[2011.07.01] TAKESHI KANESHIRO OPENS UP ABOUT HIS LOVE LIFE

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Recently Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo)'s romance was uncovered. He was still busy promoting WU XIA in the Mainland. Yesterday Gum Sing Mo along with director Peter Chan Ho Sun and Wai Ying Hung attended a Chengdu, Sichuan press conference and finally responded for the first time.

Recently the media caught Gum Sing Mo and a mystery woman going out and appearing to be close. His manager has already denied their romance. Yesterday a reporter asked whether Gum Sing Mo was in love or was the news speculation due to WU XIA's release? Gum Sing Mo said, "Earlier my manager already said it, indeed it was not what it looked like. Everyone know I wouldn't be deliberately low key and not promote. Wu XIA's schedule was moved up by a month. Several actors' promotional schedules were all messed up. Now we would try to coordinate when we can. Thank you media for your care and well wishes."

Gum Sing Mo in the film also talked about the experience of working on WU XIA. He said that in the film she spoke Sichuan dialect for the first time. The team hired a tutor for him. The tutor was very pleased with his performance, at least giving it 80 points. Chan Ho Sun also praised Gum Sing Mo's determination. Everyday after the shoot he would ask for the next day's script so the tutor could record the lines into his MP3 player for him to recite. Gum Sing Mo whether in the film and in life would not try anything dangerous. The Sichuan dialect to him this time was a cliff, he had to decide whether to jump. As a director, he of course had to jump with him.

[2011.07.01] ANDY LAU LIVED WHERE CHOW YUN FAT LIVED

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BIO (on now broadband television channel 222) after airing FOUR GREAT HEAVENLY KINGS: JACKY CHEUNG HOK YAU on July 11 will air the second episode FOUR GREAT HEAVENLY KINGS: ANDY LAU TAK WA. The program interviewed many of Lau Tak Wa's good friends like Wong Jing, Teddy Robin Kwan as well as Lau Tak Wa secondary school classmate and producer and director Yu Wai Kwok. Wong Jing pointed out that when he first worked with Lau Tak Wa, he wanted to have more action scenes. However he told Lau Tak Wa, "Viewers love to watch you getting hit more than you hitting people." Teddy Robin pointed out that Wa Jai is very hard working, once he did not return home to rest for three months. Yu Wai Kwok revealed that Lau Tak Wa already had many admirers in secondary school.

Yu Wai Kwok revealed, "I remember back then we were pretending to be Chow Yun Fat in the school hallway. He always pretended better than other students. I thought he was a natural born actor." He pointed out that Lau Tak Wa was already very handsome when he was young and attracted many classmates. He deeply believed that Lau Tak Wa at the time already knew that he would become a star in the future. Later Lau Tak Wa participated in the TVB artist training class and rented a small place nearby TVB. Yu revealed, "The home owner told Lau Tak Wa, 'Chow Yun Fat lived in this unit before. When you live here, you may become a star in

the future too.'"

Wong Jing said, "Lau Tak Wa wanted to have many action sequences like Jackie Chan, but I told him, you are a little different from Jackie Chan. Viewers love to watch you get hit, particularly female viewers. Every time they watch the bad guys beat up Lau Tak Wa they would feel very sad, but on the other hand they loved to watch those scenes." Teddy Robin said, "Some people say Wa Jai is a workaholic, I feel he is a very hard working person." Lau Tak Wa in the mid to late 80s received George Lam Chi Cheung's encouragement to join the music scene. Lau Tak Wa revealed that he was so nervous about his first Hong Kong concert that his hands were shaking. "I was the most nervous for my first concert in Hong Kong because I didn't have a bottom (confidence). I was so nervous that I was trembling."

[2011.06.30] JANICE MAN WANTS TO BE SLIMMER THAN NICK CHEUNG

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To Yu Fung is a friend of both Nicholas Tse Ting Fung and Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi but have not asked them about their marriage

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Janice Man Wing Shan yesterday attended a cosmetic product press conference. She will work with Nick Cheung Ka Fai on the new film DAI JUI BO (BIG CHASE) and hoped to lose weight. "Lately it's a little tough. Earlier I went on a holiday and gained a few pounds. Now I have to start losing weight because I will have to make a movie soon."

"This time the character is great and has a lot of potential. I saw how amazing Ka Fai has been and trained to have a six pack ab, I have to work hard as well. His will power is great, he really is very thin and very fit. I am afraid that if I don't lose any weight, I can be fatter than him at any minute." Weighing only 101 pounds, Janice would like to drop to 95.

