Shen Li, a noble person in Zhao Zhongxiang, was the first host of CCTV, and his son was a temporary CCTV worker, which made him very sorry.

In the midsummer of July, 2020, Beijing Air Force General Hospital was lush, thriving and full of vitality.

However, in the top-floor intensive care unit, a weak old man was lying flat on his bed, and her heart rate gradually slowed down. Finally, accompanied by family and friends, his life gradually fell silent.

This day is July 28, the day when the old man died. Then, many media reported the news of the old man's death.

Including Zhu Jun, Cao Kefan, Zhang Zequn and other famous CCTV hosts sent messages of condolence to mourn the death of the old man, and then at the memorial service for the old man, Ni Ping, Zhao Zhongxiang and other famous hosts attended.

It turns out that this old man is called "the first drop of water" in the history of China TV development, and he is also the first TV announcer and program host of CCTV.

Her kind and gentle screen image has accompanied the audience through 50 years of spring and autumn, and is a bright light on the distant black and white screen.

CCTV, formerly known as Beijing TV Station, was founded in 1958 and is also the first TV station in China. Before that, people mostly killed time by listening to domestic news on the radio or entertaining themselves.

Shen Li was born in 1933, formerly known as Shen. 1958 when she entered the newly established Beijing TV station, the leader felt that Shen was not very fond of reading, so she changed her name to Shen Li.

Shen Li was born in a noble family. His ancestors were Shen Guifen, former minister of military affairs of the Qing Dynasty. When I arrived at Shen's parents, although his family background is no longer prominent, his family style of attaching importance to education has been passed down.

As a woman, Shen lived in troubled times, but she was also well educated, and she was versatile in her childhood.

Strict family style has shaped Shen Yisheng's values of being a man. His mother was a good family in the old society and treated people very well.

Since Shen Li was five years old, his mother has taught him to be polite and respect his elders.

When you meet your elders in the street, you should take the initiative to salute and say hello to them. You have to wait for your elders to move chopsticks at the dinner table, finish the dishes they put in, and pay attention to your manners when you walk and sit.

Many years later, Shen Li appeared on the TV screen as a host, with neat short hair, a decent smile, a straight walk and a dignified sitting posture.

Her elegant manners and generous speech benefited from the enlightenment education given to her by her mother when she was a child.

Shen Ligang turned 16 years old, that is, 1949, signed up for the army, joined the art troupe and became a singer.

After eight years in the art troupe, Shen Li changed jobs from the army and entered the broadcasting school to study broadcasting.

Shen Li hopes to work in a radio station after graduation. Before 1958, the main media in China was broadcasting.

How many people in China listen to national events and anecdotes through transistor radios, and how many families in China spend warm after-dinner time around the radio.

The rectangular iron box with antenna bears the memories of countless people in China.

However, in 1958, Tianjin 7 12 factory successfully manufactured the first TV set in China. It must be an exciting moment when the black and white image of snowflakes appears on this small screen.

Subsequently, Beijing TV Station was established. Shen Li, who originally wanted to graduate and work in radio, was selected by the leader to be a TV announcer in the newly established Beijing TV Station.

Shen Li, who has just arrived at the TV station, has participated in TV program recording for the first time and has no experience. He used to learn broadcasting at school, and all he had to do was record the sound into the microphone.

But at the moment, she was facing the camera, and at that time, the TV was broadcast live. Shen Li knows that her face and voice will be seen by thousands of viewers in front of the screen through the lens.

Her image also represents the image of the TV station, so every time she records, she needs to get up four hours early to start reciting the manuscript, adjust her expression in front of the mirror and dedicate the best screen image to the audience.

Television was soon introduced to thousands of households, and watching TV programs became a new pastime for that generation.

After dinner, the family sat around the TV and dimmed the lights. Only the lights of the TV lit up everyone's face.

Watching several programs, discussing with family members, laughing and crying with people on TV have also become family memories of a generation.

There were not many TV programs at that time. This program hosted by Shen Li contains a lot of contents, not only news, social education, literature and art, sports, but also festivals and large-scale party broadcasts.

Shen Li became the first familiar host on the small screen. At that time, she was wearing a white shirt, a long cotton dress, a graceful short curly hair, bright eyes and a kind smile on her mouth.

