The Hong Kong entertainment industry is relatively depressed, and it is often seen that stars "complain".
Like Eason Chan and Li Keqin, the king-level stars complain that "there has been no income for a long time", and the job opportunities of other small stars and old drama bones are even more pitiful.
But for those stars who choose to settle in the mainland and go north to pan for gold, this kind of distress does not exist. Because for them, as long as they are a little famous, the opportunity to make money is everywhere.
Because the money is too good to earn, many stars who have developed in the mainland simply lie directly on the "merit book" of the past, not only becoming "variety show regulars", but also bad films one after another.
Chen Xiaochun, who turned to the mainland entertainment industry and made a lot of money, is the "leader" in this group of Hong Kong stars: how much he was obsessed with him at the beginning, how much he hates iron and steel now!
Chen Xiaochun has contributed a bunch of bad films and poor performances on the screen in recent years, and all kinds of advertisements have also received soft hands, which inevitably makes people sigh and fall into the "eyes of money".
Looking at his social platform, either advertising products or promoting works, it is no wonder that netizens ridicule it as "advertising spring" and "spring cutting".
There is nothing wrong with celebrities earning money, but standing to earn, or lying down to earn, is a matter of principle, after all, eating is too ugly, it will cause annoyance.
Chen Xiaochun, who has earned a lot of money and is still not satisfied, has such a fondness for "just bad money", which has a lot to do with his family origin and personal cultivation.
To a certain extent, the bitter origin of the "poor three generations" throughout makes him more inclined to choose the latter between fame and profit.
To tell the truth, the children of poor families have survived to the top, and now they are making a lot of money, which was originally a plus for Chen Xiaochun.
But the money is more earned, and his inspirational story is a bit "rotten".
At first, Chen Xiaochun's grandfather became a door-to-door son-in-law for a mouthful of food, and the next generation was at the foot of the Chen family village, and in Chen Xiaochun's generation, he became an authentic "poor three generations".
As the eldest son, Chen Xiaochun not only overshadowed the beautiful childhood because of taking care of his brother and sister, but also indirectly caused his parents to sell his youngest brother to others because of hunger, which also became the pain of Chen Xiaochun's life.
Later, in order to share the family responsibility, Chen Xiaochun dropped out of school at the age of 13 to earn a living with his father.
He had moved bricks on construction sites, ran through restaurants, cut his hair in barbershops, and it was then that the gears of fate began to turn rapidly.
After becoming a barber shop clerk with a steady income, Chen Xiaochun began to learn to dance.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaochun, whose original intention was so simple, also ushered in a huge turning point in his life.
Chen Xiaochun learned through the guests that TVB has a dance artist exam, and he decided to try it too.
The results were unexpected, and on the day of the exam, he was directly admitted, signed a contract with TVB, and became a dancer.
Kung Fu pays off, and Chen Xiaochun, who is an excellent dancer, has accompanied Tan Yonglin, Mei Yanfang, Zhang Guorong and other big-name singers.
In 1992, 25-year-old Chen Xiaochun danced with Lin Yilian at a concert. At the celebration banquet after the concert, he was asked to sing a song.
As a result, everyone did not expect that Chen Xiaochun, who had a rough appearance, not only surprised Lin Yilian with a tender song "Flowers in the Water", but also made the owner of the Star Factory look at him with admiration, and immediately decided to sign him.
Chen Xiaochun's "Sea of Wind and Fire" combination with Zhu Yongtang and Xie Tianhua was born.
In 1994, the group "Wind and Fire" won the "New Debut Group" gold award for its self-titled album.
From "poor three generations" to migrant workers, from accompaniment dancers to singers, Chen Xiaochun began to emerge in the Hong Kong music scene.
After flying alone, Chen Xiaochun even relied on the image of "Wang Laowu" to perform explosive songs one after another, and soared in the Hong Kong music scene.
As early as 1994, Chen Kexin fell in love with Chen Xiaochun, who was very recognizable, and invited him to participate in the movies "Late 9 Dynasties 5" and "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", and won the "Best Supporting Actor Award" at the Academy Awards with "Late 9 Dynasties 5".
This year, Chen Xiaochun was 28 years old, and he completed the first leap of his acting career.
But what really made Chen Xiaochun a hit, almost became synonymous with him, and is still talked about today, is the birth of the series of movies "Ancient Puzzle Boy".
Since 1996, the "Ancient Puzzle Boy" series of movies has almost become a "peculiar" existence in the Hong Kong film industry.
