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"I am the green dragon on the left, the white tiger on the right, the old cow at the waist, the dragon head in the heart, the people block the killing, the Buddha blocks the killing of the Buddha."
- "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang"
Some people's images on the screen are extremely trivial, but there are many things under the screen.
Zhang Guorong's famous song " Monica " is from him.
Huang Xia, Luo Wen, Zhang Guorong
His name is also side by side with Xu Guanjie, once Xu Guanjie's royal lyricist, personally held him on the throne of "a generation of song gods", and the two cooperated for 7 years.
But overnight Xu Guanjie and he parted ways and did not communicate for decades.
Xu Guanjie, Peter Li
This person is named Peter Li, who played the chief Xibin of Washington in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang".
Today, let's talk about Peter Li, who "cannot be disguised", what is the grudge between him and Xu Guanjie?
One
Peter Lai was able to write widely sung words for Xu Guanjie, Tan Yonglin, Mui Yanfang, Zhang Guorong and others, and also "benefited" from his poor childhood experience.
Peter Lai, born in Hong Kong in 1950, is the only son in his family, because his family is poor and he has been able to live in a wooden house since he was a child. When he was nine years old, his father died, and life in the family was even more difficult. At the age of 10, Peter Lai had to drop out of school and follow his mother to sell newspapers in Central to subsidize the family.
His education was only at the elementary school level, and he was able to become a well-known lyricist many years later, thanks to Peter Li's uncle, Liang Cibo.
His father and uncle used to work in the Cantonese opera industry, but unfortunately Peter Lai's father has always been tepid, while his uncle is a Cantonese opera celebrity.
After the unexpected death of his father, his uncle Liang Cibo began to take care of The life of Peter Li.
At the age of 14, Peter Li began to do some fast-making jobs, he worked as an oil station oiler, a descendant of an Indian trading house, and later in better conditions, he began to work as a private driver.
This work completely changed the fate of Peter Lev.
Peter Lee has a lot of leisure time when he is a private driver, and he uses this time to study, to go to night school, to make up for his regret of dropping out of school.
At the same time, his uncle also encouraged him that only knowledge can change his destiny.
With the encouragement and influence of his uncle, Peter Lai became more and more interested in Cantonese opera and began to write some articles about Cantonese opera culture.
It is worth mentioning that during those days, Peter Li especially liked to go to the troupe to see the works of idol Tang Disheng.
Lay a solid foundation for the future to be able to write Cantonese pop songs that are not vulgar and close to life.
Later, Peter Li held the mentality of trying it out and often submitted articles to the newspaper.
Who would have thought that this one move was about to change his destiny.
Peter Li's manuscript was recognized by the newspaper, and he officially became a part-time writer at the newspaper, and began to write articles for the "Young People's Weekly" managed by Leshi, and the column was called "Chaikov Driver's Handbook".
Peter Lai's first lyric filling work was published in this column, and some readers immediately sent it to Tan Bingwen after reading it, and Tan Bingwen sang the lyrics on the stage of "Happy Tonight".
The next day, a large number of viewers called the television station and asked him to sing again.
Still not knowing that his words were on fire, He continued to be his personal driver, and the God of Luck crept up to him.
His boss's parking space happens to be adjacent to Chen You's parking space, who is Chen You?
In 1973, Chan You, Tam Wing Lin, Chung Chung Tao, Peng Jianxin and Ip Chi Keung formed the "First Idol Group in Hong Kong", the Wen Na Band, with Chan You as the drummer of the band.
Peter Li met Chen You and became friends with the Wenner Band.
In 1975, Peter Li once filled in some of the lyrics for "Wen Na Zhou", and in the same period, Peter Li ushered in an encounter with Xu Guanjie.
One day, Peter Li was eating at a tavern, and happened to meet Xu Guanjie who also came to this restaurant and sat at the next table.
At that time, Xu Guanjie was worried about the lyrics of "Half a Pound, Eight Two", and the owner of the hotel knew the news and quickly introduced Peter Li to him.
Knowing that Peter Li was writing a column and filling in the words for Wen Na, Xu Guanjie immediately proposed cooperation.
Two
"Sometimes there must be something in fate, and there must be no demand in fate at any time."
Xu Guanjie and Peter Li met and hated each other late, and they cooperated for seven years, composing one classic sound after another.
Due to his special life experience and optimistic personality, the words written by Peter Li are unique in the world of fillers.
It can be both elegant and ghostly. It can not only have a very good philosophy of life, but also reflect the real problems to the point.
Peter Li once revealed that one of his favorite songs in his working career with Xu Guanjie was "The Voice of the Prodigal Son".
The two words that have been passed down in the song to this day: "Sometimes there must be something in fate, and there is no time to demand it in fate." "It turned out to be the inspiration Peter Lai got when he saw the fortune teller on Temple Street.
Peter Li soon wrote the lyrics, and Xu Guanjie later composed the song.
In addition, popular songs such as "God of Wealth", "Acacia", "The Legend of the Hero of the Bird" and so on are all cooperated by the two.
It is said that for a long time, it will be united, and it will be divided for a long time.
One day fans discovered the song sung by Xu Guanjie, and the name of the lyricist was suddenly no longer Peter Li.
