In 1991, Tsui Hark filmed "Smiling Proud Jianghu", because Dongfang Undefeated insisted on choosing Lin Qingxia to play and Jin Yong, the two no longer cooperated, so Tsui Hark found another martial arts ** Wo Longsheng to cooperate, and adapted his ** "Crane Divine Needle" into a movie.
In 1993, "New Crane Needle" was released, with a humorous style, magical lines, and an all-star lineup, which made many fans shine.
Now that 30 years have passed, when I look back at this movie again, I find that there are many familiar actors, and their current situation has changed a lot...
Blue Fluttershy (Kwan Zhilin).
Bright eyes and bright teeth, looking peerless, holding a pipa in his arms, full of charms, growing up with hatred, there is almost no smile in the whole film.
There are two little female dolls in Hong Kong who are the most reincarnated, one is the rich second generation Wu Qili, and the other is the second generation of stars Guan Zhilin", this sentence has been circulated in the Hong Kong film industry.
Guan Zhilin, born in a family of artists, his father is actor Guan Shan, and his mother is movie star Zhang Bingqian, under the influence of his parents, Guan Zhilin debuted as an actor at the age of 20, and soon became popular because of the movie "Headhunter", becoming a new generation of jade girls in Hong Kong, known as "the first beauty in Hong Kong".
Her celebrity bosses are pursued, and there are countless rich sons and brothers.
Andy Lau once said that Guan Zhilin was the woman he wanted to marry the most in his life, and Huang Zhan called Guan Zhilin a stunner in the world.
There is no shortage of excellent men around Guan Zhilin, and there have been countless scandals since her debut, and at the same time, she ruined her reputation because of the scandals, from being sought after by tens of thousands of people to being discredited.
In 1982, Guan Zhilin married Wang Guojing, a wealthy businessman who was 16 years older than her, and the two registered their marriage in Las Vegas.
Since then, Guan Zhilin has had scandals with the rich young Liu Luanxiong, the male model Huang Jianuo, the wealthy businessman Chen Taiming, Ma Qingwei, etc., and admitted in 2015 that he had been married to Chen Taiming and had divorced.
Guan Zhilin and Chen Taiming.
Guan Zhilin, who is over the age of six, has not remarried since returning to singleness, and has also given fans New Year's greetings on the New Year in 2024, which is well maintained and younger than her peers.
Yiyangzi (played by Liu Songren).
The head of the Diancang faction, the master of the male protagonist Ma Junwu, is good at using a soft sword.
Liu Songren, graduated from the fifth artist training class of Yingsheng TV Station in Hong Kong Li, joined wireless in 1976, and his appearance is not particularly handsome, but as long as he stands in front of the camera, especially in costume dramas, he will naturally bring out his chic temperament, and be good at playing some chivalrous and cold chivalrous.
He has a wide range of plays, his roles are both good and evil, he can play a chivalrous and courageous decency, he can play a ruthless villain, and he has played many soul characters in film and television dramas, and he is known to the audience.
Zhang Danfeng in "Pingxia Film", Zhu Wuzhi in "The First in the World", Yan Beifei in "Sword Roaring Jianghu", Ding Peng in "Sword God", Guan Yulou in "Eight Heroes", Kangxi in "Step by Step", and so on.
Stills from "No. 1 in the World".
Liu Songren in life is like a lone ranger in film and television dramas, with a withdrawn personality, shy personality, few words on weekdays, never participates in any entertainment, and does not chat with people at work, only in the play can he feel his unreserved enthusiasm, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is a "weirdo".
In terms of feelings, Liu Songren co-starred with Zhao Yazhi as a couple during the filming of "Sword God" in 1979, and there was a scandal between the two after the filming, ** It has been reported that Liu Songren has a crush on Zhao Yazhi, but Zhao Yazhi was already married at that time.
Zhao Yazhi divorced in 1982, and just when the outside world thought that the two had a play, Liu Songren did not confess for a long time.
In 1992, when Liu Songren took a plane, he met Su Jiayan, a flight attendant who was 20 years younger than him, and the two quickly established a relationship at first sight and formed a family, and they have never had children after marriage.
In February 2024, 74-year-old Liu Songren announced that he would officially retire from filming and would no longer take on dramas.
Ma Junwu (Tony Leung).
The male protagonist of the movie, the ** of the Diancang faction, is not bad at martial arts, he followed his master to participate in the martial arts conference, and then he was chased by Tianlongmen, and was rescued by Bai Yunfei who rode a crane, and his strength increased greatly after practicing the Five Elements Lost Steps.
Tony Leung, who worked as a newsboy, an accountant, and a handyman before being an actor, was accidentally selected when he accompanied Stephen Chow to participate in a wireless interview in the early 80s, and since then he has entered the entertainment industry as an actor.
In 1984, Tony Leung became famous in Hong Kong after starring in Wei Xiaobao in Jin Yong's drama "The Legend of Deer and Ding", and became famous for "Senior Brother Xinzha" and gained a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.
