In 1999, at the invitation of Dawn, Chen Guanxi participated in the filming of an advertisement and has since entered the entertainment circle.
Perhaps because of his father's connections, Chen Guanxi's resources after his debut were surprisingly good. Not only did he star in the film "SWAT New Humanity 2" by the great director Chen Musheng, but he was also appreciated by Zhang Guorong and invited to participate in Zhang Guorong's only film directed by himself, "Smoke and Smoke".
Mei Yanfang, who played an agent in "Smoke And Smoke" at the time, once said to Chen Guanxi: "The image of an artist is very important. If you don't mess around and there's no negative news, you'll be fine. In the film, Chen Guanxi, who had just debuted, nodded his head: "I understand, I understand." ”
He's really good!
In terms of music, not long after his debut, he released his first solo album "Chen Guanxi", and the main song was Composed and lyrics composed and written by Zhang Guorong himself, and Jackie Chan stood for him to promote it. The later "Instant Shadow", in the absence of any publicity, became the champion of the popular list at that time.
In terms of acting, works such as "Head Text D" and "Infernal Affairs" are rare classics.
In particular, his performance in Infernal Affairs was particularly impressive to me. At that time, Andy Lau and Liang Chaowei in this movie did not coexist with appearance and acting skills, but Chen Guanxi still left his own style in the film.
Now looking back at the young Chen Guanxi in "Infernal Affairs", it can be said that his acting skills in the film have exploded and many traffic stars are now. The evil smile that appeared at the corner of his mouth almost became his signature expression, surprising everyone.
At that time, Chen Guanxi, along with Nicholas Tse, Eason Chan and others, was even known as the successor of the "Four Heavenly Kings". If he continues to act like this and goes on to be popular, it is not that there is no possibility of succession. However, this still has a premise after all, as Mei Yanfang said, "no chaos, no negative news."
The incident in 2008 caused a sensation across the country, disrupted the Hong Kong entertainment industry, buried his great future, and hurt many people. Later, Chen Guanxi held a press conference to apologize to his family and all victims, apologize to all Hong Kong people, and announce his indefinite withdrawal from the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
In just a few days, a popular star has become a negative example condemned by everyone, reduced to a "morally corrupt" street rat. After that, Chen Guanxi hid in the trunk of a taxi to go to the airport and went to the United States.
In 2019, Ma Dong once said in "Black and White Planet": "We all owe Chen Guanxi an apology. Ma Dong believes that Chen Guanxi is not wrong, but he is still a victim.
I also admit that in a way, Chen Guanxi is also a victim. At that time, he was in debt, his former friends avoided him, and his father's business went bankrupt due to investment failures...
For the next 11 years, he tried to get rid of the impact of that incident on himself, but "no matter what I do, people will only see the bad me, and only want to see the bad me." ”
He wanted to make some donations to a charitable organization without any publicity, and the charity told him "you don't come, it's negative news for us."
When "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind" was released, Chen Guanxi originally played a detective "Old A" in it, and after the release of the movie, many viewers were "looking for Old A" throughout the show, but they did not find any clues of "Old A".
He always wanted to be a good man, but no one believed him.
During the time of the accident, he locked himself in the house and did not dare to go out: "I am afraid of people passing by, I am also afraid of passing cars, I am afraid of everything." I don't understand, what heinous thing have I done? ”
Now that 13 years have passed, it may not be very meaningful to discuss right and wrong, after all, every bystander has his own measurement standards. I only know that because of "that incident", the young and crazy Chen Guanxi seemed to "disappear" in that year.
When it became a heated discussion in China many years later, he was no longer a "star" but a successful Chinese businessman who spoke at New York University in the United States.
His nationality is Canadian, why do I say he is a Chinese businessman? Because he's been abroad for so many years, whenever someone asks him where he's from, he always replies, "I was born in Canada, but I'm Chinese." ”
How much does Chen Guanxi really love China?
As early as 2003, he founded China's first tide brand and made a wish for himself: to prove to the world that Made in China is no worse than anywhere else.
In a speech at New York University in 2017, Chen Guanxi said that at the beginning of the brand's founding, he went to Nike to talk about cooperation, but the other party said that he had not cooperated with a Hong Kong company and was worried that the product would be recalled due to quality problems.
"Half of the world's shoes are made in China, and we are still suspected of making bad shoes, but we still can't have the right to speak."
At that time, he was determined to ensure that his brand had to be "Made in China" from beginning to end, and that both the brand design and the product itself were in line with international standards.
Whether others despise us or not, we must look up to ourselves. Then he spent three years proving that "Made in China" is not of low standard, but of high quality. Later, Nike took the initiative to come to the door, and they cooperated with a lot of joint models with Chinese elements, and the models sold well.
He proved To the world China and himself.
In that speech, he also warned the Chinese students present not to lower their standards and give up their dreams, and in the next fifty years, in addition to Making in China, we must also create in China.
"I may not speak Mandarin very well, but I definitely know where my culture and roots lie. I hope you will also remember where you came from, what it means to go out, and what you can do. ”
To be honest, his speech was really burning, and after reading it, my heart could not be calmed for a long time. It's hard to imagine these words coming out of the mouth of a "foreigner" who has been scolded for more than 10 years.
Every sentence does not forget their home country, and every sentence hopes that their home country will get better and better. From the unscrupulous teenager who used to be a world-shaking teenager to the successful businessman today, I can see that Chen Guanxi has been changing, but his patriotism has not changed at all.
When the domestic epidemic was serious last year, there were many people in the external network who maliciously smeared it, and Chen Guanxi more than once spoke out on the external network to refute and defend China.
In this year's Xinjiang cotton incident, Chen Guanxi's performance still did not disappoint. Before the outbreak of the incident, he and Nike have a co-branded sneaker that will be released. As a result, on the day of the release, the shoe was removed from the shelves on the official website, and all the trademarks about Nike on the previous official promotion platform were removed.
Chen Guanxi's move attracted netizens to like him and praised him for "doing big things in a muffled voice". When asked by the media about the termination of the contract, he only said one sentence: "The best shoes in the world are made in China." Later, he also posted pictures on the Internet with the text: "China Excellence"! Simple four words, sonorous and powerful.
This is Chen Guanxi, who is not a Chinese national but always remembers where his "roots" are, and is keen to promote Chinese culture, work hard to protect "Made in China", and prove with actions that "patriotism is not just a slogan"!
Chen Guanxi once said: "One day, our country will become the most powerful and influential country in the world." "If you also like chen Guanxi like this, give him a thumbs up."
I am the author of The Light Jun, thanks for the attention.