[2024.12.22] MICHAEL HUI LONGS TO FIGHT IN A MOVIE

Michael Hui jokes that he thought Raymond Wong was approaching him about making IP MAN 5
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Michael Hui jokes that he is a little disappointed at having no fight scene

Raymond Wong visits 8 audience appreciation shows in a row on Winter Solstice
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Michael Hui Koon Man and producer Raymond Wong Pak Ming went to the theater yesterday on the winter solstice to thank the audience for the movie THE PROSECUTOR (NG POON) and went to 8 shows in a row. The outside world reacted well to the film, and the box office results of the priority release in the mainland were satisfactory. Wong Pak Ming was satisfied and confident that the mainland box office of THE PROSECUTOR would exceed 100 million yuan; Hui Koon Man hoped that it would make 5 billion yuan.

Hui Koon Man played his humorous nature, and laughed that when Wong Pak Ming matched him with Donnie Yen Chi Tan that day, he originally thought it was for IP MAN 5 because he longed to make a fight film. "I have a dancing background and should look good fighting. At first I thought that I could play a villain role and fight against Yen Chi Tan, but I was a little disappointed when I played a judge. I once asked for adding a fight scene for the judge seeking revenge, but Yen Chi Tan was the director of the film; it didn't work out in the end." He claimed to be able to sing and dance. Why did he not become a dance singer in the past? He brought up the past. "I failed. My little brother Hui Koon Kit (Sam) and I once sang together, and later even hosted THE HUI BROTHERS SHOW together. I sang a few times in the show. Later the high ranking executive at the time (Selina) Chow Liang Shuk Yee persuaded me that being funny was enough, and leave the singing to Sam."

Wong Pak Ming earlier covered MC Cheung Tin Fu's song PILLOW TALK, and the video became a hot topic on the Internet. Has he and Hui Koon Man considered forming a new guy group? Wong Pak Ming took the opportunity to promote the new film "Singing is just for fun. Because all entertainment venues were closed during the epidemic, I opened a band room for self-entertainment. Hui Koon Man have been there too. He sang well and vigorously without an audience, so I think Chow Leung Suk Yee made a 'misjudgment' (THE PROSECUTOR's Chinese title)!" Hui Koon Man believed that Wong Pak Ming was very business-minded. Most of the movies he invested in made money, so he believed that his business talent should be better than singing.

The Hui Koon Man starred THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) made over 100 million yuan at the mainland box office. He hoped that Hong Kong films would continue to maintain high quality, and a group of young local directors would make more serious new subjects, which would help attract mainland audiences. Wong Pak Ming revealed that Donnie Yen Chi Tan originally planned to start production on IP MAN 5 or FLASH POINT RESURGENCE, but finally chose to shoot THE PROSECUTOR, "Yen Chi Tan was initially worried about whether the subject matter would be more alternative, but I think that today's audiences demand freshness. Aside from wanting to watch fight scenes, having a story would also be very important."