On February 12, 1985, the Information Times reported that Liu Xiaoqing would co-produce the film "Hong Kong People in Shenzhen" with Jet Li under the headline "Liu Xiaoqing and Jet Li Co-production Film".
Liu Xiaoqing
At that time, Liu Xiaoqing had already starred in the movies "Little Flower", "Look at this family", "The Mysterious Big Buddha", "Burning the Yuanmingyuan", "Hanging Curtains and Listening to the Government", etc., and also became the first female host of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, already a famous movie star, and although Jet Li only starred in movies such as "Shaolin Temple", he became famous at home and abroad with the strong influence and broad mass base of "Shaolin Temple", becoming a famous martial arts star, in fact, at that time, the film company had prepared several films for Jet Li, including "Taijiquan". Wudang Sword", "Flying Red Turban", "Shaolin Temple Sequel", etc., at that time, the director of "Shaolin Temple" Zhang Xinyan also held a symposium with Jet Li's coach Wu Bin in order to prepare for "Taijiquan", inviting Feng Zhiqiang, a master of Chen Taijiquan, to explain the origin and development of Taijiquan, and the "Wudang Sword" project also sent a crew to Wudang Mountain to collect information, the script of the "Flying Red Turban" project has been completed, born from the original work of the famous martial arts writer Liang Yusheng, which will tell the story of Han chivalry helping ethnic minorities to resist the suppression of the Qing government. In addition to Jet Li, the actors are also ready to invite Huang Feiyan to participate, and "Shaolin Temple Sequel" is a legendary story about the Shaolin Temple sending powerful stick monks to the coast to fight against the Invasion of Wukou.
Jet li
The reason why Liu Xiaoqing and Jet Li wanted to co-produce "Hong Kong People in Shenzhen" was because Jet Li had already founded the "China Wushu International Development Company" in Shenzhen and served as the chairman of the board, and Liu Xiaoqing was also preparing to organize the "Art Development Company" in Shenzhen, Shenzhen has developed rapidly since the establishment of the special administrative region in 1980, thriving, a scene of hot entrepreneurship, and adjacent to the "Oriental Pearl" Hong Kong, there is a good stage for aspirants to display their talents, Liu Xiaoqing and Jet Li were both dreamers and powerful factions in the Chinese film industry at that time Therefore, they all chose this place in Shenzhen to prepare to show their fists and feet.
Shenzhen
The film was jointly produced by Beijing Film Studio and Hong Kong Eastern United Film Company, and the production cost was as high as four million Hong Kong dollars, which could already be called "sky-high price" at that time, the Information Times reported at the time: "The film "Hong Kong People in Shenzhen" shows the development and changes in Shenzhen in recent years through the various experiences of Hong Kong people in Shenzhen, Liu Xiaoqing has agreed with Jet Li that this time we must give full play to our respective strengths, so that "Hong Kong People in Shenzhen" will be made into a good film that satisfies hong Kong and mainland audiences. ”
The director of the film is also famous, is the Beijing Film Studio's Ling Zi, Ling Zi's real name is Ye Xiangzhen, is the second daughter of Marshal Ye Jianying, she directed the release of the film "Wilderness" in 1981 won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film Award and the Venice Film Festival "The World's Best Film Recommendation" honor, in one fell swoop to establish its status as an excellent director in the Chinese film industry, ling Zi also said: "I can cooperate with Liu Xiaoqing again, I also feel full of confidence." ”
Three treasures in Shenzhen
Although later for various reasons (the biggest reason may be Jet Li in 1985 because of the filming of the movie "North and South Shaolin" caused a leg fracture, huang Qiuyan, who had not yet become Jet Li's wife, ran to the hospital almost every day to take care of Jet Li), Liu Xiaoqing and Jet Li's film cooperation plan ended in "regret", but director Ling Zi eventually cooperated with Liu Xiaoqing, Guo Feng, Li Juanjuan, Han Cai, Che Paul and others in another film that also tells about Hong Kong people in Shenzhen, "Three Treasures in Shenzhen". The producers are also Beijing Film Studio and Hong Kong's Oulian Pictures, a film that combines elements such as noir, comedy and love, which can almost be called one of the first Mainland and Hong Kong co-produced Chinese New Year comedies.