In 1993, Wang Jing, who was in the middle of her career, was at the peak of her personal directorial career. "The Gambler", "Tricky Expert" and many other works have been box office hits, making him the darling of many producers.
While her career is successful, Wang Jing is also thinking about the future development direction. As an excellent director, he has the responsibility to discover more excellent actors and develop a more brilliant film kingdom.
In the midst of these thousands of things, two potential newcomers finally caught Wang Jing's attention - comedian Zhang Weijian and orthodox actor Ekin Cheng. After observation and comparison, Wang Jing keenly found that the two had their own strengths and complemented each other.
Zhang Weijian's natural comedy cells have begun to emerge in several works, and he has the potential to become the "second Stephen Chow". and Ekin Cheng, who has outstanding appearance and temperament, is more suitable to play a positive character and play the leading role in idol dramas.
So, Wang Jing decided to focus on both hands and make every effort to train the two newcomers. He believes that under his careful cultivation, the two can one day grow into superstar film and television actors, creating new heights for his future film career.
The decisiveness and insight of this talent selection also confirmed the famous saying "the more prosperous the country, the more heroes emerge".
In 1994, Chow Yun-fat announced that he would enter Hollywood, and the Hong Kong entertainment industry was shaken. A benchmark for action movies in the 80s, True Colors of Heroes established him in the film industry.
This news undoubtedly shows his ambition to open up the international market and move to a higher peak. As sharp as Wang Jing, he immediately seized this golden opportunity - to remake this classic, and at the same time achieve the transformation of his own newcomer.
As a result, the new version of "The True Colors of Heroes" came into being. Wang Jing arranged for Ekin Cheng to play the leading role, hoping to complete his transformation from an idol drama to a powerful faction through this role.
Compared with the original, this remake adds a lot of emotional scenes, which adds a bit of sincerity and touching to the theme of brotherhood. Wang Jing believes that this kind of work, which integrates action and emotion, will surely lead a new trend in the market.
In fact, Wang Jing's good intentions are not empty talk. This remake laid the foundation for Ekin Cheng's future success in "The Crazy Boy Movie". The unpretentious action and small-character style it pioneered also made similar films all the rage in the mid-90s.
It can be said that Wang Jing seized the opportunity of Chow Yun-fat's comeback, killing multiple birds with one stone, not only achieving Ekin Cheng, but also opening a new situation in the Hong Kong film industry.
When Tang Jun led the brothers to fight to the death against the "Black Bull", the prawns were also present to cheer. In a momentary miss, he inadvertently kills the black bull. Since then, the prawns, who have become famous in the first battle, have won Tang Jun's appreciation and become his most loyal right-hand man.
In this accident, the brotherhood between the two also sprouted.
Later, Prawn was framed and imprisoned. The first test of the newly formed "hardcore brothers" was met. Tang Jun spared no expense to hire a barrister and ran around, and finally cleared the prawn of the crime.
This turmoil not only did not erase the friendship between the two, but sublimated it to the point where blood is thicker than water. Prawn firmly remembered Tang Jun's kindness in his heart and obeyed him.
And Tang Jun also regarded the prawn as his own and supported him as his most trusted assistant.
One day at the banquet in the restaurant, the two joined forces to fight against the invading enemy, and left side by side after retreating from the enemy. This scene seems to indicate that they will work together in the future to create the future of the industry.
Although the banquet of the day has long ended, the brotherhood between the two has warmed up due to this setback, as if it has been integrated into each other's blood and become part of each other's community of destiny.
Tang Jun and Prawn, who were originally very affectionate, were separated forever due to a sudden change. On that day, Tang Jun was arrested by the police on charges of drug trafficking. At this time, his biggest reliance, his eldest brother Viagra, came to the rescue.
Tang Jun was still immersed in the joy of being rescued, but he didn't expect that this was just a game. Viagra arranged for the killer to pursue, and it turned out that all this was the result of his calculations.
Tang Jun experienced life and death, and suddenly woke up to the fact that his eldest brother was already ruthless. The person he used to trust the most secretly hurt himself the most, and this betrayal made Tang Jun feel painful.
