Zhang Guorong and Lin Qingxia met because of the filming of "East becomes West".
The two live in the same apartment and often take the same bus to the set.
At that time, Lin Qingxia and her boyfriend Qin Han were separated and merged, and Lin Qingxia, who was on the verge of emotional breakup, could be said to be in a bad mood.
Zhang Guorong asked her as an older brother: Is life good?
And Lin Qingxia didn't say two words before the tears rolled down.
Zhang Guorong, who was silent for a few seconds, put his arm around her shoulder and said, "I will be good to you." ”
Since then, Zhang Guorong and Lin Qingxia have been called sisters.
Unexpectedly, the second cooperation between the two of them contributed the largest scale of their first time in the history of the screen-
The Legend of the White-Haired Witch
This film is adapted from Liang Yusheng's original martial arts novel of the same name.
At first, Gao Zhisen was interested in the novel, hoping that Yu Rentai could adapt him into a movie.
But Yu Rentai was not interested in costume drama, he was obsessed with horror thriller genres.
Later, after obtaining the consent of the author Liang Yusheng to let go of the adaptation, Yu Rentai decided to personally guide it.
In terms of candidates, Yu Rentai was the first to finalize that Zhang Guorong would play Zhuo Yihang.
The original idea was to make a martial arts action movie.
Producer Huang Baiming hopes to find an actress who can really play.
Yang Ziqiong is naturally the best candidate.
When the script was given to her, she was also looking forward to having a hard love affair with Zhang Guorong on the screen.
As a result, two weeks before the filming began, Yang Ziqiong resigned for some reason.
Huang Baiming had to change people, so he wanted to find Lin Qingxia.
Lin Qingxia also had no schedule at that time, but when she learned that the male protagonist was Zhang Guorong, she immediately agreed.
The script was also changed from the original martial arts to love because of Lin Qingxia's appearance.
Zhuo Yihang's character is indecisive in the original work, wanting power and women, and has the style of a chivalrous person.
Yu Rentai found this persona difficult for audiences in the 1990s to accept.
Therefore, Zhuo Yihang in the movie has a great change in personality.
It has become the nature of a prodigal son, unwilling to be bound by etiquette, loves to do chivalry and righteousness, and disdains those things that compete for supremacy in martial arts.
Paired with a handsome face that exudes and Zhang Guorong, it adds a bit of charm.
After "Ah Fei Zheng Biography" and "Overlord Farewell", Zhang Guorong has become an exclusive presence in the Hong Kong film industry.
Admittedly, this is certainly not Zhang Guorong's best movie.
But only Zhuo Yihang, played by him, can play a big female lead movie equally.
The image of the prodigal son, Zhang Guorong has played in "The True Biography of Ah Fei".
Obsessed with love, "Farewell to the Overlord" bore the brunt of it.
Therefore, his glance at the practice of neon clothes for thousands of years is convincing.
He raised his sword and swore to heaven that Zhuo Yihang would never fail to live up to Lian Ni.
You won't think it's a sweet lie after the scumbag cheated on the cannon.
The woman who can make Zhuo Yihang fall in love at a glance can only be Lian Nisheng, played by Lin Qingxia.
In 1992, Lin Qingxia's version of the Oriental Undefeated was born.
A wave of red clothes and drinking have stunned countless years.
Later, he was listed with Zhu Yin blinking, Zhang Min looking back, and Zu Xian dressing in the four famous scenes of Hong Kong movies.
This character is too deeply rooted. Later, Lin Qingxia went to audition for Wong Kar-wai's "East Evil and West Poison", wong Kar-wai took care of it for a long time with fixed makeup, and then told her that it was too much like the East undefeated.
Lin Qingxia also cried red over her nose because of this.
Most of the audience's evaluation of Lin Qingxia will have the word "domineering".
Only Zhou Xingchi's evaluation of Lin Qingxia was to the point:
When Lin Qingxia wears women's clothes, she is the most beautiful woman in the eyes of men, and when Lin Qingxia wears men's clothes, she is the most beautiful man.
"The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" shows Lin Qingxia's feminine side as a woman for the first time.
The most beautiful scene in the whole film is bathing in the water of the neon dress.
