Before the film was filmed, Joey Wong, who was still young at the time, called Hark Tsui’s wife Shi Nansheng to ask for an audition, but Shi Nansheng did not consider Joey Wong at all, so he politely rejected Joey Wong. Later, Joey Wong personally found director Hark Tsui to ask for an audition. The director finally agreed to let Zuxian audition, and the appearance was just right during the audition. Later, Hark Tsui decided to play Joey Wong as Nie Xiaoqian
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Hark Tsui recalled that Leslie Cheung was found after the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was confirmed at the time. Leslie Cheung agreed at first, but later rejected it when she heard that it was a costume film because she didn't want to wear weird clothes to act out some weird stories. So Hark Tsui tried his best to dispel Leslie Cheung's worries and showed him the clothes. He claimed that the core of the film was actually a modern story, and Leslie Cheung was slowly persuaded
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