In 2007, the "Silver Man of Iron" Cao Dahua died of stomach bleeding in the UK at the age of 91.
After Cao Dahua passed away, he held a cremation ceremony on the spot in England. He was wearing a coat and a hat in the photo of his death, and he looked like Inspector Cao in the hearts of all the people in the past.
Cao Dahua's portrait
At the funeral, only family members, relatives and Anderson were present, and the others did not go to the UK to see off under the instruction of Uncle Hua's family. Uncle Hua once said that he wanted to throw his ashes into the sea because he was already an ordinary citizen and did not want to have any trouble.
Therefore, in accordance with Uncle Hua's wishes, the funeral was kept simple, and the British traditional funeral ritual was adopted, followed by a cremation ceremony in a small church. With the scorching flame, Uncle Hua left the world cleanly, at the age of 91.
Cao Dahua's funeral
Half-life wealth, which is lost due to gambling
Throughout Cao Dahua's life, the biggest drawback is his addiction to gambling.
In 1964, he came to Macau to film "Cape Fright". In this movie, Uncle Hua played the role of a gambler, which aroused his interest in gambling and inevitably went to the casino to try two.
Cao Dahua stills
Who knew that after the first taste of the sweetness, it was out of control. After the failure, Uncle Hua continued to increase his chips and wanted to stand up until he lost all his 300 million net worth, including The movie studios at Diamond Hill, the Palace Theater, and so on.
300 million then put it now,At least about 150 billion. After Stanley Ho won the land of Uncle Hua, he changed hands and sold it to Bao Yugang 's son-in-law Wu Guangzheng .
Stanley Ho
After that, Wu Guang was relying on this land to develop real estate, which later became the famous Galaxy Mingju and Hollywood Plaza. I have to say that at the time, I was able to win a whole mountain of land to open a film factory, which is enough to see how strong Hua Uncle was at his peak.
Seeing that Uncle Hua bet nothing, Stanley Ho still couldn't bear it, so he gave him a VIP right. As long as he comes to any casino, eating and drinking are free.
When Cao Dahua was young
But then Uncle Hua’s friend Lin Jiao said that the movie set was destroyed because of fire, and the theater was not negotiated because of the rent issue, not a rumored loss. All net worth.
But no matter what, Uncle Hua did lose most of his net worth in the casino, otherwise, how could the gambler give out the right to free food and drink for life?
Lin Jiao
After all, in the world of merchants, talking about money is the truth.
The Iron Man in the Silver Altar
Things are impermanent, and there are often ups and downs in life, and Cao Dahua's life is also like this. He had stood on the brightest peak and had seen the darkest night.
In 1915, a baby landed in a family named Cao in , Taishan, Guangdong.At that time, no one thought that this kid would be a famous star in the future.
Cao Dahua stills
In the 1930s, when he was only fifteen years old, Cao Dahua joined a film company alone as an actor and began his journey into the entertainment industry. After
, he successively starred in "Kantou Heroes", "Orphans", " Little Tiger " and other films, honing his business skills in taking on small roles. It wasn't until six years later that he took the lead in filming "Strong Women's Walk" for the first time.
Cao Dahua stills
Soon after the filming of "Martial Women's Line", Hong Kong fell due to the war, and the film and television industry fell silent for a while. In order to make a living, Cao Dahua began to live by selling old clothes.
After eight or nine years, the war finally ended. With the industry slowly recovering, he and his sister formed a company and set up a studio.
Cao Dahua
1949 was a turning point in Cao Dahua's career. Because in that year, the martial arts film "Seven Swords and Thirteen Swordsmen", starred by him, became the best-selling film of the year.
that year, he began to play Liang Kuan in the "Huang Feihong" series of films, this performance was 16 years; that year, "Force the Tiger Jumps Over the Wall" earned him the title of "Silver Man" The title established his position in the Hong Kong film scene.
Cao Dahua stills
In the 1960s, at the peak of his career, Uncle Hua gained both fame and fortune. Not only owns more than one million property, but also half a street of property. He is the first person in Hong Kong to own an automatic wave car.At that time, the king Andy Lau , who will be popular for half a century, had just been born, and his brother, , Leslie Cheung , was only at the age of primary school.
Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung
In the more than ten years of the prosperous Cantonese film, Uncle Hua was also the first actor to play the protagonist of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Guo Jing was even more involved in the film. Lin Jiao, who played Yang Kang, became a good friend.
In 1964, he starred in " Tathagata Palm " in which he played Long Jianfei. This film is also known as one of the most classic martial arts films in Hong Kong. Thirty years later, he collaborated with his little fan brother Andy Lau on " Modern Tathagata Palm ".
Cao Dahua stills
As the heroes and brothers who played in the previous films are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Uncle Hua was invited by the director to play "The Palm of Modern Tathagata" and looks like a hero The ancient snake of Long Jianfei-"Fake Long Jianfei". This film uses fashionable animation special effects to create, after the release, it received 12.01 million Hong Kong dollars.
