The actors in the 1981 version of "Fearless Fearless" have a huge gap in destiny today. Some people have become superstars, while others have gone to jail.

丨This article first appeared in Pippi Films

?In 1981, Asia Television’s predecessor, Hong Kong Li TV, launched the 20-episode TV series "Heroes" written by Zhang Huabiao and produced and directed by Xu Xiaoming Fearless".

The play was introduced to the mainland in 1984. After it was first broadcast on Guangdong TV Station, it was broadcast on CCTV and various local stations.

Due to the excellent production of the drama, every time it was broadcast, it was sold out and the ratings were extremely high, and it soon became popular all over the country.

At that time, televisions were not very popular in our mainland. Whenever "Fearless Fearless" was played, several families would often gather together to watch it. The lively atmosphere became unforgettable for a generation. memory.

The "Huo Yuanjia" series is divided into three parts. Later, "Chen Zhen" and "Huo Dongge" were released, both of which were very popular.

The broadcast of the three series also triggered a cultural craze for kung fu and martial arts in our mainland and promoted the popularity of Cantonese.

Huang Yuanshen, who plays the protagonist Fearless in the film, has a tall image and has become synonymous with "chivalry"

However, when Huang Yuanshen was at the peak of his career in the 1980s, Retreat bravely from the rapids.

Over the past thirty years, the other leading actors have also experienced ups and downs in their own lives, performing their own legends.

Some of them have passed away; some are still active in the entertainment industry and are shining brightly; some are even in jail. The unpredictable nature of life is really difficult to predict.

Huang Yuanshen was born in Chongqing in 1948 in Shanghai. He later moved to Hong Kong with his parents and lived in Tiu Keng Ling, Kowloon.

Since there are 5 younger brothers and sisters in the family, Huang Yuanshen is the eldest brother. He had to shoulder the burden of the family at a very young age and worked many jobs.

He once joked: They say there are seventy-two lines, but I have already achieved seventy-three lines!

When Huang Yuan Shen was 12 years old, he studied Wing Chun under Ip Man and was Bruce Lee's younger brother. Later, he also learned Hong Kong boxing, karate and other skills.

In 1971, Huang Yuanshen entered Shaw Brothers' wireless film and television artist training class and officially entered the television industry in 1972.

Although he officially retired in 1988, he has participated in more than 30 TV series and 5 movies in the past 16 years, which shows his abundant output.

When Huang Yuan-shen was filming "Dragon and Tiger Fight in Border Town" in 1984, he met Lin Guoxiong, who had converted to Buddhism, and became interested in Buddhism.

Although he was already married and had a son and a daughter, he still became enlightened and formally became a monk in 1989. He worshiped Master Shengyi as his disciple and his name was extended.

Although he returned to secular life and immigrated to the United States in 2005, and later moved to the mainland, he converted to Buddhism and practiced at home. He had long been indifferent to fame and fortune, even at the 25th anniversary gathering of Huo Yuanjia on December 19, 2006. He also refused to show up at the event.

Bruce Leung, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Ti Lung were once known as the "Four Little Dragons" in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

His martial arts skills are extremely high. He has participated in Hong Kong fighting competitions three times, winning two championships and one runner-up. He has participated in countless street fights.

In 1972, he was spotted by Wu Siyuan during a fight on the street and entered the entertainment industry. Like Huang Yuanshen, he was active until 1988.

It is said that because he said some patriotic words when attending an event in the mainland, he was banned by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan. For a while, he could no longer get any roles in Hong Kong, so he had to retire.

This retreat lasted for 15 years. It was not until Stephen Chow filmed "Kung Fu" in 2003 that he came back to play the role of the villain in the film, and Liang Xiaolong's acting career entered its second spring.

Today, Bruce Leung is still active in the film industry and has made guest appearances in some movies.

Playing the role of Huo Yuanjia’s father, Huo Endi, is Dong Piao, a highly respected person in the industry.

Uncle Biao was born in Yee Wo Stables and has been associated with horses all his life. He learned to ride horses at the age of 8. In the 1950s, he became the first professional jockey in Hong Kong. He also trained the famous horse "Speak for Justice".

He became a horse critic for Leeds TV in 1967, but in 1971, due to the suspension of broadcasting in Marseille, he switched to the film and television industry. He has appeared in 18 TV series and more than 50 movies.

After retiring in 1999, he died in 2006.

Michelle plays the heroine Zhao Qiannan in the play. She is actually a fictional character, but she has become the most familiar character to mainland audiences.

Michelle is also a TVB artist, debuting in 1975 and starring in "Upstairs, Downstairs".

