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[Shanghai literature and art review special project fund special publication]

In Pu Songling’s "Strange Stories from Liaozhai", there is a short story called "Promoting Weaving", which is meaningful and ironic.

The story was about during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuande liked to watch crickets fight. As the saying goes, "what is good on the top is very good on the bottom". For a while, the top and bottom were trying to find crickets, and finally the disaster fell on a person named Cheng.

In order to find a good cricket to offer, Fame was beaten to pieces, and his son committed suicide by jumping into a well. Finally, he found a cricket that could defeat a rooster, and Fame’s family was thus exchanged for prosperity and wealth.

As Pu Songling explained the story, "Therefore, every step of the Son of Heaven is related to the lives of the people and cannot be ignored."

"Embroidered Spring Knife: Asura Battlefield" (hereinafter referred to as "Embroidered Spring Knife 2") actually tells the story of such a fighting rooster. In the film, Shen Lian, played by Zhang Zhen, is thoughtful about a painting of a bug fighting a rooster, and in the character poster, Shen Lian is behind a cricket. (Note: The film says that the painting is a grasshopper. But the aggressive insect is a cricket, not a grasshopper…)

"Embroidery Spring Knife 2" was originally scheduled to be released in August, but was later moved to July 19.

Regardless of whether there is a cricket that can fight down a rooster, the world is often "a bear shakes a big tree, ridiculously overconfident".

First, the big trees

The story of "Embroidery Spring Blade 2" begins with an unofficial history. In "Jiashen Dynasty Events" there is an article "Wanzhong Stab Ship": "On May 18, the fifth year of the Xi Temple, on the altar of sacrifice to Fangze, that is, Xingxi Garden, I rode a boat with Baba, the upper body was from the stab boat, and an inner minister accompanied it, rippling with the waves, Fang looked at each other and laughed, as if he had ascended to immortality, suddenly the wind was steep, the boat was covered, and the upper body and the two inner ministers fell to the bottom of the water, and the two inner ministers on both sides exclaimed in shock, and the followers were all colorless. The inner official Tan Jing rushed into the water in a hurry, lost the emperor and came out, the second minister has died in the

According to the inference, maybe the Emperor of Heaven Awakening died because of this accident and falling into the water. If this inference holds true, then an interesting thing is that there were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty who died because of falling into the water. At the same time, neither of them had any children, so the inheritors were their younger brothers.

The death of Zhengde triggered a great ceremony in the Jiajing Dynasty, which directly affected the career of Jiajing for decades. The political landscape of the Ming Dynasty changed from then on, and civil officials began to officially enter the stage and become important figures.

The death of the apocalypse brought Chongzhen, "my brother is Yao Shun", a headstrong emperor who made repeated mistakes in the face of wars in the northwest and northeast, and finally lost the city of Beijing in his hands.

Of course, the question of who killed the Ming Dynasty is divided, and there is no conclusion so far. In the first part of "Embroidery Spring Knife", the answer is also given. The second part is not about the end of Ming Dynasty politics, but the political turmoil.

The background of the second part is that the Emperor of the Apocalypse fell into the water, which may be just a coincidence in history, but the story begins with this unofficial history and opens a conspiracy theory.

Analyze the situation at that time. Five years after the apocalypse, the emasculate arrested Yang Lian for taking bribes of 20,000 taels and let him die in prison. The day before, Zuo Guangdou had died. Subsequently, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang and other six people were martyred, and the Donglin Party was suppressed by the emasculate. Six years after the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian compiled the "Three Dynasties" and characterized the Donglin Party members as anti-party. From then on, Wei Zhongxian’s family was dominant and no one could control them.

However, Wei Zhongxian was a eunuch. In that era, although future generations often said that Wei Zhongxian wanted to usurp the throne, Wei Zhongxian himself must have known that he did not have the legitimacy to be an emperor. All his power came from the emperor himself rather than the system.

And history also proves this point. After Emperor Chongzhen came to power, he quickly eradicated Wei Zhongxian’s power. Such a story is told in the first part of "Embroidery Spring Knife".

So in such a time when Wei Zhongxian’s family was dominant, "Embroidery Spring Knife 2" launched a conspiracy theory, designing the apocalypse into the water as a conspiracy, a big conspiracy to change the dynasty.

Only Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youjian were qualified to appear on the stage. As for Xu Xianchun beside Wei Zhongxian and Lu Wenzhao beside Zhu Youjian, they could only stand on the edge of the stage, thinking that they could appear on the stage.

Therefore, unlike Wei Zhongxian, who went crazy after losing power in the first "Embroidery Spring Knife", Wei Zhongxian here has always been the power-oriented and complacent No. 1 in the world. In this film, he is still played by Jin Shijie, but because the role does not have as many thoughts and changes as in the first one, he has lost his unique charm.

Jin Shijie plays Wei Zhongxian

The opposite is Zhu Youjian. In this film, Zhu Youjian is just the younger brother of the apocalypse, Xin Wang. The young Xin Wang is played by the young actor Liu Duanduan. Liu Duanduan has starred in many high-quality plays such as "Escort", "Hey, Old Man" and "Young Marshal". Now he plays Zhu Youjian, which gives him a space to play – Zhu Youjian’s role in this film is not much, probably only three scenes, but each time there are different changes. One is the mastermind behind the strategy, the other is the weak and cowardly letter king who is afraid of death, and the other is the calm emperor Chongzhen.

