[The sequel to "The Inquisitor" "Dumb Guy Bai Shou": A Piece of Stinky Tofu Triggered by 50 Oceans】
1992 was the year of Hong Kong cinema Stephen Chow, who created an unsurpassable box office myth: the top 5 films in the box office were all works by Stephen Chow, and the total box office of 7 films in Hong Kong exceeded HK$200 million throughout the year.
However, few people remember that the box office champion "The Inquisitor" that year, with a box office of 49.88 million Hong Kong dollars, almost became the first blockbuster to pass the 50 million mark. Stephen Chow also won his first film emperor and the Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival with this film.
Even fewer people remember that there is also a Taiwanese provincial version of "The Inquisitor" translated as "Weilong Breaking into The Heavenly Pass".
On September 28, 1995, a comedy film "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" was released in Hong Kong, and its Taiwanese version translated as "New Weilong Breaks into The Sky Pass" / "Fool and Wild Man".
The director of "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" is Gu Dezhao, and the leading actors are Liu Qingyun and Wu Qianlian, but the supervising producer is Du Qifeng, the director of "Death Judge".
Therefore, this "Dumb Guy Baishou", also known as "New Weilong Breaking into the Heavenly Pass", is considered to be the sequel to "Death Judge". [The producers of this film are Xiang Huaqiang and Tsai Songlin, film moguillas in Hong Kong and Taiwan Province respectively.] 】
The Hong Kong box office of "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" that year was only HK$13.78 million, which was much worse than "Death Judge". However, Douban's 7.5 points is only 0.2 points worse than the 7.7 points of "The Inquisitor", 15.9 people play 5 stars, and 3 stars and 4 stars account for 81.8%, which is also a good classic comedy movie.
The main creators of "Dumb Guy Baishou" also include Qiao Hong, Gu Dezhao, Lin Xiaofeng, Lou Nanguang, Huang Zihua, Huang Yifei, Yuanhua, Pan Hengsheng, and so on.
Among them, director Gu Dezhao and photographer Pan Hengsheng made cameo appearances in the film as a local tycoon with a fart worm.
To be able to call it a classic, first of all, the story of "Dumb Guy Baishou" is very good, and then the acting skills of Liu Qingyun, Wu Qianlian, Huang Zihua, Yuanhua and other starring actors are also excellent. [As a famous martial arts actor, Yuanhua's comedic talent is the best played in Stephen Chow's films, and the second best is in Gu Dezhao's films.] 】
In particular, the male protagonist Liu Qingyun, although he has not yet won the film emperor in those years, he has starred in 13 movies a year, which is the period of its great explosion, and the quantity and quality of works are flying together.
In the film, Liu Qingyun puts an arrogant and arrogant local tycoon who fights for victory, to a low-intelligence youth with amnesia, all of whom have the slightest acting skills; they are snarky and mean in normal times, cute and kind when they lose their memory, and the two extreme personalities are perfectly switched.
In the end, Liu Qingyun and Wu Qianlian have a happy ending with lovers who eventually become dependents, which is also in line with the orthodox values of traditional comedy.
The main plot line of "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" is the family property inheritance right competition between Zhao Fu, the second-generation heir of the super rich played by Liu Qingyun, and the cousin of the second heir. [People who know Cantonese, when they see the name Zhao Ji, they know that they are villains.] 】
Regarding how rich the Zhao family is, there is a description in the film, Zhao Ji bet 3,000 pairs of gold on the family heirloom gold earrings, and Zhao Fu redeemed it, telling him that he could buy the entire silver number with this.
There is also a side line in the middle, that is, the emotional line of Liu Qingyun and Wu Qianlian. The most interesting thing is that they met because they were fighting for a piece of stinky tofu.
At that time, Zhao Fu had just finished shaking people, refreshed, wandering on the street, and was suddenly attracted by a strong smell of stinky tofu. Zhao Di, played by Wu Qianlian, followed by his father played by Yuanhua, has just sold art stalls on the street, divided the money to prepare to go home, and is also attracted to a small bridge by the smell of stinky tofu.
The supreme stinky tofu stall on the bridge is an old man's open, not only the fried stinky tofu stinks supremely, but also the person is also very personal: only once a year, once the stall only sells a carton of stinky tofu, sell out and leave, and then come to the old place on the same day of the next year to open the stall.
