The sentence "Look at a person's face to know if he is bad or not" is often mentioned, but it has not been verified in the "big fool brother" Cheng Kuian.
It is said that as long as Cheng Kuian starred in the movie of the bad guy boss, that movie would definitely be a big hit, because he was a famous "villain" actor in Hong Kong.
The image of "Big Silly" he played in the TV series "Jiren Tianxiang" is deeply loved by the audience.
Because of his outstanding performance in drama, he is known as the "Four Villains of Hong Kong" along with Wong Kwong-leung, Ho Ka-kui and Lee Shau-kee.
Although his role as a villain in movies has taken up 90% of his career, in real life he is a well-praised good guy.
Cheng Kuian treats his friends with affection and righteousness, and he is also dedicated to his family.
When Lan Jieying was penniless and even food and clothing became a problem, it was at this time that someone ran to the restaurant downstairs of her house and insisted on paying for her meals every month.
However, despite being a seemingly amiable person, he has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Stephen Chow, a well-known figure in the Hong Kong film industry, on several occasions.
Cheng Kuian has always been worried about what grievances between these two people make him care so much?
Everything starts with Cheng Kuian's family background.
go astray
Quian has filmed more than 600 works in his lifetime, but he is not actually an actor from a professional background. When it comes to his experience, it's even more exciting than the movie.
Due to his poor family, he dropped out of school early and began to contact society with many siblings.
His brother worked for a film company, so he initially helped him get into the set. Due to his tall stature, he is often responsible for carrying cameras.
Although the camera weighs more than a dozen pounds, it makes people feel tired to carry it every day. Coupled with years of hard work, the salary is still only 60 yuan a month, which makes Cheng Kuian's heart unsatisfied.
Cheng Kuian thought that he had worked hard for a long time and could only get a salary of 60 yuan a month, and if he continued like this, not only would he have no future, but he would not be able to get rich, so he decided to resign.
He soon found his next job, but to his surprise, it ended up costing him four years in prison!
Cheng Kuian, who was only 17 years old at the time, was 1.85 meters tall, and the fierce flesh on his face made the nightclub owner notice him, hoping to hire him as a thug.
At that time, the thugs in Hong Kong were different from now, they said that beating people was really ruthless, and they were not afraid to cut people.
Although Cheng Kui faintly felt that the job was quite dangerous, the reward given by the boss was too generous.
The salary of the last job was 600 yuan, which is ten times the current job. Cheng Kuian gritted his teeth and agreed, so doing a month's work was equivalent to ten months of work before, and he "went astray" like this.
His job is to do some dirty business every day, such as collecting debts owed by waitresses in dance halls and threatening violence against those who refuse to pay back.
Finally one day, the "thunder" that Cheng Kuian was worried about broke out.
Cheng Kuian and three other thugs went to the dance hall on the same day to collect debts, which eventually led to an incident of wounding, and the police immediately launched an arrest operation after receiving the news.
According to the information provided by the slashed person, only Cheng Kuian was caught in the end.
Because Cheng Kuian's fierce spirit is unforgettable, the victim can only remember his face.
The police asked Cheng Kuian who the remaining three people were, but Cheng Kuian never let go, insisting that he was the only one, and was finally sentenced to four years.
This has also become an indelible stain in Cheng Kuian's life.
Cheng Kuian had already started a family at that time, and his wife, Feng Yuehua, was pregnant. After learning the news of Cheng Kuian's imprisonment, Feng Yuehua had mood swings, which led to premature birth, but fortunately both mother and son were safe.
Feng Yuehua once took her son to the prison to visit Cheng Kuian, waiting for him to grow up.
The child didn't know that the person standing in front of him was his father, but when he saw Cheng Kuian being isolated behind glass and iron bars, with a fierce face, he cried and pointed at Cheng Kuian and shouted "bad guy, bad guy".
Cheng Kuian deeply regretted that his child was imprisoned after birth, and he could not give him a complete childhood, leaving an unbearable mark.
Cheng Kuian decided to reform his life in prison, and he chose to keep to himself and actively cooperate.
After spending two years and eight months in prison, Cheng Kuian was finally released with a commuted sentence. After all, a sincere heart will not be disappointed after all.
You have to meet a teacher
After Cheng Kuian was released from prison, he decided to wash his hands and no longer get involved in his former business.
It is not easy for a person who has been through such a past to find a new job. Cheng Kuian applied for a job, but was rejected.
