Author: Shan Jia
In Hong Kong in the 90s, the "nonsensical" films performed by Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda made the audience laugh. Since then, Stephen Chow has become a "star master", and today's male protagonist Wu Mengda has become a golden supporting role, leaving his own wonderful mark in the history of Hong Kong films.
Participating in the interview program, Wu Mengda always said that "he has a sad and happy life". Indeed, at the age of 26, he became a popular fried chicken in Taiwan's entertainment industry, who knew that a year later, he fell from the peak of the wave to the bottom, owed 300,000 gambling money, had no way to sue, and thought about suicide every day...
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At the age of seven, Wu Mengda followed his parents from Xiamen to Hong Kong. As the eldest son, he often takes his two younger brothers to watch movies. The three brothers, who could not afford three tickets, had to hide in the corner until the lights went out and the movie was shown. After having a TV at home, Wu Mengda was feasted with his eyes, and since then he also has a star dream in his heart, famous and favorable, and changes his gray life.
Wu Mengda grew up, he helped his father take care of the small business during the day, and at night he went to the third artist training course held by Wireless Satellite TV to study, and became classmates with Zhou Yunfa and To Qifeng.
Wu Mengda is very talented in acting, not only became the deputy class leader in the training class, but also achieved outstanding results, being the top five in the class. In contrast, Chow Yun-fat is much inferior, because the performance of Mune almost let the teacher go home.
After graduation, Wu Mengda began his career as a dragon set. The drama is not worried, one after another, even if you accumulate experience. Who knows, golden pies fell from the sky, and in 1979, with the cooperation with Zheng Shaoqiu in the play "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", because of the role of Hu Tiehua, Wu Mengda was particularly popular. Especially in Taiwan, his popularity has skyrocketed. That year, he was 27 years old.
The boy became famous and unfortunate, although Wu Mengda was already a husband and father at that time, but fame and fortune suddenly struck, and he still could not resist. Money comes too easily, will not be cherished, Wu Mengda completely let go of himself. He began to swell, and was called "Da Ge, Da Ge" by the little brothers around him every day, drinking and eating every day, and most importantly, he was also obsessed with gambling money.
Drunken dreams of death, ten gambles and nine losses, Wu Mengda is completely caught in the turbine of fate, unable to extricate himself. But when the dream finally woke up, he was recalled to Hong Kong by the wireless executive. The most frightening thing is that he also owes 300,000 gambling debts.
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It was the eighties, and in Wu's view, there was a smog above his head, and the bank was about to declare him bankrupt. As a public figure, if you are labeled as a "gambler", it is too difficult to turn over.
In desperation, Wu Mengda found his good buddy Zhou Yunfa. Ten years of Hedong, ten years of Hexi, at this time, Zhou Yunfa has become a popular brother with "On the Beach". It should not be difficult to ask him to borrow 300,000 yuan to fill the hole.
But Zhou Yunfa refused to borrow or say why, so Wu Mengda had to leave sadly and indignantly. I think back then, when you Zhou Yunfa was frustrated, you even ate and drank in my house, and after playing for a few days, even my newly bought underwear was given to you, which really treated you well. Now, you see that I am "in trouble", and I refuse to help, there are really many brothers with tea and wine, how can I see a person in an emergency?
Wu Mengda thought about suicide, he lived in a reservoir when he was a child, jumped down from a height, he still couldn't swim, he was a hundred. But looking at the smiling faces of his two twin daughters, he really didn't have the courage to jump. Since you can't die, then summon up the courage to survive.
So Wu Mengda reached an agreement with Wireless Satellite TV that two-thirds of his salary would be used to pay off debts and one-third for daily life. But when the protagonist, the dream of going to the newspaper and making a lot of money, in Wu Mengda's opinion, should wake up, and he was hidden by the company with a bad record, and together with his classmate Du Qifeng, they all scolded him for "mud and can't support the wall."
From heaven to hell, Wu Mengda began his dragon set career again. Playing the father of Wan Ziliang and Zheng Yuling, you must know that Wu Mengda is not much older than them. Reality is pressing, in this frustrated day, in Huang Rihua and Miao Qiao's great shine "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Wu Mengda is just Elder Peng of the Gang, a small supporting role. Old, depressed, and tangled, it became Wu Mengda's themeless variation.
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Fortunately, Wu Mengda has a virtuous wife Mi Lili by his side, and she will always be the most calm sea god needle behind him. Wu Mengda took advantage of this time to study the book "Self-cultivation of Actors" over and over again. He reflected on himself, he was originally a vain star dream and entered the film and television industry, and now he wants to really polish his acting skills.
In 1991, with "If There Is Love", Wu Mengda won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, which is also the only award he has won since the film.
When Wu Mengda learned that "Heavenly Love" produced by To Qifeng, his role in it was strongly recommended by Zhou Yunfa, and he was full of thoughts at this time. At one time, he overestimated his place in the minds of others; Now, he is also clear about the care that his buddies take for him.
In "Goodbye Alang" directed by To Qifeng, Wu Mengda and Chow Yun-fat are in the same frame. Zhou Run invented the words: Gambling debt, if you help you pay it back, you are most likely to continue gambling, if you want to get out of the whirlpool, you can only rely on your own self-help power, fortunately, you finally stand up...
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Later, the cooperation between Wu Mengda and Stephen Chow became popular in half of Hong Kong. Wu Mengda made a lot of money again, men are rich and bad, and he did not escape this strange circle.
Wu Mengda met the beautiful Lu Shaoci and gave birth to a daughter. At that time, he and his original partner Mi Lili had not yet divorced. Don't ask for a long time, just have it once. In 1994, Wu Mengda broke up with the original partner.
Who knows, the junior has not yet been corrected, Wu Mengda fell in love with Hou Yanshan, the third runner-up of the Malaysian beauty pageant. Turnip cabbage, each has its own love, and the combination of old husband and young wife is also each with its own choice. Hou Yanshan gave birth to a son and a daughter, and now Wu Mengda became the father of three daughters and a son.
Wu Mengda confessed that he treats every relationship is true, and he also does his best to provide 800,000 yuan a month for his first two wives and children.
It is said that men are rakes for making money, and women are boxes for saving money. But Wu Mengda can't stand that he has three boxes, and each box has to be supplied with real money, and he only has to keep filming.
Since 2014, Wu Mengda's physical condition has been turning on the red light. The contract signed had to be filmed, otherwise he had to pay huge compensation, and he had to rush to the scene day and night, accumulated work and illness, and finally "liver cancer" on his body.
After the news came out, many stars prayed for him, hoping that he could get through the difficulties. But just when everyone was happy that his health eased, the news of his death came. It was February 27, 2021, a bleak winter day. Since then, there has been one less golden supporting role in the world.