is the first and only Chinese to win the Golden Globe Awards twice;
is the first Chinese to be on the Oscar podium;
is one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" selected by "People" in the United States.
Zunlong, an international superstar who has attracted much attention in the last century, many people don't necessarily know.
But speaking of his most successful role-Pu Yi in "The Last Emperor", you may be familiar with it.
, as a once glamorous star, he is honored. But can you think that he has been in the dust repeatedly in the country, and he is completely helpless?
His life is a legend of ups and downs.
01 "Cheng Dieyi" childhood, unbearable looking back on
's most famous thing about Zunlong in China is "strike on "Farewell My Concubine".
At that time, the role of Cheng Dieyi first sought him out, but for various reasons, Chen Kaige used the same excellent Leslie Cheung.
was originally an ordinary director’s casting story, but it was fermented by someone with a heart: Zunlong played big names, "air dog" and "high price pay" combined together, it sounds like a vulgar story of an insatiable big star. In the end, the fire in this movie was even more embarrassing. All kinds of bright arrows flew towards him, nailing his notoriety of "eyes but no beads" to death.
In fact, the role of Cheng Dieyi seems to be tailored for Zunlong.
Zunlong became an outcast when he was born, without a father or mother, and he didn't even have a name. He was adopted by an old Shanghai lady who was passing by. The reason for adopting him was simply because adopting children can get government subsidies. The foster mother is old, uneducated, and materially lacking, making her heart barren, and it is difficult to have more abundant love for Zunlong. She was very rude to Zunlong, and vented him if she didn't like it. Even if he knows how to watch his words, not cry or make trouble, his adoptive mother often discards his thoughts. Throwing it a few times, then taking it back a few times, it must have been troublesome, but the adoptive mother has moved other crooked thoughts. "I remember she said to her companion that he is okay and always likes to move around. Why not send him to learn theatre. We don’t have to spend any money. Although he is not paid, he can support himself and learn. Order something and be an actor." That's how things started. After being sold to the Spring and Autumn Drama Academy by his adoptive mother, he became a "target" in the eyes of young people because of his mixed-race face and no father or mother. The hardest time he was beaten, he had a blood hole in his body. Because he had no money, he went to the tailor to sew eight stitches. The masters were also very strict and beat and scolded at every turn. He couldn't stand it and escaped, but after thinking about it carefully, What can you do when you go out? I slipped back and was beaten again by the master. When he saw the role of Cheng Dieyi, he also said: "Isn't this my autobiography? When I was sensible, I kicked and sang a big pot of rice at Fenjuku. Everything about me was in life, joy, anger, sadness, love and hate. Love and hatred are all from the Beijing opera."
went round and round, and he failed to play Cheng Dieyi. In the same year, he played the male and female Butterfly Monarch in another "Butterfly Monarch". At the age of 41, he plays the famous Peking opera actress Song Butterfly. He is superb in color and has a mysterious and hermaphrodite temperament. He is fascinated by diplomats.
(Madame Butterfly, but does not violate the peace) Many years later, this movie was turned out by fans, and his amazing performance was finally tied with another great character Cheng Dieyi. 02 Destiny gave him a "coupon" The 17-year-old Zunlong received a "coupon" as a gift from Destiny. When he played with the troupe, an American family valued his aptitude and was willing to support him and pay for his trip to the United States. On the other hand, after he became a teacher in the troupe, he got a ten-year martial arts contract with Shaw Film Company. At that time, many of the stars of the big fire were martial artists, such as Zheng Peipei and Ti Lung. Although they worked hard, they were able to get ahead. Going to the United States is another difficult situation, and the prospects are unknown. But he chose to go to the United States. The young boy who was dubbed "Johnny" by the troupe was nameless and rootless, and he was lighthearted wherever he went. Later, he said that he liked the dragon very much, because the dragon represented the Chinese spirit, he named himself John Lone, Chinese name Zunlong. The lone in
seems to be the footnote of his long life, lonely and meaningful. When he first went to the United States, Zunlong sold oil cakes and ice cream, and worked as a waiter, while studying hard to absorb nutrients. Later, Zun Long was admitted to the Los Angeles branch of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began to receive formal performance education. However, Chinese actors did notWithout being reused, even if you can receive the drama, it is still some scraps, or there are stereotypes that discriminate against China. Moreover, Zunlong looks too good-looking, and the director instinctively thinks that the appearance will cover the character itself, which is even more difficult. After waiting for a long time, he played a Chinese servant role in the movie "King Kong: Legend Rebirth" at the age of 24. He played less than a minute.
