One
In 1973, Bruce Lee suddenly fell like a meteor, leaving a huge vacuum in kung fu movies. Hong Jinbao gathered the team left by Bruce Lee and formed the "Hong Family Class" together with the "Seven Little Fortunes" to try to fill the huge gap after the disappearance of the superstar...
That year, 6-year-old Zou Zhaolong mistakenly hit and bumped into the Martial Arts River, as if in the dark, doomed to the fate of the "Hongjia class".
Zou Zhaolong was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, his parents Were too advanced in Kung Fu, and gave birth to 13 children in a row, and after completing the task of creating people, his father left. Under the pressure of survival, the mother sent her brothers to the orphanage, leaving only the youngest boy, Zou Zhaolong, with her.
Zou Zhaolong often went to worship the Buddha with his mother, there was a carving shop on the road, and when he saw that there was a huge Buddha statue inside, he said to his mother that he wanted to learn to carve, and in the future, he would also carve a Buddha statue for his mother...
His mother thought it was a good idea, after all, after learning a skill, she could support her family, so she took him to visit the teacher. Next to the carving shop is a national art hall that teaches kung fu and treats all kinds of bruises and bone grafts.
When he was 7 years old, Zou Zhaolong accidentally fell and went to the Guoshu Hall for treatment, and became extremely interested in kung fu, which was seen by a teenage brother and invited to learn kung fu for free.
Driven by curiosity, Zou Zhaolong went there to learn Wing Chun, practice taekwondo, Muay Thai, etc. anyway, idle is idle, learning well can not only heal their own wounds, but also for others to pick up bones, one after another to lay a solid basic skill.
However, just when Zou Zhaolong had been working in the carving shop for 3 years and was about to formally learn the art, he felt that carving was too boring and clamored to go to the bakery next to him.
So his mother took him to the bakery to become an apprentice. After finishing work every day, Zou Zhaolong would practice kung fu such as fists and feet and double sticks in the oven.
One day, a colleague chatted with a friend who was the head of the martial artist, and learned that the other party needed a thin person to make a stand-in for the actress and get stabbed. Colleagues recommended Zou Zhaolong, who knew martial arts, to him.
Unexpectedly, after accidentally hitting and bumping into the set, the inexperienced Zou Zhaolong actually passed one by one, which was far better than the director and wu zhi expected.
People only asked to "take the knife" and roll off the table, and as a result, when Zou Zhaolong rolled down the table, he fell down with the table, and the picture was more wonderful than they imagined.
The director and martial arts instructor looked at Zou Zhaolong with amazement and threw an olive branch at him. In this way, Zou Zhaolong accidentally hit and bumped into the film and television circle.
Two
The first time as a stand-in, Zou Zhaolong earned 1200 Taiwan dollars. At that time, he worked hard in the bakery for a month, only 9,000 Taiwan dollars.
Therefore, Zou Zhaolong resigned from the bakery without hesitation. Under the guidance of the head of the martial artist, he went to the wuxing gathering place, where he was with other martial artists, waiting for the call of the crew.
Because there are more monks and less porridge, Zou Zhaolong has to wait next to the phone at five or six o'clock every morning, and only the first one to receive the call can have work...
At that time, Wuxing had a shift of 12 hours, 900 yuan for small Wuxing, and 1500 yuan for Dawuxing, which was simply too good for Zou Zhaolong, who was struggling on the subsistence line. But when you can't get alive and injured, you have to rely on your usual savings to survive.
In order not to delay the work, Zou Zhaolong also bought a folding bed, lived in the costume room of the crew, responded to every need, and sometimes two or three scenes wanted him at the same time, so he did not have to worry about work.
In the martial arts, it is also important to talk about seniority, and Zou Zhaolong has learned to observe words and colors since he was a child. One of the seniors he lived with was addicted to drugs, which was so frightening when the drug attack occurred, so he often wandered outside until late, waiting for the man to fall asleep before returning.
In Wuxing and the crew, Zou Zhaolong also learned a lot of things, and he was also very obedient to the rules of the jianghu, so he worked peacefully in Wuxing, Taiwan until the age of 18, and spent a good time.
Soon, he met a fortune-giver.
Three
In 1985, 18-year-old Zou Zhaolong was recommended by a well-known actor to star in the film "Full Bounce" directed by Hong Jinbao. Opportunities are always left to those who are prepared, because he not only knows Kung Fu such as Wing Chun, but also taekwondo, and the protagonist of that play just needs an actor with a good foundation in taekwondo.
After filming this movie, Zou Zhaolong reached the age of military service. Hong Jinbao reassured him and said he would wait for him. When Zou Zhaolong had one month left in his military service, Hong Jinbao entrusted someone to complete the formalities for going to Hong Kong.
