movies emerged, opera was the most enjoyable entertainment for people.
Chen Kaige, who has been a fan of countless fans as a mentor in "The Actor, Please Be Here", every time he is mentioned, he always misses the famous "Farewell My Concubine".
9-year-old Xiaodouzi was sent to the Guanjia opera troupe by his mother and began to study hard day after day.
In 1962, 9-year-old Chen Gangsheng was sent by his mother to the Yuan family class to learn opera, that is, Hitachi made a contract:
"invested in Zhan Yuan as an apprentice, learning the life of Liyuan, saying that ten years are full...it is forbidden to go home without reason. You are not allowed to drop out of school in the middle of the school. If you have natural disasters, you will have your own destiny. Run away privately, the two families are looking for them, stubbornly reluctant, and killed." This section of
is the beginning of the movie "Seven Little Fortunes". Chen Gangsheng is Jackie Chan’s real name. The story Adapted from the real past of the Seven Little Fortunes in Yuanjiaban.
The three characters "seven little blessings" may sound unfamiliar. Speaking of their members, they are very famous: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuan Hua... Several people go out of the same school. ".
Not only those in front of the stage are shining brightly, but the Seven Little Fortunes behind the scenes are also outstanding.
Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Golden Horse Awards, a total of 20 best martial arts instructor trophies have been issued, 12 of which have fallen in the hands of the Seven Little Fortunes; the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Action Instructor has been held for 8 sessions, and the Seven Little Fortunes have won it. 6 times.
said that they have supported half of the Chinese action movie, which is by no means an exaggeration.
The iron clothes are heavy with frost, and the horses grow old.
Years are long. In 2017, the Seven Little Fortunes were reunited at Jackie Chan Film Week. The once-motivated teenagers lost their temples.
In their vaguely tearful eyes recalling the past, we vaguely glimpse the legendary lives of several people.
In the late 1950s, Yu Zhanyuan, the head of Beijing Opera Wuxing who moved south to Hong Kong due to the war, opened a "Chinese Opera Research Institute". The name
was given to bluff people, but in fact the scale is average and the conditions are simple.
This is the starting point for Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung to enter the martial arts.
Learning opera is a penance.
It’s not light to get up and practice, and practice until sleep, day after day, year after year.
drew a cane on his body when he was disobedient, drawing a blood mark.
When learning to turn somersaults, the person turns in front, the rattan sticks closely behind, and there is a gust of wind in the ear. If you turn over, you have to breathe a sigh of relief.
Sammo Hung couldn't stand being beaten by his master, and wanted to go home after studying for a week.
Sammo Hung had the rules of
when he was a child.
Flee if you can't go back.
Once, Sammo Hung fled to the roof of a building to hide. Only Yuanhua knew where he was. Every day, Yuanhua would bring him some food.
was finally discovered by the master, and he reprimanded Yuanhua for not knowing and beat him with seventy cane, all covered in blood.
Yuanhua did not complain.
Since then, Sammo Hung never fights with Yuan Hua again. When
played so fiercely, the disciples would be grateful when they recalled it in the future.
"Kungfu is to be forced out, not for disciples to practice hard, they will practice."
Zhihu, someone asked Zhao Yinyin: I am 26 years old, is it late to learn piano?
Zhao Yinyin replied: It's a bit difficult, parents can't beat you.
words are a joke, the truth is the last word.
can stand, only can eat.
Those who learn opera are from poor families.
Yu Zhanyuan did not collect any fees from the students, and he had to bear the expenses of all the students. At the most difficult time, he had to rely on church relief. Friends of
saw that Yu Zhanyuan raised so many children that he couldn't even eat, so he suggested choosing a few nightclubs to perform for foreigners.
Yu Zhanyuan selected seven and arranged a "Seven Little Fortunes". The performance of
was so successful that it became popular overnight, and Yu Zhanyuan used this to form the "Seven Little Fortunes."
