news 2012 April: Steven Ma talked about his 6 "Bo Lok"

On.cc video clip link 

4th installment to Steven Ma's 5-piece interview with oriental daily 4/12/2012

无名小卒到一线小生 马浚伟谈6位伯乐助成功
马浚伟：珍姐见我就闹，好hurt!

Steven Ma: Whenever Zhan Jie Saw Me, She would Scold Me, I was Hurt!
Steven Ma, from a nameless nobody to today's first line siu sang, the whole process with its twists and turns has been most arduous.  However, among those six mentors or bo lok he spoke of, who at different phase  had given him much help, Catherine Tsang who loved (sek) him was actually also the one who scolded him the harshest!

The first person who turned  my life around was a singing teacher, Leung Yue Ling. In 1993 I competed in the 3rd Pioneer Laser Karaoke Singing Competition; Tai Si Chung was the chief judge. When I won the competition, Teacher Tai arranged for me to join a record company. During that time, I truly transformed from a housing estate resident to a singer.  After entering the industry, I was most grateful to have met Paco Wong (黄柏高), but I feel that I had let him down because at the time I had had the opportunity to sing a duet with Sally Yip, and Paco had secured Mark Lui as the producer for my albums, but unfortunately at that time I was still 'unformed'  therefore did not handle it well. Earlier, I partook a meal with Paco and the past was brought up, he said:"Those days you did not fully release your latent potential! But nowadays you are a first line siu sang leading in many series, so that's good!" I was moved by his words.

Record Company Wouldn't Renew Contract
My 3rd record released in 1995 did not generate a good result so the record company would not renew my contract. I was prepared to leave the music industry and resumed my past job as a 'plastic' salesman. But then at the pivotal point, Zhan Jie (TVB Director of Production, Catherine Tsang) told me to go for a screen test that landed me the role of Emperor Kangxi in the series, Duke of Mt. Deer 1998, which successfully transformed me into a TV actor. Though many people knew Zhan Jie loved (sek) me but unknown to them, whenever she saw me she would scold me. I was quite hurt inside, actually! When I was a youngster I accidentally chipped the front tooth and it was not untilI became a singer when Teacher Dai suggested to get it fixed. Although the outward appearance had improved it inadvertently affected my speech making me speak quite unnaturally.  Watching my series performance, Zhan Jie noticed that. She dragged me to face a mirror, all the time scolding me: "If you can't change that then quit la!" I knew it was because she cared about me so wanted me to improve; this indebtedness (恩情) is indelibly imprinted in my heart!

And there are two more to thank: Stephan Chan (TVB former General Manager) and Tsui Jie (Tsui Rong Rong, a former news journalist) . These two have also played a pivotal part in my acting career.

*note: Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period) / a good judge of talent / talent scout
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news 2010 Jan Steven Ma's interview with Paco Wong

Paco's interview of Steven vid link1; vid link2
vid uploaded: 2010/1/25 下午 06:32:05
related material-Paco's Eastweek column
主持：黄栢高
统筹：林永匡 协力：彭燕燕、袁东亮、罗鸥

source: headline news ; hkchannel; SM baidu
破格圍村仔贏民心 住家男節目揭底牌 馬浚偉：我最叻煮中菜
2010年1月25日

※马浚伟在刚播毕的剧集中，一改过往形象，扮演一个不修边幅的围村仔，结果成功得到观众认同；他又在新主持的节目中，大展厨艺，要让大家知道，马浚伟原来是个住家男。 

 ※马浚伟今年再战乐坛，头炮与钟嘉欣合唱剧集主题曲。

 ※马浚伟在《老友狗狗》中，一身短裤加人字拖打扮，非常破格。

※由马浚伟主持的节目《大厨出马》会邀请多位嘉宾分享烹饪心得。

News 2009 Paco Wong's interview of Steven Ma: Yesterday Once More

Eastweek link

video part 1
video part 2
related 2010 news article

輯錄自 306期 Book B 【Paco巨星飯堂】

熟識我嘅朋友都知，我係放眼明天嘅人，「聽日先係最重要」係我經常放喺嘴邊嘅金句。不過，面對馬浚偉（Steven）呢位嘉賓，我又唔介意同佢話吓當年㺪。我唔講你未必會知，Steven係我一手發掘帶佢入樂壇，93年我為佢度身訂做《幸運就是遇到你》呢張專輯，令Steven投身演藝界。

一眨眼就16年，Steven亦搖身變成電視小生，《碧血鹽梟》正播到高潮階段，今晚我哋就嚟個yesterday once more，歎吓工藝同佢一樣咁講究嘅「功夫菜」，率先慶祝吓better tomorrow！

