Cast: Jacky Cheung as Hu Wolf Hui Yan as Serenity Xue Chen Jie Yi as Ning Yufeng
The musical Snow Wolf Lake, created in 1997, is a poignant love story about a poor florist who falls in love with a rich lady. It was performed in Hong Kong for 42 consecutive performances, all of which were sold out. The musical has been criticized as the best Hong Kong musical to date! The version staged in Beijing this time is a Mandarin version rewritten by renowned Hong Kong lyricist Lin Xi, and will be toured on the mainland this year as the best masterpiece of Jacky Cheung's 20th anniversary.
Dubbed the God of Songs, Jacky Cheung has always enjoyed the honor of being the first chair in the Chinese singing world, and over the years, with his singing prowess and charisma, Jacky Cheung has built up a "Jacky Cheung brand" with a special charm. The popularity of this brand and the recognition of the audience have provided a strong guarantee for the influence and appeal of "Snow Wolf Lake". When international classic musicals such as Cats, The Sound of Music, and Ghosts of the Theater were making a big splash in China, the Chinese performance market and the audience were eagerly waiting for a truly Chinese original musical that was closer to us and rich in modern emotion and culture. The emergence of "Snow Wolf Lake" has made up for this shortcoming. Snow Wolf Lake" is based on a poignant love legend, and the story is beautiful and touching. The love entanglement between the music-loving Snow and Wolf triggers all kinds of dramatic conflicts, and the plot is heart-warming and touching; while the music part is even more melodious and fascinating. Due to the novelty of "Snow Wolf Lake" and its near-perfect production, it caused a great sensation once it was released, as evidenced by the number of performances at the time.
[Editor's note]Plot
This is a legend, a legend of love that you will see if you believe in it.
The Ning family, a wealthy and declining family, invites a new flower king, whose name is Hu Wolf, a silent and uncommunicative man who loves and cherishes flowers with all his heart. He is accompanied by a variety of beautiful flowers and an elfin monkey, until he meets Tranquility Snow. At a banquet of the Ning family, Liang Zhi, a rich family member, picks a flower planted by Wolf to please Ning's second young lady, Ning Jing Xue, and gives it to her. Other guests follow his example, destroying Wolf's hard work. Wolf's love for flowers impresses the two ladies of the Ning family, the lively and beautiful Snow and the silent and introverted sister Yufeng.
Snow's optimistic character, intentionally approaching the wolf, the wolf was y attracted by the snow, but also for the first time to open their inner world, the heart of a long-lost love in a moment bloom. At the same time, the wolf often create the same dream, the dream of a red girl suffering from the torment of the fire and struggling, although the girl's face is very vague, but has been hidden through a kind of ominous foreboding.
One night, the snow and the wolf saw a shooting star across the night sky, the two said the ideal of the heart: the snow wishes one day to be able to become a great violinist, while the wolf's wish is to plant a flower that can represent "love", he hoped to name this flower "serenity snow! "Snow's soul is y touched.
The introverted sister, Yufeng, often listens to Snow's stories about the wolf, envying and saddened by her own loneliness, but secretly substituting herself for him.
On another night, Snow and Wolf sailed out on a boat. Snow talked about her wish to study music at a lakeside conservatory in Vienna, and Wolf was willing to accompany her to plant his "tranquil snow" by the lake, which the two of them called "Snow Wolf Lake" with longing. The calm sea looks like a big storm to witness the promise of Snow and Wolf, and the two of them embrace each other tightly in the line between life and death, and true love is not afraid of all the storms in the world.
Liang Zhi, in order to get the snow, used a trick to deceive the wolf, making the wolf think that he had to leave the snow in order to make her happy. The simple and impulsive wolf intentionally sets a fire at a Valentine's Day party, which lands him in jail, and hopes that Snow will be happy in someone else's arms later. When the fire broke out, she was deceived by Liang Zhi that Wolf had died in prison. She is heartbroken and decides to go to Vienna to study music, and later marries Liang Zhi at her mother's urging. The two lovers, Snow and Wolf, have been separated ever since.
In the black prison, the guards, who are bribed by Liang Zhi, humiliate Wolf to the fullest. In his despair, Wolf encounters an old wolf fairy, who gives him some seeds of love and tells him that if he plants them with love, he may be able to grow his "Serene Snow" someday.
After his release from prison, the wolf meets a young girl whose back is very similar. The girl did not reveal that she was Snow's sister, Yufeng. It turns out that after the wolf was imprisoned, she has been taking good care of the wolf's monkey and the flowers planted, the wolf felt life in the regret with a little bit of hope.
With Yufeng's encouragement and support, Wolf regrouped and made a living by selling flowers in the market. Just when Yufeng thinks she can take the place of Xue in Wolf's heart, her mother finds out about their relationship. It is only then that Wolf realizes the identity of Yuk Fung, and the fact that after the wedding, Xue is extremely depressed in Vienna, where happiness and joy never pass through the door. Yufeng feels guilty and asks Wolf to go to Vienna to look for Xue.
On Christmas Eve, at a concert in an open square, Wolf finally finds Snow. She has mixed feelings, but because she is now a wife, she is afraid to face Wolf. The next morning, the news of the murder of the violinist Serenity Snow at the bottom of the lake comes to Wolf's attention. At this moment, the old Wolf Immortal was touched by Wolf's grief and appeared again. He told Wolf that he could use the "Time Wound" to return to the past to see Snow again, but he could not change the facts that had already happened, and if he did not return to reality before the time limit expired, Wolf would be lost in time forever. The wolf thought to himself that in order to see Snow again, he would fight against heaven and earth.
Time goes back to the scene before Snow's death.
Snow flew home from the square and questioned Liang Zhi about the truth of what happened. During the heated argument between the two, the wolf arrived from the "time wound", in the entanglement Liang straight shot by mistake, the bullet into the chest of the snow, Liang straight killed his most beloved person, and fled in a frenzy screaming the name of the snow.
The wolf, who was in great pain, stepped into the lake with the dead snow in his arms. Although the time limit for the "time wound" has expired, the wolf is determined to stay with Snow forever, drifting in the eternity of time.
As the days passed, the lake finally grew millions of flowers representing the endless love between Snow and the wolf, "Tranquil Snow".
People remembered the name of the lake, "Snow Wolf Lake".
[edit]About "Snow Wolf Lake"
★ Brilliant Achievements
On March 28, 1997, the creative musical "Snow Wolf Lake", with Jacky Cheung as the lead actor and artistic director, was officially opened at Hong Kong's Hunghom Coliseum after more than a year of intense preparations, and the painstaking efforts of more than 300 staff members in front of and behind the scenes. Its premiere was a success and set a precedent for musicals in Hong Kong. Its lavish set, moving story and wonderful performances by the cast left a deep impression on everyone. on May 9, 1997, "Snow Wolf Lake" closed successfully with 42 performances ***. It was followed by performances in Singapore and other places, winning great response. in November 1997, the full album of songs of "Snow Wolf Lake" was released, divided into Act I and Act II, containing 32 songs, bringing the story to a close.
The musical was previously adapted into a Mandarin version in 2005, which was an unprecedented success. The lead actress was also replaced by Xu Hui Xin from Sandy Lam.
The Mandarin version of "Snow Wolf Lake" did not stop after the premiere in Beijing, the leading man and artistic director Jacky Cheung led a huge 230-member troupe, 34 large containers of stage lighting props and other equipment, non-stop successively in Hangzhou, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chongqing, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and other cities, as well as Singapore, Malaysia and other countries have been staged and gradually realized the success of the show before Jacky Cheung's performance. Realizing the goal set by Jacky Cheung before the show, "wherever there are Chinese people can stage "Snow Wolf Lake".