In fact, there are not only seven members of the Seven Little Fortunes, but each time the master chooses the best seven apprentices to perform.
The first seven small blessings are Yuan Long (Hung Sam Po), Yuan Lou (Jackie Chan), Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Hua, Yuan Wu, Yuan Tai.
The Chinese Academy of Drama is famous.
Their performance went from the nightclub to the Liyuan, and then set foot on the big stage of the Great Hall.
Finally everyone can eat and dress warmly, and work harder.
No matter where the stage is, Yu Zhanyuan requires perfect performance. When
is released, the first thing is to look at the audience, and the second is to look at the master.
apprentices are most afraid of master clapping hands. The audience clapping under the stage of
applauded the actors; Yu Zhanyuan clapped the palms and it was bad.
This time it was Jackie Chan's turn and the whole hall was beaten.
Jackie Chan has big eyes and a big nose.
Yu Zhanyuan thinks that he looks suitable for a big painted face. There are two types of painted face, and Jackie Chan can learn both.
also laid the foundation for the excellent martial arts in the movie, and the literary drama is not bad.
played Gong Bao on that day, the central figure on the stage. Before the
performance, Jackie Chan slept in the backstage and took off his beard and hung it on a ribbon. When
played, he forgot to hang it back, an old man with a beard. Master
was unforgivable when he saw the show. He smoked them after the performance. Jackie Chan doubled as many times as others smoked, and the beating was unforgettable. After decades of
, none of my fellow students have forgotten.
Time flies. In the 1970s, a large number of opera audiences were lost, and Peking opera declined. The school founded by
spent more than ten years in Zhanyuan, officially ended in 1971.
In 1973, 68-year-old Yu Zhanyuan took his apprentices to the United States to find a way to survive, but he failed and was hit hard.
Some disciples chose to return to China. On the day before
left, Yu Zhanyuan, who insisted on being stronger, cried and said sorry to everyone.
's lifelong dedication has been defeated in the face of reality; the apprentices who are as big as their own children will eventually disperse and go their separate ways.
watched the apprentices leave, did he think of a song by Professor Zeng:
"People say that Luoyang flowers are like a beautiful flower, and the slaves are not here in spring. He bowed his head out of Hongtong County. Why did he not leave? "
In the 1970s, Hong Kong action movies began to flourish.
Many actors who came from theatrical troupe changed their careers to movies and became martial artists or stand-ins.
Yu Zhanyuan's group of apprentices broke into the film and television industry with their solid Peking opera martial arts skills and the undead spirit. Sammo Hung, the first comer of
, started as a Dragon and Tiger Warrior at the age of 14. In 1982, he won the Hong Kong Awards for Best Actor for his "Beware of Little Hands".
In the wave of serious action movies at that time, Sammo Hung took another path and took the comedy action route of the market. Starting from
zombie films and the Five Lucky Star series, he has taken over many films in six or seven years, with good reputation and box office.
has never been an action actor, so fat but very flexible, and his expression is vivid and interesting. When
is not working, Sammo Hung will run to crowded places, train stations, airports... sit for a day and observe everyone's small movements.
benefited from the training of his eyes, ears, nose, and tongue when he was learning opera. He integrated his observations into performances and brought them to life. After
gained a foothold in the film industry, Sammo Hung, a big brother, brought the juniors into the circle and taught them the actions, reactions, and expressions of the film. People of
meta-character generations are really kung fu, and they don’t want face and life.
Sammo Hung and his martial artist, it is common to be kicked on both feet during filming, and it is not uncommon to have a few ribs broken.
Jackie Chan came next, to carry forward this ruthlessness.
It was 1973 when Bruce Lee suddenly passed away. The news shocked the Hong Kong film scene.
The filmmaker who is heartbroken for the loss of a superstar is constantly looking for the shadow of Bruce Lee.
At this time, Jackie Chan, who has tried his luck in the movie circle, is waiting for a chance to stand out.
