Hongkong Entertainment 2013/01/26

Travel With Jen: Los Angeles 周慧倫
The 47th Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Pageant queen, Lauren Zhou Weinberger has left an impression on the audience with her beautiful appearance and generous personality during the contest. Lauren has been given an important task prior to the end of her reign; to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant and win glory for Los Angeles.
Early on last year, a new queen was crowned at Universal Hilton. Taking a glimpse at the group, Lauren had the most attractive facial features, as she was the only contestant of mixed ethnicity. Carrying a good body figure and speaking with humor and generosity made it an advantage for her to win.
Her physician father, Alan Weinberger, is of Hungarian and British descent. While her mother, Jennie, was born in Guangdong. Lauren grew up in Pasadena, and left home to study at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated in 2011, majoring in communication and Spanish with a minor in corporate strategy. Being a member of the Phi Beta Kappa sorority has developed her independent and self-confident personality.
As a representative of Los Angeles Chinatown, she said it has been a very busy yet fulfilling year. Lauren has participated in a many activities, ranging from community and city government local events to a variety of cultural celebrations such as the Chinatown Golden Dragon Parade. The Court has never been absent at any community activities regarding to Chinatown or Los Angeles.
Participating in community activities is the best way to network. Lauren was given the opportunity to meet court judges, congressmen, mayor candidates, county sheriffs, television anchors, and actors. She has given speeches at the Los Angeles City Council and County Government Committee, and these experiences have benefited her greatly.
In February, Lauren will be representing on behalf on Los Angeles to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant held in Hong Kong. Lauren is very excited. She has been studying hard on her Cantonese and practicing the piano as her talent performance.
Lauren is not foreign with Hong Kong. Last summer, she was invited to participate in a parade that would have given her the opportunity to meet President Hu Jintao. Unfortunately, plans were slightly changed due to the poor weather.
SOURCE: Chinese Daily
[2013.01.26] BENNY CHAN HO MAN'S DAUGHTER STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT FROM DONNIE YEN

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Donnie Yen, Benny Chan

Donnie Yen's official chair may be plastic but still is a status symbol.

Benny Chan respectfully moves Donnie Yen's official "chair" for a group photo

Benny Chan guest stars and his wife and daughter visit the set
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Earlier announced its production start in Hong Kong, THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D (3D BING FUNG HUP) halted production for more than half a month because it did not receive Mainland approval and almost was truly frozen. Recently Mainland Zhongmeng Century Media purchased the Stephen Shiu and Stephen Shiu Jr.'s shares and work resumed. Yesterday Yen Chi Tan in a costume hero look appeared in the busy city. In addition Benny Chan Ho Man who guest starred for a day brought his daughter Chan Nga Yu, who became the focus and stole the spotlight from her father and Big Hero Yen.

The HK$200 million 3D action film THE ICEMAN COMETH ear! lier bega! n production in Hong Kong. Director and actor Yen Chi Tan and another director Law Wing Cheung, along with Mainland actors Wang Baoqiang, Eva Huang Shengyi attended the production start ceremony. Yet soon after the production was rumored to have been halted due to the lack of Mainland approval. After an investor tug of war finally Stephen Shiu and his son gave up their investment, Mainland Zhongmeng Century Media purchased all of the shares and work resumed.

Yesterday on the busy streets of Causeway Bay, the director's clapperboard the title was changed to GUM YI KEI HUP (SILK CLOTHING HERO). Director and lead Yen Chi Tan set aside Ip Man to appear in a costume. He indeed was the strongest in the universe as the crew prepared an official plastic chair for him so he was able to sit in front of the camera to study the angles and discuss the production. He was very friendly and kept waving to the crowd.

Yesterday some might not have seen Yen Chi Tan in action because he and Benny Chan Ho Man worked on time travel scenes. He as the costume person fan into the Chan Ho Man played modern person; although he only guest starred for a day, Chan Ho Man returned to Hong Kong. When the reporter asked them for a photo together, Chan Ho Man respectfully asked reporters to ask Yen Chi Tan first. Chan Ho Man even moved Yen Chi Tan's official chair for the photo.

