In 1983, on the stage of TVB's "Happy Tonight", five new students performed difficult acrobatics such as "chest crushing boulders".
Since then, the "Wireless Five Tiger Generals" has become a symbol, representing the most glorious combination of TVB, which has been passed down for several generations.
Who are these generations of "Five Tiger Generals"? How did they form a group and how did they go their separate ways? Why is it a smash hit but one generation is not as good as the next?
Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Tang Zhenye, Andy Lau, Tony Leung
Huang Rihua was the first to become famous. He originally wanted to test for football players, but as a result, he only needed to be in the top 3 in the selection of 2,000 people, and he just won a fourth place.
I had no choice but to be admitted to the wireless artist training class, but I didn't expect to be lucky, I became the leading actor only 3 months after graduation, and in 83 years I became purple through "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Although Miao Qiaowei is very handsome, he initially took the powerful route. In 82, he became a blockbuster with "Flying Over the Eighteenth Floor", and then played "Yang Kang" in the 83 version of "Shooting the Condor", although the role was not pleasant, but he acted suavely and made people fall in love at first sight.
Tang Zhenye is a well-known little fresh meat, he became the male No. 3 of "Shanghai Tang" when he debuted, and he was still Duan Yu of the 82 version of "Dragon Babu", and later fascinated Weng Meiling and committed suicide for love.
Andy Lau and Tony Leung debuted a little later, but they became famous very quickly. In 1983, Andy Lau became popular with "Yang Guo" in "The Condor Heroes". Tony Leung was still playing tricks in "Dragon Babu" in 82, and starred in "The Legend of Deer and Ding" in 84, and became famous in a fight.
1985 was the highlight of the Five Tigers. They officially broke the monopoly status of Zheng Shaoqiu and Chow Yun-fat, and cooperated to launch the Taiwanese drama "Yang Jiajiang".
Miao Qiaowei plays Yang Shilang, Huang Rihua plays Yang Wulang, Andy Lau plays Yang Liulang, Tony Leung plays Yang Qilang, and Tang Zhenye is the Eight Sages King.
The lineup of the most dazzling card and the strongest warrior" was a mess at the time, which attracted the popularity of countless young people. Later, Carina Lau said that the reason why she became an actor was because she was too obsessed with Huang Rihua.
The huge fame has also ushered in the attention of other peers, and some TV stations want to poach Andy Lau and Tony Leung. Andy Lau was righteous and said that he would go with 5 people, and all aspects were negotiated, but he didn't expect that at the last moment, the indecisive Tony Leung was broken by wireless and chose to stay. Andy Lau, who made the most trouble, was hidden by wireless snow for nearly 400 days.
Since then, the news of the Five Tigers breaking up has continued to spread, which has also become Tony Leung's biggest black history.
In 1990, Zeng Zhiwei, who smelled business opportunities, also used this as a gimmick to tailor a "Five Tigers Will Break Up" and invited the five of them to participate, which also became the last movie in which the Five Tigers combined.
It seems to be a lot of uproar on the screen, but in fact, their private relationship is still good, and Andy Lau was also photographed acting intimately with Tony Leung.
Huang Rihua is not very ambitious, he misses the old love, and he likes to play football with his brothers the most. Tang Zhenye developed in the mainland very early, and there was no conflict of interest with others, and the combination of the five tigers did no harm to him.
Andy Lau is notoriously sleek and never easily makes enemies. Tony Leung is introverted and detached, always indulging in his own world, but he doesn't care about these rumors.
And Miao Qiaowei is the most sober, he once said in an interview: He was the first to come out to do business, and he knew best that he had to look at the long-term. Although he became popular first, Andy and Wei Tsai came laterBut the world is so big, and there are so many competitors, why bother staring at a few brothers? So he always took the initiative to contact his brothers to eat and play, and he never felt that there was any intention.
It's a pity that as time goes by, the coffee positions of several people are getting bigger and bigger, and the friendship is only limited to life, and there is no longer the same stage on the screen.
After the old Five Tigers "parted ways", Wireless immediately launched the new Five Tigers.
Louis Koo, Juji Koo, Hawick Lau, Ng Ka Lok, He Yuanheng
In 1995, in order to continue the myth of ratings, Wireless launched the "New Five Tiger Generals" with great momentum, and the members were the above-mentioned members.
Needless to say, Louis Koo and Gu Juji were both Leslie Cheung's most optimistic people, and the two of them were not disappointed.
Louis Koo became an instant hit from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and has endured for a long time, and now he has become the last guardian of Hong Kong films.
Gu Juji is the king of the music world, and later moved to the mainland to shoot the Qiong Yao drama "Deep Love and Rain", which is popular all over China, and can be regarded as a film and television star.
Hawick Lau is the son of the old drama bone Liu Dan, who was always popular in TVB at first, and then simply underwent plastic surgery and developed in the mainland, but he didn't expect it to become a fragrant bait, and he made a lot of money and married the goddess Yang Mi.
Wu Jiale is a TVB** supporting role, and has starred in the 95 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" "Guo Poyu", who seems to have no fame but is actually a winner in life.
In 2006, Wu Jiale married Zhou Huihui, the daughter of Xi Zhou Yiqing, the founder of Hong Kong Anshi Group, and changed from a working boy to a wealthy son-in-law overnight, and it is said that he is worth as much as 4.5 billion, a proper ** rich.
He Yuanheng looks a bit like Wen Zhaolun, who was quite sought after back then, but later quit the circle and went into business. Before the 4 tigers reunited, Gu Tianle also specially sent **, to find He Yuanheng.
In comparison, the five tigers of this session are obviously inferior to the previous one. The most famous is Louis Koo, who almost holds up half the sky. Although Gu Juji's achievements are also good, they are still a lot inferior. The other three are even worse, Hawick Lau only broke out in the mainland after almost 10 years.
However, the relationship between these people is still not bad, and later Gu Juji held a concert and specially invited them to sing "The Love of the Year", which is particularly nostalgic.
Seeing that this session of the Five Tigers did not become a climate, Wireless did not give up, and the next generation of Five Tigers was launched within a few years.
Huang Zongze, Lin Feng, Ma Guoming, Wu Zhuoxi, Chen Jianfeng
In 2000, in order to replenish fresh blood, wireless pulled generals from the short man, and painstakingly selected a few people to form the "New New Five Tigers", and their experience in the industry was very interesting.
Ma Guoming's experience is a bit like Huang Rihua's. He was originally studying machinery, it was a financial turmoil, he sent more than 70 cover letters after graduation, but only received an admission letter from the wireless artist training class, and he became an actor in desperation, but he didn't expect to star in "Rushing to the Clouds" soon, and became unexpectedly famous.
Lin Feng's luck was the best. Louis Koo needed a young man to be Miriam Yeung's boyfriend when filming "Delicious Love", and he happened to see the swarthy Lin Feng in the dressing room, so he became the starring role.
In the second year, he followed Louis Koo to shoot "Looking for Qin", which became completely popular. In 2017, Lin Feng was also signed by Louis Koo and became the object of praise.
Wu Zhuoxi was also recommended by Louis Koo to enter the industry. In 1994, after graduating from high school, Wu Zhuoxi studied Latin at the dance academy while working part-time as a cleaner. After graduation, he participated in "Rushing to the Clouds", and then starred with Lin Feng in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
Huang Zongze had the highest starting point, and when he cooperated with Cecilia Cheung in the "Lemon Tea" advertisement, they were both tapped into the industry. Cecilia Cheung soon filmed Stephen Chow's "The King of Comedy", and he was brought into wireless by Louis Koo's agent.
Chen Jianfeng looks the most gentle, in fact, he used to be a professional DJ, and later he was favored by TVB, and he also came to prominence because of "Rushing to the Clouds", and then filmed "Cadet Police Ambition".
In all fairness, the quality of "New New Five Tigers" is still good, and many classic Hong Kong dramas have been filmed, but unfortunately they were born at the wrong time, TVB has begun to decline, and their development has also been restricted a lot.
After 2010, except for Ma Guoming, who has always adhered to TVB, the other four tigers began to gradually come to the mainland to develop, but the response was mediocre.
The "New New Five Tigers" has also become a thing of the past when thunder is loud and rain is small.
Conclusion:
In 2021, TVB, which has a serious fault, will come up with a set of "Millennium Five Tigers" in order to support newcomers to take the position.
They are Luo Tianyu, Zhu Minhan, Zhou Jialuo, Yu Decheng and Ding Zilang, known as Sven, rough, funny, greasy and other types.
It's just a pity that no one knows.
I hope TVB won't toss anymore and don't ruin the codename "Five Tiger Generals".