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The Leon Lai Ming, Zhang Hanyu, Anthony Wong Chau Sun and Liu Yifei starred film WHITE VENGEANCE (HUNG MOON YIN) has been released in the Mainland for a week and reached 130 million at the box office to win the triple crown of total single week box office, admission rate and show quantity.  Director Daniel Lee Yan Kong was rather satisfied with the performance.  He said that WHITE VENGEANCE was not a historical documentary.  He did not need to follow the history books and recommended the chess match as the key of the entire film; at the game Fan Zeng almost drove Zhang Liang to his death, which displayed how much of a battle of wit the game was.

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The Daniel Lee Yan Kong directed film WHITE VENGEANCE (HUNG MOON IN) starred Leon Lai Ming, Zhang Hanyu, Feng Shaofeng, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Liu Yifei, Jordan Chan Siu Chun and others.  Lee Yan Kong pointed out that this film was not only the turning point of the Chu Han conflict, Xiang Yu and Consort Yu's love was classic among ancient romance.  Thus in this film he arranged for Feng Shaofeng who played Xiang Yu and Liu Yifei who played Consort Yu to die for love in the snow.  The Western Chu King and the Concubine's love was the most gut wrenching legend, this scene was made for the audience to cry.

Aside from Xiang Yu and Consort Yu's earth shattering love.  Lee Yan Kong in the film added Liu Bang's crush on Consort Yu because he thought Consort Yu was absolutely the most beautiful, there was no way that only Xinag Yu fell for her.  As Liu Bang in the film, Lai Ming joked that he secretly fell for Liu Yifei, but her love for Xiang Yu was like a swan.  Even if Liu Bang loved her, she only loved the King.  Director Lee Yan Kong said that to make the romantic element stand out in an "all male" film, the first condition was "quality over quantity" because the love between Xiang Yu and Consort Yu truly was etched into the bones, so tear jerking that seemingly no one could replace them.

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Leon Lai Ming, Andy On Chi Kit and director Daniel Lee Yan Kong two nights ago attended the film WHITE VENGEANCE (HUNG MOON YIN) premiere.  Andy's girlfriend Jennifer Tse Ting Ting and her father Patrick Tse Ying also attended in support.  The director said that when he thought about actors to play the lead Liu Bang, he immediately thought of Lai Ming.  Lai Ming also said that he has never just read the script for three hours before immediately agreeing to the role.

Lai Ming said that as a Hong Kong actor he actually had a harder and harder time finding a good script, because after inspection certain minor adjustments would be made.  This time he read the script in Mandarin and thought it flowed very smoothly, directly and simply.  He believed that the director's history background was great.  Earlier while promoting in Beijing he has already seen the film.  Will he have to work during Christmas?  Lai Ming revealed that this was the final stop of the promotion, but he still did not know whether he will have to work.  He would like to work hard on his concert rehearsal the most.

Speaking of Andy Lau Tak Wa's online good news announcement, Miriam Yeung Chin Wa after her concert also made a similar hint.  Lai Ming said with surprise, "Huh!  Really?  I only know about Wa Jai, but this is good news and is worth congratulating, whether it is Chin Wa or Wa Jai.  (When can we congratulate you?)  Don't say I am using the golden quote again, I really have to quote Wa Jai's, be nice!"  Reporters said that he might as well be nicer.  Lai Ming seemed to hint, "I really can't answer you, first China has some tradition that it's not talked about before three months.  This minute I am not, but when I am I naturally will tell everyone.  If planning these personal matter changed the promotion and focus, then to me personally it's very hard to keep being nice.  Let me be bad for once!"

Ting Ting and Andy held hands when they arrived, but when reporters interviewed them, Ting Ting had to hold the microphone for Andy.  She explained that earlier when Andy was washing dishes he used too much force and broke a cup.  Finally his right hand needed seven stitches.  Due to the distance between stitches, it became very long.  Did her heart ache?  Ting Ting looked worried and said, "Sure, when I got home I still saw the blood all over the floor.  (Would you cook to cheer him up?)  He probably won't be able to do the dishes for ten days."

Reportedly Lucas skipped school again to fly to Shanghai with Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi.  Ting Ting said that she had no idea, perhaps Christmas break started early.  She also said that she has not seen her nephew for a long time but would not try to get an understanding.  In addition, speaking of all the good news in show business, when will it be their turn?  Ting Ting looked lovingly at Andy and said, "He said he wanted to see it would truly be the end of the world, because if the world ended after they got married he would be very disappointed.  He even set a date with Papa to see whether December 21 next year would truly be the end of the world."

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The Daniel Lee Yan Kong directed WHITE VENGEANCE (HUNG MOON YIN) had Leon Lai Ming, Zhang Hanyu, Liu Yifei, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Jordan Chan Siu Chun and others in its cast.  Lee Yan Kong said that WHITE VENGEANCE was a life and death psychological battle, thus a lot of effort went into the script creation.  Even actor personalities went into character designs.  "Liu Bang originally was somewhat indecisive and honorable, but with an one-sided war, in order to become the Emperor he had to be very devious.  He became introverted and not easily show his hand.  I chose Lai Ming because he was low key and had the aura of a king.  He could be good or evil, in command of complex humanity changes.
Thus the result was great."

Lai Ming after the shoot said that he understood the king of a generation's personality.  Because Liu Bang went to a civilian to an Emperor, in the process of which many brothers made sacrifices.  Later he had to end such friendships, which was very difficult.  He had to play the pledge of allegiance and the reluctant helplessness.  Before hand he put a lot of work into studying the role.  Other actors like Zhang Hanyu, Wong Chau Sun were all Best Actors.  As Consort Yu Liu Yifei said that "Acting in front of a group of Best Actors was very stressful.  Because every character is a great historical figure, every moment I feel like I am on the edge."

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