Stills from "The Legend of Deer and Ding".
From 1985 to 1989, Tony Leung successively filmed a number of martial arts-themed film and television works "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", "Peerless Double Pride", "Chivalrous Journey", etc., and gradually became a first-line star in Hong Kong.
Since then, Tony Leung has continued to make film appointments, "The True Story of A Fei", "In the Mood for Love", "Lust and Caution", "Red Cliff", "The Grandmaster" and so on.
He has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor 3 times and the Academy Award for Best Actor 5 times.
After decades of ups and downs, Tony Leung has gained enough fame, fortune and status as an actor.
Emotionally, Tony Leung has had many romances and scandals.
In 1983, he met Zeng Huaqian during the filming of "43 Space Shuttle", Tony Leung fell in love with Zeng Huaqian at first sight, and then pursued her crazy, and finally became a couple, the two dated for 6 years, in these 6 years, the two people with strong personalities often quarreled, and they experienced three breakups because they couldn't let go of each other's feelings.
In 1989, the two broke up completely and announced that they would never get back together.
During his relationship with Zeng Huaqian, Tony Leung also had an affair with Li Meixian, and finally broke up under pressure from the outside world.
Soon after breaking up with Zeng Huaqian, Tony Leung and Carina Lau fell in love, and in July 2008, the two entered the palace of marriage.
Today, Tony Leung has settled in Japan, Carina Lau lives in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and the two get together less and leave more in a year.
Cao Xiong (Zhang Tielin).
The hypocrite with a deep heart began to work hard without going into the stream, and after swallowing half of the secret of returning to the yuan, his physical body reached the realm of King Kong not being bad and endless, and he is the villain in the film.
Playing Cao Xiong is Zhang Tielin, an actor who is very familiar to the audience, became popular in 1998 with Qiong Yao's drama "Huanzhu Gege", and has since taken over a number of "emperor" roles, and is known as the "emperor's professional household".
Emotionally, Zhang Tielin is the same as the "emperor" in the play, with excellent female popularity and rich feelings.
In 1978, Zhang Tielin was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, and when he was young, he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, ** fair-skinned, and elegant conversation, which was deeply liked by girls of that era.
During his time at school, Zhang Tielin fell in love with the beautiful school girl Shen Danping, and was favored by Shen Danping under his pursuit, and the two fell in love and became the golden boy and girl in the eyes of outsiders.
This relationship lasted until the eve of graduation, when Shen Danping proposed to break up after discovering Zhang Tielin's distracting behavior.
After entering the showbiz, Zhang Tielin and Gong Xue had a scandal, and this relationship ended after Gong Xue was exposed to negative news.
After separating from Gong Xue, Zhang Tielin met Deng Xing, a rich girl from a prominent family, Deng Xing's family resources were of great help to Zhang Tielin's actor career, relying on the help of his girlfriend, Zhang Tielin continued to make appointments and developed very well, but this relationship was also fruitless.
In the 80s, when the boom of going abroad came, Zhang Tielin went abroad to study, married a British girl, became a British citizen, and the two had a daughter after marriage.
Zhang Tielin and his daughter.
After returning to China, Zhang Tielin's heart did not change, first he fell in love with actor Hou Junjie, and faced Bo Gonggong because of the issue of whether his daughter had child support.
Then he fought with college student Zi Xiaomin for the custody of his son, and fell in love with Hui actress Fatimah Yaqi.
changed his nationality, became a living Buddha, sold calligraphy and paintings, and Zhang Tielin in his later years lost his popularity step by step.
Zhang Tielin has always been criticized by the outside world for changing his nationality, and his friends made fun of him, he once explained more than once in interviews and when he did the show, and changed his nationality after going abroad in order to better serve China.
In October 2015, at a grand ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Zhang Tielin was named a living Buddha by His Holiness the Buddha, and the Buddha name was "Baima Qupei".
The sealing ceremony caused a lot after the viral spread on the Internet, many Buddhist professionals came forward to fight fakes, Zhang Tielin's "living Buddha" became the target of group ridicule, now 66-year-old Zhang Tielin rarely filmed, his hair has turned gray, after the online live broadcast sold goods brought a wave of dividends, Zhang Tielin once hung his own calligraphy and paintings on the Internet for sale, a handwritten "Fu" word sold for thousands of yuan, paintings can be sold for 100,000, million.
Bai Yunfei (Anita Mui).
The princess of the previous dynasty, dressed in white, was full of heroism, holding a bamboo Xiao in her hand, riding a crane, elegant and free.
In 1982, she won the first Hong Kong Rookie Singing Contest with a song "The Season of the Wind" and signed with Huaxing Records and officially joined the music scene.
Anita Mui's life is only 40 years, but her status in the Hong Kong music and film industry is unparalleled, she is the founder of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association, the first female president, she has promoted Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok, and won the "Most Popular Female Singer" award in Hong Kong's top ten golden songs for five consecutive years.
