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In 1989, Leslie Cheung stood on the stage of the farewell concert and said such a paragraph, if making John Woo's movie is a kind of enjoyment, I agree, if it is more enjoyable to make a movie with RT-Mart, I agree even more, he is really a super idol and super actor, please give my beloved Fa Ge a little more applause
At that time, Chow Yun-fat was sitting in the audience at the concert, and it was hard to believe that in such a place as the entertainment industry, two equally shining superstars would become inseparable friends because of the filming of John Woo's movie heroes
And the biggest thing they have in common is that they both like to stand up when their friends are in trouble, so when John Woo was about to fall into a low point in his life, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung lowered their salaries to star in his movies all over the world
Wonderful is not only in front of the stage, Nengchen only says big things, hello everyone, I am Nengchen, today I will talk to you about the behind-the-scenes story of the movie across the world
Some people say that men want to watch it once, women have to watch it twice, but in fact, no one wants to read the script of this movie from the very beginning, the time goes back to 1990, this is the first year that John Woo left Tsui Hark's studio, when he and Tsui Hark parted ways because of a disagreement in philosophy, and the once strong alliance finally became a well water and did not violate the river water, but John Woo never regretted it
After leaving Tsui Hark, John Woo's film career began to go to a low point, he made two movies that failed at the box office in succession, and the gunfights in the story were wonderful, but the hero's brotherhood changed from righteousness to hatred, and the final ending was also a tragedy
At that time, the environment in Hong Kong was turbulent, and people's lives were already in dire straits, so there was no hopeful ending, and the audience naturally wouldn't buy it, and some people even said that John Woo was violent and pessimistic and couldn't make movies at all, but they didn't know that John Woo was a comedy director before he became famous
He just wants to get out of his own way, but unfortunately success is not all roads lead to Rome, and the movie only talks about market demand, two box office failures made John Woo notorious in the circle, he took the script from all over the world to find Golden Princess Pictures to invest, but the other party saw that it was a tragic end and directly refused
At that time, Wu Yusen's wife was sick, and he even borrowed the money to buy medicine from friends
Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung, who had worked with him before, also heard about John Woo's embarrassing predicament, so after the two made a phone call to each other, they found John Woo together, and they understood that if they wanted John Woo to cheer up, they had to help him make a good movie, but both of them were superstars in the circle, and their value naturally rose
Chow Yun-fat's worth has increased several times since he was a hero, and the impoverished John Woo definitely can't afford it, but Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung have repeatedly said that it doesn't matter if you're happy, don't worry about the salary, you don't have to worry about the investors, concentrate on writing your script
And the script that crisscrossed the world was placed on John Woo's desk, Chow Yun-fat casually flipped through it and said that this is good, you change the plot again, write a film that can make people happy, you are also happy, the icing on the cake is often there, but it is rare to send charcoal in the snow, after the two left, Wu Yusen had mixed feelings in his heart
Perhaps he should make a movie to prove that he is still passionate about life, so he made the most romantic compromise, changing the brotherhood that spans the world into an emotional entanglement comedy of two men and a woman
The next day, Chow Yun-fat went to Golden Princess Pictures to invest in John Woo, he said that he could make a movie for Princess Jin with a very low salary, but the director of this movie must be John Woo
And Leslie Cheung also turned down several film contracts, just waiting for John Woo's movie to start shooting, so the script has not been changed, but the investment and the two leading actors are ready, in order to arrange a suitable actress for the movie, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung almost begged Zhong Chuhong with a dead face
At that time, there was a saying in the circle that Chow Yun-fat was the most popular, and the most popular was not Honggu, and Zhong Chuhong was that Honggu, Zhong Chuhong was beautiful and moving when she was young, and she also had the title of the most beautiful Hong Kong sister, and she was also the favorite heroine of major directors
But in 1994, Zhong Chuhong was ready to marry and have children with Hong Kong wealthy businessman Zhu Jiading, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung persuaded her for a long time, and Zhong Chuhong agreed to help her friend once and starred in the heroine of this movie, Hongdou
On a sunny afternoon in 1990, the film was officially launched on the banks of the Seine River in France, and John Woo wanted to inject new colors into the film with French romance and affection, but the investment in the film was only about 1 million at that time, and the crew only stayed in France for one month before returning to Hong Kong to continue filming
So the first half of it is elegant and charming, and the second half becomes a fast-paced Hong Kong movie, after the crew is finished, John Woo is very frustrated, he feels that the style of the movie is inconsistent, and it is doomed to box office failure, but he never expected that after its release in 1991, it won more than 30 million box office, ranking fourth in the annual box office list
John Woo used this movie to prove that violence is never his medicine, and the ultimate aesthetics is John Woo's killer feature, he let the charm of the three stars be wantonly swayed in this movie, they shuttle through the rain of bullets but are calm, standing in the treacherous rivers and lakes but never giving up
Three men and women who are not relatives but are better than relatives are waiting for the arrangement of fate in love and friendship, Chow Yun-fat's Azu is uninhibited, and the most beautiful scene of love in his eyes is a moment, so he said on the top of the mountain that loving someone does not necessarily have her to follow you for the rest of his life, when a good brother is with his beloved woman, he chooses to let go and embrace love calmly and accept the end
He is a prodigal son who is more righteous than the sky, and he is happy and happy in time, and he exchanges the perfection of one person for the perfection of three people, if Azu's love is a trickle of water, then Ah Zhan played by Leslie Cheung is love to burn violently
He once lost ground in front of Azu and Hongdou, but in the end he became the luckiest person, and as the only heroine in the film, Hongdou played by Zhong Chuhong has been loved by thousands of people, and the scene of the three of them at the dance party made Zhong Chuhong perform all kinds of amorous performances
Her wheelchair dance with Chow Yun-fat is even more beautiful and smooth, which is eye-catching, perhaps only an aesthetic master like John Woo can think of such a brilliant idea, and now 30 years have passed on this movie, but it is still remembered
But the reality is too tortuous, the actors who once wantonly swayed their youth in the movie have different life experiences outside the play, and the heroes will always be late and the beauties will inevitably have gray hair
Chow Yun-fat, who said that he wished you a spring dream, was already gray-haired, and Zhong Chuhong, who was swaying on the dance floor, was also engraved by the years, only Leslie Cheung, who said that my name is Ah Zhan is a thief, retained his elegance with a leap
The world is flowing with water, and we can only reminisce about the best time of the three of us in the light and shadow of 30 years ago