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Raymond Lam's album LF and his Light Up My Live Concert DVD had ideal sales. Yesterday at the celebration, Raymond's 2 albums were awarded as a 4 platinum seller. TVB executive Virgina Lok and EEG executive Ng Yu were prepared big gifts for him.

Ng Yue gave Raymond an "Always Victorious General" statue, which he jokes that Raymond should actually be "Always Chok General". Famous for being
'Chok Fung', Raymond modestly said: "It's tiring Choking all the time!" Miss Lok brought a "LF" shaped chessboard for Raymond as his gift. The idea is for Raymond to have success in all three areas - TV, Film, Music.

A splendid success in his albums, Raymond expressed his gratitude for the fans who supported him by purchasing the legal copy. Ng Yue revealed there are plans for Raymond to step into HK Coliseum once again next year. Raymond said: "HK Coliseum concert for 3 consecutive years, I have thought about taking a break. There should be first new and attractive elements in my music. We are still discussing, see how my company arranges it. (Is there a schedule already?) No, if it does happen, it will be the end of next year." Reporters took Raymond's song Let's Get Wet to joke with: "You can't get wet in the winter?" As a easy-sweater, Raymond claimed: "I'll be wet either way!"

Also, Raymond was 45 minutes late to the celebration, he explained because the driver took the wrong route that led to the delay.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Yesterday Ron Ng and Kate Tsui were in Sha Tin for the Calvin Klein store opening ceremony. Ron didn't allow the female stars to steal all the light as he was dressed in a very deep V suit, showing off his 'true chest'. Compared to Kate, Ron was so much more sexier, 'killing' his group of See Lai (housewives) fans. Ron laughed: "Forget the dress shirt, let me just come today in a Deep V!" Kate teased Ron, saying he has to take safety measures to prevent exposure.

It was said Johnnie To ridiculed Kate that she's done plastic surgery. Kate stressed she never done plastic surgery before and is very satisfied with her current look. If necessary, in the future she will consider it. She said: "I was slandered, he was just saying I look more like a big girl now. I have to treat To Sir (Johnnie To) for a meal and say sorry. Really caused trouble for him this time."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Vincent Wong and his fiance Yoyo Chen accepted Eileen Cha's radio interview yesterday. When speaking of their wedding date on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), the couple excitedly expressed they will be hosting a banquet with over 20 tables on the 13th for their family and friends. Yoyo expressed: "Initially I planned to take a few days off to prepare, but I just discovered I have work scheduled before and after. We might just have to go to ShenZhen for our honeymoon!"

Vincent reveals he invited Him Law, Stephen Huynh, Edwin Siu and FAMA member C Kwan, Nancy Wu and his brother to be his groomsmen (TN: Hmm, don't know why Nancy is part of the groomsmen..). As for Yoyo, her bridesmaids will consist of all friends from outside of the industry. She laughed: "Of course I will leave more opportunities for my group of sisters! I heard the groomsmen are already drooling!" The couple hopes to start a family before the age of 35, and have at least two children because a family of four is the happiest.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

The other night, Him Law and Clifton Kwan performed in the stage play It's Oh So Queer (我的基本生活). The two played a pair of homosexual lovers. Him said: "I won't treat my partner neither a man or woman, just doing the intimate scenes for the sake of the play." During rehearsal, the two pretended to kiss. Asked if he'll actually kiss for real during the performance? He expressed he will have to see how he feels during the actual performance.

Him said frankly he is addicted to portraying a homosexual and hopes to do it again in series or films. He said: "I have a mission, hope to convey a positive message, and let everyone be acquainted with homosexual love."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Lately, it was ostensible that TVB has been facing a massive drain of talents. Apart from the departure of their former no. 1 big sister Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼), TVB also had to face an influx of arduous problems, such as the recent poaching trend and the disheartening rejection by their former veteran leading Siu Sangs actors, which sought to threaten their ascending position in the television industry.

Faced with a lack of illustrious artistes, TVB has no choice but to heavily promote the current first line and second line Fadans actresses under their wing to fill in the empty position previously occupied by Charmaine Sheh. Amongst the many Fadans, it was known that the senior management staff highly looked upon Fala Chen (陳法拉) and Kate Tsui (徐子珊) to have the most potential to be their next No. 1 big sister hence issuing orders to strongly promote them in the upcoming year.

As for Tavia Yeung (楊怡), because she is publicly recognized to be Charmaine Sheh’s good sister, there was a huge possibility that Tavia would switch over to rival station, Ricky Wong‘s (王維基) City Telecom, hence resulting in her being conveniently left out of the promotion list in recent days.

Despite her former rumor of being romantically linked to TVB major stakeholder, Shell King Charles Chan (陳國強), already being a thing of the past, Kate Tsui continued to dominate the television screens and the media spotlights of Hong Kong, acting in six consecutive television series this year through the strong promotional support received from TVB Production and Resource Director, Virginia Lok (樂易玲). It was indeed apparent that Kate’s public exposure rate was one of the highest amongst the Fadans actresses!

On the other hand, alleged Stephen Chan‘s (陳志雲) camp member, Fala Chen, was also rumored to have received a huge boost in career prospects due to Stephen’s uprising return to office. In a true testament to Stephen’s unwavering dominance, it was known that the road ahead had already been steered and paved for Fala to star in three heavyweight dramas in the upcoming year. Given that Kate and Fala were experts in fawning the senior management staff, it could indeed be said that one of them might be on their way to filling in Charmaine’s former No. 1 big sister position anytime now!

