Looking at the whole entertainment circle in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung is definitely the first person who can make brilliant achievements in both singing and film and television circles. In these two circles, most of the people who were influenced by Leslie Cheung or supported by him later became pop stars, and in the eyes of these pop stars, Leslie Cheung will always be an unforgettable "brother" for them.
When filming Ghost Story, Tsui Hark was quite dissatisfied with Joey Wong's acting skills, thinking that her walking manners and ways of saying things were not very interesting, and asked her to attend a folk dance training class in China. As soon as Leslie Cheung saw it, he quickly cleared the way for her. He slowly gave her advice with a cigarette in his mouth and taught her the details of the performance, which made Joey Wong quickly regain his confidence and won the appreciation of the director.
Although Leslie Cheung, who is 1.75 meters tall, is two centimeters shorter than Joey Wong, who is 1.77 meters tall, Joey Wong still relies on this big brother like innocent girl in front of Leslie Cheung. Later, after they became very familiar with each other, Joey Wong simply called Leslie Cheung "brother", and Leslie Cheung liked her to call herself that, so everyone followed suit.
The protagonists of the first two Ghost Stories were Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong, and later the third one became Joey Wong and Tony Leung Chiu Wai for various reasons. Later, when Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong attended the Asia-Pacific Film Festival together, Leslie Cheung accused Tsui Hark from a distance on the stage: "Joey Wong and Tony Leung Chiu Wai had the lens of french kiss, why didn't I?" Joey Wong laughed and said, "It's agreed that we will shoot the fourth film when you come back."
Unfortunately, Ghost Story will never have a fourth film. After all, many of the old drama bones in the photo below are dead. Do you think there is a soul without their Ghost Story?
Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui belong to the same agent. Before Anita Mui became popular, Leslie Cheung invited her to be a guest at his concert. He also thoughtfully predicted: "She will have her own concert in the near future." Sure enough, in December of that year, Anita Mui held his first solo concert in the Red Pavilion, and it was fifteen consecutive concerts, breaking the record of the debut singer singing solo in the Red Pavilion for the first time.
not only that, Anita Mui sold a total of 72, records that year, even surpassing Leslie Cheung. Leslie Cheung, instead of being jealous, showed great concern for Anita Mui. Once they went to the United States to perform. Unfortunately, they happened to live in the black area of new york. In the middle of the night, Anita Mui suddenly heard someone knocking at the door. She quickly called Leslie Cheung, and Leslie Cheung rushed to the room to protect her before the security guard came.
After that, when they went out to perform together again, Leslie Cheung always booked two rooms next to each other that could pass through. He explained, "She was afraid of the dark, so I put her to sleep before going back to my room." In 1987, Jiahe decided to support Anita Mui, and specially made a play named Rouge Kou for her. At first, the leading actor was Adam Cheng or Wu Qihua, and even Jackie Chan.
After careful consideration, the crew still thought that Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui were the best match. It's just that Leslie Cheung signed a contract with New Art City at that time, and the two companies were sworn enemies. How could Leslie Cheung help Jiahe film? Just as the crew was about to give up Leslie Cheung and choose Wu Qihua instead, Anita Mui stood up and said, "I'm going to New Art City to shoot a play, and my brother will shoot" Rouge Button "."
In this way, Jiahe and Xinyi City shook hands and made peace, which finally made this film history classic. In this regard, Chiu Man-Cheuk once said, "Why can my brother and Anita Mui be so good and so true in Rouge Kou?"? Because they are real, the play they play is real. " Guan Jinpeng once said with infinite emotion: "If it weren't for Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, we couldn't imagine what a movie" Rouge "would be."
In 1996, Leslie Cheung, who announced his retirement from the music scene, returned to the stage. In order to give it to Leslie Cheung at zero o'clock, Anita Mui, who was suffering from pneumonia, came back from India and sang on stage after three injections of tranquilizers. In 1999, Leslie Cheung attended the "Amazing Anita Mui" concert as a guest for seven consecutive times. Anita Mui said emotionally: "We will sing together when we are 8 years old." Leslie Cheung laughed and said, "The audience will be free!"
