In 1997, Ke Shouliang successfully flew over the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, firmly engraving this "first" in history.
Just 6 years later, Ke Shouliang died of asthma at the age of 50. Because of frequent stunt challenges, Ke Shouliang has long dispersed his family wealth, and it is rumored that even the funeral was paid for by Jacky Cheung.
Another superstar friend, Andy Lau, took on the responsibility of helping Ke Shouliang take care of his children, 18 years later, has he done it?
Before flying over the Yellow River, Ke Shouliang had already completed the challenge of flying the Great Wall on a motorcycle, and in just 10 seconds, he jumped from Luanping County in Hebei province to Miyun County in Beijing, and became famous in one battle.
"I hope to arouse the concern of Chinese people around the world for building the motherland, and do their best to serve the motherland." This is Ke Shouliang's original words.
Before the leap challenge, what made Ke Shouliang famous in the show business circle was the movie "Best Partner".
When Zeng Zhiwei was preparing to make this film, he needed to find a powerful stuntman, who turned the Hong Kong showbiz circle upside down and ran abroad to visit the famous racing players, and no one dared to take this job.
At this time, 29-year-old Ke Shouliang stood up.
At this time, Ke Shouliang was already the champion of the motorcycle obstacle course in Taiwan. In order to make a living, his other job was to work as a dragon and tiger martial artist on the set, and many stunt moves that ordinary people did not dare to try were also completed by Ke Shouliang.
Born as a bitter child, Ke Shouliang, who had been a fisherman and ran a dragon suit, ushered in a turning point in his life.
Before the start of filming, Zeng Zhiwei had been fidgeting, and he had also advised Ke Shouliang to say that it was not okay, but Ke Shouliang was bold and insisted that there was no problem. Zeng Zhiwei had to secretly find two ambulances to wait by the side, afraid of accidents.
Ke Shouliang succeeded.
In "Best Partner", he drives a motorcycle and breaks out of the window of the third floor of a commercial building, and the name "Ke Bold" lands steadily with this jump.
Zeng Zhiwei later recalled that he was so stunned on the set that he forgot to stop shouting. Ke Shouliang's two ribs inserted knives, so that Zeng Zhiwei from then on identified this good brother.
After this battle, Ke Shouliang's status in the show business circle also began to rise, and even Jackie Chan asked him to be the stunt director of his own film.
When filming "Brother Dragon and Tiger Brother", Ke Shouliang once again contributed a superb performance. He personally drove the sports car and flew over a six-lane highway with a width of 75 meters.
Stuntmen are exchanging their lives for money, and behind these seemingly one-of-a-kind actions, they are often the price of a body of pain.
But the reason why Ke Shouliang is engaged in this line of work is not entirely because his appearance is limited in the show business circle, and that thrilling feeling also resonates in his body and the soul that likes to pursue excitement.
Ke Shouliang is so famous that even foreigners know that there is a great flying car stuntman in Taiwan called MR.Black.
When Ke Shouliang was 3 years old, he followed his parents across the ocean to Taiwan, because his family was poor, he hurriedly ended his studies, and at the age of 12, he took over the fishing net in his father's hand, and every day he was exposed to the sun and rain, and his bronze skin gave him the nickname of "Little Black".
At the age of 17, the fisherman Xiaohei went out to break into the world with 500 yuan, and had the courage to go to the star school to register, but he did not expect to be selected, and the fisherman Xiaohei became a star Ke Shouliang.
Later, gang movies were very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Ke Shouliang, who looked rough and crazy, and who was usually righteous and proud, became a fragrant feast in the eyes of directors.
In the "Ancient Puzzle Boy" series, the cousin of the "pheasant" who wears clogs and shaves his head flat has also become the most widely known representative role of Ke Shouliang.
In 1997, Ke Shouliang's feat of leaping over the Yellow River shocked the world, but criticism also followed, and some people said dismissively: "Flying over the Yellow River is nothing remarkable, isn't it a matter of stepping on the throttle to the end?" "There are also some people who say that Ke Shouliang is simply selling fame and reputation.
Is this really the case? Are we all fooled?
In 1997, Ke Shouliang led his disciples to worship the Yellow River, and soon after, he was going to complete the challenge he had promised to take a leap over the 50-meter-long Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River.
At the time of this commitment, Ke Shouliang had just completed the challenge of flying over the Jinling Beacon tower of the Great Wall in Beijing. At that time, there was a foreigner who claimed to want to fly over the Great Wall on a motorcycle.
The Great Wall is the Great Wall of Chinese, how can a foreigner grab this "first"?
Therefore, in front of the foreigner who spoke boldly, Ke Shouliang completed the feat ahead of schedule.
Afterwards, in front of the camera, Ke Shouliang said: "In my opinion, the Great Wall is the father, and the Yellow River is the mother, and I want to connect them together through my flyby, so that it makes sense." ”
The rapid and dangerous water flow of Hukou Waterfall is a well-known thing, and the challenge of Ke Shouliang is unprecedented, and the degree of danger can be imagined.
In order to accomplish the goal, Ke Shouliang surveyed and selected points along the banks of the Yellow River 5 times before and after, visited Hukou 4 times, and contacted and negotiated with relevant departments and units in Shaanxi and Shanxi again and again.
At the same time, Ke Shouliang also had to run around for the funds to fly the yellow car. Because of the tight time, when Ke Shouliang told his friend Jacky Cheung about this difficulty, the latter did not hesitate to send 500,000 yuan to Ke Shouliang's account.
This kindness of sending charcoal in the snow later made Ke Shouliang remember it.
