News : Ip Man 3

Actor-producer Raymond Wong and Donnie Yen recently dismissed rumours that have been going around regarding their supposed conflict that resulted in Donnie withdrawing from "Ip Man 3". According to HK Chanel, it was reported that Donnie had decided to withdraw from the third instalment as a respect and support to its director and long-time collaborator, Wilson Yip, who was reportedly replaced by Raymond's son and screenwriter, Edmond Wong as the director of the third movie. However, rumours now are rife that Donnie was actually sacked from the production after demanding to be paid HKD 50 million (approx. UD 6,445,400) to reprise his role as Ip Man again. To this, Raymond said, "This is not true. I don't pay him more than what other productions gives him. I've never questioned his price." The director also revealed that he is still interested to make the movie with Wilson and Donnie, although 2013 will not be the year for production, seeing that both director and actor are involved in many projects this year. Meanwhile, when asked regarding the conflict, Donnie said, "Raymond is my senior, and I respect him. Everybody in this world knows that Raymond has paid me a 'friendship' price, far lower than what [directors] Peter Lam, Albert Yeung, Stephen Shiu, and Alexander Wong have given me." When asked if he would reprise his role as Ip Man in this year or the next, Donnie stated that it's a decision that he has yet to confirm due to his hectic schedule.

News : TVB series Property Protector

Last night when Steven Ma was filming for TVB series Property Protector, he got hit in between his eyes by a flying fake gun that accidentally slipped out of his on-screen partner's hand. He started bleeding instantly. Producer Leung Choi Yuen sent Steven to the hospital immediately. Once Steven was treated, he was discharged and the producer helped him into the taxi to go home for rest. Steven will get back to filming as soon as his wound heals and his eye stops swelling. Reporters later contacted Steven for details, he frankly expressed the left side of his nose bridge had a bone fracture and because he had previously injured his left eye before, it is now swollen. He said: "Last night, my left nostril felt stuffed because I had a nose bleed before and there are some damage inside. At the time of the accident, I felt a little dizzy and sat there for a long time before my spirit came back. There really was a lot of blood gushing out Ten minutes later, I called my assistant to bring a mirror over. But that moment when the accident happened, I felt so sweet at heart because Tavia Yeung helped me wipe away my sweat and blood. Raymond Cho gave me a glass of water. They were so anxious." When asked who was the "culprit"? Steven frankly expressed it was not his partner's fault. "The scene was about my partner pointing the gun at me, then I kick the gun out of his hand with my right foot, and then he throws a punch at me. At the time, my kick was pretty powerful, his finger was still hooked on the gun and the gun ends up flying at me!" Steven gratefully said its fortunate his left eye was injured, otherwise if it was his right eye, he may have ended up blind. "Because when I was shooting A Change of Destiny in 2006, a horse kicked me in the eye and the retina in my right eye came loose. If the accident had happened on my right eye again, my retina can easily fall out and I'll definitely go blind then." As to when he'll be getting back to work, it depends on his condition in the next 5 days. Steven will need lots of rest and cannot move around too much. He has to be extra careful when sleeping at night: "I was going to attend Pastor Enoch Lam's show this Saturday, but this impacted my singing luck, I may not be able to do a singing performance and can just be there to support him." Steven posted a photo of his injury on Weibo and told everyone to relax, he joked: "The scar isn't that deep, its quite handsome actually!"

New film Galileo 2: Manatsu no Houteishiki

Japanese actor Fukuyama Masaharu arrived in Hong Kong last night to promote his film, Galileo 2: Manatsu no Houteishiki. He attracted over 400 fans who came to the airport for his arrival. Fukuyama appeared very friendly throughout, waving at his fans and greeting everyone in Cantonese. This is Fukuyama's first time in Hong Kong for work. His 3-day visit will include a press conference this afternoon, followed by the Hong Kong premiere of his movie in Tsim Sha Tsui. Fans will be able to catch him on the red carpet this evening. Fukuyama arrived in Hong Kong yesterday night at 8:25pm. Even though he exited through a private corridor, fans quickly caught whiff of the news and flocked over to greet him, packing both sides of the walkway. Some fans already arrived at the airport at 3pm. There were fans who came from Chongqing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Guangdong to see him. Many held signs with greetings written in Chinese. Airport staff set up rails along the pathway to help maintain control, while there were also 12 security guards on hand. Fukuyama emerged wearing a t-shirt and jeans with a black jacket on top. He was holding flowers he received from staff members and had a smile on his face the entire time as fans called out his name. He happily obliged with the media's request for photos. Even though staff members had said that he wouldn't be accepting any interviews, when he saw reporters waiting for him, he took initiative to greet them in Cantonese. Later he switched to Japanese and expressed how happy he was seeing his fans. Afterward he was led out by his staff members, but continued waving at his fans, even the ones standing far off on the top floor. He was led to an awaiting vehicle and waved to his fans one last time before stepping inside. According to reports, Fuji TV specially sent a camera crew to record Fukuyama's visit to Hong Kong. After being dropped off at his hotel, Fukuyama was accompanied by his staff for dinner at the Prince Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui. After dinner he returned to his hotel to rest. This business trip to Hong Kong will be the first for Fukuyama after debuting 23 years ago. While there were rumours that he had planned to visit Hong Kong back in 2011, the trip was cancelled due to the 311 earthquake. His first order of business was to taste local delicacies. Today, he will begin a series of promotions for his film. Fukuyama is scheduled to depart tomorrow and will continue his promotions in Taiwan July 4. Galileo 2: Manatsu no Houteishiki will be released June 29 simultaneously in Japan and Hong Kong. Fukuyama already completed the premiere screening in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills. He was accompanied by actress Yoshitaka Yuriko and director Nishitani Hiroshi. The premiere attracted over 600 fans.

BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM) premiere

Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Andy Lau Tak Wa two nights ago attended the film BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM) premiere. Media Asia film boss Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Emperor Motion Picture boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing, Lo Hoi Pang, Mak Bau, Chun Wong, Mimi Choo, Keung Ho Man, Lo Fun, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, Sherry Chan Shuang, and Kibby Lau Lei came to show their support. The premiere raised HK$800,000 for Lok Sin Tong Benevolence Society. Sammi talked about her foul language scene in the film. "It's more vulgar than usual, but it was acting so I didn't mind. I am very happy that the character has potential." She said that normally on the streets she would hear people using foul language so during the shoot she tried to interpret it with different voices. Wa Jai joked, "I taught her as well, it's better to demonstrate with action than with the mouth." Reporters pointed out that three days ago was Wa Jai's 5th wedding anniversary. Sammi congratulated Wa Jai when she heard. Wa Jai said, "It's the 5th anniversary of being exposed." How did he celebrate? Wa Jai said, "It's OK, it was spent normally at home. I didn't buy any gift." Sammi said that she did not deliberately invite boyfriend Andy Hui Chi On to the premiere but hoped that On Jai would buy tickets and go 3, 5, 7 times. However he would not need to book an entire show.

News : “Police Story 2013”

“Police Story 2013” will see Chan play a “very mature”, “steadfast” Chinese police officer, a departure from previous films in the series where he plays a Hong Kong cop. Chan’s character has to manage his relationship with his rebellious daughter (played by Chinese actress Jing Tian) even as he battles the villain of the piece (played by Chinese actor Liu Ye) over the course of the film. Chan described his role in the “highly dramatic” film as being “very different” from the relatively light-hearted ones he had previously played. “There will be no more funny faces,” said the actor. While Chan plays a serious police officer in “Police Story 2013”, he still retained his wry sense of humour in real life. When asked if he agreed Donnie Yen earns more per film than even he did, the film veteran said he agreed with that statement, but gave a rather unexpected reason for his answer. “Donnie Yen commands the highest actor fees,” said Chan with a laugh. “I’m actually sabotaging him, so nobody will approach him with film offers!” “Police Story 2013” is currently in post-production and scheduled for release in China on December 24.

Upcoming film “Police Story 2013”

SHANGHAI: Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan admitted that he has gone back on his words after his upcoming film “Police Story 2013” was revealed to be yet another action-heavy film, during a media conference in Shanghai on Monday, reported Chinese media. Chan had previously claimed that 2012’s “CZ12” would be his “last major action film”. The actor explained that “Police Story 2013” director Ding Sheng (whom he had worked with on “Little Big Soldier“) had misled him, as the original script Ding showed him did not call for Chan’s character to do any action scenes. “The script later changed, and as the story progressed, there were action scenes,” explained Chan, though he conceded that he still enjoyed shooting action scenes. “I still like to shoot action films, because there is this thrill and sense of superiority when you shoot a scene beautifully without wires. “Maybe I will announce again that this would be my last major action film. But what if people still approach me to do big action films?” “I think I will probably still do it,” said Chan with a sigh. “Why is it that no director comes to me for romance films?”

