In August 2019, Xin Jianguo, the chief producer of the public welfare film "Jin Ou", disappeared overseas and has not been heard from so far.
So that although the film was launched, it was never released.
This has not only become the regret of all the staff, but also the regret of Ji Chunhua's life.
Bald head, no eyebrows, fierce eyes skimming mouth, the image of the big villain in the movie,
The first thing that comes to mind is the condor in "Shaolin Temple", the double crutches in "Tianlong Babu", and the bandit in "Snow Leopard".
However, in fact, these seemingly identical-looking characters are played by Ji Chunhua and Du Yuming, two actors.
Because of the very similar appearance, there are often oolong situations that are mistakenly recognized.
After working together, the two also became good friends who talked about everything.
Du Yuming also often said: "We are a pair of half-brothers. ”
But after Ji Chunhua's death in 2018, Du Yuming felt a sudden loneliness.
It was as if there should have been a brother who was on the path of the villain with him, and now he was the only one left.
But although the two have the same route, they still have the biggest difference, that is, Du Yuming has played a character who is both good and evil.
He has also played a hero role, but Ji Chunhua has given his life's work to the villain role.
Many times in front of the camera, he has mentioned his desire to play a good person.
Among Chinese martial arts actors, most of the famous ones are protagonists, such as Jet Li, Wu Jing, Zhen Zidan, Zhao Wenzhuo, etc.
But the safflower must eventually be matched with green leaves, and there is no qualified opponent how to set off the strength of the protagonist,
So when Zhang Xinyan found Ji Chunhua for "Shaolin Temple", he was doomed to the green leafy road of his life.
Before filming the Shaolin Temple, Ji Chunhua was just an athlete in a martial arts school and had never been exposed to acting.
Even the phrase "kill me" in the movie needs to be taught by the director many times.
In the crew, Ji Chunhua saw a different world, and perhaps this is the special feature of "Shaolin Temple".
Jet Li is a five-time martial arts champion and an idol of all sports school students.
Yu Hai is a master of mantis fist, Ji Chunhua said that his mantis fist is fast and he can't see clearly,
Yu Chenghui is a Chinese sword saint, which gathers the big men of various sects, so that even if he is beaten as a villain, the process is very happy.
At that time, the conditions were not good, in order to pursue the truth, many of the slapping scenes were fist to flesh, and Ji Chunhua also suffered a lot of injuries.
During the filming of "Fang Shiyu" with Jet Li, his leg was broken due to a kick.
When dragged to the hospital, the doctor said that he needed surgery, but in order not to delay the next day's shooting, he put up with a cast.
Maybe people who practice martial arts can't stand what ordinary people can't tolerate, and in "Fang Shiyu", Ji Chunhua has many shots of sitting there with one foot on a chair.
Even when he was finally kicked to death by Jet Li, he still maintained the posture of his left leg straight and upturned.
Many people smirk, and this kind of performance is even more evil and retribution.
As everyone knows, these are all because Ji Chunhua's left leg cannot be bent on the splint.
Even the more than forty punches that Jet Li hit needed to be fixed with a rope to avoid being thrown out.
Li Lian's hand was very heavy, and Ji Chunhua was forced to throw forty punches.
Zou Zhaolong, also a villain actor, once said: "Shooting action movies is not to see who can fight, but who can not go to the hospital after being beaten, if you have not been injured before two punches, then what action scenes to shoot?" ”
This sentence was endorsed by many viewers, and there is no doubt that Ji Chunhua is indeed a qualified martial arts actor.
But there will always be accidents on the set, the position of the fall is different, and the consequences are completely different.
Jackie Chan so many dangerous actions, suffered a lot of injuries on the body, and now is still alive and well,
Jet Li, on the other hand, injured his spine several times, which is a dangerous part for athletes.
Ji Chunhua, who has the most opponents with Jet Li, is no exception,
During the filming again, the moment of rolling down could not feel the presence of limbs, the spine was misaligned, and the whole body was paralyzed.
This injury gave him a big blow to his career, and the original martial arts actor who could best show the strength of the blow was the temporary blow reaction.
But after recovering, he could no longer do such a move, and a sudden turn could cause problems in the spine again.
As we can see in his later performances, most of the pain is expressed in facial feedback,
The fierce reaction is rare, which is also a helpless move.
However, in Ji Chunhua's heart, there has always been a wish, hoping that he can play a good person once,
He met this opportunity in 2014.
In the public welfare film "Jin Ou" directed by Tian Qi, Ji Chunhua played a good policeman with a fierce face, Thunder,
In order to save the adopted child, he was buried in the ground by a landslide.
In the promotional video, Ji Chunhua wears a regular dress, holding a large brush, teaching children to write,
His face is no longer as vicious as before, but full of serene charity, just like in his life, which is a huge contrast with the villain he plays.
Some netizens said: "Is it that there are too many villains, so I will often participate in public welfare activities and want to get rid of the anger on my body." ”
More netizens said: "Teacher Ji Chunhua is already disgusting and kind, and is willing to be a green leaf for a lifetime to save the greatness of the protagonist, which is a kind of goodness." ”
In various programs, the Ji Chunhua we saw was full of spring breeze and a cute smile.
It's also funny to talk about my experience, but it all stops one day in July 2018.
A few months ago, Ji Chunhua's WeChat closed, and only sent a simple circle of friends, saying that there was something wrong at home.
Du Yuming immediately called him after seeing it.
On the phone, Ji Chunhua smiled and said that he was fine, and Du Yuming did not care.
Said that after a while to go to Hengdian filming by the way to see each other.
But before hanging up the phone, Ji Chunhua said a long and serious sentence: "Friend, everything is fake, the body is the most important, you have to take care of the body." ”
Du Yuming, whose body is doubled, should only be a general blessing, but he did not think that this was the last call between the two of them.
When the news of Ji Chunhua's death came, Du Yuming couldn't believe it for a long time, pushed the scene being filmed, and his head was blank.
On the day of the funeral, almost all the actors who had worked with Ji Chunhua came to mourn, but one person was long gone.
Jet Li's films have the most rival scenes with Ji Chunhua,
Even the record-breaking box office of the most famous "Shaolin Temple" is inseparable from Ji Chunhua's efforts, but he has never appeared.
Jet Li has been a topic of discussion on the Internet for several years, with some saying he settled in Singapore and is not a Chinese national.
Some people are very open-minded, after all, most of Jet Li's films are promoting the Chinese spirit, Chinese martial arts,
The purpose of changing nationality is to better carry out public welfare undertakings.
In fact, Jet Li's time abroad is arranged very full, and it is helpless not to come back.
And after that, he personally visited Ji Chunhua's family and gave 200,000 yuan as a condolence.
He has been self-disciplined all his life, even if he has a spinal injury, he insists on exercising and recuperating every day, he once said that he will fight until he is 60 years old, but in the end he is still three years behind.
Even the decent character movie he had always dreamed of was released indefinitely.
I have to say that this has become a regret in his life, and it has also become a regret for the audience, after all, we also want to see Teacher Ji Chunhua, showing a warm smile on the screen.