Recently, at the premiere event of the movie "The Kungfu Women's Football Team" directed by Stephen Chow in Hong Kong (China), in addition to the participation of actors Luu Gia Linh, Dich Le Nhiet Ba, Thai Tu Boi, Truong Ke Thong, Lam Tu Thong... the unexpected appearance of Stephen Chow's family members became the focus of attention.
Chau Tinh Tri's mother - Ms. Lang Bao Nhi (86 years old) and his older sister Chau Van Co rarely publicly appear to directly cheer for the "comedia king".
That day, Mrs. Lang Bao Nhi wore a floral dress, with a healthy and friendly demeanor, waving to the media at the scene. She used to live in seclusion and rarely appeared in public, this time especially to support her son's new movie.
Meanwhile, Chau Van Co's older sister wears a mask, quietly by her younger brother's side. Chau Van Co is considered the "behind-the-scenes operator" of Chau Tinh Tri's business empire, having held the role of real power manager for many years at Star Overseas and Bingo Group companies.
The two sisters have many similarities in temperament. The moment the 3 mothers and children appeared together became one of the most touching images at the launch.
The appearance of Stephen Chow's mother also made the public once again pay attention to her sacrifices in her son's journey to build a career.
Ling Bao Er was born in 1940, into an intellectual family in Guangdong, China. She graduated from Guangzhou Pedagogical University and was once a rare outstanding student at that time. Later, she went to Hong Kong (China) to get married.
When Stephen Chow was 4 years old, he accidentally saw his father dating another woman at the cinema and innocently recounted it to his mother. After that, Ling Bao Er decided to divorce, from then on, she became both a mother and a father alone, raising 3 children Chau Van Co, Stephen Chow and Stephen Chow to adulthood.
From the age of 7, Stephen Chow was taken care of by his mother alone. To ensure the family's life, she worked as a nurse during the day, and worked as a painting framer at night, and also did many other jobs. The whole family was crowded in a small wooden house in Kowloon.
When the family was in difficulty, his mother used to pick up the only chicken thigh in the house for Stephen Chow. Although still young, he recognized his mother's hardship, so he deliberately made the chicken thigh dirty so that his mother could eat it with peace of mind.
It was in that single family situation that Stephen Chow was determined to pursue his acting dream. In the 1980s, he took the entrance exam to TVB's acting training class, gradually rising from a "mass actor specializing in running for jobs" to become a "comedy king".
After success, he still always values family, putting family first. Sources say that after the movie "God of Gamblers" (1990) achieved box office success, Stephen Chow spent about 4.75 million HKD to buy a new house for his mother and sisters to live in together, helping the family escape from their previous difficult circumstances.
Although he has become famous, Stephen Chow still always remembers his mother's hard years. Every time he is in Hong Kong (China), he tries to spend all his time each week eating and walking with his mother. When he accidentally meets fans, he also prioritizes caring about his mother's emotions, limiting affecting the private time of the two mothers and daughters.
In an interview, Stephen Chow once shared that his mother was outwardly strict but inwardly always tolerant and unconditionally supported him.
The gentleness and resilience of the small, lower classes in his works is also said to originate from his mother's own life experiences.
