[2024.03.13] STEPHY TANG WANTS TO HIT JEFFREY NGAI

Simon Yam leads his "kids" Stephy Tang and Jeffrey Ngai to promote their new film

Hedwig Tam is binging prison movies for her homework before her new films starts production
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Stephy Tang gets to work on two gods on LITTLE SWEET RED
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Simon Yam, Stephy Tang and Jeffrey Ngai play a family in the new film

Ling Man Lung (right) remembers big guy Ken Law (left) picking him up with one arm in the film

Hedwig Tam discovers after age 30 she gets a lot of mother roles
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Sil-Metropole Organization yesterday held the Sil-Metropole Presentation 2024 yesterday at the Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART) and announced numerous projects for this year. They included completed films as well as film and television projects under preparation. Sil-Metropole Organization this year would release 3 films and 3 series.

Sil-Metropole began in 1950 and has already became one of the film companies with the longest history in Hong Kong, bringing countless classic films to the Chinese language film scene. This year would be no exception. Announced at the presentation were three films. The city family film that was a part of the Guangzhou Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area Original Film Development Project, LITTLE RED SWEET (HUNG DAU), has just completed production. Producer Catherine Hun Ka Chun, new director Vincent Chow Wing, actors Simon Yam Tat Wa, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Fung So Bo, Amy Lo Wai Man gathered to introduce their film and shared their production experience. Then the under preparation YUK YI YUT GEI (PRISON CHILD DIARY) producer Angus Chan Law Chiu, director Yip Ching Hang and star Hedwig Tam Sin Yin introduced the project. The upcoming release WISH COMES TRUE (BA HUNG FOOK LAI KUN YUT DIM)'s director Ling Chi Man, actor Ling Man Lung and Ken Law Ho Ming, producer Tony Leung Hung Wah and Terence Lam (Yeung Hong) shared their experience on the stage.

Best Actor Simon Yam Tat Wa yesterday led his "children" Stephy Tang Lai Yan and Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun to promote the film. Yam Tat Wa revealed that he had to put up his own money while making the movie, and also pointed out Jeffrey was the most mischievous. He even became strict father possessed on the spot, ordering Jeffrey to stop moving. Even Stephy thought he bugged her, stating that she really wanted to beat the "little brother"!

Yam Tat Wa and Stephy talked about their experience on the film LITTLE RED SWEET and agreed that their co-star Jeffrey was mischievous and noisy, on and off screen they wanted to discipline him with a beating! "However it was a lot of fun. We really were sweetly mixed together like the red bean soup, which was a little rough too. With him we would have a lot of fresh things and love stories, I really treated him like my son." Brother Wa has a daughter himself, now with a son he joked that his daughter needed to be spoiled. Jeffrey answered, "Sons are for beating!" Brother Wa said that he could not hit the son either. In the film he played a traditional man, so he would spoil the son more than the daughter. He praised Jeffrey for being able to sing, act and have star potential. While everyone has been looking for young directors they should also pay attention to young actors. After praising Jeffrey he urged him not to call people old. Jeffrey immediately moved around and kissed up, "You are 18 every year!" During the interview, Jeffrey kept moving around. Yam Tat Wa suddenly became strict father possessed, "Would you stop shaking already?" Jeffrey immediately sat still. Then Yam Tat Wa lectured, "He is very loud, I can't quietly draw or listen to songs even if I want to. What a bother!" After that they were locked in an embrace.

Yam Tat Wa also joked, "This time the salary was very low, I even had to treat the team out of my own pocket. For half a month, the three of us treated everyday." They pointed out that eating red bean soup and butter pineapple buns everyday made them much fatter. Stephy just happened to want to look a little fatter on camera. Jeffrey thanked Yam Tat Wa for his teachings and praised Stephy for being friendly, but he stated that they had an age gap. Stephy immediately pretended to get mad.

In addition, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin in the film YUK YI YUT GEI (PRISON CHILD DIARY) played a prisoner who gave birth in prison. She said that when she read the script she was already very touched. It would be her first prison film, thus before production began he kept watching prison movies. Earlier when she made FU DUK BUT (VICIOUS TIGERS DON'T) she also played Mama. She joked that she has already entered the age of playing Mama roles. "I am just 30 something, but I seem to have already entered the stage of playing Mommy roles. However this would be my first prison film and prisoner role, I would even have to give birth to a chld in prison and raised it to age 3."

Ling Man Lung in the film WISH COMES TRUE (BA HUNG FOOK LAI KUN YUT DIM) played a "Kennedy disease" patient that was based on a true story. He revealed that before the shoot he spent a few days with the ALS patient and tried to use a wheel chair, and he realized that crossing the street was highly difficult. "In the wheel chair I finally realized crossing the street would be highly difficult. Having to step over a crib was an enormous challenge. I really had the feeling of helplessness." In the film Malaysian goddess Lin Minchen would play his masseuse. He joked that because Lin Minchen had professional massage therapist's guidance, the massage she gave him was very comfortable. He joked that at first he thought he would have the most physical contact with her, but actually big guy Law Ho Ming, who played his nurse and driver, embraced him the most. "At first I thought I would be able to hug Lin Minchen, but actually it was big guy Law Ho Ming. He was already able to pick me up with one arm!"