Movie Box Review

People fight to greet Donnie Yen for his laisee

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Pegasus Motion Pictures last night held its spring banquet, many in the industry came in support like Raymond Lam Fung, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Kelly Chen Wai Lam, Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei and others.  Speaking of ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2012 (BAK SING PO HEI)'s Hong Kong box office defeat at the hands of Eric Tsang Chi Wai's I LOVE HONG KONG 2012 (2012 NGOR OI HK HEI SEUNG GA HEI), ALL'S boss Raymond Wong Pak Ming ridiculed Chi Wai's movie for not having a Mainland market and stated that next year he will keep going.  He said, "Why not compete when we can?"

Last night many artists appeared and gave away big laisees so everyone was pleased.  Speaking of this year's ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2012 disappointing box office, Wong Pak Ming was not disappointed and stressed that it was expected.  He said, "This year has many film releases, so far its Hong Kong box office is 7 million.  However its Mainland, Singapore and Malaysia responses have been decent.  The Mainland box office has already passed 70 million and passing 100 million won't be hard."  Pak Ming stressed that it had profit, this time the word of mouth was even better than last year's ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2011 (JUI KEUNG HEI SI).  As for losing to Chi Wai for a third year in a row, he did not admit defeat.  "Chi Wai('s movie) isn't in the Mainland!  (He won in Hong Kong?)  Then congratulations to him!"

Speaking of Chi Wai revealing that he sent a text message to Wong Pak Ming but has not received any reply, he denied that and only blamed it on him not being in Hong Kong.  "I am not afraid that he would be mad, I am happy for Chi Wai!  Next Year I will keep making Lunar New Year films, why not compete when we can!"  Will he congratulate Chi Wai when he will return on the Lunar 8th, Wong Pak Ming joked, "Let's wait until he is really back first!"  Wong Pak Ming also revealed that this year he will invest on three films.  SAVING GENERAL YANG (YEUNG GA JEUNG) will be released at the end of the year.  In April Vincent Kok Tak Siu's NAM YUN YU YI FOOK (MEN ARE LIKE CLOTHES) will start production; however, the new film with old couple Ronald Cheng Chung Kei and Miriam Yeung Chin Wai will have to be negotiated again due to Chin Wa's pregnancy.

Seven months pregnant, Chen Wai Lam admitted that she has already gained over ten pounds and joked that her appetite was even greater than her husband's.  "I keep eating salty and sweet things, it's very hard to control."  Kelly said that now once her husband was full she would try to stop.  Does her son "Shrimp Dumpling Kid" know that he will soon be an older brother?  Kelly said, "He knows that Mama has a baby in her belly and knows where he came from.  He would even pretend to crawl back inside to come back out again!"  She revealed that during the Lunar New Year she brought "Shrimp Dumpling Kid" on Lunar New Year visits and her friends and family gave laisee to both "Shrimp Dumpling Kid" and the baby in her belly.  When will she be able to break even?  Kelly helplessly said, "It's impossible, I calculated that both of their lifetimes won't be on par with tonight, tonight I will give six figure in laisee."  Last night she wore flats, she joked that now she could not even see her feet so dressing pretty would be useless.  "Now I don't like to sit because standing up I look like a pregnant lady!"  Andy Lau Tak Wa earlier admitted that his wife Chu Lai Sin was carrying a little dragon maiden.  Kelly stated that she would like to make a match.  She said, "'Little Juicy Bun' matches her.  If not that I will tell 'Shrimp Dumpling Kid' to take the place!"  She joked that this time she was rich because Wa Jai's daughter will have a lot in dowry.

Ng Kwan Yu was linked to Winnie Yu Tseng years ago.  Last night Kwan Yu appeared at the spring banquet and became the focus.  Recently Yu Tseng and Pansy Ho Chiu King were caught holding hands in Europe.  Kwan Yu coldly responded, "I didn't see the news, I don't know.  As long as they are happy it's fine.  It's got nothing to do with me.  Don't ask about other people."  She joked that she and her daughter constantly held hands too.

As for a dragon baby, she responded, "I have to rest for half a year before even trying, but I still have two movies on hand."  Kwan Yu admitted her body was like an animal's, one day without a child was like ten.  As for advice from her good friend Andy Lau Tak Wa, she said, "I can handle my own deal.  Telling him to raise me too sounds more like it."  As for Louis Koo Tin Lok recently he has been working on his new film DRUG WAR (DUK JIN) in Tianjin.  Goo jai said, "The low temperature there was seven degrees below zero (Celsius), we still have awhile on the shoot."  Speaking of ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2012's mediocre Hong Kong box office, he hoped that next time will be even better.  Actors have to do their part.  As for whether he will work on another Lunar New Year film next year it will depend on whether the boss will invest.

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Patti Hou, Wu Chun

Cheun Kun

Shawn Yue

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Rosamund Kwan

Wu Chun

Shu Qi

Julian Cheung

Moses Chan

Kwai Lun-Mei

Patti Hou

Michael Lai

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Fashion label Giorgio Armani's Central new store opening ceremony took place last night.  The event invited stars like Shu Qi, Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam, Chen Kun, Wu Chun, Kwai Lun-Mei, Patti Hou, Zhang Jingchu, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Fala Chen and Moses Chan Ho.

