"The truth is demonstrated in words. - Tang Lei"
The movie "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" will be officially released soon.
Aaron Kwok fans have already gone to watch the screening and filmed some movie clips related to Aaron Kwok, whether it was the "Friends" scene with Louis Koo, the coldness of "Killer", the helplessness of "Tornado", or the The confrontation between the two of them, who wanted to hold back but could not, was very interesting to watch.
But Aaron Kwok is just a guest star.
Although there are still three films to be released, since the completion of the last reality-themed film "The Ring", until today, Aaron Kwok has not yet committed to filming a new film.
instead toured everywhere.
For example, right now, his "Dancing Stars" concert is in full swing.
unexpectedly remembered an interesting thing.
Not long ago, a fan of Aaron Kwok once said that Aaron Kwok, who was in the age of the King, was not very willing to endure hardship, so he invested very little energy in movies.
This sentence is of course half a joke and half serious.
So, is Aaron Kwok afraid of hardship?
The topic comes from the movie "The Storm".
After filming this film last year, Aaron Kwok made it clear that he would not consider making another film of the same type. There were also news reports that he often turned down jobs assigned by Golden Harvest.
, a fan, interpreted this incident as, "At that time, he was not interested in movies. It took a lot of effort to create characters in movies. He often got injured when encountering action movies. From filming to release, the cycle was long and delayed. In return, he prefers the immediate reward of music."
Personally, I think this sentence is reasonable.
In 1992, Aaron Kwok returned to Hong Kong and was crowned the King of Cantonese music without even releasing a Cantonese album.
Many people may think that this is a "tremendous wealth".
Actually, from Aaron Kwok's point of view, he was not "ready", but the crown was smashed down without any explanation. If he didn't catch it, would he be regarded as a "deserter"?
This is not his character.
The next step is a tough battle.
He first relied on the help of his close friend Xiaomei to resolve the contract dispute with difficulty and switched to Warner Music Group.
then moved on from "Wild City", "Iron Curtain" and "Legend of Innocence" to "Memo", "Listen to the Wind", "Call of Love", "Sing This Song", "Code in the Wind" and "A Change of Love" .
From articulation, breath, vibrato and falsetto, to voice and singing, nothing remains unchanged, and it advances and rises in big steps in a short period of time. In Zhang Hongliang's words, Aaron Kwok is the only one he has ever seen. In a very short period of time, he transformed from being "tone deaf" to a very high-level singer.
The effort and hardship behind it can be imagined. It took
five years to go from "not winning any awards" to monopolizing all the top male singer awards in the Hong Kong music scene.
This is almost the result of concentrating all his energy. For example, since 1994, he has made at most one movie a year. In the last golden age of Hong Kong movies, he chose to be "almost" absent from the film industry.
This is what is called, "He was not interested in movies at the time." It is also the only part of that sentence that should be recognized, and the remaining words are not used.
Believe it or not?
First of all, "the movie takes a lot of effort to create the characters."
remembers that in 1992 and 1993, he released 11 movies in succession. This on the one hand proved his popularity, and on the other hand, it was also ironclad evidence that the agency was "indiscriminately accepting" movies.
In Aaron Kwok's own words, the only movie he likes is "Barefoot Boy".
Looking through the film list, in addition to "The Barefoot Boy", his films in the past two years include "Stand With Me", "The Dragon Prince", "Dangerous Lover", "The King of Thousand Faces", "The Laughing Man" "Chu Liuxiang", "Heaven Has Love II: Eternal Love", "Summer Love Has Not Ended" and "Lun Wen Xu Lao Dian Liu Xian Kai" and so on.
fans may have different opinions, but Aaron Kwok himself made it very clear.
And what does this mean?
He treats every role with almost the same amount of effort, but in terms of performance and aesthetics, there is really only "The Barefoot Boy" that I can say is worth it.
conversely.
If Aaron Kwok is not willing to "work hard" to create characters, then he should not like movies like "The Barefoot Boy", such as "The Dragon Prince", "The King of Thousand Faces", "The Laughing Hero Chu Liuxiang" and "Lun Wen Xu Lao Lao" Isn’t it a better choice to laugh and make fun like this? The logic of
should not be difficult to understand.
Let’s go on.
As for "when it comes to action movies, I often get injured due to bumps and bumps", and "from filming to release, the cycle is long and the return is delayed", it is impossible to say.
Looking back at that year, just two years after "The Storm", he made two consecutive super-large productions, both of which were extremely dangerous commercial action movies. One was "2000 AD" and the other was "Thunder Men" also set records for ridiculously high insurance amounts.
There was a news headline at that time, "Aaron Kwok's life is worth 100 million US dollars."
So in the final analysis, he just focused his main attention on the music scene.
And once he encounters the movie he likes, no matter how much effort he puts in or the degree of danger, he will try his best, just like the "Fighting to the Flesh" movie "Romantic Storm".
In that year, he held the "hell-style" "most exciting concert".
Even the "Father of the Coliseum" Leslie Cheung, faced with the overwhelming calls from fans for "additional performances", only dared to add two extra performances.
He really dares to fight and is willing to fight.
There are certainly many people in this world who are worthy of admiration.
For example, Cheng Shuangyi, Jet Li, Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Donnie Yen and Louis Koo, etc., they also have their own obsessed fans.
But that's someone else's business.
Personally speaking, Aaron Kwok is not only a particularly comprehensive "perfect warrior". Regardless of his singing, dancing, and film works, they are all worthy of appreciation and in-depth exploration. His attitude and spirit can also serve as role models and reference.
At the same time, besides working hard, he actually enjoys his life.
However, he still remembers what he said to reporters when he was unknown, "I am not afraid of poverty, I am afraid of not working hard."
So, of course he is not afraid of hardship.
