Coquettish Rebirth

Jia Hongjian questioned for a long time, and then heard an explanation from Cheng Long: "That's right, I myself haven't figured out how to shoot this film... It's not that the movements are designed or not. I thought it out, but I didn’t think about the positioning of the whole movie. That is to say... I didn’t think clearly about what I wanted... Do you understand this? It’s like saying that when I became famous in the late 70s, I The way to go is an... anti-Bruce Lee model. In Bruce Lee's martial arts movies, the heroes are all iron-blooded and cold-faced, unsmiling, and heroes. In my movies, the protagonist is like a naughty boy, that is, Playful young people who don’t grow up are all kinds of indecency, they have a hippie smile, and when they play tricks, they will show off and hit themselves in the end. They are a more ordinary hero. Can you understand this? "

Whoa!This sounds interesting!At that time, Jia Hongjian became interested, "Well, I understand a little bit, and then what? Then what are you wondering about?" After saying this, Cheng Long was silent for a few seconds, and then followed Jia Hongjian said frankly: "Mr. Jia, I'm not hiding anything from you, I'm just telling the truth. As for me, I don't just know how to make kung fu movies. I have many opinions on movies. I learned it little by little in the early years. It’s like when we were learning Peking Opera from my master when we were young, the Seven Little Fortunes we performed were different from others’. There would be various tricks, and many people would be willing to watch. Later I knew that I could only sell well if I was different from others! So later in "The Snake" and "Drunken Master", my image was a cynical young master image. What about this image? Like Bruce Lee and the others It’s not the same, but in that era, other Kung Fu actors were learning from Bruce Lee, wishing to have the same moves and even looks like Bruce Lee. Then I was different, I became popular! They were always like Bruce Lee, they were half Whether it’s red or not black, in the end, there’s simply no food to eat…”

sky!How is this Cheng Long so smart?Jia Hongjian was really surprised at this moment!Sure enough, buyers are not as good as sellers!Cheng Long, the movie seller, is much better at movies than Jia Hongjian!Based on the news from various gossip magazines, Jia Hongjian felt that Cheng Long was just a big-mouthed, uneducated vulgar person.But he is a rough man who dares to work hard.But he didn't expect it.In fact, it doesn't mean that whoever dares to work hard will be able to replicate Cheng Long's success!From the analysis of Cheng Long's words just now, if a rough person who doesn't understand anything is working hard, then he can only become a member of Cheng's class at most, not Cheng Long!Because Cheng Long has already begun to understand the need for differentiated competition, right?

indeed.In the 70s.Because of Bruce Lee's death.It seems that in the past few years, the market has been in demand for Bruce Lee replicas, and everyone misses Bruce Lee.So I hope to continue to see Bruce Lee's movies.Then, there are many people who look a bit like Bruce Lee, and they imitate Bruce Lee's model to make movies!It is said that the hottest movies of that era were all kinds of movies imitating Bruce Lee.Of course such a movie can be popular, but no matter how popular, the newcomer is just a substitute for Bruce Lee, and will never become Cheng Long!And according to Cheng Long, it was intentional to be different, so he had his own way!

If this kind of thought "trend" is viewed from the outside world, it is the same as Jin Yong's martial arts novels.In the previous martial arts novels, Jin Yong's protagonists are all heroes, a kind of honest gentleman, who pays attention to a kind of hero who serves the country and the people, and there are even heroes like Qiao Feng who are willing to die in exchange for the retreat of the Liao Kingdom!Such a hero is more of a hero in a traditional moral concept, paying attention to a sense of moral responsibility!But what about Wei Xiaobao, who was serialized between 69 and 72?What kind of hero is this Wei Xiaobao?Not at all!Isn't this Wei Xiaobao just like Cheng Long said, not growing up, and then making all kinds of playful smiles and playing around?right?

Then, this Wei Xiaobao became popular!If you compare this with the various "trends" of thought in the mainland in later generations, isn't that a new generation of anti-traditional concepts?Even those deconstructions in Stephen Chow's movies, aren't they destroying traditional concepts, and then making a joke inside?From the 90s to 2000s in mainland China, didn't they also start saying that the protagonist doesn't need Wei Guangzheng, but just have fun for his own benefit?Right?Together, they are all a trend of thought, a feeling similar to "personality liberation", and a requirement for people to be more "true", more "self", and not to be so bitter and hostile. Deep, don't be so great gloriously right needs!

From this perspective, Cheng Long is really a fashionista who is at the forefront of the trend!Could it be that Cheng Long's ability to become popular, apart from his daring to work hard, is the most important thing is this grasp of the trend?Just when Jia Hongjian was thinking, he heard Cheng Long start talking again, "Later, after I went to the United States, I came back and made a few films, like my brother Hong Jinbao asked me to shoot Although I am also a director, I started to play a policeman in the movie. Although I was an early Hong Kong and Hong Kong marine policeman, I began to think that the role of a policeman is very good. It should have a sense of justice. Then catching the bad guys is still the responsibility, and at the same time the force will not be too strong...I mean it is impossible to say that it is impossible to fight with a machine gun in the street. Then, at this time, the martial arts movies in Hong Kong are actually ancient costume movies, at most it is the late Qing Dynasty Films in the early Republic of China did not talk about fashion and martial arts! Later, I wanted to ask whether the profession of the police could be brought into fashion, and whether martial arts could be introduced into fashion! So there was "Police Story" and then there was fashion. Martial arts dramas have martial arts in modern fashion..."

