On April 17, TVB's "traitor" Xu Zhongxin was interviewed and revealed the old stories of his time as a martial artist.
What is surprising is that he is not very famous, but Xu Zhongxin had such a hot temper when he was young - he had fought with Jackie Chan in private and even scolded Brigitte Lin in person.
Now that he talks about the old things again, he himself feels that it is inappropriate.
Nowadays, TVB has fewer and fewer familiar faces.
Therefore, the appearance of this old senior really makes Hong Kong film enthusiasts have a bit of a resounding voice.
01. The "big brother" who is known as the "big brother" in the martial arts world can only play a guest role
. Some friends may not be familiar with Xu Zhongxin. In fact, he has a high status in the Hong Kong martial arts circle. People in the circle vividly call him "big brother" because he is indeed the senior brother of many people in the circle.
Xu Zhongxin was particularly active when he was young. When he was 8 years old, his parents sent him to the "Oriental Drama School" to study. The founder of this school is Don Di.
Hong Kong martial artists could not escape the 5 people in the martial arts world when they became masters in their early years, and Tang Di was one of them. The most famous person under his disciples was Cheng Xiaodong. Cheng Xiaodong later became the three major martial arts leaders in Hong Kong with Yuan Heping and Yuan Kui.
Although Cheng Xiaodong is older than Xu Zhongxin, his seniority is not as good as Xu Zhongxin, so Xu Zhongxin became his senior brother.
Xu Zhongxin was very naughty at school. When there was no class at night, he sneaked to the street to play, and even was chased by the store to the school because of stealing things.
During the 7 years of learning, the master was also particularly strict with Xu Zhongxin. He would really beat him with a rattan.
After learning for a long time, Xu Zhongxin entered the martial arts world and became a "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artsman". In his early years, he suffered a lot in order to make money and took on all roles. He can be seen in many early movies of Shaw Brothers.
In "The Drunken Man", he played a beggar and sang behind Yue Hua.
969, as a teenager, made a guest appearance in the movie "Flying Knife Hand" as a child star, and had worked with Zheng Peipei and Wuma early on.
But in fact, these small characters are just the prelude to Xu Zhongxin's entry into the martial arts. The characters he can remember are the various evil figures in TVB.
In the 1970s and 1980s, when Hong Kong martial arts movies were booming, Xu Zhongxin was very busy. He himself said that although he was busy during that period, he was happy. It didn’t matter how big the character was. As long as he could make money, it didn’t matter even the evil ones.
In the 1970s, Xu Zhongxin played a guest role in a series of movies starring Di Long, including "The Bright Moon Knife and the Snow Night", "The Merciless Swordsman" and "Xiao Shiyilang". After
, Xu Zhongxin and Xu Jinjiang collaborated with him in "The Golden Chase" to play the role of the gangster's eldest brother Xu Biao. During this period, he had many rival scenes with Xu Jinjiang, who played the policeman, and the two also had some simple action scenes.
In "The Ghost Karaoke", Xu Zhongxin collaborated with Tao Dayu again. This boldly conceived ghost film set off a craze for movie viewing at that time, but Xu Zhongxin only played an evil ghost who died unjustly.
In "Gambling", he played the role of the drug lord Biao, and the "scam" was discovered by Lu Liangwei.
I have to say that Xu Zhongxin is really touching when he plays such a vicious bad guy, and he is very immersive, with every look of his eyes.
These are characters that Xu Zhongxin can be remembered. In fact, he will be more likely to be instructors in the later stages. Because he was injured in filming in his early years, Xu Zhongxin has long been unable to perform difficult martial arts movements, which is a pity.
02. "Senior Brother" has a hot temper
In 1975, Xu Zhongxin took over the position of Dragon and Tiger Martial Artsman in the movie "The Flag Flying". The director of this drama is Wu Ma. Jackie Chan was still a small role in that period and did not become the "big brother".
At that time, Xu Zhongxin rushed to the set in the crew's car. The seat happened to be behind Jackie Chan. Before Jackie Chan got in the car, he put his foot on the back of the chair.
Unexpectedly, after Jackie Chan got in the car, he pushed his foot away, which made Xu Zhongxin very angry. The two fought hard. Fortunately, everyone separated the two in time and did not make the matter worse.
The hot-tempered Xu Zhongxin not only annoyed Jackie Chan, but also Qingxia Lin.
In 1984, Xu Zhongxin signed a contract with TVB, gradually starting his career as a martial arts substitute and martial arts coach.
martial arts fingers everyone can understand. The best way for martial arts people to transform in the later stage, but as for why they took the risk of being a substitute, he also said bluntly that the money earned as a substitute is twice as much as a martial artist. If the martial artist gives 1,500 yuan, he will be a substitute and will be 3,000 yuan. Xu Zhongxin can only take risks due to his livelihood.
Xu Zhongxin once served as a stand-in for the popular young actor Adam Cheng, who was at the time, and filmed many early movies of Adam Cheng.
In 1983, Adam Cheng and Brigitte Lin co-produced the movie "Midnight Orchid", and Xu Zhongxin joined the group as a martial arts director and special guest appearance.
