Zhao Wenzhuo was born in Harbin in 1972. His father was a martial arts instructor and had high hopes for Zhao Wenzhuo.
When Zhao Wenzhuo was 8 years old, his father deliberately sought out martial arts master Zhang Yuanbin to teach him martial arts. Zhang Yuanbin is the apprentice of Liu Hongren, a generation of gun kings, and is proficient in gun skills and various martial arts in the north and south. Because Zhao Wenzhuo has very good qualifications, he learns things quickly, and in just a few years, he has laid a good foundation in martial arts.
Martial arts master Zhang Wanbin
When Zhao Wenzhuo was 11 years old, his father sent him to martial arts school again. The following year, Zhao Wenzhuo began to participate in various national competitions and won numerous awards.
In 1990, 18-year-old Zhao Wenzhuo was admitted to the Martial Arts Department of Beijing Sport University with excellent results.
In 1991, Zhao Wenzhuo won the All-around Championship of the National Collegiate Competition, the National Wushu Championship, and was elected as a national martial arts athlete.
In 1992, Jet Li established Zhengdong Film Company, and the first film he planned was "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu". It is directed by Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan's disciple Yuan Kui.
At that time, everything was prepared for the movie, but when it started, the actor who played the villain "Nine Gate Admiral" Ordo could not come temporarily, and there was no backup candidate, so the director Yuan Kui was helpless.
Some people suggested that he go to the mainland sports school to see, Jet Li is from the sports school, maybe he can find the right actor. Yuan Kui then came to the mainland to choose actors. On this day, he came to Beijing Sport University. The school attaches great importance to this matter and arranges for many martial arts students to audition, but Yuan Kui looked around and did not find a suitable candidate. Just that day, Zhao Wenzhuo and his classmates heard that a crew had come to the school to pick actors, so they tried it with the mentality of joining in the fun. He played a set of back punches, big opening, tiger and tiger fighting style and standard martial arts moves, which impressed YuanKui, so he decided to let Zhao Wenzhuo play the "Nine Doors Admiral".
Zhao Wenzhuo played the Nine Gate Admiral in "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu"
In this way, Zhao Wenzhuo, who was still in college, at the age of 20, got the opportunity to participate in the movie "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" starring Jet Li. As soon as he debuted, he was able to play against Jet Li, who was already a kung fu superstar at that time, and it cannot be said that Zhao Wenzhuo's luck was very good.
Zhao Wenzhuo originally thought that filming would be very fun, but it was very painful. On the one hand, Zhao Wenzhuo does not understand Cantonese, and most of the entire crew is Hong Kong, and the language barrier has brought great inconvenience to Zhao Wenzhuo. On the other hand, because Zhao Wenzhuo has never studied acting, he read the dialogue image at the beginning, which is extremely blunt. Director Yuan Kui had to first let the actress Xiao Fangfang of the same crew teach him literary drama. Xiao Fangfang played Fang Shiyu's mother Miao Cuihua in "Fang Shiyu", she is a child actress, the acting experience is very rich, and Xiao Fangfang can say Chinese, so it is most appropriate for her to teach Zhao Wenzhuo.
Xiao Fangfang played Miao Cuihua in "Fang Shiyu"
After some guidance from Xiao Fangfang, Zhao Wenzhuo initially mastered some acting skills. However, Zhao Wenzhuo has never grasped the essence of the character of the "Nine Doors Admiral". Director Yuankui thought of a way to make Zhao Wenzhuo "look at people with oblique eyes." After some exploration and hard practice, Zhao Wenzhuo finally performed the fierce and domineering feeling of the Nine-Door Admiral, arrogant and treacherous, and achieved a classic role.
When Zhao Wenzhuo was still acting in the "Fang Shiyu" crew, director YuanKui's disciple Yuanbin came to visit the "Fang Shiyu" crew and admired Zhao Wenzhuo's martial arts kung fu very much. At that time, Yuan Bin was preparing to shoot "The Wind of the King of Huang Feihong", and the original starring role was Jet Li, but at that time Jet Li refused to star because of a conflict with Jiahe. Yuan Bin was worried that he could not find the lead actor, and after watching Zhao Wenzhuo's performance, his eyes lit up, and he wanted Zhao Wenzhuo to play Huang Feihong.
At that time, Xu Ke was the supervising producer of this film, and he thought that it was too risky to use a new person as the main actor, but in the end, at the insistence of the investor, it was finally decided that Zhao Wenzhuo would play Huang Feihong.
