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Adam Wong and Marco Ng both express regret over Newport Cinema's closing |
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Cheng Chun Hei (left) says that when he grows up he wants to be handsome like Neo Yau and have a girlfriend who is as pretty as his |
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Neo Yau takes selfies with fans outside the cinema |
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Marco Ng dances while thanking the audience to "pay the bill" courtesy of mingpao.com |
Mong Kok Newport Cinema opened for its final day yesterday, and the Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer nominated deaf actor Marco Ng Tsz Ho joined the movie THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET)'s team including director Adam Wong Sau Ping, Neo Yau Hawk Sau, and child actor Cheng Chun Hei to attend the farewell to the Newport Cinema audience appreciation screening two nights ago. Wong Sau Ping said that Newport Cinema was a Mong Kok landmark and thus made the trip to thank the audience before it closed. He lamented that another theater would close, proving that the times were very hard. In his impression, the first time Yau Hawk Sau went to Newport Cinema was with a female companion to watch LAN KWAI FONG (HEI OI YEH PO) and the closing of the cinema was regrettable. THE WAY WE TALK's box office has exceeded HK$ 10 million. Yau Hwak Sau said that each time he has made a movie his wish was for investors to be able to make their money back. He hoped that the industry would continue to develop healthily. He said that if the box office would exceed HK$ 20 million he would remake girlfriend Jessica Chan Yi Chun's music video to "pay the bill".
The Mong Kok Newport Cinema has been in business for 20 years but earlier announced its closing. Yesterday was its final day of operation. THE WAY WE TALK's director Wong Sau Ping with Yau Hawk Sau, Ng Chi Ho and Cheng Chun Hei two nights ago attended the farewell to Newport Cinema audience appreciation screening. Wong Sau Ping said that Newport Cinema was a Mong Kok landmark, thus he made the trip to thank the audience before its closing. He used to constantly watched movies at Newport and felt this place was very familiar. "The most memorable was that BEAST COP (YEH SAU YING GAING) was shot here. (Anthony) Wong Chau Sun has become the Best Actor with this film."
Wong Sau Ping felt that the rarest part of Newport Cinema was that viewers could enter the cinema without going through the shopping center. This characteristic has already become few in Hong Kong, unfortunately in the end it would still close and prove that the times were very hard. "I remember my previous movie THE WAY WE KEEP DANCING (KONG MO PAI 3)'s audience appreciation, at the time cinema circuits were already closing. Later it came back. I hope that whether is location would later become a cinema or not, people in every industry would strengthen themselves." He admitted that now making a movie was very difficult, but was grateful to see that many viewers were still very supportive on Hong Kong film and like this era's Hong Kong films.
Yau Hawk Sau said that he has seen one or two movies at Newport Cinema, as he remembered the first time was watching LAN KWAI FONG with a girl. Playing Yau Hawk Sau's younger version in THE WAY WE TALK, Cheng Chun Hei joked, "I didn't even know about this Newport Cinema, my knowledge isn't deep." Has he seen LAN KWAI FONG? He joked, "I haven't, I like to go to sleep early." Has he invited his classmates to watch his film THE WAY WE TALK? Cheng Chun Hei said that the school has chartered shows for students to watch. His classmates after watching praised the film as entertaining. When he attended certain events and fans screamed his name, he felt incredible.
THE WAY WE TALK's box office has exceeded HK$ 10 million. Yau Hawk Sau said that each time he made a movie his wish was for the investors to be able to make money. Although he did not know whether the film has done it, he hoped that it would. "This film industry could continue to have healthy development, in particular investors have the intention to invest in such subjects. I want to make a return and even hope that the film could be brought to the mainland and other places overseas releases, and get in touch with even more viewers." He knew that THE WAY WE TALK has had a lot of responses in the mainland and decent reviews. He joked that if the film would surpass HK$ 20 million at the box office he would remake his girlfriend Chan Yin Chun's music video to "pay the bill".
Marco said that he has never been to watch a movie at Newport Cinema before, but he would often pass by. Regarding the closure of another theater, he bluntly said that he felt bad and thought that no place could replace the shocking sound effect of the theater. He also revealed that when he was in elementary school, he tried to go to the theater alone after school, but actually ran into his homeroom teacher and was later given detention for punishment. However he also understood that the teacher's original intention was also out of concern for his safety. As THE WAY WE TALK's box office approached HK$ 12 million, Ng Chi Ho danced during the audience appreciation event to "pay he bill". He joked that he only did two simple moves, but he would dance again when the box office would exceeded 24 million. He even suggested for director Wong Sau Ping dance with him. Wong Sau Ping shook his head and said that he was the least talented in dancing. He only knew how to make dance movies.