Once Blasted by Wong Jing to Get Out of the Entertainment Industry 'Will Prove Myself to Him'

Keung To was once harshly criticized by director Wong Jing. On April 11, Wong Jing suddenly posted on Weibo, firing shots: “Hong Kong top star? Are you really not insane? Fat, a joke, not even ‘singing and dancing’. You’re killing me, Hong Kong top star! Please, I beg you, get out of the entertainment circle.” He attached a photo showing the streets of Hong Kong covered with promotional boards celebrating Keung To’s birthday. Although Keung To’s birthday is on the 30th, it feels like the whole of April is his birthday month, with all of Hong Kong celebrating him. The next day, Keung To uploaded a video to social media forcing a smile, with the three characters “得啖笑” (meaning “can only laugh it off”), hinting at a possible response to Wong Jing.

Hong Kong’s Annual “Keung To Day”

Wong Jing later added, “He’s not wrong, the problem is the crazy capital and housewife fans behind him,” and gave examples that Hong Kong’s top stars used to be Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Jacky Cheung, but now such standards are upheld as top-tier. “No wonder 1.3 billion people in China laugh at Hong Kong and consider the Hong Kong entertainment industry dead!”

On May 29, Keung To obliquely mentioned the “Mr. Wong incident”. He admitted he did feel uncomfortable in his heart, but would also try to see it from another perspective, believing perhaps the other party meant well. “I have a very ‘chuunibyou’ (middle school syndrome) mentality. I will remember it, and hope that one day I can prove myself to him. Many times, letting go or ignoring others’ opinions isn’t so easy, because new problems always arise. Even if you let go this time, you might not be able to every time—we’re not monks. If it were the old me, I might have wanted to post a Story, but as I’ve gone through more, I’ve learned better how to handle it.”

Source: Apple Daily News