In the Hong Kong film circle, now the film stars are "green and yellow".
Some people say that "Chef" Tse Ting-feng is the last generation of Hong Kong's big stars, such as Wong Chung-taek, Wu Zhuoxi, Lin Feng, Chen Weiting, these people are not young, but they have always been embarrassed.
Andy Lau, who is still standing on the front line, just turned 60 this year, labor model Gu Tianle is 51 years old, Liu Qingyun is 57 years old, Zhang Jiahui is 54 years old, and Zhen Zidan is 58 years old.
They still carry the banner of Hong Kong cinema, but that glorious era is getting farther and farther away from us.
Imagine that the Hong Kong film industry was full of talents, because the competition was very fierce, many stars came and went, and before they left a mark, they disappeared.
There are also some people who are extremely popular, but suddenly retreat when their popularity is booming, leaving endless regrets for fans who like them.
Pigo will take stock of the 7 stars who suddenly disappeared in the Hong Kong film circle today.
Look at these 7 big names in the Hong Kong film industry, how are they now?
1. Li Yuanba
Wu Siyuan once borrowed from Luo Wei to find Jackie Chan to shoot "Snake-like Executioner" and "Drunken Fist", and used these two movies to make Jackie Chan popular, but after Jackie Chan left Luo Wei, he joined Jiahe and set up his own subsidiary.
Wu Siyuan has always wanted to use Jackie Chan as a template to pick up a new person, and after several twists and turns, he found a muscle-strengthening version of Jackie Chan in the United States - Li Yuanba.
In 1982, Li Yuanba's screen debut was Siyuan Pictures' "Dragon Ninja", written by Wu Siyuan and Yuankui, directed by Yuankui, and played by Sanada Hiroyuki and Shinichi Chiba.
The film grossed HK$7.59 million in Hong Kong and sold well in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan, making Lee Yuan-ba famous in one fell swoop, known as the "new generation of Jackie Chan".
Later, he participated in two films such as "Tiger Out of the Tiger", "New Best Partner", "Son of the Sun", "Oriental Tiger", "Booming Dragon" and "Zhang Baozai", and his star status was more consolidated.
However, after participating in "Crazy Love Killer" in 1995, Li Yuanba suddenly disappeared from the Hong Kong film circle and returned to the United States to be with his mother.
According to a later interview with Li Yuanba, his mother was suffering from scleroderma and needed to be taken care of around the clock, so he gave up his career and went home to take care of his mother.
However, according to media exposure, the disappearance of Li Yuanba has another version: Li Yuanba was abandoned by Wu Siyuan and had to leave the Hong Kong film circle.
Legend has it that a high-level member of the Taiwan Bamboo Federation invited Li Yuanba to film because he had a contract and boasted about Haikou when he was drunk, as long as he could mess with Wu Siyuan, he agreed.
These words led to wu Siyuan being attacked, and Wu Siyuan was very angry after finding out about the matter, and after consulting with Yuan Heping, decided to abandon Li Yuanba.
In the United States for so many years, Li Yuanba starred in a movie called "Carjack (1996)", cameo appearances in 1998's "Lethal Weapon 4" and 2005's "Smile".
In recent years, he has participated in Mai Junlong's "Wind Forest Volcano", but this movie does not know until the Year of the Monkey ma Yue can be released.
2. Du Shaojin
Du Shaojin, who debuted in 1988, was originally named Du Zhaojin, and his image was handsome and extraordinary, and he was known as "Little Jet Li".
In the 90s, Du Shaojin participated in many funny films as a star, such as Zheng Yuling's "Qi Mama Is Not Easy to Do", Zhang Jianting's "Old Watch, Hello! " all left a deep impression on the audience.
In 1993, when Xu Ke's "Huang Feihong" series was a hit, Longxiang Pictures also decided to follow the trend and devote all its blood to du Shaojin's starring role, creating a "Late Qing Dynasty" trilogy featuring Tieqiao Sanliangkun, one of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong.
Directed by Zheng Zhaoqiang, "White Lotus Evil God" is accompanied by two beautiful women, Ye Quanzhen and Yuan Jieying, yu Hai and Ji Chunhua joined, but the box office is only 640,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Soon after, two sequels were released, "Wu Zhuangyuan Iron Bridge III" and "The Hero's Broken Arm", which received 430,000 and 170,000 Hong Kong dollars at the box office respectively, all of which ended in failure.
