Stephen Chow's Old Partner, Wu Mengda
Following the departure of his former agent, Tin Ka-Poon, and artists under his wing such as Huang Shengyi, Chen Guokun, and Lin Zicong from Star Overseas Entertainment, recently Wei Dasen, a senior executive at Star Overseas, also sent out a group email to the media, stating that he would completely leave Star Overseas on August 5th and start his new career. On the 6th, the 3D film "Nutcracker" held its opening ceremony in Shanghai. Wu Mengda, who has had many collaborations with Stephen Chow, refuted the rumors about Stephen Chow's impending retirement, saying, "As far as I know, he just doesn't have any good scripts at the moment."
When asked about Wei Dasen's resignation, Wu Mengda said he hadn't heard about it, but after hearing the reporter's account, he stated: "This industry has strong mobility. Have you heard the phrase 'after long union, there must be separation; after long separation, there must be reunion'? I think there's nothing abnormal about Wei's resignation." Then, is Stephen Chow a difficult actor to collaborate with? Wu Mengda said: "Absolutely not. I'm very familiar with him. We've collaborated on many films, and I've never thought he was hard to communicate with. The outside world may have some misunderstandings about him."
Additionally, there are rumors that Stephen Chow's career has hit a snag and he is about to retire and switch to real estate. Wu Mengda said this is absolutely impossible: "We didn't contact each other in 2009, but we did talk in 2008. I think he can't possibly retire. Having reached his current level, naturally he will be very picky about scripts. As far as I know, he just doesn't have any good scripts at the moment." Wu Mengda expressed that he wouldn't rule out collaborating with Stephen Chow, "If there's an appropriate script and if he needs me, we will continue our collaboration."