After Wu Mengda, another Hong Kong film gold supporting actor left

The author of this article is a contributor @Grass Fu

Life is much harder than movies

This year, againA year overshadowed by the Hong Kong film industry…

Although the argument that "Hong Kong cinema is dead" has been passed down for many years, we have never forgotten or forgotten Hong Kong cinema.

We still love and believe in it because it once brightened the lives of many people and still shines in memory.

In fact, a large part of our nostalgia and nostalgia for Hong Kong films comes from those outstanding Hong Kong filmmakers, butTime is silent and fate is impermanent. Now it may really be time to wave goodbye to them slowly…

From the beginning of the new year to the present, every month we are losing a Hong Kong filmmaker who has been with us for a long time. January isLi XiangqinFebruary isWu MengdaAnd this month we lostLiao Qizhi…

It may not be as memorable as Wu Mengda’s name, but when you see Liao Qizhi’s face, you will definitely think of some movies or scenes, even if you can’t even name the movie or drama.

He is like Wu MengdaShine in the world of supporting rolesOne is a comedy and the other is a police and gangster film, each of which shines brightly in the two most important genres of Hong Kong cinema.

Wu Zhenyu, a representative of the acting school in the Hong Kong film, originally said, "I have indeed acted in some bad movies, but I have not played bad roles." If this sentence is placed on Uncle Zhi,It’s true that he hasn’t played many male protagonists, but his roles are always memorable…

We generally divide the protagonist, supporting role and even the dragon set according to the number of scenes, but acting is never determined by the number of scenes. Liao Qizhi is like thisThere are gold supporting actors who shine every time they are hot, and they have been "hidden" in the corner since they entered the industry, but they will never be buried.

He took two exams before he finally entered the 8th Wireless Artists Training Class (1979), and was a classmate of Tang Zhenye. Unlike Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung, who also came from the training class, even if they had a short supporting role, they soon got the opportunity to be promoted to the male lead, and have been the male lead ever since.

Liao Qizhi, who is limited by appearance, is not so smooth as an actor.He has always been a supporting actor, but Liao Qizhi has played every role and every scene he can capture to the fullest extent, and even a few minutes of footage are impressive and memorable.

The first opportunity he seized was a relic in the history of Hong Kong cinema –"The Cage People."(1993), the film is unique in Hong Kong cinema with its smooth long-shot scheduling and rare realistic care in a narrow space.

The lively performances of professional and non-professional actors are an important support for the film. Liao Qizhi plays a role in helping the landlord of a cage house collect rentPeople with Intellectual Disabilities…

It is said that playing mentally retarded and mentally ill people is easy to win awards. It is indeed because such special characters are easy to play acting skills. There are also many people who have played such roles in Hong Kong movies (including Chow Yun-fat and Zheng Zeshi), but Liao Qizhi also performed his own style. From his demeanor to his actions, he portrayed a timid and playful mentally retarded adult who is like a child but who is sad and pitiful.

One of the designs was that when he saw everyone drinking Baijiu, he also stole it but couldn’t drink it, so he yelled at the wine and called it "scare" wine; when the cage house was finally demolished, he held the wine bottle and yelled at the police, expressing the nervousness and fear of such a person.

Even if there are such eye-catching scenes as Qiao Hong, Gu Feng and Liu Xun in this movie, Liao Qizhi still gets it by strength1993 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor…

There are many more such wonderful performance details, such as the later praisedInfernal Affairs 2In the scene after the murder, the backstage is burying the body, he slowlyHe took out his harmonica and leaned against the car and played the song "Friendship is Forever".The sense of exhaustion and desolation that people are intriguing in the rivers and lakes is instantly sublimated, and the charm is comparable to Cai Qin’s singing in the first installment.

And this harmonica design is not the director’s arrangement, it isLiao Qizhi proposed at the sceneTherefore, the director made two versions, and finally adopted this version, which achieved this classic scene.

A good actor is one who can put it away. The emotions of "Infernal Affairs 2" are collected from the inside."Kill the Wolf"The classic noodle-eating drama in China is a textbook for performing freely.