Shen Li's kind and dignified image accompanied the audience from black and white screen to color screen. Shen Li paid the best youth in the post of TV announcer.

By 1974, Shen Li began to learn to change careers as an editor.

Later, the TV station became more and more perfect and began to subdivide the program content. Shen Li also participated in the production of new programs to serve you.

Shen Li no longer just recited the written manuscript, but began to investigate, ask for information and write the manuscript with his colleagues.

With the initial development of China TV industry, Shen Li's identity has changed from the initial "TV announcer" to a more professional title, that is "host".

For example, Shen Li is more involved in TV programs.

"At Your Service" aims to popularize daily knowledge to the audience and answer questions raised by the audience in their daily lives, just like the early "The Queen of Housekeeping".

But "serving you" contains a wider range of contents, besides daily chores, there are shopping and tourism, popularization of civil law, community service, conflict mediation and so on.

It can be said to be all-encompassing. In order to make the program closer to the people and their daily lives, Shen Li even proposed to go to the streets or residents' homes for on-the-spot interviews and give practical help.

Shen Li is loved by many audiences.

Her colleague recalled: "At that time, if the audience had any opinions about the TV station, they would write to them. Sometimes the TV station receives more than 13 thousand letters a month, of which more than 7 thousand are sent to Shen Li. "

Shen Li himself recalled that every time he went to the mailroom to pick up the letters sent to him by the audience, he needed to find a linen bag, carry it back and pile it on his desk at home.

She was very busy at work at that time, but she still insisted on reading letters from the audience every day. Shen Li often reads letters from the audience late into the night, which are full of sincere praise from the audience all over the country. She felt honored.

Shen Li still remembers an audience who impressed her deeply. It was a young man who arrived in Beijing by train from his hometown, met Shen Li and gave her a red scarf.

The young man said that this scarf was woven by himself, and everyone in the family liked Shen Li very much. They watch her program around TV every week.

Shen Li recalled: "It was a snowy day in Beijing, with white snowflakes floating in the sky and a rose scarf around her neck, and her heart was warm."

Shen Li is called the first person on the screen in China, not only because she participated in the production and broadcasting of the earliest TV programs.

It was because of her discerning eye that she personally selected the earliest TV workers in China, who later became the mainstay of the TV industry in China.

Zhao Zhongxiang, a famous host of CCTV, said in an interview with a program: "The reason why I was able to enter the host industry and finally achieved certain achievements was due to the promotion of my sister Shen Li at that time."

Zhao Zhongxiang also said: "Sister Shen Li is generous, warm and kind to the younger generation and spares no effort to help young TV workers grow up."

Shen Li recalled the first meeting with Zhao Zhongxiang, and it was still fresh in her mind. She said: "It was the early stage of the development of TV stations, and all our departments were short of people. The leader asked us to go to various broadcasting schools to find new people. "

At that time, Shen Li saw Zhao Zhongxiang at a glance in a pile of student rosters. She said that she felt that he had heavy eyebrows and good facial features, which was very suitable for taking pictures on TV.

At that time, Zhao Zhongxiang was only 17 years old and entered CCTV on the recommendation of Shen Li. At the same time, a group of young Jie Jun joined Zhao Zhongxiang in CCTV.

Shen Li leads the younger generation into the industry step by step in his work, guides the younger generation to carry out their work, and always takes the initiative to pay attention to the daily life of the younger generation in daily life.

Shen Li promised to come down almost without hesitation.

Shen Li later recalled that when she began to participate in the production of "Sunset Red", she felt a sense of life integrity that accompanied the audience to grow up, mature and grow old.

It can be said that her program has accompanied the life track of a generation.

Once the program "Sunset Red" was broadcast, it was very popular. The audience was not only the elderly, but also many young and middle-aged people watched the program.

For these viewers, the living and psychological state of the elderly on TV is not a true portrayal of their elders.

However, the younger generation is usually busy with work and often ignores the concern for the older generation.

The same is true of the whole China society.

Before that, the elderly group seemed to be invisible in China society. Because of their ignorance of mobile phones and the Internet, the elderly lack ways to speak, and it is difficult for society to understand their living conditions.

The broadcast of "Sunset Red" has enriched the society's understanding of the real living conditions of the elderly.

With excellent hosting level and dedicated working attitude, Shen Li won the "Golden Microphone Award Special Honor Award" issued by CCTV 1995, which is the highest medal of a TV worker in the industry.

