[2012.03.08] MICHELLE YEOH'S BOYFRIEND CONNECTS HER WITH LUC BESSON

courtesy of takungpao.com

The Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) starred THE LADY last night held its Taichung premiere.  She and the director Luc Besson attended the press conference.  She even showed off the Burmese that she has been practicing a long time.  As for inviting Luc Besson to direct, she admitted that mainly it was due to her boyfriend's connection.  He even praised his boyfriend to be her true love, much like Aung San Suu Ki's husband.  Yeung Chi King remembered years ago after seeing movie plans about Aung San Suu Ki, she immediately told her manager to fight for a chance to perform for her.  In 2007 after she read the script she thought "this not only was a touching story about love and sacrifice but also a role that I have no way to turn down."  Later her boyfriend even called Luc Besson for her and brought them together for the collaboration.

When the film production was near its end, Aung San Suu Ki was released from house arrest.  Yeung Chi King thus had a chance to meet her in Myanmar.  When they saw each other, Auny San Suu Ki gave Yeung Chi King a big hug and asked her a lot about the outside world.  She was very friendly like a relative.  They naturally and comfortably conversed, but they did not talk about any film detail.  Yeung Chi King also praised her for her sense of humor.  Aung San Suu Ki once revealed that she did not watch to see this film.  Yeung Chi King understood and said, "I too don't want her to see this film, it would remind her of some heart breaking memories that upset her."

The film mainly described Aung San Suu Ki's relationships with her husband and two sons, in particular her husband's understanding of her determination to "abandon husband and sons" for the democracy movement.  He not only never gave up on her but also fully supported her.  Yeung Chi King said that female viewers after watching would like to have such a husband.  "The entire film doesn't have a single 'I love you' but it deeply moves.  This is 'True Love'!  (Do you have such true love?)  I feel I do, don't you feel how fortunate I look?"  After promoting in Taiwan Yeung Chi King will head to France for the Chevalier De La Legion
d'Honneur.