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The lowest-key actor in the Hong Kong circle: has been praised by Andy Lau for more than ten years, and Zhang Songwen's acting skills amazed Zhang Songwen, and he was unmarried at the age of 56 because he was ......
Text: Lu Lu Editor: Jia Fangfang
Source: Marriage & Family Magazine
Tag: 99
A few days ago, the absurd and humorous crime movie "Temporary Robbery", produced by Er Dongsheng, directed by Mak Qiguang, and starring Lin Jiadong, Aaron Kwok, and Ren Xianqi, was released, with a box office of over 100 million in just a few days.
Lin Jiadong plays the decadent middle-aged Ah Yi and Murong Hui played by Ren Xianqi in it, planning to rob, but they are accidentally disrupted by the gangster Mei Lantian (played by Aaron Kwok), and the three of them temporarily team up by accident. The huge amount of money was seen in hand, but it was taken first by others.
The story is absurd and full of banter, and Lin Jiadong interprets the humility and cowardice of the little people in a mid-life crisis in a particularly humorous and natural way, which makes people shine.
In fact, at the end of last year, Lin Jiadong became popular in the police and bandit action blockbuster "Sneaking" with Andy Lau with his excellent acting skills.
There is a scene that was praised by netizens as "god acting". The undercover policeman played by Lin Jiadong, in order to hide his identity, was forced to kill his colleague who exposed his identity, and he suffered huge guilt, so he resigned from his boss.
In this scene, Lin Jiadong vividly shows the physical and mental suffering of an undercover policeman through his eyes, facial expressions, and lines. Especially after getting the understanding of his boss, the look in his eyes when he turned around interpreted an indescribable complex emotion to the slightest, which made the audience all admire.
The most heart-wrenching thing is not the lines, but the look in Lin Jiadong's eyes after turning around. Netizens have heated their discussions, Lin Jiadong was born for the movie, every pore participates in the role interpretation, and his acting skills can be selected into the Beiying textbook.
In fact, Lin Jiadong's acting skills have appeared frequently in many previous works.
In 2005, Lin Jiadong became the most domineering and dashing boy in the hearts of thousands of netizens with a classic "hurdle" action in "Underworld 2".
It is said that some netizens searched for "hurdles" on a certain website, and what popped up was not this sport, but Lin Jiadong.
The smooth, one-stop "hurdle" action, as well as the unseen, arrogant, and power-hungry facial expressions when hurdling, portrayed a brave and unscrupulous street gangster into a realistic image. And "Dongguan Aberdeen Hurdle" has also become the famous scene of that film.
However, Lin Jiadong, whose acting skills are so explosive, is still unfamiliar to more people, and everyone is only familiar with the character name of "Dongguan Zai".
In this regard, Lin Jiadong, who has nothing to lose, once said: "To be an actor, you must be selfless, you don't need to recognize Lin Jiadong, you can remember my role, that is me." ”
However, this low-key can't hide the brilliance that Lin Jiadong exudes when creating the character. Zhang Songwen, who has worked with Lin Jiadong, praised: "He is a person who was born to serve as an actor." ”
As Andy Lau's "queen supporting role", Lin Jiadong has not been well-known for many years. It wasn't until 2017 that he won the Best Actor Award at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for the police film "Tree Tricks" at the age of 50.
After Lin Jiadong, who has 30 years of actor qualifications, became an actor, he was gradually seen and known by more people.
For Lin Jiadong, the wait may be long, but he said: "Acting really doesn't matter what age or appearance, as long as you do that role well, it's enough." ”
Low-key, dedicated, and sincere, is the style that Lin Jiadong has always adhered to. In and out of the play, he has done his own role in a down-to-earth and responsible manner.
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From TVB first-line student to "10,000-year-old brother"
Lin Jiadong's growth path, like his acting career, has been difficult and difficult.
In 1967, Lin Jiadong was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. At that time, he had 6 sisters and was the first boy in the family, but he didn't have much presence in his father's eyes, because his patriarchal father had already had a son outside.
Lin Jiadong, who has no sense of existence, is introverted, and one of his favorite things as a child is watching TV. He often imitates the characters on his own, fantasizing that he can play different people and experience different things when he grows up.
However, before Lin Jiadong grew up, he began to experience a difficult life.
When Lin Jiadong was 10 years old, the marriage between his mother and father was no longer maintained. The mother couldn't give up any child, so she moved to Kowloon Walled City with 8 sisters and brothers, a mixed "three regardless" area.
Lin Jiadong, who struggled to survive in this environment, never expected that many years later, what he saw and experienced here would become his closest to life character experience in the movie "Three Regardless".
