Recently, Xu Shaoxiong's daughter Xu Huijing and her boyfriend who is engaged in the banking industry, after a 7-year long-distance love run, finally achieved positive results and held a grand wedding in Hong Kong.
This wedding allowed everyone to see the unique position of 75-year-old "Brother Huanxi" Xu Shaoxiong in the entertainment industry. The reason is very simple, on this special occasion, most of the artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have come to congratulate. Among them, there are many TVB artists who have not appeared for a long time, such as Xu Shaoxiong's friends Xuan Xuan, Ouyang Zhenhua, Miao Qiaowei, etc., which really evoked a lot of good memories among netizens.
In this regard, many netizens said that the wedding of Xu Shaoxiong's daughter and son-in-law is comparable to TVB's Taiwan celebration.
So, as the "10,000-year-old green leaf" of the Hong Kong film and television industry, Xu Shaoxiong, although he has almost never starred in movies, why does he have such a huge influence in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, which is enough for many Hong Kong artists to go forward and cheer for his daughter's wedding?
It turns out that Xu Shaoxiong has always been affectionately known as "benz xiong" by everyone in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. This nickname is that he is the first actor in the entertainment industry to own a Mercedes-Benz and drive a Mercedes-Benz to work. You must know that in the 80s of the last century, the whole society was generally short of materials, and there were not many people who could afford to consume millions of Mercedes-Benzes, and there were even fewer stars in the entertainment industry.
However, at that time, Xu Shaoxiong was already able to drive a Mercedes to work, all because he had a prominent family background behind him.
It is reported that Xu Shaoxiong's grandfather's name is Xu Yingqi, who became a favored celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi at the end of the Qing Dynasty with a full stomach of talent.
Subsequently, due to the favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi, he was directly accepted as a adopted son and given the privilege of riding a horse in the Forbidden City. During the Qing Dynasty, those who held such privileges were generally divided into three categories: royalty who were privileged, senior ministers who held high positions but had limited mobility, and prominent ministers who contributed to the establishment of the Qing dynasty.
Xu Yingqi is neither a royal bloodline, nor an old minister with limited mobility, but he can enjoy the same treatment as those ministers who have contributed to the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, which shows how favored he is by the royal family.
As for Xu Shaoxiong's uncle's generation, there are many talents. Xu Shaoxiong's uncle, Xu Chongqing, was the director of the Guangzhou Education Bureau, but of course, this was not the most prominent in the family.
The most striking was Xu Shaoxiong's other uncle, Xu Chongzhi, who was a political celebrity who was actively involved in the establishment of the Huang Lu Military Academy.
That's not all, Xu Shaoxiong's aunt, that is, the aunt in Cantonese, turned out to be Mr. Lu Xun's wife Xu Guangping. Because of this kinship, Xu Shaoxiong has always maintained a good relationship with Lu Xun's descendants. Not long ago, he also shared on social platforms the reunion with Lu Xun's eldest grandson Zhou Lingfei**.
Because Xu Shaoxiong has a strong family background, coupled with his father's deep research in the field of jade, the jade business has flourished. Xu Shaoxiong grew up in a wealthy environment and received a quality education, all thanks to the success of his father's business, which accumulated a lot of wealth for the family.
However, despite his affluence, Hui has always had a repulsive attitude towards school education. When he was in middle school, he had the idea of dropping out. At the same time, Hui's father wanted him to take over the family business as soon as possible, so after graduating from secondary school, Hui gave up his studies and began to assist his father in managing the jade business.
It seems that the future is bright, but in 1970, a radio drama event on Hong Kong commercial television unexpectedly changed the fate of Hui Shaoxiong. At that time, he was bored with a stall in the store, and he signed up for the event at the instigation of a friend. Surprisingly, this experience made Xu Shaoxiong deeply addicted to the feeling of being in the limelight on stage.
After returning home, Xu Shaoxiong eagerly began to look for a way to enter the entertainment industry. In 1971, through a friend's message, he learned that the wireless artist training class was about to start, and learned that attending the training class would provide him with the opportunity to become an actor. This discovery gave Xu Shaoxiong's life an unexpected turn.
Xu Shaoxiong did not hesitate to sign up to become a trainee of the first wireless artist training. At that time, he was talented in acting, and it was at the time of TVB's employment. Therefore, even though his appearance is not very outstanding, Xu Shaoxiong successfully entered TVB and began his career as an actor.
