Thousands of sails have passed, and the passionate young people who once dominated Hong Kong movies are now getting older and taking their time.
Looking back on that year, Jackie Chan was very emotional.
Whether it is the Seven Little Fortunes or other sisters and brothers, they have the confidence to make a career in Hong Kong.
However, the emotion was mixed with a tear-jerking knife.
Netizens found that in the list of Jackie Chan's memories, in addition to his master, his wife, Yu Suqiu, and his departed Yuan family brothers, there was another name on the list -
Yuan Kui
Could it be said that Yuan Kui had long been Have you left us?
The last movie Yuan Kui participated in was "The Fairy Ball War" directed by his friend Liu Zhenwei in 2017.
has completely retired since then and is spending his old age overseas.
Looking at it now, Yuan Kui is not seen in this reunion photo. In addition, it is such a significant event, so it is impossible for Jackie Chan to write it wrong.
On the other side, a reporter interviewed Tian Qiwen and finally got a positive answer -
Mr. Yuan Kui left us due to pneumonia as early as 2020 at the age of 71.
It turns out that Yuan Kui has left us for a long time.
When the netizens reacted, they were already stunned and could only ask several times to find the answer.
After all, he is the strongest behind-the-scenes boss among the Seven Little Blessings.
From Michelle Yeoh, Stephen Chow to Jet Li, half of Hong Kong movies, whether they are action movies or comedies, have his shadow.
Many young movie fans may not be impressed when they see this name.
Yuan Kui is one of the Seven Little Blessings, but compared to people like Yuan Long (Sammo Hung), Yuen Lou (Jackie Chan), Yuen Biao, and Yuan Hua, although Yuan Kui is also deeply involved in the film field, his expertise is behind the scenes, resulting in The popularity is much worse.
There are not many roles in front of the screen, but as a director and martial arts instructor, his works will scare you -
"Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", "Fang Shiyu", "Royal Sister", "Flying Dragon" and "New Fist of Fury" ć....
Even Stephen Chow's famous work "The Gambler" was co-directed by Yuan Kui and Liu Zhenwei.
It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say the hero behind the scenes of Hong Kong movies.
As the second child of the Seven Little Fortunes, Yuan Kui's prestige is not as good as that of his eldest brother, Sammo Hung, his skill is not as good as that of his third brother, Yuen Wah, and his popularity is not worth mentioning compared to his fourth brother, Jackie Chan.
Yuan Kuiās life can be summarized with one word ārighteousnessā.
Sammo Hung once said that he is a cow, hardworking and diligent, and can bully anyone, but he is rough-skinned and thick-bodied and is not afraid of pain.
But in fact, Yuan Kui is the most pragmatic cow.
Yuan Kui's parents divorced when he was very young, and his father died young. In order to survive, Yuan Kui was "sold" to Yu Zhanyuan's Chinese Theater Research Institute.
In order to take care of his family, Yuan Kui signed a life and death certificate of "no compensation if he is beaten to death" and became Sammo Hung's younger brother.
During the Seven Little Blessings, Yuan Kui worked very hard.
He never thinks about going out and playing like Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan all day long, and practices silently whenever he has time.
But no matter how hard he practiced, he was still better than him at any time. The angry master called him a "big stick".
Later, the master Yu Zhanyuan discovered that Yuan Kui had a huge flaw -
He had O-shaped legs.
And it's even more serious than Jackie Chan's, with a physiological upper limit set.
His skills couldn't compare, so Yuan Kui could only work harder to compete with himself. Master
saw Yuan Kui's hard work and recruited him into the Seven Little Fortunes. However, the other six brothers were responsible for stage performances, and Yuan Kui mostly went through the motions.
His main job is to be responsible for behind the scenes, helping his brothers organize performance costumes and behind-the-scenes work.
Yuan Kui also knew that this was because the master felt sorry for him. When
was in the theater, every behind-the-scenes work was in order and there was never any mistake.
Sometimes the performance ends at night, and the brothers wash their faces and go to bed, while Yuan Kui has to pack things until late at night, and finally squeezes in the cramped prop room to survive the night.
But the children at that time did not know the spirit of giving.
Seeing that Yuan Kui was so tired every day, everyone nicknamed Yuan Kui "Yuan Dan". In Cantonese, it sounds similar to "finished", which means that he will be finished sooner or later.
But Yuan Kui didn't care and kept working hard.
Unfortunately, the tide of times came later.
No one listened to the opera anymore, the theater was disbanded, and everyone was scattered far and wide.
Yuan Kui, who was born dull, had no idea where he should go. Almost as soon as he walked out of the theater, he was dragged into the entertainment industry by his senior brother Sammo Hung, starting from the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master.
