At the end of August, the theater released a documentary "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist" produced by Wei Junzi, which led everyone back to the era of classic Hong Kong kung fu films, and also let us pay attention to the "Wu Ti" behind the movie.
When it comes to Hong Kong action and kung fu films, it is these martial arts that are talked about.
The reason why I have to talk about it is because many of today's big names in the industry have come out of this road.
If we ask the question again, we can go back along the "Family Class", "Hong Family Class", "Yuan Family Class", and we will find another resounding name - Seven Little Blessings.
The "Seven Little Blessings" of Childhood
"Seven Little Blessings" is a Peking Opera, but also a drama class, but also a general term for the famous Peking Opera master Wu Sheng zhan Yuan's protégé. There are a total of 14 members, in addition to the often mentioned seven people, there are also Yuan De, Yuan Wu, Yuan Jun, Yuan Tai, Yuan Zhen, Yuan Bao, Yuan Qiu and others. Only with the passage of time, now looking back at this group of division brothers, Yuan Jun, Yuan Tai, and Yuan Wu disappeared in the early 1980s; Yuan Zhen and Yuan Bao were only mixed in the film world and were unknown; and Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Hua, Yuan De, and Yuan Bin became the most prominent figures in today's Xiangjiang film industry, so the "Seven Little Blessings" in the eyes of the public were naturally specific to the seven of them.
If you subdivide it again, the clearest memories are Yuan Long (Hong Jinbao), Yuan Lou (Jackie Chan) and Yuan Biao.
Young Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao
Decades have passed,
Jackie Chan, became a big brother, with more than 30 million Weibo fans;
Hong Jinbao became a big brother, and his eldest son, Hong Tianming, had more than 2 million Weibo followers.
And Yuan Biao... It is a legendary figure with 40,000 fans.
Little V Yuanbiao
Everyone is the same as the "Seven Little Blessings", why is the gap so big?
It all starts with the novel.
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Yuan Biao, formerly known as Xia Lingzhen, grew up in a well-off family.
The reason why he joined the Seven Little Blessings was different from Jackie Chan, Hong Jinbao and other brothers.
Jackie Chan was thrown into it to reinvent himself because of his mischievous childhood;
Hong Jinbao, because of his family's inheritance, his grandmother is Qian Xiangying, China's first generation of martial arts actresses and famous Actors in Hong Kong.
Xia Lingzhen is because of interest.
It is said that When Boss Xia was 5 or 6 years old, he followed his father to see the play, and after the show, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he learned martial arts in a similar way, turning his head on the stage, don't say, the translation is good, and the characters in the theater garden all say that this baby has talent.
After a discussion, you have to, since you are interested, then try it.
As a result, Xia Lingzhen officially joined the Chinese Academy of Drama Studies in Hong Kong and became Yu Zhanyuan's protégé, named Yuan Biao.
He was young, and after entering the drama school, he was loved by the master, and other teachers and brothers could not see him and often bullied him. For example, he was borrowed by his master brother Hong Jinbao and could not pay it back; he was robbed of the villain book by Yuan Kui. Jackie Chan stood up for him, and as a result, the two were beaten up by Hong Jinbao.
Of course, this group of division brothers is not internal discord, it is all a joke between children. Even if Hong Jinbao cleaned him up, he still respected the master brother very much, and at the same time, he could still worship with Yuan Kui.
From this point of view, Yuan Biao is a clever little man in the drama school, everyone bullies him, and everyone likes him.
In 1971, the drama school collapsed, and the master Yu Zhanyuan went to the United States, still taking Yuan Biao with him.
During those days, Yuan Biao lived with his master selling video tapes, and he was miserable.
Seven little blessings greet the master
Due to his fortune and injury, Hong Jinbao left the drama school earlier, entered the film circle, and slowly gained a foothold.
With the departure of Bruce Lee, Hong Kong kung fu films have entered the barbaric era, and the kung fu pit left by Bruce Lee is urgently waiting for someone to replace it, but the difficulty is really not small, after all, the cut boxing has beaten the former kung fu to the ground, accelerating the innovation and change of Hong Kong kung fu films.
Many Liyuan disciples, martial arts students, saw the opportunity and wanted to become the "second Bruce Lee", and they entered the martial arts and began to pursue their dreams.
Jackie Chan stumbled out.
Therefore, Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan felt that their lives were bitter and could not cheapen the honest disciple, so they dragged Yuan Biao in.
Yuan Biao is different from them, he is young, ambitious, his positioning of himself is on the "martial finger", this side of a dragon set, there to help guide, the opportunity to be pushed.
Hong Jinbao and Yuan Biao on the set of "Miscellaneous Boys"
In 1979, Hong Jinbao dragged Yuan Biao hard to shoot "Miscellaneous Boys".
Unexpectedly, Yuan Biao, suddenly became red.
He was 22 years old.
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Why is Yuan Biao red at this time?
Because Hong Jinbao is fat; Yuanhua is thin; although Jackie Chan is flexible, he lacks aesthetics in action.
At this time, Yuan Biao's role is highlighted - his body proportions are coordinated, his movements are stretched, and he has a unique ornamentality. Although this ornamentality was later taken away by Jet Li, it is still fine, after all, Jet Li was still participating in the Fourth National Games at this time.
Yuan Biao became more and more at ease.
