Chapter 66 Brother made it

Wilde said: "Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future." The eldest brother is not a saint, let alone a sinner, but this is the man who once topped the list of Chinese popularity in the world today, even surpassing Bruce Lee. In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Mr. Hu Jintao, then President of China, at the White House. Jackie Chan was invited to attend the event. Obama said to President Hu: "Jackie Chan is very, very famous in the United States." President Hu said: "He is even more famous in China. famous." This giant baby, which weighed 12 pounds at birth, refused to come out after staying in the mother's womb for 12 months. Maybe it was destined to be a little different from others from birth.When he was a child, he lived in the wealthy area on the top of Mount Victoria, and his parents worked at the lowest level of work. He has seen the two worlds of rich and poor since he was a child.Unable to stay in school because of his stubborn nature, he was sent to the Drama Academy by his parents. This stay lasted for 10 years.

Those 10 years of hard work have cultivated the skills of the whole body, and also created the character of a lifetime.Leaving school to mix in the studio, from the most humble little martial artist to a professional stuntman "dragon and tiger martial artist", and then to a martial arts instructor, actor, director... He went to Hollywood three times successively, and finally succeeded and became famous all over the world.In the 10 years from 1994 to 2003, in the North American movie box office rankings, among the 10 Asian movie box office champions, Big Brother's movies occupied 6 seats. These 6 movies are "Red Fan District" and "Police Story 3". : Super Cop", "Police Story 4: Simple Mission", "A Good Man", "Drunken Master 2", "Flying Eagle Project".This is a miracle that no one has surpassed so far, and it also represents the highest reputation that Asian filmmakers have achieved in the international market.

At the end of 2012, Big Brother was awarded two Guinness World Records, namely "Actor with the Most Stunts Performed by the Living World" and "Filmmaker with the Most Duties in a Film", both of which are literal translations from English , It's a bit of a mouthful to read.But if you think about it carefully, these two records just summed up the two major personality traits of the eldest brother, one is that he is not desperate for filming, and the other is that he likes to do everything by himself. At the event where the certificate was issued, the eldest brother said: "The staff found out from the "Zodiac" documentary that there are elder brothers everywhere. Finally, they calculated that I had 15 official positions. I was surprised even myself, I didn’t know! On the filming scene, I am used to shooting with the camera every day, shooting with the light, I can also participate in making props, and I can also do doubles. It's a very simple thing. Maybe it's unprofessional in the eyes of others, but I've gotten used to it for so many years, so it's a surprise to be awarded this award. But, "The living actor with the most stunts" is the funniest, Fortunately, I am still alive, so I can accept this award myself, otherwise they would have to ask Fang Zuming to receive it on his behalf."

Big brother is very interesting, he likes to laugh at himself and make fun of himself.He has been attacked and abused by various people for so many years, and every time he feels indifferent, and the people around him feel wronged, why does the eldest brother have to bear this?He always said with a smile, I don't care about those things, as long as I do things right, and face the sky, the earth, and my conscience, I can't be scolded or overthrown.God knows what you did. How "Brother Jackie Chan" got to today step by step, after reading his story, everyone will have a different understanding, but here, I want to talk about his staff.

I have worked in the film industry for nearly ten years. I have met many big directors and stars, and I found that my eldest brother is very different from them, that is, his colleagues.His capable officers are spread all over the world, which is directly related to his influence and workload, but what is amazing is that almost all the staff around him are "old men" who have been around for 20 or 30 years. "Score" in the entertainment industry is very rare. Big Brother once published an English biography in 1998. On the title page, it was written: "I would like to dedicate this to my mother and father, who gave me life. To all my colleagues, friends, and movie fans, with their love And support, I am what I am today." Here, "colleagues" are ranked behind family members and ahead of friends, which shows the importance of status.I asked him, how would you describe your staff in one sentence, and he said, "They are Family."

It was the first time I really got along with them when I followed my elder brother to Myanmar and Thailand for charity.It's only been a few days, and I've already felt quite deeply.As long as you are with them, you never have to worry about missing something.On business trips, the eldest brother and assistant sister Duo always carry a large backpack on the front and back. These two bags are like Doraemon's pockets, and there are all kinds of things in them.At that time, my mobile phone often ran out of battery very quickly. There were several kinds of charging equipment at Duojie, such as car connection cables, charging pads, and rechargeable mobile phone cases... In short, the problem can be solved immediately in any environment.When shooting magazines during the promotional period, Ms. Duo would bring a small stereo of a top brand with her, connect it directly to her brother's computer, and play his favorite music to listen to at any time.Sometimes when I just feel hungry in the car, Ms. Duo will pull out a few small sandwiches from her bag like a magic trick. I ask where it comes from, and she understates it: "I asked them to pack it in the airport lounge just now. Ah, today is a long drive, maybe everyone will be hungry."