Du Shaojin was also disheartened, playing Han Xin in the large-scale production "Western Chu Bawang" in 1994, which became his last role on the screen, and he retired after this film.
After quitting the film and television circle, Du Shaojin used his real name "Du Zhaojin" and opened a medical center in Hong Kong called "Du Zhaojin Orthopedic Trauma Department", located in the middle of Lai Chi Kok Road. It is said that it has been open for 20 years, and Pigo tried to search with a map, and sure enough, he quickly found it.
3. Jiang Hua
In 1986, Jiang Hua entered the industry by participating in atv's TV artist training class, and later signed an ATV contract, starring in the drama "Shaolin Heroes", playing the role of Yang Wuming.
In 1989, he starred in "May the People Last" of the "9 Hong Kong Radio television department", and unexpectedly won the Best New Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his excellent portrayal of firefighter Jiang Jiahe.
In the same year, shen Jiahao, who played the male protagonist Shen Jiahao in "I Have a Date with Spring", quickly became a first-line star in ATV.
In 1996, Jiang Hua signed a contract with TVB, turning a new page in his acting life, and the Tang monk played in the TV series "Journey to the West" was different from the image of wang Yue, Xu Shaohua and Chi Chongrui in the mainland, which made the audience shine.
The Golden Snake Lang Xia Xueyi in "The Green Blood Sword", Lian Jin and Yan Yi in "The Quest for Qin", Yongzheng in "The Ninth Five-Year Supreme", and the Lonely City in "The Red Breeze Girl" are all classic characters created by Jiang Hua.
After years of acting career, Jiang Hua was physically and mentally exhausted, and in 2006, he suffered from depression due to a waist injury and an old disease, and could only quit the show business circle.
In 2010, Jiang Hua made a brief comeback to participate in "Search Line", but his depression made him unable to act, so he had to switch careers and sell insurance.
Over the years, he has also opened a personal social account, and is very active, and will also attend some activities, but the only thing he dares not do is to shoot dramas, and he can no longer return to the film and television circle.
4. Cai Xiaoyi
Cai Xiaoyi graduated from the ATV artist training class in 1991, and because of her high appearance, she quickly got the reuse of ATVs, and she was the heroine of the absolute role in such dramas as "The Silkworm Changes and The Sky Is Higher", "Hong Xiguan", "The Nine Kings Seize the Throne" and "I Have a Date with Spring".
At the end of 1996, Cai Xiaoyi left ATV after the expiration of her contract and went to Guangdong in the mainland to shoot dramas, participating in many small investment films, many of which were not released in cinemas, but directly out of videotapes.
Half a year later, Cai Xiaoyi was invited to return to ATV and soon became the first paid artist in Taichung, but then the 2-year contract was terminated by ATV after only 1 year of performance.
For the reason why Cai Xiaoyi was fired, it was rumored that she did not ask atv for leave from ATV when she returned to the mainland to shoot "New Jiangshan Beauty", just when ATV was replaced by a new boss, and the new senior management had long seen that Cai Xiaoyi's high-paid artists were not pleasing to the eye, so they used this as an excuse to fire her.
There are also rumors that Cai Xiaoyi was emotionally unstable during the filming of "Rogue Lawyer", often could not remember her lines when filming night scenes, and would smirk on the set for no reason, all kinds of signs were frightening, and finally THE ATV decided to terminate her contract.
After that, Cai Xiaoyi quickly faded out of the show business circle and never saw her again.
5. He Baosheng
Hong Kong's rich second generation Ho Po Sang studied interior design in Canada, and after returning to Hong Kong, he joined the TVB TV Artist Training Class in 1990.
Later, he served as the host of programs such as "Golden Song of Jingge", "Entertainment News Eye", "Weekend Any You Order" and other programs, and also participated in TV dramas, and the most familiar to mainland audiences was Lin Pingzhi, who played the role of "Smiling Proud of the River".
In addition to participating in TV dramas, He Baosheng also has achievements in singing, and has signed a contract with BaoYixing Records and launched an album like "Midsummer Feelings".
In terms of film, he has only participated in 4 movies so far, and the audience is more familiar with Jet Li's "King of Killers", in which he plays the role of David.
Outside of the show business, He Baosheng is also involved in business, and the beauty salons and computer companies he invests in are doing well.
