Jackie Chan and Yuanhua, who are also members of the "Seven Little Blessings", although they have similar experiences, their status is now very different.
It is rumored that the relationship between the two brothers is not harmonious, and the reason is that Jackie Chan invited Yuan Hua to participate in the movie "Detective Pu Songling" for 4 million films.
After Yuanhua politely refused, Jackie Chan increased the price twice in order to make him change his mind.
To know that the salary of 4 million yuan, for Yuanhua, a non-starring type of film actor, is already a sky-high price, and Jackie Chan is also arrogantly priced.
However, Yuanhua had already made up his mind and still rejected Jackie Chan.
After rejecting Jackie Chan, Yuanhua accepted Chen Sicheng's invitation and made a cameo appearance in "Detective Chinatown 2" for 450,000 yuan.
Ben was invited by the same door and many times, Yuanhua did not give Jackie Chan face, so the outside world misreported that there was a gap between the two.
In this regard, the 69-year-old Yuanhua responded to this rumor in an interview with the media.
He said that there were two reasons for rejecting Jackie Chan:
First, because of the increase in age, it is no longer possible to shoot difficult action scenes;
The second is because the price given by Jackie Chan at that time was too high, he was just a cameo, if the news spread, I am afraid that no one will dare to find himself to shoot in the future.
Yuanhua's remarks have won the unanimous appreciation of netizens, believing that he is real and grounded, and what is more valuable is that as an old drama bone who has debuted for decades, he can still maintain a sober self-awareness.
Compared with the old artists who make some noise from time to time today, Yuanhua's "willful" refusal to pay high films does not know how many old drama bones will be ashamed and embarrassed.
In fact, Yuanhua has this approach, which is also expected.
Just like the netizens often say, "Because I have been drenched in rain, I know how to hold umbrellas for others." It is precisely because Yuanhua's own fame was not easy to come by, so it has the current practice of cherishing feathers.
Speaking of Yuanhua, it is impossible to avoid the name of "Seven Little Blessings". He studied under the famous Peking Opera artist Yu Zhanyuan, and his brothers Jackie Chan, Hong Jinbao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Biao and others, and almost became half of the Hong Kong film industry in the last century.
Among them, Yuanhua is always able to do a lot of difficult moves due to his good figure and light personality, and is recognized as the best martial artist in the "Seven Little Blessings".
Yuanhua himself is very capable of suffering. It was inevitable that he would be injured during the exercises, but you guys had never seen him cry his nose.
His sister Yuan Qiu once said: "In the first few years of learning art, there was no income for performance. ”
In this case, there are many division brothers who actually avoid the performance, but Yuanhua is different, he will participate in every performance and never be absent.
It is precisely because of this belief that he can bear hardships and is firm enough that Yuanhua met the first noble person in his life, Bruce Lee.
By the 1970s, with the boom of Hong Kong's film industry, the Peking Opera industry was in decline. The "Chinese Drama Research Institute" founded by Mr. Yu Lao was unable to make a living, and had to close its doors and dissolve.
Immediately, Jackie Chan, Yuanhua and others chose to enter Jiahe as a dragon and tiger martial artist, and it was also here that Yuanhua met Bruce Lee.
He made a cameo appearance as a Japanese in Bruce Lee's "Jingwumen".
Because of his good kung fu foundation and light and beautiful heels, Yuanhua also won the title of "King of Heel Fighting".
Coupled with the fact that his lean figure was very similar to Bruce Lee's, he gradually became Bruce Lee's royal stand-in.
Gradually, Yuanhua improved his acting skills and martial arts while also gaining bruce Lee's approval. At that time, as a rare Chinese face in Hollywood, Bruce Lee used his fists and feet to fight step by step.
The successful Bruce Li also began to want to let Chinese kung fu go to the world and let Chinese stars gain a firm foothold in the international film industry, so he was ready to take the excellent martial arts masters around him abroad and brave Hollywood together, including Yuanhua.
Unfortunately, with the sudden death of Bruce Lee, the Hollywood dreams of Yuanhua and others instantly vanished.
