【Author:Xiao Tang】
He, known as the "head of the four evil men" in the Hong Kong film industry, participated in the production and performance of more than 300 films in his lifetime, and only served as half a good person in movies.
He was born evil but talented, worked as a screenwriter, assistant director, and also opened an English newspaper; he was the agent of Lu Liangwei, Zhou Runfa and other stars.
He is an "evil talent" who came out of the Kowloon City Walled City.
Today, I would like to talk to you about the story of "Big Brother Mi" He Jiaju.
From the 1950s to the mid-1990s, There was a mysterious "Three Disregards" zone in Hong Kong called kowloon walled city.
This place is inhabited by the most evil people in Hong Kong, but also by the poorest people.
People here can't tell what's right and wrong, they only see survival in their eyes.
In 1948, He Jiaju landed in this village full of legendary stories.
Since ancient times, whether human nature is inherently good or inherently evil has always been a question worth exploring, but what kind of person you want to be often depends on yourself.
Although the Kowloon Walled City was once called the "Sin Zone", it is not entirely a villain, and there are many hard-working, honest and honest people in it.
There are always a small number of people who believe that through knowledge can change their fate, they will walk out of this village and become a decent person in the future.
And He Jiaju is one of them.
In the devastated living environment, He Jiaju saw all kinds of evil people and evil deeds.
He Jiaju has been studying hard since he was a child, and although his family is very poor and the living environment is very harsh, his test scores have always been among the best in the class.
In that environment, it is not easy to be a good student at all, especially English, which is He Jiaju's most skilled skill.
Because of this, he graduated with excellent grades and served as a police officer.
He Jiaju has not been a person who is willing to accept the arrangement of fate since he was a child, and the work of the police officer is to patrol day after day, which is very boring.
Although he changed his life with his ability, such a step-by-step life was obviously not suitable for him.
So he quit his job as a police officer and, with his excellent English proficiency, took up a senior editorial position in a newspaper.
In addition to his ingenuity, He Jiaju also has a very high degree of business acumen.
At that time, newspapers were almost the only information channels for the public, and in addition to advertising, the promotion of various films needed to be done through newspapers.
Such a business opportunity made He Jiaju's restless heart restless again.
In 1974, He Jiaju left his original newspaper office and spent all his savings to buy a newspaper that was on the verge of closure.
In the first year alone, the newspaper made more than 20 million yuan on He Jiaju, and he lived a life of red wine and greenery, and from time to time he also made a little contribution to Why Hongsheng in Macau.
He Jiaju, who was addicted to gambling, lost all his wealth, even the newspaper company also took it in, and owed a lot of debts.
In less than two years, he had completed the transformation from worth tens of millions to nothing.
However, fortunately, when he opened the newspaper, he accumulated a lot of contacts, and He Jiaju made up his mind to quit gambling and start all over again.
So he joined a film company, starting as an assistant, sometimes as a clerk, sometimes as a director's assistant, and always with a job he did.
At this time, He Jiaju can also be regarded as officially entering the film and television circle.
In 1975, ye Zhiming, the brother of the famous actress Ye Yuqing, opened a film and television company, which was extremely short of talents at that time, and was introduced to He Jiaju, who was full of talent.
Known as the "Hong Kong business tyrant", Ip Chi Ming admires Ho Ka-ju, and his ups and downs are very similar to him.
As soon as He Jiaju joined, Ye Zhiming entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.
In 1976, there was a movie called "Jumping Ash", which set a box office record of 1 million in just three days of release.
The film, starring Chen Xing and Chen Huimin, was regarded as the "first police film" produced in Hong Kong at the time, and was called the originator of Hong Kong New Wave cinema in that era.
The assistant director and director assistant of this film is He Jiaju.
It is gold that always shines, and He Jiaju is the inconspicuous gold.
With his first small test, his abilities were quickly recognized by the company's people, from assistant to assistant director, producer, and later editor-in-chief.
In those years, He Jiaju participated in the production of films such as "Jumping Ash", "Inside and Outside the Wall", and "Eggplant".
In addition to being a screenwriter and assistant director, Sometimes He Jiaju will also serve as a stand-in for some protagonists.
At that time, Bruce Lee died after filming "Dragon Fight tiger fight", but Jiahe also wanted to complete a bruce Lee posthumous work.
At that time, where there was a face-changing technology, Jiahe found three actors to replace Bruce Lee.
Yuan Biao is Wu Ti, Jin Tae-jung is the face substitute, and He Jiaju has become Bruce Lee's Wen Ti.
In 1979, He Jiaju paid off a lot of debts he had previously owed, and at the same time became a well-known screenwriter in the circle.
However, at this time, because of poor management, Ye Zhiming planned to put the company out.
As a result, He Jiaju, including the company, was packaged to the future chairman of ATV, Qiu Degen.
In 1980, a young man named Zhou Runfa became popular half the sky because he played the role of Xu Wenqiang in "Shanghai Beach".
What bothered Zhou Runfa was that although he was red and purple, his salary was only 1200 yuan per month, which made him often shy from his poor background.
As a popular student, the salary is even worse than that of a guy in a fast food restaurant, which is really a bit unreasonable.
At this time, He Jiaju appeared.
At that time, the title of "box office poison hair" was actually a credit to He Jiaju.
