The following year, he was appreciated by the famous director Chu Yuan. He first played the villain Tang Yu in The White Jade Tiger, and then played the hero Xie Xiaofeng in The Sword of the Third Young Master. At this time, Dong Chengyi was just 20 years old, and the heroic spirit in his brow was compelling, and Dong Chengyi also rose. Since then, he has become Chu Yuan's favorite, and then he has appeared in costume dramas such as "The Dragon Slayer" and "The Full Moon Machete".
Derek Tung-Shing Yee
Despite his reputation, Dong Shengyi feels that when an actor eats a youthful meal and the ceiling is too low, he is always at the mercy of others and has no choice. From 1985, Dong Chengyi began to consciously move closer to the background and acted as a planner in the comedy Wrong Mandarin Duck. In the same year, Shaw gave up his film career, and Dong Shengyi regained his freedom. He was invited to Taiwan Province Province to shoot "Flying Swallows and Scaring Dragons", which was his last film and television work.
After eight years of accumulation in the circle, Dong Chengyi's road to transformation can be described as smooth sailing, and 1986 brought the amazing director's debut "An Epilepsy Story". At that year's Academy Awards, A Madman's Story won the best supporting actor and best production designer, and was nominated for best film, director and screenwriter. Dong Chengyi completed a gorgeous turn from actor to director.
Then strike while the iron is hot. Starting from Hot Afternoon, I directed the remake of People's Heroes and made guest appearances in several works such as Falling into the Sky and Kawashima Yoshiko. At this time, he has got rid of small fresh meat and has been upgraded to a middle-aged handsome uncle.
Derek Tung-Shing Yee
1993, Dong Chengyi re-directed "Wooden Bucket" and released "Endless Love", which tells the touching love between the talented musician Ajie and terminally ill A Min. At that time, because the theme was too cold, no one wanted to invest, so Dongsheng Yi had to pay for it himself. Who wanted to become famous after the release, not only at the box office of HK$ 30 million, but also won six awards including best director, screenwriter and heroine.
Since 1997, Dong Chengyi has been the producer of many films, such as Gun King, Ah Fu and Rhapsody in July. This position is generally reserved for the big boss, and he has also become the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors Association.
Derek Tung-Shing Yee
Later, he directed many works, such as Never Forget, Night in Mong Kok, shinjuku incident, King of Gunners, Magician, I'm a Passerby and so on.