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xu shaoqiang and zheng peipei passed away one after another. there is no more longpo yinzhong in the world. zhang jin and cai shaofen posted a message to mourn

on september 15, hong kong media reported that xu shaoqiang, a veteran actor in 1980s martial arts films, had passed away due to esophageal cancer. not long after, his wife also died of a heart attack while handling his funeral.

the hong kong media summed it up in five words: "the fate of mandarin ducks and butterflies."

xu shaoqiang passed away earlier this month

and xue li, who had an emotional entanglement with xu shaoqiang, wrote a cross on weibo: "i wish mr. xu shaoqiang a good journey."

the past is like smoke, and now only sighs remain.

he can finally drink with gu long

when it comes to xu shaoqiang, the younger generation of audiences today will find him familiar, probably because they have seen him play the good-and-evil bi changfeng in "word of honor".

xu shaoqiang also appeared in a series of summer hit movies such as "water moon cave" and "legend of the spirit realm".

in stephen chow's movie "the legend of drunken master", the leader of the kirin cult, played by xu shaoqiang, is a man of superb martial arts but also has an evil aura. the line "young man, you don't know how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is" perfectly interprets the leader's domineering nature.

in the movie "new condor heroes" starring anita mui and rosamund kwan, netizens still discuss the fighting power of each character, and xu shaoqiang's lan haiping is regarded as the best.

but more people may know him through atv dramas. in my favorite old version of "swords of the yang", yang zongbao is xu shaoqiang.

the most classic period was the atv period, when xu shaoqiang played yun feiyang in "heavenly silkworm change". he was handsome and elegant, broad-minded, and loyal. when the show first aired, it had millions of viewers, breaking various ratings records in hong kong and helping the tv station atv earn two million. it was extremely popular.

thanks to this drama, xu shaoqiang became a popular martial arts actor at the time.

because of the martial arts filming, xu shaoqiang also became gu long's drinking buddy with the help of a friend. once, gu long lost a drinking contest with xu shaoqiang, so when he visited xu shaoqiang's crew, he invited xu shaoqiang to compete again...

xu shaoqiang didn't want to fight, so he responded with a line from gu long's novel: "the winner has won, and the loser has lost."

gu long was so angry that he was speechless and could only go home and sulk - at that time, gu long was already in the late stage of liver cirrhosis, but he ignored the advice and insisted on drinking. finally, he died of liver cirrhosis and esophageal tumor bleeding on september 21, 1985 at the age of 47.

hearing the sad news, xu shaoqiang said with guilt, "if i had known he would die, i would not have drunk with him. my friends all said that i drank gu long to death. i am also very sad that he passed away so early."

some media took this statement out of context and accused xu shaoqiang of "killing" gu long.

unexpectedly, nearly forty years later, xu shaoqiang also died of esophageal cancer, which was largely related to alcohol.

i believe that if the two met in another world, the first thing they would do would be to drink the wine they didn't drink that time.

the evil fate of the silkworm

the theme song of the movie "heavenly silkworm change" which makes people's blood boil contains the following lyrics: "abandon love, suffer torment, i knew the price would be high".

in both career and friendship, xu shaoqiang has paid a price for his words and deeds.

the classic ancient costume ip "heavenly silkworm change" is actually the product of the "tv war" of that year.

faced with shaw brothers, which had superstars such as ti lung and david chiang, atv came up with a trick - "uncovering potential stocks and secretly working on creating a hit drama."

xu shaoqiang, who was tall but played supporting roles in various martial arts dramas, was spotted by atv, which approached shaw brothers and specifically asked to "borrow" xu shaoqiang to guest star in their tv series "a real man".

at that time, xu shaoqiang also performed many gu long works, such as "meteor butterfly sword", "the third master's sword", "moonlight blade", etc.

at that time, shaw brothers saw that xu shaoqiang was not a big shot and released him without hesitation.

unexpectedly, filming "a real man" was just a cover. atv's real plan was to find xu shaoqiang to shoot their long-planned big production "heavenly silkworm change", an original script, which would be filmed while being broadcast, which was quite bold.

not only that, in the past, hong kong generally broadcast short dramas from 8 to 9 p.m. from monday to friday. however, atv innovatively changed it to broadcasting the long drama "heavenly silkworm change" all the time, creating an unprecedented ratings frenzy.

