In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, four of the Xu family brothers-Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu, Xu Guanying, and Xu Guanjie created the first comedy movies in the 1970s and 1980s, and promoted comedy movies to the market and audiences. Everyone's favorite. Xu Guanwen's movie themes may reflect the real-time background, or have strong irony, or be funny. The second child, Xu Guanwu, is mainly engaged in film behind-the-scenes and photographers. In addition, in addition to the outstanding achievements in movies, the third-year-old Xu Guanying and the fourth-year-old Xu Guanjie also have great accomplishments in music, which have far-reaching significance for the breakthrough of Cantonese songs. Because the four people have made outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, they are honored as the "Four Masters of the Xu Family".
, now 75 years old, Xu Guanwen is still in the film industry. Last year, he participated in the Taiwanese film "Good Trip". The film won a high reputation. With this film, Xu Guanwen was nominated for multiple film awards. Looking back on his debut in the film industry, he has created a lot of comedy films with a well-known Hong Kong film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, such as the comedies written, directed, and acted by him. Films such as "Half a Catty" and "Modern Bodyguard" have won the Hong Kong Box Office Championship five times and broke the box office record for Chinese-language movies three times. He is the director with the most annual box office champions in Hong Kong. He is also the winner of the "Best Actor" at the first Hong Kong Film Awards, and from this one can imagine how great his contribution to the film industry is.
Xu Guanwu, the second child, has acted in movies and worked as a photographer, but mostly does behind-the-scenes work. Served as the executive director of "Modern Bodyguard". Xu Guanwu has always maintained a 25-year-old heart throughout his life, and his humor exudes endless charm. Although he is not well known by the public, he is enough as the second child of the Xu family.
Xu Guanying is the "first person" to reject the Hong Kong Film Awards. For 40 years in the film industry, Xu Guanying has appeared in more than 30 movies. Because of her unfavourable appearance, she often plays bullied or funny characters. He is also known as the "Laughing Craftsman" because of his funny image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Xu Guanying, who is ordinary in appearance, is actually very talented, not only good at acting, but also able to sing and compose. In addition to his outstanding achievements in comedy films, Xu Guanying also has a place in the Hong Kong music scene. Although his brilliance is not as dazzling as his younger brother Xu Guanjie, he still has a lot of achievements that should not be underestimated. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 65.
Xu Guanjie is the youngest of the four brothers. The most amazing thing is his accomplishments and development in music. He is known as the originator of modern Cantonese pop songs. The Hong Kong spoken interpretation method he created created a new era of Hong Kong local songs. He is a high-achieving student of psychology at the University of Hong Kong, and later entered the music industry as a solo singer at the age of 22. Later, he created many popular classic songs, such as "A Laugh in the Sea", "Silence is Golden", "A Genius Idiot Dream", "Half a Catty and Eight Two", etc. These songs use plain and philosophical lyrics to express the simplest emotions. , Makes people feel empathetic and never forget.
Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanying, and Xu Guanjie, among the four masters of Xu's family, have collaborated on many classic films together, such as "Two Stars of Ghosts and Horses", "Half a Catty", "Modern Bodyguard", etc. will be timeless classics.
The "Four Masters of Hsu" have made great contributions to films and music in Hong Kong and even China. Although their peak period has passed, their works will not go away, and they still stay in our hearts. His work is like a cup of good tea that will last for a long time. You need to savor it slowly to know its taste and harvest.
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