Speaking of the four major detectives in Hong Kong, netizens who love to watch Hong Kong films will definitely be able to tell some stories of the four detectives Lu Le, Lan Gang, Han Sen and Yan Xiong, but these stories usually originate from the relevant movie plots.
In movies such as "The Biography of Inspector Leiluo" and "Chasing the Dragon", Yan Xiong and Lü Le sit on an equal footing, and even shout in front of Lü Le, which is just the need for the film plot to be adapted.
In fact, in addition to the two chief inspectors of the four major inspectors, Lu Le and Lan Gang, who served in the same period, Han Sen and Yan Xiong only came out of the position a few years later, and the friendship between the inspectors was good. Today, let's talk a little bit about one of the inspectors, Yan Xiong.
A high-profile business inspector
A native of Chaoyang County, Yan Xiong joined the police force in 1940, was promoted to "Detective" in 1958, and was promoted to Inspector General of the Yau Ma Tei Police Station in the "Yau Shui District" in the late 1960s, at which time Inspector Lu Le was probably retired.
Among the four inspectors, Yan Xiong is not the highest and most powerful, but he has a very high profile in business, and there are many companies under his name. In 1969, a restaurant called "Qing Xiang" was opened in Wota Lao Dao, and yan Chengkun, a fellow "bus king", and a star Dina were invited to cut the ribbon for the hotel.
Yan Xiong was the majority shareholder of the restaurant, but the daily affairs of the restaurant were managed by the then Chinese police superintendent Chen Changquan, so "Celebrating The Encounter" became a frequent patron of many dignitaries and celebrities, and Bruce Lee was one of them. The "Celebration of Encounters" restaurant was renamed "Luxury Restaurant" in 1990 and closed in 2010.
In addition, Yan Xiong had "Nangao Development" and "Lihua" industrial companies in Hong Kong at that time, and "Nanxiong" companies in Thailand.
He studied under Zhang Liquan, the grandmaster of the "Baimei Sect"
Yan Xiong is a disciple of the "Baimei Sect", who worships under Zhang Liquan's door, and is the brother of the Zheng'er Eight Classics with the 14K dragon head Ge Zhaohuang. In terms of generations, Fan Meisheng, Chen Xunqi, and Jackie Chan still have to call Yan Xiong "Uncle Shi".
In 1973, Yan Xiong founded the "Baimei Guoshu Association" and served as the "eternal president" of the association, and was also the honorary president of the "Yan Clan Association" and the "Chaozhou Guild", the president of the Guanghua Sports Association, and had a lot of friendship with the ball king Li Huitang.
The son's wedding feast was attended by 2,000 guests
In 1973, Yan Xiong's son Yan Wenbin got married and held a wedding banquet at the "Qingxiang" restaurant, with 200 tables and as many as 2,000 guests.
Don't think that Inspector Yan Xiong is the same as in the movie, he is not only not Lu Le's nemesis, nor is he lame.
At the wedding banquet, "He Tian", the eldest brother of He Xian and one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank, personally came to congratulate him, in addition to Li Ka-shing, Liao Liewu, Qiu Degen, Ma Jincan, Yang Zhiyun and other rich people, as well as Lu Le, Zeng Qirong, and some police colleagues, which showed Yan Xiong's status in the jianghu at that time.
In 1977, Yan Xiong fled to Thailand and has not been heard from since. However, many years ago, someone found Yan Xiong's spiritual position in "Yuanxuan" and confirmed that Yan Xiong died in 2008.
What is puzzling is that at that time, many inspectors had heard the "wind noise" at the end of the sixties, either retiring or immigrating, but Yan Xiong was "going up against the current", very high-profile.