Li Xiangqin, Wu Mengda, Liao Qizhi, Wang Zhong, Chen Long, these familiar names in the Hong Kong film industry have all left us this year.
A few days ago, this list has added another heavyweight, he is Shi Tian, many people may only know that he is the dragon fourth of "Heroes 2", but do not know that he is Chaplin of Hong Kong, one of the three giants of New Art City, the real film industry bigwig.
Shi Tian, a fierce player in Hong Kong cinema, joined Shaw in the late 1960s, during which time he practiced internal skills. While delving into acting, I also learn different types of work such as field notes, makeup, dubbing, and production.
In the 1970s, he began to try to write scripts, become a director, and was invited by major film companies to participate in performances, during this period, Shi Tian continued to fight monsters and upgrades, and the most representative type of work was kung fu comedy.
Performed well in Jackie Chan's "Snake-like Executioner" and "Drunken Fist", blindly creating trouble for Jackie Chan, but it will not make people feel annoying.
In the 80s, Shi Tian, like a top master, and Mai Jia, Huang Baiming set up a struggle company, and then with the support of the Golden Princess, changed its name to New Art City, at that time, it was estimated that no one could guess that this small company could actually divide the world with Shao and Jiahe, and it was brilliant for 10 years.
Shi Tian, as one of the three giants, played his performance the most, in the new art city's entrepreneurial work "Funny Times", the signature work "Best Partner", influenced Wang Jing's "Hardcover Chasing Girls" series of "Chasing Girls", making many Hong Kong people laugh continuously, laying the status of a generation of laughers.
In the early 1980s, the seven monsters of new art city worked together, and in the mid-80s, the seven monsters began to fall apart, Zeng Zhiwei took the lead in leaving, and then Xu Keshi Nansheng set up a film studio with the support of the Golden Princess, and Teddy Robin also chose to leave after filming "The Legend of Wesley".
Mai Jia, Shi Tian and Huang Baiming, the three began to fight for their own, Mai Jia supported Lin Lingdong, Huang Baiming produced the "Happy Ghost" and "Eight Star Annunciation" series, as for Shi Tian, he directed some movies, but the box office was not as good as others, and gradually became powerless.
After the fire of "The True Colors of Heroes" in 1986, when he was preparing to start filming the second part, Xu Ke remembered Shi Tian, an old man, and invited him to participate in the role of Dragon Fourth, hoping to take him out of the predicament.
The role of Dragon Four in "Hero Nature 2" can be called the Shitian Acting Award, which stole a lot of limelight from Dillon, Zhou Runfa and Zhang Guorong, and also became a role that the audience impressed him most.
"The True Colors of Heroes 2" was released in 1987, 34 years ago, plus "Four Uncles" Shi Tian, 8 actors are no longer there.
01. Song Zijie: Zhang Guorong
As we all know, "The True Colors of Heroes" is the creative team of past directors, actors and box office poisons, and only Zhang Guorong is a box office helper.
But after the release of the film, everything changed, Zhou Runfa became a box office elixir, Dillon ushered in the second spring of his career, Wu Yusen completely turned over, only Zhang Guorong, because the role was not flattering, did not catch up with this wave of craze.
Xu Ke and Wu Yusen also felt sorry for their brothers, so Xu Ke tailored "Qiannu Ghost" Ning Caichen for him, Wu Yusen wrote Song Zijie in "Hero True Colors 2" to a better aspect, and finally let him sacrifice, earning a lot of tears from the audience.
The elder brother Zhang Guorong has his own "Wangren" physique, such as "Hero's True Colors" fire Zhou Runfa, "Rouge Buckle" fires Mei Yanfang, "Qiannu Ghost" fires Wang Zuxian, and he himself, until 1990's "Ah Fei Zheng Biography", really won the first film award.
Follow-up continued to exert efforts, and brought "Overlord Farewell", "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", "East Evil and West Poison" and other classics, but unfortunately left us too early, in the movie "Mei Yanfang", Liu Junqian will play the role of Zhang Guorong, looking forward to him to show his brother's style.
02, Huang Boss: Wu Mengda
Uncle Da is a cameo in the movie, which perfectly explains what is called a praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches in the back.
