In the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s, there was such an actor, whose popularity was not lost to Chow Yun Fat.
I had the opportunity to become a generation of superstars, but at the peak of my career, I self-destructed my future.
Eventually became a "villain professional".
He is Xu Shaoqiang, who is known as the "hero of the wind", and in his life, he cannot do without fine wine, and he cannot do without beauty.
In 1950, Xu Shaoqiang was born in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, and immigrated to Hong Kong with his parents when he was a child.
In his childhood, he had learned kung fu with his neighbors for several years, knew some punches and kicks, and liked to "dance knives and guns" with some friends.
After growing up, Xu Shaoqiang entered a stock company as an accountant, although the income is considerable, but he does not like this job.
Not long after, Xu Shaoqiang signed up for the Shaw Film Company and became a classmate of Dillon.
In 1967, Xu Shaoqiang participated in the movie "One-Armed Knife", but he did not expect that the movie would catch fire after its release.
It became the first film in Hong Kong to break the million box office.
The male protagonist of this movie is The first generation of Hong Kong martial arts superstar Wang Yu, when Xu Shaoqiang was only a small supporting role,
At the age of 17, he also longs to one day become a martial arts superstar like Wang Yu and gain fame and money.
Xu Shaoqiang's acting career is also smooth sailing,
The wonderful performance in "One-Armed Knife", even Gu Long was amazed,
The two chatted speculatively, often got together for drinks, and also married as brothers of the opposite sex.
In 1968, Xu Shaoqiang participated in the TV series "Big Husband", although it was only a supporting role, but the attention was very high.
Later, he starred in the TV drama version of "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", in which he played the great hero Yan Thirteen, and for a time there was no difference.
At that time, the TV series "Chu Liuxiang" starring Zheng Shaoqiu and Zhao Yazhi remained high in ratings, making TVB earn a lot of money.
As an opponent, Li's TV launched the hit drama "Silkworm Change" to fight TVB.
And let Xu Shaoqiang play the protagonist Yun Feiyang in it,
The heroine invited the well-known actor Miao Kexiu and wanted to fight a beautiful turnaround battle.
"Silkworm Change" drama, Li's TV can be described as a bloody cost,
Whether it is costumes, props, or special effects and soundtrack, they have all invested heavily in the pursuit of perfection.
In 1979, after the official broadcast of the 60-episode "Silkworm Change", it triggered a wave of ratings boom.
The ratings directly set a new record for Hong Kong TV dramas,
Li's TV also surpassed her opponent TVB, Xu Shaoqiang was red and messed up,
But who could have imagined that just when this drama was broadcasting hotly, Xu Shaoqiang, as the male protagonist, "evaporated in the human world".
At that time, Hong Kong dramas were all filmed and broadcast an episode.
This also means huge risks.
When the inventory is not much, "Heavenly Silkworm Change" will shoot the next plot,
The whole crew, but can not find the male protagonist Xu Shaoqiang, anxious like ants on a hot pot, the shooting was also interrupted.
What's going on here?
It turned out that Xu Shaoqiang's fame was too great at that time, and many film companies found him and offered satisfactory conditions.
Wanted to dig him up.
Li's TV opponent TVB, watching the ratings of "Heavenly Silkworm Change" surpass "Chu Liuxiang", has a sense of crisis,
Quickly filmed another "Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and at the same time gave Xu Shaoqiang a price that he could not refuse at all.
The condition is: let Xu Shaoqiang disappear for a period of time, do nothing, as long as you leave Hong Kong, and also said that after the matter is completed, sign him to TVB.
TVB sent a lot of people to Xu Shaoqiang's home to persuade Xu Shaoqiang, Xu Shaoqiang saw so much money, he was also moved, and then he "played and disappeared".
Li's company mobilized almost all its forces, but still failed to find Xu Shaoqiang,
The company can wait, but the audience can't wait.
There is no way,
I can only forcibly change the plot, change the actors, and choose another actor, Gu Guanzhong.
The male protagonist of "Silkworm Change" was suddenly replaced, and the plot appeared so big a change,
The audience didn't buy it, but Li's no way, or hard to finish the TV series.
After Xu Shaoqiang got the money, he was hanging out outside.
But at the same time, his dishonest character also spread in the circle.
After Xu Shaoqiang returned, he wanted to continue filming, but Li's TV had already terminated his contract.
TVB does not accept him, and other film companies are reluctant to cooperate with him.
After all, which company would be willing to ask for a person who easily betrayed the owner for money?
For a period of time, Xu Shaoqiang entered the "industry blacklist", and his career suffered Waterloo.
After the wind passed, he had no choice but to become a "free actor".
