China Showbiz 2013/03/03
Fan Bingbing flashes nipples in see-through Oscar dress
Fan Bingbing stunned Oscar watchers with a trio of beautiful gowns that she wore for both the awards ceremony and after parties. But the real stunner of the evening was this peachy Elle Saab gown which, if you look closely, is almost entirely see-through on top. This one really had people talking.
Netizens are wondering why she decided to bare it all. Much of the reaction online has been poking fun at the fact that, well, she had three different outfits in one night. A Taiwanese tabloid also commented that even though she didn’t win anything, she kept busy.
Her other gowns for the evening included this magenta gown by Marchesa, which she wore at the ceremony.
For the Vanity Fair After Party, she she wore this striped gown from Oscar De La Renta.
Source: dramafever- Saving General Yang Title in Chinese –忠烈杨家将
Title in Pinyin – Zhong Lie Yang Jia Jiang
Genre – Historical and War
Subject/theme – The famous General Yang and his sons go to war
Language – Cantonese
Region – Hong Kong, China
Release date
Hong Kong – 4 April 2013
Director – Ronny Yu
Cast & Role Played
Adam Cheng – General Yang
Xu Fan – Yang's wife
Ekin Cheng – Yang Yanping, eldest son
Yu Bo – Yang Yanding, second son
Vic Zhou – Yang Yan'an, third son
Li Chen – Yang Yanhui, fourth son
Raymond Lam – Yang Yande, fifth son
Wu Chun – Yang Yanzhao, sixth son
Fu Xinbo – Yang Yansi, seventh son
Ady An – Princess Chai
Shao Bing – Ye Luyuan
Plot
Saving General Yang is set during the Northern Song Dynasty and is based on the exploits of the famous Yang clan generalYang Ye and his seven sons. General Yang goes to war against the numerically superior Liao army with only his seven sons and 3000 troops.
General Yang is captured during a battle and his sons and remaining troops must battle to free him. Of the 3000 troops and the seven sons that set out, only one will return alive.
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Jackie Chan At Center Of China-Hong Kong Tensions
Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan this week joins China's top political advisory body in a move analysts say highlights Beijing's growing "soft power" efforts to project unity between itself and the former British colony.
But the 58-year-old actor, famous in the West for "Rush Hour" and "Police Story", faces a backlash in his hometown where the mainland is viewed with increasing suspicion.
According to professor Sonny Ho, co-director at the Centre for Greater China Studies, Chan was selected to appear at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) because his stardom could help promote ties.
"Jackie Chan is acting under the soft power and united front of the PRC (mainland) government," he said. The "united front" strategy, he said, was a campaign to promote a strong and peaceful homeland, unified with Taiwan.
China's growing clout over the past decade has seen actors from Hong Kong and Macau drafted into patriotic movies that glorify the country's past, from the mighty Han Dynasty to the early Communist Party era, Ho added.
The appointment of the martial arts star however was met with derision online in Hong Kong where Chan's reputation has taken a nosedive in recent years over his pro-Beijing stances such as calling for limits on the right to protest.
Dissatisfaction towards Beijing has risen in recent years over a range of issues from alleged political interference to an influx of mainlanders blamed for driving up property prices and for shortages of baby formula.
The announcement of Chan's appointment was greeted with online derision.
"Yet another movie star turns into a CPPCC member. Since when did this negative social trend become so popular?" one user posted on the Sina Weibo microblog site.
"Sure, add another big dope to a veritable congregation of big dopes," 'ianson' commented on the website of the South China Morning Post newspaper.
The CPPCC is a 2,000-strong advisory body which includes China's other token political parties and a few celebrities, including former NBA basketball star Yao Ming.
The conference, which convenes on Sunday, functions as a high-profile organisation but it is more toothless than China's essentially rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), which opens its annual session on Tuesday.
However the NPC, with nearly 3,000 delegates, has a higher profile this year as it will confirm the completion of China's once-a-decade power transfer. At the meeting, new Communist Party boss Xi Jinping will be installed as Chinese president, taking over from Hu Jintao.
Chan, who is known for his martial arts skills and daring comedic stunt work, provoked a furious fight-back last December after reportedly suggesting in a Chinese magazine interview that protests in his native city should be restricted.
