In 1983, jewellery merchant Pan Disheng and Sammo Hung, , and others co-founded Debao Films. Because of its enthusiasm for a large number of heroes, it quickly developed and expanded, and it was ranked among the three major Hong Kong films in the 1980s with Jiahe and Xinyicheng. the company. The "Senior Sister" series of films once brought Debao to a glorious period, and the first page of this glorious chapter was "Sister Royal" in 1985.
The starring actor Michelle Yeoh was still a newcomer at the time. She was born as a Miss Malaysia. She met Pan Disheng during the competition. Later, when she came to Hong Kong to shoot commercials, she was invited by Pan Disheng to start filming in Debao. Career as a professional actor.
's "Owl and Dumbo" in 1984 was Michelle Yeoh’s first film. She had no acting experience before, and she had a very good performance when she was on the camera. Pan Disheng and Sammo Hung felt very satisfied, so they decided She tailor-made this fashion action theme "Royal Sister" to praise Michelle Yeoh, and repackaged her as Debao's leading actress with the help of her dancing skills.
However, Sammo Hung and others understand that it is not enough to rely on a newcomer to support the title of "Royal Sister", so he hired his junior brother and the director of the action director Meng Hai and the director of the action z. , Used his queen screenwriter Huang Bingyao to complete the script creation, and also brought in the supporting roles of Zhong Fa, Di Wei, Tian Jun, Wu Ma, and Liu Qiusheng (Curry) from the Hong family class, and the friendship of his friend Tsui Hark to help out , And the debut of "Debao Shuanglong (or Debao Ersha)".
under the circumstances at the time, many viewers are not familiar with Michelle Yeoh, and who do not know to play the main female fashion action movie people can not get approved, "Royal senior sister apprentice," the final box office can break HK $ millions, for Double Even for the entire film industry, it has been considered a relatively successful attempt. Of course, "Stars Helping Out" also played a role in boosting the film's box office to a large extent.
The movie tells the story of Meng Hai, Tsui Hark plays a thief who stole a passport with the Tian’s criminal evidence negatives in a blunder, and was chased by the killer z141 z Di Wei, and another 2 On the one hand, when the policewoman Michelle Yeoh and Lovellow were investigating the death of the investigator, they gradually discovered that Tian’s boss, Tian Jun, was the mastermind behind the scenes. In the end, the two sides decided to work together to convict Tian Jun.
What is the "slot" in this movie is that the style is too comical, and the story line of "Senior Sister" is really too weak. Meng Hai, Tsui Hark and other funny characters have taken a lot of limelight. This is the first "Royal Sister". At that time, Michelle Yeoh, who was not well-known at the time, needed well-known actors to lead the show. Such an arrangement can also be conceived.
However, this does not prevent Michelle Yeoh from highlighting her personal charm. Prior to this, the most well-known hit girls in Chinese film circles were Zheng Peipei and Mao Ying. Due to the time they lived in, they focused more on traditional martial arts, but Michelle Yeoh was one After appearing, the audience learned for the first time that actresses can also chase cars on the screen, break glass, move around buildings, and beat them on the screen like Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan . "Sister Royal" brought much shock to the audience at the time.
After the release of the film, Michelle Yeoh became famous in one fell swoop. In the next two years, Debao took advantage of the hot iron and made her starred in "The Royal Warrior", "The Chinese Warrior" and "The Heroine of the Heavens" and 3 films were further enhanced. The position of the star. At the same time, she and Debao boss Pan Disheng also began to have mutual affection. In 1988, Pan held a luxurious wedding for the two, and Michelle Yeoh after the marriage also died.
and Debao's follow-up "Sister" series discovered the succession of Yang Lijing from Taiwan, and continued Michelle Yeoh's "stunt female beating" play.
It was only a pity that the two divorced only 3 years later, but soon Michelle Yeoh packed up and came back. In the 1990s, Michelle Yeoh passed "Police Story 3", "Super Project", "Three Heroes of the East" and "Three Heroes of the East". "Spring" reshaped the image of playing women, not only was popular before marriage, but also successfully entered Hollywood and became famous internationally.
This film not only launched Michelle Yeoh, but also made Chinese audiences get to know the American hit girl Raflo for the first time.
was born in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. She began to learn karate at the age of 13, and later went to China to study martial arts. "The Royal Sister" was her Hong Kong film debut. In "Pioneer", "Overlord Flower", "Senior Sister", "Son of the Sun", and "Shuanglong", we can all see Rovello's sassy heroic posture and neat skill, which has become a memory that is difficult to wield in the hearts of a generation of kung fu fans. .
In the mid-nineties, Lovello decided to return to the United States, occasionally filming, teaching Kungfu in California, and with her return, her love affair with Meng Hai ended.
"The Royal Sister" also appears an actor who may not be much interested in understanding, but runs through many "Sister" movies. He is the Eddie Maher who seeks revenge for Xu Ke . Maher).
Eddie is actually a world-class fighting champion. Even Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen , and Xu Guanjie have hired him as personal trainers. Because he knows many big names in the entertainment industry, Eddie's figure is also frequently active in the 1980s and 1990s. Many Hong Kong films, such as "Royal Warrior", "The Witness of Royal Sister 4", "Magic Emerald", "Dragons and Phoenix", etc., but unfortunately, Eddie died of illness in March last year.
Whenever mentioned Hong Kong’s female fashion action movies, the industry regarded this "Royal Sister" as the pioneering work. Since then, various film companies have followed the "Prison Sister" series and started shooting, such as the "Angel Action" series. Phoenix Series", or a series of movies with the word "Royal", and borrowed Debao's model of cultivating Michelle Yeoh on his own martial arts actress. For a while, it also let Hu Huizhong, Li Saifeng, Yang Panpan , Oshima Yukari, Lu Shaoling, etc. Beating women was quite popular at the time.
But when it comes to similar works that can really compete with Debao's "Senior Sister" series, there is the "Overlord Flower" series launched by Jackie Chan Weihe. However, it was also filmed under the inspiration of "Sister". Debao, after "The Royal Sister", made 7 more sequels (including "Chinese Warrior"), but starting from the fifth "Middleman", the quality of subsequent sequels is not as good as one, 1991 , Debao made the official finale of the series with "Sea Wolf".
At that time, Debao had realized that the "Senior Sister" series was already at the end of the strong crossbow, so under the leadership of creative director Xian Qiran, he placed a heavy bet on the "hei cat" series, and also brought out a new generation of zliang liang. However, the box office of the two series was not very satisfactory, and Pan Disheng and others had no desire to fight, so 1992's "hei cat 2" also became Debao's final work.
However, from the perspective of Debao’s development, Michelle Yeoh, Ralphus, Yang Lijing, and Liang Teng were all held by the company. Debao is described as a "star-making factory that beats girls." Copies. The end of Debao not only means that the film industry has lost an excellent film company, but also announcing that the era of Hong Kong-style female action movies has become a thing of the past. (Text/Mu Yihang)
