Why do so many people hate Stephen Chow?

In 2005, he promoted "Kung Fu" and was interviewed by Wang Zhi, the host of CCTV's "Face to Face". Wang Zhi asked: "You are so rich that you can't live an ordinary life." Stephen Chow said that he made movies out of love. , but what I usually live is the life of ordinary people.

Wang Zhi asked again: "You are so rich, will you go back to eat instant noodles?" This is actually a non-kind question, but Stephen Chow answered seriously: "Actually, not only do I like to eat I also like instant noodles and Shanghai Ramen, and I also like to eat steak..." And it was a super serious answer.

Some people may think that he is deliberately pretending not to understand, but in an interview with Chai Jing last year, he mentioned that some people said that Stephen Chow "wouldn't even care if a pin dropped on the ground." This originally described him as serious in his work. Normal people should be able to hear it. But he took it as the truth and quickly clarified: "It's nonsense, who said it?" When Chai Jing said it was a compliment for your seriousness, he happily said, "Are you complimenting me for being serious? That's good."

In many programs, he didn’t understand what people meant. It was a very common meaning that ordinary people could understand, but he couldn’t understand it. Sometimes the host deliberately throws jokes at him that are meant to liven up the atmosphere, but he can't catch them. So the show can easily get cold.

In terms of human sophistication, Stephen Chow's thinking is really the same as his movies, a rare existence like a god.

Why do so many people hate Stephen Chow?

Escaped Xiang Huaqiang, but not the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

In 1995, "Westward Journey" was released and failed miserably at the box office. Caixing Film Company, the first company founded by Stephen Chow on his own, declared bankruptcy.

According to Liu Zhenwei, during that time Stephen Chow did not dare to look directly at Liu Zhenwei. "Hong Kong audiences all felt cheated. They didn't expect that Stephen Chow could still fall in love, and that the story of "Journey to the West" could be interpreted in a tragic way."

But Stephen Chow was unwilling to give in and started dating Liu Zhenwei again. I filmed "The Return of the Soul", but the box office results were still unsatisfactory.

After the two films failed, Stephen Chow had to continue to cooperate with Wong Jing, return to shit, and filmed "The Variety Star". The irony is that "Various Star" did extremely well at the box office. This fact shook Stephen Chow's belief. After that, he made several movies that he didn't like but had high box office.

The long-term poverty made Stephen Chow very insecure. He finally got the opportunity to be an actor. He was afraid of failure again, afraid of going back to the old days. The box office failure of every film made him Very nervous and extremely frustrated.

He would rather destroy his image to achieve funny effect. Because of this, many people think that Stephen Chow is not a handsome guy. "How can I compare with handsome stars like Alan Tam, Andy Lau, and Chow Yun-fat? They are idols in the hearts of movie fans, and I am just an ugly character actor. Once I went to see a movie in which I starred, and the audience laughed and called me bad. People!"

But after earning salary from several movies by working part-time, Stephen Chow established Xinghui Company and started filming "The God of Cookery" by himself instead of working for others. As a start-up work of Xinghui Company, "God of Cookery" has a pretty good box office, and it has created a new path of Chinese food + Chinese Kung Fu.

Next, Stephen Chow was wavering. He didn’t know whether to go to Hollywood or continue to develop in Hong Kong. In those years, when he took on films, he was basically repaying previous debts of gratitude. He was helping to promote newcomers such as "The Deadly Grass", "Lucky One-stop" and "The King of Kings 2000".

And those newcomers are imitating Stephen Chow's nonsensical style, which makes Stephen Chow even more depressed. He feels that he cannot continue like this. Then there was "The King of Comedy."

But the golden age of Hong Kong movies has passed. Although "The King of Comedy" was the Hong Kong box office champion that year, the box office was less than 30 million. The Academy Awards still looked down on Stephen Chow and did not even give him a nomination.

"I think the best thing is 'laughing with tears'. "The King of Comedy" is an attempt. I think it is enough, because you can't be completely yourself, and you have to consider the box office and market , I dare not make it a complete tragedy. It is very realistic to make a movie. Only if the audience is unhappy will someone decide whether to continue to invest in making movies for you."

Stephen Chow originally planned to make "The Comedy". "King" had a tragic ending, which means that Yin Tianchou really died after working as an undercover agent.

Why do so many people hate Stephen Chow?

