[2025.01.24] LOUIS CHEUNG WANTS TO TAKE A CHANCE AT DIRECTING

When asked if she is dating, Charlene Choi actually blushes? Is something up?

With the Lunar New Year a few days away, they wish everyone an early Happy New Year
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Louis Cheung and Charlene Choi promote their Lunar New Year film THE BEST BET
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Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin (Ah Sa) and Louis Cheung Kai Chung starred in the Lunar New Year film THE BEST BET (CHEUNG DOH BIT YANG) to accompany everyone and celebrate the New Year. The two of them even analyzed that the gambling mentality with positive thinking could be used in the right place, hoping to bring everyone courage in the new year.

Ah Sa and Cheung Kai Chung have recently been busy promoting the Lunar New Year film, and wished everyone an early Happy New Year with the title of the film. "Gung Hei Fat Choy, we wish you all good health, and everyone will make 'THE BEST BET' this year." Ah Sa revealed that every Lunar New Year's eve, a group of artists and colleagues would lead to the boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing's home to welcome the new year. "On New Year's eve, I usually go to the boss's house for reunion and New Year's greeting visit. I would have windfall luck at the boss's house, because I tell the boss 'boss, you haven't given me a lai see just now' and he would give one more. Then when I say Gung Hei Fat Choy to the boss, he would say, 'Have I given you lai see yet?' and give it again. Once on one night I got 6 to 7 lai see. (Is the number of lai see the highest in the company?) No, (Joey) Yung Cho Yee is also very good, she should be the champion. In short, the first place is either me or her, because we are so good at "pulling the cat's tail" (colluding to deceive someone). Actually how could the boss not know? It's just that it doesn't matter, he wants everyone to be happy; because on this night, not only the entertainment department, but also colleagues from many different companies and departments in the group would get together."

Ah Chung pointed out that his family would gamble during the Lunar New Year, through which he would give money to elders and children. "They like to play hi-lo and would wager on the tosses. For $5 they would win several hundred. I don't mind giving away tens of thousands, as long as everyone is happy. I used to invite friends to play too, but I would very rarely participate. When I see them play shoot the goal post, the pot would be in tens of thousands. So the game would very easily show human nature. I have never had a affinity for gambling. In my 20s I went with my parents on a casino boat and saw gamblers very quickly lost HK$ 1,000. I would rather spend the money on sneakers. I can very easily become addicted, but fortunately I don't like to gamble."

Ah Chung hoped that during audience appreciation events the audience would give lai see to them instead. Ah Sa joked that she would not mind the audience throwing lai see at her. "Watching a Lunar New Year is a type of sentiment. When I was little I was very happy to go and watch Lunar New Year films as a family. Outside the cinema were snacks like cuttlefish and fish balls." Speaking of the 3 Lunar New Year film releases this year, were they confident in the box office? Ah Sa praised the simple story of this film, which would not be heavy or brain-burning and very suitable for everyone to laugh a little in the New Year. Ah Chung even said, "I am so confident and feel that this is 'the only one'! Because our group was already crazy during the filming, by the end of the shoot we even created and improvised together. All the people in front of and behind the scenes had to keep from laughing non-stop, and we also thought to ourselves, 'Would this be viable?' However I think that the direction is good, as the Lunar New Year movie wants laughter. Moreover, although gambling is not good, but actually the gambling mentality is taking a chance. The spirit of taking a chance can actually be used on the right path, sometimes dating, a challenge, or the pursuit of dreams is taking a chance; used in a good place or good people, it can be very positive. I hope to give everyone the courage to take a chance in the new year, because people need courage." Ah Chung also smiled and said, "This year I want take a chance on being a director. Working with Ah Sa this time, I hope to build a good relationship, and take a chance on selling to her boss. It's quite a scheme, haha."

As for Ah Sa, she joked that she wanted to take a chance on whether Ah Chung's movie would ask her to perform. Would the single Ah Sa want to take a chance on having peach blossom luck this year and date? She blurred out, "How do you know?" and the entire place went silent. She then answered, "I don't know" but unexpectedly blushed. Was she keeping her relationship underground? She whined, "Sigh! What is or isn't underground romance! (Why is your face red?) Oh! Can we not talk about this topic here? It's OK, I know what I am doing. (Are you dating now?) I don't know. I am dating in the movie though." After further questioning, she finally leaked a little information, "(Should we be happy for you?) Not yet 100%. (Have you reached 90% yet?) There are a few complications, a few problems, in short I don't want to talk about it now. I will talk about it when it is simpler and at the right time. (Would there be any surprise?) I don't know!"

Ah Chung saw Ah Sa being asked about her romance, applauded and joked, "It's very entertaining." Perhaps he felt left out, he also mumbled to himself, "I actually went to sleep mode." Did he felt "something was up" with Ah Sa? He jokingly played deaf, dumb and blind. "Sorry! I suddenly can't see, can't hear, where am i? No one asked me. I would never answer anything about my family. (Do you have any girlfriend?) Yes, 7 year old, but I still haven't succeeded yet. It's still a crush." Even his own daughter Kakaball was not spared.