At this point, Yuan Kui finally made his first choice in life.
Compared with the actors who wink and show their teeth in front of the camera, Yuan Kui actually prefers the step-by-step behind-the-scenes work.
Later, just like in the theater, Yuan Kui transitioned behind the scenes and studied directing and martial arts instruction. His first directorial work in his life was the famous "Tower of Death".
This movie starred Bruce Lee. The movie was released in 1981, but Bruce Lee passed away as early as 1973.
And this movie is a movie that Wu Siyuan put together using materials from his lifetime in order to squeeze out Bruce Lee's last wave of traffic.
Although his debut work was not normal, Yuan Kui started his career behind the scenes, and in the following year, 1982, he successfully got another opportunity from Wu Siyuan-
"Dragon Ninja"
Talking about this movie The background is not small.
It's a pity that he returned to Luo Wei after filming a few movies.
In order to find the next Jackie Chan, Wu and Yuan recruited Jackie Chan's replacement Li Yuanba from the United States, and then hired Hiroyuki Sanada, the top player at the time, from Japan.
's goal is to have a chance with Jackie Chan.
Later, "Dragon Ninja" became a hit, and Yuen Kui also became famous in the director circle. From then on, his name became known in the Hong Kong film circle.
Then in 1985, Sammo Hung established Debao Film Company.
Debao's name db comes from Sammo Hung's "Bao", and the other is from the second-generation rich man Dickson Poon's "Di".
At this time, Dickson Poon had a girlfriend, Michelle Yeoh, who had just won Miss Malaysia.
In order to flatter his girlfriend, Dickson Poon assigned Sammo Hung to make a movie for Michelle Yeoh. The first film "Owl and Peter Pan" took the route of a beautiful girl, with Michelle Yeoh playing a teacher in an orphanage.
Unfortunately, the movie was not a success. Dickson Poon asked Sammo Hung to make other decisions, and Sammo Hung had to hand over the important task to Yuan Kui.
Adhering to a pragmatic style of acting, Yuan Kui made an astonishing statement. If you can't succeed in being a beautiful girl, you can just beat a girl -
Therefore, "Royal Senior Sister" came into being.
The significance of this movie to Michelle Yeohās life is self-evident, and the director is Yuen Kui.
In view of Michelle Yeoh's dancing skills, Yuan Kui specially designed a set of shooting plans, which made Michelle Yeoh's successful transformation.
After this battle, Yuan Kui not only became famous, but was also invited by Hollywood to film Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Game of Blood". He was considered an early member of the Yuan family to break into Hollywood.
Later, his younger brother Yuan Biao established a subsidiary in Jiahe. In order to help his younger brother transform, Yuan Kui filmed "Law Enforcement Pioneer".
The filming of the movie was very exciting. The plane's sling rope plunged into the water at high altitude. Yuan Kui spared no effort to make Yuan Kui the next Jackie Chan.
Then Yuen Kui filmed "The Flying Dragon" in 1988, which brought together the dreamy trio of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.
Together with the villain Yuan Hua, the five brothers gathered together in front of and behind the scenes.
As the movie exceeded 30 million, Yuan Kui also reached the peak of his life.
At this time, Yuan Kui has become a first-line director in the industry. There are countless scripts handed to him, and the actors he works with are all popular hotties such as Alan Tam, Andy Lau, and Carina Lau.
Of course, brothers and sisters, there is no need to mention it. Everyone wears a pair of pants.
But in 1990, Yuan Kui's test of the waters unexpectedly opened a second door in life.
That year, Golden Harvest invested in Lin Zhengying to make a zombie movie. Lin Zhengying was tired of filming ancient costumes and wanted a modern background, but Golden Harvest refused, and the two sides were in a stalemate. Lin Zhengying left and started filming "The Exorcist Police" again.
But the stage has been set.
In order to remedy the situation, Golden Harvest had to invite Yuan Kui to star, and the director and screenwriter were none other than Liu Zhenwei.
The title of the film is "The Realm of the Corpse Family", which brings back childhood memories.
The year before that year, Wang Jing's "God of Gamblers" exploded and won the first place in the year. Gambling movies became a craze for Hong Kong movies. At this time, Qigong theory was popular in the mainland, and all kinds of strange people and strange things emerged one after another.
Yuan Kui and his old friend Wu Siyuan slapped their foreheads and combined them. Is there any success?
just did what he said, so Yuan Kui called Liu Zhenwei, who had just collaborated in "The Realm of the Dead", and the three of them came up with a script about gambling with special powers -
named it "The Gambler".
At first, Golden Harvest suggested casting Tony Leung to play the role. After all, he was famous and his acting skills were guaranteed.
