11 January 2013 (Friday)
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11 January 2013 (Friday)
Jacky Cheung gives up on opportunity to appear on CCTV’s Chinese New Year Gala
Every year, CCTV’s CNY Spring Festival Gala show is an event that many artists from across Asia hope to get the chance to attend, since ‘appearing’ on the show usually means an ‘increase’ in an artist’s worth. Well, for many artists this might be the case, but not for HK’s ‘God of Songs’ Jacky Cheung.
Earlier, CCTV had ‘jumped the gun’ and announced that Jacky was ‘confirmed’ to perform in the station’s upcoming Spring Festival Gala, however not long after the announcement came out, Jacky’s manager Florence Chan denied the ‘confirmation’ – she clarified that Jacky was indeed invited to attend the gala, however both sides were still in discussions and no agreement had been reached yet.
Yesterday, Florence Chan and the Spring Festival Gala’s organizers officially issued a joint statement expressing that Jacky regrettably won’t be performing at this year’s gala.
[TN: Instead of translating the paraphrased contents of the statement from news reports (which are often ‘spun’ a certain way), I decided to translate the official statement released by CCTV & Florence Chan.]
Below is the official statement in its entirety:
From the moment that this year’s Spring Festival gala committee was established, an invitation to perform at the 2013 gala event was extended to Jacky and throughout that time, the gala committee has actively been in communication with Jacky’s side on the matter. Throughout the [discussion] process, both the gala committee as well as Jacky have treated this opportunity to perform with utmost enthusiasm and sincerity: in its preparations for the event, the gala committee had reserved a spot in the rundown as well as a time slot for Jacky; meanwhile, Jacky himself also allotted time in his schedule for the event.
Jacky has always been a performing artist who possesses extremely high standards for himself. Due to the special importance placed on the Spring Festival event by both parties, active discussions continued to take place these past few months in the hopes of creating a different and worthwhile show to spend the Lunar holiday with Chinese audiences all around the world. This has also been the key focus of the discussions in the past few months.
However, with extreme regret, after months of strong mutual effort, both sides have not been able to reach an agreement on the contents and format of the Spring Festival performance. Therefore, after much careful thought and consideration, Jacky has regrettably decided to give up the chance to appear at this year’s Spring Festival Gala event. Towards the sincerity of the gala committee throughout the discussion process, Jacky is extremely grateful and will forever remember it in his heart! Jacky “sincerely wishes that one day he will be able to fully prepare himself to give a great performance at the gala.”
Towards this decision, the gala committee expresses extreme regret, however we completely understand the reason for the decision and respect it. We believe that all audiences and fans will understand as well.
Jacky Cheung’s manager Florence Chan AND
2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala committee
(2013-1-6)
Wayne Lai finds own acting lacklustre
Despite having won the TVB King title for 2012 for his portrayal of Lei Lin-ying, an intelligent eunuch who initially serves Concubine Yuen, Wayne Lai is not satisfied with himself.
According to Jayne Stars, the 48-year-old actor strives to improve his own acting skills in producer Lee Tim Shing's "Rosy Business 3" and walk away with the TV King title for the fourth time in 2013.
"Do you think I'm good in "The Confidant"? I know myself. That was not my best performance yet."
The workaholic star explained that he felt his acting was lacklustre due to his lack of time for self-reflection. Normally, he prepared for his roles by doing research through reading books and watching DVDs, but could not find the time during "The Confidant" to do so due to his busy work schedule last year.
Aside from filming "Rosy Business 3", Wayne Lai also revealed that he wants to go on a summer vacation with his family after filming completes in July.
"Every character is different. By not reflecting on the past roles I play, I will be doing the same thing for the next role and that is a trap. I don't want to be stuck in that trap. That's why I am now thinking how I can break through in "Rosy Business 3"," explained Wayne.
Wayne also hopes that despite the major overhaul of TVB personnel, which sees the exit of famed scriptwriter, Cheung Wah Biu and female lead, Sheren Teng, "Rosy Business 3" will be able to enjoy equally good ratings as its predecessors.
Koo Ming Wah Receives Special Treatment from Producer to Keep 'So Kei' Hair
Koo Ming Wah, who made the character 'So Kei' come to life, attended a radio interview. He revealed that he will be filming the sequel of "The Hippocratic Crush' in mid-February, collaborating with Lawrence Ng. The producer treats him very well...understands that the 'So Kei' look can help him accept money-making shows, so doesn't need him to cut his hair for his new series look. In the series, he will play a leisurely and carefree wealthy person. Koo Ming Wah expressed that, apart from the company's work, there are a few outside jobs looking for him. This year will be his first time taking part in the company's Chinese New Year programme. He is already prepared to hand out red pockets on that day.
Oscar Leung Sues Kenny Wee Back For Damaging Reputation
December 2012, TVB actor Oscar Leung voiced his views at former Miss HK Karmen Cheng's wedding, where Eric Tsang and Kenny Wee's "slapping incident" occurred. Because Oscar did not comply with Kenny Wee's demand for a public apology on the rude comments Oscar said about him, Kenny sued him for defamation. Not only does Oscar have to deal with a lawsuit, he also lost a 7 figure movie contract. Since his reputation is damaged and the issued created a negative impact on his jobs, Oscar consulted with his lawyer and yesterday, he strikes back. Oscar's lawyer appealed the suit to the court and the details were exposed yesterday.
Kenny Wee sued Oscar, accusing him of slander and intentionally making false statements about him. According to Oscar's appeal, Kenny's accusations are basically false and is absolutely unjustified because Oscar's comment did not cause any damage to Kenny. The appeal said Kenny's lawsuit is pointless, abuses the judicial procedures and a hidden agenda. The actual motive is to damage Oscar's reputation, strangle his freedom of speech and preventing Oscar from publicly commenting on issues he finds interesting. Oscar asked the High Court to reject Kenny's lawsuit against Oscar. The appeal also stated because the lawsuit caused Oscar to lose several contracts and opportunities to earn money, he demands Kenny Wee to compensate for his losses, but it is unclear whether Oscar wants financial compensation.
Reporters tried contacting Oscar and Kenny to comment on the lawsuit, both did not respond.
Dodo Cheng Denies "War of the Genders" Sequel
Dodo Cheng and Dayo Wong created high TV ratings in their 2000 TVB sitcom War of the Genders. It was rumored there will be a sequel, but the female lead, Dodo denied: "I'm not filming any more series. After so many years of acting, I've portrayed every kind of role already, I actually enjoy my current life of discipline." It was said Dayo wants the sequel? Dodo said:"Nope! There are so many FaDans in TVB, just pick one of them!" She said there was a myth back in the day, it's difficult to make another breakthrough.
Faye Wong's daughter Dou Jing Tong caught dating
Chinese singer Faye Wong's eldest daughter Dou Jing Tong was reportedly seen entering a teenage boy's home while in Hong Kong, raising suspicions of the two dating.
The pair met up secretly on several occasions after Jing Tong flew from Beijing to celebrate her birthday in Hong Kong. In order to hide the relationship from her mother, the 16-year-old apparently told Faye that she was merely throwing a birthday party with a big group of friends. Her friends were also unaware of the couple's secret dates.
They were spotted together at a quiet corner of a shopping arcade last Saturday, and subsequently entered a building believed to be the boy's house. Although Jing Tong and her male friend weren't behaving intimately, their seemingly shy yet loving looks were clear signs of a budding romance.
About two hours later, the boy sent Jing Tong back to the shopping arcade where shewaited for her friend's chauffeur to pick her up. She gave him a hug, and seemed unwilling to part. An insider revealed that Jing Tong met the boy when she was in Hong Kong during the summer holiday last year, and they kept in touch frequently through 'Whatsapp' and 'Facetime'.
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