There is a scene in the "Bone Transformation Pool". Brigitte Lin was tied up and waiting for Zheng Shaoqiu to come to rescue. The scene was accidentally putting dry ice in the water. Water splashed under the chemical reaction, which happened to hit Brigitte Lin's face.
At that time, Lin Damei was unhappy and said to the drama business, "What are you doing?" The sentence
made Xu Zhongxin hear it. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but out of some kind of "loyalty", he was dissatisfied with the fact that Brigitte Lin lost his temper at the scene at that time.
So when the filming officially started, as a martial arts coach, he deliberately NG to vent his emotions and even scolded Brigitte Lin in person.
Zheng Shaoqiu saw the problem and took the initiative to reconcile, and Xu Zhongxin gave up.
More than a year later, when talking about this past event, Xu Zhongxin also admitted that he had done something wrong at that time and should not be impulsive. He apologized to Brigitte Lin through this interview that year.
The hot-tempered Xu Zhongxin finally "falls" in Zheng Shaoqiu.
When filming "The Decisive Battle of the Imperial City", Xu Zhongxin was still Adam Cheng's substitute. One of the scenes was to quickly turn and jump from the upstairs and land. However, when Xu Zhongxin landed, one foot stepped outside the protective mat, causing his foot to break on the spot.
After the incident, Xu Zhongxin was hospitalized urgently. After the operation, he received physical treatment for more than half a year after the incident, but the cruciate ligament was completely broken, and his proud martial arts were completely abandoned since then.
After that, let alone martial arts movements, he can't even complete basic quick walking and some slightly difficult movements.
When he said this, Xu Zhongxin, who was already old, sighed slightly, and a kind of sadness flashed through his eyes. It can be seen that he still has deep regrets about the end of his martial arts career.
Since "martial arts were abolished", Xu Zhongxin can only serve as a martial arts guide and teach people with his mouth.
03. Xu Zhongxin, who uses his mouth to teach others, cannot fight in person, but it has not affected Xu Zhongxin's continued development in the martial arts circle. With his "evil" face, he still leaves many classic images to people.
996 In "Dragon Tiger and Bolan Street", he plays the madman Hui, and his fierce performance left a deep impression on people.
Then, in many works, Xu Zhongxin played similar roles.
When he partnered with Jet Li in "Huang Feihong: Iron Chicken Fighting Centipede" in 1993, Xu Zhongxin played "Lei Yixiao" and had many rival scenes with Jet Li. Among them, Xu Zhongxin found a substitute for the difficult part, but he still completed the fight on his upper body.
confronted another martial arts master, and Xu Zhongxin also talked about the shooting process.
It is common for Jet Li to be beaten while filming. After all, it is a movie, and Jet Li's fight is more realistic, so it is inevitable that he will be injured by mistake by "fisting his fist".
But at that time, Xu Zhongxin had already lost his "hot" temper. Even if Jet Li beat him, he would laugh it off and there was no other friction.
From Xu Zhongxin's experience, it can also be seen that he is a person with a low emotional intelligence. Whether it is a small friction with Jackie Chan or Brigitte Lin, it may be avoided if others have it, but Xu Zhongxin is straightforward and has this straightforward personality, which makes good Hong Kong media specifically ask Xu Zhongxin some tricky questions.
For example, which one is better with Jet Li or Jackie Chan?
Xu Zhongxin said bluntly that he rarely cooperated with Jackie Chan, but he believed that although Jackie Chan was flexible, he was more fond of "smart", which implied that he was not real enough.
Xu Zhongxin's evaluation of Jet Li is relatively better. The sentence "He is serious about his work" has summarized this kind of praise.
Perhaps this is the true side of Xu Zhongxin. He had a hot temper when he was young. Although he became much more restrained after he got older, he was still not polite enough in his speech. If he hadn't been "destroyed in martial arts" in his early years, and if he could be more sleeker, perhaps he would not have played a small supporting role.
ending
To date, Xu Zhongxin has appeared in hundreds of works. Although most of the characters have been forgotten by everyone, many viewers still remember his image as a traitor and evil boss.
Xu Zhongxin got married after signing a contract with TVB. He and his wife met in Taiwan and worked together for 30 years. During this period, Xu Zhongxin did make a lot of efforts to support his family.
Now, he is 68 years old and can enjoy the joy of family.
3 The grandson and granddaughter made Xu Zhongxin very content and often played with them, especially the young grandson. It seemed that he inherited Xu Zhongxin's martial arts genes and performed martial arts movements in a good manner. He could move his legs to the top of his head at a young age. Even when taking photos, the children like to be cool, with their hands in their pockets, and they look like "big brother".
Xu Zhongxin said that the happiest thing he is now is to enjoy the joy of his grandfather and grandson. When talking about his grandson Xu Zhongxin seemed particularly happy, his eyes were full of warmth and no longer fierce, it was rare for the elder brother of the Jianghu to show his warm side.
Regarding his career, Xu Zhongxin said that he would persist until no one hired him, and his words were still filled with the spirit of Wuxingren's unyielding defeat.
Wish Xu Zhongxin to enjoy family life in his old age.
Author: Chaoxi
Editor: CHEN
