If you pick a few must-see psychic zombie dramas, "Zombie Road Chief" must be one of them.
In 1995, ATV gold medal producer Yang Shaohong went to Sai Kung, Hong Kong, to lobby several times, and Lin Zhengying agreed to shoot it, and this drama was also the first TV drama work in his life. Compared with tvB's several works of the same theme, it seems that some are not as good as ATV, which may be the lack of soul characters.
When Zombie Road Chief aired in 1995, ratings soared, giving ATV a peak in ratings. Even after nearly 25 years, the plot of the picture is still impressive, and the characters in the play are still familiar. The reason why this drama can be successful, in addition to a group of excellent actors working hard, is also due to the master Lin Zhengying.
In 1982, as one of Bruce Lee's right and left arms, Lin Zhengying played a Taoist priest for the first time in the movie "Scary People", and was still athletic and standard posture, and was nominated for best action direction at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
The drama tells the story of The Heavenly Master Mao Xiaofang who came to Hong Kong to track down the Chinese zombie king Xuan Kui, met the fifth strange people Zhong Bang and Yang Yunfei and fought Yang Yunfei.
Of course, there are also mao Xiaofang's apprentices and friends, Zhong Bang, Yang Feiyun, Zhong Jun, Ah Fan, Xuan Kui and other characters are very vivid and impressive.
Xu Shaoqiang and Yuan Qiongdan, who played supporting roles, are still active on the screen today, bringing many good-looking film and television works to the audience, compared to their singing all the way, the fate of other actors in the play is very different.
Let's take a look.
Sin Haoying (Xuan Kui)
Xiao Bian couldn't help but think first, was the Prince of the Xuanzi generation of the Qing Dynasty a member of the Kangxi People? It's a bit old!
Xuan Kui is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, a zombie with human nature, who refuses to suck human blood despite his physical torture, and is also very clear. Xuan Kui went to find Mao Xiaofang in order to kill him and thus gain his freedom. However, in the face of the Japanese zombies' attack on Mao Xiaofang, Xuan Kui rescued him without thinking about time. 3
Xian Haoying, who was 37 years old when he starred as Zombie Road Chief, switched to Asia Television in the mid-1980s, and then switched to TVB in 2004 due to the loss of consecutive years of drama production. His most classic role should be the wireless "Ancient Spirit Detective" series as the bloody and dizzy funny Little Feng Sister, Xian Haoying in his early years with the teacher to learn the Great Sage Split Hanging, and is now a martial arts fighting instructor.
Wang Shuqi (Zhong Bang)
Zhong Bang was originally the younger brother of Daogu Zhongjun, a flesh-and-blood, upright and enterprising young man who regarded money as dung, but was very devoted to love. Later Mao Xiaofang discovered that he was a fifth qi person and taught him Taoism.
Wang Shuqi debuted as a child star and has successively performed TVB's "Little Sun" and "Happy Tonight" and other programs. After becoming a free agent in 1994, he has also performed in several tertiary films. He retired from his career as an actor in the 2000s, and his last drama was TVB's Blood Recommendation In 2004.
Rong Jinchang (Ah Fan)
Ah Fan is Mao Xiaofang's beloved disciple, who follows his master to the south and north, likes Dao Gu's apprentice He Daijin, and also provokes a lot of right and wrong. Yung entered the show business in 1990 through a singing contest organized by Asia Television. In 1994, he was nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" for his outstanding performance in the film "Flying Tiger Ambition" (co-starring With Wang Minde, Li Ruotong, Chen Huiyi and Chen Guobang). In 1996, the switch to wireless became a watershed moment in his career. By the end of the 1990s, he gradually became a supporting role. At the end of 2000, Rong Jinchang was troubled by the scandal and took the initiative to ask Wireless to terminate the contract and quit the entertainment circle.
Wen Songxian (Yu Bixin)
The daughter of Yu Dahai, the richest man in the city, has a cheerful personality, filial piety to her parents, and falls in love with Zhong Bang, and is later snatched in love by Yang Feiyun's horizontal knife. In 1993, Wen Songxian joined Asia Television and starred in the first TV series "China Godfather 2 Rises Again" to start an acting career. In 1995, he starred in the action movie "Thunderbolt Fire" starring Jackie Chan. In 1998, she won the ATV Top Ten Most Popular Female Artist Award. On March 2, 2012, Wen Songxian married Li Zishen, and gave birth to a daughter on August 20 of the same year, and there have been no film and television works since then.
postscript
Zombie Road Chief 1-2 is master Lin Zhengying's last zombie-themed film and television work before his death, and his contribution to Hong Kong film zombie films is indelible. His image of a zombie taoist is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but his departure also marks the end of a brilliant era of classic golden zombie films in Hong Kong cinema.