Cao Dahua stills
In the early 1990s, shortly after accepting his apprentice Anderzun, in order to take care of his sick wife, Uncle Hua's family moved to the UK. In the following ten years, he often traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and the UK, working both at home and abroad.
At the beginning of the 21st century, after his wife died of illness, Uncle Hua returned to his homeland. In 2001, he won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Two years later, he won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Professionalism. This award was the last award won by Uncle Hua and was presented to him by his little fan, Andy Lau.
Liu Dehua presented the award by Cao Dahua
After his wife passed away, Uncle Hua, who returned to Hong Kong, accidentally fell off the stairs while feeding the dog in the early morning. Fortunately, it was discovered in time. After being sent to the doctor for examination, there were no other serious injuries except for abrasions. This also relieved the relatives and friends who came to the hospital to visit.
It was also because of this accident that the outside world discovered that Uncle Hua, who was in his old age, lived in a low-key Hong Kong apartment with a size of tens of square meters. Thinking back to his former sharpness, people can't help but sigh, good luck and mischievous.
Cao Dahua was hospitalized
After recuperating in the hospital for a few months, Uncle Hua was accompanied by his family back to the UK. At that time, he did not expect that his departure was actually a farewell to this land. Because not long after, Uncle Hua passed away in Britain.
Uncle Hua, who has been active in the film industry for half a century, has two sons and daughters, two sons and two daughters, namely An Dezun, Wan Ziliang, Mi Xue And Chen Baozhu.
Cao Dahua and An Dezun
In addition to these film juniors, there is also a policeman named Deng Houjiang who also respects Uncle Hua very much.
This 13-year officer who retired from the Police Supervision Office once said that because he was influenced by the detective played by Uncle Hua when he was young,So after graduating from university, he resolutely abandoned business and became a police officer to punish evil and rape.
Cao Dahua stills
Wake up and come back to Shao
After becoming addicted to gambling, Uncle Hua, who is over half a hundred years old, has lost all his hard work in the first half of his life. Fortunately, there is still the company of his family, which makes him wake up like a dream.
After he put the VIP card on the shelf, he returned to the showbiz through the contacts he accumulated when he was young, and joined the Shaw Corporation to work hard.
Cao Dahua filming
Half a life of wind and rain, a lifetime of legend. Uncle Hua is highly respected by his younger generations in the industry, and he is kind to others. This is also the key to his return to the film industry.
Of course, all of this is inseparable from his wife Zhu Qihua's non-abandoning companionship and wake-up, as well as his own tough guy mentality, able to accept the fate of starting all over again.
Zhu Qihua and Cao Dahua
Although his wealth is gone, his life should be considered very complete. He left a hundred masterpieces in his early years and inherited his love in his later years. It is a pity that his wife and older sisters preceded him. Departed for many years.
Sister Cao Qiwen is also an excellent actor. She joined Mr. Zhao Shushen’s company by chance and joined the business for appearing in "Dasha Out of Town".
She made her debut in just fourteen years, leaving only twenty movies. After getting acquainted with the overseas Chinese Mei Youzhuo and married, the two settled in Hong Kong, operating Youqiao Films and a car importing firm.
Zhao Shushen
However, at the end of 1948,She died in the hospital due to malignant pneumonia caused by excessive fatigue. Fortunately, as she died, her husband and younger brother accompany her to take her to the end.
In addition to her sister, Uncle Hua's daughter Cao Miner is also an actor. Entered the film world in 1946, but Cao Miner did not have the brilliant acting career like her father did. After only filming a few plays, she retreated and settled in the United States.
Cao Miner
Like Uncle Hua, there are only god-sons and god-daughters who walk in the showbiz.
Wan Ziliang was admitted to the Hong Kong TV station artist training class at the age of 19 and stayed as an actor after graduation. In 1988, at thirty, he won the Best Actor Award at the 25th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for his outstanding performance in "Big Brother".
Wan Ziliang
goddaughter Michelle played Huang Rong in 1976's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which set the first million viewership record in Hong Kong history. In 2009, she played the scheming Zhong Xuexia in " Palace scheming ", which also won him more praise and attention.
米雪
The old era will end and the new era will begin. Time has passed by 2021, and many seniors have left, which also indicates the passing of a film era, but the works they left behind are all showing to posterity how the era that belongs to them is shining.
The old generation is over,It is an eternal law that alternates the appearance of the newcomers, the green and yellow alternates.
Cao Dahua
Wang Mingquan once commented on Uncle Hua: "He has a great influence on the film industry, and it can be said that he has dedicated his life to the film."
Uncle Hua has participated in many films throughout his life. In the eyes of the older generations, he is not only an actor, but a symbol of an era in the Hong Kong film industry, just like Linkin Park is not only a band, but also a The times are the same.
Wang Mingquan
I was empty due to gambling. If I knew the result earlier, I wonder if Uncle Hua would choose to enter the casino that day? Regardless of whether you lose all 300 million property to the gambling king, with the death of the two parties one after another, this dramatic story will be left to future generations to comment.
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