But He Baosheng was devoted to Buddhism, and he was already a lay disciple when he was still in the film and television circle, and after participating in the TV series "Women Are More Comfortable 2" in 2004, he completely gave up his billionaire wealth and completely retired, and later became a monk at Baolin Zen Temple on Lantau Island, and is now called Daosheng Master.
6. Huang Yuanshen
Like He Baosheng, who chose to become a monk when he became popular, there is also a star that mainland audiences are very familiar with, that is, Huang Yuanshen, who once played Huo Yuanjia in "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia".
It is said that Huang Yuanshen was a disciple of Ip Man, and although he was 18 years younger than Bruce Lee, he was a fellow disciple of Bruce Lee.
Huang Yuanshen was admitted to the Shaw Tvb tv drama artist training class in 1971 at the age of 23, and when he first debuted, he also developed well in the film circle, participating in "Hungry Tiger Crazy Dragon", "Tiger Down the Mountain", "Big and Small Take-All", "Tianluo Big Broken Five Elements Array", "Big Crocodile" and other films, and was one of the kung fu stars of that era.
In 1985, with the suspension of Shaw's production, Huang Yuanshen switched to TVB, playing Ximen Chuixue in "The Mystery of Lu Xiaofeng's Golden Peng", Playing Shi Shuangying in "Book of Swords and Enmity", and Ma Yongzhen in "The Legend of modern heroes".
However, the mainland audience is most familiar with "Young Huang Feihong" and "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia" after he switched to Li's TV station.
Huang Yuanshen was bitterly in love with Zhao Yazhi, but because the two had a family at that time, his love letter to Zhao Yazhi was exposed by gossip magazines and caused a storm in the city.
After Huang Yuanshen suffered a blow, he finally saw through the red dust, and in 1989, he pushed out nearly 10 film and television contracts and went to The Baolin Temple on Lantau Island to become a monk.
Today, Huang Yuanshen is still vulgar and lives in the mainland with his son Huang Jiliang, but he is very low-key, even if he meets with friends, he will politely refuse, and never appear in public scenes.
7. Ji Tiansheng
Ji Tiansheng from the United States is an artist under Du Qifeng, who debuted in 1994 and starred in Lin Lingdong's "Burning Red Lotus Temple".
Although the film failed miserably at the box office, he was frank in his stardom, and later participated in "Drunken Fist 3", "Shaolin Eighteen Little Copper Man", "Little Drunken Fist", "Ancient Puzzle Soldiers in Danger" and other films, which is the most powerful star after Jet Li.
However, when he was becoming popular, Ji Tiansheng was suddenly abandoned by Du Qifeng, and the reason for Ji Tiansheng's abandonment was directly related to the "little dragon girl" Li Ruotong.
The two are both artists under Du Qifeng, and when starring in "Burning Red Lotus Temple", Ji Tiansheng was attracted by Li Ruotong's beauty and launched an offensive against her one by one.
Li Ruotong did not refuse Ji Tiansheng's pursuit, and the relationship between the two was quickly exposed by the media, and Du Qifeng had no opinion at first.
But gossip magazines quickly dug up the material, it turned out that Ji Tiansheng was married, and had a son in the United States, and he was immediately labeled a scumbag.
This incident also made Du Qifeng very angry, and decided to abandon him in pain.
After 1996, Ji Tiansheng completely disappeared from the Hong Kong film circle, he did not make any more films after he returned to the United States, but went to business, leaving the film and television circle, and now he is in the business circle, and his wealth has already exceeded 100 million.
And Li Ruotong is still a red star in the mainland entertainment industry, she is very well maintained, although she is 55 years old, she is still a good look, and the recent photos of fitness with Zhang Fengyi have been on the Internet hot search.
The above 7 stars who "suddenly disappeared" are all outliers in the Hong Kong showbiz circle.
Maybe the competition in that circle is too fierce, and only then will some people choose to become a monk after experiencing setbacks.
Stars like Ji Tiansheng and Li Yuanba had to quit for special reasons.
People have their own aspirations, in fact, as long as people live a good life, they do not necessarily have much achievement, such labor models as Andy Lau, Gu Tianle, and Liang Jiahui are certainly worthy of affirmation, and people like Huang Yuanshen who have a weak fame and fortune are also rare and valuable.
Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Bloody Dan Heart
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