In Zhou Xingchi's movie "Kung Fu", this old beggar left a deep impression, which reminds people of "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Beggar", who is also this "old beggar" who taught Xingye the unique martial arts, although the two times were only cameos in gags, but they played the role of finishing touches for the movie.
Although the acquaintance is shallow, it seems to be a long time! In this issue, Xiao Xiang takes everyone into Hong Kong's most low-key "movie ghost" - Yuan Xiangren to understand his legendary life.
body:
When it comes to Yuan Xiangren, there are not many familiar people, but if you mention his brother, Yuan Heping, who is known as the "first martial finger of the Chinese", it will definitely be like thunder.
As the core figure of the "Yuan Family Class", Yuan Heping brought yuan xiangren, Yuan Shunyi, Yuan Richu, Yuan Zhenwei and several other brothers to continuously contribute to the glory of "Oriental Hollywood", and made indispensable contributions.
The Yuan brothers are already very good, but their father, Yuan Xiaotian, is even more legendary, he is not only a well-known Kung Fu master of the Northern School, but also a powerful martial arts instructor and actor, once used as the prototype of the "Zhen Yuanzhai" in the Japanese game "King of Fighters" series, and the force value is bursting.
Not much to say, if everyone is interested, Xiao Xiang will do an album of Yuan Lao's predecessors in the future.
Just as the so-called "tiger father has no dog", because he was carefully taught by Yuan Xiaotian since he was a child, the Yuan brothers were excellent in martial arts, laying a solid foundation for entering the show business circle.
In the early 1960s, Yuan Xiangren followed Yuan Xiaotian to the major drama groups, and at first he only worked as a martial artist, that is, a stand-in.
With the increasing experience, in the late 1960s, Yuan Xiangren began to be an assistant martial arts instructor, and cooperated with his master brother Tang Jia in a number of films, representative works such as "Bodyguard", "Revenge", "Ranger" directed by Zhang Che, etc. The fist-to-flesh fight picture can always make people boil with blood.
In the mid-1970s, Shaw's kung fu films led the way, and Yuan Xiangren also cooperated with major directors such as Chu Yuan and He Menghua many times, and participated in the martial arts instruction of kung fu films such as "Meteor Butterfly Sword" and "Hong Kong Strange Case".
After years of tempering, in the early 1980s, Yuan Xiangren's martial arts style was very changeable, and he was well-known in the Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts circles.
With the boom of kung fu films in Taiwan, Yuan Xiangren also ushered in the peak of his martial arts career, running between Hong Kong and Taiwan, and was very busy.
At that time, the fire of Jiahe Film industry rose, and a situation of double dominance was formed with Shaw. In order to boost his strength, Jiahe invited Yuan Heping to be the "Needle of the Sea God".
Although the career is at its peak, in order to support the second brother, Yuan Xiangren decided not to run around anymore, and joined several other brothers to surround Yuan Heping, and since then, the "Yuan Family Class" has come into being.
Since then, with the help of Jiahe, the Yuan brothers have established the "Peace Film Company", and among the many masterpieces of the "Peace Group", the success of classic film and television dramas such as "The Brave One Is Fearless", "Buddha Palm Luohan Fist", "Huo Yuanjia" and so on, in addition to benefiting from Yuan Heping's guidance of the country, Yuan Xiangren and several other brothers are also indispensable.
Some netizens once commented on the most powerful martial arts team in the same period: "Liu Jiaban" has the most positive kung fu foundation, "Hong Jia Ban" has a very good comprehensive strength, "ChengJia Class" is the most famous, and "Yuan Jia Ban" is the most powerful although it is the lowest key.
It can be seen that among all the teams, Yuan Jiaban is definitely the most powerful flag-carrying team in the martial arts industry.
When it comes to Yuan Xiangren's comprehensive talent, he is not only proficient in martial arts instruction, but also one of the best writers and directors, and his performance ability should not be underestimated.
Friends who have watched the 82nd edition of the fantasy film "Qimen Dunjia", in addition to being impressed by the martial arts skills and superb acting skills of the Yuan brothers, must also admire the fantastic ghost horse plot setting in the film.
