In the glorious period of Shaw's films, there have been many martial arts stars, who have supported the era of martial arts that everyone yearns for with their handsome appearance and excellent skills
And the Wang Yu we want to talk about today is another rising star in the Hong Kong film industry after Wang Yu, Dillon, Jiang David and others
Speaking of his origins, it is really not small, his righteous father is the heavyweight director Li Hanxiang, the master is the famous martial artist Liu Jialiang, in the popular period Zeng Zhiwei was only assigned to him to run the dragon suit, but later he was accidentally killed by his friend Fu Sheng because of drag racing
His own life also began to degenerate step by step, in his later years, he was sentenced to prison for violently beating his ex-girlfriend, from star-studded to prison, why Wang Yu, who has a good hand, has finally fallen to such a point, today let's take a look at the tragic life of this ghost horse boy
Wang Yu entered the film industry at the age of 15, at the beginning he appeared on the screen as a dragon and tiger martial artist, the so-called dragon and tiger martial artist, it sounds like a very powerful profession, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is those who work hard but can not show their faces, Wang Yu's first work is Wu Siyuan's "Dangkou Tan", in which he played the protagonist Chen Guantai's martial arts stand-in
At that time, he was young and energetic, with a salary of 30 yuan, he dared to jump directly from the second floor, it can be said that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, although Wang Yu entered the industry very early, but it was not until he was 17 years old that he officially signed a contract with Shaw Film Company, because of his handsome appearance and the former one-armed hero Wang Yu is similar, so Shao gave him the stage name Wang Yu
On the one hand, he wanted to use this name to quickly become popular, on the other hand, he also hoped that he could continue wang Yu's former glory, saying that Wang Yu also lived up to expectations, in 1973 he first starred in the role of the Tongzhi Emperor in "Northland Rouge", which was his first real film, and it was this film that not only made Wang Yu quickly known to the audience, but also made him the son of the big director Li Hanxiang
To know that Li Hanxiang was one of the four major directors of Shaw at that time, although he was best at the film of wind and snow, but the resources in his hands were also dreamed of by many newcomers, with the resources of gan dad to pave the way, Wang Yu's acting career began to develop rapidly, and he began to play the role of the male protagonist in "Precocious" at the age of 18
Although he starred in a lot of movies in those years, he was not very prominent in the talented Shaw Company, until he met Liu Jialiang, which was also good luck, in 1974, Liu Jialiang turned to Shao because of a conflict with Zhang Che, in order to be able to retain this martial arts talent, Shaw promised to let Liu Jialiang be upgraded from martial arts director to director, and "Shen Da" is Liu Jialiang's first work as a director
Speaking of the casting at that time, it was also quite sloppy, Liu Jialiang selected Wang Yu with a finger in the crowd, unlike the heroic chivalrous guests in the previous Shaw martial arts, Wang Yu played the male protagonist Xiao Qian in this film, which can be said to be a literal street
Although he follows his master to make a living by playing tricks, he will not bear to lend a helping hand when encountering unfair things, so clever and just "little bastard" image can be said to open up a new field for Wang Yu, integrating comedy elements into traditional martial arts films, so that the audience can also have a relaxed smile when enjoying the tense and exciting martial arts scenes
After the release of "Shen Da", it achieved good box office results, Wang Yu also became popular with this movie, and was even known as Shao's "most promising" martial arts student at that time, it is worth mentioning that at that time, Zeng Zhiwei also played an unremarkable thug role in the film, Jackie Chan was still running the dragon suit as a martial artist, and the young Wang Yu had begun to taste the sweetness of fame
Seeing that kung fu comedies were so popular at that time, Wang Yu also took advantage of the hot iron to learn kung fu with Liu Jialiang as a teacher, and strived to have better development in the future, and later he starred in a number of martial arts films of the same type, such as "Lu Acai and Huang Feihong", "Hong Xiguan", "Kung Fu Boy", "Deer DingJi" and other works, it can be said that each one has achieved good results
One of the most classic is the role of Wei Xiaobao in Lu Dingji, whether from the appearance or from the performance, Wang Yu will be the smart and clever little eunuch image vividly expressed, although in recent years there have been many remakes, but people who have seen this movie, have praised Wang Yu as "the most in line with the original" Wei Xiaobao in history
With the blessing of many good works, Wang Yu should have sat firmly in the position of Shao's head of the family, but perhaps because of the premature experience of the feeling of fame, the young Wang Yu was somewhat impetuous, plus the role he played was generally that kind of oily and frivolous image, over time, he also began to treat the crew with an arrogant attitude, and the so-called playing big card situation appeared
Even provoked The old Shao actor Yang Zhiqing to the point of tears, to know that this is a taboo for people to live in the world, after all, people can not be in the popular period all their lives, and the reality is indeed as the old saying goes, Wang Yu, who was in the popular period in 1983, encountered the biggest setback in his life, that is, this setback indirectly destroyed the second half of Wang Yu's life
On the evening of July 6, he and another popular young student Fu Sheng, drove to the Clear water bay set to shoot a scene, when Fu Sheng's car drove to a bend, unfortunately there was an accident, the white Porsche uncontrollably crashed into a side cliff, sitting in the co-pilot Fu Sheng finally died due to ineffective rescue, after the accident, all the spearheads pointed directly at Wang Yu
Most people believe that Fu Sheng's death was caused by crazy racing with Wang Yu, although it is not his responsibility to say that the result of all this is not his responsibility, but this incident made Wang Yu suffer from the departure of his friends who were referred to by thousands of people and also plunged him into a deep self-blame, coupled with the fact that Shaw Film Company entered a period of transformation later, Wang Yu had to turn behind the scenes in 1988, but because he never stepped out of the shadow of that year, it can be said that his career plummeted
Poor and destitute, he had worked as an insurance worker and a hawker, but perhaps because he could not let go of his once brilliant figure, he did not do a good job, and later because he was not satisfied with his love life
Under the torture of this double pressure, Wang Yu gradually became an addict, indulging in gambling and drugs all day long, and still owed a large amount of money
His former friends in the circle have also been borrowed by him, and at this time, Wang Yu no longer cares about any face problems, his life is getting out of control step by step, and has reached an irreparable point
Wang Yu was sentenced to six weeks in prison in 2003 for violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend, and in 2005 was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver, and all these years seem to have been a number of violent negative problems surrounding him, and the once elf and eccentric boy seems to have gone forever
On May 5, 2005, Wang Yu was admitted to the hospital for acute hepatitis, and after ten days of treatment, he unfortunately died at the age of 53, and all the glory and loneliness and accusations the struggle was dissipated with the wind, and perhaps death was a relief for him at this time
Looking back at Wang Yu's life, as brilliant and short as fireworks, young fame has brought him not only glory, but also the shackles he has carried for a lifetime, from a spirited boy to a poor old man, saying that he is self-inflicted or fate, perhaps everyone will have their own views in their hearts