Next, Zunlong will run for eight years. Fortunately, he met Asian directors and screenwriters who admired him very much and began to perform on the Broadway stage. Later, he wrote and directed himself. In less than three years, he won the highest award in the American theater industry-the Obi Award for Best Performance Award, becoming the first Chinese to receive this honor. At that time, she discovered Huang Yumei of Chinese stars such as Liu Yuling and introduced him to play a wild man in "Forty Thousand Years of Iceman".
(It is said that the director initially dismissed him as being too high in value to be competent...) Facts have proved that without the blessing of appearance, his acting skills are still outstanding. Zunlong, who has endured 15 years in the United States, began to shine.
03 The highlight moment of life In 1985, Zun Long played a gang boss in "The Year of the Dragon", the height of 172 Zun Long, performing the desperate and quiet appearance, but also brought a bit of heroic nobility. . The role of
is on fire. He was shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. It is said that the image of the gangster in the later period in Hong Kong: combing his hair, smoking, wearing a suit, etc., all come from the gangster played by the dragon in "Year of the Dragon" Gangster.
is a drama, and the opportunities will increase. The great director Bertolucci was casting for "The Last Emperor" at the time. Zun Long was the first person to audition for Puyi. Bertolucci was very satisfied after watching it, but after thinking about it, it went smoothly too outrageous. Therefore, the director searched for a few months, but still did not find someone better than Zun Long, and turned his head to use him. One is the last emperor in real life, and the other is the rootless "dragon" of China. Puyi's pride and predicament can be understood in Zunlong's eyes as if his heart is sharp.
Puyi in real life is thin and thin, and his face is more soft, while the mixed-race Zunlong's face is firm, the two are not similar. But the last emperor played by Zunlong returned to the Forbidden City when he was old, his former home, and the moment he sat in the dragon chair, he really overlapped with the emperor in the cracks of the times in history.
"The Last Emperor" won nine awards at the 60th Academy Awards, and also made Zun Long nominated for the Golden Globe Award. So far, Zun Long became famous. How hot was Zunlong back then? At the Oscar awards ceremony, he and Chen Chong were the presenter of the "Best Documentary Short Film" together; Brigitte Lin stayed up most of the night for him, and ran to play mahjong with him all night, just to watch his face up close; Wang Zuxian was not good at expressing When I saw him at the party, he made no secret of his little daughter's modality;
"Lang Yan is unique and unique in the world." It is perfect to describe Zunlong.
04 The "last emperor" in reality is like every legend. From the moment of high light to the twilight of heroes, most of them are not due to the times, but because of their personality. Perhaps the lonely life since childhood was embedded in numerology, which made him lean towards the major direction of life, persistence and pride, and in the crowded entertainment circle, it will make people fall into solitude.
For example, in the case of "Farewell My Concubine", Zun Long was said to be a big deal, one said it was because of the "air dog", and others said the price was too high. Zunlong was lonely in his life, and he was accompanied only by dogs. Perhaps, in his eyes, dogs were like his own family members. He wanted to bring dogs to his side because of his loneliness. More discord, I think it is because of the concept. Zunlong once called Chen Kaige to discuss the script, and Chen Kaige said bluntly: "Do you know what time it is? It is two o'clock in the morning." One is inexperienced and the play is bigger than the sky; the other is used to pointing the country and cannot tolerate any offense. . In short, this did not happen, and Zun Long also provoked a "fishy". Later, Zun Long was dug a hole by Deng Jianguo because he was unfamiliar with the place where he was born, and made a series of infamous and bad scripts. He played the emperor in the TV series "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview 5", and played the emperor in "Qianlong and the Concubine", and his connotation and weight are not as brilliant as the earlier Puyi played. By the way, he also starred in the movie "Entertaining Oneself" with Coco Lee, in which she played a farmer. Coco Co. Lee was a singer. The professional level of this film is average, and the effect is naturally not good.
