He was captured by Hua Ye and separated from his parents. More than 40 years later, he was reunited with his family for playing Su Yu.

In the filming of historical film and television dramas, in order to truly reproduce the appearance and expressions of some famous historical figures on the screen, it is necessary to have actors with similar appearances or make them look similar through makeup. Such actors are called special actors.

Among all the special actors, Su Yu's special actor Xie's life experience is probably the most dramatic and legendary.

Xie was twice captured by Su Yu's East China Field Army and separated from his family.

More than 40 years later, he was reunited with his family for playing Su Yu.

What's going on here?

Xie was born in 194 1, and his father Xie Degui was a major officer in the National Army.

1948165438+1October, Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, Su Yu, Tan Zhenlin and others commanded the Central Plains Field Army and the East China Field Army to launch the Huaihai Campaign.

The Huaihai Campaign was a decisive battle that really decided the ownership of the world.

Chiang Kai-shek has invested 800,000 troops, and the PLA has 600,000 soldiers at war. Whoever wins or loses this decisive battle will decide who will perish the Central Plains and even affect the situation of the whole war of liberation.

In this campaign, the national army was annihilated and killed by the People's Liberation Army, and 550,000 people were captured.

Since then, the situation in the war of liberation has been completely reversed, and it was only a matter of time before the Chiang Kai-shek dynasty fell.

In the Huaihai Campaign, the national army collapsed and fell apart.

Xie Degui also began to flee.

On the way to escape, Xie was unfortunately separated from his family.

At that time, Xie Wei was only seven years old. He is in a state of war and panic. An adult is still in an unstable state, let alone a child.

Fortunately, Xie was captured by the People's Liberation Army on the way to escape, which saved his life.

The PLA treats prisoners well. Although Xie is young, he is taken good care of and has no worries about food and clothing.

But Xie is too young after all. He misses his family.

So he told the People's Liberation Army that his grandmother's home was in Jurong County, near Nanjing.

Seeing that Xie Taisi missed his relatives, the PLA entrusted him to another national army prisoner who was about to be released and took him to find his family.

Who would have thought that the prisoner abandoned Xie on the road?

Xie had to beg all the way to Nanjing.

At this time, Nanjing was in chaos, and Xie could not find his family.

As a last resort, he turned to the police for help.

Nanjing has gathered a large number of families of fleeing national army officers, and powerful children abound. Don't say that Xie's father is just a major, even a major general, and the police don't take a reason.

This policeman has a bad attitude towards Xie.

Xie Wei's talent is not strong enough, and he casually swears: "The national army is not as good as the * * * army!"

When the police heard this, their eyes lit up and they were worried that they would not have a chance to make meritorious deeds. Unexpectedly, they came to the door.

The police immediately locked Xie Wei up and demanded a reward.

In prison, Xie survived thanks to the care of an underground party member.

1April 23, 949, Nanjing was liberated by the People's Liberation Army.

The national army fled again. On the eve of Nanjing's liberation, Xie was somehow coerced by the national army and fled to Yiwu, Zhejiang.

As a result, the defeated soldier was ambushed by the PLA and all captured.

Xie once again became a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army.

After everything, Xie never wants to leave the PLA again.

He insisted on staying in the barracks.

Seeing that he was separated from his family and homeless, the PLA left him behind.

Soon, Xie settled down in the PLA barracks.

Later, everyone saw that Xie Youcong was brilliant and talented, so they recommended him to the art troupe.

On May 6th, Xie passed the exam and became a literary and art soldier in the Art Troupe of the Second Field Army 12 Army (commander Wang Jinshan).

In the art troupe, Xie's acting talent got a stage to play.

His image as an orphan is very infectious, and often makes the audience sing loudly after the performance, and the response is enthusiastic.

Xie was promoted to Beijing Opera Troupe for his excellent performance and played some boy roles.

195 1 3, after the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 12 Army was reorganized into the Volunteer Army 12 Army. Under the leadership of commander Ceng Shaoshan and political commissar Li Zhen, he was ordered to go to North Korea to participate in the war.

Xie also arrived in the Korean battlefield with the troops.

After Xie arrived at the front, he seriously boosted morale. After the performance, he also tried his best to help volunteers do laundry and cook and take care of the wounded.

In the war-torn battlefield, Xie's busy figure has become a unique landscape.

After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Xie stayed in Korea to help the Korean people rebuild their homeland.

1958 February, Zhou Enlai led a delegation to visit North Korea.

During this period, Zhou Enlai and his party watched the traditional play "Qin Xianglian" performed by the Beijing Opera Troupe of the Volunteers. Xie plays Qin Xianglian's son, and his performance is very successful.

At that time, Su Yu, then Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, happened to be a member of the delegation, and he also watched the performance on the rostrum.

For the first time, Xie met the God of War, a man who has made great achievements and fought like a god.

At this time, he never imagined that he would have anything to do with Su Yu.

1958, Xie returned to China with the Beijing Opera Troupe. Soon after, he was transferred to Shandong Peking Opera Troupe.

In Shandong Peking Opera Troupe, Xie began to act in some modern plays.

Xie's role as a scout in the modern Peking Opera "Surprise on the White Tiger" is amazing and popular with the audience.

Soon, Xie was transferred to Shandong Repertory Theatre and began to perform drama.

Because of Xie Guojun's special status as an officer, he has never had a chance to play the leading role, and all his roles are supporting roles.

