Text丨Qingchen
Editor丨Fang Wen
The domestic action martial arts films that once fought their way out in Hollywood seem to have begun to appear in an embarrassing situation where there is no successor.
Although they don't want to admit it, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are no longer young.
Donnie Yen is also nearly 60 years old, and Zhao Wenzhuo may not have seen him for a long time.
In this situation, one person came out of the online drama, which made everyone see hope again.
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He is Jet Li's former "royal son" Xie Miao.
The starting point is not high, and his first play is to co-star with Jet Li and Qiu Shuzhen in "New Shaolin Five Ancestors".
At that time, his appearance was online, and his martial arts movements were smooth, and he attracted countless people's love as soon as the movie was broadcast.
Follow-up resources are also very strong.
collaborated with Wu Mengda in "Peter Pan" and co-starred with Chow Yun-fat in "God of Gamblers 2".
Of course, the most exciting thing is "Naked Dragon" co-starred with Jet Li again.
"Father and son" worked together to kill the Quartet, how can the word "cool" be used.
The tacit cooperation between the two, as well as private interaction, everyone said that he would be "Jet Li's successor".
It's a pity that time is also fateful.
At that time, Semyon was still young, and although he was thriving in the entertainment industry, he couldn't be an illiterate person.
It is too difficult to juggle martial arts, schooling, and acting.
So at the finale banquet of "God of Gamblers 2", his parents raised questions about Semyon's future plans.
Of course, they are also very smart, and they ask the two who have more to speak.
Chow Yun-fat, a well-known actor in the circle, is known as "Brother Fa".
How many excellent works have Wang Jing directed, and how many big stars have he seen.
It's just that the two gave diametrically opposed answers.
Chow Yun-fat thinks that Semyon should go back to study, he has suffered a lot because of his lack of study before.
Wang Jing believes that he should strike while the iron is hot and continue to develop in the entertainment industry.
The speed of renewal in the entertainment industry is too fast, if he goes back to study, it will not be his time when he comes back.
After much consideration, Semyon's parents followed Chow Yun-fat's advice.
Of course, they didn't just make decisions because of what he said.
At that time, martial arts films had actually begun to decline, even if Semyon's stay was an uncertain future.
In line with the concept of reading to change fate, after 1995, Semyon's life returned to the right track, reading books and Xi martial arts.
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It wasn't until he graduated from college that he made a comeback to filming.
"The Legend of Shaolin Temple", as his comeback, is quite good.
As soon as the TV series was broadcast, it won the ratings championship of many satellite TVs.
It's just that then there was an embarrassing situation.
The start was good, but it didn't follow up in the late stages.
Action martial arts movies are no longer popular, and Semyon's appearance is also declining.
Soon he became a trick.
In these difficult days, he found the wind again.
The starry trend of the online drama made his blood boil, and he wanted to be the protagonist.
After that, he turned on the "bad drama mode".
No matter how middle two the plot is, how unreasonable, how earthquake-shattered, as long as it is the protagonist, he will accept it.
The dramas he starred in have been swiped by various screens, and he can be said to be "the elder in online dramas".
Everyone thinks that he is "willing to fall", but in fact, he has never given up martial arts.
"No One in My Eyes" is just a movie with an investment of 8 million, but he hit the effect of 80 million.
In the movie, Semyon plays the story of a blind knight who avenges a ruined woman.
Regardless of whether the plot can stand up to scrutiny or not, Semyon's martial arts is definitely a highlight.
The director really earned.
Compared with some people who "earn 2.08 million a day", he is even more worth the money, and the martial arts actions are all completed by himself.
Because he plays a blind man in the movie, the martial arts action that is required is done by him squinting.
The pace is fast, the audience looks energetic, and they are more immersed, and I don't know how much better than those special effects in slow motion.
It's not that I don't want to watch martial arts dramas, but the main thing is that there is no feeling of swords.
Who doesn't have a chivalrous dream in their hearts?
Among them, there is a scene of fire knives, which makes everyone scream.
What should I do if I have limited funds and want a big scene?
Don't worry, Semyon will help you out.
A burning knife is wielded vigorously, especially the last flick of the knife is so handsome that he has no friends.
Although this performance does not save the plot, I have to admit that it is very enjoyable.
He finally relied on this work to gain recognition from the mainstream film media, and Douban also gave a high score of 7.1.
The box office also exceeded 26.19 million.
Semyon was finally seen by everyone after this battle.
Finally, when he was nearly 40 years old, he finally waited for this day again.
Later, "Northeast Police Story 2" was supported by kung fu bigwigs such as Wu Jing and Donnie Yen.
This means that he has finally carved a way for himself.
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"Spreading Anger" became his new beginning, replacing Donnie Yen with Semyon, a stroke of genius.
The movie starred Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse, but when they heard their names, this wave was about to explode.
The official account of the crew released nine videos to promote the movie, and two of them turned out to be about Semyon.
The two leading actors also expressed their desire to fight Semyon.
He also received a series of support from everyone.
In 2024, he will have four films to air.
Because of the success of the first part, the investment in "No One in My Eyes 2" has increased to about 30 million, which is even more exciting.
"Spreading Anger" He performed on the same stage with Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse, and this row is absolutely proper.
"Collecting Evil" and "Making Explosions" are also two highly anticipated web dramas.
epilogue
From "The Elder of Online Dramas" to sharing the stage with Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse, it took Xie Miao 30 years to finally come back.
As people like Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Donnie Yen have aged, Semyon has become a new generation of force that can continue to impress his martial arts works.