in the past, tv series were adapted from novels, but this was the first tv series to have a novel after the tv series was finished. this also laid the foundation for the creation model of hong kong's famous "flying paper boy"

seeing that the situation was not good, tvb urgently brought in adam cheng, who was already a movie star, and teamed up with liza wang and cecilia yip. the all-star cast remade gu long's "chu liuxiang" to win back the audience, and it did produce a classic version.

however, the popularity of "heavenly silkworm" continued to rise, and the popular male lead xu shaoqiang suddenly disappeared during filming... some said that he was a big shot after becoming famous, and some said that he was addicted to drinking and couldn't get out of bed to go to the set. so the screenwriter could only design "yun feiyang" to wear a mask.

afterwards, they simply wrote that yun feiyang changed his appearance after practicing the heavenly silkworm magic, and finally the role was taken over by gu guanzhong who barely finished the film.

even if you like drinking, you shouldn't be so ridiculous...

the truth is, originally "heavenly silkworm change" was to be filmed for 30 episodes, but atv saw the good momentum and added another 30 episodes, which clashed with the film that tsui siu keung was going to shoot later. tsui siu keung, who had a tough personality, once ran over to battle with mak dang-hung by slamming the table.

there was a middleman to mediate, and xu shaoqiang also returned to the crew of "heavenly silkworm change", but the next day, the senior executives of rediffusion directly told him that the actor had been replaced, which made xu shaoqiang so angry that he left rediffusion tv station with his makeup on. as a result, he offended both tvb and rediffusion, and could only develop in the film industry.

in 1984, shaw brothers invited xu shaoqiang to film "heavenly silkworm change: the divine physician". in the same year, a taiwanese drama company approached gu guanzhong to film "heavenly silkworm changes again". after the fight to the end, gu guanzhong actually got high ratings.

xu shaoqiang, who was "no longer as brave as he used to be", could only play supporting roles and villains in the film industry. he once made erotic films. it was not until 1992 that he starred in stephen chow's "the legend of drunken master". this is a story for later.

because when stephen chow was a minor actor in tvb, he was invited by xu shaoqiang once, and he was grateful to him.

in the same year that "heavenly silkworm change" was broadcast, a 14-year-old girl entered the entertainment industry.

her original name is yan huiming. her sister is the actress michelle yim. her stage name is xue li. she was introduced into the industry by her sister and played the leading role in the movie "twins pass eight gates" in 1979.

shirley's first love was when she was 16, and her partner was 24-year-old leslie cheung. it is said that because of the age difference, leslie first sought michelle's consent before officially dating shirley.

in 1979, a major event happened to xu shaoqiang - he divorced his wife zhang xiaofeng.

there were rumors that actress li judy and xu shaoqiang were too close, and the couple was reported to be in a relationship crisis

in 1981, sydney went to thailand to film the movie "raising a ghost" and met xu shaoqiang, who was 15 years older than her. the movie was invested by xu shaoqiang. at a dinner party, xu shaoqiang kissed her in public, and the love between them was ignited.

what she didn't know at the time was that as early as 1980, xu shaoqiang already had a second wife, he shukuan. it was rumored that they got married because she was pregnant. he shukuan gave birth to his eldest son, xu yidong.

after learning about this, michelle reportedly rushed to thailand to stop her sister from falling in love, but it was too late...

at that time, xue li was determined to be with xu shaoqiang, regardless of her family's opposition. she even broke off relations with michelle yim and others, and was willing to be an unmarried mother for love. in 1982, she announced that she would retire from the entertainment industry and have a child for xu shaoqiang.

at that time, xu shaoqiang said that he would marry xueli after she gave birth to a son. she gave birth, but he did not marry her. she just waited obediently. in 1987, she gave birth to a daughter for him, but he still did not marry her.

the most amazing thing is that one year before xue li gave birth to her daughter, xu shaoqiang had already returned to being single. but when xue li took him to go through the marriage procedures, xu shaoqiang said that he "forgot to bring his divorce certificate". xue li asked him to go home to get it, but he said that he "didn't know where i threw it away"...

after waiting and delaying for a long time, sydney became discouraged. at the age of 23, after another quarrel with xu shaoqiang, she took her two children and moved to canada.

fortunately, after leaving xu shaoqiang, xue li's acting career regained its momentum. in 1988, she filmed "legend of the heroine", playing the role of fan qiuniang, a cold-blooded and heartless woman who specialized in killing corrupt officials and unfaithful men. she also bid farewell to her previous path of playing simple and weak young actresses.

