Dragon TV music reality show "Our Song Season 3", a long-lost treasure senior reappeared in everyone's sight.
He is Lu Fang, a Hong Kong singer and actor who is a bit unfamiliar to everyone but familiar to everyone.
Lu Fang is recognized as a powerful singer in the Chinese music scene. He was once as famous as Jacky Cheung and was also known as the "86 Twins".
Jacky Cheung once praised Lu Fang, "You don't need to dance in the Hong Kong music scene. You only need to stand and sing to win."
However, after his 16-year long relationship with Zheng Yuling ended in breakup, he almost lived a semi-reclusive life. .
At the age of 57, Lu Fang was already a husband and father. Why did he choose to return to the stage?
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champion debut, singing and acting
Lu Fang was born in Nanjing in 1964. When he was ten years old, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents.
He likes to sing, but he doesn't like to show off in public. Only his close classmates understand him.
In early 1983, Lu Fang participated in the "Sing Star" singing competition organized by TVB at the instigation of his classmates.
He sang a song "I am Chinese" and won second place. He was also lucky enough to get the attention of musician Li Xiaotian.
Li Xiaotian was watching TVB's singing competition TV program that day. When he heard Lu Fang's voice was particularly clean and soft, he felt like he had found a treasure.
Later, he strongly invited Lu Fang to participate in the second rookie singing competition in July and recommended him to study under Dai Sicong.
The following year, Lu Fang participated in the Hong Kong Newcomer Singing Competition and won the first prize again. Soon, he signed with China Star Records. After debuting as the
champion, he was invited to film and television dramas.
In 1984, the TVB producer selected the honest and honest Lu Fang to play Lin Zhiquan in "Brother Xin Zha".
When filming started, Lu Fang didn’t know how to act at all, and he was very nervous when he read his lines, but the director said. "Just act in your true colors."
Lu Fang started by memorizing the lines and slowly got into the role. Finally got a corner of "Gaolao Spring". In the last episode of
, the song "You Make Me Happy" pushed the atmosphere to a climax. With the popularity of the
TV series and this song, Lu Fang's popularity has also been greatly improved.
In 1985, Lu Fang released his first solo album "Inaudible Speech". It won many awards including the "Top Ten Best Songs" Golden Melody Award and the "Top Ten Chinese" Golden Melody Awards.
The next year, Lu Fang and Jacky Cheung joined hands for the "86 Double Star Concert" and held seven concerts in a row at the Hung Hom Stadium in Hong Kong. The venues were full, so they made an exception and added a daytime concert. The scene was quite spectacular and established the relationship between the two. The status of a young and capable singer.
After that, he participated in a series of zombie-themed film and television works such as "Zombie Turn", "Mr. Phantom", and "Yimei Taoist".
However, Lu Fang also found that his talent was still in singing, not acting.
In 1991, Lu Fang switched to Warner Bros.
In July of the following year, Lu Fang's Cantonese album "The Curved Moon" was released. The title song was a cover of Liu Huan's song of the same name. This time it was a Cantonese version of the song tailor-made for him by the company.
This song made Lu Fang famous all over the country, and his career reached a small peak. No matter where he performs on stage in the future, "Crescent Moon" will be a must-sing, especially overseas.
In 1995, Lu Fang sang a simple and touching lyric song "Friends Don't Cry", which was sung across the Taiwan Strait and three places, and established his position in the music world.
When Lu Fang's singing career took off, he began to bravely pursue his love.
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High-profile love affair ended in vain
In 1992, Lu Fang fell in love with Zheng Yuling, the "eldest sister" in the entertainment industry.
Their relationship is not favored by the outside world, and there is a huge gap in career, income and height.
Zheng Yuling became famous as early as 1979 with the collaboration with Chow Yun-fat in "The Man on the Internet".
In 1983, when Lu Fang first entered the entertainment industry, Zheng Yuling had already won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer for the movie "Flower City" and also won the Golden Horse Award multiple times.
Zheng Yuling, who is comfortable in the film and television industry, has also entered the hosting industry.In large and important occasions, she can control the audience with wisdom and agility, becoming the unique focus.
Judging from the appearance, Zheng Yuling has a tall figure and was at the peak of her appearance at the time.