Chan Ho Man this time brought his wife and daughter to work. His daughter just turned 1 last December. When Chan Ho Man's wife carried their daughter to watch the shoot, the baby attracted a lot of attention as pedestrians played with her. The baby under her mother's instruction even blew kisses to pedestrians; her mother dressed her like a bunny and she obviously stole the spotlight from Yen Chi Tan and her father Chan Ho Man.
[2013.01.26] RAYMOND WONG IS NOT AFRAID OF COMPARISON TO IP MAN 3

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Raymond Wong, Xu Zheng

Rose Chan is free from Raymond Lam rumors

Jacqueline Ch! ong
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The Mainland's highest grossing Chinese film LOST IN THAILAND two nights ago held a premiere in Hong Kong. Aside from the film's director and actor Xu Zheng, Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Jacqueline Chong Si Man, Rose Chan Ka Wun and others attended.

Wong Pak Ming revealed that IP MAN 3 has already been confirmed for a March production start with Donnie Yen Chi Tan continuing in the lead. He also admitted that he watched THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) but was not worried that viewers would compare it with IP. He said, "The styles of the two are different, we fight for real, theirs is aesthetics. Viewers can have different choices."
TVB News: Bosco Wong & Kate Tsui A Bickering Pair in Lunar New Year Film "I Love HK 2013"

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Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net

Bosco Wong & Kate Tsui A Bickering Pair in Lunar New Year Film "I Love HK 2013"
Lives of Omission old partners Kate Tsui and Bosco Wong collaborate again in Lunar New Year film I Love Hong Kong 2013. Bosco and Kate play the young versions of Alan Tam and Veronica Yip respectively. Kate exposed Bosco has a second home in Mainland, and Bosco disclosed that Kate loves to buy designer handbags.

Although Bosco is busy working in Mainland, he still comes back to HK for the promotions every time, but Kate teased him that she won't help him: "Why do I have to help him? He's not paying me." It is clearly seen Kate's body figure can't compare to Veronica Yip's, Kate said: "That is normal, I play the Veronica from 30 years ago and hasn't gone through completely gone through puberty. But when I was filming, I added some pads. What I'm most disappointed is, we didn't have any scenes together. I never got to see Veronica in person." Bosco also didn't get to see Veronica in person, he said: "Actually Kate has a waist similar to hers. Veronica is known for her slim waist." Bosco and Kate don't have any kiss scenes, the most is leaving the theater holding hands and when Kate is feeling sad, he'll give her a kiss on the cheek.
There are also some violent scenes in the Lunar New Year film, Bosco laughed: "I just kept getting hit constantly by Andrew Lam, just like Happy Dictionary (開心字典) and had no strength to fight back. This is my 4th year shooting a Lunar New Year film, I'm afraid the audience might get bored of watching me, so each year I really kill my brain cells thinking of new things to add into it. In order to carry the "I Love Hong Kong" signature, you really have to put in some brain juice."
This will be Bosco's first Lunar New Year not spent in HK because he'll be shooting for a new drama in Hengdian. He's not sure if his mother will visit him on the set, but when asked if he'll wish for peach blossom fate (new love)? Bosco said: "I want to put a cycad in my house, I'll be happy when it blossoms. (Wait until it blossoms and then pursue Myolie Wu again?) No, I need to concentrate on my work. That was the past so long ago, why are you still mentioning it!" Kate wanted to put a peach blossom in her house too in hope to find her Mr. Right, get married and have children.

