How strong is Stephen Chow ’s star-making ability?
1994, after " Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance " was a great success, Stephen Chow could no longer resist the urge to be a director, so he wrote, directed and starred in a movie "Domestic Lingling Lacquer".
But when the filming started, the Wu Mengda, who was originally scheduled to play the role of Da Vinci, was stumped by " Xiao Lin Boy ". In order to ensure the quality of the film, the director team did not allow Wu Mengda to play two dramas at the same time. Since "Xiao Lin Boy" had already started filming, he gave up playing the role of Da Vinci.
Ng Mengda was unable to play, and Stephen Chow was immediately in trouble because he was rummaging through the entire Hong Kong circle at that time, but he could not find an actor with a style similar to Ng Mengda. In addition to being irritated, he had to go to the theater to watch the show and relax. Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly met Cantonese opera famous artists Luo Jiaying .
Luo Jiaying looked decent, but in Stephen Chow's opinion, he had the potential to be a cold-faced laughing maker. So after the opera, Stephen Chow took the initiative to invite him.
But although Stephen Chow was in the limelight at that time, Luo Jiaying, who looked noble, did not take him seriously at all:
Faced with Luo Jiaying's flattery, Stephen Chow did not give up. Instead, he began to inquire about Luo Jiaying's preferences and personality in all aspects. After finding out Luo Jiaying's lifeline, he began to use routines.
Learning that Luo Jiaying was worried about the mortgage at that time, he quickly offered a high salary to tempt him, and was afraid that he would not let go of his stigma for money, so he lied to him and said that he just wanted him to play a scientist.
In Luo Jiaying's opinion, scientists should have a suit and tie, wearing a ties, and a glamorous image, but unexpectedly, they realized that they were completely fooled by Stephen Chow when they arrived at the scene!
But because he had signed the contract at that time, he also paid for the mortgage, so Luo Jiaying had to use the trick. But as the elite he played became "silly and sweet", he was unwilling to suffer a loss, and he was determined to "add some information" to Stephen Chow on the set.
When filming Da Vinci's appearance, Luo Jiaying deliberately recited lines in Cantonese opera singing style, thinking that this would definitely make Stephen Chow look ugly, but unexpectedly, Stephen Chow quickly became popular after a second of his stunned life, and also used the Cantonese opera singing style to follow the words:
One sentence made Luo Jiaying instantly admire. Not only that, every time Luo Jiaying "makes trouble", he was regarded as the finishing touch by Stephen Chow, and was kept in the movie as it was, which made the movie a great success.
After this cooperation, Luo Jiaying finally saw Stephen Chow's talent and made 100% recognition of him.
After that, Luo Jiaying also became popular through the role of Da Vinci, and once again collaborated with Stephen Chow to play the role of Tang Seng in " Westward Journey to ". With these two roles, Luo Jiaying completely counterattacked and finally changed his fate of 40 years of silence!
I have to say that Stephen Chow's star-making ability is really strong. In addition to Luo Jiaying, Yuanhua , which has been filming dramas for decades with Sammo Hung , also has the same fate!
This is the first time Yuanhua has won the award in 32 years since he entered the industry. He never thought that after 30 years of being with his senior brother Sammo Hung, he was not as good as a movie with Stephen Chow!
In 2004, Yuan Hua received a call from the crew of " Kung Fu ". The other end of the phone said that Stephen Chow was looking for him to shoot a movie. As early as more than ten years ago, Yuan Hua had already cooperated with Stephen Chow. At that time, the two were still father-son files in " successor ".
Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, " Weekly Star " has transformed into a genius director who has become popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the Three Places, and he still accomplished nothing in the film industry.
Although Yuanhua had a show to shoot at that time, he received some irrelevant characters, and the pay he received was only enough to maintain food and clothing. So when Stephen Chow sent an invitation to him, Yuanhua agreed without thinking. It was this decision that completely changed his destiny.
"Kung Fu" won 200 million box office after its release, and surpassed Zhang Yimou's " Ten-side Ambush " and Feng Xiaogang's " No Thieves in the World ", winning the annual box office championship of that year.
