In the film and television circle where appearance is king, there is a type of role called "clown", who mainly plays the funny or horror role of gags, unfortunately, it is often easy to be remembered, but few people know who their surname is.
Although the acquaintance is shallow, it seems that after years, I am Xiao Xiang. In this issue, let's walk into a marginal actor in Hong Kong film and television , "Fish Head Cloud", to understand the legendary story behind his growth.
When it comes to "Fish Head Cloud", there are certainly not many people who know, but when it comes to his eldest brother Bai Biao, there are definitely many people who are familiar with it.
For the fans and friends of the 60s to 80s, he is the "Jing Brother" in the 76 version of the martial arts drama "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", the "middle-aged Guo Daxia" in The Luo Lelin version of "The Condor Hero", and the Gu Tianle version of "The Condor Hero", and continues to play the middle-aged Guo Jing.
Compared with the eldest brother Bai Biao, The Fish Head Cloud not only has a pair of fighting eyes, but also looks extremely ugly, making people dare not look at it directly. But it is such a poor man who has been cruelly tricked by fate, but his life is very inspiring and exciting.
In 1957, a young boy was born in a poor family in Hong Kong, and his parents named him Liu Yun.
Before the age of one, Liu Yun was a child with a clear eyebrow and no congenital cockfighting eyes. When he was two years old, God made a fatal joke with him, a sudden high fever that completely destroyed his normal life.
Seeing that Xiao Liu Yun was already dying, honestly Bajiao's parents decided to throw him away, and the couple swallowed tears into their stomachs, wrapped him up and put him in a bamboo basket, placed him on the side of the street and left.
Perhaps it was heaven's pity, after a long time, Xiao Liu Yun actually woke up and cried, and was carried back to the Liu family by a kind neighbor who passed by.
Although he recovered a life, Xiao Liu Yun suffered from severe meningitis because he missed the best treatment time, and since then, he looks completely different from other children, his mouth is crooked, and a pair of ugly cockfighting eyes are often teased by children of the same age. In addition, whether thinking or doing things, Liu Yun is always half a beat slower than others.
In 1968, with the encouragement of his brother Bai Biao, 16-year-old Liu Yun found a job as a "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist" in the Shaw crew, in fact, to put it bluntly, he played some stand-ins without a straight face, and was often beaten to the nose and blue face.
Life has abused me a thousand times, and I treat life like my first love!
Although it is only a small salary and very hard work, Liu Yun knows that all this is not easy to come by, so he cherishes every opportunity to be photogenic and never says anything.
In the late 1970s, the development of Hong Kong's film and television industry was in full swing, and Liu Yun was given more opportunities to participate. And what the director looks at is his ugly face that "does not eat human fireworks".
From 1978 to 1979, Liu Yun participated in many movies such as "Master Teaching Fall", "Hongsheng Cai Li Fo", "New Sticker Wrong Door God" and so on, and his appearance time was very pitiful, either playing a funny role or scaring people with that face.
The first time that the audience really remembers Liu Yun is the comedy kung fu film "Master and Disciple Out of the Horse" starring Jackie Chan.
In the film, Liu Yun plays a tolerance, mistaking Jackie Chan for a prisoner, tailing all the way, just wanting to take it down and ask for credit, but because he is a cockfighting eye, he constantly asks for a knife when fighting, but he never cut Jackie Chan.
Xiao Xiang also thought it was quite funny when he watched this classic video, but now he thinks about it very sadly, because Liu Yun exchanged his grief for the laughter of the audience.
In the horror film "Ghost Catcher" directed by Lan Naicai, Liu Yun plays a mansion security guard, seduced by a beautiful woman on tv, and is sucked dry of blood, and the picture is unbearable.
In Xu Guanwen's classic comedy "Modern Bodyguard", Liu Yun played one of the robbers, the robbers seemed to be robbing, but in fact, they played a cat and mouse game with the Xu brothers, which was simply funny.
In the comedy horror film "People Are Scary" directed by Hong Jinbao, Liu Yunda asked what happened in the morning, and it turned out that Hong Jinbao was dreaming again, just a false alarm.
When it came to "Double Dragon SpitTing Pearls" starring Wu Yaohan, when he saw Liu Yun being asked to record the scene by "Wu Aqiu" played by Wu Yaohan, don't look at him stuttering, but he played Wu Aqiu badly.
In addition, Liu Yun is also the goalkeeper found by Wu Dawei in "Rich and Happy Ghost", his eyes are looking directly at the sky, and he doesn't know where the ball has gone, so he can't help but sigh: "Just like this, how can you keep the door!" ”
Years of film history, from the comedy of the little minions to the scary dragon set, Liu Yun has performed, but it is only a flash in the pan, and it is quickly forgotten.
In the eyes of the audience, he will always be the clown who makes everyone happy with his looks, or scares people, but few people know that he is actually an "outcast" of fate from the beginning, and he can persist for decades because he has a stronger heart than most people!
When he first entered the show business circle, Liu Yun always felt inferior because of his appearance problems, but fortunately with the common companionship of his brother, he slowly realized the true meaning of "I was born to be useful", and finally bravely faced life and won the future.
Although he is only an insignificant dragon set actor, Liu Yun has given a self-deprecating name - "Fish Head Cloud". Since then, he has no longer been angry about being called "cockfighting eyes" by everyone, nor will he be sad because he is pointed out on the street.
It is commendable that because of his outstanding performance skills, Yutouyun has also become a contract artist of Jiahe Pictures. How can this achievement make those LOSErs who have no physical defects but do nothing?
It is true that some friends will definitely issue such a question: If there is no Bai Biao, the big brother, with the appearance and ability of Yutouyun, how can he get a place in the fiercely competitive film and television circle?
In view of this, Xiao Xiang superficially believed that Bai Biao was the guide on the road to Yutouyun's success, but if he gave up on himself, it would be impossible to complete the counterattack.
Since his debut, Liu Yun has participated in more than 200 film and television works, and for him, this report card is shocking, cast with hard work and sweat! There are "special actors" like Liu Yun who use their efforts to compose success, which is worthy of emulation and learning from everyone.
On April 14, 2019, the award ceremony of the 38th Academy Awards was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre, and Liu Yun, who has been practicing for 51 years, was awarded the "Professionalism Award". Although the award is somewhat special, it is a high recognition of Liu Yun's professionalism and the highest moment in his acting career.
Offstage, as the elder brother, Bai Biao's eyes were tearful, he loved his brother, but he did not use his resources and connections too much to pave the way for his brother to build a bridge! The younger brother who is defective in nature can succeed because he has a unique -- "Fish Head Cloud Spirit"!
In the hot summer, God closed a window for Liu Yun, he actually closed the door, and then turned on the air conditioner, comfortable life!