During the filming of "The Legend", the king Andy Lau was willing to give Jet Li a low salary to act as a co-star. What was the reason?

The 2007 movie "The Call to Action" can be said to be director Peter Chan's most successful "action" work. The story is based on the "Horse Assassination" case, one of the four most mysterious cases in the late Qing Dynasty, and tells the story of three sworn brothers. The movie gave the audience unspeakable reflections on how to behave in troubled times from a very real perspective. To this day, some fans even say that "The Name of the People" is comparable to "Hacksaw Ridge".

The movie "Tou Mingzhuang" is very exciting

"Tou Mingzhuang" is a well-produced, powerful cast, and in-depth historical-themed movie, with box office and reputation at the time. But it's a bit sluggish, which does make people feel a bit pity. Fortunately, it swept the Hong Kong Film Awards that year, winning 8 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Costume, Best Sound, Best Art, and Best Visual Effects. It can also be regarded as a professional affirmation of this movie.

"The Prosecution" is adapted from the "Horse Stabbing Case", one of the four most mysterious cases in the late Qing Dynasty. Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro are three actors who play three sworn brothers with different personalities in the film. He is also the three-bit main character in the "Assassination Case". The plot of this video is very depressing. Each of the main characters in the play insists on their own choices, but they also have their own understandings.

They all thought that the world was so simple. Pang Qingyun (Jet Li) thought that as long as he had the recognition and status of the court, he could benefit one party, and he would do anything for this purpose; Zhao Erhu (Andy Lau) thought that As long as there is brotherhood, there will be no more heaven or earth; Jiang Wuyang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) believes that as long as it is the right thing, it is right and reasonable if it is done. However, Pang Qingyun didn't understand the world, Zhao Erhu didn't understand the world, and Jiang Wuyang couldn't judge the world. The court that Pang Qingyun relied on the most killed him, and the sworn brother Zhao Erhu believed in the most killed him. Jiang Wuyang is still doing what he thinks is right, but he can never straighten out the inextricable connections.

Andy Lau's salary is not as high as Jet Li's

I believe many people have heard that Jet Li agreed to star after only reading the script for three minutes, and also heard that Peter Chan spent three days to hire Takeshi Kaneshiro. months, but few people have heard the inside story of Andy Lau joining. Although the three-bit salary is not low, I believe that Chen Kexin thinks it is worth it. It not only raises the name of Director Chen Kexin, but also opens up the mainland of China. Chen Kexin's popularity is undeserved.

At that time, Jet Li's salary was 100 million US dollars, which was even lower than Jet Li's. You must know that Jet Li's salary in Hollywood at that time was 15 million US dollars. The asking price of 100 million US dollars was really not high, and Jet Li was worthy of it. With this salary, "The Movie" was a huge success, but Andy Lau's salary was only more than 10 million yuan, and Takeshi Kaneshiro's salary was only more than 7 million yuan. Jet Li was several times their combined salary, but Andy Lau was famous at the time It's not low, so why is he willing to take a low salary to play a supporting role for Jet Li.

Why is Andy Lau willing to give Jet Li a supporting role at a low salary?

In fact, I really admire Andy Lau for this reason. Although the Hong Kong film industry was booming in the 1980s and 1990s and was known as "Oriental Hollywood", after the 1990s, it began to Gradually decline.

On the one hand, Jet Li has returned from Hollywood and has attracted much attention and popularity. It is understandable to star in movies as the protagonist. Andy Lau, as a well-known Hong Kong artist, cannot bear to see Hong Kong movies and TV shows. In this way, the film industry is declining. In order to bring the Hong Kong film industry back to its prosperous times, Andy Lau is also willing to star in a supporting role.

It can be said that Andy Lau comes from his true love for Hong Kong movies. After all, Andy Lau’s contribution to the entertainment industry and film and television industry is also obvious to everyone.