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(8/19/2008) Louis Koo Tin Lok in CONNECTED (BO CHI TUNG WA) had a series
of thrilling scenes and nearly had an accident. Luckily Goo Jai was a
good driver. The film's car chase cost alone reached 5 million. The film
company even bought 40 million in insurance policies for the actors.
In one scene while Goo Jai was chasing Liu Ye his car's brakes
suddenly stopped working and accidentally hung on a building construction
protective net. The entire car was covered in the net and Goo Jai had to
continue to go 1,000 meters before stopping with his vision hindered.
Because Goo Jai insisted on personally performing, the director arranged
for a double to demonstrate it once. Goo Jai was so nervous during
rehearsal that he almost did not know how to brake. The team closed off
nearby roads to avoid accidents. Goo Jai was still shaking. "It was like
driving blind. The net was tightly knitted so it had no line of vision
to speak of. In the car I could only hear the team scream commands for me
to drive and brake. I felt very passive. Thus the first time I was a
little lost. I almost didn't know how to brake until quite far."
A worker was unfortunately injured as he was dragged behind Goo
Jai's car. After the shoot he was sent to the hospital for surgery. The
location also took the longest time to find.
(8/14/2008) Barbie Shui (Tsui Hei Woon) and Liu Ye starred in the film
CONNECTED (BO CHI TUNG WA). In it Liu Ye trapped Big S in a remote cargo
without any response. She lost ten pounds from playing the character as
her manager was concerned that she would not be able to physically
endured.
Big S in the film spent most of her time inside the cargo. One
of the kidnappers Liu Ye in the cargo grabbed Big S from behind and scared
her out of her wits. In another scene Big S had to fight for her life
with Liu Ye's assistant. The kidnapper choked Big S. For realism
during rehearsal the kidnapper mercilessly choked Big S by her fragile
neck but she did not complain at all. During the entire shoot she
willingly remained in the cargo in order to experience the emotions of
being held captive, even when she rested and ate. Thus everyday the
shoot brought her emotions to their most intense and she was able to
feel the horror of being kidnapped.
Big S honestly said that she had headaches and paranoia during the
shoot. "Each time I had to cry with all my might and scream to my
exhaustion. Thus each time the shoot ended I was numb and when I got
home I would be completely out of it. Thus after ten days I already lost
ten pounds. Hopefully I would make less films of this type from now on
to avoid severe trauma."
(8/19/2008) Emme Wong Yee Man expressed that this Saturday she will head
to Chengdu, Beijing and Guangzhou to promote the film A CHINESE FAIRY
TALE. She hoped to be able to experience the cheerfulness in Beijing. In
the film she played a reporter. Before the shoot she followed a Mainland
reporter's coverage work and visited an old lady who lived off garbage
picking and discovered that her home was full of trash.
(8/14/2008) The nine story formed DECADE OF LOVE (SUP FUN JUNG CHING)
two nights ago held its Summer International Film Festival 2008 premiere.
Attendees included Emperor Group chief Albert Yeung Sau Sing, Yeung Chiu
Sing, Lam Ka Wa and his family, Karen Mok Man Wai's mother and brother,
Steven Cheung Chi Hung, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Chan Ka Lok, Fung Ho Si and
Krstyal Tin Yui Nei.
Steven played a young drug addict. With veteran actors Richard Ng
Yiu Hong, Fun Nei, Au Kam Tong, and Liu Kai chi as co-stars, he honestly
said that he was very stressed and the role was the most serious and most
difficult one in his career yet. He said, "This film was 14 minutes long
without editing. During the shoot I was afraid of hindering the elders
with bad takes. Luckily they were very helpful and forgiving."
Deep also spoke of the difficulty of his role. In the film he
played someone in a coma. The director even said that someone in a coma
and a corpse had a thread of difference and asked him to perform with more
life. In addition, he and junior colleague Fung Ho Si had intimate
scenes. Fung Ho Si joked that it was her first on screen kiss. When
asked whether Deep gave her any benefit, Deep cut in, "The director gave
me the benefit of the intimate scenes."
Tin Yui Nei played a couple with Tse Kwan Ho. She said that in
the film they had a divorce. Because she never had the experience she
needed director Lam Oi Wa's guidance. Was working with a Best Actor
stressful? She said, "No, we communicated before hand."