In addition to the convenience of life and work, you can learn a lot from them.I remember the first thing they taught me was that whenever you go on a business trip with your eldest brother, you must wear comfortable shoes and pants, because you don’t know where you will encounter a large group of fans, and they will step on your clothes and shoes.At all event sites, you must walk in front of the big brother, because the crowd will always follow the big brother. If you fall behind, not only you are likely to be stepped on by the crowd behind you, but if you move slowly, you may be rejected by security personnel everywhere. outside the gate.If you don’t have any stickers on your body and you don’t bring a work permit, and people are not sure who you are, you have to explain for a long time at the door, or ask someone inside to come out to pick you up, which will be very troublesome.

Here are a few capable men of the big brother. The screenwriter, Mr. Tang King Sang, has been cooperating with Big Brother for more than 30 years since "Junior Brother Goes Out".Nearly 70 years old, he always looks hale and hearty. We children will call him "Grandpa", and others will call him "Deng Sir". When he first signed a contract with Golden Harvest in the 1980s, the company introduced him to Big Brother, and the two cooperated harmoniously from the beginning. After so many years, Deng Sir participated in many plays of Big Brother.He is best at putting together his brother's fragmentary ideas into a complete work, and he is also the first person to grab inspiration from Hollywood movies.Deng Sir is now serving as the "housekeeper" for his eldest brother. In the eyes of his eldest brother, he is a very loyal person, sometimes even reaching the level of "foolish loyalty". "It's not that he hasn't made mistakes over the years, but For me, everyone makes mistakes, as long as it is unintentional and you are not sorry for the company, you must allow others to make mistakes."If you usually go out to play, the eldest brother will definitely not call Deng Sir, "He doesn't like to play, and he can't play. I ask him to go out with him, and he just stays there, so I won't make things difficult for him. But if there is What important things need to be done, I know that as long as I leave it to him, he will do it well."

The eldest brother's agent in Taiwan is called Emma, ​​who first worked in Golden Harvest's Taiwan branch, responsible for the promotional planning of the film.It was about 1989. At that time, Chinese films were very prosperous. The Taiwan distribution of Big Brother films was done by this company. Emma was responsible for leading the actors to run publicity. The first film they cooperated with was "Police Story Sequel". They often meet at the Golden Horse Awards.One year, my eldest brother was nominated for "Outstanding Chinese Youth" in Taiwan. The event was held in Kaohsiung for several days, and it was Emma who helped him arrange various affairs. Later, my eldest brother recorded an album in Taiwan, and there were more and more exchanges at work. became very familiar.After that, Taiwan Golden Harvest closed down, and the eldest brother asked her to start her own company and help him handle personal public relations affairs.In Emma's view, the eldest brother is a very positive person. He is neither willing nor accustomed to giving negative responses to anything. "He is a person with a pure heart. ".Oftentimes, the Taiwanese media would take advantage of my elder brother’s words and make a big fuss. Emma was so angry that she shed tears, thinking that she hadn’t done a good job, and her elder brother would persuade her, “Don’t be sad, my elder brother can afford these things.”

Calculated in terms of working years, Yuan Nong is behind Sir Deng and Emma in terms of seniority.We all called her Sister Yuan, and my eldest brother followed suit.When my eldest brother first met Sister Yuan, she was the assistant director of "Drunken Master 2", "I think she is very hardworking, I like hardworking people, and they don't pretend, I hate those who are 'pretentious'."Sister Yuan has worked with her eldest brother for many years, and still has a kind of "blind personality cult" towards him. In her eyes, her eldest brother has now reached a new level of life. He has no desires and demands, and he no longer cares about many things.In my opinion, the biggest influence of her eldest brother is her calm attitude when facing problems, as if nothing is a serious problem, and the sky will not fall at any time.When I came back from Cannes, Sister Yuan saw the article I wrote about Big Brother, and she said to me: "I was crying when I read it, thank you very much for writing this, we have been with him for so many years , I’m used to a lot of things, I don’t think there’s anything special about it, but I’m still very moved when I see you write from the perspective of a bystander.”