Liang Xiaolong had a close relationship with Cheng Kuian's brother at that time and frequented his house. Later, Liang Xiaolong participated in Stephen Chow's movie "Kung Fu" and played the role of "Fire Cloud Evil God" in the film.
He persuaded Cheng Kuian to come to the crew to serve as a martial artist, because he saw Teacher Cheng's decadence and loneliness.
Liang Xiaolong was not famous at that time, but as the martial arts instructor of the show, his words and deeds carried a lot of weight.
Cheng Kuian claimed that he had never received martial arts training, so he was not qualified for martial arts scenes, at which point Liang Xiaolong interjected:
No problem, I invite you to come, you can come, the martial arts instructor is excellent, whoever I let hold will be in it.
Although Cheng Kuian is a newcomer and his salary is not higher than that of other professional martial artists, he still feels very satisfied.
With his burly figure and handsome face, he doesn't need to be proficient in too many martial arts moves to be able to become the gangster boss in the movie.
The roles he usually plays are very simple, he just needs to stand in front of the crowd, wave his fingers, say "up", and basically call it a day.
Because of his mentor Li Xiuxian, Cheng Kuian officially embarked on the road of film shooting.
Before working with Liang Xiaolong, he already knew Li Xiuxian, but he never thought of filming with him.
One day, Lee Xiu-hyun met him by chance in the play, revealed to him that he was preparing a play recently and needed a role, and asked him if he would like to join.
Cheng Kuian immediately agreed, and Li Xiuxian told him that the job was not well paid.
He didn't care about it, and for him working with Li Xiuxian was a valuable experience and an opportunity for him.
He still accepted Li Xiuxian's invitation.
The salary that Li Xiuxian actually paid him was not low, and the salary of 200 yuan per day was enough for Cheng Kuian to maintain the basic living needs of the family at that time.
Cheng Kuian is not a professional actor after all, and he frequently makes mistakes during filming, so he is often scolded by Li Xiuxian.
As a director, it is inevitable that there will be some fiery temper, after all, you have to manage a large group of people, and you have to shoot many times to complete a scene, as the saying goes, "even if the Buddha comes, he will be angry".
Mr. Cheng claimed that Mr. Lee most frequently reprimanded him on set, repeating the words "stupid! how could you be so stupid!"
During a filming, Cheng Kuian accidentally crashed a Porsche worth more than 1 million yuan, which made Li Xiuxian very angry, and he angrily scolded Cheng Kuian for several hours.
Cheng Kuian never minded Li Xiuxian's fiery attitude, but has always been grateful to meet him, it can be said that without Li Xiuxian's help, there would be no Cheng Kuian, who later became popular.
Settle grudges
Stephen Chow is Cheng Kuian's senior brother, and the later grievances between the two are also related to their master Li Xiuxian.
After Cheng Kuian stepped into the film industry under the leadership of Li Xiuxian, he made a number of films. In the 90s, he was able to participate in the filming of six crews in one day, and the highest record was to earn 500,000 Hong Kong dollars a day.
After Cheng Kuian had wealth, he basically didn't like to save money, whether it was for his family or to invest and buy a car.
Cheng Kuian said that driving a racing car is his biggest hobby in life, and acting and singing just to make a living.
Racing is more important to him than his family.
Cheng Kuian has participated in many motor racing competitions and achieved many excellent rankings, and even after being diagnosed with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer, he still insisted on not giving up on continuing to compete.
In the 80s and 90s, Hong Kong was the golden age of cinema, not only did many wonderful films be made, but also a large number of tertiary films emerged.
Cheng Kuian also accepted the invitation to star in films such as "Monk of Lamp Grass", "My Days in the Underworld" and "When the Peach is Ripe".
He never took off his clothes, but only played the role of a villain of the "underworld".
The reason why Cheng Kuian can't take off is not because he is in poor shape, but because he is subject to family traditions.
Cheng Kuian's father was a conservative man who often watched his son's films.
Cheng Kuian has always been worried that he will be scolded by his father if he takes off his clothes while filming a tertiary film, so he has always maintained the image of "guarding himself like jade" in the movie.
He is a traditional and "obedient" good son and apprentice, and has a grudge with Stephen Chow, who "forgets his roots" in his eyes.
Stephen Chow was originally performed in Li Xiuxian's films, when he was still an unknown actor. It wasn't until he starred in a series of absurd movies that he became popular.
