Chapter 62 It's Jackie Chan
When I returned to Hong Kong again, I signed a contract with the company directed by Luo Wei, and Chen Ziqiang acted as my agent.They hoped to promote me as a new generation of Kung Fu stars, and my name became the first problem that needed to be solved before Star Road began.
When I was young, my parents called me "A Pao", "Pao Pao" and "Shandong Pao". My father's nickname was "Old Shandong", and everyone sometimes called me "Little Shandong".His name is "Chen Gangsheng".After I entered the Drama Academy, my master named me "Yuan Lou". The senior brother left the school and named himself "Sammo Hung". I used the "Yuan Long" he used to use, so "Chen Yuan Long" became My first name when I was a lead actor and a martial arts instructor.Now back to Hong Kong to start again, my boss thinks that I can no longer be called "Chen Yuanlong", and I need a new name.
Director Luo Wei approached Pan Liudai, a well-known writer at the time, and helped me think of a few names.I call her Sister Pan, and her son Jiang Jin is also an actor and has worked with me on the set.That day I went to her house to choose a name, saw that she had written many names with dragons on the wall, and asked me which one I wanted. "Your original name, Yuanlong, is not good. Yuantongyuan means it's over. Xiaolong is dead, and Dalong doesn't sound good. You can choose one yourself."
I first picked a "Wenlong", which looked very cultured.She said, no, the word "wen" is too small.I said "Zilong", the general Zhao Zilong in "Three Kingdoms" is very powerful, she said, "Zilong" is too small, why do you always choose the small one?Why not pick a bigger one?I thought to myself, how dare I.In fact, I have seen that "Jackie Chan" a long time ago, but I dare not choose it.
I said, let's call it "Yunlong".She said, this is not good, you will never get out of the big head, you can see the head in the cloud but not the end, see the end but not the head, you go in and out, in and out, you will always be in the cloud.I said, but I think Yunlong is very good.She said, how about it, I will choose for you, it is Jackie Chan.I said ouch, no, no, it's too big.She said, none of the others are suitable for you, so just call me Jackie Chan!
I evaded a few words, and finally said "yes".In fact, at that time, I felt that the name didn't matter, and making money was the most important thing.
In the first movie "New Fist of Fury" when I returned to Hong Kong, I started to call him "Jackie Chan".Later, the film’s performance was not good, and I acted in several films in a row, but they all failed.At that time, people criticized me one after another: "What kind of dragon is it! It's almost the same, or I'm an adult!" "Big nose and small eyes, I have the nerve to be called Jackie Chan when I look like this!"
When "New Fist of Fury" was being dubbed, I wanted to go and see it live.There were several doors in the recording studio at that time. I opened the first one and another one. I sneaked in. First I saw the control room, then opened the second door, and I saw all the voice actors sitting in it, and then I went in. It's the recording studio.At that time, everyone was working in the middle of the night, so I walked into the cubicle and peeked through a small window.When I appeared on the screen, I heard the voice actors discussing: "What do you think about this great director Luo Wei? Why did you find this person? Jackie Chan! Let's do it! With a big nose and small eyes, how could it be possible? Red, what a waste of money!" I was crying while listening to this, and they didn't know I was outside and continued to scold me, so I had no choice but to turn around and walk away gently.
I acted in several plays in a row, and I would go to watch the dubbing of each one, to see if I did well, but everyone continued to scold me, so I just hid and listened with tears streaming down my face.In fact, I can understand them. Dubbing often requires watching a scene over and over again. People don’t like me in the first place, and they have to watch me dozens of times, which will naturally be uncomfortable.After a long time, I can't hear it anymore. Anyway, it's just a few words. Sometimes they curse and curse, and I can actually fall asleep in the cubicle.
After a few years, I filmed "Serpentine Hand", "Drunk Boxer" and "Laughing Fist Strange Tricks" consecutively.People on the street began to flock to me to sign autographs and take pictures. Wherever I went, I could see people throwing drunken punches at me. Magazines that liked to gossip also began to send paparazzi to follow them every day. I finally tasted what it was like to be a star.Maybe it was because of this, the sound in the recording studio suddenly changed, and everyone started to praise me: "Look at this kid, he's really good, he can even do tricks with his hands!"
Soon after, I joined Golden Harvest.Back then my English name was Jacky Chan.Boss Zou Wenhuai said that the name Jacky does not feel popular.Besides, when you arrive at Golden Harvest, you have to start over, why not change Jacky to a girl's name Jackie.This is where Jackie Chan comes in.
When I arrived at Golden Harvest, I finally started shooting the movie I wanted to make, and I was still with those actors when I was recording.They respected me very much when they saw me, and I didn't get angry with them anymore. At that time, I had already learned a word called "convincing people with virtue".We should not only respect other people's professional ability, but also use our own professional ability and work attitude to convince the public.In the recording studio, I am the director, and only I know what I want. After setting up the battle, everyone must listen to my command. "Start up... close!" "Slow down, make it louder!" For ambient sounds such as "steamed buns, bean buns..." or the sound of clothes rubbing against each other during fighting, I will go down and play with them.When to step, when to play music, when to have an action, when to have an environment, all are waiting for my order.After work was over, I would send people to buy snacks for everyone, and they became very fond of working with me.
After I became popular as "Jackie Chan", I would still be the martial arts director of my own movies. At that time, there was a "Family Class".I was the first one among so many action teams in Hong Kong to make uniforms for the team. At that time, I didn't think much about it. I just liked the neat style, so I thought about helping everyone to unify the uniforms.Now my home in Hong Kong still has those photos from decades ago. I bought open-chested short-sleeved shirts and sent them to a good embroiderer. I asked them to embroider "JC" on me and then distributed them to everyone.I have prepared three kinds of white, black, and yellow, and it looks very stylish when everyone walks out together.
In any case, Jackie Chan's era has officially arrived.