Hong Kong movies, known as "Oriental Hollywood", have long lost their glory of the past.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, Hong Kong films have been severely damaged, leaving countless grassroots film practitioners unemployed and forced to change careers.

In order to revitalize the film market, initiated by the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association and the Hong Kong Film Workers Federation, more than 10 film companies jointly produced this public welfare film for the first time - "There is always love in isolation" .

This movie has a big reputation and is regarded as "Hong Kong's rescue effort."

First of all, it invited half of the Hong Kong film industry, with nearly 100 stars participating:

Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Xu Guanwen, Wu Zhenyu, Lam Jiadong, Alex Fong, Julian Cheung, Fiona Sit , Louis Koo...

No matter the director, screenwriter or starring role, all actors will be paid for their roles, and all box office revenue from the movie will be donated to the Hong Kong film industry to protect grassroots movies with lower incomes. worker.

Secondly, it also has another name called - "New Rich Night Banquet".

This title reminds people of the 1991 movie "The Banquet".

The movie itself is not worth mentioning at all. It almost commits the same mistakes that all "bad movies" have:

The plot is messy, the narrative is illogical, and the picture quality is blurry. It's not clear, it's just terrible.

However, after the film was released, it attracted countless viewers to the cinema.

In my opinion, there are two reasons:

First, its public welfare nature, the purpose of shooting this movie is to provide disaster relief.

Second, its cast includes more than 200 acting stars, which is unprecedented in the history of Hong Kong films.

Shot in just four days and starring more than 200 stars, the release of this Hong Kong film ignited hope in the disaster-stricken areas.

1. The Hong Kong film industry that responds to everything

Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Tony Leung, Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Yu Ling Cheng, Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Gong Li, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Joey Wong, Karen Yip, BEYOND .....

Just looking at the densely populated Hong Kong stars on the poster, it is hard to imagine that this movie will become a "bad movie".

However, considering the purpose of the film, it is definitely a collaborative work.

In 1991, a once-in-a-century flood occurred in East China, with more than 42 million people affected.

Among them, 2 million people are homeless.

As the news spread to Hong Kong, artists took action spontaneously, calling for assistance from all walks of life and raising funds for disaster relief in various ways.

Recently, the charity performance "Selflessness Extravaganza" held at Happy Valley Racecourse sang about the Chinese people's family ties that are thicker than water, and raised more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars on the spot.

Later, more than 200 first- and second-tier actors starred in the movie "The Banquet" for free. After 4 days and 4 nights of non-stop filming, the movie earned more than 20 million at the box office after its release.

In the end, in just ten days, more than 470 million Hong Kong films were raised, and every penny was donated to the disaster areas.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry can work together to perform such a feat for public welfare, which really makes people feel the "adversity and hardship" friendship of the Chinese sons and daughters.

This feast that responds to hundreds of responses is undoubtedly a true portrayal of the golden age of Hong Kong movies.

2. The three major highlights of "A Night Banquet for a Rich Family"

"A Night Banquet for a Rich Family" adopts the nonsensical comedy of ordinary people, without being sensational, artificial or unreasonable.

Due to the rushed shooting time, there are many flaws in the story.

For this reason, the movie uses a lot of gossip about the actors to arouse the curiosity of the audience and make up for this embarrassment.

Highlight 1: The Four Heavenly Kings are in the same frame.

Before this, the four kings have cooperated with each other, but this is the first time that the four of them are in the same frame.

Moreover, for the sake of this charity, the four people all volunteered to star in the film without any pay, and it didn’t matter if they made a fool of themselves. This caused a great sensation at the time.

As the host at the opening of the film, Andy Lau introduced the audience to the disaster situation in the disaster area and called on people from all walks of life to lend a helping hand.

Aaron Kwok plays Leslie Cheung’s younger brother, implying that he will become his successor.

Jacky Cheung plays Eric Tsang’s secretary, recreating the classic expression in "Carmen".

