In 1995, Lin Jiadong became familiar with people for his successful imitation of Jacky Cheung in "Entertainment Transfer". In 1999, the production of TVB's Taiwanese celebration drama "Tea Is Hometown" was the pinnacle of Lin Jiadong's TV career, and Lin Jiadong also became a TVB

In 1995, Lin Jiadong became familiar with people for his successful imitation of Jacky Cheung in "Entertainment Transfer". In 1999, the production of TVB's Taiwanese celebration drama "Tea Is Hometown" was the pinnacle of Lin Jiadong's TV career, and Lin Jiadong also became a TVB niche star through the drama.

But it was around 2000 that truly changed Lin Jiadong's destiny and led him to the path of film glory. At that time, he signed Andy Lau to become an artist under Focus, specializing in the film industry. Since signing the contract with Andy Lau's company, there have been 13 films starring Andy Lau with Lam Ji-Tung in them, including the "Infernal Affairs" series, "A World Without Thieves", "Children's Dreams", "The Rivers and Lakes", "Brothers", "Sister Tao", etc.

In 2001, Lam Jiadong participated in the movie "Love is Like a Dream". This was the first time he and Andy Lau officially co-starred in a movie, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2005, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 11th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Award for the thriller "Dragon City Years". When he first signed Andy Lau, Lin Jiadong once said: "The rest of my life will be left to him." Andy Lau even publicly praised Lin Jiadong as his brother...

Since being signed by Andy Lau in 2001, Lin Jiadong has starred with Boss Liu. He has appeared in 15 movies, but in every movie he was a supporting role beside Andy Lau, "I don't feel like I'm living under Andy Lau's halo. I really don't. Maybe this halo you mentioned also helped me." , you remember Andy Lau, then the one below him is Lin Jiadong, that’s fine, no problem.” Lin Jiadong doesn’t compete for fame or profit, he is silently willing to be a passerby.

Recalling the reason why he signed the contract with Andy Lau, Lam Jiadong said this: "Andy Lau asked me if I was interested in making movies. Of course I agreed immediately. You asked me to follow someone willingly. He must be outstanding. Some There are things that only the boss (Andy Lau) can do. For example, his control of time is really first-rate. He is filming today, having a concert tomorrow, shooting an advertisement the day after tomorrow, and then flying to the mainland... There is only one word for that kind of courage. ', I asked myself if I could do it. "

Many people asked Lin Jiadong: "How is your relationship with Andy Lau?" Lin Jiadong's answer has many versions, for example, he is my boss, he is my eldest brother, he is The artist I admire most, he is my good brother... In an interview, Jiadong Lam talked about his relationship with Andy Lau, saying: "There is no need to say anything between us, just a look is enough, for someone you admire You don’t need to say too much, because if you say too much, it will be false, so if I don’t say anything, I will stay next to you.”

Reporter asked Lin Jiadong: “It is said that you are the only artist Andy Lau has signed with a lifetime contract? Lin Jiadong is telling the truth. Answer: "At first he signed many people, and later you also know that he had a lawsuit (Note: In 2002, Andy Lau had a half-year acting dispute with Mak Shaotong, the boss of China Construction Telecom in Hong Kong). At that time, everyone else After leaving, I was the only one left. He asked me, what do you think? I said, if you want me to leave, I will leave. If you want me to stay, I will accompany you. We have been working together since then. "

Reporter: But I heard that you terminated the contract last year? Lin Jiadong: It was because the contract expired and was not renewed. He said, you have grown up and can't always be an actor. He encouraged me to set up a company to make movies, hoping that I could be independent. We It’s just a different way of cooperation. I have already been working on some projects, and he has been supporting me from behind. He is my boss and my brother. I know many people have said that we have established an incomparable understanding over the years. We "broke our backs" (laughing), actually we didn't, but I don't want to explain anything. I admire him very much and I am lucky to be able to cooperate with him. Whatever he asked me to do, no problem.

Someone said, The person who understands Andy Lau best is not Zhu Liqian, but Lin Jiadong. Lin Jiadong said that he has seen Andy Lau's difficulties over the years: "As I said before, boys don't need to say too much, just look at each other. That's it... although you can't see me visiting classes or being a guest at concerts, and I rarely go backstage because the artists are afraid of being disturbed.Someone asked me, why didn't you go say hello to the boss? I said no. I am also an artist and I know very well that he needs to prepare for that emotion. You can tell it with just one look. "

Lin Jiadong said, "Many times in Hong Kong, the media will look for Andy Lau through me. Ha! Ha! Ha! You can rest assured that you will never find it. I am not in his life. I am his good friend and employee. One thing It's important that I respect him. Some friends in Hong Kong will ask me how Andy Lau is doing and where he is? I told him to give you the phone number of his agent. You ask him, not me. "

In 2011, Lin Jiadong supervised the production of the movie "The Fighting Ring". At that time, he only had one belief, that is, not to embarrass Andy Lau. Andy Lau invested nearly 8 million in "The Fighting Ring", but he said that he was not qualified for this movie Producer, only invested money, Lam Jiadong took care of everything else.

At the 2011 Hong Kong Film Awards, "The Ring" won four awards including Best Film and Best Director. When Carina Lau and Jackie Chan announced the Best Film. During "The Arena", Lin Jiadong, who was sitting in the audience, immediately stood up and raised his hands to cheer. He was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. After he came on stage to receive the trophy, he was so excited that he paused many times and then said these words: "Hua." Boy, here!"

Lin Jiadong revealed that Andy Lau has invested in many movies over the past ten years, but some people outside say that Andy Lau always loses money when investing in movies. "Actually, I am very angry. I said it couldn't always be like this, so that time I showed the script to Andy Lau. I said Andy Lau's script is fine. If you want, I will be the producer. You don't have to come out. I will take care of everything. "

According to reports, Andy Lau only invited five people from the circle including godmother Ip Tak-sien to attend a 100-day banquet for his daughter. Lam Jiadong was also among them. This shows how strong the relationship between the two is. Lam Jiadong competed for the Academy Award for "Ip Man" When winning the Best Supporting Actor Award, Andy Lau once said, "An artist can fully devote himself to his work and enjoy his work, only if there are people around him to support him... My family and I are cheering him on." "

Lin Jiadong said that Andy Lau gave him a lot of support, "He would often discuss my work performance with me. I personally feel that because of his supervision and guidance, I have made great progress in acting over the past six years. "Every time he talks about his friendship with Andy Lau, Lin Jiadong is very grateful. While we envy their relationship, we should also wish their friendship to last forever.

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