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Anthony Wong: Stop harassing me

Following recent reports on Anthony Wong's rejection to make peace with Show Luo through peacemaker and veteran singer Alan Tam, netizens who were believed to be mostly Show's fans, blasted Anthony on his microblog again, leaving crude remarks on his personality.
The Hong Kong veteran actor became irritated by these disputes, and expressed his dissatisfaction, "What's happening? Everyone says I'm using [Show] to create publicity. Am I the one holding a concert now? Please stop harping on this issue. I'm very old now. Stop harassing me, I'm being mentally molested!"
The 51-year-old also allegedly referred to Show's fans as "mental patients" after he posted in his microblog update, "There are so many mental patients appearing recently. I refuse to respond to any of their questions."
Meanwhile, reports suggested Anthony stressed that he did not know Alan well and "both of them were not considered friends". He declined to explain further on his "busybody" criticism on the veteran singer.
"Stop! This matter will not come to an end if I talk about this again," he added.
The actor had exchanged harsh remarks with Show's fans almost eight months ago, commenting that he did not know the 33-year-old, indirectly referring him as a "nobody". He was reportedly unhappy with Show after the latter allegedly made a dig at him publicly during his concert in Hong Kong last weekend.
YCWB Interview with veteran actress Mary Hon: "Marriage needs to be safeguarded"