Dorothy, who is now helping my eldest brother as a personal assistant, is called Duojie by everyone. She first worked as a production assistant on a Hong Kong film set. At that time, my eldest brother had a good impression of her.After the film was finished, the eldest brother just opened a car dealership, so he asked her to help manage the dealership.As a result, the car dealership closed down after a short period of time. It was because the eldest brother gave all his friends free of charge, and in the end he always lost money and had to close down.When we talked here, sister Duo joked next to me: "The closing of the car dealership has nothing to do with me..." After the door closed, sister Duo began to help her elder brother as an assistant. As I wrote earlier, sister Duo's bag is really a treasure chest , I've never seen my eldest brother ask for something that she can't change.Before I went to study in the UK, Sister Duo repeatedly asked me to bring some soup packets in China, so that I could buy some ingredients and make soup for myself when I arrived in London. Sister Joe, who is currently in charge of Big Brother’s film affairs, used to be a producer at TVB. She helped Big Brother hold a concert in Hong Kong a long time ago, and left a good impression on him at that time.Later, my eldest brother wanted to hold a concert in the mainland, and was dissatisfied with the production team at that time, so he said to the people around him, "Why don't you ask Joe?" Since then, sister Joe has started working with my eldest brother.They often go around the world to do a lot of activities. Sometimes in some foreign charity activities, especially for children, the eldest brother will always be asked to sing. Although the language barrier, the children may not be able to understand, and the eldest brother always refuses to refuse.This kind of request is often very impromptu. At this time, the microphone, stereo, and accompaniment music are all arranged by Joe. Sir Deng and an accountant of the Hong Kong company of the elder brother are the most senior staff members. They both have more than 30 years; the manager of the elder brother Nobu in Japan started as a little girl and has been working with the elder brother for more than 30 years. Ms.Lee, the agent in Korea, has been working with him since "Flying Eagle Project", and now runs the firm of the elder brother in Korea; Simon, the agent in Singapore, has worked with the elder brother for more than 20 years; Philip Button, the agent in the United States, I have been working with my eldest brother for seventeen or eighteen years. In addition to these colleagues who manage brokerage affairs and public relations affairs, Marriage Class is a brand created by the eldest brother and passed down for many years. From the earliest Ayao, Awen, Xiaopeng, to the latest batch of mixed-race handsome men in their early 20s such as Max and Andy, It has been passed down from generation to generation until today, and the family-making class has reached the seventh generation.With the development of the times, the range of selection of martial arts in the family-making class has become wider and the standards have become stricter. The latest members of the family-making class include all kinds of handsome mixed-race guys from all over the world, who are good at kung fu and beautiful.There are two young action directors in the family class. One is the aforementioned Wu Gang. Apart from continuing to be an action guide, he is also helping his elder brother manage the Jackie Chan Art Museum in Shanghai; the other is He Jun. "Second Zodiac" won many awards including the best action director of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Every time he went to the stage to accept the award, the eldest brother pushed him to the front of the stage and asked him to say a few more words. Now he is helping the eldest brother to prepare Family class action film and television training center and action stunt training base. Mr. Qi Jianhong, the business partner in Beijing, said in the words of his eldest brother: "When I knew him, he was still a yellow-haired boy. At that time, Hong Kong had not returned to the motherland. Every time I came to the mainland, he entertained me. When he went to Hong Kong, he would be me. Greeting him, I have known him for more than ten years now. At that time, he was regarded as a wine and meat friend to me, and he had no business dealings. After the return of Hong Kong, I came to the mainland more and more. For the 2008 Olympic Games, in order to be able to Listening to calls anywhere, I turned down a movie and two commercials, and lived in Beijing for a long time. At that time, he accompanied me every day. During the chat, we established our company, and we cooperated to open Jackie Chan Studios together. I observed him from the side and found that he has a quick mind. He can learn many things I told him, such as things related to movies, schedules, theaters, and theaters. He is very fast. You can learn the tricks of the inside, and later even more familiar than me. Our cooperation model is that I go outside to get the business back, and he is in charge of the operation. The very important point is that he almost does what he says, and he doesn’t like I appreciate being in the limelight. Now we have cooperated with a film company. In fact, I have concluded a long time ago that if I want to cooperate with people in business, then I want to cooperate with people who are richer than me and smarter than me. People cooperate. That’s who he is.” Along the way for so many years, the eldest brother can get to