My mother worked as a restaurant handyman to make ends meet, and her life was extremely difficult. In order to help the family, Lin Jiadong dropped out of school after graduating from middle school to make a living, worked as a packer, delivered takeaways, and worked as a hotel waiter...... However, the more time passed, the more he felt that there was no such day.
At the age of 21, he signed up for the Hong Kong TVB Artist Training Course.
However, after 7 years of running, Lin Jiadong's situation has not changed much.
Seeing no hope, he cried and asked his mother, "Did I choose the wrong one?
The mother, who had experienced the hardships of the world and tasted all the flavors of life, calmly said to her son: "This path is chosen by yourself, and don't complain if you choose." ”
Mother's words have influenced Lin Jiadong's life since then. He is no longer obsessed with superficial gains and losses, but focuses on stepping on every step of the way.
In 1997, 30-year-old Lin Jiadong finally ushered in the highlight moment of his TV career.
He and Zhou Haimei starred in "Havoc in Guangchanglong" to hit a new high in TVB ratings, and it has become a hot first-line niche. Since then, he has been the protagonist of TVB's Taiwan celebration drama for many years, and he has been in the limelight for a while.
From a dragon actor to a first-line niche, Lin Jiadong said: "I feel that it is not uncomfortable to wait, and I continue to absorb new knowledge like a sponge." ”
Just when Lin Jiadong was at his most popular, the appearance of a Bole completely changed his development direction.
In 2001, Lin Jiadong gave up his good TV career and joined Andy Lau's subsidiary and began to get involved in movies. In order to wash away Lin Jiadong's deep-rooted "TV sense", Andy Lau did not let him film for 3 years, only let him precipitate and study.
3 years later, Lin Jiadong, who "started all over again", officially started the road of film, and since then, Lin Jiadong has been involved in films related to Andy Lau, such as the "Underworld" series, "Infernal Affairs", "Cold War", etc., and he also has a cameo in "No Thieves in the World".
In "There Are No Thieves in the World", Lin Jiadong plays four eyes
However, Lin Jiadong, who was highly praised by Andy Lau, did not rise as expected. Over the years, despite dedicating countless classic roles on the big screen, he only left the audience with the impression of "Andy's little brother". Compared with Hong Kong stars such as Zhang Jiahui, who was born in the TV circle at the same time, he is far less well-known than them.
It wasn't until 2017 that the 50-year-old Lin Jiadong won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role of Ji Zhengxiong in the police film "Tree Trick".
This is in line with Lin Jiadong's motto: If you are really willing to work hard, the worst result in life is just a late bloomer.
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The word "love" is the first, there are luck and regrets
In fact, Lin Jiadong, who is a late bloomer, has already become a weapon in the eyes of Andy Lau, and becoming an actor is just a late "red".
"Congratulations to Jiadong, I have seen your efforts, and the film industry has also seen it......!
Lin Jiadong won the award, Andy Lau said hello for the first time, and his heart and sincerity were overflowing in a few words.
Andy Lau's official blog also left such a signature: "Only when there is a house is stable enough." It can be seen that the relationship between the two is extraordinary.
Andy Lau is also a teacher and friend to Lin Jiadong, and in Andy Lau's heart, Lin Jiadong is also a brother in distress who can be close to each other.
Back then, Andy Lau's company suffered a change, and its artists terminated their contracts one after another, but only Lin Jiadong never gave up and accompanied him through that difficult time.
Even if Lin Jiadong later started a new journey with a more independent identity, he is always grateful for the 12 years that he learned to make movies and learn to be a man with Andy: "I am willing to spend half my life following Andy, because his kindness will never be forgotten." ”
The two have achieved each other with their shining personalities, and they have also achieved a valuable friendship that continues to this day.
Lin Jiadong, who regards love as higher than the sky, is not only like this to Andy, but also to the colleagues who worked with TVB back then.
Lin Jiadong and TVB Green Leaf veteran actor Xia Ping have become acquainted because they have played mother and son in TV series many times. Xia Ping, who is divorced and lives alone, has a great affection for Lin Jiadong's son in the play, and when they get along together, they teach Lin Jiadong a lot of life principles and showbiz rules like a mother, which benefits him a lot.
Thanks to Xia Ping's deep love for licking calves, Lin Jiadong called her a godmother, not only took good care of her, but also accompanied Xia Ping to the last journey of her life in her later years, and presided over the funeral for Xia Ping as a son. "Since I call you godmother, I will definitely take care of it until the end. Lin Jiadong, who was deeply affectionate, fulfilled his promise.