Although there is a gap between such Zhu Youjian and the headstrong, bloody but desperate image of Chongzhen in history, it is deviated from the historical point of view, but in this film, as a letter king who only appeared a few times, he can stand as an artistic image in this film, and Liu Duanduan’s performance can also support such a three-time change of letter king – it can even be said that this actor is the biggest surprise in this film.

Faced with such a Zhu Youjian, Wei Zhongxian finally made mistakes and made mistakes step by step. Every step was buried by Zhu Youjian and then recruited, and finally failed miserably. On the poster of "Embroidery Spring Blade 2", Wei Zhongxian is represented by a yellow bird, while the picture behind Zhu Youjian is a snake.

The so-called "Mantis catches cicadas, the yellow sparrow is behind", Wei Zhongxian thought he was the last yellow sparrow, but what he never thought was that behind him, there was a snake staring at him.

In the familiar middle school text "The Tombstone of the Five", there is such a sentence: "The castral is also afraid of righteousness, and it is difficult to make a sudden plan. When the saint comes out, he will throw himself into the road: it can be said that it is not the power of the five!" The "castral" here is Wei Zhongxian, and the "saint" is Zhu Youjian.

The author of this article is Zhang Pu, the founder of Fushe, so this article discusses Wei Zhongxian and Emperor Chongzhen from the standpoint of the Donglin Party. However, after hundreds of years, people began to have different attitudes towards the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, and the different historical faces of the two factions were revealed from various historical materials. The historians also began to argue endlessly, which directly affected the film and television works.

In Hu Jinquan’s movie "Chivalrous Girl", there is a clear distinction between good and evil. The protagonist, Gu Shengzhai, and Yang Huizhen, the daughter of Yang Lian, together fought off Ouyang Nian, a thousand households in the East Factory, and Xu Xianchun, the president of Jinyiwei North Town. In that movie, the Donglin party members were completely persecuted and heroic and unyielding people, while the emasculated party members were the unyielding evildoers.

In the "Embroidery Spring Knife", the situation began to shift slightly.

In "Embroidery Spring Blade 2", they did not show that Donglin Party members and Zhu Youjian were completely good people. Because the biggest conspiracy in the whole film was started by them, which caused a series of things, and these people would also ignore the lives of the little people, and anyone could sacrifice when necessary, as long as it was for "righteousness".

From here, we can see that "Embroidery Spring Knife 2" did not deliberately express the political spectrum, nor did it stand between the emasculation and the Donglin Party. Therefore, Shen Lian is the first male protagonist of this series.

Second, the mayfly

Since the poster represented by Wei Zhongxian is the oriole, mantises and cicadas will naturally appear in this food chain.

Let’s talk about Shen Lian first, Shen Lian’s identity setting is very interesting. Only with this setting can he express the theme of the story that the main creator wants to express, that is, the ambition of the movie must be realized through such a character.

This is a historical film.

In the days of fierce partisanship in the late Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party first prevailed, and the parties of Zhejiang, Qi, Chu, Xuan and Kun and the Donglin Party criticized each other. Later, during the Apocalypse period, the eunuchs led by Wei Zhongxian cleared all obstacles and stood at the top of the food chain. Then, during the Chongzhen period, the Donglin Party rose again, followed by the struggle between the Donglin Party, the Fushe Party and the remnants of the eunuchs during the Hongguang period, until the Wu-Chu partisanship in the final Yongli period. Some people say that it is not unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty to die in the partisanship. Even Huang Zongxi, a great scholar, would inevitably write such a clear-cut and emotional work on partisanship as "Records of Existence and Discernment".

Therefore, in order to truthfully demonstrate the partisan struggles of that era, it is necessary to choose an outsider’s perspective.

Zhang Zhen plays Shen Lian

Shen Lian is such an outsider. Whether it is the first or the second film, he is a small person who walks between various parties. In the first film, he is first sent by Zhao Jingzhong played by Nie Yuan, and then by Han Kuang (a member of the Donglin Party) played by Zhao Lixin. In this film, he is inadvertently involved in a shocking case, and then used by both sides. Both sides want to step on him as a stepping stone and climb to a higher position.

Therefore, only in this perspective can the audience see the essence of the struggle.

At the same time, this is still a martial arts movie.

In the "Chivalrous Girl" mentioned above, the heroes are in the rivers and lakes, and they are chivalrous and always have a hard time with the "eagle and dog" in the court; in "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", the heroes are in the temple, such as Nan Xia Zhan Zhao, who was named "Imperial Cat" by the emperor and entered the official orthodox discourse system.

When choosing a faction, the problem is always not true. "Embroidery Spring Blade" is a martial arts story with a historical theme, so if the protagonist is a person in the rivers and lakes, he can only watch the fire from the shore, and if he is in the temple, it is easy to "not know the true face of Mount Lu, only because he is in this mountain".

But Shen Lian was different. He was an ordinary person who wandered between rivers and lakes and temples. Although he was a well-dressed guard, his actions were not entirely based on obeying orders.

Therefore, in this perspective, as a person in a gray area, he has the potential to become a protagonist.

