Movie Box Review

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The Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2012 (2012 NGOR OI HK HEI SEUNG GA HEI) last night held an audience appreciation event at the Causeway Bay Times Square UA cinema with artists Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning, Stanley Fung Shui Fan and Mak Cheung Ching.  Last night was also this UA cinema's final day of operation.  Chi Wai said that it was no big deal as it will only relocate upstairs.  As for the current location being rented to a high end retail store, Chi Wai pointed out that it proved Hong Kong tourism was doing well.  Did he feel that they had too many high end retail stores?  He pointed out that different people spent differently, taking care of everyone would be the best.  He said that Europe and Japan high end stores did poor business, but Hong Kong was doing well.  Of course it was better for tourists to come to Hong Kong than elsewhere.

Did Ko Hoi Ning's first love take place at this cinema?  She said that it was not here, but at the time she went to a movie with a guy and started dating.  Ko Hoi Ning was sorry that last night was this cinema's final day.  Fung Shui Fan said that he did not have much memory of this cinema because at his time the cinema screens were enormous.  Now many were mini cinemas so he did not go to the movies.  He also said that now the television screen was huge and not much different from going to the movies.  However he would miss it a little.  Mak Cheung Ching said that he had many memories of this cinemas because he often attended premieres.  He also came to the movies here.  He said that when he was little cinemas were much larger, only when watching with many people would the movie have atmosphere and a sense of resonance.  He believed now cinemas had a hard time and hoped that in the future fewer would close.  The best would be a cinema in every district.

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Samantha Ko, Bosco Wong

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Zhang Xinyu, Lok Wing

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The Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2012 (2012 NGOR OI HK HEI SEUNG GA HEI) premiere took place last night.  Over 80 actors were on hand.  To match the theme of "joy upon joy", actors Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning and others all appeared in Chinese wedding costumes.  Chi Wai even announced the good news that yesterday the single show box office was 220,000, beating ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2012 (BAK SING PO HEI)'s 120,000.

The actors walked the red carpet as the event arranged for lion and dragon dances.  Chi Wai said that everyone was very happy after putting Chinese wedding costumes.  In the past two years, Chi Wai's Lunar New Year films have defeated Raymond Wong Pak Ming's.  Was he confident this year?  Chi Wai admitted, "Wong Pak Ming's new film has a stronger cast, but our friendship comes first.  I hope everyone will do well."  This year did he invite Wong Pak Ming to the premiere?  Chi Wai said that the first year they went to the premiere and became the media focus.  Later Wong Pak Ming's daughter yelled at him for promoting for others.  Earlier ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2012 held its premiere.  When he found out the response was decent, he sent a text message to congratulate him.  However he did not reply yet.

Wong Chung Chak and Denise Ho Wan Si in the film played a couple and even had a kiss scene.  Ho Wan Si did not attend so Ko Hoi Ning appeared with Bosco.  Was the switch much better for Bosco?  He said that to each her own.  He even praised Ho Wan Si's mouth was hot and this kiss was memorable.  It was her special move.  Bosco pointed out that during the kiss scene Ho Wan Si stuck to his mouth tightly and he had no way to react.  He joked that he did not mind being called short tongued, as long as his life was not short then he was fine.  However the most wrong was for Myolie Wu Hung Yi to reveal that.

Zhang Xinyu wore a Chinese wedding gown for the first time.  Did she want to get married?  She admitted that she has not thought about it.  Her boyfriend Ron Ng Cheuk Hei has not proposed to her yet either.  Even if he did she would not agree because her career just started.  She felt that girls should have careers.  However she would like to wed before age 30.  Recently Zhang Xinyu was reported as an avid smoker and once worked at a night club.  She thought those reporters were very funny and exaggerated.  The photos were from when she went to a karaoke box with friends when she was 19.  She did not smoke and she was young then, she thought holding a cigarette would look cool.  She also clarified that she never worked at a night spot.  "Is that possible?  Before getting into the business my parents raised me, now I can rely on myself."  Elaine Lok Yi Ling was asked why Ng Cheuk Hei was not invited.  Ms. Lok said that Ng Cheuk Hei was working and was not a part of this film.  He was not avoiding Zhang Xinyu.

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Mainland star Zhang Xinyu two nights ago kept hugging guys at Central for her new film.  First she whispered to the married Lok Wing then hug EO2 member Osman.  However yesterday when she worked in Television City, perhaps because she was close to Ron Ng Cheuk Hei's "turf" she was more alert.

Zhang Xinyu has caused a storm in the city when she posted her bed photo on Ng Cheuk Hei's microblog.  For days she has been working on her new film I LOVE HONG KONG 2012 (2012 NGOR OI HK HEI SEUNG GA HEI).  Two nights ago she and Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Mag Lam Yun Tung, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning, and Maggie Siu Mei Kei performed a big musical number at Central.

Arriving late, Zhang Xinyu stayed warm in a big coat and often drank hot beverage when she was not working.  She revealed that she was cold and tired from working all day.  She also had a little flu but kept her mouth shut about Ng Cheuk Hei.  Later during the shoot she acted enthusiastic, when she danced with the married Lok Wing, they whispered many times and hug.  Then she hug EO2 member Osman, which ade him very happy.  Ko Hoi Ning appeared in a low cut dress and displayed her three inch career line.  When she saw Alvina Kong Yun Yin kneeling on the ground, she attentively loaned her a scarf to keep warm.

Yesterday, Zhang Xinyu with her assistant appeared near Stephen Shiu Jr's production company and asked reporters. "How do you know I would be here?  (Audition?)  I don't know yet!  (Do you need to be sexy?)  No!"  After 45 minutes Zhang Xinyu left mysteriously and continued to work in Television City.  Justin Cheung King Sing who auditioned with her said, "Our exchange was OK!  (Would you loan her your microblog?)  No!  Although we have the same last name and are extra familiar, but during the audition I held on tight to my personal phone."

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