A recent online article praising Stephen Chow (周星馳) hinted at film producer Charles Heung (向華強) as a triad. Charles’ wife, Tiffany Chan (陳嵐), believed Stephen may be the instigator behind the article and was outraged by the contents. After revealing Stephen’s questionable ethics, Tiffany said, “If Stephen is really not responsible for this, he should come out to clarify the matter!” According to the article, Stephen’s immigration application to Canada from 1993 to 1996 was rejected by authorities due to his boss Charles Heung’s triad background. Tiffany defended Charles’ reputation as he was able to turn China Star Entertainment Ltd into a publicly traded corporation in 1997. Tiffany said, “If Charles were a triad, the Hong Kong government would have taken him down. Mainland authorities do not tolerate triads!” She further argued that more than 100 celebrities have filmed for China Star and some were able to immigrate to Canada. Illustrating Stephen’s unreasonable side, Tiffany said that Stephen once requested Cecilia Cheung (張柏芝) to shave her head bald. Stephen had possessed a soon-to-expire contract with Cecilia and hoped that she would be on standby to film his movie within a six-month time frame, thus asked Cecilia to shave her head to ensure her availability. When Stephen’s request was disputed, he scolded Cecilia for forgetting her roots and that he brought her fame through The King of Comedy <喜劇之王>. He threatened to sue Cecilia for $3.5 million HKD for contract violation. Tiffany said, “But he only gave us a deposit of $5000 HKD!” Andy Lau is Not Friends with Stephen Chow Tiffany also revealed, “Andy Lau (劉德華) told me that he is not friends with Stephen. Not in the past, present, or in the future. Everyone can see how Andy treats his fans, and how sincerely he helps his friends. They are not the same type of people at all and would never click. Mr. Chow also did not respect Andy; Stephen asked for a filming fee of $20 million HKD, but he wanted to pay Andy only $1.2 million HKD.” Andy responded that Charles Heung and Tiffany Chan were the best bosses in his entire life. Andy is upset at anyone who tarnishes the couple’s reputation and would step forward to defend them if necessary. Johnnie To Reveals Stephen’s Selfish Side Director Johnnie To (杜琪峰) stated that Stephen is selfish and lacked ethics. Johnnie said, “Stephen has his powerful place, but I don’t think he has contributed to the Hong Kong film industry. Although he is talented, his talent did not improve the work of Hong Kong films. I admire his talent, but not him as an individual.” Wong Jing Scolds Stephen Director Wong Jing (王晶), who collaborated with Stephen for 13 years, complained that Stephen was a tyrant. Stephen allegedly refused to attend a film premiere and only agreed after the film producer knelt before him. Wong Jing said, “There are no more words left to describe Stephen Chow. He has been scolded endlessly. I don’t want to scold him from a new angle.” Daneil Lam Reveals Stephen’s Greed Universal International’s Daneil Lam (林小明) had invested in Stephen’s Shaolin Soccer <少林足球>. Due to copyright issues, Daneil and Stephen ended up in court. Daneil criticized Stephen for his greed, “There is no one worse than Stephen Chow. It’s impossible to have a business partnership with him. Only he can have [the bigger] profits. Although he is talented, he never considers others’ feelings.” Simon Yam, Sean Lau, Nick Cheung Draw Line from Stephen Simon Yam (任達華), Sean Lau (劉青雲), and Nick Cheung (張家輝) said Charles Heung and Tiffany Chan treated their artistes very well. The stars claimed they did not know Stephen well enough to comment on his personality. Sean said, “I don’t know what type of person Stephen is. When we filmed dramas at TVB, he was an outstanding actor, but we did not have any contact in private.” Creds: Ming Pao
before this came out, I already knew the spat between him and Ng Man Tat. While both are arrogant in their own ways, I think this article speaks very loud and clear about Stephen's character. These aren't just 2nd tier and 3rd tier people speaking about his character, most of these people are tier 1 superstars like Andy Lau, Simon Yam, Sean Lau and etc. Not that I care, but it does paint Stephen as a giant douche! I will still love his old works though, most notable is his journey to the west movies and fight back to school series
I think it's well known that Stephen has issues, but the man is a talent. He maybe be an ASS but he has done some amazing films. I heard Charles Heung was a triad boss a long time ago, so those rumors has been going on for a long time now.
I think (I could be wrong), either Charles, his dad or his brother was involved in a firearms incident in the early 90s? I do think they rose to fame during the time the triads ruled the film industry
ill try my hardest not to remember his true person so i can continue watching his old movies....those were definitely a classic...
I think Stephan has great talent as a comedy actor, but the films he produced as a director sucked!! while his movies did have some funny moments, most of his movies were just stupid and over exaggerated
