Jackie Chan's original name is Chen Gangsheng, which means "born in Hongkong". Since the age of six, he has been boarding at the China Theatre Academy in Yu Zhanyuan, while his parents are working overseas. The Theatre Academy has strict training. Jackie Chan has to practice martial arts and acrobatics in addition to singing and learning Peking Opera. Bruce Lee went to the United States for further study, addicted to reading and loved books; Jackie Chan has never officially entered school to read and write. After the dissolution of the Theatre Academy, Jackie Chan and several other disciples found jobs in the film industry, and they even worked for Bruce Lee's films. Jackie Chan first became a martial arts expert in Jiahe, and then gradually emerged, first as a martial arts instructor and deputy, and then as a protagonist, becoming one of many imitators in Bruce Lee. After lending it to Wu Siyuan, an independent filmmaker, to shoot the kung fu comedy Snake-shaped Diao Hands (1978), Jackie Chan's career was in full swing. Before long, he became the most popular movie star in Hong Kong, and even became a director in Funny Fist (1979).

Jackie Chan's stage name means "Hualong", which also tells his difficult problem: how to become the second Bruce Lee, but not to be his copy? So Jackie Chan is determined to be right with Bruce Lee's heroic image. He repeatedly explained endlessly: "Bruce Lee kicked high and I kicked low; He is an invincible hero, and I am just a hapless little person; His plays are tense and serious, while mine are relaxed and lively. "

Bruce Lee must be invincible in the play, so the plot always arranges him to confront the villain head-on: either he doesn't want to make a move, or he knows nothing about the villain's evil deeds, or a small potato takes the lead. On the contrary, Jackie Chan used to show his talent and intelligence in kung fu movies at first, but he hasn't finished filming yet. The plot is always developed by learning from his teacher. In order to defeat the opponent with high martial arts, he must study discipline and work hard, and the result of war is often only a narrow victory. In snake-shaped diaoshou and drunken fist (1978), Jackie Chan actually has to go through the process of "changing from an ant to a dragon", and he has tasted all the hardships before he can improve his martial arts. So he created another heroic version: emphasizing the virtues of perseverance and not being afraid of hardship.

Bruce Lee's goal is to win in actual combat, so he doesn't feel the need to know acrobatics. If he wants to throw a shot, body double will go into battle. On the contrary, Jackie Chan and his other disciples, Yuan Biao and Sammo Hung, are excellent acrobats. Together with other graduates from the Theatre Academy, they triggered the trend of fancy stunts in Kung Fu movies in the late 1970s.

Jackie Chan, like Bruce Lee, has practiced many martial arts schools, including North-South martial arts, Korean Aikido and Japanese Judo, but he just called his kung fu "chop suey" and never thought about starting his own business: "After filming, he just mixed martial arts of various schools."

Jackie Chan's fight with Golden Foot Belt at the end of Brothers Out (1980) shows the other side of his cartoon image-indomitable fighting spirit. After 17 minutes of fighting, the audience was extremely tired. Jackie Chan was slapped, stamped, rolled and even fell to the ground. He swallowed and chewed tobacco juice when he was exhausted, and suddenly became as powerful as an ox, defeating the enemy, and his flying legs kicked the golden foot out of the whole wide-screen picture. Jackie Chan always does this because he refuses to give up. But during the battle, he was as painful as a human sandbag, screaming and moaning. Unlike Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan's image is unique in that he is hardworking. In an interview, he said that this is the skill he learned in hellish training since childhood. If Bruce Lee is an extreme narcissist, Jackie Chan is an extreme masochist. He said: "I was born for pain, and even when I was young, I fell in love with pain."

Jackie Chan's frank personality and indomitable spirit in the face of difficulties seem to be shaped only to symbolize the modern image of Hong Kong. The other side of Hong Kong's image is also reflected in Jackie Chan's deliberate internationalization route. Bruce Lee chose Rome as the background of the story of the Raptors crossing the river, but Jackie Chan really traveled all over the world. The battlefields in his films not only extend to Japan (thunderstorm, 1995), Russia and Australia (simple task 4, never giving up, 1996), but also go straight to North America (pink zone, 1995), and even as far away as South Africa (who am I? In addition, police story 3 Super Police (1992) went from Hong Kong to the Mainland and then to Malaysia; The eagle plans to cross Asia and Europe and go deeper into the Sahara desert. At the same time, Jackie Chan has a lot of ideas about what an "international movie" sells. His emphasis on packaging not only shows that Hong Kong culture is becoming more and more sensitive to international standards, but also reflects that Hong Kong film industry is making efforts to produce more professional films.

In the 1990s, Jackie Chan has become a symbol of Hong Kong. Stepping into Kai Tak Airport, the poster of the Tourist Association is in front of us. Jackie Chan smiles at people, making fists with both hands as a kung fu greeting. The TV program of the police public relations department also plays the theme song "Never Lose" when showing the staff list. Jackie Chan not only appealed to the public to donate blood, but also encouraged students to study hard. His shadow is everywhere. In addition, he also sold tea produced in cooperation with others, promoted cars for Mitsubishi, and once launched a special Jackie Chan ruler, schoolbag and notebook in his "star shop". 1995 Hong Kong

At the film awards ceremony, he accidentally signed the guest name board, which was higher than anyone else. Jackie Chan likes to sell himself diligently everywhere, but he doesn't alienate the audience.