Leslie Cheung once laughed that Wong Kar-wai was out of character. I almost fell from the upstairs when I was filming the true story of punk. While filming Ashes of Time, he was stung by a scorpion. While filming Spring in Argentina, Leslie Cheung was infected with amoeba virus and almost died in Argentina.
The two men turned against each other because of the film Spring in One Breath, which was filmed in Argentina. Due to Wong Kar-wai's constant pursuit of perfect style, the shooting progress has been slowed down. At that time, Leslie Cheung's concert was just around the corner and he had to go back, but Wong Kar-wai hid Leslie Cheung's passport.
In Hongkong, there are thousands of people waiting for Leslie Cheung to go back to give a concert. Before going to Argentina, Leslie Cheung also agreed with Wong Kar-wai to hold a concert at the end of the year, but Wong Kar-wai refused to let them go. Leslie Cheung was very angry. He lost his temper with the assistant director on the set and flew back to Hong Kong with 50,000 yuan.
Many people question Wong Kar-wai's purpose in making this film. At first, he wanted to find Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai, and then he switched to Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai, accusing Wong Kar-wai of taking advantage of the public's curiosity about Leslie Cheung's private life and letting him act in this film. This film made Wong Kar-wai and Tony Leung Chiu Wai achieve great success, but Leslie Cheung was criticized because of her sexual orientation, which attracted many merciless criticisms. During that time, Leslie Cheung lived a terrible life.
Later, Leslie Cheung said that he would never cooperate with Wong Kar-wai again. He was exhausted! Since then, the two have never cooperated, and even when they meet in public, they no longer communicate!