Jacob Cheung: “The Kid” has made a profit

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(Only the part about Leslie was extracted) 2006-11-04 Hangzhou website

Translated by Daydreamer on November 9, 2006


Jacob Cheung: That Year I collaborated with Leslie on the movie “The Kid”

At that time, Leslie Cheung was only paid $1 as his remuneration. Since a contract had to be signed, he therefore had to accept that $1. However, as a director, Jacob Cheung also had his own persistence. That same year, more than twenty directors in Hong Kong started an alliance of originality and creativity, hoping that without taking any remuneration, they would film some not-too-commercial movies. Eventually only he and Leslie Cheung had fulfilled the promise in filming the alliance’s one and only movie “The Kid”. Now when speaking of it, Jacob Cheung still did not feel regretful, however he felt sorry for “Gorgor”: “He has put his body and soul into this movie, but at that time, he only took $1 as his remuneration. At that time, that movie had not attracted much attention, therefore he also felt it regretful. This matter has continuously been bothering me until now….” He said that this June, the copy right of “The Kid” was sold to the Malaysian television the second time, therefore some profit was made. This in a way seems to give back to Leslie some justice. “Because of this movie, a company was set up by Leslie and me. I wish that following “The Kid, this company will keep on existing….” When Jacob Cheung talked about this, his voice somewhat choked up and his eyes turned red.