Kou Zhanwen
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So tonight, I want to come up with some of the story of "Erniu" Kou Zhanwen.
In 2019, the movie "Big Man" starring Bao Bell and Wang Qianyuan was screened, and when we warmly discussed how wonderful the acting skills of the protagonists Bai Bell, Wang Qianyuan and Wang Yanhui in the film were wonderful, we ignored his performance, the thick and honest father "Chen Yongqiang", a car wash mechanic from the bottom of society.
Speaking of this, some pictures come to your mind from time to time, and you think this person looks very familiar? Yes, he is our childhood memory, in "Spring Brilliant Pig Eight Commandments" one person played two roles of "Erniu" and "Houyi" actor Kou Zhanwen, of course, the role he created not only that, but also the exhibition of justice in "New Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness", "Wei Chigong" in "Sui and Tang Heroes Biography" and so on.
"The Eight Precepts of the Brilliant Spring Pig"
The seemingly unremarkable Kou Zhanwen actually has a lot of head, he is the disciple of "Kung Fu Emperor" Jet Li, and he is also the brother of Wu Jing, who created a box office myth of 5.88 billion yuan with "Wolf Warrior 2", he is also the martial arts instructor behind the scenes of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is reasonable to say that he should have become popular in the world, but why has he been tepid in the show business circle for so many years? Let's take a look at his story today
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >01, learn martial arts since childhood</h1>
Kou Zhanwen was born in 1966 in the city of Beijing, grew up in a city with many opportunities, boys and boys all have a dream of becoming a hero, he is no exception, for this dream he learned martial arts from a young age, and successfully entered the Beijing martial arts team at the age of 17, and successfully studied under the gold medal coach Wu Bin.
Wu Bin has studied martial arts since he was a child, and has also been named one of the "Top Ten Martial Arts Instructors" in the "Chinese Wulin Baijie" series of activities, and now serves as the vice chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association and the executive vice chairman of the Beijing Wushu Association, a total of seven positions.
Just as the so-called strict master out of the high apprentice, the reason why Wu Bin has such a high achievement, all this is due to his self-discipline, in addition to his requirements for apprentices are also very strict, so most of the apprentices who came out from his hands are also famous and respected, "Kung Fu Emperor" Jet Li is one of them, at that time Jet Li has already emerged in the national martial arts competition, Kou Zhanwen bai into the division can also be regarded as Jet Li's disciple.
The life in the martial arts team is very hard, but for a group of children chasing dreams is very happy, Kou Zhanwen is no exception, but without Wu Bin's deliberate teaching, he can strictly self-discipline himself, get up early every day to practice, zama steps, running, boxing, etc. have become his daily life, although life is a little boring, but it feels very fulfilling.
In the martial arts team, he also welcomed his 8-year-old disciple Wu Jing, who also took great care of this brother-like master and disciple, and the relationship between the two was also very good on weekdays, they practiced together to improve each other, Kou Zhanwen's performance in the martial arts team was very good, because his martial arts performance was crisp and clean, and he also won many awards.
"Strange Lovers"
At that time, Jet Li had successfully entered the development of the film and television circle, and also had some fame, Kou Zhanwen was also discovered by the director in the martial arts competition, and successfully entered the film and television circle, began his career hard work, Kou Zhanwen's debut starting point was still very high, the first work was starring in the movie "Strange Lovers".
In it, he played a martial arts hero, but the personality is bold and informal, Kou Zhanwen is very suitable for this role in both image and action, because it is his first work, he also cherishes this opportunity, in the process of filming in the crew, he gradually feels the essence of performance, and loves performance.
Because he wanted to give his martial arts performance to more people, so that people could like Chinese kung fu, and after the film was released, he also received more people's attention, many of which were sent to him by directors, and Kou Zhanwen knew that this was a rare opportunity, after all, everyone wanted to become a kung fu star, and then he began to shoot for nearly a decade, and every work and role was taken seriously.
Because of his own martial arts skills, in the process of shooting, he also resolutely did not use a stand-in, which brought everyone a very real sense of viewing, "The First Sword in the World", "The Legend of the Flea on the Drum", "Dream Break Loulan", etc., these works have Kou Zhanwen's performance, his acting skills are also slowly improving, and there is also some popularity in the circle.
But he has never been able to become popular, has always been a tepid state, people can remember his face, but can not remember his role and name, Kou Zhanwen was not discouraged at first, he chose to devote himself more to this performing art, and then he filmed "The Prodigal Son of the Border City", "New Seven Heroes Five" and other film and television works.
