Yang Kangzhi was born under the pen of Jin Yong, and is one of the main characters in the martial arts novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and he is also a character with a multi-faceted personality that makes readers love and hate.
He is the biological son of Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiweak, originally a native of the Great Song Dynasty and Han Dynasty but born in the Jin Kingdom, and was raised by Wanyan Honglie Aiwu and Wu for 18 years, and lived the life of the little prince of the Jin Kingdom who was accustomed to brocade clothes and jade food, and was pampered and arrogant.
Even if he learned his true life experience, he still chose to recognize the thief as his father, greedy for glory, wealth and power.
Mother Bao Xiweak is a well-known beauty in Lin'an Mansion, and Yang Kang naturally inherited his mother's beauty genes.
There are a lot of Yang Kang in the film and television drama version, let's compare these 9 below, who is personable and mistaken for life, who is like a stupid son of a landlord?
1, Liang Xiaolong's version of Yang Kang
In the 70s of the last century, there were "four little dragons" in the Hong Kong circle, in addition to Bruce Lee, Dillon, Jackie Chan, and Liang Xiaolong.
In 1976, Jiashi set a precedent for the remake of Jin Yong's drama, and made "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" into a TV series and put it on the screen, and the 28-year-old Liang Xiaolong became the first generation of the drama version of Yang Kang.
Since he was a child, he studied martial arts under his uncle Leung Siu-chung, learned the Northern School of Leg, Wing Chun, Karate and participated in Hong Kong fighting competitions, and won two championships and one runner-up.
As a master in the martial arts world, Liang Xiaolong is naturally undoubted in martial arts, but no matter how outstanding martial arts are, it is only an additional condition, Jin Yong's description of Yang Kang's "face is like a crown of jade, his lips are like Dan, his character is elegant, and his spirit is handsome".
And Liang Xiaolong has a pair of hanging eyes, the bridge of the nose is collapsed, the mouth is convex, the face is particularly long, and the height is only 170cm.
In addition, in the section of the martial arts competition, the shape of the red headscarf and the red loose robe was placed on Liang Xiaolong, not only did not have the slightest extravagance, but also the rustic.
And after winning Mu Nianci, he didn't take off Mu Nianci's shoes but ripped off someone's belt, and after getting the belt in his hand, he still had a treacherous expression and a wicked smile, not like a noble son at all, but like a ruffian.
2, Li Yimin's version of Yang Kang
Zhang Che's version of the "Condor Trilogy" was released in 1977-1981, Fu Sheng starred as Guo Jing, Tian Niu and Niu Niu relayed to challenge Huang Rong, and "Kang Ci" was played by Li Yimin and Hui Yinghong.
Li Yimin was originally a Taiwanese star, came to Hong Kong in 1976 to join the Shaw Brothers, and a year later was selected as the second male Yang Kang in "Shooting the Condor".
Golden shirt + half-bundle and half-draped hair wearing a big red pompom purple and gold crown, the shape designed by Shaw Brothers for Li Yimin back then looks quite "Jia Baoyu" style at first glance, but it can't stand a closer look.
Ordinary facial features with a big face plate, the bangs with a thick pot lid are simply a disaster scene for him, and his temperament is mediocre, and his eyes are dull when acting, and he can't catch the play of the opponent's actor, so Yang Kang played by Li Yimin is a stupid son of a landlord.
What's more, he can't perform a famous scene like a martial arts competition.
After taking off Mu Nianci's shoes, he put his backhand to his nose and sniffed hard, his movements were greasy, his expression was obscene, and it made people feel uncomfortable.
3, Miao Qiaowei version of Yang Kang
Even after 41 years, now when it comes to the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" filmed by TVB in 1983, it can still evoke the memories of classic martial arts for countless people.
Huang Rihua's Guo Jing's heroism, Weng Meiling's Huang Rong is smart and cunning, Yang Panpan's Mu Nianci is gentle and tenacious, and Yang Kang, played by 25-year-old Miao Qiaowei, can be called the best version of the history.
The face shape is an angular Zhou Zheng atmospheric model, and the facial features are handsome and resolute models that can't find flaws, with a height of 1.8 meters, a thin body, a narrow waist and wide shoulders.
The shape conditions are already outstanding, not to mention TVB's ingenuity in the design of the shape.
When the handsomeness of the young man is combined with his natural demeanor, whether it is the brocade clothes of the little prince or the coarse rags of the little beggar, every outfit is given to Miao Qiaowei, and he can wear an extraordinary atmosphere.
