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What is a gangster?

"Young and Dangerous" is popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong, that is, those gangsters, who first became popular in a series of films "Young and Dangerous" adapted from a Hong Kong cartoon, especially among young people.

A unique word in Cantonese originally meant cunning and shrewdness, and later it was extended to refer to some teenagers with strange behaviors.

Many "young and dangerous people" have their own families or gangs. These organizations are called societies (such as "Hong Xing" and "East Star" in Young and Dangerous).

The Association appeared not only in Hongkong, but also in Chinese mainland.

But the word "young man" composed of "old and confused" and "young man" is derogatory. Most of these young people were born in broken, poor and indulgent families. Just like the five protagonists in the film, such as Chen Haonan and Pheasant, they were all born in slums with mixed fish and dragons and filled with smoke. In this bad environment, they are bound to get into bad habits. Therefore, those who approach the ink are black, blindly enter the rivers and lakes, and become young and dangerous people. This kind of group has the following characteristics: decadent and indulgent lifestyle, anti-social traditional behavior, vulgar language, impulsive personality and illegal organization that forces young people. Some of them, both men and women, play truant, play truant, smoke, drink, fight, bar, disco, take illegal soft and hard drugs, and sell illegal goods, which has become a headache for parents, schools and society.

Movies:

The gangster series has the following seven parts: People in Jianghu, Raptors Crossing the River, Absolute Monarch, Invincible, Dragon Entering Dragon, Winner is King, Kowloon Ice House. In addition, there are the following films as special editions of Young Men: Pheasant Story, Thirteen Sisters of Red Star, Large Allen of Red Star, Prince of Red Star, Flying Man in Mong Kok, Teenage Heart and Goodbye to Young Men.