Parents think that "Ancient Puzzle Boy" is the "screen poison" of the poisonous teenagers, but the young people all look forward to the jianghu society and brotherhood of the sword and light.
As many people scold, how many people love, the "Ancient Puzzle Boy" series of movies not only repeatedly refreshed the Hong Kong film box office, making Causeway Bay a famous punch card resort in Hong Kong.
Chen Xiaochun became popular with his cynical and affectionate "Mountain Chicken Brother".
The theme song of "Ancient Puzzle Boy" "Gone with the Wind" has such a lyric: I am willful by nature, desperate to give birth to I like; with strength to win the rampage all by skill, I can change the world of superstar invincible.
This seems to be the true portrayal of Chen Xiaochun, struggling to get up in the rotten original family, hard to "kill" a blood road in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and playing a bad hand of cards with the effect of blowing up the king.
Chen Xiaochun, who was favored by fate, played the role of "Wei Xiaobao" in tvb's classic Jin Yong drama "Deer DingJi".
Chen Xiaochun, who has been singing all the way in film and television, is also going hand in hand in the song world.
In 2003, Chen Xiaochun's album "Count You Cruel" swept the Chinese record market, and the title song of the same name was all over the streets, and the album's "Soybean" and "Dedication" also became familiar KTV hit tracks.
After the millennium, Chen Xiaochun's performance is very eye-catching, he can sing and act, and the temperament of Hanger Langdang is also particularly charming. It's just that everyone didn't think about how much they were obsessed with him at that time, and how much they hated iron and steel later.
He can be seen in movies such as "Judo Dragon and Tiger List", "Ghost Horse Rhapsody", "Favorite Woman Shopaholic" and so on, among which he played a driver in "Head Text D", which performed well.
However, since 2008, Chen Xiaochun's film and television resources have been dropped to the naked eye.
If you have to choose a relatively famous one, I am afraid that only the "Fine Dance Door" of fan ye in 2008 is not the C position, but he is not the C position, from the male number one to the second coffee, and the movie rating and box office are even more popular.
It was also at this time that Chen Xiaochun's career development began to decline at the same time, and the title of "King of Bad Films" was also unconsciously buckled to his head.
In 2009, Chen Xiaochun played a writer who did not meet in the movie "Midnight Taxi", and the rating of 3.7 was officially announced that he had entered the ranks of bad films.
In 2011, he cooperated with Yang Mi in the film "Far Cry", although it is a novel horror genre, it is a pity that the market does not buy it; in 2013, "Mr. Good Life" partner An Yixuan, the old-fashioned storyline makes it difficult for the audience to identify.
With the birth of his son Jasper in 2013, Chen Xiaochun began to work hard to earn "milk powder money", and the number of bad films participating in the performance also increased geometrically.
What is even more heart-wrenching and disappointing is that he has no good drama to shoot, and he has also begun to embark on the old road of "fried cold rice and selling feelings", and once he starts to sell feelings, he can't take it.
This "feeling" is exactly the "gang" style that once put Chen Xiaochun on the altar.
In 2016, Chen Xiaochun starred in the movie "Stupid Plan", although it is a story of robbing treasures, but from his role, it is still linked to gangs, and there is nothing new to say.
Since 2017, Chen Xiaochun has been regarded as a bright and upright "re-engaged in the old business", playing a member of the community in the movie "Black and White Labyrinth", and re-emerging from the jianghu with his brother.
Reflecting reality with roles, starting from this movie, Chen Xiaochun returned to the image of "Ancient Puzzle Boy" in film and television dramas.
However, the return of the "pheasant" also means that Chen Xiaochun is going to the other extreme.
In 2018's "Golden Brothers", the "Ancient Puzzle Boy" brothers came together and changed their careers to become agents, but the 5.0 score directly exposed the "brother group" including Chen Xiaochun's intention to sell feelings and fry cold rice.
If in 2015, Chen Xiaochun and others appeared in the last scene in the movie "Pancake Man", it is a hope and explanation to the audience who has missed them for many years.
So now they are cold water to make rice, tasteless, relying on the gimmick of feelings, attracting most of the audience to watch, and the result is to fool old fans with shoddy dramas, which is really chilling.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Xiaochun's methods and choices are filled with two words: circle money.
It is true that from childhood poor to large, from apprentices to stars, the most feared thing for poor people is to return to the original hard days. Therefore, for Chen Xiaochun's obsession with making money, there is nothing wrong with it, or it is reasonable.
