preface
Some time ago, the Huabiao Awards can be described as star-studded, female stars compete for beauty, and they have opened the eyeball dress of "demeanor, not temperature".
And when the male star entered, the 62-year-old king Andy Lau caused heated discussions among everyone.
Whether it is temperament or that spirit, everyone around them is overshadowed, and people can't help but sigh: "Dehua or Huazi, but we are already old."
It is said that "years are a pig-killing knife", but Andy Lau perfectly avoided this "knife".
However, Wang Jing's words caused countless fans to be sad: "Andy Lau's kind of life is not lived by people at all."
So, what are the hidden secrets of Andy Lau's life?
Andy Lau, who had money at home but almost starved to death
Some children are poor from an early age because their families are not poor, but some children are poor because they have money but cannot spend it themselves.
Andy Lau was born in 1961, his grandfather belonged to a proper landowner, according to Andy Lau's own recollection, his grandfather's farm alone had more than 200 pigs, and even a few peacocks, in those days, more than 200 pigs were an enviable wealth!
In addition, before Andy Lau was born, his parents gave birth to three girls, and for this belated boy, Andy Lau's grandfather was very fond and took Andy Lau with him to take care of him since he was a child.
In fact, this was also a very normal phenomenon in the past, just as the so-called holding children does not hold grandchildren, not to mention Andy Lau, the hard-won eldest grandson, will naturally be pampered by the old people as if they were sharp-hearted.
But Andy Lau's father Liu Li, when Andy Lau was 6 years old, despite the obstruction of his old father, insisted on taking Andy Lau back to his side, so the father-son relationship once fell to a freezing point, and even when Andy Lau's grandfather died, he did not share much property with Andy Lau's family.
After that, six-year-old Andy Lau did not have his grandfather's favor and began to live a hard life, because his father only had more than 20 acres of land in his hands at that time, and after Andy Lau was born, Liu Li gave birth to a boy and a girl, which is equivalent to saying that Andy Lau has six siblings, which is really a big burden.
In order to be able to support his family, Liu Li had to outsource the land to collect rent, and then used his savings to open a breakfast restaurant with his wife, leaving early and returning late, working hard to earn money to support the six children.
Andy Lau, as the eldest son in the family, naturally became an employee of the store, helping his parents do what they could, such as delivering food, washing dishes, wiping tables, etc.
In order to allow his younger siblings to eat something good, Andy Lau will always try to pick up leftover buns or fried fritters to fill his hunger.
It is precisely because he has suffered since he was a child, so Andy Lau knows the importance of thrift and thrift.
Originally, with the hard work of the family, life finally improved, but unexpectedly, when Andy Lau was 11 years old, the restaurant run by his family was destroyed in a fire.
In desperation, Andy Lau had to enter the factory early to work and subsidize his family.
What happens to 11-year-old child workers when they enter a factory in Hong Kong in those days? I don't need to say more about it, right?
If before, Andy Lau could still eat a belly round in his own breakfast restaurant, then after entering the factory, Andy Lau ate tears and blood and food.
Later, someone asked Andy Lau: "Do you regret being picked up from your grandfather by your own father"?
After all, if it wasn't for your father who offended your grandfather, your childhood would have been quite prosperous.
But Andy Lau said: "His father is not wrong, and if it were not for his father's words and deeds, then he might not have achieved what he is today."
Of course, Andy Lau's achievements have also been honed again and again.
So, how did Andy Lau go from a migrant worker to a former national king?
Chasing dreams in show business
In 1973, Andy Lau entered Ke Li Secondary School, which was subsidized by the government.
But even though Andy Lau received an allowance with excellent grades, tuition was still a heavy expense.
In order to ensure that he successfully completed middle school, Andy Lau would go to work in the factory after school, and as for other expenses, it was possible to save money, during middle school, Andy Lau's school uniforms and textbooks were bought at low prices from senior graduates.
It was also during middle school that Andy Lau rose to prominence in the school's drama performances and was favored by his teacher Toh Kwok-wei.
With the help of To Guowei, Andy Lau began to study screenwriting and acting in his spare time, and after graduating from secondary school, he entered the training course of Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited for training.
During the training, Andy Lau, as an apprentice, was unpaid, and even had to solve the problem of eating by himself.
This made Andy Lau very painful, because he used to earn his food expenses by working part-time, but after entering the training course, there was no part-time work at all, which meant that his food expenses could only rely on eating old books.
But as a poor ghost who even has to change school uniforms and textbooks, Andy Lau has any old books to eat!
Although Andy Lau knew that as long as he opened his mouth, Mr. Du Guowei would definitely not care about one or two hundred yuan, but Andy Lau, who was stronger in his life, did not open this head to Du Guowei, but silently stood up.
During that time, Andy Lau could only rely on two meals of white water steamed buns a day to barely ensure that he would not starve to death.
Fortunately, Liu Li later learned of his son's embarrassment and traveled around, and borrowed dozens of yuan and stuffed it into Andy Lau's hand.
