: Du Wei
Today, the well-known Hong Kong director and screenwriter Chen Musheng passed away at the age of 58.
is the mainstay of Mesozoic directors in Hong Kong. Chen Musheng is good at shooting action, police and criminals. Films such as "New Police Story" are the most well-known to audiences. He was nominated for Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards five times during his lifetime.
"Thank you for the work left by Director Chen", "Your movie I have seen since I was young, " Who Am I" "New Police Story" "Baby Project" "Anti-drug" is even more in my memory It’s a classic work. I regret the passing of a good director. I hope you won’t suffer any more illnesses in heaven and go well.”... After the news of Chen Musheng’s death, it quickly attracted great attention. Many fans left messages of condolences. Some even thought Chen Musheng's life was dedicated to Chinese-language movies, and his departure made "Hong Kong movies lose another piece of color."
Image source: Chen Musheng's Weibo (Left: Chen Musheng)
entered the industry for 35 years and worked with more than 100 celebrities such as Jackie Chan
According to multiple media reports, Hong Kong Chen Musheng died of nasopharyngeal cancer on the morning of August 23. The wife and children were extremely sad. It is reported that Chen Musheng felt unwell during the period of directing the film "Anger and Serious Incident". After that, he went for a physical examination. Unfortunately, it was found that the late stage of nasopharyngeal cancer was detected. The later work of the film was handed over to others.
Daily Economic News (WeChat ID: nbdnews) reporters found out after inquiries that "Anger: Serious Case" starring Donnie Yen , Nicholas Tse, and Lan Qin will be released in 2020. According to the professional version of Maoyan, as of August 23, 25,000 people wanted to watch "Anger: Serious Case".
In fact, Chen Musheng's growth experience on the road of film and television is the same as most practitioners in Hong Kong-once worked in Hong Kong Radio Television. The first TV series can be traced back to 1985, Lu Liangwei's version of "Snow Mountain Flying Fox". Image source of
: Cat's Eye Professional Edition
Five years later (1990), Chen Musheng directed and completed his first film, "Heavenly Love".
"Thirty years have passed, and I still remember the handsome and affectionate look of Andy Lau in that movie." A senior movie fan who was over 50 years old recalled in an interview with reporters. After that movie, she started Follow the work of Director Chen Musheng.
Screenshot of the video of "If there is love in the sky"
reporter according to the rough statistics of Douban Movies, has worked with Chen Musheng and more than 100 celebrities such as actors, directors and screenwriters. such as well-known actors Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Aaron Kwok, Nicholas Tse , Donnie Yen, Ekin Cheng, Chen Xiaochun, Feng Delun, Gao Yuanyuan, Xu Jinglei, Karen Mok, etc., in addition to famous directors Du Qifeng , Tsui Hark, etc.
Nicholas Tse and Louis Koo are the actors with the most collaborations between Chen Musheng and 9 and 8 films respectively. For Chen Musheng's sudden departure, Nicholas Tse, Louis Koo, Feng Delun and others sent messages to mourn. "He is my mentor, whether it's acting or being a human being, he deeply affects me." Nicholas Tse said.
"Worker" Chen Musheng: meticulous and not idolizing
"Movie is a marathon." Chen Musheng once said that if you really love movies, you should not run once or twice, but persist for decades. Run slowly.
Chen Musheng's life has been accompanied by film and television. Since filming his first movie in 1990, he has witnessed and represented the heyday of Hong Kong action films, and is known as a talented Hong Kong director.
shootouts and speeding scenes are Chen Musheng's masterpieces. He directed "New Police Story", "Baby Project" , "Keep the Call" "Two Heroes" and other masterpieces familiar to the audience. It is worth mentioning that "New Police Story" (2004) broke the box office record of a co-production film that has been maintained in the Mainland for ten years with a box office record of 43 million yuan. Chen Musheng's name is also known by more mainland audiences.
Image source: Beacon Professional Edition
"The mainland market has a lot of space, and Hong Kong directors can handle some larger themes here." Chen Musheng once talked about his development of "Northward" in an interview with "Variety". View, he said frankly, compared to other Hong KongThe director, he went northward at a slower speed. "It must be admitted that the mainland market does give Hong Kong filmmakers a lot of room for survival and development. New directors have also got a lot of opportunities here, whether they are newcomers from Hong Kong or the mainland."
"Northward" Chen Musheng is still very popular with fans and has won the love of a large number of mainland audiences. According to the Beacon Professional Edition, with 11 films including "Dangerous City", "Anti-drugs" , and "New Shaolin Temple" , Chen Mushenglan won 952 million yuan in box office. Among them, the box office of the two films "Anti-drug" and "New Shaolin Temple" exceeded 200 million yuan. The key to success for Chen Musheng, who was born as a TV screenwriter in
, lies in the effort to polish the script. Most people who have watched Chen Musheng's movies know that the plot of almost every movie is full of scale, whether it is a hot fight scene or a fierce gunfight. Not only that, in terms of logic and details, Chen Musheng has also polished and processed almost perfectly, which is rare in today's commercial films.
Some people think, "Chen Musheng does not have idol temperament, like a meticulous worker, professionalism is his strength. He chooses themes according to the time and situation, and has always insisted on shooting action movies. He is very good in creating large scenes and is very good in group dramas.
reporter | Du Wei editor | Sun Zhicheng Du Hengfeng
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