[2016.02.03] CHOW YUN FAT IS BORED WITH ANDY LAU?

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Chow Yun Fat is the rival for Carina Lau, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung

Fat Gor shares a tear for the falling Ka Ling

Chow Yun Fat and Carina Lau share A MOMENT OF ROMANCE
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Chow Yun Fat says that he breaks Carina Lau's heart every time, if he has a chance he would make it up to her.

Carina Lau chooses the faithful Jacky Cheung for a lover
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The Lunar New Year film FROM VEGAS TO MACAU 3 (DOH SING FUNG WON III) producer and director Wong Jing, Andrew Lau Wai Keung yesterday led Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau and Carina Lau Ka Ling to the Guangzhou press conference. The actors played a game for them to choose their character relationships anew . Ka Ling, Wa Jai and Hok Yau ganged up on Hok Yau. Ka Ling first said that she would team up with Wa Jai because Wa Jai was humorous and energetic. He was very responsible and really took care of people. Working with him would be the most practical. The only thing was that she was afraid she would be the envy of many female friends. As for rivals, Ka Ling would choose Fat Gor, Hok Yau for a companion. She said that her grudge with Fat Gor has already grown deep. Each time she was in love with him she did not end up well. She got Hok Yau to be her lover because Hok Yau already loved her very much from the middle of the previous film.

Hok Yau joked that if he could choose again, he hoped that his love with Ka Ling would last 10,000 years. He would team up with Wa Jai. This time in the film Fat Gor escaped his grasp many times because Fat Gor had a very strong teammate Lau Tak Wa. Thus he would ask Wa Jai to help him to ensure his victory. Hok Yau also said that he did not have enough fun from working with Fat Gor this time. Next time he would like the chance to keep battling him. Wa Jai admitted that working with Hok Yau would give him a belly ache from laughing everyday. Fat Gor would always be his elder, role model. It was not easy for him to be fortunate enough to work with Fat Gor. Teh chance to battle wits and courage with Fat Gor would be even rarer. He hoped to have a chance to truly play "rivals" with Fat Gor. He of course chose Ka Ling for a companion because she was the only one in the film. Wa Jai joked that originally he wanted to choose Fat Gor, but he was afraid that Fat Soh would hit him.

Fat Gor said that he hoped to team with Hok Yau, as he felt that they knew what the other was thinking; Wa Jai would be his rival. He has teamed with him since GOD OF GAMBLERS (DOH SING) and they have worked together too many times. He was already bored. He said, "Everyone know how much he loves me. Even as a rival, he probably would be reluctant to do anything to me. I would be in love with Ka Ling. After several times it still isn't enough. Earlier I broke her heart. If I get another chance, I would be with her properly." In addition, Hok Yau's film song FREEZE FRAME music video has been officially released. The music video had a lot of footage from the love triangle in the film between him, Ka Ling and Fat Gor.

[2016.02.03] JACKY CHEUNG PRAISES KARENA LAM FOR HER CRYING

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Karena Lam and Jacky Cheung wishes everyone an early Happy New Year

Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor and Best Actress nominee

Jacky Cheung is impressed with how Karena Lam cries out of one eye
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Karena Lam Ka Yun and Jacky Cheung Hok Yau both are nominated for Hong Kong Film Awards. The film earlier was chosen to be the opening film of the 2016 Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival. Their acting and chemistry are again recognized.

Lam Ka Yun and Cheung Hok Yau reunited again for a Lunar New Year video to greet viewers. They appeared to be on the same page on camera, but during the shoot they had frequent bad takes as they kept improvising! Hok Yau even jokingly said "Sun Tai Fat Choi" (body gets rich) to add some New Year cheer. Ka Yun and Hok Yau worked together again after over a decade. The mother of two daughters said that experience has given her an even deeper understanding of acting. "Even with many argument scenes with Hok Yau, it was like a game of passing the ball. You pass it to me like this, how should I receive it? After I receive it how should I pass it back to him? The process was a lot of fun." How was this time different from before? Ka Yun said, "JULY RHAPSODY (NAM YUN SEI SUP) was my first movie. Because I was too nervous, I only focused on doing my part well. I made a lot of mistakes."

