Ten Years. Local Eggs
Just a month ago, I said goodbye to Wu Mengda. Today, I didn’t expect to say goodbye to another one of Hong Kong‘s most important supporting actor kings. Liao Qi Zhi died prematurely of stomach cancer at the age of 66, leaving behind many unfulfilled movie Dreams in his later years. The sad news was met with much regret. Wu Mengda and Liao Qizhi do have similarities, they are both wireless artists who have been working in the television industry for many years, and have left the nest to develop their skills to amaze the audience, and have shown their strengths in the film industry. But the difference is that when Wu Mengda passed away, his Life‘s merits and demerits are mixed, and we all generally understand that the appreciation of an actor, not necessarily equal to his person and character worthy of respect. However, Uncle Chi is a rare exception among Hong Kong actors, his departure, regardless of political views, both commercial circles and independent creators, are unanimous in expressing their grief. What we have lost is not just an actor, but a role model for people.
Liao Qizhi – an honest man recognized in the industry
Wu Mengda had a life of ups and downs, but after all, there were days of profligate scenery. But the impression is that Liao Qizhi really did not. As his appearance is ordinary and friendly, for more than 40 years in the film, Uncle Zhi has always been recognized as an honest man in the industry. The acting circle is full of opportunists who tend to follow the trend, but Uncle Chi is willing to leave the group and concentrate on acting. In the past, he has been an unknown supporting actor in television, and no one cares about him, that’s fine, but until recent years, several times in the movie premieres met Uncle Ji, he always looks like he wants to participate in the mentality, low-profile stand aside, will be exposed to the main characters, or newcomers to the film industry. Other people come to see the newspaper and take pictures, but he really comes to the premiere purely to be an audience. Although not a superstar, but in fact, Liao Qizhi has been the best supporting actor in two Golden Awards, than many star actors and actresses are much more scenic. Will not be worth for him, not because he is honest temperament, do not know how to get to the top, not enough motivation, but Liao Qi Zhi does not fight not greedy, really willing to have been living a dull life, is a supporting life, have done a few protagonists, but is not rich and noble. In order to make a living, on the one hand, he will take commercial blockbusters, played a lot of Weiwei feed burn money bad film, but on the other hand, will not count the film pay to participate in small capital production, take independent films. As an actor, making money after at least not bought by the entertainment line of fame and fortune, still have ambitions, but also do not forget their roots.
I heard that many audiences felt that Liao Qizhi could not afford his wife, Chan Man Yee, who joined the same class in the wireless training program, because Chan Man Yee was already a leading actress in the 80s, and the leading actor who played against her was either Andy Lau or Tony Leung. Liao Qizhi was regarded as more than one line lower. But in fact, day by day, we can see the people’s hearts, this year, the river is declining, the price of the stars have become defective, when many viewers and fans find themselves wasting their youth, the original entrusted to the wrong person, it was found that Liao too clear heart. The first Time I saw this was when I realized that Liao was too clear-headed.
Liao Qizhi’s life experience is full of ups and downs
In the early years of his life, he was always underestimated for his strength in television. His son died early of blood cancer and his wife suffered from depression. In reality, there are not many people who can do “the sky gives me poverty, sickness and hardship, smile to suffer”, and the role played by Liao Qi Zhi, no matter good or bad, whether it is grassroots The role played by Liao Qizhi, no matter the good guy or bad guy, whether it is the grassroots, ordinary little people, or the old and wicked, rich in emotion to come to a good and evil have a strong sense of reality, the depth of the rendering power, or, are honed since the bumpy road full of life experience. In his later years, he was already a veteran actor respected by everyone in the industry, and continued to support his Family with his own fame, as well as boosting local films that were in the doldrums. However, he was too young to die at the age of 66. When Uncle Chi passed away, most people talked about his recent performances in “Ten Years” and “Five Steps”, as well as the TV revolution he had started with Ricky Wong. He left behind a few posthumous works and unfinished film projects, which is an injustice to him.
Not TV savvy, the role played in the wireless era, frankly really do not remember. On the contrary, Uncle Chi acted in the film, but there are several roles, a few scenes, so I have been unforgettable. The pain, in “The Disciple” was cut off the hand scene naturally pain into the heart and lungs, but in fact more pain is “Fubert” in the seemingly numb to life and death of the mortuary “mechanic”, suddenly found The pain of the corpse to be dissected turns out to be his own loved ones. Another kind of pain is the pain of “Ten Years. Local Egg” uses an egg as a metaphor for the future of Hong Kong, leaving a warning to the younger generation as an old man/person who has passed away. Or, the opposite of this role, Liao Qizhi, in “City in Danger”, plays a “Hong Kong pig” who is wise to protect himself and loses his temper in his old age, teaching people “to keep a life is important, are kneeling first”. Under the city of danger to see the backbone, today kneeling low, a lifetime can not raise their heads, the role of the opposite in the film, although the actor has been immortalized, the afterglow is still there, as if the air slapped countless artists who had worked with him. The actor’s message does not represent the character of the actor himself, but when people mourn Uncle Ji, they praise him as a textbook actor, not without reason. I think acting comes second, the so-called teaching material, is its personality, is the example of teaching.
It is not difficult to win applause in life, but it is rare to die without booing and cursing. He never had a good time, he never had a good time, Liao Qizhi lived a poor life, but he also walked cleanly, without leaving a stain. Acting skills from life, achievement depends on personality. People without character, the actor has no righteousness, acting well but a big time, singing well but a song of the times, we have seen a lot of these days. But we all remember Liao Qizhi. One day, the era is far away, only the character can survive.
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