Soon after, Yuanhua joined the "Hong Family Class" founded by his brother Hong Jinbao, and worked as a stand-in and dragon runner in various movies.
Because he often works as a stand-in and the martial arts action is good-looking, Yuanhua has a nickname of "Shadow Queen" - only the star Wu Ti with a back shadow.
Although it always backfired, it was fortunate that Yuanhua could bear hardships and endure loneliness. In his eyes, there are no small roles, only good actors. Whether it is a dragon set or a supporting role, he has never forgotten the word "dedication".
Take the 1985 movie "Mr. Zombie", in which Yuanhua plays a particularly important character, Ren Weiyong, the old lady, who is actually a zombie. In the film, there is such a scene, where the zombie played by Yuan Hua lies in the rain and is crawling with rats.
You must know that in that era, there was no advanced CG technology, so it was all "real mice" crawling on Yuanhua's body, while he himself was motionless and maintained the state of a zombie.
This picture just thinks about it and makes people sweat and stand up, you can imagine Yuanhua's mood at that time.
It is precisely because of such professionalism and professional skills that Yuanhua also ushered in the first highlight of his film career.
In the 1987 action movie directed by Hong Jinbao, Yuan Hua played the main villain. In the play, he plays clean and neat, and compared with the lead actor Hong Jinbao, he is not at all behind.
Because of the successful shaping of the character image this time, it also opened up Yuanhua's drama path and opened up the comedy cells in his body.
For example, in later movies such as "Love Saint", "Descendants of the Dragon", and "Dragon Walking in the World", Yuanhua's comedy performances let everyone see his funny talent.
With the decline of Hong Kong films, Yuan Hua shifted his focus to the TV drama market.
One of the most impressive is his role as Tota Li Tianwang "Li Jing" in the 2001 TVB drama "Fengshen List".
He portrayed a loving father image with flesh and blood, and "Li Jing" also became An iconic figure of Yuanhua on the TV series screen.
Although Yuanhua at that time had gradually gained some fame, it was a pity that he had a good kung fu, but he was mediocre in appearance, and he always failed to truly achieve the position of the protagonist with the protagonist.
At the same time, looking back at his division brothers, one by one, they have made higher achievements in film and television. Jackie Chan, in particular, has already developed rapidly in his career and has become another superstar who has gained a firm foothold in Hollywood after Bruce Lee.
In this regard, a reporter once asked Yuanhua: "Seeing that the brothers are more famous than you, do you have any thoughts?" ”
Yuanhua just smiled and responded: "I am very relieved to see them succeed, because they work harder than me." ”
Although everyone knows that he is sincerely happy for the success of his fellow disciples and brothers, and that his so-called "not as good as others' efforts" is only a self-effacing statement, others still can't help but feel sad for him when they hear it.
In fact, Yuanhua's performance ability and martial arts skills are well known, and although his appearance is not a gentleman, he is also very recognizable. However, from the beginning of his debut, Yuanhua always seems to have shortcomings "luck".
In terms of life and dedication, he did not lose jackie chan at all.
In comedy movies, there are also many high-risk actions, one of which requires Yuanhua to jump into the sea, and the height that was thought to be six or seven meters actually reached more than 20 meters.
During the official shooting, this shot required Yuanhua to be pushed off the plane, and when he floated up from the water, he had a palpitation, and afterwards he drank two glasses of liquor to ease up.
In 1982, when filming the film, yuanhua was stabbed under the ribs by a bamboo sword because of the mistakes of the opponent actors, and he almost died, which shows his dedication to the film.
And the footage of him descending the stairs with a cigarette in "The Flying Dragon" is also known as one of the classic actions that cannot be surpassed in Hong Kong movies.
Although he has always been tepid and often appears in the role of dragon set, Yuanhua has always been not impatient. Fortunately, God pity the powerful people, and he finally ushered in a turnaround in 2003.
That year, Zhou Xingchi planned to shoot the movie "Kung Fu", and uniquely selected Yuanhua to play the role of "chartered public".