After knowing Andy Lau's predicament, Du Guowei also found a part-time job for him at a restaurant near the company to solve Andy Lau's eating problem.
Fortunately, Andy Lau's suffering was not in vain, and in 1981, Andy Lau finally successfully passed the training and could get his salary.
In 1981, Andy Lau officially began his acting career.
At that time, the already famous Chow Yun-fat was filming "Crocodile Tears", and after several selections, Chow Yun-fat fell in love with Andy Lau, who was only 21 years old, and asked him to play a killer role in the movie.
Although it is the first time to play a movie role, Andy Lau has played a cold and powerful killer vividly with his extraordinary appearance and years of grinding, which has been recognized by Chow Yun-fat.
After the success of his first appearance, Andy Lau starred in two TV series "Hong Kong and Hong Kong" and "Goodbye to the Rivers and Lakes" in 1982, which can be regarded as truly stepping into the entertainment industry.
After making a name for himself with TV series, in 1983, Andy Lau, Huang Rihua, Tony Leung, Miao Qiaowei and Tang Zhenye became TVB's five tiger generals, leaving their legends in the once brilliant era of Hong Kong films.
From 1983 to 1984, Andy Lau starred in many adaptations of Jin Yong's novels such as "The Condor Heroes" and "Luding Ji", and became a popular star in Hong Kong.
However, in 1984, Andy Lau was refrigerated because he did not negotiate with TVB on the contract issue.
In the end, Andy Lau could only bow to reality, which was reluctant to let go of his previous suspicions with the other party, after all, eating is the most important.
However, Andy Lau also had an eye for it later, in addition to continuing to take over the film and television works arranged for him by TVB, Andy Lau also tried to develop in the music industry.
It was not until 1988, under the persuasion of Shao Meiqi, Andy Lau began to devote himself wholeheartedly to film and television performance, dedicating people one classic work after another, which became the childhood memories of countless people.
Unknowingly, more than 40 years have passed since Andy Lau stepped into the film and television industry to 2023, and most of the actors who used to be in front of the stage with him have aged.
Jet Li had to sit in a wheelchair because of multiple injuries on his body, and Uncle Jackie Chan was no longer the god of war in the grocery store who once didn't know what the stairs were.
But Andy Lau has always maintained his appearance 40 years ago, and his face seems to have never been baptized by the years, just like when he first saw it.
So what kind of secret is behind Andy Lau's ageless male god?
Behind the immortality is the ascetic life
Most well-known actors will enjoy the delicacies of the mountains and sea, resulting in a blessed body and no longer the style they once had.
And even if you can control your appetite, you will quickly age due to other bad habits or overindulgence.
But Andy Lau is not, Wang Jing, as a director who has worked with Andy Lau for a long time, once said with great emotion: "I have met so many actors and seen many self-disciplined, but Andy Lau is absolutely the only one who can be cruel to himself to this extent."
So, how cruel is Andy Lau to himself?
First of all, in terms of diet, Andy Lau promised that he would not be blessed, not only did not eat fatty meat, but even rice noodles were rarely eaten.
Unless the conditions are limited when filming the film, Andy Lau's general food is vegetables, fruits and whole grains, which are low-fat and low-protein foods.
As for what seafood and the like, Andy Lau doesn't touch it.
It is hard to imagine that a billionaire like Andy Lau can rely on tasteless fruits and coarse grains all day long, and still insist on it for more than ten years.
Even in daily life, Andy Lau cares very much about exercise, unless he is in a hurry or goes too far away, Andy Lau will choose to travel by bicycle.
Even in 2023, Andy Lau, who has long been a success, participated in "Oriental Wall Street", in order to be able to facilitate filming, so in the theater, a relatively cheap apartment nearby temporarily lived, and he rode a mountain bike every day to work.
This requires considerable perseverance and heart, after all, in the entertainment industry, who has a better car? Who has a more handsome horse? Who has a more expensive tube? This is the norm for entertainment stars to socialize.
But it is really difficult for a star as famous as Andy Lau who is famous all over the world, but can still live almost like an ascetic, riding a bicycle, eating coarse grain, and enjoying it.
In addition, among many Hong Kong actors with constant scandals, Andy Lau is also rare, and there are almost no scandals.
Even if Andy Lau once caused a sensational national life case because of the excessive star chasing of fans, it has never been reported that Andy Lau and which fan has an improper relationship.
In this regard, director Wang Jing, who has never been able to get rid of peach news, is really concerned.
epilogue
There is a saying in the entertainment industry: "No one can be popular all the time", unless you are Andy Lau, which can be described as the peak of your debut, a peak of 40 years.
Everyone's success is no accident, in the mixed entertainment industry, you can also "out of the mud and not clean", worthy of being called "eternal idol" Andy Lau by fans!
Although Andy Lau is now past his prime, he is still a "filmmaker" who sticks to the front line.
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