He is a kung fu master in the Hong Kong action film industry, fierce boxing and Bruce Lee's leg skills stand shoulder to shoulder, into the circle to follow Liu Jialiang as a martial arts finger, he once won the championship with five consecutive victories in the national art competition, as the second generation of Shaw's famous director Zhang Che, he also had the grace of knowing Chow Sing Chi, why Chen Guantai was also banned by Shaw when he was popular, today, let's understand his twists and turns of life
Chen Guantai was born in 1945, when the war was raging, because his grandfather was friends with Geng Dehai, the founder of the Great Saint Splitting Hanging Gate, he began to contact this kung fu when he was young, and then Chen Guantai, who loved martial arts, officially worshiped the "Monkey King" Chen Xiuzhong's disciples, becoming the third generation of the Great Saint Splitting Hanging Palm faction, also because he began to learn kung fu before the age of eight
Chen Guantai not only has a very deep foundation in martial arts, but also has a chivalrous heart, in order to make his kung fu can help others, Chen Guantai, who does not like to learn, after graduating from junior high school, became a firefighter warrior who rushed to the front line, and also met many friends who made movies in social activities, and had contact with the show business circle for the first time
However, what really made him enter this circle was the martial arts he had trained over the years, in May 1969, the first Southeast Asian Chinese Arts Competition was held in Singapore, in order to raise the great saint split palm to the international prestige, Chen Xiuzhong sent his beloved disciple Chen Guantai to participate in the competition, he lived up to expectations, in the competition to fight the crowd, five battles and five victories, successfully won the lightweight Group A championship, the great saint split palm was pushed to a new height by him
And Chen Guantai is not only famous in the Asian martial arts community, but also in the Hong Kong action film industry, wearing the two halos of Chen Xiuzhong's proud disciple and the champion of the Chinese arts competition, Chen Guantai entered the industry and was active in the team of Liu Jialiang and Tang Jia, and occasionally made cameo roles in the crew, which is also a type with few scenes
However, Chen Guantai, who is strong in kung fu and tough in appearance, was discovered by Zhang Che, who was eager to fight with Bruce Lee in the ring, and changed from a martial arts instructor to a martial arts actor, starring in his first kung fu movie "Ma Yongzhen", an alternative kung fu film that has influenced Hong Kong for many years
In the film, Chen Guantai plays Ma Yongzhen, a boxer who came to Shanghai Beach from Shandong to work hard, which is a "gangster hero" role who relies on his fist to play his status, so there are many thrilling scenes in the shooting, the most classic of which is the last scene of the movie
Chen Guantai was ambushed by Fan Agen's people for a while, dozens of axes in his body, but still used his stiff fist to fight a crowd, beating all the opponents in the restaurant to the ground, in that era of using substitutes, Chen Guantai completely relied on the hard bridge hard horse's hand kung fu to perform Ma Yongzhen's style, which also made him famous in the film and television industry, becoming the first generation of Shaw's star who used real kung fu to shoot dramas
Such a Chen Guantai, who was full of blood and skill points at the beginning of his acting career, instantly subdued the law of the jungle in the showbiz circle and began his glorious journey in the Hong Kong film industry, Huang Feng, a reckless hero who did not fight dillon and did not know Dillon in "Thorn Horse", Wang Wu, a dart master who was famous for his knife technique in "The Great Knife King V", and Hong Xiguan, who connected the north and south shaolin in "Shaolin Disciples"
Every role is a martial artist, if there is no strong physical support, how can he interpret the fight scene into a hearty effect, let alone become a well-deserved "kung fu superstar" in Shaw action movies, but this superstar suddenly left Shaw to open a film company in Taiwan when he was most popular, and opened a three-year-long "contradiction dispute"
At that time, Chen Guantai and Shaw had a disagreement over the contract, and Chen Guantai, who had a stubborn personality and was unwilling to yield, was immediately issued a "personal injunction order" by Shao Shi, who had a big family, and he had no way out in Hong Kong, so he had to secretly go to Taiwan to open Dasheng Film Company
Due to the dismal box office of the film "Da Wei Cheng", Chen Guantai entered a difficult state, asking for help everywhere but without gaining anything, he followed the advice of his mentor Zhang Che to return to Shaw and starred in the first film after his comeback, "Crippled".
After having a certain economic foundation, Chen Guantai once again picked up his dream of directing and directed himself an action movie "Shanghai Beach Tycoon", which drew a more perfect end to his twists and turns in the 70s
After entering the 1980s, Chen Guantai's career returned to the right track and obtained many opportunities to cooperate with big names, such as "Yang Guo and the Little Dragon Girl" starring with Zhang Guorong and "The Rich And Noble Corps" cooperated with Hong Jinbao and Mei Yanfang, all of which were box office hits at the time
As an actor, Chen Guantai is very dedicated when filming, but during the break, he is accustomed to observing on the set as a director, which has discovered the matter of Zhou Xingchi, he found that Zhou Xingchi is serious on the set, and his acting is also very spirited, so in 1990, when preparing to shoot the comedy movie "Thief A Xing", Chen Guantai personally invited Zhou Xingchi to be the lead actor
It is also his unique vision, in the filming process of the two hit it off, Chen Guantai not only played Chow Xingchi's comedic talent to the extreme, but also fully absorbed his suggestions and funny ideas, presenting a highly acclaimed comedy film, which was a box office hit upon release
Zhou Xingchi has also become a monumental figure in the film and television circle with comedy movies, which makes people have to sigh for Chen Guantai's excellent vision, and he is worthy of being a man who dares to compete with the film and television giant Shaw
After this, Chen Guantai set up Wei Kai Film Company, slowly focusing on investment, the number of films participating in the film decreased little by little, most of the time as a small supporting role, but for him, acting is no longer just a job, but has become a special existence
Until April 21 this year, "Nerve Hero" opened the camera, only to see his figure again, from the scene photos sent out, it can be seen that the 76-year-old Chen Guantai hair has been gray, although the body is not as strong as when he was young, but the spirit is still full, I hope that the old predecessors can always maintain such a state to spend their old age