Classics are always difficult to replicate. On August 2, 1986, directed by Wu Yusen and starring Chow Yun Fat, Dillon and Cheung Kwok Wing, the film "The True Colors of Heroes" was released in Hong Kong, breaking the Hong Kong record with more than 34 million Hong Kong dollars, and also winning many awards, and was one of the most important Chinese films of the entire 1980s. In 2021, "The True Colors of Heroes" ushered in its 35th anniversary.
In hindsight, this movie changed the lives of several creators, Wu Yusen played a beautiful turnaround battle, the name of Wu's violent aesthetics did not go away, the fame spread to Hollywood, Zhou Runfa became uncontrollably red, becoming a first-line box office superstar, the image of the pony became a career label, and Zhang Guorong also proved his acting skills.
The "Hero's Nature" series was too successful, so many film and television companies and directors wanted to remake later, and even offered a very high salary to Dillon, one of the main actors, but Dillon always ignored it, resulting in multiple remake plans being stranded.
High film remuneration in front of the door but refused to go out, Dillon in an interview to say his true thoughts, feel that the old work is rare, now things are not human, it is impossible to shoot the taste of the year. Dillon also mentioned in the interview that Zhang Guorong's role is irreplaceable, and while completing the performance, it also increased the confidence of the entire team.
When filming "The True Colors of Heroes", several main creators were in adversity, Dillon was swept out by Shaw, the future was uncertain, Zhou Runfa's previous literary and art films were not popular, and were rated as box office poisons, Wu Yusen was even more on the down, almost one step unemployed, but in this case, Zhang Guorong, who was popular at the time, did not hesitate to support this group of friends who were in difficulty, after hearing that Wu Yusen sold the house to invest in the budget, several times proposed that he could pay money to help through the difficulties.
At that time, Wu Yusen spent a lot of twists and turns in order to persuade the boss, relying on Zhang Guorong's popularity as the bottom card, so that the investment could proceed smoothly.
In the face of this precious love, it is no wonder that Dillon is obsessed with this experience and resolutely refuses to accept a remake.