1948/09/06 was born in Guangzhou, ranking fourth. His father Xu Shichang is a farmer [and a musician in China], and his mother Li Qianyun is also a farmer. 1950, the whole family came to Hong Kong and settled in Diamond Hill. 196 1 year later, they entered Shengfang concentrated school and began to have a strong interest in music.
Samuel Hui now (18 photo)
1964 formed the Harmonick band with friends for the first time.
1965 began to perform in nightclubs, Li's "The Sound of Music". After the dissolution of Harmony, he joined the Sixth Bar.
1966 studied at Huaying college, and was a preparatory course for middle school; Joined the lead singer of Lotus, met Rebu during a performance at the Grand Hotel in the same year, and fell in love with him from then on.
2 Performing Arts Experience Music Course
1967 recorded his first work "Just a Little" for Diamond Records (the predecessor of Polaroid Records) in the name of Lotus, and then released his second album "I'm Waiting". 1 1.20 began to host the youth program "Star Show" for TVB five times a week.
1970 developed into a solo singer and recorded Li Jin's folk songs for Mo Lifeng record company. "the first folk album" and "the second folk album", among which "episode" has become the first in the pop music charts. Taking advantage of the trend, he released the CD "Time of the Season" and signed a contract with Jiahe Film Company. The first film "Little Hero on the Road" cooperated with Lingfeng ShangGuan.
197 1 completed HKU's course. 12.30 married Reb in the United States, officially signed a contract with Polaroid Records, and released the CD of "Lady April". He sang his first Cantonese song "Lingyun Tower" for the first time in "Double Star Good News". During the Lunar New Year, he and Xu Guanwen hosted a special program "Double Star News" for TVB, which became a weekly program in April due to its popularity.
1972 cooperated with Lianhua again and released his solo album "Morning after" and "Antenna Pigeon". Shoot the movie "Little Hero in Chinatown"
1973 to perform charity singing in Xingma and other places; 9. 19 Hold a solo concert in the General Assembly Hall; /kloc-launched in 0/2 months "
When Samuel Hui was a child (3 photos)
Horizon became the first in the pop music charts. Shooting the movie Dragon Tiger King Kong in Thailand.
1974 released the album "The Morning After", which sold 1000 copies a day, causing a sensation, and then released the album "Theme From Jeremy". The album "Ghost Horse Double Star" of the same name was released at the same time as the film, and the total sales volume of the album in Southeast Asia reached150,000, breaking the record of that year. The theme song of Ghost Horse and Double Star became the first Chinese song to be played on BBC Radio and Radio Television Hong Kong English Station. 1 1.5 Hold another concert with Lotus in the General Assembly Hall. 12.27 "Samuel Hui Night" was held at Caritas Centre. 1 1 month, Xu Shi Brothers' first film Ghost Horse and Double Stars was released, with a total film revenue of 6 million, making it the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong since its release.
1975/03 The "Golden Record Conference Series" held in Lili was awarded a gold record by Polaroid Records Company for "Ghost Horse and Twin Stars", and the album "Interlude" was released in May. 14 held a concert in the city hall. In August, "Genius Idiot Qian Qian Money" and "Crazy Money" were released and sold 200,000 records in Southeast Asia. 10.6 held two more Samuel Hui concerts in the city hall. ". The film Crazy Money was released in August.
The eldest son, Xu Huaixin, was born. The CD "Streets of London" released in March once topped the pop music charts. 5.24 Hold two concerts in the General Assembly Hall. /kloc-released the album "Half a catty and 82 liang" in February, and the total sales volume in Southeast Asia was as high as 350,000. /kloc-in 0/2 months, the movie "Half a catty and eight Liang" was released, with a total box office income of more than 8.5 million.
1977/03/26 at the first golden record award ceremony, she won the centenary award (which was awarded to the highest-selling record of the year), and went to Xingma to sing for one month in April and released "Selected Records of Samuel Hui". In June, he co-recorded Tin Drum with Chen Qiuxia, and held two concerts in the City Hall on 14 and 15. 8.27 PopFolk77' s performance in the government gymnasium. On August 29th, Elvis Presley was sung at the "Pirishli Memorial Service" to express his condolences. 1 1 month, the album Spaceman Cameling was released, and the theme song ranked first in the pop charts. 1 1.28 Hold two concerts in the General Assembly Hall. /kloc-in 0/2 months, the movie "Half a catty and eight Liang" was released, with a total box office income of more than 8.5 million. 12 months, planning the film "Deed of Sale".
