[2025.04.29] EMPEROR STILL PLANS TO MAKE MOVIES DESPITE THE POOR MARKET

Michelle Wai is all grins after getting kisses from her newlywed husband

Terence Lam is flattered that Emperor boss Albert Yeung has his eyes on him

THE LAST DANCE team celebrates sweeping up 5 awards

Even Charlene Choi praises Tommy Chu as "so cool he is cracked open".
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THE LAST DANCE team attends the after party after the Hong Kong Film Awards
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The "Kwok Siblings" Michelle Wai and Tommy Chu win Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively and both turn into crybabies

Chau Chee On kisses his wife Michelle Wai at the celebration

Elaine Jin is happy for Best Actress Michelle Wai and cries tears of joy

Albert Yeung strongly invites Terence Lam to join Emperor, leaving Terence Lam with an awkward look on his face
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The Emperor Motion Picture THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) won five awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards the day before yesterday, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Original Film Song and Best Original Film Music. Emperor boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing led the fresh out of the oven Best Actress Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Best Supporting Actor Tommy Chu Pak Hong, director Anselm Chan Mou Yin, Best Original Film Song winner Terence Lam Ka Him, Catherine Chau Ka Yee and others to attend the celebration. Best Actor nominee Michael Hui Koon Man did not attend. After the group photo, Wai Sze Nga's doctor husband Chau Chee On was also at the celebration. The media asked the two to take a photo together. Dr. Chau kissed his beloved wife twice, and Wai Sze Nga smiled sweetly and said that it was like a re-enactment of the wedding banquet.

Speaking of the award ceremony, Yeung Sau Sing was very moved to see THE LAST DANCE team winning the award. He said frankly, "I am very moved. Of course I hope to have cash and other prizes in business. The movie has won the cash prize, and I want to win more prizes. I am a little disappointed, with one or two awards that we should win but didn't."

Because Hui Koon Man did not win Best Actor? He said, "Nothing we can do, the Hong Kong Film Awards has many voters. Some people like it, some people don't. We have to accept the result." Although the film market has been sluggish and getting movies made difficult, Mr. Yeung's enthusiasm for making movies still has not been hindered. He revealed that this year he already has four or five films planned for production this year. Would one of them be with THE LAST DANCE team? He said that would depend on the director Chan Mou Yin's intention, and Director Chan would be in charge of everything.

In addition Yeung Sau Sing grabbed Lam Ka Him at the celebration and said that he would recruit him as a singer, composer and actor for his company, a package deal. Lam Ka Him said that he would consider it but because he was afraid that he would be a "negative asset", he hoped that Yeung Sau Sing would think about it clearly. Yeung Sau Sing joked, "It doesn't matter, we are used to it; seven out of ten movies we make definitely lose money. Earlier the Cheung King Hin starred Lunar New Year film also lost money." Yeung Sau Sing also revealed the secret, actually this time Director Chan Mou Yin asked Lam Ka Him to sing the film theme song THE LAST DANCE. Some people in the company objected, "Because Emperor is the largest record company in Hong Kong, it has a large number of singers such as (Nicholas) Tse Ting Fung, (Hins) Cheung King Hin, (Leo) Ku Kui Kei, and (Hacken) Lee Hak Kun. He should look within his own company, why would he ask someone on the outside? I said that I should let the company's singers, but I respect the director's decision because he thought Lam Ka Him was suitable for singing. It was very fair."

Yeung Sau Sing kept "sniping" at Lam Ka Him and even said to the press, "If I don't sign him I would be an idiot." Later when he and Chan Mou Yin were interviewed, he again dragged Lam Ka Him into the shot and said, "This silly boy keeps dodging left and right, don't moving around, stand in the middle." Lam Ka Him awkwardly said, "Mr. Yeung, calm down. Why did you nab me again?" Yeung Sau Sing said, "This is the mob, no one is nabbing you." Lam Ka Hei explained that he was only joking about making a movie, "Please don't, I was just joking!" Yeung Sau Sing again said, "We don't joke, we get upset." Chan Mou Yin intervened and said that they would talk later.

Wai Sze Nga went from the award ceremony to the celebration. Wai Sze Nga at the celebration hug "Brother" Chu Pak Hong and "Sister Lin" Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Lin) and cried, admitting that her mood still has yet to calm down. She felt everything was happening too fast, and revealed that friends were making fun of her. On the live television broadcast, she was crying in almost every shot. "I didn't know that at the moment the result was announced, the camera caught me taking deep breaths. I really want to watch the re-run." When the award was announced, Dr. Chau in the audience also cried very hard. He said that it was because he saw his wife's efforts being rewarded. Michelle was asked if she would ask for an allowance increase? She joked, "We have only been married for several months, he hasn't started giving one yet!" Did Wai Sze Nga think her husband has been lucky for her? She smiled and replied, "Yes, my husband has been so lucky for me; so I take him with me for anything important, like a 'mascot'." Wai Sze Nga now is lucky in love and career, she said that she was very grateful to the many good people and kind people around her for helping her. She was really happy, but she dare not say that she has become a victory group in life. She would continue to work hard and prepare for the role of the script. "I would keep working hard, after tonight, when I wake up it's a new day. I plan to read new scripts. My husband and I don't have any parenthood plan yet, we can be with or without child, so the award has no effect on us at all." Would she increase her salary after winning the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor? She replied seriously, "I just want to say I don't want to increase the price. I would tell the company not to increase the price. Now not only in the film industry, but also everyone (the entire economic environment) is not easy, I hope to tide over the difficulties together. If the company wants to increase the price, I hope it would only add a small amount. Don't increase the price at the lowest point." Reportedly she has numerous film offers, one of the dramatic films has already been half confirmed and estimated to go into production in the second half of the year. Tomorrow she would attend an event. Would Tommy Chu Pak Hong increase his salary after winning the award? He said probably not, the most important thing as an actor was encountering a good team.

In tears throughout the show, Chu Pak Hong was made fun of as having 10 liters of tears. He explained that because he has seen Wai Sze Nga's hard work all along, he was very happy for her winning Best Actress. "That condition was......other people can't see my effort! However I was with Little Sister (Wai Sze Nga) throughout the entire process, I have seen how hard she works, so let's not talk about it anymore!" After that he almost broke down again. When he won Best Supporting Actor, he felt like he has done the ancestors proud and praised every nominee as worthy of winning. "After the award of course I want a raise, but I know the market is depressed. Everything is negotiable, the most important is script, character and team are good. After the award I want to take a day off, properly rest before resuming work."