He climbed all the way to the leading role, and played many young knights eager to revenge. Unfortunately, these films were unsuccessful and once became a box office poison.
didn't turn around in his acting career until "Snake Shaped Hand".
Producer Wu Siyuan's positioning of the protagonist is comical, skillful, and well-known to the audience. Jackie Chan, who meets the requirements, firmly seized this opportunity. Whenever there was a gap during the shooting, he participated in the discussion of the script, the consideration of the dialogue, and the design of moves. The funny faces of
are all made up by Jackie Chan himself. The
movie was very popular as soon as it was released.
followed by "Drunken Master"Also a big success.
Jackie Chan finds the right style and runs along the line of humorous comedy.
In order to make a living in the film and television circle full of strong players, Jackie Chan fights.
filming backwards, there is an ambulance outside the set.
will pull away a broken leg, and then a broken arm.
Stallone uses a stand-in, Jackie doesn't use it. He can act, be funny, and fight hard. The door of Hollywood opens for him.
In 1994, "Red Zone" was released in the United States and set a record high box office. In 2007, "Rush Hour 3" set a box office record of nearly $140 million. When several seniors were filming on the set, Yuan Biao, who was only 14 years old, bounced off the bed and practiced exercises outside the set, attracting the attention of martial arts instructors.
Originally, Yuen Biao focused on developing behind the scenes, "I would rather be a first-class martial artist than a nine-rate star."
Sammo Hung and Golden Harvest owner He Guanchang think he has acting potential and want to cultivate him.
This has Yuen Biao's first movie "Miscellaneous". He is used to being a stand-in, and subconsciously avoids the camera every time he fights.
Sammo Hung told him that you are now the protagonist and let him get used to it intentionally.
really lived up to expectations. After the movie was released, this kid became popular.
is different from Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan in that Yuen Biao looks gentle and young. The
company tailor-made films for him. With his agility, the image of a lively kid quickly entered the Japanese market.
At that time, Jiahe was preparing a film "The Peacock Prince" to cooperate with Japan. Yuen Biao became a natural candidate for the protagonist. The box office scores were very good, which established Yuen Biao's status as a Japanese action superstar.
, the Japanese investment movie "Sunset", appointed Yuen Biao to play Du Yuesheng. The publicity was very grand, and Japanese Prime Minister Tian Zhongyang attended.
Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao were the most popular kung fu movie stars in Hong Kong in the 1980s. The three of
simply teamed up and made a lot of movies together. The first "Five Lucky Stars" (Director Sammo Hung) created a precedent for a group of luxurious star lineups. The three brothers
designed the moves, and a lot of inspiration comes from the clips of playing together when they were young. The natural and tacit performance of
pushed them to another peak. The good box office made people smile.
Some people become famous when they are young, while others are late bloomers.
, for example, rents Gong Yuanhua and rents wife Yuanqiu.
Yuanhua started his career under Bruce Lee as a substitute.
Bruce Lee's churning movements in the movie are all done by Yuan Hua, known as the king of somersaults.
's early stand-in life, bitter blood and tears.
once filmed an action scene, and the staff told him to jump down from a helicopter 20 feet above the sea.
arrived at the scene, which is another matter entirely. The distance of
was about 100 feet. He still couldn't make up his mind. He was pushed down from behind and plunged into the water vigorously. The capillaries burst, his face was swollen, his nose was bleeding, and his saliva was bloodshot. The most unforgettable thing for
in his life was an error in the calculation of his martial arts fingers. A bamboo stick stabbed him in the back, and everyone on the set thought he was finished.
If you survive a catastrophe, you will have luck.
Gradually he walked from behind the scenes to the front of the scene, initially showing off as a villain in Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan movies. After
was too old and couldn't do difficult moves, Yuan Hua pondered his acting skills.
finally won a number of awards for performing arts in 2005 by chartering the role of the public in "Kung Fu".
