In 1971, Bruce Lee, who had returned from overseas, signed a contract to join Jiahe Company to work together on the film "Big Brother Tangshan", preparing to show his fists in Hong Kong.
In the process of filming, the 31-year-old Bruce Lee was not only able to play to the fullest, but also met a proud and funny young man, who collided with each other with his fists and feet to create a different spark:
Bruce Lee, who was filming at the time, said that there was a shot that needed a fake kick, fearing that he would hurt people, and everyone who had seen the power of his fists and feet believed it;
But there was a young guy in the scene who thought he was bragging, so he took a prop and let him try to kick himself, and the result was three kicks and three flights.
Yes, the young man who didn't believe Bruce Lee was kicked three times by him directly, but he acted very tough and stood up each time.
Seeing that the other party was so tenacious, Bruce Lee seemed to see his own shadow in him, so he took the initiative to invite him to mix with himself, and later let him serve as the martial arts instructor of the film.
The young guy who followed Bruce Lee was just getting a little better, but then he was accidentally ended in his slightly stable life.
In 1973, Bruce Lee, who was preparing to continue filming the movie "Game of Death", died suddenly, at the age of 32.
After hearing this news, the whole hong Kong people were shocked, speculating about the reason for Bruce Lee's death, and even some people "conspiracy theories" believed that he was killed by others...
However, I did not know that there was a young man who was a martial arts instructor at that time, who was sad about bruce Lee's sudden death and worried about his future.
This young guy, who later created the golden age of Hong Kong zombie films, is known as the "originator of Hong Kong zombie films", Lin Zhengying, who has been imitated by countless people so far, but has never been surpassed.
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In 1952, a baby boy was born in a poor family in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, named Lin Genbao, later Lin Zhengying.
In 1963, when Lin Zhengying was only 9 years old, due to his family's poverty, he was sent by his parents to the famous "Fan Family Class" to learn art, hoping to grow up to have a skill.
In the troupe, Lin Zhengying studied martial arts, and his talent was not very high, but he was well aware of family difficulties, and he studied very hard, and he could follow the troupe out to perform in only half a year, far exceeding many of his friends who studied in the same year.
In the process of performing, the young Lin Zhengying met Hong Jinbao, a young fat man who also studied martial arts, and the two formed a lifelong friendship because of mutual competition.
Although Lin Zhengying is from the fan class and Hong Jinbao is from the family class, it does not affect the relationship between the two in the slightest, and they soon become good friends.
And because Hong Jinbao was a few months older than Lin Zhengying, Lin Zhengying called him the eldest brother, and this name was a lifetime, and later became a nobleman in Lin Zhengying's life.
In 1969, 17-year-old Lin Zhengying officially entered the film circle under the leadership of "big brother" Hong Jinbao and became a "dragon and tiger martial artist", that is, a martial arts stuntman, who once served as Zheng Peipei's martial arts stand-in.
Although the work of the "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist" is tiring and dangerous, the good villains have given Lin Zhengying, who has just entered the society, a guarantee to solve the problem of food and clothing, and also has the opportunity to contact movies.
In the process of being a "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist", Lin Zhengying met Bruce Lee, who returned from overseas.
The two do not fight and do not know each other, Lin Zhengying served as a martial arts instructor for many of Bruce Lee's films, such as "Jingwumen", "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight" and other films.
Unfortunately, the day was not as good as people expected, and the two did not cooperate for long, and they hurriedly ended this "fate" with the sudden death of Bruce Lee.
With the sudden death of Bruce Lee, Lin Zhengying's career also came to a standstill, and he did not know where to go, but fortunately, "Big Brother" Hong Jinbao once again extended a helping hand to him.
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In 1973, with the spirit of daring to fight, Hong Jinbao led a team of teachers and disciples to break through a certain name in the film circle (Hong Jiaban), with a lot of film shooting resources.
Just when he saw that the former "little brother" Lin Zhengying was confused, Hong Jinbao invited him to join his Hongjia class as a martial arts instructor and dragon and tiger martial artist.
Lin Zhengying is a person who knows the gratitude map newspaper, in order to thank Hong Jinbao for his assistance, he did his best to design many interesting kung fu moves, adding a lot of points to the film.
Subsequently, with the full help of Lin Zhengying, Hong Jinbao made better and better movies, and the name of Hong Jiaban became more and more loud in the circle;
And Lin Zhengying, under the encouragement of Hong Jinbao, began to walk from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, officially played some roles in the film, and gradually completed the transformation from martial arts guidance to actors.
In 1982, the 30-year-old Lin Zhengying played the master of the protagonist Ryazan in the movie "Loser Boy", Liang Erdi, and played Wing Chun with one hand, which impressed the audience.
At the same time, Lin Zhengying was awarded the "Best Action Direction Award" at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his martial arts director, and won the first Academy Award in his life.
At this time, 19-year-old Yuan Qiongdan was groping in the ATV artist training class, and he was still far from the official relationship with Lin Zhengying from a TV series "Zombie Road Chief".
Subsequently, Lin Zhengying appeared for the first time as a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe in the movie "Scary People", co-starring director Wu Ma, Hong Jinbao and Zhong Chuhong, laying the groundwork for the zombie film light and shadow of the river and lake behind.
In 1985, a movie "Mr. Zombie" came out, which instantly broke the history of Hong Kong zombie films, temporarily won more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office with a low cost of several million, setting off a wave of shooting zombie films.
