In the summer of 2015, Xiang Tai Chen Lan posted on Weibo angrily reprimanding Stephen Chow:
"Back then, you borrowed 200w from Mr., and you didn't pay it back for more than 20 years, and you took 8 bottles of expensive foreign wine, and you did so much to do it, can you drink it?25 years, with a total of 820w with interest, and now you pay it back!"
Xiang Tai's Weibo posted
As soon as this article came out, it immediately caused a "big earthquake" in the entertainment industry, you must know that these two are famous big names, one is the king of comedy, and the other is the wife of a big guy
Xiang Tai's post naturally attracted the attention of many melon-eating netizens, and people were curious about why there was such a big debt dispute between the two parties, and how these debts were generated
As for whether Stephen Chow really owes Xiang Tai money, no one knows, after all, Stephen Chow did not respond later, so we don't know the truth of this matter
Today we will only talk about how the relationship between the two partners broke down, and what made the former partners become the "enemies" they are today
Causes:
In 2014, an article called "Why So Many People Black Stephen" circulated on the Internet, which not only talked about the actors who had worked with Stephen Chow, but also focused on the grievances and grievances between Stephen Chow and Xiang Tai Chen Lan, and the general content was some of the "unfair" content of Xiang Tai and his wife to Stephen Chow
After the article circulated on the Internet, it was seen by Xiang Taiyi, and Xiang Taiyi saw that someone was "smearing himself", and felt that someone did it on purpose, such as whether Stephen Chow asked someone to write it?
So it didn't take long for Stephen Chow to publicly publish Stephen Chow's "owe money" on the Internet, and directly collected debts online
claimed that Stephen Chow had borrowed 2 million from him in 1992 in order to buy a Ferrari, and then stole 8 bottles of his million-dollar red wine at a banquet, and now more than 20 years have passed, requiring Stephen Chow to return it, with a total of 8.24 million interest plus principal
Not only that, Xiang Tai also wrote in the post that it was painful to cooperate with Stephen Chow, he was short-tempered, he often changed the scene, and he asked the director to listen to him, and he often didn't come to the press conference, or just stood for a minute or two and left
Xiang Tai's operation made Stephen Chow stand on the cusp for a while, and friends in the circle stood in line with Xiang Tai, such as Liu Qingyun, Ren Dahua, Zhang Jiahui, Andy Lau and other big Vs also said that they were not familiar with Stephen Chow, and they believed in Xiang Tai's personality
Only a few people, such as Wu Junru, Yan Qiongdan, Zheng Peipei, Mok Wenwei, Chen Baixiang, Liu Zhenwei and a few others supported Stephen Chow, and packed tickets to say that they believed in Stephen Chow's personality
Liu Zhenwei talks
As the matter fermented, Stephen Chow fell into the whirlpool of public opinion, and his fans defended him, and the two sides launched a fierce war of words on the Internet, and the controversy continued to escalate, but Stephen Chow has remained silent and has not responded to the accusations in any public setting, which further angered Xiang Tai
Xiang Tai posted again: "I'm not afraid of the water army, don't be a turtle with a shrunken head, just come out and confront me face to face if you are a man!"
Xiang Tai's Weibo posted
According to Xiang Tai, if Stephen Chow had come forward to explain that the article was not written by him, he would not have mentioned that he owed money at all, let alone published it on the Internet
Just when the fans of the two sides were in trouble, in 2016, when Stephen Chow was asked by the media about his response to Xiang Tai at a new film press conference, Stephen Chow finally spoke
But only one sentence was said: "I'm sorry, I'm old"
Although this response did not alleviate the contradiction between the two sides, Xiang Tai also terminated the attack on him, and later issued a post to clarify that there was no such thing, and there was no need for Stephen Chow's apology, but he just returned his husband's innocence
But this conflict is not sudden, but for a long time, there is a story hidden behind it that has been buried for many years, and to understand this grievance, we must go back to Stephen Chow's youth
In 1981, Stephen Chow and Tony Leung participated in an interview together on TVB, but only Tony Leung got the opportunity to perform and won the title of actor and became famous
Stephen Chow was arranged to host the show for children, and since then he has started an eight-year career
It wasn't until 1988 that Li Xiuxian recommended Stephen Chow to star in "Thunderbolt Pioneer" and won the Best Newcomer Award with this movie, that Stephen Chow became well-known to the public
Stills from Thunderbolt Vanguard
After Stephen Chow successfully came out of the circle, Li Xiuxian resold Stephen Chow to Xiang Huaqiang's Yongsheng Pictures, and the two began to cooperate, and in 1990, Stephen Chow became popular all over the country with "Gambling Saint".
Since then, Stephen Chow has become a box office sign, as long as there are his movies, they can be big sellers, in the four years of signing a contract with Yongsheng, Stephen Chow has successively filmed [Jiupin Sesame Official], [Domestic Lingling Paint], [Judge of the Dead], [Wei Xiaobao Series] [Hundred Changing Stars] and other classic IPs, in 1992 it was called the Year of Stephen Chow
Five of the top ten at the box office that year were starred by Stephen Chow, although Stephen Chow's box office continued to rise, he himself changed from a star boy to a "star master"
However, according to insiders, his salary has been as high as 8 million, but Yongsheng has always fixed his salary at 700,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is far lower than the level of other peers
People go to high places and water flows to low places, this unfair situation made Stephen Chow dissatisfied, so after the expiration of the contract of [Tang Bohu Dotting Autumn Fragrance], Stephen Chow chose to break away from Yongsheng, create his own team, and no longer cooperate with Xiang Huaqiang
After the two parted ways, the relationship between the two parties was no longer as before, but there was no real tearing face, Stephen Chow broke away from Yongsheng and successively filmed [God of Food], [King of Comedy] and [Journey to the West], which were not very ideal at the box office
It wasn't until 2003's [Kung Fu Football] that it took a turn for the better, and Stephen Chow made 60 million with this movie and won the box office championship
And it was this drama that brought Stephen Chow and Xiang Huaqiang to the point of "breaking", at the beginning of filming, the crew was seriously short of funds, and did not obtain the copyright to be released in the mainland
It was only because Xiang Huaqiang publicly said, "Whoever invests in this movie is his enemy", so no one dares to invest in filming, even if he is Stephen Chow, but fortunately, under the recommendation of Han Sanping, Stephen Chow finally attracted investment and release rights
Since then, the two have never intersected, which is also the reason for the conflict between Stephen Chow and Xiang Tai, some people speculate that Xiang Taiqiang was dissatisfied with Stephen Chow's departure, or that the "asking price is too high" finally led to the contradiction between the two parties
Since then, there have been various black materials about Stephen Chow on the rivers and lakes, such as tyrants on the set, demanding and difficult to get along with, and many celebrities have also launched the "Reverse Zhou Movement" and have jumped out to accuse Stephen Chow
In the face of everyone's words, Stephen Chow did not respond from beginning to end, only Liu Zhenwei responded:
"For so many years, only others have scolded him, he has never come out to scold anyone, he himself is a person who has few words, he has no problem......"