In the crowded and noisy room of the hotel. As soon as the interview camera was closed, people flocked to take photos with Andy Lau.
He told everyone that after signing the surname, don't forget to find the pen cover, help everyone close it gently in an orderly way, and then leave in a hurry surrounded by security guards.
Being an idol for more than 40 years, he has never been tired.
In Andy Lau's song "17 years old", there is a lyric:
He said:
For the camera, Andy Lau explained the original intention of writing this lyric.
The story began more than forty years ago.
In Diamond Hill, a slum in Hong Kong, there is a little boy who runs a fast food restaurant at home. Every day, he gets up at four o'clock to cook and fetch water for delivery. He did odd jobs in the factory, worked as a shampoo and did all the dirty work.
Sometimes, I will go to the studio near my home and deliver a box lunch to the crew. He watched them recite lines, take pictures and perform with great interest. ...
I yearn for it and secretly imitate it. Maybe this is fate. 17 years old, Hong Kong TVB enrolled students in 10 artist training class, and he was accepted.
This man has been strong since he was a child: no matter what he does, he tries his best.
After graduating from the wireless training class with grade A, I started my walk-on career.
Others don't want to play the role of a bitter and tired walk-on. He did not hesitate to play every detail.
Once, I worked as a bodyguard for my idol "Brother Fa", who was already very famous at that time. In order to match the figure of Fage 1.8 meters, he secretly put on 10 cm height-increasing shoes. But I sprained my ankle because I was so excited when I saw you.
A walk-on failed, but Chow Yun Fat remembered this honest and frank young man. He took the initiative to ask him "which issue?"
"The tenth issue", he replied nervously.
Chow Yun Fat lit the wrist watch:
Then said:
In Andy Lau at that time, the monthly salary was 1800. But this conversation undoubtedly caused a flash flood and tsunami-like shock in his heart.
The following year, Xu Anhua was going to make a film "Go to the Angry Sea". When choosing the leading role, Chow Yun Fat directly recommended Andy Lau to her.
Now watching this movie, you can see traces of youth and hard work in Andy Lau's acting skills when he was young.
This film created the box office myth of the year, and he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Newcomer Award.
It was from this film that directors and audiences began to remember "actor Andy Lau" instead of "walk-on".
Andy Lau was once described as born with a kind of stupidity.
This kind of stupidity is a bit dull, and he is not good at calculating the future. He only knows how to manage his livelihood in a down-to-earth manner.
Opportunities fall from the sky. In the final analysis, is it the chance of fate or the necessity of hard-working people?
Andy Lau sang that he was "God loves stupid children" in "Stupid Children".
But the audience didn't approve. They firmly believe that Andy Lau's success is inevitable.
After all, you can't find anyone who works harder than him in the entertainment circle.
Ask yourself that you have been disciplined for decades.
According to statistics, the number of Andy Lau's works in the past 40 years: more than 40 movies, more than 40 songs, more than 500 concerts. ...
Behind his efforts, his report card is also very proud: he won more than 500 awards and even broke the Guinness World Record.
And won a number of golden awards, golden horse awards, music songs won numerous awards. Now as long as there are people from China, Andy Lau's name is a household name.
No matter how famous he is, he hasn't changed his efforts, just like that silly little boy at the beginning.
Andy Lau later explained:
Before filming "Blind Detective", he lived with the blind for a month, trying to figure out the blind man's actions. Even after filming, he could feel the surrounding environment like a blind man.
When filming Loneliness, I stayed on the beach for 7 days until my skin peeled off.
When filming Storm, all the action scenes, no matter how dangerous, don't need body double to go in person;
A few years ago, I had to slow down my work pace because I was injured by falling off a horse, but I had to rely on crutches to help promote the film.
As soon as I recovered from my injury, I began to shoot a new film "Drug Control 2". The characters in the film have both good and evil, and he has long been familiar with the thrilling scenes that Hong Kong movies should have.
This year's concert was suspended because of a sore throat, but as soon as it got better, we began to prepare for the next one. ...
It is not enough to work hard. Fate often goes through hardships to choose heroes. On the way of "worshipping God", Andy Lau had to go through debt.
199 1 invested in the establishment of Tianmu Film Company. Due to lack of business ability, Andy Lau was forced to be in debt of 40 million yuan in 1995 due to investment failure.
From then on, in order to pay off his debts, he refused to accept the film contract with a strong spirit. He has been pushing himself very hard-never stopping, never shouting tired. After working hard for five years, I finally paid off my debts in 2000.