, and Yuanhua also defeated Chen Guokun, Daniel Wu, and won the best supporting actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards .
After that, Yuanhua completely opened up the mainland market and became a veritable old actor. Therefore, Stephen Chow also became the most important mentor on Yuanhua's acting career.
In fact, Yuan Hua had the opportunity to become famous at a young age, but his fate repeatedly joked with him. When he was a child, Yuan Hua was sent to the opera troupe of Yu Zhanyuan by his father.
Because his figure is similar to Bruce Lee's , Yuanhua was discovered as Bruce Lee's stand-in. Many of Bruce Lee's gorgeous martial arts in the movie were completed by Yuanhua instead of him. For this reason, Yuanhua was appreciated by Bruce Lee. His relationship was so good that as long as Yuanhua and Lin Zhengying were not on the set, Bruce Lee would never turn on the filming.
even Bruce Lee promised the two that they would take them together to join forces to Hollywood , but who knew that it was not long before, Bruce Lee died suddenly.
With the collapse of his biggest backer, Yuanhua's Hollywood dream was also shattered. At that time, Jiahe lost the star of the family, and after Bruce Lee's death, Sammo Hung also took the lead and established the famous Hongjiaban .
But with Sammo Hung's development in the past few years, Yuan Hua has never been able to make a good face. He has been living in Hong Kong kung fu films for decades. With his love of filming silently, he has never found a chance to make a comeback until Stephen Chow's discovery.
Stephen Chi understands Yuanhua’s enthusiasm for Kung Fu for decades, and in the movie “Kung Fu”, what he wants to express most is his respect for these predecessors, so he arranged such an important role for Yuanhua.
Therefore, when Yuan Hua won the "Best Supporting Actor" for the first time, the first person to thank was director Stephen Chow:
Yuan Hua once said in person that since he finished acting in Stephen Chow's movie, he has never lacked any movies to shoot!
Unlike other directors, every supporting role in Stephen Chow's movie is given enough personal color, so each supporting role can become popular with the movie, but many stars do not have the same pattern as him.
followed Jackie Chan and for 9 years, but unexpectedly he was made famous by a line from Stephen Chow. Lin Guobin did not expect that the character he got by picking up bargains actually made him popular for 18 years!
When filming the movie "Honor of Destruction ", Stephen Chow always wanted to find Li Ming to play the role of Duan Shuiliu Senior Brother . However, Li Ming was in a hot moment at that time, and he had no worries about not having a film appointment, and of course he would not play a small supporting role.
Stephen Chow was helpless, and his friend Lan Jieying recommended Lin Guobin to him. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two met, Stephen Chow immediately gave up the idea of inviting Li Ming to act, and immediately decided to sign Lin Guobin.
It turns out that Lin Guobin not only looks very similar to Li Ming, but also comes from the Dragon and Tiger Martial Artsman . He has clean and neat skills. He suddenly feels that the role of the eldest brother is tailor-made for him!
So this senior brother Duanshuiliu, who is gentle but actually extremely cruel, was officially released. However, because he looks too similar to Li Ming, many viewers once thought that this role was played by Li Ming himself. In order to play with the meme, Stephen Chow also specially added such a clip to the movie:
In fact, before receiving the role of "Brother Duanshuiliu", Lin Guobin was a dragon and tiger martial artist in , who often works behind the scenes. He rarely has the opportunity to show his face in the movie. The outside world's impression of him is also the ex-boyfriend of Anita Mui .
played a supporting role in the family class for 9 years. Lin Guobin was also supported by Jackie Chan. He won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer for the role of Jingsheng in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldier 2". However, in that era when martial arts stars were fiercely " inverted ", Lin Guobin was swallowed up by the torrent of the times before he could become popular.
Plus Jackie Chan's movie has a strong personal color, and each supporting role appears to serve the protagonist. Therefore, even if Lin Guobin's acting skills are outstanding, it is difficult to equalize the protagonist.
But Stephen Chow's movies are very different. Stephen Chow knows the difficulties of supporting actors, so he is more willing to give supporting actors more opportunities. In his movies, almost every character is very outstanding and will not be snatched away by the protagonist. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Stephen Chow's movies are so successful.
