One
In 1978, 17-year-old Wu Zhenyu had a whimsical idea, looking forward to being "raised" every day, but his mother let him become a beggar.
At that time, born in the slums of Hong Kong, his name was Wu Zhiqiang, because he could not afford to buy new shoes, he took a pair of free sneakers from his brother, inexplicably became a "thief and stolen accomplice", was fired from the intern shoe factory, and left a "case background".
Wu Zhenyu was depressed and slept in his room every day. Wu Mu couldn't stand it, so she asked him about his plans for the future, and he said that the ideal job was "two not one high": no need to get up early every day, no need to go to work on time, and high salary returns.
Mother Wu thought for half a day and said indignantly, "Then you go and be a beggar!" ”
Wu Zhenyu frowned bitterly, saying that it was too hard to eat, it was better to "be a small white face" and change a woman to continue to raise him.
In order to realize the wish of "being a little white face", Wu Zhenyu said that he would do it and ran to sign up for the wireless artist training class. Because when a star does not need academic qualifications, but also can get a good remuneration, it is not impossible to be raised by a rich big sister in the circle...
It's a double eagle, gathering the essence of "beggar" and "little white face"!
However, soft rice is not affordable for everyone, because there is no performance foundation, Wu Zhenyu unsurprisingly failed.
The next year, he went again, but he was rejected. In the third year, it was still rejected...
Wu Zhenyu wondered in his heart, he didn't look bad, how could he not afford this bowl of rice?
He sneaked a glance at the judges' comments, which read: "There is a problem with the eyes."
It turned out that Wu Zhenyu was easy to get nervous as soon as he got on the field, and when he was nervous, he couldn't help but fight eyes...
Wu Zhenyu said in his heart: Lao Tzu can't go for plastic surgery, it seems that there is no life to eat soft rice... So I found a job as an office assistant, and every day I was muddy, mixed with food and waiting for death.
However, with the heart to plant flowers and flowers, and the heart to plant willows, a dramatic opportunity has made him a coveted "little white face".
Two
In 1982, 21-year-old Wu Zhenyu met a driver at work, and the other party saw that he was tall and handsome, and persuaded him to apply for the wireless artist training class.
Wu Zhenyuxin said that I had already been there, and there was no use for eggs, but on the surface, he still had a strained face, and he solemnly refused to say: "I don't do coveting vanity." ”
Unexpectedly, the driver was very enthusiastic, and even drove him all the way to get the registration form...
Wu Zhenyu didn't take it seriously at all, after all, the chief examiner had long been his "old acquaintance", and he couldn't look at it three times, could it be the fourth time?
In the gap between waiting for the exam, coinciding with the seven-day long holiday, Wu Zhenyu saw a TV advertisement for "short-term renunciation", the temple not only did not receive anything, but also wrapped up in a package of haircuts, so he was not as moved as he acted, and ran to become a monk for seven days...
When he received the examiner's call, Wu Zhenyu was eating and praying to the Buddha in the temple, put down his rice bowl and rushed to the scene, the chief examiner saw him shaved his head, thinking that he could do martial arts, his mind was more alive, and he also came up with a suitable exam question:
"What do you think is the relationship between studying Buddhism and acting?"
Wu Zhenyu replied, "We must all learn to let go of ourselves." ”
The examiner was completely impressed by this five bodies, and felt that although this baby had some problems with her eyes, there was nothing wrong with her brain...
In this way, Wu Zhenyu finally stepped into the door of the TVB wireless artist training class, and Liang Chaowei, who was planned to accompany the run but was accidentally selected, became a classmate.
In the same class, there was also Zhou Xingchi, who was originally full of confidence but was eliminated miserably, and later walked through a "back door" to enter.
That year, 20-year-old Stephen Chow was frizzy and wanted to be "Bruce Lee second". 21-year-old Wu Zhenyu is still a "cockfighting eye"... Only Liang Chaowei, who was the shortest, was the most pleasing to the teacher.
Although Liang Chaowei's nervous temperament is comparable to Wu Zhenyu's nervous temperament on weekdays, as long as he faces the camera, the whole person will be renewed, relaxed to death, and let go to death...
Wu Zhenyu was confused: Is there something wrong with this person, otherwise how could he have such a "special function"?
What's more tragic is that there is a person in the classmates who is also called "Zhiqiang", Wu Zhenyu is very unhappy with him, simply found a master near his home, asked the master to change his name, and never colluded with "Zhiqiang".