Leslie Cheung is not much older than Jacky Cheung, but he takes good care of his brother. Their first collaboration began with the filming of Ghost Story 2. Jacky Cheung said: "No matter what, my brother is willing to use his own experience to give better advice, and even take care of me as if he were his own brother. In fact, I am not much younger than him! " What is even more touching is that after filming, Leslie Cheung also took Brigitte Lin and Joey Wong to join Jacky Cheung's global concert.
At the Golden Needle Award Ceremony, Leslie Cheung presented the award to Jacky Cheung as a guest. He touched Jacky Cheung's head and said, "I'm not very happy. This year's trophy is made of gold, but last year I took plastic." Then he went on to say, "You are really rich, so this gold one is for you!" " Jacky Cheung received the trophy and was so excited that he hugged his brother again.
When celebrating the birthday of Chen Shufen, the agent, Leslie Cheung once proposed to play a musical with Jacky Cheung as a birthday present for Chen Shufen. Jacky Cheung soon began to prepare, but when he finished compiling the outline of the story, Leslie Cheung was gone. At his brother's funeral, Jacky Cheung personally helped him with the coffin.
During the eulogy, Jacky Cheung cried and complained: "If my brother can hear me, I want to ask you if you remember when you said to me at a party, Xueyou, when are we going to put on a stage play together? I want to say that I am ready, brother, and the outline of the story is out. " How's it going? Is it a little tearful to see here?
In 1987, John Woo began to decline. In order to get him back on his feet, Tsui Hark took out a gangster film script written by himself and gave it to John Woo to shoot. The film is called "The True Color of Heroes", which is about the soul-stirring brotherhood between the brother who is a policeman and the brother of a gangster. John Woo and Tsui Hark soon decided on the eldest brother, who was played by Tommy Tam.
My younger brother's choice of two directors happened to think of Leslie Cheung. In fact, this is also an obvious thing. If you want this play to be watched, it is far from enough to rely on an out-of-date director John Woo and an out-of-date star Tommy Tam. If you don't invite the popular star Leslie Cheung, it is estimated that no one dares to invest. Therefore, from a certain point of view, without Leslie Cheung, there would be no Hero.
According to the truth, Leslie Cheung is the most famous, with the most plays and the highest popularity, but the development of things is somewhat embarrassing. In order to save costs, the crew invited Chow Yun Fat, who was unlucky at that time, to play the role of Brother Mark, who had few scenes in the play. In those years, Brother Fat was always regarded as a "box office poison", so the appearance price was also very close to the people.
we are both unhappy -- to the sky's end, when the frustrated John Woo met Chow Yun Fat, they were like confidants, and appreciate each other and Chow Yun Fat's plays changed more and more. John Woo even wrote a line specially for him, which later became a classic dialogue in the history of Hong Kong films: "I waited for three years just to wait for an opportunity. I wanted to win my breath, not to prove that I was great, but to prove that I must get back what I lost!"
Therefore, in the whole movie, Tommy Tam's heroism, Chow Yun Fat's loyalty and Li Zihao's evil spirits are all remarkable. Only Leslie Cheung has the largest coffee table, but the role is the most prosaic. The key is that the scenes are changing less and less. Tommy Tam, who noticed this problem, came to ask him if he was all right. Leslie Cheung shook his head understandingly and said with a smile, "You teach me acting, and I'll teach you singing.".
In the end, the movie box office reached 34.65 million, breaking many records and becoming the annual champion. Later, in many Hong Kong film awards, "True colors of heroes" was either the first or the second, and John Woo and Chow Yun Fat turned over and started their second careers. When The True Color of Heroes was shown again, someone once asked Tommy Tam if he wanted to play Hao Ge again. Tommy Tam asked, "Can you find me another Leslie Cheung?"
In 1994, Leslie Cheung was invited as a guest to attend a radio program hosted by Wu Junru and Huang Weiwen. In the middle of the program, Wu Junru suddenly asked Leslie Cheung to name his favorite "successor" and asked: "Who do you think is more promising among the newcomers?" Leslie Cheung, who was unprepared, thought for a moment and then replied, "I think you can pay attention to two people, Louis Koo in acting and Ku Kui Kei in singing."
