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On the first day of the new year, I walked into the theater with great anticipation to watch "Mr. Red Carpet", a high-profile film during the Spring Festival, which is not only an audio-visual feast that I am looking forward to, but also a masterpiece that our whole family tastes and agrees on.
In this movie, Andy Lau has created the image of a superstar in the Hong Kong film industry - Lau Weichi with his deep-rooted acting skills. , a character who has been in the film industry for 40 years and has always had a burning desire for the actor crown, vividly interprets the contradictory struggle between the pursuit of honor and sticking to the original intention in the entertainment industry.
It is rumored that in the award logic of the film festival, "rural themes" seem to have become a necessary label for winning awards.
For this reason, Liu Weichi resolutely ignored the concerns of the economic team and decided to go deep into the hinterland of the countryside to explore and experience the "life of ordinary people" in his heart.
However, the plot twists and turns, revealing that although he is in the countryside, he still inhabits a star-rated luxury hotel, enjoying the aura of stardom while treating unpretentious gifts as insignificant, forming an ironic and profound contrast.
The whole "Mr. Red Carpet" is like a sharp scalpel, accurately and mercilessly analyzing many unknown character construction, fan position competition, hidden marriage and other unspoken rules in the entertainment industry, making the audience sigh in laughter and thinking: "Some stars may have long forgotten how to return to their true nature and how to be an ordinary person on the glamorous stage." ”
Although the superstar in the film has experienced ups and downs in his life, Andy Lau in reality has always maintained his perfect image in the hearts of the public.
43 years after his debut, he is not only an award harvester, but also a unique existence in the ever-changing entertainment industry.
No matter how the times change, no matter how the traffic niche is iteratively updated, Andy Lau has always stood at the forefront of the trend, and with his unparalleled top influence, he has won the love of fans across generations.
People's affection for him began with his admirable appearance, indulged in his outstanding talent, endured in his inner kindness, and finally attributed to his noble personality.
43 years of flower road
Andy Lau, born in Tai Hang Village, Tai Po, Hong Kong in 1961, did not have a smooth life.
Before the age of 17, he lived with his family in the slums of Kowloon.
As his family runs a commissary to make ends meet, he wakes up at 4 a.m. to help his parents cook, wash dishes, and carry his school bag to school.
Even when he later applied for the Hong Kong Wireless Artist Training Course, the original intention was to improve the family living situation.
However, no one could have predicted at the time that this decision would become the starting point of his wheel of fortune.
In 1981, Andy Lau officially stepped into the entertainment industry. TVB formed a team of "Five Tiger Generals" with Tony Leung, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Tang Zhenye and others, and arranged for them to participate in TV dramas, sing songs, dance and perform difficult acrobatics.
During a performance, Miao Qiaowei accidentally missed, and his whole body pressed on Andy Lau, making him almost bite off his tongue.
However, Andy Lau did not regret this, he said: "As long as I can do it, I am willing to take risks." ”
It is with this indomitable spirit that he can only play the thug behind Chow Yun-fat at the beginning, and gradually goes to the "Give Me a Cup of Forgetful Water" sung on the streets and alleys, as well as classic works such as "Dark War", "Infernal Affairs", and "Lost Orphan", which have won the Best Actor award again and again.
Although he is not a talented artist, his image is not as good as Liming, his singing skills are not as good as Jacky Cheung, and his acting skills are often accused of being inferior to Tony Leung, but Andy Lau has been walking down-to-earth on the road of acting for 43 years.
He never relied on luck.
Self-deprecating "King of Volumes"
As we all know, Andy Lau is unanimously respected by the public as the "model worker" in the entertainment industry, and behind this title is a vivid portrayal of his dedication and professionalism to his work.
Even he himself, when facing the media, humbly mocked himself as the "king of volumes", revealing an almost demanding work attitude towards self-demanding.
At the peak of his career, Andy Lau completed the shooting of 16 film and television works in one year with amazing perseverance, and this diligence not only stems from his awe of his profession, but also the embodiment of his strict self-discipline for decades.
In the movie "Orphaned", his acting skills reached a new peak, and one of the slap scenes was particularly shocking.
In order to pursue the most realistic effect, although the co-actors had concerns, Andy Lau repeatedly begged the other party to be sure to beat until the palm prints were clearly visible on his cheeks, and this kind of selfless devotion was moving.
