Nowadays, male stars in the entertainment industry, especially those so-called traffic niches, have such white and tender skin that they can almost tell whether I am male or female.
Some people say that the male stars cannot be blamed for this.
After all, some fans and viewers have their aesthetics set here.
If it is too dark and too rough, no one will buy it.
The person who said this should stop here. Today, I have to talk about this matter.
I won’t cite other examples, but let’s talk about the most typical one in the entertainment industry.
He started out as a fair-faced young boy, but he tanned himself along the way. He won the Best Actor title not by his looks, but by his strength.
I believe many people have guessed that he is Louis Koo.
Speaking of Louis Koo, we have to mention that in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yang Guo, who first met at Fenglingdu, met Bai Gu for life.
In fact, in addition to Louis Koo, many people have played the role of Yang Guo, such as Andy Lau, Ren Xianqi, Huang Xiaoming, etc.
But who plays Yang Guo the closest to the prototype and the most popular among the people? Needless to say, it is Louis Koo.
At that time, Louis Koo was indeed popular all over the country with this TV series.
After Louis Koo became popular, many people were actually quite puzzled.
The male stars who have played Yang Guo have all been in the industry for many years and have mature acting skills. It stands to reason that they are much better than Louis Koo.
But Louis Koo only made his official debut in 1993, and played the role of Yang Guo in 1995. .
In the two years before this, he was just a walk-on, and no one valued him at all.
Then why is he able to play the male lead in Jin Yong's works? How does he make this character so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?
Many viewers have concluded that Louis Koo was able to bring Yang Guo to life for two reasons.
First, Louis Koo is beautiful.
In the novel, Yang Guo inherited the handsome appearance of his father Yang Kang, and his mother Mu Nianci, needless to say, was a perfect beauty.
So from a genetic point of view, he is indistinguishable.
Mr. Jin Yong once said that Yang Guo had a handsome face, sword-shaped eyebrows on his temples, and phoenix eyes that gave him power.
Isn’t this talking about Louis Koo?
Secondly, the true character appears.
Many viewers must be familiar with Yang Guo's experience, characteristics, and personality.
In the play, his love for Xiao Longnu made many others envious.
In Louis Koo’s dictionary, he is also the leading word for love.
It’s just that it’s not Yang Guo’s love for Xiao Longnu, but the brotherhood.
He even paid a considerable price for this, which requires us to talk about a little-known experience before his debut.
Louis Koo’s family conditions were pretty good since he was a child.
But he had a naughty personality and was unwilling to study. He ran out to join society at the age of 15.
It didn’t take long for him to make some friends.
But in the eyes of Louis Koo at the time, they were a group of good brothers who were allied by blood and worshiped the master.
However, it was these good brothers who led Louis Koo astray.
One day, they had no money to spend and were going to rob.
At that time, Louis Koo was scared and advised several other brothers not to do such illegal things.
But how could these brothers listen? They even encouraged Louis Koo and used words to provoke him.
"If you don't go, are we still brothers? Do you still remember what I said about sharing blessings and sufferings? If we are brothers enough, we will go together."
That At that time, he was young and ignorant and full of energy. When he heard this, Gu Tianle got excited.
As a result, several brothers committed a robbery and asked Louis Koo to take the lead.
As soon as the police came, the robbers all ran away, leaving only a stupid Louis Koo still standing guard.
After Louis Koo was arrested, no matter what the police asked, he carried it all by himself, saying that it was his idea and he did it.
Because of this incident, Louis Koo was sent to a juvenile correctional center and stayed there for two years.
After he came out, he was treated the same as Yang Guo, no one wanted to see him.
Due to his criminal record, it was even difficult to find a job.
Later, after several referrals, he found an errand job in an advertising company.
In the company, he mainly helps people find models, just like karaoke in the 1980s and 1990s.
The MVs at that time were not as exquisite as they are now. They could also be produced based on the feeling of the music or the lyrics and stories.
At that time, they mostly found some handsome guys and beauties, took pictures of them holding hands for a walk, or making love to each other, and paired it with music, and a MV was completed.
Where can we find these handsome men and beautiful women? This is Louis Koo's job.
One day, the director was not satisfied with the male model he found, but time was tight.
At that time, the director had never looked directly at Louis Koo. Now he was anxious and took a closer look. He saw that this young man had a handsome face, so he said to Louis Koo: "Don't look for him, go find him yourself." ”
This proposal completely confused Louis Koo, but it was not because he was happy, but because he was afraid.
