In martial arts movies, "Generation Grandmaster" can be described as a representative of top production
Poster of "Generation Grandmaster"
In this kung fu-based film, there are countless wonderful martial arts scenes and tough actors, the most surprising of which is the actor Zhou Xiaofei, who plays the third sister of Jin Lou. Although she is only a supporting role with few shots, her playing scenes in the film are very eye-catching
"A Generation of Grandmasters" Jin Lou Third Sister
She is a national "Martial Arts Level" athlete with the same name as Jet Li, and once served as the captain of the People's Liberation Army Bayi Martial Arts Team, which is naturally appropriate in actual combat. Not to mention that after becoming a powerful actor, she actually developed the business of Wu Ti Wu Zhi in another way, and even put on a layer of screenwriter's vest.
Zhou Xiaofei (left) Jet Li (right)
So, what kind of opportunity has made Zhou Xiaofei who has achieved today's wen and martial arts? Today, let's take a look at this woman who lives in modern times
Zhou Xiaofei was born in an ordinary family rather than a martial arts family, according to common sense, there is no chance of contact with martial arts, but this can not prevent her from having a father who loves martial arts, Zhou Xiaofei's father was very keen to learn martial arts when he was young, but after marriage, he rarely had time to study martial arts, so after Zhou Xiaofei was born, his father transferred his dream to his daughter
Zhou Xiaofei
Five-year-old Zhou Xiaofei, the female chengfu willingly embarked on the road of learning martial arts, and she began to practice iron sand palms. According to Zhou Xiaofei's father, he had a martial arts secret book about iron sand palms, and after practicing to a certain level, he could use his bare hands to crush stones, but the young Zhou Xiaofei did not stick to it
Then, when she was only ten years old, she was sent to the Beijing Institute of Physical Education by her father, and since then Zhou Xiaofei has begun to systematically learn martial arts. Every day, I get up at 5:30 to practice the basic skills, practice until 11:30 noon to eat lunch, followed by the afternoon training session. In this day-to-day, year-after-year learning career, Zhou Xiaofei lasted for two full years.
In the past two years, Zhou Xiaofei not only learned the eight poles, bagua palms, and tai chi in traditional kung fu, but also mastered a variety of martial arts forms such as swords, knives, guns, sticks, long fists, short fists, and sets of moves. It is this profound foundation accumulated from years of hard work that has allowed her to win the championship in the National Wushu Championship, and later was awarded the title of national "Martial Arts Level" athlete. Such unremitting efforts and excellent performance on the field also made Chen Xunqi, who is preparing for a new drama, look at it at a glance
In 2002, director Chen Xunqi watched the National Wushu Championship in order to cast a new drama, and he took a fancy to Zhou Xiaofei of the competition at a glance, and invited her to participate in the TV series "Heroes of the Crowd" directed by himself, that is, starting from the female number two in the play, Dumb Xiaomei, Zhou Xiaofei started her acting career
During the signing of Chen Xunqi's company, Zhou Xiaofei starred in many martial arts films before and after, in "The King of Kung Fu", she played Qiu Ju, a taekwondo coach and descendant of the Dunhuang sect; in "The Army Of The Female General of Yangmen", she played a generation of female generals Yang Paifeng, these two films made her slightly famous in the film and television circle
"The Military Order of the Female Generals of YangMen is Like a Mountain" Yang Paifeng
However, what really makes Zhou Xiaofei enter the audience's field of vision should be "Ip Man 4", which broke through the box office of one billion after broadcasting. For the plot of the movie, the audience's evaluation may be mixed, but for the fight scene, the audience is unanimously clapping their hands and praising
Ip Man 4
In the film, Zhou Xiaofei plays Jiang Yunlai, a boxing master, and there is no martial arts scene in the early stages, but in the middle and late stages of the film, the audience is bright, and the most classic clip is the ring match of the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala
"Ip Man 4" Jiang Yunlai
That night, a group of people dressed in karate costumes suddenly took to the stage to provoke, just after the two masters were knocked off their horses, Jiang Yunlai, played by Zhou Xiaofei, stepped onto the stage without hesitation, made a comparison with him, and persisted under the provocateurs with the flexibility of the shape and intention fist, ushering in a small climax of this martial arts drama
In the shot, her martial arts actions are connected naturally, and there is no feeling of deliberately fast shot editing in most films in order to present the effect, and one move after another seems to carry the charm of the water flow, which can be called the flow of clouds and water, and she can feel her kung fu background across the big screen
Zhou Xiaofei, who is so powerful, although not as famous as Zhen Zidan and Jet Li, is indeed very popular in the circle. In the "Generation Grandmaster" directed by Wong Kar-wai, Zhou Xiaofei made a martial arts stand-in for Zhang Ziyi while playing the third sister of Jin Lou
"Generation Grandmaster" Zhang Ziyi
For this hard-won role, Zhou Xiaofei, like the cast members, conducted a full eight months of martial arts and action training. At seven o'clock in the morning, he trained in the community where teacher Bagua Palm lived, and rushed to the East Third Ring Road of Beijing to accompany Zhang Zhen to practice eight pole boxing in the afternoon, and during that time, the entire crew was filled with Zhou Xiaofei's busy figure. It is also her unremitting efforts that allow Zhang Ziyi, who originally did not know martial arts, to present a more perfect role image in the film
Martial arts movement practice
Take the part of Zhang Ziyixue practicing martial arts in the later stages of the film, the picture is ethereal, like martial arts and like dance, but no one knows how much sweat Zhou Xiaofei, as a stand-in, has paid behind this wonderful scene. In order to satisfy director Wong Kar-wai's "obsessive-compulsive disorder", Zhou Xiaofei interpreted it over and over again, just by sweeping the snow into the air with his legs on the ground, he shot back and forth for an unknown number of times, which had the picture effect presented on the screen
Zhou Xiaofei in the shot is a serious and powerful actor, behind the scenes she also developed the position of martial arts substitute into a martial arts instructor recognized by Yuan Heping, just started to be entrusted by Yuan Baye, for the film "Zhang Tianzhi" directed by him as a martial arts assistant director, to know that there is no little business ability, but do not have the courage to accept this job. Not to mention that in "Ip Man 4", she also held two hats, filming while giving martial arts instruction to the actors of the crew
There are very few female hit stars in the film and television circle, and the female martial arts finger is even more rare, and Zhou Xiaofei, who has both, not only completes the two work heights, but even has the energy to make a new vest of a "screenwriter". In 2012, in "Zodiac", starring Jackie Chan, Zhou Xiaofei tried the assistant screenwriter position for the first time; in 2017, she directly became the official screenwriter of "Beautiful War"
Leaving aside the mixed reviews of the two films, Zhou Xiaofei, as a screenwriter, is indeed studying hard to be competent, and further understands the main profession of an actor through the perspective of a screenwriter, which cannot help but make people sigh that she is really a "literary and martial arts" heroine
Such a literary and martial Zhou Xiaofei, who has been an actor for nearly twenty years so far, constantly rushed out of her comfort zone, and became the Mulan who did not let her eyebrows be shaved. Although she did not play a leading role in the film, she can be seen in the play
For Zhou Xiaofei, learning martial arts has become a stepping stone for her to enter the show business circle, providing a huge boost to her favorite career; and playing a variety of roles has also given her a deeper understanding of traditional martial arts. The two complement each other, which has made the current Zhou Xiaofei, I believe that after that, she will definitely be able to rely on her strength to become a hot female star in the show business circle