China Showbiz 2012/11/24

• Yuan Quan covers "U+" magazine

  
  Yuan Quan covers "U+" magazine (Source: Sina Entertainment)

  

• Chiling Lin in cheongsam

  
  Graceful Chiling Lin in cheongsam  (Source: Xinhua)

  

• Actress Chen Tingjia

  
  Actress Chen Tingjia (Source: Xinhua)

  

• Steven Chow's "Journey to the West"

  
  Hong Kong comedian and director Stephen Chow announced on Tuesday in Beijing that his new epic "Journey to the West" is set to hit Chinese screen during the 2013 Spring Festival holiday season.
  
  A first short teaser was unveiled at the press conference, along with the official movie poster. The "Kung Fu Hustle" director said that he didn't take on any acting in this film and focused on the directing aspect of the production.

  "I can't afford myself because my remuneration is too high," Chow joked. But the film's producer Wang Zhonglei, boss of Huayi Brothers Media, said it was Chow himself who had asked not to let him act, because Chow only wanted to be the best director he could possibly be.

  Chow, once the most popular comedian in all of China, didn't elaborate on any of the movie's plots, but did reveal there is definitely a love story somewhere in there.

  Chow has previously spoken of his plans to create the most spectacular domestic special effects film ever to be produced in China in order to match Hollywood blockbuster standards, though the concept teaser shown to the press was not that impressive. Chow explained that it is still a work-in-progress and doesn't deem it necessary to disclose the film's final version just yet.

  Although shooting wrapped a year ago, there was a long period of post-production due to the large proportion of computer generated special effects involving creatures and supernatural elements.

  "We have a 500-member special effects team, "Chow said, "a home-made special effects film can still be on par with the Hollywood ones; the key to making that happen lies in the creative ideas." Wang also revealed that he has seen the unfinished version, which is full of oriental fantasies and stretches far beyond human imagination.

  The Chow-styled humor will also be present in this film. Wang said audiences are in for a good laugh from beginning to the end.

  A sequel to the Monkey King saga is highly possible, Chow said, "It will be such a waste if the story were to end here." Even the title gives a hint as it reads "Journey to the West: Fell Monsters Chapter", implying there will be more chapters. "'Journey to the West' is a most fascinating novel to dig into," Wang added, "Stephen Chow carries his version in his heart, and he is the best director to take the novel from its pages to the big screen."

  According to previous reports, Derek Kwok is co-directing and the cast includes Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Wen Zhang and Show Lo.

  Lauded as one of China's "Four Great Classical Novels," "Journey to the West" has inspired operas, a string of cinema hits dating back to the 1940s, cartoons and popular online games.

  It will be the third time Stephen Chow has used it as material for a film. He once played the lead of Monkey King Sun Wukong in a pair of 1994 films "A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box" and "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella," directed by Jeffrey Lau, which are loosely based on the Chinese classic and combine slapstick comedy, Kung Fu adventure and a love story. "A Chinese Odyssey" films became a cult classic among young adults on Chinese mainland.

  It will vie against another film adaption version of "Journey to the West" to be screened next year, featuring heavyweights Chow Yun-fat and Donnie Yen in the Cheang Pou-Soi directed 3D epic "The Monkey King," costing an estimated 400 million yuan (US$64.16 million) and which is currently also in post-production.

  Source: china.org.cn by Zhang Rui

  

• Show Lo promotes new album in Taipei

  
  Singer Show Lo poses at a press conference of his new album Over The Limit in Taipei, November 20, 2012. The new album will be issued on Nov. 23. (Xinhua)

  

• The Last Supper - Wang de sheng yan (2012)

  Lu Chuan (王的盛宴)

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
• The 11 Years Old Mother - Ma ma shi yi sui (1981)

  Cheung Yan-Git (媽媽十一歲)

  

  
  แม่อายุ 11 (Thai title)

  
• Another successful proposal – Zou Kai v. Zhou Jie
  

  5-time Olympic Champion Zou Kai on his knees for another happy ending.

  Gymnast Zou Kai just proposed to his longtime girlfriend Zhou Jie with the help of his fellow gold-medal men's gymnastics team (how sweet is it that they take Teng Haibin, who had to pull out of the team two days before the Olympics qualifications begun, everywhere they go?) !  It's about time, considering how his seniors, the 2008 champions Li Xiaopeng, Huang Xu and Li Wei were nudging him on TV during their adorable A Date with Luyu interview.

