Gambling king Stanley Ho has been romantic all his life, and his cynical style is well known. He has been in the shopping mall and entertainment industry for many years, and is used to seeing the transaction of money and power. However, at the 1983 Hong Kong Awards Ceremony, Stanley Ho unexpectedly ate a closed door of a legendary singer. This singer who is not afraid of the powerful and speaks sharply is Xu Xiaofeng, who was a smash hit at the time.
Stanley Ho and Xu Xiaofeng's wonderful tricks of mutual affection in public became the highlight of this award ceremony. Behind the incident, the difference between the personalities and philosophies of the two is revealed. Xu Xiaofeng adheres to her principles and refuses to be polluted by money and power; Stanley Ho, on the other hand, represents another cynical style, adept at trading money and emotions. This showdown has become a collision of two values, and it also indicates the variables that Stanley Ho will face.
At the Hong Kong Awards Ceremony in 1983, gambling king Stanley Ho was invited to present the award to the popular singer Xu Xiaofeng. Stanley Ho, who is good at socializing, wanted to make a joke, but was sharply scolded back by Xu Xiaofeng, which made Stanley Ho very embarrassed.
When Stanley Ho walked to the stage with his usual cynical attitude, he joked that Xu Xiaofeng had earned so many dishes but didn't consume them there, and the host Huang Zhan next to him also coaxed, making the atmosphere lively. Huang Zhan and Stanley Ho have had a friendship for many years, and when he saw Stanley Ho say this, he was also accustomed to coaxing.
However, Xu Xiaofeng did not react as Stanley Ho expected. She said neither humbly nor arrogantly that she didn't know how to play those things, for fear that her capital was not enough to lose. These words directly slapped Stanley Ho's cynical style in the face, making Stanley Ho's face ugly on the spot.
Stanley Ho knew that he was speechless, but it was difficult to immediately refute Xu Xiaofeng's words. After all, his reputation in the casino is too famous, and even a singer like Xu Xiaofeng knows his business well. Stanley Ho was in disbelief and could only awkwardly avoid the topic.
Why can Xu Xiaofeng be so strong to argue with Stanley Ho? She is not as afraid of Stanley Ho's power as other actresses. There are two views on this: one is that she has a special relationship with Hong Kong industrialist Fok Ying-tung and has no fear; The second is that she has extraordinary strength and personality charm, and does not need to rely on money and power.
Whether she really colludes with the powerful or not, Xu Xiaofeng's talent and aura do make her unique in the entertainment industry. She was a generation of singers, and later Anita Mui became famous by imitating her singing. Xu Xiaofeng also won the respect of first-line actors such as Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau with rigorous acting skills and professionalism.
It is precisely because of Xu Xiaofeng's excellent strength that she has the confidence to dare to argue with Stanley Ho. She does not rely on the spirit of a king, she only relies on her ability to stand in the entertainment industry. For her, money and power are not the most important, what is more precious than this is to touch the hearts of the audience with talent and hard work.
This public scolding of Stanley Ho also allowed the outside world to see Xu Xiaofeng's personality and cultivation. She is neither humble nor arrogant, fearless, and always maintains her principles. However, Stanley Ho is accustomed to using power and money to play, and is good at currying favor with those who are beneficial to him. The two principles of doing things are very different, and this public confrontation has become a clash of values.
Years later, in 2009, Stanley Ho suffered a stroke and collapsed at an advanced age, spending more than 200 days in the hospital. During this period, he invited many masters to pray for him and prolong his life, and used famous doctors from all walks of life to diagnose and treat him. With 80,006 brain tonic injections per injection alone, he has been playing for eleven years. The huge expenditure on medicine and offerings fully demonstrates Stanley Ho's wealth.
In 2020, at the age of 98, Stanley Ho finally passed away. His funeral was very solemn and cost as much as 20 million. But the body has not been buried in the ground, but has been preserved for a year, which has caused speculation. The He family explained that it was because the feng shui master said that there was no good day that year, so the burial had to be postponed. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just an excuse.
Stanley Ho loved to collect antiques during his lifetime, and the funeral goods must have been extremely rich. Fearing that the cemetery would be stolen, the family set up the smokescreen to delay the time and make it difficult to find the actual cemetery. This scene became a footnote to Stanley Ho's life, he was good at calculation, but in the end he still lost to feng shui and people's hearts.
Stanley Ho's daughter Pansy Ho, who was born in the second room before his death, is the heir, not the child of the favorite concubine Angel Leung. Sure enough, after Pansy Ho took office, she showed her vigorous and resolute skills, stabilized the He family's business, and firmly controlled the network of Macau's gaming industry. She decisively cut off the forces around Liang Anqi, and directly left Sifang with nothing to say, and her power was overwhelming.
End:
This public confrontation became a collision of the two values of Stanley Ho and Xu Xiaofeng. The cynical gambling king finally couldn't escape the calculations of Feng Shui's hearts, while Xu Xiaofeng, who adhered to principles, used his strength and charm to win. The former victor Stanley Ho exposed the emptiness of his heart by some accident, while the brave and outspoken Xu Xiaofeng demonstrated the power of independent women. Time has passed, and Xu Xiaofeng's spirit is still worthy of admiration. In the face of power, talent and a sense of justice are the most important things.