In the past, Hong Kong entertainment was full of superstars, but now Hong Kong entertainment is lifeless, and most Hong Kong stars put down their heads and changed their methods to make money in order to live.
For example, Wang Jing and Zeng Zhiwei, one doesn't make movies, the other doesn't act in movies, they ran into Brother Xiao Yang's live broadcast room holding hands, facing the camera, Zeng Zhiwei worked hard to eat noodles and shouted enthusiastically.
Jet Li, who hasn't appeared for a long time, is also crazy about "dominating the screen" during this time.
It's not a new movie, but an inferior online game, the promotion of the whole platform is simply pervasive, Jet Li in the commercial film is so old that he is like two people in the audience's impression.
Even Jackie Chan's big brother, the box office appeal is not what it used to be, he starred in "Dragon Horse Spirit", no matter how hard he promotes, the box office is still weak and weak, and after 55 days of release, the box office is only 200 million.
Among these Hong Kong stars, there is an exception, and that is Andy Lau.
At the age of 61, he is still on the road to making movies, and there are as many as six movies to be broadcast.
In "The Wandering Earth 2" released during the Spring Festival, Andy Lau was one of the leading actors, and the box office won 4 billion box office, which shows that compared with Jackie Chan, Andy Lau's box office appeal is still very strong.
The former Andy Lau is one of the four kings, a singer, an actor, and a superstar, he has left too many classic masterpieces, such an all-round artist, looking at the current domestic entertainment, he can't find it with a lantern.
Time has passed, even though the fame of the Four Heavenly Kings is still there, the development of the members is going downhill, and Dawn rarely shows up, either holding concerts or singing theme songs for movies, that's all.
Aaron Kwok, who once starred in movies that are all classics, "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World", "Three Forks" and other movies, will now be taken out by the audience to taste repeatedly, which can be called timeless classics.
But now Aaron Kwok is spinning in the pile of bad movies, "Disconnected" 46 points, did not pass the passing line, "When the Wind Rises Again" 63 points, barely enough, if you continue to shoot like this, the audience is afraid that they will not pay anymore.
Like Liming, Jacky Cheung rarely shows up.
The last public appearance was at this year's Emperor Film Tour, and the traces of the years quietly climbed on his face, and his old and haggard face lost the style of the year, which made people sigh that the years were really a ruthless "pig-killing knife".
thought that a star like Jacky Cheung, as long as he was willing to lower his profile, he could choose from all kinds of jobs, but when Jacky Cheung was interviewed, he confided that he had no job opportunities at all in recent years and was in a state of no income.
At the beginning of this year, there was a rumor on the Internet that Jacky Cheung sold his house, and it was really surprising that a generation of singers had fallen here.
On the other hand, Andy Lau, not only is he not angry, but he is popular, as soon as he enters the short ** platform, his fans have grown to 70 million in a short period of time, and he has never seen any top class with such extraordinary appeal.
On July 29, 2021, the 40th anniversary of Andy Lau's debut, he started the live broadcast to chat with fans, and that night, more than 100 million people watched.
I thought that such data was only once, but I didn't expect that when Andy Lau opened an online concert, the number of onlookers soared to 400 million, such a number can be described as "terrifying".
So why is Andy Lau so popular? Why are fans so affectionate?
It can be described in one sentence, that is, it starts with appearance, falls into talent, and is loyal to character.
A person can be popular for 40 years, and such an aura cannot be exaggerated, but Andy Lau said that he has just worked seriously for 40 years.
The current traffic star, who is a little famous, is arrogant and consciously superior, and asks the assistant to kneel and put on shoes to "serve", but he is indifferent, and enjoys this feeling of being on top.
Andy Lau scoffed at such a big-name behavior, and he didn't look down on the assistant's behavior of kneeling on the ground to help put on shoes, he usually took it over and wore it himself, too many stars are pampered and arrogant, and there are a few stars like Andy Lau who don't forget their original intentions.
Not only playing big names, there is also a strange phenomenon in internal entertainment, that is, the master is wandering, and the clown is in the palace.
More and more traffic stars with no works and no qualifications are sitting in the position of mentors to guide the country, such as Meng Meiqi who is sitting, and Zhou Chuanxiong, the "Prince of Love Songs" who is standing, such a picture is ironic.
It stands to reason that a big coffee of Andy Lau's level is more than enough to be a mentor, but he thinks that he is not qualified, and the sentence "I dare not go" makes how many "traffic mentors" blush?
I don't know how many people remember the end of the movie "The Wandering Earth", there is such a sentence: "Thank you Mr. Andy Lau", many viewers are unpredictable and don't understand what this sentence means, why thank Andy Lau.
Back in 2005, Andy Lau at that time was not in a hurry about his career, but aimed at the newcomers in the film, so he launched the "Asian Rising Star Guide" plan.
This plan has dug up a "treasure" for the Chinese film industry, that is, director Ning Hao, the crazy series of movies he directed, to have a box office, to have a word of mouth, and to have a rare good director in domestic entertainment.
In 2016, Ning Hao did not forget his original intention, inherited Andy Lau's "mantle" of supporting newcomers, and launched the "Bad Monkey 72 Movie Project" as concocted.
This plan brought out the director Wen Muye, who directed the movie "I Am Not the God of Medicine", Lu Yang, the director of "Embroidered Spring Knife", etc., and Guo Fan, the director of "The Wandering Earth", was also taken care of by Ning Hao.
Andy Lau's support for Ning Hao has made Ning Hao's film career, and Ning Hao's support for Guo Fan has achieved masterpieces like "The Wandering Earth".
Andy Lau has a principle, that is, "what you learn must be taught, and what you earn must be given to others", * beauty is what he has been doing since he entered the entertainment industry, consistently.
At the Huabiao Awards that ended some time ago, Andy Lau made a surprise appearance, he was dressed in a suit and full of energy, and the picture in the same frame with Wu Jing set off a lot of waves on the Internet.
One is 49 years old and the other is 61 years old, a difference of 12 years, but there is no age difference at all, and even Andy Lau's condition is better than Wu Jing.
When netizens lamented the "ageless male god", they didn't know how self-disciplined Andy Lau was in order to maintain such an image.
For more than ten years, he only eats rice, there is no meat on the table, it is all vegetarian dishes, corn and sweet potatoes have become snacks in his leisure time, and when he is busy with work and has no time to eat, he uses cereals to fill his stomach.
Speaking of Andy Lau, director Wang Jing shook his head again and again, and then said: "Andy Lau hasn't eaten rice for ten years, his kind of life is not a human life." A short sentence expresses the sadness behind Andy Lau's fame.
Once in a certain show, Tang Zhenye was asked: Andy Lau has been popular for 40 years, with a salary of 50 million, are you envious?
Such a career must be the dream of every star, but Tang Zhenye said that he was not envious, but felt that Andy Lau was very pitiful.
Such an answer is very surprising, Tang Zhenye said that Andy Lau is a dedicated artist, too dedicated, so that he can't live a normal life, he doesn't eat rice or meat, and a few people can stand it.
For many ordinary people, Andy Lau would rather have a day like this, there are thousands of Chinese delicacies, and how happy it is to enjoy food.
But for the sake of acting, for the best state, food "disappeared" in Andy Lau's world, and this kind of life is no different from an ascetic.
Highly self-disciplined, keeping a low profile, already 60 years old and still constantly honing himself, such a star deserves to be popular, no wonder there are so many people who love him.