3. Entering the film industry
Chow Yun-fat began to enter the film industry. Because Chow Yun-fat has always been a role model for Andy Lau , he also wanted to enter the film industry.
In the Hong Kong entertainment industry at that time, making movies had a higher status than TV series, and their style was also higher. Movies are a greater test of an actor's acting skills, and the pay is much higher than that of TV drama actors.
Andy Lau's film debut "彩云歌" received a mediocre response. What really made him stand out in the film industry was "" directed by Ann Hui, and this role was "given" to him by Chow Yun-fat.
The protagonist of
was originally Chow Yun-fat, but due to political factors, Chow Yun-fat was afraid of affecting the Taiwan market and turned it down. However, he recommended Andy Lau to Xia Meng. When Xia Meng went back to discuss with Xu Anhua, he found that another protagonist Lin Zixiang also recommended Andy Lau.
This shows that Andy Lau was very good at being a good person at that time. When something good happened, everyone would think of him immediately. Although
had such a good opportunity, Andy Lau was hesitant at this time. So he went to Chow Yun-fat to discuss it. According to Andy Lau's biography, the situation at that time was as follows:
Andy Lau expressed his gratitude to him for recommending him, and then said: "I really hope to take over the filming of this movie. But my The problem is the same as yours, and I am also worried about the problems in the market. If I get involved in this movie, wouldn’t my Taiwan market be in danger? "After hearing what he said, Chow Yun-fat looked at Andy Lau helplessly, as if he wanted to scold him. , and a little unbearable. He thought to himself, what had he done for all his hard work? He asked: "Tell me, where did you come from the Taiwan market?"
asked Andy Lau dumbfounded. Yes, where did he come from the Taiwan market? Does anyone in Taiwan know Andy Lau?
Chow Yun-fat stood up and said: "Don't blame me for being blunt. Think about it carefully. You don't even have the Hong Kong market, how can you get the Taiwan market? How can you lose something that doesn't exist in the first place?"
Andy Lau was a little enlightened. At the same time, I feel a little embarrassed and in a dilemma.
Chow Yun-fat patted him on the shoulder and finally said: "If you do it, you will at least have the Hong Kong market and the mainland China market. If you do it, you will have no market at all. For you, this is an excellent opportunity." , you kid, you have to take good care of it, don't let it go easily."
Just like that, Andy Lau took over the filming of "Journey to the Angry Sea". Later, the movie became a box office hit and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Andy Lau. Therefore, he was nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. From then on, the Hong Kong entertainment industry began to look at him with admiration, and TVB began to favor him. Then in 1983, wireless five tigers turned out.
4, All the Way to Become a King
In 1985, Chow Yun-fat and Jackie Chan were very successful in movies. Andy Lau asked the company if he could make a movie every year, but the company said no. Then Andy Lau wanted to break away from TVB with the TVB Five and transferred to New Arts City (there are too many inside stories, I will write about it next time). After the failure, he was blocked by TVB for 400 days. Not only did he not be assigned to work, but he was also prohibited from accepting external contacts. Even in order to let Andy know the bitter consequences of disobedience, wireless boss Run Run Shaw personally ordered: Andy Lau's scheduled performance of "Joy of Love to Every Family" was cancelled, and Andy Lau's "Golden Songs" album and promotional video could not be used in the show. It appeared on a wireless music program that the TV series "Hong Kong 85" starring Andy Lau was ruthlessly deleted. During the ban, Andy Lau could only occasionally participate in social activities such as postal service, sports, and children's parties.
At this time, big brother Chow Yun-fat came to help again. He first recommended Andy Lau to his agent Li Xiaolin . Li Xiaolin soon helped Andy Hua take on several movies, such as "The Magic Jade", "The Best Luck Star" and "Henanigans". It's tepid, not much improvement.
At this time, Chow Yun-fat was once again trying to support Andy Lau. At that time, Chow Yun-fat became the best actor and reached a new level with "A Better Tomorrow". He was very famous throughout Asia.
At this stage, Chow Yun-fat was at his peak and Andy Lau was at his trough, and they collaborated on three movies in a row, " Jianghu Love ", " Heroes " and "God of Gamblers". Although Andy Lau played Chow Yun-fat's younger brother in the movie, Chow Yun-fat gave Andy a lot of opportunities to play in order to support Andy. In "The Love of Rivers and Lakes", Chow Yun-fat didn't even have as many scenes as Andy Lau. At that time, 0,000 Ziliang , who was on par with Chow Yun-fat, also supported Andy Lau many times. I will not mention it here and will write about it next time when I have the opportunity.
While working with Chow Yun-fat and Man Tsz-leung, Andy Lau was nominated for Best Actor at the 8th Academy Awards for "Carmen". Later, he became an independent male star and starred in a series of classic movies, "The Supremes" " "If there is love in the sky"... By 2000's "Ahu", he gradually became today's king Andy Lau. Many years later, at the press conference of the movie "The Disciple", Andy Lau was asked why he was willing to play supporting roles for Louis Koo and Daniel Wu. He said that he was supporting the younger generations, just like Chow Yun-fat supported him back then.
5, friendship will never change
If Chow Yun-fat had not gone to Hollywood to develop in 1995, Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau might have had more classic movies. At that time, Andy Lau gradually became a superstar in film, television and singing. But he still has deep feelings for Chow Yun-fat. He said: "If Chow Yun-fat comes back to film, he will definitely feel that the Chinese people value him a hundred times more than foreigners."
During this period, Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat's ex-girlfriend Chen Yulian met again...
It was the 2003 Hong Kong Lantern Festival Gala. , the program arranged for the audience to play a game of "Guess Andy Lau's Lover" to select the lover who is the most suitable for Andy Lau in the public's mind. As a result, Chen Yulian, who has collaborated with Andy Lau in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", defeated Rosamund Kwan and Sammi Cheng. became the first place, and she even served as a mysterious guest on stage to present flowers to Andy Lau.
When Andy Lau saw Chen Yulian, he was so happy that he knelt on the ground and gave flowers to him, and the two held hands and sang on the stage. Andy Lau praised that Chen Yulian's appearance has not changed over the years and she is as beautiful as ever. He took great care of her. When Chen Yulian left the scene, Andy Lau carefully sent her into the car and left, which showed that his love has not changed over the years. It's a pity that Lian Mei is the woman who used to be my eldest brother. Even if there is still love in my heart, even if the other person still has a good impression of him, they will never be able to do it. For more exciting news, please pay attention to Beijing Total Attack Signal: xiaomingla
Chow Yun-fat has been in Hollywood for ten years. Only "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was a big success, and the other films were not satisfactory. When he returned to the Chinese film industry in 2006, except for the salary he paid was higher than Andy Lau. It can be said that Gao Wai's status in the entertainment industry is not inferior to Andy Lau.
In 2010, Andy Lau met Chow Yun-fat again and participated in "The Founding of the Party" together. Chow Yun-fat commented that Andy Lau is getting more and more handsome and has better acting skills, and said that he has watched all of Andy Lau's recent movies. Andy Lau respects Chow Yun-fat as always. He listened carefully to Chow Yun-fat's comments and smiled happily. According to Papo's knowledge, most of the actors in that movie came to star in order to save Han Sanping. As soon as Andy Lau heard that Chow Yun-fat was going to play Yuan Shikai, he agreed to play Cai E without saying a word.
In 2015, Andy Lau and Chow Yun-sheng's fifth film " Macau Storm 2" was released. What puzzles many movie fans is why Andy Lau is willing to play a small role for Chow Yun-fat. There are actually two reasons. First, Andy is one of the investors of the movie. Second, Andy and Chow Yun-fat are both mentors and friends, which determines Andy's willingness to play a small role. this movie.
, these two great men who have made outstanding contributions to Hong Kong films, will undoubtedly collaborate in the future. As fans and moviegoers, we can only look forward to and cherish them. (professional pickpocket)
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