Co-star Hok Yau also recognized Ka Yun's acting. He said, "I personally feel that Ka Yun's performance before was more on the spot, now she did a lot of preparation before taking her place. In the most memorable scene, the shot aimed at one side of her face as she delivered her lines. She was able to in the middle of her delivery naturally shed one drop of tear out of the camera side eye. She didn't on the other side! Her muscle control had to be great to be able to do that. If it wasn't coincidental, she definitely put in a lot of hard work."

[2016.02.02] STEPHEN CHOW PUTS JELLY LIN ON A DIET

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Jelly Lin and Show Lo

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Stephen Chow Sing Chi led the MERMAID (MEI YUN YU) actors Deng Chao, Show Lo (Law Chi Cheung, Piggy) and Jelly Lin Yun on their promotional tour. Sing Yeh took special care of Lin Yun and put her on a strict diet. Once Lin Yun wanted to have pork knuckle and Sing Yeh had to stop her. He explained that he was afraid the more Lin Yun ate the bigger her face would become, as he has never seen someone with such a large face.

Piggy played from JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUERING THE DEMONS (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN)'s lonely prince to MERMAID's Octopus. His biggest wish was that next time he could play a normal person. He also revealed that in both JOURNEY and MERMAID he worked with Aunt Hengdian. When they ran into each other she sent him a text message to make her feelings known! Deng Chao and Piggy challenged Sing Yeh's classic film lines. They both performed the "10,000 Years" speech; Deng Chao cried while Piggy gave a kiss; Sing Yeh said that they both were still a little off from his and they had to try again.

[2016.02.02] CHOW YUN FAT SUPPORTS JACKY CHEUNG FOR BEST ACTOR BID

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Andy Lau reprises the head poking scene with Fat Gor

Wherever Fat Gor and Fat Soh are, fan selfies are guaranteed

Mrs Heung fully support her husband Charles Heung and son Jacky Heung's performance

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The stars bicker nonstop, much to the joy of the audience

Chow Yun Fat picks Jacky Cheung for Best Actor

Fat Gor and Fat Soh

Carina Lau

Wong Jing and daughter Ada Wong
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The Lunar New Year film FROM VEGAS TO MACAU 3 (DOH SING FUNG WON III) two nights ago held a premiere in Wanchai. The five leads appeared. Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, and Carina Lau Ka Ling dropped funny bombs all over. Three Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor nominees Hok Yau, Ka Fai and Wa Jai were present, when talking about the award no one was willing to give up.

Fat Gor said that he was very happy that before the film was even released, it already had three Best Actor nominees Lau Tak Wa, Cheung Hok Yau and Cheung Ka Fai. Fat Gor jokingly asked Ka Fai to let his "older brother" win because Hok Yau has never won the Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor. Hok Yau said that he actually has won in India with JULY RHAPSODY (NAM YUN SEI SUP) and experienced that joy. Yet at the time the Indian economy was poor, it only notified him of his victory. Ka Fai joked that that award might be curry flavored. Fat Gor said that winning a Best Actor award in India was amazing. Ka Ling also helped with support for Hok Yau. She said that if she and Fat Gor were on the jury, they would give it to Hok Yau for sure because he made movies too infrequently. Wa Jai and Ka Fai were asked to give up the award to Hok Yau, but Wa Jai joked, "I haven't won it yet, how do I give it up?"

Fat Gor also said that he has always had a dream of working on a movie with Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Cheung Ka Fai and Lau Tak Wa. "Yes, four generations all together. (God of Gamblers, Saint of Gamblers, Knight of Gamblers)" He also said that as long as Sing Jai was willing it would work. Ka Fai joked that would be where the difficulty lay. Hok Yau also said, "If not, ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL (GA YAU HEI SI) extended version wouldn't be released now!" Fat Gor joked, "Wow! (Raymond) Wong Pak Ming as a director! He really liked to direct and be the star, when he directed he couldn't be the star! Unless he was like Ka Fai, who could both direct and act. Just let someone else win." Ka Fai said that he did it because it was his interest.