Words stinging with sarcasm

In fact, during the start of the “Lives of Omission” celebratory banquet held previously, the two Ah Jies actresses cum leading cast members of “Lives”, Fala Chen and Kate Tsui were pulled together by media reporters for a group photo and at that time, Kate had specially appeared in a tight-fitting T-shirt which bore the name of her character, “Paris”, in “Lives” thus successfully becoming the center of attraction for that night. Sensing that things were going awry, Fala immediately blasted at Kate, “Your top is so tight!”. After posing for the group photo, Fala and Kate then excused themselves and flee the scene to fawn over the respective senior management staff.

On 11 October 2011, the cast and crew behind “Lives of Omission” was thrown a celebratory banquet by TVB Executive Deputy Chairman Norman Leung (梁乃鵬), who had forked out his own money for the dinner. It was known that during the banquet, the two female main leads Fala and Kate separately displayed their charismatic prowess by fawning over the senior management staff present, discreetly vying with each other in hopes of becoming the No.1 big sister next year.

When the media finally gotten hold of Fala and Kate, reporters abruptly asked them about being heavily promoted to replace Charmaine Sheh as the next big sister of TVB. In reply to this, Kate responded, “It is really too soon to tell. In fact, I think that I still have a long way to go. I would just, as per usual, do my part well and that would be enough.” Fala, on the other hand, replied, “Well, I think it’s best to wait and see how things progresses at the end of the year. I’m actually feeling extremely pressurized in recent days from the filming of upcoming TVB ancient periodic drama, The Palace Schemes of East and West《東西宮略》. Furthermore, I would immediately be starting filming for another upcoming drama, Prominent Family《名媛望族》, after filming wraps for “Schemes of East and West”, it’s really toilsome.”

Fala Chen strikes out

[Caption: Stephen Chan clears the path for Fala Chen]

At the “Lives of Omission” celebratory banquet, during the photo-taking of the cast members, it was rather discernible that Stephen was on close terms with Fala as he had held her slightly by the waist and took especially good care of her by arranging for her to stand in a prominent spot. This in turn left Kate with no choice but to stand at the more secluded spot situated on the extreme left.

Integrating herself with Virginia Lok

Despite being a member of the Stephen Chan camp, Fala Chen, who always knew the importance of pleasing the high-ranking executives, had in recent days, positioned herself near Virginia Lok. On the day of the celebratory banquet, Fala had approached and shared a private talk with Virginia straightaway after the group photo.

Kate Tsui’s turn to strike

Trying her best to fawn over Stephen Chan

Although Fala was ingenious to think of such a tactic, Kate was no simpleton either as she took the initiative to sit beside Stephen Chan and stroked up a conversation with him. In fact, the duo were getting along so well that they often broke out in laughter in the midst of their tête-à-tête and judging by Stephen’s expression, it seemed that he was rather receptive to the sudden turnabout of attention given as well.

Received huge praises from Norman Leung in front of everyone

Furthermore, as the celebration continued, TVB Executive Deputy Chairman Normal Leung sang Kate’s praises in front of everyone, applauding Kate for being a dedicated actress and giving it her all during filming, “Paris (Kate) was professional throughout the entire filming even during the many intimate scenes with Bosco Wong (黃宗澤), extremely good!”. Upon hearing this, Kate instantaneously reciprocated by stepping forward to toast a drink to Norman Leung and Virginia Lok, undoubtedly not letting loose of any chance to get chummy with the senior management staff.

Collating a list of actors and actresses to heavily promote in the upcoming year

Earlier on, Fala Chen had professed over Weibo that there was a level of difficulty in the speaking of Cantonese dialogues hence she looked forward to the day she could act in English and Mandarin.

An insider revealed, “The bunch of senior management staff held a meeting last month and they included Mona Fong (方逸華), Norman Leung, Stephen Chan, Virginia Lok, Catherine Tsang (曾勵珍) and Tommy Leung (梁家樹). In that meeting, they discussed and collated a listed of Fadans actresses and Siu Sangs actors that were to be heavily promoted in the upcoming year. Amongst the Fadans actresses, Virginia Lok and Tommy Leung strongly recommended Myolie Wu (胡杏儿) and Kate Tsui as the duo were willing to work hard and persevere. Norman Leung, on the other hand, explicitly fingered Kate out for being a versatile actress who was unrestricted in her acting routes and could act in both good and villainous roles. As for Stephen Chan and Catherine Tsang, they threw their explicit support behind Fala Chen as they felt that she had the audience fate. However, during the closed-doors meeting, someone hinted that Fala shouldn’t be included in the list as she wasn’t even that articulate in her Cantonese dialogues yet hence she wasn’t capable enough to lead a drama series on her own for now.”

Secured roles in heavyweight productions due to their respective camps

Due to the respective authoritative backing received, it was still vague whether Fala or Kate would end up the cream of the crop and the eventual no. 1 big sister of TVB. It was however understood that Fala had already been confirmed for three heavyweight productions next year and they were “The Palace Schemes of East and West”, “Prominent Family” as well as the highly anticipated follow-up sequel, Triumph In The Skies 2《衝上雲霄 2》.

Analyzing further, “Schemes of East and West” may jolly well be Fala’s much-coveted big break as her role as Zhong Wuyan presented a rare opportunity to develop the character and to flex those acting chops of hers. Furthermore, the next two productions that she would be starring in next year were both heavyweight productions with a stellar cast. For starters, “Prominent Family” would be helmed by a star-studded cast consisting of Ron Ng (吳卓羲), Tavia Yeung (楊怡) as well as acting thespian Damien Lau (劉松仁) and Idy Chan (陳玉蓮).

