No one is born not to be the protagonist, but no one is born to be the protagonist - the inscription protagonist is a noun, it represents "the focus of the stage. The center of the spotlight", it is also a verb, it means "exhausting many years, step by step" ".

No one is born not wanting to be the protagonist, but no one is born to be the protagonist - inscription

Protagonist is a noun, it represents "the focus of the stage, the center of the spotlight", it is also a verb, it means "for many years, Step by step……".

In the sea of ​​words, the antonym of protagonist is supporting role, and it represents being far away from the center of the stage, standing in the corner, indifferent and dejected...

In 1999, every time when he was frustrated, Yin Tianqiu would shout to the sea, "Come on, work hard." ...", and would read "An Actor's Self-cultivation" several times before falling asleep. From an extra, to a supporting role, to a supporting role, in the end, he became the protagonist that everyone envied.

Yin Tianqiu succeeded. He became the greatest comedian of that era. He was played by Stephen Chow .

The road from supporting role to protagonist is a path of cultivation. If it is said that only those who suffered the 1981 tribulation can obtain the true scripture, then there are people who have survived all the tribulations, such as " Ng Mang Tat ", such as " Liu Xun ", such as "Cheng Kui'an" ...They finally became the unique "protagonists" in everyone's hearts due to their supporting role attributes.

There are four more people who are about to take the last step on this path of learning and become the next people to achieve enlightenment.

Years, years, don’t rush me, I won’t chase the past! But you still have to brag about what you should brag about, so in the following time, please allow me to brag about these four supporting actors who should have become famous long ago.

Lin Jiadong : Protagonist or supporting role? What suits you is the best.

It is actually difficult to answer the question of whether Lin Jiadong is gifted or mediocre in acting.

Lin Jiadong made his debut in Hong Kong Wireless. He became a trainee of Wireless in 1988 and graduated in 1989. However, he did not usher in the glory he expected, but fell into silence for seven years. The most glorious history of

wireless training class stopped around 1980. That group included the "Wireless Five", Stephen Chow, Liu Qingyun, ...

. Since then, the "wireless class" has existed in name only, and is the same as Lin Jiadong. Among the students in this batch, some have already bid farewell to the entertainment industry, while others are still hanging out in major movies. You may look familiar, but you will never be able to name them.

In 1995, 7 years after graduation, Lin Jiadong got his first named role in " Entertainment Transfer Student ", a TV series that was like a variety show but not a variety show. In the play, the person Lin Jiadong imitates is " Jacky Cheung ". I still vaguely remember Lin Jiadong pinching his fingers, wrapping his legs, and chanting the sentence: "She who is far away, can you know the words in my heart..."

This of Lin Jiadong He appeared for the first time and became famous for his "good at imitating", which made him famous for a while.

1995-2001 was a crazy seven years. How many seven years can there be in life?

The first two and seven years that Lin Jiadong entered the entertainment industry were filled with ice and fire. The seven years of loneliness and obscurity were in front of him, and the seven years of unlimited glory were behind him.

In 1996, Lin Jiadong played the leading role for the first time. This was the highest honor earned after years of suffering, but Lin Jiadong messed up.

This TV series is called " Hedong Lion Roar". In the end, it was Guan Yonghe...

and then the protagonist. When the time came to 2001, eight of the more than ten works in which Lin Jiadong participated were You may still have an impression of some of the protagonists, such as " Lin Shirong ", such as "Wen Zhengming", such as "Yuan Chengzhi", and some you may have never heard of, or even seen.

The reason here is that the work has not been promoted in the mainland, and the role played by Lin Jiadong is single and does not fit the character well.

But in the end, Lin Jiadong, who has been crazy for 7 years, did not have a fire. God will favor a person, but God will not always favor a person. After Lin Jiadong finished starring in TVB's last TV series "Life is Beautiful" in 2001, he chose to turn around and leave. In the next life, he switched from the protagonist to a supporting role, but this time he turned around and became the pinnacle of his life. Turn on.