G-Dragon will release his second album

G-Dragon of Big Bang will release his second album on Aug. 18, which is his birthday, according to YG Entertainment yesterday. It has been four years since the artist unveiled his first album on the same day in 2009. G-Dragon has worked on writing, composing and producing the new album’s 10 songs. Missy Elliott has also contributed. “We have decided to work with just one big-name foreign artists work instead of inviting multiple people,” said Yang Hyun-suk, chief producer at YG. “There have been many ideas regarding male rappers, but YG wanted to have a female artist, and the answer was so simple and easy: Missy Elliott.” He explained that even hip-hop novices would know her music videos “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It” on YouTube, as she is a legendary figure in the hip-hop industry and boasts numerous hit songs. “We have put a lot of effort into delivering information about G-Dragon’s music and career to the artist, and finally she showed her interest in working together,” Yang said. She had stopped making public appearances due to health issues. “That was why it was so hard to ask her to work with G-Dragon on a song,” Yang added. YG’s in-house producer Teddy composed songs and G-Dragon wrote lyrics and raps before delivering the work to Missy Elliott. She then added her own style to the song she received from YG. The melody and beat of Korean folk music has been included to add more character to the hip-hop genre. Meanwhile, G-Dragon will complete his solo world tour this week in Singapore after 25 shows. He will then focus on producing music videos for the upcoming album and designing the cover. “As most of the work for the second album was completed in September, when G-Dragon unveiled his EP, it feels like [I’m] opening a jewel box that was really well-hidden,” Yang said.

History : Lau Kar-leung

78-year-old martial arts star Lau Kar-leung passed away from lymphoma in Hong Kong Union Hospital at 10am today, after battling it for 19 years. According to the hospital, Lau died peacefully with his family by his side this morning. Speaking to the media at the press conference, his good friend Natalis Chan said that a Buddhist funeral ceremony will be held for the revered action star. The late actor-director was born in 1934 in Guangzhou to a family of martial artists. Son of Lau Cham, a martial arts master who was a disciple of legendary Wong Fei-hung, Lau entered the industry in 1950. In an illustrious career spanning more than 60 years, Lau starred in and provided action choreography for more than 70 films. Best known for his self-directed films such as The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and Drunken Master II, he was also featured in a local drama Kungfu Master in 1996. Winning the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2010, Lau is widely recognised as an influential figure in the industry. Besides working with a number of A-list action stars including Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, he was also the mentor of veteran Hong Kong actors such as Gordon Liu. Director Tsui Hark, who worked with Lau on Seven Swords (his final project), also offered his condolences and said, 'He is very professional. I am very sorry about his passing. It is a great loss to the Hong Kong movie industry.'

TVB Rating Reports (06/17/2013 - 06/23/2013)

Dramas A Change of Heart - 好心作怪 (EPS 11-15) - 27 PTS (Peaking at 29 PTS) Awfully Lawful - 熟男有惑 (EPS 01-05) - 26 PTS (Peaking at 29 PTS) Come Home Love - 愛 . 回家 (EPS 281-285) - 24 PTS (Peaking at 27 PTS) Variety Shows Super Trio Maximus - 超級無敵獎門人終極篇 (EP 05) - 28 PTS Cook Away Lady May - May姐有请 (SUNDAY) - 22 PTS Joy Ride Japan - 最瀛自由行 (SATURDAY) - 22 PTS Bachelors At War - 求愛大作戰 (WEEKDAYS) - 18 PTS (Peaking at 22 PTS) TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards - 2013 TVB最受歡迎電視廣告大獎 (SATURDAY) - 17 PTS

Upcoming TVB drama "Property Protector"

Actress Katy Kung has recently dismissed rumours of a newfound romance with her "Karma Rider" co-star, Benjamin Yuen. As reported on HK Channel, the actress, who broke up with her actor boyfriend Patrick Tang in 2012, was rumoured to be in a relationship with 32-year-old Benjamin, as they were close friends during the drama's filming. Both stars were then spotted together in Sha Tin recently, having what looked like a fun motorcycling lessons taught by Benjamin. The actor was seen teaching and directing Katy on how to ride the bike, and performed a few tricks for her. However, when asked about the Sha Tin rendezvous, Katy denied that they were dating, saying that it was only a coincidence that they met at the same location. When asked if there is anything going on between her and Benjamin, the 23-year-old actress stated, "Like I said before, I just want to focus on my career at the moment. I don't want any opportunity to go to waste." Katy Kung is currently filming for the upcoming TVB drama, "Property Protector", alongside Steven Ma and Tavia Yeung.

New movie "The Monkey King"

Hong Kong's Heavenly King, Aaron Kwok, recently disclosed his wishes to reunite with the other three Heavenly Kings; Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai, on a new project, reported Groove Asia. At the RTHK Roadshow recently, the singer-actor responded to yet another rumour of their reunion for CCTV's Spring Festival, saying that although he is unsure of the reunion, he is confident that there will always be opportunities to do so in the future. "Our last event was ten years ago. I hope we will be able to work together again as the audience really want to see us on one stage," the actor stated. Meanwhile, Aaron also revealed that he is currently working on a script for a movie that he intends to direct and star in, adding, "I may invite Andy, Jacky and Leon to guest star, who knows." In related news, Aaron's new movie, "The Monkey King", co-starring Donnie Yen and Chow Yun-fat, will be released on 4 July.

Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards

Nick Cheung Ka Fai and the 10 year old Malaysian child star Crystal Lee with the film UNBEATABLE (GIK JIN) two nights ago won the Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. One of the jury members Yu Nan revealed that Cheung Ka Fai received unanimous votes for Best Actor because his UNBEATABLE performance was particularly outstanding that it made people feel he was too good. Russian film THE MAJOR's lead actor gave strong competition but his image was not as clear cut as Cheung Ka Fai. He created an alternative heroic image. Thus 7 jury members voted unanimously for Cheung Ka Fai. As for Best Actress Crystal Lee, the jury was concerned about her age. However everyone still thought that the girl performed very well. In the end she also received the most votes to win Best Actress. Before the race Cheung Ka Fai was already rumored to win the Best Actor award firmly. Cheung Ka Fai said that aside from the event he would never believe any prediction or rumor; before the award was in his hands it was not his, everyone wanted to win. If he did not win, he would still work hard. He also said that he won without seeing UNBEATABLE, which gave him a shot of confidence. Before the award presentation he did not make any preparation, so on the stage he was a little nervous. He would be nervous about and cherish every award. As for the film UNBEATABLE, Ka Fai admitted that this film was the warmest in his career. He even said that he hoped to make a sequel to continue his story with Crystal Lee and have a real fight with Eddie Peng Yu-Yen. The youngest Golden Goblet Best Actress Crystal Lee in THE VIRAL FACTOR (YIK JIN) played Nicholas Tse Ting Fung's daughter and already made a splash. She said that she was not afraid or nervous to face stars when she acted, as she treated it like everyday life. Johnson Lee signed Crystal Lee for his company and congratulated her online. "My Best Actress, Your brother is proud of you." Reportedly Johnson Lee Si Jit's August Hong Kong nostalgia film OLD MASTER Q (LO FU JI) will have a part for the fresh out of the oven Best Actress as well. When asked whether Si Jit will give her a raise, he said, "I am both the manager and the director, how should I answer you?" Will he tailor a new film for her? He said that he would consider it.

2GETHER 4EVER world tour

Halfway through the second night of their 2GETHER 4EVER world tour on Sunday, S.H.E members Selina Jen and Ella Chen shouted their husbands' names lovingly, inspiring thunderous cheers from the audience. Agitated by her members' behaviour, singleton Hebe Tian jokingly exclaimed that she is 'not going to sing anymore' in the middle of their performance, bringing much laughter to the house. To mark S.H.E's first concert in 3 years, many special effects and pyrotechnics were used during the show. After the concert, Selina admitted that the loud sounds made by explosives sent chills down her spine as they reminded her of the filming accident in Shanghai. The strong-willed singer, however, tried her best to overcome her fear and put up a stunning performance. On the other hand, Ella, who was recently described by Taiwanese media as a 'soon-to-be auntie', proved the reports wrong by doing push-ups in her elaborate stage costume. At the end of the concert, Ella choked on tears and said, 'I've always felt like I'm the worst singer in the group.' 'Worried that I'd affect their singing because of that, I held the microphone far away from me yesterday,' she added, as the trio huddled together in tears after her confession.

Mark Lui's 3 night THANK YOU Concert

Mark Lui's 3 night THANK YOU Concert ended last night. Eason Chan, Real Ting, Timmy Hung and his wife Janet Chow were all there to support him. The guest performers included Kelly Chen, Daniel Chan, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, Edmond Leung and Miriam Yeung. A reader disclosed that night when Kelly and Daniel were dueting, they were trying to boost the atmosphere, but Daniel accidentally threw a "dragon fist" at Kelly. She immediately raised her head and covered her mouth, but continued the performance. Later, Kelly's manager admitted she did get "attacked", she had a small scrape on her lip and a little blood. Daniel's manager explained the two were dancing too close to one another. Apologies for the accident and hope Kelly is fine. During Daniel's solo part, he was dressed in a fish-net top showing off his muscles. He disclosed he has been working out just for this performance. When Daniel went to shake hands, one fan didn't want to let go and kept pulling on him. Miriam was on stage constantly fidgeting with her dress, she laughed and said after having a baby, she has had a lot of clear cuts. Alex and his girlfriend Stephy Tang appeared at the concert. Mark introduced them on stage with: "The most hit duets in history because their duets had real feelings. Once they come out, they are as happy as newly weds." Fans cheered: "Get marry!" Alex came out thanking fans: "This pairing has left such a deep impression on audience, we can even be a married couple later." Stephy said: "We already done that before." Alex said dating for 7 years is a long time, but Stephy suddenly asked him if he had the 7 year itch? He said anxiously: "So far so good." Stephy took advantage and started whining: "Actually we don't get to see one another often because we're working in two different places." Asked if the couple had plans for marriage? Alex stuttered and expressed he does not have plans yet, leave it to fate. Stephy said: "Perhaps he won't be proposing to me. Just wait until I have kids, then we'll plan for marriage."