As for the second heavyweight drama, “Triumph In The Skies 2″, it would be a follow-up sequel to the popular 2003 TVB classic, Triumph In the Skies《衝上雲霄》, which had long been planned due to the overwhelming requests received from fans of the original drama. The insider continued, “With the support of *GM Stephen Chan [*TVB General Manager of Broadcasting Affairs], all the dramas that Fala would be shooting were upcoming heavyweight productions and even the roles were specially accustomed for her.”

As for Kate Tsui, it was revealed that she has nothing to fear as Virginia Lok had already paved a smooth road by arranging for her to act in “Triumph In the Skies 2″ such that she would be continuing her onscreen affinity with former “Lives of Omission” co-star, Bosco Wong. In fact, it was anticipated that the duo would be sizzling up television screens with their intimate scenes, like in “Lives”, thus turning this collaboration into one of the selling promotional points for “Triumph 2″.

The insider divulged, “Actually, Virginia Lok had already laid the bricks for Kate Tsui for quite some time now. Other than the two heavyweight productions next year, Virginia would be on the lookout for overseas film studios to shoot for Kate so that she could follow Charmaine’s footsteps and break into the Mainland China and Southeast Asia markets. Furthermore, the company would be starting filming for the movie version of “Lives”, Turning Point Extreme《潛罪犯》, for which Kate would be the main female lead and after which, Kate would be acting in yet another grand production which would start filming in March 2012.”

Although Fala and Kate were both heavily advocated by the respective influential personnel in the company, it was recognized that Kate had gained a upper hand in the category of people-orientated skills. However, in any case, with two Fadans vying for the top position, it sure looks set to be one cut-throat spectacle to look out for!

Kate Tsui’s kissing scenes in “Triumph” far more interesting, making Fala Chen’s pale in comparision

On 11 October 2011, around 4AM in the morning, Fala Chen and Kate Tsui arrived at the airport to film the 2012 TVB Sales Presentation promotional clip for “Triumph In The Skies 2″. Although both actresses had filmed kissing scenes for the trailer, it was apparent that Kate did not deliberately avoid and instead gave it her all by kissing Bosco Wong on the lips whereas Fala Chen, who had to consider her status as a prospective daughter-in-law of the Neway group, opted for a strategic positioned “kissing” scene thus making hers pale in comparison to Kate’s earlier liberating acting performance.

[Caption: Intensely kissing each other on the lips for real
Kate Tsui and Bosco Wong shared a passionate onscreen kiss that only required three takes]

[Caption: Standing in a strategic position to "kiss"
On the contrary, Chilam Cheung (張智霖) and Fala Chen used a camera trick to appear to be kissing, when in actual fact, the duo stood quite a safe distance from one another]

[Caption: Rehearsing before shooting the scene
Kate Tsui put on an affable charm, goofing around and laughing with onscreen boyfriend Bosco Wong and held amiable discussions with director Gao Laozhong (高佬鍾)]

[Caption: Nil communication
Fala Chen and Chilam Cheung did not interact with each other, choosing instead to go on the Internet via their smartphones while waiting for their turn]

[Caption: “Close to civilians” and accommodated requests for a photo
Kate Tsui was extremely friendly and had no qualms about being photographed, even stopping to joke with her fans]

[Caption: Treated fans with disdain
Fala Chen, on the other hand, spotted a black gloomy face and treated fans with disdain when they requested for a photo together with her.
Upon considering the overall situation, Fala finally forced a smile and acceded to their requests]

Kate Tsui winning by a small margin this year

Just as Fala Chen is in good hands from the protection of Stephen Chan, Kate Tsui also has a strong backer in Virginia Lok. However, with that being said, Kate Tsui does look set to be ahead of the rivalry by a small margin as she had starred in more grand productions than Fala this year and furthermore, TVB would be paving the road for Kate to conquer the movie industry next year thus making her one notch above Fala in the tussle for the No. 1 big sister spot.

Kate Tsui – OVERALL WINNER

2011

Filmed a total of 6 dramas in the year 2011

Namely -

Guest Starred Drama: Dropping By Cloud Nine《你們我們他們》

Drama series: A Great Way To Care《仁心解碼》, Relic of An Emissary《洪武三十二》, Wax and Wane《團圓》, Lives of Omission《潛行狙擊》and Forensic Heroes 3《法證先鋒 III》

2012

Would be filming a total of 1 movie and 2 dramas in the year 2012

Namely -

Movie: Lives of Omission: Turning Point Extreme《潛罪犯》

Drama Series: War and Beauty 2《金枝慾孽 2》and Triumph In The Skies 2《衝上雲霄 2》

Fala Chen

2011

Filmed a total of 3 drama series in the year 2011

Namely -

Drama series: Links To Temptation《誘情轉駁》, Lives of Omission《潛行狙擊》and Grace Under Fire《女拳》

2012

Would be filming a total of 3 drama series in the year 2012

Namely -

Drama series: The Palace Schemes of East and West《東西宮略》, Prominent Family《名媛望族》and Triumph In The Skies 2《衝上雲霄 2》

Source: Sudden Weekly, Next Media, HKTV Channel, nitpic.com
Translated by: Ah K @ JayneStars

Jessica Hsuan (宣萱) and Myolie Wu (王傑) appeared at a promotional event for TVB series, Curse of the Royal Harem "萬凰之王". Since her management contract recently ended, Jessica was in the midst of discussing new contract terms with TVB. Since TVB faced a mass exodus of talent, it was an opportune time to ask for a salary increase. Jessica commented, “That’s not the case, but [the salary increase] is slightly better than in the past.”

