[2026.01.05] JESSICA HSUAN: FOR HK$ 300 MILLION BOX OFFICE LOUIS KOO WOULD SING

Jessica Hsuan in the series A STEP INTO THE PAST is one of the lead actresses but in the film BACK TO THE PAST she only has a few minutes

Louis Koo and Jessica Hsuan would promote the film in Taiwan
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On January 3rd, the popular movie BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) came to Shenzhen for a roadshow, leading actors Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai), Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), and Kevin Chu Kam Yin formed a "family of three" and appeared. Recently Goo Jai has been unwell, so most of the audience's questions are answered by Suen Huen and Chu Kam Yin. Yet Goo Jai still lovingly interacted with fans such as shaking hands, signing autographs, and taking photos, and was very fond of fans. According to the data of Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 22 o'clock yesterday, the mainland box office of BACK TO THE PAST has reached 1.71 billion yuan (RMB, the same below). Suen Huen said that if the box office would exceed 300 million yuan, you can unlock benefits and listen to Goo Jai sing.

At the beginning of the event, Chu Kam Yin, who played Bo Yi, took the initiative to ignite the atmosphere and asked loudly "Who do you love the most". He was very surprised to hear some fans' response was "Chu Kam Yin". Some fans asked Chu Kam Yin, what is the relationship between Bo Yi and the Lam Fung played King of Qin in his eyes? "We are brothers, and at the same time, we both want to be recognized by our father Hong Siu Lung, so it is very contradictory and complicated."

Some fans asked the leading actors "Do you have breakfast on an empty stomach", Chu Kam Yin immediately understood and firmly said, "I have". Suen Huen looked surprised and issued a series of "In real life?" "Does anyone eat breakfast after they are full?" and asked Goo Jai as if asking for help, "What about you?" Goo Jai smiled dotingly and did not answer. Until fans reminded her that this was a funny line from the movie version BACK TO THE PAST, Suen Huen suddenly realized and shouted, "I will watch the movie a few more times." Finally the creator also sent New Year's greetings to Shenzhen fans, wishing that everyone would be healthy and happy. Suen Huen called on everyone to watch BACK TO THE PAST a few more times, "When the box office would reach 300 million yuan RMB, we can unlock benefits and listen to Goo Jai sing!"

The TV series version A STEP INTO THE PAST was the youthful memory of a generation. A female audience member said that because she loved A STEP INTO THE PAST, she used Goo Jai's photo as her WeChat avatar. On the other hand she has never been married, and her mother has been very worried for her. When she saw her avatar, her mother asked her if this was your boyfriend? Mama was very satisfied! "I'm also very satisfied! Because I have liked Goo Jai for a long time, I have bought a lot of Goo Jai's posters and posted them at home. I am very honored to have successfully pursued my dream today." Goo Jai was very moved after hearing this, and immediately approached the fans to shake hands and interact so that the fans could realize their dreams.

Another female fan admitted that the TV series version was broadcast when she was in junior high school. At the time she was stressed about her studies, but she would urge herself to finish her homework quickly every day so she could sit in front of the TV to watch A STEP INTO THE PAST. 25 years later, she was very lucky and happy to stand at a cinema in Shenzhen and get close to the creators. "Although I am nearly 40 years old, my original intention has not changed. I still love Suen Huen the most." Goo Jai immediately ridiculed Suen Huen, "There is a girl confessing to you."

Yesterday before the TVB Awards Presentations 2025, Suen Huen was asked, "Would Dr. Tung (Suen Huen's THE QUEEN OF TOWER character) attend the TVB Award Presentations? We really want to see you!" Suen Huen replied immediately, "No."

An online survey of BACK's real dialogue ratio, Koo Tin Lok came in first, Lam Fung second, mainland star Bai Baihe third. Earlier pushed to the "True Lead Actress", Tang Lai Ming was fifth. Strongly promoting the film recently, lead actress Suen Huen only came in eleventh. Some felt bad for her. "Suen Huen is the most tragic lead actress in history. Her several minute role even had AI and body doubles, and she still had to run to a dozen or events, participate in a pile of promotion. To be able to achieve this step truly is purely crazy for love." Suen Huen responded, "The quantity isn't important, as long as you are happy from watching I am fine!" In addition, BACK would be released in Taiwan on the 9th. Koo Tin Lok would return after 12 years to promote the film there, and Suen Huen would also promote with him in Taiwan 25 years after promoting the series.

The Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei and Joyce Tang Lai Ming starred movie BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) has become a hot topic in the city since its release on December 31st, 2025. As from a series of box office successes, the film also brought back collective memories for a generation of viewers. Following the Hong Kong and Macau opening day box office of HK$11,299,366 that set a record for the highest opening day in the history of Hong Kong films, and the single-day box office of Hong Kong and Macau exceeded 10 million for two consecutive days of release, the film reported good news yesterday. The cumulative box office in Hong Kong and Macau officially exceeded HK$40 million, and the momentum continued to rise. As of 4 p.m. on January 4, the cumulative box office in Hong Kong and Macau reached HK$40,234,443.

With the movie fever on the rise, the popularity of the theme song "The Highest Destiny" that countless audiences grew up with, also increased, and the discussion soared. Earlier the music video of the new version with Louis Koo Tin Lok and Raymond Lam Fung received enthusiastically response and led to wave after wave of covers and reinterpretations online, versions of different languages and different styles flooded in one after one and formed an unique atmosphere of "the Destiny Universe".

In order to thank the audience for their love and celebrate the box office exceeding 40 million, the film company specifically edited and launched an online chorus cover version of the BACK TO THE PAST theme song "The Highest Destiny", which gathered the wonderful performances of many creators into a "chorus" style video to pay tribute to every audience who continues the craze of BACK TO THE PAST with music. The video contains multiple versions that included "Guzheng Version" by Wood Instrument Teacher, "Piano Version" by Klafmann Hong Kong TV Music, "Cover Version" by Ali Mezzi, "Metal Rock Version" by Damien Lam, "Old School Version" by OK Song, "Malay Version" by Mr LiewBei Classroom, "Korean Version", "Japanese Version", "French Version" by Mystery Sound, and "English Version" by XIXKENLAW and other cover clips and footage. Together they would spell out the touching memories that belong to BACK TO THE PAST.