News : Charlene Choi

In addition to care from the album producer, manager Mani Fok was also present to show her support. She also gave a gorgeous headdress flower and a bouquet of sunflowers in full bloom, making Charlene very happy and promptly wore the headdress flower for photos. Mani stated that everyone's focus has been on the songs and many comments online have even praised that Charlene's singing ability has improved. Mani also hopes that next year, she can find a good movie script for Charlene, allowing her to develop with respect to movies, in addition to singing.

News : Charlene Choi

Eric Kwok, the album's producer, also attended the album press conference and openly discussed his experience working with Charlene. "I feel that previously when I worked with Ah Sa, it was still in the understanding phase. This time, working together went completely smoothly." He also expressed that Ah Sa's singing abilities have greatly improved and he has realized that she has even more confidence in herself. Is Charlene's ability to adapt and be shaped very high? Eric expressed that she is incredibly hardworking, her ability to adapt continues to increase and the kinds of songs she can try is also increasing.

News : Charlene Choi

"Before making this album, I had already really wanted to have the opportunity to sing a cover of Keith Chan's song , because I really liked this song when I was in school," Charlene said. Not only did her wish come true, but became one of the first plugged songs. " reminds me of a countryside feeling. Coincidentally, when we were preparing to make the album, I had an opportunity to work in England. As a result, on the way, the production team and I went to film the album cover in England. We found a field of flowers with sunflowers as big as people and giant bees on every flower. Fortunately, the bees were preoccupied with gathering pollen and did not take notice of us," Charlene continued. In front of the camera, Ah Sa fits in with the outdoor nature, matching the title of the album "Blooming." Ah Sa indicated that the album is a record of her current blooming self at the age of 30. Charlene and the production team also worked together to make the album with painstaking care and effort, so it is her piece of work that she is most proud of to date.

New Cantonese album "Blooming"

Charlene Choi's new Cantonese album officially released on June 20. At the album press conference, Ah Sa expressed that she is extremely satisfied with the album and shared stories about the making of the album. Album producer Eric Kwok also made an appearance at the press conference and highly praised that her singing abilities have greatly improved. Ah Sa revealed that many coincidences occurred while making the album , and all these coincidences contributed to everything becoming even more perfect.

News : 16th Shanghai International Film Festival

The 16th Shanghai International Film Festival closed yesterday and presented the Golden Goblet Award. Nick Cheung Ka Fai with UNBEATABLE (GIK JIN) won Best Actor and his 10 year old co-star Crystal Lee won Best Actress. The jury praised her natural and real acting. Crystal Lee is the youngest Golden Goblet Best Actress. She was happy and fearless, as she demonstrated multiple languages on the stage. Cheung Ka Fai originally was working on a movie in Malaysia, but yesterday he rushed to Shanghai to attend the film festival. For UNBEATABLE's down on his luck fighter, he trained hard and even broke his finger during training. Winning Best Actor should be a comfort for him. Cheung Ka Fai said, "To win this award at the Shanghai International Film Festival is very hard because it's not just us. Many other countries participate as well, so I am especially excited about winning an award. I never expected that little girl to win Best Actress just now. She has already won Best Actress at such a young age, what will she do in the future? After winning this award, I still will keep winning hard." Crystal Lee became the youngest Golden Goblet Best Actress. Because the microphone stand was set too high, she had to stand tiptoed to give her speech. Crystal Lee smiled fearlessly. "Good evening everyone! First I have to thank the director and the film company for giving me this opportunity. I also have to thank the teachers on the jury, thank you everyone." The host knew about Crystal Lee's knack for language and invited her to greet everyone in different languages. Crystal Lee greeted the audience in Malay, English, Japanese, and Cantonese and received thunderous applause. Cheung Ka Fai and Crystal Lee in the film played neighbors. Although they were not related by blood, they developed a father and daughter like relationship. The Golden Goblet Award big winners were the Russian film THE MAJOR and the Swedish film FORTROLIGHETEN with three awards each. THE MAJOR won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Music; FORTROLIGHETEN won the jury prize, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The closing ceremony took place in the rain, as many guests walked the red carpet under umbrellas. Gigi Chiu Nga Chi had her husband Melvin Wong Kam Sum to be her bodyguard. Jackie Chan led the POLICE STORY 2013 cast including Mainland star Jing Tian and Liu Ye. Diana Pang Tan took the chance to "bust" up the red carpet. The child to young woman star Xu Jiao and Taiwan lyrics writer Vincent Fang wore modified modern Han costumes.

News : THE MIDAS TOUCH

Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin and Chapman To Man Jat in the film THE MIDAS TOUCH (CHIU CUP GAING LEI YUN) played happy rivals. Ah Jat played the manager of the "most rotten girl group in history Oh My Girl". Turning from debt collector to manager, he became the nemesis of Ah Sa's gold label manager. Ah Jat even brought the girl group to issue a stage challenge in order to stand out. He even suggested that for fans to stand out by proposing marriage during Ah Sa's diving contest. Ah Jat felt that artists and managers must build mutual trust, and even treat each other as good friends. Ah Sa said that Ah Jat had a lot of ideas and should be a manager to find opportunities for artists.

News : BLIND DETECTIVE

The 51 year old Andy Lau Tak Wa and wife Carol Chu Lai Sin secretly wed in Las Vegas on June 23 2008. 4 years later they had a daughter. Hanna Lau Heung Wai is already one year old this year. Some said that Wa Jai once revealed to friends plan to have another child. Yesterday was Wa Jai and his wife's 5th anniversary. Wa Jai while attending a film event with co-star Sammi Cheng Sau Man demonstrated the highly difficult tango steps in the film. Wa Jai showed his hip strength and received praises from Sammi for being willing and able. Wa Jai and Sammi yesterday promoted their film BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM), which happened to be the 5th anniversary of Wa Jai's wedding anniversary. Earlier he and his wife were rumored to want another child, but Wa Jai who valued privacy refused to mention his family. At the event, he and co-star Sammi shared the collaboration experience and played games with the live audience. They also demonstrated a highly difficult tango move. Sammi leaned forward and Wa Jai leaned back as they pulled with their arms. They then made different poses and performed in tune, but Wa Jai was more impressed with the male viewers' pose. In the game, Wa Jai saw a female contestant with her hands tied with rope. He actually used his mouth to untie it like a gentleman. Wa Jai and Sammi during the interview talked about the tango around the piano scene. They trained two months before the shoot, but the choreography was not exaggerated enough. Thus they made many last minute changes, which were what they felt was the most difficult. However they believed that it would bring out a comedic effect. They also had confidence in the box office. Speaking of Wa Jai's display of flexibility, Wa Jai humbly said, "That's normal! The male viewer was even more amazing!" Sammi humorously said, "Wa Jai is willing and able!" The Wa Jai produced Mainland youth film SINGING WHEN WE ARE YOUNG new female director Liu Juan received the jury special prize at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival Asian New Talent Award. She tearfully thanked boss Wa Jai for supporting this film. Wa Jai said, "I too am very happy to win this award. I feel this film is very hot. The film will be released soon, in the same slot as Sammi and my BLIND DETECTIVE. We are truly in danger, ha ha!" Wa Jai admitted that he has thought about directing but has not confirmed any plan. He will consider it after the concert tour.

News : 2GETHER 4EVER world tour

S.H.E kicked off their 2GETHER 4EVER world tour in Taipei Arena on Saturday to a house of 11,000 fans. Member Selina Jen was visibly emotional and tearfully thanked fans for their support. This was the first time in 37 months that the group held a concert after Selina sustained injuries when a fire broke out on the set of her drama. The girls spared no expense for their concert, incorporating special effects such as holograms of themselves which charmed the audience. The three bantered on-stage, saying that they worked hard at the gym to be able to show their toned bodies to their fans. Selina shed tears when she spoke to the fans, expressing, 'My heart is filled with gratefulness.' She shared that she once thought that she would not be able to live a normal life after the accident. 'But look at me now '“ I can be happy, I can laugh and sprint towards my husband's embrace. I can run, I can jump, I can even sing here. As long as (you) live, don't give up and have hope.' Her husband memorably exclaimed on-stage, 'Wife, I love you' three years ago and has stayed by Selina's side throughout her difficult recovery period. The visibly touched singer exclaimed, 'Thank you. Thank you to everyone who loves me.' Ella's husband, Alvin Lai, and Hebe's reported beau, JJ Lin, were also seen present at Saturday's concert. JJ has maintained that he is 'good friends' with the 30-year-old songstress.

News : TVB's The Voice 4

TVB's The Voice 4 celebrity version recorded its second episode last night. New contestants included Becky Lee and Aaryn Cheung; Oscar Leung, Fred Cheng, Stanley Cheung and Benjamin Yuen were back for round two. Becky performed the musical song Think of Me. Her singing skills startled everyone, even veteran singer Sally Yeh modestly expressed she isn't qualified to judge her. During Becky's performance, the stage released smoke to accompany her singing. Eric Woo immediately bashed TVB: "Save the smoke! The temperature can really impact the singing!" After episode one, Fred Cheng came into the second round with the highest score. In this episode, he dedicated the English song Angels to his late grandfather. He said in tears: "When my grandfather passed away, I wasn't able to see him for the last time." Eric Woo instantly invited him to be a guest performer at his concert: "If I was the boss of TVB, I would definitely start a business and make you a singer." Oscar didn't have the singing skills, and was on the verge of getting eliminated. He later expressed he knows he has a problem with his rhythm and does not mind the criticisms. Benjamin Yuen performed the Mandarin song How Many Small Loves Can Return (有多少愛可以重來), which got the lowest score of the night. The judges including Eric Kwok, Eric Woo and Sally Yeh encouraged Benjamin to just go back to acting. Eric Kwok said: "Last episode, I told you to be an actor, don't be a singer. This episode, I'm telling you don't waste your time. Your singing sounds like you're going through execution. Go back to acting!" Eric Woo thought Benjamin's voice sounds better when he's reading his lines, but he lacks the mediant key in his singing. Sally said his voice is wasted like a lullaby. Eric Woo joked: "Sally Yeh couldn't sleep last night, she called him and listened to his singing, then she went right to sleep." Benjamin later wrote on Weibo: "I spent the last few years on studying acting, and in exchange I get: 'You go back to acting, don't sing.' Does it ache hearing this? Yes! It's really aching me, but I am grateful for every comment made by each judge because the truth is the most valuable." "Ka Ming" Stanley Cheung was also eliminated. Eric Woo said his singing is systemless. All he does is sing loudly, like he's shouting.

