In the 1980s, the film and television industry rose rapidly, and many excellent actors appeared in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and the mainland, portraying many classic roles that cannot be copied. But there is one role, whether it is the shadow god Tony Leung , or Chow Yun-fat with meticulous acting skills, they are all incompetent. This role is the Ximen Qing in the classical masterpiece "'Jin Ping' Mei". "The face is like a crown of jade, and a pair of peach blossom eyes" is a portrayal of the image of Shan Liwen . Apart from him, no other person can give him a soul.
The starting point of everything
However, at the beginning, Shan Liwen debuted as a musician. It is also known as "one of the best bass players in Hong Kong".
In 1959, Shan Liwen was born into an ordinary family in Hong Kong. Fortunately, my parents work well, and there is no material difficulty. His father loves to listen to classical music , and his mother loves folk music. He has been nurtured by music since he was a child, and his musical dream has gradually sprung up.
In 1983, 24-year-old Shan Liwen formed the band Chyna with several like-minded young people. At this time, the Hong Kong music scene is in a band frenzy, and several young people with dreams are even more unwilling to be mediocre. Band member Huang Liangsheng said in the interview: "The purpose of our formation of Chyna is to hope that a team of bands can represent Hong Kong, and we hope to do more for the Hong Kong music scene."
With this belief, Chyna released their first album "There's Rock & Roll in Chyna" Xu Xiaofeng 's "Blushing" is a cover of "With in You'll Remain" in this album. With this album, the Chyna band has entered the Billboard chart of the famous American music chart, and "Within You'll Remain" has become Chyna's long-lasting classic song.This song has been covered by singers including Xu Xiaofeng, Long Feifei, and Lin Yilian into seven languages and fifteen different versions. After
quickly became popular, members began to have differences in music styles. In order to pursue the music in his heart, in 1987, Liwen Shan and two other teammates of the Chyna band formed the BlueJeans band, which meant that the band could be accepted by the public like jeans, and also expressed that their music could be internationalized in this way.
won the championship of the Hong Kong Finals of the Asia Pacific Pop Songwriting Competition with the song "No Reason", and started another part of their artistic journey. Lin Yilian's early famous song "Rainy Day" is from the album "Always Your Friend" by BlueJeans. For a time, the BlueJeans band was in the limelight, and they were on an equal footing with beyond and the Daming faction, and became a trend in the Hong Kong music scene.
may have a common pursuit of art. Shan Liwen met the lead singer of beyond Huang Jiaju . Although the two are in a competitive relationship, their views on music coincide and they sympathize with each other. Often discuss music together until late at night, cheering each other on.
In 1993, Huang Jiaju participated in a Japanese TV program and unfortunately fell into a coma. Shan Liwen, who learned the news, flew to Japan quickly. However, due to Huang Jiaju's serious injury, he died on June 30, 1993.
With a heavy heart, Shan Liwen appeared at Huang Jiaju's funeral. Carry the coffin with your own hands to send your best friend the last journey.
Meeting true love, but the fate is shallow.
In order to get to know more excellent musicians, Shan Liwen began to go behind the scenes. Following the tour of Xu Guanjie , Leslie Cheung , Alan Tam , during a backstage break, Anita Mui came to visit the class.At this time, Anita Mui sold 720,000 copies in three months with the album " bad girl ", which became popular all over Hong Kong. Shan Liwen had already heard about it, and even had doubts. Is the media report wrong? What kind of charm does a girl have to achieve such good results?
Shan Liwen, who saw the real person, understood that this girl is like a flame, she is always full of 'passion', and just getting close to her will make people energized.
She will sincerely say hello and thank you to every staff member. Colleagues and friends around her affectionately call her "Aunt Mei".
During that time, after each tour, Anita Mui would warmly invite everyone to dinner. At the dinner table, Anita Mui will carefully remember everyone's preferences. When there was no topic to talk about, Anita Mui took the initiative to warm up and joke with everyone. This enthusiastic girl quickly broke into Shan Liwen's heart.
Shan Liwen began to pursue Anita Mui. This romantic and attentive big boy would give Anita Mui a bunch of roses to encourage her before each concert. Once on Anita Mui's birthday, Shan Liwen, together with the staff around Anita Mui, put himself into a huge box and dressed it up as a birthday gift box. Anita Mui was taken aback by the big boy's actions. The big boy in front of him is not only romantic and considerate, but also has no choice in his appearance. He is also a musical genius.
Anita Mui was moved by Shan Liwen's move. The two quickly fell in love. But at this time, the two have their own careers. In order not to attract the attention of fans, the two chose to fall in love in secret. This period of
was the happiest time for the two of them. Shan Liwen would take Anita Mui to a nearby bay to see the sea after her work, and would take Anita Mui's hand for a walk on the beach. The two of them chatted about what happened at work recently.Anita Mui also responded in an interview later, that time was a wonderful time.
People in love are always in love with each other, and their shortcomings are also advantages in the eyes of each other. When the relationship reaches a stable stage, there will be only chicken feathers left.
Shan Liwen and Anita Mui are no exception, although Shan Liwen is romantic and considerate. But he is stubborn, he refuses to bow his head in everything, and what he has determined will not change. Anita Mui often feels wronged. She has her own ideas, and she wants Shan Liwen to be more considerate, understanding and tolerant of her small emotions. Shan Liwen has her own perseverance, and Anita Mui also has her own pride. The two of them threw themselves into work at the same time, gathering less and leaving more. The two sides started a cold war.
