Nick Cheung won Golden Horse, TV King Bobby kneels down

Nick Cheung and Bobby Au-Yeung once worked together in TVB's "The Legendary Four Aces". Although as movie king and TV king, but the two haven't contact each other for a while. The two met at the airport yesterday and Bobby dramatized his appearance by shouting out, "Hail to the Emperor!", and kneeled down. Then he teased Nick, "You won again? You took everything pretty much. When should I invite you to dine?" Nick replied, "This is what we call friends!" Bobby kept on teasing, "Hold on, I almost forgot about you if 'The Legendary Four Aces' didn't rebroadcast again! You were blocking the road!"

EEG Movies also sent people to pick up Nick and brought flowers. People nearby also shouted out, "What a handsome movie king!" Foreign visitors also shouted out, "Congratulations! I love you so much!"

Nick said in an interview that he was very worried during the announcement of the new movie king. He watched the movies where his competitors are in and didn't dare to think of winning. He expressed winning the award is the best birthday gift and it's the most valuable thing than anything. Nick also said right now he wants to film Ang Lee's movies and work with his look-alike, Jacky Cheung.

Source: Oriental Daily
Credits: PopularAsians

CONGRATULATIONS to Nick for becoming 2009 movie king!!! I'm happy he received recognition in the movie industry, finally. It's so nice and refreshing to see somebody else wins the award instead of the always familiar faces... Bobby is so funny!

Frankie and Kenix Behind the Scenes

Now these are what I call real pregnant pictures. She looked too glamorous in the previous ones. Hopefully she's having healthy pregnancy. Frankie is such a loving husband. On a side note, I'm somewhat disappointed to learn that she will have a C-section. I thought natural birth is better...

Thanks to DAN for the images.

Frankie Lam wants Kenix Kwok to retire from the industry after giving birth

Kenix Kwok who is 5 months pregnant accepted a radio interview earlier accompanied by Frankie Lam. There were rumours that claimed she is retiring from the entertainment industry after giving birth. Frankie said "It's my wish. But as a couple we respect each other. I will respect her decision". Kenix stated that it was too early to say. Frankie also exposed that every night he would touch Kenix's tummy and speak to their Baby. He laughed and said "It is quite silly doing that."

Source: On.cc

Translation: matchbox @ http://illusive-serenity.forumotion.net/

Lol, I think Kenix seems to be too ambitious to retire right now.

I'm currently watching Born Rich both in Chinese and with English subtitles. However, I'll wait until I'm done with the series in Vietnamese then I'll do a review. I'm enjoying the series although I don't think it is living up to expectations as an anniversary series. Kenix is having a very refreshing role playing a psychotic, obsessive woman who is crossing all boundaries to make her world of fantasies happen in real life. I also enjoy watching the veterans very much. Ray, Jamie, Gallen, Anita, Joe, Nancy, etc... That's what I call true acting.

Born Rich - Kenix as Tung Ling Chi

Kenix - Tung Ling Chi, age 34

With the early passing of her mother, Ling Chi's father (Lau Siu Ming) puts all his love on his precious daughter. Ling Chi graduated from law school at the age of 23 and began her internship at a law office. During this time, she met and fell in love Cheuk Yat-yuen (Ray Lui) who is betrothed Ho Tseuk-nin (Jamie Chik). Ling Chi always thought that Yat Yuen would leave Tseuk Nin to be with her but he chose to marry his fiance at the end. Devastated, Ling Chi went to England to forget the past.

Ling Chi comes back to HK a few years later but she still cannot forget Yat Yuen. Unable to fool herself and others, she cancels the wedding plan with her fiance and reunites with Yat Yuen. Tseuk Nin discovers the affair which eventually leads to their divorce. Ling Chi offically enters the Cheuk wealthy family as Ms. Cheuk. Ling Chi's happiness turns sour when she attempts to uncover the truth behind her father's death but Sha Fu-loi (Gallen Lo) will do what it takes to silence her...

Ok, so Tung Ling Chi will die. If she’s harmed by the main villain Gallen, I do not think she will survive. Plus, there was a piece of news that happened when the filming just started saying that the characters of Ray and Jamie will reunite, so I’m pretty certain Ling Chi will not have a happy ending. Oh well…

By looking at the pictures, I could guess that Savio Tsang must play a part in the Tung family and after reading this synopsis, I bet he is Ling Chi’s fiancé. The scene that they shake hands above must be one of the early scenes when Ling Chi just comes back to HK. I cannot wait to watch their sparkles!

