felt that she was very in line with Liu Huifang's image. At that time, Zhang Kaili was still a newcomer, and she didn't have much experience and popularity, and she didn't expect that she would take on such an important role.
She accepted the director's invitation and began her acting journey. However, she soon discovers that her task is not easy, but very difficult and hard. First of all, Liu Huifang has a lot of scenes, accounting for almost more than half of the entire drama. Zhang Kaili has to get up early and return late every day, constantly changing venues, clothes, makeup, and shooting various plots and scenes. She had little time to rest and relax, so she could only quickly replenish some food and water in between shoots to maintain her body's basic needs. Secondly, Liu Huifang's character is very complex and rich, involving a variety of different emotions and psychology.
Zhang Kaili wants to play a woman from young to middle-aged, from happiness to pain, from strength to collapse, from loss to rebirth, she wants to show Liu Huifang's various attitudes and feelings towards her husband, children, relatives and friends, and society, and she wants to show Liu Huifang's joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows, struggles and choices in different situations. In order to try her best to restore Liu Huifang's image, Zhang Kaili constantly studied the script, observed life, experienced the role, and invested in emotions, and even went to watch some tragic movies in order to play Liu Huifang's crying scene well, which made her feel heavy and sad. Finally, Liu Huifang's character is also very challenging and conflictual, as she has to deal with a time and society full of changes and contradictions.
The background of the TV series "Longing" is in the early days of reform and opening up, Chinese society is experiencing unprecedented changes and development, and people's thoughts and values are also undergoing great changes and conflicts. As a member of an ordinary working family, Liu Huifang not only has to adapt to and accept new lifestyles and concepts, but also has to adhere to and maintain her own traditions and beliefs, she has to face and solve various problems and crises in the family, and also pay attention to and participate in various social affairs and activities, she has to assume and fulfill her own responsibilities and obligations, and at the same time pursue and realize her dreams and happiness. In order for Zhang Kaili to play the role of Liu Huifang well, she must not only understand and express Liu Huifang's personal feelings and choices, but also grasp and reflect the characteristics of Liu Huifang's times and social significance.
She should not only show Liu Huifang's personality and charm, but also reflect Liu Huifang's representativeness and influence. To sum up, Zhang Kaili made great efforts and sacrifices in the process of filming "Desire", she not only had to endure physical fatigue and consumption, but also psychological pressure and suffering. During the filming of "Desire", Zhang Kaili once said, "Director, hurry up and write me to death!".This sentence, although this sentence is out of momentary emotion and helplessness, but it has a profound meaning and impact. From this sentence, we can see what kind of attitude and expectation Zhang Kaili has towards the creation of TV series and the audience's response, and her sentence reflects the social and cultural phenomenon at that time.
To sum up, during the filming of "Desire", Zhang Kaili said, "Director, hurry up and write me to death!".This sentence, although this sentence is out of momentary emotion and helplessness, but it has a profound meaning and impact, it shows what attitude and expectations Zhang Kaili has towards the creation of the TV series and the audience's response, and it reflects the social and cultural phenomena at that time. This sentence has also become a characteristic and mark of Zhang Kaili, which makes people have more understanding and memory of her performance and role, and also makes people have more admiration and appreciation for her personality and style. This sentence has also become a highlight and legend of the TV series "Desire", which has given this TV series a higher status and influence in the history of Chinese TV dramas, and also made this TV series have a wider spread and influence in Chinese society and culture.
This sentence has also become a microcosm and witness of Chinese society and culture, allowing us to see the changes and development of an era and a group, as well as the spirit and value of an era and a group. This sentence has also become an inspiration and encouragement for us, which gives us more courage and confidence in our own life and work, and also gives us more responsibility and responsibility in our own life and work. This sentence has also become a question and reflection for us, which allows us to have more rationality and emotion in the face of our own choices and destiny, and also allows us to have more freedom and dignity in the face of our own choices and destiny.