The word "love" is at the head, so that Lin Jiadong is fortunate to be helped by fellow seniors like Andy Lau and Xia Ping, who are not relatives but relatives.
But also because of the word "love", Lin Jiadong's love life left regrets.
Having witnessed his mother's suffering since he was a child, Lin Jiadong always put taking care of his mother in the first place, and even said in an interview: If his other half does not agree to live with his mother after marriage, then he chooses not to get married.
Lin Jiadong once had a girlfriend who was willing to marry him, and it was revealed that she was the niece of Hong Kong's generation superstar Feng Baobao. Although the two have had a relationship for more than ten years, in the process of getting along, when Lin Jiadong learned that his girlfriend was reluctant to live with his mother-in-law, he finally had no choice but to break up.
Although I feel sorry for my girlfriend who has been with me for many years, I don't force the other party and don't settle for myself, which is Lin Jiadong's respect for his girlfriend and his prudence about marriage.
Since then, Lin Jiadong has become an insulator of scandals, and no emotional news has come out. He accompanied his mother, did his filial piety to his mother to the greatest extent, and made up for the mistreatment of his mother in the difficult days in the past.
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The last insistence of the "Three No Actors".
Lin Jiadong is a typical "drama idiot", compared to emotional regrets, the movie is more like his other half. He compared his love for movies to loving his wife, saying that no matter how much he loves, he will not feel tired.
Many people believe that Hong Kong films have begun to decline in recent years, but Lin Jiadong often puts the "spirit of Hong Kong films" on his lips, hoping that more new generations of filmmakers can pass on Hong Kong films.
He didn't just pay lip service, but put himself into the "ideal".
In order to support new directors, he has played roles with zero pay many times, and for this reason, he once laughed at himself as a "three no actors": no girlfriend, no real estate, and no salary.
Lin Jiadong has very little heart for gain and loss, he never compares with others, only with himself.
At a time when Hong Kong movies are not favored, Lin Jiadong still adheres to his original intention and dedicates himself silently, and has participated in many excellent works in recent years, including "Disconnected", "Murder", "The Eighth Suspect" and "Sneaking" 4 blockbuster movies have been released this year alone.
In "The Eighth Suspect", Lin Jiadong not only had a wonderful acting collision with Zhang Songwen, but also won the respect of the whole crew with his professional filmmaker spirit and sincere acting attitude.
Acting as a mainland police officer for the first time, in order to experience mainland life more closely, Lin Jiadong went to experience and do his homework in advance, and made full preparations.
After entering the set, he was 100% devoted to the role. Actor Qi Xi said: "He must be the first to come to the set, and he never looks at his mobile phone on the scene." ”
He was injured during the shooting, but he insisted on continuing filming with only a simple treatment of the wound. He can even focus on shooting for 18 hours without saying a word that is not relevant to the character.
Lin Jiadong's performance made the actor Zhang Songwen in the same group admire him very much, and exclaimed again and again: "He is so good!" "He is a person who was born to serve as an actor." ”
Lin Jiadong is not only low-key and dedicated, but also sincere and valuable character as a filmmaker.
Every morning, he would go to the roadside to eat a bowl of somen noodles, and then walk to the set alone with a bag, without any assistant, just hiding in the city and blending in with the role.
At the end of each day, he would thank every staff member on the set one by one, and then leave alone with his bag on his back. This is his daily life for so many years, and it is also the quality engraved in his bones.
This sincerity also appeared on the filming set of "Stealth".
After shooting every shot, Lin Jiadong still habitually asked Andy Lau's opinion, asking the other party if he handled it correctly and whether there was room for improvement, and sincerely expressed his hope that his current role would be better than the previous one.
"Movies give me beautiful dreams!" It is the love of movies that gives Lin Jiadong his enthusiasm and sincerity to movies.
In today's commercialization of the film industry, Lin Jiadong has always had his own persistence: "The market is left to investors to worry about, and the people who make movies are creative, so how can they talk about the market and focus on their works." ”
When others are busy reaping fame and fortune, Lin Jiadong, who is shining on the big screen, prefers to fade away from the stars, leaving a simple perseverance, and moistening every flesh-and-blood role with acting skills.
Doing what he loves, accompanying his mother with love, and having a passionate expectation for Hong Kong movies, this may be another way for Lin Jiadong to go to happiness. (Lulu)
Sources:
1. Very quiet distance
2. Lu Yu has an appointment
3. 1905 Film Network Interview: Lin Jiadong talks about the inheritance of Hong Kong films
4. Phoenix Weekly Interview: Daqi Late Honglin Jiadong
(Excerpted from WeChat public account Marriage and Family Magazine)