A gorgeous turn always sounds beautiful, but several people know the sadness behind it. Lin Jiadong's future after leaving TVB is uncertain, and where to go is the biggest question before him.

In many subsequent interviews, Lin Jiadong said that this was a dark period in his life. He had played the leading role in so many TV series, but in the end he was lukewarm. He doubted whether he was suitable for this industry.

Lin Jiadong said that the person he needs to thank in this life is Andy Lau , because the next company he signed with after leaving TVB was Andy Lau's Hengtai Huanyu, and then every one of Andy Lau's works has Lin Jiadong. This kind of support and support Well, Lin Jiadong was finally achieved.

But Lin Jiadong met Andy Lau not because of his own fame or his cooperation with Andy Lau.

So Lin Jiadong said that another person he needs to thank is his master: Wan Ziliang. In 1995, Lin Jiadong, who had been playing a small role for seven years, met Wan Ziliang on the set of "Everlasting". Later, Lin Jiadong, who worked hard and never complained, gradually gained Wan Ziliang's affection. He was recognized and became Wan Ziliang's apprentice.

So in 2001, under the introduction of Wan Ziliang, Andy Lau accepted Lin Jiadong as his senior brother. It was from this year that Lin Jiadong bid farewell to TV dramas and ushered in a career of more than ten years as a supporting actor in movies.

Andy Lau's first movie was "爱君如梦". In that year, Lin Jiadong was nominated for a gold statue for the first time.

Lin Jiadong suddenly understood that maybe supporting roles + movies is the most suitable path for him.

Then, there was "Dongguan Boy", and there was a second Academy Award nomination...

In 2017, Lam Jiadong, who has been in the industry for 28 years, won the highest honor an actor can achieve with " Tree Da Zhao Feng ": " Movie King"!

On the day I left TVB, I went through ups and downs. Many people encouraged me and cared about me, which made me sweat... Today I finally have an explanation, so that everyone doesn't have to worry too much. I will continue to pursue this dream, and this dream is still alive. Not awake. "

Yes, in 2017, Lin Jiadong happened to be 50 years old. He knew his destiny and got the best gift. This was God telling him that you should continue to chase your dream until you can't do it anymore. That day, because you were born to belong here...

Lin Xue: When you look at me, I am eating, when you don’t look at me, I am spitting

Some people do not accept their fate. From the moment they enter the entertainment industry, they are determined to do something. Protagonist, be a big shot. But there is also someone who has positioned himself as a supporting role from the beginning, and he is Lin Xue.

Who is Lin Xue?

is the big brother whose head was blown up by firecrackers in "Kung Fu", the gambler with Ekin Cheng on the rooftop in "Dark War", the fat man who panted while walking in "Spike"...

Lin Xue was born in 1964. When he was 14 years old, his family moved from Tianjin to Hong Kong. Lin Xue, who was unfamiliar with the place, became a street "gangster", but he didn't fight or flirt with girls. He just swayed and swayed like that. , aimless but also leisurely and contented.

But the situation at home made him know what he needed to shoulder and bear.

But what can he do?

In addition to finance and real estate, the most popular thing in Hong Kong in the last century was film and television.

Everyone making movies has become a real social phenomenon in Hong Kong. Production is constantly going on, and the crews working everywhere require a large number of small workers and handymen.

Lin Xue went there, carrying groceries, carrying sacks, carrying lunch boxes, collecting props... these were all Lin Xue could do.

As for acting, it would be false to say that he is not eager for acting, but it is impossible to say that he is eager for it. When he was young, Lin Xue was naturally not as fat as he is now, but his appearance was also far from handsome.

In addition, Lin Xue did not come from a major, so Lin Xue spent a long time and thought about it, maybe doing odd jobs was the only way out!

But God will never bury talents after all. In other words, it was Lin Xue's hard training after every sunset that made him a talent.