Yuanqiu's career development is relatively simple. After
academy was disbanded, the seven little fortunes went on their own, and the male apprentices tried their best to enter the film world. Among the female apprentices of
, some stayed in the nightclub and continued to perform, while some went behind the scenes of the movie scene.
Yuan Qiu is the heroine when she debuts, but the light and shadow are impermanent, she has not become popular, she still has to survive in the double play.
soon married and died, until more than 20 years later, he came across the role of a charter wife.
sounds like fate.
On that day, she and her junior sister Yuan Ju met to play mahjong. It happened that there was a movie that needed someone, so Yuan Ju asked her to try it together.
When others tried the show, Yuan Qiu read the newspaper beside him. After reading it, he felt bored and smoked a cigarette casually.
This is this expression, let her be caught in a glance.
What she lit is not a cigarette, but an opportunity.
Regardless of temperament or living conditions, Yuan Qiu is like Zhou Xingchi's landlady.
This fierce and sulky charter woman in "Kung Fu" is familiar with Yuan Qiu's performance.
"I used to play coquettish roles in school, and between gestures, such as raising my eyebrows, all came from Peking opera training."
It can be seen that all the hard work today may point out a bright path for the future.
finished talking before the stage, and then talked behind the scenes. The
martial arts star in front of the scene often makes the audience clap and applaud. The action guidance behind the scenes is a great contribution.
No one who is a martial artist has much knowledge. They don't know how to pronounce the word "Kui" for Yuan Kui, so they simply call him "finished", until now they call him Adan.
When Yuankui was young, he didn't perform well in somersaults, and was sent by his master to manage the costumes. He slept in the backstage of Liyuan for six or seven years.
loneliness makes people think.
He thought that he was not as good as Yuan Hua and Yuan Biao as a stand-in, so his goal was to instruct martial arts. Master
often teaches them to be diligent, so if people do 10%, he will do 50%, which naturally opened up the situation.
Michelle Yeoh’s first action movie was directed by Yuan Kui. He has a good temper and is not as violent as other martial artists. He also designed a set of suitable and beautiful actions for Michelle Yeoh, giving Michelle Yeoh a lot of confidence in the new female ranks. Although
is an action drama director, Yuan Kui has high requirements for the script.
"There is no plot to design the action, it will only be empty."
In the past, Liu Zhenwei wrote martial arts dramas very easily, just write "fight, big fight, fight again", and you will be over when you encounter Ah Dan.
Yuankui talked to him for a long time on what is meant by "fighting, hitting again".
talked about a "91 Condor Heroes", in which there is a scene: the silver fox played by Aaron Kwok is inserted into the eyes by Anita Mui's flying knife.
Yuan Kui wanted to take a subjective shot from the perspective of Guo Fucheng. He thought for a long time and asked someone to make a set with a ratio of 1:13 to the scene. Behind the
flying knife is a photo of Anita Mui. In the photo, she is posing as a knife. The camera is below, with glass in between, and a drop of oil is dripping on the glass. The
fish shreds hung up the knife and fell vertically, and the image of the oil fell apart when it hit the drop of oil. The picture of
looks like a flying knife issued by Anita Mui, really piercing the eyes of a silver fox.
Before the rise of computer special effects, this design can be described as a classic.
In 1994, Yuan Kui won the Best Action Director of the 13th Film Awards for "Fang Shiyu". It was his junior and good partner Yuan De who shared the honor with him.
"Fang Shiyu" is the scene of the head pile, the actors step on the heads and shoulders of the group performers to fight, in fact, many people have filmed like this, but only lightly. The
brothers simply asked Jet Li and Hu Huizhong to stand on the shoulders of people and fight, extending the time so that the audience could see clearly. The
cooperation was perfect. Later Jet Li stepped into Hollywood development and continued to ask Yuan Kui as the action director.
