[2024.11.25] DAYO WONG APOLOGIZES FOR UNDERESTIMATING THE LAST DANCE BOX OFFICE

Michelle Wai

Michelle Wai spends a memorable birthday with her fiancee by her side

Albert Yeung appears at the celebration and is very happy to see the film's good performance.
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Albert Yeung, Michael Hui, Dayo Wong, Michelle Wai, director Anselm Chan and others celebrate
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Dayo Wong turns audience appreciation into apology for once lacking confidence in the film's box office

Tommy Chu, Michelle Wai, and Rosa Velasco feel encouraged by the ideal box office

Dayo Wong says that if THE LAST DANCE breaks the box office record, director Anselm Chan promises to release the extended edition. They urge the audience to continue supporting the film

Michelle Wai, Albert Yeung, Michael Hui, Dayo Wong, director Anselm Chan attend THE LAST DANCE celebration as it becomes the third highest grossing Hong Kong film
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Michael Hui Koon Man, Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Rosa Velasco (Wai Law Sha) and other performances of the Hong Kong film THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) has exceeded HK$ 90 million at the cumulative box office. Emperor boss Dr. Albert Yeung Sau Sing attended the celebration dinner last night, the director Anselm Chan Mou Yin and the main cast also appeared. Yesterday was the birthday of Wai Sze Nga, and the team specifically prepared a cake to celebrate her birthday. Her fiancé was also present last night. Wai Sze Nga said that her birthday wish was to break the box office record again, and the audience immediately applauded!

Wong Tze Wah was busy rehearsing a stage play THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING in retreat, so he only participated in the audience appreciation event for the first time yesterday. However the first thing he said was "I am not here to thank the audience, but to apologize to the audience; because at the beginning of the release of the movie, I was very timid, very unconfident. I felt that the audience might not be able to withstand such a serious and a human film. So I forced myself to be very excited in previous interviews, hoping to feel more relaxed. It turns out that the audience's appreciation and acceptance abilities have far exceeded what I imagined. The second thing I want to apologize to the audience for was that I have underestimated the box office, which is now twice as high as I expected. This is also a big lesson for me, to let me know that I can't underestimate the ceiling of the Hong Kong movie box office, the audience's appreciation abilities, and the audience's attendance rate. (Are you confident that this film can be in the top two at the Hong Kong film box office with A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIT DAI JONG)?) Frankly, if it can be it of course would be good; but I would prefer that Hong Kong doesn't have a box office ceiling, that it gets better every day." Speaking of not only "breaking hell" but breaking records, he felt proud that he insisted on this Chinese title as it had many layers.

Once known as the "box office poison", he has become a "box office miracle drug". Tze Wah said that it was very wonderful. He reiterated that film was a game or a project, always very hard to predict. "When you think the movie is good it might not succeed, sometimes it's the opposite. It can be incredibly high or incredibly low. The only thing you can do is to do your best. Each time I carry respect and fear with me to work. I can't say it would certainly succeed, I have to work like my life depends on it to make it the best." THE LAST DANCE was also expected to break the record. He admitted that it would be really perfect to break the record, and he also revealed that the movie had a lot of never before seen clips because it has been edited 49 times. He hoped that an extended version of the movie would be released after the record would be broken. The box office success has made him, who was busy with rehearsals everyday, say that although he was very tired, he was also very happy.

Wai Sze Nga, Chu Pak Hong and Wai Law Sha felt encouraged by the ideal box office performance. Wai Sze Nga revealed that earlier when the team went to Japan to attend the film festival, THE LAST DANCE was not yet released in Hong Kong and the actor started a wager to guess the box office result. Funnily enough, when Wai Sze Nga learned that Wong Tze Wah has underestimated the box office she laughed, "Has he apologized? I've always been embarrassed to say it, but luckily he revealed it himself. Actually our group of actors and the director have made box office predictions, and his estimate is the lowest. He would definitely lose and have to treat everyone to dinner. As for my estimate it hasn't been broken yet. My Papa in the film Hui Koon Man's guess is a little higher than mine, Papa even says that he is very good at guessing the box office." Tommy Chu Pak Hong said that his box office guess has the best chance to win, while Wai Law Sha said that she wanted to see the deleted scenes so the audience would be able to see actors who were unable to appear in the film.

When everyone was thanking the audience in the theater, Wong Tze Wah even told the audience, "Legend has it that there is an extended version of the movie. The director originally didn't agree; but as long as everyone keep up their support and watch the movie another time at the theater, the director would probably be willing." The audience immediately burst into cheers, and the director promised to release an extended version if the box office broke records. As f or the possibility of an extended version of the movie, the actors all agreed.

Yesterday was Wai Sze Nga's 40th birthday. She happily pointed out that she did not expect the staff to surprise her, and specifically arranged for her parents, sister and brother-in-law to watch the movie at an earlier audience appreciation show. "I was so happy that I cried on the spot. Because I was constantly busy with work these days, I thought that I wouldn't be able to spend my birthday with my family for the last time as 'Miss Wei'. At night I would have to fly overseas. If I wasn't able to cut the cake and celebrate with my parents I would feel it would be quite a regret. Now I have no regrets." She even joked that her fiancee had loose lips and could not keep a secret, so she ditched him.

As for last night's celebration banquet, Dr. Albert Yeung Sau Sing, director Chan Mou Yin, the two leading actors Wong Tze Wah and Hui Koon Man, Wai Sze Nga, Chu Pak Hong, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Wai Law Sha, Thor Lok Chun Wai, Cheung Hoi Kei, Elly, Polly Lau Yeuk Po, and Chow Tsz Wai appeared together to celebrate the box office that has exceeded 90 million. The team specifically prepared a cake to celebrate Michelle's birthday. Chu Hong, who played her brother in the film, pushed the cake and sang a birthday song to celebrate with the birthday girl. Michelle's fiancé was also present. Michelle said that her birthday wish was to break the box office record again, and the audience immediately applauded.