The second son, Scotto Hui, was born. In February, the album "God of Wealth" was released, in which six songs were adapted from Elvis Presley's masterpiece, with a total sales volume of 200,000 in Southeast Asia. "Price Rise" is also released on CD-ROM. 4.8 At the second Golden Record Awards Ceremony, Two Hundred and Eighty-two, Fortune Comes, both won platinum records, while Selected Works of Samuel Hui and The Astronaut Camel Bell won gold records, even more.
Samuel Hui Concert (8)
Here comes the God of Wealth, who won the centennial prize again. At the end of July, a solo concert was held in the city hall. On June 12.23, "Samuel Hui Christmas Fever" was held in the government gymnasium. The record of "Deed of Sale" has sold more than 7.8 million in Southeast Asia. In July, the film "Deed of Sale" was released, with a box office income of more than 7.8 million.
1979/02 "Deed of Sale" became one of the top ten golden songs in the first "Golden Songs in Chinese" election of Radio Television Hong Kong. Toured in Canada in March. 4. 14 In the "Third Golden Record Awards Ceremony", "Selected Samuel Hui" and "Deed of Sale" both won platinum records. In April, the album "Half a catty and 82 liang" was released in Japan, and sold more than 500,000 copies in three weeks. 6. 17 went to Japan to attend the 8th Tokyo Music Festival, became the first Hong Kong representative singer, and won the TBS Award for "YouMakeMeShine". In August, The Collection of Summer Songs in' 79 was released. Six concerts were held in the college auditorium for the first time. On February 22, 2008, a concert was held in the government gymnasium. In April, the film "Half a catty and eight taels" was released in Japan, which set off a craze for Mr. Boo. The film was re-released in Hong Kong, earning1900,000 in five days, setting a record for re-release. In May, he went to Japan to promote the film "Deed of Sale", which was released in Taiwan Province Province and became the longest-running and highest-grossing film at that time. [ 1]
1980 "nearly as bad as two peas in a pod" and "the voice of the prodigal son" were changed to English version, which was released in the United States in cooperation with the film "nearly as bad as two peas in a pod". The album Niannujiao was released in July. 8.3 1 Attended the "Hong Kong Music Concert in 1960s" hosted by Radio Television Hong Kong as a mysterious guest. 12.12 "Song in the Summer of' 79" won the platinum record award at the 4th Golden Record Awards Ceremony. "Half a catty" was released in America.
198103 released the album Modern Bodyguard. 3.2 1 held two concerts in the government stadium, then toured the United States and sang in Xingma in July. 8.3 At the 5th Golden Record Awards Ceremony, Niannujiao and Modern Bodyguard both won platinum records. In May, the film Modern Bodyguard was released. The New Art City invited the film "Best Partner" for 2 million yuan.
1982 released the album "Never Forget You, Paper Boat". In March, he held six concerts in Iraq Pavilion for the first time. 4.3 Attend the first Asian Music Festival in Japan as a representative of Hong Kong. 8.2 At the 6th Golden Record Awards Ceremony, "Never Forget You, Paper Boat" won a platinum record. During September, two Japanese CDs "Chasing Dreams" and "I Love You" were released in Japan. "Best Partner" was released, with a box office income of 26 million, the highest since its release.
1983/02 released the album "Best Partner". He held a solo concert in the Red Pavilion from May 5 to May 7, and was the first singer to hold a concert in the Red Pavilion. In June, he joined Kangyicheng Studio Co., Ltd. and released his first album "New Beginnings" after the record company. The film "Best Partner Show Magic" was released in Southeast Asia, Australia and other places 130 cinemas at the same time, which is a historic initiative. At the end of the year, the film "Best Partner Queen's Secret Order" will be started.
1984/09 released "I like you best", 10 tour in the United States and Canada. The Secret Order of the Queen was released, with a box office income of more than 30 million, which is the highest box office record since its release. This family portrait is on display during the summer vacation.
