In the Shaw set in the 1970s, only two directors were equipped with air conditioners in the group, one was Li Hanxiang and the other was martial arts director Zhang Che. Both were Shaw's top directors at the time.
Different from Li Hanxiang's funny and easy-going set, Zhang Che has a kind of majesty in the crew, the aura is very strong, and he scolds at every turn. Therefore, in Zhang Che's crew, with his director's chair as the center, there are no living creatures within a few meters of the circle.
Whenever I talk to the actors about the play, everyone takes the initiative to form a circle. Inside the circle is Zhang Che, who sits reclining in the director's chair and talks endlessly. Outside the circle sat Chen Guantai with a serious face, Qi Guanjun of Mu Ne, Liu Jialiang, a martial finger who conceived the action while listening, and even the two eldest brothers, David Jiang and Dillon, who had to honestly stay outside the circle and listen, although they did not listen carefully once.
At this time, there is a person who can crouch on the side of the director's chair, pick up a stubble from time to time, and if he receives well, he will be touched by Zhang Che. The two often joked with each other in the crew, sometimes driving to Zhang Che's head, and the whole group pinched a handful of sweat for him, but Zhang Che was not annoyed at all, just laughing.
This person is Zhang Che's most beloved "Qizi": Fu Sheng.
Dillon, Fu Sheng, Zhang Che, Chen Guantai, Jiang David
01. Born into a wealthy businessman and celebrity, signed a "child labor agreement" with Zhang Che
Fu Sheng was a typical rich man, and his father, Cheung Man Lung, was a wealthy businessman and celebrity in Hong Kong, who was once given the title of "Justice of the Peace" by the Queen of England at the time. Fu Sheng was the ninth son of Zhang Renlong, whose original name was Zhang Fusheng.
Zhang Che was friends with Fu Sheng's father, Zhang Renlong. Once Zhang Che went to his house for dinner, saw Fu Sheng lying on the bed with a bandage around him and could not move, and inquired about it and learned that he was playing motorcycles (motorcycles) and fell on a fast car.
Although Fu Sheng's body could not move, his mouth had not been idle, and when his father scolded him, he replied with a head of tao, and he did not lose his aura while rebelling, which left a deep impression on Zhang Che.
Fu Sheng
In 1971, Zhang Che learned that Fu Sheng was attending Shaw's first actor training class, so he intentionally asked him to play a role. Calling Fu Sheng, Zhang Che asked him what he was best at, and Fu Sheng replied, "Motorcycle."
So in the movie "Hate Chain", there is such a scene. When Chen Guantai returned home after his lover, he bumped into a teenager riding a bicycle head-on, with only one line: "Boss Qiu, there were many people in your family last night, and they haven't left yet." Saying that, it disappeared in a hurry. This teenager was Fu Sheng.
After his screen debut, Fu Sheng signed a contract with Shaw on the recommendation of Zhang Che. When signing the contract, Fu Sheng falsely reported his age all the way, and finally it was confirmed that he was only 17 years old, less than the legal age, and had to be signed by his father. This also became the first "child labor agreement" signed by Zhang Che, and the other two were Li Xiuxian and Qian Xiaohao, both of whom followed Zhang Che when they were minors.
When Fu Sheng signed the contract, Zhang Che's Zhangjia class was in the stage of prosperity of Ren Ding, Jiang David, Dillon, Chen Guantai, and Qi Guanjun were the hottest martial stars at that time, and fu Sheng was difficult to have a place.
Therefore, in Shao's most of the year, Fu Sheng has been running dragon sets, Zhang Che's "Four Horsemen", "Ma Yongzhen", and Cheng Gang's "Fourteen Female Heroes" have flashed Fu Sheng's figure.
Zhang Che believes that Fu Sheng's mischievous and active characteristics are far from the "big hero" in his movie, so he has not been allowed to star in martial arts films.
In order to praise him, Zhang Che specially made a modern drama film "Police", starring Fu Sheng, but the response was mediocre.
Stills from "Cop"
When Fu Sheng really caught fire, it was when Zhang Che left Shao's house to organize a "longbow" in Taiwan.
At that time, Zhang Che and Li Hanxiang were fighting fiercely in Shaw. Shaw told Zhang Che that Shaw had a sum of money in Taiwan and could not bring it back, so you should spend it.
In this way, Zhang Che left Shaw. Although it is a self-organized company, the funds are still out of Shaw's, and the actors are also signed with Shaw. At that time, Shaw asked Zhang Che not to take everyone away, especially David Jiang and Dillon, who could help, but the filming schedule was always under Shaw's control and not the longbow.