According to the organizers, the "Snow Wolf Lake" global tour was originally scheduled to *** perform 30 shows, but after the premiere in Beijing, the response was extremely strong, and many of the small and medium-sized cities excluded from the performance of the performance plan of the audience are also strongly requesting the "Snow Wolf Lake" can be performed in the city. The organizers also overcame many difficulties, so that the performance of "Snow Wolf Lake" in the city continues to increase, the performance plan has been repeatedly revised. In addition, the temporary addition of the situation also often occurs. Originally, on December 2 and 3 this year, "Snow Wolf Lake" will be staged in Taiwan for two performances, but as soon as the tickets started to be sold, nearly 20,000 tickets were sold out within two days, which set a record for the fastest ticket sales for a Taiwan performance. Afterwards, the organizers faced the enthusiastic Taiwanese audience and insisted on three additional performances. Because of this, "Snow Wolf Lake" was originally scheduled for January 7, 2006, in Beijing Capital Stadium for the 50th show of the global tour, but also "Snow Wolf Lake" global tour of the brilliant closing show, had no choice but to become the 53rd show.
★ Unique Charm
The great success of the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" is not by chance, as she perfectly combines the warmth of Gakuyo's popular concerts with the elegance of classic musicals. During the three hours of the musical, the audience was able to enjoy more than 30 classic songs from Xueyou's musical journey, and at the same time, they were led by the male and female protagonists to savor a romantic and poignant love story. The most marvelous thing is that, under the extremely bold and innovative stage setting, the audience in the VIP box adjacent to the stage not only can enjoy the musical from a distance, but also become a member of the story in the play. Therefore, it can be said that the success of Snow Wolf Lake lies in the innovation of its musical form: it is more meaningful than ordinary concerts, and more charming and intimate than traditional musicals. In addition, the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" from the original script to the songs, lyrics, dances, costumes, sets and sound, lighting design, etc. all by the Chinese. This makes "Snow Wolf Lake" the first Chinese musical in Hong Kong's musical history.
★ Huge Production
The production of "Snow Wolf Lake" is huge, with the organizer, Hong Kong Sky Star Entertainment Limited, spending up to HK$100 million on the production, the highest production cost ever in Hong Kong, and more than HK$15 million on publicity, as well as more than 300 staff members in front of and behind the stage. The stage props, equipment, lighting, sound and costumes required for the show*** weighed 150 tons and had to be stored in 15 large containers. With all these success factors, not only did the creative musical Snow Wolf Lake achieve unprecedented success, but Jacky Cheung also reached the peak of his singing career. The "Snow Wolf Lake" musical has become a milestone in Hong Kong's music history.
The musical has always been on his mind, and after five years of planning, he set the goal of performing it "wherever there are Chinese people". At the end of 2004, the musical, which cost more than a hundred million dollars and was adapted from the Cantonese version to the Mandarin version, will be performed in six consecutive shows at Beijing's Capital Stadium. During the one-year season from December 2004 to the end of 2005, "Snow Wolf Lake" will once again become the center of attention in the Chinese world and even globally.
★ The beautiful drama is heartfelt
Snow Wolf Lake has always been seen as a concert with a plot, and the romantic love story between Hu Wolf and Serenity Snow runs through the whole play. In last night's performance, the sky flying rain will be this beautiful drama embellished to the right place, the audience y moved by it.
At the beginning of the show, Wolfie Hu, the florist of the Linn family, made a sparkling debut, and despite the fact that Jacky Cheung's clothes appeared to be a bit rustic, his aura of a heavenly king immediately infected the audience.
Liang Zhi, a rich boy, picked a flower planted by Hu Wolf to please Ning Xue, and Hu Wolf clashed with him to protect the flower. Hu Wolf's love for flowers y touches the two ladies, Snow and Yu Feng. Hu Wolf was also y attracted by the serene snow, the flower of love bloomed in this moment.
At this moment, the audience is silently wishing for Hu Lang and Xiao Xue in their hearts. However, Liang Zhi used a trick to make Hu Lang go to jail in order to get Xiao Xue.
Small Snow, who thought Hu Lang was dead, went to Vienna to study music, and later married Liang Zhi at her mother's encouragement.