1985/ 12/23 returned from Nepal with mountain sickness and joined Xinyibao Records Company. In July, "The Most Critical Fun" was released, and 1 1 month was released. The movie "Working Emperor" is on summer vacation. /kloc-Shooting started in October. 1 1 month to shoot on location in Nepal.
Youth in Samuel Hui (10 photos)
1986/0 1 won the golden needle award at the 8th "Top Ten Golden Songs in China" award ceremony. 10, hold the "Most Critical Friends" concert to raise money for Lotus member Zhou Huanian and Nephrology Association. 1At the end of October, "Hot Crown" was launched. During Christmas, EP albums were released, including Infinite Universe and Lonely Christmas. Show "Best Partner Saving Poor Girls Thousands of Miles"
1987 won the honorary award of "Top Ten Jade Pure Gold". In February, "Trend Band" was launched. In July, "New Songs Selected Album" was released. 10.6- 10.8 held three concerts in the Red Pavilion. 1 monthly movie The Legend of Wesley 1988/0 1 released, filming the New Year MTV "The God of Wealth" with fans. In March, Hunger Thirty hosted by Shangtai was the finale. In July, Radio Television Hong Kong hosted the mysterious finale of Sixty Years of Broadcasting in Hong Kong. 6.29 The album 6.29《SamAndFriends was released. Guest "Chicken tells duck". Shooting Best New Partner and the first costume movie the legendary swordsman.
1989/0125 released the album "89 songs of Samuel Hui". 4.7 Hold ten chorus concerts of 100,000 people in the Red Pavilion. eleven
Best partner Samuel Hui decorated with King Kong screenshot
"100,000 Chorus Live Album Concert" was launched in May. The film "Best New Partner" was released
1990 returned to polaroid records at the end of March and released the album "Hong Kong 90". 4.7-4. 16 "Hong Kong Feelings Concert" was held in the Red Pavilion. Staged "90 Hong Kong Love Concert" and "Samuel Hui Classic Movie". Started shooting the movie "Tears Shocked Four". The film "the legendary swordsman" was released.
199 1 My father died and my mother had a car accident. The film "New Half a catty and 82 Liang" was released.
1992 held 4 1 Farewell Concerts in the Red Pavilion, setting a record for Hong Kong singers to hold concerts in the Red Pavilion and formally bid farewell to the music scene.
1992/09 Farewell Concert in America and Canada
1993/0 1 painted in the movie "Happy Events in Huatian", Sam plays the villain (Zhou Tong). Co-stars: Leslie Cheung (magician), Teresa Mo (bitch), Ng Man Tat, David Henry Hwang, Rosamund Kwan, Wu Junru (Zhou Tong's sister Zhou Ji), Huang Baiming (Lin Jiasheng), Lu Minyi, etc.
1993/03/ 18 the first "Samuel Hui and Guangzhou Glorious Retirement Concert" was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, where he was born. Then there are two in Maoming and two in Zhanjiang.
1993/06 was painted on the film Water Margin starring Sam.
1993 polaroid launches 18 CD "Goddess of Songs Set"
1998/0/08 Radio Television Hong Kong released the CD/VCD of "Seventy Years of Broadcasting in Hong Kong" and "Ten Golden Melody Awards Concerts of the 20th Chinese Golden Melody Awards". Sam wrote the theme song "The Best Voice" for the conference, which was written by Xiaomei and sung by the stars. Twenty Years of Love is a collection of ten famous songs selected by 30,000 people, which has been echoed in Hong Kong and even Asia for twenty years. Sam's Impression is one of them.
1998 polaroid released "the voice of workers' 98", and adapted two songs with Sam's old voice and new mix.
1999/02 staged 20 musicals "A Midsummer Night's Conjecture", with actors such as Ekin Cheng, Liang Yongqi, Miriam Yeung and Jordan chan, and met the audience at the last minute.
2000/0129 Sam made a guest appearance in the movie The Big Winner, with other actors including Mai Jia, Nicholas Tse, Ruby Lin and Alec Su.
Although the warrior is old.
