In 1990, Yuan Kui and Liu Zhenwei collaborated on the "nonsense comedy" "Gamble Saint", and with the advent of "Gamble Saint", the creative boom of "nonsense comedy" began to be popular on the big screen of Hong Kong films.
Under the market popularity of Hong Kong film works, the creative model of "nonsense comedy" has also begun to spread in the Chinese film industry.
In 1992, "Taiwanese director" Zhu Yanping tried the shooting mode of "nonsense comedy" and successively created two works, "Truancy" and "Flying Cat and Nerve Knife".
After the release of "Truancy" and "Flying Cat and Nerve Knife", they have achieved good results. So in 1994, Zhu Yanping created another "Laughing Forest Boy".
In this "Laughing Forest Boy", Zhu Yanping boldly used two newcomer small actors, Shi Xiaolong and Hao Shaowen.
The funny plot design, coupled with the excellent performances of the two child stars, made "Laughing Forest Kid" get a good market response.
So director Zhu Yanping hit the iron while it was hot, and filmed a sequel in the same year, "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard".
Although it bears the gimmick of "Laughing Forest Boy Sequel", the story of "New Oolongyuan" has nothing to do with the previous work and can be seen as a brand new work.
In this "New Oolong Courtyard", Zhu Yanping made a wanton imitation of the "spoof preference" of Hong Kong film directors.
In the design of the bridge section, the film also made a spoof and ridicule of many Hong Kong film classics such as "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Qiannu Ghost", "Drunken Fist" and so on.
In addition to spoofing those Hong Kong film classics at that time, this "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard" also brought together many familiar faces on the big screen of Hong Kong films.
In the blink of an eye, 27 years have passed. The actors in this "New Oolong Courtyard" have also undergone a lot of changes now, some of their brilliance is gone, and some of them have passed away. In this issue, we will talk about the current situation of the 10 actors in the film.
01: Shi Xiaolong
Behind a star-beating fame, it is inseparable from a successful action film series. Jackie Chan has the "Police Story Series", Jet Li has the "Wong Fei Hung Series", and Donnie Yen has the "Ip Man Series".
And the popularity of the film industry of Xiaoda star Shi Xiaolong is naturally inseparable from the "Laughing Forest Boy Series" directed by Zhu Yanping.
In 1991, at the age of 3, Shi Xiaolong followed the "Shaolin Temple Buddhist Culture Visiting Group" to Taiwan, and during the visit, performed martial arts performances.
This special experience made Shi Xiaolong accidentally get acquainted with Zhu Yanping.
Under the support of Zhu Yanping, works such as the "Laughing Forest Boy" series, "Chinese Dragon", "Invincible Anti-Fighting Star", "Dragon in Shaolin" and so on also made Shi Xiaolong embark on the peak of his acting career.
At the 14th Academy Awards, Shi Xiaolong and his partner Hao Shaowen also presented the trophy of "Best Action Design" to Jackie Chan and the Chengjia class as the guests of honor.
After 2000, with the shrinking of the "Hong Kong and Taiwan Film Market", Shi Xiaolong also returned to the mainland performing arts industry, and won a good market reputation with TV drama works such as "Young Bao Qingtian", "Nine-year-old County Taiye" and "Young Huang Feihong".
However, the hour is up, and the big is not necessarily better. As he grew older, Shi Xiaolong, who had faded the "child starlight ring", also began to perform weakly on the big Screen in Chinese.
Although Shi Xiaolong has always been active in Chinese film and television works, his situation is far less dazzling than when he was a child. In his absence, he also began to transform into the market of online movies.
In March 2021, Shi Xiaolong also launched his own online masterpiece "The Legend of Yan Chixia Hunting Demons".
02: Hao Shaowen
Like Shi Xiaolong, Hao Shaowen, who was 3 years old, also jumped to the peak of his career because of Zhu Yanping's "Laughing Forest Boy" series.
Of course, like Shi Xiaolong, Hao Shaowen also failed to escape the fate of "the hour is over, and the big is not necessarily better".
After 2000, as he grew older, because of academic problems, Hao Shaowen faded out of the big screen. When he grew up and returned to the film world again, he was already a thing and a person, and the glory was gone.
In 2011, although Hao Shaowen collaborated with Nine Knives on "Those Years, the Girl We Chased Together", this work did not make his acting road take much turn.
