Man Tze Leung, an outstanding actor who exists in the audience's mind as a "big brother of the jungle", said the actor's role in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s was the same as the one he played in the movie.
Just like the roles he played in the movie, the Hong Kong movie industry in the 1980s and 1990s, Wan is a big brother level characters.
He took home the Golden Horse trophy and was in the limelight for a while.
He loved to promote his juniors, with Stephen Chow being the most typical example.
However, after all those years of success, Wan's life has been a sad one.
Theater is the big brother, the theater outside of the Wan Ziliang, less ruthless in the movie, but left the big brother's bravado and heart.
He loves to bring up his juniors, most notably the "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow.
In 1986, Chow, who had been a drag queen for many years, finally got the chance to star in a drama called "Brother's Girlfriend".
The play didn't make much of a splash and dealt a serious blow to Chow's self-confidence, and at one point he gave up on himself and said, "Forget it, I don't have the talent.
When Stephen Chow was about to change his profession, Wan Ziliang's appearance changed his life.
In 1987, Chow starred in the TV series "Journey of Life". After watching his performance, Wan Ziliang complimented him in person: Huh? You are very talented oh!
Being praised so much by Wan Tsz-Liang, Chow rekindled hope in his heart and chose to believe in himself.
Since then, Wan Ziliang has been taking good care of his little brother Stephen Chow. When he shoots a movie overnight, Wan Ziliang will buy Stephen Chow a midnight snack, and at the end of the day, Wan Ziliang often drives Stephen Chow home.
During that period of time, Wan became the best mentor and friend of Stephen Chow.
Later, when director Li Xiu Xian was filming "Breaking Bad", Wan wanted to promote Chow, so he recommended Chow to him. Lee Hsiu-hsien did not want to use the unknown Stephen Chow, but Wan Tsz-Liang was too reluctant to recommend him, so he finally gave him a chance.
Chou was also very competitive and won the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Horse Awards for his outstanding performance, and finally began to make his mark. On the podium, the shy Chow's first words were to thank Wan Ziliang, and the big brother smiled genuinely offstage.
When Wan starred in "Journey of Life" in 1989, he brought Chow on board again. It was in this movie that Chow was introduced to the "nonsense" comedy that has influenced his life.
Man later took Chow on several more productions, hand in hand with a comedy superstar.
Over the years, the two developed a deep bond. On the set, Wan never addressed Chow as his "younger brother", and Chow genuinely regarded Wan as his elder brother.
However, while his career was going well, Wan's emotional path was not very smooth.
In 1985, Wan met Deng Cuiwen in "Xue Rengui's Journey to the East", and the two soon fell in love.
Man was 28 years old, eight years older than Tang.
Wan did not realize that the romance was not fair from the start.
Because he was looking at running into his third year, Wan Ziliang was very serious about Deng Zuiwen, and was in a relationship with the goal of getting married.
But after all, Deng Suiwen is young, there is always a princess-like petulance, so Wan Ziliang hurt his brain.
On one occasion, Deng Zuiwen played up her temper, and Wan Ziliang couldn't coax her to come over, so he actually knelt down on the street to give Deng Zuiwen a chance to sincerely apologize to her.
However, the two are not destined to be the same, and Wan's care in every aspect is a disgusting constraint on Deng. When she was annoyed, she called him "Dad", a sarcastic way of saying he was nagging her.
The relationship ended in a breakup, with the couple acting like two hedgehogs who could only hurt each other as they got closer.
After the end of the relationship, Wan was quiet for a few years, and there was always a lack of a woman around to take care of him.
It was not until 1989, during the filming of "Big Head Boy", that Wan met actress Tien Niu.
Then she was divorced and had a daughter. People around him advised Wan that the relationship was not a good match.
But perhaps Wan was too eager to have a family, and three years later, the two finally got married.
On the wedding day, many big names in the entertainment industry were present, such as Anita Mui, Zhang Weijian and Simon Yam.
The officiating guest was Run Run Shaw, while the best man was Stephen Chow.
"From now on, the three of us have one life." This was the vow made by Wan Ziliang in public.
However, the muddy puddle of emotions, which contains the sweet and sour of life, cannot be seen to the end at a glance.
The marriage lasted for four years and was eventually declared broken in regret.
After marrying Tenny in 1992, Wan slowed down a lot in the movie and TV industry. While Chow Yun-Fat was making a big splash in the entertainment industry, Wan quietly retired to the background and turned around to get stuck into the business world.
He started his own clothing brand and wanted to recreate his own glory in the business world. However, a financial turmoil made Wan Ziliang lose all his money.
With no other choice, Wan had to return to acting in order to make ends meet. However, the film and television industry is changing rapidly, Wan Ziliang acted "Jianghu big brother" has long been out of the market, the hero of the film is in the twilight of the mountains.
At the same time, Stephen Chow became a top favorite in the entertainment industry with his self-created nonsensical movies.
Seeing his older brother struggling to make ends meet, Chow wanted to repay the favor, and in 1999, he invited Wan to play the supporting role in "King of Comedy," a movie that featured Wu Mengda as a busboy.
But because the crew reportedly changed the schedule without notifying Wan, Wan left angrily after sitting on the set for a morning.
Another theory is that Stephen Chow was too strict in the filming process and didn't take into account his former big brother's feelings. In the end, Chow came to his senses and gave Wan the paycheck he deserved, but deleted all of his scenes, leaving only Wan's name in the credits.
No matter how it went down, the two ended up not working together.
While Stephen Chow is still a rising star, Wan's career has gone downhill and he has disappeared from the public eye.
In 2002, after a six-year relationship, Wan and his girlfriend Kwok Ming Lai got married in a low-key ceremony.
Kwok is 16 years younger than Wan, and is a stewardess who has been a huge fan of Wan since she was a child.
The couple had a son, Wan Daqian, and the family has been happy ever since.
Today, Wan is 63 years old, suffering from diabetes, with gray hair and a swollen body, no longer as handsome as he was back then.
Over the years, he has acted in small budget movies and commercials to support his family, but his wife and son have been his strongest supporters.
It is worth mentioning that even though his life is not as good as he would like it to be, Wan has donated a lot of money to Wuhan.
Even though his appearance is no longer young, the bold and fiery heart of the Jianghu big brother is just like before.