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[2011.10.26] IRENE WAN WORKS WITH DONNIE YEN

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Irene Wan Bik Ha two nights ago attended her film 72 MARTYRS (YING HUNG DIP HUET)'s premiere.  Aside from the director Derek Chiu Sung Kei, Irene's husband and sister also attended.  Did Irene's adopted son come?  She said, "He wouldn't understand it."  Irene said that after watching the film once many memories came back to her.  Because her father was a soldier they used to live in Tiu Keng Leng, where residents were all former Kuomintang soldiers.  When they arrived no one had anything and had to start over.  She said when she was little she has heard many stories, like her mother used to have a great life but after the war she lost everything.

Irene said that this year is the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, she thought being able to make this film was very meaningful.  She said the scene in which Tse Kwan Ho retrieved the corpses was very touching.  Would she be more selective with her roles?  She said, "I hoped to be able to make movies with depth, with emotional scenes that would be hard to forget."  She revealed that later she will have a chance to work with Donnie Yen Chi Tan on a new film.  She might have action performance.  Would she asked Chi Tan for action training?  She honestly said that she would if the need would arise, she has worked on the wire and action scenes before.

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[2011.09.16] ELANNE KONG STEALS LESSONS FROM BEST ACTOR


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In commemoration of the Xinhai Revolution's 100th anniversary, the film 72 HEROES (YING HUNG DIP HUET) yesterday held a screening and press conference in Beijing.  Attendees included Best Actor Tse Kwan Ho, Liu Kai Chi, Irene Wan Bik Ha and Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam.  Elanne who flew to Beijing to two days of promotion said that she was very happy about the rare change to work with Best Actor Tse Kwan Ho for the first time.  She said, "This time I was able to work with many veteran actors, I truly was very happy and very nervous.  Normally on the set I would sneak a peek at Brother Kwan Ho's acting.  On the set I already thought he was amazing.  When I was watching the movie just now he completely moved me, I couldn't help but cry.'  Although she cried as she watched, through this film Elanne had even deeper understanding of the Xinhai Revolution and hoped that through this film a new generation would understand its history.

Elanne also revealed that she had quite a connection with director Derek Chiu Sung Kei.  Before she joined the business, the company arranged for her to work as a production assistant on a Mainland television series.  At the time the director was Chiu Sung Kei.  Later he even gave her the chance to play a small role in the series and made her understand what acting was.  Later many opportunities followed.  The 30th would be Elanne's birthday.  During an online interview the host suddenly gave her cactus for her birthday gift.  Tse Kwan Ho, Wan Bik Ha and others also sent well wishes, which made her very happy.  She said, "I am very surprised!  I really didn't expect this, thank you very much everyone."  Her birthday wish was for this movie to introduce more people to China.  She also looked forward to its Hong Kong release and good box office very much.  The film today will be released nationwide and later will participate in the Hong Kong China Film Festival.

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[2011.06.20] ELANNE KONG IS HONORED TO PERFORM IN REVOLUTION FILM

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Director Derek Chiu Sung Kei, Irene Wan Bik Ha, Elanne Kong Yuek Lam
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The Xinhai Revolution 100th anniversary commemorative film YUK FOR FUNG WONG (FIRE BATHING PHOENIX) yesterday held a press conference at the Mausoleum of the 72 Martyrs in Huanghuagang, Guangzhou. Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam attended with co-star Irene Wang Bik Ha and other cast members as they presented flowers and paid their respect to the 72 Martyrs. This time the cast also included Alan Tam Wing Lun, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Raymond Lam Fung, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei and others.

Due to the blazing sun at the event, Elanne who suffered an earlier cornea injury kept tearing up. Out of respect for the event she insisted against wearing sunglasses. Elanne was very honored and nervous to be a part of the performance, so before hand she did all her homework. Aside from catching up on the history at the library and online, she also took time to visit the Xinhai Revolution Museum and attempted to experience the atmosphere then. She hoped against disappointing everyone. In the film, she had different costumes and looks in every scene. Elanne said that hopefully through this performance she would be able to learn more from the cast.

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[2011.01.07] LOUIS KOO GETS HIS ACTING FUN FROM DRAMA

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his fun with THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED (YUT LO YAU NEI), but he admitted that due to market limits few were willing to make dramas.