In the play, he is no longer a righteous and awe-inspiring hero, but some villains and so on.
During that time, Xu Shaoqiang's reputation in Hong Kong was not good,
He borrowed wine alone to dispel his sorrows and practiced a good amount of wine.
Until 1980, Gulong established "Baolong Film Company",
Planning to make his own martial arts film, he invited Xu Shaoqiang to shoot a movie,
Later, Xu Shaoqiang participated in and played the villain Zao Wou-ki in "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er".
The hermaphrodite tree demon grandma in "Qiannu Ghost", Yin Zhong in "Water Moon Cave Heaven"...
Not long after, Xu Shaoqiang had another accident,
Rumors came out of the outside world that Xu Shaoqiang drank and "drank to death" Gu Long.
What's going on?
It turns out that the ancient dragon is drunk as fate,
In 1977, because of drunkenness, there were some accidents, and he was unfortunately stabbed by a small, and he lost too much blood.
When I was in the hospital for rescue, I lost the blood of a hepatitis patient and got hepatitis.
Since then, Gu Long has become a regular visitor to the hospital.
The doctor told him to quit drinking early, but Gu Long did not listen,
More critically,
Xu Shaoqiang also likes to drink, often fighting with Gu Long, the two talk about wine, often drunk.
In 1984, Xu Shaoqiang went to Taiwan to shoot "Ten Years of Lights in the Night Rain of jianghu", when Gu Long was the owner of the film company.
I also personally went to the crew to visit the class, that day happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I invited Xu Shaoqiang to drink at home.
After Gu Long got drunk, he scolded Xu Shaoqiang with the strength of wine,
After waking up drunk, I realized that I had done something wrong,
He also apologized to Xu Shaoqiang, saying that his wine was not good,
Drunk and throwing a tantrum, that round of fighting wine is considered to be a loss.
But I didn't expect that Gu Long was unwilling,
A few days later, he went to the crew to visit the class, saying that he wanted to fight with Xu Shaoqiang again.
Xu Shaoqiang rejected Gu Long, but Gu Long still did not give up,
Later, he invited Xu Shaoqiang to his home to drink.
This time, Gu Long incarnated as a "chivalrous guest", saying that he must fight with Xu Shaoqiang on the wine table.
You have to save a little face.
The doctor's advice had long been left behind by him, and soon after, the bad news of Gu Long's death came.
But in fact, Gu Long's death is not all because of Xu Shaoqiang,
According to people around him, during that time, Gu Long's marriage and career were not smooth, his mood was not very good, and his condition deteriorated again.
But Gu Long still buys drunk all day long,
That's what led to tragedy.
In an interview, Xu Shaoqiang said:
"My friend said I drank the cologne to death, but it wasn't really like that, he was such a character, very frank, he died so early, as a friend, I am also very sad." 」
However, with the help of the media, Xu Shaoqiang's reputation has been greatly affected.
When it comes to Xu Shaoqiang's love history, it can be said that it is even more outrageous than in the movie.
Xu Shaoqiang has been married three times, and has given birth to 5 children with three women.
What is even more incredible is that Xu Shaoqiang and his youngest child are actually 60 years apart!
Xu Shaoqiang's original wife was Zhang Xiaofeng, and his second wife was He Shukuan.
There are many girlfriends who have been in contact, and the female Internet celebrity Luo Yunqi has spread a scandal, and also recognizes her as a dry sister,
At the age of approaching 60, he married a wife who was 30 years younger than himself.
There was an ignorant young girl who gave birth to two children to Xu Shaoqiang before marriage, and as a result, she did not even have a name.
This girl is Michelle's sister Sydney.
Here's a bit of Sydney, formerly known as Yan Huiming,
Debuted at the age of 14, is a powerful actor, sister Michelle starred in the "first generation of Huang Rong" in "The Legend of the Eagle Hero",
Sydney has successively starred in Madame Ma in "Tianlong Babu" and Li Moxuan in "Divine Eagle Hero".
Sydney looks sweet, in addition to the actor, Sydney has another identity, that is, the girlfriend of the national brother Zhang Guorong.
When Zhang Guorong first went to the entertainment circle, he was attracted by the innocence of Sydney.
Once commented on her: "Extremely Sven, extremely proud (pure and lovely)." ”
Zhang Guorong and Sydney are also in love because of the drama, and Zhang Guorong is meticulous to Sydney,
Knowing that Sydney wants to lose weight, he also told her to pay attention to her health,
Caring about Sydney's three meals a day, and buying her a lot of beautiful dresses,
But Zhang Guorong did not expect that his girlfriend would empathize with others because she made a play with someone else.