This was the reason why the main creator chose Shen Lian, and it was also Shen Lian’s tragedy. Because Shen Lian was always a chess piece and a mayfly. Anyone could kill him, and no one wanted to kill him.

From a thematic point of view, this was the same as the first one. In Embroidery Spring Blade 2, Shen Lian was in troubled times and couldn’t help himself. He was asked to set fire to the file warehouse, was asked to take the "Treasure Ship Supervision Minutes" in exchange for glory and wealth, and was asked… All of this was helplessly moved by the actions of others, just because he was moved by compassion at the beginning.

Because Shen Lian’s compassion saved a human performers of virtual idols, he was forced to be involved in all the troubles and became everyone’s pawn. Of course, it is not only Zhu Youjian and Wei Zhongxian who use Shen Lian as pawns (even the two of them have not looked at Shen Lian in the eye), but also Lu Wenzhao and Pei Lun who think they are chess players.

Lu Wenzhao and Wei Zhongxian

Lu Wenzhao is played by Zhang Yi, who is a good actor. As his first costume performance, his performance this time is not bad, and the acting is quite good, but it can be seen from his portrayal of Lu Wenzhao’s role that he rarely shoots costume films. Because his style of reading lines and his limbs are relatively modern, if it is a costume stage drama, he may be more suitable, but in film and television works, his style is a bit abrupt.

He thought he would be the victorious chess player, but he didn’t expect that he would still be the meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The same goes for Pei Lun, played by Lei Jiayin. This year is a bumper year for Lei Jiayin. He just played Lu Zhaopeng in the "White Deer Plain", and then starred in the hit drama "The First Half of My Life". Then he played a very likable (no less than Ding Xiu in the first) character Pei Lun in "Embroidery Spring Knife 2".

Pei Lun’s character poster is a spider, which is even more interesting. He thinks he can network everything and become the final big winner, but he doesn’t know that he is still a bug, no matter how powerful he is in the food chain, he can’t beat the yellow bird, let alone… what about snakes?

In the first one, there were only a series of characters. Everyone knew their position very well, but these two were not clear about their position. They thought they would be chess players, but in fact, they were still the same chess pieces, but they were responsible for eating the other pieces.

In short, they were all mayflies. Wanting to climb up and shake the big tree was laughable.

This was the theme of Embroidery Blade of Spring, and it was also the common theme of the first and second installments. If one had to rate it, then the second installment might be slightly lower than the first, because the main creator did not go deeper into the discussion, but replicated the depths that could be dug on the basis of the first installment, and the protagonist was also forced to get involved, the story changed, and the core remained the same.

In addition, there are some logical problems in this film. For example, Zhu Youjian’s character in history, such as why the people of Dongchang did not take the "Minutes of Treasure Ship Supervision" in advance, such as why did they not escape together when they escaped to the bridge and then cut the bridge? Some such problems show that "Embroidery Spring Blade 2" is not perfect, there are still many logical vulnerabilities, and the story turns in many places are slightly deliberate, but this is still flawed. The martial arts drama is more exciting than the first one, and the core can still exude despair and hope. From this point of view, this movie is quite good, and the success of two consecutive films is enough to make the audience look forward to whether the third film can show greater ambition.

Back to compassion above. Yes, what can compassion change? The apocalypse is still dead, Zhu Youjian is still on the throne, Wei Zhongxian is still notorious, and…

And the Ming Dynasty eventually died.

No matter whether there was Shen Lian in history, whether there was Shen Lian to catch Beizhai, or whether there was Shen Lian’s compassion at the moment of catching Beizhai, the final result did not change. All historical trends were not determined by Shen Lian, he was just a small person.

But remember, compassion at least changed Hokusai’s fate.

Yang Mi plays Hokusai

[Author Kong Li, WeChat official account "Shulinzhai" (WeChat: Kongli 1996), Weibo @Kong Li]

The new film, directed by Gu Dezhao and starring Eason Chan and Li Ronghao, will be officially released on January 12. For many viewers, this is undoubtedly a surprise collaboration, because this is the first collaboration between "God of Songs" Eason Chan and "King of Songs" Li Ronghao. Originally, the audience had already heard ear oil when listening to their songs, and this time they have to act together, which can be called welfare!

In fact, it is by no means the first time in our memory that people in the music industry have collaborated on movies at the level of singers. Especially since the 1980s, such works have been "countless" and have frequently produced classics. So before looking forward to the debut of Eason Chan and Li Ronghao, two "singers", we might as well take a look at how many music superstars have collaborated on the screen along the way.

　

The 1980s: a hundred flowers bloom

In the peak era of the Hong Kong music scene, whether it was the trend of "Tan Zhang’s competition for hegemony", or the far-reaching "Hong Kong Song God", as well as the popular "Song Yin" and "Idol Sect", as long as the film was made, it was often a box office guarantee + topic responsibility, and it was also a strength to tell the audience that the real "Wang Jianwang" should sing and shadow!

1. Xu Guanjie vs Leslie Cheung

"New Best Partner" & "Flower Field Wedding"

When it comes to the collaboration between "Song God" and "Brother", the two not only have a classic hit song like "Silence is Gold" in the music world, but also made two appearances in the film industry during the Spring Festival. In 1989’s "New Best Partner", the two played two generations of "Best Partner" members, who changed from "opponent" to "friend" due to a terracotta warrior theft case, and finally fought against the big boss together. The film is not only Xu Guanjie’s first starring work after recovering from mountain sickness, but also Zhang Guorong’s last starring work before quitting the music world. Therefore, in addition to showing their skills, the two also sang the theme song "I Have Never Been Surprised", which is of great significance.