From 'eldest wife' in Silver Spoons Sterling Shackles (名媛望族) to a wretched, sickly mother in Missing You (幸福摩天輪) to an honorable judge in Friendly Fire (法網狙擊), veteran actress Mary Hon (韓馬利) has been a 'common fixture' in many of TVB's recently aired TV series.
During a recent interview with Yang Cheng Evening Paper, Mary Hon not only chats with our reporter about the lessons she learned in her 37 year acting career, she also shares with us her advice on maintaining a happy marriage.
YC = YCWB reporter
MH = Mary Hon
Towards 'Acting'
Mary Hon started in the industry working for Rediffusion Television [ATV's predecessor] back in 1972. Even though she had graduated from RTV's acting class at the time [TN: one of her classmates that same year was veteran actor Damian Lau (劉松仁)], she actually did not go into acting right away – rather, she joined the dance department and worked as a background dancer for 2 years. It wasn't until Mary joined TVB a few years later that her acting career actually started to take flight. In 1975, Mary participated in her very first TV series: famed producer Wong Tin Lam (王天林)'s wuxia classic Luk Siu Fung (陸小鳳) – despite this being her first foray into acting, Mary was already cast in the lead female role in the series opposite none other than her acting class 'partner' Damian Lau. Around the same time, she was also chosen to co-host TVB's popular, highly-rated entertainment news program K-100 alongside 'golden host' Ivan Ho (何守信).
Several decades later, Mary Hon is still active in the HK television industry, participating in one series after another, and sometimes even appearing on HK audiences' TV screens in multiple series at the same time! Her performance as Damian Lau's eld! est wife in last year's anniversary series Silver Spoons Sterling Shackles was well-received by audiences and her cameo roles as 2 distinctly different mothers in this year's recently aired series Missing You and Friendly Fire both received good feedback from audiences.
YC: In both Missing You and Friendly Fire, you played a mother who reunites with her long lost son. When filming both series, did you feel the story idea sounded similar?
MH: I just thought 'oh, what a coincidence!' It originally wasn't much of a problem, it's just that both series ended up airing at the same time and therefore the reunion scenes in each occurred only 1-2 days apart – that's why a lot of audiences felt it was a bit odd. But hey, no big deal – after all, [veteran actor] Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) also 'died' 5 times in the same day, right? (Laughs).
YC: With the many characters you've portrayed over the years, there are bound to be some that are similar in nature. Is it tiring to portray similar characters like that?
MH: Being with the company so many years, I've portrayed every character imaginable: drug addict, street vendor, rich classy lady, evil villain, etc….of course there was a bottleneck period when I would ask myself why I'm playing the same types of characters over and over again. Is it because I'm only capable of playing these types of characters? But even if the characters and story concept are similar, there will still be distinct differences – for instance, with the 'mother reuniting with long lost son' character, one of the mothers is a respected judge while the other is an ordinary woman suffering from Alzheimer's – therefore, the method of portraying these 2 characters will definitely be different. To make each character come across different to audiences, that is not the scriptwriter's issue -- it's the respon! sibility ! of the actor portraying the character(s).
YC: Recently, there have been many TVB artists who left to join rival stations – have you thought about changing your work environment?
MH: Back during my younger days, I also went through that 'poaching' period – there were TV stations in Malaysia and Singapore that had approached me in the past trying to get me to join, but back then, I felt that my love relationships were more important – since I didn't want to leave my other half behind, I rejected the offers. Now that I'm older, I feel that affinity with the company is very important – after all, I've worked for TVB so many years already and the company treats me relatively well. In this area, Damian Lau had a huge influence on me – he once told me that he 'grew up' at TVB, so when the company is facing a crisis, he should stay and help them fight the battle. I feel that what he said makes a lot of sense.
YC: Back in the day, when you were at the peak of your career, you chose to get married. Looking back now, do you feel any regrets?
MH: I'm not the type of person who proactively fights for things – filming series, becoming a host, etc., all of that was arranged for me by others. Popularity would have come easily back then, but yet I didn't put much effort into grasping it and because of that, a lot of opportunities were lost – looking back now, it was a bit regrettable. That's why nowadays, I always tell the younger generation that they need to constantly enrich themselves and when an opportunity comes along, grasp on to it – every character you get is a good opportunity to express yourself, so don't slack off just because you feel the role is insignificant or there's little screen time. You never know – maybe a producer happens to watch that performance and it leaves an impression on them so they decide to seek you out next time.
YC: In the past few years, you've been getting heavier roles and the feedback from audiences has been p! retty goo! d. Any hopes of getting an award?
MH: Of course I would want to grasp the opportunity if it were to present itself, however as actors, we're very passive and things often aren't within our control – you need to have a good script, good director, good actors to collaborate with, etc….otherwise, even if you're hugely talented, things still might not work out. Sure, awards are a source of encouragement, but shouldn't be the main reason for doing our jobs. Do your job well first, then the awards will come later – you shouldn't wait until you get an award to start doing your job well.
Towards 'Pressure'
In the series Silver Spoons Sterling Shackles, Mary Hon played the role of 'eldest wife', but in real life, she has always played the role of 'Big Sister'. Two years ago, the pressures of work and life caused Mary to develop anxiety disorder – luckily, through the support and encouragement of friends and family, she was able to overcome this difficult period.
YC: Is it true that you once developed anxiety disorder because of too much stress?
MH: That happened 2 years ago – perhaps the stress that had accumulated over the years became too great and so it just broke out all at once. When I was busy with work, I didn't realize I had such an illness – that time, it happened to be my rest period from filming and that's when the problems surfaced. Each time the anxiety attacks occurred, my whole body would shake and break out in a sweat.. at times I would even have difficulty breathing and couldn't sit down – I would have to stand up and take deep breaths repeatedly. I was afraid to stay home alone and had to go walk around outside to take in fresh air; even something as simple as taking a shower was difficult because each time I closed the shower door I felt like I was going to suffocate. Sometimes, I would even hallucinate and hear voices whispering in my ear: 'Mary Hon, you are so useless, you sho! uld just ! go die!' or 'Mary Hon, you're so crazy, no one is going to care about you!'
YC: How long did it take for you to overcome this suffering?
MH: Luckily, I discovered this illness early and was able to seek proper treatment. At first, I went to the hospital to get it checked out, but the doctors there were very irresponsible – they said that I was healthy physically so probably just imagining things. Later on, I was talking to a friend of mine who happened to be a psychologist and she told me all those things were symptoms of anxiety disorder – she taught me how to treat it and a few months later, I was well again. I'm very grateful for the group of friends that kept me company during that time and helped me get through it. Even though the doctor prescribed medication for me to take, I don't want to constantly rely on medicine – now, whenever I'm unhappy, I pray.
YC: After this experience, did it help you better understand how to balance work and personal life?
MH: All along, I've always had high standards for myself – if I didn't meet those standards, I would get upset at myself. Plus at home, I'm the big sister, so I'm used to always being the one who takes care of others – whenever someone had a problem, I would take it upon myself to help them resolve it, so over time, it caused the burdens on my shoulder to get heavier. After this experience [anxiety disorder], I realized that good health is just too important. What's the use of earning so much money if it's at the expense of your health?
Towards 'Marriage'
Mary Hon has been married 3 times: at 21 years old, she married a high school classmate of hers who also worked as a director at TVB – unfortunately, a 'rumor' ended the marriage a few years later. In 1981, she married veteran actress Fung Bo Bo (馮寶寶)'s elder brother Fung Kat Lung, however the marriage only lasted 6 years – the unhappiness and pain of that marriage almost brought Mary to the ! point of ! suicide. It wasn't until 1989 that Mary finally met her life companion – her current husband, TVB voice actor To Yin Gor (杜燕歌) with whom she has been together for the past 23 years.
YC: Your husband To Yin Gor recently switched from working behind-the-scenes [as a voice / dubbing actor] to acting in front of the cameras – were you the one who sparked his interest in acting?
MH: Actually, all along, a lot of people have been telling him to try acting in TV series, but because he is used to speaking Mandarin and filming series requires speaking in Cantonese, he was afraid to try it. It wasn't until producer Lau Ka Ho (劉家豪) invited him to play a Mandarin-speaking triad leader in last year's Witness Insecurity (護花危情) that he got a chance to try acting in front of the camera. Then later on, producer Jonathan Chik (戚其義) gave him a role as a storyteller in his series Beauty at War (金枝欲孽2) – after both those experiences, he started to develop an interest in acting, so the company signed a new contract with him – hopefully he will be able to balance his work as an actor and voice dubbing artist simultaneously. I'm very happy that he is able to find a sense of satisfaction in acting because I feel that as a man, it's important for him to find his own position and confidence – I support him completely!
YC: Do you usually give him pointers and advice on acting?
MH: Definitely not! Unless he specifically asks me for my advice on acting, otherwise I don't want to place any unnecessary burden on him. Since I've been acting for so long, he of course already feels that he has less experience than me in this area – if I try to 'teach' him too, it will hurt his confidence!
YC: Outside, you are the 'big sister', but when you're at home with your husband, do you go back to being the 'little woman'?
MH: For me, family is the most important and my husband is the numb! er one pr! iority in my life. Of course, as with any marriage, certain things that are a matter of principle can't be compromised, but if it's a harmless matter, I let him make the decision.
YC: After so many years of marriage, you two still have a very sweet relationship – can you share your 'secret' to maintaining such a happy marriage?
MH: My husband is from Beijing and immigrated to Australia in his teens, whereas I was born and raised entirely in Hong Kong – growing up in different environments, our backgrounds and personalities were very different, so of course it took a long period of time for us to assimilate. The first few years of our marriage, there were a lot of conflicts and when we were unhappy, we wouldn't speak to each other – this is actually very unhealthy for the relationship because if there's 'trash' in your heart and you don't clean it out, it will fester over time and eventually cause irreparable damage. Later on, I felt that our paths were starting to stray further and further apart, so we sat down and talked through it – we realized that we couldn't continue like this and had to figure out a way to resolve the problems. Eventually, we learned to communicate better with each other – now whenever we encounter differences in opinion, we talk it over calmly and try not to say things that we'll regret later. And if we happen to say things out of anger that we don't actually mean, we always make sure to apologize to each other afterwards.
YC: Having been married before, did it help you cherish each other even more?
MH: When I was young, I thought that as long as the person had the right qualifications, I just had to marry him, but then after we married, we realized it wasn't a good fit, so 'divorce' was the only way to resolve the issue. In my second marriage, I was too passive and basically let him make the decisions on everything, to the point that I lost all sense of self and couldn't even think on my own – this actually put ! a lot of ! pressure on him and caused problems in the marriage.
Now with my current marriage, I approach it more rationally. We met at a Christian Artistes Fellowship gathering and actually took some time getting to know each other before we started dating – it's different from the youth nowadays who start dating almost right after they meet and then start becoming intimate after knowing each other for only a few days. All marriages will encounter problems, but the important thing is to be willing to communicate and not use divorce as an excuse to resolve the issues -- if things go bad and you just 'throw' the marriage away, how many times are you able to do that? I've seen some couples where when they get married, their partner is worth 120%, but then when it gets to the point of divorce, they suddenly become 'enemies'. I feel that if you make the decision to go down the path of marriage, then you absolutely have to learn to safeguard and nurture it.
Source: Yang Cheng Wan Bao (Yang Cheng Evening Paper)
Translated by: llwy12@ http://asianfanatics.net
Fiona Sit cannot tempt Ronald Cheng

Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei and director Vincent Kok Tak Siu yesterday were interviewed for their Lunar New Year film HOTEL DELUXE (BAK SING JAU DIM). Speaking of working in Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou, they immediately turned on each other. Fiona said that in the film she and Cheng Chung Kei had a kiss scene, so she kept on "tempting" him in hopes of chatting more to become more familiar and for the kiss scene to be less awkward; however Cheng Chung Kei did not pay any attention to her. He only focused on reading the script and video chatting with his daughter.
Kok Tak Siu said that Fiona and Chapman To Man Jat could not stop talking when they saw each other and made the set very noisy. Kwan Yu also said, "Once I invited Fiona and Ah Jat to chat in my room. They kept talking about life, Buddhism and the future, I had a massage appointment and they still didn't want to leave. The masseuse waited for half a hour, I showered, changed into a bathrobe but they weren't alert at all. Then I told him to turn their heads, I took off my bathrobe and climbed onto the bed for the massage. They even followed me into the room and said that they wanted to include me in their chat! Next time I won't dare to ask him again." Kwan Yu also revealed that Fiona had a great appetite, as she had chicken and rice for breakfast. However she ate everyday at the hotel restaurant and was bored to death. Thus during her break she would return to Hong Kong to get more food. She even shipped fruit to Hangzhou to rescue Teresa Mo Shun Kwan who had to drink 10 type of fruit juices everyday. "I bought her a whole case, and she reports to me how many times she went to the bathroom every morning."
Sit Hoi Kei said, "The hotel every morning has a breakfast buffet, one morning I realize all the eggs are missing. Actually To Man Jat is trying to get bigger and needs protein, so he put all the eggs into his own pocket."
Source: On.cc, Mingpao
Translated by: hktopten
Stephen Chow drags in Huang Bo when asked about his rumor with Shu Qi

