[2014.08.04] SAMMI CHENG IS COOL IN A PILOT UNIFORM

Sammi Cheng shows off her fake tattoos

Charmaine Sheh plays a flight attendant

Elena Kong reprises her "Sister Hea" role

Oceane Zhu as a flight attendant

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Louis Koo and Charmaine Sheh will have romantic development in the film

Jun Kung, Charmaine Sheh, Julian Cheung, Francis Ng
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TRIUMPH IN THE SKIES (CHUNG SEUNGWON SIU) the movie will start production in August. The cast including Francis Ng Chun Yu, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Sammi Cheng Sau Man and Charmaine Sheh Si Man yesterday attended a press conference and production start worship ceremony at the Shaw Studio. In a pilot uniform Sammi was in great shape and even had several tattoos. The film will shoot on location in England and Belgium.

Will Sam Gor have a romance with Sammi? He admitted that he still did not konw because the script has not been completed yet, but something different happened after he worked with Sammi on a commercial. He said, "It will depend on performance, only nice actors get to kiss the lead actress." Sammi revealed that she will play a rock star and only play a pilot in a commercial. She said, "The tattoo took four hours to draw, everyday the colors had to be fixed!" Chilam continued to play his "Cool Demon" character as a private pilot but would not have too much connection to the television series. Sam Gor added that the film will be a story that happened way after the series ended. Will Chilam continue to be romantic? He said, "I hope the director will add scenes because I am a nice actor."

For her first time in a pilot uniform, Sammi joked that she had a special preference for uniforms. Each time she put one on she felt like she was possessed. She praised the three actors as very cool. She said, "Earlier I haven't seen them dress like this. They look very cool in person, even I am in awe. I understand where the power of the series lay, the leads' souls and bodies are very attractive! (Have you watched the television series?) I haven't watched it completely, but I know it is very strong. I never thought that I would have a chance to join in." She also said that since none of the three lead actors asked for a raise, she would not dare to either. She might even have to take a pay cut. Speaking of rumors that she turned down LITTLE BIG MASTER (NG GOR SIU HAI DIK HAU JEUNG) and working with Koo Tin Lok to keep from upsetting her boyfriend Andy Hui Chi On, did she thus take this film? She clarified, "I was never contacted about that film, Goo Jai has never approached me. The one I was in negotiation for was this one. (Was On Jai upset?) Absolutely not."

Chilam reportedly was paired with Ah Sheh but due to their past rumors that upset his wife Anita Yuen Wing Yi he was paired with Amber Kuo instead. Chilam said, "Usually the other half would be shot even when lying down, this is unfair to Len Len. Basically they are speaking that she is a bully. I am really helpless, I hope no one would imagine her to be a mean person. Actually she is very gentle. (Did you refuse to work with Ah Sheh?) Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not." She continued to hope that the executives would help explain this matter because this was an administrative strategy. Sam Gor also helped. "I heard about it. If he is paired with Ah Sheh they would have a lot of promotional effects, but no one wants to do that. This is an audience problem and not personal problem." Chilam also pointed out that Len Len was not upset because she was invulnerable. Sam Gor and his son after working on WHERE ARE YOU GOING DAD had many commercial offers. He said that if he had more work the soonest he would be able to take any would be the year after next. His current slate was taken before DAD. He denied that he would work on a series with his son. "Definitely not, he despises the camera and refuses to be controlled!"

Goo Jai and Ah Sheh worked together again after DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION FILES years ago and would play a couple for the first time. Would they have any intimate scene? Goo Jai stated, "Definitely, we are still considered how passionate it will be. We will go to an ancient English castle." In the television series Chilam and Fala Chen had an intimate scene in a castle. Fala even bared her back. Would Ah Sheh follow suit? She said, "That's a secret, I don't want to compare with others. In addition this film isn't selling sex." Goo Jai joked, "Sure! I am baring my back and my front, but I will wear pants."

[2014.08.03] JEANA HO DOES NOT MIND HER BROTHER TRYING HIS HAND IN THE BUSINESS

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Jeana Ho Pui Yu two nights ago attended the film PROBATION ORDER premiere. Jeana revealed that the film was about youth on the edge. She was the most worried about her 11 year old brother. She said, "He is right at the rebellious age, I am very worried. The Hong Kong educational system isn't great, so now I have to work hard to make money as I hope to be able to send him overseas to study, train him to be more independent and rely on himself to live." Jeana admitted that he would put an effort into saving since studying overseas would cost several hundred thousand a year. She revealed that her brother's grades were decent he loved to play video games. Would she consider letting her brother into the business? Jeana said, "I have to see if he turns out to be tall and handsome, now he is still a fat kid. If he has a chance he might as well try it."