Four years later (1993), Xu Guanjie completed his farewell concert in the music world, and retired with honor after filming the last two films with Huang Baiming; at the same time, Leslie Cheung officially signed with Huang Baiming’s newly established "Oriental Film Company", which promoted the cooperation of another New Year’s movie "Flower Field Wedding". In the film, the two played "Little Bawang Zhou Tong" and "Magic Gao Baifei" respectively, and tried their skills as soon as they appeared. Later, Xu Guanjie also "kissed" Zhang Guorong, which can be said to be another classic cooperation since the two "honorably retired from Huixing", showing the tacit understanding and charm of "Wang Jianwang"!

2. Alan Tam vs Andy Lau

"Jianghu Love" & "Dragon Family" & "Supreme" & "Rich Corps" & "Supreme Plan Champion" & "Shocking 12 Hours"

One was the most popular male singer in the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s, and the other was the most representative Tianwang in the Hong Kong music scene in the 1990s. Alan Tam and Andy Lau’s cooperation began as early as 1987, thanks to the fact that both of them were artists under the "Arts Group" (founded by Alan Tam’s relative Cheung Kwok-zhong) at that time. To paraphrase the gossip, when Andy Lau was banned by TVB, he tried to sell tickets to Alan Tam’s concert. Tan once "persuaded" Andy Lau to concentrate on being an actor and not to be a singer: "You are not so good at singing… unless you work very hard." Andy’s reply was: "You believe me, I will definitely do it, I will work very hard." Finally, the dream of Tianwang was realized.

　

"The Supreme Champion"

Going back to the movies, "Principal" and "Andy" have collaborated on 6 or 7 films, playing friends who share the same hardships and die together: sometimes the principal saves Andy ("Jianghu Love"), sometimes Andy "dies" for the principal ("Supreme"), sometimes they show their fists together ("Dragon Family", "Rich Corps"), sometimes they win and lose together at the card table ("Supreme Count Champion"), and sometimes they even face a hail of bullets overseas ("Shocking 12 Hours"), which can be described as colorful.

The Supreme.

Moreover, what these films have in common is that the box office is very good. In 1989, "Supreme" ranked fifth among the top ten best-selling films in Hong Kong that year (23 million Hong Kong dollars), and brought about the "gambling film" boom in the film industry – in other words, because of the success of the film, the later "God of Gamblers", so this pair of "Wang Jianwang" also gave birth to classics.

"The Rich Corps"

By the way, in 1990, the two were also selected as two of the five male stars of "Hong Kong’s top ten beautiful people" (the other three were Chow Yun-fat, Cheung Guorong and Chan Baiqiang). Just by looking at the appearance, you can know what is called Song Ying Yan Sanqi.

"Jianghu Love"

3. Alan Tam VS Lin Zixiang

Gong Xi Fa Cai.

Many people may not have imagined that the first film collaboration between "The King of Singers" and "Ge Yin" in the Hong Kong music industry was also a comedy released during the Spring Festival, and with the fame of the two at that time, this "Gong Xi Fa Cai" also entered the 1985 Hong Kong Top Ten Movies.

Even if they only talk about the music world, the two have no shortage of classic collaborations, such as co-hosting TV shows in the late 1970s, filming MV for Teresa Teng in the early 1980s, and singing a scene of "Ten Ten Inch" on the top ten hit songs in 1985, which is one of the classic scenes in the history of Hong Kong pop music!

In this "Gong Xi Fa Cai", the two play "Tianwai Cai Xian" and "unscrupulous profiteer" respectively, but the principal "tricked" Ah Lam – let him sing a big play and rob a bank, and Ah Lam was sent to a neurological hospital, which made people laugh. So far, the two have only collaborated on this drama, which is really not enjoyable enough for the audience.

　

4. Andy Lau VS Lin Zixiang

"The Best Boyfriend"

When it comes to Lin Zixiang’s most promising newcomer in the 1980s, Andy Lau bears the brunt, and can even be said to be his noble person. At the beginning of Andy’s debut, he was supported by Lin Zixiang, especially during the performance of Andy’s debut novel "Joining the Sea", Lin Zixiang often sang with him on the spot and encouraged him to develop into a singer. Seven years after "Joining the Sea", when the two collaborated on "Best Boyfriend", Andy was already a professional singer with several albums, which shows Lin Zixiang’s precise vision.

5. Leslie Cheung VS Chen Baiqiang

"Cheers" & "Unemployed" & "Merry Christmas"

In the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s, Chan Pak-keung could be said to be the first true "idol singer", and from 1981 to 1983, he became the most popular male singer in Hong Kong, surpassing Xu Guanjie, Tam Elin, Lin Zixiang, etc. Even 25 years after his death, his "I Just Like You" and "What Do I Want in Life" are still popular Cantonese songs sung in the streets. And one of his best friends at the beginning of his debut was of course "brother" Cheung Kwok Wing. On the one hand, the two were artists under the "Gold Manager" Tam Kwok-kee at that time. On the other hand, the two collaborated on films such as "Cheers" and "Unemployed". On the other hand, they were also very popular. The former box office was closer to 3 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record of Hong Kong-made youth films.