As for box office expectation, Ka Fai hoped that it would make 2 billion. Were they confident about beating Chow Sing Chi's MERMAID (MEI YUN YU)? Ka Fai joked that anyone who would not watch the film would have a year of bad luck; Fat Gor then repeated what he said.

"Everyone fasten your seat belts, to prepare for the box office take off. Our film is very happy, after watching you will be healthier, walk faster, make more money, if you want good luck watch us!" Chow Yun Fat joked, "If Cheung Ka Fai jumps into the sea it will have a chance at 2 billion, there is a sea in the back!"

Speaking of online boycott of the film, Hok Yau asked why. Reporters said that it was because of director Wong Jing's comments. Hok Yau joked, "Brother Jing has nothing to do with this movie." Fat Gor also joked that Wong Jing only slept on the set. "But when he wakes up he knows where the production is at. (Do you want to make a 4th one?) I want to make the 400th one, if I can!"

Lau Ka Ling said to Cheung Ka Fai, with whom she has never worked alone with, "You are a new actor, I don't really know you." The crowd laughed. Then she was jealous of Hok Yau. "I have never seen a lead actor who has more costume changes than the lead actress!" Hok Yau replied, "Because Ka Ling in the film doesn't wear much clothes!" As for her confidence in the new film's box office, she said, "If it reaches 2 billion, I would immediately make a next one!" When campaigning for Hok Yau to win the Best Actor, she said, "Hok Yau for which film are you nominated? Who is the other Best Actor nominee?" Chow Yun Fat joked, "Sister Ka Ling, have you been very busy with your business?"

Brother Jing felt that he could not do anything about the online boycott of the film. Was he worried about the film's Hong Kong box office/ He said, "The Hong Kong box office actually is 1/25 of the Mainland's, would you say I should worry?" He even said that last year even more people said that they would not watch FROM VEGAS TO MACAU 2 (DOH SING FUNG WON II). In the end it came in first at the box office.

[2016.02.02] KELLY CHEN SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

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Gong Li and Aaron Kwok promote hard for THE MONKEY KING 2
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Kelly Chen Wai Lam two days ago attended the film THE MONKEY KING 2 (SAI YAU GEI ji SUEN NG HUNG SAM DA BAK GWUT JING) press conference. On the way to Guangzhou she asked the driver to pull over and signed autographs on four boxes of her upcoming record release. Kelly launched her "motor hand" and spent half a hour to sign all of the 300 or 400 records. Not only did the pen run out of ink, her hand went limp and her legs were numb from standing.

Kelly explained, because some Mainland fans were unable to attend her Hong Kong autograph session, she contacted her assistants to sign autographs at a location. Kelly in order to keep from affecting the film promotion signed autographs halfway! She hoped that the record company will soon release the Mainland version of the record and hold Mainland autograph sessions.

Aaron Kwok Fu Sing two days ago attended THE MONKEY KING 2 Guangzhou premiere with Gong Li and Chen Wai Lam. Sing Sing and Gong Li both revealed that when they watched the film they succumbed to tears. Gong Li said, "Two parts were very touching for me. You can truly sense that my White Bone Spirit is a little bad." Sing Sing stated that the film's final 10 minutes made him lose his composure. "The character truly wasn't easy to play, and the process was very tough and very stressful. The film took 4 months to make, when I went to see it I was very nervous."

Meanwhile for Kwok Fu Sing's other film THE ETERNAL WAVE, director Chung Siu Hung was strict as he asked him to jump from the third to the second floor. Sing Sing was an "obedient actor" and insisted against using a double. He injured his left knee and aggravated an old wound. He planned to have surgery in March, a complete recovery could take half a year as his summer Hong Kong Coliseum concert might be affected.

Playing the Goddess of Mercy, Kelly starred in two JOURNEY TO THE WEST films. She said, "In both films, the Goddess of Mercy's influence was Sun Wukong was enormous. She was a life coach and a psychiatrist." When the host asked her for an early Lunar New Year greeting, she recited poetry in Cantonese. It was accidentally translated as "You would get pregnant from watching THE MONKEY KING 2!" Reporters joked that she was a "child granting Goddess of Mercy.

