Text | Fat rabbit
In a program of "SpitTing Conference", Zhang Shaogang said a paragraph:
Chi Zi was wondering who Zheng Zeshi was, when he suddenly saw a fat body appear in front of him, and he hugged him hurriedly: "Fat cat teacher, do you know who Zheng Zeshi is?" ”
I believe that there are many people like him, who only know "fat cats" and do not know Zheng Zeshi.
Zheng Zeshi is also a "fat cat", "fat cat" is also Zheng Zeshi, he has experienced too many ups and downs in this life!
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Zheng Zeshi, born in Guangdong in 1951, has many brothers and sisters and a poor family.
The family moved to Hong Kong to earn a living, and he learned how to cook, take care of his younger siblings, and make "plastic flowers" to supplement the family.
When Zheng Zeshi was 15, his father said to him:
"Dad really can't get you guys to study at the same time anymore, what do you think Dad should do?"
He thought for a moment, in order to help his parents reduce the burden and chose to drop out of school to work, Zheng Zeshi said to his father:
"I don't want to study anymore, I want to go out and make money."
Zheng Zeshi first studied as a chef in a restaurant, but the boss's bad skills left him with nothing to learn, and it can be seen that he has a dream.
So he went to the place where he sold jewelry and became an apprentice, and his meager salary was not enough to provide for his younger siblings to go to school.
Zheng Zeshi was dissatisfied with this and began to want to make more money and let his parents and younger siblings live a good life.
In the past, when he was in school, he had a dream of being an actor, but at that time, it was difficult for Hong Kong's showbiz to enter, and he had no connections and money, so he could only bury his dream in his heart.
He remembers one time when the teacher asked everyone to write volunteer essays, everyone was a policeman, a lawyer, etc., and he wrote "I want to be a star."
After the teacher saw it, he was very dismissive and said that he was greedy and vain, and could not write it like this, which left a deep impression on Zheng Zeshi.
Until he was 21 years old, he insisted on his dream, despite his parents' opposition, signed up for the actor training class opened by director Zhang Che, and was lucky to be admitted.
Later, when Zheng Zeshi talked about what kind of original intention he had entered the show business circle, he said:
"In the mixed showbiz, you must come in with a heart of covetous vanity, and if you want others to appreciate you, this is vanity, and if you like this appreciation, you are greedy for vanity." Covet vanity must also rely on conscience, rely on strength, not rely on means. ”
Many people know that stars are generally good-looking, and Zheng Zeshi is not good-looking, so he is doomed to run the dragon set at the beginning.
In 1976, TVB held an acting competition, and Zheng Zeshi won the championship of the competition with several years of hard training.
At that time, the jewelry craftsman who was an actor who earned 400 yuan a month and was already a teacher earned 2,000 yuan a month, and he was caught in a dilemma between survival and dreams.
In the end, Zheng Zeshi chose the dream, and later he expressed his greatest gratitude to his mother, although her mother was very strict with him, but always silently supported him behind his back.
In this way, he signed a contract with TVB, officially became an artist, and began his ups and downs acting career.
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When he first entered the show business circle, TVB saw that Zheng Zeshi was obese and suitable for comedy, so he arranged for him to be a long-term guest on the program hosted by Zhou Runfa and others.
Although it sounds good, it actually makes him play a funny cameo role, but it allows him to meet the most important people in life.
Over time, he and Zhou Runfa became good friends, the two people are very compatible, it is said that Zhou Runfa often talked about acting skills at that time, which was a lot of benefit to him.
Later, Zheng Zeshi said: "At that time, I was just a nobody, and Zhou Runfa was already a young student, but he was very good to me. ”
At the age of 25, he participated in the first film and television drama "Frenzy", Zheng Zeshi has always played small roles, but he has not given up his dream.
In 1979, Zheng Zeshi starred in the TV series "Four-Eyed Detective" and also starred as a director in the movie "Grey Spirit".
In 1984, he directed and starred in the film "Unmarried Old Bean", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his superb acting skills.
At that time, everyone thought that comedians just pretended to be stupid, and they didn't need to have acting skills.