When Hu Wolf was released from prison, he realized that Xue Xue had married someone else and became extremely depressed. Luckily, with Yufeng by his side, Hu Wolf began to take care of his beloved flowers again.
But as fate would have it, Hu Wolf met Snowy in Vienna, and Snowy, who always thought Hu Wolf was dead, went home to argue with Liang Zhi, and was shot to death. With the help of the "old wolf fairy", Hu Wolf took the time tunnel back to the moment before Snow died, picked her up and stepped into the lake, and the two of them drifted forever in the eternity of time. Although this ending is very romantic, but full of tragedy, many viewers are sorry to shake their heads, some female fans have long been unable to restrain the tears of excitement, mouth also muttered: "If not dead how good."
★ Lighting and sound shocking
"Snow Wolf Lake" production investment is very large, costing up to 100 million Hong Kong dollars, especially the lighting and sound is more painstaking. Whether it's the stars and shooting stars, or the thunderbolt, it's all very realistic. Coupled with Hong Kong's only AVON sound system, the whole stage is made extraordinarily gorgeous, making Jacky Cheung's interpretation with the two female leads even more mesmerizing.
At the beginning of the show, lights of various colors and effects have been haunting the stage, with a remarkable sense of depth and layering, and multiple projections transforming the entire stage into a dazzling three-dimensional effect.
There is a scene in the play where Hu Wolf invites Snow to his attic to watch the night view, and the two of them sit side by side. At that moment, a shooting star streaks across the sky, mapping from the end of the mysterious sky to the audience's eyes, creating a romantic, aesthetic environment. In the scene when Hu Wolf first met "Old Wolf Immortal", "Old Wolf Immortal" appeared in the sky full of thunderbolts and dazzling white light everywhere, and "Old Wolf Immortal" appeared in a thick white smoke, which laid a good foundation for him to play his supernormal capabilities later. In a thick cloud of white smoke, "Old Wolf Immortal" appeared, which set the stage for his supernormal capabilities to be utilized in the future. The scene where Snow and Wolf sailed out to sea, the change from lightning storm to sacred white light, made people feel soupy, the criss-crossing of lights moved the actor's joy and sadness.
When Hu Lang when he saw his sweetheart died at that moment, suddenly tears fell like rain. At this point, the lights and sound created lightning and thunder, Jacky Cheung's song seems to be more heartbreaking.
★ Jacky Cheung's performance was perfect
The Snow Wolf Lake world tour was Jacky Cheung's last leading role, so he treasured every opportunity to be on stage. In the performance, the "God of Song" has given his best, he will be the wolf's pure, mute, kind character performance to the fullest. The high singing voice, the movements, won the audience's recognition.
The dress up of Jacky Cheung in "Snow Wolf Lake" is not considered to be spiritual, with disheveled hair, muddy shoes, and loose back pants that look a bit scruffy. But his lively eyes and mischievous smile always give people a sense of security and intimacy.
Everyone knows that singing touching love songs is Jacky Cheung's specialty, but this time he showed the audience his strong power with his musical theater singing. Whether he was expressing his deep love for Snow, pouring out his melancholy feelings to the flowers, or putting up a stubborn fight in prison, he used his voice to aptly reveal his true state of mind. He was bouncing around the stage as a sunny boy in his 40s.
There was a wonderful scene in the show when Hu was looking out from the second-floor balcony of Ning's garden when he suddenly saw his love, Xiaoxue, appearing, and then turned around and jumped down the long pole with a slide. It is understood that this action does not have any protection measures, the degree of thrill can be comparable to Jackie Chan in kung fu movies in the agile body. Xueyou is able to make people laugh as well as cry. At the end of the show, Wolfie walked into the lake with Snow in his arms, and sad, sentimental music followed, and Xueyou Zhang's tearful expression broke people's hearts. His genuine performance infected every audience in the venue.
