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In Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s, there was a family of four brothers who were extremely popular in China. Whether in the entertainment industry or the music industry, they are real kings and cannot be copied: the eldest is a well-known director, actor, screenwriter, producer, and the president and permanent honorary president of the Hong Kong Artists Association; the second eldest brother is good at behind-the-scenes work. He has worked as a photographer and has many excellent photography works; the third child is known as the "comedy master of the generation" in the entertainment industry and is quite influential in the music industry; the fourth child is a recent graduate of the University of Hong Kong and is a famous singer, actor, and musician.
Xu Brothers Childhood
I believe Xiaosheng has just introduced it here. Everyone has already guessed that the four brothers are WHO, right? They are the four famous "Civil and Military Heroes" - Xu brothers.
The protagonist of the story we are going to tell today is - Xu Guanjie , the fourth son of the Xu family.
Hui Guanjie
In terms of appearance, Xu Guanjie is undoubtedly the most handsome of the Hui brothers. In terms of singing, before the singer Jacky Cheung became famous, he was already the real "Hong Kong God of Song"; in terms of acting, On the one hand, aside from the "Hsu Pictures" co-founded by the brothers, just talking about the "Best Partner" series of comedy movies he co-starred with Mai Jia, have they already provided some of your laughs? Is the ‘Linghu Chong’ he plays the real hero in your mind?
1. He had a musical dream since childhood
In 1948, Xu Guanjie was born in a literary and artistic family in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. His father was very good at playing the erhu, and his mother was a person in the drama circle.
In the Xu family, the couple has a total of 5 children. Xu Guanjie is the fourth child. Except that the fifth child, Xu Zhudi, is a girl, compared to the above three brothers, he has been more "pretty" than them since he was a child.
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"good-looking" children are very popular! This is relatively true no matter what family he is placed in. In addition, he is the youngest boy in the family, so Xu's parents have been partial to Xu Guanjie since he was a child.
In 1950, in order to seek better development, the two-year-old Xu brothers followed their parents to the "star-making" city of Hong Kong and settled in Diamond Hill.
Because his parents are both artists, Xu Guanjie has been deeply influenced by literature and art since he was a child, and gradually fell in love with music. When he was 13 years old, when he was attending primary school (junior high school) in Hong Kong, that is, when he was studying at the famous St. Francis School in Hong Kong, he was already able to compose his own lyrics and music, and sing his own songs, which impressed the girls in the school who were still in love. The children were fascinated by it.
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When he was in middle school, Xu Guanjie planted his own "music dream", dreaming that one day he could achieve something on this road.
In the 16-year-old grade, most children are still building their dreams under the guidance of teachers, but Xu Guanjie has already invited several like-minded friends to form his first band, named "Harmonick Band", with The Mandarin translation means "harmony band". After the band was established, Xu Guanjie, who had a better voice and better sound quality, naturally became the lead singer of the band. Under his leadership, the young band began to perform in various nightclubs, although it soon became The disbandment was announced, but it showed that Xu Guanjie was already a little dreamer at that time.
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2, jumping to new jobs for the dream
After the band disbanded, Xu Guanjie, who was very obsessed with music, naturally would not give up his dream easily, and immediately switched to "Bar Six Band" , which was slightly famous at the time. After experiencing a band breakup, he gradually realized the importance of improving his knowledge, so while practicing in the band, he also studied preparatory courses at Yinghua College.
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In 1967, Xu Guanjie was 19 years old at that time.After seeing no better development prospects in the "Bar Six Band", he set his sights on the popular "Lotus Band". With his accumulated stage experience and outstanding musical talent, he became the lead singer of the band. , integrated and released the first album in life "Just A Little" .
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In the Lotus band, Xu Guanjie stayed for 3 years. Based on the previous first album, he released his second solo album "I am Be Waiting".
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html Xu Guanjie planted the seeds of his music dream when he was only a child. He formed his own band when he was in junior high school, and then moved to two bands. Although he was only 22 years old by then, he was very dissatisfied with the results he had achieved in the past. In order to get closer to being a real "musician", chose to quit the Lotus Band and start developing as an individual.In 1971, he officially signed a contract with PolyGram Records and later released the album "April Lady"; in the same year, he sang his first Cantonese song " Tower Lingyun " in China and became popular in Hong Kong. In 1972, the album "The Morning After" was released.
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It took only one year to release the album "Time Of The Season" and it was a hit. At that time, TVB had a very popular program called " Double Star Announcement ". The host of the program was his eldest brother Xu Guanying . Under his recommendation, Xu Guanying was invited to participate in this prime-time entertainment program. , he affectionately sang the most inspiring Cantonese song "Iron Tower Lingyun" in the album, with his unique voice, inspirational lyrics , rolling melody , made the audience truly know this rising star in the music industry. Since then, Xu Guanying became famous overnight.