Since then, "Wu Zhiqiang" has become "Wu Zhenyu", and he found that as long as he participates in any activity, it will rain lightly in the sky, as if the rain god is really "town" by himself...
He felt that this master was very smart, and introduced his classmate Ouyang Yaoquan to change his name.
When the master heard Ouyang's classmate's intentions, he originally wanted to be red, so it was not easy?
What do popular stars have in common now? The name has a "Hua" in it! If you want to get out, you have to shock them first and change your name to "Ouyang Zhenhua", you can definitely do it!
The master's craftsmanship may indeed be "not bad", who knows Wu Zhiqiang and Ouyang Yaoquan today? Wu Zhenyu and Ouyang Zhenhua have long been famous all over the world...
However, the two young people in their early twenties did not expect that the master only said that it would be red, but did not say that he had to wait for this "red luck", how long he had to stay up first!
Three
In 1983, 22-year-old Wu Zhenyu was still watching birds in the forest and wanted to improve his "cockfighting eye" problem, and Andy Lau, who was the same age as him, had been nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Newcomer".
Even Liang Chaowei, who is 1 year younger than him, was also hand-picked and promoted by the big boss Run Run Shaw, and ranked among the "Five Wireless Tiger Generals" with Andy Lau and other brothers, with unlimited scenery.
Wu Zhenyu and Zhou Xingchi did not want to show weakness, and co-starred in many Hong Kong dramas such as "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" and "Goodbye Nineteen Years Old", becoming TVB's "Dragon Set Double Jie".
In "The Legend of the Archery Hero", Zhou Xingchi played Song Bingjia and asked the director "can you block it with your hand and die again", the director asked him not to talk nonsense, leaving a psychological shadow for Zhou Xingchi (for details, see Wan Xiaodao's public account in the past period of "The Mermaid" Chou Xingchi caught)."
Wu Zhenyu is different, he played happily on the set, one person played multiple dragon sets, and also fulfilled his mother's "dream" of making him a beggar...
After the end of the work, the lead actor Weng Meiling is very generous, often taking everyone to high-end restaurants, eating seafood, eating Japanese food, both beautiful women as accompaniment, and food and wine, and do not have to pay, Wu Zhenyu really has a feeling of being "wrapped up"...
He diligently ran the dragon set, ran the amount of people for three years a year, and also included Liu Qingyun and Huang Qiusheng, who ran a dragon set, into his inaccessible circle of friends.
At that time, Wu Zhenyu felt that if TVB guaranteed that he would not be unemployed, the money he got every day would be enough to feed himself and run like this all the time.
Unfortunately, the situation is not up to people. After the broadcast of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", the alley was empty. Wu Zhenyu, as a "changeable dragon set", appeared in a fancy way, and even mixed with the audience.
Since then, he can no longer take the bus, has no money to fight, can only walk to work, do not look up at people, only look down and wait to pick up money...
Later, some martial arts instructors called them "dead running dragon sets", Wu Zhenyu was very dissatisfied, with a group of "group performances" with great momentum, and had to ask for an explanation.
Wu Zhenyu is very real, in his heart, the role is not big or small, and the dragon set is also an actor.
Later, Wu Zhenyu found that the card friends left one after another, had roles to play, had a new circle, only he was still running the dragon set, and there was almost no common language.
This time, the salted fish finally had a sense of crisis and decided to struggle to turn over twice...
Four
In 1985, 24-year-old Wu Zhenyu finally found a villain role in the Hong Kong drama "Journey of Life".
It was not easy to have a drama, but Wu Zhenyu made things happen, the director let him cry, he killed and did not cry, and even found someone to ask the death row inmates, indicating that people were not nervous before they died...
Wu Zhenyu refused to play a facial villain, trying to persuade the director to break the stereotype and let him play his own way. He quickly surprised the industry with his rebellious and chic style, and embarked on the road of "villain professional".
Not only that, Wu Zhenyu's ever-changing superb acting skills have also attracted the attention of a big beauty...
In 1986, 18-year-old Li Wanhua was studying at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and was suddenly discovered by star scouts, discovered TVB, and became Wu Zhenyu's classmate.
With the beauty of the city, Li Wanhua quickly took the lead. In 1988, at the age of 20, she co-starred in "Jade Face Flying Fox" with TVB leader Wu Dairong.