I translated this from a Vietnamese translation so I'm not sure how accurate this is. I find it unbelievable that Ling Chi can graduate from law school by the age of 23. Perhaps she graduated with a B.A. and then went to law school and perhaps had her summer internships.

Thanks to Miki @ DAN for the translation.

Source: TVB.com

Kenix at Born Rich's Promotion - Baby is a Girl

Kenix Kwok is having a girl by Caesarean Section next February

Kenix Kwok is 5 months pregnant and the ultra sound showed that it is going to be a girl. She is having the baby delivered by Caesarean Section next February. Kenix attended TVB publicity and charity gala for "Born Rich" yesterday, wearing a 4 inches high heel shoes. Since husband Frankie is not in the cast, he was not there to look after her. When Kenix arrived at the gala, she was being spoilt by many colleagues. First one to take her hand was her senior Lau Siu Ming, followed by director Chong Wai Kin who took a chair out for her to sit down when they had a group photo taken. Ray Lui, Joe Ma and Nancy Sit all went up to her to ask how she was. Kenix said she was a bit embarrassed.

Last month when Kenix accepted an interview by MingPao, she was already 4 months pregnant, but the photo showed her looking more like 5-6 months pregnant. Last night, she wore a red dress, but it didn't show her tummy that big. It could be the angle of the picture which was taken last month.

Some cast members were worried about her wearing a 4 inches high heels, in particular, the males who kept reaching out their hands to help her. Kenix explained that she only put on her high heels since she arrived, and she was wearing a pair of flat shoes beforehand. Kenix stressed that her high heels shoes are very stable, and they are very safe. Talking about the changes that she has to make since she is pregnant, Kenix smiled "I put on 10 pounds in weight, and my bra size has gone up one cup. Otherwise, everything is normal. Sometimes I crave for certain food, like if I want to eat cheung fun, I ask Frankie to get it. " (Do you know if its a boy or girl?) The ultra sounds showed it is a girl, and her face is round with a high nose. The doctor said her brain development is very healthy."(Do you like baby girl?) I don't mind, I thank God for carrying a baby.(Wiil Frankie be there when you are in labour?) Sure, I am having a Caesarean Section in February, we have been thinking a few names to call her."

Talking about the rumor that Kenix will retire from the entertainment industry after her delivery, Kenix said "It is hard work in this industry, and it is time consuming too. I don't mind attending any functions or doing some light commercials, but it is hard to tell. You never know what will happy next." For the coming "TV Queen" award, Kenix thought Sheren Tang looks promising.


Source:MingPao
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

Watch out on those heels, you pregnant woman!

Born Rich - My Speculations

For those who are interested in this series, you can visit this link to take a glimpse at what will happen:
http://images.yule.tom.com/vw/157394-1.html#picchange.
I found this link in Frankie-Kenix's Chinese Forum.

From the pictures, everything looks glamorous - the settings, the people, the fashion, you name it. For me, of course, I only care about what will hapen to my beloved Kenix's character throughout and at the end of the series. From the pictures, Kenix and Ray are simply lovebirds. I didn't expect them to look so compatible, so matching, so ideal, so perfect. Because it seems so perfect, I'm worried that they might not end up as this picture might imply:

Is Kenix dead? It looks like she is to me, especially when she has that white blanket on her that must have been uncovered by Ray. Either she's seriously wounded or... dead from the car accident. I just pray that the script didn't give Kenix the latter ending. But there's a glimpse of hope: the GRAND wedding. If she will die, I don't think the director would have wasted so much time and effort filming that wedding scene on the ship.

That was just my two cents. I don't mind Kenix's character dying (yeah right!) but I do dread that Ray will get back with his wife Jamie after Kenix's death. That will totally ruin the perfect love story.

On a side note, I haven't seen such a casual and relaxing scene of Kenix for a long time.

Xuanzang Expels Sun Wu Kong

I found this clip on Youtube & it really brings back memories. The person singing the song is different and doesn't sing as well as the version I have. This is one of my favorite songs from all the Journey to the West classic songs. The maker of the MV did a good job adding the last part of Xuanzang rescuing Sun Wu Kong. It really "completes" the sad story.

