1905 movie network news On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, the 12th Beijing International Film Festival specially invited the image ambassador of the Hong Kong International Film Festival to serve as the publicity and promotion ambassador of this year’s Beijing Film Festival, becoming the double ambassador of the two annual film festivals!
Looking back, in fact, Guo Fucheng has a long history with the Beijing International Film Festival, and his films have been screened at the Beijing Film Festival many times. For example, in the 11th Beijing International Film Festival, he co-starred with the chairperson of the international jury of last year’s "Temple of Heaven Award"; the 10th Beijing Film Festival Screening Films; the 9th Beijing Film Festival Screening Films; the 6th Beijing Film Festival Screening Films and the 2nd Beijing Film Festival Screening Films "B + Detective" "Favorite" and so on.
These films are of various genres, including both commercial blockbusters and literary masterpieces. Among them, Guo Fucheng’s characters are all-encompassing, from mythical big figures to small figures, from police elites to down-and-out detectives, he always has the courage to break through himself in many fields and try to create one after another charismatic movie roles for movie fans. As an all-round artist, Guo Fucheng’s pioneering spirit for the road of film is undoubtedly a model for the new generation of artists to learn. If you use his four musical masterpieces to review his screen career in the past three decades, it will definitely be wonderful.
From the art world: "I can’t finish loving you"
"I can’t stop loving you, I can love you every day, every month, every year, forever."
The four "Four Heavenly Kings" are known to generations born across half a century. However, there is a little trivia that many people may not know: Guo Fucheng, a member of the "Four Heavenly Kings", is actually the latest to debut. Although as early as 1984, Guo Fucheng became an artist in the TVB dance training class, during which he not only shot MVs, but also danced at variety shows, he has always been unknown. Guo Fucheng, who is now a household name, experienced a long career in TV dramas when he transferred to the wireless artist training class in 1987.
It was not until 1990 that Kwok Fu-cheng shot a car advertisement in Taiwan that it became an instant hit. His four-and-six-point hairstyle in the advertisement was imitated by young men and women today. Because of the popularity of this advertisement, he himself successfully launched his first Mandarin album "I Can’t Love You Enough". I believe there is no need to repeat how popular the title song of the album and the iconic dance in the MV are. After several years of silence, he finally took advantage of the wind. In 1991, Kwok Fu-cheng took advantage of the opportunity to launch two Mandarin albums and won the "Gold Award for Most Promising Newcomer" of the top ten Chinese hit songs of RTHK. In 1992, Kwok Fu-cheng developed in Hong Kong as a singer, came from behind, and jumped to the "Four Heavenly Kings", and really started his 30-year "moving" art career.
Superstar Metamorphosis: "Wild City"
"If you love what I love the most, if I am crazy and wild in my heart."
Singing and acting well is the golden rule of Hong Kong’s art scene, and it is also a touchstone for artists’ popularity. After Kwok Fu-cheng has built up his strength in the music world for a long time and soared into the sky to become the Four Heavenly Kings, movie contracts have also followed.
In 1991, Kwok Fu-cheng was invited to appear in the star-studded version of the public welfare film "Night Banquet of the Rich", which was filmed for the mainland flood fundraiser. The film had more than 200 stars participating in the performance, and the opposite scenes were regarded by the industry as the handover ceremony of the two generations of comedy kings. It is worth mentioning that Kwok Fu-cheng has not officially returned to the Hong Kong entertainment industry at this time, and he was invited to perform, which shows his high popularity that cannot be ignored. In the same year, another film performed by Kwok Fu-cheng brought him the first nomination for the Hong Kong Film Awards, which also opened his entanglement with the Academy Awards for more than 20 years.
In the early 1990s, the core of Guo Fucheng’s career was mainly in singing. Movies were mostly commercial comedies, leaving him as a dynamic youth idol on the screen. Until the late 1990s, the release of the film made a milestone change in the public’s impression of Guo Fucheng. Adapted from the popular comic of the same name, as the first martial arts film to use computer special effects to create action scenes, "The Wind and Clouds" became the Hong Kong box office champion that year with its 41.53 million Hong Kong dollars. This also allowed Guo Fucheng to complete the transformation from a youth idol to a film superstar with great commercial appeal while harvesting the most representative works of the 1990s.
Since then, with the halo of a box office superstar, Guo Fucheng has officially entered the era of co-productions.
Love is Inextinguishable: "The Call of Love"
"Who calls me softly, awaken the fire of love in my heart."
Since the director entered the mainland market in 2000, Guo Fucheng’s film works have been frequently screened in the mainland. The more and more film works are performed, and Guo Fucheng’s study of performance has become more and more diligent.
The love for movies is an unquenchable fire in Guo Fucheng’s heart, which makes him fully committed and go all out every time he interprets a character. The consistent practice over the years has also opened Guo Fucheng’s harvest season in life. In 2005 and 2006, Guo Fucheng won the Best Actor Award in an important film festival for two consecutive years for his film and film, starting the starting point of the award campaign.
After 14 years, with "Three Forks" re-nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards performance award, Guo Fucheng has completed the transformation from supporting actor to leading actor. It seems plain but can amaze the world with a single brilliant feat, starting from "Three Forks", Guo Fucheng with "Father and Son" and "Crime and Punishment" has made a super record of four Best Actor Awards for five years.
Starlight doesn’t ask the traveler, and the hard work pays off. In 2016, Guo Fucheng finally succeeded in winning his own Best Actor trophy at the Academy Awards. At that time, the candidates competing with him in the same class should not be underestimated. They are three-time Academy Award winners and two-time Academy Award winners. Although they have only won one male partner, they have also accumulated ten nominations. However, this also makes Guo Fucheng’s long-awaited Best Actor trophy even more rich in gold.
As a filmmaker who has always loved movies, the Golden Statue Actor will not be the end of Guo Fucheng. In 2019 and 2020, Guo Fucheng was nominated for the Best Actor at the Academy Awards again for "Mai Passerby".
As time goes by, Kwok Fu-cheng has become a face that cannot be ignored in Hong Kong movies, from the dynamic king of the year.
Breaking the Game: "Strong"
"The strong man is you, you can fly to the sky and escape the earth."
Looking at Guo Fucheng’s works in recent years, it is not difficult to find that he is still making self-breakthroughs. In addition to the box office blockbusters such as the "Cold War" series, the "Journey to the West" series, and "Unparalleled", Guo Fucheng has many different attempts. In Yao Shuhua’s director, he is a descendant of Shanxi merchants; in the director’s "Favorite", he plays a young man from a village; in the director’s "Taoist Monk Down the Mountain", he has become an expert from outside the world.
In addition to the role, in terms of director cooperation, Guo Fucheng is also open to invitations. Among the cooperative directors, there are both such Hong Kong New Wave seniors, such as, and other mainstay forces, as well as new directors such as Lu Jianqing, Liang Lemin, Zhou Xianyang, and Huang Qingxun. Guo Fucheng not only has a broad performance route, but also helps young directors complete their works as a superstar.
Although the most attention of the market is still the traditional commercial type of police and gangster films in Hong Kong, the police and gangster films starring Kwok Fu-cheng are slightly different. "B + Detective" and "C + Detective" directed by Peng Shun are a mix of horror and suspense elements, "Chills" series focuses on the power game of the police high-level, "Peerless" is like a puzzle movie… Kwok Fu-cheng never seems to mind using himself as a test subject. He always strives to explore the different aspects of today’s Hong Kong police and gangster films, stimulate the vitality of this type of film in the new era, and lead the audience into the treacherous black and white world to explore good and evil.
Guo Fucheng is always full of vitality. In the music world, he specializes in dynamic dance music and is known as the "King of Asian Dance". His dance skills have been unparalleled for 30 years. In the film industry, he has won the best actor award in many film festivals and film awards. He has worked tirelessly along the way and moved forward, gradually cultivating from an idol student to a powerful acting school. And his always-youthful, fashionable appearance and restrained and calm interior also coincide with the film festival image created by the Beijing International Film Festival.
This summer, the 12th Beijing International Film Festival will join hands with Guo Fucheng with love to create double excitement. Let’s follow the pace and welcome the grand launch of this film festival together!
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