[2014.08.03] AARON KWOK TRUSTS IN THE TEAM'S PROFESSIONALISM

THE MONK's explosion scenes take 3 days to prepare

Aaron Kwok wishes that he had met director Chen Kaige sooner
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Aaron Kwok Fu Sing worked on the Chen Kaige directed THE MONK, which will shoot for almost 7 months on location in Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Earlier the production began in Zhejiang. When the Mainland media visited a battle scene was shot. Kwok Fu Sing and Chang Chen were in a hail of bullets. Chen Kaige said that the explosion scene took 3 days to prepare, as he had to do all of his homework on safety and environmental protection concerns. Sing Sing was asked if he was worried about working on an explosion scene. He admitted that he would be afraid but his trust of the production team was very important. He believed in the team's professionalism. He also said that he asked director Chen Kaige why he did not ask me to make a movie sooner. Chang Chen said that the explosion scene was very realistic and very fun, he was very happy to be able to work with different international teams.

[2014.08.03] DONNIE YEN IS THE CROUCHING 2 LEAD ACTOR

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Donnie Yen Chi Tan reportedly in the film CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON 2 (NGOR FU CHONG LUNG 2), which is shooting location in New Zealand, is the lead actress but the villain Lone Wolf.

Yesterday both the team and Yen Chi Tan denied the rumor. The team even clearly stated that Yen Chi Tan was the lead actor and will appear a hero with superb martial art abilities. He will have romantic scenes with CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON's Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King).

[2014.08.03] SASSY GIRLFRIEND CHRISSIE CHAU SEEKS HELP FROM LAWRENCE CHENG

Chrissie Chau says BREAK UP 100 opens up her mind about relationships; Lawrence Cheng asks his wife's opinion on everything.

Ekin Cheng and Chrissie Chau have bathing scenes in the film

Chrissie Chau says that now she would be friends with her boyfriend's friends

Lawrence Cheng and his wife (left) have been married for years and their daughters are grown

Lawrence Cheng explores Chrissie Chau's non sexy side
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Relationships have always been together when compatible and part when not. After breaking up everyone would learn something from it. Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui has dated once and got married through a romantic film gave inspiration to Chrissie Chau Sau Na who has had a failed relationship. Sister Na who originally thought that she was a full score girlfriend due to her experience in the film changed her mind. She said that her personality was stubborn before and would only stand on her own side. Her "must win" mentality only put her and her other half in a cold war!

On the other hand, Brother Tan who has seen everything had his own formula of being with the other half. He admitted that his wife came first in everything, even making a friend needed her approval. Although this idea was hard to find in the society today, Brother Tan only had one woman in his life. No one needed to said about the effectiveness of his relationship maintenance.

T: Cheng Tan Shui
N: Chau Sau Na

T: Why did I want Chau Sau Na for BREAK UP 100 (FUN SAU 100 CHI)? Because she is pretty, I like her.

N: Don't tell the truth, haha!

T: When I cast actors I depend on instinct. Cheng Yi Kin asked me who the lead actress would be. I immediately told him Chau Sau Na. At the time his face looked like this (savoring) as he said, "Great! We have never worked together before." Love is great, some would suspect if Chau Sau Na would work. Yet my love for you has already overcome all hardship, when I say you would work you would.

N: That's right, love is invincible!

T: When she came to the costume fitting the first thing I remembered was to tell her to remove her "big eyes".

N: No, no, I am not wearing any now.

T: She knew that she was still pretty without the "big eyes". Later I told the hair and makeup team not to make her up, put her hair up with a pencil and button here shirt up to her neck. I didn't want Deep V. You have seen all that. I wanted a different Chau Sau Na, when she shows her sexiest acting she would have to use her acting.

N: Then am I sexy?

T: During the shoot I felt that I have already captured Chau Sau Na's beautiful side, she truly was sexy! Everyone was too familiar with Chau Sau Na's sexy figure, but I hoped after this film Hong Kong would have another actress with good acting.

N: Thank you Director for trusting me, his unwavering persistence, his love, we did it! I almost have never appeared in front of anyone with this look, but I kind of like it. It was a pretty big surprise!

T: In the film you were always calling for break ups, were you like that in real life?

N: Less in real life, but I was pretty close, hahah.

T: Even not 100 at least 99!

N: Yes, even not 1001 at least 101. Actually before making this film I really wasn't like this. I thought I was great, a great girlfriend.

T: Before the shoot during the script reading, she very firmly said to me with a lot of worry, Director how should I play it. I told you just be herself. She said I am not like this!

N: (cracking up) I was playing coy and said no, haha!

T: At the time I took a deep breath! Huh? There is no way I got the wrong impression of Chau Sau Na, if you weren't like that what were you like? Don't you play coy. Actually she didn't understand herself at all, why don't you keep telling what happened as the shoot went on.