After that, he starred in works such as "Our Whole Family Is Not Familiar", "To Youth, It Turns Out You Are Still Here", "Laughing Forest Football" and other works, the quality is not as good as one.
Today's Hao Shaowen, like Shi Xiaolong, has begun to try to enter the online film market. In April 2021, Hao Shaowen also cooperated with "Gazi" Xie Mengwei in the online movie "Super God Bodyguard".
03: Wu Mengda
The "master brother" played by Wu Mengda can be described as the "funny responsibility" of this "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard".
In the film, whether it is the scene of Uncle Da shaving his head with dentures or the imitation of Jacky Cheung singing "Kiss Goodbye", they have left a deep impression on the audience.
In the early 1990s, the golden duo of Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda swept the "nonsense comedy" market. Zhu Yanping in 1994, although he could not invite Zhou Xingchi, he invited Wu Mengda, the "gold medal green leaf".
And Wu Mengda's appearance has also added a lot of fun to the story of "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard".
Unfortunately, in February 2021, Wu Mengda died of cancer. The film life of this "gold medal green leaf" has also come to an end.
04: Lee Ming-chieh
Li Mingjiao, who played the role of "Master" in the film, also contracted a lot of laughter from the audience.
In the early years, Li Mingjiao, a businessman, set up his own toy doll brand - "Li's Doll". In the early 1980s, under the influence of the economic tide, Lee Ming-chiong's company began to decline. At this time, he also chose to transform the film market and try to get out of the bottleneck of life.
On the big Screen in Chinese in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Li Mingjiong starred in many classic works. In "Caged People", "Seducing Monks", and "Heaven and Earth", his figure has appeared. Of course, the works that the audience is most impressed by Li Mingjiong are still the "Laughing Forest Boys" series directed by Zhu Yanping.
In 2008, this comedic old drama bone also came to the end of his life, and his film road also came to an end.
05: Zhang Weijian
In the early years, Zhang Weijian also played the role of "Demon Cult Killer" Green Lemon in this "New Oolong Courtyard".
In the early 1990s, Zhang Weijian was appreciated by Wang Jing and began to embark on the road of "nonsense comedy". And Wang Jing also intends to cultivate Zhang Weijian into the "second Zhou Xingchi".
To this end, Wang Jing planned many film works for Zhang Weijian. And works such as "Truancy", "Seven Princesses of Wuxia", "Super School Overlord" and so on, also let Zhang Weijian gain a lot of market heat on the big screen of Hong Kong films.
In 1994, Zhu Yanping, who failed to invite Zhou Xingchi, pulled Zhang Weijian into this "New Oolong Courtyard". And Zhang Weijian's funny and jumpy performance has also won the love of a large number of audiences.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, Hong Kong films entered a period of decline. Zhang Weijian, who failed to show his skills on the big screen of Hong Kong films, transformed into a TV drama screen.
"Journey to the West", "XiaoBao and Kangxi", "Clever Little Don't Understand", "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Fang Mu Shen Detective" and other works have also allowed Zhang Weijian to step by step to the peak of his career.
"No one has a thousand days to be good, and no flowers have a hundred days to be red." Although Zhang Weijian, who was once zhang, has accumulated a huge audience base with his outstanding performance in the TV drama market. But with the passage of time, he has not escaped the fate of "market passing".
After 2014, with the rapid development of the new generation of traffic market, Zhang Weijian, the "old man on the screen", also gradually bid farewell to the TV drama market.
Now Zhang Weijian has always been active in the Chinese performing arts industry as a singer. In the 2019 CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and the 2020 Guangdong Satellite TV Spring Evening, Zhang Weijian appeared as a singer.
06: Ye Quanzhen
In "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard", Ye Quanzhen, who has a beautiful appearance, starred in the "Demon Cult Killer" red lemon after the transfiguration.
Since the late 1980s, Ye Quanzhen has been active on the big Screen in Chinese. And Zhu Yanping's "Laughing Forest Boy" series and "Chinese Dragon" can also be regarded as Ye Quanzhen's more well-known film works.
After 2000, with the decline of the "Hong Kong and Taiwan film market", Ye Quanzhen also chose to transform the TV drama screen, and 2007's "Kapok Spring" also made Ye Quanzhen get a lot of praise and praise.