Soon, the whole world became the domain of Hollywood, and Stephen Chow planned to make his own blockbuster, "Shaolin Football." He is almost 40 years old this year.

Because it is a special effects film, it requires a lot of investment. In order to let Stephen Chow come back as his younger brother, Xiang Huaqiang threatened all the big guys in Hong Kong not to invest in Stephen Chow's movies.

In the end, Lin Xiaoming, who also had a profound background, stepped forward and gave Stephen Chow a hand.

In 2002, "Shaolin Football" swept the Academy Awards, but Stephen Chow took a taxi to win the award.

When Lin Xiaoming’s wife went on stage to accept the Best Picture Award, she almost burst into tears. She said: “Everyone thought we were stupid, but it turned out that we did the right thing.” Later, host Zeng Zhiwei watched The situation was not good, so he grabbed the microphone and interrupted her, because Xiang Huaqiang was sitting below.

Mrs. Lin Xiaoming’s gaffe at that time showed how much pressure she was under, not to mention Stephen Chow, who was singled out as the leader.

When Stephen Chow took the stage to receive the Best Director Award, he thanked everyone who had helped, including Lee Xiuxian.

Of course the first one is Bruce Lee. Stephen Chow loves Bruce Lee, this is something everyone in Hong Kong knows.

"Shaolin Football" invested HK$40 million and grossed US$43 million at the global box office. More importantly, the success of "Shaolin Soccer" attracted the attention of the American Columbia Company.

But "Shaolin Soccer" was not all smooth sailing. In mainland China, the film was banned. Originally, "Shaolin Soccer" might have created a miracle like "Hero". At the same time, all Xinghui Company's businesses in mainland China were also banned.

Stephen Chow escaped Xiang Huaqiang, but not the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

At the request of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, he personally wrote several letters of apology. To put it mildly, he is just like a grandson.

And at the request of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Stephen Chow participated in various mainland activities, such as the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, went to various places to be an award guest, and even served as a foil for mainland comedians such as Pan Changjiang and Zhao Benshan.

Friends who are interested can look for videos of Stephen Chow participating in various awards ceremonies in the Mainland during that time. You can see how depressed he was.

But Stephen Chow is still Stephen Chow, and he remains silent. No matter how the outside world speculated about the reason for the ban of "Shaolin Football", he said nothing.

Later, through Han Sanping’s connections, Xinghui’s business in mainland China was lifted, and then the cooperation on “Kung Fu” came about.

The super sultry Cancer man must choose an Aquarius heroine

Before talking about "Kung Fu", let's first reveal the inner heart of 818 Stephen Chow.

Why do there always appear various scenes of first-love schoolgirls in his movies? Because he is definitely a Cancer man, and it is seriously suspected that he has a strong first-love complex.

The first first love appeared in "The God of Cookery"

Fat Man: "The fans send you flowers"

Xingye: "Who is it?"

Fat Man: “She is a female student, she is gentle and gentle, I have been waiting for you for a long time”

Then Master Xing began to recall his innocent student days.

The second first love is "Lucky One-stop"

The 36-year-old Stephen Chow plays a student brother in it. He has a crush on Candy, played by Sammi Cheng, and sees his first love falling in love with someone else. Zhou Xingxing was heartbroken and turned into a playboy.

The third first love is "The King of Kings"

The name of the character played by Lin Xilei in it is "First Love".

The fourth first love appeared in "The King of Comedy"

He made Cecilia Cheung into a student girl, and he himself wore a student uniform, like a student brother.

In "The King of Comedy", the word "first love" appears very frequently.

Everyone should remember this line, right? "First love actually occurs when we are very young. For example, when we were babies, we saw a pacifier and wanted to suck it. This is also An expression of love."

There is also the rich man at the beginning of "The King of Comedy" who is throwing money around in the nightclub box, "I want to find my first love! My first love!"

Later Stephen Chow went to the University of Hong Kong to attend a lecture and dialogue, and finally solved the mystery of his first love. It turned out that when he was a student, Stephen Chow had an unforgettable first love, and the woman was an Aquarius.

So there is a description by Star Master himself in "One Train of Fortune": "Aquarius is like a bottle with a small mouth and a big belly. Although it is difficult to put your hand in to see what is going on, once you enter Once inside, you will find that it is very big, there is even a forest, and you can roll around in it.”

Isn’t it boring to say that he is already several decades old and still remembers that his first love was an Aquarius. How coquettish is he?

