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Recently, Andy Lau's new movies have been released in theaters, including "Goldfinger" with Tony Leung, "Stealth" with Lin Jiadong, and the upcoming "Mr. Red Carpet" directed by Ning Hao. .
The most popular one is the collaboration with Tony Leung Chiu-wai after "Infernal Affairs". The roles are still antagonistic.
Although "Goldfinger" scored only 6.5 on Douban, "Stealth" was also criticized for being extremely ugly. But there are still people who bought tickets and went to the cinema for the sake of Andy Lau and Tony Leung.
Some netizens even began to lament that Andy Lau is still so dedicated after 42 years since his debut. Not only can he sing, dance and act, he is the ceiling of his strength and idol. He is also the most famous go-getter in the entertainment industry. It also makes people wonder, will there never be an artist like Andy Lau in domestic entertainment again?
Although Andy Lau has also had "bad movies" in recent years. But in my opinion, it is because the actor is not as good as the actor, so there are so many viewers willing to buy a movie ticket for Andy Lau.
[1] Andy Lau, who has been popular for 40 years
The past two years were the 40th anniversary of Andy Lau’s debut. At that time, a video about him saying something about himself was wiped out. He said, "Every scene you see is just an ordinary person named Andy Lau. The result of hard work every day. It’s been 40 years, of course we have to celebrate, but it’s not a celebration of a person who has been popular for 40 years, it’s a celebration of a person who has worked conscientiously for 40 years.”
Andy Lau’s dedication in the circle is Although he is famous, everyone was still shocked by his simplicity in saying "40 years of hard work". He is humble and dedicated. Even though he is already a role model in the industry in every aspect, he still regards himself as an ordinary worker.
A taint-free artist who has been popular for 40 years, Andy Lau has almost become a cultural symbol. Now 62 years old, he has been in the art industry for more than 40 years. His figure has never been out of shape, and he has become more and more beautiful as he gets older. He even personally demonstrates to the group how to roll the stairs.
54 years old, in order to help a strange father, he starred in the movie "The Orphan" for zero pay. In the final scene, he was slapped by a peasant woman. The peasant woman didn't dare to slap him, and Andy refused to have a stand-in and asked her to slap him for real.
filmed it more than a dozen times until the slap mark was made. A popping sound was heard on the scene. The director covered his mouth and cried, and the whole audience was silent. During the interview, Andy smiled and said, "Our scene was great, and we did it amidst applause."
46 years old. When he was on tour, he received a letter from a fan in Inner Mongolia. The letter said, "I am too poor. I may never have the chance to leave Inner Mongolia to watch one of your concerts in my life. But it doesn't matter, I still have it." In the next life, in the next life, can you not change your name and still be called Andy Lau? I will definitely save enough money to go to your concert."
So, he immediately changed the location of the concert from a first-tier city to Hohhot.
57 years old, he held 20 concerts in Hong Kong. But when it came to the 14th show, his throat became inflamed and he had to stop the concert. He burst into tears and felt embarrassed. He wiped his tears and apologized to the audience.
is obviously the spokesperson for "Hong Kong-style golden songs". He has sung hundreds of songs. Anyone caught in the streets can hum a few lines of "Stupid Kid", "Chinese" and "Forgetful Water".
But when others asked him to be a judge for singing variety shows, he still thought that he had too few works and was not qualified. Is he a saint? Or is he pretending?
In an interview, Andy Lau said that everyone knows where their shortcomings are, but you have to use reason to control them. Today's young artists all like to have a "true temperament," but being true to one's temper does not mean being bad or losing one's temper.
He feels that this is the cultivation of a public figure. As a senior figure in the industry, Andy Lau's moral character has always been praised. He doesn't need to say it himself or hype his team; he can hear it from the mouths of other celebrities and artists.
He supports colleagues and supports good works.Xu Anhua filmed "Sister Peach", telling the story of a nanny who was not favored and had no investment. He took the initiative to invest 30 million and acted as the leading actor, and won the second Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in his life.
Zhang Weijian's investment failed and went bankrupt. It was Andy Lau who pulled him out of the quagmire and started a new life.
was vilified as a "mad woman" in Lan Jieying, isolated and helpless. It was Andy Lau who gave Lan Jieying 100,000 yuan, but then the money was stolen. Later, Andy Lau realized that giving money might not necessarily help Lan Jieying, so he helped her contact a rescue organization and sent her money regularly.
Even director Ning Hao from the Mainland said, "I want to thank Mr. Andy Lau. I myself also participated in Mr. Andy Lau's "Asian Rising Star Director" program, which gave me my debut film "Crazy Stone", and I was lucky enough to be in it." Film Circle."
In 2006, Andy Lau gave Ning Hao 3 million to film "Crazy Stone" and invested in a total of 6 new directors.
Andy Lau has become a cultural symbol and a mirror. Everyone can find their strength in him.
Some young people regard him as a "delivery recipient", some parents regard him as a role model for their children, some media regard him as a symbol and admire him, and some fitness coaches use his figure as marketing material for WeChat Moments.