David Ginger, Dillon
The two most popular eldest brothers in Zhangjiaban were forcibly left behind by Shao. Zhang Che understood very well that the task of holding the new star was imminent, and then he thought of Fu Sheng.
Martial arts films can't work, but kung fu films can make Fu Sheng try. So the longbow company's pioneering work "Fang Shiyu and Hong Xiguan" found Fu Sheng to star, along with the already famous Chen Guantai and Qi Guanjun.
When the film was released, the promotional short film "Hong Fist Three Roads" of the Longbow Company was also added before the main film, which was also starred by the three people.
The short film consists of three segments, namely Chen Guantai's "I-word FuHu Fist", Qi Guanjun's "Ten Shaped Fist", and the newcomer Fu Shenggang's "Tiger Crane Double Fist".
02, the first person in the "kid" kung fu film
After the release of the film, it became a sensation in Taiwan, sold well at the box office, and Fu Sheng also became famous.
In the same year, Zhang Che called Jiang David and Dillon to co-star in "Friends" with Fu Sheng, whose intention was obvious, just to praise Fu Sheng. This is also Zhang Che's usual method, the previous Chen Guantai and Qi Guanjun were led by Jiang David or Dillon to become popular.
In "Friends", Fu Sheng played the role of a naughty and playful, fond of learning martial arts, and a rich second generation with heavy feelings. With this role, he won the "Most Promising Actor" award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. After "Friends", Fu Sheng officially took over the most "fire" position of Jiang David and Dillon in Zhangjiaban, and the "third generation" of Zhangjiaban was officially formed.
Fu Sheng won the award
After Fu Shenghuo, Zhang Che also opened up Taiwan's film market with this.
So that later when Li Hanxiang filmed "Falling into the City", he wanted to find David Jiang and Dillon to play, because it was Li Hanxiang, the two also came to ask Zhang Che's opinion, Zhang Che's answer was very crisp, you two are casual.
Dillon later said of Zhang Che, "He didn't care about us at that time, he already had Fu Sheng."
Indeed, after Fu Sheng's fire, Zhang Che's energy was focused on Fu Sheng's body, and many movies were tailored for him. In order to praise Fu Sheng, the creators also took great pains.
Fu Sheng Nezha
Liu Jialiang was the first to propose to make a kung fu film, Zhang Che did not agree at the time, Liu Jialiang insisted on doing it, and made a "Shaolin Disciple", which was a big hit at the box office, which was more expensive than the "Shaolin Five Ancestors" directed by Zhang Che at the same time. Fu Sheng's image of witty martial arts stars also emerged.
Zhang Che saw that the kung fu film sold money, and let Liu Jialiang shoot it, and the second part was "Hong Fist Boy". The release of "Hong Fist Boy" completely changed the entire "martial arts jianghu" at that time.
People no longer only appreciate the mighty "heroes", those witty, funny, lively and active "boys" are also loved by everyone. Fu Sheng also became the first person in the "Kid" kung fu film.
The rise of "Kid" kung fu films has made many actors who can't play "big heroes" become superstars. Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan both relied on this fire.
Hong Jinbao's famous works "Sande Monk and Chunmi Six" and "Mr. Zan and Finding Qianhua" are still the result of humorous fights based on Hong Quan.
To Jackie Chan's "Snake-shaped Executioner" and "Drunken Fist", it is even more an imitation of changing the soup without changing the medicine, and even some bridge sections are directly copied over.
The scene in "Drunken Fist" in which Jackie Chan is taught by his master when practicing exercises coincides with the scene in "Hong Fist and Wing Chun" in which Yuan Heping beats Fu Sheng Kung Fu with a rattan.
It is worth mentioning that the role of the master in both plays is played by Yuan Heping, so at that time, people naturally thought that Jackie Chan was famous for imitating Fu Sheng, which is indeed a fact.
"Drunken Fist" Jackie Chan
But the statement that "Fu Sheng does not die, it is difficult for Jackie Chan to become famous" is too exaggerated. Jackie Chan became famous in 79 years, and it was an overnight success, very hot. Fu Sheng died in 1983, a five-year difference between the two, and there is no necessary connection.
Strictly speaking, when Fu Sheng died, Jackie Chan was even more famous than Fu Sheng. Although the two are similar in age, they belong to the two eras of Hong Kong cinema. Jackie Chan is a pioneering figure after the New Wave of Hong Kong cinema. Fu Sheng, on the other hand, is the finalist of the old era of Hong Kong cinema.