In 1982, Xu Shaoqiang co-starred with Sydney in the movie "Raising Turtles".
The two play a couple in the movie, in which Sydney offers her first kiss on screen.
This kiss, the kiss out of the feelings.
That year, Sydney was only 17 years old, xu Shaoqiang was already 32 years old,
Xu Shaoqiang launched a fierce pursuit,
According to Sydney's statement, when she and Xu Shaoqiang first met, they just nodded their heads.
Later, the two made movies together, and Xu Shaoqiang also publicly kissed her many times.
This sparked love, although it was known that Xu Shaoqiang was married,
But Sydney fell in love with him.
Sydney loves Xu Shaoqiang so much that she loves to die and come back to life, and proposes to her boyfriend Zhang Guorong to break up.
Sydney's sister Michelle has been in the entertainment industry for many years and is also very clear about Xu Shaoqiang's character.
Tell his sister that Xu Shaoqiang is a playboy with a bad reputation and asks his sister to leave him.
Michelle also went to find Zhang Guorong, asking him to tolerate his wayward sister more, hoping that the two could be reunited.
Anyway, Sydney had made up her mind, moved out of her sister, and lived with Xu Shaoqiang,
Lived a "world of two".
Not long after dating, Sydney became pregnant.
Sister Michelle and her mother even thought about letting Sydney not have this child, and did not allow her to interact with Xu Shaoqiang again.
After all, the age gap between the two is too big,
But Sydney didn't listen at all.
According to Hong Kong media, Xu Shaoqiang did not mention that he was married and had children during the period of exchange.
He also opened up to the media about his cohabitation with Sydney, who became pregnant and gave birth to a child.
He also said that he would marry her in the future, and Sydney believed him, despite the opposition of his family,
A man with the insult of Xiao San insisted on giving birth to his son Xu Weidong.
But Xu Shaoqiang did not keep his promise, and when Sydney was 20 years old, she gave Birth to Xu Shaoqiang's daughter Xu Yingkun.
Became a mother of two children.
The two once agreed that after Sydney gave birth to a daughter, the two people would go to get married and get a license.
As a result, on the day of receiving the certificate, Xu Shaoqiang refused to sign.
Finally, I found a reason to say that I forgot to bring my divorce certificate, and said that I didn't know where I lost it.
So there is no way to register,
Xu Shaoqiang was full of lies, which made Sydney very sad.
From the age of 17 to 23, Sydney accompanied Xu Shaoqiang for seven years, but in the end it was a bamboo basket to hit the water.
Despite the setbacks in love, Sydney has never treated herself and Xu Shaoqiang's two children badly from beginning to end.
Some people may not have the means to understand why Sydney is so dead set on Xu Shaoqiang.
Xiao Ruoyuan, a director who has the grace of knowing Xu Shaoqiang, once said:
"Xu Shaoqiang has a kind of rogue spirit on his body, to put it simply, it is a feeling of hanging er lang dang, which is very pleasing to girls."
According to the director,
Some men who do things too decently, but there is no mood,
Although it is rare to make mistakes, it lacks feminine popularity,
A bad man like Xu Shaoqiang, who looks cynical, sometimes seems charming.
Later, the Hong Kong film market set off a wave of comedy, and Xu Shaoqiang once again had no drama to shoot.
In order to make a living, Xu Shaoqiang sold his Mercedes-Benz car and watch, and drank all day long.
In desperation, Xu Shaoqiang went to the interior to develop,
Although the career is still not improving, but fortunately there is no shortage of drama, most of them are playing some supporting roles and villains,
Sydney still does not abandon him, and must marry Xu Shaoqiang,
But I did not expect that even if Xu Shaoqiang and his wife divorced later, he also refused to marry Sydney.
Always adopt a "drag" strategy.
Finally, in 1988, the 23-year-old Sydney was disheartened and left Hong Kong with a son and a daughter.
Immigrated to Canada with her sister and mother.
But it is still quite difficult for a woman to pull two children alone.
In order to support her family, Sydney entrusted her children to relatives and friends to take care of, and returned to Hong Kong alone to make a comeback film.
When asked about Xu Shaoqiang, Sydney said,
He was young and ignorant at that time, and wanted to live with Xu Shaoqiang.
But people's hearts are not here at all.
Not only was Sydney disheartened by Xu Shaoqiang, but even the two children,
The relationship with Xu Shaoqiang is also very distant.
Xu Weidong has a great opinion on his father, and once publicly stated that his father is a bad model.
He also posted that he had never experienced fatherly love, and only his mother was good in the world.