[2] Andy Lau is a "stupid kid"
Andy Lau has what we now consider to be a unique appearance, but it was not always smooth sailing for him to become a dual actor in film, television and singing.
grew up in Diamond Hill, a slum in Hong Kong. He carried water, cooked, and delivered takeaways since he was a child. He entered the entertainment industry through TVB's artist training class at the age of 17. After learning eighteen martial arts in the training class, he became one of the most popular actors in the entertainment industry. Ordinary one-on-one.
Looking back on all this at the age of 40, he said, "Shameless took part in the challenge when I was seventeen. Stars also have training classes. It was so new in just one year. I remember that the fourth brother and Fa Ge had already met each other. His promotion to the leading role was too sudden. ".
started playing a small role in 1981. The young man with a handsome appearance always appears on different screens as the background wall. You can't find it unless you look carefully.
In 1982, he took a role that Chow Yun-fat didn't want and filmed "Journey to the Angry Sea", which was nominated for Best New Actor at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Whether as an actor or a singer, Andy Lau has always been a "stupid kid". As an actor, others say his temperament is too upright and does not have Tony Leung's literary and artistic flair. After Wong Kar-wai collaborated with "Carmen" and "Days of Being Wild", they did not look for him again; as a singer, others said that his singing was not distinctive enough for Jacky Cheung; As a dancer, he does not have Aaron Kwok's stage charm; as an idol, his appearance is not as delicate, well-behaved and lovable as Li Ming.
He is a stupid kid who can also cry and can’t act, so he learns slowly and works in different crews, bit by bit. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a model worker in the entertainment industry, even making 12 movies a year. He said, "I knew at that time that if I wanted to stay in the entertainment industry, I had to take more roles. No matter what, I wanted everyone to have an impression of me and I had to be firmly tied to everyone's heart." "King of Movies" accumulated step by step, and it took 18 years to go from a bit player to the best actor.
's first Academy Award-winning actor came from "Dark War". He played a cancer-stricken, thoughtful, high-IQ thief who is both good and evil. In this movie, his performance is very restrained and focused on details. He wears several different disguises, including an old man, a bald gangster, and a woman, each of which breaks his original screen image. The "match-match" cp with Liu Qingyun is quite easy to beat today.
After that, Andy Lau's acting career was fully opened. In "Infernal Affairs", Liu Jianming, the villain spy who went deep into the police, and Tony Leung staged famous scenes, "Sorry, I am a policeman", "Who knew", "I had no choice before, now I want to be a good person."
40 years , although there are constant "bad movies", but you can see his excellent masterpieces every one or two years. This is Andy Lau. Even though a person is already half famous and could have just laid back on his laurels, he insists on working conscientiously at his position.
[3] Superstars who take it one step at a time
The reason why superstars can last forever is that in addition to their own moral constraints, the environment is also very important. Johnnie To, the director of "Dark War", had some bad feelings with Andy Lau at the beginning.
In 1990, when he was cooperating with "Heavenly Love", Andy Lau was a popular handsome young man and a top-notch king, so he naturally paid attention to his image.
During a motorcycle scene, he took off his helmet and subconsciously straightened his flattened hair, and was scolded by Johnnie To. The two people didn't like each other, but they talked about it during "Love in the Sky 3", and then they had a tailor-made cooperation in "Dark War".
In Hong Kong, almost all the male idols have climbed up from the bottom, and they have also been scolded by the director. "Infernal Affairs", the scene where Shawn Yue was expelled from the police academy.
Edison Chen didn't sleep well because he was too wild the night before and was out of shape. Liu Weiqiang rushed up and slapped Edison Chen. Edison Chen later recalled that he was beaten awake on the spot.
Even the second-generation stars who were born with a golden key have to prove themselves by their ability, otherwise they will be looked down upon. A handsome guy like Nicholas Tse has become a desperate man in order to make others think highly of him. From time to time, you can see reports of him jumping off several floors.
The working environment in Hong Kong at that time was one of fast and efficient operation, everything was done to complete the service, and everything spoke for itself. No matter how beautiful the young student is, no matter how rich his background is, no matter how many fans he has, as long as he dares to act cool, slack off, and has no professional ability on the set, he will not only be looked down upon, but also scolded by the entire market, and no one will use him anymore. Eliminated directly.
In today’s domestic entertainment environment, which is half-dead and getting worse, we really have to sigh. Not only are there fewer and fewer dedicated celebrity artists, but the popular celebrities themselves naturally do not regard themselves as ordinary people, but really think that they are superstars who can reach the sky.
The "stars" produced under this deformed model have no diligence, no cultural connotation, and no IQ. Each one is left with an empty skin, which may still be rotten inside. It is only a matter of time that someone falls over.
Superstars can be created in this world, but as a "superstar" himself, he must not regard himself as a superstar. Superstars are not a privileged class. They must first become down-to-earth ordinary people before they can become the light in the eyes of others.