Because of the contract, Zhou Runfa and He Jiaju privately reached an agency relationship.
Then, He Jiaju took on the role of a military master behind Fa Ge, teaching him how to bypass the company to receive business performances.
He first asked Fa Ge to lie to the above that he was in poor health, and then took advantage of the holiday to go out to earn extra money.
Coupled with his status as a screenwriter, he can sometimes speak in terms of roles.
Therefore, he went around looking for resources for Zhou Runfa, as long as there was a drama, He Jiaju would fight for him and maneuver for him.
Under the operation of He Jiaju, Zhou Runfa's wallet finally bulged up little by little, so the two joined hands with Zhang Guozhong and Chen Haode to open a company.
In 1982, Zhou Runfa introduced Lin Lingdong, who had returned from further study in Canada, to He Jiaju, and since then everyone has called him a friend.
In the same year, He Jiaju joined Zhucheng Film Company and became the company's production general manager and screenwriter.
In the TV series "Shanghai Beach", Lu Liangwei, who plays Ding Li, is actually a pair of difficult brothers and sisters with Zhou Runfa in and out of the play.
Like Zhou Runfa, after acting in "Shanghai Beach", Lu Liangwei fell into the embarrassing situation of less red money.
Under the company's arrangement, he was originally a newcomer and was forced to open the way for the "Wireless Five Tigers".
Because Lu Liangwei and Zhou Runfa had a very good personal relationship, they introduced him to He Jiaju.
He Jiaju then reckoned with the old plan, introduced him to a lot of plays, and recommended him to Ma Dangxiong.
Later, when Ma Dangxiong was preparing to shoot "Lame Hao", he found Lu Liangwei, so the Hong Kong film circle had one more "biographical brother".
In 1987, Lin Lingdong invited Leung Ka Fai and Chow Yun Fat to prepare for the filming of "Prison Storm".
When Lin Lingdong finished the script with He Jiaju, he looked up at the big brother on the other side, and his eyes lit up: "The role of Dami must be you, so bad." ”
He Jiaju: "Isn't it?" ”
Lin Lingdong: "Yeah, when you scold people, you are even more cruel than this character." ”
Since then, He Jiaju has been out of control, going farther and farther down the road of "bad guys".
The movie "Prison Storm" opened the way for He Jiaju and won him the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Academy Awards.
Since then, he has been making films, such as the early "Prison Storm", "School Storm" and "Dragon Family".
Many years later, He Jiaju looked back and found that he had almost played bad guys all his life, and only played "half" good guys in "Fat Cat Wandering".
Later, He Jiaju left zhucheng company and joined Cai Ziming's fuyi company.
After that, he participated in the filming of "I Want to Escape" and "Dragon and Tiger Club", and cooperated with Andy Lau, Wan Ziliang and others.
In Ho's own words, he has worked with almost all male stars in Hong Kong, playing them in villain roles.
In addition to "Prison Storm", He Jiaju also starred in many classic roles in later movies.
For example, "The Dragon in Prison" that has cooperated with Andy Lau, "The Emperor of Shanghai" with Lu Liangwei, etc., but it is easy to say that the role of "Big Mi Brother" is the easiest to remember.
The existence of He Jiaju can often play a key role in films with certain themes.
Especially in police films and underworld films, his presence can often easily stimulate conflicts with the protagonist and create a tense atmosphere.
On the morning of April 16, 1992, inside the building of Tsim Sha Tsui Commercial Centre, the elevator had just opened and only listened to "Bang! bang! With two sounds, Cai Ziming, the owner of Fuyi Company, fell down.
With the accident of Cai Ziming, Ho Ka-ju's film career in Hong Kong began to reduce production and began to develop in the mainland.
His appearances began to decrease dramatically, almost a year or two before taking over a play.
After 2000, He Jiaju came to the mainland to develop and lived in Shenzhen for a long time, traveling back and forth between the two places from time to time.
He began to take business in the mainland continuously, and when he was young, there were tens of thousands of one field, and as many as 100,000.
It is said that the money he makes from business performances is much easier than that of him in making movies.
He prefers to live in the mainland than to urban life in Hong Kong.
When asked if he enjoyed life in the interior, he replied: "Seriously, I actually like it, our motherland is so big, so big that you can't believe it, there are many scenery and scenic spots that you have never seen before." ”
In 2015, He Jiaju died of illness at the age of 66.
His last wish before he died was to do a stage play and tour the country.
Unfortunately, he did not have time to fulfill his last wish.
Some people say that He Jiaju has saved more than 20 million yuan in the more than ten years of development in the mainland, but the funeral is extremely cold.
Rumor has it that he knew that his limit was approaching, so he withdrew all his savings and studed.
If this is the case, then it really fulfills the phrase "life does not bring, death does not bring".
Sometimes it is easy to define a person by appearance, and sometimes looks do not represent a person's nature.
There is a saying called: Do not be afraid of the face of the hateful real villain, only afraid of the hypocrite who hides the knife in the laughter.
He Jiaju's life was regarded as too one-sided, and his image of an evil person was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that his excellent acting skills were infinitely magnified, and his talent was also ignored.
If we can judge a person by their appearance, we will find that there is actually an interesting soul under the skin.