Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On August 23, according to Hong Kong media reports, director Chen Musheng died of nasopharyngeal cancer at the age of 58. A reporter from the Beijing News contacted Chen Musheng's friends in the circle. The director Du Qifeng, who has worked with Chen Musheng many times, replied with the word "severe pain", and the others did not want to talk more.
Director Li Lichi, who has worked with Chen Musheng for many years on TVB, also expressed his sadness and regret. Li Lichi told the Beijing News reporter: "I and Chen Musheng were both born in 1961, in the year of the Ox, which seems to indicate that we are a group of people working silently. We often meet on the airport, and we have never stopped shooting. He and I worked together in TVB. Although we are in different teams, Chen Musheng and Wang Tianlin and Du Qifeng are in the same group, we often exchange our shooting experience. When filming later, I often help him in guest roles. I am deeply impressed by his passing. Shocked and sad, I hope that the family members of Director Chen will change their grief."
Li Lichi and Chen Musheng took a photo at the airport. Photo courtesy Li Lichi
Chen Musheng was born in 1961 and joined the predecessor of Asia Television in the 1980s, "Lie's TV Station". He started his career as an assistant director. His first work was "The Greatest Heroes"; he switched to TVB in 1982. As the assistant director of Johnnie To, he participated in the filming of TV series such as "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" and "Tale of the Dragon Slayer".
In 1987, Chen Musheng left the TV station to join the film industry; in the 1990s, he wandered in the film and television circles, filming "The Royal Archives" and "Chinese Heroes" for Asian Television, among which he worked with Donnie Yen and . "The Kung Fu TV series of "Jing Wu Men" is the most famous.
Chen Musheng. Photograph: Beijing News reporter Guo Yanbing
In fact, Chen Musheng's first work directed by a named director was 1990's "A Love in the Sky", which tells the story of a young and Dangerous boy and a daughter. The film, starring Andy Lau , has become a collective memory of those born in the 70s and 80s who love Hong Kong-produced films. It has received both at the box office and established the model of Chen Musheng's Hong Kong-style action film. It is said that the film comes from a true portrayal of Chen Musheng. He also said in an interview with a reporter from the Beijing News that he particularly likes riding motorcycles and motorcycles. When I was young, I also loved racing, so I always prefer to shoot scenes of speeding cars in movies. "At that time, every Saturday, everyone in Hong Kong who loves to play cars would go to Saigon. If there is a drag racing master, everyone present will respect him and call his name. In the film, it is Andy Lau and everyone is'Hua'. Brother Gehua called him." Later, his works "Charge: angry street ", "two heroes", "three forks" and "anti-drugs" all have distinctive styles. He has also worked with Jackie Chan many times, from "Who Am I" in 1998, to "New Police Story" in 2004, and "Baby Project" in 2006.
In the 2017 Beijing News "Hong Kong returned to China for 20 years, 12 directors went north", when asked what he would most like to say to himself 20 years ago, Chen Musheng said: "It's very simple. I wanted to shoot more things I wanted to shoot, but I couldn’t shoot at that time. I’m sorry, but I don’t need to look back at what I have done before. Time must pass. Looking forward is the most important mentality.”
Chen Musheng's last work is "Rage", starring Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, and Lan Qin. The film has been finalized at the end of 2019 and is expected to be released this year. During the filming of the film, Chen Musheng felt unwell, and then went for a physical examination. Unfortunately, it was found that he had advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. By the time the filming was completed, he was unable to do the post-production and had to be handed over to others.
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan
editor Xu Meilin proofread Liu Baoqing
Source: Beijing News Network
