[2024.05.06] DADA CHAN TANGLES WITH TWO MEN OVENIGHT

Dada Chan gets into the fray from the get go with Philip Ng and Andy On

Dada works out regularly, so the action scene poses no difficulty for her
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Dada Chan Ching earlier worked overnight on a film with two strong men Philip Ng Won Lung and Andy Tien (On Chi Kit). Despite staying up she did not lose energy. Instead she put her acting on display. During the fight scene shoot she "changed her face in one second" from the kind mode instantly into a "mad woman", as she went into a rage and fought. No wonder action director Ng Won Lung added fight scenes for her as a "reward"!

Dada Chan Ching, Philip Ng Won Lung and Andy Tien (On Chi Kit) earlier in Kai Tak worked on the action drama MO MING FOR (NAMELESS FIRE). Despite two martial arts stars in the cast, Dada stole a lot of the spotlight on the shoot that night. Because in the scene Dada in order to help On Chi Kit, whose arms were secured by Philip, she had to hit Philip hard with a bowling pin. The three tested their marks before hand. Dada was afraid to hit Philip and looked "sorry", needing Philip to tell her not to worry several times. Then during the official shoot, the once Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Dada got into character in a second. She strongly hit Philip with a vicious look in her eyes. Then the three struggled. Dada was thrown to the ground many times. Since she worked out regularly, the action scene went very smoothly. In this tussle she stole the spotlight from the two lead actors.

Dada stated that actually the action director Philip added the scene on the spot. "In the film I get to both hit people and get hit, but my character isn't a fighter. Only occasionally I would get into it in some scenes." She said that because the scene was a last minute addition, she was uncertain about a lot of the details. However she trusted Philip 100% and was not afraid of getting hurt.

Speaking of the production, she said, "Earlier at the hospital I had a scene that needed one straight take, I really like it. We shot many takes because of camera angle switches. The whole shot was around 2 minutes, it was a lot of fun but intense."

Dada kept accepting new challenges in her career, often looking for breakthroughs. Romantically even though she has suitors, she has not yet dated. Last year she once revealed that she would like to freeze her eggs in the U.S.; but finally due to the complexity of the process and the time consuming recovery period, she was worried that her work would be affected. "Actually it isn't simple at all. I inquired about it and it has a lot of requirements. So I would have to consider it further. However if I would I would have to do it in these few years. Now I have to think it through, a lot of stuff is up in the air."

Philip this time in MO served many posts. He even took part in its planning. As for his good friend On Chi Kit, he naturally had endless praises. However this time actually he did not call in a favor when inviting him, but he did so through the producer; because he felt that even though they were close, personal and professional should be clear cut. He felt that the most important was for the collaboration to be pleasant. As for Dada, Ng Won Lung also appreciated her very much. "As soon as Dada joined the team her first scene was the film's ending. She had to run, struggle, act fully and she was able to do them all. (She gave to have stolen the spotlight in the scene just now!) Every actor is stealing the spotlight. Actually this time every actor gets the full score. I of course am the happiest!" He pointed out that this time the production has been rather smooth. Although he once shot for over ten hours in a cramp environment and appeared to have suffered a heat stroke, the issue was minor. The film in 8 short days shot over 30 minutes of usable fight scenes, which made him even happier. "Normally in the business being able to in one day shoot two minutes of usable film was already very talented, this time truly has broken a record!"