The real slap and the pain conveyed through the lens seem to penetrate the screen and hit the audience's heart. And such professionalism and dedication almost constitute the main theme of Andy Lau's entire acting career.
During the filming of "Blind Detective", he went to the blind service center for three months to live and study with the blind, and in the heroic scene in "Casting Names", he was dragged by chains and cracked the ring finger of his left hand, leaving a permanent scar.
Together with Tony Leung, who is the actor, he sincerely sighed: "If I want to work as high-intensity as Andy, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to bear it." ”
On the other hand, some traffic stars and little fresh meat in today's entertainment industry take high salaries, and their acting only relies on exaggerated performances such as staring and pouting, and even regards "memorizing familiar lines" and "singing live" as rare advantages, which highlights Andy Lau's valuable qualities as a generation of superstars.
The reason why Andy Lau has been able to span the three generations of audiences and always stand tall in the top fashion ranks is precisely because he always insists on self-improvement, carves himself with extremely strict standards, and strives to repay every affectionate love to the audience with every performance.
Such a "volume king" Andy Lau is undoubtedly worthy of all the supreme praise and warm applause.
Recognized as a good person
There is a good saying in Hong Kong: "One idol a year, Andy Lau for a hundred years." This sentence praises Andy Lau not only from his excellent acting skills and moving singing voice, but also from his personality charm that shines like gold.
Back in his early years, when Zhang Weijian encountered a financial crisis in the field of real estate investment and was on the verge of bankruptcy, he asked Andy Lau for help: "I am about to fall into bankruptcy, can you help me get through it?"
Andy Lau did not hesitate to lend a helping hand and gave Zhang Weijian a philosophical sentence: "What you learn must be taught, and what you earn must be shared." ”
In real life, it is still difficult for ordinary people to practice the first half of the sentence and selflessly pass on their own successful experience. In the entertainment industry, which is an environment of intertwined fame and fortune and fierce competition, it is a rare kindness not to take advantage of people's dangers.
However, Andy Lau has been the same for decades, sticking to his original intention and being consistent.
He has experienced wind and rain, so he is always willing to hold up a clear sky for others, and live himself as a light to illuminate the way forward for more people.
Whether it was the friendly support of the grassroots actor Wang Baoqiang, who was still unknown at the time, or the generous investment of 25 million to start the "Asian Rising Star Guide" program, helping Ning Hao become famous with "Crazy Stone", such acts of kindness abound in his life.
Looking at the entire entertainment industry, Andy Lau may not be the actor with the most awards, but almost no one can win the expectations and love of everyone inside and outside the circle like him. All this stems from his selfless dedication and from his walking in the world with a kind heart.
It is easy to do a good deed, it is not difficult to do good deeds continuously, and the most commendable thing is to spend a lifetime practicing to be a good person.
Andy Lau is such a person who interprets this concept with practical actions.
A true idol
Andy Lau, a star with countless labels, such as the "Four Heavenly Kings" and the "Hardware Actor", has always firmly said: "If you have to give me a label, then I am Chinese." ”
When Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, many celebrities took a wait-and-see attitude. However, Andy Lau did not hesitate to be the first to stand up, publicly declaring himself a Hong Kong artist, and singing "Chinese" on the Great Wall: "The same blood, the same species; there are dreams in the future, let's open up together;
Hand in hand, regardless of you and me, walk forward with your head held high, and let the world know that we are all Chinese......"
In 2006, Andy Lau attended the Japan Song Club due to contract reasons. The host of the live mistakenly introduced him as a Hong Kong singer and asked him to interact with fans in Japanese.
Andy Lau resolutely refused, and said: "Art has no borders, but artists have borders. Music has no borders, but musicians have borders. Also, the next time you introduce me, please don't say I'm a Hong Kong singer, I'm a Chinese singer. ”
Andy Lau's patriotic feelings are deep-rooted, and whenever it comes to the principle of his family and country, he has never wavered or compromised.
He has always proved his patriotism with practical actions.
After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Andy Lau donated 50.1 million yuan and called on other artists to jointly launch disaster relief operations.
Since the beginning of his career, Andy Lau's dedication to philanthropy has been consistent and substantial.