where he is today, in addition to his own hard work, it is also inseparable from the companionship and support of this group of partners.They are the least ostentatious team I have ever seen, and they are also the most professional and dedicated team.They maintain the same rhythm of life as their eldest brother, flying around the world, without the concept of jet lag, and start working anytime, anywhere.They are even like their big brother, they feel uncomfortable when they are not working. At the end of 2013, I went to Hong Kong with my eldest brother’s team, and it was already late at night when I arrived. The next day my eldest brother told sister Duo to let her rest for a day and spend time with her family.Others are happy on vacation, but Sister Duo hesitates over there: "Have a rest? My family is at work, and I have nothing to do." Seeing her reaction like this, the elder brother remembered that there was a problem with the cable TV at home, so he asked her to fix it. After receiving the task, my sister immediately went out happily. Interestingly, this team with extremely strong combat effectiveness exists with the most primitive family management.Take the filming of "The Chinese Zodiac" as an example. My eldest brother kept changing the shooting plan and location. He went to Latvia for a while, and then went to Vanuatu for a while. This is unimaginable in other crews. For investors It also means disaster, but Big Brother's producer Barbie always said calmly, "Don't worry, we have already arranged it." After so many years, Big Brother's production team has formed its own work system, although it is not as strict as Hollywood. pattern, but everything is proceeding in order.This is a magical existence in the film industry. The eldest brother likes to be lively, except for working and sleeping, the rest of the time is always mixed with his colleagues.The accumulation of tacit understanding over the years has formed a wonderful aura between them.Everyone knows not only how to make the work foolproof, but also how to deal with the boss at critical moments.Here are three small things as examples to talk about the strengths of this group of people. Once at a certain event, the eldest brother was asked to sing again. Sister Joe asked them to prepare accompaniment music, and the staff reassured: "You just need to give us the DVD, and we will put it in the machine when the time comes, and it will be fine." Sister Joe that day I brought a DVD, and copied a copy of music on a USB flash drive, just in case.Sure enough, when she arrived at the scene, there was something wrong with the machine, and she couldn't make any sound. She immediately took out the USB flash drive from her pocket and said, it's okay, I still have a copy here.No complaints, no criticism. My eldest brother has only started learning to use computers in the past few years. Many functions are still being explored slowly, and he is not very proficient in using them.Once, he pointed to a folder and asked me how to see the size of the file. Just as I was about to answer, sister Duo touched me: "Don't tell him, let him think for himself." The elder brother thought hard for a while, then remembered, very happy. One day, my eldest brother had dinner with a group of friends, and went to drink happily after eating.The next day, the recording studio was set up to record the song, and Jay Chou's producer had also flown over from Taipei.But the eldest brother was chatting very excitedly, no matter how much I persuaded him not to go to sleep.At this time, sister Joe deliberately said to the side: "It's okay, you have fun, I'll call so-and-so to cancel tomorrow's recording." The eldest brother just listened to it and pretended nothing happened, but he stood up and went back to the room within three minutes Go to sleep. One day after the promotion of "Chinese Zodiac", when I was driving to the company, "True Heroes" was suddenly broadcast on the radio, and I was suddenly very emotional.Just like "Punk Saves the Earth" written by Japanese writer Kotaro Isaka, maybe you would not have thought that a song could save the world in the end, and the independent kingdom established by the elder brother, everyone gathered around him from all corners of the world , and returned to their respective fields to earnestly complete their own work. Such a wonderful fate is not changing the world. Over the years, his family's unconditional love for him has made him the big brother he is today. At the beginning of 2015, when the Little House came out, the eldest brother was on the way to promote "Heavenly Heroes", and he didn't deliberately turn off work to pick up his son.After the incident, Little House has never seen him. At the beginning of February, the eldest brother recorded a video himself, so that his son could watch it as soon as he came out.In the video, he said these words to Zu Ming: "Son, long time no see. Dad is still the same as in the past, going to work. It's like when you were young, Dad was filming, and it took a long time to see you once. Every time Seeing you, you will grow up and mature a lot than last time. This time is also the same as before. I want to tell you that Dad is not angry with you. I also made mistakes when I was young. I made mistakes and changed. That's good. Next, you have to be a real man and face everything that you should face with strength and independence. Remember, you must be humble and admit your mistakes. No matter what, your mother and I are your forever Backing. When you finish your work, I will also call it a day, and our whole family celebrates the New Year together!" One