On February 27, 2021, Uncle Da left us, and his former good partner Zhou Xingchi was the first star to be present at the memorial service, remembering his old friend.
Uncle Da once said before he died: As long as I don't die, he doesn't retire, we will still cooperate. It's just a pity that we can't wait for the two to be in the same frame anymore, we can only look at the old movies before, and while watching the movies, we have always felt that Uncle Da has never left.
As the most expensive golden supporting role in Hong Kong movies, he carries many of our childhood memories, whether it is the tacit cooperation with Stephen Chow, or the partners Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, Li Ming, Jacky Cheung and other stars, he is always brilliant.
03. Dragon's fourth daughter: Jian Huizhen
Jian Huizhen often starred in the movie Miss Rich, and in real life, she is also a Miss Qianjin, who participated in the "Miss Sunshine" election, won the championship and entered the show business circle.
Acting for Jian Huizhen is just playing tickets, playing more supporting roles, cooperating with Jackie Chan in "A Plan Sequel" and "Miracle", participating in "Overlord Flower", "One Eyebrow Daoist", and "Yoshiya Zojiao" as Li Zhi's maid, performing playful and cute.
Unfortunately, he died of illness in 1999 at the age of 30.
04, Gao Yingpei's subordinates: "big fool" Cheng Kui'an and Lin Cong
The big fool Cheng Kui'an, together with He Jiaju, Lee Shau Kee, and Huang Guangliang, is called the four evil people, and his evil is not fierce, but more cute.
Cute because he is so bad that he is righteous and frank, and the insidiousness has nothing to do with him, and "surrendering and losing half" is the best proof.
Big Fool's acting career, starred in more than 200 movies, but also witnessed the glory and decline of Hong Kong films, is an indispensable golden supporting role for Hong Kong films.
Lin Cong, who died on January 31, 2021, has cooperated with Zhou Runfa many times, "The True Colors of Heroes" series, "Jianghu Love" and "Heroes and Good Men", mostly starred in underworld roles, and the most impressive role is the boss in Wu Yusen's movie "Blood Street", full of momentum.
There are also achievements in TV dramas, such as Xie Yanke in Liang Chaowei's version of "Chivalrous", as well as "Chen Mengji", "Silent Lover", "Very Citizen" and so on.
It is worth mentioning that in 2018, he also participated in the role of Fu Gui in "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" starring Xia Yu, and was still in good shape at that time, but unfortunately it is no longer there.
05. Chen Bo: Liang Ming
From the first part of "The True Colors of Heroes", it has been more concerned about Xiao Ma Ge, and after the death of Xiao Ma Ge in the second part, Chen Bo drew out their deeds and lamented that there are no more people like Xiao Ma Ge who are righteous.
Liang Ming was zheng Shaoqiu's enlightenment teacher, and in the 1950s and 1960s, he participated in the work of screenwriters and assistant directors of many films.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he joined the TV station and performed many dramas in Li's /Asia Television, such as Mo Damao in "Huo Dongge" and Sony in "The Thirteenth Dynasty of the Manchu Qing Dynasty", but unfortunately he was gone in 1990.
06. Gao Yingpei: Guan Shan
The representative of the hypocrite, using despicable means, dominates the shipyard of Dragon Fourth.
Guan Shan, the father of the great beauty Guan Zhilin, at the age of 25, became the first Hong Kong actor in Hong Kong to win an award at an international film festival with "The True Biography of Ah Q".
In the 1960s, he became a popular literary and art student, cooperated with Lin Dai of Shaw's "No Love", "Blue and Black", and participated in "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".
In the 70s, he founded a film company, worked as a director, mixed up in the wind and water, abandoned the film in the 80s, and occasionally cameoed in a few movies, which is also a role that everyone is more familiar with.
For example, Gao Yingpei in "Hero Nature 2", the company leader in "Police Story Sequel", and "Magic Immortal" cooperated with Lin Zhengying.
After the 1990s, Guan Shan completely disappeared and died in 2012.
Finally, I just want to say that the departure of "Fourth Uncle" Shi Tian represents the end of an era of Hong Kong cinema and goes all the way. (Author: 11)