The 83 version did not make Yang Kang a face-painted villain in the compilation, but let the audience see Yang Kang's heart in a layered and progressive way.
The desire for power and status, the inseparability of family affection, and the deep-rooted love for lovers, through sincere emotional expression and delicate expression, Miao Qiaowei shows Yang Kang's contradictions and struggles vividly.
Personable and noble, he was praised by Jin Yong for "surpassing the original work", Miao Qiaowei satisfied all everyone's imagination of Yang Kang in the book, this is Yang Kang Benkang who can be mistaken by Mu Nianci at first sight.
4, Pan Hongbin's version of Yang Kang
Just five years after the broadcast of the wireless "Condor Shooting", the Zhongshi version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which is based on the original book and draws on the 83 version, was also filmed.
However, this version, whether it is the plot, costumes, scene layout or actor casting, is not satisfactory and has become the most obscure version.
Huang Wenhao, who plays Guo Jing, looks too smart, and Chen Yulian, who plays Huang Rong, is obviously more suitable for Xiaolongnu, and Pan Hongbin, who plays Yang Kang, is one of the highlights, but his presence is still too low in many versions of Yang Kang.
Pan Hongbin is Andy Lau and Leung Ka-fai's contemporaries in the wireless artist training class, and has a deep friendship with Andy, and the two have collaborated on films such as "Five Tigers Will Break Up", "Ninety-one Condor Heroes", "Dragon God Prince", "Temple Street Twelve Youths" and other films, but unfortunately from the perspective of development, his achievements are far less than those of his two classmates.
Just looking at his appearance and temperament, the 26-year-old Pan Hongbin can be called Yushu Linfeng, and wearing gorgeous clothes is also a prince and grandson.
It's a pity that the acting skills are still not properly grasped for the character of Yang Kang, the bridge of the competition to recruit relatives, the flirting when he grabbed Mu Nianci, the expression of being angry in the flow, and the posture of hanging the child, played the noble little prince into a frivolous prodigal, which is really unsightly.
5, Luo Jialiang version of Yang Kang
In 1994, TVB remade "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" for the second time, this version is the childhood memories of many post-8090s, Zhang Zhilin and Zhu Yin are also considered to be the "Jingrong" combination with the highest value.
However, compared with the high appearance of the male and female protagonists, Guan Baohui, who plays the second female number one Mu Nianci, has always put on a bitter gourd face during her performance because of her cold appearance and earthy temperament, which has been criticized by many audiences.
And Luo Jialiang's version of Yang Kang is old and old-fashioned, and he also ushered in a wave of doubts.
In the original novel, Yang Kang was a teenager of about eighteen or nineteen years old when he appeared, but Luo Jialiang was born in 1962 and was 32 years old when he played Yang Kang, the same age as Yang Kang's actor Pan Hongbin six years ago, nine years older than Zhang Zhilin, and three years older than Liang Wanjing, who played Bao Xiweak.
Therefore, whether it is when Zhang Zhilin's Guo Jing calls him "Brother Kang", or when Liang Wanjing's Bao Xiweakly calls him "Kang'er", it makes people feel very awkward.
And Luo Jialiang has a big head, square face, and narrow shoulders, even if his facial features are good, he still looks like a "big-headed doll" in the all-exposed costume.
In addition, this version of Yang Kang's character design is too bad, there is no entanglement and complexity, "bad guy" is written on his face directly, and his feelings with Mu Nianci are not shown at all, it is completely a sinister, cunning, ruthless and negative teaching material.
6, Zhou Jie's version of Yang Kang
After the millennium, led by Zhang Jizhong, the mainland also began to remake Jin Yong's novels, and in 2003, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" starring Zhou Xun, Li Yapeng, Zhou Jie, Jiang Qinqin, He Qing, Yang Liping, etc. was born.
Zhang Jizhong's selection of people has always been vicious, but Li Yapeng's Guo Jingmu's facial paralysis, Zhou Xun's Huang Rong's hoarse voice, and Zhou Jie's Yang Kang are rustic, and the three protagonists and their personalities have been complained by many audiences.
To tell the truth, Zhou Jie's acting skills are obvious to all, the steady Faulkang and the wise Bao Zheng are all vividly interpreted by him, but the role of Yang Kang is not highly suitable for him.
First of all, he was old, he was 33 years old when he filmed this drama, one year older than Luo Jialiang at that time.
