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editor’s note:on september 15, 2024, according to hong kong media reports, hong kong martial arts actor xu shaoqiang died of illness in beijing. hong kong's well-known film and television person tin kai man also revealed relevant details in an interview with the media. according to his multiple inquiries and confirmations, xu shaoqiang died of illness on september 1. his wife helped him with the funeral and unfortunately passed away.

in 1977, xu shaoqiang became a household name with the role of "yun feiyang" in "heavenly silkworm change" and became a "hero" in the hearts of countless movie fans.

however, he was bribed by his rivals and disappeared on purpose during the filming, becoming a "professional villain" in the audience's memory.

he should have had the opportunity to become a martial arts superstar, but his future was ruined because of a single thought.

he has been in the industry for more than 50 years and has participated in more than 200 film and television dramas, but he has been criticized by many people. what did xu shaoqiang do wrong?

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xu shaoqiang was born in jiangmen, guangdong in 1950. soon after, he followed his parents to live in hong kong. when he grew up, he applied to become an accountant in a stock company.

in 1967, xu shaoqiang participated in the film by chance.one-armed swordsmanfilming, playing an inconspicuous supporting role in the drama.

but it was this tv series that gave him the dream of becoming an actor and thus marked the beginning of his acting career.

during the filming, wang yu's image of the hero moved him so much that he resolutely resigned and applied for the then famous shaw brothers actor training class.

after successfully graduating from the training class, he officially signed a contract with shaw brothers and began his acting career.

but the reality is not always smooth sailing. xu shaoqiang, who had just entered the circle, was not optimistic about it. in order to make a living, he had to play supporting roles in various crews.

at that time, the two most popular artists of shaw brothers were ti lung and david chiang.

the former became famous across the country with the tv series "the assassin", while the latter created an unsurpassed classic character "guan xiaolou" for the audience through his outstanding performance in "revenge".

as a newcomer in the same company, xu shaoqiang played supporting roles in the dramas of two popular stars. however, xu shaoqiang's acting skills were never reflected in the dramas, so he could only play minor roles in various crews.

in 1977, rediffusion came to shaw brothers to borrow actors and took a liking to the tall and extraordinary xu shaoqiang at first sight.

in that era when martial arts films were popular, xu shaoqiang's appearance gave him great value and market potential.

after coming to atv, xu shaoqiang started to gain fame for his wonderful performance in the tv series "a real man". he then signed a contract with atv and became one of its artists.

in the same year, hethe third master's swordhe played the second male lead, a playboy named "yan shisan" with superb swordsmanship, and his partner was the fledgling wan ziliang.

after the show was broadcast, xu shaoqiang's popularity gradually increased.

after years of practice, his acting skills were recognized and his new agency, atv, also valued him very much. soon after, the company specially created a martial arts blockbuster for him."the transformation of silkworms"。

xu shaoqiang plays the role of "yun feiyang", a hero with amazing martial arts and ethereal movements in the play.

as soon as the drama was broadcast, it immediately became a dark horse in the hong kong tv drama ratings, and even broke the record for the highest ratings at the time.

xu shaoqiang became an overnight sensation, and his fame even surpassed that of the shaw brothers' two screen heroes, ti lung and david chiang.

in order to compete with it, tvb, a hong kong film and television giant, hurriedly launched the tv series "the legend of chor liu-xiang" and even invited the popular actor adam cheng to play the leading actor chu liu-xiang, but the overall ratings were still inferior to "heavenly silkworm change".

according to xu shaoqiang's popularity at the time, he could have become a hot star with this drama. unfortunately, it was ruined because of a single thought.

when "heavenly silkworm change" was on the air, an incredible thing happened: the leading actor xu shaoqiang suddenly disappeared.

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at that time, hong kong tv dramas were still filmed and broadcast at the same time. the male lead actor simply disappeared, and the subsequent filming had to be suspended.

the senior management of atv tried various means to find xu shaoqiang but to no avail. in desperation, the screenwriter had to rewrite the script for the protagonist "yun feiyang".

his appearance changed due to his martial arts training, and then gu guanzhong, who had a similar appearance, was found to replace xu shaoqiang to play "yun feiyang".

however, the audience was already impressed by xu shaoqiang's role as yun feiyang, and the change of roles midway made the audience extremely dissatisfied.the legend of chu liuxiangdue to the popularity of the drama, the ratings of “heavenly silkworm change” began to decline.

later, everyone learned that xu shaoqiang deliberately withdrew from the filming because he had reached a private agreement with tvb. therefore, atv directly banned xu shaoqiang. on the other hand, tvb also broke its promise and refused to sign a contract with him.

since then, xu shaoqiang's acting career began to plummet.

in order to get a role in a movie, the already famous actor did not hesitate to lower his status and play a supporting role.

from a great hero to an unknown supporting role, xu shaoqiang ruined a good hand of cards because of a momentary lapse of judgment.

in order to make his presence felt in front of the public, xu shaoqiang has taken on many villain roles.

in "the legend of drunken master", he played the vicious villain zhao wuji.