Lu Fang is relatively short and plain-looking. Therefore, their relationship is called "long-short-footed love" by the outside world.
The two of them did not respond to the rumors from the outside world. In order to put the rumors to rest, Lu Fang concentrated on practicing singing and working hard to release an album.
Once his new album is released, Zheng Yuling will also help him promote it and help him obtain more resources.
In 1998, Lu Fang's contract with Warner expired, and he gradually faded out of the entertainment industry and wanted to live a "simple and low-key life."
Later, in an interview with a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News, Lu Fang said that he longed for a love life and hoped to get married and have children with the person he loved.
However, Zheng Yuling's parents divorced due to discord when she was young, and she lived with her mother and younger brother. Before falling in love with Lu Fang, she had a relationship that lasted for 10 years, which made her miserable.
Therefore, she no longer believed in marriage, and gradually formed the idea of being unmarried and infertile.
Zheng Yuling had already tested Lu Fang's attitude towards marriage and childbirth in a program.
At that time, Zheng Yuling hosted a talk show called "Different Dialogues". In the show, she asked Lu Fang, a guest, in the third person, what would he think if his girlfriend didn't want to get married and have children?
Lu Fang answered truthfully, he thought it was okay, the most important thing is that two people love each other.
Zheng Yuling smiled with satisfaction when she heard Lu Fang's answer. She was sure that Lu Fang would tolerate her in life.
Later, Lu Fang proposed to her several times, but she was declined on the grounds that their relationship did not need to be bound by a marriage contract. As a result, the gap between the two became deeper and deeper, and they gradually drifted apart.
In 2008, the two announced their official breakup. The 16-year relationship ended without a problem.
In the emotional world, no one is right or wrong, only suitable or inappropriate.
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got married in a low-key manner and became a "daughter slave"
After breaking up with Zheng Yuling, there were no less rumors than when they were in love. Suspicions and accusations about the breakup were directed at Lu Fang. During that time, he suffered unprecedented pressure and had no relationships for five or six years.
He lamented that it is not difficult to find a girlfriend, but finding someone who can walk hand in hand with him into the future requires fate.
Fortunately, after experiencing career troughs and emotional ups and downs, Lu Fang finally met the destined person.
In 2014, he confessed to the media that he had a girlfriend outside the industry.
They met at a friend's party. During the conversation, both of them were attracted by each other's temperament and talent, and began a sweet relationship.
His girlfriend's name is rainbow, her Chinese name is Wu Huibao. She is 16 years younger than Lu Fang. She has loved listening to Lu Fang's songs since she was a child. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a fan of Lu Fang.
Because his girlfriend was an outsider, Lu Fang never disclosed information about her to the outside world in order to protect her.
She runs an Internet food business and her career is very successful, with a net worth of over half a billion.
At the beginning of this relationship, Lu Fang still insisted on the principle of never getting married and having children. He has said many times that he is over fifty and does not need to rely on marriage and children to maintain a relationship.
Wu Huibao told Lu Fang: "Whenever you get tired of it, you can leave without blaming yourself, and I won't blame you."
Isn't this the longest confession of love?
Lu Xiang promised to the other party that they would get married if they had children in the future. He cherishes the kind and independent girlfriend in front of him even more.
The two of them appreciate each other and support each other, and their sweet love is filled with preservatives.
In 2020, 57-year-old Lu Fang ushered in two happy events in his life: he married his girlfriend and received a daughter in the same year.
Wu Huibao takes good care of and accompanies his family, and Lu Fang can develop his career with peace of mind. He has participated in many programs and evening parties.
In March 2023, Lu Fang held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum to celebrate his 40th anniversary in the industry. His wife Wu Huibao and her daughter came to support the event.
2-year-old daughter looks very cool when taking pictures.
From being unmarried and infertile to becoming a daughter slave, Lu Fang experienced the ups and downs of career and relationship, and finally found a lifestyle that suited him.
Now, with the support of Wu Huibao, Lu Fang has rediscovered his passion for singing. He said that as long as he can sing well, he will continue to sing.
wishes Lu Fang a happy family life, and also wishes Lu Fang can continue to "stand and sing" on the stage of his life with a full attitude, and can stand for a long time.
