When it comes to martial arts novels, Mr. Jin Yong, one of the "Four Talents of Hong Kong", can never avoid it, and has brought us too many classic works in his creative career.
For example, "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", "Tianlong Babu", "Legend of the Eagle Shooter", "Smiling Proud of the River" and so on, these novel works have also been adapted into film and television dramas on the big screen.
Among them, the novel that has been remade into film and television dramas the most times is "Condor Heroes".
From the first TV series version launched by Hong Kong Jiashi in 1976 to the TVB version starring Andy Lau and Chen Yulian to the mainland version starring Chen Xiao and Chen Yanxi, according to incomplete statistics, "Eagle Hero" has been adapted and remade at least ten times.
In these adapted film and television drama works, in addition to the highly praised Andy Lau version, the most impressive one is the 95 version of "Divine Eagle Hero" starring Gu Tianle and Li Ruotong.
At that time, the drama caused a lot of sensations as soon as it was broadcast in Hong Kong, and it was also warmly received after it was introduced to the mainland for broadcast.
Not only is it considered to be the most faithful to the original TV series remake, but also known as the most classic version, douban audience gave a high score of 9.1.
In particular, Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü, who play Gu Tianle and Li Ruotong in the play, have become classic images on the screen.
Many viewers have lamented that although "Condor Heroes" has been remade countless times, this pair is the eternal "aunt and child" in everyone's mind.
Unconsciously, 26 years have passed since the premiere of this classic TV series, so what happened to the actors in those past times?
Today, Xiaobian will talk to you about the 10 main actors of the 95 version of "Condor Heroes" to see how they are doing now?
01. Gu Tianle (as Yang Guo)
As the top superstar in hong Kong's showbiz circle, I believe that there is no audience that does not know Gu Tianle.
In 1993, Gu Tianle signed a contract with TVB to enter the entertainment industry, running dragon sets on TV such as "Dinner has the Song Family" and "Ah Sir Morning".
In 1995, on the recommendation of producer Li Tiansheng, the 25-year-old Gu Tianle starred in Jin Yong's "Eagle Hero".
At that time, Gu Tianle had not yet tanned, and he was a veritable jade-faced student.
Although this is Gu Tianle's first time as a male protagonist, Gu Tianle interprets the role of Yang Guo very well.
It not only restores the handsome and handsome appearance described in the book, but also shows the temperament of both good and evil and extremely affectionate.
Gu Tianle's Yang Guo almost came out of the book, so that countless fans were deeply trapped in the thought of "the first encounter at the Fengling Ferry, once I saw Yang Guo for life", Gu Tianle also began to be well known to everyone with the role of Yang Guo.
After that, Gu Tianle successively starred in TV series such as "Heaven and Earth Boy", "Full Moon Curved Knife", "Criminal Investigation File IV" and so on.
By 2001, Gu Tianle had reached the peak of his TV drama career.
The cross-science fiction drama "Searching for Qin" starring his Xuan Xuan was well received and sold after it was broadcast, not only won the first place in the top ten TV programs of the One TV Awards, but also made Gu Tianle win the TVB Ten Thousand Stars Awards Ceremony My Favorite Actor Award for the second time.
Xiang Shaolong, played by Gu Tianle in the play, has also become one of his classic representative roles, which is Gu Tianle's last work on TVB, after which Gu Tianle began to turn to the big screen.
From "Hedong Lion Roar", "Baby Plan", "Disciple", "Eavesdropping" to "A Good Dad", "Sweeping Drugs" and other movies, Gu Tianle has played different types of roles and honed his acting skills.
Finally, with the role of police officer Li Zhongzhi in "Kill the Wolf, Greedy Wolf", he won three awards at the 12th Asian Film, the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild Awards and the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor.
It can be said that Gu Tianle is the most successful acting career in the 95th edition of "Divine Eagle Hero".
Compared with the bright screen image, Gu Tianle himself is still quite low-key, the 51-year-old is still alone, basically no scandal, the only girlfriend admitted is Huang Jiying, who played Menggu in the 97 version of "Tianlong Babu".
In addition to being an actor, Gu Tianle is also a philanthropist.
In 2009, Gu Tianle set up a charity foundation, and every month he donates money to children in need through his own charitable foundation.
According to statistics, Gu Tianle donated more than 100 schools, which is the largest donation among all stars, and is known as the "school building demon".
The selection committee of the "World Outstanding Chinese Award" saw Gu Tianle's contribution to society and awarded him this award.
For these things he did, Gu Tianle once said that as a capable person, he should help more people in need.
