To draw Sanmao is to draw himself

The "Paradise" badge given to him by the "Father of Sanmao"

"Uncle Zhang was born on September 27, 1992 It has been 19 years since he left us today, but he is like a dream. The badge I am wearing was given to me by Uncle Zhang when I was filming Sanmao. It is very simple and made of copper - - In the paradise, Sanmao was shouting with a trumpet. Uncle Zhang said that he hopes that children in China and the world can have food, books, and clothes... This is what he has been pursuing for this badge. Wearing..."

"Uncle Zhang has talked to me several times about his feelings when painting. Every stroke and every painting is full of his deep affection for his children..." One night in 1947. Painter Zhang Leping was walking in an alley in Shanghai in the heavy snow. He saw three little red faces from a distance. When he got closer, he saw three homeless children about ten years old, wearing torn sacks and red clothes. They were huddled around a potato-roasting stove to keep warm. Two children were stamping their feet on the snow, and one was lying on the snow, blowing on the extinguished fire with his cheeks red from the cold. The cold wind howled and the snow fell heavily. The poor artist stared at the three children whom he could not help, sighed, and went to stay at his brother's house. The next morning, he passed by the alley again, only to see two children freezing to death in front of the stove, with their little hands still stretched out in the extinguished furnace... Zhang Leping burst into tears. This scene deeply stimulated him. His nerves. Zhang Leping was so sad and angry that he wanted to cry out and draw San Mao's Wandering Story... In fact, Zhang Leping's original image was that of a bald boy. Although the bald head was interesting, it looked monotonous in appearance. Later, he thought about it carefully, and one day he suddenly had an inspiration and added three strokes on the bald head. The character image immediately came to life, and "Sanmao" was born. The long comic book "San Mao's Wanderings" has been reprinted and is still being published. China's "Little San Mao" is eternal.

One year later, in 1948, Shanghai Kunlun Film Company wanted "The Wandering Story of San Mao" to be put on the screen. At that time, the famous playwright Mr. Yang Hansheng wrote the movie script, but he did not finish the script. Because of the need of the struggle, as an underground party member, he evacuated Shanghai. The script was continued by Mr. Chen Baichen. Chen Baichen also left Shanghai midway because his identity was exposed, and the script was finally finalized by Mr. Li Tianji. Mr. Wang said: "The comedy plots in the film were all written by Mr. Li Tianji. At that time, Chen Baichen and Li Tianji felt that they were younger than Mr. Yang Hansheng, so they did not sign their names in the title of the film because of their modesty. This shows that the old artists at that time had a lot of respect for their names. How indifferent Lee looks at it, it still touches me... Uncle Zhang's life is almost full of love. He is using his own life to create, expressing his deep sympathy for the suffering children, and also integrating his own life experience and experiences. . He once said: Painting Sanmao is about painting myself! Because he kept painting every day, and due to the difficulty of life at that time, he suffered from lung disease, but he struggled to paint Sanmao while coughing up blood..." p>

"Sanmao" picked up on the road "Little Sanmao" had the experience of Sanmao when he was young

How did Wang Longji become associated with Sanmao? When he was young, Wang Longji loved to read the comic "The Wandering Story of San Mao". In fact, he also had a tragic experience similar to San Mao's. He was born in Sichuan and has lived a wandering life with his father Wang Yunjie (a famous composer and the composer of the film "The Wanderings of Sanmao") since he was a child. Although Wang Yunjie was a professor in his thirties, his life was quite difficult due to his dissatisfaction with the old society. One of Wang Longji's younger brothers died young because he was ill and had no money for treatment. "When I was born, I had a big head but a very thin body. At that time, a fortune teller said that I would not live to be three years old..." What impressed me most was that he suffered a serious illness when he was 5 years old. "One time, I didn't know why I always I couldn't stop vomiting and vomited out bile. The injections left my two buttocks full of pinholes. One day, my mother took me to see a doctor on her back and passed by a steamed bun shop. I refused to leave even if I said nothing to my mother. She said, "Mom, I'm not sick. I just need to eat two steamed buns and I'll be fine." My mother actually bought me two steamed buns and I was cured after eating them."

Early 1947. , 7-year-old Wang Longji followed his father to Shanghai. My father was composing music for films at Kunlun Company. Because of his father's work, Wang Longji often plays on the set. Later, Kunlun Company was looking for "Sanmao in life" and they wanted to put Sanmao on the screen. Yan Gong, one of the directors, was responsible for looking for the actor to play Sanmao, but after searching for a long time, there was no suitable one. "One day, I was playing pinball with two older children. I beat them, but the two older children bullied me and the younger ones. They refused to accept the loss and even attacked me first. So I fought back and defeated the two older children. My child, I snatched back my marbles. Director Yan Gong was right next to me. He suddenly came up and took my hand and said, 'My child, you are the Sanmao I am looking for!'" At that time, Wang Longji was only 8 years old! .