Many years later, Xiao Sheng, the director of "Heavenly Silkworm Change", plans to make another "Heavenly Silkworm Change" and "Heavenly Silkworm Change" is higher than the sky.
Invited the 43-year-old Xu Shaoqiang, and at the same time, for the gimmick, also let Sydney star with him.
Two people play a couple in the play, and there are some kiss scenes, but in the play, the two seem to be intimate,
But outside the play, it seems to have become a stranger.
On the one hand, Sydney has a dead heart,
On the other hand, Xu Shaoqiang is in love with a girl outside the circle, Zhang Xiaofeng.
For Xu Shaoqiang's affairs, Zhang Xiaofeng almost never asked, even if Xu Shaoqiang was picking flowers and weeds outside.
Zhang Xiaofeng is still turning a blind eye,
Once told a reporter:
"Men with ability, which is not popular, remember to go home."
Zhang Xiaofeng's "generosity" made Xu Shaoqiang feel very pleased.
Soon after, he and Zhang Xiaofeng got a license to marry, but even so, Xu Shaoqiang's girlfriend around him has not been broken,
Can't change the habit of wind and current, still indulge in sex.
But Xu Shaoqiang once planted a bad result, and a girl named He Shukuan became pregnant before marriage.
The two men married,
In this way, Xu Shaoqiang hastily entered his next marriage.
Perhaps for Xu Shaoqiang, marriage is like a graveyard of love.
In his eyes, marriage may only be love and freedom, without bondage and responsibility.
In 2005, 55-year-old Xu Shaoqiang married a dancer who was 30 years younger than himself.
The dancer bore him a son and a daughter,
He was also photographed traveling with his wife.
But even if people reach middle age, Xu Shaoqiang has a wife and children to accompany,
Still not satisfied with the bland state of marriage, maintaining the desire for love,
In 2017, Xu Shaoqiang starred in the comedy movie "Boss, Where to Go,
And he and his 44-year-old lead actor Luo Yunqi made a scandal,
Luo Yunqi was just 23 years old at the time, xu Shaoqiang was already 67 years old,
Luo Yunqi is a well-known Internet celebrity in Hong Kong, purely from the perspective of age, Xu Shaoqiang can be her father,
But the two are known as brothers and sisters, and at Luo Yunqi's birthday party, Xu Shaoqiang hugged her tightly and cut cakes together.
Therefore, Xu Shaoqiang is also called "Internet celebrity killer" by Hong Kong media.
For the scandal with Luo Yunqi, Xu Shaoqiang once came forward to respond: "Luo Yunqi is very active, in order not to be misunderstood by others, I have recognized her as a dry sister." ”
In 2020, some netizens uploaded a video on social platforms.
In the video, Xu Shaoqiang sings in the KTV, and behind him stands many beautiful women.
Xu Shaoqiang hugged left and right, and his physical state looked no less than that of young people.
Despite being 70 years old, Xu Shaoqiang is still active in the entertainment industry.
For example, in "Mountain and River Order", playing Bi Changfeng, although he only appeared for a few minutes, his acting skills were remarkable.
Played the old Lan commander of Nalan in "Breaking the Sky", and his wonderful performance was also praised.
Xu Shaoqiang once said in an interview:
"As long as someone comes to me, I'll continue filming."
Even in the rare years of ancient times, Xu Shaoqiang is still working hard in the film industry.
On the one hand, they have to bear the expenses of the family and the living expenses of their children, on the other hand, they are also pursuing their dreams.
Speaking of Sydney, Xu Shaoqiang said in an interview:
"In my life, I still like her the most, but my personality can't be put together."
As far as the family is concerned, I have failed, the two children are always their own flesh and bones, but since they are going to separate, leave the children to Sydney,
As if it were a kind of compensation, I could only send her money on a monthly basis. ”
Whether it is Xu Shaoqiang or Sydney, they have already seen the past, and they can sit together and chat like friends.
Now Xu Shaoqiang, perhaps, does not care too much about the eyes of others, and spends more time on his family.
I often meet with the 2 children born to Sydney, and I try to keep in touch with the children.
Chatting with them, but Sydney herself rarely came forward,
The relationship between Xu Shaoqiang and his son Xu Weidong has improved a lot, no longer estranged, and sometimes they will perform together.
Recalling the past, I don't know if Xu Shaoqiang will regret remembering the debt he owed?
Will you regret the good deeds of being a young believer in "pie in the sky"?
The first half of Xu Shaoqiang's life may be like what is said in the novel:
"The road of life, the dream seems to be long, the wind and frost in the road, the wind and frost are dry, may the beautiful Shaohua still be the same, and the heroic time is always there."