The Stephen Chow Sing Chi directed film JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) stars Shu Qi. Sing Yeh was asked whether he was pursuing Shu Qi, he humorously said, "I of course have no problem with that, but Shu Qi has a problem with it!"
After 4 years without a film, the latest Chow Sing Chi directed film JOURNEY TO THE WEST will be released in the Lunar New Year. He spared no effort while promoting the film and did not mind promoting with rumors. He was asked that since the film's love story would end in tragedy as usual, did he like this format? He laughed and said, "My movie hopes to have such a dramatic difference." In his movies often the woman was after the man, he said, "Of course, only what can't be done in reality is fun in the movies!" As for his rumor with Shu Qi, Sing Yeh said, "I of course have no problem with that, only she has a problem with it. Stuff like this can't be one sided, it needs coordination from both sides." Was his fondness for Shu Qi very strong? He said, "Not just me, Huang Bo's fondness for her is not less than mine."
Sing Yeh's life without movies was very low key, he avoided the subject but still he had news about him turning his back on everyone. He said, "Right, because I don't know about some at all and don't see them. I usually don't pay attention to my own news, this is what happens in show business. In addition I have a lot I want to do, I won't do anything unimportant."
In addition, Wen Zhang who played the venerable Monk Tang in the film had emotional scenes with Shu Qi, but he often appeared as a strange, weird and unkempt exorcist. In the film he even had a heavy flavored pig kiss. Sing Yeh in order to comfort him arranged for a "wound treatment scene" so he and Shu Qi could have even more intimate contact.
Source: On.cc, Singtao
Translated by: hktopten
Stanley Fung praises Bosco Wong's potential