Today, Gu Tianle is still active on the screen and in philanthropy, whether as a representative of Hong Kong films or a philanthropist, I hope that Gu Tsai is getting better and better.
02. Li Ruotong (as Little Dragon Girl)
"Eagle Hero" is the first TV series starring Li Ruotong.
In 1995, Hong Kong TVB was preparing to shoot "Condor Heroes", but it was distressed because it could not find a suitable actor for The Little Dragon Girl.
At this time, the supervising producer Li Timsheng accidentally saw Li Ruotong's performance in the movie "Youth Spark", so Li Tiansheng took Li Ruotong's photo to Mr. Jin Yong and asked him for the opinion of the old man.
Jin Yong was very satisfied after seeing Li Ruotong, saying that she was the little dragon girl in his mind.
Knowing that she wanted to play Mr. Jin Yong's work, Li Ruotong's first reaction was that she had no confidence, so she refused, and finally took over the play with the continuous encouragement of Li Tiansheng.
In order to play a good role, Li Ruotong read the original novel over and over again, studied the smile of the little dragon girl, refused to use a stand-in during filming, and all kinds of play were personally played, often bruised and swollen and covered with ointment.
Li Ruotong's efforts have also been rewarded, and the little dragon girl she played after the TV series was broadcast was well received.
A little dragon girl dressed in white fell from the sky, with bright eyes and teeth, long hair flowing, and the moment of looking back was amazing.
Everyone says that "once you see Yang mistakenly for life", but Li Ruotong's version of the little dragon girl is not haunting.
This role has also become a classic that cannot be surpassed no matter how remade in the future, and the audience even gave the evaluation of "there is no little dragon girl after Li Ruotong".
And the CP formed by her and Gu Tianle has also become one of the most classic screen couples.
After the fire with the role of Xiaolongnü, Li Ruotong has successively starred in many film and television works, such as Wang Yuyan in "Tianlong Babu", qincao girl in "Great Inner Secret Agent 007" and Yang Bamei in "Yangmen Female General".
Although these characters are also very eye-catching, but because the role of the little dragon girl is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so when Li Ruotong is mentioned, everyone thinks of the cold and fresh little dragon girl.
Although Li Ruotong has a smooth career, he is more bumpy in his feelings.
In 1998, when Li Ruotong was most popular, he met the businessman Guo Yingquan, and Li Ruotong did not abandon the financial difficulties when the man experienced financial crisis.
But 10 years of effort was not cherished, and in 2008, her boyfriend proposed to her to break up, and to make matters worse, her father died of a stroke in 2009.
Successive blows caused Li Ruotong to suffer from depression, and it took many years of treatment to slowly improve.
Now Li Ruotong is still single, but his life is colorful, he usually cooks and works, and he can also shoot scenes with a suitable script.
Due to the reason for insisting on fitness, Li Ruotong's state is very good, looking at this tight skin and slender waist, it is difficult to imagine that Li Ruotong is more than 50 years old this year, and I have to say that time has never been defeated.
03. Bai Biao (as Guo Jing)
In Jin Yong's novel, the character of Guo Jing is very out of the circle, and everyone is impressed by the image of a hero who is thick and loyal.
In this version of the TV series, guo jing is played by actor Bai Biao, which is also the third time he has played Guo Jing, and he has played Guo Jing in the 76 version of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" and "The Condor Hero", which can be called Guo Jing's professional household.
When playing Guo Jing, Bai Biao was already in his 40s, and Guo Jing in the play was also in middle age, so Bai Biao grasped Guo Jing's sense of being stable and old.
Bai Biao's original name was Liu Guorong, nicknamed Uncle Biao, and after the Shaw training class came out, Bai Biao started with the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Division in order to make a living.
At that time, martial arts films were popular, and there were markets in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, and even as far away as Africa, and the supply was almost in short supply.
Bai Biao was naturally praised as a professional kung fu film actor, and Bai Biao not only went to South Korea to shoot martial arts films, but also served as a martial arts instructor deputy and stand-in, earning more than a thousand Hong Kong dollars a day at his peak.
After that, Bai Biao continued to develop in Hong Kong, and successively made some film and television dramas, but the response was mediocre.
In 2008, Bai Biao returned to TVB and began acting, successively starring in "Happy Express of Love Home", "Acts 3", "Stepping Over the Line 2" and other dramas.
Last year, he won the TVB Best Supporting Actor with the role in "Hong Kong Love Story", becoming the oldest best supporting actor in tvB history.
Although he is still filming at the age of 75, Bai Biao said that he was not for money, but enjoyed an interpretive life.
