Sensing that something was wrong, Chan rushed to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel where they were supposed to meet, "While I was on my way, I received a second phone call from Leslie. He said, 'Wait for me at the main entrance of the hotel. I will be there very soon'. However, my heart sank when I heard a loud bang coming from the direction of the hotel. I immediately tried to contact him, but to no avail."
She proclaimed in those interviews that she will unveil the message that Leslie wanted to share with people, attracting much attention and curiosity. Chan once said that she'd kept it to herself all this time, not even sharing it with Cheung's lover Daffy Tong, and that this made for the perfect opportunity. But after the message became public last night, many said on social network platforms that Chan was just in it for the hype.
However, the tribute concert entitled "Miss You Much Leslie" went smoothly after opening at the Hong Kong Coliseum, with performances from 22 megastars such as Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Kelly Chen, Jacky Cheung and Karen Mok.
"We haven't seen each other in ten years," Leslie's movie star friend Tony Leung said on stage at one point, "I feel everything is the same. I wonder, do you still remember us? "
Other memorial events marking the tenth anniversary of Cheung's death will take place in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere.