Hong Kong artist Chen Baixiang: "My life is black and white"

　　Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, October 25 -

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Min

　　This year's National Day, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government announced the 2020 awards list. Artist Chen Baixiang was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star, the only one in Hong Kong performing arts this year to receive this honor.

The award speech praised him as "a good example of promoting social harmony and communication" and "a model for a new generation of entertainers."

　　"I'm not a model, I just did a little bit of work." As a comedy star, singer and host, Chen Baixiang is optimistic and likes amusement. He is known as "Brother" and is loved by Hong Kong citizens.

Last year, when the "regulations" and "dark violence" were most rampant, he took the lead among Hong Kong artists to stand up and openly support the police to maintain social stability in accordance with the law.

　　"My life is black and white, there are no gray areas." Chen Baixiang said.

No matter what he is doing, he always has a clear-cut stand and hates evil. "If a man does something or not, he must stick to the right thing. This is my belief."

Bravely "support the police": "There is no word'fear' in my dictionary"

　　Having lived in Hong Kong for decades, Chen Baixiang has never seen such a turbulent and disorderly Hong Kong during last year’s "Regulations Amendment Disturbance". The rioters wantonly sabotage, the citizens dared not speak, and the police who rushed to stop the violence were frantically discredited and attacked. To bear the burden of humiliation but to be isolated.

　　Chen Baixiang, who loves to play football, used to play with the police team and met many police friends.

When he saw that the police were treated so unfairly and still stick to their duties, he felt respectful as well as distressed.

When the "black violence" was most rampant, a police friend called him and asked if he could come and cheer everyone up?

Chen Baixiang agreed, "I will come tomorrow!"

　　"This is the first time I walked into the police headquarters to cheer for them." Chen Baixiang said, "I told the police that you are doing the right thing. You are the last line of defense. If the police can't maintain law and order, Hong Kong will be over. '. We ordinary citizens firmly support you!"

　　Since then, he has been on the front line of "supporting the police."

Not only actively participated in the "supporting the police" activities and publicly spoke out against violence, but also visited the police station many times to offer condolences, "Many friends silently supported me behind the scenes and bought a lot of supplies to take with me."

　　Chen Baixiang used to debate with others on the radio.

"I just request it live." Because he is afraid of being taken out of context, it is normal for everyone to think differently, "but violence must be wrong."

He hopes to use his influence to "save one and one" to young people who have gone astray.

　　Because of his high-profile "supporting the police", Chen Baixiang was repeatedly "started" and attacked on the Internet, and the mob even threatened to burn his house.

　　Chen Baixiang has never been afraid.

In Hong Kong, facing the juncture of right and wrong, "I am sorry if I don't stand up and say something fair." He said, "There is no word'fear' in my dictionary."

Self-winner is strong: gain life experience in "social university"

　　Chen Baixiang, who appeared in front of the reporter, wore a jacket and jeans, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a strong figure. He couldn't believe that he was old and rare.

　　Chen Baixiang was born in poverty, and he knew from an early age that he wanted to earn money to support his family.

As a teenager, he went to school during the day and went to the bar to sing at night.

After graduating from high school, he formed a band. When he was doing well, he left the band to do business, "I want to make more money."

The garment factory he opened started with one factory with 6 workers, and grew to 3 factories with two or three thousand workers within two years.

Wealth came and went quickly, because it expanded too fast and the company declared bankruptcy in 1975.

After returning to zero, Chen Baixiang took the last batch of goods to the Middle East alone, and only sold out in three or four years.

　　In 1979, Chen Baixiang returned to the performing arts circle. He became a multi-talented artist such as film, video, song, and host. He has filmed dozens of film and television dramas. Among them, the comedy image of Zhu Zhishan in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

　　Chen Baixiang’s stage name is "A Lat", which means "Great" and "Bang" in Cantonese. "The Cantonese homonym of my English name is "Lat". Everyone has called me A Lat since I was a child. Up".

　　"Brother wise" is really "good".

Most of the programs he hosted were named after "Lat". The lead singer's golden song "I'm So Luck" was popular in Xiangjiang. For this reason, he held 7 concerts in Hung Hom Stadium.

He often joked with his friend Alan Tam: "You have so many songs, and you only have 6 concerts in the Red Hall. I only have one song, I have 7 concerts, and I won."

　　"I don't have money to go to university, and all my life experience is learned from the'Social University'." Chen Baixiang said, "Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is also experience."

　　At the bottom of his life, he was doing several jobs at the same time, shooting seven movies at the same time at the most. He also worked as a horse trainer, spinning around the clock.

　　Behind every gain is sweat.

When working as a horse trainer, he would get up at 4 o'clock every morning to take the horses for "morning exercises". "The horse must come out for exercises in the early morning. It will be too hot when the sun comes out."

　　On the wall of Chen Baixiang's office, there is a character inscribed specifically for him by the master of Chinese studies, Mr. Rao Zongyi-"The self-winner is strong".

"Life does not need to be compared with others, to overcome oneself is the strong one." Chen Baixiang said.

Don't be "independent": the future can only exist when the river merges into the sea

　　Chen Baixiang's biggest hobby is playing football.

In addition to physical fitness, he has a bigger mission to play.

　　In 1986, he formed the Hong Kong Star Football Team together with Alan Tam, Tsang Zhiwei and other performers, playing football to raise donations and helping people in need.

In the Mainland, they have held nearly 100 charity ball games and charity concerts, raising a total of RMB 50 to 60 million.

After major disasters such as the East China floods and the Wenchuan earthquake, the star football team extended a helping hand in time.

　　Beginning in 1997, every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, star football teams have played football with the Hong Kong Garrison.

"The People's Liberation Army is stationed in Hong Kong, and the people of Hong Kong are very grateful for their perseverance and dedication. We visit the military camp to give them a feeling of family reunion." Chen Baixiang said.

The star team has more than 100 members, and many well-known entertainers in Hong Kong are among them. "These actors are known to the young guys in the military camp. After the friendship is over, it is also an important'show' for everyone to take photos together."

　　From the first time I went to the mainland to play football, and now I have traveled so many places in the mainland, "the changes have been so great, it is completely another world. The highways and high-speed rail are better than Hong Kong. This time, China is even more involved in fighting the epidemic 'One of the best'!" Chen Baixiang was full of pride, speaking of the feeling of traveling in the mainland, "Just one sentence: so many beautiful mountains and rivers!"

　　Chen Baixiang named one of his beloved horses "Mo Jiruo", which was taken from the "Autumn Water" chapter of "Zhuangzi". He said that He Bo was very proud of watching his river running. He turned his head and looked at the back. It is the boundless sea. It turns out that the sea is the biggest.

"You think Hong Kong is big. If you look back at the mainland of China, that is the sea. Hong Kong people must remind themselves that they can't be'nonsense'

　　"Take the entertainment industry as an example. In the past, the film and television products of a city in Hong Kong affected the entire Chinese region. Now you see that so many cities in the Mainland have developed, and it is a market of more than 1 billion people. It depends on whether you can grasp the opportunity. "Chen Baixiang said, "Only when Hong Kong integrates into the development of the country and the river merges into the sea will Hong Kong have a better future."