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"In Hong Kong, only Koo Tianle and Andy Lau are doing charity on the surface, and everyone else is talking about it, but not acting."
On March 18, Hong Kong actor Lin Xue made such a statement on an online platform. In addition, Lin Xue also mentioned in the interview: "Koo Tianle has invested in most of Hong Kong's films, and actors of the older generation admire him more."
No wonder when the Emperor took a group photo on the movie tour a few days ago, Gu Tianle was able to stand in the first row with Jackie Chan's eldest brother, while Tony Leung, Ren Dahua and other old actors stood behind him.
Group photo of the Emperor Film Tour
Why do the older generation of Hong Kong actors admire Koo Tianle?
Gu Tianle went astray and was reborn in nirvana when he met a nobleman
Gu Tianle is a clear stream in the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, and he has been clean and clean in the 30 years since his debut, without a little scandal. Fans also joked: "The only one who can black ancient heavenly music is the sun."
Indeed, when Gu Tianle first debuted, he was like the current traffic student, his skin was as white as snow. The first TV series "The Condor Heroes" starring Li Ruotong made countless people like Guo Xiang addicted to Yang Guo's appearance.
Sure enough: "The first meeting at Fengling Ferry, seeing Yang Guo for life."
Condor Heroes stills
However, as long as people are famous, there will be more right and wrong. Gu Tianle just became popular with Yang Guo, and his humiliating experience in prison was exposed on the Internet.
It turned out that Gu Tianle's family conditions were very bad, and at the age of 15, he had to drop out of school and work to take care of his younger brother. Because he has been harshly educated by his parents at home, Gu Tianle, who has just entered society, has a serious rebellious mentality.
At that time, Hong Kong was prevalent in confused boys, and the rebellious Koo Tianle also mixed with the trend, often drinking and fighting with a group of gangsters outside.
Finally, during a robbery, Gu Tianle, who gave his brother Wangfeng, overturned his car and was caught on the spot by the police.
For the sake of the so-called righteousness in his heart, Gu Tianle shouldered the crime alone and was finally sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
Poison war stills
However, his righteousness did not lead to good results, on the contrary, because of his imprisonment, his girlfriend at the time decisively followed his "good brother" before he was imprisoned.
Jail time, brother betrayal, all kinds of blows make Gu Tianle confused about the future. In the juvenile correctional center, Gu Tianle often asked himself in his heart, what is the meaning of life?
Fortunately, a 70-year-old nun lit a light for Gu Tianle in the dark. At the correctional center, the nun saw Gu Tianle's confusion and helplessness, so she often enlightened him.
It was the frequent enlightenment of the nuns that gave Gu Tianle a new life, and dared to face his own dark experience after being released from prison.
After being released from prison, Gu Tianle was hindered everywhere in society, and no one wanted to use a person who had been in prison. He has worked in porting, waiting, and sales, and Gu Tianle has tasted the sufferings of the world, which also sowed the seeds for him to do charity in the future.
Fortunately, God favored him, and Gu Tianle on the street was discovered by scouts and became a contracted actor of TVB.
After entering the entertainment industry, Gu Tianle has been running tricks. Until 1994, I met the first nobleman in my life, Zhou Huimin.
At that time in TVB, Zhou Huimin regarded Gu Tianle as a handyman, so he called Gu Tianle to help run errands to buy two cups of coffee. Gu Tianle didn't say anything, and it didn't take long to deliver the coffee to Zhou Huimin.
At this time, the assistant next to Zhou Huimin found out that it was Gu Tianle, so he told Zhou Huimin that he was also a TVB actor.
Zhou Huimin immediately apologized and silently remembered this matter in his heart.
When there was a lack of a male protagonist in Zhou Huimin's MV, Zhou Huimin immediately thought of Gu Tianle, so he invited Gu Tianle.
It was also this opportunity that Gu Tianle met the second nobleman in his life, Leslie Cheung.
When Gu Tianle filmed the MV for Zhou Huimin, it was just in time for Leslie Cheung's visiting class. Leslie Cheung, who came to the set, found the difference of Koo Tianle at a glance and praised him as very attractive.
And in 1994, when Leslie Cheung was asked in an interview which newcomers he was optimistic about, Leslie Cheung told everyone to pay attention to a newcomer, Koo Tianle.
At that time, Gu Tianle was still silently running tricks in the crew. I didn't know that because of Leslie Cheung's words, he had already attracted the attention of major media.
Sure enough, a "Condor Heroes" Gu Tianle was born, although he was put on the cusp by the media because of his previous experience, but because of Leslie Cheung's words, Gu Tianle was not abandoned by the entertainment industry.
When Gu Tianle was on the cusp, Leslie Cheung came out to speak for him: "When you are young, you will make mistakes, you will and I will too, but give those who make mistakes the opportunity to correct."
Hearing Leslie Cheung's words, Gu Tianle also regained his strength. After that, he starred in many good dramas with a great reputation.
Gu Tianle silently does charity and warms the children in the mountains
Because of his youthful encounters, after becoming famous, Koo Tianle actively devoted himself to charity. Unlike other hyped stars, Koo Tianle has always paid silently.
