Someone once said that Ekin Cheng could have become popular as Andy Lau, why did he suddenly become popular later? It's not that he doesn't want to be popular anymore.
Around the turn of the millennium, the ace IP Crazy Boy series led by Wang Jing, after filming the sixth "Winner is King", the cost is getting bigger and bigger, and the box office is getting lower and lower.
confronted Andy Lau twice, namely "The Battle of the Top of the Forbidden City" and "Dark War 2", the top of the Forbidden City played the ruthless and soft heart of Ximen Blowing Snow, which is so handsome that it is scum.
The title of Dawn's facial paralysis should also be given to him. Whether it is the market box office performance, ** evaluation, or the evaluation of acting skills in the industry, Ekin Cheng was completely blown up by Andy Lau.
He may not be able to express the complex emotions of the characters through the changes in his eyes and facial expressions. Andy Lau has always been criticized for only being handsome and having no acting skills, but Ekin Cheng was set off by Ekin Cheng for his good acting skills and pleasing to the audience.
starred in "The Legend of Shushan" in 2001, and the entire cast lineup was invincible, Zhang Baizhi, Gu Tianle, Zhang Ziyi, Wu Jing, all of whom were popular figures. invested 8000w, and finally won a total of 3000w box office in Hong Kong and mainland China, and lost money to grandma's house.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the "double-sided seizure" incident occurred at the same time, Ekin Cheng got rid of his bad girlfriend Shao Meiqi, which led to a flood of bad reviews and constant scolding, and he confirmed the title of scumbag, which basically couldn't be mixed.
In the next few years, Ekin Cheng also worked hard to make a comeback, taking advantage of the time when Nicholas Tse, who was cool but younger with the same type of long hair, was forced to fade out because of the top bag case, and even changed his image, cut off his long hair, and went to make some small-scale comedies, and even movies that were not the main coffee.
For example, Miriam Yang's "Anna and Wulin", Zhao Wei's "Concocted Girlfriend", and Twins' "A Thousand Machine Changes", the box office is average.
There have always been film works, and they have never been able to make a big splash.
The next few heavyweights who cooperated with other big names, "Two Heroes" partnered by Liming, and "Three Forks" partnered by Aaron Kwok and Wu Yanzu partnered had a good box office, but the market praise did not come to Zheng Yi's turn, and they were all stolen the limelight by the other party. "Fengyun 2", which fried cold rice with childhood memories, was not a big hit.
After a few years, the market did not improve, and it was completely abandoned by capital.
Later, he actually played a supporting role for Yu Wenle, which was filming "The First Commandment", which was a complete price drop, and he couldn't get up anymore. (What grade is Shawn Yue, you give him a supporting role.) Of course, it's not enough to fight, but to say that playing games at home all day long like fans bragged, I don't believe it.
In the entertainment industry, Huohong relies on life, people, works, and personal efforts. Counting it up, Imian Hong Kong's small production of bad films has been filmed and has not stopped, but they are all works that have little influence, which are less than the top and more than the bottom.
The status of the film industry is somewhat similar to that of Hollywood's Nicolas Cage. To be fair and impartial, Ekin Cheng did have the momentum of approaching Andy Lau at his peak. At that time, the two fans tore each other apart, and it was rumored that the two had a discord, Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng also went to TVB to clarify that there was no conflict between them.
Since the 80s, "Fengyun", which won the box office championship in addition to the first double Monday success, although Aaron Kwok was the most popular, but then Ekin Cheng supported the box office of "Chinese Heroes", and the digital special effects resources of Hong Kong films are ready to be given to Ekin Cheng. It's a pity that the loss of "The Legend of Shushan" in the back was too fierce, and I didn't catch it in one breath. The Legend of Shushan should be a watershed moment for Ekin Cheng's costume magic films, and no one has asked him to make movies of the same genre since then.
The problem with "The Legend of Shu Mountain" is that he is a magic drama blockbuster, but the second half completely puts aside the plot and puts all the scenes on Ekin Cheng and Cecilia Cheung falling in love.
The plot pulls the hips, and the star coffee position is strong. If the plot of Gu Tianle Lin Xilei's blackening is filmed and the story is filmed completely, it should be very good-looking. But in that case, Ekin Cheng and Cecilia Cheung are not the protagonists.
Speaking of Ekin Cheng, he has a face with a sense of mystery and storytelling, but as the story unfolds, you will find that his personality is no different from ordinary people. Alas, it's not more than an hour.
In other words, he lacks the divinity that a big man should have. Wang Jing has been looking for him for a period of time to make cameos in various legendary characters (Li Xunhuan, Chen Jinnan, who will be over after one episode), which is very right. In addition, his whole person is too relaxed, neither bitter and hateful, nor affectionate, and he can't play many roles.
This reflects a problem, this guy has never polished his acting skills at all. From the storm dominating the world, Chinese heroes, the legend of Shushan, the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City, and thousands of changes, Ekin Cheng is the starring role, these roles are all very in line with Ekin Cheng's character background, and his appearance and temperament are very suitable for fantasy Xianxia style movies.
His face is expressionless, although he has no sword in his hand, he dares to sweep away thousands of troops!
Therefore, he played some comic roles, and when comic movies declined, Ekin Cheng's movie road naturally would not work.
He is the kind of desireless in the movie, too free of conflict and drama. Wouldn't it be best if it was the same in the real world??? Of course, the most fundamental reason is that he gradually lost his box office appeal.
The entertainment industry is a vanity fair, no one doesn't want to be popular, some people are very obvious and don't care, and some people are relatively indifferent.
Hong Kong directors once said that if you play a big name, have a bad temper, have a big heart, etc., it is not a big problem, as long as the movie has a box office, it is useless if you are good without a box office. Of course, any character problems will also affect the box office. But the box office is always the most important thing.
Red looks at fate for a while, and red must make efforts beyond ordinary people for a lifetime. You might as well substitute for his role, after becoming popular with the old boy, the film appointments continue, the singing career is rising again, and you don't spend money indiscriminately, once the opportunity passes, do you still have the heart to continue to fight forward?
The level of effort will determine the longevity of your career. So it's not that Ekin Cheng doesn't want to be popular, but the continuous efforts of the day after tomorrow have not kept up.
Fortunately, Ekin Cheng is old enough, and Chen Guangrong has grabbed a lot of classic songs composed for him.
Even if he doesn't act in movies, he can still live a rounder life than most people. Now Ekin Cheng is rich, idle and beautiful (his figure is maintained very well), he has a beautiful wife, he is not as famous as before, he still has fans, and he is healthy. How many people can't envy this happiness? In just a few years, the peak period tops others for a lifetime.
Back to the topic, Ekin Cheng is not popular, what does it matter. We like to listen to his songs, that's enough.