Wu Dai Rong Yushu Linfeng, dashing and handsome, Li Wanhua is charming, beautiful and delicious, it is simply a pair of Bi people, but the two accidentally did not rub out any sparks...
It turned out that someone had already made the first move. This year, Li Wanhua also had a rivalry with Wu Zhenyu in "Public and Private Sandwiches".
As a newcomer, Li Wanhua is very attentive to acting, often looking for seniors and brother Wu Zhenyu to discuss acting skills, and the heart of consultation becomes the heart of admiration, and the acting skills become physical strength...
Unfortunately, Li Wanhua has a tough personality, Wu Zhenyu is grumpy, and the two get along very badly.
If there is no catalytic effect of hormones, let the two people quarrel while turning the phoenix upside down, it is estimated that they would have broken up long ago...
The two fell in love until the third year, 19-year-old Singaporean girl Wang Liping, in the "second talented rookie", was photographed by the TV station, engaged in modeling work and starred in TV series.
The beautiful and tender model Wang Liping announced to the world on the talent stage that her dream lover was a "rough, cute and humorous big boy." ”
After several years of development in Singapore, the star path has always been plain, and the true destiny has not appeared, so Wang Liping had to go to Hong Kong and Taiwan to find opportunities and peach blossom luck.
At the same time, Wu Zhenyu heard that Liu Qingyun had a sudden nervous breakdown, shouting to turn to the film circle, and he was inspired to throw away the iron rice bowl of TVB, catch the olive branch thrown by Zeng Zhiwei, and play the villain "Jiang Yulang" in "Absolute Double Glory".
The following year, Huangtian did not live up to his bitter heart, and the 31-year-old Wu Zhenyu won the nomination for the "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor" with the role of "Jiang Yulang", which almost overwhelmed the brother Andy Lau who played the male protagonist.
However, Wu Zhenyu's head had just lifted up a little, and soon it was pulled down again. Because the friends who debuted at the same time have long thrown him away from him for 108,000 miles...
Five
In 1992, Ouyang Zhenhua lived up to the high expectations of the master's name change and opened the "Golden Decade" with a legal drama "The Imperial Court of No. 1". Stephen Chow also changed, "Star Boy" became "Star Ye", opening the "Year of Stephen Chow" in the history of Hong Kong cinema.
After another two years, Liu Qingyun was nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Actor" with "New Love", and unfortunately defeated his friend Huang Qiusheng's "Eight Immortals Hotel's Human Flesh Char Siu Bao", giving up the "Emperor of Shadows" throne.
In this "Shadow Emperor" battle, Wu Zhenyu has not yet had his own name, he can only make a cameo in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", a flash of super dragon set.
In the year of playing "Jiang Yulang", Wu Zhenyu was 31 years old, and then for four years, he acted in 40 Hong Kong films and became various villains, but none of the roles left a deep impression on the audience...
And his girlfriend Li Wanhua, but with her beauty, she quickly went out of the circle. In 1993, she played the Queen of Cards in the movie "Supreme 36 Tricks to Steal the Day", which stunned the screen.
The following year, she played the Purple Shirt Dragon King in "The Golden Retriever King" and was hailed as "the most beautiful Purple Shirt Dragon King in history." ”
Wu Zhenyu is pregnant with acting skills, and takes out the motivation to run the dragon set to play the bad guy, even if there is no role to die well, he is not allowed to have the same way of dying...
Even so, he didn't come out.
In 1996, 28-year-old Li Wanhua hated that iron is not steel, waved his hand to cut off the love thread, and ended their 8-year love run with a sentence of "I can't see the future in you". Two years later, Li Wanhua threw herself into the arms of "Zhan Zhao" He Jiajin.
However, fate is very fair, good fortune depends on each other, no one will stand on the tide forever, and no one will fall into the deep sea forever...
Six
Also in 1996, the 35-year-old Wu Zhenyu ushered in a career turnaround. He played the villain "Liang Kun" in "The Man of ancient puzzle boys in the jianghu", with a fierce heart and a mad heart, and finally let the audience remember him.
Two years later, 37-year-old Wu Zhenyu met 27-year-old Wang Liping at the disco.
The little girl is warm and fragrant nephrite, like water tenderness, some angles are also similar to Li Zi and Li Jiaxin, Wu Zhenyu fell in love at first sight, and took the initiative to send a love signal.