Wang Longji went to Kunlun Company for a makeup audition. All directors of Kunlun Company such as Shen Fu and Shi Dongshan unanimously approved the film after watching it. Zhang Leping said: "Sanmao, that's him!" Wang Longji became Sanmao. He said: "I was actually considered an 'old actor' when I played San Mao. I once acted with Bai Yang in "New Girlfriends" directed by Uncle Shi Dongshan, and in "Sunny Day" directed by Uncle Cao Yu. I have played roles in films such as "The Unstoppable Spring" and "Hope in the World" produced by Kunlun Company. I am not unfamiliar with Sanmao's impoverished life.

At the filming site, Uncle Zhang was like an ordinary audience member, coming to give me advice from time to time. He is easy-going and courteous by nature..."

"Sanmao" has been intimidated. A star actor is willing to play a role for a child

< p>While the film was being intensively prepared for filming, producer Webb received a threatening letter: "If Sanmao continues this, be careful! "The result was counterproductive, which strengthened the crew's determination to shoot the film. On the morning of April 1, 1949, the crew shot the first outdoor scene on the Bund in Shanghai. Wang Longji said: "This movie is the only one with a 'double' Ending's special video. The scene of the liberation of Shanghai was added in May 1949. The original ending of the movie is: It’s snowing, Sanmao and his fellow victims continue to wander..."

In the one-hundred-year history of Chinese films, "Sanmao's Wandering" created an "unprecedented ", it was "Stars Supporting the Moon" - many star actors played small roles for a child, which became an important feature of this film. In the film, there is a scene of "a banquet for a wealthy family", with a gorgeous decoration and a luxurious scene. , in fact, it was not a real scene, but a set set up in the studio of China Electronics Factory No. 2. This powerful feast was attended by prominent figures in the Shanghai film and television industry, and they all came as part-timers and took no money. Everyone's love and support for Sanmao is evident.

There are many couples who come to the show, including mother-daughter couples and father-son couples, including Zhao Dan and Huang Zongying, Shen Fuhe. Gao Yiyun, Ying Yunwei and Cheng Menglian, Diao Guangqin and Zhu Lin...; the mother-daughter team is Shangguan Yunzhu and her daughter; the father-son team is Wang Longji and his father Wang Yunjie, "He not only composed the music for the movie, but also played a role in the film." Played a pianist. "Others include Sun Daolin, Wu Yin, Lin Moyu, Guan Hongda, Zhong Shuhuang, etc. In total, more than 50 stars came to help. Mr. Wang said with emotion: "They were all popular movies in Shanghai at that time. Stars, they all came to save the street children on the beach. Although there were only a few scenes, they were willing to play supporting roles for an unknown little actor. This was the first time in the history of Chinese movies. "In the past 60 years, "The Wandering Story of San Mao" has been in theaters and has won many international film awards. The image of San Mao created by Wang Longji has become one of China's classic images across the ages and has also become a 19-year-old figure in the Chinese Film Museum. One of the wax figures.

I shaved Sanmao’s beard in his last days.

The last work of Sanmao published by Zhang Leping was in 1992. On January 15, the person in charge of the competition organizer came to Zhang Leping’s hospital bed and took out Zhang Leping’s 1982 book. An autographed Sanmao comic was presented to the unit, stating that the painting should be used as the competition standard and asked him to sign the painting. He was very happy after hearing this, and tremblingly picked up the pen and used his other hand to hold it up. He signed his name and date on the painting with his hand.

In those days, Zhang Leping was particularly excited and excited. He was preparing to participate in the event scheduled for January 28, 1992 by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. On January 24, 1992, Zhang Leping fell into a coma due to "aspiration pneumonia." He was in a coma since September 1992. On September 27, Mr. Zhang Leping, a civilian writer and a great master, passed away... Zhang Leping's death made thousands of readers extremely sad. Nearly a thousand readers from all over the world rushed to Shanghai Longhua Funeral Home with endless grief. To the sound of "Have a safe journey" that Mr. Leping loved to listen most during his lifetime, he bid farewell to the "Father of Sanmao"...

"In his last days, I shaved Uncle Zhang's beard, Still very impressed. He was very upright and his beard was very strong. To shave him, I changed several beard knives..." Wang Longji almost choked up when talking about this.

Wang Longji told reporters that Zhang Leping and his wife raised seven children, three daughters and four However, they adopted many children and helped them through the most difficult years in their lives. When Zhang Leping's eldest son was in elementary school, a classmate was unaccompanied and homeless, so Zhang Leping and his wife took him in. He; after the film actor Shangguan Yunzhu passed away with regret during the "Cultural Revolution", her two children became relatives of Zhang Leping's family. Zhang Leping and his wife treated them as if they were their own children... "I have always treated Uncle Zhang as my father. and respect. His eldest daughter is one year younger than me, and they always call me Brother Sanmao. Uncle Zhang has always treated me as his eldest son..." Wang Longji said that he wrote all these details in his article "Uncle Zhang Leping and Me", which contains many detailed records.