Because at that time, Hong Kong comedy movies liked to use "ugly" actors, but Zheng Zeshi's dream was that the film emperor was not a clown.
Zheng Zeshi was very angry, so he wrote and directed his own feature film "Why Have Me", and he gained a firm foothold in the film and television circle with this film.
His character "Fat Cat" is a ill-fated low-intelligence, slow-moving teenager in the play, which is also the first time he has not acted in comedy.
Zheng Zeshi portrayed this role impeccably, and the silly image won the hearts of the people and resonated with many audiences.
At that time, in order to play this role well, he also went to many welfare homes to collect some information about his situation.
Zheng Zeshi's superb acting skills and not afraid to play ugly attitude proved himself to everyone, and everyone affectionately called him "fat cat".
With this work with tears in laughter, he overpowered the nominated Zhou Runfa, Jackie Chan and others, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Jury Award.
Immediately after that, he invited Maggie Cheung and others to shoot the sequel "Fat Cat Wandering", and Zheng Zeshi's "fat cat" image was printed in everyone's heart.
In the decades since his debut, Zheng Zeshi has played many roles, and each role has been interpreted very well, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Actor.
Film emperor Zheng Zeshi was all the rage, once one of the high-paid actors in Hong Kong comedy, if there are no accidents, his career and family will be happy.
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Zheng Zeshi, who is nearly forty years old, has looked down on the clutches of the entertainment industry, and he has always held the attitude of not getting married for a lifetime.
Until one time when filming, she met Lin Yanming, and she left a particularly good impression on Zheng Zeshi.
The two made an appointment several times and then Zheng Zeshi proposed to her, and it was not long before the two entered the palace of marriage.
It is said that their wedding at that time was very luxurious, and there were many friends in the circle, and after marriage, Lin Yanming also gave birth to two children.
Until 1993, Zheng Zeshi's career was at its peak and he co-founded a film company with friends.
Invested in the filming of the movie "The Legend of the Hero After the Disaster of the 49 Storm", when the Hong Kong film and television economy was in recession and the box office failed miserably.
His company also had a shortage of funds, the partners all withdrew, and friends also saw that the situation was not good and donated money and ran away.
Zheng Zeshi therefore owes a huge debt of 80 million yuan, which is an astronomical amount, and he has lost the family and has 17 million left to pay.
In the middle of the family road, he mortgaged all the mansions and cars, and the family could only return to the slums and continue to live a hard life.
Zheng Zeshi said: "That time it really hurt and hurt, that is, everything except my relatives, my parents, and my children could not be sold, and everything was sold." ”
Many of his friends in the circle are schadenfreude and do not reach out to him, which also leads to him distrusting the insiders and keeping a distance.
At that time, in order to repay the debt, Zheng Zeshi put down his face and asked for people to shoot dramas, as long as he made money, he would act, and many people in the industry took the opportunity to reduce prices, and the former film emperor tiger fell to Pingchuan.
Only Andy Lau stood up to introduce him to resources and invited him to be the producer of his own film, gradually helping him get through the difficulties.
He said: "I didn't expect Hua Tsai to help the newcomers and help me with this salted fish." ”
With Andy Lau's help, Zheng Zeshi paid off his debts in 2004, from peak to bankruptcy, bankruptcy to comeback.
Zheng Zeshi from the film emperor to the debt of 80 million, living in the slum for 10 years finally turned over and lived in a mansion, he has seen very openly said:
"Salted fish can be turned over, there is no call."
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Today, Zheng Zeshi, who is nearly 70 years old, has two white sideburns, and is even more disease-ridden, suffering from diabetes for many years, and his body is not as good as before.
It is said that Zheng Zeshi's wife also fell seriously ill, and the cost of medicine was high, although he donated 500,000 yuan to the Wuhan epidemic this year.
The "fat cat" is painful, but fortunately, Zheng Zeshi's wife has not given up on him, and has always been with him when he is rich and poor.
He once said: "Never mind each other, appreciate each other, there is more kindness between husband and wife, and they will always think of each other involuntarily." ”
I think the best love is probably like this, no matter how big the storm, you and I can help each other in the same boat.
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