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In this vast and endless world of film art, the figure of stuntmen has become commonplace. They pay silently, selflessly dedicate, and resolve crises for celebrities, but they are often ignored by people.
Their selection criteria are often only similar to the height and size of the actors, and sometimes there is even a phenomenon of male and female roles being reversed.
However, there are some stuntmen who are almost indistinguishable from the original figures, and their appearance is so similar that it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, and even the director may fall into a brief trance when watching the scene.
One of the most representative examples is undoubtedly Lin Qingxia's stand-in Shi Yi. In 1992, Lin Qingxia was unfortunately stabbed in the corner of the eye by a flying arrow when filming a thrilling scene of ten thousand arrows in "New Dragon Gate Inn".
Although she was resolute and insisted on completing the scene of the day, when she went to the hospital in the evening, she was told that if she could not be hospitalized in time, she would face serious consequences of blindness.
In order to ensure the normal operation of the crew, producer Wu Siyuan had to urgently invite Shi Yi, who was born as a dancer, to replace Lin Qingxia to continue filming. Due to the need to wear a veil for the plot setting, the director also carefully designed several ingenious close-ups of the side face, so that the audience did not find any flaws.
When everything was ready, Shi Yi walked into the set with a new look, with a good face and elegant manners, as if Lin Qingxia had returned to the rivers and lakes. This seemingly ordinary scene made the gray-haired director Li Huimin dumbfounded, he stared at the "reborn" Lin Qingxia in front of him in a daze, and watched it for three seconds, surprised at why this stuntman could have such clear eyes, as bright as jade.
After careful identification, he suddenly realized that this was actually a wonderful appearance of a stuntman.
In 1992, Lin Qingxia was unfortunately stabbed in the corner of the eye by a flying arrow when filming a thrilling scene of ten thousand arrows in "New Dragon Gate Inn". Although she gritted her teeth and insisted on completing the day's shooting task, when she went to the doctor in the evening, the doctor told her that if she was not hospitalized in time, she would face serious consequences of blindness.
Faced with such a predicament, Lin Qingxia could only choose to temporarily stop working and give up her front-line job. In order to ensure the normal operation of the crew, producer Wu Siyuan had to urgently invite Shi Yi, a dancer-turned-dancer, to replace Lin Qingxia to continue filming the rest of the scenes.
Under the plot setting, the character played by Lin Qingxia needs to wear a veil all the time, however, the director's ingenious conception has not stopped, but has gone better - several well-designed close-ups of the side face, so that the audience cannot capture any details and flaws!
When everything was ready, Shi Yi integrated into the set with a new outfit, she showed a dignified and elegant, gentle and virtuous feminine charm, just like Lin Qingxia returned to the rivers and lakes; She has a beautiful face and fluent manners, which is so similar!
Director Li Huimin, the artist with full hair, couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he witnessed this scene, staring at the screen intently for three seconds, and was deeply shocked by Shi Yi's pure and charming eyes, as if he saw Lin Qingxia standing in front of him again, and he couldn't even find a flaw in his eyes.
However, after a short trance, after careful identification, he finally realized that the beautiful and moving woman in front of him turned out to be a stunt-in actress.
After this legendary stand-in incident, the entire film and television industry set off a craze to find star stand-ins. At this moment, Andy Lau's stand-in actor Du Yiheng, Chow Yun-fat's stand-in star Wenxiang (Wang Qiangxin), Tony Leung's mysterious stand-in movie star, etc., these gods who have almost reached the realm of "doppelganger" have appeared on the big screen and caused a sensation.
Du Yiheng, a star who has participated in various imitation shows, has won warm applause and love from the audience with his accurate imitation of Andy Lau. Not only is he extremely similar to Andy Lau in appearance, but even his voice is almost identical.
As a result, he quickly rose to prominence and fame. In the movie "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor" starring Andy Lau, Du Yiheng undertook part of the stand-in work, and the two appeared in the same frame, which was like a reunion of twin brothers.
As for Wen Xiang, his real name is Wang Qiangxin, and he began to wander around after graduating from junior high school. Whenever someone compliments him on how he looks like Chow Yun-fat, he is always ecstatic. So, he came up with the idea of imitating Fa Ge, and began to practice Chow Yun-fat's signature "grin" expression in front of the mirror every day.
