On July 11, 2023, Wan Ziliang posted a video of his commercial performance on social media.
As the song came, everyone saw a man with thinning hair and a wrinkled face, singing vigorously on the stage, and next to him a slender young girl danced.
Watching this video, it reminded people of him, the once dominant "big brother in Hong Kong". I think that when "The Sword of the Third Young Master" was broadcast, Wan Ziliang was popular all over the country.
Now 47 years have passed since the broadcast of "The Sword of the Third Young Master", but Wan Ziliang, the "big brother in Hong Kong", has faded out of everyone's field of vision, and when he understands his current situation, he knows that Chow Yun-fat has already said the answer.
Debut is the pinnacle
The first TV series Wan Ziliang participated in was "The Sword of the Third Young Master", and it is not too much to say that he was at the peak of his debut.
The male protagonist "Third Young Master" he played in the play was deeply loved by the audience, and with the popularity of this drama, Wan Ziliang became an instant hit, and he embarked on the road of acting.
After that, he switched from TV series to movies, starring in the movie "Crazy Robbery" directed by Xu Anhua, which also won three Golden Horse Awards.
Wan Ziliang also won the nomination for the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for the movie "Men and Women" with Zhong Chuhong.
Not long after, he and Chow Yun-fat participated in the movie "Waiting for Dawn", and the two played on the same stage, which has never been tired of watching.
At that time, the big back was the symbol of Hong Kong underworld movies. And Wan Ziliang and Chow Yun-fat are both representatives of this kind of movie image, and they have also cooperated many times later and have received everyone's love and attention.
Netizens commented on the difference between the two of them, although they both play bad guys, Chow Yun-fat always reveals a kind of kindness, but Wan Ziliang is really ruthless, a bad guy from the inside out.
There are even many people who feel that Wan Ziliang has crushed Chow Yun-fat for a long time, both in terms of acting skills and box office. But between the two, it was Chow Yun-fat who won the actor crown first.
However, although Wan Ziliang lagged behind, he didn't have it for long, and the glory he missed was found back in "Rogue Tycoon". The male protagonist Fang Jinchang played by him became popular all over the country, and also let mainland audiences get to know the Hong Kong police for the first time.
When Wan Ziliang and the crew went to the mainland to do publicity together, the scene was full of fans, and the battle was no less than the train station for the Spring Festival.
When he starred in "Xue Rengui Zhengdong" at the peak of his career, he walked with the 19-year-old Deng Cuiwen, who played the heroine in the play.
The age difference between the two is a lot, and Wan Ziliang is very concerned about this little girlfriend, and basically responds to requests. It is this kind of pampering that makes Deng Cuiwen fearless, and she often loses her temper over a small matter.
What's more, she also asked Wan Ziliang to kneel down on the street and admit his mistake to her, and the relationship between the two gradually broke down.
After ending this relationship, Wan Ziliang met Tian Niu again, that is, his first wife. Tian Niu actually had a marriage, the other party was a wealthy Indonesian businessman, and there was a daughter between the two.
Wan Ziliang didn't care about these, he even said that he would not have children for the rest of his life, although this sentence was also slapped in the face after many years, but the two were still very affectionate at this time.
At the wedding banquet of Wan Ziliang and Tian Niu, Stephen Chow also attended as the chief best man, Stephen Chow was just a little brother at that time, but only Wan Ziliang believed in him and often introduced him to resources.
Wan Ziliang, who got married, reduced his film appointment and focused on his family. Maybe his previous career was too smooth, and his career began to get worse and worse.
First released two records, without the slightest wave, and then he founded a clothing brand in the mainland, and also opened more than 100 chain stores in a row, but because of poor management, all the money invested was wasted.
At this time, he had a conflict with his old club TVB, and his career was greatly affected for a while. At this critical moment, his wife Tian Niu also divorced him, and all the bad news was pressed on Wan Ziliang for a while.
But Wan Ziliang did not collapse, he worked hard to recover his career, and in the second year after the divorce, he made the movie "97 The Battle of the Troubled Boy is Invincible", which is the end of the Troubled Boy, and it is also the last "big brother" image left by Wan Ziliang for everyone.
