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Wong Jing

"The most important day for me is not the first day of shooting, it is the opening day. If the audience likes the movie, then I have done my job...to me a director is like a chef. I make the dishes that the audience wants to eat. Most directors love their movies, but I never fall in love with mine. When they are editing, it’s like they are making love to the film. They hate to finish it. But I don’t. I always edit my movies very fast. I try to give the audience what they want. That’s the way I’ve done it for the last 20 years."

One of Hong Kong's most prolific and controversial filmmakers, Wong Jing (sometimes credited as Wong Ching or Wang Jing) was born in 1956 in Hong Kong and got his start in the entertainment industry early, since his father Wong Tin Lam was a TV drama director. It seemed inevitable that he would follow in his father's footsteps, but first he attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Chinese Literature. Wong didn't like college and skipped class a lot; some of his professors said they never saw him at all during the

"The most important day for me is not the first day of shooting, it is the opening day. If the audience likes the movie, then I have done my job...to me a director is like a chef. I make the dishes that the audience wants to eat. Most directors love their movies, but I never fall in love with mine. When they are editing, it looks like they are making love to the film. They hate to finish it. But I always edit my movies very fast. I try to give the audience what they want. That's the way I've done it for the last 20 years."

One of Hong Kong's most prolific and controversial filmmakers, Wong Jing (sometimes credited as Wong Ching or Wang Jing) was born in 1956 in Hong Kong and got his start in the entertainment industry early, since his father Wong Tin Lam was a TV drama director. It seemed inevitable that he would follow in his father's footsteps, but first Wong attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Chinese Literature.

Wong didn't like college and skipped class a lot; some of his professors said they never saw him

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Wong Jing

Hong Kong filmmaker and actor

For other uses, see Wang Jing (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.

Wong Yat-cheong, known professionally as Wong Jing (Chinese: 王晶; pinyin: Wáng Jīng, born 3 May 1955),[1] is a Hong Kong filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s.

Wong is known for his versatility in genres, directing and producing films that range from comedy, action, and crime thrillers to gambling films—a subgenre he helped popularize with hits like God of Gamblers (1989) starring Chow Yun-fat. His films often blend slapstick humor, satire, and commercial appeal, making him a standout figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.[2]

The son of veteran screenwriter and director Wong Tin-lam, Wong Jing entered the film industry in the late 1970s, initially working as a screenwriter for TVB before transitioning to film. He rose to promine

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