On August 14th, actress Carina Lau posted a photo on her Instagram account showing her dining with several heavyweight figures in the Hong Kong film industry. The photo included Hong Kong film legend Chow Yun-fat and his wife, renowned art director William Chang, as well as acclaimed director Johnnie To and his wife, making it a star-studded gathering. What caught the most attention was Chow Yun-fat taking a personal salon photo for Tony Leung, and sharp-eyed netizens noticed that Tony Leung had finally listened to his wife Carina Lau’s advice and dyed his hair black.
Carina Lau shared her feelings when she posted several group photos on IG, saying, “Dining with old friends, so happy!”
In the group photo, Johnnie To and Tony Leung had their arms around each other, while the 70-year-old Chow Yun-fat, dressed in all black with a black hat, took a cheerful selfie with his “running buddy” Carina Lau, both of them maintaining their youthful looks due to their long-term exercise habits. Tony Leung was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and jeans, looking shy yet handsome, while art master William Chang appeared relaxed and content, creating a harmonious atmosphere in the photo.
One of the photos was a solo shot of Tony Leung, in which Carina Lau purposely tagged it with “Photographer: Chow Yun-fat.” In Chow Yun-fat’s lens, Tony Leung sat on a floral sofa, hands supporting his chin, gazing at the camera with a somewhat helpless expression, his eyes seemingly filled with stories. Netizens commented, “This is the Ferrari in a Ferrari lens,” and “With such eyes, what more can you say?” Some observant netizens noticed that Tony Leung had finally dyed his hair black. Previously sporting all white hair, he had been complained to and advised by Carina Lau.
Explaining Tony Leung’s decision to dye his hair black, in Carina Lau’s words, was about embracing his own thoughts: “Why should I become the Tony Leung in your minds? I am just being myself. I want to tell you that I am at this age now.”
Carina Lau, whose outgoing personality complements Tony Leung’s introverted nature, has been occasionally sharing updates related to Tony Leung on social media platforms in recent years, giving fans insight into his current state.
On August 5th, Carina Lau posted a photo of Tony Leung with the designer of “Labubu,” Long Jia Sheng. Long Jia Sheng designed a new version of Labubu featuring twin pandas, making Carina Lau and Tony Leung the lucky owners of this Labubu design.
On July 18th, Carina Lau shared a photo of her morning run with Tony Leung. With Tony Leung’s hand on her shoulder and the other holding a white towel on the guardrail, the two looked sweet together. Additionally, just like in previous years, Carina Lau posted birthday celebration photos for Tony Leung on social media, prompting comments from netizens such as “A fairy-tale-like love.”
Seeing the photos shared by Carina Lau of the gathering with Hong Kong film industry bigwigs, fans commented, “Seeing these celebrity elites together for a meal makes fans happy too,” and “The people in the photo could make a blockbuster film together.”