Wu Zhenyu is both manly and youthful, and also loses a cute sense of humor, which makes Wang Liping's heart move.
As if destined, the two men dried firewood and fire, regardless of the geographical gap, and launched an "exotic love" with a difference of 10 years.
With the god assist of love, Wu Zhenyu quickly climbed the peak of his career.
In 2000, the 39-year-old Wu Zhenyu was nominated for the "Golden Horse Film Emperor" for the role of "Alai" in "Gunfire".
At that time, Liang Chaowei had already won the "Cannes Film Emperor" with "Fancy Years", and everyone felt that the trophy was none other than him. Even Huang Qiusheng called Wu Zhenyu: "If you can win the prize, I will chop my head down and give you a stool to sit on!" ”
Wu Zhenyu took out a mirror and secretly practiced the expression of not winning the prize, and he said to himself: "The judges looked for someone like me to accompany him, just so that Liang Chaowei could win effortlessly." ”
However, unexpectedly, the 39-year-old Wu Zhenyu became the dark horse of the year and successfully pocketed the "Golden Horse Film Emperor".
In the mysterious Hong Kong film industry, Liang Chaowei uses his eyes to electrocute people, and Wu Zhenyu uses his eyes to kill people, all of whom are masters of the world with profound internal skills.
Twenty years later, Wu Zhenyu has refined into the "gold medal villain" of Hong Kong films, street thugs, veteran perverts, senior psychopaths, and die-hard killers... They all came by hand, and the jianghu people called him "nerve knife".
Some people say that Wu Zhenyu will only play a "pervert", he is not convinced, starring in "BurstIng Criminal Police", proving that he is as good as a policeman.
With the role of Mike in the film, Wu Zhenyu was nominated for the 19th "Film Emperor of the Academy Awards", and finally lost to Andy Lau, who played "Dark War".
This year, Wu Zhenyu made a cameo appearance in "2000 AD", appearing in less than 10 minutes, that is, the "Best Supporting Actor" who swept the three major film awards in Hong Kong.
In the same year, Wu Zhenyu starred in "Juliet and Liang Shanbo", during the filming process, he was smashed on the forehead, blood mixed with props, blood plasma rolled down, he did not tell anyone, endured the pain and insisted on shooting the whole course.
The following year, Wu Zhenyu was nominated for the "Academy Awards Film Emperor" again with this film, and unfortunately defeated Liang Chaowei.
In 2003, Wu Zhenyu played "Ni Yongxiao" in "Infernal Affairs II", and his acting skills were perfect. The phrase "come out and run, sooner or later you will have to pay it back" became the hottest buzzword of the year, making Wu Zhenyu known as the "godfather of Chinese style".
The 43-year-old Wu Zhenyu returned with "Infernal Affairs II" and once again hit the Academy Awards, and everyone felt that he won the award as expected. Wu Zhenyu, who accompanied him twice, did not have a trace of doubt:
"This time it's time for me to take that trophy, I've won all the other prizes, and I just want to fill in the last blank."
Seven
On the day of the award ceremony, Wu Zhenyu wore a Chinese robe, and even thought about the award speech in advance, but finally lost to Andy Lau's comedy film "Big Man has Great Wisdom".
Wu Zhenyu wants to win the highest honor in the film industry in his hometown, but there is always a step away, which is impossible to hope for.
In the media interview afterwards, he seemed to have a point: "Hong Kong's entertainment industry talks about luck, connections, and audience popularity, but it does not talk about strength, and strength is placed very far behind." ”
Wu Zhenyu, who is more than forty years old, still can't learn to play tricks on the spot, and is still the "nerve knife" who is "hot-tempered and straight forward". In the film industry for more than twenty years, he did not save much connections, only two or three confidants.
Even when young fans came to visit the class, Wu Zhenyu unceremoniously rushed people: "Don't waste time on others, hurry up and go home!" What we as actors need is to observe the world, not to let people observe. ”
The third time to fold the Golden Film Awards, Wu Zhenyu almost no longer participate in any award ceremony, he is not willing to show people with a mask, can only be the "shadow emperor" in the play, can not be the "film emperor" outside the play...
Many people say: "Wu Zhenyu can only act in gangster movies and police movies!" Wu Zhenyu smiled: "You don't know, in fact, what I am best at is romance." As soon as the words stopped, the audience burst into laughter.
No one believes that the "nerve knife" can play the love of children, and the "pervert" can also spend the previous month...