As soon as Zou Zhaolong arrived in Hong Kong, he joined the "Hong Jia Class" and became Hong Jinbao's apprentice.
Hong Jinbao not only guided him to act, but also taught him a lot of principles of being a man.
Once, Zou Zhaolong was reading a yacht magazine, and when Hong Jinbao saw it, he asked him to choose one. Zou Zhaolong didn't think about it, and said that I would never have the money to buy a yacht in my life.
Hong Jinbao patted him on the shoulder and said, no, it doesn't matter if you buy or not, but it is always good to have a goal and use it to stimulate your progress...
Under the guidance of Hong Jinbao, Zou Zhaolong knows the rules very well, and when he goes to the set every day, the first thing he does is to greet the elders, but he never bothers others.
There is an unwritten rule in the Hong Kong film and television industry that if the director and the martial artist do not ask you out, you cannot go to the appointment of others. Zou Zhaolong never crossed the thunder pool half a step. Even if it was his master Hong Jinbao, except for the New Year and birthday contact, Zou Zhaolong usually never took the initiative to call them.
However, when filming and working, Zou Zhaolong was very hard working and spared no effort. In order to make the kung fu film a real punch to the flesh effect, Zou Zhaolong, like other dragon and tiger martial artists, had to sell his life on the set, not only to be able to fight, but also to learn to be beaten. A martial artist must not only fight beautifully, but also be able to resist fighting, and whoever can resist for a long time can laugh to the end and be more popular.
There are a lot of very dangerous action scenes, very difficult, but because everyone is ready, the director gives an order, sometimes regardless of life and death, even in the face of the cliff, Zou Zhaolong always says jump and jump. But his basic skills are very solid, and at the same time he is very smart, the movements are well done, and he is rarely injured.
Of course, bruises and skin trauma are not considered injuries, and what can be called "injuries" is often a serious injury that hurts the bones and bones. For the sake of the great beauty Guan Zhilin, Zou Zhaolong was seriously injured once.
Four
In 1991, during the filming of "A Knife to the City", Zou Zhaolong not only played the role, but also one of the martial arts instructors of the crew. There is a scene where Guan Zhilin's stand-in completes a poorly designed martial arts action, and Zou Zhaolong can only play it himself. The first time went well, but everyone still felt that it was not enough, so they did it again.
Who knows, this time something went wrong. After jumping out, there are several difficult moves in a row. When Zou Zhaolong flew out, his head almost hit the wall and he screamed for his life, fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, adjusted a bit, and the result was still a collision, and after falling from a high place, he fell into a serious injury, and the bones and muscles in his back were all broken.
When the brothers on the set put him on a stretcher, Zou Zhaolong was ashamed to say to Hong Jinbao: "I'm sorry, I have to go to the hospital first..."
Hong Jinbao told him to hurry up and heal well. The doctor told him that he would have to lie in a hospital bed for at least half a year...
As a result, after the end of the operation, after 3 months, Zou Zhaolong returned to the set and continued to work. Although it is very dangerous to be a dragon and tiger martial artist, Zou Zhaolong likes this job very much, and many years later, he still says: "If you want to die in the future, you must die on the set, what a good job!" ”
Hong Jinbao also took great care of Zou Zhaolong, and also taught him that "there must be a play in the middle of the fight", and Zou Zhaolong also understood it. Whenever someone says that Zou Zhaolong can't do it, Hong Jinbao will come out to defend it, saying that who of you is as good at acting as he is?
When filming, people around Zou Zhaolong will tell friends in the film circle that Hong Jinbao is very good to this child. Originally, Zou Zhaolong was very professional, coupled with Hong Jinbao's face, so when others were scolded by the directors, Zou Zhaolong was almost never scolded.
Unfortunately, after joining the Hong family class, Zou Zhaolong only starred in 3 movies with positive roles, but they did not set off too much waves, but they were more brilliant when playing supporting roles.
In 1994, Jet Li filmed "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai", and Zou Zhaolong starred as the villain killer Wang Jianjun, using the stage name "Ni Xing". In that film, Jet Li had more gunfight scenes, and the action scenes were not very prominent, but fortunately, the wonderful fight scene with Zou Zhaolong made up for the lack of this aspect.
It is also Zou Zhaolong's cold, fierce and vicious fight, and Jet Li's calm and agile characteristics of the tense blend, forming a sharp contrast, full of tension, blood veins, which has also become a classic clip in action movies.
Because the cooperation with Zou Zhaolong was very enjoyable, jet Li later filmed "The Demon Sect Leader of the Dragon Slaughtering Record" and let him play the role of Song Qingshu. Due to the gathering of gods, the protagonist's aura is too prominent, Zhang Min's look back and other shots are eye-catching enough, and although Zou Zhaolong's performance is very outstanding, he is still not popular.