16th Shanghai International Film Festival

Yesterday at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival, Nick Cheung was crowned Film King based on his role in Guild Wars. For his played out boxer role, Nick worked real hard on physical training out his "chocolate" muscles. He also got himself several cuts and bruises from filming the boxing scenes. He finally feels comfort from receiving the Film King honor. When Nick accepted his award, he said: "It is very difficult to get this award at the Shanghai International Film Festival because it is not only us, there are many other international competitors. For this reason, I feel especially honored and excited. The little girl (Crystal Lee), whom had just won the best actress award, I couldn't believe it. She is such a young Film Queen. What are we going to do in the future? After this award, I will keep on working hard and striving." Crystal Lee, a 10 year old child actress, is the youngest Best Actress title holder. Because the microphone was too high for her, she had to tippie-toe up to give her acceptance speech. Crystal had a wide smile on her face and hardly had any stage fright, she said: "Good evening everyone! First, I want to thank the director and film company for giving me this opportunity. I also have to thank the judge teacher. Thank you all." The MC knew Crystal knew many languages, so he invited her to greet the audience in different languages. Crystal greeted the audience in Malay, English, Japanese and Cantonese. The audience cheered in support. In Guild Wars, Nick and Crystal played neighbors, the two have no blood relation, but their relationship developed like a real father-daughter. The big winner of the night was Russian film The Major and Swedish film Fortroligheten, each won 3 awards.

S.H.E concert in Taipei

The members of S.H.E are working hard to get back in shape for their upcoming June concert in Taipei, which will be the group's comeback stage after their last world tour in 2010. At rehearsals yesterday, member Ella Chen shared that she has been actively doing aerobic exercises to build up her stamina. “My body fat percentage has dropped to 18 in the past month. Even my bra size has shrunk from ‘D' to ‘B'!” she said. “Now that my bra size has become smaller, I don't have to wear lingerie at all. It's so comfortable!” teased Ella. Jokes aside, Hebe let on that there would not any special guests at their concert this time round, as they “cannot even finish singing their own songs” and Selina promised that “everyone will cry buckets during the show”. Apart from talking about their concert, Selina and Hebe also illustrated the big surprise that Ella received from them last Sunday, two days before her actual birthday. The ladies, along with a couple of mutual friends, showed up at Ella's place early in the morning that day and made the birthday girl turn red with embarrassment as she greeted her impromptu visitors in pajamas. Ella, who turned 32 yesterday, revealed that her doting husband bought her several birthday presents, including a necklace, flowers and chocolates, way before the actual day. The trio is set to kickstart their 2GETHER 4EVER world tour at Taipei Arena on June 22, before bringing the show to Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 26.

Ko Chen-Tung's 22nd birthday

Yesterday was Ko Chen-Tung's 22nd birthday. On its eve, his TINY TIMES co-stars Mini Yang Mi, Amber Kuo and others celebrated with him. Only his rumored girlfriend Elva Hsiao was ont present. Later he posted the photos online and wrote, "Happy Birthday to me! Thank you everyone who support me! I love you! I also thank everyone in TINY TIMES! I love you! Relationships never fade......sorry for sounding official again."

TVB new series My Prime Lady

Yesterday Kate Tsui, Dayo Wong, Sharon Chan, Toby Leung and Grace Wong were filming at the mall for TVB new series My Prime Lady. They were filming during lunch hour and attracted a lot of young school girls surrounding the location to watch them film. Also, it is Kate's 34th birthday today (6/19th). Dayo, Sharon and Grace surprised her with a birthday cake and a birthday song. The birthday girl screamed in excitement. As Kate's partner in this series, of course Dayo gets to stand right next to her, but when asked to give her a birthday kiss, Dayo was unwilling to give in. Luckily that didn't affect the birthday girl's excited mood. She said: "I was so surprised. This is my first birthday cake this year. No wonder the crew told me to come early today, it turns out they were lying to me. I never thought this would happen. It feels so warm. (How are you going to spend your actual birthday?) I have to work. I already celebrated once with my family on Father's Day. This year I won't have any big celebrations, just have dinner with my friends! (Birthday wish?) Be healthy. I hope the series will be well-received! Because this is my first comedy series." Sharon Chan plays Kate's good sister in the series, she expressed she picked out a gift for the birthday girl. She laughed: "I purposely teamed up with the other cast, planning to surprise Kate." A few days ago when Sharon was shooting a scene where she gets suspending on wires, she ends up falling while coming back down and bumps her leg on the wooden ladder. She has a large bruise on her leg now. It seems like the cast from this series are getting injured one after another, is it necessary for them to hold another blessing ceremony? Sharon said: "That time, it was just because I wasn't careful! Also, its an accident. I don't even need to see the doctor!"

TVB new series Awfully Lawful

TVB new series Awfully Lawful premiered last night. The four middle-aged men Roger Kwok, Johnson Lee, Pal Sinn and Raymond Cho were hilarious and won back great TV rating results. The premiere rating was 29 points (~1.86 million) and peaked at 30 points (~1.92 million viewers). This is the highest premiere rating as of late, but Netizens discussed whether the series copied Korean drama A Gentleman's Dignity. The cute and lively child actors who played "Sing Fong" and "Sing Yee" also caught a lot of attention. Ceci So who plays Roger's secretary was also the center of attention. Netizens recognized her from Divas In Distress as So Gay's adopted mother, but this time in Awfully Lawful she appears in a low-cut outfit. Netizens exclaimed: "so deep!" Ceci responded on Weibo that this is the sexiest she has been in her acting career. Liza Wang praised: "Auntie So, you have some material!" Ceci thanked the costume team for their assistance!

News : Detective & Doctors

Lately Raymond Lam had been busy filming for Mainland series Detective & Doctors (aka Luk Siu Fung), but yesterday he had a day off to attend a new fashion store opening in HK. Raymond appeared to have put on some weight, he smiled and admitted: "I've been in Mainland for a long period shooting for an action costume series, so I must consume enough starchy foods, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to physically handle it. Also the food there is on the greasy side, so I gained some weight." Raymond disclosed he will only be in HK for a little bit because he will have to go back to Mainland soon to start on producer Lau Kar Ho & Miu Siu Ching's nowTV costume drama The Virtuous Queen of Han (大漢賢后衛子夫). It was rumored Virgina Lok originally wanted HK$20 million for his participation in this series, but Raymond insisted on reducing it to HK$10 million because producer Lau Kar Ho is a good friend of his. Raymond said: "nowTV made the investment into this series, TVB accepted it for me and I will be starting on it soon. (Rumored you insisted on reducing the price?) TVB discussed the prices. Just as long as the terms are reasonable, I will accept it. I believe TVB have considered all factors, such as the scheduling. However, I'm happy because I did collaborate with Kar Ho gor before. This time, we get a completed script and I have confidence on my character." Once Raymond starts shooting in Mainland, he won't get to see girlfriend Karena Ng as much? He said: "I'm not talking about my private life. (Has she complained about not getting to see you?) No, I'm not talking about my personal life. Thanks for the concern." Good friend Moses Chan had a shotgun marriage with Aimee Chan in Paris, Raymond said: "Congratulations. (Are you going to be more careful?) Not talking about these things. My work is the most important right now." Raymond expressed he loves children and enjoys family life. Asked when he plans to get married? He said: "I haven't thought about it yet. When the time is right, I will do what is right. Right now, work is my priority. (Will you announce when you get married?) Not necessary."

News : film BLIND DETECTIVE

The film BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM) yesterday held a press conference in Shanghai. Andy Lau Tak Wa, Sammi Cheng Sau Man, director Johnnie To Kei Fung and producer Wai Ka Fai attended. 4000 people jammed the venue. To Sir brought red win to the stage and chatted as he drank. BLIND DETECTIVE will be released on July 4. To Sir and Wa Jai both picked Sammi to win Best Actress with this film. To Sir, Wa Jai and Sammi have not worked togehter for ten years. To Sir said that the box office was unimportant, what he valued was their friendship. The lack of a Hong Kong Film Award for Sammi last time left him fuming for ten years. He praised Sammi, "Being able to perform a comedy as relaxed and naturally as her was very rare." As for Wai Ka Fai he only wanted to make Wa Jai and Sammi even more amazing. Wa Jai said that in the film Sammi slapped him. He has never been hit like that in his life, Sammi was the only one. He also said that originally his eyes were the most powerful, but To Sir kept him from using them. Thus this time he did not want Best Actor and hoped that Sammi would win Best Actress and To Sir would win Best Director. With To Sir and Wa Jai's support for Best Actress, Sammi thanked them for the room to demonstrate her skills. She said that if Wa Jai was coffee, To Sir was milk, she was sugar and screen writer Yau Nai Hoi was the cup. To Sir was asked if he felt Wa Jai's performance in the film resembled his personality. He joked that if he was Wa Jai he would be rich! To Sir felt that Wa Jai's performance was not too similar to him, but everyone thought it was. He hoped to switch identities with Wa Jai. He would star while Wa Jai directed. To Sir joked that To Sir would have a tougher time with intimate scenes and have to lose weight for bed scenes.

