Lin Zhengying's junior brother, Hong Kong martial arts actor Meng Hai passed away, and his ex-girlfriend Rofolo posted a message of condolences
Hong Kong martial arts actor Meng Hai died at the age of 65.
Meng Hai, Lin Zhengying's junior brother, an important member of the Hong family class, has made important contributions to Hong Kong film action films.
His death represents that the golden age is a little further away from us.
At the age of 01 and 7, Bruce Lee admired him very much
Like Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung's scripts, Meng Hai also did not like to read when he was a child, and then was sent to study drama.
Because his family and Hui Tianci are family friends, he worshiped under the door of Pink Chrysanthemum and became the junior disciple of Lin Zhengying, Dong Wei, and Hui Tianci.
At that time, there were four major drama schools in Hong Kong, in addition to the Spring and Autumn Drama School of Pink Chrysanthemum, and Yu Zhanyuan's Chinese Drama School.
This is also the most talked about, cultivating Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu, etc., is the famous "Seven Little Fortunes".
Tang Di's Oriental Drama School also walked out of Cheng Xiaodong, Xu Zhongxin, Mars, Pan Jianjun and other members, it is worth mentioning that Meng Hai's sister Meng Qiu is also from this school.
Ma Chengzhi's Chinese Drama School has trained action actors or directors such as Zhong Fa, Chen Huiyi, Curry, Liu Zhihao, and Li Qingzhu.
Yu Zhanyuan, Pink Chrysanthemum, Tang Di and Ma Chengzhi, who have limited energy, sometimes invite some mainland teachers to teach their students.
Although these dragon and tiger martial artists are not in the same school, they may all be taught by one teacher, and this class of teachers takes turns to teach in various schools, so they can get together later to film.
Meng Hai and senior brother Lin Zhengying are very good, when senior brother goes out to make movies, he will always visit the class, and over time, Bruce Lee also noticed this round-headed and round-headed kid.
In 1973, Bruce Lee took his friend Little Qilin and helped shoot "Kirin Palm", and also arranged a role for Meng Hai in the movie. (Meng Hai's sister Meng Qiu also participated)
In "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight" in the same year, Bruce Lee also arranged a boat scene for Meng Hai, and even gave a close-up.
Regarding Bruce Lee, Meng Hai once said: "Back then, on the set, Bruce Lee asked me to follow him all the time, help the head and tail outside the play, and sometimes play two tricks with me."
Perhaps feeling Bruce Lee's kindness to himself, when Bruce Lee's son Li Guohao starred in "Dragon in the Rivers and Lakes" in 1986, Meng Hai not only starred in the starring, but also responsible for martial arts guidance.
02. An important member of the Hong family class
Bruce Lee died in 1973, and Hong Kong movie action films fell into a trough, at this time, Lin Zhengying and Meng Hai could only mix on the set, running tricks and serving as stand-ins.
For example, Meng Hai has participated in several films of Wu Siyuan, such as "Little Heroes of the Living Dragon and Tiger", "Three Stupid Detectives Xiaofuxing", and also served as a stand-in in Shaw's "Lu Ace and Huang Feihong" and "Hong Xiguan".
This situation continued until 1977, when Sammo Hung gathered a group of dragon and tiger martial artists, including Lin Zhengying and Meng Hai, who helped Sammo Hung shoot his first directorial work "Sande Monk Tammy Six".
After that, the team of the Hong family class slowly formed and became the most influential team in the 80s, which can be described as full of talents, such as Lin Zhengying, Meng Hai, Yuan Biao, Yuen Hua, Yuan Kui, Wu Ma, Chen Huiyi, Zhong Fa, etc., they jointly supported half of the sky of Hong Kong action movies.
As an actor, Meng Hai has a childish face and often plays the image of some little brothers, apprentices or afraid of ugly boys.
Although he and Lin Zhengying are brothers and sisters, they are a pair of master and apprentice in "Ghost Eats Ghost", and they seem to have no sense of discord.
Many friends often confuse him with Yuan Biao, stupid and indistinguishable, the two collaborated on "Xinshushan Swordsman" in the early days, and they have a tacit understanding.
In Hongjiaban, he also participated in films such as "Summer Lucky Star", "Dragon's Heart" and "Fortune Train", which left a deep impression.
The most talked about is "Royal Senior Sister", the relaxed and natural performance made him win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in one fell swoop, as an action actor, it is not easy.
But in "Royal Senior Sister", Meng Hai also has a gain, and Roflo in the play has a relationship.
At that time, they were working together, Meng Hai learned English for each other, and even tailored a movie "Senior Sister Datan" specifically for his girlfriend.
It is a pity that due to cultural differences and other reasons, the two did not come together in the end.
Hearing the news of the death of her ex-boyfriend Meng Hai, Rofolo posted a message of condolences, saying that she was sad after hearing the sad news, and called the other party a friend, and said that she had just talked about the other party in yesterday's interview.
In the mid-to-late 90s, Hong Kong films entered a period of decline, and Meng Hai once followed his senior brother Lin Zhengying to TV station development and collaborated on "Zombie Taoist 2".
In addition, his role as a firefly in "Interpol" is also loved by the audience.
Meng Hai has participated in many action movies, but sometimes he can move people without fighting, such as "Love for You" with Leslie Cheung, and finally died of illness at the end, and many viewers cried sadly when they saw it.
03. Six nominations for Best Action Direction
That group of dragon and tiger martial artists back then could act in front of the screen and be behind-the-scenes heroes.
Meng Hai, for example, has been nominated for the Best Action Direction Award six times, which is also an affirmation of his ability.
He mentioned Tsui Hark's "New Shushan Swordsman", which used more than 100 Weiya that year and made history.
At first, he only wanted to work behind the scenes, but he couldn't stand Tsui Hark's request, so he played the role of "Yizhen".
also mentioned "Dragon Ninja", when he designed the action, he tried to get closer to the good looks, and finally the movie was a box office hit, and it also became popular with Li Yuanba.
Meng Hai said that a good martial arts guide must not fight brutely, consider the background of the story and the character setting, and each character must have his own style and playing style.
Counting the films he has nominated, they are really classics, such as "Dragon Ninja", "Royal Senior Sister", "Law Enforcement Vanguard", "Royal Warrior", "Dragons and Phoenixes" and "Sword".
Meng Hai's last screen work is "One Man's Martial Arts", decades of acting career, starting with action movies, and finally action movies, is also complete.
Now in another world, he can play with Bruce Lee, senior brother Lin Zhengying, Wuma, Feng Kean, Hui Tianci, these big brothers.
All the way, Meng Hai. (Reported by: XI)