[2016.02.02] LESLIE CHEUNG TOOK A JAB AT STEPHEN CHOW

Clifton Ko says that Leslie Cheung was being sarcastic about his lower pay

Maggie Cheung is only willing to wear this costume thanks to Leslie Cheung's convincing.

Raymond Wong invited Leslie Cheung and Stephen Chow to star in ALL'S WELL END WELL
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Director Clifton Ko Chi Sum directed ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL (GA YAU HEI SI) 24 years ago, which still felt like yesterday for him. He revealed that back then he spent HK$ 3 million to lure Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing into a "comeback". Gor Gor even graciously said that he would only pocket 2.95 million. After that he was afraid that Gor Gor would learn that Stephen Chow Sing Chi was paid HK$ 8 million. In the end on the day of the production wrap because Chow Sing Chi had his mind of having abalone, Gor Gor blasted, "The 8 million one still hasn't taken his place yet."

Cheung Kwok Wing back then announced his retirement from show business and immigrated to Canada, but he could not withstand Ko Chi Sum's convincing as he returned to make ALL'S. The film set an almost HK$ 50 million box office record. The film recently released an extended version for a share of the Year of the Monkey Lunar New Year film slot. Reportedly Gor Gor's salary was lower than Chow Sing Chi's by more than a half. "Originally it was (Raymond) Wong Pak Ming and (George) Lam Chi Cheung with Gor Gor, but Lam Chi Cheung resigned for family reason. Finally Wong Pak Ming spent 8 million for Chow Sing Chi to take over. He told me to convince Gor Gor for less than 3 million. Gor Gor not only agreed but also told him that he would only take 2.95 million. The remaining 50,000 was a show of respect for you. When I found out how far apart the two superstars' salaries were, I was afraid that Gor Gor would act up. At work I was worried that I wouldn't hear the end of it. Yet I never did until the day of the production wrap when Chow Sing Chi did not take his part because he was having abalone. Gor Gor finally said, "'The 8 million one still hasn't taken his place.'"

Back then for the Korean market, Gor Gor made a gun fight scene that was never seen in Hong Kong until the extended version. Director Ko said, "I watched this scene for the first time several days ago myself. Back then the action director shot it. Because of the shocking 'film robbery case' I was editing the film with 3 police officers by my side. Those 3 were probably ALL'S first viewers. They laughed out loud as they watched."

Director Ko also praised Gor Gor's performance for being worth more than 2.95 million. "That day I went to the movies to watch the extended version, the chemical reaction between Gor Gor and (Teresa) Mo Shun Kwan made the audience laugh non stop. The reaction was better than back then."

The film's producer Wong Pak Ming also praised Gor Gor as the soul of the production. "I remember Cheung Man Yuk had an Aphrodite A missile look. When she got to the set she actually refused to wear the costume. As everyone was frantic, Gor Gor told me, 'Let me take care of it!' Finally he settled the matter. No one could say anything bad about Gor Gor, he was both generous and friendly."

[2016.02.02] IP MAN 3 BREAKS HK$ 57 MILLION IN HONG KONG

Yuen Wo Ping and Donnie Yen will promote IP MAN 3 in China

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Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson promote IP MAN 3 in the U.S.
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The Donnie Yen Chi Tan starred IP MAN 3 entered its sixth week in release. Its Hong Kong cumulative box office has reached HK$ 57 million to become the top 2015 Hong Kong film and at the same time moved into 4th place among the highest grossing Hong Kong films. The film opened for ten days in the U.S. and has already reached US$ 1.6 million. At the same time the film was the highest grossing Chinese film in Malaysia box office history.

As for IP 3's 8 Hong Kong Film Award nominations, producers and executive producer Raymond Wong Pak Ming naturally was happy but regretted that Yen Chi Tan was not nominated for Best Actor. "Chi Tan's Master Ip image is well known, as he become the 'irreplaceable Ip Man'." Earlier Chi Tan and boxing champion Mike Tyson spoke with the press in the U.S. They even demonstrated stage fighting. The video received over 20 million views.