When he first entered TVB, due to his experienced acting skills, although his appearance was not outstanding in the entertainment industry, Xu Shaoxiong could only play some supporting roles in film and television dramas. For example, in the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he played the uninhibited and thoughtful scholar "Zhu Cong";In Andy Lau's version of "The Condor Heroes", he plays the seemingly gentle but selfish, cowardly, cruel and ruthless valley lord "Gongsun Zhi";In "The Legend of Deer and Ding", he portrayed the sycophant "Duolong" who sees the wind and steers.
Although Xu Shaoxiong is not the protagonist in Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, he has left a deep impact by playing one role after another in three points. This also made Xu Shaoxiong gradually popular in the film and television industry. Of course, it is not only martial arts dramas, he has also shown his acting skills in many modern dramas. For example, in "Laughing at the Storm", he played the scumbag "Bao Zan", and in the "Dark War" series of movies, he played the timid and fearful policeman "Huang Qiqi".
In these works, although Xu Shaoxiong is not the protagonist, his acting skills are not inferior to the protagonist, which also lays the foundation for his continuous improvement of resources in the film and television industry.
Xu Shaoxiong is full of interest in various theater works because of his love for acting, and he has participated in the filming of more than 200 film and television works in the Hong Kong entertainment industry over the years.
In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, almost every actor has worked with Hui Shaoxiong, and these works have made his popularity continue to rise. Despite this, he has never played the leading role, and even if he has the opportunity, he has declined all of them.
once interviewed him and asked why he was unwilling to be the protagonist, Xu Shaoxiong said unabashedly: "It's not good to be the male number one, you have to be the first to appear every day, and the last to end up, and you have to take the blame, and the poor ratings are the fault of the male number one." It's much easier to play a supporting role, and I don't blame me for the good movie. ”
But in fact, I think the fundamental reason why Xu Shaoxiong is reluctant to play the leading role is that he is too rich. At that time, the salaries of Hong Kong stars were generally not high, let alone supporting roles. Even for a well-known supporting actor like Xu Shaoxiong, the salary is only a few thousand yuan. He may not have paid attention to the money he made from filming at all.
Although Xu Shaoxiong has participated in a lot of works, earned a lot of money, and can drive a million Mercedes-Benz to work, but for him, this money is nothing. This is also the reason why he has been in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for so long, even if he has the opportunity to be the protagonist, he refuses without hesitation. However, even so, he still has good achievements in his acting career. In 2013, with "My Sheng Lady", he won the Best Supporting Actor for TVB's Taiqing.
After working hard in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for many years, Xu Shaoxiong's love life has also achieved great results. He met radio staff Long Yan while filming in Singapore. At that time, he admired Long Yan's gentle character, and Long Yan was also optimistic about his talent, and the two fell in love at first sight, and then slowly developed into a couple. After a seven-year love run, they finally got married in 1992.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Shaoxiong's wife Long Yan had a failed marriage before and had a son. After getting married, she brought her son to Xu Shaoxiong. Because of his deep love for his wife, Xu Shaoxiong regards Long Yan's son as his own, and the family of three is happy.
Despite this, Xu Shaoxiong still hopes to have a biological child and leave his bloodline. Although he gets along well with his stepson, deep down he still longs for his children.
After five years of marriage, Xu Shaoxiong's wife became pregnant with a daughter, Xu Huijing, and became a new member of the family. As a result, Xu Shaoxiong felt that both children and daughters were complete, and the family was more complete. In order to take better care of her family, Long Yan gave up her career and devoted herself to becoming a full-time wife and concentrating on cultivating Xu Huijing. Since she was a child, Xu Huijing has performed well in school, with excellent grades and ranking among the best. She was even admitted to Hong Kong's well-known Baptist University, which has a very high threshold and not only requires excellent grades, but also a large amount of tuition fees.
I heard that the tuition fee for one year is nearly 150,000 Hong Kong dollars, plus accommodation and living expenses, it will cost nearly 600,000 Hong Kong dollars in four years. But for Xu Shaoxiong, for his daughter to go to a prestigious school, these expenses are nothing at all. After graduating, Xu Huijing gave up the opportunity to further her studies and devoted herself to entrepreneurship in shopping malls. In order to support his daughter's entrepreneurial dream, Xu Shaoxiong invested 7 million to start a business**. Hui Huijing used the money to open three first-class restaurants in Singapore that are close to the people and have a wide range of categories, and the business is booming and winning the market.
