[2026.01.08] LOUIS KOO WOULD CONSIDER AN EXTENDED VERSION RELEASE AFTER MORE BOX OFFICE SUCCESS

With BACK TO THE PAST's box office success, Louis Koo appears at the cinema to thank the audience
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Louis Koo clarifies that he has never sung "who and whom" in "Destiny is the Highest"

Girl group Lolly Talk members Tsang Mei Yan (left) and Yanny (right) dress up as "Wu Ting Fong" and "Kam Ching"

Louis Koo presents the award to the Best Costume viewers

Louis Koo takes a dry blower to the back of Jessica Hsuan's neck to ease her pain
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BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) since its release has swept all of Hong Kong into its momentum. As of January 5, the cumulative box office in Hong Kong and Macao has reached HK$ 45,454,742 in 6 days, setting a new box office record for the first week of Hong Kong Chinese films and winning the box office championship of Hong Kong films and Chinese films in the first week. As of 17:30 on January 7th, the cumulative box office in Hong Kong and Macau has exceeded HK$ 50 million. Taking advantage of the box office might, producer and lead character "Hong Siu Lung" actor Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai) personally thanked the audience the night before (6th), including the "Loyal Fan Cosplay Audience Appreciation Screening", and interacted closely with the fans who "crossed over" in the audience. He was asked why BACK took so long to be released. "We have to see how the entire film schedule is like. We have to see how many movies are on the calendar, how competitive the opponents would be. If the competition is too strong, even scheduling the release there would be useless. BACK TO THE PAST on a certain level is 'Destiny is the Highest'! Heaven has helped us with this schedule, so we have to properly cherish the opportunity!"

The atmosphere of the screening was enthusiastic the night before with more than 300 viewers present, many of whom even COS into "Hong Siu Lung", "King of Qin" and terracotta warriors. Members of the girl group Lolly Talk also dressed as "Wu Ting Fong" and "Kam Ching" convincingly. Goo Jai stepped into the cinema and was surprised to see a large number of "Qin people", praised the loyal fans for their dedication, and commented on the fans' costumes one by one. One of the female viewers introduced herself to Koo Tin Lok as his wife Wu Ting Fong. Koo Tin Lok praised her thought that she was convincing. The man next to her immediately said, "She is my wife!" In the end Koo Tin Lok personally selected the best costume, which brought the atmosphere to a high.

Recently the theme song of the movie "Destiny Is The Highest" set off a "Mandela effect" craze in the city. Many fans found that the catchy first words "who and whom" never appeared in the lyrics. Actually they were "who beg whom". Goo Jai personally provided the answer, "Where did I sing 'who and whom'?" He also joked that he has also been "singing the wrong lyrics" for many years, and mistakenly sang "Chaos is man made too" as "in made". He did not found out until the re-recording with Raymond Lam Fung, and even joked that he has never noticed it because he has rarely sung this song in public for many years. The audience burst into laughter.

Speaking of the movie setting another box office record, Goo Jai said that he was very happy as a producer and actor. He hoped that the audience will continue to support him. He even revealed emotionally that his original intention in filming the movie version after more than 20 years was to regain simple happiness in this era when smartphones are popular. "Now technology is advanced, everyone are burying their heads in their phones. I hope through BACK TO THE PAST to let the audience relive the warm memories of eating and watching dramas as a family in the past." Goo Jai even said frankly that if the box office would hit a new high, he will not rule out launching an extended version to give back to fans.

A viewer asked if Koo Tin Lok had to choose between Hong Siu Lung's two wives in he film who would he choose? He said, "I too would...really may choose Wu Ting Fong (Jessica Hester Hsuan's role). Actually you can't go on the internet when living in the ancient time, from day to night having all the noises around me would be pretty good. Kam Ching (Sonija Kwok Sin Nei's role) would be playing the instrument. The picture would be pretty dull." Off camera, Koo Tin Lok has paid a lot of attention to his friend Suen Huen. "Hong Bo Yi" Kevin Chu Kam Yin recently posted a warm video of his "parents" on social media. When Koo Tin Lok saw Suen Huen slept wrong on her neck, during meal time he warmed the back of her neck with a blow dryer. He roughly asked, "Is it hot?" Suen Huen nodded, "It's hot." Chu Kam Yin commented, "In this study of warm men, I still have to properly learn from Goo Dad (Koo Tin Lok)."

BACK TO THE PAST not only achieved good results at the box office, but also raised a high degree of discussion on major social platforms as the whole city is setting off a "setting one after another" craze.

Louis Cheung Kai Chung played the role of the Mohist "Stone" in the movie BACK TO THE PAST. A few days ago he shared the filming moments on social networks, saying that in the early days of filming he had to gain weight to nearly 200 pounds for the role of a boxer in another movie "GOLDEN BOY" (GUM TUNG), and then lost the weight during the filming. Becuase his shape of his body and face have turned from round to sharp, the situaton of his "appearance change" arose and he was blamed. "Big Brother Hong (Koo Tin Lok) yelled at me for the lack of continuity with my appearance." At the same time he would never forget that when filming opposite Raymond Lam Fung, he often could not help but laugh. He also said to Lam Fung, "Brother, you are really good at acting and your efforts are not in vain." He also mentioned the actor Chris Collins who played the mercenary in the film, saying that from he fought from the first day of filming to the end of the filming. It was a pity that the scene was "not meant to be" with the audience, but said that getting acquainted with each other was an unforgettable experience. Finally he called on the audience to go and support the movie at cinemas.