Born Rich Premiering in October

Premiering 18th October - 13th December Mon-Fri, 9.30pm

Sophisticated banker CHEUK YAT YUEN (Lui Leung Wai) mistakes con artist SA FU LOI (Lo Ka Leung) for his half brother CHEUK YAT MING, fortuitously elevating the swindler to one of the leading figures in the banking industry. The lost and found brotherhood has blinded YUEN to FU's real nature and intentions.

YUEN is kidnapped overseas by a group of rioters. He undergoes a dramatic personality change after the incident. YUEN's wife HO TSEUK NIN (Chik Mei Chun) has tried her best to console him but still cannot help him get over the unpleasant experience. Longing for more comfort and support, YUEN gets back with his ex-lover TUNG LING CHI (Kwok Ho Ying). NIN is heartbroken to learn about the affair and it has left the broken mirror that can't be mended.

The identity of CHEUK YAT MING gives FU not only a sense of family warmth but also a sweet taste of romance. He finds himself in love with YUEN's little sister CHEUK YAT SUM (Yuen Wing Yi). SUM is attracted to FU too but thinking that they are true biological siblings, she decides to keep her love under wraps and stays with her long-term admirer KO TOK MAN (Ma Tak Chung) instead. This comes as a huge blow to FU. He is not willing to lose his love, but neither can he reveal his real identity. Caught up in the dilemma between love and money, FU finally chooses the fortune road of no return.

It is all about a tough battle for money, a devious triangle of love, and a severe challenge to ethics.

Series sypnosis credits to Astro on Demand.

Images credits to respective owners.

Congratulations to Kenix and Frankie!

From what I read at DAN, Kenix is 4 months pregnant. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this picture & couldn't believe what I just read. I simply thought this day will never never come. I've been wondering what Kenix has been doing since the wrap up of Born Rich. So she was trying to have a baby. It seemed like Kenix was never ready to settle down and that she and Frankie are never going to have a kid. Hahaha... I guess nothing is certain ^___^ I cannot wait to see the miniature Kenix or miniature Frankie ^___^ I'm sure they'll be great parents. Poor Frankie... He has been waiting for so long... and finally...

It looks like Born Rich is going to be Kenix's last series for a while...

No Justice For All ending

Credits to jack24277259 at Youtube.

Sales Presentation and Actual Series

I was visiting hyn5 Fortunate City blog and stumbled into this very interesting article about TVB's sales presentation compared to the actual series being filmed. First of all, I need to give special thanks to hyn5 for the wonderful information and rare pictures that I am using for my own entry.

As a fan, whether you are a certain artist's fan or a TVB fan in general, it's always interesting and curious to find out what artists were supposed or first chosen to film a series and then were replaced by a completely different cast. I have chosen certain series to give my two cents about out of the many series and sales clips that hyn5 has at his/her blog.

Romance Beyond: Frankie Lam, Athena Chu.
Sales Cast: Frankie Lam, Dicky Cheung, Gigi Lai, Fennie Yuen.

I've watched this series and I'm glad TVB chose Athena to pair with Frankie. In general, this series is very mediocre and maybe a bit lame but Frankie and Athena had great chemistry. It's really cute how Athena's character would follow Frankie's almost anywhere he goes and seems to trust only him. The ending is a bit disappointing for me but I did enjoy their collaboration throughout the series. TVB made the right choice to eliminate Dicky, Gigi, and Fennie because there is no other good role for them in the series. I do not like the supporting male character so I'm glad Dicky didn't have to play him.

Holy Dragon Saga: Frankie Lam, Catherine Hung, Marco Ngai.
Sales Cast: Eddie Kwan, Emily Kwan.

Again, TVB made a great decision by choosing Frankie for this role. After all, this was the role that I fell in love with Frankie and his character. I mean, I absolutely would not mind watching Eddie in this role because his handsome looks will fit the role and perhaps I would fall in love with Eddie instead. However, I despise watching Eddie with Emily or even worse, Chilam with Emily. I have watched parts of TVB version of Dagger Lee and whoever casted Emily for the role Lin Shi Yin must be blind or out of his mind. I like Emily as an actress and she is indeed a wonderful actress, but her look is no where near Lin Shi Yin who has two men fighting head over heels for her. Eddie made a fine choice as Li Xun Huan but his partner, tsk tsk tsk... I guess TVB realized its mistake and decided to cast Frankie with Catherine rather than torturing its audience one more time with the pairing of Eddie & Emily. The worst decision, however, was casting Chilam and Emily as a pair in Mystery of the Condor Heroes...