Veteran actor Stanley Fung Shui Fan recently worked on the Shaw Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 (2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG HEI FAT CHOI) and played a 70s restaurant boss. "The production was a lot of fun. Every scene has a dozen people and extras as the customers, it was pretty hard to handle! (How did the younger generation perform?) Honestly, I didn't know many of them. Since I am working with Bosco for the third year we are the most familiar. (How's his potential?) Great! I don't have to say that! For me to say he has potential I am already too late!"
Last year his intimate scene with Susan Shaw Yam Yam became the selling point. Did he want to shoot another one? He said, "This year isn't so explosive! I don't mind though, depending on the story!" He praised that this script focused on the social changes and humanity. He hoped that it will be a big hit. Earlier Tony Leung Ka Fai said that he was not fully paid when he worked with Shaw. "I don't think so, how can such a big company be so absurd. It definitely is a misunderstanding."
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Translated by: hktopten
Ava Yu cries every night to play a mental patient

Artist Ava Yu Kiu's commercials recently have been aired. She is also working on the film THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D (3D BING FUNG HUP) and the Tang Tat Hei directed new film TOMORROW THE WORLD ENDS (MING YUT SAI GAI JUNG GEIT).
Earlier on the coldest days so far, Yu Kiu worked on location in the mountains of Zhongshan. "The temperature was in single digit Celsius, I still had to wear a summer tank top. I really was shivering and chilled to the bone."
In the film Yu Kiu played a mental patient, a complex character who everyone is afraid of. She constantly hallucinates and even stabs people. "I know this character is hard to play. Earlier I studied acting with (Jim) Chim Shui Man to build a good foundation. Finally I still was beyond embarrassing. Because I couldn't leave the character, every night I called Hong Kong and cried to Ma. She was very worried."
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Translated by: hktopten
Bosco Wong & Kate Tsui A Bickering Pair in Lunar New Year Film "I Love HK 2013"

Lives of Omission old partners Kate Tsui and Bosco Wong collaborate again in Lunar New Year film I Love Hong Kong 2013. Bosco and Kate play the young versions of Alan Tam and Veronica Yip respectively. Kate exposed Bosco has a second home in Mainland, and Bosco disclosed that Kate loves to buy designer handbags.
Although Bosco is busy working in Mainland, he still comes back to HK for the promotions every time, but Kate teased him that she won't help him: "Why do I have to help him? He's not paying me." It is clearly seen Kate's body figure can't compare to Veronica Yip's, Kate said: "That is normal, I play the Veronica from 30 years ago and hasn't gone through completely gone through puberty. But when I was filming, I added some pads. What I'm most disappointed is, we didn't have any scenes together. I never got to see Veronica in person." Bosco also didn't get to see Veronica in person, he said: "Actually Kate has a waist similar to hers. Veronica is known for her slim waist." Bosco and Kate don't have any kiss scenes, the most is leaving the theater holding hands and when Kate is feeling sad, he'll give her a kiss on the cheek.
There are also some violent scenes in the Lunar New Year film, Bosco laughed: "I just kept getting hit constantly by Andrew Lam, just like Happy Dictionary (開心字典) and had no strength to fight back. This is my 4th year shooting a Lunar New Year film, I'm afraid the audience might get bored of watching me, so each year I really kill my brain cells thinking of new things to add into it. In order to carry the "I Love Hong Kong" signature, you really have to put in some brain juice."
This will be Bosco's first Lunar New Year not spent in HK because he'll be shooting for a new drama in Hengdian. He's not sure if his mother will visit him on the set, but when asked if he'll wish for peach blossom fate (new love)? Bosco said: "I want to put a cycad in my house, I'll be happy when it blossoms. (Wait until it blossoms and then pursue Myoli! e Wu again?) No, I need to concentrate on my work. That was the past so long ago, why are you still mentioning it!" Kate wanted to put a peach blossom in her house too in hope to find her Mr. Right, get married and have children.
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum
Power Chan Has No Hope to Renew TVB Contract, Mimi Lo Considers Leaving

