On December 16, 2018, a birthday party held in a hotel in Hong Kong alarmed most of the star artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
The birthday party even used 4D holographic projection technology to "resurrect" the three superstars Zhang Guorong, Mei Yanfang and Teresa Teng.
When the familiar melody sounded and familiar faces stood on the stage, all the guests fell into a wave of "memory killing". Andy Lau, who was "named" by Mei Yanfang, was so excited that he couldn't help but cry.
This birthday party comparable to the TVB awards party, the big-name superstars invited were so many that a photo could not be accommodated, and even the business tycoon Ma Yun personally came to celebrate the birthday.
Whose face is so big?
The birthday star of this birthday party is the leading figure in the entertainment industry, and even Jackie Chan had to give him three points of thin noodles xiang Huaqiang.
In the winter of 1948, a large family in Lufeng City, Guangdong Province, welcomed the 10th child of the family, named Xiang Huaqiang.
Why does Xiang Huaqiang have so many brothers and sisters? Not because his mother was particularly capable of giving birth, but because his father was particularly able to marry forward.
Qianqian was once the proud protégé of Dai Kasa, the "godfather of military command", and was at least a general, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he joined the military command and was responsible for spying on the Intelligence of the Japanese Army.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was sent to Hong Kong to continue his espionage work. When he arrived in Hong Kong, in order to hide his identity, he single-handedly founded the "New Ngee Ann" gang in Weizhenjianghu. In Kowloon City, Hong Kong, he is the "Emperor of Kowloon".
In those days, the herd of wives and concubines was a symbol of a man's status. Xiang Huaqiang's mother is the most statusless three-room wife in the family.
Although Xiang Huaqiang came from a family, he was not welcomed since childhood.
When Xiang Huaqiang was 4 years old, his father Xiangqian was deported to Taiwan for some unspeakable reason. With this departure, all the careers he left in Hong Kong fell into the hands of other wives.
In addition, the brothers and sisters in those rooms can buy new clothes and new toys at every turn, while Xiang Huaqiang can only buy new clothes when it comes to the New Year.
At this time, Xiang Huaqiang was still young, and his mother was cowardly, so their mother and son watched the other rooms live a life of gold and jade food, but they could not do anything.
The only way for young Xiang Huaqiang to vent every day is to secretly vow in his heart: to leave this home! Make yourself stronger!
In 1970, the 22-year-old Xiang Huaqiang took his equally unpopular brother Xiang Huasheng and tried to go to Taiwan to join his father.
However, at this time, Qianqian was already in his 60s and had no real power. When he saw the Xiang Huaqiang brothers, he just politely said, "They have grown so big", and he didn't pay much attention to them anymore.
Xiang Huaqiang was greatly disappointed in his father, he grew up so big, he never felt the slightest love from his father, and even the small wish of being "touched by his father" could not satisfy him.
Xiang Huaqiang silently returned to Hong Kong, but he did not return to the rich family. He wandered the streets, trying to find a job that would support him.
One day, when Xiang Huaqiang and his brother Xiang Huasheng were eating at a tea restaurant, a star scout found that Xiang Huaqiang's body was full of masculinity and angularity, which was very suitable for making action movies.
Therefore, Xiang Huaqiang embarked on the road of film at the invitation of the star scout.
At this time, Xiang Huaqiang, the "rookie" of the showbiz circle, did not realize that Hong Kong movies were the world of Bruce Lee.
He starred in "Jingwumen", which grossed $4.4 million, and "Raptors Across the River" broke the record for the Asian film box office.
In 1973, Xiang Huaqiang's screen debut "Dragon Tiger Ground Snake" was released, and it only sold a miserable 180,000 box office, and even Bruce Lee's box office could not catch up.
Just when Xiang Huaqiang was worshipping his idol and feeling sad for himself, kung fu superstar Bruce Lee suddenly died in the bed of his lover Ding Pei.
Bruce Lee's sudden death gave Xiang Huaqiang the opportunity to emerge in the film industry.
The year after Bruce Lee's death, xiang Huaqiang starred in the action movie "Iron Evidence". This film not only opened up a little popularity for him, but also made him intersect with the heroine Ding Pei.
At that time, Ding Pei was deeply trapped in the public opinion of "killing Bruce Lee" and was almost drowned by the spit stars of the outside world. When Xiang Huaqiang was filming with her, he would always consciously or unconsciously comfort her and take care of her.
With Xiang Huaqiang's unremitting efforts, Ding Pei slowly had a good feeling for him. She failed to cultivate with Bruce Lee, and in 1976, she married Xiang Huaqiang.
I thought that if I found a good person, I would be able to go to the white head together in this life. However, not long after the marriage, Ding Pei became mentally confused because of Bruce Lee's affairs. Her marriage to Xiang Huaqiang was shaky.
