Lam Gia Dong: Chau Hai My's on-screen lover, was once asked by Andy Lau to stop filming for 3 years

TVB actor Lam Gia Dong, known as a talented artist of the Chinese screen, is famous for many memorable roles, including playing the role of Chau Hai My - an actress who recently lost her life. Not long ago, it caused a stir in public opinion.

Lam Gia Dong, born September 21, 1967 is a Hong Kong-Chinese actor and filmmaker. He began developing his career through supporting roles in television series at TVB since 1988, and it was not until 2001 that his name became known in the film industry when he signed a contract with the Group. Anh Nghe is chaired by Andy Lau.

He appeared in TVB dramas, including Deep Love 2, and also played supporting roles in the movies No Interruption 2, Ip Man and a number of films directed by To Ky Phong. His status as a top movie star only really began when Andy Lau invited him to collaborate in the movie Firestorm.

However, the peak of his career was probably in the role of Quy Chinh Hung in the movie Three Great Thieves produced by Do Ky Phong. With this role, he won the Kim Tuong Award for the first time in his career in the Best Actor category. In addition, he also participated in a number of other films and was nominated for the Golden Horse Award as well as Asian cinema achievements through his roles in the two most recent films, Wisdom Teeth and Hand-Rolled Cigarettes.

Actor Lam Gia Dong was born into a poor family. When he was young, he liked to be alone. He didn't like to make friends and interact with anyone. The happiest thing was watching TV and imitating a character in a TV series. After finishing his studies, he had a passion for acting, he started joining TVB and his film path began to open up.

Before his success, he joined TVB. He then appeared in the TV movie Passionate Love 2 . The actor also appeared in supporting roles in the movies Infernal Affairs 2 (2003), Ip Man (2008) and several films directed by Do Ky Phong. The actor's position in Hong Kong cinema became known after appearing in the movie Fire Storm (2013). Until 2017, Lam Gia Dong won the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards (Golden Statue Award) for his role in Trivisa.

He once starred with Chau Hai My in Quang Xuong Long, a film that left a strong impression on Lam Gia Dong with the late actor. Malaysia's Sinchew page rated Quang Xuong Long's Great Riot as a special work by Chau Hai My, leaving a deep impression on Asian audiences. After the actress passed away, many people posted pictures of her on social networks and wrote: "Goodbye Tieu Phu Dung" - the name of the character Hai My plays in the work. TVB station also chose to rebroadcast this movie to commemorate the actor.

Actor Lam Gia Dong believes that he is just a normal person like many other actors. He is often loved by many people and supports young directors as well as those working behind the scenes. According to Chinese media, Lam Gia Dong is one of the famous young actors in Hong Kong. He is also known as a humble star because he does not consider himself a celebrity. At the same time, he is always ready to act in films even without salary as well as help those behind the scenes.

Lam Gia Dong also has a rather special relationship with Andy Lau. The two met each other in 2001 through the introduction of actor Van Tu Luong. Since then, Lam Gia Dong signed a contract with the artist management company founded by Andy Lau and became an actor under him. .

One time, Andy Lau called Lam Gia Dong and said: "Please stop acting for 3 years. I will still pay you for money problems, but you should temporarily stop filming." After listening, Lam Gia Dong felt 'shocked'. He wondered if he was a hard-working person and didn't do anything wrong, but why did his boss want him to quit filming.

Thinking for a while, the actor asked Andy Lau his question and the boss asked him back: "Do you feel happy?". In response, Lam Gia Dong said: "Even though in recent years I have participated in many movies and paid a lot, I really don't feel the joy of filming. I'm busy filming every day." The movie feels a bit boring".

When Lam Gia Dong finished speaking, Andy Lau immediately said: "If that's the case, you should rest for a while." At that time, Lam Gia Dong was even more confused, he thought Andy Lau didn't want him to act in the movie because he had done something wrong and he wanted to 'destroy' him.

However, one day, a friend came to visit Lam Gia Dong and at that time a TV series with his participation was broadcast on TV. Seeing this, the friend said: "Mr. Dong, watching your movies over the past two years, I see that your acting style seems to be the same, is each character role played according to a certain motif?".

Lam Gia Dong suddenly understood the problem and realized that the roles he played in recent television dramas were all quite similar, partly due to his ingrained television imprint because he did not seem to participate in it. movies, thus limiting my acting style, causing my film career to be limited to certain types of characters.

Once he realized the problem, Lam Gia Dong happily accepted to follow Lau Duc Hoa's arrangement, spending 3 years to settle down and accumulate his own acting skills, rather than accepting a movie show regardless. to make money while being popular.

Actually Andy Lau wanted to tell Lam Gia Dong that being an actor is not about making more movies to be better, it's important to have the right choice of roles.

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