Zhang Gang

Zhang Gang (1935-2006), formerly known as Zhang Wenkai, was originally from Manchuria and was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi. National first-level director. Zhang Gang began to engage in art work in the 1950s and served as an actor in the Jiangxi Repertory Troupe. Before the Cultural Revolution, he wrote the drama "August 1st Storm", which put Zhou Enlai's image on the stage for the first time. Later, he wrote "Long Live the Laborers", which brought Liu Shaoqi's image to the stage for the first time. It was hit hard during the Cultural Revolution. In 1974, he created "The First Shot in Hongcheng" based on "August 1st Storm", breaking the preaching of model operas. After the Cultural Revolution, he served as a screenwriter for Jiangxi TV Station in 1980, writing the scripts "The Married Woman" and "Confidential Agent No. 5". In 1982, he directed his debut film "Regret" at Jiangxi Film Studio. In 1983, he created the first film of the Aman comedy series, "Smiling Face". "The Secret Service" filmed in 1984 set a box office record in the domestic film market at that time. In 1985, he established the Nanchang Film and TV Series Creation Research Institute and served as director and director, becoming China's first independent producer. Over the past 20 years, Zhang Gang has filmed 25 movies in the Aman series, which is currently the longest-running movie series in China. He is also known as the "Father of Aman". The comic image of "Aman" is known as "Yinjiro" in China. Before his death, he had just completed the 25th Aman series work "Romantic Giethoorn". He wrote a total of 33 films and directed 31 films. Because all of his films made money and he never lost money, he was called the "Zhang Gang Phenomenon" by the film industry at the time. In addition, he has also filmed a number of TV dramas that have been well received by audiences, such as the large-scale drama series "Liao Zhai", "The Biography of Wang Baochang", "The Biography of Wang Baochang", etc. The original plan to shoot a sequel to "The Legend of Wang Baochang" in 2006 became a last wish. Zhang Gang died in Nanchang at 2:30 a.m. on January 13, 2006 due to esophageal rupture due to advanced liver cirrhosis. A memorial service will be held at 8:30 a.m. on January 17 at Nanchang Funeral Home.