[2026.02.06] 71 YEAR OLD ELAINE JIN RETURNS TO THE SET THE DAY AFTER A FALL

Edan helps with coming up with ideas to make the character more dimensions

Jiro Lee (right) brings his own comedic sense and has a lot of fun with Edan, Elaine Jin and Chung Suet Ying.
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Edan Lui and Chung Suet Ying say that their film brings out the message of cherish those in front of us

Elaine Jin (center) praises Chung Suet Ying (left) for her passion for acting, and even wants to learn the comedic pace from Jiro Lee

Jiro Lee (right) plays a couple with Harriet Yeung (left) in the film, and praises his co-star is a comedy expert

Elaine Jin due to her character's dementia is inspired to get a physical examination to see what her risk for this illness is

Chung Suet Ying and Edan Lui play good friends in the film.
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Director Philip Yung Tsz Kwong's Lunar New Year movie THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY (GUM DOR BO) starred Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Chung Suet Ying, MIRROR members Edan Lui Cheuk On, Jiro Lee Sheung Ching, etc. The relationship between the family in the film was connected by "Grandma" Kam Yin Ling. Because of the absurd story of a "won but not played" Chinse New Year Snowball lottery, the film brought out a funny and warm plot. This time Kam Yin Ling collaborated with young actors, observed the juniors during the performance, was willing to understand their thoughts, and creating new sparks for the team.

Kam Yin Ling has rich acting experience, and this time she worked with a group of young actors. She especially felt that Edan had a bright future when he left behind the idol burden to perform; in her eyes Chung Suet Ying had personality, a personal interpretation method, and very important elements to be an actress; in the comedy direction, Kam Yin Ling said with a smile that she would learn from Lee Sheung Ching. She would watch a group of young actors perform during the performance to understand their thoughts more. She said that comedy was relatively more difficult to act in. She admired Josephine Siao Fong Fong's acting rhythm the most, and she truly had to bow down to her.

Popular guy group MIRROR's member Edan often ignored his image in past variety programs and worked on series with superficial performances that left deep impressions. This time was his first Lunar New Year comedy and he was also very happy to work with a group of actors and set off a lot of sparks. To be able to learn from comedy master Lee Sheung Ching, he really benefited a lot. "When I was talking with the director, I suggested adding a country accent. I thought it was a lot of fun and set off a lot of spark with everyone. This isn't the usual Lunar New Year film. It isn't forcing any nonsense to make everyone laugh. I really look forward to it."

Lee Sheung Ching said that he only followed the script to act, He played a couple with Harriet Yeung Sze Man (Shrimp Head), who was very capable of keeping from laughing during her performance. Instead he was the one who would break out in laughter. Has Ah Ching asked Edan for advice when playing an idol? Edan joked that he has supervising from the sideline all along. In the movie Ah Ching was said to look like MIRROR captain Lokman (Yeung Lok Man). Lee Sheung Ching laughed and said that he did not see the resemblance, because the film was not edited at the time of filming. He joked that he could be added as a member of MIRROR. Edan suggested that he could replace Lokman when he took leave, and Lee Sheung Ching jokingly asked Edan to help recommend it. In the film Edan had a swimming scene. He joked that he did not know he had to be "in charge of the muscle" before filming, and was informed of the filming time in a very short time. He did not have much time to train his body. "My character is a production assistant. I don't need to train to be big. I have eight pack abs, and I eat a lot on purpose. If it's not I wouldn't be convincing! Haha!"

Speaking of the most memorable performance, Chung Suet Ying smiled bitterly that this time she worked on wires outdoors for the first time. In the film she pretended to be a female host and was hanging three or four floors high, and her feeling at that time was, "Wow, the scenery in Fanling is so beautiful!" Kam Yin Ling also shouted that she had an unforgettable experience, "I had an accident during filming. In that scene I had to pick up my granddaughter from school, but she was very naughty and went all over. I had to chase her across the street. When the car came I had to push her out of fear of her being run over and ended up getting hit myself. I was very afraid of filming this kind of scene, because there was a little slope. The little actor I worked with was Yung Tsz Kwong's niece, who was not a professional actor. I was afraid that I would knock her over. At that time the shoot has gone on for half a day, when I filmed the scene of pushing her. In the plot I didn't fall, but I accidentally fell. Because when I pushed her she ran faster than me, and when I pushed I lost my center of gravity and fell. The fall was very hard. I fell to the ground, hit my head with a bang, and then the staff rushed over to help me. I yelled not to touch me, they said they just wanted to cushion my wound to keep it from grinding on the ground. Finally they slowly helped me up to the next roadside." Kam Yin Ling said with a smile that she was still thinking about whether the take was good at that time, and waited for the director to respond, "It was very realistic!" After that she was immediately sent to the hospital for examination, fortunately the injury was not serious. The point was that her injury could still be shot around so she could continue filming, but because she had to rush to the public housing shoot, she still continued to work the next day. "After all I am a 71-year-old senior, and I was afraid of what would happen with the injury. Actually everyone was scared to death at that time!"

Playing the dementia stricken "Grandma", Kam Yin Ling believed that anyone old would have to go for a check-up. She has suffered from cancer twice, and she felt that Heaven has warned her to make good use of her time. "With dementia and forgetting something, the patient's family should make arrangements in advance. I think everyone should be reminded to pay attention." Chung Suet Ying also encouraged everyone to resolve problems with love. Normally she would follow her family's personalities to find appropriate ways to communicate. Edan agreed and found that the older people are, the more they cherish family affection. He said, "People are gluttons for punishment sometimes. They will be annoyed when they are next to them, but they will feel sorry for them when they lose them. Don't repeat the same mistake, learn to cherish because life is unpredictable!"

Several actors said that they would play the lottery from time to time, but they did not have the habit of playing the same set of numbers for many years. Chung Suet Ying laughed and pointed out that Yung Tsz Kwong's family did this, it was the custom of the Yung family. The reporter asked them if they would play Mark Six "Chinese New Year Snowball" this New Year? Kam Yin Ling smiled and said, "That would be pretty good, using a little money to buy hope. I would even use the number in the film to play!" Chung Suet Ying, Edan, and Lee Sheung Ching immediately wished for Kam Yin Ling to win the jackpot; and Kam Yin Ling promised that if she won the jackpot, she would invest money in Yung Tsz Kwong's new film production.

Good news already arrived before the film was even released, as Edan became the "child of fortune" and revealed that he won the lottery. He posted a photo of two tickets and wrote, "Report: my computer won the lottery....two $40 tickets." The total prize of 80 was truly auspicious.