Seven little blessings do not read more than others, but their learning spirit is very comparable.
Yuan Bin describes his decades of studio career as a film training class.
is there, he has the opportunity to contact different directors, different types of films, so that he can learn to deal with various shooting requirements.
For example, Tsui Hark, the martial arts world he created is indeed eye-opening.
But on the set, most people can't stand him. He is unconstrained, has a strong desire for control, and has resonant martial arts fingers.
However, Yuanbin was able to take the challenge and accepted the challenge.
He always puts the director first.
"First, you must do your homework to meet the director's requirements. He will feel that the requirements are not in vain." As long as
is the director's request, he will spend time to study it carefully and make it impossible.
is really to make the old-school Hong Kong people "do this job well" spirit to the fullest.
used four hundred horses to shoot "New Dragon Inn". The team of Nuo Da, how to move and which way to go first, depends on Yuan Bin waving the flag with both hands.
saw Xu Ke convinced, and laughed that he was the commander on paper, and Yuan Bin was the general in the march.
Tsui Hark is a rare deal, and Du Qifeng is not easy to greet.
Yuanbin still conquered him.
The famous seven-minute long shot of "The Big Event" is another classic by Yuan Bin. In particular,
went to the two sides to fight each other. He controlled more than 500 blasting sensor bombs. He couldn't see the picture of the camera, all based on experience and feeling. After
finished, he was dizzy and his limbs were soft, and he was relieved when he heard applause from the side.
Wuzhi has to do not only design actions and scenes, but also ensure the safety of actors.
Yuanbin is extremely rigorous in his work, because he must be held responsible for his life.
Andy Lau is still grateful to him.
There is a scene in "Supreme: Forever Dominating the World" in which Andy Lau was beaten head-on with a steel pipe, blinded and fell into the water.
was the first to oppose Yuan Bin. He thought this was too dangerous and changed from actual combat to special effects.
Andy Lau feels too heart-warming. No one dares to say no to Johnnie To's movies.
How much Du Qifeng trusts Yuan Bin:
"As long as he says yes, I will shoot; if he shakes his head a little, I know there must be a problem with that."
Qi Xiaofu, the group of people, wrote a lively one. Grassroots inspirational history.
"Being a master in the midst of hardship." The teacher taught by
, they remembered a lifetime.
In the movie "Seven Little Fortunes", the theater school is about to be demolished.
Master Yu said to his apprentices:
"When I was a child, I studied opera in a hutong in Beijing for ten years. Later, I wandered around in mainland China and sang opera for fifteen years. When I arrived in Hong Kong, I opened this school, and It took me fifteen years. It takes a lot of patience for a person to do the same thing for forty years. When the mountains and rivers are exhausted, the soles of the shoes are worn out. The sky does not know and the earth knows, you do not know I know, whatever Success and failure, I can finally be worthy of myself."
In real life, Yu Zhanyuan moved to the United States, and later he still set up a museum to teach Peking Opera. The
disciples, like him, spent decades polishing themselves, handing in an exceptionally beautiful report card, and creating a new world for Hong Kong movies.
People have different fate and different paths. Jackie Chan, the best performer of
, became the first Chinese to win the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement Award.
was once Yuan Wu of Sammo Hung's death squad. In 2002, he went to Sichuan to learn to change his face and left the movie to return to the stage. Yuan Hui, who has been acting as a stand-in for many years, has organized a martial arts stage troupe in Guangzhou.
Yuantai, one of the first seven small blessings, has long since disappeared in the 1980s.
There is a sea of life, time is sometimes kind and sometimes cruel.
does his best, no matter how worthy of himself.
Today, the seven little blessings become the seven old blessings, and we gather together to cry back then.
is getting old with them, there is also the glorious era of action movies, or the glorious era of the entire Hong Kong movie, just like the decline of Peking Opera back then.
Everything will decay, but nothing will really die. They must be reborn in another place in another way.
