Andy Lau is just a washed-up artist. Why can he be recognized at the national level?

First of all, Andy Lau, as a pop star, is not a washed-up artist. As an artist, it is not easy for Andy Lau to be recognized at the national level, which also shows that he not only has profound artistic attainments, but also is full of love for the country.

199 1 year, Andy Lau had his own place in the entertainment circle. That year, there was a big flood in East China. Andy Lau not only donated money to the disaster area himself, but also joined other artists to raise money in various ways to help the victims in East China tide over the difficulties.

From 65438 to 0994, shortly after Andy Lau was named the "Four Kings", he initiated the establishment of the Andy Lau Charity Foundation to help poor children and the disabled.

1997 On the eve of Hong Kong's return to China, many Hong Kong artists began to emigrate, and Andy Lau always believed that Hong Kong would be more prosperous after its return, so he always defended national unity and told everyone with practical actions that "I am from China".

1997 When Hongkong returned to China, Andy Lau sang "China People" as the finale, which was also received and praised by national leaders.

When Andy Lau performs abroad, he always says "I'm from China" when introducing himself. Andy Lau once held a small song concert in Japan. The fans were very enthusiastic at that time. However, Andy Lau refused to greet everyone in Japanese, and then refused the Japanese songs arranged by the organizers, and changed all the tracks into Mandarin, and all the original Cantonese songs were cancelled.

Andy Lau said: "To quote a word, art has no national boundaries, but artists have national boundaries. I want to say that music has no national boundaries, but musicians have national boundaries. " He said to the organizer, "When introducing me in the future, don't say that I am a Hong Kong singer, because I am from China first." .

Then, in front of hundreds of Japanese fans, he sang China People.

I wanted to shoot the MV of the song "China People" in Hongkong. But Andy Lau didn't agree. He said, "Since he is from China, he will go to the most symbolic place in China." Finally, he chose the Great Wall, and Andy Lau stood on the edge of the most dangerous Great Wall and sang "China People" for everyone. All the staff present at that time were sweating for him.

After the return of Hong Kong, Andy Lau became more attached to the motherland. Whenever there is a disaster, he will try his best to donate money and materials. If necessary, he will also go to the first scene of the disaster area to express condolences.

In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, he organized a performance by Hong Kong artists for the first time to raise relief materials. Moreover, he specially wrote a song to encourage those affected by the disaster and let them know that the strong backing of the motherland is trying its best to rescue them.

20 19 Taiwan Province provincial authorities made inappropriate remarks. Andy Lau was the first to announce that his film "Anti-Drug II" had withdrawn from the Taiwan Golden Horse Award, and then many Hong Kong films also withdrew one after another.

Andy Lau proved with practical actions that his heart is closely connected with the motherland. How can such an artist with both virtue and artistry not be recognized at the national level?