★★ The two female leads are very different
Besides Jacky Cheung's wonderful performance, the performances of "Snow" and "Phoenix" are also very effective. The cheerfulness and optimism of "Snow" and the stability and subtlety of "Phoenix" are brought to life by Hui Hui Xin and Chen Song Ling, whose every move, smile and knit brows seem to be at ease, no less than Jacky Cheung's performance.
Since "Snow Wolf Lake" premiered in Hong Kong in 1997, the female lead has changed again and again. Compared to Lin Yilian's deep emotion and sadness, Chen Songling's wisdom and weakness, and Tang Chan's strength and stubbornness, Xu Huixin seems to be more well-behaved and lovely. Her greatest strength lies in her ballet skills, and last night's performance bore witness to this. Whether it was a group dance with the cast or a solo dance to express her personal charisma, it was as natural as flowing water.
In addition to her beautiful dance, she also has an elegant temperament and a sweet voice, and she performed several extremely difficult "monologues", showing her profound strength. In the duet with Jacky Cheung, Vivienne's female soprano voice was particularly special, and together with Jacky Cheung's thick voice, it brought the audience a sense of vertical and horizontal beauty.
Yufeng is an inarticulate, kind and introverted figure in "Snow Wolf Lake", and Chen Songling, who once played Xiao Xue, has made a big transformation this time. As Xue's big sister, she keeps her feelings for Huwolf hidden in her heart, secretly keeping an eye on each other. Chen Songling, who is good at acting, shows these characteristics very vividly, and is willing to be the "background" in several scenes, silently watching her sister laughing and singing with Huwolf. It was not until Xiaoxue got married that she dared to approach Hu Lang, but her introverted personality kept her from confessing her feelings to the other party. Her pure, innocent look was even more pitiful than Chen Jieyi's version of Yu Feng, and viewers were secretly sympathizing with the poor girl.
And Chen Songling's singing was no less than Xu Huixin's. Songs such as "Waiting and Waiting" and "Two of Her Secret Ideals" showed pure singing skills, and each difficult passage was interpreted with ease, which made people applaud.
[Editor's note]Creative process
◆"Snow Wolf Lake" is a musical released by Jacky Cheung in 1997. After his singing career went through the trough in the late 80s and the glory of "Kiss Goodbye" and "Blessing" in the 90s, he decided to develop a new path, and thus "Snow Wolf Lake" was born.
◆ In 1996, Jacky Cheung went to New York, USA for three weeks to study theater theory, learn to dance, go to the library to see old clips of different plays, see the pros and cons on the ground, and experiment with microphones, as the microphones in the plays had to be hidden where the audience couldn't see them, and they had to be practiced. He rehearsed with professional musical theater actors under the supervision of his mentor, and after class he had to read and study for himself to learn about the history of musical theater, the various job positions required to do a musical and their nature. Simply put, a musical can be divided into 1. script & songs; 2. workshop/audition; 3. pre-production; and 4. revisions. Although the musical was only held in March 1997, tickets were already on sale at various venues in December 1996, and it was expected that about 5,000 people would attend each performance. There are 19 songs as well as 9 overdubs in the entire show***.
◆ "Snow Wolf Lake" had not yet debuted, and its major songs had already been recorded as "Ageless Legends", which was released in January 1997, pre-empting the show and bringing a timely rain to the long-awaited fans, and with a muted fog shrouding the music scene, it can't be denied that "Ageless Legends" contributed to the very desirable box-office success of "Snow Wolf Lake". This is my favorite album, in which the "ageless legend" has been Xueyou's absolute classic songs, "true love, will always be forever" the lyrics are y touched the hearts of fans, "love is eternal" for him to win the annual awards ceremony six awards, in the same year, "the ageless legend" won the IFPI sales award. And after PolyGram's online survey, the most popular with fans is the "original as long as **** you live a day", the song with its expression of long-lasting love for the longing and can't stay in the heart of the sadness of the beloved to become a fan's favorite, and others, such as "how to let go of you" and "hold the snow", is also very much loved by fans, in short, the whole album can be regarded as a classic work of Xueyou.
