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Once upon a time, Andy Lau was a bright star in the entertainment industry, attracting worldwide attention!
At that time, Andy Lau respectfully awarded the laurel to the winner with both hands with sincerity, but the members of the opposing team were as cold as ice, turning a blind eye to all this, and only took the honor with an indifferent hand, without showing their respect for this noble predecessor at all. This situation has made Andy's loyal fans indignant and have called for online calls to condemn the ignorance and arrogance of the younger generation.
However, this is a common phenomenon. Recently, Andy Lau and Jiang Tao, a member of Hong Kong's emerging idol group MIRROR, gathered together to take a group photo, but Jiang Tao's fans stayed out of the matter and criticized Andy Lau on the Internet as "outdated", "intending to borrow Jiang Tao's popularity" and so on.
However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. In fact, Andy Lau has suffered far more "unfair treatment" in his acting career. Looking back at his artistic journey since the mid-90s, it is not difficult to find that he has been repeatedly ridiculed, questioned and suspicious by colleagues in the industry and the outside world at key moments in his life, and even seriously affected his professional development and personal life.
Although he has been repeatedly treated "unfairly" by the younger generation, dating back to the early 90s more than 20 years ago, Andy Lau is undoubtedly a veritable "king" figure.
At that time, the stars of the Hong Kong entertainment industry were shining, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung, Liming, and Aaron Kwok were known as the "Four Heavenly Kings", which can be described as a collection of thousands of favors. Whenever any of them appear, they can attract an enthusiastic response from the streets.
People even compared the "strength" of the four superstars to a popular poem: "Andy Lau in front of the bed, suspected to be Jacky Cheung, raised his head to look at the dawn, and bowed his head Aaron Kwok."
However, for Andy Lau, this so-called "peak" period once again awakened a deep regret in his heart: that was the era of the "Five Tiger Generals" with his former friends such as Tony Leung and Miao Qiaowei.
At that time, in order to pursue the free development of their careers, they unanimously decided to reject the long-term contract constraints of TVB, which should have been "signed together, and quit together if they don't sign".
However, later Tony Leung suddenly "betrayed his promise" and signed a long-term contract with the wireless station alone, which made the original "intimacy" gradually move towards "drifting apart".
Tony Leung's cruel decision undoubtedly deeply shows that he violated the oath of "unity" with Andy Lau and four other friends. No wonder Andy Lau was not invited to attend Tony Leung's wedding later, such conflict and coldness seem to have begun to become clear from that moment.
Recalling the passionate "Five Tiger Generals" years, Andy Lau always has mixed feelings in his heart. And Tony Leung's "betrayal" directly led to Andy Lau suffering a ruthless blow on TVB, losing all the roles and opportunities that should have belonged to him, making his life difficult.
Nowadays, whenever he recalls the good times of the "Five Tiger Generals" period, Andy Lau's heart is always full of complex emotions. To explore the root cause of the contradiction between Andy Lau and Tony Leung, we must go back to the distant era of the "Five Tiger Generals".
At that time, Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Miao Qiaowei, Huang Rihua and Tang Zhenye were highly respected by TVB and were known as the "Five Tiger Generals". Their careers are booming, and their wealth is endless. However, TVB has a bad idea, and in order to firmly control these "cash cows", it has put forward extremely strict long-term contract terms.
In the face of this contract, which is like "signing a prisoner", the upright and kind Andy Lau stepped forward and advocated that everyone "refuse to sign a long-term contract and defend freedom". After much deliberation, several other members also expressed their support. As a result, the "Five Tiger Generals" launched a huge collective "anti-wireless" movement, which shocked the top management of TVB and had to temporarily rein in.
However, the good times were short-lived. It didn't take long for TVB to secretly use tricks to lure Tony Leung, who was from a poor family, with generous terms: as long as he signed a long-term contract alone, TVB would provide him with the best quality resources and greatly increase his salary.
Under the pressure of his family's financial situation, Tony Leung finally chose to compromise after a painful choice, accepted the temptation of TVB, and signed the binding long-term contract alone.
With Tony Leung's "surrender to the enemy", Andy Lau and others naturally became victims. Sure enough, TVB then began to retaliate against Andy Lau, and all the opportunities and roles that originally belonged to him were taken away by the "traitor" Tony Leung without exception, making him fall into a difficult situation of having no drama to play and a difficult life.
After being snubbed by TVB and cutting off his main source of income, Andy Lau's life instantly fell into an extremely difficult predicament. With a meager salary of only 1,800 yuan a month, I can't even afford the rent for a basic housing like 1,200 yuan.
In the face of such a difficult environment, Andy Lau never compromised his dreams, and resolutely decided to return to the music scene to show his strength, and in a short period of time, he achieved amazing achievements and earned a huge fortune. However, fate always seems to like to joke, and just as he was confidently expecting a counterattack, some sensitive words in a song sparked controversy, resulting in a total ban on his work in the mainland market, and all his previous efforts were wiped out.
This undoubtedly dealt a fatal blow to Andy Lau's career and made him enter a low point in his life again. At this moment, an important person, Xiang Huaqiangheng's wife Xiang Tai, appeared, and she helped and selflessly lent 15 million yuan of "life-saving straw". It is precisely because of this fund that Andy Lau can barely survive, so that the company can get rid of the existential crisis and get through the most painful moment.
What's even more touching is that although Andy Lau's situation was quite difficult at that time, he did not stop because of this. On the contrary, he went all out, and in the end not only succeeded in repaying Xiang Tai's 15 million yuan loan, but also signed a cooperation agreement with Xiang Tai's film and television company for eight films, each with a salary of up to 8 million yuan. In order to express his gratitude to Xiang Tai, Andy Lau offered to reduce the salary of each film by 4 million yuan.
This move made Xiang Tai admire him even more, and the two established a deep friendship as a result.
When people come out of the predicament and show their talents again, should they be generous and give back to the society? For Andy Lau, he has already given the answer with practical actions.
Looking back on the years after his re-emergence, it is not difficult to find that Andy Lau has always been quietly doing good deeds and helping those in need. For example, when the famous actress Lan Jieying was in a huge debt predicament, Andy Lau not only took the initiative to repay all the debts for her, but even personally organized her funeral.
In recent years, there has been a thought-provoking incident in China, which is particularly eye-catching. That is Yang Lijuan, an avid female fan, in order to pursue her idol in her heart, she did not hesitate to force her parents to sell all her family property, and even made an excessive request to her father to cut off her kidney to raise funds.
After learning the news, Mr. Andy Lau was deeply shocked, and he once postponed the performance for several months to express his concern and reflection on the incident.
In the end, he not only repaid all the huge debts caused by excessive star chasing for Yang Lijuan, but also left a special message full of sincerity: "Please chase stars sensibly and care for your family." However, it is a pity that Yang Lijuan did not listen to this advice, and soon after, her father committed suicide after writing a suicide note with tears in his eyes, an incident that caused widespread attention and strong repercussions from all walks of life.
Although Andy Lau suffered ruthless criticism and abuse from public opinion after this incident, he chose to bear this huge pressure alone and never issued any rebuttal or explanation to the public. Through this incident, we can clearly see that Mr. Andy Lau has actually always been a benevolent and friendly person, but his good deeds are often handled in a low-key manner, so that few people know about it.
According to relevant data, since Mr. Andy Lau stepped into the entertainment industry, the total amount of public welfare funds he has donated has exceeded 100 million yuan. What is even more admirable is that at a concert held in Japan, he sang a song "Chinese" in public, and his deep patriotism and love for his hometown made everyone present moved and awe-inspired.