In the film, Lin Zhengying's image of "Uncle Nine" holding a peach wood sword, wearing a Taoist robe, and drawing a spell is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making people feel quite safe at first glance, and later it has become the standard of Taoists in zombie films.
The standard line head of the zombie is: "Wearing a Manchu official uniform, wearing a flower plume on the top, and a pair of fangs in the mouth." ”
Of course, the success of this film is also inseparable from the elements of comedy, Qian Xiaohao, Xu Guanying, Lou Nanguang three people are responsible for the funny part, so that the film is both terrifying and full of jokes, and the audience is both afraid and happy.
Among them, the sentence "Open the door quickly, I am your captain Ah Wei" is even more appropriate and beneficial, and it still has its legend on the Internet.
At this point, the zombie film four-person group was officially established: Lin Zhengying's ninth uncle, Qian Xiaohao's Qiusheng, Xu Guanying's literary talent, Lou Nanguang's Captain Ah Wei;
The next four collaborated on a number of classic zombie films, making great contributions to the cause of Hong Kong zombie films and creating a golden age of zombie films.
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In this regard, Lin Zhengying, who was very successful in the zombie film, proposed the idea of flying solo with "Big Brother" Hong Jinbao, and Hong Jinbao was sincerely happy for him, saying that if there was a need for help, he would bring it up.
Later, it was true that Hong Jinbao had always strongly supported Lin Zhengying's career, not only investing in his film, but also helping him make a good film.
The relationship between Lin Zhengying and Hong Jinbao, in addition to having interests, is privately brotherly, and the feelings are very good, Lin Zhengying will ask Hong Jinbao for advice on many things.
From 1986 to 1987, director Liu Guanwei once again joined hands with Lin Zhengying to shoot the ghost zombie movies "Zombie Family" and "Mr. Spirit Fantasy" again, which temporarily won more than 17 million and more than 19 million box office respectively, setting off a wave of shooting Hong Kong zombie films again.
Although many film industry bigwigs at that time joined the shooting and creation of zombie films, the zombie films starring Lin Zhengying were still unmatched, classic, full of creativity, and full of jokes:
Movies "One Eyebrow Taoist", "African Monk", "Music Zombie", "Golden Taoist", "New Mr. Zombie"...
Many of these movie sections are also classic and interesting, such as "raw glutinous rice eliminates corpse gas, encounters zombies to shield breathing, and a yellow charm fixes zombies" picture presentation, which is both serious and funny.
At the same time, because Lin Zhengying is called "Uncle Nine" in most zombie films, fans have gradually moved this nickname from the film to reality, making him a unique "Uncle Nine" in the hearts of countless people.
However, with the fermentation of time, the audience gradually appeared aesthetic fatigue of zombie movies, and Lin Zhengying also realized this serious problem and began to switch from movies to TV series.
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In 1995, Lin Zhengying accepted an invitation from Hong Kong Asia Television to shoot the TV series "Zombie Road Chief".
This is a zombie film that mixes a lot of folklore stories and zombie movies, and once it was broadcast, it was loved by a wide audience.
And this TV series not only made Lin Zhengying have a new breakthrough in his career at that time, but also allowed him to harvest a romantic and beautiful love.
In the play, Lin Zhengying and Yuan Qiongdan, who played the opponent's play, met and fell in love, at that time, Yuan Qiongdan had not yet embarked on the road of harmonic star, and looked gentle and virtuous, and Lin Zhengying also gradually developed love for her.
However, due to his introverted personality and his divorce and two children, Lin Zhengying, who had low self-esteem, did not dare to express his love to this gentle and virtuous girl until Yuan Qiongdan took the initiative to confess to him.
For Lin Zhengying, Yuan Qiongdan loves him sincerely and warmly, no matter what kind of past he has, he still chooses to pursue him without hesitation:
"I like serious men, Lin Zhengying is such a man, he is particularly serious and handsome when he does things."
In the end, Lin Zhengying decided to face up to his inner feelings and formally married Yuan Qiongdan, spending a short but happy time.
The two went hand in hand to drink morning tea, went to the flower market to buy seeds and went back to planting, and went to eat food stalls together without drama at night.
However, just when the two were in full love, Lin Zhengying suddenly broke up with Yuan Qiongdan.
Yuan Qiongdan did not know why his partner who clearly loved to break up, until the news that Lin Zhengying was exposed to liver cancer, did he understand that he was trying not to drag himself down.
There is a reason to fall in love, there is no reason to be white, you can live happily in the future, I have no regrets in this life.
On November 8, 1997, 45-year-old Lin Zhengying left the world, leaving only the heartbroken "Pomegranate Sister".
Five days later, Lin Zhengying was officially buried with the help of Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Wu Ma and others, and Yuan Qiongdan on the side foolishly sent off the beloved person.
At the scene of the send-off at that time, a group of uninvited guests, black butterflies, were strangely ushered in, dancing around Lin Zhengying's coffin, as if they were sending him off, and did not leave until the end of the ceremony.
Since then, with the departure of a group of black butterflies, a generation of legends of Hong Kong zombie films has officially come to an end:
Half a bowl of clear water shines on the dry, a spirit rune destiny ghost god.
Step on the yin and yang bagua steps, and hold a wooden sword in your hand to slash the demon soul.
The yellow sermon clothes cast heroic spirits, and the first generation was clear and righteous.
Holding up the wine above his head, he wept tears to honor the people.
The wooden sword ink bucket is still there today, and Lin Zhengying is not seen in that year.