Zhao Wenzhuo's version of Huang Feihong
Zhao Wenzhuo originally planned to continue to return to Beijing to study after filming "Fang Shiyu", but he did not expect to be lucky to play the leading role in the second play. At that time, Jiahe Company vigorously promoted "The Wind of the King of Huang Feihong" and wanted to make Zhao Wenzhuo the second "Jet Li". Later, Zhao Wenzhuo starred in the Huang Feihong series of movies "Dragon City Fighter". Unfortunately, with Jet Li in front, whether it is the script, martial arts design, etc., Jet Li's version of Huang Feihong has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although "The Wind of kings" and "Dragon City Fighter" are also filmed well, there is still a certain gap with Jet Li's version of Huang Feihong.
In 1993, Zhao Wenzhuo went on to shoot the film "Green Snake" directed by Xu Ke, with Wang Zuxian playing Bai Suzhen, Maggie Cheung playing Xiaoqing, and Zhao Wenzhuo playing Fahai. This version of Fahai may be the most handsome Fahai in history. Although there are not many lines in the corner of Fahai, the mantra "Dawei Tianlong, Da Luo Fa Mantra" has become a classic term on the Internet and has been frequently used by the majority of netizens.
Zhao Wenzhuo played Fahai in "Green Snake"
In 1994, Zhao Wenzhuo participated in the movie "Golden Jade Mantang", which is also known as "Man Han Full Seat" in China. Zhang Guorong plays the male protagonist Zhao Gangsheng, and Zhao Wenzhuo plays the culinary master Long Kunbao. Zhao Wenzhuo was acting alone in Hong Kong at that time, and he had no one to rely on. The kind Zhang Guorong, as a senior in the acting industry, takes great care of this shy boy, and always pulls Zhao Wenzhuo by his side when he is promoted. Usually, what activities, but also love to pull Zhao Wenzhuo to participate together, so that Zhao Wenzhuo's heart is full of gratitude.
Zhao Wenzhuo played Long Kunbao in "Jin Yu Man Tang"
Zhao Wenzhuo is not familiar with life in Hong Kong, and he will always be bored at home when he is fine. After knowing Zhang Guorong, Zhang Guorong will always drag him to participate in various social activities. Once, at an event, through Zhang Guorong's introduction, Zhao Wenzhuo met Mei Yanfang. Later, Mei Yanfang happened to need a fitness instructor, and Zhang Guorong recommended Zhao Wenzhuo to her. After several contacts, Zhao Wenzhuo and Mei Yanfang became closer and closer, and finally developed into lovers.
Zhao Wenzhuo and Mei Yanfang
At first, the two are immersed in the sweetness of love, but after a long time, the contradiction comes out. First of all, Mei Yanfang is nine years older than Zhao Wenzhuo, and secondly, Mei Yanfang is an amphibious artist in the singing and film world, who has dazzling achievements in both singing and acting, and is a popular big star, Zhao Wenzhuo's fame is far inferior to Mei Yanfang. The age gap coupled with the strong female and weak male in his career has made Zhao Wenzhuo suffer from the sneering ridicule of the outside world from time to time. Since the love affair between the two was exposed, the remarks about his "eating soft rice" and "relying on women to ascend to power" have not stopped, coupled with Zhao Wenzhuo's youthful vigor and machismo, who does not know how to understand and be considerate of Mei Yanfang, and during the period, some misunderstandings and rumors have been added, and finally the two have fallen into the end of the scorer.
In 1994, Zhao Wenzhuo starred in the film "Knife" (also known as "Broken Knife Guest") directed by Xu Ke, playing the one-armed knife Ding'an. At that time, it was the stage of Zhao Wenzhuo and Mei Yanfang's love, immersed in the sweetness of love, so that Zhao Wenzhuo always loved to call Mei Yanfang on the set, and it was a long time. This made Xu Ke very unhappy, feeling that Zhao Wenzhuo was very disrespectful.
In fact, Xu Ke's film "Knife" was filmed very well. At that time, Xu Ke wanted to shoot the film in the style of a documentary, but because the whole film was full of violent and bloody scenes, coupled with the lack of a strong storytelling, the film was niche and the box office was not good that year. Personally, I thought this movie was an underrated film and well worth watching.