He had no choice but to leave Hong Kong and become a restaurant chef living in isolation. Every time he thinks about it, Tang Jun still can't hide the resentment in his heart, and he can't wait to tear Viagra to pieces.
For three years, he lived a life without fighting with the world, working as a catering worker, while waiting for the day of revenge. He knows that the rivers and lakes are sinister and complex, and betrayal may be the norm.
But the blood and revenge must be avenged, and the pain engraved on my heart day and night will sooner or later return those hypocritical smiling faces to color.
Three years later, the gears of fate once again linked Tang Jun and Prawn together. When they reunited, Tang Jun was surprised to find that the prawns had become Viagra's right and left hand, and he was reused by him and was in charge of the business.
Suddenly, a hint of foreboding arose. Tang Jun repeatedly warned the prawns to beware of Viagra's calculations. He narrated the nightmarish experience of the year, hoping that the prawns would take this as a warning and not repeat the mistakes of the past.
However, he was overly concerned after all. The prawns with a straightforward temperament are no different from viagra, and even think that Tang Jun is jealous of himself. The prawns who wanted to prove themselves ended up falling for Viagra's tricks.
When Tang Jun heard about the murder of the prawns, he was so sad that he even blamed himself for not protecting his brother well. In his grief, he also saw the cruel reality that the rivers and lakes were sinister, and the brothers could turn against them.
The result of the prawn's trust in himself is to repay the friendship with his life. His unobstructed temperament made him lose his life in this power game. Tang Jun stared at the prawn's cold face, and his heart was filled with endless bitterness.
Seeing the result of the prawn redeeming his friendship with his life, Tang Jun's heart was like a knife, and he couldn't wait to put Viagra on the street. But reason still reminds him not to lose judgment because of anger.
The rivers and lakes have never had any true feelings, and it is common for brothers today and enemies tomorrow. Tang Jun understood that it was a fool's dream to deal with Viagra single-handedly. But he has no way out, and this sea of blood must be avenged.
So, Tang Jun chose to make a desperate bet. He knew that this might be a single-plank bridge to death, but when he thought about it, he didn't have much time to do anyway. The recent detection of nasopharyngeal cancer indicates that death is approaching the neck.
If you let go of Viagra and the others, it will be really difficult to face the conscience of heaven and earth. Tang Jun decided to set himself on fire and die with the gang. I only hope that the dead brothers such as the prawns can rest in peace under the nine springs.
In the end, Tang Jun got his wish. In that battle, Tang Jun was alone in danger, on a par with Viagra. Although outnumbered, he still has the heart of death.
In the end, both parties were seriously injured and died, which ended this feud.
This "The True Colors of New Heroes" seems to be just a police and bandit action movie, but in fact, it has laid the cornerstone of the new theme of "Crazy Boy Movie", a new theme in Hong Kong. Compared with the original, it abandons the exaggerated and bloody fights and instead depicts the survival of the dark side of society in a realistic way.
This simple style coupled with the perspective of the little people gives the audience a sense of substitution and shock on the spot. It quickly inspired more followers and pushed the industry to a new level of refinement.
It can be said that the "Crazy Boy" model opened by "The True Colors of New Heroes" directly rewrote the ecology of the Hong Kong film industry in the 90s. In a sense, this is also a big mistake of Wang Jing.
At the beginning, he chose to remake, just to take advantage of Chow Yun-fat's comeback to make Ekin Cheng out of position. But this work not only made Ekin Cheng's soaring career from then on, but also created a new film trend and market opportunity.
Ekin Cheng did dominate the box office kingdom of Hong Kong films in the 90s with this film. In the past few years that the theme of the old boy has continued to ferment and the box office has reached new highs, his status has once equaled Andy Lau, the big brother in the film industry.
It can be said that "The True Colors of New Heroes" not only rewrote the fate of an actor, but also changed the ecological environment of Hong Kong films. This is a testament to its historic significance in breaking new ground.