Anita Mui felt that Shan Liwen should take the initiative to call her and ask for forgiveness. But this is simply not possible. The stubborn two were unwilling to bow their heads for each other, and the relationship finally broke up with no contact.
strayed into the Fengyue Circle
Perhaps due to the influence of Anita Mui, Shan Liwen intended to enter the entertainment industry, and at this time an "olive branch" was thrown at him, and this "olive branch" also opened his unusual life in the second half of his life. Actor's way.
Cai Lan, known as one of the "Four Talents in Hong Kong", took the initiative to call Shan Liwen and invited him to dinner. During the chat, he told Shan Liwen that he had a movie about a scholar and monsters in his hand, and he repeatedly asked Shan Liwen to do so. The fight between mentions. A vague indication of a bit of sex. Shan Liwen, who wants to get involved in the film and television industry, is just another love story between a scholar and a beautiful woman. He immediately agreed to Cai Lan's invitation.
Everything was normal at the beginning of the shooting, until one day, Shan Liwen came to the studio and asked the costumer what clothes he needed today. The costumer told him that he had no clothes today.When the director arrived at the scene, he only said one word: "Take off!" At this moment, Shan Liwen realized that he was on a pirate ship.
This is not a traditional love story at all, nor is it a fantasy movie, but a restricted-level romantic movie. But the contract has been signed, but helplessly, I can only bite the bullet and finish the film. The film eventually grossed more than 10 million yuan, and the actress Ye Mei, who co-starred with him, also rose to fame.
began to "explore" Ximen Qing
Perhaps from this time on, Shan Liwen and ancient costume dramas forged an indissoluble bond. In 1989, "Pan Jinlian's Past and Present" officially opened his indissoluble bond with Ximen Qing. It is also this "Pan Jinlian's Past and Present" that made Shan Liwen decide to be a real actor. The original author of this movie
is the famous Li Bihua . Leslie Cheung's "Farewell My Concubine" was adapted from her work. And the actress who partnered with Shan Liwen is the actress Wang Zuxian , who has already won the title in Asia. The importance of this drama is self-evident. Every department is controlled at every level, and Shan Liwen understands that this is not something that can be fooled by just making an expression. You must study it carefully, carefully consider how each shot should be performed, and communicate and communicate with the director more.
Before doing business, learn to be a human being, from art first to morality. As an actor, you must not only have good acting skills but also have good artistic morals. Because of frequent physical contact with actresses. In order to protect the actress, but also in order not to embarrass the atmosphere, the best results were shot. Every time there is an intimate scene, Shan Liwen will wear a pair of underwear for filming.
Shan Liwen once laughed at himself: "Fengyue films don't need male actors to have acting skills, as long as the heroine is off, it doesn't matter who plays Ximen Qing" but the audience's eyes are sharp, Shan Liwen's performance in the play, every look, every expression It doesn't feel superfluous.Huangtian pays off, and Shan Liwen was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Actor for "Pan Jinlian's Past and Present".
Became the spokesperson of Ximen Qing
In 1991, the director of Li Hanxiang started preparations for "Fine Bottle and Moon". Famous film and television performer, Liu Xiaoqing teacher's three masterpieces of the Qing court " Burning Yuanmingyuan ", " listening to politics ", " generation of demon queen " are all from the hands of director Li Hanxiang.
had a hard time choosing the hero Ximen Qing. At this time, there are many actors in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and inland film and television circles who are handsome in appearance and have good acting skills, but it feels strange to let them play Ximen Qing. There is an indescribable awkwardness. By chance, director Li Hanxiang saw the film "Pan Jinlian's Past and Present", and secretly had a candidate in his heart.
If it is said, Shan Liwen touched Ximen Qing's skin in "Pan Jinlian's Past and Present". Then director Li Hanxiang is the one who gave this skin a soul.
After filming every day, Director Li Hanxiang will take Dan Liwen to the editing room to explain one shot at a time. Even if it is a very small thing, Director Li Hanxiang will peel it off and explain it layer by layer, and let Shan Liwen play his own way. The idea is to shape the role of Ximen Qing in a more three-dimensional manner. After sculpting and polishing again and again, Shan Liwen has confidence and feels that he is Ximen Qing. At this time, Shan Liwen can already grasp Ximen Qing's various mentalities. Shan Liwen's eyes and mouth corners have done a lot of homework in order to play Ximen Qing well. When the face leaked fiercely, a pair of sinister eyes made people tremble all over. And when flirting with women, the wretched smile can't help but make people curse and curse. This is the real thing, acting as an art film.
After this cooperation with director Li Hanxiang, Shan Liwen has appeared in the Ximen Qing series of films. The audience joked that Shan Liwen was the spokesman of Ximen Qing.
There is no fear of true or false, and I sincerely thank my family
Because of the filming of the film, Shan Liwen is often exposed to some negative news. When asked this question in the interview of "Mingzhou Entertainment", Shan Liwen said that he has been in the industry for so many years, and he has long been bearish, but he is very grateful for the support of his family. Because of the understanding of my family, I can devote myself to the arts without any burden and film with my heart.
Today, 63-year-old Shan Liwen has a family of his own and lives a happy life. Although the fame is gone. But as long as Ximen Qing is mentioned, the first thing that comes to the minds of the audience is the appearance brought by Shan Liwen, sometimes insidious and cunning, and sometimes with a sword. Shan Liwen also said that being able to be remembered by the audience for his role is the greatest affirmation to himself. It is also my greatest honor.