In addition, the appearance is not good, although the sword eyebrows are starry and the face is square, the nose in the middle of the face is a hard injury, the nose bridge is collapsed, the nose tip and the big nostrils are still somewhat exposed, and the whole face is not supported by a tall nose, which looks flat and flat.
The last is temperament, perhaps dragged down by Tim Ye's collapsed style, wearing lace and green clothes, with a bun on the top of his head, and even reluctant to wear a hair crown, Zhou Jie's version of Yang Kang does not look like a rich and noble son, but looks like a down-and-out rough man on Liangshan.
7, Yuan Hong's version of Yang Kang
The Tang version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which was launched in 2008, featured the "idol brand", and invited Hu Ge, Ariel Lin, Yuan Hong and Liu Shishi to star in the four corners of "Jingrong Kangci".
The men are handsome and the women are pretty, full of youthful atmosphere, and the emotional drama has been greatly strengthened, and it is also nicknamed the "idol version of the Condor Archery" by many audiences.
Yuan Hong, who played Yang Kang, was 26 years old at the time, and his high-spirited age and appearance were also at his peak, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, handsome facial features, plus a tall figure and a noble temperament, his Yang Kang made people suddenly shine from the moment he appeared.
Yuan Hong's appearance is both good and evil, when he is not smiling, his eyebrows and eyes are like a portrait of a decent person; The corners of his lips hooked when he laughed, and the tails of his eyes went up, revealing a bad energy.
When adapting the role, the Tang people also did not portray Yang Kang as a general "traitor", but let him struggle between the "goodness" of being the descendant of the Yang family and the "evil" of continuing to be the little prince of the Jin Kingdom.
Not only is his appearance handsome and compelling, Yuan Hong is also remarkable in performance, Yang Kang's conceit, arrogance, ambition, evil deeds and deep affection for Mu Nianci He portrayed it well.
8, Chen Xingxu's version of Yang Kang
After nine years, another mainland version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been pushed to the screen, under the influence of the advantages of restoring the original work, real scenes, and casting fit, this version is also one of the few Jin Yong dramas that has not overturned in recent years.
The 27-year-old Li Yitong's version of Huang Rong, dressed in white with gold rings and smiling like a flower, gave people a great surprise; The 21-year-old Chen Xingxu version of Yang Kang, with dark eyebrows and big eyes, is upright and three-dimensional, and belongs to the standard costume beauty.
Chen Xingxu was born as a child star, started filming dramas at the age of 4, and when he took over Yang Kang, he had not yet graduated from Chinese opera.
This version of Yang Kang is also set as a hero who is both good and evil, with all kinds of opposing conflicts and mixed emotions, not a simple bad guy, but a distinct contradiction.
Although he is not very old, he is still a professional with rich acting experience, Chen Xingxu has a good sense of proportion in Yang Kang's grasp, he is ruthless, and his heart is meticulous and calculating, and his Yang Kang is full of tension.
9, Wang Hongyi's version of Yang Kang
On the 17th of this month, a series of costume martial arts dramas called "Jin Yong's Martial Arts World" were launched, and the name is like a Jin Yong martial arts group drama, but at first glance, the content is nothing more than a remake of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
For this drama, the audience's expectations are not high, and the broadcast of various large-scale changes and hasty scenes just shows that there should indeed be no expectations for it.
In terms of casting, several protagonists are basically newcomers, but the supporting roles such as Zhou Yiwei, Ming Dao, He Rundong, Gao Weiguang, and Chen Turin are all familiar.
The latest version of Yang Kang is played by 25-year-old Wang Hongyi, and it can be seen that the director wants to work hard to create a sense of mystery in Yang Kang's appearance.
For example, first all kinds of half-body and back shots plus the expressions and movements of other characters are rendered, and then blurred shots, and then turned to clearly reveal their true faces.
But after a lot of hard work, Yang Kang looked like this, with a thin face and sharp beak, and he simply wiped his sweat on his forehead, which made people feel very embarrassed.
And as a golden and noble little prince, he is not extravagant and childish, and his acting skills are obviously stretched.
Wang Hongyi's shortcomings are obvious, the management of eye expressions is not good, and his understanding of the character's temperament is also feminine and evil.
Yang Kang is really not able to play anyone, put the above 9 versions of the actors together, some people are personable and mistaken for life, and some people are like the stupid son of the landlord's family, and the gap is obvious.