The 90s were definitely the golden age of martial arts stars and action movies, which not only produced superstars like Jackie Chan and Jet Li but also made a group of young actors popular, although these young actors, won the applause of the audience with their wonderful martial arts performances.
But then again, the 90s are gone, the martial arts superstars are aging, the golden age of action movies is gone, and those martial arts stars who are now in their prime, what is the current situation?
Speaking of the martial arts stars of the year, who did everyone think of first? Is it Shi Xiaolong, who entered the entertainment industry with "The Laughing Forest Kid", or Xie Miao, who is known as the "successor of Jet Li"? No matter who first comes to mind, it is not surprising, because both of them were once little stars all over the country.
Little stars are going to grow up after all, and now Semyon has finally opened up a new world of adulthood with "No One in the Eyes", and Shi Xiaolong is still being sighed by the audience for no new works, carefully observing the growth history of the two, in fact, it is not difficult to see the reason behind this gap.
Touching martial arts by mistake
Shi Xiaolong's childhood was completely under the arbitrary control of his father, to be precise, Shi Xiaolong was sent to the Shaolin Temple by his father Chen Tongshan after he could walk, and before the age of five, Shi Xiaolong learned less difficult martial arts such as drunken boxing. On the other hand, Semyon is completely different, and Semyon's contact with kung fu is completely a coincidence of yin and yang.
Semyon, who was only 7 years old at the time, signed up for the Children's Palace like his peers, in many activities, Semyon's mother chose to dance, boys generally rarely learn to dance, this is not that Semyon's mother is too strong, but because Semyon is lively and active, Semyon's mother feels that the dance moves around, very suitable for Semyon, so she signed up for Semyon's dance interest class.
Semyon was not averse to dancing at first, but then he couldn't sit still, he found that dancing needed to wear tights, and before Semyon's mother left the Children's Palace, he made a fuss about changing interest classes, this change did not matter, directly let Semyon's life trajectory and martial arts be in line.
Semyon learned very seriously in the martial arts interest class, and the teacher not only did not find Semyon's bad habit of hyperactivity, but also recommended Semyon to many martial arts seniors. Semyon was also fortunate that in his second year of studying martial arts, he got a photogenic performance.
This opportunity is given by director Wang Jing, speaking of Wang Jing, everyone may feel a little unfamiliar, but when it comes to movies directed by Wang Jing, it is absolutely known to women and children, "The King of Comedy", "Macau Vice" and so on, are all his works.
At that time, Wang Jing was looking for a young actor who could play her role in her new drama in Beijing, and among the children who auditioned, Wang Jing saw Semyon at a glance.
The road to fame
Semyon has too many characteristics that attract director Wang Jing, and the physique and firm eyes that he has practiced since he was a child make director Wang Jing feel that little Semyon is the person he is looking for. In addition, there is another special attraction of Semyon about Wang Jing, that is, little Semyon looks a little like Jet Li, and Jet Li plays the leading role in the new movie directed by Wang Jing.
In order to make reasonable use of the advantage that Xiao Semyon and Jet Li are somewhat similar, director Wang Jing changed Xiao Semyon's role in the play to Jet Li's son.
As expected by Wang Jing, this "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", which was joined by Jet Li and martial arts stars, was a big seller as soon as it was released. And not only did the film get a big sale, but Xiao Semyon, who played Jet Li's son in the play, also became a famous little actor in the martial arts industry. In those years, Semyon was once called Jet Li's successor by the outside world.
Let's talk about Shi Xiaolong's road to fame. Shi Xiaolong, who grew up in Shaolin Temple since childhood, started his acting career at the age of five, in fact, at the age of five, it is indeed good to play a child who is only responsible for selling cute in a play, but five-year-old Shi Xiaolong lives a life of "licking blood on the tip of a knife" in the crew of "Laughing Forest Boy".
At an age when others are still shaky, Shi Xiaolong has hung up on Weiya, and Shi Xiaolong's father, Chen Tongshan, also said in an interview that Rao is an adult himself, and watching his son perform at the filming location will also feel frightened.
But even so, he didn't want his son to give up. To put it nicely, it is strict with his children, but no father jokes about his children's lives.
Although the filming process was hard, after the broadcast of "Laughing Forest Kid", it really brought Shi Xiaolong a lot of fame, and after becoming famous, Shi Xiaolong was taken around by his father to a big crew, and Semyon had already entered the campus at that time.
The choice after becoming famous
Semyon's parents did not treat their son as a "cash cow", but they also did not want to waste their son's hard-earned popularity. When Semyon's parents were in a dilemma, a kind person appeared, this kind person was none other than Chow Yun-fat, who was also famous as a superstar.
At that time, Semyon was cooperating with Chow Yun-fat in a new drama, and Xie's father and mother, who were full of worries about their son's future, asked Chow Yun-fat, an old-timer in the film and television industry, a question, this question is, do you want your son to continue to stay and make movies? Or go back to school as a student?
Zhou Yunfa did not hesitate and replied directly: Go to school, with Zhou Yunfa's guidance, Xie's father and mother no longer hesitate, and after filming the scene at hand, they took Semyon back to school.
As for Shi Xiaolong, he has been filming for many years and his acting path has become narrower and narrower as he gets older, in fact, not only has the acting road narrowed, but the Chinese film and television industry has less demand for martial arts actors. Finally, Shi Xiaolong, who was confused about his future, finally decided to return to campus to regain his lost time.
After talking about the growth experience of the two, let's talk about the recent situation of the two. Shi Xiaolong's latest work is the role of the dragon in less than a minute in "Chinese Doctor", and Semyon's most recent work is to play the male protagonist in the martial arts dark horse movie "No One in the Eyes", so it seems that the acting careers of the two have been completely different.
But in fact, the two did not have such a big gap a few years ago, as early as a few years ago, Semyon was still starring in some low-rated online martial arts dramas, until this year, he accumulated and developed this action movie masterpiece. The gap between people and people often seems to open suddenly, and Shi Xiaolong seems to have put down action movies in recent years, leaving only Semyon to insist.
epilogue
In fact, parents play a really big role in the growth of their children, and some decisions of parents may change the character of their children's lives.
It is precisely because Semyon's parents let him return to school that Semyon can cultivate independent thinking away from the entertainment industry.
He knows what he wants, so after experiencing several failures, he still sticks to his martial arts dream.
Of course, we don't want to see Shi Xiaolong abandoned by the film and television industry, and his new drama "Truant Detective" is also being planned, and we are all looking forward to seeing Shi Xiaolong's wonderful performance when he appears as a starring actor again through this work.