Why did the seven-year relationship between the two go their separate ways?
According to rumors, Xu Guanjie and Peter Li broke up because the songwriter signed the name at that time to write "Lyrics: Xu Guanjie, Peter Li".
After many times, some fans wondered why Peter Li's name could only appear in the back?
So some fans asked Xu Guanjie:
In 1982, Xu Guanjie released the album "Unforgettable Your Paper Boat", in which the names of Peter Li and Xu Guanjie were written separately.
When it comes to the radio charts, fans will definitely choose the songs signed by "song god" Xu Guanjie, rather than the works of Peter Li.
At this point, the two officially parted ways and did not communicate for decades.
But these are all speculations among fans, and Peter Lee mentioned in an interview decades later about the reasons for the sudden separation.
He said that the separation at that time was not only because of the public opinion storm, but also had something to do with Mrs. Xu Guanjie's dissatisfaction.
At that time, when composing songs, Xu Guanjie and Li Peter were together night and night, ignoring his wife's feelings, and the contradictions between him and his wife also accumulated deeper and deeper.
In order to ease the relationship, coupled with the fact that Xu Guanjie and Li Peter had no common topic at that time, Xu Guanjie proposed to Li Peter: "It is better to separate for a period of time", no one thought that this separation was half a lifetime.
When it comes to whether the two will cooperate again for the rest of their lives, Peter Li said bluntly: "No, the past is over, we have not spoken on the phone for decades." ”
Xu Guanjie and Li Peter, from a one-shot agreement, seeing each other and hating late to no longer cooperating for the rest of their lives, seem to perfectly interpret the sentence "Sometimes there must be in fate, and there is no time to force it in fate." ”
Three
"You used to love me and love me at all costs, sacrificing your life's youth to give me glory; thank you so much for changing me one day, giving without words, and tenderness often makes me feel ashamed." 」
After ending his cooperation with Xu Guanjie, Peter Li faded out of the word world.
It was not until 1984 that Li Xiaotian found him and asked her to fill in the words for Mei Yanfang and Zhang Guorong.
Peter Li lived up to expectations and wrote a song "Splitting the Iceberg" for Mei Yanfang and his famous song "Monica" for Zhang Guorong.
This "Monica" is of great significance to Zhang Guorong, and can be said to be a turning point in his fate.
At that time, Zhang Guorong was in a semi-red state, and this song made him quickly ascend to the position and established the status of a superstar in the song world.
At the same time, it also broke the situation that the Hong Kong music scene was dominated by the Tam Wing Lin family, and opened the prelude to the "Tan Zhang Competition".
From a certain point of view, it was Peter Li who made Zhang Guorong.
When writing "Monica", Lai Xiaotian told him to write a fast song, and it had to be a love song. But at that time, Peter Li had just lost love, and he could write a happy song.
So he took a different path, using the man's cry to show his remorse for his lover.
He wrote down his thoughts and shame for his girlfriend, and he once said:
The truth is also, no matter how many years have passed, you asked What is the favorite song of Peter Lee's writing career? He would answer Monica.
After a bloody storm in the music scene, Peter Li disappeared again, and he was already an actor when he reappeared.
Four
Since Peter Lee entered TVB in 1977 to write the script for "Happy Tonight", this boring and tiring job, he has been doing it for more than a decade.
Once, When Peter Li was tired and sick, the top executive of wireless, Liu Tianci said to him: "Why don't you go to the drama group and try to be an actor!" ”
Peter Li asked him with a surprised face, "Why?" ”。
Liu Tianci showed a bad smile and said, "Because you look obscene and very annoying!" ”
With such an improper reason, Peter Li embarked on the road of acting.
He has starred in more than 80 TV series and more than 30 movies, playing small character roles, although Peter Li can play small people into three points, but because the scene is too short, no one can remember him.
Throughout Peter Li's acting career, he has cooperated with Stephen Chow the most.
Sir Wang in "Truant Veyron".
Lord Zheng in "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er".
Diners in The Destruction King.
But the character who impressed the audience most on him was the teacher of "Left Green Dragon and Right White Tiger" in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang".
This scene is also Peter Li's most memorable experience.
At that time, his scene was only filmed for one day, but the dragon on his body alone was tattooed for two hours, and it was not troublesome when painting, and he could not wash it off for a week when he returned home.
"Man cannot be disguised" is most appropriately used in Peter Li, and if he did not intend to understand him, who would have thought that he was a famous filler.
In 2008, the Hong Kong Composers and Lyrics Association presented him with the Musical Achievement Award in recognition of Peter Lai's contributions to the music scene.
Peter Li said: "I don't think I have contributed much to the world, I just hope that my lyrics will bring joy to everyone." ”
At this point I would like to say that Peter Li did it.
Regardless of fame and fortune, Peter Lai has been living his favorite life. How many artists envy such a life that has no quarrel with the world and hides deep merit and fame?
Finally, I end with Peter Li's "A Glass of Wine as a Song", which is exactly the life of ordinary people.
"I often have two sleeves of fresh wind, and Hanger Lang is the most free, but there must be three meals enough, and people are optimistic and rarely worry."