preface
In the entertainment industry, there are many talented artists, but there are very few who can stick to their original intention and transmit positive energy in difficult times like Leung Ka-fai.
The movie "I Love You" starring Leung Ka Fai has once again aroused public attention and discussion about him.
For more than 30 years, he has consistently fulfilled the vow of "one lifetime" and is a rare example of a good man in today's society.
One
In 1958, Leung Ka-fai was born in Hong Kong to an ordinary ironworker family, and his parents belonged to the bottom of the society.
Leung Ka-fai, who came from a poor family, understood from a young age that to change his destiny, he had to study.
Every day after school, he would study until ten o'clock in the evening. On weekends, he also goes to a neighbor's house to make up lessons for his children to earn extra money.
With the help of friends and his own efforts, he excelled in his studies, graduated from high school, and later was admitted to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University majoring in graphic design.
For four years at university, he studied hard and won a scholarship from the school.
In the early 80s, the 22-year-old Leung Ka-fai had just graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and did not have much money.
But he is not discouraged, but determined to change the status quo through his own efforts.
Originally, I planned to find an ordinary design job to support myself. But at this moment, a chance chance changed the trajectory of his life.
His high school classmates found Leung Ka Fai and asked Leung Ka Fai to accompany him to TVB to participate in the actor selection, originally Leung Ka Fai went with the mentality of going with chance.
But at the selection meeting, he happened to meet Andy Lau, who was also pulled to the audition by his friends, 3 years younger than him.
The two greeted each other and exchanged a few pleasantries, it turned out that Andy Lau was also here to make up a number.
They chatted speculatively, and although they were all unsuccessful, they were still admitted to TVB, became trainees of the same training class, and soon became good friends.
In order to realize their dream of stardom, Andy Lau and Leung Ka Fai began a long road.
At first, Leung Ka-fai was enthusiastic about the new industry, but after many tricks, he gradually felt that he had little interest in acting, and the daily mechanical repetitive work also made him feel numb.
Unlike Andy Lau, Leung Ka-fai found that he might not be suitable for the entertainment industry, and had no prospects for work, and gradually became discouraged in the entertainment industry.
After pondering for a while, when the contract expired, he decisively refused to renew it and began to fend for himself.
Two
Leung Ka-fai resolutely gave up his stable job and came up with the idea of creating a magazine.
He believes that magazine entrepreneurship can use his expertise and fulfill entrepreneurial dreams.
So, at his own expense, he created a girls' fashion magazine called "La Bouche" and worked as an interviewer, photographer, editor and other all-round workers.
Looking for a model for a magazine shoot, Leung Ka-fai met a girl named Li Dianlang while wandering through major modeling agencies.
Leung Ka Fai was impressed by Li Dianlang at first glance, feeling that she was both beautiful and temperamental.
After the two began dating, they quickly ignited a fire of love and became lovers.
It turned out that Li Dianlang's father was the famous film director Li Hanxiang.
Once, Leung Ka-fai went to Li Dianlang's house to pick her up on a date as usual. At this time, I happened to meet my father-in-law Li Hanxiang coming home.
Li Hanxiang fell in love with Liang Jiahui's bookish-like elegant and gentle temperament at a glance, and immediately decided that he would play the male protagonist in the new play - the late Qing Xianfeng Emperor.
Li Hanxiang warmly invited Liang Jiahui to Beijing to meet the crew, but Leung Jiahui did not take it seriously at first.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Beijing, Director Li had prepared a large number of history books for him, and it turned out that he really wanted Solo to play the male protagonist of this big production! Leung Ka Fai realized that this was an opportunity given to him by God, and if he performed well, he could become famous in one battle.
Under the careful guidance of Director Li, Leung Ka-fai, who made his career premiere, successfully created the image of a late Qing emperor who worried about the country and the people and could not do anything.
This also became a major turning point in Leung Ka Fai's life. With his outstanding performance in "The Secret History of the Qing Palace", he won the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1987, becoming famous overnight and becoming the youngest actor of that year.
This made Leung Ka Fai famous, and countless resources and opportunities came to him for a while, and he was also full of confidence, feeling that his acting career would go smoothly.
But the good times did not last long, just when Leung Ka-fai's career had just taken off, Taiwan's ruthless "blockade" came.
At that time, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was dominated by Taiwanese capital, and there was an unwritten rule that all artists who went to the mainland to film were "banned".
Many media persuaded Leung Ka-fai to publicly repent, but he righteously said that as a Chinese, he did not need anyone's permission to film in the motherland.
Three
Leung Ka-fai believes that this provision is extremely absurd and firmly resists the suppression of cultural and entertainment development from a political perspective.
As a result, Leung Ka-fai resolutely refused to compromise, and as a result, he was completely banned by Taiwan.
The originally agreed announcements and resources were all canceled, there was no film contract, and there was no new drama to film.
Not long after, his girlfriend Li Dianlang also broke up with Leung Ka Fai on the grounds that the two sides were busy with work.
For a time, Leung Ka Fai fell into an unprecedented trough, and his acting career almost collapsed.
It was at this most difficult moment that a girl named Jiang Jianian appeared.
Jiang Jianian took the initiative to come to the door and invited Leung Ka-fai to participate in the recording of the radio drama, giving him the opportunity to start again.
Leung Ka Fai was naturally very moved and curious about what kind of girl dared to give her a hand of friendship when everyone betrayed and left.