How coquettish is he? Before the filming of "Kung Fu" started, it was announced that the heroine must be an Aquarius

The reason why Huang Shengyi was selected was that she was an Aquarius. one.

In Stephen Chow’s personal public profile, he filled in his zodiac sign: his moon sign is Aquarius.

It’s really life and death related to Aquarius, it’s so boring and weird!

Of course, the actual filming of "Kung Fu" was not because of Aquarius, but because of Stephen Chow’s nostalgia complex.

At work, Stephen Chow is a harsh and inhumane guy, and he is the same to himself.

"The King of Comedy" filmed more than 70 dramas that year, and even his old partner Wu Mengta couldn't understand them.

The high cost of filming "Shaolin Soccer" forced Stephen Chow to be stricter with himself. Even the characters' speech and walking postures had to be shot more than 10 times from different angles. He himself practiced for two hours every day for half a year before the shooting started.

People around him said that Stephen Chow has no special interests or hobbies. If he doesn’t travel or enjoy himself, he is almost apathetic.

Hong Kong media all know that Stephen Chow has nothing to secretly photograph. “Privately he is not funny.

He is very lonely and seldom talks. At most, he only has a meal with friends or goes out to ride a bicycle by himself. It's so boring to take pictures of him, all doing the same thing. "

Doing the same thing is because Stephen Chow has always liked to do everything from the beginning since he was a child.

When he was a child, his mother bought him a white T-shirt, and he was very fond of it. I liked it, and then I kept buying white T-shirts. As a result, every time the Hong Kong paparazzi wrote a story, the beginning was - Star is wearing his favorite white T-shirt again.

The filming of "Kung Fu" was also out of stubbornness. He has loved Bruce Lee for decades, and he has loved Kung Fu and comics for decades.

His love for Bruce Lee transcends gender and time, so he must make "Kung Fu".

Stephen Chow said that the reason why he is today is because of Bruce Lee.

When I was a child, there were only two sisters in my family except my mother. Later, I watched Bruce Lee. movie, "Bruce Lee is a god to me. "

A masculine kung fu master allowed Stephen Chow to escape from his feminine family. Later, when he went to school, the principal asked him what his characteristics were. Stephen Chow told the principal: "Actually, my strength is kung fu. ”

Throughout the several years of hard work in "Shuttle 430", Stephen Chow thought about Bruce Lee every day, which was why he strengthened his belief in being an actor. Bruce Lee didn't do anything for him, but he still missed him. For most of his life, he respects everyone who deserves respect.

Some people say that Stephen Chow treats him badly. In fact, that person should think about whether he is worthy of respect.

< p> When filming "Shaolin Football" in 2001, Stephen Chow specially trained Chen Guokun to imitate Bruce Lee.

Chen Guokun said: "Sorry, everyone, I have to take a break. ”

Stephen Chow: “It doesn’t matter, you are just a human being, but your spirit will always be here.” "

He is reluctant to let everyone forget Bruce Lee.

Chen Guokun was discovered by Stephen Chow because of his similarity in appearance to Bruce Lee. He said that if the star is angry, as long as he acts like Bruce Lee, the star will I won’t be angry anymore.

How much love is this?

When he was young, Stephen Chow learned Kung Fu for three months, but later his family had no money to pay the tuition and stopped learning.

After becoming famous, Stephen Chow studied Wing Chun with Master Huang Chunliang, who was Bruce Lee’s senior brother. In other words, Stephen Chow was Bruce Lee’s nephew, and he tried every means to get involved with Bruce Lee.

Even his rival Wang Jing said that Stephen Chow wanted to make a kung fu movie about Bruce Lee as early as 1992.

That little boy’s kung fu dream lasted thirty years.

He was envious of everyone who had come into contact with Bruce Lee, so "Kung Fu" hired Yuen Qiu, Yuen Hua and Liang Xiaolong, who had acted in kung fu movies back then.

In June 2003, "Kung Fu" was filmed in Shanghai. Why choose Shanghai? Because Stephen Chow thought Shanghai was his hometown at the time, because his father was from Shanghai (actually his father was from Ningbo).

For such a movie, Stephen Chow naturally chose Shanghai. Can’t screw it up, “I want every shot of this movie to be something no one else has seen. "

In the past, the most outstanding thing about Stephen Chow's movies was the dialogue, but this time he proposed to use action instead of dialogue. "If you can use action, use action. If you really can't, use dialogue."

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