After Stephen Chow became famous, he was dissatisfied with the salary given to him by Li Xiuxian, so the two parted ways.
Cheng Kuian has always been dissatisfied with Stephen Chow, thinking that he was treacherous, and his master brought him into the industry, but he had no gratitude.
After the release of the movie "Jigong", Cheng Kuian's dislike for Stephen Chow deepened.
Cheng Kuian thinks that Stephen Chow's line in the movie "Li Xiuyuan, I want to kill your whole family" alludes to his master Li Xiuxian.
Once, Cheng Kuian said:
Although this character exists in the play, if Stephen Chow really respects the teacher, he should discuss with the director to change the name of this character.
Stephen Chow's behavior is too cold, and I hope he will not forget his roots.
Since then, the grievances between them have been settled.
Died of cancer
After becoming famous, Cheng Kuian married a second wife.
At that time, polygamy was allowed in Hong Kong, and Cheng Kuian married Chen Meizhi, the second wife.
Because he was worried that living with his two wives would cause serious conflicts, he decided to buy a house outside for his second-room wife Chen Meizhi to live in, and gave her financial support to run a business.
Due to the distance, the wives of the two families got along very harmoniously, and there was no quarrel like in other families. Both sides live in great peace and tranquility.
Chen Meizhi later gave birth to a son to Cheng Kuian, so that Cheng Kuian had a son in each of the two rooms.
Cheng Kuian originally thought that he would spend a happy life with his family, but in 2004, he was diagnosed with stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him and his family.
Cheng Kuian spends a lot of money on weekdays, never saves money, and is even more prohibitive in the face of medical expenses for treatment.
It is at this time that human indifference is truly revealed.
When a person is at the peak, everyone around him will come to call him brother and brother, and once he is sick, he desperately avoids it, for fear that others will ask him to borrow money.
It's only when you feel lonely that you can truly tell who is true and who is hypocritical.
There is not only his mentor Li Xiuxian, but also his good friend Zhang Jiahui, all of whom have come to the hospital to visit Cheng Kuian many times.
I got acquainted with Zhang Jiahui during filming, and later they really became friends. There's also an interesting vignette.
Years ago, Cheung was attacked by a gang of gangsters in Hong Kong who threatened to get rid of him.
At that time, Zhang Jiahui couldn't find anyone willing to be his bodyguard, but Cheng Kuian stepped forward and expressed his willingness to serve as Zhang Jiahui's bodyguard to ensure his safety.
At that time, Cheng Kuian was well-known in Hong Kong, and the mention of his name could make people feel awe.
His physique was oppressive, and standing there was intimidating, and no one dared to approach him easily.
He still remembers a misunderstanding that happened at that time, when he went to work that day and met two little girls in the same elevator, but as soon as they saw him, they were so frightened that they hurriedly escaped from the elevator and shouted for help.
Cheng Kuian said helplessly: "Just by their looks, I scared them by not doing anything." ”
Under Cheng Kuian's escort, Zhang Jiahui's life was not threatened.
Zhang Jiahui has always remembered this kindness, which is why he stepped forward in Cheng Kuian's most difficult moment.
Although Cheng Kuian has played a series of negative roles in film and television works, in real life, he is a good person who is highly praised.
In 2009, God still didn't let him go, and Cheng Kuian left this world.
Master Lee Siu Hsien officiated at his funeral after his death.
Feng Yuehua and his eldest son both attended the funeral, but the figure of the second room did not appear until the end of the funeral.
Some people believe that the second son is still young and is not suitable for such an occasion.
Others speculate that it may be due to the fact that the big house prevents the second room from participating.
After Cheng Kuian's death, Feng Yuehua and Chen Meizhi did not maintain the peace in the past, but turned against each other because of the competition for property.
According to rumors, Feng Yuehua allegedly took away all the property that Cheng Kuian left to Chen Meizhi's mother and son, so that Chen Meizhi could not even afford the expenses needed to raise her son to adulthood.
Cheng Kuian's friend before his death is still Chen Meizhi's only financial support for keeping the family.
epilogue
Although he looks fierce, Cheng Kuian has been known for his love and righteousness all his life, but he hides a kind heart in his heart.
Because of his respect and love for his teacher, he also became dissatisfied with Stephen Chow. He was a truly good man, but unfortunately fate was unfair enough to keep him in the world for long.
Although he has left the world, his presence is forever alive in our hearts.