Recently, a long-buried story spanning 28 years in Hong Kong's entertainment circle has sparked widespread online attention. The real relationship between Cecilia Cheung and Stephen Chow has finally broken free from the vicious cycle of rumors about a "falling-out" and "secret romance", and been presented to the public in the most candid manner. For nearly three decades, all kinds of absurd rumors kept emerging, and even the baseless speculation about the father of Cecilia Cheung's third child was forcibly linked to Stephen Chow. The two coincidentally chose to stay silent, which instead allowed the rumors to spread wildly in public opinion.

近日，港圈一则跨越二十八年的旧闻新事引发全网关注，张柏芝与周星驰之间的真实关系终于跳出“决裂”“私情”的谣言怪圈，以最坦荡的姿态展现在公众面前。此前近三十年里，各类离谱传闻层出不穷，甚至连张柏芝三胎生父的不实猜测都被强行安在周星驰头上，两人不约而同选择沉默，反倒让流言在舆论场中肆意蔓延。

The story traces back to 1998, when 18-year-old Cecilia Cheung had just finished shooting a lemon tea commercial and was still a little-known, fresh-faced newcomer in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. At that time, Stephen Chow was casting for King of Comedy. Among countless girls who auditioned with great caution, Cecilia Cheung's straightforward remark — "If I want to smoke, I'll smoke a real cigarette, there's no need for fake gestures" — carried the exact same raw, unruly spirit as the character Liu Piaopiao in the script. It instantly caught his eye, and he decided on the spot to cast her as Liu Piaopiao. This film made Cecilia Cheung win the Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards overnight, and the taxi crying scene that Stephen Chow refined with her step by step became the most brilliant starting point of her acting career.

故事的起点要回溯到1998年，18岁的张柏芝刚拍完一支柠檬茶广告，还只是港圈里名不见经传的清秀新人。彼时周星驰为《喜剧之王》选角，在无数小心翼翼试镜的女孩中，张柏芝一句“要抽就抽真烟，没必要做假动作”的直白，带着和剧本里柳飘飘如出一辙的鲜活野气，瞬间抓住了他的目光，当场敲定她成为柳飘飘的扮演者。这部作品让张柏芝一夜拿下金像奖最佳新人，周星驰手把手磨出来的出租车哭戏，成了她演艺生涯最亮眼的起点。



During the filming of Shaolin Soccer in 2001, the disputes between the agencies caused by the requirements of shaving the head and reserving a half-year schedule were wildly hyped by Hong Kong media as a complete falling-out and a total breakdown of their friendship. Their deliberate avoidance of each other at subsequent Hong Kong Film Awards events further convinced the public that their mentor-student bond was over, and all kinds of increasingly outrageous rumors kept escalating. But for more than 20 years, Cecilia Cheung has never publicly said a single negative word about Stephen Chow. She has been sending him birthday wishes on time every year, paired with old photos from King of Comedy, and this quiet persistence has lasted for more than a decade.

2001年《少林足球》拍摄期间，因剃光头和档期要求引发的经纪团队分歧，被港媒大肆渲染成两人彻底闹翻、恩断义绝。后续金像奖同台的刻意避嫌，更是让外界笃定师徒情分已尽，各类越传越离谱的绯闻持续发酵。但二十多年来，张柏芝从未公开吐槽过周星驰半句，每年准时送上的生日祝福，搭配《喜剧之王》的旧照，这份默默的坚持一做就是十几年。



The turning point that broke the ice came during a variety show recording in 2025. Stephen Chow, who has always been reclusive and rarely recorded support videos for other entertainers, made an exception to appear in the video. He personally revised the overly polite lines and told Cecilia Cheung "Don't be too tough, learn to take good care of yourself". The hidden tenderness in the details made Cecilia Cheung burst into tears on the spot, and the long-held feeling of being silently cared for by her mentor could no longer be concealed.

2025年的综艺录制成了关系破冰的关键节点，素来孤僻、极少为艺人录制应援视频的周星驰破例出镜，亲手修改客套话术，叮嘱张柏芝“别太强硬，要学会爱护自己”，藏在细节里的温柔让张柏芝当场落泪，多年被恩师默默牵挂的情绪再也无法掩饰。



In June 2026, the 14-year-long lawsuit over a forged contract that had haunted Cecilia Cheung ended with a final appeal victory. The Hong Kong court rejected the former agent's claim for tens of millions in compensation, completely clearing her of the stigma of "dishonesty and lying". Only four days after winning the lawsuit, Cecilia Cheung openly posted an old photo to send birthday wishes to Stephen Chow on his 64th birthday. When his new film Kung Fu Girls was officially announced for release, she directly showed 18 certificates of nationwide private screenings, inviting audiences across the country to watch the movie for free.

2026年6月，纠缠张柏芝十四年的伪造合约官司迎来终审胜诉，香港法院驳回前经纪人千万索赔诉求，彻底洗刷了她“失信撒谎”的污名。官司胜诉仅四天，张柏芝便大大方方晒出旧照为周星驰64岁生日送祝福，在其新片《功夫女足》官宣定档后，直接甩出18张全国云包场凭证，邀请所有观众免费观影。

This 28-year-long mutual appreciation hides many little-known details: the release date of the new film on July 11 echoes the romantic foreshadowing of the No.7 jersey worn by Cecilia Cheung and the No.11 jersey worn by Karen Mok in Shaolin Soccer back then. Cecilia Cheung also changed her social media profile picture to her old cross-dressing look as the "Handsome Twin Dragons", proving with actions that the No.7 character has never left. Without trending topic stunts or promotional press releases, the two used the most old-school chivalrous loyalty to tear off all the forced melodramatic labels, leaving a pure friendship that deserves to be recorded in the history of Hong Kong cinema.

这场跨越二十八年的双向奔赴，藏着太多不为人知的细节：新片7月11日的定档日期，暗合了当年《少林足球》里张柏芝7号、莫文蔚11号球衣的浪漫伏笔，张柏芝换上当年“玉面双飞龙”的男装扮相作为社交头像，用行动证明当年的7号从未离开。没有捆绑热搜，没有营销通稿，两人用最老派的江湖义气，撕掉了所有强加的狗血标签，留下了一段足以载入港片史册的纯粹情谊。

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