Jacky Cheung once revealed that he should never play mahjong with Carina Lau, because 4 people play mahjong, and 3 of them are all out of the world, and his salary has been lost, and most of the money he earned from filming was given to Carina Lau.
On the set of the movie "East Becomes West", a unique mahjong battle is being staged. The starring Jacky Cheung and actors Qingxia Li and Carina Lau are immersed in the charm of mahjong.
Jacky Cheung, a talented singer and actor, has a soft spot for mahjong but lacks good skills. His showdown with Carina Lau became a highlight on the set.
Carina Lau, a mahjong master, is well-known in the circle for her skills. In the face of this highly skilled opponent, Jacky Cheung has been defeated repeatedly. He said frankly in an interview: "I always thought that changing positions or haircuts would change my luck, but in the end I lost to Carina Lau." ”
However, Jacky Cheung did not give up. He turned his gaze to Tony Leung, who was watching the battle from the sidelines. At first, Tony Leung just had the mentality of watching the excitement and did not really participate in it. But Jacky Cheung's persistence and enthusiasm infected him, and the two began several rounds of fierce battles.
Unexpectedly, Tony Leung became Jacky Cheung's "ATM". With the duel with Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung successfully turned the tide of the battle and achieved a gorgeous turn from a loser to a winner.
He joked to Tony Leung: "Your acting skills are really good, but it's a pity that you are not my opponent at the mahjong table." Although Tony Leung felt helpless about this sudden "counterattack", it was true.
At the same time, there is also an actress in the crew - Lin Qingxia, she defeated Leslie Cheung at the mahjong table, which made Leslie Cheung quite annoyed, while Wang Zuxian seemed absent-minded when playing mahjong and was often laughed at by everyone for being distracted.
Big stars often get together to play mahjong in their free time on the set, and this pastime has gradually become their Xi. However, the director has no opinion on this, but he is anxious because of financial problems.
In order to speed up the progress of the work, Liu Zhenwei only spent four days to complete the writing of the movie "East Becomes West". When thinking about how to find the right actor, he naturally thought of his old friend Zhong Zhentao.
Liu Zhenwei called Zhong Zhentao: "Zhentao, come and do me a favor, it only takes one minute of the scene, how about a salary of 300,000 yuan?" But Zhong Zhentao was not satisfied with this sudden "supporting role", thinking that he usually played the leading role.
In the face of Zhong Zhentao's hesitation, Liu Zhenwei could only patiently explain: "You will know if you come first, there are so many big names here that you will be surprised." ”
Sure enough, after Zhong Zhentao arrived at the scene, he looked at many first-line stars and instantly realized the seriousness of the situation. Liu Zhenwei's decision not only made full use of the existing film resources and personnel, but also efficiently completed the production of "East Becomes West" in a short period of time.
During this period, director Wong Kar-wai finally completed the script revision of "East Evil and West Poison". However, the filming process for this work was unusually slow, and Wong Kar-wai took three and a half years to complete it all, in stark contrast to "East Becomes West", which took only 27 days to complete.
The success of these two films lies not only in their artistic value and influence, but also in the unknown anecdotes behind them. It is these bits and pieces of life that make this group of bright stars in front of the screen more real and three-dimensional in people's hearts.