In 1982, he had his first movie, the character had no name.

Then in 1986, the second movie, the character's name was unknown.

The third movie was in 1992. The movie is very famous. You must have had an impression of Lin Xue's face, but the character's name is still unknown. This movie is "The King of Power".

and then... there are still various supporting roles without names, and sometimes they are even worse than supporting roles.

It wasn't until "Gunfire" in 1999 that all this changed. He had a drama with " Ng Chun-yu ", "Anthony Wong", " Zhang Yaoyang ", " Simon Yam ". This time his The name is "A Fei".

Yes, he has gained weight unintentionally. He is no longer a handsome young man. 21 years have passed since he came to Hong Kong in 1978. He has slowly eaten himself into a fat man, but he has also gradually found the best fit for him. The play path.

A fat man from the underworld who has a big belly and loves to eat.

"Gunfire" is Lin Xue's first film with his own feature and name, but he never thought that this could be regarded as "debut is the peak". The next year, Lin Xue won the "Golden Horse" and "Golden Horse" for his role as "Ah Fat". Golden Statue" double nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Since then, Lin Xue has entered a state of madness. He has participated in 200 movies in 20 years. Some of them only missed one scene, some stole the spotlight from the protagonist, and some of them are still remembered by us to this day.

Lin Xue and the underworld are completely compatible to some extent. He is not the most capable gangster, and he is even a bit amiable, but the way he gets angry gives the audience the greatest shock.

In 2018, Lin Xue introduced himself in the "Tucao Conference" like this: "You are all big names, I will be a green leaf for you!"

Yes, Lin Xue accepted his fate. He didn't want to be the protagonist from the beginning. He knew What is best for you. But he also refused to accept his fate. He was unwilling to do odd jobs on the set, so he endured and finally succeeded.

This is Lin Xue. When you look at him, he is eating gracefully in front of others. When you don't look at him, he is tired and miserable behind others and has already vomited thousands of times.

Liao Qizhi: You must know my face, but you may not know me as a person.

What is the highest level of an actor?

You remember all his roles, and when you see him, you will blurt out, "It's him, it's him!"

And one level lower than this is: when you see him, you can't blurt out "It's him", but you will definitely slap your head and say "I have seen this face before"!

This is the case with Liao Qizhi. He has not yet reached the highest level, but he is only one step away from it.

One step forward is the peak, one step back is decades of painful past.

Liao Qizhi was born in 1954. He signed up for the "TVB Student" for the second time in 1978, and finally entered the entertainment industry at the age of 24 and joined TVB. He was not old at this age, but he was very embarrassed.

What is the most indispensable thing in the entertainment industry? It is not actors or talented actors, but niche actors.

It can be said that 20-30 years old is the most competitive age group among actors. What does Liao Qizhi have? He has nothing, and even two years ago, he was just dismissed from the wireless network.

So for Liao Qizhi, there was only one way in front of him: struggle, young (sao) years!

In 1980, in the first year after graduation, he "collaborated" with Chow Yun-fat and Zhao Yazhi. The work was "Shanghai Beach", but it had nothing to do with him. He was just a younger brother of Ding Li.

The following 20 years were bleak. Only in 1993, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for " Cage Man ", and the protagonist of this movie was Wong Ka-kui. Yes, that singer Jiaju who lives in the "glory days".

The death of Ka Kui in the same year seemed to have taken away all the fame of this movie. To this day, not many people have seen it or even know about it.

Next up in 1999's "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox", Liao Qizhi accumulated a little bit of fame with the role of "Ping Si", and then... it was another bleak three years.

But what is supposed to come will eventually come. In 2003, "Infernal Affairs 2" was a masterpiece in which Ng Chun-yu excelled in acting alone, and the person who played Ng Chun-yu's uncle in the play was Liao Qizhi.

He didn't talk much, his eyes were cold, and he always kept a few meters away from Wu Zhenyu. He followed step by step to protect the only heir of the family. He was humble but also violent.

