It is said that one year old brings glory to another. Unknowingly, Leslie Cheung has been gone for 15 years, but many fans and fans still remember him.
I prefer to believe that he was just joking with us.
Just like the Azhan he played in the movie "Across the World", he appeared in the square on a calm afternoon with cute and cute eyes and said: "I am a powerful thief. I will read the newspaper tomorrow." Let’s go.” Then he waved goodbye.
But he never came back, it was like he had never left...
We miss him because there are so many things worth missing about him.
He is a prodigy in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and is even called an unparalleled "great artist". He can write songs, compose music, and direct.
He represents an era, the most glorious era of Hong Kong movies. Leslie Cheung’s acting career is actually closely related to Hong Kong movies. He has been in the movies for more than 20 years and is a witness to the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies. Today’s Hong Kong movies have long There is no successor. With handsome features and superb acting skills, and an indescribable charm hidden in his eyes, he has created a series of classic roles.
Until now, when people mention the best candidate for a certain movie role, they will still inadvertently sigh:
"If Leslie Cheung was still around, this role would definitely belong to him. "
Leslie Cheung has played Cheng Dieyi, a famous actor who dares to love and hate in "Farewell My Concubine", the weird and changeable Western Poison Ouyang Feng in "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "A Chinese Ghost Story". The infatuated and elegant scholar Ning Caichen, the lonely and rebellious prodigal son Xu Zai in "Days of Being Wild", the young and reckless police officer Ajie in "A Better Tomorrow", the passionate music producer Gu Jiaming in "Golden Flowers", "Happy Together" The fierce and flamboyant Ho Baorong in "Rouge Button", the infatuated and cowardly twelfth son Chen Zhenbang in "Rouge", etc., every screen role is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Now I have seen the new remakes of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "A Better Tomorrow 2018" without even taking a look at them. Once upon a time, everything was difficult to overcome, except for Wushan.
In addition to his good acting skills and winning numerous domestic and foreign film and television awards, Leslie Cheung is also the king of the singing world. His representative works include "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter", "When Love Is a Past", "The Love of the Past", and "Silence is Golden". ", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "The Left Hand", etc.
At the 1984 Hong Kong Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, Leslie Cheung won the Golden Melody Award for his song "Moncia". This song made Leslie Cheung an instant hit and shocked the Hong Kong music scene.
After 1985, Leslie Cheung also held a solo concert at the Coliseum and performed ten consecutive performances, which broke the record for the number of concerts held by a singer for the first time. In the late 1980s, he was a well-deserved leader in the Hong Kong music scene, alongside Alan Tam.
Leslie Cheung's songs have no ostentatious elements. He just sings quietly and expresses all kinds of tenderness with his unique voice, which is intoxicating. Listening to his songs is suitable for playing on high-quality speakers in the dead of night, and memories will come to mind layer by layer. When you listen to his songs, you will not feel bored, but will feel more and more emotional, and it will take you 40 years to understand them.
Classic songs have this kind of lasting charm that never goes out of style no matter how you listen to them.
There was once a saying that described Leslie Cheung: Compared with his talent, his appearance is not worth mentioning; compared with his character, his talent is not worth mentioning.
Director John Woo said: "He is a very kind person. When I was down in Hong Kong, he always helped me. I not only admire his talent, but also his character."
What is even more valuable about Leslie Cheung is that his kindness to others comes from the heart, without any pretense, and he does not think about others repaying him. He supports the younger generation and is willing to help others.
He is a kind, tolerant, strong and enthusiastic person who is praised by everyone he comes into contact with.
There are countless stars who have been supported by him. The ones that impressed me the most are Zhao Wenzhuo and Eason Chan.
In last year's variety show "Ace Face to Face", Kung Fu superstar Zhao Wenzhuo revealed during the gratitude segment that if he had a Moonlight Box, he would most like to travel back to 1995 to be grateful to Leslie Cheung back then. He said: "My brother gave me a lot of help at that time, both in life and in acting." Netizens burst into tears.
After singing the song "Promise" at his solo concert in 2010, Eason Chan said something sincere: "I have a friend who I have missed for seven years. He said something before his death that he cared about me very much. , but I have never had the opportunity to say thank you to him face to face. This incident made me feel that when you have the opportunity, you should say it as soon as possible, don’t think about it again, don’t think about it so much, but it doesn’t matter, I know that now he does too. You can hear it. Brother, tonight, the next song represents my feelings for you, thank you very much."