In 1978, 30-year-old Xiang Huaqiang met Chen Mingying, a white-skinned and beautiful young model at a party, and this girl with a very outstanding appearance suddenly crashed into the tip of Xiang Huaqiang's heart.
Xiang Huaqiang frankly told Ding Pei that he was in love with Chen Mingying. At this time, Ding Pei was devoted to The Buddha, and Xiang Huaqiang's career was just beginning, and he urgently needed a "Xiannei Helper" to work with him.
Ding Pei knew that she could not become Xiang Huaqiang's right-hand man, and she decided to quit the marriage and fulfill the love between Xiang Huaqiang and Chen Mingying.
Subsequently, Xiang Huaqiang married Chen Mingying into the door. In order to say goodbye to his past self, Chen Mingying calmly followed Xiang Huaqiang to Hong Kong to work hard together, and decided to change his name to Chen Lan.
Chen Lan was very distressed when he saw that Xiang Huaqiang wanted to invest in movies, but he couldn't come up with money. In order to share Xiang Huaqiang's worries, she opened a clothing store, decoration, purchase, and sale, all of which she took care of by herself.
During the days of saving money, Chen Lan was reluctant to buy even a new dress. Even if Xiang Huaqiang gave her money to spend, she "viciously" refused.
By 1983, Chen Lan had finally saved a huge sum of money, plus all the belongings from Huasheng's previous restaurant, and borrowed another 2 million usurious loans, and their first film "Bad Size" was finally launched.
Thanks to the efforts of Chen Lan, Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng, this warm Cantonese comedy film finally won tens of millions of box office, ranking 14th in Hong Kong's annual box office list. In an era when ticket prices were only HK$20, the box office was enough to celebrate.
Just when the xiang huaqiang brothers were secretly happy, xiang huaqiang received a second surprise in 1987: the birth of his youngest son Xiang You.
It was also in this year that he and Xiang Huasheng established Yongsheng Film Company.
The beginning of the 1980s was the best era of Hong Kong cinema and the worst of Hong Kong cinema.
During this period, Hong Kong produced many high-quality films, and Hong Kong was known as the "Hollywood of the East". Many people who make movies make a lot of money.
At that time, the underworld in Hong Kong also took a fancy to the big cake of the film market and wanted to come in and share a piece of the pie.
But their way of doing things is not very authentic, not to mention the arrears of film remuneration, and they still hold a gun on the door of the actor's head, forcing the actors to shoot desperately.
This also made Xiang Huaqiang's Yongsheng Company difficult in the early stage of preparing for the film. When many actors receive their offers, the first question they ask is: Who are you? Will you not give me money?
The Xiang brothers, who were originally full of confidence, suddenly fell into a dilemma.
At this time, a major change that shocked Hong Kong helped Xiang Huaqiang solve this dilemma and take him to the peak of his life.
Not long after the Xiang brothers founded The Yongsheng Company, the police arrested Xiang Huayan, the head of the "New Ngee An" gang, that is, Xiang Huaqiang's brother.
In order to avoid triggering a bloody storm, the two sides finally reached an agreement: Xiang Huayan retreated, and the new Yi'an Congliang.
When Xiang Huayan retreated, he thought about it again and again, leaving the position of the leader to Xiang Huaqiang, the most capable of all his younger brothers.
With this relationship, coupled with the keen film mind of the Xiang brothers, Yongsheng Company has grown stronger and stronger.
Once, Xiang Huasheng and several friends had dinner, and one of them told Xiang Huasheng that someone was planning to resell Chow Yun Fat's contract.
Xiang Huasheng casually asked, "What price?" ”
The friend said, "1 million!" ”
Xiang Huasheng was surprised: "1 million? ”
The friend said: "Yes, if you are interested, you can talk about it again!" ”
In the end, Yongsheng Company only spent 800,000 yuan to get Zhou Runfa's contract, in the words of Xiang Huasheng: too cheap! Simply unbelievably cheap!
Subsequently, Yongsheng Company found a big director Wang Jing, from preparation to start-up, it took only one month to tailor a "God of Gamblers" for Zhou Runfa.
"God of Gamblers", starring Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau and Wang Zuxian, was released, which triggered a wave of movie-watching frenzy. With a box office of nearly 40 million, Yongsheng Company sat on the throne of "box office champion" for the first time.
In addition to the big hit in Hong Kong, "God of Gamblers" has repeatedly broken box office records in Taiwan and South Korea, and even in Southeast Asia and other places, it is like thunder, and is regarded by countless people as a "gambling film" classic.
Xiang Huaqiang also shaped the pinnacle of his acting career in the movie "God of Gamblers" - Dragon Five. Because this role is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the outside world gave him the title of "five brothers".
Taking advantage of the residual heat of "Dragon Five", Xiang Huaqiang starred in a police film "Blue River Legend of the Anti-Flying Group" in 1992.
With this film, he was shortlisted for the selection of "Best Actor" at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards, which is only one step away from "Movie Emperor".
