In Stephen Chow's movie "Kung Fu", there are many hidden masters of the world, each with special skills.
Among them, there is a "girly" tailor, who is not only a kung fu master in the play, but also an authentic kung fu master in reality.
He is the Hongquan master Zhao Zhiling, and also the third generation of Huang Feihong.
As a golden supporting role in Stephen Chow's films, the impression left by Zhao Zhiling has always been funny.
As everyone knows, he is the hidden generation of masters in the kung fu jianghu.
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Mention Zhao Zhiling, you have to talk about his family lineage.
He was born into a martial arts family to parents who were authentic martial arts practitioners.
Zhao Zhiling's father was called Zhao Jiao, but he was not an ordinary person.
Zhao Jiao lived a life of upheaval and displacement when he was young, and it was not until he went through many times that he finally settled in Hong Kong.
In the early years, his father Zhao Jiao tasted bitterness and cold eyes, so learning martial arts became a very important goal for him.
He had previously studied Hong Quan with Wong Fei Hung's uncle Huang ShiRong, and later in Hong Kong, he studied under Wong Fei Hung's apprentice, Lin Shi Wing.
Therefore, his father Zhao Jiao was Huang Feihong's apprentice grandson, then Zhao Zhiling became Lin Shirong's disciple.
The strong Hong Fist has become a martial art that their family has inherited and promoted for generations.
His father, Zhao Jiao, studied with Lin Shirong for many years, and later opened a martial arts hall in Hong Kong, collecting apprentices and spreading branches.
When he was young, Zhao Zhiling grew up in the martial arts hall, so naturally he also learned a body of kung fu.
After growing up, Zhao Zhiling knew a lot of people who made movies because he had a martial arts gym at home and knew kung fu.
There are many martial arts in Hong Kong martial arts movies, and they often go to the martial arts hall of Zhao Zhiling's family to treat bruises when they are injured.
In this way, Zhao Zhiling was photographed by the film company and officially entered the show business circle to shoot movies.
In the 1970s, Hong Kong martial arts films began to flourish, and the most important representative figure was Bruce Lee.
Because Zhao Zhiling knows kung fu, he has also made many movies, such as "Snake-like Executioner", "The Battle of the Seven Tigers" and so on.
At that time, Jackie Chan, Hong Jinbao and others were still just martial artists, so they also became very good friends.
Zhao Zhiling recalled that they were his old friends, and during that time, everyone did not distinguish between high and low, and the days they got along were very happy.
Moreover, jackie Chan and Hong Jinbao have also asked Zhao Zhiling for advice on kung fu, such as Hong Jinbao's Hong Fist, which he personally taught.
The later king of comedy, Stephen Chow, also studied with him.
"I am serious about learning Hong Quan, Hong Jinbao is what I taught him, and Zhou Xingchi has also come to learn from me."
As a result, Zhao Zhiling was already a very famous figure in the Hong Kong martial arts circle and was highly respected by everyone.
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Years later, many former friends have become kung fu superstars, and Zhao Zhiling is still an obscure supporting role.
Until he met Zhou Xingchi, Zhao Zhiling, who has been unknown, gradually became familiar to the audience.
We know that Stephen Chow's idol is Bruce Lee, so he is very obsessed with kung fu himself.
In the face of Zhao Zhiling, a master who also knows kung fu, Zhou Xingchi naturally respects and appreciates him.
When the two met for the first time in the year, Zhou Xingchi smiled and asked Zhao Zhiling how he felt about his kung fu?
Zhao Zhiling also particularly admired Zhou Xingchi and felt that his leg skills were very good.
"Stephen Chow likes to learn, is fascinated by kung fu, used to watch Bruce Lee movies to practice kung fu, his leg skills are good, he often asks me, master, my legs kick hard. He studied with me, was very polite, and respected the teacher. ”
After Zhou Xingchi became popular, he always liked to find Zhao Zhiling to shoot his own movies, and by the way, he followed him to learn kung fu.
Back and forth, Zhao Zhiling became a good friend of Stephen Chow and one of the golden supporting roles in Stephen Chow's movies.
For example, in "Kung Fu", he played a tailor with high kung fu, which is still unforgettable.
The classic clematis he played in the movie is the real kung fu that Zhao Zhiling himself really showed.
During the shooting, Zhao Zhiling's hands were beaten to the bone, broken, and a rib was also broken.
In addition to performing real kung fu in the movie, Zhou Xingchi also specially designed a nonsensical performance style for him, that is, the classic "girly" image.
When everyone saw zhao Zhiling's performance of "girly style", not only did not feel abrupt, but the great sense of contrast made people inexplicably feel funny.
The design of this role is so successful, but also let Zhao Zhiling leave a deep impression on the audience, and became his representative role in one fell swoop.
Later, when talking about this role setting, Zhao Zhiling said that he did not reject it at all, nor was he afraid of affecting his own image.
Because acting is a profession in his heart, "I am willing to play any role." ”
It is precisely because he and Zhou Xingchi have a very high tacit understanding, the two have gradually become a relationship of mentor and friend.
Later films directed by Stephen Chow, such as "Journey to the West and Descending demons" and "Mermaid", Zhao Zhiling still brought a lot of laughter to the audience.
Among them, the homosexual in the five fires of "Journey to the West" was filmed many times by Zhao Zhiling before it was completed.
It also made him admire Zhou Xingchi's dedication and seriousness.
Zhou Xingchi became Zhao Zhiling's Bole in his acting career, and in life, Zhao Zhiling became Zhou Xingchi's kung fu teacher.
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Since the 1970s, Zhao Zhiling has acted in more than 70 films.
Although he has been playing supporting roles or dragon sets all his life, Zhao Zhiling's mentality has always been very good.
He is also called an all-round "Transformer" by the show business circle, and his acting skills are also first-class.
When Wong Kar-wai filmed "A Generation of Grandmasters", he was found to play a role.
Unfortunately, in the end, because the price was not negotiated, Zhao Zhiling refused.
Later, after the release of "A Generation of Grandmasters", word of mouth exploded, and zhao Zhiling did not feel regretful.
He said that he did not regret that after so many years of filming, he had played any role.
In fact, in Zhao Zhiling's heart, the size of the role and the acting career are not the things he is most concerned about.
As a descendant of Huang Feihong, he has always had a mission in his heart, that is, to spread Chinese kung fu.
At that time, he was willing to shoot "Kung Fu" desperately, and the purpose was also to promote Chinese kung fu.
Compared with the supporting role of the dragon set in the play, he is the real world-class Hong Quan master.
After that, he founded the "International Hongquan Zhao Zhiling National Art Association", which can be said to be famous overseas and has great influence.
Until now, he has more than 200,000 disciples all over the world, so his reputation is extremely high.
Today, Zhao Zhiling is 77 years old, still in good health, and still sparing no effort to promote Chinese kung fu.
After acting all his life and practicing kung fu all his life, he eventually became a low-key recluse master.