[2023.06.29] SEAN LAU HAS TO WEAR EAR PLUGS TO WORK WITH REAL GUNS IN NEW FILM

Sean Lau promotes his new film in the North
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The film THE WHITE STORM 3: HEAVEN OR HELL (SO DUK 3: YUN JOI TIN NGAI) would open in the mainland soon. Two days ago director Herman Yau Lai To led one of the leads Sean Lau Ching Wan, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung (Si Hing), Kumer So San Yu (Grizzly) in an appearance at the Shenzhen University after screening meeting and interacted with the audience. The film not only received the unanimous rave the audience but Hong Kong film fans also took the opportunity to make their feelings known to Ching Wan; the band Supper Moment also made a surprise appearance and performed the film's end credit song in public for the first time.

One of the biggest focus of THE WHITE STORM 3: HEAVEN OR HELL was that the film built an almost 500,000 feet Golden Triangle drug village in Hong Kong. After the screening viewers also were amazed by how awesome the drug village's gun fights, fighter plane explosions and other scenes were. Director Yau said that earlier the film went to Thailand, Huizhou Guangdong, Yunnan to build the village, but finally it chose Hong Kong. The village was very important in the film, it was a necessity for many stories to happen. Looking back at the production process, Ching Wan was still in awe. "After so many difficulties, we still built a set in Hong Kong. The feeling is rather wonderful." Grizzly also praised how much the constructed village resembled the actual Thailand. "I would even directly thought that the extras were Thai. I can say that a realistic set can greatly bring you into the character."

When asked about the weapons that appeared in the film, Director Yau revealed that the guns seen in the film were all real. "We have taken the full safety precaution measures. I have been in this business for many years already, so I have more of a grasp on how to safely make a movie." The guns the actors used in the film were as many as 18 types, each lead would at least carry one real gun. Ching Wan enjoyed the experience. "The feeling of using a real gun is truly different, the sound is particularly loud so during the shoot we all were ear plugs." Also appeared at the Shenzhen University was the band Supper Moment. Their publicly performed the film's end credit song HEAVEN HAS NO END (TIN NGAI MO NGAI) and heated up the atmosphere of the entire venue instantaneously. Si Hing also began a fan right away, "I had no pressure from working with Brother Ching Wan, and I have learned many things."

As the first group of mainland viewers to enjoy the film, viewers all shared their experience. A pair of brothers were fans of THE WHITE STORM (SO DUK) film series, this time they came to fulfill THE WHITE STORM's ten year promise. Viewers from the North also praised that Lau Ching Wan's acting in the film completely won him over, playing the evil and vileness of the villain thoroughly. He even worried that after these Hong Kong stars he grew up with would retire he would not be able to see Hong Kong films with acting. Another female viewer also said that her entire family were Lau Ching Wan's fans and told Ching Wan, "If you don't act anymore, what would we watch from then on?" Ching Wan immediately comforted everyone. "Relax, I would do my job as an actor fully as I always have, and fight to bring even more films to everyone." In addition, in the audience a grandma just celebrated her 88th birthday. Ching Wan immediately sang the birthday song, took photos with her and gave her an autograph poster, all of which were very heart warming.