Moreover, looking at Chen Xiaochun's road to art, it can also be regarded as a big ups and downs, and he once fell into a situation where there was no drama to shoot.
In 2017, Chen Xiaochun took his son to participate in "Where Daddy Goes", showing the tender side of the iron man, and ushered in the "second spring" of his career.
Unfortunately, he did not protect the reputation of his works, but fell deeper and deeper in the quagmire of bad films.
In 2021, chen Xiaochun debuted as the C position of "Brother of the Greater Bay Area" and became a frequent visitor to hot searches, and his topic, traffic and popularity were comparable to the peak of previous years.
Once the feelings plus today's heat, Chen Xiaochun almost mastered the current "traffic code" that everyone envies, it can be said that at this time, he is the best time for an "actor".
However, the idea of making money is deeply rooted, or he no longer needs to rely on acting for a living, Chen Xiaochun did not sink his heart to choose a script and polish his acting skills.
On the contrary, he still chooses to "wander" in the bad films and nets that sell feelings and make money quickly.
If the previous "Black and White Labyrinth" and "Golden Brothers" are still Chen Xiaochun waiting and seeing, can we turn around by selling feelings.
Then the network big work "Fighting the Rivers and Lakes Again" is a "microcosm" of him sliding deeper and deeper in the abyss of bad films.
How bad is "Fight Again"? A certain petal 3.0 rating, it is inflated!
The film perfectly brings together the three elements of bad films: copying the plot, selling feelings, and rubbing heat.
Illogical story content, exaggerated actor acting skills, slot points and loopholes are all over the screen, and movies that suck twice as fast are wasted time.
And "Fighting the Rivers and Lakes Again" has also refreshed the lowest level and reputation of Chen Xiaochun's works since the film, and can only be said to be "not the worst, only worse".
In addition, similar to the situation of many Hong Kong actors after entering the mainland entertainment circle, Chen Xiaochun frequently ventured into the internet market.
The costume movie "Beauty Heart", which scored 3.0, once rotted so bad that the audience suspected that Chen Xiaochun was forced to make a money laundering movie.
The fact is that he is willing to choose, because in the face of such a bad film, Chen Xiaochun did not choose to close, a rated 3.9 points of "Endless Storm", proving his "courage to move forward".
From 2017 to 2021, Chen Xiaochun participated in a total of 7 film and television dramas, which sounds reasonable, but under the scrutiny, these works are basically consuming the surplus value of "Ancient Puzzle Boy".
In addition to the disappointing performances on film and television, the controversy surrounding Chen Xiaochun seems to have never dissipated since he was young.
Previously, some media broke the news that Chen Xiaochun had behaved uncivilly at the banquet, holding a pair of chopsticks like a hoe to turn over dishes, completely disregarding the feelings of other people at the same table.
Subsequently, it was exposed that he was live-streamed with goods overturned, and the media company that was sentenced to cooperate returned more than 410,000 yuan of service fees to the merchants.
This is not the first time he has overturned the car, before chen Xiaochun had sent out a lot of gold films at a price of 9.9 free shipping in a live broadcast, as a benefit to attract netizens.
Who knew that after netizens received the gold film, they found that it was just a plastic sheet, which made Chen Xiaochun questionable.
Today's Chen Xiaochun's variety show career is already an insurmountable existence among male stars in the same period, and he seems to be mixed up with variety shows.
Just return to the identity of the actor, still a mess, if he really can't do it, maybe the audience will give up, but Chen Xiaochun is not exactly a straw bag, otherwise there will be no performance in the tree big move to contribute not to lose Lin Jiadong.
Because of this, the audience will hate him.
If you have to look at it from another perspective, Chen Xiaochun's current choice may be mixed with a hint of helplessness, and it also shows the helplessness of many Hong Kong actors.
From 2011 to 2021, in ten years, Chen Xiaochun has almost completely become the "king of bad films".
Before that, he had not tried to transform and challenge new roles, but today's entertainment industry is changing rapidly, and he can't wait for the changes of these predecessors.
The increasing age and changing environment have made these people fall to the brink of elimination before they can wait for the recognition of new audiences.
As a result, they can only rely on fried cold rice, selling feelings, and nibbling on old books to maintain the few old fans.
We can try to interpret this interpretation as a "fig leaf" for Chen Xiaochun's generation or this type of star.
After all, if you want to get everyone's affirmation and recognition, you may be able to survive for a while by relying on feelings alone, but you will never be able to support a lifetime, hard power is the only magic weapon to go long, and excessive consumption feelings will only be counterproductive and tragically eaten.