To succeed in a career, you must spend your life. --Leeuwenhoek
When we watch a TV series, we usually focus on the protagonists in the drama. Naturally, as the protagonist, having a bright life is indeed more eye-catching.
In fact, for most of us, we are "supporting characters". We will not have the aura of the protagonist, just an ordinary person.
We don't have a life of ups and downs like theirs, and we may be too mediocre compared to them. However, even if we are not brilliant enough to play their "supporting roles", we are still the "protagonists" in our own lives.
Start with "small"
Shen Wei is a veteran actor in Hong Kong. Many people may not know his name, but people who like to watch Hong Kong films must have seen his films, such as "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier", "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", "The Last Big Guy in the Jianghu", "Royal Master Sister" and so on, all of which have his participation.
Shen Wei has been filming as early as the 70s, but because he has played some small roles and is unremarkable, he has not been able to emerge.
In this way, Shen Wei has been silently "playing soy sauce" and playing those extremely inconspicuous small roles. However, as the old saying goes, gold will shine sooner or later, and Shen Wei's persistence and efforts have finally yielded good results.
Director Ma Dangxiong planned to shoot "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier", which excavated Shen Wei. Therefore, Shen Wei had the honor of starring in the crime action film "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier" produced and produced by Hong Jinbao himself at that time, and this film became a huge turning point in Shen Wei's acting career and even his life.
The film "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier" tells the story of Dadong, one of the top ten wanton criminals in Hong Kong, who smuggled people to Hong Kong to rob jewelry but was in danger. The film was released in Hong Kong, China, and attracted the interest of many people.
The reason why this drama can be so popular is that the material of the story comes from real cases. Through real cases, and then through dramatic processing and processing, the story is described in more detail and more real.
In the film "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier", Shen Wei plays the villain Ah Tai. Ah Tai is a Hong Kong gangster in charge of taking over Dadong's stolen goods, and when Dadong asks him for a loan, he asks the people to kill an enemy named "Fat Dog" for him. In fact, the other party is a policeman, and Atai is the informant of the fat dog.
On the one hand, Ah Tai wanted to use Dadong's hands to remove the fat dogs, and on the other hand, he secretly sent people to the scene to record the murder process of Dadong's gang, and wanted to achieve the purpose of controlling them.
In the film, Shen Wei relies on the performance experience and superb acting skills accumulated over the years to fully interpret the shrewdness, calculation, and cunning of the villain Ah Tai, which can be described as three points. The character image is real and full, the acting skills are also remarkable, with the villain role of "Ah Tai", Shen Wei is "on fire".
And Shen Wei also successfully won the best supporting actor award at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards for this role. Since then, Shen Wei has also made a name for himself in the show business circle, and his acting career has reached a higher level.
"The Wicked Man of Cinema"
Since breaking into the name with the villain role of "Ah Tai", Shen Wei's supporting roles and villain roles have been invited continuously. However, Shen Wei did not think that it was not good to say that the villain was not good, nor did he resist the psychology of matching.
Therefore, even if he has made small achievements in his career, he has always insisted on his "supporting role life".
In Shen Wei's decades of acting career, he has starred in many large and small supporting roles and villains. He has cooperated with many big-coffee-level figures such as Stephen Chow, Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, Hong Jinbao, Ren Dahua and so on.
Because of his passing acting skills, strong aura, and no loss of the protagonist, he is also known as the "gold medal supporting role".
However, when it comes to Shen Wei's most famous role, I think it should be the role of "snake head" in "Yigai Cloud Sky". In the film, the rivalry between Shen Wei and Wang Zuxian is very exciting.
Wang Zuxian's beauty was weak and chuchu pitiful, and Shen Wei's fierce god was evil and vicious.
With his realistic acting skills, Shen Wei perfectly brought a vicious-looking bully to life. The role of the "snake head" played by him really left a shadow on the psychology of countless audiences. Of course, this also reflects his superb acting skills.
Shen Wei tried to become a director, and wrote and directed a movie "The Last Big Guy in the Jianghu". At that time, the happy pair of Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda had just exploded in the Hong Kong market with "Gamble Saint".
Therefore, in order to increase the popularity of the film, Shen Wei invited them to star in this film. We all know that most of the comedies of Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda have become one of the few works in which they have starred in a more serious and realistic style.
Many people say that this film is a complete tragedy, although the plot concept is not new, but through the interpretation of many powerful actors, the story is also well connected, and it has won the recognition of many people.
But in fact, I think that an actor who wants to try to be a director is very courageous in itself. Moreover, although the film is not a big hit, it cannot be said that there is no splash. Already good for a "newbie".
The body is in jeopardy
After 2000, Shen Wei slowly faded out of the show business circle, and filming became less and less. But even so, Shen Wei's body was still deteriorating.
It is reported that Shen Wei had reported the news of his critical illness as early as 2019. At that time, he was lying in a hospital bed with a throat tube, unable to speak or move, and the situation was not optimistic.
The family is very worried, but there is more than enough and insufficient strength, even it is difficult to pay the medical expenses, and finally the friends in the circle raised high medical expenses for them.
The Emperor Tian did not pay off, and with the common help and companionship of everyone, Shen Wei's body gradually improved.
Perhaps with a lingering palpitation in his heart and not wanting to have regrets, Shen Wei resolutely decided to come back to filming after experiencing the test of life and death. And this play became his last play. In December 2021, "Layout" was released, which was Shen Wei's last public appearance.
On June 11, according to Hong Kong media reports, Shen Wei died in Guanghua Hospital on the evening of the 9th at the age of 71. As soon as the news came out, it caused countless people to mourn.
The god of luck once again took care of Shen Wei, and he finally left us forever. For his family and the audience friends who like him, this is undoubtedly a painful blow.
epilogue
Shen Wei's death, I deeply regret, can only wish him a good journey. I also hope that his family and those who love him can mourn and change. The deceased is gone, and the living must take care of themselves so that he can walk more at ease.
Finally, I would like to say to you that it is not terrible to be a "green leaf".
"Green leaves" are indeed ordinary, but if we can become green leaves like Shen Wei, why not? He has been doing "green leaves" to set off others all his life, but I think he is still dazzling.
So, whether it is "red flowers" or "green leaves", try to do what you want to do, I believe that you will one day shine.