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the 32nd anniversary of the premiere of "big time": 14 short stories behind it, how many actors' lives have been changed

2024-10-05

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"the great era" five beauties: yang ling retired from the industry at her peak and regretted letting lan jieying take the tvb exam

october 5, 1992the pinnacle of hong kong dramas "the big era"it premiered on jade channel, 32 years ago.

this dramanot only was the show exciting, but it was also full of twists and turns outside the show.

today i will take you through the small stories of "the big era". it is these small stories that greatly changed the fate of the creators.


1. liu qingyun’s last tvb drama


"the big era" is lau ching wan's last work before he leaves the nest after his contract expires. since then, he has only filmed one tv series, which was with wei jiahui andguo aimingzheng shaoqiucooperate again with "big timebattle of the 2nd century".

2. the debut work of miss hong kong champion guo aiming

in the 1991 miss hong kong election, guo aiming defeatedcai shaofen, zhou jialing, won the title of miss hong kong and became the most educated person in the history of miss hong kong.

 

"big time" in 1992 was guo aiming's first film and television work. although they first appeared on the screen, seniors zheng shaoqiu,zeng jiangeveryone was full of praise for her acting skills.

 

3. the love-making works of liu qingyun and guo aiming

as we all know, lau ching wan and kwok aiming became friends because of "big time", but in fact the two did not have much communication during the filming of the film.

after "the great era", inzhou huiminat the concert, liu qingyun and guo aiming were invited as guests. with zhou's help, the two fell in love.

 

four,li lizhenshao zhonghengno communication outside the scene

at that time, the vigorous love affair with xiaoting touched the hearts of countless boys and girls, but in reality, li lizhen said frankly: when the crew was filming, she and shao zhongheng had very little communication outside of filming, and they did not speak more than ten sentences.

 

5. the original genus of ding crab yijiaowan ziliang

in fact, i didn't think of casting zheng shaoqiu for the role of ding xie at first. i originally chose wan ziliang because he is very tall and can really kill you with one punch, much like ding xie. in the end, qiu guan starred.

 6. the original genus of dingxiao crab yijiaozheng haonan

the director originally cast zheng haonan for the role of ding xiaoxi, but mark pushed the play away due to scheduling issues. then shao zhongheng came on top, and unexpectedly he became a classic.

 

7. cheng shaoqiu plays the villain despite everyone’s opposition

zheng shaoqiu, who is used to playing heroes, went against the norm and played the villain ding xie in the play. zheng shaoqiu's wife and fans objected to this, but zheng shaoqiu still insisted on playing this role.

however, in 1994, in order to change the public's bad impression of ding xie, zheng shaoqiu starred in another business war drama to "whitewash" ding xie, that is - "laughing at the storm".

 

8. the ding crab effect lasts for a long time

ding crab effect, also known as qiuguan effect. since zheng shaoqiu played ding xie in "the big era" in 1992, whenever film and television works starring him are broadcast, the hang seng index or a-shares will fall to varying degrees, and stock investors will suffer heavy losses. according to statistics, this effect has been realized 33 times in the past 21 years.

 

9. lan jieying originally played the role of biological mother

lam jieying played the role of luo huiling, liu songren's wife, and the stepmother of liu qingyun and li lizhen in "the big era". in fact, zeng jinchang originally arranged for luo huiling to play the role of biological mother, but because lan jieying really couldn't pass her own test and felt that she could not give birth to li lizhen and liu qingyun, she changed her role to stepmother.

 

10. the archetypes of supporting characters are all momentary heroes.

screenwriter tsang jinchang revealed: the three wealthy businessmen in the play allude to li ka-shing, stanley ho, and fok ying-tung, chen manxian alludes to li fook siu, lung cheng-bang alludes to lu lok, and zhou jisheng alludes to the lame man.

11. complaints from citizens due to violence in the plot

in the 29th episode of the drama, the scene in which the three fang zhanbo brothers and sisters were thrown downstairs by the murderer was forced to be deleted due to complaints from viewers during the first broadcast. it was not included on the vcd and dvd. in addition, many plot points have been deleted. in addition, due to the excessive violence of the plot, it was forced to withdraw from the prime time slot.

12. shao zhongheng revealed that liu qingyun snatched his girlfriend

in a radio interview a few years ago, shao chung-heng revealed that when he and lau ching-wan collaborated on "the big era", the two of them were talking and laughing at first, but one day the other's attitude suddenly changed completely.

he thought it was weird, and only when he told his girlfriend liu meijuan did he find out that liu qingyun often waited for her downstairs in his girlfriend's apartment. it turned out that liu qingyun wanted to pursue his girlfriend!

13. were zheng shaoqiu and liu qingyun at odds?

it is rumored that the two heroes cheng shaoqiu and liu songren had a falling out due to their collaboration in "the big era". the reason is because liu songren thinks that zheng shaoqiu has completely stolen his limelight.

the screenwriter zeng jinchang said: no, liu songren himself is a guest character. if he does not exit, the actor liu qingyun will not be able to appear.

14. lan jieying’s fate is similar on and off screen


at that time, tvb's a-list actress lam jieying was highly praised by tvb. she had starred in many classic dramas such as "intolerance" and "big era".

however, after "the big era" in 1992, it was reported that lan jieying was too involved in the drama and had a mental disorder. since then, his life has been miserable until his death in 2018.