To: Those Who Grew Up on Hong Kong Cinema (Expanded Edition)

Book length: 150 mm × 210 mm
Specifications: Paperback
Pages: 216
Publication date: April 2025
ISBN : 978-988-8884-43-8​​​​​​​

Sunny Chan
Director and screenwriter of the films *Men on the Dragon* and the *Food and Entertainment* series. A graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Screenwriting, she immediately entered the film industry as a screenwriter after graduation. She later obtained a Master of Arts in Chinese Literature from Lingnan University. Currently, she is a lecturer in Screenwriting and Creative Development at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She has participated in the screenwriting of numerous films, including *Always in My Heart* (2001), the *New Girlfriends* series (2002-2005), *Next Stop, Superstar* (2003), and *Chase August 15* (2004).

He began directing films in 2018 and has been nominated twice for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Director for his self-written and directed works Men on the Dragon (2018) and The Food Game (2022). Among them, The Food Game became the highest-grossing Chinese-language comedy film in Hong Kong history with a box office of over HK$77 million.

Beyond films, he has also participated in various creative works. His works include: stage plays "Rixin" (2023) and "Dinner Play: The Stage Version" (2023); music video directing works "Centennial Trees" (2018) and "Boat Head Ruler" (2019); radio dramas "Too Late to Hear You Say You Love Me" (2006) and "Tang Qi Space Station" (2015); and producing and hosting the television talk show series "Director. Door" (2022-2024), etc.

This is a revised and expanded edition, with 7 new articles.
Sunny Chan, an author, director, screenwriter, and performing arts school teacher, has published his first collection of articles about film, discussing movies, actors, film production, award ceremonies, and film culture.
Regarding the impact of the pandemic, mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, co-productions, and other factors on the Hong Kong film industry, Sunny says that the most effective way to change the current situation is to take concrete action. Once one principle is understood, everything else becomes clear; Sunny's point extends beyond just Hong Kong cinema.
Hong Kong people, by doing our duty and passing on our skills in every industry and position, we can be in the best condition to face the storms ahead.

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. Hong Kong Once Had Its Own Cinematic Universe
4. The God of Gamblers Series, the Most Hong Kong Style Cinematic Universe
5. Chan Ho Nam Is Actually the Closest Person to Iron Man in Modern Hong Kong Film History
6. The “Upper and Lower Handle” Game of Michael Hui and Stephen Chow
7. Every Hong Konger Is a Mahjong Hero
8. The Jerry of Ekin Cheng and the Jerry of Eason Chan
9. From Triad Elections to Tearful Voting
10. Actually, Louis Koo Has Only Ever Said Three Sentences to Me
11. A Lesson from Dayo Wong
12. When Andy Lau Stood Aside for You...
13. Actually, Francis Ng Really Is a Big Boss
14. He Never Minds Helping Others Steal the Spotlight from Him
15. That Silent Eavesdropping Scene
16. The Terrible Man Named “Wong Suk Yee”
17. There Is a Kind of Professionalism Called Eddie Cheung
18. When Tony Leung Chiu Wai Gives Ten Times His Effort, Do We Still Have the Right to Be Lazy?
19. Let Actors Play a Version of Themselves They Believe In
20. “Sex Appeal” Has Never Been the Most Important Value of a Female Actor
21. Jennifer Yu: Her Journey Through 2018
22. The Male and Female Supporting Actors We Overlooked in 2019
23. A Close Reading of New Actors: Remember These Three Athletes First
24. A Close Reading of New Actors: Who Says Newcomers Cannot Be Great Actors?
25. The Original Titles of These Films Were Actually...
26. A Long Time Ago, There Was a Film Called The RAID 8.15
27. Actually, There Was Also a Film Called The RAID 8.16
28. There Is a Job Called a “Script Doctor”
29. What Do You Do When an Actor Disappears Halfway Through Production?
30. What I Really Want to Say About Thanking the Audience...
31. Where Do Film Graduates Go After They Graduate?
32. Without “Production,” Even the Strongest “Creativity” Is Just Theory on Paper
33. What If You Were Sent to the Mekong Right After Graduation...
34. To Support the Film Industry, Start by Giving Young Filmmakers a Living Wage
35. From Trivisa to Vampire Cleanup Department
36. That One Thought, Five Steps, Finding Your Blue Sky and White Clouds
37. I Guess This Is What a Brothers’ Crew Is All About
38. The “New” Directors of Our Generation
39. The Practice That the Hong Kong Film Awards Gave Me
40. Lessons from the Hong Kong Film Awards Nominees
41. What I Discovered from the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations...
42. The Hong Kong Film Awards Favorites That Audiences Never Got to See
43. The Statistics of Best Actor and Best Actress Success Rates
44. Some Irresponsible Statistics About the Hong Kong Film Awards
45. As Long as It Deserves to Win, Even a Parrot Has the Right to Stand on the Awards Stage
46. Business Lessons from the Top Ten Highest Grossing Films Worldwide
47. As Your Cultural Industry Goes, So Does Your Region
48. Hong Kongers Should Make Hong Kong Films
49. Cinema During a Pandemic
50. The Worse the World Gets, the More We Need Comedy
51. The Worse the Times, the More We Should Celebrate Good People, Good Deeds, and Good Films
52. Hong Kong Cinema Has Never Been Out of Touch with Reality
53. Even in These Difficult Times, Please Continue to Support Hong Kong Cinema