Asked whether City Telecom’s Chairman, Ricky Wong (王維基), had attempted to recruit her, Jessica did not answer directly. Looking at her manager, Jessica said, “I don’t know how to answer!” When the reporter pointed out that Jessica should request TVB to pay her the same amount as the fee she received in mainland, China, Jessica laughed, “You cannot calculate it in the same way! Even if it were not the mainland amount, it would be nice to adjust for the deflating value of the Hong Kong dollar versus the Yuan.”

As for her pick for this year’s TV Queen, Jessica praised Curse of the Royal Harem costar, Myolie Wu, for putting in hard efforts and professionalism. Praised by Jessica, Myolie admitted that she felt pressure and was nervous, but will not dwell upon the matter.

Source: Orientaldaily.on.cc
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Often wanton in her chatter, Sandra Ng (吴君如) revealed in a television program that she did not like Angie Chiu (赵雅芝), professing that while married, Angie had an underground relationship with costar, Wong Yuen San (黄元申) , who was best known for his performance in 1983’s Legendary Fok "霍元甲". In the 1990s, Yuen San renounced the world to become a Buddhist monk.

At the time, both Angie and Yuen San were married to different people. According to Sandra, Angie and Yuen San collaborated on Vortex "旋涡" and Removing the Wrong Tooth and Bone "剥错大牙拆错骨" in 1978. Wong Yuen San possessed a gentleman look and martial arts skills. There were fiery sparks between Angie and Yuen San upon their collaboration. Yuen San even wrote many love letters to Angie, whereupon her husband discovered the relationship and nothing came of the situation.

Source: Sohu.com
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Recent mainland hit drama, Bu Bu Jing Xin "步步惊心", propelled Nicky Wu’s (吴奇隆) career to another peak. Old half-naked photos of “Fourth Prince” Nicky Wu were unearthed. Netizens exclaimed, “Great body! The shape of his butt looks great!” It appears that Nicky attained his butt shape through a long-term habit of exercise.

The reporter researched the origin of Nicky’s half-naked photos. It turns out that Nicky’s photos were promotional stills for the 1994 film, In-Between "新同居时代" starring Sylvia Chang (张艾嘉) and a young Nicky Wu. Although Nicky was very young at the time, he displayed good acting skills in the film.

Source: et.21cn.com
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

People say that French men were especially romantic. After hearing the account of French-raised Stephen Huynh’s (黃長興) marriage proposal, perhaps everyone will agree as well. Stephen dated his girlfriend from outside the entertainment circle, Peggy, for three years and realized that she was his ideal marriage partner.

Four months ago, when Stephen heard that Peggy agreed to attend a friend’s wedding in Toronto, Canada, he started planning his marriage proposal. Stephen even hired a production company and thirty actors. Stephen and Peggy went on a helicopter ride before he presented her with a banner, “Marry Me”! Witnessed by 16 of their good friends, Peggy tearfully accepted the marriage proposal.

Holding Peggy’s hand in an interview with Mingpao Weekly, Stephen recounted his marriage proposal two weeks ago in Toronto, “When Peggy agreed to be a bridesmaid at a friend’s wedding in Toronto, I started preparing for the marriage proposal at the time. Since I have never traveled to Toronto and could not let Peggy be aware of my plans, I was afraid to discuss with her about the upcoming trip. I looked for a production company based in Toronto and arranged for 30 actors to participate in my self-directed story.

“First I planted a Canadian couple to share the helicopter ride with us, as well as a cameraman to photograph the process. Under my plan, the Canadian couple was going to take wedding photos as they exchanged words of love with each other, followed by an argument. To show his sincerity, the man asked the woman to look down at the ground, upon which there was a large banner with the words, ‘Marry Me.’ When the helicopter landed on the ground, a staff worker grabbed Peggy’s hand to walk forward. Peggy felt surprised as she was not the intended bride, until the music started and she discovered that the bottom portion of the banner had her name written on it.

“Sixteen of our friends rushed forward and helped Peggy put on a prepared bridal gown, upon which I also changed into a suit and appeared. Peggy was crying uncontrollably when I said, ‘During our dating period of three years, I have experienced true happiness. I sincerely hope that our happiness will last forever!’ I knelt on the ground and took out the diamond ring, ‘Would you marry me?’ Peggy continued to cry and I had to ask twice before she said, ‘Yes.’” Stephen laughed and revealed that when he saw Peggy crying, he also shed a few tears. Fortunately, Stephen was wearing sunglasses at the time and his tears were not captured on camera.

Proposal Threatened by Unexpected Disruptions

The proposal was romantic and moving, but Stephen revealed that the plan was nearly disrupted, “My first choice for the production company suddenly raised their initial fee from approximately $10,000 HKD to over $30,000 HKD in early September. At the last minute, I had to ask a friend for a referral and there was still enough time to make the change. The second challenge was to coordinate with all our friends. I came up with the entire plan, in which Peggy and I would take a helicopter ride over Niagara Falls. But Peggy complained that the price for the helicopter ride was too expensive! I was very afraid at the moment; if she refused to go on the helicopter, what would I do? I cannot show my concern; otherwise, it would be too obvious. I was very nervous. Arriving in Canada, Peggy had parties with her friends for two days while I secretly met with the production company and arrived at the launching site of the helicopter ride to survey the details. When Peggy was with me, I could only secretly talk to the production company while in the bathroom.”

Sitting next to Stephen, Peggy interjected, “No wonder when we were in Canada and I wanted to make a few long-distance phone calls, Stephen looked so nervous since he was hiding something!”