Wu Chun today has to return to Beijing for SAVING GENERAL YANG (YEUNG GA JEUNG).  Recently he dubbed in Cantonese for the first time in another film MAGIC TO WIN (HOI SUM MOR FAT) but he worried that the audience would not understand.  He said that his Cantonese has improved.  He learned it on his own from watching Hong Kong film.  Recently working with Andy Lau Tak Wa on a film, Zhang Jingchu praised that Wa Jai was very handsome.  Wa Jai was rumored to be a father soon.  She asked with surprise, "Really?  I don't know.  Tomorrow I will congratulate him.  Maybe it's a joke!  If so then I will tell everyone.  (Has Chu Lai Sin visited the set?)  No."  Kwai Lun-Mei cut her hair short for a new film.  If the story required it, she would not mind shaving her head.

Shu Qi was rumored to be a Bond Girl but she said that she has not auditioned and no one contacted her.  She learned about everything from the media.  Would she accept if she was invited?  She joked, "Right now I really am not too interested.  I don't want to fight, leave it for someone else.  After over ten years I hope to rest a little, I don't want to lose the passion for film."  She said that for now she did not want to take another role.  She would like to stop for half a year or so.  Now she has finally turned down all offers and she felt much lighter.  Her boss had no opinion about her temporary break.  She joked, "The boss always treats me like a money tree, stopping for half a year doesn't matter!  (Would you enjoy life like Kwan Chi Lam?)  That's good too, if I have her financial abilities.  (Hasn't you made enough?)  If I only spend a little I will be able to have meal."  She said that for over ten years she has been busy with movies, she hoped to be able to have more personal space in the future.

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Raymond Lam rushes back to Beijing for his new film after the show

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Cheung Chi Lam was selected as the ideal father in an online survey courtesy of takungpao.com

Raymond Lam Fung, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, William Chan Wai Ting, Mag Lam Yun Tung and Jade Kwan Sum Yin were among the performers at the Yan Oi charity show in Tseung Kwan O Television City.  Lam Fung recently has been busy with the new film SAVING GENERAL YANG (JUNG LIT YEUNG GA JEUNG) in the Mainland.  Due to the strong sand storms, he joked that his skin was smoothed out from sand.

Despite that, Lam Fung said that everyone had a lot of fun on the set.  They set up a camp and cooked on location, but actually they asked their assistant to help.  He, Wu Chun and others were only responsible for
ordering the dishes, but Wu Chun was responsible for making desserts.  Lam Fung said that he ate everyday so he did not lose weight.

Chan Wai Lam revealed that he will work on a mob film, the details of which will be announced later.  He said that he kept watching mob films in these few weeks to absorb acting.  Did he join a gang in school?  He
said that he has fought with such people.  In Form four or five he saw younger students being recruited and helped, but finally the school punished him and he was a little angry.

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Kelly Chen Wai Lam, Raymond Lam Fung and Chiu Nga Chi yesterday attended the Ernest Borel 155th anniversary event in Shanghai.  Kelly had to stay over night in Shanghai, which she said she would try to
avoid.  Next week she will start work on the film EIGHTH HAPPINESS 2012 (BAK SING PO HEI).  The first few days she will have to work in Shenzhen, then in Hong Kong later.  However she has not told her son yet to keep him from crying.  She wanted him to be tougher, at most she would take him to school in the morning.

Lam Fung recently has been working on the film SAVING GENERAL YANG (YEUNG GA JEUNG) in Beijing, which he described as being sanded because the desert location had strong sand storms.  However he was already used to it and even cooked on the desert with the team.  At the time because his heavy and hot armor, his muscles have become firmer.

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 October 10th was Wu Chun's 32nd birthday.  Currently working on the film SAVING GENERAL YANG (JUNG LIT YEUNG GA JEUNG) in Beijing, he had a tight schedule.  The team could not free Wu Chun to
celebrate with his family in Brunei, so he spent his birthday at work.

The film shot a boulder attack on the Yangs.  On Wu Chun's birthday, also on the set were Adam Chau Siu Chau, Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Raymond Lam Fung, Vic Chou Yu Man, Yu Bo, Li Chen and Fu Xinbo.  Although many on the team knew that it was Wu Chun's birthday, the producer asked everyone to prevent that they did not know and even banned him from wishing Wu Chun Happy Birthday.  The goal was a surprise party for Wu Chun.

Because the location was a remote desert that was several hours by car from Beijing, the team asked workers to pick up the cake before sunrise in hopes of being able to reach the set before lunch to celebrate
with Wu Chun.  At Wu Chun's final close up before lunch, Chau Guoon and the other six sons unusually went to eat without waiting for Wu Chun.  Only Wu Chun was left with other workers to continue the shoot.  Actually they prepared a cake and waited outside the studio to wait for Wu Chun to finish.  As soon as Wu Chun stepped out of the gates Chau Guoon and the six sons of Yang already gathered and sang the birthday song while presenting the super large cake.  Wu Chun was both surprised and moved.

Wu Chun said that he usually took time off on his birthday to go home and keep his father company.  Although this year he had to spend his birthday on the set, he truly never thought about everyone celebrating with him.  As soon as he sang his on screen brothers and father singing the birthday song, he truly felt super warm and touched.  It was the first time that he celebrated with so many brothers.  Ekin and Lam Fung said that after months of working together the seven brothers were very close.  The hardest part was keeping themselves from talking to Wu Chun.  Yet when they saw how happy he was with the birthday cake, they knew that their plan was a success.