TVB Rating Reports (06/10/2013 - 06/16/2013)

Dramas Slow Boat Home - 情越海岸線 (EPS 21-25 END) - 28 PTS (Peaking at 30 PTS) A Change of Heart - 好心作怪 (EPS 06-10) - 27 PTS (Peaking at 29 PTS) Come Home Love - 愛 . 回家 (EPS 276-280) - 24 PTS (Peaking at 27 PTS) Variety Shows Super Trio Maximus - 超級無敵獎門人終極篇 - 27 PTS Cook Away Lady May - May姐有请 - 23 PTS Bachelors At War - 求愛大作戰 - 20 PTS

New film "Christmas Rose"

Hong Kong Aaron Kwok said he was unfazed by the poor box office results for his new film "Christmas Rose", and expressed that he was confident about the movie's quality. In a press conference, he lamented that it is very hard to gauge the audience's ever-changing tastes, but added that he will put in more effort to win the hearts of moviegoers with his next film. When Aaron was asked to comment on the even more poorly-received "Switch", which stars Andy Lau and Lin Chi-ling, the actor declined to do so, explaining that it is unfair to criticize a movie that he was not involved in. He, however, joked that he had never taken part in low quality films in the past 10 years. The 47-year-old actor also revealed that his next film, "Silent Witness", will hit Chinese cinemas this September.

Hong Kong Humorous Culture Exhibition

At the kick-off ceremony of Hong Kong Humorous Culture Exhibition recently, Hong Kong actor-comedian Cheung Tat-ming reassured the media and his fans that he has just stopped receiving his hospital's outpatient treatment and that he will exercise more to stay fit and keep his stamina up instead. The 48-year-old actor elaborated that he already quit smoking and binge drinking. As a result, his weight has seen a steady increase, although he still has to gain 10 more pounds to be considered healthy. As for his career plans, the actor said that he will return to Hong Kong's entertainment industry after he fully recovers. He joked and said "I will do more stand-up comedy shows in Hong Kong if I still alive!" Last September, Cheung was revealed to be suffering from metal poisoning as a side-effect from his chemotherapy, which then affected his mobility and nerves.

News : The 9th Widow

Li Dong Xue who was the cast of ‘Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan’, plays a saddening yet beautiful lover couple with Michelle Ye, where both were in love yet unable to be together, torturing both Wang Putao and Sun Shaoyong. There were rumors earlier on that both were so absorbed in the characters and were even photographed to be holding hands intimately. During the press conference, under the bombards of questions from the reporters, Michelle Ye could not help smiling: “I really do like Li Dong Xue, really, really like, personally we are very good friends. I definitely… was deeply in love with him. Are you satisfied with this answer?” However, Michelle Ye’s attitude which was too open led to more doubts instead. Is this a dialogue from the series or a sincere confession? To this, Michelle said again: “I have sincerely answered once, I definitely was deeply in love with him before. I still do love him now, in all aspects; Him, I don’t know, he knows I like him, I think he likes me too, love in all aspects too!” Michelle Ye who is 33 this year does sound being in sweet love. When asked which aspect of Li Dong Xue she loves most, Michelle smiled: “Handsome!”

News : The 9th Widow

During the conference, Liu Peiqi announced, “This is a series of revolution, which is edited from Yan Geling’s work, a conventional awareness towards revolution, and we are the first of the firsts.” ‘The 9th Widow’ is a tale about how Wang Putao faces the chaos of wartime, natural disaster, with much determination and wisdom, a feminine legendary of the wartime era. Michelle Ye plays Wang Putao, whose relationship is full of challenges. She is not able to be with her first love, while her husband is murdered on the night of her wedding. She also is heartbroken when her much respected father-in-law is shot to ‘death’ as a betrayer. Michelle revealed: “Although it is about the relationship of a father-in-law and his son’s wife, there is not the slightest negative affair involved.” The series also incorporated elements that the youngsters preferred: “For example brighter and more colorful scenes, a sweet love relationship which becomes saddening, those were added for more appeal.” Michelle Ye expressed: “Although the story is based on the timeline where we are fighting the Japanese invasion, the costumes, make up and artistic elements were handled by a crew who were recognized by the Golden Horse Awards. We were able to film a heroic and appealing film based on such a conventional storyline. Michelle Ye who transformed from an actress towards becoming a producer, smiled saying she is already on track: “I still have much more dreams as a producer, there is still much to work for.” She also said, it is still more profitable for her to be an actress, as her route as a producer is still in the very elementary stage, and is merely for her educational purposes.

News : The 9th Widow

'The 9th Widow’ will be airing on Zhe Jiang TV. On 7th, producer, Ren Quan as well as lead casts, Michelle Ye, Liu Peiqi, etc were present at a launching press conference. In the series. Michelle Ye had a love relationship with Li Dong Xue which faced much obstacles, and the duo had much rumors outside the series too. Under the bombarding of questions that day, Michelle Ye ‘remotely professed her love’ towards Li Dong Xue: “I was once deeply in love with Li Dong Xue, I still love him now, are you satisfied with this answer?”

The Voice 4 press conference

Yesterday The Voice 4 press conference was held. The TVB artists participating in this season's contest included Oscar Leung, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen and Carat Cheung. Dodo Cheng and Amigo Chui are the hosts; The show will prepare on July 7th. It was said TVB appointed Oscar to participate and he did not have to audition to enter the contest. Oscar denied he's got special treatment and said he had to fill out an application. It just so happened during the audition, he was not in HK, but because he had previously participated in other singing contests, TVB felt he could sing and allowed him to qualify for the final. He frankly expressed he does not have confidence in winning because his opponents are strong. He supports his fellow competitor Fred Cheng, who started out from a singing contest. When asked about Oscar's marriage plans? He said: "Not this year, there are too many people getting married this year. There is no place to hold the wedding banquet." Someone suggested TVB help him host the wedding banquet and do a live broadcast of it? Oscar said: "I thought about that too, but a senior told me, Alex Man and Tien Niu's marriage in 1992 was broadcast live on TVB, but they ended up in a divorce. I gave up on the idea because its bad luck."

Miss Hong Kong 2013

Miss Hong Kong 2013 second round of auditions was held yesterday. There were 60 candidates that appeared with surprises. Each candidate had a tactic, some tried to push up their chests, revealed their backs and were dressed in low-cut outfits. "Sexy BB Karena Ng" (Sisley), "Big Chest Tracy Chu" (Lau Wan Hing) and "Black Girl Myolie Wu" (Zoe) all advanced to the second round. Resembling Taiwanese star Cyndi Wang, Peggy, appeared with a courageous attitude, but taking a closer look, she actually resembles the "Big Big Big See Jeh" -- Miss HK 1979 Olivia Cheng -- which made her stand out the most.

Film THE MONKEY KING

The 3D fantasy action film THE MONKEY KING (SAI YAU GEI ji DAI LAU TIN GUNG) held a press conference in Shanghai. Chow Yun Fat, Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Peter Ho Yun Tung, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Joe Chen Chiau-En and Zhang Zilin attended. This film will be a holiday release and the trailer was shown. Yen Chi Tan as the Monkey King and Zhang Zilin as Nuwa were unveiled. Fat Gor as the Jade Emperor, Kwok Fu Sing as the Bull Demon King will follow. At the event, Fat Gor said, "Yen Chi Tan is a god, Kwok Fu Sing is a bull, and I am a human. Thus the Jade Emperor performance is relaxed and at ease." Yen Chi Tan described the Monkey King character as sexy and spellbinding. Sing sing said that the Bull Demon King was responsible for the magical fantasy. Yen Chi Tan was the lead actor and the action director. He revealed that the Monkey King's make up took 5 hours everyday before work. After the shoot he also had to spend 1 hour to remove the make up. When he did not have a scene, he also was responsible for the action direction. Was he willing to accept this challenge again? He admitted that he was afraid. "This type of work has huge impact on my own health and psychological pressure. Thus it's impossible to withstand this 'monkey punishment' again!" Fat Gor, Sing Sing and Yen Chi Tan also discussed the fight scenes. Their review of Yen Chi Tan was "the best fighting actor"; they thought that his professionalism, his pursuit of action kung fu and art all coordinated with this title. Yen Chi Tan said that he was very pleased with his Monkey King portrayal and said that it was sexy and charming. Just the monkey fur alone already had many under his spell. With Fat Gor admitting to be romantic and Yen Chi Tan sexy, Sing Sing did not join in. He said, "My character was responsible for the film's magical fantasy. My costume and props all required an extraordinary amount of strength." Also on hand was Erlang Shen Ho Yun Tung. He revealed that this god was a little bad. As for the Zhang Zilin played Nuwa, her refreshing look received praises. She said that she wanted to play the Goddess of Mercy. Chen Chiau-En played Princess Iron Fan. She joked, "Princess Iron Fan was pregnant for 300 years, she was in an advanced maternal age.

