When we talk about the god of song now, the first thing that comes to mind is Jacky Cheung, but he can only be counted as the second generation of song gods, and Xu Guanjie Asam is the first generation of song gods, the originator of modern Cantonese pop songs.
Xu Guanjie, known as Asam, was born in Guangzhou in 1948 to xu Shichang, a Chinese musician, and his mother Li Qianyun, a person from the opera industry. The most powerful is the three brothers, the eldest brother Xu Guanwen, the second brother Xu Guanwu focuses on the background, and the third brother Xu Guanying is the best at the image of the decaying person, which can be described as a four masters.
Let's first look at his performance in the film, when the brothers did not form a film company, Asam participated in "Little Hero on the Road", "Dragon Tiger King Kong" and "Little Hero In Chinatown" directed by Luo Wei, but it did not attract much attention.
In 1974, the four Xu brothers set up a film company, they had a clear division of labor, the second brother Xu Guanwu was responsible for the backstage, the other three were responsible for the performance, Asam was responsible for playing the handsome, Xu Guanying was responsible for playing the role of the unlucky man, and Xu Guanwen often portrayed the roles of the miserly boss and the old man.
Several brothers worked closely together, creating many classics and breaking the Hong Kong film box office many times. They have cooperated in "Ghost Horse Double Star", "Genius and Idiot", "Half a Pound Eight Two", "Deed of Sale", "Modern Bodyguard", "New Half Pound Eight Two", "Chicken and Duck Talk" and other films.
The reason why these films can move people is mainly that they focus on the life of the grassroots in Hong Kong, and what is revealed in the film is also the life in reality, miserly bosses, extramarital love, mainlanders who have fled from abroad, etc., everyone can find their own shadow.
Basically, the theme song of the movie cooperated by several brothers is sung by Asam, "Half a Pound, Eight Two" sings the heartache of many migrant workers, and "Genius Idiot Dream" encourages many young people to forge ahead, and I am born to be useful. The lyrics are easy to understand, simple and clear, and can often sing the voices of small citizens and reflect the daily life of Hong Kong citizens.
In the 1980s, New Art City came out of nowhere, competing with the two major film companies of Jiahe Shaw, they found the popular Xu Guanjie to join, and then the "Best Partner" series starring Xu Guanjie, Mai Jia and Zhang Aijia was acclaimed and acclaimed, completely making the name of New Art City.
King Kong, skinhead, and man-in-law are the main actors, and each episode also joins some popular stars, such as Ye Qianwen, Lin Zixiang, Zhang Guorong, Li Zhi and others, the most cool is the stunts and big scenes in the movie, which is also a major factor in the success of the "Best Partner" series.
"Family Portrait" in cooperation with Xiao Binbin and Zheng Wenya, telling the story of a couple reunited under the touch of the child, Xiao Binbin and her sister went to pray to God and worship the Buddha on a rainy day, only hoping that their parents could get back together, and they were touched by a mess when they were young.
After that, Xu Guanjie and Wang Zuxian cooperated in "The Working Emperor" and "The Legend of Wesley", and the two starred in the couple is really quite suitable, and it is not even possible to see that the difference between the two is 19 years.
In 1990, Xu Ke directed "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" starred in Ling Huchong, a 42-year-old who portrayed Ling Huchong, who was more than 20 years old, and indeed a little old, but in other aspects, he performed very well, and it can be regarded as dashing. The deepest impression is that he and Qu Yang, played by Lin Zhengying, and Liu Zhengfeng, played by Noon Ma, sang a laugh in the small boat.
Yao Long, played in "Red Square Flying Dragon", was favored by the Eight Hundred Dragon Killer Organization and trained to become the most powerful killer. However, the plot is a bit chaotic, and several beautiful women are the highlights.
After that, he starred in two alternative comedies, playing the little bully Zhou Tong in "The Happy Affair of The Flower Field", who was overbearing, and finally met the hit nemesis mother Night Fork and successfully subdued it.
Wu Song played in "Water Margin Laughter", which is purely spoof and nonsense, and the plot is a mess, and it is a bit embarrassing to watch.
How is the status of Asam in the music world, you can see The video of Xu Guanjie's 92-year retirement of the Huixing concert is enough to prove everything, that night many big celebrities gathered, Zhang Guorong, Mei Yanfang, Tan Yonglin, Zhong Zhentao, Ye Qianwen, Lü Fang, etc. all sang, all of which are his fans and regarded as idols.
Among the four heavenly kings, Jacky Cheung, Li Ming and Andy Lau sang for him, and the host Chen Xinjian finally asked Asam to send a song to the three, and Asam said that he and the three little brothers on the stage were "Half a Pound, Eight Two", and the three little brothers were enough to prove their status.
It is worth mentioning that Asam and Zhang Guorong sang the "Silence is Gold" cooperated by the two on the spot, which was composed by Xu Guanjie and composed by his brother. Among them, Asam said that he was influenced by his brother, who temporarily left the music scene in 1989, when Xu Guanjie also wrote a song, saying that he gave it to his brother, and later heard that he already had his own song, and did not have the good sense to take it out, and he was included in the album "Hong Kong Feelings 90". Asam said at the scene that it was the last song he created, just as the so-called world is like a chess piece, he just used it today, saying and singing "Rapids Retreat", as the lyrics write: Fame and fortune everyone wants to have, who expects to only yearn for freedom at this moment, keep this brilliance today no longer wait.
When he retired that year, Xu Guanjie opened 41 consecutive farewell concerts in the Red Pavilion, which was very popular, breaking the record for the number of consecutive concerts held by Hong Kong singers in the Red Pavilion, which shows how much Hong Kong people loved him at that time.
In 2000, Xu Guanjie and the bald guy Mai Jia came back, cooperated in "The Big Winner", starred in Huang Daqian, who cheated the invincible hand in the world, obviously taking the emotional route, but unfortunately the quality of the film was too poor.
After 12 years of separation from the music scene, Xu Guanjie announced his comeback, the handsome hero of that year has become an uncle, but it does not reduce our love for him, and recently he is preparing for a concert with Tan Yonglin, and the two superstars are undoubtedly a strong memory kill!
Xu Guanjie met his wife Lin Bao Fleming when he was 18 years old in the bar, the two married in 1971, after marriage have two sons, namely Xu Huaixin and Xu Huaigu, but the two sons did not inherit the handsomeness of their father, but they were disabled a lot, fortunately, they inherited the music gene, playing music is still OK, but it is impossible to surpass their father.
Xu Guanjie has won countless awards in music, and has no grain in the movie, which is a typical song god who is delayed by music, and can only blame the achievements in music for being too big. Nearly 70 years old Asam is still active in the music scene, continues to bring us joy with his music, and wishes him happiness and happiness forever!