Speaking of his fiancée, Stephen was full of praises, “Peggy is a truly wonderful person and treats me well, supporting me in everything I do. For example, she will teach me Cantonese to improve my onscreen dialogue delivery and even rehearse the script with me. When I started my restaurant business, Peggy helped me in all manners although she was not used to heavy physical work. Since I found the right person, then I need to treasure her and quickly start a family!

“Some people may say that if an actor were to get married, his career will be impacted in some aspect. If this were the case, then I need to work even harder to establish greater skills and be a healthy person. When I was living in France, many people married at a young age. At the time, I wished to get married at the age of 25-years-old. Now I am 33-years-old, which is a bit later already.”

Source: Mingpao Weekly
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Yesterday, William Chan (陳偉霆) and Sherman Chung (鍾舒漫) appeared at a promotional event. William revealed that he had participated in a charitable project to help construct homes for people in need of shelter. William noted, “Visiting Hunan, China, I felt a deep sense of empathy. I also cooked for the other volunteers for the first time.”

Asked whether he will cook dinner for Charlene in celebrating her birthday, William said, “I am now capable of cooking for a crowd of over 50 people! If everyone is brave enough to try my cooking, I don’t mind!”

At a promotional event in Shanghai yesterday, Charlene praised William in being very mature, including help her resolve problems. William said graciously, “We are just capable of discussing the matters together.” (What matters will William seek advice from Charlene over?) “Usually in reading a script; she is a very experienced actress.” (You rehearse scenes with her?) “When we are together, I cannot immerse into the script. It’s a bit odd to ask a friend to rehearse a script together. I prefer to treasure the time together and talk about work less.”

Source: Orientaldaily.on.cc
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Jessica Hsuan, Myolie Wu, Sunny Chan and the rest of the cast to TVB anniversary series Curse of the Royal Harem attended the promotional event in their ancient costumes. The cast made a special trip to Lantau Island to pray at the temple there. After Jessica's TVB contract expired, she has been busy working in Mainland. When speaking of the TVB poaching crisis, are the terms for contract renewal a lot better? She smiled: "Better than before, but I haven't decided whether to stay or leave." Asked if Ricky Wong contacted her before? Jessica smiled and did not answer. Later, she said: "All based on how I'm feeling, not confirmed."

Jessica expressed she supports Myolie Wu for TV Queen this year, she said: "Myolie really did well in Curse of the Royal Harem, very hardworking and serious towards her work. Actually I feel guilty because I wasn't serious enough. I rarely shoot costume dramas, so I had a lot of words I didn't understand and had to ask others. Luckily, everyone was willing to help me."

As one of the hot favorites for TV Queen, Myolie felt really pressured. She said: "I am so nervous, shouldn't think too much!" First time playing a villian, Myolie claimed she wasn't evil enough: "Perhaps I look too well-behaved." However, she said the storyline is brilliant and compact. She anticipates 30 points TV ratings on the premiere.

Source: Mingpao
Translator: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Since Joel Chan started dating the daughter of The Gambling King's (Stanley Ho) third wife, Florinda Ho, he gets to fully experience being someone significant during the celebration of the Gambling King's 90th birthday. Joel said: "I haven't received an invitation yet, but when it comes to gifts, I really get a headache. Mr. Ho already has everything." Since Joel is the future son-in-law, he is especially nervous, asked if he'll tell Florinda to help him pick out a gift? He said: "Don't say it like that, Florinda will be thinking hard on her own and I will have my own intentions." Does he hope to borrow this opportunity to gain more points? He asked back: "What points?" Asked how Mr. Ho's condition is like now after he was discharged from the hospital? Joel said this is Florinda's family matters, but he already told his girlfriend to send his regards on his behalf.

It was reported Florinda is investing into opening a new fashion store, in attempt to force him to retire from the entertainment circle. Regarding this, Joel denied: "She didn't stop me from acting. She also has no intention in opening a men fashion store. Everyone knows I like fashion, but that does not mean I have to do a fashion business." As it was said he likes to wear fish net clothing after he started dating Florinda, Joel stressed his style is very broad and has high receptivity. He said Florinda likes baking, and he is also shooting new series Ladder to Heaven with coffee lover Moses Chan. Since they both like coffee just as much, Joel is considering opening a coffee shop with Florinda. He said: "However, brewing coffee requires deep knowledge, I am just a beginner. Recently, Moses Chan has become one of my idols. I admire his smooth career, relationships and his skills of making coffee."

Also, Florinda has been involved with everyone after she started dating Joel. She recently became good friends with Joel's good buddy Derek Kwok. She even became the godmother of Derek's daughter, Ashley, a very cute girl. Florinda writes on Weibo: "My god-daughter Ashley Kok! Chubby and cute! @DerekKwok. Today I am very happy!"

Source: Mingpao
Translator: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

TVB Siu Sangs Michael Tse, Ruco Chan and Kenneth Ma arrived in Malaysia the other day to host the opening ceremony for My Astro On Demand My Favorite Awards Ceremony 2011. Depending on 'Laughing Gor', Michael had a huge jump in popularity as he is nominated for 4 awards including 'My Favorite TV On-Screen Couple', 'My Favorite Theme Song', 'Top 15 My Favorite TV Character' and 'My Favorite TV Best Actor' awards. The other 4 nominees for 'Best Actor' are Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Raymond Lam and Bosco Wong. The battle will be fierce. Also, Michael's Lives of Omission got the most nominations, 14 total.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translator: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Wayne Lai and Claire Yiu attended a public event together yesterday. Towards the recent reports that Maggie Cheung didn't want to get marry and have children too early, so she broke off with her boyfriend. Her partner from Forensics Heroes III, Wayne, expressed he hasn't heard of the news. Asked if he would introduce a "good deal" to her? He smiled: "I don't have that capability. I personally don't have many friends." He also said he rarely talks about personal matters with Maggie.

Yesterday the event was related to exercise and household hygiene, Claire reveals last year her daughter suffered from hand-foot-mouth disease and even infected her father (Thomas Lam). Thomas' pain was much more severe than his daughter. Claire said: "At the time, he said it felt like he had 100 canker sores in his mouth, I felt so heartbroken seeing how painful it was for him."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translator: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

The film DWELLING IN THE FUCHUN MOUNTAINS yesterday held a production start ceremony at one of the ten spots in West Lake, Hengzhou, Pinhuqiu. Attendees included Andy Lau Tak Wa, Lin Chiling, Zhang Jingchu, and Dong Dawei. This film would be similar to a 007 treasure hunt story. Later it will shoot in Hengzhou, Taipei, Tokyo, Milan, Dubai and other locations.

The actors yesterday rode dragon shaped boats on West Lake. Fans filled the lakeside. When Wa Jai, Lin Chiling and others arrived, cheers rose. Wa Jai and other actors waved to everyone form the boat. Phoenix Satellite boss Liu Changle, China Film Group boss Han Sanping, Media Asia Entertainment executive John Chong Ching and others yesterday also attended the ceremony. Han Sanping pointed out that this film's male lead had to be Wa Jai. Because of Wa Jai, the production waited until this year.

Speaking of playing the "Eastern 007" this time, Wa Jai joked that he too wanted to become 007 but would depend on how the director shot it. Dong Dawei this time played a villain and he was very happy to be able to work with Wa Jai. To him it was a dream. Lin Chiling in the film would appear with various costumes. Zhang Jingchu's right arm was bruised. She said that this character was very different. The director joked that after making this film, no one would dare to want her because her character was. Did Wa Jai have to fight? He joked that he was a substance actor so he did not have to fight. People laughed and Wa Jai immediately joked, "Don't mock me."

Wa Jai pointed out that in the film he and his girlfriend broke up and got back together, just like the painting DWELLING IN THE FUCHUN MOUNTAINS. Was Lin Chiling or Zhang Jingchu his girlfriend? He joked htat of course she would not be so tall. Chiling joked that she would be eliminated because of her height. Wa Jai joked, "That's right, who told me to be so short." Yet reportedly Lin Chiling was Wa Jai's wife, after breaking up he was with Zhang Jingchu.

Source: Takungpao, Singtao
Translated by: hktopten

The film HONG KONG GHOST STORIES (MANG GWAI OI CHING GOO SI) two nights ago held a premiere. Attendees included Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Charmaine Fong Ho man and pseudo model Mia. With all the low cut ladies, Chau Sau Na helplessly lost a battle. However she still insisted that she was confident.

Chau Sau Na with the film BEACH SPIKE (YIT LONG KAU OI JIN) won a Chicago Best Actress award. She admitted that this was her first film award and was greatly encouraged. She hoped to be able to win Hong Kong and Asian awards in the future and that viewers would see her movies because of her. Would she stop being sexy because of her Best Actress status? She said that she has only joined the film industry for two years, she could try many characters.

Jeana in the film played a paper doll with a 38H top measurement. In order to make her chest stand out she added six pads on each side during the shoot. She joked that this experience was research for next year's breast enhancement and would share this experience with the doctor. She was afraid that this measurement would be too much for her back. Earlier a woman lost her life from breast enhancement. She insisted on getting one, but would choose a team that she would trust.

Source: Takungpao, Mingpao
Translated by: hktopten

The Peter Chan Ho Sun produced, Andrew Lau Wai Keung directed film THE GUILLOTINES (HUET DIK JI) has already begun production. Each actor's costume look appeared for the first time. Captain Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin) was responsible for "cold", the only "female Guillotine" Chris Lee Yuchun was responsible for "real", Jing Boran was responsible was "handsome", Purba Rgyal (Pubajia) was responsible for "vicious", Zhou Yiwei "grinned like a cat with a canary" and was responsible for "shady" but the weapon Flying Guillotine was nowhere to be seen.

The Guillotine uniform was in classic red and black, the left arm was made with steel, wrapped up from the shoulder to the fist and leather underneath it resembled a cannon. With 230 steel rings and 168 steel plates, it weighted 10 catties. Yuen King Tin posed in the uniform. After putting on the metal arm he even joked that he was Iron Man. The uniform was designed with the right arm for the weapon and the left hand for the metal arm, but Siu Tin was left armed so he had to train his right arm strength. Lau Wai Keung after finding out thought the lefty would be very cool and designed a "lefty" metal arm for him.

Lee Yuchun after BOYDGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (SUP YUET WAI SING) worked with Chan Ho Sun again. The first thing Chan Ho Sun said when he saw Lee Yuchun was, "How can you grow younger and younger? You look like you are only 16." This time Lee Yuchun had to cut her hair short. In order to ensure that her hair would be comfortable and steady, she spent three hours on hair the first time. Aside from shaving their heads, male Guillotines also had to grow facial hair. Yuen King Tin, Zhou Yiwei, Purba Rgyal were happy about saving shaving time. Only Jing Boran due to his red lips and white teeth did not have to grow facial hair.

Source: Takungpao, Singtao
Translated by: hktopten

Do take note of the following changes for this & next week (TVB Series & Sitcom):

28 October 2011 (Friday)

TVB "Be Home For Dinner 誰家灶頭無煙火" (1 Hour Special)
8.00pm to 9.00pm

TVB "Super Snoops 荃加福祿壽探案" (2 Hours Special) (Finale Episode)
9.00pm to 11.00pm

30 October 2011 (Sunday)

TVB "Be Home For Dinner 誰家灶頭無煙火" (1 Hour Special) (Finale Episode)
8.00pm to 9.00pm

31 October 2011 (Monday)

TVB "Til Love Do Us Lie 結．分@謊情式" (Debut Episode)
8.00pm to 8.30pm

TVB "Curse of the Royal Harem 萬鳳之王" (2 Hours Special) (Debut Episode)
8.30pm to 10.30pm

* Forensic Heroes III 法證先鋒 III will stop airing on 28 October 2011 (Friday) & 31 October 2011 (Monday), This series will continue to air on 01 November 2011 (Tuesday).

Source: tvb @ YouTube
Translated by: Admin @ TVB News World

The relationship "EEG Big Sister" Joey Yung and Twins' Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and Gillian Chung (Ah Gil) have is like sisters. The three of them humorously named themselves "EEG Dragon Tiger Panther", being together with them is full of happiness, and manager Mani Fok even personally guided Joey to join this EEG family, long ago looking at Mani as family.

Regarding these sisters, Joey Yung commented: "Ah Sa and Ah Gil are both my sisters in this line of work, Ah Sa's appearance is like a cartoon, when I first got to know her she really took the iniative, and she talks more. On the other hand, I did not have any particular impression towards Ah Gil, because she was very quiet. But these past few years, their personalities have turned around.

Regarding Ah Gil, we hope to like her more, because the way she behaves is very simple, unimaginably simple. She has a good character, is trustworthy, does not disturb others, already gets very happy from small things, but she does not know how to express herself. She really wants and needs romance, it is romance that is the main course of her life. Because her character is like this, we do not want her to make any mistakes, she is a good woman.

Ah Sa is very intelligent, she knows how to take care of herself. These past few years, assuming the role as the Leader of a group, she is extremely well qualified and competent. In fact she and I should switch our appearances, because she looks naive and innocent, while I seem like I know 'things.' The topics I usually chat with Ah Sa and Ah Gil are different, but I feel very happy when I am together with them."

Argues with Mani because of work

"And manager Mani is like a family member, in those days it was her who took me to get to know Mr. Yeung (Albert Yeung). I will pour out things on my mind to her, sometimes she is like a mother, but once we talk about work, it is like clashing with each other. I do not have a very good temper when I confront work, but no matter the argument, everyone understands that it is for the best of the work. I have grown from being like a baby at first to drastically maturing. Learning to communicate with her is also a very being learning experience. And the company is very willing to give me space, I really thank them."

Admire what Nicholas is willing to undertake

"As for Nicholas (Tse) it was difficult to become familiar with him, but I really admire this man. He is willing to undertake everything he has put out, from dealing with relationship questions to treating the people around him, he gets it. He was once described by people as very fickle, but among the male celebrities I know, he is one of the most single-minded. His perseverence and respect for himself are worthy for me to respect.

Before Ge Jai (Leo Ku) joined the company, we already worked together and knew each other. I think that he protects himself too much, making himself too exhausted. He sings, is a director, is a boss, and designs. Even looking at him is tiring. I hope that he can relax a little, put down his line of defense."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: starlightcolors @ AsianFanatics

Twins was established a decade ago and group members, Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍) and Gillian Chung (鍾欣桐), have experienced numerous turbulences. When Charlene’s marital status to Ronald Cheng (鄭中基) was revealed, their simultaneous divorce was unveiled before the public, leading to a double repercussion. No wonder Charlene noted that the worst has already passed and that she was no longer afraid of anything in life!

Charlene and Louis Koo (古天樂) appeared at a celebratory banquet for I.T.’s Maison Martin Margiela store opening. I.T.’s founder, Shum Ka Wai (沈嘉偉), was also in attendance. With the current temperature in Beijing dipping to 5 degrees Celsius, Charlene wore the latest fall fur fashion at the banquet. Admitting that she was afraid of the cold temperatures, Charlene affixed six heating pads to her body to stay warm. When she entered the indoor venue, Charlene started sweating profusely. Charlene said, “When I was inside the car, I could not breathe properly; I wanted to die! It was a lot better when I walked outside.”

Feeling the Most Liberated In Her Entire Career

Charlene shared the details of her hectic upcoming schedule, “In November, Twins will perform in Shanghai as part of their world concert tour. We had performed in Guangzhou, China and the United States earlier. The world concert tour will continue in 2012. In March, we will perform in Zhongshan, China and another location. In addition, we will have to record our Cantonese music album and rehearse for the upcoming concert performances.”

Asked what style her new album will feature, Charlene said, “The album’s theme will center upon freedom. Over our 10-year career, Gillian and I felt the most liberated and happy in the last two years. I experienced an unhappy stage in my life and the worst period has already passed. There is nothing worse that can occur anymore, which is why I am very happy now. Nothing further can hurt me [to that extent] anymore. Earlier, Gillian and I released separate music albums and met different music producers and technicians, so we can introduce them to each other.”

“William Chan Is Very Mature”

Charlene revealed that her thinking has matured immensely, “I was not old enough in the past and dwelled on many things, wishing I was more mature. Now that I have matured, I have to get in touch with my inner child instead.” (William Chan 陳偉霆 helps you get closer to your inner child?) “Although he is only slightly younger than I am, he is very mature. I will ask him for help on many matters.” (Can you elaborate on such instances?) “It’s difficult to say; something has to happen first.”

Asked whether numerous vendors sought Charlene and William to appear at joint promotional events together due to their dating status, she replied, “There are a few offers. We told our company, EEG, and the outside world, that we do not prefer to do so. We filmed several ads together; however, they were arranged prior to our dating.”

In addition, Charlene’s mainland series will be shortly broadcast in Italy, upon which she expressed a great sense of honor.

Source: Orientaldaily.on.cc
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Brothers, Paul Chun (秦沛), John Chiang (姜大偉), and Derek Yee’s (爾冬陞) mother, Hong Wei (紅薇), formerly known as Luo Zhen (羅珍) died the other day. The funeral was held at Tai Wai Po Fook Memorial Hall yesterday. The three brothers arrived at the funeral home early in the morning to take care of their mother’s funeral arrangements.

At 12 noon, Paul, John, and Derek rode in the hearse, transporting the body to the Fu Shan Crematorium for cremation. The brothers were in grief and were accompanied by John’s daughter, Chiang Yi Lan (姜依蘭) and husband, Raymond Cho (曹永廉). The brother’s friends in the entertainment industry, such as Bao Hei Ching (鮑起靜) and Fong Ping (方平) were among the one hundred people in attendance. After the completion of the ceremony, everyone walked out in sadness. John Chiang’s wife, Lee Lam Lam, required the support of her husband in walking out of the funeral hall.

Paul Chun, John Chiang and Derek Yee were half-brothers, sharing the same mother but different fathers. After Paul and John’s father passed away, Hong Wei remarried and gave birth to Derek Yee. Paul Chun was a stage name. Paul and John’s stepfather was Derek’s father.

Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Renown martial arts actor, 56-year-old Gordon Liu (劉家輝), suffered a stroke earlier, leading to the Kill Bill star becoming significantly disabled and dependent upon a wheelchair. Due to the incident, Gordon became severely depressed. Recently, his morale increased due to encouragement from loved ones.

In earlier news, it was reported that while participating in a band practice in To Kwa Wan in early August, Gordon fell and hit his head. Since the incident, Gordon halted all his work. In the latest issue of Next Magazine, it was clarified that on that fateful day, Gordon had in fact suffered a stroke, causing him to fall down. His head crashed into a nearby stairway, resulting in a 5-inch wound on the left side of his head. He was sent immediately to the hospital for treatment.

After his stroke, Gordon’s right hand and leg suffered immobility. He also experienced speech impairment. Gordon will require long-term physical therapy and rehabilitation treatment.

Source: Next Magazine # 1129
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Two Best Actors Aaron Kwok Fu Sing and Tony Leung Ka Fai starred new film COLD WAR (HONG JIN) yesterday held a press conference. Yesterday was Sing Sing's birthday and the event arranged for a plane shaped cake to celebrate with him. Sing Sing revealed that he would meet 20 friends for dinner and admitted that rumored girlfriend Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam) would attend.

Kwok Fu Sing, Leung Ka Fai, Aarif Rahman (Lee Chi Ting), Eddie Peng Yu-yen, Chin Kar Lok and Lam Ka Tung introduced their characters. Ka Fai said that the last time he worked with Sing Sing was THROW DOWN (YAU DOH LUNG FU BONG) years ago. He thought that his acting was more and more stable and mature. How will Sing Sing celebrate his birthday? He said, "Probably dinner, with around 20 friends. (Was Hung Doi Lam invited?) I invited her, she should be in Hong Kong." Speaking of Hung Doi Lam stating that she had a headache from preparing a birthday gift, he said, "Many friends all say that, actually I am already very happy about good friends having the time to meet. It's fortune." Sing Sing thanked his friends for already planning the celebration months ago because he could not promise to attend. He said, "Friends said they didn't care if I couldn't come. For example Shum Ka Wai deliberately came back from Beijing. This birthday could be considered unexpected because I always thought I would have to work. Luckily the team won't have a notice until tomorrow night so I have more time."

In the film playing a rival character opposite Leung Ka Fai, Sing Sing said that it will be an exciting film that battles wits, courage and ruthlessness. He hoped to be able to create another classic after INFERNAL AFFAIRS (MO GAN DOH). Sing Sing also said that earlier they shot a major explosion scene that used three hydrogen bombs to create a giant fire ball. Although the effect was dangerous but the actors on the set were very safe. Has Hung Doi Lam visited the set? Sing Sing said, "I don't like friends visiting the set, I am afraid that work would be affected. People who understand me know that I focus on work. Even manager Siu Mei rarely appears." As for Andy Lau Tak Wa, he had a part but did not appear yesterday. The press release did not mention Wa Jai's name. Sing Sing said, "For now I have to keep it confidential, Wa Jai plays a very important character. My scenes with him earlier have already been completed."

Sing Sing joked that he grew up watching his performance, Leung Ka Fai did not mind. "He probably saw my commercials. In my growth process I made many commercials, if I have to count it would take awhile."

Ka Fai praised that Sing Sing's acting now has become more and more mature and called him "Heavenly King Best Actor". Will he attend Sing Sing's birthday dinner? He said, "When will he have time to eat with us?" Did he feel Sing Sing and Hung Doi Lam make a good couple? Ka Fai said, "You can tell from how solid Lynn's acting is, turning from a model to an actress. If they are truly boyfriend and girlfriend, privately they must have very deep exchanges."

Source: takungpao, mingpao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten