At the peak of Ekin Cheng's career, he shared the stage with the four great kings, surpassing Andy Lau. Why didn't he become popular later?

The 1990s was the golden age of Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and both the film and television industry and the recording industry flourished.

At the peak of idolization, there appeared the "Four Heavenly Kings"-Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Liming and Aaron Kwok, who were recognized as the hottest male stars at that time.

Surprisingly, however, it was not long before the "fifth king" appeared in Hong Kong.

Jing Wong once said that at his peak, the limelight even overshadowed Andy Lau.

This is Ekin Cheng.

Ekin Cheng once became popular all over the country with a movie "Young and Dangerous", but because of a love triangle, his career fell to the bottom and he was branded as a heartbreaker.

Some people say that he is not always popular because he is too lazy, others say that he is too naive.

Therefore, after 36 years of debut, Ekin Cheng failed to grow into a celebrity. Is it because of fate or something "hidden"?

Ekin Cheng was born in Hongkong on 1967.

Because he was handsome since childhood, Ekin Cheng, who was still in middle school, was discovered by scouts and made many advertisements, the most famous of which was "Sunshine Lemon Tea".

1986, Ekin Cheng got the attention of TV stations because he participated in the TVB rookie singing competition, so he entered the training class for martial arts artists.

However, Ekin Cheng was very shy and introverted, and was eliminated in less than three months.

The battered Ekin Cheng had to find a clerical job to make a living, but a few months later, he found that he still liked acting.

At that time, the wireless artist training class was enrolling students. He signed up without hesitation and passed the exam.

After a year's study, he thought he could "make a big difference", but unexpectedly he became "king of the children".

After graduation, Ekin Cheng was transferred to TVB's children's program "Space Shuttle 430" as the host. Although this is only a transitional period in Ekin Cheng's life, he has benefited a lot from it, not only getting rid of his shy and introverted personality, but also exercising his ability to react on the spot.

But it is also the harvest of love. It is said that Ekin Cheng was dating Li Zhishan, the niece of Mr. Stanley Ho, the gambling king. Both of them were hosts and had a lasting relationship, but they broke up for various reasons.

Besides being the "king of children", Ekin Cheng also dabbled in singing. Later, due to their close cooperation with singer Chen Songling, they were also called the Golden Couple by Run Run Run Shaw.

But what Ekin Cheng wants most is to perform. He has been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for him to fight back.

Finally, the opportunity came.

However, faced with the hard-won opportunity, Ekin Cheng hesitated.

The role that Ekin Cheng needs to challenge is not only a villain, but also a "homosexual", which is quite different from his image as a sunny boy.

While he was hesitating, a man woke him up.

He is the replacement of this role, Liu Qingyun, and he is still a walk-on.

Liu Qingyun said to Ekin Cheng, "You can do it yourself, but you can't do it yourself. You don't want to play, I'll play. " .

In the end, Ekin Cheng accepted this role, which not only successfully shaped the role of Lu Depei, the classic villain in If Heaven has Love, but also opened up new opportunities for his acting career.

With his handsome appearance and excellent acting skills, Ekin Cheng soon found a place in TVB.

Just at the beginning of his career, he also ushered in love.

It can be described as a double harvest of career and love.

1992, the news of falling in love with Hua Meiqi, the head of the company, spread like wildfire.

Although they are a perfect match, the outside world is not optimistic about their feelings.

First of all, the age gap, Shao Meiqi Ekin Cheng is two years older. At that time, the attitude towards brother-in-law love was far from being tolerant now;

Second, the gap between men and women is weak. Shao Meiqi is already the head of TVB in Hua Dan, while Ekin Cheng is just a rookie, so this relationship is mainly based on poor singing skills.

However, the negative views of the outside world did not affect their relationship. Ekin Cheng even publicly stated that the future wife must be Shao Meiqi.

What a touching sentence, perhaps even Ekin Cheng himself didn't know. Years later, this sentence looks like a joke.

While enjoying love in Ekin Cheng, his career also ushered in a noble person.

This noble man is Jing Wong.

Under the recommendation of his father Wang Tianlin, Jing Wong discovered the plasticity of Ekin Cheng, and decided that he would be a big hit in the future, possibly surpassing Andy Lau and signing a contract with Ekin Cheng for five years in one breath.

Later, I collaborated in many films, such as The Legend of Mermaid and Super School Bully, but Ekin Cheng was not popular at that time.

The real fire in Ekin Cheng is also attributed to the film "Young and Dangerous" series, with a long flowing hair and a handsome and loyal Causeway Bay pole, which was performed by Ekin Cheng.

To this day, some people will directly call out the name of "Chen Haonan" when they see Ekin Cheng, which shows the influence of this film.

However, this movie, which made Ekin Cheng hold up half the sky, initially decided that the hero was not Ekin Cheng.

Chen Haonan was originally a role tailored for Andy Lau, but Andy Lau thought it was not good for him to play too many gangster roles, so he had to decline the role invitation.

Later, Liu Weiqiang contacted Kenny Ho to play Chen Haonan, but in the end he didn't cooperate because of the scheduling problem.

Finally, at the suggestion of Jing Wong, Liu Weiqiang sent an invitation to Ekin Cheng.

Unexpectedly, "Young and Dangerous" became a hit in the cinema as soon as it was released, and Ekin Cheng became a hit and became the dream lover of many girls.

Jing Wong never imagined that this artist, who was never popular with him, would shine brilliantly in films directed by others.

From then on, Ekin Cheng really became as popular as Andy Lau as Jing Wong imagined.

Sure enough, Ekin Cheng was furious.

How angry was he?

During the period of 1998, only six films were shot in Hongkong, among which three were starring Ekin Cheng.

He and Aaron Kwok starred in "Dominating the World" and became the annual box office champion.

In addition, there is a saying that the most expensive special effects in Hong Kong were given to Ekin Cheng.

In those days, film special effects were not common, and the production cycle and cost were slow and expensive.

However, whether it is Nie Feng in Fengyun or China hero in Heroes, there are always dazzling special effects in Ekin Cheng's films.

Ekin Cheng plays the leading role in Xuantianzong's Biography of Shushan, which is almost called the most expensive movie of that era.

How expensive is The Biography of Shushan?

At that time, director Tsui Hark invited four Hollywood special effects companies and 100 computers to make images, which took more than a year. Among them, 1500 computer special effects lenses invested 40 million Hong Kong dollars, which was the highest in China, with a total investment of 80 million Hong Kong dollars, making it the largest Hong Kong film in 2000.

However, just as Ekin Cheng's career was striding forward, his feelings with Shao Meiqi became red.

In those years when Ekin Cheng became popular, Shao Meiqi got liver disease because of TVB's high-intensity work, so he had to temporarily quit the entertainment circle and rest at home.

Hua Dan, who was once all-powerful, became a passer-by. Ekin Cheng didn't "keep calm in a crisis", but made a promise to take care of Shao Meiqi all his life.

But at this time, in addition to liver disease, Shao Meiqi also suffered from serious emotional diseases. Jenny once said that Shao Meiqi was horribly neurotic, she would laugh wildly for no reason, and she would call names for no reason.

As a close lover of Shao Meiqi, Ekin Cheng became the "first victim" during that time.

In this way, I walked noisily to the seventh year of love, and the appearance of a woman broke the whole situation.

From 65438 to 0999, Ekin Cheng and Liang Yongqi met in the stage play A Midsummer Night's Rhapsody.

Unexpectedly, the feelings in the play have extended to reality.

What really brought this relationship to the surface was that Liang Yongqi was caught red-handed by a reporter who was celebrating his birthday at Ekin Cheng's home.

Later, Ekin Cheng held a press conference and announced that he and Shao Meiqi had broken up three months ago.

However, this explanation obviously cannot be recognized by the audience. At that time, Ekin Cheng and Liang Yongqi became "sad people" and "third parties".

At this point, the 7-year romance between Ekin Cheng and Shao Meiqi came to an end, and "Win-Win" became the talk of the entertainment circle.

1At the end of 999, the love affair between Ekin Cheng and Liang Yongqi was officially exposed, and at that time, their careers both fell to the bottom.

However, Liang Yongqi has a nickname "Gigi", but underneath his sweet appearance, he has a competitive and unyielding personality.

Gigi, who refused to admit defeat, became more and more brave, not only seized various performance opportunities, but also became the head of a new generation.

Compared with Liang Yongqi, Ekin Cheng's personality is more happy-go-lucky.

When he is not working, he will go diving and play games every day. He seems to have great enthusiasm for everything. In slow-paced days, he studied photography and traveled everywhere.

"Play" has become a major theme in Ekin Cheng's life.

At this time, his relationship with Liang Yongqi has gradually changed from initial sweetness to undercurrent.

It is said that after Ekin Cheng and Shao Meiqi broke up at that time, in order to make up for it, he left Shao Meiqi assets worth 250 million yuan and gave her monthly living expenses.

Although we broke up, the seven years we experienced together were really sincere. Maybe this is the last thing he can do for her.

However, this move angered Ekin Cheng's real girlfriend Liang Yongqi at that time.

However, what really ended this relationship was Liang Yongqi's wrong move.

Ekin Cheng is a famous big boy who has been playing with his heart, while Liang Yongqi wants to complete his life plan of getting married and having children before he is 30.

The two have always been controversial about whether to get married.

Until one year, Liang Yongqi prepared a "wedding surprise" behind Ekin Cheng's back.

Unexpectedly, the surprise turned into fright, and Ekin Cheng flew into a rage, which eventually led to their breakup.

Thus, from June 5438 to June 2006 10, after seven years, the once sensational relationship came to an end again.

Both predecessors failed to survive the seven-year itch, and the unmarried Ekin Cheng was also labeled as a "prodigal son".

In August of the same year, Ekin Cheng announced a formal relationship with actress Yoyo Mung.

This relationship is still not optimistic about the outside world.

However, this time Ekin Cheng obviously kept a low profile, and his private life became more and more mysterious.

Seven years have passed in a blink of an eye, but this time they didn't break up, but they had good news.

Ekin Cheng and Yoyo Mung fell in love for seven years and finally got married.

As soon as the news came out, many people didn't understand why Yoyo Mung succeeded in taming the prodigal son. In fact, people who know them will know that Yoyo Mung and Ekin Cheng are the same kind of people.

Yoyo Mung thinks marriage is unreliable because her parents divorced when she was young.

Therefore, from beginning to end, she didn't put pressure on Ekin Cheng to get married.

Ekin Cheng likes to play. She loves playing more than Ekin Cheng and loves freedom more.

It's also a honeymoon, where other couples snuggle up and enjoy the beautiful scenery, while they play games together and kill each other on the plane.

Maybe that's why Ekin Cheng finally chose her. What is more enviable than being like-minded?

After marriage, Ekin Cheng and Yoyo Mung lived a low-key married life.

Seven years later, they decided not to have children after discussion, but this did not affect their feelings at all. Whether eating a roadside stall or traveling abroad, they are happily enjoying the sweetness of their own world.

Some people are angry at Ekin Cheng's failure, but perhaps it was Ekin Cheng's own choice.

In his 36-year career, he had too many opportunities to become red, even red, but he chose not to be red.

Having experienced the ups and downs of life, Ekin Cheng knew the impermanence of life, so he chose to experience different life in the limited time he could control.

He likes diving, photography, traveling and experiencing different new things. Perhaps such enjoyment will make people feel that he is not enterprising, but who stipulates that being a star must be red?

Who stipulates that when a star can't choose poetry and distance?