The Seven Little Blessings of Senior Brothers include: 1 Sammo Hung 2 Yuen Kui 3 Yuen Wah 4 Jackie Chan 5 Yuan Jun 6 Yuan De 7 Yuan Biao founded the "Chinese Drama Research Institute" in the year of Zhan Yuan. It's bluffing, but in terms of scale, it is only medium-sized among the many drama schools in Hong Kong. Moreover, the school building is dilapidated and the conditions are simple. Fortunately, the master did not mislead the students and taught seriously. Students become apprentices, learn arts, and sign life-and-death contracts in accordance with the rules of the old-style opera house. Once parents send their children to a drama school, they must completely rely on the guidance and care of the master during the contract period. At that time, the theater industry in Hong Kong had not yet been destroyed by movies, and there were still many audiences to support it, so a large number of opera actors were needed. Yu Zhanyuan saw this opportunity and opened a drama school. In the final analysis, it was just to solve his own livelihood problems. . "Seven Little Blessings" is a Peking Opera and a troupe, and it is also the collective name of Yu Zhanyuan's proud disciples. Many friends think that the "Seven Little Blessings" refers to seven people including Jackie Chan, but in fact there are more than just seven. It turned out that during a Peking Opera performance, Master Yu selected Yuan Long, Yuan Lou, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Hua, Yuan Wu and Yuan Tai as the protagonists of "Seven Little Fortunes" (Note: Jackie Chan's stage name at the time was Yuan Later, when Sammo Hung, who was five years older than Jackie Chan, agreed to start his career in the film industry, Jackie Chan took the name of Yuen Long. Because the performance was very successful, Yu Zhanyuan was chosen. Taking advantage of this, he formed a "Seven Little Blessings" theater troupe, which not only allowed the apprentices to gain more performance experience, but also earned some money. As the saying goes, "kill two birds with one stone". The "Seven Little Blessings" troupe has fourteen members. In addition to the seven people mentioned just now, there are also Yuan De, Yuan Jun, Yuan Bin, Yuan Zhen, Yuan Bao and others. But as time goes by, looking back at this group of brothers, Yuen Jun, Yuen Tai and Yuen Wu disappeared in the early 1980s; Yuen Zhen and Yuan Bao just stayed in the film industry and were unknown; while Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Hua, Yuan De, and Yuan Bin have become prominent figures in today's Hong Kong film industry. From this, the "Seven Little Blessings" in the eyes of the public have naturally been embodied in these seven people. Everyone on earth knows that the film achievements of Brother Jackie Chan are entirely reflected in action kung fu movies. In addition to being able to act in action scenes, the "Seven Little Fortunes" are all famous action directors. According to the author's incomplete statistics, the Hong Kong Film Awards have issued twenty Best Martial Arts Director trophies a year since its establishment, twelve of which fell into the hands of the "Seven Little Fortunes". The Best Action Director Award has been set up for eight times so far, but "Seven Little Fortunes" has won six times (Note: This includes the times it has won awards for collaborations with others, such as Cheng Xiaodong and Yuan Bin's "New Dragon Inn", "Starting a Family", It is not an exaggeration to say that the films that he co-produced with Tsao Rong, such as "The Brave Chef Star", account for more than half of Hong Kong's martial arts and kung fu films. As for why they are able to master the field of kung fu movies and become great masters of the generation, in the final analysis, it has to do with the fact that they were opera actors back then. Yu Zhanyuan was originally a martial artist in Peking Opera, and the apprentices he led also focused on martial arts or pure conduct. He had to be proficient in singing, chanting, sitting, fighting, and juggling. But when it comes to singing, only Jackie Chan in "Seven Little Blessings" Yu Zhanyuan only has lower requirements for a good voice, and must strive for excellence in other aspects. Later, in "The Miscellaneous Boy" starring Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao, the two practiced monkey boxing, with agile skills and lifelike facial expressions. The monkey look is the result of the "Seven Little Fortunes" co-starring in monkey plays such as "The Monkey King". In "Plan A", Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan pretended to be thieves and sang in a scene, and in "Heroes", Yuen Biao dressed up as a heroine and danced with a silver gun, which are the basic skills of opera actors. In addition, opera actors, like dancers, are particularly good at mastering the rhythm of body movements due to stage performances. When moving, the postures are graceful, prioritized, and well-proportioned. If they match the music and drumbeats, it can be called dance. This can be confirmed when Jackie Chan fights with foreign boxers accompanied by music in "Glass Bottle" - and precisely because of the special importance of rhythm to Kung Fu movies, it is not difficult for us to understand why Michelle Yeoh, Li Saifeng, Yang Lijing and even Zhang Ziyi, who were born in dance They can all quickly become a generational star.