In 2004, he was once again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, but this year Liao Qizhi was already 49 years old. If he didn't start, he would be too late.

In 2006, after two years, Liao Qizhi was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the third time with his role as Lu Guanhua in ", ", and this time he played the same role as the previous one in "Infernal Affairs 2" "The gangster character in "On the contrary, this time he is a policeman.

In this section, Liao Qizhi's ferocious look a second ago was instantly shattered by the sentence "Then I love daddy more". The tenderness behind the tough man was thus interpreted.

Rather than saying that Liao Qizhi suddenly found the key to unlocking his acting skills, it is better to say that this is the accumulation of decades of acting career, and God's greatest reward for those who work hard.

In 2009, Liao Qizhi, who was nominated three times, won his own honor "Best Supporting Actor" for the second time with "The Witness". But this time is different from 16 years ago. This movie is no longer unknown. The target of the drama is no longer Wong Ka Kui, who is more suitable for singing, but Nick Cheung Ka Fai, who won the Best Actor for the first time that year.

2009-2019, another 10 years, Liao Qizhi still has the supporting role that has not changed, but what has changed is that he is no longer a supporting role pursuing fame and fortune, because he has already proved himself: he can be so good as a supporting role!

Jiang Haowen: Constantly breaking through his "black boy", acting is to support himself

Jiang Haowen debuted very early. He was born in 1966, and he has been involved in major movies at the age of 19. Since 1985, he has He is so "crazy" that he participates in various works in the two major fields of TV series and movies.

But if there are more, will we definitely win?

Jiang Haowen's answer tells you that it is not.

Jiang Haowen became a model worker of that era, and what is quite interesting is that he also gradually got a title: "Black Boy". Another most famous black boy in the Hong Kong film circle is Louis Koo , the same Model worker.

But unlike Louis Koo, Jiang Haowen's "blackness" came from being mixed up in society, attending major movie sets, and being exposed to the sun when he was young. Because he did not have outstanding appearance, tall height, and was very thin when he was young, so he is not The kind of person who is born to eat this bowl of rice.

The same family was also cruel to him. His parents separated when he was young, and his mother fell ill and passed away when he was fourteen years old. He had no relatives and no money. This was the best portrayal of his youth.

He does odd jobs and occasionally works as an extra, but he says he loves this business, but it really doesn't matter. What if he doesn't love it? This is his way of survival and the only way he can support himself.

In 1986, Jiang Haowen signed a contract with ATV by virtue of participating in the talent show "Mr. TV Election".

ATV is the first TV station in Hong Kong. It is older than Wireless. However, after entering the 1980s, ATV’s most important weapon for survival is no longer in the film and television industry, but in the music industry. Leslie Cheung is the one of ATV The greatest achievement of the era.

So all the light of ATV was taken away by "Music". They shot a lot of TV series and movies, but few of them were famous. So Jiang Haowen, who signed a contract with ATV, also experienced dark but busy ups and downs with ATV. years.

Only Jiang Haowen knows the answer to how hard Jiang Haowen endured.

What we know is that Jiang Haowen debuted in 1985, and it was not until 2012 that he had his first remembered role and work as "Protruding Eyes Dragon" in "The King". By just counting, this has already been It was his 27th year in the industry.

Then came "The Storm", "The Big Tree Catches the Wind", "The Bomb Disposal Expert"...

In 2018, he starred in "Trish" for the first time as a protagonist. In the second year, he competed for the Best Actor at the Academy Awards. He unfortunately lost to Huang Qiusheng, who was five years older than him.

He is only one step away from the finish line, and when will this step come? Only God knows...

Every industry has heroes belonging to that industry. Hong Kong film circles are the best golden supporting actors of this era. The four of them are at the top, but they have also reached their twilight years. The next one We can only look forward to whether they will still be there in ten or twenty years!

(text/film critic)

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