In these two works, the two superstars who were in the era of "Little Fresh Meat" played each other’s classmates, "Applause" had an extra layer of "opponent" relationship (singing in the music competition), and Leslie Cheung’s "rebellion" and Chen Baiqiang’s "well-behaved" characters were also one of the most classic memories of Hong Kong audiences at that time. But perhaps "drama is like life". After filming "Unemployed Students", both of them refused to cooperate with each other in films, just like "A Bao" and "Young Master" in the film parted ways.

In 1984, the two once again "cooperation" "Merry Christmas", the film box office as high as 25 million Hong Kong dollars, not only was the year’s top ten hit film runner-up, so far is still the Hong Kong ten highest-viewed film seventh (about 2.31 million people), if on time under the Hong Kong average ticket price, the box office has exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars! But according to director Gao Zhisen recall, the two completely do not want to see each other in the shooting scene, even the last scene to use a double (although the brother appeared back)! But at the same time, the two people do not mind "Wang Jianwang" in the music industry, 1985 brother first concert, Chen Baiqiang system update as a guest and chorus "Cheers", it can be seen that the feelings are still there.

Now that the two kings of the music world have passed away, it is even more heartening to revisit the classic movies.

6. Leslie Cheung VS Andy Lau

"The True Story of Ah Fei" & "New Shanghai Beach"

If the Hong Kong entertainment industry is selected as "the best-looking male star in history", Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau will definitely be selected. Since they are not from the same era, they have little intersection in the music industry. However, when Andy Tsai’s music industry rose in 1990, the two still achieved their first "Wang Jianwang" with a "The True Story of Ah Fei". Watching the opposite play of the two is a typical portrayal of "acting skills + face value".

Six years later, the two of them collaborated on "New Shanghai Beach" again, and the two legendary images of "Xu Wenqiang" and "Ding Li" were also not incompatible. Therefore, although brother and Andy did not cooperate much, they finally got along well every time.

7. Leslie Cheung vs Jacky Cheung

The True Story of Ah Fei & Eastern Heretic and Western Poison

As early as the mid-1980s, although Jacky Cheung did not reach the level of "song god", he was already recognized as a "rising star" in the music industry. Later, he collaborated with his brother’s former manager Chen Shufen, which is also a portrayal of the fate of the two in the entertainment industry.

In the 1980s, although his brother and Jacky Cheung had an appointment to cooperate, they had different "levels" and did not go deep. In 1990, his brother quit the music scene, and the two finally "saw the king" in "The True Story of Ah Fei", but in terms of aura, Jacky Cheung was still a "little brother" in front of his brother at that time.

Four years later, the two collaborated on "Eastern Heretic Western Poison", which is summarized in one sentence: So you are Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong like this! And in this play, my brother also became Jacky Cheung’s "agent".

The 1990s: The Four Heavenly Kings

If the 1980s was the peak of Hong Kong pop music, then the 1990s was the peak of entertainment superstars. During those 10 years, the legendary "Four Heavenly Kings" ruled the entire music scene, and the "Most Popular Male Singer" must have been produced among the four. The top ten Chinese/song hits accounted for half or even two-thirds, and the "Golden Melody Award" and "Sales Champion" could not escape their palms. In addition, they had countless fans on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. Today, no one can replicate this glory that can rise to the level of "cultural influence"!

Of course, Hong Kong’s entertainment industry is characterized by "singing and acting". Naturally, the Four Heavenly Kings have been filming a lot (Andy Lau is particularly productive), and audiences have been expecting the four to co-star in a film, but it has not really been realized so far ("The Banquet of the Rich" is not included). So how many times have the four played opposite each other?

　

1. Andy Lau vs Jacky Cheung

"Mong Kok Carmen" & "Super School Fighter" & "Jianghu" &

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung’s film collaboration lasted from the 1980s to 2016, which can be described as a "long love". Although in the music industry, the two "Wang can’t see the king" (Jacky Cheung admits that there is a "competitive mentality" with Andy Lau, and it is not common for the two to perform alone in the 1990s, and they will join the other two heavenly kings), the two often play "good brothers" in the film. The first is "Mong Kok Carmen", which is not only Wong Kar-wai’s directorial debut, but also the acting skills of the two heavenly kings are more recognized. Jacky Cheung also won the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor", which is still one of the masterpieces of the two’s film careers today.

In the 1990s "Super School Overlord", the two even performed "eating shoes" and "eating the refrigerator" stunts!

In 2004’s "Jianghu", the two continued the "boss" and "younger brother" images of "Carmen Mong Kok", and their aura was equal.

In 2016’s "Macao 3", although the two of them played very little (only playing table tennis and taking a group photo), it was enough to arouse the audience’s feelings for the "Four Heavenly Kings". Now it seems that Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung should belong to the "acting responsibility" of the "Four Heavenly Kings".