Wipe it!Cheng Long is so awesome?As soon as Jia Hongjian heard this, he was really surprised when he heard that Cheng Long started to make "reforms" for the second time, and even the fashion fighting scene was invented by Cheng Long!Nima, this Cheng Long sounds like a movie genius!Ordinary filmmakers have never heard of such a reform for so many years!Indeed, if you think about the movies in the early 80s, the martial arts are all set in ancient costumes.Even the police and gangsters in real fashion dramas are more realistic, all kinds of police arrest people with guns, at most it is a gun battle, where is there any fight!But Cheng Long's police movies are different, Cheng Long's policemen will fight with a bunch of gangsters hand-to-hand!Especially in places with complex personnel, when it is impossible to shoot, this must be all kinds of fighting!Isn't it necessary to fight to subdue the bad guys?

wipe!At this time, Jia Hongjian thought of martial arts again!For example, in the 90s, when the martial arts craze in mainland China was gradually passing, as a literature lover.Jia Hongjian had read a lot of martial arts novels.At the same time, when he visited a few rental bookstores, he also read most of the well-known martial arts novels. At the end, he remembered reading a few so-called "modern martial arts"!What is modern martial arts?That is to reverse the disadvantages of martial arts novels that are out of touch with the times.began to introduce fashion.It became a variety of play guns."Knights" of all kinds of fighting!But this so-called modern martial arts did not become popular, but was replaced by Huang Yi's "Xun Qin Ji" and other cross-travel and fantasy martial arts! [

From the perspective of martial arts novels, Huang Yi took over the baton of martial arts novels.The transformation was successful, so Huang Yi became a generation of "masters".Then Cheng Long successfully transformed traditional martial arts films and kept up with the trend of the times. From this perspective, it is not too exaggerated to say that Cheng Long is a "master" of movies, right?

At first, Jia Hongjian thought that what Cheng Long said would be over at this time, but who knew that Cheng Long started talking again at this time—"But then, I started to try again, so there were "Miracle" and "Double Dragon" Like "Miracle", I don't know if you have seen it, it is a movie I collaborated with Anita Mui, there are not many martial arts, more about the plot, I play a gangster boss, but it is a comparison The boss of the underworld who values ​​friendship. I am here mainly to see how my literary and opera acting skills are, because I know that it is impossible to fight for a lifetime in martial arts. Actors in literary opera can continue to act until they are 60 years old, and martial arts actors can continue to fight when they are 60 years old. What's more, what's more, it's my kind of fight? And in "Double Dragon Club", I played two people by myself. Because of some accidents, two brothers became a gangster who grew up on the street, and The other one is a son of a wealthy family and a music conductor. After the two met, they had a lot of jokes and interesting fights under the telepathy. This is also part of my attempt to improve my acting skills. I don’t want to be just a vase The same zombie-faced thug, I am Cheng Long, I want to be good in every way!"

Let me go... Brother Cheng Long, you are a fortress!You are so hung up, does your family know?At that time, Jia Hongjian was really convinced!He never thought that Cheng Long would have so many ideas as a star player!Do other stars have so many ideas?Like Li Lianjie and others, that has always been the "role" to play!Have they improved on martial arts movies?Have they tried more complex roles?Have they tried literary drama?No wonder most of Cheng Long's movies are directed by himself, while Li Lianjie and others are all directed by others!It turns out that whether it is a director or not is the difference between these ideas!

"Then in the 90s... I began to realize that the situation of Hong Kong films was not right. Many people began to prepare to immigrate before the reunification. The entire Hong Kong film market began to decline, so I thought I had to do something, and I wanted to fight against this. The "trend" of Hong Kong films is declining. After research, I found that the policy of "how fast and cheap" that Hong Kong films were proud of before is wrong! Bigger productions and more sophisticated productions are popular all over the world. Hong Kong films I can’t say one movie a week, and I can’t say that the less investment the better! That’s why I had "Red Fan District", and I went to the United States to shoot locations! Before Hong Kong movies, I didn’t say that they went outside Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China I was the first one! I just made it for other people to watch. Hong Kong movies are well done, and they are still very interesting. Don’t run away, but... other people don’t listen to me very much..."

Scrap!Jia Hongjian felt that now he knew why Cheng Long was called Big Brother in Hong Kong!Look at what people do to movies!Apart from not being afraid of death, how many things have you done in the film industry in the past ten years?One is to create martial arts that departed from the image of Bruce Lee, the other is to combine martial arts with modern dramas, and try various literary dramas, and finally want to fight against the declining "trend" of Hong Kong movies... This is really not something ordinary people can do!Just after hearing about these things, Jia Hongjian wondered why no one has ever talked about Cheng Long, a well-known Hong Kong director?Why is everyone talking about Hong Kong and Hong Kong martial arts superstar Cheng Long?In fact, the talent of the director is also very good!

real!Jia Hongjian began to think, if Cheng Long wasn't so good at fighting, what would happen if he concentrated on making movies with his cleverness?Could it be that in the 90s, Cheng Long also went to Hollywood to be a director with Wu Yusen and the others?Could it be said that he personally introduced Hong Kong martial arts into Hollywood movies, and then caused the martial arts in Hollywood blockbusters to be silly, black and rough, and then became more and more enjoyable and better-looking?The more you think about it, the more reliable it becomes, right?If Cheng Long is not Cheng Long, but just a director, then maybe in later generations, he will be a world-renowned Chinese director like Wu Yusen!Not just a star! (To be continued..)

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