Yuanhua also ushered in the highlight moment of his acting career with this role, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Hong Kong Film Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Best Actor Award at the First Global Chinese Golden Arts Awards, which is well deserved.
In fact, Yuanhua and Zhou Xingchi have cooperated many times in the 90s, such as "Love Saint" and "Descendants of the Dragon", so Yuanhua can get the role of chartered public because his performance skills have long been affirmed by Zhou Xingchi.
In addition, Yuanhua was previously a stand-in for Bruce Lee, as we all know, Bruce Lee is also an idol of Stephen Chow, and there is also a certain feeling in choosing Yuanhua.
Yuanhua is also a person who knows the Gratitude Chart and has publicly thanked Zhou Xingchi on many occasions.
People who have suffered hardships can always cherish any hard-won opportunity.
Because of "Kung Fu", Yuanhua also successfully entered the mainland film market and starred in a number of famous director works, such as "Taoist Down the Mountain" and "Detective Chinatown 2".
Although in this process, Yuanhua also participated in many "touching" Internet universities, but as a senior veteran actor, Yuanhua can still use his performance to prove to the audience that "bad movies, there are also good actors".
Some netizens once said: "Yuanhua in the online movie "Qiannu Ghost: Human Love", the reason why Yan Chixia was very successful is because he had already played this role 17 years ago."
When it comes to "Yan Chixia", many people will first think of the version of Teacher Noonma, and it is true that the noon horse version of Yan Chixia classic is undoubted. But to tell the truth, the Yuanhua version of Yan Chixia is comparable to the noon horse.
The old drama bone's performance so hard has also become one of the most brilliant characters in the film. So many friends have sighed: in a trance, Yan Chixia has been upgraded from male number two to male number one.
Compared with some fresh meat and small flowers today, the palms of the hands are broken and a little skin is crying, the knees touch the skin to sit in a wheelchair, and everyone also praises these "princess disease" artists for their "good dedication".
Yuanhua was 68 years old when he starred in "Qiannu Ghost: Human Love", but his skills were still strong, and most of the many fight scenes in the film were completed by Yuanhua independently.
As always, he proved with strength: I am an actor Yuanhua, and I can still act!
For each work and each character, Yuanhua is using his own experience to feed back the work, with a reverential heart to shape the role. He once said: "As long as I can still move, I can act, and if someone chats with me, I will continue to act." ”
As an old drama bone, Yuanhua is one of the few old actors who still remain sober today. Returning to the high-paying thing between him and Jackie Chan, he knows how much power to exert and how much money to take.
And this dedication and sobriety, invisibly do not know how many so-called "old drama bones" in the face.
In recent years, I don't know how many old drama bones have fallen into the controversy of "late festival is not guaranteed".
Some old actors are addicted to variety shows and sell feelings, and every time they appear, they must be old works to support the field, new works are all nothing, and they are active on the stage by overdraft classics, and they are criticized for being ugly.
There are also people who catch up with the new trend and indulge in "live streaming with goods" and find it difficult to extricate themselves. The quality of the goods is uneven, and it also frequently contributes to the "famous scene" of the overturning car.
There are also old drama bones that are now at the level of receiving drama, which is difficult to say a word, and sinks into a bad film and cannot extricate itself. I didn't finish filming myself, and I also put my hand to the "director", and ruined the classic drama to a star of bad reviews.
Chasing fame and profit and seeking for rice sorghum is a common sentiment of people, and we can all understand it, but the "old drama bones" pull out their "golden feathers" one by one, and the audience is really difficult to accept.
In contrast, under the temptation of high interests, Yuanhua's sobriety is not only punching those old drama bones in the face, but also a rare and valuable existence in the performing arts world.
Since decades of filming, Yuanhua has rarely become an entertainment front-page news, does not like to show his face, has never been the target of gossip magazines, and has never participated in any variety shows.
For his part, he always defines himself as an "actor" who has nothing but acting. As Stephen Chow said: This is "professionalism".
Because of this, he can continue to be active on the screen and become a veritable "golden dragon set".