3, Zhumeng moved to the film and television industry
As we all know, the period from the beginning of the 1970s to the end of the 1980s was a prosperous period for Hong Kong films. Here, major film companies are competing to compete, and a hundred flowers are blooming. At that time, Shaw Brothers Pictures accounted for almost half of Hong Kong movies. It is no exaggeration to say that 's Hong Kong movies at that time were a piece of oily fat.
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By then, the eldest brother Xu Guanwen had already established a firm foothold in the entertainment industry, the second brother Xu Guanwu was good at behind-the-scenes work, the third brother Xu Guanying worked in a French news agency, and he himself had already made some achievements in the industry.
Since was in the right place at the right time and with the right people, after much deliberation, Xu Guanying held a "family meeting" with several brothers. After expressing his thoughts, he finally agreed and decided to "sit hard and try hard". "Share a piece of the pie" with , a popular entertainment industry in Hong Kong.
Because the third brother Xu Guanying did not have any acting experience, after discussing with the eldest brother, he asked the third brother to go to Shaw Brothers Pictures Co., Ltd. to "train" first, and he, relying on the contacts and personal abilities accumulated in the past, began to work in The film industry is slowly exploring.
In 1973, Xu Guanjie made his film debut "Little Heroes of the Road" . The film was directed by the famous director Luo Wei. The starring Shangguan Lingfeng won the 11th Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. Xu Guanjie, in the movie The world began to emerge.
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In December of the same year, he co-starred with popular movie stars Wang Yu and Zhang Aijia in the action film " Dragon Tiger King Kong ", playing the role of "Little Yang who raises ducks" in the film.
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Starting in 1971, after more than 1,000 days of hard work, the four brothers formally established and Xu's Film Company in 1974. , and became the "King of Bombs" as soon as they launched, co-starred with their eldest brother Xu Guanwen. The martial arts comedy film "The Ghost Rider" received a box office of HK$16.25 million as soon as it was released in Hong Kong, ranking first in Hong Kong's annual box office, breaking the box office record held by Shaw Brothers movies.
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After Hui's Pictures got off to a good start, its development momentum was unstoppable. Next, Xu Guanjie co-starred with the famous actress Miao Kexiu in the movie " The Number One Scholar ", which also performed well at the box office, ranking first in the annual box office of Hong Kong movies. Six.
In the comedy movie "Geniuses and Idiots" , Xu Guanjie vividly performed a male nurse who loves free money. The film grossed 4.55 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office and won the annual box office championship of Hong Kong movies.
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Nowadays, Xu Guanying, the third of the Xu brothers, has passed away long ago, which is regrettable. Speaking of this, I have to mention the movie "Eight Catties" in which three brothers shared the screen. It was released in 1976 and became a classic of Hong Kong comedy movies. The box office in Hong Kong alone was as high as 8.53 million Hong Kong dollars. , becoming the annual box office champion of Hong Kong movies that year. At the same time, it also successfully entered the film market in Japan, Spain and other countries.
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Nowadays, from the release to the removal of every movie in mainland China or Hong Kong, everyone pays close attention to the box office performance. Results of several hundred million are just ordinary for the moment, and film companies may even lose money. But in Hong Kong in the 1970s, HK$8.53 million was a myth.
At that time, Xu’s Pictures was almost crazy and incredibly popular! After
, it is recommended that friends review the masterpieces such as "Fa Qian Han", " Sell Yourself to ", and "Modern Bodyguard".
4, a generation of singers, who wrote movie legends
I secretly believe that Xu Guanjie is one of the best superstars who has developed high-quality music and movies simultaneously.
Time flies and youth is gone! I still remember when I was a child, I watched his movies "The Best Partner" and "The Swordsman". I'm embarrassed to say how many times I watched them again.
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Let’s talk about "The Best Partner" first. This is the first perfect "answer sheet" that Xu Guanjie handed over to the new company after leaving Jiahe to join Xinyi City. It is a very important "stepping stone". . In this movie, he plays the role of "King Kong", who is not only strong and proficient in various high-precision weapons, but also has the role of "bald detective" played by Mai Jia, the only "comedy teacher" recognized by Stephen Chow so far. "Working together will allow movie fans and friends to laugh and have endless aftertaste while enjoying the thrilling crime solving.
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The film's box office performance was even more impressive, with a box office of more than 26 million Hong Kong dollars. Naturally, it was the box office champion of Hong Kong films that year.