04. Wei Qiuhua (as Huang Rong)
Huang Rong, played by Wei Qiuye, has a good face and extraordinary temperament, and in her there is the resourcefulness of Huang Rong when she was young, as well as the steady indifference of being a wife and mother, and the patriotic feelings of chivalry.
Mr. Jin Yong once commented that Wei Qiuhua's version of middle-aged Huang Rong is the closest to the original work, and it is praised as "the most beautiful middle-aged Huang Rong".
Wei Qiuhua was 37 years old when she starred in "Condor Heroes", when she had just signed a contract with TVB and became popular again by the role of Huang Rong.
In fact, before playing "Huang Rong", Wei Qiuhua had already been red.
Wei Qiuhua originally wanted to be a flight attendant, but people around her felt that she had literary and artistic talent to encourage her to become an actor, and after graduating from high school, she was admitted to Jiayi TV station and began her own acting career.
When she starred in the first drama "Lady's Wild Wife", Wei Qiuhua was only 17 years old, and then wei Qiuhua became a popular flower Dan of the TV station with "Chameleon" and "Strange Woman", because the costume was very beautiful, Wei Qiuhua was once known as the "Costume Goddess".
Wei Qiuhua's most impressive role to the audience is the Japanese female spy Sakura in the TV series "Huo Yuanjia", which had a high rating in "Huo Yuanjia" that year, and the audience preferred the amorous female Sakura played by Wei Qiuhua compared to Michelle's Zhao Qiannan.
Later, Li changed her name to Asia Television, many of the bossEsa Dan left the TV station, Wei Qiuhua insisted on leaving in 1988, and then she went to Taiwan to develop for a few years but generally, until she joined TVB in 1994 with the role of Huang Rong.
After turning popular, Wei Qiuhua did not take advantage of the situation to pursue and shoot film and television dramas, but reduced the amount of filming, and after 2006, he never filmed again, completely withdrawing from the entertainment circle.
After retiring from the circle, Wei Qiuhua turned to business and became popular in the business world, and it is said that she is worth a lot.
However, emotionally Wei Qiuhua was not complete enough, and he had not yet married, and he was still alone.
05. Fu Mingxian (as Guo Fu)
The brutal and wayward Guo Fu in the play is played by Fu Mingxian, and I believe that many people hate the role of Guo Fu when watching the god statue.
Although this role is not pleasing, it is still bright and moving under Fu Mingxian's interpretation, especially she vividly expresses Guo Fu's wayward and arrogant personality.
Fu Mingxian comes from an acting family and is a standard star of the second generation, his father Fu Qi and his mother Shi Hui are both celebrities in the acting world.
At the age of 15, Fu Mingxian secretly went to the actor recruitment and was admitted to the examination without his parents, and then starred in works such as "Little Li Flying Knife", "Hedong Lion Roar", "Drunken Golden Branch" and so on, but the response was mediocre.
Compared with the works, most of the things that have made her make the entertainment headlines many times are her emotional life.
In 1999, Fu Mingxian married Ip Jianbo, chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Maritime Domain Group, but because her husband was suspected of fraud, the two formally divorced in 2008.
Later, Fu Mingxian and Zhuang Jiabin, who was 10 years younger, had a relationship, but in 2015, Fu Mingxian admitted to officially breaking up with him, and the two are now just friends.
Now Fu Mingxian is in a single state, as she gets older, she began to indulge in plastic surgery, and her original delicate and moving appearance was transformed into an Internet celebrity face.
The abrupt eyes and exaggerated chin completely ruined the image of "Guo Fu" in the hearts of the fans, so that people could not recognize it when they watched it.
06. Li Qihong (as Guo Xiang)
The most adorable and spirited role in this drama is "Guo Xiang", and it is most appropriate to use it on Guo Xiang when he sees Yang mistakenly for life.
Although Guo Xiang's appearance has reached the end of the play, li Qihong, who was 25 years old at the time, played the young girl Guo Xiang, and Jin Yong once evaluated her and performed the temperament of "Little East Evil".
In the play, Guo Xiang, who played guo xiang, was young and beautiful, intelligent and witty, especially the "big brother" who sounded a voice, which became a generation of classics.
As an actor, Li Qihong's acting path is quite emotional.
In 1994, Li Qihong participated in the Miss Hong Kong contest, won the third place and the most popular media, and then signed a contract with TVB Hong Kong to make her debut.
The first drama debut was with Li Ming starring in "Asir Morning", and the second one created the classic role of Guo Xiang in "Eagle Hero".