Seeing Xiang Huaqiang in the film industry mixed up, Xiang Tai chen lan could not sit still. She feared that her husband would be like the other big guys in the circle, picking flowers and weeds outside.
In order to dispel Chen Lan's concerns, he swore to Hua Qiang: I will be the boss who has no scandal with any female star, and I will do what I say!
Every time as long as he meets with an actress, Xiang Huaqiang will take Chen Lan with him. Slowly, a lot of the company's external exchanges were carried out by Xiang Taichenlan, while Xiang Huaqiang was responsible for the company's internal decision-making affairs.
During this time, Xiang Huaqiang's film and television company produced a large number of phenomenal films, such as "Deer DingJi", "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", "Nine Pin Sesame Officer" and so on. He pioneered the gambling film series, the Stephen Chow series, and the Sheriff series.
If Hong Kong Film and Television is a ship, then Xiang Huaqiang is the big hand that pushes the ship forward behind his back.
In 1996, Xiang Huaqiang expanded his career territory to the mainland. He opened a very advanced and luxurious nightclub in Beijing, the song stage.
Not only is the equipment here first-class, but the most important thing is that Xiang Huaqiang, with his connections in Hong Kong, can often invite the superstar of the King to come and perform. Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Zhang Guorong and others have all come here to celebrate.
Once, after getting drunk in a nightclub, a famous "ground snake" in Beijing asked a female singer to enter the box to sing with him, but the waiter politely refused.
Because of this VIP service, it is only available to VIP members of nightclubs. Helplessly, this "ground snake" was usually arrogant and habitual, and he threatened not to let the singer accompany the singing, so he smashed the nightclub.
Xiang Huaqiang, who was inspecting the nightclub, walked over and patiently explained: VIP service is only available to internal members, and in order to apologize, all your spending tonight is 50% off.
Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not buy it, but also grabbed Xiang Huaqiang's collar and shouted: What's the matter? You don't even give Grandpa face?
After speaking, he raised his hand and slapped Hua Qiang.
Xiang Huaqiang was directly confused, and Xiang Tai, who was on the side, took the first two steps to shine on the other party's face and "snapped" two slaps!
When the security guards of the nightclub looked at it, the lady boss moved, and immediately rushed up and surrounded the "ground snake" and others.
The other party was instantly frightened by this posture, scolded and grinned in his mouth, and shouted that within three days, he would close the nightclub.
Not long after this incident, the evil "earth snake" was killed in a scuffle. The truth about his death is unknown to outsiders.
Many years later, the host Lu Yu asked Xiang Huaqiang straight away: Are you really a triad?
Xiang Huaqiangyun said lightly: I have never been involved in black in my life, and all the gossip and gossip of outsiders have hardened me.
Whether it is a daunting "gangster" or a stomp of the foot, the "big guy" who can make the entertainment industry tremble three times is no longer important to Xiang Huaqiang.
Because, he has opened a golden age that belongs to him.
It's just that Xiang Huaqiang, who has laid half of the Hong Kong movies, has an unconscious son. In the entertainment industry, he has been involved by his younger son Xiang You many times.
In 2009, 21-year-old Xiang You got into a verbal altercation with others in front of a supermarket, and the two sides fought each other. Originally, this kind of thing would not be too big, but when it comes to Xiang Huaqiang's son, things are not so simple.
Xiang You was accused of "fighting in a public place", although the matter was eventually calmed down, but Xiang Huaqiang also lost face.
I thought that Xiang You would relent a little later, but in 2016, he once again let Xiang Huaqiang make the headlines of legal news.
At that time, when the 28-year-old Xiang You was riding a taxi, he had an argument with the driver. He yelled angrily as he called the taxi driver: "Do you know who I am?" I am Xiang Huaqiang's son! Are you looking for death? ”
This time, Xiang Huaqiang did not find ways to help Xiang You, but let him accept the punishment of the law and go to prison for half a year.
Xiang Huaqiang probably hopes that Xiang You will understand: even if he is born with a golden spoon, if he wants to create glory, he still has to rely on himself!
Today, Xiang Huaqiang is 73 years old, he has worked as an actor, founded his own film and television company, and has a strong background that is unclear.
He can make the lonely and nameless little people become popular overnight, and he can also make the superstar fall off the altar in an instant, but he never uses this to run amok, but he has feelings and righteousness, and is keen on public welfare.
Hong Kong Film and Television Humanities once said: If you use four words to describe Mr. Xiang, I think "ancient road hot sausage" is very suitable.
In the eyes of outsiders, Xiang Huaqiang's success is inseparable from his prominent origins. But everything he has is earned by his own mind and vision.
His relaxed and measured wisdom in dealing with the world made Xiang Taichen Lan willing to charge with him, and also let him sit firmly in the position of the overlord of the entertainment industry.
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【Text| Lin Yuhan 】
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