In 2007, Cao Dahua, the "Iron Man of the Silver Temple", died in the United Kingdom at the age of 91 due to stomach bleeding.
After Cao Dahua's death, a cremation ceremony was held in England. On the posthumous photo, he was wearing a coat and a hat on his head, and he was full of energy, just like Inspector Cao in the hearts of the whole people in the past.
Portrait of Cao Dahua
At the funeral, only his family, relatives and Anderson were present, while the others did not go to England to send them off at the behest of Uncle Hua's family. Uncle Hua once said that he wanted to scatter his ashes into the sea, because he was already an ordinary citizen and did not want to have any trouble.
Therefore, according to Uncle Hua's wishes, the funeral was simple, using the traditional British funeral ceremony, followed by a cremation ceremony in a small church. With the hot flames, Uncle Hua left the world cleanly at the age of 91.
Cao Dahua funeral
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="5" > half of his life's wealth, which was lost by gambling</h1>
Throughout Cao Dahua's life, the biggest drawback is his addiction to gambling.
In 1964, he came to Macau to shoot "Cape Horror". In this movie, uncle Hua plays a character who is a gambler, which arouses his interest in gambling and inevitably goes to the casino to try it out twice.
Stills of Cao Dahua
Who knows that after the first taste of sweetness, it will be out of control, after the failure, Uncle Hua continues to increase the chips, want to turn over, until the 300 million net worth is lost, including the Diamond Hill Film Studio, the Palace Theater and so on.
At that time, 300 million is now, at least about 150 billion. After He Hongshen won uncle Hua's land, he sold it to Bao Yugang's son-in-law Wu Guangzheng.
Ho
Later, Wu Guang was relying on this land to develop real estate, which later became the famous Galaxy Mingju and Hollywood Square. I have to say that at that time, I was able to open a film studio in the territory of a whole mountain, which was enough to see how strong Uncle Hua's financial resources were at the peak.
Seeing that Uncle Hua gambled with nothing, He Hongshen still couldn't bear it, so he gave him a VIP right. As long as he comes to the He family's casino, eating and drinking are free.
Cao Dahua was young
But later, Uncle Hua's friend Lin Jiao said that the film set was destroyed because of a fire, and the theater was not discussed because of the rent problem, not the rumored loss of all the money.
But no matter what, Uncle Hua did lose most of his wealth in the casino, otherwise how could the gambling king give away the right to eat and drink for free for life?
Lin Jiao
After all, in the world of businessmen, talking about money is the truth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" data-track="50" > silver altar iron man</h1>
The world is uncertain, and the ups and downs of life are often there, and Cao Dahua's life is also about the same. He had stood at the brightest peak and had seen the darkest night.
In 1915, a baby landed in a certain cao family in Taishan, Guangdong Province, and no one expected that this child would become a famous star in the future.
In the 1930s, Cao Dahua, who was only fifteen years old, joined the film company as an actor and began his career in the entertainment industry.
After that, he successively starred in films such as "Kanto Hero", "Orphan Line", "Little Tiger" and honed his business ability in taking on small roles. It was not until six years later that he filmed "Spirited Women's Walk" for the first time as a male protagonist.
Shortly after filming "The Spirited Woman", Hong Kong fell due to the war, and the film and television industry fell silent for a while. In order to make a living, Cao Dahua began to live by selling old clothes.
After surviving for eight or nine years, he finally survived until the end of the war, and with the industry slowly recovering, he and his sister formed a company and set up a studio.
Cao Dahua
1949 was a turning point in Cao Dahua's career. Because in that year, the martial arts film "Seven Swords and Thirteen Heroes" starring him became the highest-grossing film of the year.
That year, he began to play the role of Liang Kuan in the "Wong Fei Hung" series of films, which was sixteen years; that year, "Forced Tiger Jumping the Wall" earned him the title of "Silver Iron Man", which established his position in the Hong Kong film industry.
In the 1960s, Uncle Hua's fame and fortune at the peak of his career were both successful. Owning not only more than a million properties, but also properties in Half Street, it was the first person in Hong Kong to own an automatic wave car. At that time, Andy Lau, the future king of the long red for half a century, had just been born, and his brother Zhang Guorong was only at the age of primary school.
Andy Lau and Zhang Guorong
In the more than ten years of the peak of the Cantonese film, Uncle Hua was also the first actor to play the protagonist Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", and became a close friend with Lin Jiao, who played Yang Kang in the film.
In 1964, he starred in "Rulai Divine Palm", in which he played Long Jianfei, which is also known as one of the most classic martial arts films in Hong Kong. Thirty years later, he collaborated with his little fan Andy Lau on "Modern Rulai Divine Palm".
Because the roles of the hero and the brother in the previous films are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Uncle Hua was invited by the director to play the ancient snake that looks like the dragon sword flying in "Modern Rulai God Palm" - "fake dragon sword flying". The film was created using trendy animation special effects and received HK$12.01 million after its release.