In 2020, when the new crown epidemic was raging in Wuhan, he generously donated 3 million yuan to help the front line of the anti-epidemic, and in 2021, when Henan was hit by a catastrophic flood, he donated 3 million again in a low-key manner to convey love and hope with practical actions.
According to statistics, up to now, Andy Lau has accumulated more than 500 million yuan in charitable donations, which not only witnesses his unremitting efforts in the field of public welfare, but also demonstrates his noble personality charm and deep sense of social responsibility.
When we explore why Andy Lau can win the love of the whole people, the answer is obviously more than superficial.
His heart carries great love for the country and the people, and this deep affection makes him never forget to give back to the society and care for the people's livelihood.
More importantly, Andy Lau has set up a moral monument with his personal practice, and he reminds us that a real idol and role model is not only in the shining stars on the stage, but also in the selfless dedication and love for the family and country in life.
Such a person is undoubtedly the most worthy spiritual model of our time to admire and follow.
Keep walking
In the depths of countless people's hearts, Andy Lau's image has undoubtedly created an almost universal consensus:
He has always exuded tenacity, enduring passion, undying youthful vitality and an indelible sense of trust. Once, Andy Lau himself firmly believed that he could always maintain this spiritual outlook.
However, in 2017, an accidental fall from a horse during the filming of an advertisement left him severely traumatized and forced him to spend 51 long days and nights on a hospital bed.
Even after recovering from his injury, his working life had to face a long period of stagnation and adjustment.
At that time, he was in the hospital room, and even joked with an optimistic and self-deprecating attitude that he had already selected the events for the Paralympics. After recovering from hardships, fate did not open his eyes to him.
Fast forward to 2018, in the 14th concert tour, due to a sudden severe throat inflammation that caused him to lose his voice, the doctor solemnly warned him that he must stop singing.
In front of the thousands of audiences in the audience, 57-year-old Andy Lau had tears in his eyes, bowed deeply again and again, and apologized to everyone apologetically.
At this moment, people suddenly realized that even Uranus superstars could not resist the ruthless erosion of time. Andy Lau also had the fear of aging for the first time, and he began to accept those things that gradually became inadequate, but at the same time, he also embraced this regret and actively explored more possible dimensions of life.
He curated his first art exhibition, many of which were by his daughters, and his passion for directing was unquenched, and he was determined to nurture a new generation of actors and producers who were the backbone of the film and television industry, and he also had a desire to be able to play the leading role on the stage again at the age of 80......
Andy Lau knows that no one can stop the pace of time, but he is convinced that as long as the pace does not stop and move forward bravely, the flame of hope can be rekindled at every stage of life and illuminate the way forward.
In recent years, there have been many haze incidents of celebrities losing morality and breaking the law in the entertainment industry, but Andy Lau has always been consistent, with his rigorous and self-disciplined attitude towards life and noble professional ethics, he is unique in the flashy world, and has never deviated from the right track for half a step.
No matter from any dimension of acting talent, moral character or personality charm, Andy Lau can be called an "icon" model - his all-round artistic talent is highly praised, and his hard-working, tenacious, authentic, humble and kind character is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Despite this, the superstar has revealed his yearning for ordinary life in the passage of time. He once wrote frankly in his autobiographical essay collection "This Is How I Grew Up": "I have no intention of becoming a high saint, I just want to be an ordinary person with flesh and blood, laughter and tears, gains and losses." ”
In the 43 years since his debut, Andy Lau has gone through the vicissitudes of the world, not only has a brilliant peak, but also forged ahead in the trough. Now, even though he is about to enter the age of 63, he still maintains the work intensity and public attention of a popular idol, but deep down, he knows that the highest state of life is not to sit on everything, but to return to his original intention after thousands of sails, and maintain that innocence and simplicity.
In this entertainment industry where fame and fortune are intertwined, this insistence on returning to the basics is particularly precious. This is also one of Andy Lau's important original intentions for participating in the filming of the movie "Mr. Red Carpet".
I can't help but think, which character of Andy Lau do you love the most, and what songs are deeply imprinted in your memory and become eternal classics?
Here, you might as well click to pay attention to every sincere and enthusiastic soul in 2024, and it is also a tribute to Andy Lau's spiritual outlook of sticking to the truth and unremitting pursuit.