Then Li Qihong was nominated for the Academy Awards Best Newcomer Award and the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves 2" and "Stormtrooper Fury Street" respectively.
In 1998, she was nominated for best supporting actress at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards for two films", "Self-Combing" and "Thief Spy Movie", and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 34th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards with "Self-Combing".
At that time, Li Qihong could be described as an infinite scenery, and was praised by film critics as a new star of acting.
After that, Li Qihong starred in zhang jing, the "little pepper" in "Absolute Double Glory", a role that made Li Qihong shine again.
This role is also the last beautiful shadow of Li Qihong left on the screen, in 2002 Li Qihong suffered from depression due to family genetics and work pressure, and recovered after 9 months of treatment.
Although her body slowly recovered, Li Qihong greatly reduced the workload of the entertainment industry, chose to marry her Canadian boyfriend, and put her time in the family.
In recent years, Li Qihong has starred in film and television dramas such as "Before and After the Decisive Battle of Lu Xiaofeng", "Absolute Shangjiao", "Happy Adventure" and so on, basically in a semi-reclusive state.
Now Li Qihong, who is 51, lives a plain and happy life with her family, and has also obtained a nurse's license to become a nurse.
Although the years have left wrinkles on her face, she will always be the "most beautiful Guo Xiang" in the hearts of the audience.
07. Yan Huiming (as Li Moxuan)
The chilian fairy Lee Mo Shuo in the play is played by Hong Kong actress Yan Huiming, and we are more familiar with her name Sydney.
Yan Huiming is the sister of the famous actress Michelle, with the help of her sister Sydney stepped into the show business circle at the age of 14, and her first film and television work was to cooperate with Zhou Runfa and starred in the TV series "Family Affection".
Later, she participated in film and television dramas such as "Hero Out of Youth" and "Lonely City Guest", but there was no fire, until she starred in the role of Li Moxuan in "Condor Heroes".
In the play, she interprets the love-hate love and hatred of the female demon who is hurt by love and kills without blinking, especially the line "Ask what is the love of the world, and teach people to live and die together" is impressive.
With the role of Li Moxuan, Yan Huiming received everyone's attention, and later she brought two roles to the audience that impressed her.
One is Kang Min, who is like a snake and scorpion in the center of the "Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon", and the other is Zhao Ya, the mother of Zhao Pan, who is born and wandering in "Searching for Qin".
From the perspective of looks alone, Yan Huiming is not a standard beauty, her beauty lies more in the style she exudes, and this unique style is also brought into the role by her.
Throughout Yan Huiming's acting career, she has played many "snake and scorpion beauties", but in reality, Yan Huiming is only beautiful without snakes and scorpions, and even a little pitiful.
At the age of 17, she and Xu Shaoqiang became lovers in the process of filming the movie "Raising Ghosts", and the two maintained an underground relationship for many years.
She gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, but unfortunately the other party was a negative person after all, and finally she took two children and left to live alone.
Now over 50 years old, Yan Huiming is still single, although his appearance is old but his spirit is good, and a pair of children have also reached adulthood and have a successful career.
08. Zhang Keyi (as Cheng Ying)
In addition to Guo Xiang, there is also Huang Yaoshi's little apprentice Cheng Ying in the play, and this version of Cheng Ying is played by Zhang Keyi.
Zhang Keyi entered the show business circle in 1989 by starring in her first film "Heroes 3: Song of the Sunset", and then she participated in the Miss Hong Kong contest and won the "Most Acting Potential Award" in the competition, becoming an artist of TVB Hong Kong.
"Divine Eagle Hero" is also the first TV series that Zhang Keyi participated in when he was wireless, Zhang Keyi is gentle and moving, and the temperament of the outer soft and the inner rigid is also very compatible with the role.
Although she played Cheng Ying, although she did not appear much, she was very stunning and was called "the most beautiful Cheng Ying".
After that, Zhang Keyi can be said to have hung all the way, starring in film and television dramas such as "Difficult Brothers and Difficult Brothers", "Nine Five-Year Supreme", "Golden Branch Desire", etc., becoming one of the six major Flower Dan of TVB.
With superb acting skills, Zhang Keyi has also won two awards, the Five Most Memorable Actress Awards of the 20th Century Wireless and the Best Actress Award of Wan Qianxinghui in 2003, which can be described as unlimited scenery.
However, at the peak of Zhang Keyi's career, he was suffering from hyperthyroidism, and after suffering from this disease, Zhang Keyi's face and neck were swollen and could not be filmed.
In order to treat her illness, Zhang Keyi chose to temporarily leave the entertainment industry, but when she returned to her acting career, she also entered a low period, and the TV series she starred in did not hit, and sometimes she could only play some supporting roles.
