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| Chow Yun Fat is the happiest about the movie being able to achieve legacy, and declares that he will act to age 100 and beyond. |
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| Aaron Kwok "returns to the team" in time for the press conference and the premiere |
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| COLD WAR 1994 brings a big group for a big presence at the press conference |
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| Jeffrey Ngai not only has to practice fighting but also his ruthless expression |
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| For her role Louise Wong reveals that she practices "flying daggers" at home |
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| Daniel Wu and Terrance Lau click right away |
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Fish Liew feels that she still has room for improvement, and would continue to work hard to make good movies
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| Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung Ka Fai are all COLD WAR film series veteran actors and attend the COLD WAR 1994 premiere. |
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| Chow Yun Fat takes the group selfie at the press conference. |
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| Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung Ka Fai hold hands as they head to the stage. |
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| Chow Yun Fat embraces and kisses former co-star and press conference emcee Carol Cheng. |
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| Daniel Wu and Terrance click right away on their first collaboration, as they mutually admire each other. |
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Louise Wong plays the female mob boss in the new film COLD WAR 1994, Michael Ning and Jeffrey Ngai are her right-hand men
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The movie COLD WAR 1994 held a global press conference at the
Xiqu Center in the West Kowloon Cultural District yesterday. Director
Longman Leung Lok Man led dozens of actors of various ages from the film
to attend together and generate momentum. At the event Chow Yun Fat
thanked young actors for their efforts, which enabled the passing of the
torch in the Hong Kong film industry. He emphasized that although the
shoot was hard, the juniors were able to persevere and prove that they
had a sense of responsibility. He encouraged everyone to continue to
work hard.
The main cast members included Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok Fu Sing,
Tony Leung Ka Fai, Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), Terrance Lau Chun Him, Wu
Kang-ren, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Louise Wong Dan Nei,
Aidan Gillen, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Lokman Yeung,
Stanley Yau Si Chun, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Mandy Tam Man Huen, Samantha
Ko Hoi Ning and Adam Pak Tin Nam attended the press conference.
The actors took pictures in groups first, and the two master
class Best Actors Fat Gor and Brother Ka Fai appeared hand in hand in
the final very cleverly. Later when a number of handsome men took a
group photo of the "male god", Aidan Gillen walked between Fat Gor and
Brother Ka Fai, and Fat Gor politely moved to the side and gave up the
center position to Aidan Gillen. When taking pictures, the always
friendly Fat Gor took the lead in sitting on the steps so everyone would
be able to get into the shot. Ng Yin Cho, Lau Chun Him and other
juniors were flattered. In the group photo session, Fat Gor once again
displayed his people-friendly ways, took selfies and guided the lighting
positioning on the spot. The scene was very joyful. When the emcee of
the press conference, appeared Carol Cheng Yui Ling (Sister Do)
appeared, Fat Gor reunited with his "old partner" again and immediately
kissed Sister Do on the cheek. As for Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, although he
was unable to catch up to the photo session due to traffic jams, he
still arrived before the press conference started.
Leung Ka Fai played Lee Man Bun in the film, the young version
of whom was played by Lau Chun Him. The two have been accused of
appearance clashes, Ka Fai said, "After watching COLD WAR 1994, I was a
little suspicious of my performances in COLD WAR and COLD WAR 2 because
Lau Chun Him really performed too wonderfully." Did he feel optimistic
that Lau Chun Him would win the Best Actor Award again for this film?
He said, "I seem to have made a mistake in praising him. Leave that for
the audience, after watching the film everyone would naturally
understand how good he is. No one should put too much pressure on young
people. Like the actors who play the younger version of my staff,
everyone is very young. Like Fat Gor says, legacy is the most
importance; not to mention that Lau Chun Him is already the Hong Kong
Film Critic Society Awards Best Actor." Fat Gor told Leung Ka Fai that
if the younger versions Ng Yin Cho and Lau Chin Him would be nominated
for the Hong Kong Film Awards next year, they would be the guest
presenters.
Fat Gor was asked what dialogues in the film were particularly
profound? He quoted the dialogue in the film and said, "At this moment,
back then the first episode was really exciting, and when I was asked to
make (the sequel) I was very happy. This time is like someone dug a
well and brought me a sip of water to drink." After that he looked at
the young actors behind him and continued, "This film has made the
entire film industry a legacy, thank you very much for your hard work so
that the film can be passed on from generation to generation. Making
movies are hard, but seeing them still here after roughing it for so
long proves that they must be able to endure well and continue to work
hard." Sister Do said, "You have to be here too." Fat Gor continued,
"I would be working until the end, on the day when I won't be here and
passing in the line of duty. Many people have said that they would
rather die on the set, so I often exercise and run. I would still run
at the age of 100, which means I can still act until I am 100 years
old." He also told Leung Ka Fai not to drink so much wine, otherwise he
would not be able to make films until he would be 100 years old. Leung
Ka Fai funnily pouted.
