Stephen Chow is 62 years old. Even though Stephen Chow has already faded away from the scene in his 60s, he can still make ripples in the huge "pool" of the entertainment industry.
Earlier Stephen Chow entered the world of short dramas, and the number of plays reached 300 million the day after it was officially completed. A few days ago, Wong Jing opened a channel to talk about Stephen Chow, breaking the news that Stephen Chow had double eyelid surgery, and also revealed the reason why their relationship deteriorated, accusing Stephen Chow of putting money before friends and putting profit first.
An actor once said, " I have only seen others scold Stephen Chow, but I have never seen Stephen Chow scolding others." Not to mention Wong Jing's evaluation, just looking at the attention of Stephen Chow today, it is not at all what it was back then.
Not long ago, a Stephen Chow impersonator started a live broadcast with an "unnamed account". The social account only had 3 works. The live broadcast had no content, the host had no talent, and the background of the live broadcast was a simple "Supreme Treasure" portrait, but the host It looks so much like Stephen Chow that its popularity once reached over 100,000, with a total of nearly 30 million views.
The anchor is dressed just like Stephen Chow. Even his hair is dyed white, and he wears a light-colored baseball cap and black-framed glasses similar to Stephen Chow. Even his voice is 90% similar, to the point where it looks fake and real. Many people know clearly that it cannot be the real Stephen Chow, but they still miss this place, fearing that this is the real "Chow".
Although this anchor is not the real Stephen Chow, this anchor actively chatted with netizens while playing the episode "The Love of a Lifetime" from "The Marriage of the Westward Journey: The Monkey King" during the live broadcast. Just because of his resemblance to Stephen Chow's face, nearly 30 million people fell in love with him. Stop and waste precious time for him. This also confirms the saying that "one actor a year, Stephen Chow for a hundred years".
When many people stopped at the live broadcast room of Stephen Chow's imitator, many netizens offered gifts and heated discussions took place in the live broadcast room. Many netizens questioned that the anchor used the imitation of Stephen Chow to win gifts from fans.
Stephen Chow, this name has been loud in the Chinese film industry for decades. Although he is known as the King of Comedy for his comedy talent, he has received mixed reviews both inside and outside the entertainment industry. Some people say he only loves money, while others think he has a weird personality. However, if you get to know Stephen Chow deeply, you will find that there is a reason why Stephen Chow still attracts so much attention even in his 60s.
In 1980, Stephen Chow and Tony Leung went together to participate in the selection of the 11th artist training class of the radio station. However, Tony Leung, who had no high hopes for acting, was admitted, while Stephen Chow, who had carefully prepared and even spent huge sums of money to buy height-increasing shoes, was rejected because the examiner thought that everything Stephen Chow acted was like a comedy and the acting path was too narrow.
The disappointed Stephen Chow entered the night training class of the 11th artist training class under the introduction of his neighbor Qi Meizhen. He learned and practiced at the same time, starting his "part-timer career".
In those years, while still taking training classes, he played some unknown small roles in many TV series. Most of the time, he was more like a "living background". Although he only had small roles in the TV series "The Prodigal Son" and "Su Qier", Stephen Chow has not given up pursuing his dreams.
In 1983, Stephen Chow successfully graduated from the night training class and became a TVB contracted artist, and succeeded Tony Leung as the host of the children's program "430 Shuttle".
Stephen Chow's career is not as smooth as Tony Leung Chiu Wai. He has been the host of this children's program for 6 years, appearing on time at 4:30 every afternoon.The media at the time even commented that he was only suitable to be a children's program host and not suitable for development in the entertainment industry.
These doubts motivated Stephen Chow to a certain extent. He cut out the reports denying him and posted them on his bedside to motivate himself.
Until 1988, when the movie "Pioneer of Thunder" started filming, the starring actor Lee Xiuxian recommended Stephen Chow to the director. With this film, Stephen Chow was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and began to be noticed by more directors, including Wong Jing.
Four years later, Stephen Chow took on the role of Wei Xiaobao in the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron". Despite many objections, Mr. Jin Yong, the original author, personally expressed his support for Stephen Chow. This decision proved Stephen Chow's unique acting style.