◆While the HK$100 million musical "Snow Wolf Lake" is in full rehearsal and only three weeks away from its official performance, there is news of a casting change. Rumor has it that Yan Wei, who plays the first female lead Snow, is not up to par and her Cantonese is not fluent enough, making it difficult for her to take on the important role. There was a possibility that Cass Phang or Elaine Lin would replace her, but at that time: Cass Phang would be holding a solo concert in August and couldn't be separated from her; Elaine Lin was recording in the US and couldn't make it either. Later, Jacky Cheung spoke for Yan Wei, pointing out that there was no problem with her Cantonese and the level of her songs, only that she was too nervous as she was a newcomer and it was difficult for her to perform well. At that time, Yan Wei offered to spend two more weeks on preparation, and Jacky quickly agreed. However, after all, she still did not become the female lead. After this, Cass Phang promised to help Xueyou, at the same time, Lin Yilian also said that if you need it, you can come (Xueyou's people are really good, huh?), but Cass Phang's schedule simply can not, and finally, March 12, 1997, Lin Yilian came all the way from the United States, immediately rushed to the rehearsal site, at that time from the public performance is only 15 days away.
◆At 8:30 p.m. on March 28, 1997, "Snow Wolf Lake" was officially unveiled at Asia's largest indoor stadium, the Hong Kong Coliseum. The red curtain was drawn back, the stage was lavishly decorated, and Hok Yau appeared! Changing from his usual playful style, he told the audience fondly, "This stage show is my dream, and many people have contributed their efforts and even shed tears for me to realize this dream. It rains every time I perform, and this time is no exception, as if heaven and earth have been touched by my sincerity." He added, "If you want to call me 'pretty boy' or 'I love you' or something like that, let's do it now while it lasts. When the show starts, I hope you'll enjoy it quietly, don't shout and don't take pictures, the flash will affect the effect ."
◆Xueyou's performance was very devoted, with every word, every lyric and every action soaked with his expectation and sweat. Lin Yilian's performance was also marvelous, she did not have a stunning face but was magnificent, and her singing skills were so excellent that the oblivious audience applauded them again and again. As the drama unfolded, many viewers shed tears of sympathy for this pure and crazy love.
[edit]Snow Wolf Lake group of stars behind-the-scenes testimonials
★ Jacky Cheung: to meet my two wishes
"Snow Wolf Lake" is the heart and soul of Jacky Cheung, who is both the lead actor and artistic director. From its conception to its public performance in Hong Kong and its world tour, "Snow Wolf Lake" is gradually being embraced by the world. Years of energy and emotional commitment from Jacky Cheung have made the show like a child, and as time goes by, it will become more and more mature and internationalized.
As we all know, Jacky Cheung is known as the "God of Songs" in the pop music world, and is also the earliest generation of the "Four Heavenly Kings", who have been so honored, why does he still want to do a musical? In this regard, Jacky Cheung explained: "I saw some foreign musicals, their production scale is very large, and the technology is also very powerful. At that time, there were no musicals in Hong Kong, and some schools rehearsed musicals from foreign countries. So I thought, "Why can't we have our own musical?" In 1996, I had just finished a 100-concert tour, and I began to think, "Can't we do something differently? The idea of Snow Wolf Lake just popped into my head." In addition to this reason, "Snow Wolf Lake" also contains some of Jacky Cheung's personal complex, he said: "I am a person who loves acting and wants to sing at the same time, and a musical can satisfy both of my desires at the same time. I started out with the impulse to do a good job with this musical, but then I realized that I could do more and have the opportunity to perform outside of Hong Kong. Once upon a time I also tried to come to the Mainland, but there were so many difficulties to face in practice that it didn't work out in the end, and this year's world tour fulfills this wish of mine."
