Although fame needs to be early, but like a fleeting firework, it is still too regrettable and regrettable, and Wang Yu's life is like this.
Wang Yu was born in 1955, his real name is Wang Zhiquan, born in Jiangsu, and director Cheng Xiaodong is his brother-in-law.
He entered the industry at the age of 15, and his first work was Wu Siyuan's "DangkouTan", he was a stand-in for martial arts actor and lead actor Chen Guantai, when he took 30 yuan of wages and jumped down from the second floor.
However, Wang Yu only signed a contract with Shaw Film Company when he was 17 years old and officially stepped into the film industry, Wang Yu and Wang Yu had similar meanings, when Shao gave him this stage name, it was also high hopes for him, hoping that he could become a generation of heroes like the one-armed knife hero Wang Yu.
Wang Yu's first real film was "Northland Rouge" directed by Li Hanxiang in 1973, in which he played the Tongzhi Emperor.
It is said that Wang Yu was also lucky to watch Hu Jin shoot on the set, so he was selected by Li Hanxiang to star in "Northland Rouge", and he became famous with this drama, and thus successfully worshiped the director Li Hanxiang as a dry father.
At that time, Li Hanxiang was one of Shaw's four major directors, and he was also one of the earliest to become famous, but Li Hanxiang was best at the wind and snow moon film, with the opportunity given by Li Hanxiang, would he be far from success?
We know that "Shen Da" made Liu Jialiang and Wang Yu famous, but the 20-year-old Wang Yu was able to successfully star purely because of his good luck, the pie fell from the sky, Boss Shao promised to let Liu Jialiang be the director, open the film himself, Liu Jialiang selected the actor to achieve Wang Yu with one finger.
"Divine Fighting" is Liu Jialiang's first work from martial arts guidance to director, and Wang Yu has a rich expression and agility in the play, as a clever and righteous "little bastard", he is naturally very pleasing, so he quickly became popular, and was also known as the "most promising" martial arts student.
In fact, Wang Yu originally did not know martial arts, but when he met Liu Jialiang, how could he miss it? He immediately learned the art from his teacher and became a member of Liu Jia's class.
"Divine Fight" is a milestone in his career and also allows him to meet love.
It is said that Wang Yu was the spark of love with Lin Zhenqi after filming "Divine Fight", and Wang Yu took great care of Lin Zhenqi. Even if Lin Zhenqi was unhappy because of her career, was constrained and unhappy in Shao's place, swallowed sleeping pills twice to commit suicide, and wanted to end her life by cutting her wrists when Wang Yu was 21 years old, Wang Yu did not choose to let go.
That time, thanks to Wang Yu's timely discovery, Lin Zhenqi saved his life, but in the end it was too dangerous, and when he arrived at the hospital in the early morning, his hands were still bloody.
Two months later, Lin Zhenqi accidentally fell off her horse and returned to Taiwan to recuperate for half a year, during which Wang Yu went to see her five times, but this relationship Wang Yu chose to let go at the age of 22.
The first day of the Lunar New Year in 1977 is really memorable, Wang Yu feels that he is not strong enough to give Lin Zhenqi what he wants, they return each other's love letters and souvenirs, and bid farewell to this love completely.
Although the love is not satisfactory, Wang Yu hit iron while the career is hot, and then he starred in many films with Fu Sheng, Liu Jiahui and other brothers, such as "Deer Ding", "Tongtian Boy Red Gunner", "Kung Fu Boy", "Maoshan Zombie Fist", "Rotten Head He", "Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Lords", "King of Thieves", "Yingtai Weeping Blood", "Disciples Are Crazy", "Ghost Horse Kung Fu" and so on.
Wei Xiaobao, played by Wang Yu in "Deer DingJi", is also known as the most classic Wei Xiaobao.
At that time, Wang Yu's drama path was not as hard as many stars in the same period, he integrated comedy elements into martial arts films, martial arts timing was strange, playing slippery and funny, opening up a new field for him, and was called "kung fu kid" by movie fans.
Liu Jialiang and Wang Yu can also be said to be the forerunners of kung fu comedy, and together they have opened up a new era of kung fu drama.
As the saying goes, "good times do not last long, good flowers do not often bloom", Wang Yu, who was proud of the spring breeze in his career, finally lost his front hoof and suffered the biggest setback in his life, and this martial arts comedy superstar who dominated the film industry in the 70s and 80s has since embarked on a downward slope.
At 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 1983, Shaw's popular young student Fu Sheng, together with his brother Zhang Zhensheng, younger brother Zhang Zhanpeng and Wang Yu drove two cars together by the Clearwater Bay Country Club, often filming on location on the set of Clearwater Bay Road.
When they passed through a corner of Clearwater Bay, Fu Sheng's car suddenly crashed into the side of the mountain, the body overturned, and the front of the car was seriously damaged. Fu Sheng was hit by the audio equipment in the car and broke his ribs, causing the ribs to be inserted into the heart and killed.
Wang Yu's car also suffered a car accident, but at the age of 28, he was lucky, and finally escaped a disaster, he snatched his life from the hands of the god of death, but everything changed.
His friend Fu Sheng died, and Wang Yu's life and career were ruined, which made Wang Yu suffer from thousands of accusations, although it was not his responsibility to cause such a result, but he also had a guilt and self-blame in his heart, and he could not extricate himself from it.
Then in 1985, Shaw stopped production, and the 30-year-old Wang Yu also lost his owner, fading the aura of a big star and starting to go well.
This year can also be said to be Wang Yu's last brilliant year, his films have been released in a concentrated manner, there are as many as 7 films; at the same time, there are two TV dramas in Taiwan. But after that, his star path was completely dimmed.
The guilt of the death of a friend, the loss of career setbacks, the frustration of feelings (a costume guide), everything flocks to him, without giving him the slightest breathing.
Wang Yu began to stagnate, chose to escape, and gradually became addicted to drugs, and eventually made himself poor.
After 1988, Wang Yu fell for a period of time. Some media also reported that Wang Yu was involved in many financial and violent disputes, but Wang Yu denied it.
At the age of 39, Wang Yu chose to leave the screen that no longer belonged to him, but leaving the entertainment circle is not the same as leaving right and wrong. The 48-year-old Wang Yu was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for violently beating his ex-girlfriend Du Zhenzhen with his fist, from star-studded to hellish prison, as if in the blink of an eye, life seems to have turned on the fast-forward button, somehow it is already in this dynasty.
Two years later, 50-year-old Wang Yu was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver.
From the 20-year-old spring wind triumphant, to the 30-year-old ambition unpaid, and then to the 50-year-old broken depression, the memories of the mixed feelings, is sad, is self-deprecating, is the indescribable sadness, started to blow up the king, but threw himself into the abyss, if life can be repeated, he must drive safely.
Since then, Wang Yu has undergone two more heart surgeries. On May 5, 2008, he was admitted to the hospital for acute hepatitis, and after rescue, he finally announced his death on May 15 at the age of 53.
Life is like fireworks across the sky, there has been light, but it has returned to bleakness again. At least I've been there, even if you've forgotten. If life can be repeated, do you have the confidence to write a new charter?