Playing a truck driver in the film, Goo Jai in order to further grasp the character and learn to drive a truck worked with a driver for a day. "Actually they spent 4/5 of the day inside the vehicle. Their radios have their own channel. I couldn't understand what they were saying. They have a lot of lingo. After finishing the film I really got another skill."

Did Goo Jai want to start a family in the new year? He said, "I don't even have time to sleep, not to mention that." Director Chiu Sung Kei and Goo Jai worked together again ten years later. He said that Goo Jai provided a lot of constructive ideas and improved a lot.

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[2011.01.05] KAREN MOK PRAISES LOUIS KOO'S PUTONGHUA IMPROVEMENT


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Huang Yi, Karen Mok
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The Derek Yee Tung Sing and Henry Fong Ping produced, Derek Chiu Sung Kei directed film THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED (YUT LO YAU NEI) two nights ago held its premiere. Actors Louis Koo Tin Lok, Karen Mok Man Wai, Huang Yi and others attended. Guests included Paw Hee Ching, Elena Kong Mei Yee, Shum Chi Ming and others. Goo Jai was made fun of for his
Putonghua pronunciation from a previous "tire" ad, this time in the film he had to speak Putonghua. Co-stars Mok Man Wai and Huang Yi praised Goo Jai's Putonghua improvement.

Goo Jai in the film played a China Hong Kong truck driver. In the film he had some memorable scenes. In one scene he and Lai Yiu Cheung took a beating. During rehearsal, the tables were already flying. During the official shoot they had to look out for themselves. In another scene
in which he took a beating, although he was used with a fake brick he still had minor injuries. This Lunar New Year Goo Jai will have two films ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2011 (JUI KEUNG HEI SI) and MR. AND MRS. INCREDIBLES (SUN KEI NUI HUP) so he will be busy promoting. However, he would like the most for both films to perform well at the box office.

Koo Tin Lok and Huang Yi in the film had romantic scenes in which they had to speak Putonghua. Goo Jai said that during the shoot he asked her for help. He honestly said that acting with non native tongue was difficult. Was he very worried when he first learned about the Putonghua lines? Goo Jai pointed out that this film was about after the Hand Over how Hong Kong people constantly worked in the Mainland, thus his pronunciation did not have to be too accurate.

However, Mok Man Wai praised Goo Jai's improvement. She said that she has seen Goo Jai's Mainland tire ad. This time he truly has improved a lot. Reportedly Stephen Fung Tak Lun and Vivian Hsu (Tsui Yeuk Suen) broke up, Mok Man Wai had no idea and did not read the report as she just returned from the Mainland. She honestly said that she has kept in contact with Fung Tak Lun.

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[2010.12.31] HUANG YI FOCUSES ON HER ACTING WITH MORE EXPERIENCE

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Huang Yi in the film THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED (YUT LO YAU NEI) played a pregnant wife whose husband died at the hands of truck driver Louis Koo Tin Lok. Later she and Goo Jai met and developed the story. When Huang Yi took the role she was at a low point in her personal
life as she was dealing with her divorce. Because she had some experience, she was reminded of a lot. She said that if she took the film ten years ago she might not be able to play this character. She felt that love was Heaven granted, life has more than romance but also family and friendship. For now work came first for her.

Speaking of her view on love, Huang Yi said that she was full of hope in life and love. As for lightning weddings, she felt that time was not a factor. Short time did not mean poor result, and long time did not mean people would be together. Finally it depended on their destiny. She
pointed out that the different stages of her life needed different times, now she remained very sensible about love. However her experience helped with her acting and made her more mature. As for the most memorable scene, she said, "In one scene I couldn't stop crying because it was an emotional release." She also said that her co-star Goo Jai worked very hard on his Putonghua. On and off the camera he worked hard and was focused, his sincerity touched her.

Director Derek Chiu Sung Kei said that ten years ago he worked with Goo Jai on SEALED WITH A KISS (TIM YIN MUK YU). At the time Goo Jai did not speak. Ten years ago they ran into each other again, he thought that his acting was truly looking for change as he did not make anyone feel he was an idol. As for Goo Jai's poor Putonghua, he said that this character was a commuting drivers so his Putonghua might not have to be fluent. Since the story began with an accident, it reminded many of the producer Derek Yee Tung Sing directed LOST IN TIME (MONG BUT LIU). He said that if Chiu Sung Kei did not ask to work with him, no one would make such a connection. He pointed out that people who created the story often did not know, the stories had to be shown to someone else in order for the similarity to appear. This time the story changed and was not the usual ending.

