[2010.09.04] NICK CHEUNG CELEBRATES 7TH BEST ACTOR WITHOUT BABBAGE

The Nick Cheung Ka Fai starred THE BEAST STALKER (JING YUN) this year has already won the Hong Kong Film Award, the Golden Horse Award, Film Critic Society and other Best Actor Awards. Earlier it also won the Changchun Film Festival Best Actor, making him the unprecedented seven time with one film Best Actor. Emperor yesterday held a celebration at Central. Director Dante Lam Chiu Yin, screen writer Ng Wai Lun, boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing, and Emperor Motion Picture CEO attended.

Cheung Ka Fai expressed excitement over his Changchun Best Actor victory but did not celebrate. Ka Fai only hoped for more time to promote his new film THE STOOL PIGEON (SIN YUN). THE STOOL PIGEON after eight days made 7 million at the box office. Ka Fai pointed out that THE STOOL PIGEON would break THE BEAST STALKER's 7.8 million box office record, except lately foreign films have taken away many viewers. Will he challenge himself and try making foreign films? He said, "I can't handle both the English dialogue and acting, I would rather speak Putonghua and make good quality Mainland films." Ka Fai then boasted, "If (THE STOOL PIGEON" box office exceeds 16 million, I will cut a big hole in my pants then walk a lap. I won't wear anything underneath! (Are you showing off your rear?) I have to train first."

Ka Fai said that earlier he went to Langham alone to work his new film. Because he was worried of being discovered, he wore false teeth and a hat as disguises. Ka Fai pointed out that the HK$5,000 false teeth were tailor made several years ago through a dentist for the Wong Jing directed CHOI SUN HAT JANG (FORTUNE GOD INN). Ka Fai said, "Once I secretly put them on at home to show my wife. She laughed so hard her belly ached. They truly even changed the face." Ka Fai stated that because he was a stranger to the cinema, he kept missing the right cinema. Once inside due to the light from the screen he did not dare to remove his false teeth. He could only keep sucking in his drool. During the show, the woman behind him started to cry. Her boyfriend asked why she was crying. Ka Fai joked, "I really wanted to turn around and say, it's normal to cry from this scene! However I didn't want to disturb others so I kept my mouth shut."

Ka Fai said, after winning numerous Best Actor the greatest feeling was from the first time when he won the Film Critic Society Best Actor. Originally the film company wanted Ka Fai to bring out all of his Best Actor awards for pictures, Ka Fai did not want to excessively boast and at the same time he did not want the awards to become baggage for his future acting.