Standing on the podium, Shen Li is 70 years old, and it has been more than 30 years since she first stood in front of the camera to record a program.

She is no longer young, with short silvery hair and tiny wrinkles around her eyes, but she still maintains a dignified posture, a warm smile and round almond eyes, and still shines.

Time has taken away her youth, but not her high-spirited vitality and enthusiasm for work, life and audience.

Shen Li has reached the peak in her career, but she has regrets in her family life.

When Shen Li was still in the art troupe, he had an opportunity to perform with the troupe in the south. Shen Li met the man who moved him.

They were a good match and fell in love soon, but after the performance, her first love went to Harbin with the army and she went to Wuhan with the art troupe.

In that era when communication technology was underdeveloped, once two people were separated by Qianshan, it was difficult to find the trace of each other again.

Even if the first love was you and me, they still couldn't overcome the obstacles of reality, so they broke up.

Shen Li kept this feeling in his heart until the mid-1950s when he met his first husband and married him. After the marriage, Shen Li gave birth to two sons.

But at this time, it was the golden age of Shen Li's career. She participated in the production and filming of "Serving You", which won the audience's love and became the trump card program of CCTV.

Shen Li is busy choosing topics, recording and shooting for the program every day. Sometimes shooting requires location. Shen Li followed the program group to all parts of the country and often didn't go home for weeks.

At home, only her husband takes care of the children. Shen Li often feels sorry because her work neglected her family and children.

Shen Li's two sons chose different life paths when they grew up. The eldest son chose to work in CCTV after graduation, but because of his limited ability, he could only work as a temporary worker.

He revealed that he also wanted to be a host like his mother, but in his childhood, his talents were not excavated and cultivated, and he lacked a leader who led him to the road of professional hosting.

In this regard, Shen Li often blames himself: "It's my fault that I didn't train my son well."

Shen Li's first husband has been quietly supporting Shen Li's career, taking care of his family and children, and letting Shen devote himself to his work without any scruples.

But unfortunately, after 30 years of their marriage, Shen Li's first husband died in a car accident.

Losing her husband in her later years, a complete family became broken, which was a great blow to Shen Li. Her white hair has lost a lot.

Sitting on the balcony of my bedroom every day, looking at the photos of my ex-husband and a potted flower planted by two people on the balcony, the warm family time seems to reappear in front of me.

However, when dusk falls and after sunset, she should be sitting at the dinner table with her husband, but now she can only sit alone.

Married sons occasionally call to say hello, but other than that, the family is lonely all day.

But this seems to be the mercy of heaven, or it may be a hint of fate. Shen Li reunited his first love in Beijing Old Street.

Young lovers, when they meet again, have become old people. Shen Li learned that she had been divorced for many years. He also learned that Shen Li was widowed and lived alone, and the two met occasionally to solve the lonely life.

Shen Li recalled: "After a while, he had an idea. I'm cold. Later, many old comrades gave me jobs. I thought about it, and it was good to have someone to accompany me, so I agreed. Now he cooks and I wash the dishes, and they do it separately. "

The two married formally, informed each other's families, invited relatives and friends, got together and held a simple wedding. Shen Li also dyed her hair specially and dyed her gray hair black.

On the wedding day, she wore a big red cheongsam with gold thread, while her husband wore a black suit and a red flower. They entered the marriage hall surrounded by relatives and friends.

And then moved in together. Sometimes Shen Li goes to work in TV station, and her husband cleans and cooks at home. Every weekend, they walk hand in hand in Beijing Hutong, and visit the vegetable market together.

The husband always said to Shen Li, "The reunion of the two of us made up a lesson in love."

At this time, Shen Li is over 70 years old, and her love has ushered in the second spring, and her career has also made a new breakthrough. The sunset red hosted by her has become a new ace program.

More people got to know the host who is known as the first drop of water in China TV. Everything is just like the song "Sunset Red": the most beautiful is the sunset red.

Now that the Sri Lankan has passed away, Shen Li's image on the screen will not be forgotten. She devoted her life to television.

Shen Li's program accompanied the life track of the first batch of TV viewers, and she will be remembered and missed by the audience. She has unforgettable feelings and experienced where to go with her lover.

Fortunately, at the end of her life, she left this world safely with her family and lover.