On November 22, in the martial arts world, Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan were recognized for their kung fu, but in fact there was another person whose skill was not lost to Jet Li and others. His name was Zou Zhaolong.
Zou Zhaolong was born in Taiwan. There are 13 siblings in his family. Because his father died young, he began martial arts at the age of 5 and started his career as a stuntman at the age of 12.
Zou Zhaolong was appreciated by Sammo Hung for his excellent performance. At the age of 18, he starred in Sammo Hung's film "Full Rebound", and later became a member of the Hong family class under Sammo Hung as a teacher.
Zou Zhaolong has actually worked with many big coffees, such as Donnie Yen, Huang Qiusheng, Deng Chao and Jackie Chan, etc., but because most of the roles played are villains, not many viewers remember his name.
But if you see his picture on the screen, you should feel familiar.
In 1994, Zou Zhaolong played the bad guy Chang Wei in the movie "Nine Grade Sesame Officials" starring Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda. The character of Chang Wei was cruel and not only murdered and raped but also bought witnesses.
and Zou Zhaolong played Chang Wei's bad three-pointers, and he also got more opportunities to star in movies. After
became popular because of Chang Wei's role, Zou Zhaolong actually regretted it, because those directors thought he was very suitable for playing bad guys, so in the future they will always ask him to play bad roles.
In the movie "In the Fuse" starring Donnie Yen, Lu Liangwei and Louis Koo, Zou Zhaolong played the big villain, and the scene was really enjoyable.
At that time, in order to star in "The Fuse", Zou Zhaolong also turned down the Hollywood movie contract and returned to Hong Kong, just to fight Yen Zidan again.
Zou Zhaolong and Jet Li had many rivals. In "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai", Zou Zhaolong is Jet Li's deadly opponent; in "The Dragon", he is the villain's vice captain; in "The King of Adventure", he once again played against Jet Li Character.
In the movie "The King of Kung Fu" starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, Zou Zhaolong played the role of Yujiang God of War. This role was so bad that he was obsessed with female sex and did all the evil, taking away the beautiful peasant women.
Zou Zhaolong has starred in many movies in his life. In fact, according to his martial arts, he should be a big hit. But because of the face of a bad guy and no one to praise him, he can only become the "golden villain". Although
plays most of the supporting roles and loses under the aura of the protagonist every time, Zou Zhaolong's martial arts is no worse than that of the protagonist.
He has very good martial arts skills, even Jet Li said:
"It is very comfortable to play against Zou Zhaolong, and it is very enjoyable to play against each other."
Among the many classic kung fu movies, Zou Zhaolong is the only one who can play against Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen. Fighting against the contenders and breaking into Hollywood with a good skill, he became the only Chinese actor in The Matrix.
02 For acting in a movie, you will be charged for a lifetime when you lie down.
In the entertainment industry, a star can get a lot of money as long as he starred in a work, but the star’s expenses are also large and require a steady stream of filming resources , So many stars hope that they can make money without filming.
And Zou Zhaolong fulfilled this wish. Because he filmed "The Matrix 3", he could lie down and collect money for a lifetime even if he didn't film the film, which is very enviable.
It is reported that the director of "The Matrix" was looking for Jet Li at the time, and he offered a high salary, but the other party had a request to record all Jet Li’s kung fu actions with data, which will be repeated in future movies. Used.
Jet Li felt that his kung fu could not be learned by Hollywood, no matter how high the price was, he refused the director's invitation decisively.
was later introduced by director Yuan Heping, Zou Zhaolong successfully starred in "The Matrix 3" and became the only Chinese actor.
Zou Zhaolong agreed to the other party's request and let the other party record and analyze his martial arts routines. He also received a lifetime dividend, even if he died, his children and grandchildren still have money to collect.
Some people scolded him and others understood Zou Zhaolong’s behavior. After all, this was a good time for him to enter Hollywood.Many celebrities squeeze their minds and can't enter the door of Hollywood. Do you think he is right?