, Joey Yung, Xu Guanying, etc. Among them, Sam wrote the theme song "If you are a liar" for lead singer Nicholas Tse.
In 2003, several complete works of Sam were released around the world, including the limited edition of 1 0/8 Guangdong album CD, Thirty Years of Unforgettable Samuel Hui, Complete Works of English Albums and Complete Works of Live Concert Recording.
2004/03/23 Sam felt that the superstars Tan, Anita Mui had passed away one after another. Coupled with the attack of SARS and bird flu, he wrote a song "Happy Birthday to You in 2004" especially for Hong Kong people, and led the singer at the beginning.
2004/05/03 Sam's comeback concert was put on sale publicly. He personally went to the ticketing site to sing four songs to thank his fans.
In 2004/05, the album 04 Continue was released in the world, including 3CD+DVD, and it may be the last collection of old songs.
June, 2004/June, 20041EMI released Sam's first new song and a selected CD "God of Songs Keep Smiling with You 04". There are three new songs, among which Sam's angels sing. The three new songs are Keep Smiling, 04 Blessing You and Who's in Your Heart. The other 13 songs are Kang Yi.
2004/06/05,
07- 15, 10 concert was held in the red hall. Many records were broken during the concert. Including: the longest record of concert time, the fastest record of ticket sales, the longest record of overtime work in concert and so on.
Ten more concerts were held in August 2004/06/ 16. Due to the enthusiastic response, after the first ten performances, it is decided to hold six more concerts from June 30 to July 5, and tickets will be officially sold next Monday.
2004/06/30-07/05 [Keep Smiling and Live Part II] Concert * * * was held 6 times.
2004/08-04-15 [Live III] Concert was held 12, originally only 10, but due to the enthusiastic response of fans, two more concerts were held on 14 and15.
In 2004/108-18, the finale of the concert "Keep smiling and sing God" was performed10, and * * has held 38 solo performances so far. A singer sat nearly 500 thousand people, which was more than 420 thousand people in the 4 th1session of that year Sam broke his own record unconsciously. He shouted excitedly, "Cool! 2005/02/08- 13 "Happy New Year Carnival of Jingshi May 05" concert was held again in the Red Pavilion during the New Year. Since her comeback, Yi * * * has held 44 concerts, becoming the singer who held the most concerts in one year.
2005/02/1 9/20 Malaysia held two concerts, and on April 25th Sydney held another1concert.
2005/05 1 4 "Keep smiling and sing to the gods" was held in Guangzhou1. 12 After a long time, Guangzhou is the first tour in the Mainland.
There were 1 show in Foshan on May 28th, 2005, 1 show in Zhongshan on June 25th, 2005 and 1 show in Panyu on August 20th, 2005.
2005/08/26-27 "Keep Smiling and Sing God" was moved to Malaysia again to hold 1 performance, this time at Genting Yunxing Theater. On June 8, 2005, 1 was held in Singapore.
2005/ 12/ 10 US-Canada concert tour began, with the first stop in Reno, USA, and a 1 concert was held; Vancouver, Canada, 65438+February 15 (general gymnasium)1; Las Vegas 65438+February 17- 18 (Caesars Palace Auditorium); 65438+February 2 1 Held in Toronto, Canada (Rojas Center); 65438+On February 25th, another 1 show was held in Atlantic City (Broadway Hall).
Samuel Hui 20 10 "Unforgettable Old Feelings" Concert (16)
2009 Macau Concert
20 10 On April 4th, a concert called Unforgettable Old Feelings was held in Guangzhou Gymnasium. Guests include Bruce Lee's daughter Li Xiangning, the famous Hong Kong model Xu Guanying, and several classic songs by other singers, such as Leslie Cheung's The Wind is Blowing, Paula Tsui's Together Through Rain, and Emil Wakin Chau's Flower Heart. The last song is The Voice of the Prodigal Son. At that time, the audience was enthusiastic and sang 1 1 with Samuel Hui.
This year, Samuel Hui also held concerts of the same nature in Foshan and Singapore.
20 10/6/ 14 held a concert at Century Lotus Sports Center in Foshan, Guangdong.
20 10/6/26 solo concert at Singapore Expo.
20 1 1/7/2 Singapore Sentosa held a concert.
20 1 1 centenary of the university of hong kong. Samuel Hui, an alumnus, specially composed a song "Unity of Knowledge and Action" for his alma mater. The song "Know Me with Virtue" was performed in the centennial dinner held on 2011218, and received enthusiastic response from all walks of life.
On 20 1 1/8/6, a concert of our department was held in Aberdeen, Guangzhou, where Samuel Hui sang the episode of the film "Xiaojie in Chinatown" made when he first debuted.
On Wednesday, February 8th, 20 12, Sam returned to his alma mater, HKU, with his eldest son, Xi L, to participate in "Show Virtue: Sky in Sam" to talk about music culture, and sang many golden songs live.
2012/4/13-16 held four solo concerts in Hong Kong Red Pavilion.
20 12/5/25 held two concerts at Genting Star Theater. Due to the enthusiastic response, another game was held on the 26th.
20 13/04/27 held a 1 solo concert in Macau Golden Art Complex.
Film and television course
1973- 1993, Samuel Hui starred in 22 films, which can be roughly divided into four stages:
Early movies
Samuel Hui Pictures (9)
It refers to the four films, Xiaojie on the Road, Xiaojie Screaming in Chinatown, Dragon Tiger King Kong and No.1 Scholar, which set foot in the film industry in 73-74. In fact, the main reason why Jiahe signed Samuel Hui was to fight against Xiao, because his brother Xu Guanwen made several well-known masterpieces in Xiao, such as The Great Warlord. When Jiahe saw it, he only recruited Samuel Hui, a famous musician at that time. At first, it was not reused. "Little Hero on the Road" and "Little Hero in Chinatown" mainly talk about a pair of homeless orphans who won people's respect by virtue of their intelligence and sense of justice. They took the comedy route, so they also achieved good results at the box office, ranking in the top ten of their time. Samuel Hui is the second protagonist, and his performance is still immature, far from being the protagonist Lingfeng ShangGuan. "Dragon Tiger King Kong" is an action movie with an old-fashioned plot design and is not very attractive. The only thing that can attract people's attention is the first cooperation between Samuel Hui and Zhang Aijia. "Chutou No.1 Scholar" is the only movie that can arouse people's appetite in this period. For the first time, Samuel Hui starred in Iron and Steel, vividly playing a liar with a sense of justice, and achieved good box office results, ranking sixth in 1974. Throughout his early films, he mainly honed his acting skills and basically shaped his own film route-comedy.
Peak period, 1
The films of this period are five films co-starred by Xu Shi brothers (Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanying and Samuel Hui), Ghost Horse and Double Star, Crazy Money, Half a catty, Sales Contract and Modern Bodyguard. At the beginning of 1974, Xu Guanwen turned to Jiahe because he was dissatisfied with Shao Yifu's neglect of his script. His first work, Ghost and Horse, was like a blockbuster, which shocked the Hong Kong film industry. This film mainly describes Xu Guanwen and Samuel Hui who make a living by gambling, and there are many funny and fighting plots in the middle. At that time, Hong Kong people were not rich.
six of one and half a dozen of the other
So, the story of making a fortune by gambling just catered to the psychology of many people at that time, and the box office was a total victory, breaking the highest record of Hong Kong movies, which was twice as high as the second highest box office movies of that year. The style of the film is lively and lively, and it is quite interesting to shoot, full of jokes, dramatic conflicts and no silence. It was one of the few successful comedy productions in Hong Kong and Taiwan at that time. In terms of characterization, this film has changed the image that comedy characters are too ugly in the past. The liar played by Xu Guanwen and the little liar played by Samuel Hui are basically the same as ordinary people. When these two diametrically opposed characters are paired together, there will naturally be many conflicts and interesting things ... Because of the great success of Ghost Horse and Double Star, the Xu Shi brothers released Crazy Money the next year, which is still a funny story about cheating, but the location is changed to a mental hospital. Although this movie is also the highest-grossing movie of 1975, I personally think it is the worst movie of the Xu brothers. It is estimated that because of the short time and hasty release, Samuel Hui plays a male nurse in the film. Perhaps because Crazy Money didn't succeed as expected, Xu Shi Brothers made great efforts to interpret a film of great significance in the history of Hong Kong movies, which ranked second among the 100 films in the last century, second only to The True Color of Heroes. Xu Guanwen's vitriol, Samuel Hui's honesty and bravery, and Xu Guanying's stupidity combine to make people laugh. The story of a detective agency is regarded as the most satirical film in Hong Kong in the 20th century. Samuel Hui's performance is excellent, comparable to that of Xu Guanwen. Since he entered the film industry, Xu Guanwen has been a blockbuster, known as the "cold-faced comedian" and the first winner of the Academy Award, so it is very rare. The hilarious scene of "Half a catty" and the theme song of the same name sung by Samuel Hui naturally achieved great success, breaking the highest box office record created by "Ghost Horse". It also set off an upsurge in Japan, and 1979 set a new box office record when it was released. In a word, Half a catty is a landmark film of the Xu brothers, which makes Samuel Hui the hottest superstar in music and film. After almost the same amount of money, the Hsu brothers collaborated on two films, Sales Contract and Modern Bodyguard, which exposed the ruthless and exploitative nature of TV stations. Because Xu Guanwen and Samuel Hui hosted many programs on TV in their early years, they naturally acted with ease, and they were also the most popular movies of the year. Modern Bodyguard is the last film of Xu Shi Brothers in that period, with Xu Guanwu (Xu Guanwen's younger brother) as the executive director and the only film of Xu Shi Brothers. The rhythm is obviously faster than the first four films, which may be the main difference between the films in the 1970 s and 1980 s, and also broke the highest box office of Hong Kong films. I think there are several reasons for the great success of Xu Shi's films: (1) the success of characterization. In the five films, the three brothers have distinct personalities and are close to the public, and there is no obvious distinction between good people and bad people. (2) The satirical plots, although all funny films, have * * * sounds with people's lives at that time, reflecting the inner voices of many people. (3) Classical music. Samuel Hui has a great influence in the music industry and is known as the "God of Songs". Therefore, before each film is released, Samuel Hui will release an album of the same name, and the theme song will be sung in the street, and the film will be released, which is a natural success. The five films of the Xu brothers were the highest-grossing films of the year, and three of them broke the box office record. It can be said that the Xu Shi brothers are the golden signboard and the pillar of Jiahe.
Peak period 2
Divine state
1982, Samuel Hui left Jiahe and his brother Xu Guanwen to join the newly established New Art City Film Company with a sky-high salary of 2 million (it is said that HK$ 500,000 could buy the Mid-Levels 1000-foot mansion that year), and started another brilliant experience! The first film "Best Partner" made New Art City a film company that can compete with Shaw and Jiahe. The original idea of "Best Partner" came from Hollywood 007 series, because Mai Jia, the star of the film, once served as an assistant director in a 007 film, and he was deeply impressed by the romantic spy in the film. After returning to Hong Kong, he outlined the theme of "Best Partner". Originally, I wanted Chow Yun Fat to play the role of "King Kong", but because of the schedule and Fage's reputation as a "box office poison" at that time, I spent a lot of money to use a more appealing Samuel Hui. In the film, Samuel Hui plays the diamond thief, the bald detective in Mai Jia, and the men and women in Zhang Aijia. In addition, the funny plot, gripping scenes and the use of high technology have won numerous praises for the film, with a box office of more than 26 million. The number of visitors reached 2.6 million (there were 5 million people in Hong Kong at that time), which is also the highest so far. The introduction of modern elements is the main reason for the success of this film. Thrilling racing cars, tightrope walking, more lively and funny plots and western-style film packaging techniques all attracted the audience at that