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[2010.12.30] LOUIS KOO ALMOST LOSES AN EYE

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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED (YUT LO YAU NEI) tomorrow will be released in the Mainland. Two days ago a press conference was held in Beijing. It happened to be producer Derek Yee Tung Sing's birthday. Director Derek Chiu Sung Kei, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Karen Mok Man Wai, and Huang Yi secretly prepared a birthday cake, which was quite a pleasant surprise for him.

Ten years ago, Koo Tin Lok worked with Chiu Sung Kei on SEALED WITH A KISS (TIM YIN MUK YU). Ten years later, they worked together on THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. Chiu Sung Kei said, "When Goo Jai worked on my movie, he still wasn't famous. Now he is already completely different, but his personality is just as good." He also praised Mok Man Wai's
performance as intimate and natural, which made Mok Man Wai a little emotional. Huang Yi hoped that everyone would be able to see a different Huang Yi.

Goo Jai took a gang beating in the film. Fake blood got into his eye but he still insisted on waiting until the director yelled cut before washing his eyes. He was very professional. He recalled, "In that scene a group of thugs beat me up very severely, I had a head full of rather deep wounds so a lot of blood was used. One of the make up between the temple and the cheek was closer to the eye so the more I moved the more blood got into my eye. The blood was not only irritating but also hurt so much that I could hardly open my eye. That eye at the time could not see anything at all, I could only rely on one eye to see everything around me." When asked why he did not stop the shoot to wash his eye. Goo Jai joked, "I was afraid that the second take would be the same, I might as well make this take well. I didn't want to suffer one more time."

Koo Tin Lok became a new generation film king. From the beginning of 2011 to the Lunar New Year slot he starred in many films like the upcoming THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED and the later MR. AND MRS. INCREDIBLES and ALL'S WELL ENDS WELLS 2011 (JUI KEUNG HEI SI).

In ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2011, Goo Jai changed his image to play a sissy make up artist and team up with Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi to grab the Lunar New Year box office. Actually they have already worked together six times so they got along well. In the film Goo Jai played make up artist Shum Mei who could not help himself but fall for assistant Cheung Pak Chi. Playing a sissy this time, Goo Jai thought it was quite refreshing. In addition Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing and Leon Lai Ming also played similar characters, it was a challenge from an actor to play a diva so it was very interesting. Goo Jai hoped to play a mental patient next time because playing more in depth characters was good for him.

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[2010.12.29] DEREK YEE INVADES THE HOLIDAYS WITH A TOUCHING MOVIE

Karen Mok Man Wai, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Huang Yi

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Louis Koo Tin Lok, Huang Yi, and Karen Mok Man Wai starred film THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED (YUT LO YAU NEI) yesterday held a premiere press conference in Beijing. It happened to be producer Derek Yee Tung Sing's birthday, everyone secretly prepared a cake to surprise him with. Yee Tung Sing said, "I never thought that everyone would remember my
birthday, it's as warm as THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED's story."

Yee Tung Sing described THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED as LOST IN TIME (MONG BUT LIU)'s sister chapter. Three leads did not have a naive love triangle but a delicate relationship that was very touching. It hoped to give everyone a taste change in the fiercely competitive holiday slots. Director Derek Chiu Sung Kei worked with Koo Tin Lok again, ten years after SEALED WITH A KISS (TIM YIN MUK YU). He said, "Goo Jai's personality remained good, what changed was he asked more of himself. He provided a lot of constructive opinions."

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[2010.12.14] WAYNE LAI TAKES A REAL BEATING

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The two time TVB Best Actor Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung has not only been busy with advertisements and events, earlier he also participated in the film THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED. This film will be released on January 6. Cheung Jai said that everyone on the team was strong in the film industry. The film was Derek Chiu Sung Kei directed, Derek Yee Tung Sing produced and Louis Koo Tin Lok and Karen Mok Man Wai starred. With such a strong team, Cheung Jai of course would not decline.

However, only Cheung Jai knew his own pain on this production. In one scene he took a beating from a thug. In the chaos he really took hits on the head and in the belly. Finally he was bruised. He Said that he really wanted to scream from the pain of a few hits. Of course the pain
was real and not acted out. However the funniest part was after the shoot his face truly swelled up. Some workers thought it was make up effects and asked him why he did not remove his make up. He did not know whether to laugh or to cry. For the good of the film he did not mind.

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