Zhao Wenzhuo played the one-armed knife Ding'an in "Knife"
In 2001, Zhao Wenzhuo switched from film to mainland TV series, starring in "Huo Yuanjia". Directed by Jia Yun, who had never filmed a martial arts drama at that time, Zhao Wenzhuo played Huo Yuanjia, Mei Ting played Nong Jingqiu, and Wu Fan played Chen Zhen. This TV drama produced by the mainland, whether it was the script, martial arts design, special effects, etc., there was a big gap between it and Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas. The influence is even far less than that of "Huo Yuanjia" produced and directed by Xu Xiaoming in 1981 and starring Huang Yuanshen, Michelle and Liang Xiaolong. At that time, when the TV series was broadcast in Chinese mainland, it once reached the scene of thousands of empty alleys, and its theme song "The Great Wall Never Falls" also became a popular song and was widely sung.
Later, in 2005, Jet Li starred in the film version of "Huo Yuanjia". A TV, a movie, there is no comparison between the two.
In 2007, the mainland and Hong Kong co-produced another "Huo Yuanjia", starring Zheng Yijian, Chen Xiaochun and Zhou Muyin. The plot of this "Huo Yuanjia" is basically based on the 1981 Huang Yuanshen version of "Huo Yuanjia". Except for a group of people to act, the plot is nothing new.
It is reasonable to say that with so many versions of Huo Yuanjia, it is difficult to make new ideas. However, some people do not believe in evil. In 2020, supervised by Guo Jingyu and served as the chief screenwriter, Liu Fang directed, and remade a new version of "Huo Yuanjia". Zhao Wenzhuo, after 19 years, once again starred in Huo Yuanjia. After 19 years, Zhao Wenzhuo's face has been crawled with the traces of time, although he is still handsome, he is no longer a handsome little student.
Zhao Wenzhuo played Huo Yuanjia again after 19 years
This TV series, the early plot slots are many points, and some netizens spit on it. However, in general, whether compared with the 2001 version of Huo Yuanjia played by Zhao Wenzhuo himself, or compared with the 2007 Zheng Yijian version of Huo Yuanjia, the production is still relatively sophisticated, from the picture, martial arts design, special effects, etc., the level is much higher, with a lot of ornamentation, it is worth seeing.
In particular, Yu Shi Xiaolong played Chen Zhen in the play, Liang Xiaolong played Chen Zhen in the 1981 version of "Huo Yuanjia", and played Chen Zhen's master Sun Wujie in the play, all of which are quite interesting.
In 2012, when Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhen Zidan were collaborating on the film "Special Identity", the crew suddenly announced the end of the cooperative relationship with Zhao Wenzhuo. According to Hong Kong media reports, it was because Zhao Wenzhuo refused to accept the notice and played a big card during filming, so the "Special Status" crew terminated his contract with him.
However, Zhao Wenzhuo claimed that there was someone else who really "played a big card", which meant that Zhen Zidan was the "drama bully". He said that the reason why he left the crew was because Zhen Zidan changed the script without his consent. Zhao Wenzhuo said that his role and Zhen Zidan's role were originally a duel between two males, and the role was very heavy, but after Zhen Zidan changed it, he changed from a "very cold role" to a "role that can shoot a man's ass", and completely became a supporting role. Zhao Wenzhuo could not accept such a change, so he chose to leave.
At that time, Hong Bo, an actor with the same crew, also chose to support Zhao Wenzhuo, posting that Zhao Wenzhuo did not play a big card on the scene and was very kind to everyone. As a result, the actor was later kicked out of the crew.
At that time, Zhen Zidan was busy filming, and only later said in an interview: "As a producer, I very much hope to cooperate with Zhao Wenzhuo, but because the boss does not approve of Zhao Wenzhuo joining, so I repeatedly went to consult with the boss, but I still did not agree, and I wanted me to change." ”
As bystanders, we cannot distinguish between right and wrong, nor can we judge in vain. Only the person concerned knows in his own heart who is right and who is wrong.
In August 2021, Mango TV launched "Brother Who Cut Through Thorns", by Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhang Jin, Lin Zhixuan, Hu Haiquan, Yan Chengxu, Zhang Zhilin, Chen Xiaochun and other new and old male artists, who broke through the limits and challenged themselves, becoming the hottest variety show at present.
In the program, Zhao Wenzhuo changed his usual serious image of a martial arts hero, not only singing, dancing, dancing with the sword, but also chatting about life with Yi Lijing, which made him circle a large wave of passers-by.
Zhao Wenzhuo said in his dialogue with Yi Lijing: "I am a cultivator, I have my set of rules and guidelines, and I have the direction I aspire to, and I can see it very clearly. ”
After marriage, Zhao Wenzhuo put his family first and his career second. He has no regrets about the past, is satisfied with the status quo, and uses the word "peaceful" to describe his current state.
Although there is no fire, this kind of life is also very good. I wish Zhao Wenzhuo can always live his happy life in such peace.