[2011.07.07] AILING CECILIA CHEUNG STARTS WORK

Despite being sick, Cecilia Cheung often flashes a smile at work

Cecilia Cheung's phone never leaves her hand at work

The make up artist fixes up Cecilia Cheung's make up in the heat

Cecilia Cheung chats with director Joe Ma Wai Ho

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Yesterday Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi officially began work on her new film. As soon as she got out of bed she was nauseated and looked much thinner. Yesterday Pak Chi began work on her new film THE LION ROARS 2 (HOR TUNG SI HAU 2) for the first time. She appeared to be in good spirit and when she was not on the set she played with her phone. Originally frail Pak Chi looked even thinner and was nauseated early at work.

Yesterday, Cheung Pak Chi arrived at the Xiangshan film and television city's Spring and Autumn Warring State city to start work. She was already in make up when she arrived. The team in order to coordinate with Pak Chi had guards at the film city gates, stairways and corners to fully prevent the media from disturbing Pak Chi. Even so, reporters still did their best for a peek of Pak Chi at work. With make up bruises on her left cheek and left corner of her mouth, Pak Chi looked occupied with herself. Often she would flash a smile and attentively studied the script with director Joe Ma Wai Ho.

Despite her appearance, Pak Chi has been nauseated since work began and looked frailer than before. A worker revealed, "Pak Chi is still sick. She vomited at the hotel. Actually since she came back from Milan she has been sick." The worker also said that Pak Chi in order to keep from hindering the progress worked until late at night as scheduled. She did not ask to return to Hong Kong to see a doctor either as she was very professional. The worker also said, "It's very hot here, Pak Chi really is having a hard time. Art director (William) Chang Suk Ping already tried to make some lighter costumes for her so she wouldn't have to suffer in the heat and the sun."

LION's investment company Asia Entertainment Group chief Yu Yuk Hing also confirmed that Pak Chi was sick. "She got up around 7 for work, soon she started vomiting. However she has been quite professional. The workers asked her if she needed to go to the hospital, she only took a sip of water and rested before continuing. She has quite an actor's ethics."

Yu guessed that Pak Chi still had the flu, got up earlier, the heat and dieting for the new film costumes made her sick. He joked that Pak Chi even had the Mayor of Ningbo under her spell. "The Ningbo Mayor was visiting nearby. As soon as he found out Pak Chi was working at the film and television city, he personally visited the set. The Mayor very happily chatted with Pak Chi and said that he admired her and thought she was very professional."

Supposedly the team complained about Pak Chi taking time off. Yu denied it and said, "Absolutely not! As I have said, right now it is only the break in period, the scenes would be very easy going. Her time off wouldn't affect progress."