Because he always felt in his heart that he was a released prisoner and had to keep a low profile.
If you are on camera, someone recognizes you, and the boss hears about it, you will lose the job that you finally found.
Therefore, at that time, Louis Koo waved his hands and declined with various excuses.
Who would have known that this director was so stubborn that he recognized Louis Koo and refused to let go and said, "If you don't act in my MV today, I will tell your boss to fire you later."
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This sentence can be said to poke Louis Koo's weakness, because the purpose of not wanting to go to work is to keep this job.
After the filming, the director found that this guy was really good, so he frequently let him appear on camera.
As time went by, Hong Kong TVB noticed him and thought this guy was really good-looking, so they invited him to join TVB.
At first, Louis Koo also refused. The reason was the same as filming the MV. He always felt that he had a shameful past and did not want everyone to know about it.
But later the modeling industry was in recession and he couldn't find a job, so he decided to take the risk and decided to support himself first.
In this way, Louis Koo signed a contract with TVB and officially made his debut.
So how did he manage to play the male lead Yang Guo in just two years?
This must mention one of the noble figures in his acting career, Leslie Cheung.
When Louis Koo was not yet famous, Leslie Cheung once said in a show: "I am optimistic about a new person. You can pay attention to him. He is very new now. I don't know how to describe him. That person is called Louis Koo".
You know, Leslie Cheung was already half the star at that time.
For him to stand up and say that he is optimistic about a newcomer who has just debuted is simply to equip the newcomer with a rocket launcher that will make him famous.
Moreover, Leslie Cheung is not just talking.
Later, he recommended Louis Koo to various directors. Because of his recommendation, Louis Koo got the opportunity to play the male lead Yang Guo.
Louis Koo himself is also working very hard.
When he read the script and found that Yang Guo's experience was very similar to his own, he let his nature go.
I spent day and night trying to figure out Yang Guo's psychological changes at each stage, and finally succeeded in Yang Guo and himself.
In the entertainment industry, at least half of it relies on face to make a living.
Anyone who looks black has to work hard to turn himself white.
Why? One white can cover up all the ugliness.
Let’s look at Louis Koo. When he played Yang Guo, he was a handsome young boy.
But later, why did he make himself darker and darker?
In fact, Louis Koo once gave an official answer to this point.
He said: "Because I hate wearing makeup. I only have one or two hours when I get home. You have to decide whether to remove makeup, take a shower or go to bed. This is too tiring. There is only one way to avoid wearing makeup, which is to tan. "
Louis Koo: "It's not a rumor, it's true."
This explanation seems reasonable at first, but if you think about it carefully, there is still something wrong.
Putting on makeup and removing makeup is troublesome, but wouldn’t tanning be troublesome?
You need to know that before using a tanning bed, you need to make various preparations.
In order to protect your skin, you must apply sunscreen or sunscreen lotion, and you must also apply moisturizer after sun exposure.
In order to maintain skin color, these procedures must be repeated every few days.
Wouldn’t this be more troublesome?
Why trade one trouble for another?
Many netizens began to brainstorm and speculate on the reasons, and finally gave three possibilities.
The first guess is that Louis Koo went to have his fortune told, and the fortune teller said that he must turn black before he can become red.
When Louis Koo was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he was already famous. Why did he say that he had to become black to become famous?
This is obviously unreliable.
The second guess is that Louis Koo wanted to change his mind and start a new life.
I have to mention an episode here.
After Louis Koo became popular after starring in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the paparazzi couldn't sit still. They dug up old stories about his previous imprisonment and reported them extensively.
Seeing that Louis Koo can only be a flash in the pan and quickly disappear from the entertainment industry, this is thanks to Leslie Cheung for giving him a hand again.
Leslie Cheung told everyone at his concert: "I admire Louis Koo very much, and I hope everyone will give him another chance. People are not afraid of making mistakes, as long as they can correct them."
This sentence was really a timely help to Louis Koo at the time.
With the help of Leslie Cheung, he got through the most difficult days step by step.
Only after this time, he suddenly began to show off his dark skin color.
Some people say that this is a ritual, he wants to say goodbye to his past self, correct his evil ways, and start a new life.
It’s hard to say whether that’s what happened.
The third guess is that Louis Koo turned dark to adapt to the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
Careful viewers may find that none of Hong Kong's male stars are very white. It seems that the culture in Hong Kong's entertainment industry is that men regard black as their beauty.
Most of the male actors in the Hong Kong Film Awards have not fair skin.