Later, during the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly", he was fortunate to be designated by Director Jiang Wen as Chow Yun-fat's stand-in, and in order to be as similar as possible to Fa Ge, he even accepted the challenge of losing 20 pounds in a month.
Regarding Tony Leung's mysterious stand-in, although his true identity is still shrouded in mystery, through a comparative analysis of a set of Reuters photos, we can clearly find that the body shape, facial features and even clothing of the stand-in are exactly the same as Tony Leung himself! So much so that when the two parties appear at the same time, even Tony Leung's wife, Carina Lau, will be confused and need to be carefully discerned to determine which one is the real protagonist.
In recent years, as more and more well-known celebrity stuntmen have surfaced, the resemblance between them and the stars is amazing. For example, Dou Xiao's stand-in Zhu Lei, from the perspective of an onlooker, there are indeed some slight differences between his facial features and Dou Xiao, but when they wear the same style of clothing and the same hairstyle, the similarity between the two is almost amazing, like a pair of twin brothers.
At the filming site of the Republic of China-themed TV series "Good Days and Good Scenery Know Geometry", the "tacit understanding" between stuntman actors Zhu Lei and Dou Xiao is even more unbelievable. They often hooked shoulders, laughed and cursed, making it impossible to take people's eyes off the "twin brothers".
Similarly, in a set of framed group photos of Wu Jing during the filming of the movie "The Climber", the resemblance of the stand-in next to him is equally jaw-dropping. Both men have neat short hair and the shape of their beards are identical, not to mention that when they wear the same red pants and sweater, there is almost no difference in the silhouette of the whole person.
As for Zhou Dongyu's mysterious stand-in, although they didn't seem to be similar when they first met, as long as they stood side by side, you could immediately understand who this petite single-eyelid girl was about to replace.
This feeling of déjà vu but unfamiliar, as if two long-lost twin sisters have finally reunited, can't help but sigh at the magic of genes and the serendipity of "born a pair".
However, among these highly regarded "film and television twins", there are also some controversial cases, such as Yang Mi's stand-in Zhuo Hengyu, who has been criticized for frequently hyping up Yang Mi's topic and lacking due respect for stars in her rhetoric.
Zhuo Hengyu, known as "Ningbo Little Yang Mi", did not shy away from expressing doubts about Yang Mi's appearance at the beginning of her career, and even emphasized with absolute certainty that she thought that Yang Mi had undergone plastic surgery to resemble her as a sister.
She has behaved aggressively on many occasions, and her rhetoric has implied that Yang Mi may have undergone some kind of plastic surgery, and this irresponsible and groundless remarks naturally caused strong dissatisfaction among Yang Mi's die-hard fans, and the two sides became increasingly hostile and became incompatible opponents.
What is interesting is that although Zhuo Hengyu once replaced Yang Mi as a temporary stand-in for the role of Bai Qian in the hit drama "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", in the eyes of Yang Mi's fans, her move is undoubtedly a serious lack of basic respect for stars, and at the same time, in terms of verbal expression, it is completely contrary to professional ethics.
No wonder she has been subjected to a flood of criticism.
In this controversial "two-faced man", we can't help but catch a glimpse of the dark side hidden behind the film and television twins. Is her behavior too extreme? Should more respect be given to celebrities? These are all questions that deserve our in-depth consideration.
The highly similar looks between film and television stars and stuntmen always make people sigh at the magical power of genes. Under the clever disguise of the camera, there is no need to explain much about the truth.
And those stand-ins who solve problems for celebrities will one day come out of the background and show their demeanor in the bright spotlight.
It is undeniable that some people are born with lucky genes, which are strikingly similar to the faces of celebrities, as if they are a "heroic dream" given by God. They may have initially just stepped into the entertainment industry with this "lucky face" and became stuntmen responsible for handling all kinds of trivial matters.
But as time passed, due to their excellent imitation ability and on-the-spot adaptability, they were not satisfied with the status quo, but emerged on the road of acting in the future, showing their unique acting talents.
From Shi Yi to Wen Xiang, to Zhu Lei and other actors, they may have been little-known small roles at first, but in the end, they all exuded their own dazzling light, showed their talents on the film and television stage, and became a rare "all-round artist".