time. Due to the unprecedented success of the film, * * * made five sequels in the 1980s, namely, The Devil of Best Partner, The Bald Detective of Best Partner, The Secret Order of the Queen of Best Partner, The Thousand Miles Rescue of Poor Women by Best Partner and The Terracotta Warriors of Best Partner. The first two films were the box office champions of the year, and The Secret Order of the Queen also broke the box office record of the best partner, and the last two films were also in the top ten. Therefore, The Best Partner series is the most successful series in the history of Hong Kong movies, while Five Lucky Stars and Never Give Up are inferior. Besides "Best Partner" series, Samuel Hui also made five films: New Art City, Family Portrait, Working Emperor, Legend of Wesley, the legendary swordsman and Flying Dragon in Red Square. I think Family Portrait is the best film in New Art City except Best Partner. This is a comedy of people with a sense of humor. I was deeply impressed by the stupidity of Shi Tian's grandfather and child star, and ranked fourth at the box office in 1984. The working emperor is a typical old-fashioned plot in which rich women fall in love with migrant workers. However, under the excellent performances of Samuel Hui, Tsui Hark, teddy robin and Joey Wong, it is still very interesting. At that time, Joey Wong had just made his debut, and he was highly appreciated and strongly supported by Samuel Hui. 1987, they collaborated on The Legend of Wesley. The Legend of Wesley is a film that New Art City invested heavily in that year. It bought the copyright from Wesley and went to Egypt and Nepal for location shooting. It wants to be very different, but there is a big episode. While filming in Nepal, Samuel Hui suddenly fell into a coma in the hotel, and was later diagnosed with mountain sickness, so the filming had to be abandoned. Fortunately, most of the film has been filmed, and Samuel Hui recovered after half a year. But after all, not all the filming has been completed, and there is a big gap between the box office results and expectations. The legendary swordsman and Flying Dragon in Red Square are action films made in the early 1990s. In the late 1980s, there was a martial arts craze, and Samuel Hui also appeared in costume for the first time, playing his brother Ling Huchong in the legendary swordsman. The story of the film itself did not leave a deep impression on people, but the theme song "A Laughter by the Sea" spread all over the country with a simple and heroic melody and became a classic of martial arts songs. Flying Dragon in Red Square is set in the Soviet Union, with many stars such as Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi and Loretta Lee. This is a very good modern action film. During the eight years in New Art City, Samuel Hui has played a great role in the rise and development of New Art City. At the same time, due to the innovation and dedication of the new art city filmmakers, his film career has reached its peak!
Late film
In the early 1990s, Huang Baiming, Shi Tian, Mai Jia and others gradually deepened their differences in movies, which led to the disintegration of the New Art City. Samuel Hui also left the New Art City to co-produce the film "A New Half-catty" with Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanying. However, the reunion of the three brothers after ten years did not bring many surprises to people, although the film also added a lot of modern flavor, such as the ubiquitous paparazzi and gambling with special functions (imitating gamblers), probably because the audience was used to Stephen Chow's nonsense, and the film did not see a big breakthrough. I don't need to say more about the popularity of Huatian's happy birthday. Most of my friends have also seen this nonsense New Year film with a lot of stars. This is Samuel Hui's last new attempt in movies, from orthodox comedy to nonsense performance. The Water Margin is the last film starring Samuel Hui. This sequel to "Happy Wedding in Huatian" is a low-cost production, with a general sense of humor and low popularity. In fact, the last three films have achieved good box office, but they always give people a feeling of declining. This may be the entertainment circle. There are no winners forever.
This is 22 films starring Samuel Hui. In addition, in 2000, at the invitation of Huang Baiming, Samuel Hui, who had retired for many years, returned to Dashan and participated in the filming of The Big Winner, which was also Huang Baiming's New Year film in the Millennium. Nicholas Tse, Joey Yung, Alec Su, Ruby Lin, Wu Chenjun and other new stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan starred, and Samuel Hui also made a special performance. There were only a few shots, which disappointed many fans. In his early years, Samuel Hui also made guest appearances in the movies Cold Money and Chicken Calls Duck.
Samuel Hui
Throughout Samuel Hui's films, there are the following characteristics:
1. Comedy+action, covering almost all his film types. He has never tried drama and his acting skills are limited.
2. High box office. Among his few films, there are eight annual box office champions and five box office records, which can be said to be perfect entertainment films.
3. There are always good partners around, such as Xu Guanwen, Mai Jia, Shi Tian and teddy robin. It can be said that he is very lucky. It is these excellent partners that make his films always look so excellent.
4. The successful use of music, Samuel Hui, who has the reputation of "God of Songs", has performed the theme songs of almost all his films, and has also produced some film music, all of which have been successful.