N: Actually I always felt that everyone in a relationship couldn't see themselves clearly. They would always think on the spot that they were standing on, which was selfish. Even if I didn't call for a break up, it still was a bullying personality. I was impatient too, I was a very stubborn girl. I felt that I was very similar with me in the film. If I learned to be gentler and needier, maybe I wouldn't need to reach the cold war all the time. Although I wasn't always calling for a break up, but with a personality like mine, I couldn't just swallow my pride even for a moment. I would rather die than lose. If we couldn't settle it then let it go, it was just like saying break up.

T: Many guys would drag on relationships, girls were more frank. When they broke up they wouldn't say it. If they said those words they wanted to test how much the other person loved them. Break up became a weapon of relationship maintenance, even more common than saying "I love you".

N: Thus now I understand myself even more, I know how to get along.

T: After each relationship ends, something always gets left behind. How would you handle them?

N: I am a very decisive person. Using break up as a test to find a sense of security, you really want to tell yourself how much this man loves you. However during a real break up you might not be able to speak up,maybe you are so decisive that you would just leave a message. Everyone would keep something that they once had, ultimately they wouldn't say in their line of vision.

T: Do you feel that your boyfriend's friends are all harmful?

N: I of course want him to do what I feel is good for him. Like in the film I would feel why are you fighting me for my boyfriend? I think it is a relationship that is like friend and foe. I don't know why they would only support their brothers, but I am playing the bad guy. Girlfriends like to butt in here and there, but only with their boyfriends. Honestly if you aren't my boyfriend, I can fight you to the end about anything.

T: My wife knows all my friends male or female, in addition my friends need my wife's approval. I think it's needed because she has to know who I know, especially old friends. They are all under my wife's control. I don't make friends that my wife doesn't like me to make.

N: That's pretty good!

T: Because she has been more accurate than me over the years, even the very useful people that I in the end realize aren't good people. Since I have had the experience early on, I would trust what she says.

N: I have learned a new way, to become friends with my boyfriend's good friends.

T: Yes, then they would influence your boyfriend back.

N: That's right!

[2014.08.02] STEPHEN CHOW'S MERMAID RECRUITS NEW ACTORS

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The Stephen Chow Sing Chi directed JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUERING THE DEMON (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) made 1.2 billion yuan at the Mainland box office. After over a year Sing Yeh's other science fiction film MERMAID (MEI YUN YUEN) finally showed some signs of life. The film's initial promotional poster has been unveiled. At the same time it will start production this year for the 2016 Lunar New Year release. Sing Yeh has always loved to recruit new actors for his films and this time was no exception as he wanted to find new comers with comedy potential to perform. Sing Yeh has made many artists overnight success, thus this recruit in the water would receive just as much attention. From now to August 15 the application will be available online. 40 applicants will be selected for audition and 4 will have a chance to perform in Sing Yeh's new film. This time he will work with new partners to choose the new actors as well, including LAN KWAI FONG (HEI OI YEH PO)'s Wilson Chin Kwok Wai. Yesterday Chin Kwok Wai urged online, "It is an opportunity to work with a legend and participate in Sing Yeh's new film."

[2014.08.02] CHRISSIE CHAU WEARS RED FOR BOX OFFICE SUCCESS

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Ekin Cheng, Chrissie Chau, Ivana Wong, Lawrence Cheng

Ekin jokes that Chrissie Chau is used to seeing big crowds.  "Her name has the word Sister in it!"
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The Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui directed film BREAK UP 100 (FUN SAU 100 CHI) yesterday held a premiere in Zhongshan. He led leads Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Chrissie Chau Sau Na and Ivana Wong Yuen Chi in attendance. Yesterday the temperature reached 35 degrees Celsius, but Ekin despite being in a white suit was not suffering because he was used to costume films earlier.

First they went to a cinema for a ribbon cutting ceremony. Ivana even performed the film theme song. Speaking of the ideal responses from the Hong Kong advanced screenings, Sister Na joked, "I knew about the box office seeing red (sold out) so this time I am dressed like red envelope." As for the large turn out yesterday, Ekin said that Sister Na was used to big crowds. As for the Qixi Festival today, Ekin had to promote the film in Foshan and could not celebrate with his wife Yoyo Mung Ka Wai. He admitted that he would not make up for it either because her birthday was coming up as well. However he has not thought of what to give as a gift. Speaking of his old flame Gigi Leung Wing Kei's pregnancy rumor, Ekin graciously sent his well wishes. As for his own parenthood plans he stated that it would come naturally, that was his usual way.

When asked about box office expectations, Brother Tan said that he would not be too nervous. "The most important is good word of mouth for the film. Being able to direct one more time at this age, I already enjoy it very much and I am very satisfied." He said that he and Ekin would book separate shows. Brother Tan even asked Ivana to book a show too, she said, "Great, but I would send you the bill." Would Ivana enjoy the film with her boyfriend? She sweetly chuckled in response.