Therefore, some people say that Louis Koo made himself black in order to advance his career to a higher level and expand his acting career.
Of the three theories, only the latter seems to be the most credible.
Why? Let me tell you carefully.
After starring in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he also starred in the noble and cold-tempered Ding Peng in "The Scimitar"; the quiet and weak Ye Chengkang in "The Man of Heaven and Earth", etc.
Without exception, they are all the kind of infatuated men and great lovers.
Especially Ding Peng in "The Scimitar of the Full Moon" is even similar to Yang Guo in appearance.
In other words, the directors at the time believed that Louis Koo could only play this type of role, and would not consider him for other types of roles at all.
This matter became a problem for Louis Koo.
Because from the beginning, he never wanted to become an idol, and he became an idol by accident.
Since the directors all like his appearance as a handsome young boy, then they might as well take the trouble and deliberately discredit himself so that he can no longer play the role of a handsome young boy.
When Louis Koo turned dark at first, directors were shocked.
When the directors took a closer look at this kid, he looked pretty good even though he was tanned, and he looked a bit sexy in his maturity.
Immediately afterwards, the tough guy drama on the screen came to visit.
For example, in "The Legend of Shushan" and "The Eye of the Beast", whether it is Dan Chenzi, a great hero, or Hitomi, who is passionate and passionate, they are all played perfectly by Louis Koo.
In the same year, he also took over the filming of a costume drama. I believe many people have watched it, "The Story of the Searching for the Qin", the originator of high-quality time-travel dramas.
Although Louis Koo still plays the image of a good man in the film, he boldly discussed with the director and said that he wanted to add some comedy elements into it.
For example, Xiang Shaolong traveled to ancient times and went to the latrine, and asked the old man for toilet paper.
In short, after Louis Koo turned dark, his entire acting career opened up, and his subsequent roles were almost all different.
What is particularly worth mentioning is that he partnered with Cecilia Cheung in the movie "The Roar of the East". He was really funny and made people see a humorous Louis Koo.
In addition to comedies, he also tried action films, such as "Baby Project" and "Chasing the Dragon."
Commercial crime films "Eavesdropping" and "Anti-Drug".
There are also horror films "Death Notice: The Dark One" and "Always By Your Side".
Even the literary and artistic films "Happy Birthday", "Little Reunion of the World", etc.
There is almost no genre that he has not acted in.
It is worth mentioning that Louis Koo not only has a wide range of acting skills, he is also very diligent.
During that time, a movie was released almost every month, such as "Anti-Corruption Storm 4", "Everything Happens at Home", "Anti-Drug", etc.
Many netizens said that Louis Koo is the only man who can produce the annual film list by himself.
As the quantity increases, will the quality decrease?
In 2017, he starred in the movie "Slaying the Wolf: Greedy Wolf", playing the role of Li Zhizhong.
For this film, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, which is well deserved.
Having said that, he can "defeat" himself, but it is really difficult for others to "defeat" him.
As a front-line celebrity, paparazzi have been eyeing him for so many years, trying to dig up his scandals.
Not to mention, over time, these paparazzi really dug up some serious information.
Louis Koo established the Louis Koo Charitable Foundation silently since 2009.
And frequently do charity work in the mainland.
So far, he has participated in funding more than 100 rural primary schools, most of which are in remote mountainous areas.
Even Zhuo Wei, who is known as "the number one paparazzi in the Mainland", stood up and said that Louis Koo is so "hypocritical". He has donated to so many schools over the years, but I am not the first to know of.
Look at these words, one is pretending to be angry, and the other is convinced.
Looking at the entire entertainment industry, there are only a few people who can make Zhuo Wei stand up and express his admiration.
In 2018, Louis Koo won the World Outstanding Chinese Award.
How much does this award weigh?
Let’s put it this way, Yuan Longping, the father of our Zajia Rice, is the winner of the 14th session.
This is much, much heavier than the numerous and complicated awards in the entertainment industry.
This is Louis Koo, no matter how his appearance changes, his innocent heart is always hot.
Today, he has succeeded Jackie Chan and become the president of the Hong Kong Artists Association.
Some people may want to ask how he went from being a young and Dangerous guy on the street to the dazzling Louis Koo he is today.
The author feels that he knows his mistakes and can correct them, and he can do a lot of good. His "foolish energy" of being in the entertainment industry and not marketing or hyping, his diligence and restraint, his surrender and willingness to be a coward, etc. , maybe all the answers.