I don’t know if you have ever heard of the name Lu Qi. If you have not heard it, you must have watched TVB’s classic TV series "Difficult Brothers". In it, Li Qizheng, played by Luo Jialiang, is an allusion to Hong Kong’s 1960s Cantonese film star Lu Qi .
may be very unfamiliar to the current audience, and there are even few materials that can be found on the Internet. Xie Xian, who made his debut at the same time as his father, Nicholas Tse’s father, has always been in the entertainment industry with constant news, and today we are going to say that Lu Qi’s popularity was not lost to Xie Xian.
A generation of Cantonese film star, Shaw Brothers Xiaosheng, Lu Qi, first starred in the movie "The Son of Love" that year was an instant hit. After that, he worked closely with Chen Baozhu and was hailed as the golden girl of the film industry. At that time, he was so popular that he faded out of the screen in the late 1980s as Cantonese films gradually declined. With his second wife Ling Dai, he moved to Taiwan to change business and retired for many years. He rarely saw news of him. The senior media person Wang Manling posted a photo of 77-year-old Lu Qi on social platforms yesterday. In addition to crushing many rumors, Lu Qi also revealed that he only hopes to live a normal life.
Wang Manling said on social platforms that she went to Taiwan to reminisce with many friends, including Taiwanese film star Tang Lanhua, etc. The most surprising thing was that Lu Qi, who had left the scene for decades, appeared. Wang Manling also shared the content of the chat with Lu Qi: "We talked freely for an afternoon. He told me the story of the first Cantonese film "The Son of Love" in 1965. "The Son of Love" made him an instant hit, and he was grateful to Nan Hong , Huang Manli, and Sir Run Run’s help made him deeply impressed. He was originally named Tang Juemin, changed his stage name to Lu Qi, and said: "Because my idol at the time was Fu Qi." "Lu Qi in the
photo looks like The spirit is bright and the complexion is good, so many people and netizens call for nostalgia, and memories emerge one by one. Lu Qi retired for many years. It was rumored that he was driving in Taiwan to survive. He denied it later. He also said that if any fans in Taiwan recognize him, they will deny that he is Lu Qi and just want to live an ordinary life.
Lv Qi was originally named Tang Jueming, a native of Taishan, Guangdong. He came to Hong Kong at the age of seven in 1949. He was admitted to the China United Actor Training Class in 1985. He joined the Shaw Cantonese film crew the following year. The first movie starring in the movie is "Love and Chastity" ".
In 1964, Lu Qi made an appointment with Shaw Brothers and turned to freelance filming. He became famous with "The Son of Love" and became a sensation. Self-written and self-acted "Lover's Tears" is also very popular. He has starred in more than 60 movies in the past 20 years, among which is "A Girl with Eighteen Flowers". He has collaborated with many popular actresses, and Chen Baozhu is his best partner on the screen. Their most famous masterpiece is "Jade Girl Timing".
In 1965, Lu Qi formed a company by himself and also served as a screenwriter. The first script he wrote was "Lover's Tears", written and performed by himself, which was very popular at the time. And the first work written, directed and acted by him is "Man Li Man Li I Love You", and the box office is also very good. He has directed about 30 movies, among which the more famous ones are "Nyonya Love", "Heart Stealer" and so on.
In 1974, Lv Qi organized Jinhe Pictures to shoot many classic pornographic films for Shaw Brothers, such as "Danish Baby", "Fortune Son, Famous Flower, Star Mother" and so on. His self-organized company produced a number of pornographic films in the 1980s, which played an important role in Hong Kong's erotica. Lv Qi produced social satirical comedies, mostly in the form of pornographic films, and they were also very successful at the box office.
Lu Qi's voice is very pleasant. He has performed in many musicals. In 1987, Lu Qi finished his last film "Peach Blossoms", and ended his company and went to Taiwan to do business.
When it comes to Cantonese films, I have to mention four people, Lu Qi, Xie Xian, Chen Baozhu and Xiao Fangfang. The experiences of these four people happen to be the prototypes of TVB's classic TV series "Brothers and Difficulties".
, a pair of golden boys and girls, Lu Qi and Chen Baozhu, their films have become classics. Lu Qi and Chen Baozhu are not only screen lovers, but have a very close personal relationship. Although they were rumored to be dating, they never officially admitted. Chen Baozhu later said in an interview that because his mother opposed that she would never have a chance to associate with Lu Qi, the two were just a cooperative relationship. When
left Shaw Brothers, Lu Qi had been in business in Taipei and never appeared in front of the media. Lu Qi said that he missed Chen Baozhu very much, but would not go to her side. In 1998, Lu Qi and his wife Ling Dai, eldest son Jinny and younger son Patrick returned to Hong Kong to attend the wedding of their niece.Official exposure. In order to avoid media follow-up, Lu Qi told his family early in the morning that if someone called Lu Qi and said that there was no such person, except Wang Manling, in recent years, Hong Kong film dealers have asked him to come out of the rivers and lakes to film again. Lu Qi also wants them to give up. Rejected. When Chen Baozhu made the stage play "Sword and Snow Floating Life", Lu Qi wanted to return to Hong Kong to join in, but in the end he failed.
A few years ago, a magazine reported that Lu Qi was driving a taxi in Taiwan. Lu Qi smiled and said that he did not have the appearance of driving a taxi. In fact, Lu Qi had a rich life after retirement. He had been playing stocks before he married Ling Dai. Later, after I arrived in Taiwan, I concentrated on the stock business, coupled with the rent collection of investment properties, my life was very comfortable. After
retires, he has no problems in his life. He said: "I have no bad habits, and I don't like gambling. I am not strong in gambling and I am very restrained, so I have never worried about money."
Lu Qi and Ling Dai have two sons, and the eldest son has a hundred. Eighty centimeters high, he is very handsome, and some people look for him for commercials and filming. Lv Qi will not let his son enter the entertainment industry. He said to his son: "In the entertainment industry, you have the conditions, but the entertainment industry is too fake. You will never be happy to do this business. There is constant pressure. The success of the play does not mean the success of the next play, and there is no family life in the entertainment industry."
Those who watch TVB frequently must be familiar with the four words "Cantonese feature films". At that time, Hong Kong TV stations will often be in At two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, there is no audience rating, and some black and white Cantonese films are used to fill the time.
Some people in Hong Kong said that they work night shifts, come home at three or four in the middle of the night, and sit down and watch TV after taking a shower to relax their mood. In the Cantonese feature films of the 1950s and 1960s, many people can find the current life of Hong Kong people in the past. It is a pleasure for many Hong Kong people to return to the time tunnel with relish.
In the 1950s and 1960s, in the heyday of Cantonese films, there were star-studded stars, and more than 200 Cantonese feature films were produced every year. Overseas Chinese learned about Chinese culture and life customs from Cantonese films. Cantonese feature films played a very important role. Communication function.
From 1950 to 1969, the output of Hong Kong-produced Cantonese films is estimated to be more than 4,000. In the past, it was regarded as "Cantonese fragments", but after the test of time, these are all video materials that can be used for future generations to understand the old society, city appearance, and class living conditions, and should be preserved as much as possible.