He has performed outstandingly in famous dramas such as "Thunder in the Ancient Capital of Earth's Kindness", "Travel to the Tiger Mountain Again", and "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword".

Unlike several other protagonists, although she is 65 years old, she is still active, radiant and productive.

She just played the role of Long Yingxue in "Forensic Pioneer IV" which was aired in February. She also participated in the recent hit online "The Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red".

He has 4 more dramas confirmed in the future that will be broadcast, among which "I Have a Date with Spring" starring her and directed by Gao Zhisen has attracted much attention.

Tan Rongjie plays Liu Zhensheng, Huo Yuanjia’s disciple, in the play. He is a real figure in history and a character that runs through the three series.

Tan Rongjie debuted in 1979. In addition to the "Huo Yuanjia" series, he has also appeared in classic dramas such as "Once Upon a Time in Youth", "Travel to the Tiger Mountain Again", "Heroes of China" and other classic dramas set.

He was active in the film and television industry until 2002, and is currently said to be doing business in Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Cao Dahua plays Liu Zhensheng's uncle Liu Quan, who was an escort and was later beaten to death by Long Haisheng.

Cao Dahua made his debut in 1931 and is an actor of Shanghai Yueming Film Company.

Later he came to Hong Kong and played the role of Long Jianfei in "The Palm of the Tathagata"; he was the eldest disciple Liang Kuan in the Kwan Tak-hsing version of the "Once Upon a Time" series; and he was also the first Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" .

Died of illness in the UK in 2007 at the age of 91.

Director Xu Xiaoming also guest-starred in the play as the "one-armed old man" Cheng Tianxiao, who was Chen Zhen's first master and a character who met a miserable end.

Tsui Siu Ming is a well-known director in the Hong Kong film and television industry. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 9. He is so good at martial arts that he does not need a stunt double in filming. He is the master of martial arts director Lin Di'an.

In addition to the carefully created "Fearless" series, he has also directed "Love from the Earth", "Travel to Tiger Mountain Again"; "Kapok Kasaya", "The Mirage", and "The King's Armor" Such a movie classic.

Nowadays, he has few works published, but he has always been shining in the film industry.

The Japanese female spy Wang Xiuzhi (real name Tanaka Sakurako) played by Wei Qiuhua is a more masculine character in the play than the heroine Zhao Qian.

Although Wang Xiuzhi is a tragic figure, her unique temperament of being cold on the outside and hot on the inside is more lovable than Zhao Qiannan.

"Xiuzhi hair" once became a popular hairstyle among girls in the 1980s.

When she participated in "The Hero Fearless", Wei Qiuhua was at the low ebb of her career, so she was unable to get the heroine and could only be a "second-hand actress".

But soon she got the opportunity to star in the heroine of "Love and Enmity" and was listed as one of the top ten film and television stars by "Overseas Chinese Daily".

In the 1995 Louis Koo version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", her role as Huang Rong was also very popular.

Later, he was active until 2006, starring in the movie "Don't Lose Your Youth", but is currently in a state of retirement.

Lai Han-chi plays the hated villain Long Haisheng in the play. He looks gentle but is a vicious and cunning person.

Lai Han-chi's outstanding performance made this character hated by the audience, but he himself is an actor who can understand both the positive and negative characters.

Due to his wide acting career, he appeared in more than 60 TV series and 18 movies, and was active until 2005.

Died of acute pneumonia on June 14, 2013, at the age of 62.

Finally, let’s talk about Yang Jiaan, who plays Lu Daan.

Lu Daan is an inconspicuous and funny little character in the play. Although he is Huo Yuanjia's apprentice, he is a scumbag with a combat power of only 5.

However, he survived the trilogy of this series, which is also very interesting.

Yang Jiaan himself is much more legendary than his character. He quit the film and television industry in the late 1980s and entered the business world.

On November 30, 2002, a murder occurred at Luk Yu Teahouse in Central, Hong Kong. Businessman Lam Han-liet was shot and killed by a professional killer.

Soon, eight people, including the purchasers and perpetrators, were arrested in Shenzhen. Yang Jiaan was among them and was one of the masterminds.

Later, Yang Jiaan was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court and deprived of political rights for life. From 2013 to 2016, his sentence was commuted twice due to good behavior, but he is still in prison.

The fate of life often depends on one's own choices. For example, Huang Yuan-shen chose to live in seclusion and became extraordinary; Yang Jia'an chose to take risks and had to pay the price; and Stephen Chow, the supporting actor in the play, worked conscientiously and eventually became a generation. Superstar.

Therefore, people still have to follow their own path, one step at a time, and every choice must be carefully considered.

Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Hot-Blooded Danxin

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