When Zhao Fu and Zhao Di arrived, there was only the last piece of stinky tofu left, and in order to compete for the only piece of stinky tofu, the two began to increase the price, and finally increased to 50 pieces of ocean.
Zhao Di originally deliberately called the price high, so that Zhao Fu could not get out, took the initiative to abstain, did not expect that he took out 50 pieces of this piece of stinky tofu bought with full money from the ocean on the spot.
At that time, 50 Oceans could buy a shop in the nearby downtown.
It can only be said that the poor people who sell art in the rivers and lakes cannot imagine the life of a real rich man.
But Zhao Fu was given to Zhao Di by this piece of stinky tofu bought at a high price, and Zhao Di took a bite, turned around and wanted to return half of the ocean, the old man was not stupid! However, he said to come back next year and I would send you a piece of stinky tofu.
Later, after a round of twists and turns, the two had a relationship, and when they met again on the small bridge, the old man gave them the stinky tofu promised to them, prompting them to hold hands.
This "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" can be said to be the love triggered by a piece of stinky tofu worth 50 oceans.
As a comedy, there are still many funny sections of "Dumb Guy Bai Shou", which can be said to have a stem from beginning to end.
For example, the audition of the zhao family to the wife of zhao fu has copied the techniques of the classic variety show, which is quite emotional.
Perhaps some people really found some shadows of Stephen Chow's films, in fact, it is not surprising, because director and screenwriter Gu Dezhao often cooperated with Stephen Chow in those years, and many of the stems were what he came up with, and it was reasonable for him to use them again.
This is Gu Dezhao's directorial debut, but as a screenwriter, it is already the eighth work.
The final highlight of "Dumb Guy Bai Shou", which is also the funniest bridge section, is to recruit the second uncle of the family to choose the heir of the knowledge competition.
Although this section does not have the public court battle of "Death Judge", it is also very risky to deal with the inheritance of the property of a rich family.
Absolutely nonsensical in style, but there are also twists and turns, and the comedic effect is also very good.
How can a horse eat an elephant?
Because the horse is hungry.
wrong. Is there a catch-up?
Because it's playing chess.
What is the most spoken sentence in a person's life?
I don't know!
Right. The answer is no!
After these brain teasers and hilarious quiz competitions, Zhao Fu Zhao Ji was evenly tied 3-3, and then the action question was a game similar to backgammon "intelligence passed three levels", and Zhao Fu won again.
The second uncle announced on the spot that Zhao Fu had won and that Zhao Ji was a fool.
Zhao Ji was not convinced, suddenly in a hurry, burst out a sentence "Your tail is off!" He hurriedly turned around to find the tail, revealing that he was the real fool.
For the first time, the situation was reversed.
Thinking that the general situation has been decided, Zhao Ji beckoned his subordinates to seize Zhao Fu in order to find an opportunity to extinguish his mouth and never have any trouble.
Zhao Di and Old Father rushed out to rescue him, and a group of people fought together; in the confusion, Zhao Ji took the opportunity to kick Zhao Fu, and Zhao Fu crashed into the pillar, knocking down a cockroach can on the beam that he had played before, and smashing it on Zhao Fu's head.
Such a smash, on the contrary, smashed Zhao Fu's brain well, the intelligence was restored, and the domineering spirit also returned.
The situation was reversed for the second time.
Zhao Fu stared at Zhao Ji with a sharp look, and said "Fight with me", scaring Zhao Ji out of his original form, and his heart was weak and timid.
Zhao Ji was pushed by Zhao Fu, and a few steps back also crashed into the pillar, knocking down the spirit position of Zhao Fu's mother on the beam, and also smashing it on Zhao Ji's head, smashing him into a fool.
"I'm Bob, I'm a good boy, I want to read..."
This little flip of twists and turns is really cleverly designed. Moreover, the cockroach jar and spirit position that hit the blessing and the accumulation also echoed the previous plot.
The first time, Zhao Fu was smashed and became stupid, and Zhao Ji took the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the position; in the end, he was also the same end, which was really a bit of a sense of heavenly cycle retribution.
It's just a pity that works like "Dumb Guy Bai Shou" were born in the era of rapid decline of Hong Kong films, otherwise the box office would definitely not be more than that.