Along the way, 40 years of wind and rain and honor together, pain and applause did not go out, sweat and tears. He disciplined himself for 40 years, worked hard for 40 years, and was on fire for 40 years.
At the end of the interview, I couldn't help asking him, "Do you believe in your life?"
He replied decisively: "I believe in fate, but I don't accept it."
Then, he held out his hand and drew a wavy line in the air, explaining:
"Because the trajectory of life may be like this, but if you recognize it, it may be lower, if you don't recognize it, it will be higher."
"Suppose someone is slowly falling, what would you say to such a person?" I asked.
He smiled brightly: "Don't worry, at the bottom of the valley, every movement is upward."
I vaguely heard someone secretly clapping at the scene.
But he won the hearts of countless people, not by acting, not by singing, but by character.
According to statistics, in every China family, at least one person likes Andy Lau.
My uncle, born in 1980s, is a fan of Andy Lau. He said that he had seen all his movies and listened to all his songs ... There must be a few such people.
When I asked, "What's so good about Andy Lau?" At that time, he used a word: both morality and art.
Andy Lau is recognized as a "good man".
Actor Dicky Cheung once told a story that when he was on the verge of bankruptcy, Andy Lau helped him with money, which he will never forget.
Zheng Zeshi said that when his company went bankrupt, Andy Lau helped him, and he was willing to be his younger brother all his life.
Before her death, Lan Jieying exposed a bunch of big names in the entertainment circle to the media, but she was still grateful to Andy Lau, because when she was down and out, Andy Lau contributed money to help her solve her difficulties.
Ning Hao, a new director who is very popular now, got help from Andy Lau when no one invested in Crazy Stone in his early years. The film also became a hit in Bo Huang.
Hacken Lee said in the program that the concert tickets could not be sold for several years, and then there was no money to arrange the scene for the concert. Andy Lau asked him to decorate boldly, sent him the bill, and he helped pay the bill.
At the award ceremony, Carina Lau presented flowers to Andy Lau. Facing Carina Lau in the audience, he knelt down and took the flowers in her hand.
A fan in Hohhot once wrote to him, hoping that he wouldn't change his name to Andy Lau because he didn't have the money to go to his concert in his next life. He would save money to go to his concert.
He was in tears. That year, regardless of the team's block, he set the concert in Hohhot and said at the concert:
This is his fourth cooperation with Louis Koo after many years in the newly released film "Drug Control 2".
As the producer and star of this film, when asked about the original intention of making this film, he expressed his hope to convey the positive social energy of "rejecting drugs" to everyone.
Andy Lau seems to be perfect, an idol among idols.
It is impossible to pretend to be kind for one year and forty years.
If we want to say the biggest "stain" in life, it is probably the "hidden marriage" once.
In the interview, when it comes to the topic of life, he said:
When asked, "What is the biggest lie I have ever told?" He made a naughty expression, wiped his sweat, and then said:
He always apologizes frankly and sincerely for "I was wrong" on every occasion.
Everyone at the scene laughed. Moved by this sincerity.
Endure ordinary people can't endure, endure ordinary people can't endure. Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others. Pay without asking for anything in return, and walk the world with a kind heart.
Do you call this a fool? No, this is unattainable wisdom.
Jacky Cheung once said: "Andy Lau is a miracle, no one can replace it!"
Xiaogang Feng said, "Andy Lau is a great man!"
Aaron Kwok said, "Andy is the best at everything!"
Wong Kar-wai said: "It took Hongkong 20 years to produce a Andy Lau!"
There is a question on Zhihu: Why can Andy Lau be popular all his life?
In the final analysis, three views are a person's greatest strength and charm.
The world is changing and people's hearts are unpredictable, but the more so, a person's righteousness is the strongest force to resist these disturbances.
Because, when you show the truth, goodness and beauty to the world with the most open mind, when you pay, after the test of the eyes of the world and the tempering and screening of time, just like gold panning, you will eventually leave the best things.
The world will eventually give back to beautiful people, love and light.
It will soon be the 40th year of his fame, and countless people are more afraid of Andy Lau's announcement of retirement than idols' fear of "not being angry".
When we asked the question "When will I retire", his answer was Andy Lau:
17-year-old Andy Lau, dressed as a baby, looked serious in front of the interview camera.
Everything now seems to have happened in a previous life, but at the moment I heard this sentence, I felt that time and space overlapped.
Authors: Amy Chen, Red Rose and Bai Yueguang, I know all your worries. This article started reading at 10: 00 (ID: duhaoshu), and more than 28 million people subscribed to the nationwide reading scale. Please reply "Reprint" in the background.