I also met Chris (Babida), my old band leader there and the atmosphere was great. “Well, in 1995, I was at my good friend Emil Chow Hua Chien’s concert. Many recording companies offered him the opportunities. A brilliant singer like him should do recording. He made this film especially for Leslie.Īlthough Leslie enjoyed his film career, yet there was something missing for him. However Chen Kaige had put aside that project and he started to produce a film based on a story which had been on his mind since the end of 1993. He was intended to cast for a renowned poet of ancient China.

Leslie had a destiny with director Chen Kaige. Leslie introduced Vincent Zhao Wen Zhou to Anita Mui. It was neat and it was so clear that prolific director Tsui Hark always paid attention to details - music, costume, scenario and also the food. Tsui Hark’s film was different from other Hong Kong comedy. However, he had acted in another Chinese New Year movie “The Chinese Feast” (directed by Tsui Hark) with co-stars Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, and Vincent Zhao Wen Zhou, the kung fu champion from Beijing who was orbited to fame by Tsui Hark as the new “Huang Fei Hung”. Hence in 1995, Leslie did not act in Clifton Ko’s Chinese New Year film. So he hoped that he would not have any problem with Clifton Ko. Leslie said he had never cleared the cheque and added that he did not want to have trouble with anyone especially people in the showbiz. Clifton said that he had given a cheque to Leslie as a down payment and he would sue Leslie for the rejection.

This was because Leslie had to go to Mainland China for a new project with Chen Kaige. …Your fingers touched the strings of my heart and made it sing again… (From “A Thousand Dreams of You”, by Francis Fats Waller/Louis Armstrong)Ĭlifton Ko was a bit upset with Leslie because Leslie had rejected his offer to act in his new Chinese New Year film.

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