mushrooms grow in dark and humid corners, without sunlight, no nutrients, and fend for themselves. Only when they grow tall enough will they be noticed, get sunlight, and grow vigorously. This is called the "mushroom effect." The "mushroom effect" is the only way for many people to succeed, including Lin Jiadong, who was a late bloomer.
Lin Jiadong was born in 1967. In 1988, he participated in a wireless training class. In 2017, he won the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for his "Big Tree". Different from the road to fame of others, Lin Jiadong experienced two dark and humid mushroom periods on his road to fame: From 1988 to 1995, Lin Jiadong played roles without names and lines in various TV dramas and ran for 7 years. TV series Dragon Set; In 2001, Lin Jiadong signed Andy Lau to devote himself to the film business from scratch. In order to get rid of the habit of TV actors, he started his movie Dragon Set career for 5 years, until 2005, played "Dongguan Boys" "I started to be known slowly, but I was still on the verge of playing a supporting role for a long time. When I really started to star in a movie, it was already in 2013.
In 2013, "The Tree Gets the Wind" has not been released yet, and no one knows that Lin Jiadong will become the actor in the future; in 2013, "Slaying the Wolf: Greedy Wolf" has not yet come out, and Lin Jiadong is not a professional player specializing in bloodthirsty villains; in 2013, he just finished with Andy Lau's 12-year guest-host relationship is just an ordinary green leaf actor in the Hong Kong film scene. But it was in 2013 that he finally ushered in a movie of his own: "Storm". The two long periods of long-winded play not only made Lin Jiadong experience and suffering more, but also made Lin Jiadong cherish any performance opportunity more than others. Although Lin Jiadong's performance in "Storm" is not as stunning as "The Tree Gets the Wind", it also allows people to witness the transformation of a powerful actor.
"Storm" is produced by Jiang Zhiqiang and Andy Lau and directed by Yuan Jinlin. The film combines the weather background of Hong Kong typhoon with the gunpowder-flavored confrontation between the police and the robbers and the complex psychological changes in the characters' hearts. It was built into a battlefield in the vortex of the storm, and the man standing in the center of the vortex was Lin Jiadong. He played Tao Chengbang, a young and Dangerous boy who had been turned back from Sina, and Lu Mingzhe, a mad policeman played by Andy Lau, about good and evil and the love of his classmates. At first, the outside world generally doubted that Lin Jiadong was the first starring role. The ability to lead the team, but Lin Jiadong proved his line in "Infernal Affairs" with perfect performance, "Actually, I am very capable, but Brother Chen (you) don't know the goods".
Lin Jiadong
"Storm" is the first protagonist film that Lin Jiadong has waited for 25 years since his debut in the wireless artist training class in 1988. More than 9,000 days and nights have been waiting for a chance to prove himself, but Lin Jiadong has not Excessive excitement and tension, not the immature and excitement of starring for the first time, but the calmness and atmosphere beyond imagination. Because more than 20 years of experience accumulation has allowed him to face any challenge with confidence. Although there were not many opportunities to act as the protagonist in the past, he played every small supporting role carefully, so he has the Dongguan Boys in "Dragon City", Gao Zhiwei in "The Detective", Li Zhao in "Ye Wen" and many other classic roles. As a talented actor who has been working hard, this time starring is nothing more than a scene with more shots than usual. Lin Jiadong is already well prepared in terms of mentality and acting skills. He calmly played with Andy Lau, worked in harmony with Hu Jun, moved when he was in love with Yao Chen, and witty when he played games with Lu Liangwei, and these are actually just a kind of rebirth from his past supporting roles.
is easy to do. Tao Chengbang
Although Andy Lau is the biggest attraction in "Storm", Tao Chengbang, played by Lin Jiadong, is the real core soul of the story. The movie begins with his release from prison, and ends with his death on the run. The whole story revolves around his destiny. He is the most complicated character in the movie's emotional and social relationship. First of all, we saw the helplessness of a small person from him. He didn't want to betray Yao Chen's love, but he had to face the pressure of life and rob; in fact, he embodied a kind of vigorous vitality full of heroism, The critical moment of a mission was his stepping up; in addition, he also felt a humanity changed by love. It was his love for Yao Chen and his love for children.Responsibility allowed him to raise a movie about the confrontation between the police and the criminals to the height of human repentance. And all this happened to Tao Chengbang in one go.
"Sentimental and Righteous" Andy Lau
"Storm" is a movie produced by Andy Lau, as the producer and starring role, but he gave up one of the most profound roles to Lin Jiadong as the best gift for his self-reliance. In "Storm", we actually see more of Andy Lau's shadow: In the movie, Lin Jiadong tries to be a good person for Yao Chen, which reminds us of Liu Jianming in "Infernal Affairs"; Lin Jiadong because The process and ending of emotional transformation as a father is very similar to Wang Bo in A World Without Thieves. These sections and details are more suitable for Andy Lau, but this time Andy Lau only wants to be Lin Jiadong’s. supporting role. Andy Lau's support for Lin Jiadong is difficult to be intuitively reflected in the movie, but without Andy Lau's help, there is definitely no Lin Jiadong today.
Only after seeing the prosperity of the world will you discover the charm of a small town. In Hong Kong film circles, there is never a shortage of popular super actors. After seeing super idols, I happened to look at Lin Jiadong, a simple and unpretentious actor who relied on acting and hard work to make his mark. Lin Jiadong plays a good person, bad person is very bad, and every role he plays is portrayed to the extreme. After "Storm", he still has few opportunities to play the leading role. After "The Tree Gets the Wind", he still plays a supporting role as always, but the more so, the more we like him, because the weight of acting has never been in line with the role. How much is directly linked, and watching is a power of love for movies.