03, drag racing died young, and his wife Zhen Ni never married
After the kung fu film caught fire, Liu Jialiang wanted to be a director, but Zhang Che did not allow it, you went to be a director, who came to give me martial arts guidance.
In this way, Liu Jialiang and Zhang Che parted ways, liu Jialiang returned to Hong Kong, continued to make "kid" films, and won another kid: Wang Yu.
Wang Yu
Later, Zhang Che returned to Hong Kong due to the problem of longbow debt, and Fu Sheng also returned. After returning to Hong Kong, Zhang Jiaban has been loosened, and Zhang Che no longer requires actors to be loaned.
Therefore, Fu Sheng took over a lot of directors' plays for a while, Chu Yuan's "Magic Sword Hero Love", "Absolute Double Glory" and Liu Jialiang's "Eighteen Martial Arts" and "Royal Cat Three Dramas Jinmao Rat" were all works that were both popular and popular at that time.
He even made a film for Wang Jing in the trough, "Flower Heart Big And Little", which made Wang Jing re-ignite.
"Flower Heart Big Little" Fu Sheng
At that time, Fu Sheng, Wang Jing, Wang Yu, and Chen Baixiang were inseparable every day except for the time they slept. Wang Yu, in particular, has the best relationship because they have a common hobby: driving fast cars.
At this time, Fu Sheng has already progressed from playing motorcycles to playing supercars. Fu Sheng changed his supercar to three rings: High School Soft, and only when he encountered a beautiful girl or Dillon's car did the sound of the horn become particularly soft. Other times it's all over in a high pitch.
In 1983, when Zhang Che was planning to prepare for the filming of "The Thirteenth Taibao on the Beach", news suddenly came: Fu Sheng and Wang Yu were racing and died in a car accident. Zhang Che immediately fainted after hearing the bad news.
Liu Jialiang, who was in the crew, also cried bitterly when he heard the news, when Fu Sheng was filming Liu Jialiang's "Wulang Bagua Stick", because of the bad mood of the day and gave up filming, Liu Jialiang regretted it, if he insisted on shooting, Fu Sheng might have escaped this disaster.
Because Fu Sheng was in a bad mood, Liu Jialiang changed the daytime drama to night, and Fu Sheng had an accident on the way to the crew.
Fu Sheng was in a car accident when the Porsche sports car
That night, Fu Sheng, together with his brother Zhang Zhensheng, younger brother Zhang Zhanpeng and Wang Yu, rushed from the Clearwater Bay Country Club to the set to shoot a scene.
On the way, Fu Sheng and Wang Yu's bucket car crashed into the side of the mountain at a corner of QingshuiWan. The front of the car was badly damaged and the body was overturned. Fu Sheng, who got out of the car and didn't look very bothered, asked, "Is there any flower on my face?" ”
However, when he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, he died of serious injuries to internal organs, and the first person in the "boy" kung fu film died at the age of 28.
Fu Sheng was driving the Porsche sports car given to him by his wife Zhen Ni that night, with the license plate number "AD83". Fu Sheng's English name is abbreviated as AD, and he died in 1983. Zhen Ni originally did not believe in fate, but this incident made her feel numb.
After Fu Sheng's death, his wife Zhen Ni never married, and she used Fu Sheng's refrigerated sperm to give birth to a daughter for her deceased husband. Zhen Ni said, "Fu Sheng has influenced my whole life, he made me not fall in love with others. ”
When Fu Shengzhen was married
The plot of Yang Wulang saving his brother in Liu Jialiang's "Wulang Bagua Stick" was also changed to saving the eighth sister, and Fu Sheng had died and how to save him. Zhang Che's "Thirteen Taibao on the Beach" also gave Fu Sheng's role to the fledgling Andy Lau.
A reporter once visited Fu Sheng's brother and asked Fu Sheng's favorite person in his life, and his brother replied, "First Aunt, Second Zhen Ni, Third Zhang Che, Fourth Old Dou (Father)"
Zhang Che was touched by what he heard, and regretted that this fake "old Dou" had not severely disciplined him.
Three Fu voices on the left and one on the right
Zhang Che also felt a lot about his "deed" in his memoirs.
Zhang Che recalled that when Fu Sheng and Zhen Ni were married at the Miramar Hotel, the feast opened two hundred tables, and After Shaw attended the wedding, he said to me, "Young, beautiful, strong, rich, famous, really everything is in line." ”
However, there is always a kind of "fairness" in the world, "everything is complete", that is, it cannot last.