Speaking of Holy Dragon Saga, I was hoping Frankie would end up with Jojo Cho instead of Catherine Hung. Catherine just looks so awkward with the tribal costumes. Despites being a small production, the fighting scenes were great. Frankie and Marco had great chemistry.

Legend of the Condor Heroes 1994: Julian Cheung, Athena Chu, Gallen Lo, Emily Kwan
Sales Cast: Frankie Lam, Athena Chu, Julian Cheung, Leung Siu Bing, Lam Wai, John Chiang, Lau Dan, and Law Lok Lam.

What role would Frankie play if he was in here? Hm... Chilam did a great job as Kwok Jing, so I don't know if I can picture him as Yeung Hong? Maybe Frankie could be Yeung Hong and paired up with Noel Leung. That would be great. I read an article about Noel in which she claimed that one of the biggest regrets during her early career was losing the role Wong Yung to Athena. Perhaps Noel and Athena were both considered for the role but for some reason Athena got it? Athena was very cute with the role and she did perform very well. However, one thing about her performance that bugged me was that she kept playing with her hair and sometimes her expressions were a bit too much. I think perhaps Noel would do a better job as Wong Yung but Athena was great as well. By the way, the Gallen and Emily pairing was another bad decision.

Remembrance: Chilam Cheung, Kenix Kwok, David Siu.
Sales Cast: Chilam Cheung, Kenix Kwok, Athena Chu, Sunny Chan.

Oh my! This is new and interesting! I am so glad Athena did not take part or else Kenix was likely to play a supporting role. I cannot imagine her playing the annoying sister. Oh my! Plus, Kenix doesn't look like she is Athena's younger sister. Maybe Athena could be the younger sister? ^___* This series belongs to Chilam and Kenix. Hey you, back off!

Never Made #1: Frankie Lam, Chilam Cheung, Noel Leung
Who in their right mind wouldn't make this into a series?

Detective Investigation Files: Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Joey Leung
Sales Cast: Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Deric Wan, Alex Fong, Sheren Tang.

I have no comment about the sales cast. It would be great if Kenix could collaborate with Deric, one of my favorite actors, but the chosen cast’s chemistry and performance exceeded expectations.

Down Memory Lane: Alex Man, Frankie Lam, Michelle Yim, Kenix Kwok, Candy Lo.
Sales Cast: Alex Man, Damian Lau, Michelle Yim, Kenix Kwok, and Eddie Cheung.

So, if TVB kept the sales cast, I guess Kenix and Frankie would have no collaboration and we probably won’t have this one of the most loved couples of Hong Kong showbiz?

Criminal Investigator or what?
Hm… maybe Kenix and Frankie would meet in this series instead of Down Memory Lane, hahaha… Anyway, the pairing of Kenix and Felix Wong was great. I’m glad they changed the cast. Plus, I don’t enjoy watching Gordon Lam at all.

Cold Blood Warm Heart: Adam Cheng, Julian Cheung, Gallen Lo
Sales Cast: Alex Man, Julian Cheung, Nadia Chan, Athena Chu, Kenix Kwok, Gallen Lo, Frankie Lam, Jessica Hsuan, and Louis Koo.

I cannot think of any role Kenix could have played except for Christine’s? I would not mind watching her with Alex Man, although I prefer Adam more.

Never Made #2: Bobby Au Yeung, Kenix Kwok, Athena Chu, Noel Leung.

It’s a shame these girls didn’t get to collaborate in a series… But three beautiful ladies for one Bobby? Isn’t it a bit… too much? ^__^

Never Made #3: Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Jessica Hsuan.

Kenix and Jessica!!! I am speechless!

Detective Investigation Files 4: Louis Koo, Sunny Chan, Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh.
Sales Cast: Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Joey Leung, Ada Choi, Gallen Lo, Louis Koo, Jessica Hsuan, Flora Chan, and Patrick Tam.

I’m glad Michael left TVB or else there would be another pairing for him with Kenix. I’m so tired of watching them.