Last night, Power Chan and his wife Mimi Lo were guests on TVB new game show 滿Fun情趣鬥登對. Since Mimi's maternity leave, she has been actively paying TVB back the "show debts", but her contract is expiring in August. She revealed she might consider leaving the company, she said: "There are too many people here, so I may not get my turn. Perhaps I'll just take on a few jobs, do some musicals and sing some songs. Ricky Wong's side has a lot of people too, who knows, I might just go over to ATV."
Mimi's husband, Power Chan gained popularity after his "Pang Sam Shun" role in The Confidant. IT turns out his contract is expiring end of this year, but no one has contacted him for a renewal yet. Power expressed if all goes smoothly, he will renew his TVB contract, but he doesn't want to place too much hope on it. He said: "I'm not discouraged, just thinking realistically. I'm not a newcomer who just debuted, perhaps I'll have to wait another 20 years and see if I can become like Wayne Lai or maybe see if I'll get another breakthrough role as big as Pang Sam Shun." Mimi teased her husband that he's already considered a veteran actor. Power claimed: "Veteran very soon!" Since Power became a father, he has turned into a talkative person and has wide smiles on his face. Mimi said she's not jealous of her daughter.
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum
Eliza Sam SDU Training for "Sniper Attack", Eating More During New Years

Yesterday at an event, Eliza Sam revealed she'll be staying in HK during the Lunar New Year holidays and will be visiting friends to send new year greetings. She said: "Last year, it was my first time spending new years in HK, there were so many New Year's foods I haven't seen before, I wanted to try them all. I'm currently shooting new series Sniper Attack 2013 and have to do a lot of training because I play a member in the SDU. That's why this year I can eat a little more, but I don't dare to go overboard." When speaking of giving out red envelopes during CNY? She said: "I'm not qualified yet!" Currently airing series Inbound Troubles has already got over 200 complaints in two weeks, Eliza guest starred in the series as the young Mimi Chu, she strongly supported that the series is not trying to mock HK people or Mainlanders. Its goal is to bring laughter to the audience, she said: "I know there are a lot of complaints, but I also heard a lot of people are watching happily. I hope everyone won't take it so seriously because TV series are to entertain people."
Also, Raymond Lam and Linda Chung were unable to participate in TVB new series Food for Slave, and the female lead is still open, Eliza was asked if she had interest in participating in this series? Once she heard the series is a costume drama, she was frightened, "Wah! There are a lot of four-character idioms! For now, I will just focus on modern series. I do hope I'll have the opportunity to do costume dramas in the future. If TVB wants me to be in one, then I'll be very nervous. I believe God won't force me to do something I'm not ready to do."
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum
Vincent Wong: A "Snake baby"? Depends on wife Yoyo Chen

Vincent Wong, his wife Yoyo Chen and a child actor were shooting a commercial for HK fashion label Giordano's launch of a special edition line of apparel for Lunar New Year. When Vincent saw his wife dressed in a cute cloak, he said: "Her youthful look reminds me of the time when I was still pursuing her. She's messing with my emotions." Vincent and Yoyo have a daughter, are they planning to try for a "Snake boy" this year? Vincent laughed: "You will have to ask Yoyo!"
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum