When Louis Koo was filming *City of Darkness*, he said that the Hong Kong film industry is facing a serious winter, and that lighting technicians, stunt performers, and behind-the-scenes staff are earning very little. He hoped that audiences would give more support.

Louis Koo’s fee was 2 million, Sammo Hung’s was 2 million, and Aaron Kwok and Richie Jen each received 1 million. This Beijing circle group also said that Chinese cinema is in a winter, and urged everyone to offer more support. Then they spent 80 days making a hutong movie, with a cost of 300 million and talent fees of more than 100 million.
When the box office crashed, Han Hong waved her hand, saying, “How could we let Director Feng lose money?”
Go—everyone in Beijing, men and women of all ages, each comes up with 50 to pool together a billion for Director Feng.
Their film-industry winter means that the days when they earn 100 million in just a few dozen days can’t be affected.