[2025.09.12] YANNY CHAN CLEVERLY HANDLES ANDREW LAM'S "IMPROVISATION"

Andrew Lam and Yanny Chan's collaboration feels fresh br> courtesy of on.cc

Yanny Chan does not laugh easily, so she is able to withstand Andrew Lam's improvisation

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The movie GOOD GAME (JOOK DIN) has been scheduled for release on September 18, in the film Andrew Lam Man Chung played by the Internet café owner who considered closing the Internet café due to business difficulties. Then because he discovered an e-sports competition with generous prizes, he pulled together a wild card squad to participate in hopes of winning prize money to continue to operate the Internet café.

Lam Man Chung and his onscreen "daughter" Yanny Chan Wing Yan were interviewed to talk about their feelings and interesting things about filming. Lam Man Chung humorously claimed to be a third-generation e-sports world champion. "My great grandfather and grandmother won the provincial-Hong Kong Cup e-sports championship in the sixth year of Emperor Tongzi's reign, and I was born with a mouse in my mouth!" The crew specifically invited a real e-sports master to direct their movements, but he joked that he only learned for a few minutes yet was praised for being more convincing. Lam Man Chung boasted, "We make a living from our acting skills!"

Chan Wing Yan said that working with Lam Man Chung was very fresh, and required her to keep her brain flexible to be able to cope with his improvisation. Was she able to follow him? She said with a smile, "I found a way. If I only follow the script, my rhythm would very easily be disrupted." She said that although Lam Man Chung was often nonsensical, she liked this lively atmosphere and thought that he was able to drive the performance. Lam Man Chung joked that when he would improvise out of the blue, Pakho Chau would "pinch" his thigh to hold back his laughter, and Ekin Cheng would say something nonsensical and resolved it. Chan Wing Yan praised Will Or Wai Lam for his strong emotional performance, and Sister Bo (Fung So Bo) for being rich in experience.

Chan Wing Yan pointed out that Brother Chung would often improvise when filming, but the director never would never yell cut. Instead he would let everyone continue to play. She would learn from that but would very rarely be unable to hold her laughter. Lam Man Chung revealed Ng Wing Mei was the easiest to crack up on the set. Chan Wing Yan praised Brother Chung for enriching the role with his limbs and would not let go of wanting to give everyone a lot of "Input" (improvisation). Lam Man Chung felt that there was no generation gap when working with young actors this time.

Speaking of the downturn in the Hong Kong film market, Lam Man Chung admitted that he was lucky to have a movie. After all, the economic environment has been unclear, and film investors have been discouraged. Some of his own plans that have been in preparation have also been postponed. He laughed and said, "I have a lot of petals; even when the movie hasn't started production yet, I can continue to perform the concert tour first."