This made Zhou Xingchi look at him with blue eyes, but Zou Zhaolong was not very happy.
Five
That year, Zhou Xingchi filmed "Nine Pin Sesame Officer" and invited Zou Zhaolong to play the villain "Chang Wei".
Zou Zhaolong did not like this kind of role that was incomprehensibly bad, but Master Hong Jinbao felt good, and he could only play it hard.
Who knows, Zou Zhaolong actually played the "Chang Wei" to the point of outrageous people, with a chilling expression, and a deadly martial arts action, fiercely pulled a wave of "hatred", becoming one of the most tense classic villain roles, and was also completely labeled as a "villain professional".
In particular, "I saw Chang Wei playing Laifu" and "Chang Wei you also said you can't do martial arts" have become classic terriers, impressive, lingering, and still widely circulated today.
Although the drama was red and people were also red, Zou Zhaolong was extremely unhappy. Because he feels that he has been "Chang Wei" facialized, which is not quite in line with his own personality characteristics. Therefore, many times they are reluctant to mention that they have played this role, and even call it their twin brothers who play "Chang Wei"...
Regardless of whether he accepted it or not, the film and television circle seemed to highly agree with his "villain" personality, and after that, Jet Li and others let him play some villain roles, giving the protagonist a great challenge.
In the early 1990s, Zou Zhaolong, who was in his early 20s, took over a villain play, and the film remuneration was as high as 400,000 to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and there were about 3 films a year, and his pocket was once bulging and inflated.
Because the money came too quickly and too easily, he didn't have to think about it, just take the scene, shoot the scene, count the money, and once lost himself.
One year, he changed 5 cars in a row, opened the closet full of brand names, but none of the brands he knew...
Fortunately, all this lasted only 3 years, otherwise, he would have become Jackie Chan.
But Zou Zhaolong also saw a flash of light on Jackie Chan and was deeply shocked. Once, Jackie Chan's foot was injured and it took a week or two to recover, so he asked Zou Zhaolong to complete a slalom kick for him.
However, when it came to filming, Jackie Chan suddenly got up, personally tried a kick, and insisted on completing this action himself.
He said to Zou Zhaolong, I must do it myself, if I know that I can do it and need someone else to do it, then I will slowly become lazy.
Zou Zhaolong was deeply impressed, very impressed, and rarely let people replace him. Over the past few years, he has participated in dozens of film and television works, but these roles are not as bright as "Chang Wei".
Just as he was depressed, a great opportunity crashed into his arms.
Six
In 1999, the 32-year-old Zou Zhaolong and the runner-up of hong Kong sister Weng Huide, who had been dragging for many years, finally achieved positive results, and the two went to the United States to get married. Zou Zhaolong felt that he had not read much since he was a child, his English was not very good, it was difficult to communicate with his wife, and at the same time, in order to precipitate himself, he stayed in the United States for further study, learning English and acting.
During his studies, a huge pie hit him impartially.
At that time, Jet Li refused the invitation of "The Matrix" due to reasons such as schedule and copyright. Yuan Heping recommended Zou Zhaolong.
Because Zou Zhaolong is similar in shape to Keanu Reeves, he mainly "tricks" for Keanu Reeves and his opponents. After completing these tasks, the sequel to "The Matrix" began filming, and Zou Zhaolong was invited to play a role.
After receiving the invitation, Zou Zhaolong was very excited, but he first asked the other party for the script, made sure that there was no insult to the image of The Chinese, and then took over the role and signed the contract.
He said: "In the Mainland Chinese market, it doesn't matter if you look for me to play a villain. The Chinese are working hard to establish a good Image of the Chinese everywhere, even if you give me more remuneration, I can't destroy the image of the Chinese they have worked hard to maintain... Art does not distinguish between noble and low, but if you use art to trample on our nation, I cannot accept it. ”
In this way, Zou Zhaolong became the "only Chinese actor to participate in the "Matrix" series of movies, and also obtained a permanent dividend right, even if he died later, his children can continue to enjoy this dividend.
During his studies, Zou Zhaolong also realized some of the principles of acting.
Xiucai studied hard for 10 years and came out, but Wuxing had to take more than 20 years to be recognized. If you want to be at the top of an industry, you have to cultivate your own irreplaceability.
Therefore, in the process of Zou Zhaolong taking over the role in the future, in addition to the martial arts action, he pays more attention to whether the character has the space for performance.
Even if Jet Li and Zhen Zidan ask him to cooperate, this is the same.
Seven
In 2006, when Jet Li filmed "Huo Yuanjia", he gave up the original Huo Endi actor and used Zou Zhaolong to play, and since then he has also cooperated with him many times, including "The King of Kung Fu" and "Detective No Two".