2. Andy Lau VS Guo Fucheng

"Nine One Condor Heroes" & "five hundred million Inspector Lei Luo Biography 2: Father and Son Feud" & "Machine Boy True and False Veyron" &

In contrast, the films that Andy worked with Chengcheng are more in line with the concept of "face value responsibility". In 1991, Andy established the "Sky Screen Film Company" and started filming the "September 1st Condor Heroes". At that time, Guo Fucheng was still not popular in Hong Kong, but Andy admired him very much, so he invited him to play the villain "Silver Fox" in the film. As a result, the two handsome guys had a lot of sparks. In addition to the box office hit, Chengcheng also nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" at the Academy Awards, which can be described as a win-win situation.

One of the most impressive rivalry scenes is the "love affair" between the two heavenly kings.

In "five hundred million Inspector Leiluo Biography 2: Father and Son Feud", the two finally turned "enemy" into "pro", playing a father and son who went from "confrontation" to "understanding". This is the only time the two have performed a gunfight scene together so far. Of course, whether we let Chengcheng play Andy’s "son" or Andy plays "old man" in front of Chengcheng, maybe we will never see it again.

In 1992, Andy’s "Tianmu" company produced another "The True and False Dragon of the Machine Boy" and played the "retarded" and "genius" gang boss, and Chengcheng played his bodyguard. In this film, Chengcheng rarely appeared without the classic "Guo Fucheng Head" look. Instead, he used hair wax to comb into the "back head", but he was still equally handsome. After the cooperation of the three plays, Chengcheng’s character setting is relatively "cool" and even "angry youth", which is in sharp contrast to Andy’s comedy performances in "The Nine-Day Condor Heroes" and "The True and False Dragon of the Machine Boy".

　

Later, Chengcheng became one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", and the film cooperation with Andy was suspended. Of course, there were many performances in the music world at that time (Chengcheng was also a guest at Andy’s concert in 1994). It was not until 2012 that the two people jointly starred in "Chills", which "echoed" 19 years ago (1993) "Super School Overlord". The former Chengcheng starred in a cameo of Andy and the latter played a cameo of Chengcheng. But at this time, the roles played by the two who have become film giants are not what they used to be: a deputy commissioner of police, a director of security, and a powerful aura.

3. Andy Lau PK Dawn

"Dragons" & "Infernal Affairs 3: Ultimate Infernal"

Among the four heavenly kings, Andy Lau and Guo Fucheng may be "the king can’t see the king" because of their titles, but their feelings should have no impact. Although they have a "competitive" mentality with Jacky Cheung, they are not antagonistic in their relationship. But facing Dawn, they became recognized as "old enemies in the music world" at that time. Not only was PK powerful in the awards, but there were also reports of "disputes" and "fights" between the two factions of fans, so the two rarely appeared at the same time without the other two heavenly kings. It was not until 2010 that Andy’s concert, when Dawn appeared as a guest, cried and said that "after walking all the way, I realized that everyone was actually friends", and the public opinion really regarded it as "eliminating enmity".

　

In the 1990s, the two of them only co-starred in one "Dragon Teng Four Seas", but there were only two opposite scenes, which added up to less than 5 minutes. It can be seen that "cooperation" is quite taboo.

It was not until 10 years later that the two really had a rival play in "Infernal Affairs 3: The Ultimate Infernal". In fact, the conflict between Liu Jianming and Yang Jinrong was also one of the main lines of the third film, which was heavier than the one with Chen Yongren, and both the performance and the gimmick fully satisfied the audience. However, the gossip behind it was still boiling – it was rumored that Liming learned that Andy Lau’s salary was higher than his own, and he was so angry that he refused to take the role for a while. It can be seen that as long as the two cooperate, there will be turmoil, and it is better to act together less.

4. Jacky Cheung vs Dawn

"The Moon Shines on the East" & "Monster Beast City"

Although Liming minds co-starring with Andy Lau in a movie, he does not mind co-starring with Jacky Cheung. The first is that both of them are artists under "Polygold"; the second two have different routes (Jacky Cheung plays the main song, and Liming highlights the "Little Fresh Meat" attribute), so it will not be embarrassing or embarrassing to play opposite scenes.

　

But it was no coincidence that Andy Lau and Guo Fucheng had to "fight" for the first time in a rival play, and Jacky Cheung and Liming were no exception: for the first time, they collaborated on "The Moon Shines on the East of Jiandong" (in 1992, there was no "Four Heavenly Kings" at that time, but Jacky Cheung and Liming had already called Liu Dehua the "Three Musketeers"). In the climax scene, the two fisted and splashed with blood, and the purpose was only for one woman (Guan Zhilin). Speaking of which, this is the only time in the film where the Four Heavenly Kings cooperate with each other to fight for "love".

Of course, in terms of acting skills, Jacky Cheung’s performance in the film is still better than Dawn’s, especially the "prince" who has gone mad at the end to fulfill his lover and rival in love and commit suicide in the sea. It can be regarded as the most tragic scene in the film where the four heavenly kings cooperate with each other.

In the second "Monster Beast City", the two "turn enemies into friends" and play the colleagues of the SWAT team who capture monsters. But this time it is Tsui Hark who collaborates with them, so the friendship between the two in the film is diluted by each other’s love scenes with Li Jiaxin and Li Ruotong. So after watching the movie, we can remember that the two "Li Meimei" are very charming, but we don’t quite remember the spark of the rival scenes of the two heavenly kings. Maybe they both appeared in science fiction films as "Wenqing", which is a bit impressive, right?