Knowing that his good brother Ren Dahua had cancer, he only looked up slightly and asked, "Where is it?" After learning that it was in his head, he continued to eat noodles, and pretended to say casually, "Then there is a doctor." He kept eating noodles, even picking out the residue from the plate.Eat to hide your inner panic and grief…

After Ren Dahua left, he was silent for a while, and suddenly smashed the coffee cup on the table, like throwing a boulder into the lake. All the suppressed emotions in front of him were instantly released, and the tension was full.

This paragraph can be juxtaposed with Liu Ruoying eating roast duck in "A World Without Thieves", which is a great example of how to create a character by eating.

In addition, at the end of "Kill the Wolf", Liao Qizhi is inPhone booth to make a callThe scene of asking about the condition of the old father (there is a gap between father and son) was also praised by fans. Fixed camera, fixed camera, few words and small movements, all sadness, regret and regret are in the subtle eyes.

In addition to "Caged People", "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Kill the Wolf", Liao Qizhi later cooperated with director Lin Chaoxian"The Witness," "The Informer," "The Reverse."And in previous years"Peerless."They are all outstanding representatives of supporting roles.

Looking back at the supporting roles Liao Qizhi played, there were decent and villains, but he did it allThousands of people and thousands of facesIn a new role, it is always a new state.

We have cooperated many times.Nicholas TseHe also praised him and said, "Seniors like him can always bring others into the play unknowingly. For example, if I am accidentally distracted, he can bring me back to the scene with a single dialogue. AndEvery performance he performs is so different.It gave me a lot of new impact on my acting skills. "

He also said when he received the Academy AwardI hope to be nominated for the Best Newcomer Award next yearBecause I hope I can always feel new.

The interview was asked how to maintain this "newcomer status"As a professional actor, you receive other people’s salaries, and when you go to work, you have to let the audience watch it. He thinks the ticket money he gives is reasonable. If you are willing to be responsible, you will be very meticulous in your daily work."

In fact, it is dedication, because respecting this profession, the audience, and their own role makes them willing to polish in this way, and strive to do their best no matter how many scenes they play.

This is a veryUnpretentious old-school actor spiritBut it is very precious. Many filmmakers of that generation in Hong Kong have taken this attitude to work. This may have been the essence of the glory of Hong Kong movies back then, but in the current entertainment industry, such a spirit is rare, so we miss these old actors even more.

Not only acting, but also being a person. Uncle Zhi is also a very simple and easy-going person in life, who values affection and righteousness.JohnnieWhen he heard the news of Uncle Zhi’s departure, he also regretted, "Liao Qizhi is a very good actor, not only professional in filming, but also excellent in acting, and thoughtful in life.He is a good actor and a role model for Hong Kong filmmakers"…"

In his life, there are no lacy news of the entertainment industry, except for filming and family. During the acting training class, he met a significant otherChen Miner…

After 9 years of long-distance running, the two married and had three children, but it was heartbreaking that the youngest son suffered from cancer at the age of three. Liao Qizhi still lost his beloved son while desperately filming to make money while taking care of his son.

At the 28th Hong Kong Academy Awards, he held the trophy in his hand and looked into the distance with tears in his eyes, raised the trophy to thank his family and called out his son’s name: "Nono, although you are not by my side today, I knowYou and I share this award"…"

This fatherly love and missing, the people present couldn’t help but feel emotional when they heard it.

The son’s departure was a great blow to Uncle Zhi’s family. His wife later suffered from depression, and Uncle Zhi continued to work while patiently accompanying and taking care of his wife.

Seemingly strong, it is actually deeper in the heart than the sea. Huo Jianhua recalled in Lu Yu’s appointment that the actors he worked with first talked about a small matter about Uncle Zhi. "I asked him how to act before, and he said you don’t need it, youJust do a good job., be a good person. "

"He is very simple and has no assistant. He carries a bag and wears a walkman to listen to things every day. One day, he shoots for more than 20 hours. He is very old but has been falling on that ice.Uncle Zhi, what do you listen to every morning? He talks about the poems his children sing."

Love family, love movies, treat life and work seriously and humbly,Only by being a good person can you make a good showThis is the wisdom that Uncle Zhi left us.

Thank you Uncle Zhi, thank you actor Liao Qizhi, and miss all those Hong Kong filmmakers who used to make movies seriously, and thank them for the touching memories they left us.

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