[2010.03.29] CROSSING HENNESSY PROMOTES IN SHANGHAI

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Ivy Ho (Ong Sai), Tang Wei, Andy On Chi Kit

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The film CROSSING HENNESSY (YUET MOON HIN NEI SI) will open nationwide on April 2. Director Ivy Ho (Ong Sai) earlier led Tang Wei, Andy On Chi Kit and others to attend its Shanghai premiere. To promote the film, two days ago the actors arrived in Shanghai, after a brief rest they accepted Shanghai media interviews. Director Ong Sai, Tang Wei, On Chi Kit talked about the film.

Around 7:30PM, the director and actors dressed up to walk the premiere red carpet. Tang Wei and On Chi Kit entered the venue hand in hand as the media fought to take pictures. After the red carpet ceremony, the director along with the actors met with over 1,000 viewers in the cinema. This film just opened the Hong Kong International Film Festival and received great word of mouth. The premiere was also sold out. The media pointed out that the film was somewhat similar to Ong Sai's earlier work COMRADES ALMOST A LOVE STORY (TIM MUK MUK). Tang Wei said, "I am still new, I don't dare to be mentioned in the same breath as COMRADES ALMOST A LOVE STORY lead actress (Maggie) Cheung Man Yuk, the distance is too far!"

After the premiere, the audience praised the film was very light, the story very fluid, the actor performance was outstanding and the film felt very intimate. A viewer said that the film had many funny scenes and made people laugh comfortably. Very soon the time passed unknowingly and the film was well worth a watch. After the Shanghai promotion, the film promotion in southern cities would come to an end. Ong Sai, Tang Wei and others will head to Zhengzhou and other northern cities to promote.