A black and white plaid shirt and a pair of light gray suspender pants, not tall, looking unremarkable, but with his sharp leg skills, kicked Jackie Chan one after another, beating him to the point of no resistance
Hearing this, everyone must have his face in their minds, yes, it is "Police Story 2", the little dumb who brainwashed countless audiences with a sentence of "Aba Aba" and rubbed Jackie Chan on the ground, today, let's understand his actor - Li Qiangquan
Born in Hong Kong in the winter of 1954, Lai Qiang-kuen began to learn martial arts at the age of 17, because he was proficient in Taekwondo Wing Chun Karate Boxing, Muay Thai and other kung fu, and because Hong Kong action movies were in the limelight at that time, the kung fu strong Lai Qiang-kuen chose to enter the show business circle, and in 1979 successfully entered the powerful Chengjia class and became the second generation of disciples of the Chengjia class
However, at that time, the number of martial arts actors was countless, and although Li Qiangquan was quick and strong in martial arts, his height was not up to standard, and his appearance was not outstanding, so he could only "run the dragon set" in the movies of Jackie Chan Hong Jinbao and others.
The little brother who stands behind Mars in "Young Master Dragon" and holds a wooden stick, a small marine policeman who has no sense of existence in "Plan A", and the officers and soldiers who escort prisoners but are beaten to pieces in "Master and Disciple Out of the Horse"
"Master and Disciple Out of the Horse" escorted the officers and soldiers
The roles played by Li Qiangquan are complex and loyal, but they are all background characters with some gags, not only there is no shot in the movie, but the martial arts strength is also no room to show
It wasn't until 1988, when Jackie Chan prepared seven million to shoot the "Police Story Sequel", that Lai Qiangquan had a chance to get ahead
At that time, Jackie Chan called him to play a dumb man with excellent leg skills, which is a role that looks very harmless on the surface, but can make Jackie Chan feel intimidated when he initiates a fierce attack
In the first half of the film, the little mute played by Li Qiangquan has not performed well, and he only speaks foley words such as "Abba Aba", and the sense of existence is very weak, until the final factory duel when he brutalized Jackie Chan, the audience has a deep impression of this role
First of all, a pack of palm thunder big brother gray face, and then a kung fu PK to make Jackie Chan dizzy, coupled with a fast and accurate aerial triple kick, jackie chan did not have a trace of counterforce, had to use a box of palm thunder to reverse the situation, defeat into victory, this is the whole movie the most let the audience's blood boiling bridge section, but also the most in the film of a martial arts scene
For this scene, Li Qiangquan can be said to have put out 120,000 points of energy, but the road to success is always full of thorns
During the filming of the aerial triple kick in this last scene, in order to present a better martial arts shot, Jackie Chan let Li Qiangquan complete the action without the help of props, and although his leg skills were much better than those of the martial artists in the same period, this action that required extremely high requirements on body shape and bouncing power still brought a lot of difficulties to Li Qiangquan
In a short period of time, he can only kick twice in the air, and the third time he always lands on the ground before he has a foot, and if there is no help from the props, the difficulty of the action is simply rising in a straight line
In the middle is Lai Qiangquan
However, in order to reward Jackie Chan's 400,000 film remuneration, but also for this hard-won role and brilliant shots, Li Qiangquan still practiced cardboard in the open space at home every day, and finally was able to complete three consecutive kicks without the help of foreign objects, which led to the picture of this amazing four in the film
Lai Qiangquan's efforts have not been in vain, with outstanding acting skills and handsome leg techniques, he successfully left the villain image of the little mute in the hearts of the audience, especially the magic line "Abba Abba" that runs through the whole scene, which not only brainwashed all the movie audiences, but also made Lai Qiangquan pay close attention in the Hong Kong showbiz circle, and won many opportunities to star and guide martial arts
Although most of the films have not achieved much, under such high-intensity output, Li Qiangquan has produced several works that can be handed, taking the action movie "Fast Food Truck" directed by Hong Jinbao, he has made a lot of exquisite action design
In particular, the scenes of Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao and their opponents fighting, the tacit martial arts action and rhythmic camera arrangement of the two people skillfully integrate the actor's real kung fu and the ornamentation of the martial arts scene
After that, the funny scene of Peking Opera Wusheng vs Western Fencing makes the dramatic action with a board and an eye add a touch of comedic effect to the play, so that the camera picture reaches a strange balance
If it were not for the support of Li Qiangquan's rich martial arts experience, perhaps many shots would not have reached the current height
After that, Lai Qiangquan also took advantage of the residual heat of a little mute to become a director, not only went to Malaysia to direct and act in his own films, but also produced many films in Hong Kong before and after
But because they are all films with low cost and low quality, or tertiary films like "Twelve Rooms of the Green Building", Li Qiangquan not only did not get more films through these products, but also consumed the heat of the little dumb
Fortunately, his martial arts have not been tempered, with the help of the identity of the disciple of the Chengjia class, Li Qiangquan still sought several small roles in "Drunken Fist 2" and "Thunderbolt Fire" starring Jackie Chan, but he returned to the state of being a martial artist when he first entered the circle, and gradually disappeared from the screen
And the last time he was more brilliant on the screen was in 1996 Chen Xunqi's "Fortune Five Lucky Stars", when he fought with Peng Dan as a younger brother of the villain boss, this scene is about Li Qiangquan being frightened by Peng Dan's decisiveness, covering his chest with his hands and fleeing, although there is no line in the whole process, it is also a final salute to the eye-catching "dumb" of that year
After that, Li Qiangquan was still active in Wuxing, and also appeared on the scene of the show in January 2017 in "Ace to Ace", when the Chengjiaban brothers gathered forty years ago
Li Qiangquan in the lens has no characteristics of a small mute on his face, and his body is not as short and fierce as when he was young, but the aura of a small mute can still be seen in the figure
Today, Li Qiangquan is 67 years old, and he has long since quit the martial arts actor Jianghu, no longer starring in dangerous action movies, nor designing actions for movies, but returning to his own life and enjoying a dull old age
Only in the "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist" released in 2021, his life as a martial artist is really displayed on the screen, through the film, it seems that you can still see the little dumb man who constantly practiced aerial triple kicks and performed only one "Abba Aba" line