Lee Sang-jung, known as the brother of "HoyTV", is loved by audiences for his "stern-faced comedian" style. In recent years, he has had the opportunity to dabble in movies. He starred in the Lunar New Year film "Jin Duobao" and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Dead 44". In fact, Mr. Cheng's sense of humor was recognized early on by two masters, Lin Haifeng and Stephen Chow, who solicited cooperation. They thought that he had been irreverent since he was a child. On the contrary, he grew up in a teacher's family, was excellent in reading, and was admitted to the Department of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong. In this episode of "Starting from Zero", Ah Zheng explains it himself.
Audiences love to see Li Shangzheng's "cold-faced comedian" style. In the New Year film "Jin Duobao", he is also a father and husband who is cold on the outside and warm on the inside. (Photo by Lin Zhilong)
The person beside Azheng is not just a girl anymore, but this time it is a shrimp. (Still from the movie "Jin Duobao")
Becoming a top student since childhood "Life is meaningless if you don't learn"
Ah Ching grew up in Tsuen Wan and has excellent academic performance. People may speculate that this is because both his parents are teachers, but in fact, it is just the opposite. His family has never put pressure on him. Ah Ching has been intellectually inclined since he was a child and has always been prolific in reading. The school requires him to study eight subjects. He applied for ten subjects and finally obtained a score of 4A5B1C. "We have to pay so much tuition, so why not do it? Because every student has to take ten subjects, and they have to study anyway. People and things are different, and if you don't study, a large part of the meaning of life will be lost. This is something I have known since I was a child."
Influenced by the movie "City of Glass" (1998), Ah Ching decided to enroll in the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. (Still from "City of Glass")
In recent years, the HKU campus has also become a hotspot for many independent travelers. (File picture)
When it came time to choose subjects at university, Ah Zheng got good grades of 3A1B1C in the college entrance examination. He could choose the subjects he wanted. The movie "City of Glass" (1998) starring Lai Ming and Shu Qi showed the beautiful campus of the University of Hong Kong. This attracted Ah Zheng, who was preparing to take the university entrance examination, and decided to apply for the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. He successfully entered the school and thought that everything was as expected. Unfortunately, the homework pressure was not as expected as expected, which made him almost have a mental breakdown. In the third year, he had to suspend his studies and go to South America to clear himself. "This is a subject that I am not familiar with, and it is notoriously hard. I also found that I am not particularly good at it, and more importantly, my family is not particularly wealthy. For example, to make an architectural model, you have to make it hand in hand. But if you have money, you can give 30,000 yuan to an outside model company to make it, and you can save four or five nights. But where will your money come from?" The day after day homework finally made Ah Zheng feel like he had a mental breakdown and needed to stop school.
After successfully enrolling in architecture at the University of Hong Kong, he thought everything was going as he wished. Unfortunately, the pressure from homework was not as expected, and Ah Ching almost suffered a mental breakdown. (Photo by Lin Zhilong)
After studying architecture for 3 years, I finally gave up and went to South America to wander around and empty myself.
After barely studying architecture for 3 years, Ah Zheng still felt that it was not suitable for him, so he chose to think about it further and went to a strange country, South America. He originally wanted to empty himself before returning to Hong Kong. However, in the end, he was robbed and his wallet was emptied, so he had no choice but to return to Hong Kong. "I didn't know anything about South America. I only knew that it was quite far away and it took more than 20 hours to fly, so I decided to go! In fact, it was risky." The happy trip ended because of a street robbery. "The other party had nothing, just two people, and they came to rob me with their bare hands. They had no worries about their lives. I didn't dare to fight. I handed over all my belongings and even took my passport. I had to return to Hong Kong."
Ah Cheng's first step into creation was the opportunity to work as an assistant on Lin Haifeng's program "There is an Entertainment Channel", and he also had the opportunity to appear on the show. (Screenshot from the video)
Just when he thought he had a bright future, fate had already arranged everything. First of all, Ah Zheng had the opportunity to work as an assistant on Lin Haifeng's show, and even had the opportunity to appear on the show. And the show had just been seen by Stephen Chow, and he was invited to work as a screenwriter at Xinghui. Everything seemed to be arranged by God. "It wasn't until Zhou Sheng called me to meet someone that I felt like I got some recognition. People said you were interesting and enjoyable. That's what they said. But Mr. Zhou said you were interesting, which is completely different."
Being recognized by Stephen Chow gave Ah Zheng a piece of recognition: "You are proud of what Chow Sing-chi said, but this is different. Are you talking about it first?" ("Mermaid" behind-the-scenes photo)
During his starry days, Ah Zheng performed in "Yangtze River No. 7", "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "The Mermaid", etc. (Photo by Lin Zhilong)
Director Cao in "Yangtze River No. 7" performed an unforgettable act of "eating boogers". (Screenshot from the film "Yangtze River No. 7")
Xingye's words of encouragement turned into pressure, "I was occupied by boredom, in short, I just didn't want to do it."
As a result, Ah Ching immediately went to Xinghui to start work. The creative process for several years was enjoyable, but there was also a lot of pressure. One of them was Chow Sang's mantra: "Is there a bridge? Is there a bridge?" This also became one of the sources of pressure. "He didn't just ask me. He asked everyone at the table, including himself. Many times he would answer no because it's impossible to have new ideas every second."
Later, Ah Zheng once again made a major decision due to pressure issues. This time, instead of going to South America, he resigned naked. "I knew what I was feeling at the time. Can I take a break and not have meetings? There was also a task given to me by Chow Sang: 'Write a drama and stay awake!' 'I'll watch you this time!' I felt it was a kind of pressure. By then, boredom had taken over and I no longer worried about whether I would have food tomorrow. In short, I just didn't want to do it." Driven by his emotions, Ah Ching decided to leave Xinghui. At the same time, he was called back by his former cable colleagues to return to TV work.