In the early 1990s, shortly after taking in his apprentice Anderson, Uncle Hua's family moved to England to take care of his sick wife. In the decade that followed, he often traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and England, working as a family.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, after the death of his wife, Uncle Hua returned to his homeland. In 2001, he received the Golden Bauhinia Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Two years later, he won the Professionalism Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which was the last award won by Uncle Hua and was personally awarded to him by his little fan and his brother Andy Lau.
Andy Lau presented the award to Cao Dahua
After his wife died, Uncle Hua, who returned to Hong Kong, accidentally rolled down the stairs while feeding the dogs in the early hours of the morning. Fortunately, it was found in time, and after being sent to the hospital for examination, there was no other serious injury except for the bruises, which also made the relatives and friends who came to the hospital to visit breathe a sigh of relief.
It is also because of this accident that the outside world found that Uncle Hua in his later years actually lived in a low-key apartment of tens of square meters in Hong Kong. Thinking back to his former sharp edge, people can't help but sigh and create people.
Cao Dahua was hospitalized
After recuperating in the hospital for several months, Uncle Hua returned to England accompanied by his family, and he did not expect that this departure was a farewell to the land. Because soon after, Uncle Hua died in England.
Uncle Hua, who has been active in the film industry for half a century, has two children under his knees, as well as two righteous sons and two righteous daughters, namely Andezun, Wan Ziliang, Michelle and Chen Baozhu.
Cao Dahua and Anderson
In addition to these film industry juniors, there is also a policeman named Deng Houjiang, who also respects Uncle Hua very much.
Director Deng, who retired from the Police Supervision Department after 13 years, once said that because he was influenced by the police detective played by Uncle Hua when he was young, after graduating from college, he resolutely abandoned business to join the police and punished the evil hoe.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" data-track="62" > suddenly woke up and started over</h1>
After becoming obsessed with gambling, Uncle Hua, who was more than half a hundred years old, spent the first half of his life's hard work in vain. Fortunately, there is still the company of his family that he does not abandon, which makes him wake up like a dream.
After that, he put the VIP card on the shelf and used the contacts accumulated in his youth to return to the show business circle and join the Shaw company.
Cao Dahua filmed
Half a life of wind and rain, a lifetime of legend. Uncle Hua is deeply respected by his descendants in the industry, and he is kind and kind, which is also the key to his later return to the film industry.
Of course, all this is inseparable from the unbridled companionship and awakening of his wife Zhu Qihua, as well as his own tough guy mentality, who can accept the fate of starting over again.
Zhu Qihua and Cao Dahua
Although the gold is scattered, his life should be very complete, leaving a hundred masterpieces in his early years, and inheriting joy on his knees in his later years, but unfortunately, his wife and sister have left him for many years.
Sister Cao Qiwen is also an excellent actor, who joined Mr. Zhao Shushen's company by chance and entered the industry by starring in "Big Fool Out of the City".
She debuted only fourteen years ago, leaving only twenty film works. After meeting and marrying Overseas Chinese Mei Youzhuo, the two settled in Hong Kong, running Youqiao Pictures and a car importer business.
Zhao Shushen
However, at the end of 1948, she died in the hospital due to malignant pneumonia caused by excessive fatigue. Fortunately, on her deathbed, her husband and brother were by her side and sent her on her last journey.
In addition to her sister, Uncle Hua's daughter Cao Min'er is also an actress. In 1946, she entered the film industry, but Cao Min'er was not as brilliant as her father's acting career, and after only a few scenes, she retired from the circle and settled in the United States.
Cao Min'er
Like Uncle Hua, the only people who go down in the show business circle are dry sons and dry daughters.
Wan Ziliang was admitted to the Hong Kong Television Station Artist Training Class at the age of 19, and after graduation, he stayed on as an actor on the station. In 1988, standing in his thirties, he won the Best Actor Award at the 25th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for his brilliant performance in "Big Brother".
Wan Zi Liang
Michelle, the daughter of Gan, played Huang Rong in 1976's "Legend of the Eagle Shooter", which set the first million viewership record in Hong Kong history. In 2009, Zhong Xuexia, who played a good trickster in "Palace Heart Strategy", also won her more praise and attention.
Michelle
The old era will come to an end and a new era will begin. Time to 2021, there are already a number of predecessors left, which also indicates the end of a film era, but the works they left behind are showing future generations how the era that belongs to them is shining.
The end of the older generation alternates the appearance of new people, alternating green and yellow, which is an eternal law.
Wang Mingquan once commented on Uncle Hua: "He has a great influence on the film circle, and it can be said that he has dedicated his life to movies."
Uncle Hua has participated in many films in his life, and in the eyes of the older generation, he is not just an actor, but a symbol of an era in the Hong Kong film industry, just like Linkin Park is not only a band, but also an era.
Wang Mingquan
Because of the gambling and the sleeves are empty, if you know the result earlier, do not know that Uncle Hua on that day will still choose to enter the casino? Whether or not all 300 million belongings were lost to the gambling king, with the death of the two parties one after another, this dramatic story will be left to posterity to comment.
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