Hong Kong actor Li Jianren in the movie “Tang Bohu Points Autumn Fragrance”. (Picture / Retrieved from Baidu)
Hong Kong actor Li Jianren, who often pretends to be a woman in Stephen Chow’s movies, plays “Flowers”. In 2019, he had a stroke and fainted while washing a sauna in Shenzhen. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and saved his life. Afterwards, he returned to Hong Kong to recuperate and received Chinese medicine, speech therapy and physical therapy. After three years of rehabilitation, he finally returned to the entertainment industry.
In the early days of Hong Kong comedy King Stephen Chow, actor Li Jianren, who used to be a man disguised as a woman “like a flower”, became popular on both sides of the strait and three places. Because his character was not suitable for the entertainment industry, the outside world was not optimistic that he might become an actor at that time, but in the body. Zhou Xingchi, a classmate, specially arranged to perform in the role of “Flower”, which finally opened up his popularity. Li Jianren became popular because of his actions such as man disguising as a woman and picking his nose.
On the evening of July 5, 2019, Li Jianren, who has always been in good health, felt dizzy following washing the sauna halfway, and then fainted from a stroke. Although he was sent to the hospital for rescue at the first time, his life was saved, but he left serious sequelae. He suffered a stroke 3 years ago due to a ruptured blood vessel in his left brain, and his condition was quite critical. After an emergency brain-clearing operation in Shenzhen, he developed pneumonia. Because his family was in Hong Kong, he was brought back for easy care.
After Li Jianren had a stroke, he was unable to take care of himself for a time. He lost nearly 40 kilograms and needed to rely on his wife and family to take care of him. At that time, Stephen Chow and Louis Koo both offered assistance. Fortunately, Li Jianren survived a long road to recovery. His son Li Zhuoheng said that following the accident, his father He only rehabilitated once a week for 2 years, and the progress was slow. Li Jianren’s mood was also greatly affected. In addition, he might not even take care of himself when he went to the toilet at first. He originally liked to go out to play, but due to communication problems, he might only I’m in a wheelchair, so it’s pretty bad.
Fortunately, following 3 years of hard work, Li Jianren has finally made a comeback on the big screen. Recently, he made a cameo appearance in the movie “The Queen of Water”. He disguised himself as a woman and wore a wig and a wedding dress. Although his figure was obviously much thinner than before, his complexion was ruddy and his actions were harmonious. The language ability is not as neat as before the stroke, but it still makes many fans happy that “the flowers are coming back forever”.