It turned out that Jiang Jianian was a producer of a TV station.
She couldn't see Taiwan's unfair practices and tried to give Leung Ka-fai resources to bring him back into the audience's vision. The two began to understand at work, and soon formed an indissoluble bond and fell in love.
Four
At that time, 19-year-old Jiang Jia was young and moving, gentle and generous, and had many suitors.
But Leung Ka Fai decisively made a move to express his heart, and after several efforts, he finally succeeded in impressing Jiang Jialian, the two confirmed their relationship, and Jiang Jiahui also agreed to tie the knot with Leung Ka Fai.
However, Leung Ka-fai was already destitute at that time.
They registered their marriage in an unpretentious environment, did not arrange the wedding scene, did not invite parents and friends, only Jiang Jianian's sister was present to witness.
Leung Ka-fai bought a small, simple but dazzling diamond ring with 7,000 of his only savings of HK$8,000, and the two simply used the remaining $1,000 for a wedding dinner, thus completing the ceremony of exchanging vows.
In difficult times, accompanied by love, Leung Ka-fai regained his fighting spirit and set off again with the support of Jiang Jianian.
He first took on several commercial films and gradually accumulated popularity.
With Jiang Jianian's encouragement, he also began to participate in various auditions to strive for more performance opportunities.
After unremitting efforts, in the 90s, with his excellent acting skills in the movie "The Story of Alang", Leung Ka-fai finally returned to the position of a first-line actor, gaining fame and fortune.
Five
In 1992, the 34-year-old Leung Ka-fai starred in the spy blockbuster "Lover", which was released in 1993, allowing him to successfully transform again, the limelight, and his career reached a new peak.
But at this time, he encountered the biggest crisis of his life. At the time, he was shooting a location in a jungle somewhere in Vietnam.
Unexpectedly, during the filming, he was suddenly kidnapped by local armed elements and escorted to the deep mountains and old forests of the Philippines.
For Leung Ka-fai, who has never experienced a matter of life and death, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.
In front of the kidnappers, he felt fear and despair like never before.
At this time, the first thing that came to his mind was his wife Jiang Jianian.
Although the situation is difficult, thinking of his wife still gives him hope.
At this time, he could only pray that Jiang Jianian would know about this as soon as possible and find ways to rescue himself.
Sure enough, Jiang Jianian, who arrived in time, saw this, did not panic, but first patiently called to calm Liang Jiahui and let him stay sane.
Then, the seemingly weak woman breaks into the kidnapper's lair alone and uses wisdom and courage to persuade the kidnapper leader to release her husband.
"I came here alone and didn't want to leave my life.
But if something happens to Leung Ka Fai, you don't get any benefit.
Jiang Jianian's words finally moved the kidnapper leader, and coupled with her top-level negotiation skills, she finally said that the kidnappers released Liang Jiahui.
The moment Leung Jiahui, who saw the light again, saw his wife, he couldn't help but cry like rain, and cried bitterly in her arms.
He was sincerely grateful to Jiang Jianian's courage and wisdom, without her, he would not be able to escape.
Since then, Leung Ka Fai's love for his wife has become stronger, and he has poured out his wholehearted gratitude to her.
It was also the first time he shed tears in front of the public.
After this incident, in a later interview, when asked about the modern people's view of marriage, Leung Ka-fai said without hesitation: "I think marriage is a lifetime thing, and people who do not plan to divorce do seem to be relatively rare now."
He said that experiencing this life-and-death kidnapping incident made him understand the value of his wife even more.
In fact, Leung Ka-fai has fulfilled his vow of "a lifetime" with more than 30 years of companionship.
Every 10 years, he chooses a sparkling wedding ring for his wife again and performs a simple but heartwarming ceremony again to express his unfading love and heartfelt gratitude.
No matter how the years pass, Jiang Jianian will always be the beautiful and kind girl in Liang Jiahui's heart.
When his wife Jiang Jianian gradually grew old and her face was no longer good, many people began to criticize her for not being worthy of Leung Ka Fai.
In response, Leung Ka-fai righteously countered the media, angrily accusing them of not appreciating true love and only judging others from their superficial appearance.
In both success and adversity, Jiang Jianian has always supported and encouraged himself.
Years later, Liang Jiahui still only sees Jiang Jianian, the only woman.
Six
In 2022, 64-year-old Leung Ka-fai will appear again in the movie "I Love You! There are wonderful performances.
He affectionately interpreted the image of this husband who took care of his sick wife meticulously, showing his sincere and warm love for his family, which made people very embarrassed and moved after watching it.
This also became one of the most moving roles in his acting career.
Leung Ka Fai's life path was not smooth, but he was not defeated by adversity, but relied on tenacity and the support of his partner to overcome the danger.
He chooses to work low-key, refuses to be shaped by the packaging of the entertainment industry, and just wants to live a plain life with his wife.
Fulfilling the vow of "a lifetime" with more than 30 years of companionship is a rare example of a good man today.
His story also inspires and courages, undoubtedly sticking to their own choices, and having love in their hearts, they can overcome all difficulties and achieve happiness.
epilogue
His story educates and inspires people to understand that in this impetuous society, a person's most valuable asset is to stick to his heart and have love in his heart, so that he can overcome all difficulties and achieve happiness.
Leung Ka Fai has practiced the life creed of "true love is invincible" with his own life, and has also provided a very positive force for today's society.