Leslie Cheung does his best to help even people he has only met once.
There was once an uncomfortable pregnant woman who met Leslie Cheung on the road. Leslie Cheung took her into the store and repeatedly asked if he should take her to the hospital. He also told her to try not to go out alone after she was pregnant.
Leslie Cheung also asked her family members to call her, and before leaving, asked his agent to accompany the pregnant woman until her family members picked her up.
He treats everyone equally when helping others, even if you are a minor role.
His late best friend Anita Mui once said: "His concern for his friends is well-known. He is a kind-hearted person. He always helps her, but rarely troubles her to help."
At the closing banquet of "Farewell My Concubine". Leslie Cheung drank a lot of wine at that time, and he, who was always gentle and elegant, suddenly slapped the table and yelled. His eyes and volume scared everyone present.
It turns out that the Peking Opera actress who combed Leslie Cheung’s hair on the set often suffered domestic violence. Her husband also sang Peking Opera and helped on the set.
When the couple were toasting that day, Leslie Cheung, who had had a few too many sips, stood up and pointed at the man and said, "If you dare to hit her again, I will ask my friends in Hong Kong to deal with you!"
As Huang Baiming said, Leslie Cheung would help actors with unfamiliar acting skills to play with each other, tell jokes to cheer up colleagues who were in a bad mood, arrange doctors for sick staff, and find jobs for small bit parts who were living in embarrassment. .
His character was as shining as the stars, and many years later, everyone will remember him.
In addition to remembering Leslie Cheung, what else can we do.
In today's impetuous era where young people are rampant and stars are mass-produced, I think we, both celebrities and ordinary people, should learn from his craftsmanship and his dedicated and rigorous attitude towards his career.
His dedication is renowned. As the famous lyricist Huang Zhan said: "Leslie Cheung is very talented, but he still works hard and never gets lazy because of his talent."
When filming "Farewell My Concubine", Leslie Cheung had already He is a big shot, but he is very modest and spends several months studying Peking Opera. I don’t have any foundation in Peking Opera, so I just study the art with a teacher. Not only did he learn from the Cheng style, he also learned from the Mei style. He learned every move with great care. Even when everyone was eating together, he was thinking about the moves, and he was even practicing the steps when walking. Even when the fever was 39 degrees, he was still pressing his legs.
All the actions in the movie, including the Peking Opera movements in the excerpts on the stage, were done by Leslie Cheung himself. Even a male actor who has studied opera for many years may not be able to pull off the excerpts, but he can do it with style and precision. Sample. In the film "The Drunken Concubine", the "swept sleeves" dance movement was performed by Leslie Cheung in one breath without any post-production trimming. Opening the fan with the crimson peonies blooming, the imperial concubine trembles and hides her face, the orioles are delicate and the swallows are lazy, it is the wind and moon that is boundless, it is something that can never be forgotten again.
Song Xiaochuan, the makeup artist of "Farewell My Concubine" said: "Leslie Cheung is very dedicated. Peking opera films and head strangulation are very uncomfortable. Not only is the skin uncomfortable, but also the head is strangled, and the blood circulation in the brain is not smooth. People who are not used to strangulation will soon become unbearable.
When the Peking Opera expert who played Gao Lishi in the movie saw his posture, he asked him how many years he had been studying opera.
During the filming, the crew prepared two Peking Opera actors as stand-ins for Leslie Cheung, but none of them were used.
It is precisely because of Leslie Cheung's amazing efforts that he created "Farewell My Concubine". "Cheng Dieyi, a famous actor who "smiles for eternity and cries for eternity" and is indifferent to male and female.
There is a passage in the movie "Days of Being Wild" that says:
I. I heard others say that there is a kind of bird in the world that has no legs. It can only fly and fly.
When it gets tired of flying, it sleeps in the wind. This kind of bird can only go to the ground once in its life. Then The first time is when it dies.
It turns out that the hesitant and tangled Ah Fei is played by Leslie Cheung.
His life was filled with loneliness, emotional ups and downs, flowers and applause. He had experienced ridicule and contempt, happiness and pain, but he kept his tears to himself and left the most beautiful songs and movies to everyone. In the end, he could not resist the depression that penetrated his bones and ended his life in a decisive way. , bringing endless regrets to the world.
Leslie Cheung's life is legendary and is definitely a highlight in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
Perhaps only the song "I" was written by Lin Xi. On behalf of Leslie Cheung:
In the season when the grass grows and the orioles fly, the air of longing flows.