Now Ye Quanzhen is still active in Chinese television works. In "Love is Science", which began airing in March 2021, Ye Quanzhen also participated in the role.
07: Yuan Qiongdan
The gold medal actress in the Hong Kong-style "nonsense comedy", Yuan Qiongdan, was also pulled by director Zhu Yanping to shoot this "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Temple", and starred in the original face of the "Magic Cult Killer" Green Lemon.
The "nonsense comedy wave" in the early 90s made Yuan Qiongdan usher in the peak of his career.
"Teacher Chinese" in "Truant Weilong", "Pomegranate Sister" in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", "Old Bustard" in "Nine Pin Sesame Officer", these classic roles have made many fans remember Yuan Qiongdan's face.
At the end of the 90s, with the decline of Hong Kong films, Yuan Qiongdan also entered the TV drama market, and "Yin Shiniang" in "Zhongyi Qiankun" and "Zhong Jun" in "Zombie Daochang" also made Yuan Qiongdan receive countless praises.
At present, Yuan Qiongdan is still active in many film and television works. In the "Jade Zhao Ling" that began airing in March 2021, Yuan Qiongdan also played the role of "Old Bustard" in the play.
08: Zheng Shaoqiu
In this "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard", Zheng Shaoqiu starred in the role of "facing the wall" in the film.
Zheng Shaoqiu can be described as an evergreen tree in Hong Kong films and Hong Kong drama screens. In the 1970s and 1980s, Qiu Guan, with various costume hero roles, embarked on the peak of his career.
After entering the 1990s, business war works such as "Big Time", "Laughing at the Wind and Clouds", and "Heaven and Earth Boy" ushered in the second spring of his acting career.
After 2000, Zheng Shaoqiu is still active in various film and television works. Works such as "Chu Han Proud Hero", "Royal Idle Man", "Rong Gui" and so on have also won him a lot of praise.
Now Zheng Shaoqiu, although he is more than seventy years old, still insists on being active in the Chinese film and television market. In 2019's "Detective Prequel" and 2020's "Will Night 2", he has a wonderful performance.
09: Yang Ziqiong
In the film, Yang Ziqiong, the "powerful girl", played the role of the villain boss.
In the early 90s, works such as "Police Story 3", "Three Heroes of the East", "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng" and other works made Yang Ziqiong become an "action sister" on the big screen of Hong Kong films.
At the end of the 90s, Yang Ziqiong, like Jackie Chan and Jet Li, entered the big screen in Hollywood. And 2000's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has also become a peak in Yang Ziqiong's acting career.
Now Yang Ziqiong has been active in Hollywood film works. In 2019's "Last Christmas" and 2020's "Leadership Standards", Yang Ziqiong has a good performance. In the upcoming "Avatar 2", Yang Ziqiong will also have a role.
10: Yuanhua
In the early years, Yuanhua also played the role of a thug in this "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Temple", and also staged a fist and foot confrontation with Shi Xiaolong.
Yuan Hua in the 1980s and 1990s, with a villain face, became extremely popular on the big screen of action Hong Kong films. After 2000, the Hong Kong film market declined rapidly, but Yuanhua's career was not hindered.
At this time, Yuanhua was on the big screen of movies and television, and 2004's "Kung Fu" also let him win a trophy of "Best Supporting Actor".
With the baptism of time, many members of the "Seven Little Blessings" have lost to the years, Yuan Kui faded out of the film world, Hong Jinbao returned to the background, and even Jackie Chan, who was hot-blooded and fighting for his life, also began to "walk the stairs" in "Vanguard".
However, Yuanhua, who is nearly 70 years old, still insists on action performances on the big screen. In 2020's "Ghost of a Woman: Human Love", Yuanhua also presented a number of wonderful fight scenes for the audience.
The former "Laughing Forest Boy 2: New Oolong Courtyard" has brought happiness to countless audiences and has become a childhood memory of a generation.
In 2018, director Zhu Yanping also reconvened Wu Mengda, Hao Shaowen, Ye Quanzhen and others to create a "New Oolong Courtyard Laughter and Haunting".
However, this work with "feelings" gimmicks and abnormal production standards did not finally gain the recognition of the market audience. The fans' memories of "New OolongYuan" seem to be forever left 27 years ago, in that period of time when the material was not rich, but the happiness was simple and pure.