飯局金句：聽日先係最重要！

眨眼跟Steven相交16年，當年我就係覺得佢正直、好學，係一位不可多得嘅藝人，佢由歌手變成依家歌、視雙棲，果然叻仔。

十六相聚

酒逢知己，有美酒當然要推介畀好朋友，我向Steven介紹嘅「Glenlivet 18」，平靚正！

跟Steven緣起93年，但係我哋只喺華納唱片合作近三個年頭就各奔前程，今次適逢佢嘅新劇《碧血鹽梟》播得火熱，我梗係要請呢位TVB當家小生去有80年歷史嘅蓮香樓分店——上環蓮香居，試吓依家買少見少嘅「功夫菜」啦！

所謂「功夫菜」，即係製作工序繁複，好考廚師功夫嘅菜式；就好似Steven家陣屢次挑戰唔同類型嘅角色，自我考驗演技一樣咁講究功夫！

Steven一見到枱上嘅串燒金錢雞，就邊夾畀我邊話：「Paco你唔好咁讚我啦！其實我依家都係一面做一面學，講起要多得你當年畀咁多機會我就真，真㗎！你畀咗最好嘅嘢我，但係我以前唔識handle你畀我嘅好嘢，好似同Sally（葉蒨文）合唱，阿Lam為我監製歌曲等等，我都唱唔出嗰種感覺，所以話人真係要有經歷、要成長嘅。」

哈哈！雖然今晚講明同Steven敍舊，但估唔到佢咁認真，其實我點會覺得佢嘥咗啲chance？反而當年我覺得Steven成日為最壞嘅情況打算，好聽啲可以話佢穩陣，我會覺得佢太過悲觀，所以我揀過一首〈不再悲觀〉諗住勉勵吓佢㗎，都話咗聽日先係最重要，唔係，「聽日」喺呢一刻都係有啲遠，眼前有一碟古法鴨腳包，佐酒最啱，Steven真係要飲杯先講！乾！           

平民山珍

邊食邊敍舊，好酒停不了口，乾！

Steven唔講都唔知佢煮得兩味，今次我請你！下次，到你露兩手！

 照顧到好朋友，我梗係照顧埋你哋呢班尊貴嘅讀者啦！唔好以為《金牌飯局》只係介紹啲貴價菜，今次蓮香居嘅「功夫菜」，就同Steven一樣咁入屋、咁親民，兩個係perfect match啦！

酒家方面知道我鍾意以美酒會良朋，特別炮製咗椒鹽大花蝦，搞到Steven讚口不絕，仲興起公開「馬氏食譜」；「講起上嚟我喺『華納』嘅年代都未識煮兩味，唔係一定請Paco你試吓！近呢5、6年我先至開始落手落腳煮，初時整吓白切雞；最拿手就係蒸魚雲！」

嘩！我估唔到Steven嘅招牌菜居然係睇落簡單但極考功夫嘅菜式喎。「係呀，個魚頭一定要新鮮先好食，所以我一定去深水埗白楊街嘅相熟街市入貨，老細會特登劏條魚畀我㗎。咁拎到返屋企我就鍾意用酸薑梅子蒸，好好味㗎！」

其實做藝人，有個嘜頭，去到邊都係VIP啦！今晚就係因為Steven，所以我哋一嚟到就有位嘞！「Paco，你唔好話，我真係好彩到連飲茶都唔使等位㗎！」See？哈哈哈！

對酒當歌

難得Steven同我一樣係性情中人，哈哈哈！我哋梗係笑聲處處，不停碰杯啦！

呢頭Steven講開蒸魚雲，服務員就端上雞蛋焗魚腸，又係佐酒妙品。我話你知，我識Steven嘅時候，佢好少陪我把酒談天，今晚佢就風趣咁話：「好彩我呢年嚟訓練有素啫！」哈哈哈！Steven學你話齋，人係要成長嘅，你嘅成長，近年喺電視圈嘅成績，有目共睹嘅，咁開心，又係cheers嘅時候！

話時話，Steven由93年客串《開心華之里》起，喺TVB一劇接一劇，唔少新一代嘅觀眾，大有可能以為佢係演而優則唱嘅「小生」，但係我相信Steven只要唔放棄，佢一定有機會遇到好歌。「多謝Paco，我仲想出碟㗎，依家我屋企裝咗套好pro嘅卡拉OK，用remote點歌嗰隻，我冇偷懶唔練歌，總有一日會大派用場！」

啱！要慶祝better tomorrow！乾！