Li Ming plays a migrant worker who dreams of becoming a singer but is tone-deaf.

This character is actually related to an interesting thing that happened in reality.

Before the filming of "The Banquet" started, Liming participated in the charity performance of "Selfless Performance".

However, after the performance, some viewers were willing to pay 500,000 for him to sing another song.

As a result, without adequate preparation, Lai Ming's singing turned into a "car accident scene". Several out-of-tune performances made the audience burst into laughter, so it was a big joke in the film.

Even though many years later, the media kept talking about this accident, Li Ming didn't care at all.

Highlight 2: The showdown between the "Stern-faced Laughter" and the "King of Comedy".

After "The Gambler" became a hit, the former star transformed into a respected star.

In the film, Stephen Chow appears as a "gambler" and plays with special powers.

But at this time, Stephen Chow already had a premonition that his nonsensical comedy would one day be bored by the audience.

Therefore, in the film, he did not forget to laugh at himself.

Using Eric Tsang’s lines, he said that the audience is tired of watching his comedies.

Later, Mr. Xing began to keep trying and produced classics such as "Westward Journey", "Shaolin Football" and "Kung Fu".

Not only that, at the end of the movie, the director also had ulterior motives in arranging a duel between two comedy geniuses.

One is the "stern-faced comedian" Xu Guanwen, and the other is the "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow.

The two started a verbal battle over "chicken heads and chicken butts". The scene, which lasted only a few minutes, relied entirely on improvisation by the two.

Unexpectedly, this funny stunt carries an extremely important meaning:

The banner of nonsensical comedy has completed the replacement and inheritance of the old and the new here!

Highlight 3: Gossips about Tony Leung, Carina Lau, and Maggie Cheung

In the film, boss Eric Tsang asked Tony Leung to greet his two dance partners, Carina Lau and Maggie Cheung.

Tony Leung felt very embarrassed. In fact, this scene was the director making fun of the three people's off-screen scandal.

In the early years, in "Brother Xin Zha", Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung were rumored to be in love, but neither of them came forward to confirm it.

However, after meeting Carina Lau, Tony Leung told the media in front of Carina Lau:

"The person I love most in my life is her (Maggie Cheung)!" < /p>

Even though Tony Leung and Carina Lau later made their relationship public, the media kept making a fuss about their relationship.

Although most celebrities only appear in front of the camera casually, their images leave a deep impression on the audience.

For example, Simon Yam was highly praised for his role in "Hong Kong Gigolo", and he once again played his true character in the film;

Xu Guanwen played the same character in "Half a Category". A stingy boss who has never given any extra labor to his subordinates;

The "old couple" Fei Fei and Uncle Fat never forget about their winnings;

... .

3. People who did not appear and scenes that were deleted.

Don't look at the introduction, which says that "The Big Banquet" has more than 200 stars, but attentive viewers should find that Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat are not on the list.

Jackie Chan did miss the feast that year, but he used another way to raise money for the disaster area.

Chow Yun-fat also participated in a variety show at that time, raised a lot of money, and contributed his own efforts.

It is worth mentioning that there are actually two versions of "Wealthy Night Banquet". The biggest difference is whether there is Gong Li or not.

It is said that Gong Li originally had a scene with Eric Tsang.

However, due to some reasons, it was deleted before it was released in Taiwan, which is really a pity.

To raise funds for disaster relief, more than 200 celebrities are willing to pay zero salary. This Hong Kong film brings warmth to the disaster area.

All in all, although the plot of the movie is easy to understand, it is still difficult to shoot it in four days.

However, smart Hong Kong filmmakers know how to piece together all kinds of nonsensical jokes, and finally completed this arduous task and fully achieved their goals.

At the end of the movie, the scene of everyone sitting together and eating food stalls on the street has a unique flavor.

Unfortunately, after this feast, some chose to retire, and some retreated behind the scenes.

Hong Kong films have also begun to decline...