  Congrats to the pair!  You can watch the proposal on Bai Bian Da Ka Xiu, where she performs Jolin Tsai's dance with awesome rhythmic gymnastics moves, below :

• Sun Ning photo shoot

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
• Sun Ning sexy in red cloth

  Sun Ning's Biography:
  - Name: 孙宁 / Sun Ning
  - Profession: Actress
  - Birthdate: 1980-Dec-21
  - Birthplace: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
  - Height: 167cm
  - Weight: 48kg
  - Star sign: Sagittarius
  - Chinese zodiac: Monkey
  - Family: Husband/actor Wang Xue Bing
  

  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
• Odyssey - Da hua xi you zhi san zang fu mo (2013)
  Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, Derek Kwok Chi-Kin (大話西遊之三藏付魔)
  

  

  Daai wa sai you chi Chui mo chun kei	China (original title)
  Journey to the West	International (imdb display title) (English title)
  New Journey to the West	(Filming title)

  
• Love in Disguise - Lian ai tong gao (2010)
  Wang Lee-Hom (戀愛通告)
  

  

  
  

  
• 龔葉軒

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
• Ella Koon Plans on Moving After Her Dog gets Stabbed Intentionally
  

  Ella Koon's 3 year old sheltie, Barney, was stabbed in the stomach with a sharp object at the garden outside her home last Friday. Yesterday Ella and William Chan attended the FUJIFILM Instax Mini 8 event. When speaking of the awful intentional attack on her dog, Ella said angrily: "Barney was stabbed on his left side. The doctor said, luckily the wound was at the ribs, otherwise his intestines could have pierced through the intestines and stomach. Barney could have died on the spot. His wound was over ten inches long and he got several stitches. He's like Frankenstein now, blood was still gushing out from his wound, it's terrifying!"

  Ella reveals 2 years ago, she had another dog who got white oil thrown on his eye. She believes its the same person doing these things to her dogs. When asked if it could be an enemy of hers? She said: "No, perhaps someone hates dogs. When strangers walk by, they would start barking, but no one had complained before. Because the big garden is a public area, basically there is no neighbors and no one lives there." Ella expressed she will discuss with her family first on whether she should call the police, but she does plan to move. "I will try to move out of there as soon as possible. I'm out in the open and the attacker is hidden, I won't know when they'll try to hurt my pets again."

  Yesterday it was William's 27th birthday and tomorrow is his girlfriend Charlene Choi's (Ah Sa) 30th birthday , he expressed he already had a seafood feast to celebrate their birthdays. His mother and sister-in-law was there too. William expressed: "Because I know my mom and sister-in-law have the same birthday." Does his mom like Ah Sa? He did not answer, but he said they had a great time at the dinner. His mother didn't rush them to get marry, nor have they thought about marriage yet. William reveals he hasn't received a birthday gift from Ah Sa yet and his birthday wish is to have work every day and earn more money.

  Ah Sa wrote on Weibo: "I entered the industry at age ! 17, today I'm already 30. Being 30 isn't considered anything, it is just the beginning. I'm still young and there are still a lot out there waiting for me. Release the horses over!"

  
• Li Bingbing and Michelle Reis cut ribbons
  Li Bingbing was in Taipei for the 49th Golden Horse Awards and dropped in to help open the new Gucci flagship store while she was in town.
  
  She watched and applauded as an imported craftsman hammered out her initials on a luggage tag...

  

  
  
  Nice work, bro!

  

  
  
  There was also a huge, oddly colored leather bag with her monogram (Latin alphabet, of course) that looked too large to be practical for much of anything.

  

  
  
  Gucci gets its money's worth with a snip of the banner...

  

  
  
  And its time for a quick glass of Champagne.

  

  
  
  Meanwhile Michelle Reis was in Hong Kong doing the honors for super-luxury French jeweler Boucheron, draped in emeralds and looking flawlessly beautiful.

  

  
  
  Helping with the heavy lifting...

  

  
  
  Making quite an entrance (or exit, it doesn't really matter in this case)

  

  
  
  Meeting the press.

  

  
  
  Sina; Zimbio
  
  Sina; HK Daily News

  

  
• Li Bingbing and Michelle Reis cut ribbons
  Li Bingbing was in Taipei for the 49th Golden Horse Awards and dropped in to help open the new Gucci flagship store while she was in town.

  She watched and applauded as an imported craftsman hammered out her initials on a luggage tag...

  

  Nice work, bro!

  

  There was also a huge, oddly colored leather bag with her monogram (Latin alphabet, of course) that looked too large to be practical for much of anything.

  

  Gucci gets its money's worth with a snip of the banner...

  

  And its time for a quick glass of Champagne.

  

  Meanwhile Michelle Reis was in Hong Kong doing the honors for super-luxury French jeweler Boucheron, draped in emeralds and looking flawlessly beautiful.

  

  Helping with the heavy lifting...

  

  Making quite an entrance (or exit, it doesn't really matter in this case)

  

  Meeting the press.

  

  Sina; Zimbio

  Sina; HK Daily News
• GANGNAM STYLE GRANDPA MODEL IS A TRANNY

  A 72-year-old transvestite grandfather has become an unlikely model.

  Liu Qianping (刘谦平), from Hengyang, Hunan province, helped promote his granddaughter's online shopping store by dressing up like a girl and doing the Gangnam Style horse dance.

  He was such a hit that he drove up traffic to the clothing store from 1,000 to 20,000 clicks a day.

  Online comments were generally positive and he is being described as looking like the German designer Karl Lagerfeld.

  "I just tried it for fun," Liu said, adding he has had numerous offers to appear on TV programs.

  Source: Chinanews.com

  Hunan province November 23, 2012

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