even though he played a supporting role, he left a deep impression on the audience.

in 1994, xu shaoqiang played the traitor ding chunqiu of the xiaoyao sect in the tv series "the demi-gods and semi-devils".

in 2003, he played the ruthless wan peng wang in the tv series "meteor butterfly sword". his partner was zheng shaoqiu, whose popularity was once lower than his. these two reversals are really shocking.

in 2004, he played supporting roles for stars such as ada choi and zhang jin, playing yin zhong in the tv series "water moon cave", which became a childhood shadow for many viewers.

xu shaoqiang himself said that he didn't care about this series of villain roles. as long as there was work to do, he was willing to take it. he even said bluntly:"my biggest interests are wine and women!"

in 1980, xu shaoqiang met gu long through the introduction of others.

in addition, both of them were addicted to alcohol, so they hit it off immediately.

rumor has it that in order not to worry his mother at home, xu shaoqiang would call to report before drinking with gu long.

once, gu long was slightly defeated in a drinking contest with xu shaoqiang. later, when he visited xu shaoqiang on the set, he invited him to another drinking contest.

unexpectedly, xu shaoqiang made a practical application of the line "the winner has won, the loser has lost" from gu long's novel, which left gu long speechless and he could only sulk alone.

later, due to long-term alcoholism, gu long's liver disease began to worsen. although the doctor repeatedly told him to quit drinking, as soon as he caught xu shaoqiang, his desire to win exploded and he insisted on drinking with him.

a few days after xu shaoqiang accompanied gu long to drink the last glass of wine in his life, gu long passed away.

after gu long's death, many people put the blame on xu shaoqiang, believing that it was his indulgence in gu long's alcoholism that led to his death.

but in gu long's imagined world of martial arts where revenge is the most satisfying, being free and comfortable are the first priority in life. it is precisely because xu shaoqiang and gu long are of the same mind that they can hit it off so well at first sight!

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in addition, xu shaoqiang's love life is also extremely exciting.

his first two wives were both ordinary people, and it is said that they both remarried after their divorces. when he was signed to atv, he was with li judy, who was in the training class.

he came to the mainland to develop his career and married his beautiful wife, who was 30 years younger than him, in 2005.

but what the outside world talked about most was sydney, who gave birth to a child for him at the age of 18 but whose child was never officially recognized.

xue li's real name is yan huiming. she debuted at the age of 14 and played many classic roles, such asli mochou in the return of the condor heroes, mrs. ma kang min in "the demi-gods and semi-devils", zhao ya in "a step into the qin", etc.

the irony is that the common point of these characters is that they are all hurt by love, and apart from her identity as an actor, xue li was also severely hurt by a man in real life, and he is xu shaoqiang.

in 1982, xu shaoqiang and xue li met while working together on the horror movie "raising a ghost". xu shaoqiang, who was already married, fell in love with the beautiful xue li at first sight and began to pursue her vigorously.

how could the inexperienced xue li resist the offensive of xu shaoqiang, a veteran in the love field, and she soon fell in love.

not long after, xue li became pregnant, and it was then that she learned that xu shaoqiang already had a wife.

but she believed xu shaoqiang's sweet words and thought that as long as she gave birth to the child successfully, xu shaoqiang would welcome her. so xue li gave birth to a son and a daughter for xu shaoqiang before getting married.

later, xu shaoqiang and his wife divorced, but he did not keep his promise to xue li. instead, he disappeared on the pretext that he forgot to bring his divorce certificate.

shirley, who became the topic of conversation among everyone, had no choice but to take her two young children to live with her sister michelle.

after the relationship ended, the two did not forget each other.

in 1993, atv was preparing to film the sequel to "heavenly silkworm change" and invited xu shaoqiang to play the role of "yun feiyang" again, while the role of "tang ning" who was infatuated with the male lead was played by xue li.

regardless of the relationship between "yun feiyang" and "tang ning" outside the play, the rivalry between the two in the play makes the audience excited.

after that, xu shaoqiang's reputation in hong kong became worse and worse, so he began to shift the focus of his career to the mainland.

at that time, the internet celebrity industry was booming, and as an actor with considerable fame, xu shaoqiang was naturally surrounded by beautiful internet celebrities who threw themselves at him.

he himself was simply addicted to this kind of life of luxury and extravagance.

many media outlets have revealed that xu shaoqiang has been developing in the mainland for many years. not only has he made a fortune, but he has also had close contacts with nearly a hundred female internet celebrities in private, and he is nicknamed the "internet celebrity harvester."

in 2010, his current wife gave birth to a son for him. at that time, xu shaoqiang was already 60 years old.

in order to provide his son with a good living condition, xu shaoqiang, who is over 50 years old, has to continue to make money.

whether it was the momentary change of mind back then or his current life as a supporting actor, xu shaoqiang has paid the price for his youthful ignorance.

eric tsang once commented: "he is a true hero who is free and unfettered."

although he has played the role of a great hero, his unruly state in recent years and his casual attitude towards life are somewhat similar to the bohemian prodigal son in gu long's works.