[2011.06.30] EKIN CHENG ALMOST FALLS FROM A HORSE

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The new film TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON two nights ago held its Hong Kong premiere, guests included Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Sammy, Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung, Vincy Chan (Wing Yi), Ken Hung Cheuk Lap, Tang Yi, Hung Kit and Chan Ka Lok.

Cheng Yi Kin is busy with his new film YANG CLAN WARRIORS (YEUNG GA JEUNG). Earlier he went to learn to ride a horse but was almost thrown form it. Luckily he hung on to the horse in time. Ekin said, "I may have to ride and fight at the same time, so right now we are practicing in advance."

[2011.06.30] LI BINGBING IS SHOULDER TO SHOULDRE WITH GIANNA JUN

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The Wayne Wong directed women epic film SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN caught attention as Li Bingbing and Gianna Jun Ji-Hyun earlier appeared on the July U.S. edition of VOGUE. The most recent time Asian film stars were on the pages of U.S. VOGUE was six years ago with MEMOIR OF A GEISHA's Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.

Recently Li Bingbing and Jun Ji-Hyun appeared in a Mainland fashion magazine cover as well. In the film their tragic lives made people cry. This couple also were much more open to satisfy the audience's imagination. Li Bingbing not only put her arm around Jun Ji-Hyun's shoulder but also wore a transparent silk top and black undergarment in an embrace with Jun Ji-Hyun. They even lay on the carpet in elegant clothing and played with flowers.

Starting July 8, the film will be released in almost 40 nations around the world and land in North America on July 15. Li Bingbing and Jun Ji-Huun in mid July will head to the U.S. to attend the New York and Los Angeles premieres with producer Wendi Deng and director Wayne Wong.

[2011.06.30] ELANNE KONG LOVES HER MALE DISGUISE

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Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam earlier worked on the Xinhai Revolution 100th anniversary commemorative film YUK FOR FUNG WONG (FIRE BATHING PHOENIX). On the first day she had to work on crying and yelling scenes, after which she had a sore throat and hoarse voice. Luckily the team prepared a lot of throat drops for her. Her co-stars included Liu Kai Chi, Tse Kwan Ho, Eric Tsang Chi Wai and Alan Tam Wing Lun.

Playing a revolutionary, Kong Yeuk Lam yesterday worked on a major scene in a male disguise. She said, "As soon as I started I shot the most emotional scene. I had to yell and cry, the emotional upheaval was enormous. However luckily I was able to reach the director's demands, which was worth a hoarse voice." As for her earlier eye problems, she was worried during her crying scene. "Because my eye hasn't recovered yet, during the crying scene it still hurt. I am very afraid of affecting the recovery progress." In the film, Kong Yeuk Lam was very satisfied with her male disguise. "I like it very much, I thought it was very cool and well matched for me. The director even praised me and said that I had potential to play a matinee idol!"

[2011.06.30] TAKESHI KANESHIRO GETS LUCKY

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Li Xiaoran, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sandra Ng, Peter Chan

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The Peter Chan Ho Sun directed WU XIA two nights ago held its Beijing premiere. Leads Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Tang Wei, Wai Ying Hung, Li Xiaoran, Jiang Wu and others attended. ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN Jimmy Wang Yu was still recovering in Taiwan and did not attend. Sandra Ng Kwan Yu and Cissy Wang also came in support of their husbands. Tang Wei and Gum Sing Mo did not have their significant others' support did not have to worry about being lonely. Tang Wei's "son" came from faraway Yunnan to see her, which moved her to tears. Gum Sing Mo was lucky as he was with Kwan Yu and his on screen wife Li Xiaoran.

Many Mainland actors also attended in support, including BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (SUP YUET WAI SING)'s Chris Li Yuchu and Wang Xueqi, as well as Gao Yuanyuan, Yolanda Yuan Quan and Li Xiaolu. Chan Ho Sun said that Big Brother Wang Yu had nothing to do in Taiwan and was not at ease, like a child he could not sit still as he kept asking him if he needed help with the promotion. However everyone would like him to take care of his health first so hopefully he would be able to attend the July 26 Hong Kong premiere. Gum Sing Mo's character in the film had the humorous shadow of Stephen Chow Sing Chi, who out of the blue would make you laugh, and opened the eyes of many.

In addition, WU XIA yesterday held its Shanghai premiere press conference. The media that have seen the film in advance said that in WU XIA, Yen Chi Tan and Gum Sing Mo's scenes together were excessively ambiguous and had a "Brokeback" feel. Yen Chi Tan followed up and urged Chan Ho Sun to make BROKEBACK SWORDSMAN with him.