王晶

简介

Wong Jing is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer, born on May 3, 1955 in British Hong Kong, and is the son of renowned director Tian Lin Wong. He received his education in Hong Kong schools and graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong majoring in Chinese language. He began his career at TVB as a screenwriter during his university years, writing for the famous variety show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" and TV dramas such as "The Shell Game" and "The Rogue Emperor." He moved into cinema in 1981 and joined Shaw Brothers, directing his first film "The Shell Game II." He achieved major success in the 1980s with the "Chasing Girls" series and in 199 launched the gambling film series with "God of Gamblers," also founding his own film company which produced the highly profitable "Young and Dangerous" series. He is considered one of the most prolific directors in Hong Kong cinema history, having directed or participated in over 180 films over 28 years with cumulative box office receipts approaching ten billion Hong Kong dollars. He became known for Category III films and was the highest-grossing director of such films in the 1990s, while also bringing fame to many Hong Kong actresses such as Lai Chi, Li Li Zhen, Ying Hung and Chingmy Yau. In 2013 he collaborated with TVB and China Central Television to produce the drama "The Stormy World," and in 2018 announced a joint collaboration plan with TVB and Shaw Brothers. He continued his film production in subsequent years and launched a YouTube channel in 2024 titled "Wong Jing Laughs at the Martial World."