Bosco Wong relationship rumours

Bosco Wong has always been involved in relationship rumours with his drama leading ladies, from ex-girlfriend Myolie Wu to co-stars Liu Yan, Fala Chen, Toby Leung and Kate Tsui. But he assured everyone this time around that there will be no dating rumours about him with "A Change Of Heart" co-star, Niki Chow. Groove Asia reported that the actor, who attended the promotional event for the upcoming drama, stated, "It is true that Niki and I are closer after working together in the drama, but to be a real couple? I don't think so." The actor, who also worked with Niki in "Under The Canopy" and "The Seventh Day", added that they can only be a great onscreen couple, saying, "This pairing is excellent. Perhaps she personally has interest in fashion, so while we were filming, she would automatically match what I was wearing." "Sometimes, when we have dating scenes, she would ask me what I'm wearing, and then match it with her own outfits of similar colour. When it is shown onscreen, it looks so much better, as if we have matching couple outfits," the actor enthused. Niki, who agreed with Bosco's statement, expressed that despite having worked with Bosco before, "A Change Of Heart" was a game-changer for her as , they have become more familiar with each other. "When we were working in the two dramas before, we didn't have too many scenes together. Now, we are more matured, and though I could only call him a colleague in the past, now I can confidently say that he is a friend," the actress said. Bosco added, "At first I thought she was this cool girl. But after getting to know her more, I realised that she is a little bit silly, though very optimistic!"

16th Shanghai International Film Festival

Albert Yeung invites Oliver Stone to dinner. Charlene Choi is a guest as well. Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin two nights ago attended the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival with boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing, manager Mani Fok Man Hei and several junior colleagues. They attended her film THE MIDAS TOUCH (CHIU CUP GAING LEI YUN) press conference. Emperor Motion Pictures landed over HK$10 million in jewelry sponsorship for Ah Sa and others and arranged for them to walk the red carpet. The red carpet was a piece of cake for Ah Sa; she saw how nervous her junior colleagues were and immediately encouraged them. Two nights ago, Albert Yeung invited Oliver Stone to dinner and catch up. Ah Sa was one of the guests and even chatted with him.

New album Free (我自在)

Yesterday Vincy Chan was at a CD store in Mongkok promoting for her new album Free (我自在). Good friend Michelle Wai was there to support her and gave her a hot and sexy bikini. Michelle said: "I can estimate her size. I bought her a medium, she probably will feel like its suffocating." Lately there has been a lot of gossip around Vincy's new album. Aside from Netizens turning the album into a "porn CD", there is also a video clip secretly taken of Vincy in her "lady's bedroom" that circulated online. Vincy expressed the concept of her album is a lady's bedroom. Netizens dismantled the album and said each of the 10 songs describes each step in bedroom sex. Vincy did not mind, she said: "I know some people said my album is the most erotic album in Hong Kong. They even described each song title as the before and after of activity in the bedroom. Actually it fits pretty well, but of course that is not my original meaning! (Speaks in your experience?) Er... its close, but I never thought Deep White Color would be understood as the peak!" Asked if her album should be listened to during sex? She laughed: "If can follow the rhythm then its OK!" To promote for her album, Vincy didn't hesitate to put herself on the table. It turns out the source of the video clip that circulated online was Vincy herself! She said: "Actually I was the one who put the video online. There are so many practical joke shows lately, so I decided to play a practical joke on everyone as well. Just joking with you all!" Free 我自在 Track List 01. Breathe 心呼吸 02. Free 我自在 03. Before Bedtime 睡前服 04. Bedroom Declaration 睡房宣言 05. Deep White Color 深白色 06. Half of the Bed 一半床 07. Electricfy 通電 08. Pure Love 清潔愛 09. I'm a Scorpio at Night 晚上我是天蠍座 10. Afterwards 後來

60th anniversary event for Nihon TV

Big Bang′s Daesung will be performing alone at the 60th anniversary event for Nihon TV in Japan. Recently, Nihon TV released on its official webpage the lineup for its 60th anniversary live concert, The Music Day Live Presented By Zero, to be held on July 7. The third lineup for the show announced on June 12 included Big Bang′s Daesung. Daesung is currently the only Korean singer on the list. The singer, who has been promoting in Japan under the alias D-Lite, has been holding his solo tour D-Lite D′scover Tour in the country since March. One outlet was quoted to have said about his appearance in the Nihon TV concert, "As Daesung′s solo concerts have been selling out, his appearance in the show will be good news for his fans." Big Bang will be touring six domes in Japan from November to January 2014. It is the first foreign group to head such a tour, and only the second in Japan after Mr. Children.

News : Miss Hong Kong 2013

TVB's Production and Resource Director (Virgina Lok) and Non-Drama Production Director (Sandy Yu) expressed there were nearly 2,000 applicants this year. Yesterday 400 were chosen to participate in the first auditions and only 129 candidates actually came for the audition. Many candidates are highly educated -- 10 holds a master's degree or PhD. There will be about 60-70 candidates chosen to participate in the second round of auditions. This year the age range is quite large; most were 19 years old, but some were 26 or 27 years old. This year, 18 candidates will advance in the finals. Many girls had strange makeup and thus the judges were unable to see their actual looks. During the bikini portion, no tattoos were seen. Miss Hong Kong 2013 semi-finals is held on August 25th; The final is held on September 1st; The contestants will be split into groups by random drawing and head out to 8 different cities for outdoor shooting.

News : Miss Hong Kong 2013

Miss Hong Kong 2013 steps into its 41st anniversary. This year the slogan is: "Beyond Imaginations". Yesterday at the first round of auditions, the quality of the candidates were indeed "beyond imaginations". Aside from 10 candidates who were barely considered beautiful, the others were "heavy flavor". The first audition had a total of 129 candidates, but the actual ones who had passing looks were only a handful; the quality was definitely not good, the majority were considered "weird" looking. The most eye-catching was "Pirated Laurinda Ho" (Jenny), she had a sweet look and her black dress made her look generous and refined. Coming back from Germany, Sisley, had a gracious smile. She looked a bit like Karena Ng and had on a transparent black top, revealing her black bra. Sisley allowed reporters to take pictures of her back. She smiled sweetly: "My face isn't pretty?" Because she won the "sexy BB" title, she and some of the candidates chatted nonstop while taking the MTR after the auditions. Dressed in a pink dress, "Big Breast Tracy Chu" (Lau Wan Hing) openly allowed the media take pictures of her while she bent over to get into the car. "Black Girl Myolie Wu" (Zoe) showed off her career line in a low-cut dress. She turned left and right for pictures and didn't get upset; she looked very confident. "Red Hair" Rebecca gave off a Korean feeling, extremely eye-catching. 24 year old former TVB news reporter Kathleen (in the blue tube top dress) also participated in the audition. She said: "I quit my job just to participate in this contest. I want to challenge myself!"

Suki Chui leave the entertainment industry

Hong Kong actress Suki Chui recently revealed that she wishes to leave the entertainment industry to concentrate on her cosmetic business, citing "boredom" as the main reason for her decision. According to the 28-year-old actress, she felt emotionally numb and has lost interest in acting and hosting, which is why she will consider leaving the entertainment industry very seriously. Suki further elaborated that she still has a good relationship with TVB, and that her husband is supportive of her decision. When Suki was asked to comment on her husband, Kenny Wee's tussle with Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang, she replied that she is not a position to comment on this and urged the reporters to approach Wee for further enquiries instead.

Sammi Cheng and Andy hui on Pajamas

Sammi Cheng Sau Man and Andy Hui Chi On's pajamas photo yesterday appeared online. A facebook account posted their parody photo. They wore pajamas with the caption "Mr. and Mrs. Hui", leading to fans guessing that Sammi wanted to announce good news with On Jai with it. Everyone left message to congratulate "Mr. and Mrs. Hui". Yet, the photo was a PS photo for the film BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM)'s promotional poster, with Hui Chi On's head in place of Andy Lau Tak Wa's. To prevent fans from thinking it was real, at night Sammi clarified that someone impersonated her and sent out this photo. She hoped fans would be nice and not to take a joke too far. She said, "Neither the photo nor the words came from me personally, they came from impostors. I know that they don't have any bad intention, but they have to be nice and not to take a joke too far. I have always only have one official facebook and Weibo account."

News : SWITCH

The Andy Lau Tak Wa and Lin Chiling starred film SWITCH (TIN GEI FU CHUN SHAN GUI TOH) opened in the Mainland with 46 million RMB to be the single day box office champion, but its word of mouth was not in proportion. With big stars, foreign locations and three years in production as its draw, the 3D special agent film in the end was rated as challenging the "rotten film" bottom line. Some viewers demanded refunds and even jokingly demanded mental anguish compensation, most of the reviews were negative. Many online reviews are about SWITCH. Some said that aside from the beautiful shots and scenery, the story had no plot to speak of. The product placement advertising situation was severe, some even said that the film was covered with ads. "It's not product placement in the film, it's film placement in advertising." Some also said that the film had all the elements and called it a "god film" with horror, comedy, action, science fiction and heist, as well as S and M, Oedipal complex, with help from magic, acrobatics and artistic gymnastics; in the end it was a complete mess with confusing character relationships. Someone said, "Sister Chiling suddenly appears and suddenly disappears. Lau Tak Wa appears, then disappears too! Zhang Jingchu suddenly becomes a superwoman, suddenly they cry and the audience laugh. The fight scene climax shakes the audience, because everyone laugh." However, some also praised this film as a beauty pageant program, with beauties in different costumes and "career lines". Director Jay Sun Jianjun was very accepting of online criticism and even wrote that he wanted to be a great host. When he was little he was poor but he would cook a catty of eggs that took a month to come by for guests. This time was no exception; as a Chinese film chef he felt only by using shark fin like cellophane noodles he was able to answer for the expensive ticket prices. He even asked viewers to forgive his shortcoming!