Later sequel movies of "Best Partner" such as "Best Partner Shows Its Magical Powers ", "Best Partner: The Queen's Secret Order ", "Best Partner 4 Thousand Miles to Save the Chapo" are highly enjoyable to watch. Needless to say, the results are obvious to all.
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Let’s talk about the martial arts movie "The Swordsman", which he collaborated with Jacky Cheung, Zhang Min and others. In this film, he played the role of "The Hero Linghu Chong" written by Jin Yong. He made it casual, free and seemingly The rebellious young hero, who is actually sad and self-pitying, is played in such a way that the audience feels as if they are actually in the arena. To this day, it is still considered to be the most consistent and classic among the many versions of "The Swordsman". Most netizens even think it surpasses the version co-starring Jet Li and Brigitte Lin .
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However, Xiaosheng believes that the two versions of "Swordsman" have their own merits and are equally comparable.
The episode "The Swordsman", coupled with the wonderful performances of several veteran actors such as Lin Zhengying, Wu Ma, etc., interprets a different kind of martial arts and a different world.
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The tides on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are surging, the ups and downs are recorded in the present day, the sky laughs, the tides in the world one after another, God knows who will lose and who will win, the country laughs, the misty rain is far away, the waves wash away the mortal world, how much is known in the world, the breeze laughs, actually causing loneliness, The pride is still in the evening photos, la la la la...
With his affectionate interpretation of this song, Xu Guanjie won the Best Film Song Award at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards.
5, I come back, just because I don’t want to leave my fans.
Maybe I am tired, or maybe I am tired of .
In 1992, Xu Guanjie announced his retirement from the music scene. In order to thank his fans for their concern and love over the years, he held 41 "Farewell Music Concerts" at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Fans struggled to persuade him to stay, and the concerts were filled with tears.
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The following year, after completing the performance of the comedy movie "Water Margin" starring himself, he reluctantly said goodbye to the film industry.
bid farewell to the entertainment industry this time. It has been 9 years since Xu Guanjie left.
An artist who is a "giant" in the music and film circles. In the 9 years since he left the stage, fans feel that something is missing in their spiritual life, and they have issued calls for him to come back. The calls are so loud that he should come back. I had to rethink my comeback.
In 2004, the 56-year-old Xu Guanjie remained as charming as before. He announced his comeback with 38 concerts held at the Hung Hom Coliseum in Hong Kong. At the concert, fans screamed and cheered for the idol's comeback.
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In 2005, Xu Guanjie won the highest honor in music in his life-CASH Golden Sail Music Award Music Achievement Award.
At the "Kingswood 05 Singers' New Year Carnival" concert, Xu Guanjie, who is over 50 years old, boldly tried "Elvis Look", "Western Cowboy" and other stage styles to make a shining appearance. With the stars on the stage, he was like no one else. You would think that this is an artist who is half a century old.
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6, Smiling proudly in the world, and having a "romantic" life
In 2007, after repeated thoughts, Xu Guanjie made a bold decision. For the sake of his fans and the stage, he resolutely signed a contract with an international entertainment record company and decided to take this path. "The road to stardom is the point of no return." In the same year, he released the nostalgic-themed album "What a Wonderful Life"; on November and December 16, at the "Xu Guanjie Hong Kong Stadium Live Concert", the 59-year-old sang a total of 66 songs for nearly 4 hours. The danger of breaking your voice is to persist until the concert ends successfully.
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The fourth son of the Xu family has made a grand return, with unlimited fame and stardom.
At the "I am from Aberdeen Concert" held at the Guangzhou Stadium on August 6, 2011, Xu Guanjie once again sang many classic songs such as "A Laugh in the Sea" affectionately, making people feel that time has returned to the past and youth is still there.
In 2012, he held 4 "Full-Weighted Xu Guanjie Concerts" at the Hung Kan Stadium in Hong Kong; in May of the same year, he held 3 more concerts at the Genting Star Theatre.
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When he held a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, he was already in his late teens. After singing " Double Star Love Song ", "A Laugh in the Sea" and other songs, he became a younger brother As a singer, deliberately covered the works of several deceased singers to express his deep memory.
At that moment, when he was singing soulfully on the stage, was he lamenting the ruthlessness of the years?
At the 12 "Sam & Tam HAPPY TOGETHER Concerts" in August 2017, Xu Guanjie and "Principal" Alan Tam, two singing superstars, joined forces, making the concert venue instantly lively. Lian Po is old, but his style is still the same...
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Now, the 72-year-old "amphibious superstar" Xu Guanjie is still active on the stage. His stage career of decades has come step by step. He embellishes the wonderful things with colorful brushes. life, walk out of the youth with no regrets with solid steps...
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