Sing Sing talked about his feelings about making the COLD WAR
film series again after ten years. He said that the character has
never left him and always inside him. He remembered when he first
heard that he would work with Leung Ka Fai on COLD WAR, he was very
surprised and asked, "For real?" He also joked that he was able to
become the youngest policer commissioner in the film. "For today and
always." When Sing Sing was asked about the fact that only his younger
version did not appear in the new film, director Leung Lok Man revealed
that he already had an idea and would let Sing Sing look over the
casting in the future. Sing Sing smiled and said, "Actually I can do it
myself."
Fat Gor said that during the shoot he once used his antique
camera to take photos for Louis Koo Tin Lok and Kwok Fu Sing. "Koo Tin
Lok is the epitome of a rich guy, very stylish; Kwok Fu Sing is like a
kid, very handsome!" He mentioned that everyone was like family during
the filming. Because after this filming they did not know if they would
see each other again ten years later, so they cherished every second.
He also joked that he might have to wait until his 90s to work together
again. After that he asked Sing Sing and Leung Ka Fai to kiss him
together in a warm and funny moment. Director Leung Lok Man also
revealed that COLD WAR 1995 has been completed and is currently being
edited. Hopefully it would be released this year.
What encouragement would Fat Gor have for his juniors? Fat Gor
said, "Being an actor is really about destiny, luck and fengshui; like
in surfing some people are killed by a wave, and some people ride the
wind and waves; so it's really about luck. For example some actors in
this film trained for a few months before the shoot, but were shot to
death as soon as they appeared. Many times I see the actor's
superficial appearance, but I don't know what happened behind it." He
also took Sister Do as an example, "Look at Cheng Nine Units (Sister
Do), she is still so thin now; maybe it's because she had a very hard
time at that time and couldn't get a good bite to eat." Sister Do
explained that because it was a fighting period at that time, Fat Gor
pointed out that filming was about the right time, place and people.
Leung Ka Fai said, "Speaking of Cheng Nine Unit, I was Leung Thirteen
back then. The acting industry was very hard, but I wouldn't say it was
rough because filming gave me a lot of satisfaction and happiness. Of
course only movies would become hits would actors be able to continue to
make a living." Sing Sing also agreed with the importance of legacy and
also unity, only then would new actors have the opportunity to perform.
He also hoped that the audience would support film. Fat Gor asked
Sister Do what advice would she give the industry, Sister Do said, "I
have already transitioned into being an emcee." Fat Gor said that he
hoped the COLD WAR intellectual property would attract Sister Do back to
the film industry. Sister Do joked, "Thank you, I hope so too."
Last night the film team stepped on the red carpet led by a
band playing horns and drums, attracting a large number of onlookers.
First, the film boss, producer and director took the lead, and then the
actors appeared one by one. Out of respect for the occasion, the actors
specifically changed into formal and evening wear to attend; when Fat
Gor and his wife walked on the red carpet in the finale, the cheers of
the audience were deafening.
Ng Yin Cho, Lau Chun him, Wong Dan Nei, Ngai Chun Sun and others
attended the global press conference of the movie COLD WAR 1994
yesterday.
COLD WAR 1994 held its world premiere in Shenzhen the day before
yesterday, and Ng Yin Cho and Lau Chun him also attended. Ng Yin Cho
laughed and said that Chow Yun Fat, Leung Ka Fai and Kwok Fu Sing were
all very excited, but he did not expect them to be so involved at their
age. "Fat Gor, Brother Ka Fai at their age are still very playful.
They dance together and imitate Sing Sing's Generation X trademark
move and are very energetic." He himself was equally excited, because
he left Hong Kong after completing the film and have not seen everyone
for nearly a year and a half to two years.
