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Andy Lau Celebrates 40 Years In Showbiz; Calls Himself An "Ordinary" & "Dumb" Man

It's all about hard work.

Andy Lau, 59, is celebrating his 40th year in showbiz this year, and to commemorate the occasion, the Heavenly King will be holding a live broadcast to interact with his fans on DouYin on July 29.

Andy's team has released a series of videos as a lead-up to the main event and the first one showed the star looking back on his long career.

“I made my showbiz debut on an average day in 1981, said Andy, I’m guessing that you know what happened after that. [I’d hear people say things like’] Hey Andy Lau, you’re a superstar!’ and ‘You’re really handsome!’, but have you ever thought that I’m just an ordinary person?”

1 of 1 Check out this cool gif of how Andy has changed over the years

He continued, “There are times when I cry too. So what? It isn’t a crime for men to shed tears. I’m really dumb too. I need to practice for a long time to pick something up. Whatever you see on screen is the result of the hard work that an ordinary man named Andy Lau would put in every day. It’s been 40 years, and of course I should celebrate, though it’s nothing to do with having 40 years of fame. What I’m celebrating is the hard work I’ve put in for four decades.”

Andy's journey to superstardom started when he signed up for TVB's artiste training class in 1981. He shot to fame just two years later when he starred in The Return Of The Condor Heroes.

He released his first album, Only Know That I Still Love You, in 1985 and became so popular, he was anointed one of Cantopop's Four Heavenly Kings, along with
Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai.

While his fans are super excited to watch the live stream, many of them are feeling disappointed that its being hosted on DouYin, which is only available in China. One such fan seethed, The videos that you're releasing are all in Chinese. Where's the Cantonese version? Have you forgotten about your fans in Hongkong?

Photos: PBE Media, Weibo

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