There have been many celebrities in the film and television industry in Hong Kong, and in that star-studded era, there was such a character who was called the last all-round wizard in the Hong Kong film industry, but with such an honor, this character is not very famous, he is Chen Xunqi, who was once the soundtrack hand-picked by Wong Kar-wai, and is also known as the best soundtrack in the director, the excellent screenwriter in the soundtrack, and the most outstanding actor in the screenwriting.
After he composed many famous film and television works in the soundtrack, people who have watched "East Evil west poison" and "Journey to the West" must have heard the poignant and moving soundtrack inside, these golden soundtracks are called the peak of Asian soundtracks, all from Chen Xunqi's hand, if the soundtrack alone evaluates Chen Xunqi is too thin, and Chen Xunqi has been in the TV film industry for more than thirty years, he can play a variety of roles with ease, deduce many wonderful works, and create modern action comedies, even Jackie Chan and Hong Jinbao and others are influenced by it.
Chen Xunqi was born in Hong Kong, the family is very rich, the boyhood just caught up with the 2 golden age of Hong Kong movies, Chen Xunqi, who originally lived the life of a young master, later fell in the middle of the family road, and had no choice but to come out to work hard and enter the society early.
At that time, Chen Xunqi was very young, but he always had a dream of wanting to be a film and television star, and later I had a chance to be introduced by relatives, Chen Xunqi visited the "Chief Soundtrack of Shaw" Wang Fuling, and since then he has dealt with the soundtrack.
At that time, Wang Fuling, who was a master, was already very famous, and there were many works in his hands, such as "My Chinese Heart", "Nanping Evening Bell", "No Love", etc., these golden music works were widely popular, and Chen Xunqi was also blessed to meet this soundtrack master.
Chen Xunqi studied with Wang Fuling and laid a solid foundation for his own music creation, and it is precisely because of the guidance of this Bole that Chen Xunqi has the possibility of creating a musical legend in the future.
While learning the art from the teacher, Chen Xunqi also strengthened his body, learning martial arts such as dragon-shaped fist, mantis fist, Wing Chun and other schools, after a long period of training Chen Xunqi is no longer as thin as when he was young, in order to make himself look more mature, Chen Xunqi gave himself a mustache, after which "moustache" has become his typical symbol and accompanied him for a long time.
After a long period of martial arts study, Chen Xunqi obtained a taekwondo black belt in his early 20s, and the martial arts were applied to the film industry in the future.
Under the guidance of Wang Fuling, Chen Xunqi has achieved very good results, and there are many film companies that want to cooperate with Chen Xunqi, and director Wong Kar-wai commented on him: "He is a genius in the true sense." ”
It is also true that Chen Xunqi not only achieved extraordinary results in martial arts, but also showed his clever talent in the soundtrack. In the 1970s and 1980s, Chan contracted 75% of the soundtrack in the Hong Kong film and television industry, and he was able to do well with a wide range of genres, including kung fu films, comedies and even horror films.
In Shaw's films, his soundtrack can be seen, including "Two Heroes", "Tianya Mingyue Knife", "Meteor Butterfly Sword", etc., the soundtracks in it are very classic, Chen Xunqi not only learned the essence of the teacher Wang Fuling, but also blended his own creative style.
With the excellent cooperation project in hand, Chen Xunqi has already made his debut in his twenties. Many film companies are also impressed by Chen Xunqi.
When Chen Xunqi was thirty years old, he had already made a name for himself throughout the Hong Kong film industry, and after becoming one of the top film and television soundtrack masters, Chen Xunqi's value was also rising, and his income had exceeded that of some first-line stars.
But many people are not deeply impressed by him, many have only heard his songs, never seen what he looks like, may not want to be limited by the soundtrack, Chen Xunqi wants to transform, want to be a director.
The span from the soundtrack to the director is not small, and For Chen Xunqi, he may have to start from scratch, but he has made up his mind and began to prepare.