Although Zhang Keyi is now over 50 years old, he is still active in the film and television circle, and his appearance and figure are maintained well.
And she inherited hundreds of millions of inheritances from relatives in her early years, coupled with years of savings, property and stocks, which can be described as a rich net worth.
Although the emotional life is still single, Zhang Keyi is very calm, saying that he is also very happy to be single, and it does not matter whether he is married or not.
09. Jian Peijun (as Lu Wushuang)
After talking about Cheng Ying, let's talk about her sister Lu Wushuang in the play, and Lu Wushuang is played by Jian Peijun.
Jane made her debut as an advertising model in her early years, and was later invited by TVB to shoot TV series.
He has filmed episodes such as "Laughing at the Wind and Clouds", "Asir Morning", "Affection Is Not Over", and the most well-known is the role of Lu Wushuang in "Eagle Hero".
Lu Wushuang, played by her, is petite in stature, although not particularly beautiful, but the appearance of anger and anger is still unforgettable.
After filming a number of film and television dramas, Jane Peijun chose to study in the United Kingdom, and after her efforts, she won a degree from Imperial College London, and became a veritable bully in the circle.
After returning from school, Jian Peijun quit the film and television circle and turned to the business world to start business.
But her entrepreneurial path was not smooth, when the company was on the right track, the company was acquired due to a mistrust of friends, and the child that Jane Peijun was pregnant with was also aborted because of this incident.
The matter was not over at this point, and soon after the news of the theft of important documents from Jane's house in Switzerland, Jane Peijun was also pregnant with her second child, because of too much mood swings, which led to miscarriage.
After suffering a series of blows, Jane Peijun collapsed, but eventually cheered up with the help and encouragement of her family.
Now Jane Peijun is still struggling in the business circle, is an agent of high-end skin care products, and has become a successful businesswoman.
10. Lau Ka Fai (as King of the Golden Wheel)
Playing the biggest villain in the play, The Golden Wheel King, is Hong Kong action actor Lau Ka Fai.
Liu Jiahui's original name was Sin Jinxi, and he was inherited by Liu Zhan since childhood, Liu Zhan's master was Lin Shirong, Lin Shirong's master was Huang Feihong, and according to the generation, Liu Jiahui was Huang Feihong's great-grandson.
Although he received formal kung fu training, Liu Jiahui did not devote himself to film and television at first, but did a few years of clerical duties, and later his eldest brother Liu Jialiang invited him to make movies before becoming a kung fu actor.
Although he was a good player, he starred in several films that were well received until 1978, when he starred in "Shaolin Thirty-Six Rooms".
As soon as the film was released, it was very popular, becoming the top ten high-grossing films in Hong Kong that year, and received a good response abroad.
The bald-headed Sande master played by Liu Jiahui also impressed the audience, because of this play, he was called "Oriental Yule Borenna" by foreign media, and even someone in Japan set up a film friends association for Liu Jiahui.
Since then, Liu Jiahui has starred in a number of Shaolin-themed movies, setting off a boom in Shaolin Temple kung fu films.
In 1987, kung fu films were no longer popular, Shaw Company announced that it would no longer shoot movies, and Liu Jiahui's development began to go badly, and eventually joined TVB, from a former first-line kung fu star to a green leaf actor.
During this period, Liu Jiahui also brought us many classic roles, such as the life-threatening scholar in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", the villain Li Tuojun in "Drunken Fist 3", and the Golden Wheel King in "Divine Eagle Hero".
From 2003 to 2004, Lau also starred in director Quentin Tarantino's films Kill Bill 1 and Kill Bill 2, playing the crazy 88 killer Johnny Mo in the first part and the martial arts master Bai Mei in the second part.
But the on-screen kung fu superstar is actually miserable.
After two failed marriages, in 2011, due to a stroke, the family did not take care of the visit, and the wife and children also plotted to encroach on the family property.
Now Liu Jiahui is much better under the care of his friends, but his body is too thin to walk, and he hopes that this former kung fu actor will be well in his old age.
The above is the latest situation of the 10 more concerned leading actors in the 95th edition of "Condor Heroes", and it has been 26 years since this classic TV series was broadcast unconsciously.
The actors in the play have also undergone a lot of changes, some have become top superstars, some have long since retired, some people are sick and half dead, some people are still filming at the age of 75, and many of the actors in the play are still single.
But it is precisely because of the wonderful performances of these actors that we can see a classic martial arts drama.
When the song "Homecoming" sounds, do you still think of the vivid characters in the play?
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