After solving the funds, Ke Shouliang encountered new problems. Because the risk of flying over the Yellow River is so high, many insurance companies have let Ke Shouliang eat behind closed doors.
Finally, after the joint efforts of CCTV and Phoenix Satellite TV, Ke Shouliang found an insurance company willing to guarantee him.
After the worries were solved, Ke Shouliang flew three times in Guangzhou and Xi'an.
The first time, the car only flew 38 meters but flipped in the air, Ke Shouliang took the car and fell into the air cushion bag composed of 800 cartons, he picked up a life, but the car worth 300,000 yuan was scrapped;
The second time, Ke Shouliang summed up the experience and added 200 kilograms of sandbags to the rear of the car, although it landed smoothly, but the car only flew out 42 meters, and there was still a lot of distance compared with the true width of the Hukou Waterfall;
The third time flew only 1 meter more than the second time.
Seeing this, you should all understand that flying over the Yellow River is really not a matter of stepping on the accelerator.
Finally, it's time to deliver on promises.
The wife who was previously scared out of heart disease by Ke Shuliang's extreme challenge rarely brought her children to the scene, in addition to her, there were zeng Zhiwei, Wu Zongxian, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and other friends in the circle, all rushed to the Yellow River at the first time to cheer for Ke Shouliang.
Tickets priced at 50 yuan have long been sold out, journalists and tourists from all over the world are bustling on the shore, and locals play the Anse waist drum, rendering the challenge a shocking momentum.
Ke Shouliang finally lived up to expectations, and with a rainbow momentum, drew a perfect arc over the Yellow River, and the whole flying process took only 1.58 seconds.
He was lifted up in a cushion composed of 3,000 cardboard boxes, put on a garland, and Andy Lau and others also rushed up to hug him, corresponding to the burning patriotism of countless Chinese people in front of the screen.
Ke Shouliang became a veritable "first flyer".
The white Mitsubishi car that jumped over the Yellow River was hoisted back to the Hukou Hotel where Ke Shouliang was staying by a crane, the headlights and front cover were slightly damaged, the glass on the right side was missing, and the decoration on the rear was also mostly lost, but the body was basically intact.
This leap cost more than 3 million before and after.
In addition to the funds raised, Ke Shouliang also gritted his teeth and sold his house.
While the wife was worried, she took out all the savings accumulated by the family for 5 years to support her husband, and the father also took out his heart, took out his own coffin to cheer his son, which can be said to be a scattering of family wealth, so that 6 years later, Ke Shouliang suddenly passed away, and the family's life was suddenly in a dilemma.
After the death of Ke Shouliang, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and other friends also took good care of his family, 18 years later, how are they living now?
In 2003, at the funeral of "stunt trapeze" Ke Shouliang, more than 200 stars came.
Successive extreme challenges depleted Ke Shouliang's family property, and when he died, he left his wife with only a pair of children and a house still in a mortgage. Fortunately, Ke Shouliang has a good relationship in the show business circle that even Jackie Chan envies, and he has always been a righteous and heroic person, and he is a veritable big brother in the circle.
It is rumored that Jacky Cheung donated 200,000 yuan in his unnamed status so that Ke Shouliang's funeral could be held safely, Zeng Zhiwei and Cen Jianxun presided over the funeral for him, and Hong Jinbao appeared to help him.
Because of Ke Shouliang, he became acquainted with music Bole and was able to get ahead, and Han Hong also rushed to the scene to bid farewell to his old friend who was like a brother.
According to Jackie Chan, at that time, many people directly took money and put it on the table, and everyone was a nameless person who silently contributed behind the scenes. This also shows how respected Ke Shouliang's personality is in the show business circle.
When the song "Stupid Child" became popular again with the brothers who cut through the thorns, some people may also remember that there are three people who sing this song, Andy Lau, Wu Zongxian, and Ke Shouliang.
Andy Lau and Wu Zongxian have also made a lot of efforts to help the Ke Shouliang family.
On May 7, 2004, Wu Zongxian, Andy Lau, Zeng Zhiwei and others attended the concert to commemorate the "First Flying Man in Asia" Ke Shouliang, and all the funds raised from the performance on that day were used to help the Ke Shouliang family.
In this performance, Ke Youlun, the son of Ke Shouliang, also appeared on the stage to sing.
Ke Youlun, who stepped into the singing world, was hand-picked by Jacky Cheung, and when his first album was released, Jacky Cheung also went to stand for him and gave his deceased old friends a row of noodles.
When Ke Shouliang's daughter Ke Lizhen got married, Jacky Cheung appeared hand in hand with Andy Lau to complete the wish of escorting her beloved daughter to marry for her father.
Although Ke Shouliang is no longer alive, he has used his life's merit to protect his family.
For the great righteousness of the country, Ke Shouliang enjoys the supreme honor, but for his family, he always feels sorry.
Before flying over the Yellow River that year, Ke Shouliang once said:
"I flew over the Great Wall and the Yellow River to challenge myself and prove my ability, but my parents, wives, and children were all afraid of me because of this, and I felt that this was a harm to them." I can't just think about myself, I have promised my wife, from now on, I will be at ease to become a director, and give my relatives a peaceful and stable life. ”
This calm and stable, in the end, is only a short period of 6 years.
But thankfully, with the escort of former friends and the fact that their children are very sensible, Ke Shouliang's family is now doing well.
Born poor, he has been kind to people all his life, and has struggled unceasingly, and the spirit of Ke Shouliang in heaven can also rest in peace.
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