Recently, the program “Wang Jing laughs at the world” by producer and director Wang Jing has caused a stir in public opinion when revealing many secrets about Stephen Chow – “comedy king” of Hong Kong showbiz. One of the most surprising pieces of information is that Stephen Chow had plastic surgery to improve his appearance.
According to Wong Jing, when he was young, Stephen Chow secretly had double eyelid surgery to have a more perfect appearance. At that time, cosmetic surgery for men was not widely accepted, making the actor very shy and embarrassed. To keep it a secret, he moved into his girlfriend’s house, did not dare to go out for many weeks, and had to rely on his girlfriend to help with all his activities. The actor’s girlfriend had to go to work and take care of his daily meals.
Stephen Chow and his bad habit of “stabbing his colleagues in the back”
Not only stopping at cosmetic secrets, Wong Jing also shared about Stephen Chow’s annoying personality and his need to control everything. On the set of “The Deer and the Cauldron: Cult of the Dragon” (1992), Stephen Chow once shouted directly at Wong Jing, making him very angry.
Stephen Chow was also unhappy with the salary distribution in the project “Young Bruce Lee”. Initially, the actor agreed to play the lead role because he was a fan of Bruce Lee, but later became uncomfortable when he heard about the salary distribution. Wong Jing recalled that the “Kung Fu Hustle” actor wanted to receive a larger share of the more than 8 million HKD (more than 1 million USD) they were paid. Although Stephen Chow made concessions that time, the conflict still could not be resolved.
“King of Comedy” Stephen Chow makes his colleagues admire his talent. Photo: Sina.
The relationship between Stephen Chow and Wong Jing The tension became even more intense after the movie “The Con 2000”. Wong Jing said that he paid up to 10 million HKD (more than 1.2 million USD) to Stephen Chow to act for only 7 days, but the actor had an uncooperative attitude.
“At that time, he told me that he was short of money so he agreed. But when he arrived at the set, he was uncooperative. I have been unhappy with him since 1992, but I have been patient for many years. I have never been so angry. I said: ‘Tinh, if we are still good friends, why did you do this? I have been patient with you too much, if you don’t want to act, then leave immediately, we don’t need to cooperate in the future.’ In the end, he did not respond and went into the dressing room and left. We have not been in contact since then,” said Vuong Tinh.
Since then, the two have lost contact and Wong Jing often criticizes Stephen Chow in the media. He even joined hands with the couple Xiang Huaqiang to ban Stephen Chow from broadcasting.
However, Wong Jing also admitted that Stephen Chow is a genius actor. Works such as “Tang Bo Hu, Diem Thu Huong” and “Tay Du Ky” all prove Stephen Chow’s outstanding talent. However, his personality of valuing money and not being afraid to “stab his friends in the back” caused Stephen Chow to lose many good relationships in the entertainment industry.
Wong Jing and Stephen Chow have many successful collaborations, but the two have “turned their backs” on each other in the Chinese entertainment industry. Photo: Sina.
Wong Jing believes that whoever wants to be friends with Stephen Chow must be someone who has nothing to do with the actor’s interests, such as Kok Tak-Chiu. When Wang Zihan’s daughter asked Wong Jing if she wanted to make peace with Stephen Chow, Wong Jing said that she had many friends, but only considered “King of Hong Kong Comedy” is a normal person.
“Dad witnessed Stephen Chow from being an ordinary person to becoming a celebrity. That has always been his desire. But dad knows Stephen Chow very well, so he is a bit afraid of dad,” Vuong Tinh told his daughter.