But after the broadcast is still a mediocre response, it can be said that it is always a drama celebrity is not popular, he also began to doubt himself, he did not know whether he was really not suitable for being an actor, because he preferred martial arts in comparison, just when he was worried about his future and the future, director Ang Lee found him and lit up his life after that.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >02, matching for Wu Jing</h1>
His excellent martial arts performance deeply attracted director Ang Lee, so he invited him to serve as the martial arts instructor of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which attracted unanimous praise after the release of this film, and won many Oscar awards, in the film, whether it is the transformation of the scene or the excellent action, it gives people a sense of master style.
This work is a perfect presentation of Chinese martial virtues, punishing adultery and eliminating evil, it is precisely because of the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", so that Kou Zhanwen found a different self, as a martial arts instructor he naturally gained a lot of fame, and later starred in "Eight Precepts of Spring Brilliant Pigs" starring Xu Zheng and Tao Hong.
In which he played the role of The Erniu of Humility and Loyalty, in the play he performed brilliantly and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which also made him a unique "Erniu" in everyone's heart, and after years of silence, he finally became famous, his status at that time was close to that of a first-line star, but his disciple Wu Jing was still tepid.
Kou Zhanwen from entering the film and television industry to fame, in the middle of which he did not mention the relationship with Jet Li's division and brotherhood, in the film and television industry step by step is his own hard work, the hardships of which he is harder than anyone, at this time to see the master and disciple Wu Jing is like seeing the former self, so he decided to help Wu Jing.
When Wu Jing wanted to transform into a director, he chose to play the role for free, and as a popular star, he only played a small supporting role that was not excellent, "Capture the Marshal" and "Wolf's Tooth", he was the gangster boss who starred, and Wu Jing also had action scenes.
The two also had a real knife and real gun on the set, which allowed them to find the feeling of being in the martial arts team, Wu Jing was also very grateful for Kou Zhanwen's help, and took him as his own Bole, with the help of Kou Zhanwen, Wu Jing successfully transformed into a director, and he also served as a martial arts instructor several times.
With the passage of time, Kou Zhanwen has also been restricted by his appearance, and Wu Jing has become an excellent actor and director, and his fame has long been above him.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >03, retire behind the scenes to live happily</h1>
Kou Zhanwen is very much on the screen, because he has liked the directing industry many times behind the scenes, and he prefers to be a director, a martial arts instructor, and then bring better works to everyone than to perform in front of the screen.
Thanks to his continuous efforts and creation, in 2010 he finally directed his first film "Wudong Youth", starring Da Zhang Wei, which tells the story of a group of young people who pursue Chinese martial arts, which includes more martial arts performances, and Kou Zhanwen is not only his own director but also a martial arts instructor.
He used his own way to integrate more in line with the preferences of modern young people, created this work, in his work there are no special effects and no stand-ins, completely restoring the profundity of Chinese martial arts, the work of this film has brought a good response, and Kou Zhanwen also has a lot of confidence.
Next, he gradually created "Wrong Point Mandarin Duck", "Big World", "Dark War Dangerous City", "Brothers in Flames", etc., including the role of Zhao Liying, which shows his influence.
As he gradually turned into a behind-the-scenes worker, everyone rarely saw him on the screen, and his fame was therefore much worse than before, Kou Zhanwen is now 56 years old, he has no youthful vitality, but he has never given up his dedication to the film and television circle and his love for martial arts.
Every year he will still have works to issue, no matter how the response is, he has been insisting, because his helpfulness is widely popular in the circle, many actors are willing to guest appear in his works, as Jet Li's disciple, Wu Jing's brother, his fame may not be as good as the first two, but his personality is commendable, fame does not determine anything.
Perhaps some people have been chasing in vanity fair all their lives, and even eventually lose themselves, but there are also people who will make unlimited dedication to art, just to make the inheritance endless, and Kou Zhanwen is such a person, he did not struggle in front of the screen because of fame and fortune, but chose to present the profundity of Chinese martial arts in front of everyone.
Such a person who measures him by fame and fortune is disrespectful to him, and he is not red but chooses to go on his own path, and such a person is worthy of our respect.
Now he is not only insisting on his career, in life he also has a wife and daughter, usually and with the master and disciple Wu Jing to eat together, the relationship between the two has not faded in Vanity Fair, but after the polishing of time more profound, Kou Zhanwen although he is an insider but has a relaxed and comfortable life outside the circle, here also wish him a happy and happy life, but also look forward to him to bring us better works.