It wasn't until 2009 that the philanthropy behind Koo Tianle was torn apart in front of everyone.
In 2009, Gu Tianle received a special gift in the variety show "Happy Camp".
Two students who were sponsored by Gu Tianle suddenly appeared in front of him. Gu Tianle, who didn't want people to know that he was doing charity, instantly became serious, and he said: "I have never told others, I am doing it silently."
The host also hurried to the round: "These children are very poor and have no TV to watch. They don't know what Gu Tianle looks like when he has school and books."
They very much wanted to meet this kind person and wanted to personally express their gratitude to Gu Tianle on behalf of all the children.
The audience knew that Gu Tianle had actually been sponsoring children in the mountains behind his back. Because he made a mistake by dropping out of school at a young age, he hopes that all children can go to school and be on the right path.
In 2017, Gu Tianle was also photographed using a few hundred yuan old sliding mobile phone. Some people say that he has been using this antique mobile phone show since then, and it has not been changed for eight years.
When other stars in the entertainment industry are frantically making money, Gu Tianle has been silently contributing to society behind his back. He once said, "I have the ability, so I should help more people."
Now, with the help of Koo Tianle, 139 schools have been built in impoverished mountainous areas. Not only in philanthropy, but also in Hong Kong's performing arts, Koo Tianle also shoulders important responsibilities.
Wu Zhenyu once commented: "Koo Tianle is a very cute person, others will want to spend how to make money, but Koo Tianle makes money but wants to develop the Hong Kong film industry."
Careful audiences will also find that Gu Tianle will also take on some bad films, and will also endorse very inferior advertisements for Blue Moon.
However, the comments below are that Gu Tianle is short of money to build a school.
And when the Hong Kong film industry was in decline, Yue Wenle once said: "The reason why Koo Tianle keeps filming is for the Hong Kong film industry, he feels that if he makes one more play, many people will have jobs."
Director Er Dongsheng once sighed: "The current Hong Kong film industry is supported by Koo Tianle alone."
In 2018, Koo Tianle was elected as the president of the Hong Kong Artists Association, and the person who can be elected to sit in this position must be someone who is very admired and respected in the hearts of every actor.
Yang Qianwei said: "When it comes to righteousness, Gu Tianle is second to none in the circle." Once actor Wu Zhixiong owed a huge amount of more than 10 million because of investment failure. Only Gu Tianle helped him unconditionally.
In 2018, CCTV directly named Gu Tianle and congratulated him on winning the 16th Outstanding Chinese Award.
Unlike those actors who sell their reputations and whitewash them with fake charity. Koo is truly doing practical things, and he is determined to dedicate his life to charity and the development of the film industry.
Andy Lau, an invisible philanthropist, has helped many people in his life
Like Koo Tianle, Andy Lau is also silently doing charity behind his back, and he has never taken the initiative to publicize it except for being exposed by the media.
Since 1991, Andy Lau has paid for charity out of his own pocket. That year, in order to call on everyone to donate to the East China flood, Andy Lau directly performed a broken stone on his chest, and Andy Lau himself silently donated 5 million afterwards, without telling anyone, and was later exposed by the media.
During the Wenchuan earthquake, Andy Lau mobilized a large number of artists to raise 30 million yuan, and in order to express his gratitude, Andy Lau knelt down twice to thank everyone. He donated 50 million yuan out of his own pocket for the country's post-disaster reconstruction.
During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Andy Lau's concert was forced to cancel, and he lost nearly 50 million. But Andy Lau didn't say anything, and even privately donated 20 million materials to Wuhan, and finally netizens exposed it on the Internet.
Hong Kong director Wang Jing said: "Andy Lau will help everyone around him."
When the fat cat Zheng Zeshi failed to invest, he lived in a slum. It was Andy Lau who reached out to help him, paid him off the debt, and invited him to film.
Zhang Weijian was on the verge of bankruptcy during the financial crisis, and it was Andy Lau who helped at this time. Andy Lau was also remembered by Zhang Weijian for a lifetime.
Andy Lau, like Koo Tianle, is silently helping the people around him with actions. It is no wonder that in the hearts of many Hong Kong actors, the mention of Koo Tianle and Andy Lau is full of admiration.
It is no wonder that Lin Xue praised the two so highly, but savoring the sentence "only Koo Tianle and Andy Lau do charity in Hong Kong on the surface", it seems that Lin Xue inadvertently disclosed the shady scene of Hong Kong's charity industry.
Many people regard charity as a tool for their own laundering, and some people use charity to achieve their own money laundering purposes. And few are like Koo Tianle and Andy Lau who use their hard-earned money to help others.
Many people just talk about it, and few people really take money out of their pockets.
Some netizens think that Lin Xue is insinuating Zhou Yunfa...
After all, Chow Yun-fat once said: "After death, you must donate all your property."
Although I don't know if I will really donate all of them later, I haven't seen a penny anyway, so many years of doing charity.
epilogue
Although it is everyone's freedom not to do charity, you cannot do something bad in the name of charity.
And there are many ways to do charity, you don't necessarily have to donate money, and patting public service announcements is also a way.
But the most important thing is to practice like Koo Tianle and Andy Lau, rather than being a "giant of language, a dwarf of action".