Water, with the symbolic meaning of lust.
At that moment, we followed Zhuo Yihang's perspective, and the spring light in front of us was unobstructed.
Long wet hair, ice muscles, and fragrant shoulders.
Beautiful but not obscene, sexy but not obscene.
Lin Qingxia trusted Zhang Guorong and was worried that she would "wear gangs".
She asked Zhang Guorong to watch for her, and then she was relieved to shoot.
Zhang Guorong even demonstrated on the spot, and then modified the dialogue for Qingxia.
In the scene where the Mandarin duck plays in the water, Zhang Guorong and Lin Qingxia both contribute to the largest scale since the film.
In that lingering and compassionate water passion scene, director Yu Rentai hoped that the two would be closer.
Before Yu Rentai could speak, Lin Qingxia had already asked him first, "Do you want to talk about that scene?" How far do you want to go? ”
When she learned what the director wanted, Lin Qingxia did all the same, but kept muttering:
You don't have to be so big, right?
After filming this scene, Lin Qingxia met the reporter and showed the reporter the mark (kiss mark) left by her brother on her body.
Then the reporter ran to ask Zhang Guorong if he was injured.
Zhang Guorong replied, "No." ”
He also touched his arm and leg, and added, "Nothing at all." How could I be in trouble? I'm too... Experienced! ”
At that time, watching this movie was only regarded as a strange martial arts film.
Only after re-brushing did I realize that the most underrated person in the whole film was Wu Zhenyu.
The conjoined ji wushuang, played by him, is the childhood shadow of many viewers.
When he first appeared, he would speak in a dumb voice, and then his voice would switch to a woman.
At first, I thought that Wu Zhenyu was because of some crooked and evil kung fu that caused people to be not ghosts and ghosts.
Later, it was learned that the two brothers and sisters shared a body.
Two people joined together curled up separately, like two wings on a butterfly.
This scene is revisited many years later and feels very heavy and full of cult flavor.
In the eyes of martial artists, he was the leader of the most heinous Demon Sect.
But in front of Lian Ni, he is a licking dog who can't be loved after all.
He adopted Andi, but he had a real affection for her.
Unfortunately, there was only Zhuo Yihang in Lian Ni's heart.
For zhuo Yihang, he would rather leave the Demon Sect and be willing to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire.
Ji Wushuang was born of love and hate, and washed Wudang in blood.
After learning about Lian Ni's intentions, he still couldn't help but kill the other party.
Years later, many netizens also admitted that Wu Zhenyu is the surprise of the whole film, and he is too suitable to play this neurotic demon.
At the end of the day, everyone in this movie is in love.
Zhuo Yihang, Lian Ni Xie, Ji Wushuang, and the master sister (played by Lan Jieying) who has always been in love with Zhuo Yihang.
On the surface, it is a fantasy martial arts film with heavy taste, but in its bones, it is actually a love film full of tragic colors.
Some netizens commented on the love between the film Zhuo Yihang and Lian Nisheng:
Love is the most beautiful thing in the world, but it has to be beautiful.
With the theme song "Red Face and White Hair" sung by Zhang Guorong, it is more like an elegy written for love:
Red face and white hair, before and after, have it overnight, is this not counted, falling in love with a whitehead.
Originally, the film merchant wanted to make a sequel again, but unfortunately, Zhang Guorong tied the schedule to the long-unfinished "East Evil and West Poison", and the sequel could only be in cameo form, which appeared in the beginning and tail parts.
This year is the 28th year since the release of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch".
Since then, there have also been many versions of the white-haired witch.
Cai Shaofen, Jiang Qinqin, Ma Su, Fan 800 million and others have all performed the practice of neon clothes.
But none of them could surpass Lin Qingxia's version.
Zhang Guorongsi has passed away, Lin Qingxia has retired from the circle, Lan Jieying has died alone, and only Wu Zhenyu has persisted in the Hong Kong film alone.
I can't help but sigh: things are not people.
Today's Hong Kong films are more and more refined and politically correct, less than the whimsical and heroic of the 90s of the last century.
I am very fortunate to have the carrier of movies.
Can encapsulate memories and preserve classics.
They can still continue to turn sentient beings upside down through the screen.