He rolled over from the high table and landed smoothly;
He jumped over from a speeding truck in "The Condor of the East" and landed still smoothly;
"Eastern Vulture" Yuan Biao vs Di Wei
He even rolled over from the third floor in "Rich Train", but still landed smoothly.
Yuan Hua and Yuan Biao on the set of "Rich Train"
Can't help but sigh: indeed, from an early age, "turning over the head" laid an excellent foundation for Yuan Biao, just as the so-called, listening to jun's words is like a table.
This turning over has become the symbol of Yuan Biao, but where there is Yuan Biao and there is action, there must be Yuan Biao's side flip.
Even after doing so many dangerous moves, Yuan Biao was the least injured in their group, and in addition to saying that he was lucky, I was afraid that this basic skill was not bad.
Such a little brother, who does not love?
Therefore, Hong Jinbao took him out of "Miscellaneous Family Boy" and entered the group of "Summer Lucky Star";
"Summer Lucky Star" work photos
After Jackie Chan took him to "Plan A", the three brothers drove the "fast food truck".
The second generation of "Plan A" officials
Yuan Biao, who is dressed in a trendy outfit in "Fast Food Truck"
With Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao's limelight is also rising.
In 1983, Yuan Biao starred in a "Wave Cow", which is the predecessor of "Shaolin Football", kung fu + football, there is a head.
1983 "Wave Cow"
In 1989, Yuan Biao starred in "The Peacock Prince", which was adapted from the classic Japanese manga "Peacock King", and gained a lot in Japan.
The Peacock Prince (1989)
Throughout the 80s, I am afraid that Yuan Biao was at his most prosperous.
However, behind this red fire lies a huge crisis.
Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan have gradually found their own personality and positioning, does Yuan Biao have it?
Yes.
However, the trouble is that Yuan Biao's positioning is "kung fu kid", and the proper Jet Li and Wu Jing have learned from the past.
In various works, he has always been the image of a boy, an apprentice, and a younger brother, even in 1994, in "Six-Fingered Piano Demon", he is 37 years old and is still Lin Qingxia's younger brother.
Lin Qingxia in "Six-Fingered Piano Demon" is too eye-catching, and everyone ignores the "younger brother"
But the difference with Wu Jing is that Wu Jing is born with a baby face, Yuan Biao can be really decent, and he can't be limited to this role and image for a lifetime, right?
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Doesn't seem to want to.
Yuan Biao appeared in the police theme, costumes, fantasy and other works, but still failed to stand out like Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan.
He seems to lack a spirit of fighting for the king and breaking through himself, and Hong Jinbao is not known for kung fu in "The Heart of the Dragon", but instead plays a stupid fat man. It would have been fine. At least "food and clothing".
However, Yuan Biao chose a more difficult path.
In 1986, Yuan Biao established Jiahe's subsidiary "Taihe", and co-produced and starred in "Law Enforcement Pioneer" with Yuankui, which was a good harvest, so he wanted to imitate Hong Jinbao's "Baohe" and get out of Jiahe's control.
Yuan Biao in "Law Enforcement Pioneer"
Hong Jinbao dared to do this because he was at ease in the industry, which made Jiahe "jealous", and Yuan Biao now wants to come out?
Snow hide.
Under Jiahe's order, Jackie Chan never saw Yuan Biao again in his movie, and then he was even more controlled, and Yuan Biao was "disappeared".
At the same time, after the trial and error of "Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin Kid" and Shaw's works, Jet Li became the darling of capital, and in the kung fu theme, he shared the world equally with Jackie Chan.
Yuan Biao chose to go on the road again, he set up a new company to shoot "Tibet Kid", and tried to turn around, resulting in a box office failure.
In 1993, Yuan Biao moved to Canada, and within a few years, it was even more invisible.
Yuan Biao's family of four
The entertainment industry is forgetful, and it is difficult for ordinary viewers to pay attention to a star that has dimmed in the dazzling star map.
Yuan Biao does not have the courage to make a desperate bet, not as dare to fight as Jackie Chan, even if he has three ups and three downs in Hollywood, he will not give up.
Yuan Biao did not have the long-sleeved good dance in the Hong Kong entertainment circle like Hong Jinbao, and managed in many ways, and got the new art city, Jiahe, Baohe and Debao, and worked hard to become a "big brother" in the future.
Yuan Biao is naturally easy-going, and his grasp of human feelings is not smooth enough, although it is not difficult to do after moving to Canada, but such a personality has never made Yuan Biao the top stream, which is also quite regrettable.
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Yuan Biao also made a comeback after the film, making cameo appearances in movies and starring in TV series.
But times are different.
In 2015, Yuan Biao married his daughter Xia Yuantang, and at the age of 58, he cried like a child.
Yuan Biao and his wife Peng Xiuxia, daughter Xia Yuantang, and son-in-law Dai Zhaoting
In July 2021, at the launch of "Seven Little Blessings", the 64-year-old Yuan Biao appeared quite young, well-proportioned and tall, especially in stark contrast to Hong Jinbao and Yuanhua. Yuan Biao's son, Xia Mingze, also made his first public appearance at the event.
Yuan Biao and his son Xia Mingze
Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, the best time ever
Looking back at Yuan Biao's past, he has experienced a lot.
It was a pity that Yuan Biao had not been able to achieve the achievements of his brothers and masters.
However, the definition of happiness itself is very personal.
For such a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune and loves his family, how can it not be a kind of happiness to choose such a life?
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