At the same time, Deng Jianguo did his bestHype, saying that he chased Chen Chong's love history back then, said his downfall....... Do everything possible to use the afterglow of a generation of superstars to create momentum for his films. Faced with Deng Jianguo’s hype, the always respectable Zunlong defended him: "Hope is also a great art." This is not like him, but like a good student who was fooled. The liar took him to try unprecedented relaxation. , Made him feel obsessed and novel, Zun Long said: "In Guiyang, we sing and dance happily. It's wild. I've never been so relaxed. He affects me, and I think it's very good." As sensitive as him, I know Su Ming, it may indeed be bad sociability, or the drama is bigger than the sky, facing all kinds of vulgarity, he silently digested it. In an interview with Chengdu Business Daily, Zun Long mentioned his feelings in "Self-Entertainment": When filming "Self-Entertainment", the director and producer were using me, but at the same time they looked down on me. Numb stupidly looked down, thinking that I was a star. I respect that character very much and I never think about myself. After a meal, Zunlong’s reputation gradually deteriorated. In the first return ceremony, he rashly lost his best impression. Later, he never made a comeback on the domestic screen. 05 After the prosperity, return to peace.
has no home, lacks love, and looks too beautiful. For a man, it is lucky and unfortunate. Fortunately, he started in the end, but he has an amazing skin and a firm personality, able to make a breakthrough in this real world, and rise up and down; unfortunately, he needs to fight against the sad background that comes with fate all the year round. It will also be labeled "lonely". He is fragile because he is not sociable, and no one has taught him how to behave. "Destiny is a wonderful thing, because I have not been educated by my parents, no one guides me, I have no impression of the image of my parents, I was born like this, so I was left behind." Even in the most beautiful period, achieved He has no goal to share with those glory. Just like a child who always gets high scores, there is no place in the family to post a certificate of honor for him, no parent pulls other parents to show off his son's excellence. In the most smoky and soft side of life, Zun Long is destined to not participate in this life. After filming "The Ranger", Zun Long completely retired. He settled in Canada, raised a dog, and claimed two thousand-year-old trees as grandfather and grandmother. He always talked to the tree and shed tears, as if they were his relatives and his roots.
In this world, some people live in an orderly manner, and some are destined to live a solitary life, but that is not loneliness, but a greater reward. Destiny forces them to participate in greater and more brilliant spiritual construction, to constantly chase the shining moments, to create more legends, Zunlong is obviously the second kind of people.
He said in an interview: "
" Yes, but sometimes people will say that Huiji will hurt, saying that knowing too much is not good, do you understand? Even then, my point of view is still the same, and I love knowledge more. Because I don’t want to live in ignorance or the instinctive fear of animals. I want to live in the satisfaction of realizing value and the ability to comfort others." When talking about the suffering and humiliation of youth, he seemed to be filtered Like a mirror, "In my opinion, being intolerant to the world means being intolerant to yourself." From an unnamed outcast to an international superstar, the "root" of Zunlong is not a skin and a breath of evil, but him Noble personality. The 67-year-old Zunlong is now in the ordinary and lives in seclusion, but his legend is indispensable in the world, but people are more surprised by his appearance, booing his life experience, and pitying his pattern, but this is not Zunlong's most praised place. The most beautiful part of
Zunlong is that he is always searching for himself, perfecting himself, and facing the abuse of his adoptive mother, the bullying of the theater troupe, and the abandonment of his parents.
Years are gone, but the soul is not old, I wish Mr. Zunlong safety and prosperity. Some reference materials: [1] "The Last Emperor", movie [2] "Mr. Butterfly", movie [3] Interview with the Supreme Dragon descendant, post it [4] "Zun Long|Under the Skin", Camera image