In 2008, when Zhen Zidan filmed "Fuse", he also found Zou Zhaolong. Zou Zhaolong proposed that the role should have room for performance, otherwise there are many people who can play in Hong Kong, and there is no need to let him play. Later, Zou Zhaolong played the fierce villain "Wild Wolf", but there is also a loyal and filial side, and the role level is very rich.
Since then, Zou Zhaolong has successively starred in works such as "Four Famous Catches", "City-wide Alert", and "Special Status". Although the fight is wonderful, it still has not come out of the huge shadow of "Chang Wei"...
In 2011, Zou Zhaolong finally passed a drama addiction, playing a knifeman who married 4 fairies in one breath in "Painting the Wall", which is not shallow and makes people think of it. As a star, acting in literary drama, he can also compete with Deng Chao and others.
In 2016, Zou Zhaolong starred in the TV series "Fengshen Yanyi" as the domineering side leak of the Shang Lu King, full of aura, acting skills exploded, and received praise. It's just a pity that the reputation of the drama is not good, and it has not set off any waves.
However, not long after, a "peach news" put Zou Zhaolong on the cusp of the storm.
Eight
In 2017, a woman on Weibo named "Zou Zhaolong's Cheating Record" suddenly broke out of the sky.
She posted a series of beautiful "leg touching photos" on Weibo, saying that the other party has always been this habit...
After that, the woman exposed the fierce material, saying that she was drunk and had a relationship... The other party sweetly and warmly attacked, let himself fall into it, and washed her underwear for her, and said that he did not expose it to ask for money.
Since then, she has also broken photos and voices, saying that the days she slept with Zou Zhaolong were at least 150 days, and the other party and his wife had not done it for many years, and had shown a showdown with his wife and divorced him.
For a time, Zou Zhaolong was pushed to the cusp of the storm, he said that people in the United States, there was a car accident, just sent a Weibo to apologize to his wife, children, netizens, and never mentioned this matter again.
Zou Zhaolong's agent Meng Kaiqi said that all the revelations were false statements, and the pictures were all PS and would be handed over to the police and lawyers for handling.
What the melon-eating masses did not expect was that soon the whistleblower deleted the blog post and left a sentence: "Without any consultation, spare people and spare people." "What happened in the middle is elusive.
But the woman had previously said that if my Weibo was emptied one day, it would be that I received a sorry from him and his agent.
Since then, Zou Zhaolong's wife has also stood on his side and issued a statement, saying that the "cheating door incident" is a one-sided hype, and afterwards, the husband and wife's feelings are better and they cherish each other more.
Although there were various voices circulating on the Internet, the incident quickly calmed down, and after that, Zou Zhaolong, who had been silent for a while, accidentally brushed the screen because of the Network.
Nine
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, gymnast Liu Yang bumped his face with "Chang Wei", which triggered heated discussion among netizens, and many people joked that "as soon as I turned on the TV, I saw Liu Yang playing the hanging ring", and "Chang Wei was playing Laifu" The stem once again accidentally brushed the screen.
Ring champion Liu Yang also took advantage of the situation to interact closely with the melon-eating masses, sending a video saying: "Are you so polite? How to say that I am also an Olympic champion, you must pay attention to what you say in the future. ”
Zou Zhaolong also appeared to echo the Olympic champion Liu Yang and posted a photo of his hanging ring. Netizens have ridiculed: "Chang Wei, you also said that you will not hang the ring"...
The 54-year-old Zou Zhaolong seems to be still playing "Chang Wei", but he seems to have slowly accepted the role of "Chang Wei", which once made him want to get rid of.
Although he has partnered with Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Zhen Zidan and other top kung fu superstars for decades, he has never become popular, and he is still looking for his own role, but he still makes a bold statement that he will definitely win against Jet Li and Zhen Zidan.
But he said that the masters Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan were sixty or seventy years old, and they were not personally on the set? As long as I can still go on, I will continue to shoot. As long as there is a play, it will continue to act.
Life is like a drama, someone plays the main role, there must be someone to play a supporting role; someone is a "red flower", there must be someone to be a "green leaf", the role is not high, but the realm is high and low. Even if you can't be a "red flower" in your lifetime, what regrets do you have when you are a good piece of evergreen leaves that are "the most protective flowers"?
Some references:
1. Southern People Weekly", "Big Supporting Actor Zou Zhaolong: I Want to Be a Good Actor";
2. Best Scene: Xie Nan interviews Zou Zhaolong, the king of new kung fu
3. Jiangsu Satellite TV: Speak My World. Zou Zhaolong
4. Sina Entertainment: Zou Zhaolong was exposed to cheating evidence again! Bedmate wife "Daughter sleeps in the middle of 9 years"
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