In 1990, Stephen Chow starred in the movie "The Gambler" again. The film became the annual champion with a box office of 41 million, and launched his "nonsensical" acting style career.
However, his rapid popularity has also attracted many different voices. Some people think that his style only represents adolescent rebellion, but Stephen Chow does not care and works harder.
1992 is known as the "Year of Stephen Chow". Stephen Chow swept seven of Hong Kong's top 15 grossing movies of the year, and the top five were all his movies. He has transformed from a "star boy" to a "star master", and is known as a "dual-week success" along with Chow Yun-fat and Jackie Chan. The 30-year-old Stephen Chow stands on the altar of Hong Kong movies.
Despite this, Stephen Chow was never able to win the title of Best Actor in the 1990s, and was "just shy" of the Academy Awards many times. In 1995, he lost to Tony Leung Chiu-wai in "The Secret Agent Linglingqi". In 1996, the "Double Mondays" united for the first time to compete for the Best Actor, but the Best Actor was won by Qiao Hong. Faced with such a result, Stephen Chow accepted it calmly and continued to pursue his movie dream.
Stephen Chow's love and serious attitude towards movies are impeccable. When filming "The Mermaid", he asked actors Deng Chao and Lin Yun to eat roast chicken more than 100 times, just to achieve the best effect. Although this earnestness has been misunderstood as a "tyrant on the set", it is precisely his persistent pursuit of film quality.
His seriousness is not only reflected in his work as a director, but also as an actor. Even if it was a walk-on role, he had to think over it again and again, and even knelt down to the director to request reshoots. His love and serious attitude towards movies is the reason why he has been able to create countless classics.
When Stephen Chow was filming "Kung Fu", he once said that he wanted to try his best to make good movies; after "Yangtze River No. 7" was released, he also talked about that as he grows older, he hopes to make more satisfying works.
However, in an environment where people are accustomed to making quick money, Stephen Chow's slow work and meticulous work are particularly commendable. Other crews can shoot ten shots a day, but Stephen Chow's crew shoots one shot a day; other directors can shoot a shot up to five times, but he shoots it at least fifty times. This dedication to movies has led to him being called the "tyrant on the set", but his seriousness and hard work have created countless classics.
Stephen Chow never likes to appear in public. When faced with attacks from the outside world, he often chooses to remain silent. However, he never compromised on his patriotism.
After the crash of China Eastern Airlines mu5735, a retired British captain’s cold-blooded remarks aroused his anger. He made a rare public inquiry: "If a plane casualty accident occurred in your homeland, wouldn't you be nervous and in pain?" This anger stems from his deep love for his motherland.
Not only that, Stephen Chow also refused to go to Hollywood to film "The Green Hornet" because Hollywood asked him to play a Japanese character "Kato".
Stephen Chow insisted on his patriotic beliefs and refused this opportunity. Similarly, he also rejected the American Fox Company's request to replace the Chinese food in "God of Cookery" with Western food. These actions all demonstrate his persistence and love for Chinese culture.
Stephen Chow's kindness is often misunderstood. In 2014, the "Anti-Chow Movement" broke out, and Xiang Huaqiang and his wife bombarded Stephen Chow, accusing him of many crimes. Even so, Stephen Chow still did not fight back, but focused on his work. Luo Jiaying, Li Xiuxian and others also misunderstood him, but in fact, Stephen Chow's help and gratitude to them has never diminished.
For example, Luo Jiaying became popular because of "Westward Journey". Although he once blamed Stephen Chow for his remuneration, he later admitted that his film career had been greatly improved through Stephen Chow. Although Li Xiuxian was kind to Stephen Chow, Stephen Chow also made movies for him for 7 years, helping him earn huge income.
Until now, some people have imitated Stephen Chow in live broadcasts and won the attention of tens of millions of people with just one face. It can be seen that this talented comedian not only brought us countless laughter, but also used his life to tell us what is real. Persistence and love.
Stephen Chow has dedicated most of his life to the film industry and audiences he loves. Let us continue to love him and support him, because he deserves it.
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