　

Easter Egg: Andy Lau VS Jacky Cheung VS Guo Fucheng: "Super School Overlord"

1993 was the year when the "Four Heavenly Kings" were the most popular, and both competition and even grudges officially broke out in this year, so it was a fantasy that the four of them could cooperate in a movie! But Wang Jing still tried his best to pull three of the Heavenly Kings (although Guo Fucheng was only willing to make cameos) and became the biggest gimmick of the play. As long as they could stand together, the audience would watch it. Therefore, "Super School Overlord" also took more than 17 million at the box office as a bad movie, which is quite rare.

Of course, seeing this scene, many viewers will still consciously make up Ren Dahua’s "brain" as Dawn, and this drama has become the only "opponent drama" between Jacky Cheung and Guo Fucheng so far.

New Century: Unique

After the "Four Heavenly Kings" ended, the first "Heavenly Kings" to become popular in the Hong Kong music scene were undoubtedly Nicholas Tse and Eason Chan. Nicholas Tse became red to purple around 2000, such as "Love Because of Love", "Must Go", "Thank You for Your Love 1999" and other golden songs, which became the most classic memories of young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait; Eason Chan gradually rose after 2001. "Ten Years" and "Next Year Today" became the golden songs of "Bad Street" in both the mainland and Hong Kong, and they are still well-deserved superstars today. In short, during the peak period of this "girlfriends", their music influence can be described as "one ride on the dust"!

　

Of course, they have also cooperated with the heavenly kings in the film industry to see who they are.

1. Nicholas Tse VS Xu Guanjie

"The Big Winner."

This is the last film that Xu Guanjie has starred in so far. Although it is not a match for the protagonist Nicholas Tse, it is a collaboration that spans 30 years of Hong Kong pop music. What’s more, one is still retiring, and the other is at the peak, which is another level of "Wang Jianwang".

2. Nicholas Tse VS Wu Bai

"Countercurrent."

Since they are both good at playing rock and roll, Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai must be very compatible both inside and outside the play. Of course, the first cooperation also needs to be "fierce", so there is this "Downstream". The two in the film are not only very cool in appearance, but also quite good in skills. Coupled with a good reputation, on the one hand, more people have invited Wu Bai to act, and on the other hand, Nicholas Tse has further opened up his style and market as an "action actor".

3. Nicholas Tse VS Andy Lau

The New Shaolin Temple.

In 2011, Nicholas Tse collaborated with Andy Lau for the first time in "New Shaolin Temple", even if he was willing to play the villain, but in the end the film also got him nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor". As the king of two generations, Andy Tse made more audiences know him by inviting Nicholas Tse as a concert guest, so Nicholas Tse has always been grateful to Andy, and this time "Wang Jianwang" also showed their acting skills.

4. Nicholas Tse VS Jay Chou

"The War Against Us"

In the new century, the two kings of Hong Kong and Taiwan "saw the king" for the first time, just like the cooperation between Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai in "Downstream", they must be "fierce" to attract the audience, not to mention that the two are such "unique" superstars, how can they not attract the audience’s attention?

In this collaboration, the two followed the classic "Brothers + Two Heroes" model of Hong Kong films, from Malaysia to helicopters and then to the sea ship. How popular can they be? Even if they don’t talk about their acting skills, they are full of gimmicks.

5. Eason Chan VS Guo Fucheng

"Charge"

In fact, Eason Chan cooperated with the king of music earlier than Nicholas Tse, and the first time was this "Charge". The two generations of kings co-starred in the duo, both gunfight and funny, with their own points of view. More importantly, through participating in different types of works, Eason Chan allowed more audiences to see his malleability in performance.

6. Eason Chan vs Andy Lau

"Brothers of Life and Death"

The former "Wireless Five Tigers" could not make up for Tony Leung, but with Eason Chan, the king of heaven, he did not lose. Although Eason Chan’s acting skills are still young in front of the other four tigers, he is also better at never having stage fright when performing such a serious police and bandit theme, and he has handled the role well, which shows that he is an actor himself. And the film is also very addictive to coreference with Andy Wai pistol, and the theme song "Brothers" co-written by the two (composed by Eason Chan and written by Andy Lau) is equally classic.

7. Eason Chan vs Lin Zixiang

"Wild Dog"

As a "hidden song", Lin Zixiang, who has faded out of the film industry after the new century, has also worked with Eason Chan. In fact, since Eason Chan’s debut, Lin Zixiang has been very optimistic about him. In addition to singing "Ten Inch" with him in concerts, he has also designated him to cover his classic song "Digital Life", which shows the fate of the two generations of "Heavenly Kings". The two are rare to play "opponents", and this time they have also done their homework. This film has also become another masterpiece of director Guo Zijian.

So over the past 30 years, there have been countless examples of the two great singers in the music industry "Wang Jianwang" in movies, and from the perspective of film standards, at least most of them have been regarded as classics by the audience. It can be seen that although they are singers, their acting is also full of spark. With this alone, how can you not look forward to "Undercover Superstar"?

Video: Cloth Vision/Zou Le

More than 100 mainstream brands participated in the exhibition

Over 1000 models are displayed on site.

More than 150 new cars are unveiled.

