Today we will talk about a star who is almost forgotten by people - Wu Dairong. Many people think he is a Hong Kong star, but in fact he is an Singaporean . He was once known as "Singapore's No. 1 Coach". In my impression, he was in the first Singapore drama I have watched, Fog Lock Nanyang, but he is just a supporting role in this drama and does not have many scenes.
Wu Dairong was already a household name when he was in Singapore. What is truly well-known to the public is that he participated in " People on Journey ". This drama is one of the extremely influential Singapore dramas. Its classic level is no less than that of the Hong Kong drama "Shanghai Bund" and the theme song of "People on Journey", which sang through the streets and alleys of that era for two or three years.
At that time, Wu Dairong had become popular in Singapore, but he was not satisfied with his development in Southeast Asia. He chose the acting capital of Hong Kong at that time.
In "People on Journey", Wu Dairong's fashion gives people the noble temperament of a rich young man, with three-dimensional facial features. His eyes that seem single, non-single, non-double but not double, form a huge contrast with the popular thick eyebrows and big eyes at that time. Wu Dairong's noble temperament was not the second place in Hong Kong entertainment for a while.
came to Hong Kong. His original name was Wu Gui'an , and he changed his name to Wu Dairong. He wanted to start his acting career in Hong Kong from scratch. He signed with TVB and was highly praised. He has won consecutive opportunities to star in four dramas: " Peerless Twins ", " Border Town Prodigal Son ", " Jade-faced Flying Fox ", and " Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai ", and has become the leading actor of TVB with his outstanding appearance and outstanding acting skills. It also made him the most talked about classic role in his career.
The peerless two heroes are: white feathered scarf hanging in black hair, jade face filled with smoke and distant mountains.
Wu Dairong is particularly suitable for solid color clothes, especially black and white, which can always highlight his white skin and cold and elegant temperament:
White clothes are all figures left by him that cannot be erased in the hearts of the audience. White clothes are rich and elegant, black clothes are cold and arrogant, and more importantly, his acting skills are also very impressive. He can handle both characters with completely different personalities with ease.
In 2016, " New Border Town Prodigal Son " started filming, with Zhu Yilong playing Fu Hongxue. In order to better shape Fu Hongxue, Zhu Yilong contacted Wu Dairong, who had been out of film for many years through friends. Zhu Yilong was still an unknown young actor at that time, but Wu Dairong shared his understanding of Fu Hongxue with Zhu Yilong in detail, which also made Zhu Yilong successfully create a new version of Fu Hongxue. However, the plot adaptation of this drama was too bloody and the post-production editing was also very irresponsible. So the reputation of "New Border Town Prodigal Son" became sharp after 14 episodes, and eventually became a bad movie with high ratings.
This drama also made Wu Dairong, who has not been followed for many years, be frequently mentioned again. Many of his old fans believe that Zhu Yilong's Fu Hongxue is far inferior to Wu Dairong's version, and ranks all previous versions of Fu Hongxue. In the end, Wu Dairong's version ranked first in almost every related post, and Zhu Yilong was ranked behind. This also shows that Wu Dairong's version of Fu Hongxue has an unshakable position in the minds of the audience.
Many people can’t help but wonder, why did Wu Dairong, who was once so popular, suddenly disappear? Many platforms have revealed his recent photos. People see him who has been so vicissitudes that it is unrecognizable to people:
But in everyone's heart, he is clearly the handsome young man who is chatting and laughing:
At that time, he was shining, and the sun and moon shining. When he was angry, he was the male god in the minds of a generation. Why did he become like this now?
But even so, he is still the elegant young man in the minds of the audience. His appearance when he was young has already left a mark in the hearts of a generation. He grows old with the generation who likes him. Seeing him is just like seeing himself when he was young, there is a kind of beauty and a kind of touch.
Whether it is Hua Wuque, Fu Hongxue, or the suave Zhuo Bufan, they are all so handsome that they are all different. He was an actor who can compete with Andy Lau , why did he disappear at all after entering the 1990s?
Wu Dairong was not satisfied with his achievements in the TV series. In 1990, he carried his old boss TVB and promoted his solo album on ATV, so he was "hidden" by wireless and was terminated shortly afterwards. Since then, Wu Dairong's acting career has been spread here. During the ten years, he has no film contracts. In order to live, he took on third-level films, married and had children, and returned to the life of ordinary people.
There are only a few steps in life when it is critical. You need to be extra careful. Take the wrong path at the critical moment. No matter how you have the ability to achieve enlightenment, you will not be able to turn things around. TVB is the boss of the Hong Kong circle. He must not offend the platform. Without the platform, even if you have the ability to fly, you will have to break your wings.
But what I feel is strange is why Wu Dairong didn’t sign ATV? You should know that ATV was still in its glory back then. In the 1990s, it made Jiang Hua , Chen Tingwei and others famous. It is likely that if they abandon TVB and leave, they would have to compensate for a huge liquidated damages. At that time, ATV was at the end of their strength and probably didn't want to take too much risk to sign a 31-year-old male star.
Wu Dairong's acting career was also ruined because of his irrational decision. What is most unacceptable is that he also made a third-level film naked, which made his image fall to the bottom and never have a day to turn around.
The first generation of Singaporean and Hong Kong drama male gods stopped at their brilliant acting career, which is a pity to think about it. When we met, we were the young man with a jade man on the street, but when we met again, we were already an old man with frosted temples.
But isn’t this the same in each of us? Even Andy Lau is still old when he should be old. Who can defeat the passing years?
