Hong Kong Entertainment: Back to 1988, I Sign Stephen Chow

Reborn in 1988, at the tail end of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age. Only ten years remain before that legendary generation of stars fades away for good. As the least promising, most spendthrift young heir of a wealthy Hong Kong family, Chen Sheng brings with him thirty years of future box-office knowledge. He stakes everything on a bold promise, uses his 5 million in pocket money to sign Stephen Chow, and founds Starshine Pictures! Ah Wei, Brother Long, Brother Ma... He brings into his fold one after another of the names that would otherwise have been buried by the industry’s big players; Zhenzhen, Zhang Min, Zhu Yin, Zhi Zhi... Popular actresses clamor for auditions, just for a cameo in one of his films! A top action choreographer declares, “A hundred leading roles aren’t worth one supporting role in a Chen Sheng film!” Ten years later, Hollywood invades with blockbuster effects films. Hong Kong cinema is in shambles, and one giant after another goes under. Only Starshine Pictures bucks the trend! From the ultimate absurd comedy of From Beijing with Love, to the extreme visual violence of Kung Fu Hustle, to Shaolin Soccer, which conquers North America... Chen Sheng not only holds on to Hong Kong’s box office, but storms into North American theaters with one masterpiece after another, showing the world that The legend of Eastern cinema has only just begun!