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| Wong Yau Nam has been in the business for 25 years, grateful that he has gained more than he has lost. He has never regretted choosing this path to show business |
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| Wong Yau Nam sees his late father as a role model, remembering his lessons tightly |
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| Wong Yau Nam and SHINE group mate Tsui Tin Yau starred in CIAO UFO, which was the last time they reformed for a movie |
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| Wong Yau Nam has worked with City Bus to obtain his bus driver license, hoping to attract even more young people to get into the business courtesy of mingpao.com |
Wong Yau Nam starred in CIAO UFO (JOI GEIN UFO) 7 years ago and recently the film has finally been released. He was nominated for the "44th Hong Kong Film Awards" for Best Supporting Actor with this film. He gave his all to play a blood cancer patient, losing 14 pounds in a month. He admitted that he was confident in competing for the award. The 42-year-old Wong Yau Nam admitted that he has longed to start a family, implying that he currently has someone he is getting to know and hopes that the relationship will blossom and bear fruit. In his 25 years in the industry, he has experienced peaks and valleys. From forming the boy band Shine with Tsui Tin Yau and becoming popular, developing in music, film and television, paying off huge debts for his father, encountering the film winter again, to obtaining a bus license for the online channel program he runs, he has deeply believed in grinding his teeth, never giving up and bravely facing problems head on. There is nothing that cannot be resolved.
Wong Yau Nam played the role of blood cancer patient Ho Ka Him in CIAO UFO. Claiming to have witnessed "UFO" in Wah Fu Estate when he was a child, he would never forget about losing 14 pounds in a month for the role. Wong Yau Nam would compete for Best Supporting Actor at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, saying that he did his best to play the role well and was confident about competing for the award. He also revealed that his childhood was similar to the character, as he once fantasized about being abducted by an UFO. He felt that the film was triggered by an urban legend, the changes in the people and things experienced by the characters in it were believed to bring resonance and collective memories to Hong Kong people of a certain era. "Watching a movie I made 7 years ago is a different experience, but something hasn't changed at all over the years. I see Hong Kong people can be very persistent for survival. Hong Kong is a very interesting place. There are many ways to make a lot of money. If you don't have money, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will not starve to death. This place is full of human touch."
The Wong Yau Nam played Ho Ka Him is optimistic and goes with the flow. He admitted that the role had a lot in common with him. The most profound scene was the death of Lo Hai Pang, who played his grandfather, Ho Ka Him was devastated and emotionally collapsed. "My heart was aching during the performance, because my family is my strongest backing. No matter what happens, no matter how angry and impulsive I am, I will naturally 'surrender' when facing my family and I will not make wrong decisions indiscriminately."
Wong Yau Nam said that his late father has a profound influence on him. From childhood to adulthood, his father was his biggest driving force. Father and son seemed to have telepathy, as he took his father's struggle history as an example and reference. He learned the principles of being a human being from his father, which became his motto, "Papa was born in the mainland, then went to Macau and came to work in Hong Kong. He has worked in a garage, as a cook, and in printing work, and later became a boss. I was instilled by him since I was a child that 'it doesn't matter if you do something wrong, the most important thing is to know what mistakes you made' and that you must respect others. When I was in second grade, I once at breakfast used foul language with my sister, and my father scolded me like mad. At the time I was little, I didn't know what I said was foul language. Papa thought it was very important to respect others; because once understanding this truth, no one could be extremely bad."
Wong Yau Nam said that he would have the courage to face setbacks and difficulties every time. Resolute against escape, he was convinced that after solving the problem, he would be stronger and stronger. Despite every obstacle would be hard to pass he would pass every one. "I am not stubborn, but persistent. Just like when my father's business failed, I insisted on helping to pay off the debt (7 million) . I didn't run away, and I was a good man after paying it off. Those 6 years were very hard. Actually I could've just walked away, but maybe because of this I couldn't hold my head up for the rest of my life. After enduring it, I would be stronger in the future." He believed that another difficulty in life was that he has been acting for many years, he wanted to transition but encountered the downturn of the film market. Coupled with the novel corona pandemic, the sharp decline in investors left him stuck in a bottleneck position, stagnant and confused. "Even so, I still have the mentality of never giving up, try to stay in shape and condition, cherish every performance opportunity, go all out, and believe that if you work hard to transform, there will always be a work for the audience to see. In the past 6 years, I have only made about two or three dramas and 7 to 8 movies. The output has indeed decreased a lot, but it has made me cherish each role more. Now if you ask me to play the role in CIAO UFO again, it would certainly be different from before; or singing Shine's FAREWELL TO 18, I couldn't 'savor' the meaning of the lyrics back then; but now singing it again naturally feels different and has a stronger sense of resonance."
Since the death of his father, Wong Yau Nam has cherished spending time with his family even more. His sister is married and has her own family. He lives with his mother, who is about 70 years old, and occasionally the mother and son would travel to enjoy family time. Currently single, he revealed that he has longed to start a family more than 10 years ago but it backfired. He implied that he currently has someone he has been interested in, hoping to blossom and bear fruit. "When I was 30 years old, I told my manager that I really wanted to get married, start a family and have children; but I was not stable enough back then. Now I have a goal, getting to know each other slowly, and I will share the good news with you when it stabilizes." He said that his sister and mother have been anxious for him to date, but they have not urged him to get married for fear of bringing pressure to him. They just let everything go with the flow.
Wong Yau Nam recently has been often said to have switched jobs and drive a bus, which became a hot topic. He explained that during the novel corona pandemic, he collaborated with a car dealer friend industry to create an online channel program "Runaway Joke" to share the local driving culture and life experience through his first-hand experience. "Doing the show is to maintain popularity, and secondly, to make a living. I also have a jewelry business with my partner, and I fly to Japan every month, which has become my second home. As for being a bus captain, it is actually a collaboration with Citybus, mainly to attract more young people to join the industry through the program. When filming the show, I let go of my identity as an artist. From registration, driving lessons, license examinations to duty, everything was real. At first, driving a bus was difficult and I was worried about crashing; but then I figured it out, overcame my demons, no longer doubted myself and my hands, enjoyed the fun of driving, and it became smoother and smoother."
Wong Yau Nam said that when as a bus captain, he must pay attention to safety. There is a term in the industry called 'rolling dice', in case of a mistake that would cause injury to the passengers it would be a very big deal, so the pressure was not small. "Being a bus captain was not me deliberately trying to stay connected. I just wanted to tell everyone that in this current situation, many people would also encounter unpleasant things. As long as you are willing to persevere, nothing is impossible, and you can release positive energy through your own experience." He said that as the bus captain started he worked for 8 hours, the mental pressure and physical exertion were very high. Every time he finished driving the bus, his eyes were red after work. Sometimes when passengers and passers-by recognized him they would greet him, he also felt so happy and felt the human touch. He believed that when the work in front of the screen has decreased greatly in recent years, he believed that artists were also people. As long as they made money with their own hands, nothing was impossible.
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