Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
An incident during the filming of Jackie Chan’s Thunderbolt (1995), in which she reportedly left the set and flew home, even though Chan had requested that she stay an extra day for additional shooting, led to a long-running feud that was only resolved some 22 years later, when the two unexpectedly ran into each other at a dinner.
Peter Chan said he found her difficult to work with from the start. He was worried about casting Yuen in Tom, Dick and Hairy, as he felt she lacked the experience for the role, and things came to a head when she refused to wear a bra when in character. Chan felt that this showed she misunderstood the character she was playing. “We were on the verge of replacing her, until we put her in front of the camera on the first day of shooting, and it was like ‘Wow’!”, he told Miles Wood in 1998. “That was when I really fell in love with her as an actress.”
“It’s not easy working with her, as she was spoiled rotten. It’s a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I can’t stand working with her on set, she just can’t control herself. But every time I do casting, I think of her, as she’s so good,” Chan told Wood.
Julian Cheung & Anita Yuen Pay About S$24.5K A Month In Rent And They Would Rather Do That Than Buy Property In Hongkong Why?
We’ve seen our fair share of luxurious celeb cribs in Hongkong, most of which cost quite the pretty penny, thanks to the sky-high property prices there.
Today’s celeb crib, however, is a little different. Celeb couple Julian Cheung, 49, and Anita Yuen, 48, recently shared with their fans a glimpse of their gorgeous seaview apartment in Hongkong’s famed Repulse Bay. That sneak peek left netizens all kinds of envious because of the amazing view the couple and their son, 13-year-old Morton, wake up to every day.
Anita taking in the view from her apartment
According to reports, Julian and family currently live in a 2000 sq ft apartment in Repulse Bay's Manhattan Tower, a development that's known for its gorgeous view of the sea. The apartments there sell for an average of HK$160mil (S$28mil), while the rent for a unit will set you back about HK$140,000 (S$24,500) a month.
Makes for a good IG backdrop, no?
However, Julian and Anita aren’t the owners of their home. Although the couple’s net worth has skyrocketed as a result of their frequent appearances on Chinese reality shows in recent years (we know how much those pay), they still prefer to rent than buy, and have been moving from one luxury apartment to another every few years or so.
Julian and Anita in their kitchen
When quizzed about his decision to pay rent every month, the far-sighted Julian once said: “ If I were to use the money I’d spend on a property to rent an apartment monthly, I’ll be able to continue paying rent till I’m 130.”
Ref: She crossed Jackie Chan and vexed Peter Chan: how Anita Yuen, the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, made her mark playing forthright women (scmp , 8days)
