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In the entertainment industry, Koo Lotte, as a high-profile Hong Kong actor, has been loved by the audience in terms of acting skills and image, and his values are also full of positive energy.
From Gu Lotian's life experience, we can see that as long as we believe in ourselves, have firm beliefs, and constantly strive to achieve the goals we have set, we believe that one day, we will be able to realize the value of life.
Early life experience
People's lives are not all smooth sailing, everyone has to go through pain to grow, as a famous actor in the entertainment industry, Louis Koo is naturally no exception.
In 1970, Gu Letian was born in an ordinary family in Hong Kong, China, and the family of four lived happily together, but he had a naughty personality when he was a child and was frequently controlled by his mother. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Gu Lotian - Early Experience]
When he was in Carmel Middle School, he decisively chose to drop out of school early at the age of 15 and decided to go to society to experience it.
However, due to only a secondary school education, it was difficult for Gu Lotian to find a job when he first entered the society, so he had to do some hard work, during which he not only worked as a porter, but also as a waiter at McDonald's.
Although he took on hard and tiring work at a young age, he was satisfied, until he was 16 years old, Koo Lotian tossed and turned to a local clothing store to work as a salesperson and security guard.
At that time, Gu Lotian was very confused about his future life, but fortunately, in 1991, a chance opportunity prompted him to participate in the filming of the singer's MV, which led to the beginning of Gu Lotian gradually becoming active in front of the screen. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Gu Lotian - Participating in Zhang Xinzhe's MV]
At that time, Zhang Xinzhe's music work "Love Like a Tide" instantly attracted the attention of the audience once it was broadcast, among them, Gu Letian's handsome appearance won the hearts of many fans.
After that, Gu Lotian continued to strike while the iron was hot, and successively emerged in Andy Lau's "Lover Happy Birthday" and Liming's "Summer Love", and gradually became well-known to the public.
With the blessing of popularity, Gu Lotian quickly gained the attention of industry insiders, and in 1993, as an auditor, he was fortunate to enter the fifth TVB artist training class.
finally grasped the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry, Gu Lotian naturally did not dare to slack off, so during the training, he made 100% efforts and a very serious attitude to study for the major.
In the end, after a year of precipitation, Gu Lotian successfully became a member of TVB, although at the beginning, he only held a tricky position, but in the work "Marriage Story", he also appeared.
With the traffic blessing of this drama, Gu Lotian soon became a well-known actor, and then in 1995, Louis Koo reached an agreement with Huaxing Records and signed a contract, and in the role of "The Condor Heroes", he got the first leading role in his life, and since then he has opened the road to acting. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Gu Lotian - Acting Experience]
The road to acting
Since 1996, Gu Lotian has gradually gained a firm foothold in the entertainment industry, and in three years, he has filmed many works.
For example, "Heaven and Earth Man", "Full Moon Scimitar" and "Delicious Heavenly King", although the roles played by Gu Lotian are all supporting roles, they have all aroused strong reactions from the audience.
Especially in "Fire Ambition", Louis Koo's firefighter "Liu Haibo" won the recognition of insiders, and after the show was broadcast, it once won the "Gold Award for Best Comedy Program at the Asian Television Festival".
Even though Gu Lotian had become a popular actor at that time, he was not satisfied with the status quo, for him, these career achievements were just the beginning.
Later, taking advantage of this popularity, Gu Lotian set foot in the film industry again, and launched the first movie in his life to the audience, called "A Man Should Enter the Bottle", but unfortunately, he is still a tricky actor when he first arrives.
However, Gu Lotian was still not discouraged, hoping to take root in the circle and strive to achieve this goal, so in 2000, Gu Lotian was invited to participate in a gambling film called "Chinese Gambler". [Information source: Film and Television Entertainment - New Express released on August 23, 2000, Baidu Encyclopedia Gu Lotian - Included in the movie period]
As soon as the movie was released, it caused a sensation, in which the scenes starring Zhu Yin and Zhang Jiahui made countless audiences applaud, and Gu Lotian performed a famous Hong Kong gambling king "Ah Ku" vividly.
Seeing that the popularity only increased, Gu Lotian continued to launch a number of classics in the next few years, and it is not surprising that they have attracted the attention of people from all walks of life.
Even in 2003, Gu Lotian filmed 3 works in one go, so desperately rooted in the film industry, even the resources of the singer industry were also in his eyes, and he extended an olive branch to Gu Lotian.
In this regard, Gu Lotian also did not grind at all, and directly signed a two-year singer contract with the two sides of the big country cultural record company, and with his outstanding voice, he brought everyone his first solo album, called "Mr. Cool".
Surprisingly, after the album was broadcast, Koo Lotian was sought after by countless fans, and for a while, his name resounded throughout Hong Kong and even spread to the mainland.
Fortunately, the order for Gu Letian's album is about to reach the sales of gold records, which can be described as a sensation, and it also won the "Most Popular Song Award" in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the CCTV-MTV music festival. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: 2004-07-24 17-03:27 Guangzhou Daily-Dayang.com]
Keen on public welfare to give back to the society
In fact, after Gu Lotian became the top, what I want to thank most is the society, as well as the parents behind it, that is, fans from all over the world.
Since 2003, Gu Lotian has been in Taiwan when he encountered a storm, whether it was material or financial resources, he did his best.
In 2007, Gu Lotian was selected as a "UNICEF Ambassador" by UNICEF, and took on the responsibility of donating a new book "Toy Wars" to the foundation.
Later, in 2009, as a representative of UNICEF, Koo appeared in the affected areas and donated $20 million worth of material relief.
In order to facilitate disaster relief, Gu Lotian directly set up a charity fund in the same year, and during this period, his love has continued, in 2001, to Guizhou Xishui, and Zunyi, and other places, donated a lot of money, and built 49 schools, more than 20 medical centers, and 50 water cellars for them. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Gu Lotian - Public Welfare Activities]
Throughout the entertainment industry, Koo Lotian's contribution to the society has reached a level of intoxication, which is unbelievable, and to this day, he is still in public welfare, trying to help the victims in need.
There are very few people who do good deeds silently in the entertainment industry and do not pursue fame and fortune, and those who do not boast about doing good deeds are even rarer.
The reason why Louis Koo does good deeds is just to pass on the kindness he has received, and this spirit should be worthy of everyone's learning and respect.