Chen Xunqi set his sights on the "bald-headed Mai Jia" who had just returned from the United States, and then left to visit the teacher, Mai Jia knew that Chen Xunqi was still afraid when he wanted to pass the school, because at this time, Chen Xunqi was already the premier soundtrack master, and he had a place in the soundtrack, but now he wanted to transform into a director, and for Chen Xunqi with zero foundation, Mai Jia was somewhat hesitant.
Chen Xunqi said that he could get zero remuneration, and after some explanation, Mai Jia agreed.
Later, when studying with Mai Jia, Chen Xunqi humbly asked for advice, and later learned something. In 1981, he established a joint venture with the Golden Princess Group to establish a film company, chen Xunqi, who left the soundtrack industry, did not bury it, and once again showed his talent in the production of the film, and in the following years, Chen Xunqi came up with "Beautiful People Have An Appointment", "Hollow Young Master", "Beware of Small Hands" and other popular film works.
Later, he attracted Jackie Chan, so he asked Chen Xunqi to learn how to add some comedy elements, and later appeared "Five Lucky Stars" and "Police Story".
In the more than ten years of directing, Chen Xunqi has brought many golden comedy films, and at the same time, there have been rookies in the soundtrack industry, such as Hu Weili, Zhong Zhirong and others.
In Er Dongsheng's "New Can't Love", because he was dissatisfied with the soundtrack, he found Chen Xunqi to save the scene, fortunately, Chen Xunqi did not forget the old line, and after the polishing and conception of the work, he left this golden classic.
Later, by chance, Chen Xunqi surprised wong Kar-wai, the most depressed screenwriter at that time, when he was called "the most useless screenwriter in New Art City", and the characteristic of the play was slow. Unlike others, Chen Xunqi has a discerning eye and directly includes Wong Kar-wai under his command, and after time is silent, the two cooperated in "East Evil and West Poison", in this film and television Chen Xunqi created "Sky High Lonely Shadow Let Me Go", and the work triggered the Hong Kong film industry as soon as it came out.
This classic soundtrack was later used several times, and can be heard in the movies "Journey to the West" and "The World Is Unmatched", and was also used in the martial arts dramas "Laughing Proud of the Jianghu" and "Tianlong Babu", and since then, Wong Kar-wai, who has become popular with "East Evil and West Poison", will find Chen Xunqi every time he scores.
Later, Chen Xunqi created "Chongqing Deep Forest" and "Fallen Angel", which reached the peak of the directorial world, and the soundtrack in these two works is still from his hand.
What people did not expect was that after becoming an excellent director, Chen Xunqi would actually leave the directorial world, retreat again, disappear from the director and soundtrack world, and come to the show business circle, challenging a new field.
This time, Chen Xunqi chose to start with an actor, so he starred in film works, with the past kung fu foundation Chen Xunqi played the martial arts villain "Ni Fei" in the kung fu film "Loser Boy", and later continued to hone his acting skills in the show business circle, and then played "Ye Kai" in "Border City Prodigal Son", as well as the film and television characters that followed. In short, every role is a kind of transformation for him, from a kung fu teenager to a patriot, every change can see the improvement of Chen Xunqi's acting skills, and Chen Xunqi has achieved the same role in the exercise, bringing many unforgettable roles to the audience.
From the transformation of multiple identities such as screenwriter, soundtrack, actor, director, etc., Chen Xunqi has reached the best in each transformation, he was born for film and television, and it is also deserved to be called an all-rounder in the film and television industry.
At that time, Chen Xunqi not only had a successful career, but also had a happy family, the family lived happily in the early years, but all this happiness changed with the sudden death of his daughter Chen Xingxing, and the outside world also talked about it, speculating whether Chen Xingxing was trapped by love, or because of the depression attack behind it.
Later, after the grief of his daughter's death, Chen Xunqi found out that he had cancer before he came out, and under the double blow, Chen Xunqi lost 30 pounds in one year.
Now Chen Xunqi has faded from the public eye, but he has left everyone with many golden film and television works and soundtracks. He has done almost all the professions in the film and television industry, but all of them are exquisite, so Chen Xunqi can also be regarded as a legendary figure and talented.