News : SO YOUNG

The Vicki Zhao Wei directing debut SO YOUNG made 700 million RMB in the Mainland. Friends who lent a hand of course deserved some credit. Aside from Faye Wong's singing, Stanley Kwan Kam Peng produced. Zhao Wei did not let the high box office go to her head. She was determined to "quit while she was ahead" and stated that she would not randomly direct again. She first would return to her acting job and participate in Kwan Kam Peng's new film. Zhao Wei said that SO YOUNG's preparation and production took a very long time, it absolutely was a sincere film. Thus she expected a good performance long ago. However she only estimated a box office of 300 million and never expected the performance to double that. "For my directing debut I felt a lot of pressure in each aspect. Kwan Kam Peng gave me a lot of confidence. He not only provided opinions on quality and art, but also supported me on remaking a scene without paying any attention to commercial elements. From him I learned that in order to make a good movie I had to be ruthless." Kwan Kam Peng explained that being ruthless meant when the film went over the budget he kept on asking the boss for money, but Zhao Wei was the one who was paying. As for Yang Zishan being said to have shades of Little Shadow, Zhao Wei agreed, "The novelist Xin Yiwu liked me very much. When the story was written it was written according to my feeling. Thus the investors originally wanted me to perform. If I play my first love now, viewers can't accept that. Thus I would rather find very young new actors who are right for the characters. The lead actress originally was a relative unknown, now she is famous." Speaking of the actor complimenting her on her good temper, Zhao Wei said, "Did they change their mind again? The box office performance was good so they came out as a group to say the director was good. On the first day at the Beijing press conference they just said that I was too mean. Actually truly treating everyone well was Kwan Kam Peng. Every time after I yelled at them, they would run to him for comfort." Kwan Kam Peng praised Zhao Wei's high ability to comprehend. He admitted that at first he was biased about Zhao Wei. Later he saw how serious she was about the production and not a female star messing around with filmmaking. "At least I didn't see her directing with a female star arrogance. Overall I give Zhao Wei a score of over 90."

News : Gilded Chopsticks

Wong Cho Lam, Jack Wu, Nancy Wu, and May Chan were doing location filming for the new series "Gilded Chopsticks" in Pak Sha Chau, Sai Kung, the other day. The storyline was about Cho Lam and Nancy at the pier, preparing to take a boat to depart, but were chased down by officers. Jack and May went to warn them and obstruct the officers. In the end, Jack gets kicked into the water in order to protect master Cho Lam. On the other hand, the ratings of "Beauty at War" suffered a crushing defeat earlier. Cho Lam previously achieved good results with "Inbound Troubles", so it is inevitable that the company has placed high hopes for the new series "Gilded Chopsticks"; however, Cho Lam does not pay much attention to it...would only do his best. He frankly said that ratings cannot be controlled, and would not have additional pressure because of the good results earlier. "Like Wayne Lai said, ratings are affected by many things. As an actor, can only do one's best. As for feedback and ratings, already go beyond the scope in which actors are able to control". He continued saying that the storyline of "Gilded" this time is exciting and compact. Has not been able to add too much of his own creativity like in "Inbound"...could only add some funny elements within limits. "Actually also worried because the promotional clip earlier made people mistake it for a comedy; however, this series is actually like the male version of 'War and Beauty'. Hope that the company corrects it when promoting it...afraid that it would affect the ratings".

Hong Kong Ballet fund

Carina Lau Ka Ling and Bernice Liu Bik Yi were among the attendees of a Hong Kong Ballet fund raiser last night. She said that she had dance experience, but because she was born in the Mainland she was unable to study ballet. Thus in the future when she would have a chance she hoped for her daughter to study ballet and music instruments. Ka Ling said, "I have to perform the Tango in the new film, I have been working very hard on lessons and danced pretty well. (Have you asked your husband Tony Leung Chiu Wai to be your partner?) He indeed dances well because earlier in HAPPY TOGETHER (CHUN GUONG JA SIT) he danced with (Leslie) Cheung Kwok Wing. When we were dating we would dance as well. I thought it was very romantic." Recently Ka Ling has been rumored to have a child through a surrogate. She denied the rumor and said that she wanted to have her own child. "I wouldn't judge others with my own values or life attitude. We are very happy, with or without children. With the technological advancements now it can absolutely be done. (Would you consider artificial insemination?) No! We don't have to have one, now we are very happy too. Actually I am not too patient, I can play with Li Yan for a little then I am fine. If you act up then it's hard to say." Ka Ling admitted that she enjoyed the life of two and even learned to enjoy her alone time. She would deliberately think about "making babies".

News : Lan Kwai Fong 3

Hong Kong director Wilson Chin denied rumours saying that he had offered a role to actress Kibby Lau for his new movie. As reported on Jayne Stars website, a tabloid reported that the "Lan Kwai Fong" director approached Kibby to play a role in his new movie about an actress who exchanges sex for money. However, when asked regarding the rumours, Wilson denied it and said, "I am only planning on filming "Lan Kwai Fong 3", and the storyline has nothing to do with sex transactions." Meanwhile, when asked regarding Kibby Lau's recent controversy, whereby the actress was alleged to have been involved in a sexual transaction with a wealthy middle-aged man in Macau, Wilson defended the actress and said, "I don't believe she will do that. Perhaps it's just a normal social dinner."

News : Lan Kwai Fong 3

Hong Kong director Wilson Chin denied rumours saying that he had offered a role to actress Kibby Lau for his new movie. As reported on Jayne Stars website, a tabloid reported that the "Lan Kwai Fong" director approached Kibby to play a role in his new movie about an actress who exchanges sex for money. However, when asked regarding the rumours, Wilson denied it and said, "I am only planning on filming "Lan Kwai Fong 3", and the storyline has nothing to do with sex transactions." Meanwhile, when asked regarding Kibby Lau's recent controversy, whereby the actress was alleged to have been involved in a sexual transaction with a wealthy middle-aged man in Macau, Wilson defended the actress and said, "I don't believe she will do that. Perhaps it's just a normal social dinner."

Gigi Leung drawing contest in Hong Kong

Hong Kong star Gigi Leung said she is not in a rush to be a mother as she already has three pets, consisting of two kittens and one puppy to take care of. Speaking at a drawing contest in Hong Kong, the 37-year-old singer shared that she doesn't mind being an old-aged mother, adding that the risk of being pregnant at an older age is low due to the advancement in medical technology. However, Leung revealed that she is currently consuming Chinese medicine as a preparation for pregnancy. She also shared some taboos on pregnancy with the media. "Rumour has it that if you are trying to get pregnant, you must avoid travelling to the United States as your body may be subjected to radiation when the plane flies over the North Pole. Some of my friends told me that tropical countries is a holy place for those who want to get pregnant." "I'm not sure how true these taboos are, but I wouldn't give myself too much pressure on that. I'll just let nature take its course," she added.

News : Slow Boat Home

"Slow Boat Home" actor Raymond Wong shares Sheren Tang's recent woes about the piecemeal scripts in TVB, but expressed that it is a sad truth that all TVB artistes should have already accepted. As reported on Jayne Stars, the actor stated, "TVB's system of handing scripts to their artistes at the last minute is a problem that could eventually result in bad acting, but this has been an issue for a long time." Raymond expressed that life as a TVB actor is never easy, as not only do they have to memorize long scripts, they are also lacking in rest and sleep, resulting in mood disorders. In the end, the end product is a bad and tired performance on television. But he added, "It has always been like this in TVB. It is indeed hard work. So if you want a more comfortable life and capable of doing so, then head to China! You can even get a good eight hours of sleep every night. If you want to stay [in TVB], then you can only accept the system." The actor also hinted that with the birth of his baby, his financial burden has increased, thus taking up mainland projects is a better prospect. "But I also intend to take a break after every 5 months of filming so that I can spend more time with my family. Eventually we need to find a balance in life. Work should not take up our whole life. Our family should be the most important."

Latest series Slow Boat Home

TVB's latest series Slow Boat Home is set in Cheung Chau. Cilla grew up in Tai O, she expressed returning to the outlying islands instantly gave her the feeling of "home". She said: "Although I didn't have that many scenes in Cheung Chau, I still get a close feeling when I go to Cheung Chau." Cilla portrays a young woman named Yoyo in the series, sometimes she's a well-behaved girl; sometimes she's a party girl; and other times she's a barbaric HK girl. Asked if Cilla is really a barbaric HK girl in real life? She said: "I'm not considered one, but I'm a little headstrong. Perhaps because my family had always been overprotective of me, so I'm really dependent and throw tantrums, but I really won't have 'princess illness' like I do in the series. I'm not as exaggerated as her, needing someone to do everything for her." Since Yes Sir, Sorry Sir, Cilla has been crowned as the "HK Golden Goddess" and coincidentally she frequently plays a goddess with several guys around her. Is it because portrays her roles too well? But Cilla is frequently misunderstood that she has just as many guys circling her in real life. Cilla said helplessly: "Actually that is not the case. I think its strange too, the media always say I'm everyone loves me, but the truth is I have nothing! Actually I'm worried too, how the audience thinks of me I won't feel unhappy, but I still want to clear my name." Cilla explained she has a broad-minded personality, she doesn't pay attention to details and is straightforward, that's why she likes to hang out with guys more.