Xu Huijing had the idea of opening a restaurant, and this decision was fully supported by Xu Shaoxiong, who was her "daughter slave". Perhaps in order to lay the foundation for his daughter to open a restaurant in China, Xu Shaoxiong, who has always treated filming with a Buddhist attitude, rarely showed his dedication.
Not only did he start to increase the frequency of filming, but in 2018, he also shifted his focus to the mainland. Some netizens speculated that Xu Shaoxiong did this for three main reasons. First of all, the mainland market is broader, which is an ideal choice for my daughter to open a restaurant in China. Secondly, there are many endorsement opportunities in the mainland, although Xu Shaoxiong is often a supporting role, and the endorsement fee may not be very high, but there are many of them. The most important reason is that the salary in the mainland is relatively high, and it can even reach the level of millions or tens of millions.
Such a generous salary has accumulated considerable wealth for Xu Shaoxiong, providing solid support for his daughter in realizing her favorite career direction. Facts have proved that Hui Shaoxiong's decision to switch to the mainland market was correct. In recent years, his works "Crouching Tiger Superstar", "Iron Detective", "Apostle Walker 2: Spy Operation", "The Beginning of Love", "Sister Tuo Gun 2021", "Happy Wish" and so on have appeared on the screen one after another, and two movies have come out in the first half of this year alone.
Over the years, Xu Shaoxiong has not only received many endorsements, but also made countless incomes in the mainland entertainment industry. This not only provided him with a steady stream of motivation for his personal wealth accumulation, but also paved the way for him to build contacts in the mainland and pave the way for his daughter's future career. Because of this, he often participates in various social gatherings and expands his network.
Recently, Xu Shaoxiong's daughter's wedding date is approaching, which makes the whole family extraordinarily active. In an interview in July this year, Xu Shaoxiong and his wife revealed the news that their daughter will get married in December, and plan to hold banquets in Singapore and Hong Kong to invite relatives and friends to share the joy.
On December 16th, Xu Shaoxiong held a grand wedding banquet for his daughter. Stars from all walks of life in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have appeared, making netizens immersed in an atmosphere of memory killing. TVB artists Xuan Xuan, Ouyang Zhenhua, Miao Qiaowei, etc., appeared after a long absence, making people feel like they were in a TVB celebration. On the same day, Xuan Xuan and Ouyang Zhenhua appeared hand in hand, Xuan Xuan still maintained her beauty, while Ouyang Zhenhua showed a more mature and charming side as he grew older. In addition, Chen Hao and his wife rarely appear in a low-key manner, although they dress in a low-key manner, they still attract attention due to their greater fame. The wedding party became an unforgettable social event that left a lasting memory for the whole family and friends.
Of course, not only Huang Rihua and Miao Qiaowei came to the wedding to support Xu Shaoxiong's daughter. The whole wedding gathered most of the TVB artists, which can't help but make people think about Xu Shaoxiong's unique position in the entertainment industry.
This grand wedding shows Xu Shaoxiong's "status in the rivers and lakes" in the entertainment industry from the side. After all, these outstanding figures are willing to step out of their busy schedules and bless in person, which really gives Xu Shaoxiong enough face.
Of course, the reason why Xu Shaoxiong is loved is not only because he has a strong family background and excellent acting skills, but also because he has profound wisdom in life. Over the years, his experience in the entertainment industry has always been low-key and in-depth, never fighting or grabbing, and silently doing his own thing.
As a husband, Xu Shaoxiong has almost no scandals after marriage and treats his wife consistently. As a father, he treats his stepson as if he were his own, and he goes all out for his daughter, escorting his daughter's dream all the way. This kind of family concept and emotional investment is really moving.
Xu Shaoxiong's story also makes people more agree with what Xu Kaili once said in an interview: "The virtue of an actor is very important. As she says, if an actor's virtue is flawed, the audience will feel unreal and cannot trust the character he presents in the play. And Xu Shaoxiong, with his excellent virtues, can still maintain a wide range of contacts in the entertainment industry at the age of 75, and successfully called on most of the TVB artists to come to bless.