As the saying goes, there are many people who are popular. After Louis Koo became popular, the media tried their best to find news materials related to it. This search did not matter, and his experience as a juvenile delinquent was shaken out. Seeing that his star path was in jeopardy, Leslie Cheung once again stood up to support him. At a concert, Leslie Cheung specifically said: "I hope everyone will give Louis Koo another chance. People are not afraid of making mistakes, but they can correct them."
Louis Koo is introverted, and usually he doesn't talk much. When my brother was alive, it was obvious that he finally had the opportunity to attend the film festival with him. Louis Koo didn't know how to express his gratitude to his brother, but just sat beside him and giggled. After his brother died, he posted his own article in memory of his brother on his blog. Louis Koo's singing skills are actually average. When he wants to sing or be a guest at a concert, he only sings his brother's songs.
Eason Chan said, "Imitate Leslie Cheung and blend into my blood!"
In 1995, Eason Chan, who was still a university student in Britain, took part in the Hong Kong rookie singing competition and accidentally won the championship, thus officially entering the music world. When the media asked Leslie Cheung which new singer impressed him the most, he said, "I think Eason Chan is good, especially the Happy Ferris Wheel is really good."
Later, Leslie Cheung came across Eason Chan smoking in the smoking area on the radio and said to him with concern, "You have a good voice. Don't smoke. I have given up smoking." On another occasion, Eason Chan participated in a program hosted by Li Yong. When talking about Leslie Cheung, Eason Chan couldn't restrain his inner excitement and just turned the program into a confession meeting for his idols.
He said that he always regarded Leslie Cheung as his idol, and every detail of his brother felt like an artist. I began to imitate my brother a long time ago, so Leslie Cheung seems to be his own "new life" and has been integrated into his own blood. For example, the song "Depression" in memory of my brother was covered by Eason Chan as "Exaggeration" and then it spread all over the country.
In addition to Hong Kong films, Leslie Cheung also made a very meaningful film Farewell My Concubine. He was polite throughout the filming, without any big-name airs. The only time he lost his temper was at a celebration dinner. When he heard that a Peking Opera teacher was often subjected to domestic violence by her husband, he called everyone in the crew and said, "No one can hit a woman like this, no matter who he is."
At last, Leslie Cheung made a cruel remark, and I will be rude to anyone who hits a woman again. Although my brother is no match for this action actor, his sentence really works. The Beijing Opera teacher has never been subjected to domestic violence again. On the 25th anniversary of the release of Farewell My Concubine, Wang Leehom publicly said: "Today is the 17th time for me to watch Farewell My Concubine. I have a very good relationship with Leslie Cheung. My brother Leslie Cheung once taught me acting, and we both took the title for each other. My brother called me' KID' and I called my brother' Uncle Leslie'."
Then he said with emotion, "Farewell My Concubine is the proudest performance of Uncle Leslie's life, so every time I miss him, I will choose to watch Farewell My Concubine to relive his best time. When I watch it, I will feel proud and gratified for him." He also said that Farewell My Concubine had a great influence on himself, and thought that watching Farewell My Concubine was a compulsory course for every filmmaker. If you want to make the film more international, you must refer to Farewell My Concubine.
When it comes to Leslie Cheung, everyone thinks that he exists like a god. While suffering from inner torture, his tenderness and integrity make people feel perfect. In his short 47-year life, all the things he did and the people he helped were finally integrated into the entertainment rivers and lakes in Hong Kong, making irreplaceable contributions to the development and growth of this river and lake.
Few people find that almost all the people who are optimistic about Leslie Cheung are popular, and they are not generally popular. He is not generally accurate in judging people. What's more, almost everything he looks for will come true, which is always tried. He influenced many people and changed many people. Eason Chan and Louis Koo, two people who don't have much in common, have an amazing similarity. They are both obsessed with the songs of the same man, whose name is Leslie Cheung.
It's April 1st again, and it's the day that makes all fans sad. In a trance, my brother seems to have never really passed away, because from the living, I can always see his figure in those days. And all the stories about this man will always be remembered in your heart and mine.