At the Threshold of an Era: Gallen Lo, Sunny Chan, Roger Kwok.
Sales Cast: Felix Wong, Deric Wan, Eddie Cheung, Sunny Chan, Lawrence Ng, Amy Kwok, Vivian Chow, Ada Choi, Kenix Kwok, and Monica Chan.

Uh… too many people. But I don’t mind watching Kenix with Felix though, if she gets to pair with him again. There are too many strong female casts we would not know where Kenix would end up.

Credits: hyn5 at Fortunate City

The Grand Entrepreneurs Blessing Ceremony

The Grand Entrepreneurs held its blessing ceremony today. It happens to be Ray's birthday as well so he received many kisses from the girls. What a coincidence! There have been three birthdays within a month for the Grand casts: Kenix, Gallen, and now Ray. I heard that Jamie's birthday is coming up next month!

Credits to DAN for the image.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KENIX!!!

November 27, 2008.

I wish the Grand Entrepreneurs will have a strong script & turn out to be a success.
I wish this role will be a breakthrough performance for you.
& I hope that you will continue to film more series for us fans in the future to satisfy our Kenix-cravings ^__^

The Grand Entrepreneurs Costumes Fitting

Clip at Youtube.

Clip at Baidu

Finally a picture of Kenix and Ray together. Yay! That's all I'm looking forward to at the costumes fitting ^___^

Okay, Kenix must be wearing a wig throughout the series then. She's back to the curvy hairstyle again that I'm not too fond of. She looks much younger & more beautiful with straight hair. However, I should be glad that she doesn't have the same short hairstyle that she has in the sales presentation clip. I kind of like her outfit, so shiny lol... She looks very pretty for a TVB comeback. Ray looks much younger in these pictures than he did in the clip, which is a great thing. He and Kenix look so compatible. I cannot wait for their "steamy" scenes as Kenix has mentioned to the reporters (Batgwa).

Did the lighting strike me or that's Gallen with the beard on the chin? Is he out of his mind? With such an image, I'm so glad Kenix is not paired up with him. I'm speechless.

Jamie looks very pretty and fashionable. She doesn't look like a housewife at all. Kenneth with the mustache, I have no comment. It's a shame Bernice cannot take part in the series. I was looking forward for the second collaboration of Kenix and Bernice after their cute scenes in Love Bond. So Krystal Tin isn't part of the cast?

Credits:
dienanh.net
asianfanatics

The Grand Entrepreneurs Sales Presentation Clip

The clip is finally released!!! Tudou

I remember reading somewhere regarding the release date of the clip but then I forgot what date. Consequently, I have to go online every night to check if it's released ^___^. Today is finally the day!

TVB has a strange way of setting up the background for this clip. I dislike the fake scenes & computer effects because I thought they make a big production look cheap. I remember the sale presentation clip of Revolving Doors of Vengeance was very well done, very captivating even though the actual series didn't turn out to be as great as I expected. I hope The Grand Entrepreneurs will turn out to be something similar to At the Threshold of an Era I and not Revolving Doors.

I haven't seen Ray Lui and Jamie Chik onscreen for such a long time and now they look so different. Gone were their youthful days of the Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain. Kenix looks even skinnier with that puffy hair style. I really hope she won't leave her hair like that for the entire series. In spite of all the above negative comments, I'm so excited about the pairing of Ray and Kenix. Their love story sounds very interesting already and it's been a while since Kenix last played a third party. (Kenix's fans, don't ask me what series she played third party. I'm going to murder you if you ask me!)

So Anita plays Gallen's step-sister? How can you love your step-sister? She got two men falling for her but Kenix seems to have no one. Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. I'm actually thrilled that Kenix is not paired with Joe Ma again. Ray Lui is such a great choice for a new partner. I've always wanted to watch Kenix with different non-TVB actors. I'm tired of seeing the same old faces over and over again. This is one of the two main reasons I stop watching TVB's recent series - watching the so-called talents is such a waste of time.

On a side note, even though I haven't watched any series this year besides The Silver Chamber of Sorrows, which was an excellent series in a long time, I must offer congratulations to Michelle Yim, Ha Yu, and Tavia Yeung for their long overdue, well deserved awards! Michelle gave an outstanding performance in the Brink of Law two years ago. If I had any influence in TVB, I would've given her the Best Actress title that year.