night in March this year, Sister Joe and I went to meet with my eldest brother. The two sessions were about to be held. Before entering the resident, he had a lot of things to arrange.When we chatted very late, he suddenly asked, do you have time?There is something I can show you.We both said yes.He turned on a video on the computer, turned around and went to another room.At the beginning of the scene, Jaycee Jaycee, who looks only seven or eight years old, is taking a bath with his elder brother, and Sister Jiao is secretly filming with a camera. Jaycee Jaycee opens his eyes and sees the opposite camera, and screams "panicked"... This video is very long, It is a clip of all family documentaries from when Jaycee Jaycee was very young, about three or four years old, until he was a teenager.Out of respect for privacy, the content of the video will not be disclosed here, but I have watched the pictures of their family together for more than ten years, in fact, it is no different from any ordinary family.I thought silently in my heart, this father who the whole world knows that he has no time to accompany the child, actually never missed the important moment of his son's growth.Near the end of the video, the eldest brother walked back to the room we were in and said that the video was a "gift" he had prepared for his son.When the family got together in Taipei during the Chinese New Year this year, they watched this documentary together on the first night. The three of them watched it together and cried together... On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the little house posted a sentence on Weibo - "Start from the heart", with two photos, the elder brother is helping him shave his head, and sister Jiao is standing beside him.After seeing it, many people were silently moved.Later, my eldest brother told us about it: "Sister Jiao has long hair for so many years, because I like her long hair very much. I often joke with her, saying that if you cut off your long hair one day, I will divorce you. I don’t know why, maybe because my mother has always had very long hair. From my birth to her death, her hair has never been cut. It is as long as the ground. Maybe it is because of this, I really like girls with long hair. This time, Sister Jiao told me that she wanted to cut her hair, and I said, okay, cut it. She cut her hair to shoulder length. Zuming was in it for six months, Jiao My sister didn’t answer the phone at home, didn’t see anyone, and didn’t go anywhere. She was locked up with her son for six months. One night, our family was sitting on the sofa watching TV, we were chatting, and Zu Ming said that I would shave my hair and start over. .I said yes, I will shave it for you. The next day, I shaved it off." The elder brother said, what happened this time, thinking about it now, is a bad thing turned into a good thing.It turned out that all of Sister Jiao's thoughts were on her son, and she didn't care enough about her.In the past six months, when Zu Ming was not around, he suddenly understood how to care for Sister Jiao. He sent her photos every day, telling her what scripts he was reading, what meals he was eating, who he was having meetings with, and chatting with her all the time, so that She doesn't feel lonely.For his son, he also understands that he should no longer seek perfection and blame, and no longer require him to be perfect, but should see the advantages of his ancestors just like seeing the advantages of others.In the past, he was always busy with one job, followed by another, but now, after finishing one job, the first thing he thinks of is going back to Hong Kong to see his family... Hearing this, I suddenly remembered the first time I had dinner with them.At that time, I happened to be sitting next to Sister Jiao, and she had a calm and calm demeanor, which made people feel that she had a kind of demeanor sitting there.During the meeting, everyone discussed various techniques to keep young. Sister Jiao said: "I think that what age should be what age should be, so I don't make up, don't get injections, don't do beauty treatments, let alone plastic surgery. It's better to eat more Some vegetables, sleep well, be in a good mood, and people will naturally be in a better state." Others say that there is a technology that stores their own stem cells and uses them on themselves in the future, which can make people younger.The eldest brother joked, "Then I'll try it." Sister Jiao scolded, "What are you trying to do? It's good to grow old naturally." Then the two began to discuss who would go first in the future, and Sister Jiao said, "I'm really afraid One day I won’t be here in the future, and no one will take care of you.” The eldest brother said, “I’m only happy without you.” Sister Jiao smiled and said, “That’s all you said. Don't care, so lonely, how pitiful..." I watched this couple who have been together for decades, and I understood what the relationship between them was all about.only the guy drinking water knows it's cold or hot.Others imagine what their life looks like, but what I saw with my own eyes is that the eldest brother ate in a hurry, and sister Jiao was next to him with soup and vegetables to help him wipe his sweat; Go up to take the heavy object in her hand; the elder brother hits a good shot, and the elder sister happily shouts "Bravo!" beside her, the expression on her face is the same as that of a girl who just fell in love... At this moment, you realize I realized that maybe God deliberately used distance to help them dissolve the concentration of love, so that this moment of companionship became the best time.