later, when talking about this past, xueli said: "i was blind at that time. i misjudged the person, but there was nothing i could do. i just pretended that i had never met this person."

but unexpectedly, in 1993, atv broadcast a new version of "heavenly silkworm change: again competing with the sky", and xu shaoqiang and xue li appeared in the same frame...

he is still a "legend" in the eyes of children

"heavenly silkworm change: again competes with the sky" is actually just a new version that uses the "heavenly silkworm change" ip shell and combines the characters and plots of previous episodes and novels. it has basically no relationship with the original work.

in this drama, xue li still plays yun feiyang's lover tang ning. it is rumored that she has not given up on xu shaoqiang, but in fact, she just has a normal heart and completes the filming of the drama very professionally, just like completing other work.

being betrayed by xu shaoqiang, xue li rarely said bad things about xu shaoqiang to the outside world for many years, only because xu shaoqiang's mother hoped that she would "hold back". she said: "xu shaoqiang's image is already negative enough, i promised her, because i am also a mother, i understand her thoughts."

raising her children alone, sydney is away from her children for a long time when she goes out to work. the children are without their father, so she can only burst into tears after making a long-distance call, wondering why she has to work so hard.

but even so, she still taught her children that no matter what the adults did, they should be filial to their parents. so the relationship between the children and xu shaoqiang was not too bad.

only his son xu weidong once complained about xu shaoqiang: "he is very loyal, only picking up girls. but i also meet him sometimes, and he will ask me to go to the bar for a drink."

despite all the complaints, with the support of his parents, he entered the entertainment industry despite growing up in vancouver. he is now signed to louis koo's company. in his early years, he starred in works such as "the heaven sword and dragon saber: nine yang divine art" and "youngsters of the song dynasty".

sydney's second daughter, xu yingkun, has also entered the industry. she has appeared in "heart of greed 3" and worked as a host. in 2019, she married the third-generation rich man kenneth anthony chow and gave birth to a daughter.

there is also xu yidong, the eldest son of xu shaoqiang and his second wife, who is also a creator in hong kong, working in the advertising and film and television industries.

xu shaoqiang himself got married for the third time in 2005. the woman gave birth to a daughter for him that year, and a son in 2011. at that time, xu shaoqiang was 61 years old.

now that xu shaoqiang has passed away, his wife also died of a heart attack while handling his funeral affairs, and xu shaoqiang's 11-year-old son became an orphan.

xu shaoqiang's funeral was left to his daughter xu yingkun, who had a good relationship with him, to handle. when asked about her father's death recently, she said, "thank you for your concern. i hope everyone will give our family some space to deal with this matter. i won't respond to any other questions. sorry for the trouble."

during this period, she posted jacky cheung's hit song "you are the only legend in my life" on the social platform, with the caption "i love you".

from the beginning to the end, xue li did not get any status. her career was almost destroyed by xu shaoqiang. after that, she never married and devoted all her energy to raising a pair of children. but if life is like the affairs of the rivers and lakes, it is also like this. the moon is more often waning than full. there are many regrets in the world, but there is always some love and friendship.

"look coldly at the bloody road, loneliness is your fate."

sister e’s conclusion:

many young friends also know xu shaoqiang, not only because he has played roles that are deeply rooted in people's hearts, but also because he is "hardworking" enough. if he cannot play the leading role, he will play supporting roles, even in online dramas. there are still many online dramas to be broadcast.

his life is like a mixture of various heroes created by gu long: romantic, arrogant, passionate, and ruthless.

he has all the characteristics of a hero in martial arts novels, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes and a broad face. what's rare is that despite his tall stature, he is very adaptable and can play villains with great evil charm. he is also quite popular in the circle. stephen chow also remembers his loyalty. unfortunately, a romantic affair limited the development of his acting career.

but we have to say that he was lucky. like lu xiaofeng, he always met soft-hearted people and was cared for by others. xue li, who was betrayed, did not bring the grievances of the previous generation to the next generation; his wife, who was 30 years younger than him, did not abandon him when negative news about him came out, and was so sad that she accompanied him to his death after learning of his death.

the person is gone, and the past has gone with the smoke.

just don't put all kinds of labels on living people. xue li's message "may mr. xu shaoqiang rest in peace" was a decent end to the wrong emotions. apart from that, there is nothing else. some netizens don't need to make random speculations.

today's topic is:

which work of xu shaoqiang do you like?

come to the comment section and tell us~