The film market is like this, some people become famous, some people are unlucky, they have to be cannon fodder. A "Wolf Warrior 2" created a box office height that was difficult for others to reach, and suddenly pushed Wu Jing to the altar at the same time, but also made those movies released at the same time lose their luster instantly, which can't help but make people feel pity! Today the director is talking about such a film, and the actors who direct and act like Wu Jing.
Seeing the above picture, is the post-80s a little familiar? Think he's like Stephen Chow? In fact, this fat man with the hair of the horse killer is called Lu Zhengyu.
Who is Lu Zhengyu? There may be some baked rice that I don't know. This little-known post-80s boy was initially just a director and actor of a micro-film. Born in Anhua County, Yiyang City, Hunan Province, he learned martial arts and painting from an early age. Lu Zhengyu university studied at Hunan University of Technology, majoring in multimedia design. In 2002, Lu Zhengyu, who had just entered college, remade the movie "Infernal Affairs" with a digital camera and transmitted the video to the Internet. In 2006, he directed the comedy micro-film "Mo Xiaobai's Diary of a Water Monster", thus officially entering the show business circle; in the same year, his short film "Master" won the "Beijing University Student Film Festival" Outstanding Drama Short Film Award.
What really made him famous on a large scale was the web drama "Hip Hop Quartet" that he directed and starred in. Hip Hop Quartet is the first web drama produced by Youku, an original office life comedy, launched in November 2008, and is the first online drama in China to reach 100 million views. In 2009, it won the most cattle web drama in China's "22 Film Festival".
It was this web series that lasted for five consecutive seasons that opened up Lu Zhengyu's popularity and laid the foundation for his personal comedy style. Speaking of comedic style, this is also one reason why today, Lu Zhengyu will be compared with Zhou Xingchi by netizens.
Lu Zhengyu's performance in the web drama has an obvious Zhou's comedy style, the same is a small person, the same is a nonsensical performance, and even Lu Zhengyu's smile, an exaggerated expression and a surprised look during the performance are the same as Xingye.
From the beginning, Lu Zhengyu has paid tribute to Zhou Xingchi. In 2009, Lu Zhengyu directed the comedy short film "Qiu Xiang Never Need to Order", which was an innovation in the content of the film "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang" directed by Stephen Chow, and also integrated the language elements of fashion and popularity.
Of course, Lu Zhengyu did not shy away from saying that he was a die-hard fan of Xingye.
What has been more coincidental since then is that Lu Zhengyu really joined Zhou Xingchi's team. He was a co-writer of "Journey to the West" and "The Mermaid", and also became the executive director of "The Mermaid".
Therefore, if you pay attention, you will have an impression of Lu Zhengyu, who has appeared in the two blockbusters of Xingye's "Journey to the West" and "Mermaid"
It is precisely for the above reasons that Lu Zhengyu's feature film debut "Peerless Master", as soon as he was born, the mark of Xingye was brightly lit on the screen, as if the director was telling the world, "I am Zhou Xingchi's disciple.".
Then it is reasonable for netizens to compare it with Xingye's works.
This is lu Zhengyu's first time directing a feature film, and in this "Peerless Master", people can clearly see the shadow of Xingye's "Kung Fu". Lu Zhengyu himself played the male number one "Lu Xiaoyu", a low-level gangster, who has good thoughts in his heart and wants to play an evil person, this person is reminiscent of the star boy in "Kung Fu". And the fallen street that Lu Xiaoyu broke into is also the same as the "Pig Cage City Wall" of "Kung Fu" hidden dragon Crouching Tiger.
Even Lu Zhengyu's appearance in directing the film is like a star master
But for Lu Zhengyu, who directed a feature film for the first time, not to mention comparing his Virgo with the star who has become a "legend", the gap is obvious
In the performance, there is a gap between the skills of Lu Zhengyu and Zhou Xingchi. If it is only a few scenes, Lu Zhengyu can still live in the old, such as his cameo in "The Mermaid", which is a good performance. However, if as a male number one, he fully performs the growth of a protagonist, he is really powerful. Similarly, as a director, his kung fu of adjusting actors also needs to be honed, like Cai Guoqing, Guo Caijie and some supporting actors around him, the image temperament comes out, but the acting is still decent, there is no surprise.
The narrative rhythm, the transition of "Peerless Master" from a comedy bridge to the connection of the entire comedy paragraph, often seems not rounded and natural. Sometimes, you only laugh halfway through this meme, and the next plot is so blunt that you can't breathe. The question of how to tell a story didn't get better until the second half of "The Incredibles."
Of course, as the "high disciple" of Xingye, Lu Zhengyu's "Peerless Master" is not without highlights. The apprentice's most master's style is "unexpected casting kung fu". What is "unexpected"? Cai Guoqing's performance is the surprise of "Peerless Master". Originally, Cai Guoqing and "Spring Festival Gala Mascot" were synonymous, and his "Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Blessings" was also the favorite of Grandpa and Aunt Every New Year's Holiday. Nowadays, such a majestic singer with the main theme has become the number one villain in "Peerless Master", and his mannerisms are scathing and mean.
Therefore, with a tolerant and expectant mentality, the director is still optimistic about Lu Zhengyu's future. You must know that the legend of Star Ye is not something that can be forged overnight, not to mention the success of Star Ye and various factors of the times.
In this best era, Lu Zhengyu will also have the opportunity to create his own era!