And in 2009, he landed in hot water for telling a forum that "we Chinese need to be controlled".
Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker Emily Lau said his appointment was more evidence that Beijing was not prepared to take the city's concerns seriously.
"Maybe he represents a certain segment of the population but he has also upset quite a number of people. So if Beijing decides to appoint him, it shows you what kind of views they want to listen to, which is quite unfortunate."
But while increasing numbers of entertainers have allowed themselves to be co-opted by Beijing, Lau was not hopeful many would be willing to voice dissent.
"The last time Hong Kong artists came together was on June 4, 1989 (after the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests)," she said.
"Now, many of them are very frightened of upsetting Beijing. The mainland is also now the biggest market so they cannot afford to let go of those commercial opportunities."- Kenneth Ma gets to kiss Myolie Wu, Sleepless for Days
Myolie Wu and Kenneth Ma are a couple in the TVB series Season of Love, but because this isn't their first collaboration, they were able to create lots of sparks. Kenneth frankly expressed when the series first started, he asked the producer to add kiss scenes for them and to his surprise, he was successful. Kenneth's wish back in To Grow with Love finally came true without regrets. He finally won Myolie's heart and get to kiss her in the new series Season of Love..jpg)
Kenneth laughed and said he still thinks about the kiss even today, it was a memorable one. He expressed there was no pressure when they were shooting the scene and he just carried a dating mentality to do the scene. He said: "The original script didn't have kiss scenes, but when we started shooting, everyone thought adding the kiss would make it a better feel. I was so happy, I couldn't sleep for several days! I was very behaved too, I didn't eat anything with strong flavors prior to the scene."
Sitting next to Kenneth, Myolie laughed loudly at his story. She praised Kenneth is very honest. She said without hesitation its been several years since she worked with Kenneth, but she couldn't believe the Kenneth today turned into a 'god' ("nam sun") in the public eye, she said: "I'm so happy to work with the male god! Our relationship in the series is very sweet. It feels a little bit like Japanese dramas, pretty romantic. (Regain the feeling of being in love?) Sure!"
Myolie's most memorable scene was when Kenneth acted like a statue because they were shooting in hot weather that day and Kenneth had to smear brown color paint on his face and neck, then he ended up letting out 'chocolate sweat'. She said: "If that was in real life, a guy doing that for me, I would feel really touched. (What type of guy are you looking for?) Just like Kenneth, he can be boring too, but he's too powerful now, I can't stand him. It's really going to go in the opposite direction when he's too powerful. Being with you (Kenneth) i! s like sending a sheep into the tiger territory (idiom). How can that work?!"
Later, Kenneth frankly expressed Myolie is like a goddess to him, but she said: "You know me and you are impossible. It's not because of a boyfriend, it is because its enough we can create sparks at work. You turned to have too unruly behavior, I don't like that!" Kenneth joked: "I just ate a lemon, that's okay! Men should be more generous."- Yoyo Mung Denies Retirement & 'Tiger Cubs II' Female Lead Rumors Since Yoyo Mung became Mrs. Ekin Cheng in January, it was reported Yoyo's TVB contract is expiring in March and rumored that she's planning to retire from the industry; Yoyo's upcoming series A Great Way to Care II is going to be her farewell series. Yesterday Yoyo uploaded a photo of herself on Weibo of her frowning at work and expressed its been a long while since she's done an interview. In the photo, Mrs. Cheng had a low-cut 'career line' revealing outfit on and won compliments from fans that 'Ah So' is so hot!
Aside from the rumor of Yoyo's retirement, there is another version that she'll be the lead female in Tiger Cubs II. Because Jessica Hsuan had contract issues with TVB, she will not be participating in the sequel. It was rumored Yoyo will replace her, even her character and storyline is already out. Reporters contacted Yoyo to confirm and she denied the rumor. When asked if she plans to retire when he contract expires? She said her manager handles the contract and she will continue to work, but she's only accepting series based on the script and the crew. Tiger Cubs II producer Lam Chi Wah expressed the rumor online of the cast and synopsis cannot be trusted. He said they are still discussing on how Jessica's role will be handled. The female lead is still open.
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