Movie Box Review

Wong Jing and Philip Ng Won Lung yesterday welcomed the Duen Ng Festival early and gave away zong to promote the Brother Jing directed June 23 release TREASURE INN (CHOI SUN HAT JANG). Guest star Mavis Pan Shuangshuang due to appendicitis could not assist with the Hong Kong promotion. Did Brother Jing call her? Brother Jing said, "No, we contact her through her company Bona. Privately we don't have any contact."

Recently rising in popularity again due to her crying scene, Linda Chung Ka Yun reportedly "dumped" rumored boyfriend Ng Won Lung in order to compete for the television best actress award; Ng Won Lung was asked about his relationship with Ka Yun and he only said it was as it was before. Was their relationship already very stable? He still said, "It's the same as it was." Brother Jing said, "I recently signed him, this year he will get a push in action films. (Has he been banned from dating?) No." Since the boss permitted dating, was Ng Won Lung at ease? He changed the subject and said, "I am at ease with anything after signing with Brother Jing." Would Brother Jing make a movie for him to work with Ka Yun on? Brother Jing said, with the right script he could.

In addition, recently Nicholas Tse Ting Fung and wife Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi's marriage was accused of being on the rocks. As Ting Fung's buddy has Ng Won Lung called Ting Fung? He honestly said yes, but they only talked about kung fu and never anything else. He did not feel

Ting Fung was acting strange either.

Linda Chung Ka Yun, Jennifer Tse Ting Ting, Wang Yuanyuan and Jacqueline Chong Si Man yesterday modeled for HomeSquare. Ka Yun's rumored boyfriend Raymond Lam Fung recently has been accused of not having a film market but received a letter of encouragement from boss Mona Fong Yat Wa. He was almost moved to tears. Ka Yun felt that no matter which employee Ms. Fong wrote a letter to, the recipient would be very touched. She would be too. As for box office draw, she felt that it was hard for artists themselves to control. Thus they only have to do their part. Did she feel Lam Fung was a box office miracle drug or poison? She said that he was neither and pointed out that it would be hard for one film to represent everything, not to mention he was still young and popular. She continued, "I am no expert, I don't know how to analyze. yet I feel as long as he does his part, someone would appreciate him." Ka Yun has been too busy to enjoy Lam Fung's new film however. She said that even if she would not have to time to go to the movies she definitely would support the video.

Wang Yuanyuan is working on the Lunar New Year film ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2010 (JUI KEUNG HEI SI) and played a very domineering girl who has to win at everything, the exact opposition of her real personality. She revealed that she had scenes with leads Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi and Louis Koo Tin Lok. She even praised Pak Chi as very pretty and experienced, but she did not dare to ask Pak Chi to teach her to act. She would only watch from the sidelines. Although during the production meals were not scheduled and she had to work late, she liked making movies very much. She even thought having rice boxes on the set was fun and joked that a rice box per person was very fair. Would she like to be internationally renowned like her brother in law Donnie Yen Chi Tan? She said, "Brother in law is a big star. Right now I only hope to have a chance to make more movies, accumulate experience so I can improve more and more."

Wong Cho Nam and Linda Chung Ka Yun last night attended a film production sharing session at the Sheung Wan Civic Center. Cho Nam lately had two film releases in a row. LA COMEDIE HUMAINE (YUN GAN HEI KET) after a month already made over 7 million at the box office. It not only defeated the star studded TRIPLE TAP (CHEUNG WONG JI WONG) but also beat foreign film releases of the same period, which could not have made him any happier. He laughed and said, "I am very happy, we didn't lose to the West."

Cho Nam expressed that in order to avoid wasting the chemistry this time, they have been talking about making another film. However it would probably be next year and add Joey Yung Cho Yi to the cast. During THE JADE AND THE PEARL (FEI CHUI MING JU) production, he discovered that Joey's comedic acting was right on the spot and she had great potential in

comedy. Cho Nam said, "Since she wanted to kiss my 'twin sausages' (lips) I will give her chance to get up close and personal!" However Cho Nam's recent film THE JADE AND THE PEARL bombed at the box office, which he guessed was due to too many summer film releases. He personally was satisfied with the performance. Later he will promote it alone in the Mainland while other actors will head to Southeast Asia. Together they will pump up the box office again.

Yesterday when Cho Nam posed with Ka Yun, Ka Yun put her arm around Cho Nam's shoulder and made the height distance even more obvious. Ka Yun was asked why she did not accommodate Cho Nam a little. She stated that the heels of her shoes were only three inches as she no longer dared to wear high heels. Would she mind a boyfriend who was shorter than her?

she said, "Taller than me would be the best, the same height could work too. He also has to be Chinese, mixed heritage might work too. However I can't accept foreigners because my personality is more stable and conservative. Thus when foreigners courted me during elementary school I turned them down. (What about Asians?) Even better, I feel Korean guys

with single eyelids look like they need sympathy, which is attractive to me."