Andy Lau to the left and Wu Yifan to the right are also “debut is the top stream.” Why is the fate of the two completely different? |Andy Lau|Wu Yifan_Sina News

Original title: Andy Lau turned to the left, Wu Yifan turned to the right, the same is “debut is the top stream”, why the two people have completely different destinies?

“Certain the first in the art of morality.” “The star with unmatched morality is like a bubble in the air. No matter how high it flies, no matter how much it swells, it will eventually burst.” For the insurmountable red line”…

On August 2, the Chinese Film Association, the Chinese Musicians Association, and the Chinese Television Artists Association respectively spoke out on the Wu Yifan incident. It is believed that the Wu Yifan incident severely damaged the industry ethos and caused a bad social impact. And call on the majority of literary and art workers to take the Wu Yifan incident as a warning and insist on advocating morality and art as a lifelong practice.

In this summer, almost at the same time as the Wu Yifan incident, Andy Lau, who debuted for 40 years, celebrated that he had “worked earnestly for 40 years.”

Also outstanding in appearance, and also famous in their youth, Andy Lau and Wu Yifan are now on the hot search in very different ways at the same time. They were once the darlings of destiny, but they have gone to a completely different destiny: a steady and steady, 40-year debut, dedication, hard work, and self-discipline, can be called a role model for artists; another illegal and unethical, like a high-speed train rushing down a cliff .

In the live broadcast of Andy Lau’s 40-year debut at the end of July, more than two hours of interviews, the number of viewers exceeded 100 million, an absolute “top-tier” idol. When the host Ma Dong asked him “what can idols do and what they can’t do”, Andy Lau said: “Idols are role models. Many parents need you to have a good influence on their next generation, so you will always think about (self) It is a role model for others, and your words and deeds may affect others.”

Say it right. Abnormal talent, peerless appearance, deep family background… Each idol may become popular, hot, or even “top class” for different reasons. These are the appearance rather than the essence of idols. Personality and character are the most precious essence of idols. Always thinking that your own words and deeds may affect others, this is the basis of being an idol.

In this summer, revisiting Andy Lau’s story is like a refreshing medicine in a magical drunken state, so clear and sober.

It’s not a celebration of a person’s popularity for 40 years

To celebrate his 40 years of serious work

“It was an ordinary day in 1981. The weather was very good that day. I made my official debut. I think you all know the story later…”

Many people praised him: “Andy Lau, you are a superstar”, “Andy Lau, you are so pretty…”

But Andy Lau said: “But have you ever thought that I am also an ordinary person…I am also very stupid. I need to practice for a long time to do everything. Every scene you see is just an ordinary person named Andy Lau. The result of hard work, 40 years, celebration, of course, to celebrate… not to celebrate a person’s popularity for 40 years, but to celebrate a person who has worked seriously for 40 years.”

In the barrage of Andy Lau’s 40-year live broadcast, a young man asked: “What are the four kings?” Ma Dong looked at and smiled, “If you don’t know this question, please search it yourself.” Indeed, there may be new generations who don’t know.” The Four Heavenly Kings”, but Andy Lau is definitely the greatest common divisor of the three generations of old, middle and young people.

In 40 years, Andy Lau has appeared in more than 100 movies, 130 records have been released, and more than 1,000 songs have been released. “If there is love in the sky”, “Infernal Affairs”, “Ice Rain”, “Thank you for your love”… countless well-known masterpieces.

Achieving such a result is a talent, a chance, and even hard work day after day. “Stupid Child” is a true self-portrait of Andy Lau. Andy Lau, who debuted as a performer, broke into the music scene with the spirit of stupid birds flying first. “Teacher Huang Zhan said that I did not write the lyrics well, so I would write it again until one day, he said, you wrote well. Many directors said that they do not admire your acting skills, nor do they admire your singing skills, but admire Your persistence.”

According to the standards of today’s fans, Andy Lau is already an artist who has achieved explosive performance in film and television songs. But Andy Lau did not forget about it. He still worked hard, still disciplined, and still introspected, and this persistence lasted for 40 years.

“Predecessors told me, if you want to succeed, when someone approves of you, you reflect every word. If you want to fail, and others refute you, you just refute every word, then you must fail.” Andy Lau said, ” It is necessary to reflect word by word, not to refute each word. The sum is these two sentences.”

“Self-discipline is really very difficult, but I still said that, regard hard work as a habit, and gradually self-discipline appears.” Andy Lau said in the live broadcast.

Today’s young idols like Li Yifeng and Wang Jiaer all recorded videos to confess to Andy Lau over the air: “It’s an honor to be a fan of Andy Lau. His dedication and hard work have brought me so much.”

“I have seen many new idols. They often say that they saw me when they were a few years old.” Andy Lau responded, “I hope they will grow up with me and work hard together. No matter how big their dreams are, they all start from the ordinary. Humans are spiritual animals. Through our efforts, we have become an artist worthy of support. I hope my behavior will continue to influence more friends in the future.”

Once, due to debt or favors, Andy Lau took a lot of plays and also played many bad movies. He even apologized for starring in the bad movie “The Mystery of Fuchun Mountain Home”. But in the end, his character became his best work. No wonder some viewers lamented that they do not follow stars or pay attention to the entertainment industry, do not like to watch movies and rarely listen to songs, but they always respect Andy Lau.

Andy Lau turned to the left and Wu Yifan turned to the right. Why are two people who have been climaxed by the great waves of the times, one of them is always stable, and the other is up and down? It is not difficult to see that introspection, self-humility, and self-discipline are the reasons for a person not to be blinded by clouds, to stay awake and not to swell. After Andy Lau became famous, there were still people around him who told him the truth. Seniors such as Du Qifeng and Huang Zhan were outspoken, writing bad lyrics is bad, and criticizing bad films should be criticized. This kind of environment is actually the protection rope for the “high-risk” profession of celebrities.

From “Liu Lost Money” to Back-feeding the Industry

Passing on from generation to generation, the most happy to see success

Heavenly King Andy Lau has no substitute for his position in the performing arts world. He has become popular for 40 years after his debut for 40 years. But in terms of business, Andy Lau suffered a lot.

As early as 1990, relying on his accumulated reputation and popularity, Andy Lau, who was nearly 30 years old, established his first company: Tianmu Film Company.

The first film produced by the company was “The Legend of the Condor Heroes on September 1st”, with a box office of more than 20 million and a production cost of 20 million. Although it didn’t make much money, it won two awards, which made Andy Lau more confident. After that, the company launched several more movies, but the box office failed miserably, the company suffered serious losses, and Andy Lau almost went bankrupt.

It is reported that as of 1995, Sky Screen Film Company had accumulated losses of up to 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and Andy Lau also gained the nickname “Liu Lost Money.” Under the circumstances of media exposure and bank reminders, Andy Lau had to raise money everywhere, constantly filming, and taking many bad movies.

In the live broadcast of 40 years of his debut, Andy Lau responded for the first time, and he lost almost 40 million, and 20 million was his four-year salary, so he didn’t take it. Later, he signed a five-year contract with the company, and it took about nine years to pay off those shortfalls.

After the debt was paid off, In 2002, Andy Lau established Yingyi Entertainment Co., Ltd., and at the same time changed his investment strategy, focusing on finding new and cutting-edge filmmakers with low-cost movies as the layout. This is Yingyi Entertainment, which has invested in many movies with strong author styles such as “Crazy Stone”, “Sister Tao”, “My Girl’s Generation”, and “Beat the Ring”.

In 2005, Yingyi Entertainment launched the “Asia Rising Star Guide” program to provide young directors with opportunities to make films. Andy Lau alone contributed funds to six cutting-edge directors, including Ning Hao’s “Crazy Stone”.

In the 40-year live broadcast of his debut, Andy Lau recalled seeing Ning Hao for the first time. It was Ning Hao participating in a script competition at the Film Festival and finally won a prize of 50,000 yuan. In the second year, Ning Hao continued to win the award, and Andy Lau told Ning. Hao throws out the olive branch for making movies. In the end, when creating the script and filming of “Crazy Stone”, Andy Lau let go and gave Ning Hao a lot of creative space.

“Crazy Stone” lived up to expectations, like a dark horse, becoming the box office champion of domestic films in 2006. After that, Ning Hao also stated in public many times: “Without Andy Lau, there would be no achievements of Huang Bo and I.” The relationship between Andy Lau and Ning Hao has continued to this day. “Now we have a very good relationship. Whether I’m looking for (acting) or not, I will see it every time there is a new script.” Andy Lau said: “Now I still focus on discovering new filmmakers. I hope they will continue to have someone when they mature. Hold on.”

After Ning Hao became a great director, he took over Andy Lau’s baton and continued to support the newcomers. In 2016, Ning Hao’s Bad Monkey Pictures announced a plan to support new directors, discovering and helping young director Wen Muye launch the movie “I’m Not the God of Medicine”. According to legend, this may be Andy Lau’s favorite.

“I’m afraid of comparison, afraid of losing, very afraid of very afraid”

Does Andy Lau have any weaknesses? Of course there is.

In this live broadcast of the 40-year debut, Andy Lau confided his fear for the first time. The team repeatedly urged the host that there are two topics not to be mentioned, one is falling a horse and the other is “sixty years old”. Both of these point to one thing-time is not forgiving.

In 2017, Andy Lau fell from a horse while filming an advertisement in Thailand. He suffered a torn pelvic bone and injured his back. He was unable to undergo surgery. The bone fracture healed naturally, and he could not work for at least half a year.

This topic was brought up by Andy Lau himself. During the live broadcast, when the host asked him: “When was the last time I couldn’t sleep because of troubles?” Andy Lau thought for a while and said: “After falling horses in 2017, I was particularly prone to sleep well. During the epidemic, I was often inexplicably nervous. Do you think you are infected? Sleep at night is not as heavy as before. An accident will separate you from the people and things you like. That feeling is particularly strong.”

“My wife said, don’t talk about (falling the horse) anymore, everyone is uncomfortable.” The team destroyed the photos and videos of the day to prevent Andy Lau from having a chance to see it again, unwilling to recall his bad memories.

When the doctor told Andy Lau that the injury was serious, Andy Lau had only one thought: “I can definitely stand up.” “If I really can’t act or sing, I can still participate in the Paralympics.”

In “Lost Orphan”, Andy Lau plays a father who lost a child

Image source: official movie poster

Fortunately, his health improved day by day and he returned to the job he loved, but he found that he was not as strong as he thought. “The people around me were very nervous about me. Director Qiu Litao, who was the first to film me after the horse fell, was very careful in every shot and brought me Via at any time. The feeling that made everyone worried, made me feel , Don’t mention that again, I’m fine now.”

Andy Lau is also afraid of being compared to others. When the team discussed with him to open a Douyin account, he hesitated. “I’m afraid that the number will be several million as soon as it comes out. At that time, many people said that whoever comes out will have as many numbers. I’m afraid of less, I’m afraid of comparison. If I’m afraid of losing, I won’t compare.”

During the 2020 epidemic, Andy Lau tried a live broadcast to publicize the movie. “I heard that there are almost 10 million people online, I think it’s not bad, you can give it a try.”

In Andy Lau’s view, traffic is a positioning. “Movies have box office, records have sales, and traffic is also a quantitative standard. Sometimes we need a standard to let people who support us go out and tell others that traffic is not only in the twenties, but we can also support it. Traffic. That’s what you just said, role models, just can’t lose, this feeling is good.”

Andy Lau is most afraid of being forgotten. “The so-called longevity is not your age, but how long you can be remembered. If you are forgotten by others, I will leave the show business sooner. I am afraid.”

The live broadcast came to an end, and the host raised the last two questions. “In a few years, what do you want your daughter to say about her father? In a few years, what do you want someone to say about Andy Lau?”

Andy Lau said: “I was still talking to my daughter yesterday. I asked her, do you love me. She said,’I love, I will love you forever, even if you are not my father.’ I think this evaluation is too good. As for a few I don’t think there is any need to comment on how others would like to comment after the year. Just remember.”

Just remember, a person who has done what he loves seriously for 40 years is worthy of being remembered seriously for a long, long time.

Reporter | Ding Zhouyang and Bi Yuanyuan

Editor in charge: Chen Yan SN225