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This is a "grand event" related to cars

This weekend, go shopping!

Yesterday (9)

2023 (25th) Chongqing International Automobile Exhibition

Opening at Chongqing Yuelai International Expo Center

(The exhibition will last until June 18th)

Chongqing auto show site. Zou le photo

This year’s Chongqing Auto Show consists of

China Council of the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Industry Committee

Sponsored by China Automobile Industry Association.

It is Chongqing and even the central and western regions.

The largest automobile professional exhibition.

So, what are the highlights of the scene?

Pudding will show you around.

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Video: Bu Vision/Wu Wangyang

Liangda intelligent network connection new energy automobile specialty hall

Show over 300 new energy vehicles.

We have countless imaginations about the future mode of travel, but the continuous innovation and breakthrough of new energy vehicle technology is gradually turning scenes belonging to science fiction scenes into reality.

Intelligent networked new energy vehicle museum. Photo courtesy of the event organizer

At present, Chongqing is accelerating the construction of a world-class intelligent networked new energy automobile industry cluster. This year’s Chongqing Auto Show also responded to changes in industry trends, and built two intelligent networked new energy vehicle pavilions, focusing on more than 300 models of over 40 new energy brands.

Intelligent networked new energy vehicle museum. Zou le photo

At the scene, there are also key core supporting parts such as power batteries and automotive electronics, as well as intelligent network technology, charging and replacing facilities and equipment, which fully demonstrate the new ecology of the new energy automobile industry and show the future automotive technology life scene.

"Made in Chongqing" cars perform brilliantly

Various "black technologies" are the first to see.

● Chongqing’s local brand Changan Deep Blue Auto unveiled its second model, Deep Blue S7. This new car is the first SUV of Deep Blue Auto based on EPA1 all-electric digital platform, and it is planned to be officially launched in June.

Like the first model, Deep Blue SL03, S7 also provides consumers with three models: extended range version, pure electric version and hydrogen version.

Chang ‘an Deep Blue Auto brought its second model, Deep Blue S7, to Chongqing Auto Show. Photo by Wu Wangyang

● Aouita Science and Technology announced at Chongqing Auto Show that the ADS premium function package will be subscribed to all users on June 30th.

The advanced function package of ADS covers urban intelligent driving pilot assistance (CityNCA) and parking service assistance (AVP), which realizes the point-to-point full closed-loop intelligent driving experience covering the whole scene of high-speed, urban area and parking. In addition, Aouita Science and Technology will launch a brand-new model E12 in the second half of the year, and continue to launch two brand-new models next year.

Photo courtesy of the organizer of Aouita 11 event

● Yu Chengdong, managing director of Huawei, CEO of BG and CEO of BU, a smart car solution, announced that the M5 series intelligent driving version of AITO Jiejie is about to start multi-city delivery.

This car is equipped with HUAWEI ADS 2.0 Advanced Intelligent Driving System and HarmonyOS Intelligent Cockpit 3.0, which can provide users with an advanced intelligent driving experience infinitely close to L3.

AITO asks respondents for pictures.

● Ruilan Automobile, also "made in Chongqing", appeared at the Chongqing Auto Show with Ruilan 7 and Ruilan 9, which will be listed soon.

According to the relevant person in charge of Ruilan Automobile, Ruilan 7 is based on the new self-developed GBRC crystal architecture. Equipped with rear driving force layout, equipped with lidar and Geely’s self-developed "Longying No.1" chip.

Ruilan 7 photo by Wu Wangyang

This year’s auto show also featured over 150 new cars, including Lectra 08, Tengshi N7, Tucki G6, smart Elf #3, ZEEKR X and Gaohe HiPhiY.

Automobile and motorcycle joint exhibition

Create a diversified tide play experience scene

Since 2023, China’s leisure tourism has recovered strongly, and the consumption of living services has increased. This year’s Chongqing Auto Show continued the previous session, setting up a motorcycle theme exhibition area with an area of over 5,000 square meters, and tapping personalized consumption needs such as car trips, motorcycle riding, outdoor camping, etc., to create a multi-tidal play experience scene.

Photo courtesy of the organizer of the motorcycle indoor exhibition area

In the indoor exhibition area of motorcycles, imported large-displacement motorcycles such as Harley, BMW, Kawasaki, Ducati, Honda and Yamaha, popular China brand motorcycles such as Sekelon, Wuji, Benda, Excelle, Paifang, Yuantu, Gaojin, Xinyuan, Jialing and Mojiang, and motorcycles such as Suke, Senlan, Yinwei, Jilong, Yttrium Power, and Mocha were invited.

Test drive, modified car display …

One-stop experience of trendy car life

Citizens experience the digital intelligence technology experience cabin on the spot. Photo courtesy of the event organizer

In the outdoor venue, this year’s Chongqing Auto Show has created a dynamic tide play experience scene, and held theme activities such as brand car test drive, modified car display, owner’s self-selling market, driving control challenge, skateboarding competition, children’s model show, children’s painting contest, etc., so that the audience can experience the trendy car life in one stop.

How to view the exhibition?

Click on the link below to know everything.

Take advantage of the weekend and go to the Chongqing Auto Show.

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The exhibition strategy, exhibition service and traffic guide of Chongqing Auto Show 2023 are all ready for you! Everyone is watching.

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