But Liu Zhenwei and Yuan Kui thought about it and finally decided to use Stephen Chow Sing-chi, the Best Newcomer at the Academy Awards.
Everyone knows the subsequent story.
"The Gambler" has a box office of 41.32 million within 28 days of its release, becoming the first movie to exceed 40 million since the opening of Hong Kong.
"Xingzi" became "Xingye", Liu Zhenwei boarded this rocket to reach the peak of his life, and Yuan Kui also discovered his talent for comedy and started a new attempt.
After "The Gambler", Yuan Kui produced "The Gambler", collaborated with Stephen Chow again on "The Dragon" and "Fist of Fury", and then helped Andy Lau, who had just started his business, film two "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" .
In 1993, Yuan Kui picked up action movies again.
At this time, Jackie Chan's lifelong enemy Jet Li had already landed on the stage of history. In 1991, he announced the arrival of the Grandmaster with the movie "Once Upon a Time", and then immediately encountered the incident of "the agent was shot dead".
After hiding for a while, Jet Li established the company "Zhengdong Films" and invited Yuan Kui to be the director and action director. The two collaborated on another well-known IP "Fang Shiyu".
There are two extremes in Hong Kong film martial arts.
Liu Jialiang is known for his hard work on bridges and hard horses, while Cheng Xiaodong loves freehand and elegant style.
Yuan Heping, as the world's number one military commander, draws on the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought. He is able to fly wildly and use tricks as he sees fit.
Letās look at Yuan Kuiās action design, which is in line with Yuan Hepingās philosophy. He can fly over the walls when he rises, and he can make a splash when he falls.
After "Fang Shiyu", Yuan Kui used his solid martial arts skills to become popular in Xiangjiang.
And he and Jet Li have reached an in-depth cooperation on this -
"Fang Shiyu Continuation", "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", "Letter to Dad" and other classic movies are all collaborations between Yuan Kui and Jet Li's brothers.
's film style emphasizes both solemnity and humor, it is humorous but not offensive, and the fight scenes are exciting but not bloody.
is a masterpiece of action movies from the 90s that is exciting and hilarious.
Jet Li trusted Yuan Kui so much that he even took him with him when he went to Hollywood to film "Lethal Weapon 4" in 1997.
There are very few people in the entertainment industry who can be friends with the Kung Fu Emperor, and Yuan Kui is definitely one of them.
And Yuan Kuiās wonderful story almost ends here.
html In the late 1990s, Hong Kong movies were in decline and the entire industry was dead. After helping his brother Yuan Biao direct the action of "Ma Yongzhen", Yuan Kui followed Jet Li to Hollywood for development."Kiss of the Dragon" and "Wanted" are two movies starring Jet Li, Yuan Kui is the assistant director.
Whatās even more amazing is that Yuan Kui is also the deputy director of the American superhero enlightenment movie "X-Men".
After Jet Li, his little fan Jason Statham also became friends with Yuan Kui. The two collaborated continuously on "Delivery 1, 2" and "Baby Knight". Until 2015, Yuan Kui also acted in "Bodyguard". guide.
Itās a pity that no matter how powerful the iron man is, he canāt defeat time.
As his body ages, Yuan Kui's rhythm finally slows down.
016's "The Birth of the Dragon" was his last martial arts director, and his last appearance was in "The Fairy Ball" with his old friend Liu Zhenwei.
Finally
Looking back on life, someone else might be able to sum it up as "a military life".
But for Yuan Kui, he would not describe himself in this way.
His life is all about diligence, and he is happiest when he completes his work in a down-to-earth manner.
He doesn't understand ambition. Even his good achievements in Hollywood can't help but be mentioned as "just making a living" without any intention of showing off.
Jet Li took him to the United States for development. He disliked the low salary offered by Americans and looked down upon others.
But as long as Jet Li needs him, he will go.
Zhao Wenzhuo, who was still an amateur, was roped into the crew by Yuan Kui, and his first movie was "Fang Shiyu".
The characterās most iconic āslanted eyesā was also taught by Yuan Kui himself.
In 2007, John Woo's "Red Cliff" project was difficult to produce, so he returned to his hometown as an assistant director without saying anything.
Huang Zhan, a well-known Hong Kong songwriter, once commented that he is "a practical man who talks less and does more, and immerses himself in work." Jet Li called him the best partner in his life. Jason Statham praised him "is not limited to a certain way, but A clever fusion of multiple styles, I also prefer this kind of mix and matchā....
Yuan Kui has the most shining spirit of the older generation.
is hard-working, down-to-earth, and capable, but he never asks for anything, only what he can do for you.
Now that he has passed away, another piece of the puzzle of the times is missing.
I suddenly remembered the movie "Coco". While the memory is still there, let's watch more Yuan Kui's movies.
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