Film SWITCH

Andy Lau Tak Wa continued to promoted the film SWITCH (TIN GEI FU CHUN SHAN GUI TOH) in the Mainland with Lin Chiling. Lin Chiling said, "Wa Jai maintains the romantic gentleman look 24 hours a day, when I see him I would become bashful." Wa Jai revealed that if the film made over 500 million RMB he might personally direct the sequel. In the film Lau Tak Wa played a romantic special agent. In comparison with Tom Cruise, he graciously said, "I am still quite honored to be compared like this. I can say, I am the 'Tom Cruise" who represents China in the entire world." Reportedly the film company revealed that the production cost over 160 million, the film at least will need more than 400 million at the box office to break even. Wa Jai said, "If the box office passes 500 million, I will personally direct the sequel." Lin Chiling in the film had 12 different looks. Was she afraid that she would be referred to as a "flower vase"? She whined, "I am afraid! So don't say that!"

Victor Wong became a first-time father

Victor Wong became a first-time father after his wife gave birth to their son Jayden on May 31. Last Friday, his wife gave birth to a 3kg baby via cesarean section ahead of her estimated due date in June. Victor accompanied his wife in the delivery room and recorded the entire delivery process. The 41-year-old revealed that his wife requested for him to sing his song ‘Unopened Gift' while she was giving birth as the song signified that their child is the best gift that they can ever receive. Victor recalled that he was moved to tears when he heard Jayden's first cry. He added that he was so amazed when his son grabbed his finger tightly and immediately stopped crying when he carried him. The blissful father said, “I feel really thankful. I hope that Jayden will not let go of his dad's hands too early.” The singer also revealed that he would sing ‘Unopened Gift' whenever he feeds his son or coaxes him to sleep because his son enjoys his singing. The Malaysian singer married his longtime girlfriend Jennifer in January last year and announced his wife's pregnancy in December the same year.

The Closing Concert

For the first time at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, The Closing Concert will be staged on September 23 to conclude the festivities on a high note. What better way to do it than to have worldwide phenomenon Justin Bieber take over Singapore's biggest outdoor stage at The Padang? With millions of album sales, sell-out concerts across the globe and 37 million followers on Twitter, Justin Bieber was named by Forbes magazine as the third-most powerful celebrity in the world in 2012. The YouTube phenomenon and winner of the Artist of The Year award at the American Music Awards last year was also the first solo artist to have four singles enter the Top 40 chart before the release of his debut album. In 2009, Justin Bieber's first single "One Time" was certified platinum in Canada shortly after its release, and his album My World proved to be just as successful. The young lad tapped on his immense popularity with a succession of chart-topping albums, making history as the first artist to have five number one albums before the age of 19. Beliebers can look forward to a night of exhilarating fun and excitement as their favourite idol and his special guests rock the stage with some of his biggest hits such as “Baby”, “Somebody to Love”, “Boyfriend” and “Right Here”. Entry to The Closing Concert on Sep 23 (Mon), is separately ticketed and tickets will be available for sales starting from Jun 6 via www.singaporegp.sg, ticketing hotline +65 6738 6738 and all SISTIC outlets in Singapore.

The Unbelievable programme

iCable's paranormal programme, "The Unbelievable" has infuriated several veteran celebrities after they revealed their decision to revamp the show and set up a ghostly wedding for deceased '80s star, Barbara Yung and Paul Chung. As reported on Jayne Stars, at an iCable promotional event recently, the host of "The Unbelievable", Spencer Leung shared that a new segment will be introduced in the programme in August and revealed, "It's the management's idea. We had looked into arranging a wedding for Paul Chung and [co-host] Ah Mong or Barbara Yung and I." Spencer also revealed that they have played with the idea of arranging weddings for late singers, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, but the idea has been put on hold in order not to anger the fans. When asked if the idea of a ghostly wedding is too far-fetched, Spencer revealed that they will seek the approval of the family members first and will not insist on carrying out the wedding if the family members are against the idea. However, the news angered not only fans of the late singers, but their colleagues as well. Actor Kent Tong, who dated Barbara before her suicide, lashed out, "Ghost weddings are not real and are just superstitious gimmick! [Spencer and Barbara] don't even know each other. In any case, she has passed on so we need to respect her family." When asked if he has ever thought of having a ghost wedding with Barbara, the twice-divorced Kent said that he has never thought of the idea. Meanwhile, Barbara's former co-star, Michael Miu stressed, "Of course it shouldn't be done! It's disrespectful to use a deceased person for the programme."

千奇百趣玩 FREE D

Last night, Kenneth Ma, Lin Xia Wei, Selena Li, and Ngo Ka Nin were in TVB City doing a recording for the programme 《千奇百趣玩 FREE D》, hosted by Sammy Leung and Kitty Yuen. Kenneth laughingly said that, because the difficulty level of this programme is lower than "Super Trio", he has played it a number of times. He also said that his reactions are not very quick; if he were to go on "Super Trio", would ruin the atmosphere. Recently, many artistes have been going up north to make money. When asked whether he would have an opportunity to go to Mainland to film series, Kenneth expressed not knowing...must wait for the company to make the arrangements. He groaned about being so busy that he has not had the time to go up north to make money. Because of schedule problems, within the past two or three years, had to turn down six to seven Mainland series. When asked whether it hurt to make much less, he unexpectedly said open-mindedly, "Cannot say it like that. If it's yours, it's yours. May also encounter good roles in Hong Kong. When one's position is higher, there is naturally more money. Like Wayne Lai, who also has not returned [to Mainland] to film series, income is already enough with just accepting advertisements!" He can only look at it as being related to timing and one's destiny.

New store opening of JUST GOLD

Yesterday Niki Chow attended the new store opening of JUST GOLD. It was announced Niki is the company's spokesperson of greater China. The event organizers hired magician Louis Fan, whom Linda Chung previously played a practical joke on, to perform a magic trick with Niki. He magically made the jewelry and clothes on the poster with Niki in it disappeared. Niki laughed: "Don't take it out to show everyone, I can't even show myself in a bikini." Niki expressed the organizers arranged her outfit, she said: "I don't need to show my body shape, I've always had a normal girl figure and I accept it." When speaking of Just Gold giving her lots of golden jewelries? She said: "I hope I find my Mr. Right soon, and fulfill everyone's wish. I'm working hard on giving others a chance." She frankly expressed she's been going out on dates with a pursuer, "Some may have feelings for me and although I don't have the same feelings yet, I won't be as picky as I used to." She enjoys the single life and the feeling of having pursuers, but she's not in a rush to get married. "I really like children. I may end up having a child before getting married. (You want a son and not a husband?) I'm not that crazy, like borrowing a man's sperm. I want a husband to take care of the baby with me, then that would be perfect." Niki's new TVB series A Change of Heart's premiere averaged at 24 points? She happily said: "The series has good discussions going on. I have a lot of kiss scenes with Bosco Wong this time, the most I've ever had in a series. I also have a kiss scene with Michael Miu. There is one intense and passionate scene with Bosco, but I'm not sure if the scene is going to get cut or not." She expressed when she first got the script, there were too many daring and intense scenes, but adjustments were later made to the script to reduce the amount.

Hong Kong Green Day event

Yesterday Charmaine Sheh attended the Hong Kong Green Day event. At the event, Charmaine denied joining Eric Tsang's artist management company. Her previous meeting with Eric had nothing to do with contracts. Asked if he invited her to be in his TV series? Charmaine said: "He did before. The earliest I could come back for a TVB series is next year." Is TVB asking her to come back to rescue them? Charmaine didn't understand the question, but when she learned Beauty At War did poorly, she had a huge reaction: "Are you kidding?! I watched it, but I'm not pertinent enough because I've seen the script before and didn't think it was difficult to understand. I'm a loyal fan of Jonathan Chik and Chow Yuk Ming. No matter how bad the ratings are, I still think its a good series." Does Charmaine feel lucky she wasn't part of the series? She said there is no relation. Beginning 2014, TVB hopes to give their artists at least 8 hours of rest time and 80% of the completed script prior to the start of filming. Charmaine said: "Many series has a script before filming starts. I'm happy to hear about the 8 hour rest time! Rest time is very important to an artist because not enough rest will affect the performance and that isn't fair to the audience." Although many artists are leaving TVB to earn the "real money" in Mainland, Charmaine believes TVB has their own method to keep artists, such as giving pay raises.

Eric Tsang and Kenny Wee got into a dispute

December 5th of 2012, Eric Tsang and Suki Tsui's husband Kenny Wee got into a dispute at a friend's wedding reception. Kenny called the police and claimed someone slapped him and Eric was accused of common assault and criminal intimidation. He was once under arrest for investigation and had to report back to the police department periodically. After 6 months, the case was finally settled yesterday. Eric was released unconditionally. Yesterday Eric was at the police station to finish up the paperwork. He said: "Thank you all for the support and concern. The case is settled." Reporters contacted Kenny Wee, he replied expressing he didn't know what was going on and has no comment. After the 'slapping' incident at the wedding, Eric did not respond positively. He publicly said there was a mad dog randomly barking and disturbing the residents. This worsen the situation. On December 19th, there was new development on the slapping case, the police charged Eric for "common assault" and "criminal intimidation". Eric has very good relationships in the industry, many supported him. Oscar Leung was sued for libel because he supported Eric by criticizing Kenny Wee. Fortunately, TVB backed him up. Suki Tsui and Eric Tsang were initially friends, but because she had to support her husband, it was rumored she was "isolated" and lost a lot of job opportunities. As for Eric, he had been reporting back to the police station for 6 months, but that didn't affect him at all. He still threw a high-profile party to celebrate his 60th birthday earlier in April. Now that the case is officially settled, Eric and everyone concerned about him are relieved.