After that, comedies rose in Hong Kong films, and Stephen Chow, who was in the mix, did not forget Wan Ziliang, who had helped him, and when he was filming "The King of Comedy", he also deliberately left a role for Wan Ziliang.
Wan Ziliang was also very happy, but the shooting time was suddenly moved from the appointed morning to the afternoon. Stephen Chow sent an assistant to inform Wan Ziliang, but the assistant forgot to do so.
In this way, Wan Ziliang waited on the set for a day and couldn't wait, and finally announced that he would quit filming, and the brotherhood between the two had little intersection since then.
Although Stephen Chow expressed his apologies in his own way in later movies, such as at the end of "The King of Comedy", he thanked Mr. Wan Ziliang.
But with the passage of time, things have long been different. Wan Ziliang also suffers from diabetes, his body is aging rapidly, the white hair on his temples, tired eyes, and wrinkles on his face inevitably make people feel a little sad.
After that, Wan Ziliang began to fight against the disease for a long time, and gradually disappeared in front of the audience.
Chow Yun-fat "said"
Perhaps at this time, he finally understood what Chow Yun-fat said: "This road is so lucky, lucky is a noun." Lu Yu once interviewed Chow Yun-fat and talked about luck.
Chow Yun-fat said that there is no such thing as luck, "the next effort is the most important, if you don't have this share, then you can hardly live to this day." ”
And he did the same, Chow Yun-fat participated in the Hong Kong Marathon on January 21, 2024, although he is 68 years old this year, but his body and spirit are not inferior to young people at all.
He ran the half marathon in two hours and 26 minutes, and he said that he would continue to work hard for this result, hoping to run in two hours and 15 minutes next time, and said that he would run until he was 90 years old.
After experiencing so many ups and downs, Wan Ziliang did not give up his love for life. He met his second wife, Guo Mingli, who is a flight attendant and a fan of Wan Ziliang.
Soon after the two got married, they had their own children, and as the children gradually grew up, Wan Ziliang also reappeared at home.
He participated in "The Sun of Time" to announce his comeback, that is, this year, Wan Ziliang and his ex-wife Tian Niu cooperated for the first time for more than ten years after the divorce, and the two starred in "Jade Pearl".
Regarding this relationship and the question of whether it will be embarrassing to work together again, he said that so many years have passed, and everyone has long been relieved. There is also mutual blessing left between the two, maybe it is a good choice for them not to meet.
Then he diverted the topic and talked about his return, and for playing a comedy role this time, he was not afraid of too much contrast with the previous one, but just hoped that it could bring everyone laughter.
But what is strange is that when Stephen Chow was preparing to shoot "The King of New Comedy", he invited Wan Ziliang to go out of the mountain several times, but he politely declined.
A year later, he took the initiative to make cameo appearances in "Bounty" and "Wheat Passerby".
Some people say that Wan Ziliang deliberately didn't answer because of the last time, and some people think that maybe he was really inconvenient at the time.
There is also a guess that Wan Ziliang has been Stephen Chow's eldest brother all his life, so he doesn't want to bow his head and rely on his younger brother to eat.
Whatever the reason is, it is some speculation by netizens, and it is unknown what the reason is.
Today's Wan Ziliang seems to have put down his figure, perhaps in order to support his family, he began to take on commercial performances all over the country.
Although he has long lost his demeanor and his figure is fat and out of shape, his singing will still cause bursts of applause from the audience.
It is said that he took his 16-year-old wife and his newly adult son to live in the county seat of Changsha, Hunan, while taking on commercial performances to support his family, while accompanying his family.
epilogue
Maybe Wan Ziliang was praised very high by everyone, and he fell badly, but he never gave up his efforts, and he was not limited to his "big brother" image.
Now 66-year-old Wan Ziliang puts down his body and is himself, and often appears at various events. I hope that his life will get better and better in the future, and at the same time, I hope that he can bring new works.
Information sources:
Yangtze Evening News "64-year-old Wan Ziliang, how did he "fall" into this?
Qilu One Point "68-year-old Chow Yun-fat fought half a marathon again, not very satisfied: 4 minutes slower than expected"
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