In Hong Kong in the last century, many people lived on roofs. They built a simple board house with wooden strips, and for the person who lives in it, that is his home.
Zheng Zeshi spent her childhood in a wooden house. Because the house is too small and the family has a large population, as the eldest son, Zheng Zeshi volunteered to live on the roof and spent his childhood in this "home" where there is no shelter from the wind in winter and no shelter from the rain in summer.
Zheng Zeshi's father is a docker and earns money by helping others load and unload goods. His mother is a servant. My parents, relying on their meager income, support several brothers and sisters in Zheng Zeshi.
Due to financial difficulties, it is impossible for several children to go to school at the same time. Therefore, Zheng Zeshi stopped studying in junior high school and gave the opportunity to study to other sisters.
In order to reduce the family burden, Zheng Zeshi had to work to support his family when he was young.
Zheng Zeshi is young, but fortunately, he is bigger, so his job search is quite smooth.
Because he has no skills, he has just entered the society, and all he can find are jobs with no technical content.
At first, he worked as a kitchen handyman for a while. Later, he heard that jewelry making was very profitable, so he went to a jewelry store as an apprentice.
Second, people are not poor.
Zheng Zeshi at that time can be said to be the epitome of Hong Kong's bottom poor. From him, we can almost see the living conditions of the bottom people in Hong Kong at that time. There is no light in front of me, and I am busy all day.
To a great extent, a person's family of origin determines his life. Unless there is a pie in the sky, you can only live in a narrow wooden shed on the roof for life.
But Zheng Zeshi seems different from others. He likes dreaming, distant dreams.
His dream is to become a star.
From an early age, Zheng Zeshi dreamed of becoming a star. In the fourth grade, the teacher assigned a composition about dreams. The name of the composition was "I want to be a star".
But soon, his distant dream was laughed at. It was the teacher who arranged the composition who laughed at him.
After seeing his composition, the teacher criticized his vanity and forced him to change his dream and write another one.
I wonder if the teacher will remember what Zheng Zeshi did when he saw the winner. In short, since then, Zheng Zeshi has never easily revealed this dream to others.
But this dream is still buried in Zheng Zeshi's heart and has never changed. After leaving society, Zheng Zeshi has been looking for opportunities.
Zheng Zeshi is very lucky. At that time, there was fierce competition among several major film companies. In order to find new people, film companies often hold actor training classes.
1972, Longbow Film Company held the first actor training class. Zheng Zeshi was moved. He told his parents about it, and as expected, the idea was unanimously opposed by his parents.
Because in their eyes, this is tantamount to an idiotic dream. It's better to be an apprentice, and then you can make a living with a skill.
But Zheng Zeshi, who has always been sensible and obedient, refused to listen to them this time and resolutely signed up.
A few years later, the radio station held the "Yinbao Studio Acting Competition", and Zheng Zeshi won the first championship. Finally, the radio station successfully signed a contract.
Third, the grassroots counterattack.
Zheng Zeshi is arguably the most faceless star. 1.76 meters tall, but it weighs more than 200 kilograms. Looking at the whole entertainment circle, it is difficult to find a few.
So at first, Zheng Zeshi only played some insignificant roles.
In order to learn more, when Zheng Zeshi was an actor, he took the initiative to apply for the position of deputy director. Although he is not paid, Zheng Zeshi works very hard.
It was also during that time that he learned many skills, including editing and shooting, which laid the foundation for making his own movies in the future.
Until 1979, he starred in the first wireless TV series "Four Eyes Detective" and played the leading role in it. Later, he appeared in some comedies one after another, but the response was not great.
It was not until 1984 that he was nominated for the best actor in the Academy Award for his superb acting skills, which also gave him a shot in the arm for his acting career.
The situation changed for the better at 1985.
That year, Zheng Zeshi wrote, directed and acted a sad drama "Why Have Me", which is also the origin of the name "Fat Cat".
In the play, he plays an ill-fated mentally retarded teenager "Fat Cat".
In order to play the play well, he made great efforts. Visiting welfare homes many times to observe and record the behavior and lifestyle of mentally retarded people; I also consulted a lot of materials and practiced for three months.
In the end, Zheng Zeshi won the trophy of Best Actor in the 5th Academy Award for this drama.
It is also this drama that has opened up Zheng Zeshi's market in the Mainland.
After feeling the benefits of success, Zheng Zeshi made several TV series "Fat Cat" in succession. Every movie left a deep impression on the audience.
A few years later, he met his wife Lin Yanming.
Their marriage proposal ceremony was quite interesting.
At that time, they had been dating for several years. At a family gathering, someone took out a ring for the knowledgeable Zheng Zeshi to identify. Zheng Zeshi took it and evaluated it, and put it in Lin Yanming's hand.
Lin Yanming asked him what it was.
Zheng Zeshi asked: Do you like it?
Lin Yan said: Of course.
Zheng Zeshi replied: If you like it, keep wearing it! Never take it off.
Not long after, the two held a wedding, 69 tables, and all the people who came to the banquet were celebrities and guests.
This is an episode, but we can see how beautiful Zheng Zeshi was at that time.
1996, Zheng Zeshi won the Best Actor Award again for "Three Injured Policemen". At that time, Zheng Zeshi became the most popular actor in Hong Kong.
However, Zheng Zeshi at that time had no idea that he would become a different person in a few years.
Fourth, life is like a play.
With the development of performing arts, it seems that Zheng Zeshi is no longer satisfied with being an actor.
At that time, Hong Kong's film industry was still booming. Zheng Zeshi and his friends set up a film company.
At the beginning, with the word-of-mouth and contacts accumulated in the film industry, the film companies in Zheng Zeshi managed very well. But soon, he lost all the money he earned in the early stage because of his investment failure.
At this point, partners see the situation is wrong, hurriedly withdraw, leaving Zheng Zeshi alone with tens of millions of debts.
It is rumored that Dicky Cheung was an artist under Zheng Zeshi at that time, but after the investment failed, Zheng Zeshi had to borrow Dicky Cheung's salary to make up for the vacancy as soon as possible. Finally, the latter found a big fight and broke up.
A man knows his companion in a long journey and an inn. It was also during that time that Zheng Zeshi really understood this sentence.
At that time, he was a shining Oscar winner with a bright future. At this time, he was just a poor man who failed in investment. He might be unlucky when he approached, so everyone avoided it.
In order to pay off the debt as soon as possible, Zheng Zeshi had to use faster money to receive some plays. When Andy Lau learned about this, he not only hired him as the producer of his new play Brothers, but also invited him to appear in the film.
It was also at that time that the two men forged a profound friendship, and Zheng Zeshi was always grateful to Andy Lau.
Fortunately, through these years' efforts, Zheng Zeshi has gradually paid off its debts.
Maybe he has met all kinds of people in the world. Now, Zheng Zeshi has focused on his family, no longer attached to movies and entertainment circles, and only when he meets his favorite script will he return to his old job.
Perhaps, as he said, as an actor, it is enough to make the audience like and recognize it.