The great success of "Snow Wolf Lake" is not only due to the crew's **** same efforts, but Zhang also attributed the success to the experience of "to dare to think and to be brave". He believes that if there is no idea, a lot of things simply can not start, "to do musicals may be the idea of many singers, it may be difficult to do musicals, I want to do the Mandarin version of the 7 years, but if I think too much about other things, perhaps not the same impetus I had in 1997. Of course, when I first started to perform "Snow Wolf Lake", if it was just me, Jacky Cheung, it wouldn't have been possible to complete it successfully, and the support of the fans was very important. The support of the fans is very important. We owe it all to them that the show has some success today. The success of this tour also depends on the support of the fans".
★ Yu Yi: Liang Zhi's badness makes people sympathize
Yu Yi is a drama actor, who has become famous for his successful impersonation of Andy Lau. This time, Yu Yi plays the role of "Liang Zhi" in "Snow Wolf Lake", who is the love rival of "Hu Wolf" and sometimes guest starred in the role of "Old Wolf Immortal". Tse Tin Wah, who played Liang Zhi in the Cantonese version of Snow Wolf Lake, is a professional dancer, so how did Yu Yi overcome his dancing deficiencies to successfully portray the role of Liang Zhi? Yu Yi said: "Singing is not a problem for me, but I'm not as good at dancing as he is, so I can only take advantage of it and use some cool moves to show the disdain and dashing of a rich kid."
Yu Yi didn't just position Liang Zhi as a "bad guy" in his characterization, he also dug into the reasons why Liang Zhi was bad, Yu Yi said: "Liang Zhi is y in love with Ning Jing Xue, and he wants to get her. Before he shot Ning Jing Xue to death, I added a line --- I love you. So everything he does has a root, he is no longer a simple bad guy, which makes people hate him with so much sympathy at the same time, and the character becomes richer."
In the final performance, Yu Yi played "Old Wolf Immortal". It was a challenge for him to play the role with a different voice. Jacky Cheung reassured him, "It's okay, don't think too much, just go up there and play." Yu Yi portrayed the character according to his own understanding, which was recognized by Jacky Cheung and everyone else.
★ Chan Suk-fun: Jacky Cheung failed to fulfill this dream
Chan Suk-fun, known as Mrs. Chan, is the veteran president of Starry Starry Night Entertainment Ltd. and has witnessed two decades of turbulence in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. From the introduction of Santana and other foreign artists to perform in Hong Kong, for Teresa Teng, Fiona Au Yeung and other singers in the history of Hong Kong's first solo, to personally discovered Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Lui Fong, To Tak Wai, Mrs. Chan's "glorious achievements" can rarely be compared to others. She has also been the manager of Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Jacky Cheung, and is known as a "gold medal manager".
When it comes to the topic of how to create "Snow Wolf Lake", Mrs. Chen's answer is the same as Jacky Cheung's: "Back then, we used ten months to do a hundred of Jacky Cheung's solo global tours, which were very lively and successful, but in the future, if we still do concerts, we can't think of what form we can still use. During the tour, we saw a lot of musicals in the U.S. and the U.K., and Jacky said at the time that we could do in China what we could do abroad. At the same time, 'Snow Wolf Lake' has transformed Xueyou. In the past, people wouldn't see popular singers as artists, but 'Snow Wolf Lake' has been praised by many professionals, including classical music professors." Talking about her friendship with Jacky Cheung, Mrs. Chan said, "After eleven years of cooperation with Jacky, there is a tacit understanding, like now when I publicize 'Snow Wolf Lake' for him, I don't need to discuss it, and I can totally know what he wants to say ...... It's a tacit understanding between us."
Tony Chan has brought many big-name artists, but why only Jacky Cheung has accomplished his dream of a musical, and other artists have not been planned in this way? To this question, Mrs. Chan is a bit evasive and sad, she said: "There was supposed to be a musical of Leslie Cheung, when I had my birthday in 2000, Leslie Cheung and Jacky Cheung expressed that they would give me a birthday present, which is a musical, and it was starred by the two of them, and the plot tells the story of the two artists. But then Zhang Guorong got sick ...... "is very sorry, we no longer have the opportunity to see this ideal musical today, fortunately, there is still Jacky Cheung's "Snow Wolf Lake", we thank Jacky Cheung for bringing the surprise.