[2023.04.16] SEAN LAU LAMENTS: LIFE IS UNEXPECTED

Edan Lui responds to Hong Kong Film Awards questions with a smile

Even on the eve of the Hong Kong Film Awards, Edan does not get to rest as he has been working on his new film

With blood on his nose, Keung To avoids Granny with agility

Keung To

Lin Minchen with her lovable character competes against Jennifer Yu for Best Supporting Actress 

Against strong competition like Sean Lau, Louis Cheung admits that he treats the race normally
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Edan waves to fans after work

Keung To leaves work at 7PM
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Rising film stars Edan Lui Cheuk On, Jer Lau Ying Ting, Lin Minchen and others tonight would vie for the Hong Kong Film Awards. Edan before the race still had to work on his new film. When the People's Choice Best Actor was asked whether he was confident about winning Best New Performer, he flashed a smile of victory and was full of confidence! Instead Best Actor favorite Sean Lau Ching Wan stated in a pre race interview that life is expected, as he worried about not having a movie to make.

Popular group MIRROR's member Edan has been nominated for Best New Performer with two films at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards, which would take place tonight at the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Center. Before the race he was naturally nervous, but the rising film star yesterday was still working on the Emperor Motion Picture DOH YUET JEH (MOON THIEVES) at a Sham Shui Po watch store and attracted almost 100 fans to look on.

Around 3PM, he and group mate Keung To stepped out of the watch store and watched the playback in a tent on the street. Reporters took the opportunity to ask whether he was confident about winning an award? Just won the Hong Kong Movies Awards Best Actor he appeared to be full of confidence. Although he did not answer, he flashed a smile of victory! Keung To was not nominated for an acting award but with the MAMA'S AFFAIR (AH MA YAU JOR DAI YI GOR)'s theme song RAIN OR SHINE he was nominated for Best Original Film Song. Of course he was relaxed than Edan. After watching the playback he almost knocked over a granny who was passing by on the way back to the watch store. He avoided her with agility and protected granny's safety. Because his movement was somewhat like dancing, it was rather funny.

On the eve of Hong Kong Film Awards, various nominees were interviewed by the event. Edan said that in the past he mostly played comedy, thus when he got the emotional complex character of Ah Yeung in HONG KONG FAMILY (GOR SI GOR JIT) he once worried that he would not performed well and dragged the entire film down. However later he understood that as long as he did his best, everything else was beyond his control so he did not need to think too much. His group mate Jer who was also in competition for Best New Performer said that the movie gave him a world outside music. "The film was able to give me many different experience. I started to be myself, letting go of a lot of things. I no longer mind how others see me. I used to be very shy, now I would take the initiative to say hi to people and be myself."

Playing the lovable character Ah Meow in TABLE FOR SIX (FAN HEI GUNG SUM), Lin Minchen was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. She admitted that she did not know how long she could still be cute. "We would accept the limitation of age. Now I can play sweet nd pretty characters, which of course is a great opportunity." She joked that she used to feel embarrassed to introduce herself as an actor, but everyone's encouragement has given her a lot of encouragement. She also said that Hong Kong people's charm is their strong support for domestic films. She hoped Hong Kong films in the future would be even better.

Another rising film star Angela Yuen Lai Lam would make the leap to challenge Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Sylvia Chan and others for Best Actress. She said that she absolutely was not a genius actor, and needed good teachers to teach her to act. She was already rather happy to be nominated.

Two time Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Sean Lau Ching Wan this year with the Emperor Motion Picture DETECTIVE VS. SLEUTHS (SUN TAM DAI JIN) is again nominated for Best Actor. Despite having one film offer after another, he actually worried about not having movies to make. "After experiencing so much, a lot is uncertain and very hard to predict. No matter what the reason would be, when I am nominated I would enjoy it and happily face it. This way would be more advantageous, because no one knows how next time would be like. I might not have another chance. I am not talking about the nomination, but another chance to make a movie!"

Fellow Best Actor as well as Best Supporting Actor nominee Louis Cheung Kai Chung spoke with Che Suk Mui on the radio. He felt extremely lucky to receive two nominations, but did not have much confidence in winning. "I only treat them normally, honestly, this type of winning and losing process I have experienced countless times in music and at the television station. The most important actually is only the moment the result is announced."