In 2003, he played the captain "Tang Yichen" in "Rushing into the Clouds", which ignited the hearts of countless young girls, and even the "plane head" he designed also set off a wave of imitation in the streets and alleys.
However, back to reality, 42-year-old Wu Zhenyu is no longer a "golden bachelor".
In 2001, 40-year-old Wu Zhenyu and 30-year-old Wang Liping had an island wedding in Hawaii and again the following year in Bangkok. Wu Zhenyu said: "To love someone is to want to marry her non-stop." ”
After marriage, Wu Zhenyu continued to maintain the cold style of "gossip insulator", and when he went out to shoot, he had to call Wang Liping every day.
Who knows, despite this, in 2006, it was rumored that Wu Zhenyu and actress Chen Yalun kissed passionately in KTV...
Eight
Wu Zhenyu's first reaction was to protect his wife, warning the media not to harass his wife again: "So far, only follow up on my wife, and do not look for me to respond, do not harass my wife again!" ”
He was not afraid of the shadow oblique, and simply authorized the media to put the entire video on the Internet. At the same time, Zhang Jiahui, who was present, also confirmed that the photo was only taken in dislocation.
In 2008, 37-year-old Wang Liping became pregnant, and Wu Zhenyu stopped working for a year to accompany the birth, personally took care of his wife's daily diet and living, and accompanied her to do gynecological examinations.
The world of two people has become a family of three, and Wu Zhenyu has worked harder.
In 2007, 46-year-old Wu Zhenyu and 24-year-old Jiang Yiyan collaborated on the romance film "Double Food", and the erotic drama was both pure and wild, which was evaluated by the media: "Sitting upright in the open, secretly destroying the soul." ”
In 2010, 49-year-old Wu Zhenyu collaborated with 28-year-old Yao Di on "Midnight Heartbeat", which is still not old, the hormone index is bursting, and the picture is full of tension.
However, Wu Zhenyu, who has been in the midst of a thousand flowers in the film, is a different face in real life.
In 2010, Wu Zhenyu's wife had a verbal altercation with someone while buying bread, was maliciously insulted, and was suspected of being pushed to the ground, Wu Zhenyu rushed in for the first time and clashed with the other party.
In ancient times, "heroes save the United States" can be passed down as a good story, but in civilized society, it is likely to be sent to the police station for "fighting and fighting"... Violent conflict is certainly not advisable, but the heart to protect one's wife can also be seen.
In 2014, Wu Zhenyu and her son participated in the reality show "Where Did Daddy Go 2", and Wang Liping, who has always been low-key, finally showed her side face in the show, and she also lightly sprinkled a handful of dog food: "After I was with him, I never cooked again!" ”
In the early years, Wu Zhenyu responded in an interview that the family cooked their own food. The host asked, "Then what does your wife do?" Wu Zhenyu naturally said, "She is responsible for managing that money..."
In 2016, 55-year-old Wu Zhenyu starred in the movie "Peeling Daddy", in the hot summer, spent 14 hours on makeup removal, resulting in skin allergies and ulceration, in order to perform different stages of the figure, weight loss and fat gain, repeatedly...
Finally, he was nominated for the "Academy Awards Film Emperor" again with this film. However, in the end, he lost to Lin Jiadong.
In 2019, Wu Zhenyu was nominated for the "Academy Award Film Emperor" for the Nth time with "Uncle Against the Current", but he lost to his old friend Huang Qiusheng.
That year, when the Academy Awards were "cut off", Wu Zhenyu once said:
"The road to success is like waiting for a bus. There are many people to take the car, and everyone has to line up. If someone cuts in line, the line behind you may be red before you. There are also people who don't have to wait in line, because they have a private car, so he can get to his destination faster than you.
At this time, some people waited too long, but they could not wait for the car, and they did not have the patience to wait. However, I believe that although the bus is slow, as long as I am willing to wait, one day it will definitely take me to my destination. ”
Now, seventeen years later, 60-year-old Wu Zhenyu is still waiting for his bus... He said he hopes that when he is 80 years old, he can still act like a newcomer.
He said: "I've acted in a lot of bad movies, but I haven't played a bad role. ”
From 39 years of art, 5 times to accompany the Academy Awards, yin and yang mistakes, failed to win, Wu Zhenyu always left a blank space in his heart. Fortunately, in the blank space, countless brilliant characters have quietly grown.
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