It can be said that Stephen Chow is the veritable "King of Comedy".
A series of works starring him.
Such as "Kung Fu", "Shaolin Football", "God of Cookery", "The Seventh Grade Sesame Official" and the Westward Journey series, etc.
Both can leave a strong mark in the history of Chinese films.
The nonsensical style movies he pioneered are deeply loved by movie fans.
Basically, viewers who know something about Stephen Chow know that most of the movies he shoots feature small characters.
Stephen Chow is good at grasping the psychological journey of little people.
He performed the helplessness and self-mockery of the little man so vividly that it was so lifelike.
This actually stems from Stephen Chow’s difficult childhood life experience.
When he was very young, his parents divorced, and all the living expenses of Stephen Chow, his elder sister, and his younger sister fell on his mother.
In order to support the family, Stephen Chow's mother not only worked as a nurse in the hospital, but also worked part-time as a framer for others. Although she worked hard, her life was still difficult.
Stephen Chow was also very sensible when he was a child. He often did his best to share housework so that his mother could live a better life.
When Stephen Chow was nine years old, he watched Bruce Lee's movie "Brother Tangshan". This was the inspiration for Stephen Chow to become a movie star.
However, his acting career was not as bright as his name at the beginning.
In 1980, Stephen Chow, who was only 18 years old, became a special actor of Li's TV station and officially entered the entertainment industry. After accumulating some experience, he asked his good friend Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who had grown up together, to apply for the TVB artist training class.
However, Stephen Chow's acting career has not been smooth sailing.
My friend Tony Leung Chiu-wai was immediately selected, but he applied twice but was never admitted.
It was not until after applying for the exam for the third time that he got the opportunity to enter the TVB night training class on the recommendation of his neighbor.
After graduating from the TVB night watch class, Stephen Chow went on to become a children's program host and held this position for 5 years.
During this period, Stephen Chow also appeared in some TV series.
For example, a Song soldier in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" who could not survive for two seconds, and a Liao soldier in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" who was stopped by Qiao Feng before he could speak.
The title Xingzi came from that time.
1988.
He was appreciated by director Lee Xiuxian and participated in the film "Pioneer of Thunder" as one of the leading actors.
Because of the excellent performance.
Won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 25th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
1990.
Stephen Chow stars in director Lau Chun-wai's new film "The Gambler".
Play the role of a gangster who has achieved great success.
The same year.
Director Wang Jing invited Stephen Chow to co-star in the same type of movie "The Gambler", which received another 40.3 million box office. The film and "The Gambler" ranked first and runner-up in the annual box office list.
In just six months, Stephen Chow became famous across the board and became the most sought-after star in the film industry. Even his nickname changed from "Xingzi" to "Xingye".
While Cao Weidong was recalling Stephen Chow's acting experience in his mind, he walked into Li's TV Building under the guidance of his subordinates.
The subordinate whispered in his ear.
"You have told us before that if we have a young actor named Stephen Chow, we will tell you the news. We just recently filmed a TV series, and the crew needs to recruit a group of child actors. I went to visit the class a few days ago.
I found a kid among them named Stephen Chow..."
Cao Weidong hummed and walked into the crew's shooting studio.
This is a costume drama.
The content is exactly Mr. Jin's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Today I happened to be filming the scene where Guo Jing and Hong Qigong meet for the second time.
In this scene, some children need to play the role of little beggars.
The little guy named Stephen Chow is the child actor hired by the crew.
Cao Weidong stood beside the theater and watched.
He didn't need his subordinates to identify him at all. He recognized Stephen Chow in the crowd at a glance.
Although Stephen Chow was only thirteen or fourteen years old at this time, there seemed to be no difference compared to what he would look like when he grew up.
No wonder Stephen Chow would later choose to be a special guest actor at Li's. It turns out that he had already worked with them at this time.
Cao Weidong felt a sudden realization in his heart.
And what surprised him was that standing next to little Stephen Chow was a little boy who looked the same age as him and looked quite familiar.
Tony Leung!
Cao Weidong was so happy that he could hardly close his mouth.
My trip today was not in vain.
It’s like buy one and get one free.
Speaking of which, Tony Leung's achievements are not inferior to those of Stephen Chow.
He is a representative of powerful actors in Hong Kong, and has won the best actor award. "Chungking Express", "Lust, Caution", "Infernal Affairs", etc. are almost all classics.
Cao Weidong asked his subordinates to bring over the actor's information.
In this roster of actors, on one page, the names [Stephen Chow] and [Tony Leung] are written clearly.
He waved his hand.
Ask the staff responsible for recruiting extras to come over.
Ask about these two people.
The staff thought for a while and said.
"Oh, I remembered. They are all children from around here. They come out to do odd jobs to make money. They were introduced by the snakehead."
During this period, this situation is all too common.
For one reason or another, many children drop out of school early and go out to work, working odd jobs near home as newspaper boys, caddies, or dishwashers to earn some change to support their families.
Cao Weidong asked the staff member to continue doing his work, while he waited beside him.
He found that all the little actors playing the little beggar were loose and squirming around. Only Stephen Chow and Tony Leung were filming very seriously.
Even if the camera didn't capture them, they kept their waists straight and performed various actions meticulously according to the director's requirements.
A smile appeared on Cao Weidong's face.
I don’t know how long it took, but this scene was finally filmed.
After the director calls out.
A group of minor actors were lying on the ground.
Just say I’m too tired.
The director also saw Cao Weidong.
He ran over immediately.
"Mr. Cao, why are you here?"
Cao Weidong smiled.
"It's okay. I just came to the unit to take a look. You did a good job in this scene."
He complimented a few words casually, and the director was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.
It is a great honor to be praised by Mr. Cao.
Cao Weidong sent the director away.
Then he motioned to the staff to call Stephen Chow and Tony Leung over.
After a while, Stephen Chow Jr. and Tony Leung Chiu-wai walked over together.
Cao Weidong knelt down and greeted them with a smile.
However, Stephen Chow took the lead and walked in front of Tony Leung and said respectfully.