In the film Ng Yin Cho played the youth version of Choi Yuen
Kei and said that because the character has a large number of complex
Cantonese dialogues, he took two to three months to practice before
filming. Lau Chun Him played the youth version of Lee Man Bun,
describing him and Ng Yin Cho clicked at first sight, they had common
topics and quickly established chemistry. Lau Chun Him even revealed
that Ng Yin Cho gave him headphones he personally designed. He said
with a smile, "When I see Ng Yin Cho I want to kiss him. The headphones
are so beautiful, I am reluctant to use them. I would even kiss the
headphones when I go home to express my longing for him!" He said that
he planned to take him to dinner in return. Lau Chun Him also said that
his wife Cecilia Choi Sze Wan also liked Ng Yin Cho. Would his wife
also want to kiss the "male god" Ng Cho Yin herself? He said, "She
would just appreciate from a distance. (Will you bring your wife to
dinner with Ng Yin Cho?) My wife is working overseas, so I will have
him all to myself!" Ng Yin Cho responded funnily that Lau Chun Him
himself was a big gift, the date would be limited to two people and
exclude his wife, which made Lau Chun Him blush.
Ng Yin Cho revealed that he is currently filming another movie,
so he will stay in Hong Kong for a longer time. Earlier his wife Lisa
S. and their daughter returned to Hong Kong to keep him company, but
returned to the U.S. after just a week because their daughter had
school. When asked if his daughter had any complaints, he laughed and
said that he was a "tiger dad"; his daughter enjoyed his absence from
home. "Because I am more serious and have requirements for her studies,
she thinks I am meaner." He also pointed out that his daughter would
not hug him now and only cling to Mama, which made him very heartbroken
and even shed tears, "The most heartbreaking is that when she was 8 or 9
years old, she said she stop calling me Daddy, only Dad; but I liked her
to call me Daddy." He admitted that he did not dare to imagine his
daughter dating in the future, he would not be heartbroken; just worried
about who she would meet. His only request was that he did not want his
daughter to be deceived in love. Although his daughter is not
interested in boys for the time being, he has begun to worry. He joked
that if she meets a boy like Lau Chun Him, there will be no problem. He
even hoped to have such a son.
Lau Chun Him said that the film had many gunfights and fight
scenes, which were challenging for him but he did not feel pressured.
Instead the more pressure he had, the worse the performance would
become. Ng Yin Cho worked with Lau Chun Him for the first time, and
joked that before the shoot began he once asked, "Who is this?" Yet he
revealed that before collaborating, he has specifically watched Lau Chun
Him's TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI
SING) and and BEYOND THE DREAM (WAN OI) and praised him, "This person is
very powerful. He is not acting, but completely immersing himself to
the role. To be able to do this at such a young age, he is very rare
and a very distinctive actor."
Wong Dan Nei played the mob boss in the film, Jeffrey and
Michael Ning (Bak Ji) were her right-hand men. They had many action
scenes in the film, and they received martial arts and firearms training
before filming. Wong Dan Nei revealed that she practiced the "flying
dagger" stunt at home. She laughed and said that she saw Jeffrey play
the thug with great ruthlessness and was even frightened by it. Jeffrey
joked, "I've been practicing this ruthless look for a long time,
actually I was born like this." He admitted that bruises and scrapes
were inevitable from working action scenes. Wong Dan Nei even revealed
that almost all of the eight prop baseball bats he used in the film were
broken. During the rehearsal he overheard his co-stars begging for
mercy, "Brother, take it easy, it's just a rehearsal!" Bak Ji's stunt
double performed most of his action scenes, and he joked that he made a
surprising discovery. "The double has a 90% resemblance to my likeness
and shape, he is also very agile. I gave him my phone number, as I plan
to be his dramatic double from now on."
The fresh out of the oven Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress
Liew Chi Yu and Ko Hoi Ning dressed up for the red carpet of the
premiere last night. Fish receives shouts of "so beautiful" from many
fans at the scene, and she waved her hand coquettishly. Fish pointed
out that the cast of this movie is strong. Facing a group of seniors,
she was also very nervous during the filming. She revealed that she
mainly played opposite the two Best Actors Gardner Tse Kwan Ho and Wu
Kang-ren, which gave her acting bug its fill. "Every day is like going
to class, learning from them and absorbing their acting skills." She
was interviewed at the event the night before and was asked how she felt
after winning Best Actress, she admitted that she instead had a feeling
of being "seen" in the industry but emphasized that she would not stop
because of winning the award. She hoped that everyone would give her
room for improvement.
Playing a media worker in the film, Ko Hoi Ning said that she
mainly played opposite Ng Yin Cho. Having had fewer opportunities to
appear in movies, she bluntly said that this was a great experience.