But Xie didn't complain, no matter how small the supporting role was, he tried his best to interpret it attentively.

Years of precipitation, let his acting by going up one flight of stairs.

From 65438 to 0989, Bayi Film Studio decided to shoot a series of films about the three major battles of the Liberation War.

The studio selected special actors nationwide, and Xie was shot at that time.

In June, Xie received a telegram asking him to go to Beijing Bayi Factory for an audition.

After receiving the notice, Xie was very excited and immediately went to Beijing.

When he arrived at Bayi Factory, he knew that he would be one of the candidates for the special actor in Su Yu.

At the first audition, Xie was basically the same as Su Yu through the makeup of the makeup artist.

The makeup artist couldn't help but praise: "Yes, you have sufficient conditions, which is quite similar."

But Xie only achieved the shape, not the spirit. He's too nervous. He didn't have any Su Yu strategizing and commanding the momentum of hordes. On the contrary, he is like a veteran. He is a colonel at best.

This is undoubtedly far from enough.

Xie was so depressed that he let it out at once.

Director Yu Shishu encouraged him: "Your acting is good, but your temperament is not enough. You should read more books and materials to enrich yourself. Go back and wait for the notice. "

After returning to Shandong, Xie immediately found many historical books and memoirs about Su Yu, such as Memoirs of General Su Yu's War and Memoirs of Su Yu.

He studied hard all night, really understood Su Yu, felt how Su Yu grew from an ordinary soldier to a generation of army gods, and carefully pondered the details of Su Yu's life.

Soon, Xie received a notice of the second audition.

This time, Xie didn't waste the opportunity, and was directly recognized by the director as a special actor in Su Yu!

Before Xie, there were few film and television dramas about Su Yu, and Xie was the first Su Yu special actor in the true sense.

But by this time, he was nearly half a century old, and Su Yu was only 4 1 year old when he commanded the Huai Hai Campaign, and Xie Da was nearly ten years old.

This is a huge obstacle for special actors.

Can Xie Wei have a good time?

Xie didn't slack off either. He collected many photos and materials of Su Yu, and went to major memorial halls to review the battles commanded by Su Yu. He even personally visited Su Yu's wife Chu Qing and asked Su Yu about the details of his life.

Three minutes off the stage, ten years off the stage.

Xie's efforts finally paid off.

199 1 year, Armageddon was released, and Xie vividly put Su Yu on the screen with his excellent interpretation.

After watching the premiere of Armageddon, Yang was full of praise for Xie: "You played Su Yu well."

Ding Jiao, an old subordinate of Su Yu and a famous director who was the deputy head of the Cultural and Art Troupe of the Third Field Army, also praised him: "I am a subordinate of Su Yu, and I know him. Like you, you performed his style. "

Later, when Xie visited Chu Qing, Chu Qing also praised his good performance.

All the comrades-in-arms and relatives of Su Yu who have seen this film are full of praise for Xie.

This is undoubtedly Xie's greatest affirmation.

After Armageddon was released, Xie became famous overnight and became an excellent candidate to play Su Yu.

Since then, Xie has played Su Yu in many classic films, such as The Battle of Eastern Henan, The Best of Seven Wars, Hero Meng Lianggu and so on.

Thanks to his superb acting and interpretation, Xie won the second prize of the whole army and the first prize of "Flying Award" for many times, and was awarded the honorary title of "Art Contribution Award" by the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army.

Xie has been a walk-on for decades, and became famous for his role in Suyu, winning many honors and applause.

But what he is most grateful for is to regain his family ties.

It turned out that after the release of 199 1, Armageddon triggered a nationwide movie-watching craze.

A technician named Xie, after reading Xie's Su Yu, always felt that Xie had met before. Looking at the list of movie actors, there is only one word difference between Xie and Xie.

It turns out that Xie is Xie's younger brother.

After Xie was separated from his parents, Xie Degui's family came to settle in Shanghai by accident.

But Xie Degui and his wife have never forgotten their long-lost eldest son. Every holiday, they will give Xie an extra bowl and a pair of chopsticks.

Before she died, Xie's mother told her children that she must find Xie.

After Xie was separated from his family, he always missed his loved ones and looked forward to reuniting with his family.

Therefore, he named his daughter Xie Feng, which means that he hopes his family can reunite with his family.

Maybe it's providence, maybe it's a beautiful day.

After watching Armageddon, Xie recognized Xie as his own brother.

Xie tried every means to finally get in touch with Xie.

As soon as they communicated, they confirmed their identities.

September 22nd, 199 1, is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xie came to Xie's home with six brothers and sisters, and the eight brothers finally reunited after 43 years.

Xie can't help but sigh:

Xie's special experience is rare all over the world, so it is no wonder that he lamented.

Perhaps it is because of this experience that Xie cherishes the opportunity to play Su Yu more and plays Su Yu more seriously.

Thanks to his wonderful performance on the screen, Xie was praised by the audience as "the best Su Yu" and "the living Su Yu".

For many audiences, what attracts them most from Su Yu's image is often Xie's performance.

We may not believe in fate, but sometimes we have to believe in it.

This is the most special fate between Xie and Su Yu!

Regrettably, Su Yu passed away on February 5, 1984/KLOC-0, and Xie never had a chance to contact and communicate with Su Yu again.

On May 28, 2020, Xie died unfortunately, and the best Su Yu special actor ended.