The life after "Sanmao" married the daughter of a "small business owner" for love

After Wang Longji starred in "The Wandering Story of Sanmao", he became popular all over the country in just one month and was called a "genius child star". During the filming period, he participated in many charity sales and other activities held in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places for the thousands of "Sanmao" who were still wandering on the streets. After liberation, he played the leading role in the film "Blessings for the Children". , starring as the son-in-law in "The Little Son-in-Law" (i.e., "Little Son-in-law"), and also served as dubbing work in the translated films "Pavlov" and "Country Female Teacher", and played roles in the dramas "Lights of a Thousand Houses" and "Mother" 》played a role in.

Wang Longji's acting career lasted only a few years. Later, Wang Longji was admitted to the Film Literature Department of Shanghai Film College. After graduation, he took the initiative to train in the military art troupe and joined the art troupe of the Fuzhou Military Region Political Department as a staff member. He was rated as one of the five best soldiers, one of the five best art troupes, and a sharpshooter. He also wrote two drama scripts. He originally thought he would continue to work on the art stage, but fate played a trick on him.

When Wang Longji was studying at Huxi Middle School, there was a girl named Wang Zhenqin who had perfect A's in the class. In order to promote her to join the league, Wang Longji became this girl's friend. Because Wang Zhenqin was good at homework, Wang Longji always invited him to his home to tutor his younger siblings. After Wang Longji joined the army, the two communicated frequently. During the "Cultural Revolution", Wang Zhenqin suddenly wrote him a letter. The general meaning was that because his family had been designated as a small proprietor, he was afraid of affecting Wang Longji's future and asked to cut off contact with him. After Wang Longji saw the letter, he immediately decided to enter into a relationship. He reported to his superiors and asked to return to Shanghai to get married, but his superiors instructed that "it is not appropriate to get married." Wang Longji took a leave of absence and returned to Shanghai. In August 1969, the two families held a wedding banquet for 30 yuan.

Because of this incident, Wang Longji was demobilized and returned to Shanghai. He failed to return to the film industry. Instead, he went to a small factory in Shanghai with only 400 people, the Shanghai Radio No. 20 Factory, to work as a worker and work hard on technology. innovation. After two or three years of hard work, he and the workers in the same workshop made nearly a dozen innovations in succession. After years of tempering, apart from his straightforward and stubborn character, today's Wang Longji can no longer see the shadow of "Sanmao". However, it is his "energy" that successfully interprets a vivid image of Sanmao. At the same time, he also interprets a wonderful chapter in his career in China's printed circuit industry and becomes a famous figure in China's printed circuit industry. Experts with outstanding results. In his own words, "I like this industry, and I am proud to do this!"

A few days ago, when the reporter contacted him again for a phone interview, he learned that he was a "China Electronics Development Co., Ltd." The judges of the "Fund" project are meeting in Beijing. He said that every time he comes to Beijing, he has to get together with the friends he grew up with as a child. He said that he went to elementary school in Beijing for three years and now keeps in touch with many of his classmates. He said that the relationships established when he was a child are very special. Sincerity, friendship is very precious and rare; he said that he has a wide range of hobbies, planting many plants and flowers in the yard where he lives, and also loves photography, traveling, etc.; he also talked about his children's education and other issues. In his home, he specially designed a "tool room" for children, which contains various tools, etc. In his free time, he likes to make "robots" with his children. He said that the purpose of this is to let them understand that labor is the happiest, and through labor they will be happier. He can experience the joy of growing up...but what he talks about most is "San Mao". He said: "Sanmao has almost affected my life..."

"Now, I have been busy with matters in my own industry, and at the same time I am doing my part for the dissemination of our Chinese culture. . Now, Uncle Zhang's family has created a "Sanmao Image Company" whose purpose is to inherit Chinese culture. It is completely my wish to serve as the deputy general manager of the company, and I do not want any compensation, especially Chinese culture. It is the national culture that must be carried forward and brought to the world. Children are the hope of the motherland and the future of the nation. More people should pay attention to the happy growth of Chinese children. I still remember what Uncle Zhang said. Said: 'Big trees grow from seedlings, and we must water the seedlings carefully'..." He also revealed that after two years of running-in, Sanmao Company has authorized Shanghai Film to join forces with Belgium and France to co-produce Wang Longji served as a consultant for the international film "Sanmao". This film was highly praised and valued by the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and artists such as Yu Lan from the China Children's Film Society. On June 25, Zhang Weijun, the son of Wang Longji and Zhang Leping, will accompany the Prince of Belgium to announce the official launch of "Sanmao" at the Shanghai Film and Television Base. He said that the film will use the movie style of his movie "The Wanderings of Sanmao" to showcase Zhang Weijun. Leping's Sanmao is a lively, smart, upright, kind and naughty character. The style may be similar to the European comedy style of "Tintin" and "Mr. Bean". He said: "Three cents are not only Zhang Leping's, but also the property of Chinese children and the quintessence of China..."

The French version will be published in February 2014 The French version of "San Mao's Wanderings" was released on the 7th and was published by French FEI Publishing House.