In fact, "Seven Little Fortunes" became associated with martial arts and kung fu movies as early as their childhood. It turns out that Yu Zhanyuan's daughter Yu Suqiu was the most popular martial arts film actress in Hong Kong in the 1960s. Yu Zhanyuan herself often acted as a martial artist in Cantonese films. , with this relationship, brothers like Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan have participated in film performances very early. However, compared with popular child stars such as Xiao Fangfang and Feng Baobao, "Seven Little Fortunes" can only be regarded as a walk-on. The secondary characters such as the Six and Seven Hegemons in "Tianba" are already very good. However, the experience in front of the camera and the performance experience on the big screen laid the foundation for the future glory of "Seven Little Fortunes". In 1971, due to the massive loss of opera audiences, Yu Zhanyuan's "Chinese Theater Research Institute" finally could no longer sustain itself, and fellow apprentices such as Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao had to make a living on their own. At that time, actors like them who were born in theater troupes all took the path of entering the film industry and becoming dragon and tiger martial arts masters. It seemed that this way they could give full play to their talents and live up to the skills they had practiced hard when they were studying opera. Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao and others were very lucky. After working in Shaw Brothers Film Company for a period of time, they met their senior brother Sammo Hung who had started training three years ago. At that time, he had been promoted from a dragon and tiger martial arts master to a martial arts instructor. After being introduced by Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah and others began to work as stunt doubles and dragon and tiger martial artists for Golden Harvest Film Company. During this period, the most unforgettable experience for them was participating in the filming of Bruce Lee's films. "Fist of Fury" is Bruce Lee's second kung fu film after returning to Hong Kong from Hollywood. In this film, Bruce Lee's fierce and powerful Jeet Kune Do is undoubtedly displayed. The power of the nunchuck and the heroic spirit of fighting against a group of bandits alone are all impressive. People's blood boils when they watch it. At that time, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao played the Japanese ronin who was violently beaten by Bruce Lee in the film. Jackie Chan also acted as the stand-in for Mr. Suzuki who was kicked off by Chen Zhen and hit the wall at the end of the film. Yuan Hua, another member of "Seven Little Fortunes", was lucky enough to be Bruce Lee's stand-in. Almost all of the acrobatic moves that Li was required to complete in the film were performed by Yuan Hua. In addition, Yuan Hua also played the role of "No Chinese and Dogs Allowed". "Chen Zhen's Japanese student was teased in front of a sign, and there were some provocative lines. Later, when Yuan Hua was performing on the streets in the comedy film "Descendants of the Dragon," he once boasted about being a stand-in for Bruce Lee. What's interesting is that in the film Stephen Chow, who plays his son in "The King of Comedy", is a loyal fan of Bruce Lee. When he performed "Fist of Fury" in "The King of Comedy", the original version of the scene where he lifted Cecilia Cheung up and fell to the ground was played by Jackie Chan. The one who was thrown down. Jackie Chan also made a cameo appearance in "The King of Comedy". The audience found it funny, but they didn't know that he had the same background as Mr. Extras are people too!" This sentence will also have a profound understanding. It can be said that Hong Kong's kung fu movies only truly differentiated from martial arts movies with Bruce Lee. The historical background also changed from ancient times to modern times and even modern times, showing a brand-new atmosphere and beginning to attract the attention of the world's film industry. At the same time, it also has great influence on the future of brothers Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. The trend has also had a profound impact. After Bruce Lee, Hong Kong kung fu movies became very popular. Even martial arts master Chang Cheh began to get involved in modern heroic kung fu movies such as "Ma Wing Jung". Stars who imitated the style of Bruce Lee's kung fu movies also emerged one after another: Lu Xiaolong, Bruce Leung, Huang Xiaolong... and Jackie Chan. "Seven Little Fortunes" and Jackie Chan were the first to become famous. Hung first became famous as a martial arts instructor. Later, he began to direct Sammo Hung and star in his own movies. His first film was "Sande Monk and Chun Mi Liu", and later starred in "Tiger and Frog" and " Films such as "Lam Sai Wing" were also well received. After Bruce Lee died suddenly, Jackie Chan was discovered by his original collaborator Luo Wei as Lee's successor. However, neither "Fist of Fury", which followed Bruce Lee's lead, nor martial arts movies adapted from Gu Long's novels ("Sword, Flower, Smoke and Rain," etc.) were successful. It wasn't until 1978 when Wu Siyuan borrowed Jackie Chan to film "Drunken Master" that he quickly became popular. The film's humorous style and the lively, dexterous and acrobatic martial arts moves designed by Yuen Woo-Ping were tailor-made for Jackie Chan. They fully demonstrated his talent in this area and also allowed Jackie Chan to find his future in the field of kung fu films. development direction. Since then, another kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee has officially made his debut. Due to the popularity of Jackie Chan's funny kung fu movies, Hong Kong filmmakers who have always liked to follow the trend have switched to making such movies. Of course, most of them are bad, but there are also some excellent ones. In addition to Jackie Chan's "Snake", "The Young Master" and "The Young Master", Sammo Hung's "The Family" and "The Prodigal Son" are also excellent works. The plots of these two films are similar to those of "Drunken Master" They are generally similar, both are a routine of a young man being humiliated and learning skills from a master to take revenge.

The humorous martial arts masters in the film (similar to the image of Su Qier played by Yuan Xiaotian, the father of Yuan Woo-Ping in "Drunken Master") are all played by Sammo Hung, and the naughty and trouble-making young man like Jackie Chan is played by Yuan Biao, and the two brothers designed The martial arts action has become more exciting and exciting, no less than Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master", so it has also achieved excellent reputation and box office - more importantly, "The Miscellaneous Kid" and "The Prodigal Son" made Yuen Biao quickly take over. Becoming a generation star, the two brothers Hong and Cheng were in the limelight throughout the 1980s. As for the other brothers of the "Seven Little Fortunes", Yuan Kui, Yuan De, Yuan Hua, Yuan Wu, Yuan Zhen and others were also gathered around Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan at this time. Martial arts instruction, or appearing on the screen, is much better than the days of being a martial artist. This is in line with an old saying (maybe inappropriate): There are people in the court who are easy to be officials - but then again, relying on people is not as good as On one's own, even though the brothers are too good to say anything, if they don't have the strength, they will be eliminated sooner or later. What's more, these few are not ordinary people themselves. They can still rise to the top based on their ability, it's just a matter of sooner or later.

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