[2023.08.20] POKI NG ADMITS TO BEING BOX OFFICE POISON

Catherine Chau, Poki Ng and Dee Ho attend an audience appreciation event
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Dee Ho, Catherine Chau and Poki Ng are disappointed by their film's box office performance

193 gets negative feedback for declining audience appreciation events
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193 after declaration no more audience appreciation events for him makes a surprise appearance

ERROR's Dee Ho Kai Wa, Poki Ng and Catherine Chau Ka Yi earlier attended their Emperor Motion Picture YUM INVESTIGATION (YUM MUK JING SHUN)'s audience appreciation show. During the fan question and answer segment they were asked whether there would be a sequel. Due to less than ideal box office the trio all agreed and said no, which cracked up the audience. Poki even took the burden and proclaimed himself the box office poison. "I take the burden after coming to self realization. I don't want to affect the others' acting opportunities. I myself indeed am not particularly interested in acting, so as the box office poison I am OK." Dee was a part of the hit film A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIT DAI JONG), instead YUM's performance has been drastically different. He pointed out that he was upset because he saw that the director was upset. "He is a new director too, perhaps later someone would be willing to let him work. However his inner trauma would require time (to heal). They have their own pressure."

Group mate 193 (Denis Kwok Ka Chun) received many negative reviews for this film's performance. Poki said that he might be upset because of that, but felt that 193 already has broken through. He said, "He said that he didn't want to be the original 193, he wanted to show people another side. Actor takes bumps and falls like this, everyone is blindly trying. The poor result is an experience. Ultimately he is still very new and it's his first time on the big screen." Speaking of 193's audience appreciation issues, Poki said, "Audience appreciation is like teacher appreciation dinners, I didn't even go to my own graduation. Come if it's right and don't come if it's not." They said that 193 attended an audience appreciation show after and agreed with Louis Koo Tin Lok's comment that if he was in poor health then he should not force myself. Dee said, "What Boss Koo says, I have no way to disagree. Whatever Boss Koo says, we listen!"