2011 June 2nd
Disclaimer: This is a tabloid reporting with its usual dollop of salt and vinegar seasoning, so read it with a grain of salt.
But the remaining Chan party member, Steven Ma, still receives President Chan’s patronage, besides a custom made Book of Words being arranged for him to host so as to heighten his image, the second season of Apprentice Chef will also be ostentatiously launched. Their relationship is getting more intimate. As the lead ‘honey’, Steven, who had previously believed in feng shui and numerology now believes in Jesus Christ because of President Chan. (see note1)
Last Friday, May 20th, Stephen Chan left work at 7 pm and in a 7-seater white Toyota van was driven to Tsim Sha Tsui. H was later dropped off at Granville Road where he met up with Steven Ma, Pastor Enoch Lam, and Sharon Chan, who has taken time off for several months due to illness. They partook a private dinner together during their bible study. The four of them left around eleven o’clock at night. While waiting for their rides, President Chan chatted incessantly with Steven and et al. When the van arrived, President Chan and Pastor Lam got into it, while Steven got into another similar style and color van and was driven away by the chauffeur back to his Ho Man Tin residence.
Abandoned one after another by Amigo Chui and Patrick Tang, President Chan now focuses his attention on his other favorite general, Steven Ma. Apparently, President Chan not only supported the latter to host the 2nd season, Book of Words, but also privately thought of gimmicks to aggressively re-package the 2nd season Apprentice Chef from a previously less known prequel, even as to invite various master chefs to competitions so as to create momentum for the show and to hype up Steven’s popularity.
An employee reveals: “Mr. Chan is very low profile theses days, even though he is concerned about Ma Zai’s program he won’t butt in with opinions. Like in Book of Words, actually he and Steven and another professor brainstormed over its premise. And then would let Steven voice out the ideas. So whatever guests Steven wanted to invite is fine, even the producer, Fok Jak Gei, had to listen to him and could not change the people. In Apprentice Chef (2), Mr. Chan gave him lots of ideas, thus making the gimmick works much better. Last season did not have too much atmosphere; this time will be much more merrier.”
To build up his favorite general, President Chan has earlier arranged a meeting between Steven and the owners of a movie company, Lam Siu Ming and Wong Hoi Fung, in hopes of opening up a new outlet for Steven for him to get into the film circle. Their relationship has become tighter. Influenced thus by President Chan, Steven, who previously believed in Buddhism and feng shui, suddenly changed steerage and following suit now believes in Christ.*
An insider says: “Earlier on when Ma Zai was off work, they two seemed very close. They even went to watch Faye Wong’s concert together. ** Because President Chan has a lawsuit pending, it is not convenient for him to get too close to the artists. So they mostly made arrangements to meet up with Pastor Lam for meals and talks. Even though in the past President Chan would find people to do feng shui, but after his problems started, he has turned to Christ. He has shared a lot of his personal experiences with Ma Zai. Now that Ma Zai also believes in Christ, they having the same faith makes it easier to communicate.”
Footnote to * and **: Steven has earlier disclosed his Christian faith in his weibo last year so his change of religious belief is not because of Stephen Chan's influence but way before then. But I do believe that their having similar faith must have expedited their communication.
** Again disclosed in his weibo, Steven mentioned watching Faye Wong concert with a group of people including Fala and her boyfriend. A weibo's posting of a picture also shows that among tvb artistes at the concert, Raymond Lam and Charmaine Sheh were there too. Not just Steven with Stephen as implied in this report.
Leaving the restaurant after their bible study, Steven who left first did not get on
the van immediately but stayed back to chat incessantly with President Chan at the door.
President Chan rode the white van back to his Prince Way residence.
To retain people, TVB will arrange to air Steven's Thunder in a good timeslot in the later half of the year.
like Tavia Yeung and Myolie Hu's support and many master chefs.
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