She is the "Four Actresses", won the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene, the "Golden Needle Award", participated in the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV in the mainland, and is the first Hong Kong singer to win the National ** Artistic Achievement Award in China.
In terms of career achievements, Anita Mui is complete, but Anita Mui, who has no regrets on the stage, also has an unfulfilled wish, that is, to put on a wedding dress and marry her beloved.
There have been many relationships that have ended without a problem, and the separation from Zhao Wenzhuo has made many people uneasy.
In November 2003, Anita Mui, who was suffering from cancer, held her last concert in the Red Pavilion in a wedding dress, and the fans saw her most beautiful.
In December of the same year, Anita Mui died of illness at the age of 40.
Lan Haiping (played by Xu Shaoqiang).
Wulinqiren, unfathomable cultivation, Lan Xiaodie's father, raised the princess to grow up, and came back to life after absorbing half of the Guiyuan cheats.
Xu Shaoqiang, because after running through the trick in "One-armed Knife" starring Wang Yu, he completely fell in love with the profession of actor, and was admitted to the actor training class of Shaw Brothers at the age of 18, and became an actor after graduation.
Since 1967, Xu Shaoqiang has been making cameos in film and television dramas, playing tricks, and has been unknown until 10 years later, when the opportunity came, in 1977, he received 3 TV series and 8 movie opportunities in one year, and began to become famous with the TV series "Big Husband".
After that, Xu Shaoqiang's fate began to take a turn.
has successively filmed "Silkworm Transformation", "The Sword of the Third Young Master", "The Top of the Forbidden City", "Meteor Butterfly Sword", "Ma Yongzhen", "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and other works, and the role of Zao Wou-Ki in Stephen Chow's movie "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier" impressed the audience with internal strength.
At this time, Xu Shaoqiang was infinitely beautiful, and was scrambled by major TV companies, and was later signed by Li's TV, according to rumors, Li's TV sent director Mai Dangxiong's younger brother Mai Dangjie to "protect" Xu Shaoqiang with several strong martial artists, and waited for him to film to avoid being robbed.
In the 80s, Xu Shaoqiang's career began to decline, and at this time, Gu Long founded the "Baolong Film Company" and invited Xu Shaoqiang to join, both of them have a hobby of drinking, so one writes martial arts, the other plays martial arts, and has cooperated for many years.
Emotionally, Xu Shaoqiang once coaxed Sydney's trust with rhetoric, knowing that he had a family, regardless of everyone's dissuasion, he gave birth to a son and a daughter for him before the age of 20, and then Xu Shaoqiang did not register his marriage with Sydney on the grounds that he did not bring a divorce certificate, and Sydney, who was repeatedly deceived, took his children to live abroad.
Today's Xu Shaoqiang is still filming, the children raised by Sydney have grown up, his son Xu Weidong has become an actor and has cooperated with Xu Shaoqiang to make movies, and his daughter Xu Yingkun was the champion of the 2011 Miss Vancouver Chinese finals and is now an actor.
The father and daughter often get together, and the son and daughter look very similar to Xu Shaoqiang.
Abbot of the Great Power Temple (played by Liu Xun).
Growing a beard is loyalty, and not having a beard is a traitor."
In film and television works, Liu Xun's characters are both good and evil, and the audience mostly distinguishes his loyalty and traitor by having a beard and no beard.
Pudu Cihang in "A Chinese Ghost Story", Jia Gonggong in "New Dragon Gate Inn", Xiang Wentian in "Smiling Proud Jianghu 2: Undefeated in the East", Huang Qiying in "Huang Feihong", the eunuch Li Lianying in "Jiupin Sesame Official", and so on.
In 2023, 84-year-old Liu Xun is still filming and starred in the movie "When the Wind Rises Again".
Su Penghai (Wu Qihua).
The master of Tianlongmen, the people in the rivers and lakes are very afraid of him, and he is good at using a whirling knife, which can manipulate poisonous bats, and was later killed by Cao Xiong.
Wu Qihua, graduated from TVB's 12th artist training class, became famous in the first decade of the last century, the roles are both good and evil, and most of the positive characters are white and handsome students, known as the "teacher killer".
The role of the opposite character in "Jiupin Sesame Official" is the role of the master Fang Tangjing, which impresses the audience.
After the Hong Kong film market went to a low point, Wu Qihua went to the mainland to develop, and in 2007, he married actor Shi Yoko, who was 21 years younger than him, and had a daughter after marriage, and in 2014, their marriage came to an end, and they did not remarry after the divorce.
Jade Flute Fairy (Liu Jinling).
A character with a variety of charms and frivolous manners.
Liu Jinling, the role that mainland audiences are most familiar with is the role of A Zhu in the 1997 version of the hit "Dragon Babu", smart and empathetic, and is the love of Qiao Feng's life.
In 2008, Liu Jinling quit the film and television industry, changed careers and sold insurance, and studied abroad for a master's degree in 2015, and has long been away from the entertainment industry.