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February 27, 2021 is a very sad day for many fans.
Because on that day, Wu Mengda, the "golden supporting actor" in the Hong Kong film industry, left us forever!
Since stepping into the film and television industry in 1973, in his nearly 50-year film career, he has brought us countless joys, and the most unforgettable thing is his friendship with "Star Master" Stephen Chow.
The two were once known as the best partners in the film industry, and from 1999 to 2000, their cooperation became the memory of a generation, but since 2001, the two have been rumored to be incompatible and have never worked together again.
Before Uncle Da died, when he participated in a certain show and was asked, "When can I work with Stephen Chow again?" he smiled and said: "I still say the same thing, I haven't died yet, he hasn't retired yet, there must be a chance!"
But not long after saying that, Wu Mengda and Stephen Chow were already mortals and heavenly immortals, and since then they have been separated by yin and yang, and there is no chance to cooperate.
Later, Stephen Chow also posted a photo of the movie "Shaolin Football", which was the last movie the two worked together, and wrote below that he would randomly select netizens' questions to answer.
At that time, someone mentioned: "Is there anything you want to say to Uncle Da?" Stephen Chow replied to this comment: "I love you, I regret not expressing it in person." ”
It can be seen that Stephen Chow expressed great regret for Uncle Da's departure, and more than two years after Wu Mengda's death, his imitator in reality seems to want to make up for the regrets of the two.
On January 23, 2024, a short video creator "Brother Rabbit, Ru Mengda" with "imitating Wu Mengda" as the content released such a news.
"Thanksgiving, thanks, gratitude, come on!" and several pictures in his dynamic are very eye-catching, because there are not only his photos on them, but also the figure of "Stephen Chow imitator".
Obviously, the two are at the launch press conference of a certain movie, and the name of this movie is also very familiar to everyone, that is, "2024 New Jingwumen", and even many old actors in Hong Kong also appeared on the scene.
Chen Huimin, Liang Xiaolong...... These are familiar names, but are they shooting the original classics with these imitators for nostalgia or something else?
1, the two imitators became the protagonists, but the old drama bones became supporting roles
Back then, when Stephen Chow filmed "New Jingwumen 1991", his purpose was to pay tribute to his idol "Bruce Lee".
But this time, these two imitators were questioned for "consuming Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda!"
Ru Mengda's original name was Geng Junwei, a Cantonese man, because his appearance was somewhat similar to Mr. Wu Mengda, so he began to use the Internet to imitate Wu Mengda.
At present, he has more than 500,000 fans on social platforms, and he is also the first person on the whole network to imitate Wu Mengda.
Compared with Wu Mengda's imitators, Stephen Chow's imitators are slightly inferior, after all, there are too many Stephen Chow's imitators on the Internet, and he is inconspicuous.
At present, there are only more than 10,000 fans on the Internet, some people say that he is the most like, and some people say that he is more like Tian Qiwen, but this time he participated in the movie, maybe he has a chance to become famous!
According to the photos and videos posted by the two imitators on social platforms, it can be seen that the protagonists of this movie are the two of them.
And the reason behind the fact that an imitator can become the protagonist of the movie must be clear to everyone, but I never expected that the movie starring two imitators could also let the old drama bones play supporting roles.
In the latest photos posted by "Ru Mengda", there is Chen Huimin, an old drama bone in the past.
In the past, Chen Huimin was not only a famous "crow brother" in the movie, but in reality, he did join the gang and staged a real-life "The Growth of Market Characters". ”
And he has developed a good kung fu, and even kung fu superstar Bruce Lee has praised him, Bruce Lee called him "Street Fighter", and Chen Huimin called "Bruce Lee" a "martial arts master".
Because of her hard work, in 1972, Chen Huimin also began to enter the film and television industry and started her own film road.
When he was young, Chen Huimin looked fierce, but when he took a photo with "Ru Mengda", he did have a smile on his face.
Chen Huimin is also 77 years old this year, and the heroic appearance of the year has slowly dissipated, but he is not old, and according to the poster of the movie, he also played a very important role in it.
And he also took a photo with Ru Mengda at that time, and he also picked up crutches, and Ru Mengda on the other side laughed at the camera and gave a thumbs up.
Compared with Chen Huimin, who is on crutches, Liu Yong, the former ATV minister, is very domineering, and he is 71 years old this year, not only full of energy, but also holding a pipe in his mouth, a big man's posture.
When Ru Mengda took a photo with him, he seemed to be fiddling with his mobile phone and adding friends with "Stephen Chow's imitator" Zhang Qinghua.
And the actor "Sydney" also appeared in the lens, but seeing this photo, can you imagine that this is the beautiful "Li Mochou" in the 95 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?
In the past, she fell in love with Leslie Cheung, and fell in love with Xu Shaoqiang because of the play, but in the end, she was alone with two children.
She is now nearly 60 years old, and her face and skin have aged significantly, so if you don't look at the seat card on the table, maybe few people will be able to recognize her.
Appearing with these others is also the actor "Lin Wei", who is known as Hong Kong's "Ken Takakura".
In the film, he is the "Prince of Monk Greenqin", the "Xiahou Swordsman", and the "King Ning" who shouted to be mad in "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance".
In reality, he is also very approachable, and when he took a photo with Ru Mengda, he was not only very cooperative, but also faced the camera with a smile on his face.
As well as Lin Wei, actor Liang Xiaolong, who faced the camera and smiled at the camera with "Ru Mengda" and gave a thumbs up.
However, in reality, he once thought that he was not Stephen Chow's popularity, which also made many people criticize.
Just from the photos posted by the two imitators, it can be seen that there are really a lot of old Hong Kong actors who have joined this movie, but is everyone's original intention to pay tribute to the classics?
Maybe it's not that simple!
2. Paying tribute to the classics or using it to make money?
still remembers that the first time Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda collaborated in reality was in the 1989 TV series "He is from Jianghu", in which the two played a father and son.
And it was this cooperation of "father-son relationship" that allowed the two to start a ten-year cooperation, during which Stephen Chow was by his side Wu Mengda, and Wu Mengda's side was also Stephen Chow.
At that time, someone saw the tacit understanding of the father and son, and specially created "The Saint of Gambling" for the two, and it was at that time that the era of the two officially began.
To a certain extent, Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda are mutually successful, without Wu Mengda's foil, there would be no Stephen Chow's dazzling, and there would be no Stephen Chow and no later Wu Mengda.
Although the two of them filmed movies and TV series to make money, at that time it was more about the yearning for art.
But now look at the new Jingwumen remade by the two imitators, ostensibly to pay tribute to the classics, in order to attract the attention of fans, in the current film market, capital is the biggest promoter.
It was because everyone in the market found this gap, and at the same time no one did such a thing, that they became the first to eat crabs.
But as for whether this crab is good or bad, everything is unknown.
Write at the end
Before his death, Mr. Wu Mengda was unable to cooperate with Stephen Chow again, which is the regret of Stephen Chow himself, and also the regret of all fans.
But if you make up for your regrets by imitation, it may be touching, or it may ruin everyone's childhood.
After all, can two people who have not learned professional acting knowledge really be able to reproduce the classics?
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Sources of information in this article:
[1] "Stephen Chow, Wu Mengda Baidu Information"
[2] "Ru Mengda Douyin Homepage"
[3] "Zhang Qinghua Douyin Homepage"
[4] "Stephen Chow Appears and Bids Farewell to Wu Mengda"
[5] "Wu Mengda died!"