Beijing time October 10th. "When I first joined the trade, people in the circle said that I was not suitable for filming and told me to change my career. The first year of TVB filming, 3000 Hong Kong dollars a month, work at three o'clock in the morning, go home to take a shower, and start work again at five o'clock. I have not complained. , Because I know that the opportunity has not arrived.”
At that time, Yen Zidan should have not expected that he would have to wait 24 years for this opportunity.
Since his starring in "Laughing Tai Chi" in 1984, Yen Zidan has been tepid, until 2008, in "Ip Man", by virtue of the role of Ye Wen, he was one to ten, and he was able to spread all over the country.
Time is fleeting, and now "Ip Man 4" is about to be released. On September 19, Yen Zidan announced the release time of "Ip Man 4" on social platforms, which triggered another wave of heated discussions.
However, when fans expressed high expectations for the new movie, there were also some bad remarks. Some netizens felt that Donnie Yen is a family of martial arts. It is natural for him to have today’s results. Why should he praise him? It is not easy.
, a rebellious teenager Cheng stubbornly fought for youth
Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou in 1963. When he was 2 years old, his father took him to Hong Kong. When he was 11 years old, his family moved to Boston, USA.
's father Zhen Yunlong is the Boston editor of the international Chinese newspaper Sing Tao Daily, and his mother Mai Baochan is an internationally renowned martial artist and Tai Chi master. Since childhood, Yen Zidan has a great interest in martial arts.
At that time, Yen Zidan was still young and became a bit rebellious because he was obsessed with martial arts. In order to watch Kung Fu movies, he often skipped classes and liked to imitate the clothes of film and television characters. He also became an active member of the "Cruel Street" in Boston's famous violent district.
"Every day I go to school like Bruce Lee, black clothes, black cloth shoes, black sunglasses, and then I saw the broom stick at home, put a rope in the middle, made it into a nunchaku, inserted it in the socks, every day." .
Once, Donnie Yen joked with his teacher, saying that he could kick the teacher in the face. The teacher didn't believe it. As a result, Donnie Yen jumped up and kicked the teacher in the face, and the teacher immediately fell to the ground.
Later, Yen Zidan fell in love with fighting again, but his mother was not good at this aspect, so she had to send him to Beijing Shichahai Sports School for martial arts team training. And this time, the rebellious little boy changed completely.
was not welcome when he first joined the martial arts team. Instead, he received a lot of cold eyes. "Training with them in the morning. After training, the leaders will not let me be with them because I am still an overseas Chinese."
Donnie Yen is a little sad. He doesn't like this differentiated look. Since the status of overseas Chinese is not recognized, his skill must be equal to that of others. When
first arrived in Beijing, Yen Zidan was still unable to adapt to the climate and diet, but for training, she had to endure her physical discomfort. Everyone has finished training and left the gym every day. He is still practicing again and again, and injuries are common.
Two years of hard work has finally made Yen Zidan recognized by everyone, and he also won the sixth black belt in taekwondo during school. After the training of
, by chance, Yen Zidan was chosen by director Yuan Heping and participated in his first work "Laughing Tai Chi" in his life.
is just that although Yen Zidan has a high level of kung fu, he has never been in contact with a party before, so acting is completely ignorant. In front of the camera, Donnie Yen will only train as usual, doing that set of moves:
"I don't know how wide the camera is, and every time I have to be scolded by the director "How can you hit so far"? Old school culture on the set Deep-rooted, kung fu directors and martial arts instructors are both'gunpowder depots', and they will'greet mother' every time they speak."
On the set, Donnie Yen was not only criticized by the director. As a newcomer, he was often called by others. Although he couldn't stand it, he told himself, "No matter playing or acting, he must make some achievements. ".
Slowly, Yen Zidan discovered that the rhythm in the movie is essentially different from the real martial arts. It is not perfect for quick shots. It is necessary to take the camera into consideration and make moves one by one.
After knowing the "mystery", Donnie Yen began to explore, practicing day and night, carefully figuring out every detail for a long time, extremely serious.
filming debts and finally turned into fame
hard work is not whiteFei, "Laughing Tai Chi" received rave reviews after the broadcast, and many directors began to come to him to cooperate. Since then, Yen Zidan has participated in works such as "Special Police Slaying the Dragon", "Uncrowned Pioneer", "Flying Tiger and Heroes", and was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his "A Man Is Self-reliant".
Unfortunately, surrounded by Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and other Kung Fu stars, he did not appear outstanding, and naturally he did not become popular...The "bottleneck period" of his career followed.
He was a little at a loss. After thinking about it, he decided to interline as a director, "continue to seek truth in practice." In 1997, Donnie Yen began directing movies, but he did not expect that he almost fell to the bottom after giving it a go.
"Because of the shortage of funds at the time, for a director who directed the film for the first time, the funding for "Legend of Wolf Warriors" was extremely limited, so we had many restrictions."
Insufficient funds made it difficult for Yen Zidan to move for a while, and owed huge debts. When he was poorest, he couldn't even afford a box of lunch.
finally made it to the post-editing period, and Donnie Yen found that some of the plots couldn’t be connected, but he really didn’t have the funds to turn around. In desperation, he found some group actors to shoot in the Kowloon City Mall, and all the people who came and went Moved over, causing the lens to wear through.
"At the time I started a company, I pushed a lot of movie appointments. Just in time for the financial turmoil, all the studios ran away and I didn’t have the funds to make my movie. Finally, I did pick up some bad movies. Money, continue to shoot it, but in the end there was no way, so I borrowed some loan sharks to make the movie good."
Fortunately, Yen Zidan has been gritted his teeth through this difficult time. After the completion of "Legend of Wolf Warriors", In 1988, he directed "Killing, Dancing,". After the painful lesson learned last time, Yen Zidan was particularly cautious in every level.
eventually won the Best Young Director Award at the "Yubari" Film Festival in Japan, the best director nomination at the 5th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards in 1999, and the best director nomination at the 5th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
around 2000 he successively received some foreign invitations, such as "Xu Luo Xue Ji", "Blade Warrior 2", Jackie Chan's Hollywood work "Shanghai Noon 2".
But at that time his work was more behind-the-scenes-mainly martial arts coaching, if he wanted to act, he would mostly be a long-time actor, often with few or no lines, and would soon be ready to take part in the role...
but slowly learned After knowing how to shoot and how to act, he began to step out of his own definition of performance, and understood how to integrate his kung fu and performance. At this time, he returned to China and participated in Zhang Yimou's "Hero" and finally won the applause of everyone. .
In 2008, a "Ip Man" completely made Donnie Yen famous and officially opened his shining Kung Fu star.
On November 30, 2016, Donnie Yen was invited to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and left his "handprint", becoming the second Chinese Kung Fu star to leave a mark in a Chinese theater after Jackie Chan.
Conclusion
In fact, such a tough guy who refuses to admit defeat, has a very tender side. In front of the screen, one person can resist Yen Zidan, after meeting his wife Wang Shishi, the yearning for happiness is more in his heart.
In his free time, Donnie Yen always takes his wife to travel around the world, "Because of her, I began to appreciate the beautiful things in life. With her, my life will become more interesting and more romantic."
Today's Donnie Yen, with a successful career and a happy family, is also a winner in life.
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