As the main screenwriter of "Qimen Dunjia", Yuan Xiangren combined Chinese folk culture to fully innovate the juggling of the rivers and lakes such as rain seeking, transfiguration, flying sword, flying knife, hot oil pot fishing key, etc., presenting the audience with a strong visual impact.
This can be called the pioneering work of Hong Kong fantasy films, and although it has been imitated continuously since then, it has never surpassed.
In the film, the Yuan brothers "full of firepower", Yuan Xiangren showed everyone amazing acting skills, he disregarded his personal image, and played the role of the "master sister" with high magic skills, a slightly exaggerated and not detached from the actual performance, which still seems to be a model of acting.
For many reasons, peace film company did not operate for a few years before announcing the closure, Yuan Jiaban was also dissolved, as several other brothers went their separate ways, Yuan Xiangren always stuck to the side of the second brother Yuan Heping, the brothers went south and north, and joined hands to compose one legend after another.
When it comes to the classic role created by Yuan Xiangren, there is no one more than the role of "Hong Riqing" in "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er".
When Wu Zhuangyuan was brilliant, he was a scruffy old beggar who "cheated to eat and drink"; when Su Can fell into a little boy with no fighting spirit, he transformed into a worldly master, and taught him the Dream Luohan Fist in his dreams.
It is worth mentioning that although Yuan Xiangren's appearance time is pitiful, he plays an important role in carrying on the upper and lower levels, and has become a turning point in Su Can's fate.
In 2004, Chow Sing Chi's movie "Kung Fu" was shockingly released, and Yuan Xiangren once again played a swindling old beggar who sold Chow Sing Chi's martial arts secret book for 10 yuan to "trick" him into saving the world in the future.
In the closing part, when Zhou Xingchi defeated the ultimate boss Liang Xiaolong with the Rulai Divine Palm, the audience suddenly realized that the old beggar was the real master.
To the surprise of countless people, the martial arts instructor of the film is Yuan Xiangren, which shows that his martial arts skills are not inferior to Yuan Heping.
In addition, Yuan Xiangren is also the "old lady of the cult" in the comedy film "The Great Inner Secret Agent Zero Zero Hair", the "mage" in the horror film "The Fierce Ghost Mansion", the "master brother" of Lin Zhengying in "Monster City", and the "strange old way" in "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng"...
Regarding the martial finger, Yuan Heping wore the stars and wore the moon, worthy of the title of "the first Martial Finger of the Chinese", behind the star-studded star, but few people knew that they could not do without Yuan Xiangren's full help.
It is like the well-known 98 version of the CCTV blockbuster "Water Margin", which not only has many characters, but also has a variety of styles of fighting, and the difficulty of martial arts is naturally unimaginable. It is reported that in order to invite Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren out of the mountains, CCTV went to great lengths and tried to wear out his mouth.
In this masterpiece, classic fight scenes emerge in an endless stream, such as "Lu Ti governs the fist to fight the town of Kansai", "The flower monk singles Erlongshan", "Timely Rain Will Divine Taibao", etc., which make people directly addicted, which shows the strong martial arts experience of Yuan and Ping's brothers.
As the second brother "the man behind it", Yuan Xiangren, in addition to his passion for acting, he never steals the limelight in terms of reputation, which is also the main reason why he is little known.
In addition to participating in the creation of many domestic blockbusters, Yuan Xiangren has also participated in the martial arts instruction of many Hollywood blockbusters such as "Super Daredevil", "The Matrix", "Thunderbolt Jiaowa" and has made cameo appearances in them.
In terms of directing, Yuan Xiangren has directed films such as "Ghost Horse Heavenly Master", "Xiangxi Corpse King", "Thirty-six Rooms of Southern Shaolin" and so on, no matter what type of work, he can be at ease.
Today, the "film ghost talent" Yuan Xiangren is too old to be rare, but he still admits that he will insist on his acting career in his lifetime until he can't move.
epilogue:
With the loss of the mainstream market of action movies, the older generation of martial arts teams and strength stars have also aged, want to see a high-quality kung fu film has become a luxury, as an action fan, I believe that many friends here will feel sorry for Xiao Xiang, but look back, we have walked through the most classic Hong Kong film era together, why not a great happiness?