Steven Ma's sexual orientations have always been suspect and yesterday a
magazine suggested that he is gay. Taking part in the International
Festival of Inclusive Arts yesterday, Steven reacted to the reports with
a laugh.
Steven says that regarding this report, he has already spoken about this
numerous times in the past. Then, the rumour was that he was having a
homosexual relationship with his manager and he has already responded to
this. He feels if he has to explain himself every time, then it gets a
bit pointless. When the reporters suggest that he should find a
girlfriend to quash the rumours, he does not feel that he should use
this as a reason to meet a girl and when the point comes when he is
ready to get married, then he will definitely reveal this and his family
have never worried about his marriage. Steven emphasizes that he just
has a laugh from these reports and he is glad that they are not saying
that he takes drugs, because he is very against this behaviour and will
not make friends with drug addicts. Has he been the target of gay men?
He smiles he has not, maybe a few suggestions, but no direct
propositions. He feels that even if someone tries to court him, then he
will just tell them the truth and they can still continue to be friends.
If there is body contact, then he would definitely fight back.
Steven will be joining Kate Tsui and Selena Li to perform with three
members of the band Wild Zappers, who are deaf and also sing a duet with
blind girl as well as singing the 'Chu Song'. Kate and Selena have
spent many hours rehearsing for this show and Kate says that one of the
band members is a dance choreographer and although he cannot hear the
music, he knows how to dance along to the beat and is very professional.
credit: EmSpAcE source
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Steven Ma Experiencing the full flavor of life
马浚伟品山人生百味
2006-11-6
[文汇报]
asianfanatics post 1129
2006-11-6
From a singer to an actor in tv series, Steven Ma's life experiences matured him. He now learns to savor life. Steven will soon wrap up his new series, The Change of Destiny. The next new project will not be until early December. All in all, he will have about half a month's break to prepare for tvb anniversary gala program and to buy some visitations gifts for his adopted little friends when he visits them in Hebei province. For this year, this break will be the longest; he can rest for a while.
Can’t call it emotional, after all, the return to his hard work has already exceeded expectation. If the awards are not taken too seriously, and if the wins and losses are viewed lightly, then Ma Zai is already contented.
“I believe I’ve ample confidence in myself now, and will now go with the flow.” In the midst of all this hoopla over the hotly contested award titles, apparently Ma Zai has always been considered by TVB insiders as a dark horse. This horse does not contend for first and keeps a low-profile. Yet who would dare to summarily dismiss him? Relying solely on a persevering, fighting spirit, he carves out a niche in the entertainment world for himself.
Recalling the past, following the termination of his contract with his manager, Mazai took off on his own. That year, his wealth increased but fame decreased. His exposure in tvb series greatly diminished; meanwhile, a new crop of actors burgeoned in abundance. At one time, Steven’s low profile greatly worried those who cared about him.
When TVB beckoned him, and invited him to sign a management contract, he mulled over it for almost 5 months. He carefully weighed the pros and cons, visualizing all that could and would happen scenarios, and on how to deal with them accordingly if so; only when he was mentally and psychologically prepared did he then pick up the pen to sign the contract.
To Mazai, filming Safeguards was a taxing job that put both his will power and physical strength through the wringer. July, August and September are the hottest months in the year. Everyday he worked under the scorching sun; riding a horse; shooting a fight scene; and sweat drenched each and every one of his shirts. At its worst, Mazai made do with only two hours of sleep each night, before getting right back to work.
“During that period, the minute I clambered into the car I would turn on this one particular song. I listened to it everyday, nonstop. I had to persevere. I had to get through. With its help, I survived the return passage to TVB, thus got through a very tough period of adjustment."
The song, is Alan Tam’s Catching up from behind. 谭咏麟的《从后赶上》. At this crucial phase, one of Alan’s songs inadvertently became the battle song that motivated and supported Mazai’s resolute in his forging ahead.
“Tired but very happy, especially knowing that Safeguards has garnered me three award nominations: best actor, most favorite male character, most improved actor; the feelings more intensified.”
Can’t call it emotional, after all, the return to his hard work has already exceeded expectation. If the awards are not taken too seriously, and if the wins and losses are viewed lightly, then Ma Zai is already contented.
“I believe I’ve ample confidence in myself now, and will now go with the flow.” In the midst of all this hoopla over the hotly contested award titles, apparently Ma Zai has always been considered by TVB insiders as a dark horse. This horse does not contend for first and keeps a low-profile. Yet who would dare to summarily dismiss him? Relying solely on a persevering, fighting spirit, he carves out a niche in the entertainment world for himself.
Recalling the past, following the termination of his contract with his manager, Mazai took off on his own. That year, his wealth increased but fame decreased. His exposure in tvb series greatly diminished; meanwhile, a new crop of actors burgeoned in abundance. At one time, Steven’s low profile greatly worried those who cared about him.
"I always knew what I was doing. Venturing outside enabled me to see new things, to perform on stage in North America, to shoot a mainland tv series, and to be in advertisements. All these opened my eyes to new experiences."
When TVB beckoned him, and invited him to sign a management contract, he mulled over it for almost 5 months. He carefully weighed the pros and cons, visualizing all that could and would happen scenarios, and on how to deal with them accordingly if so; only when he was mentally and psychologically prepared did he then pick up the pen to sign the contract.
To Mazai, filming Safeguards was a taxing job that put both his will power and physical strength through the wringer. July, August and September are the hottest months in the year. Everyday he worked under the scorching sun; riding a horse; shooting a fight scene; and sweat drenched each and every one of his shirts. At its worst, Mazai made do with only two hours of sleep each night, before getting right back to work.
“During that period, the minute I clambered into the car I would turn on this one particular song. I listened to it everyday, nonstop. I had to persevere. I had to get through. With its help, I survived the return passage to TVB, thus got through a very tough period of adjustment."
The song, is Alan Tam’s Catching up from behind. 谭咏麟的《从后赶上》. At this crucial phase, one of Alan’s songs inadvertently became the battle song that motivated and supported Mazai’s resolute in his forging ahead.
After a rainy night shines bright, sunny skies雨夜背后怒放艳阳.Hope the pain will translate into strength, catching up from behind愿痛苦化造力量从后赶上.Success arises out of struggles with despondence成功首先是必经失意的对抗
Yes, he has fallen behind, but being 'behind' was Steven's own choice. No need to worry, no need to complaint. If you filmed less series, then naturally other people will have opportunities. He is not envious nor is he jealous of anybody. Only that, he knows in order to catch up he will have to work harder, that ultimately what he desires will still be within his reach.
Regained self-confidence salves his wounds. Mazai’s entertainment journey is not smooth at all; the hardship incomprehensible to other people. Fortunately, he has now learned how to be strong, more importantly, he has become ‘independent’. (become his own man)
“I’ve chosen my visionary path. Work hard. Always put in my best into each and every character. Enjoy my work in all each and every series. Enjoy the camaraderie of colleagues. I'm happier now.”
Mazai, who now appreciates the joy of acting, likes to take out case after case of video tapes to re-watch his own works during his leisure. He wants to critique his old works through new eye. “Ah! If I were to re-act this scene, I would not have acted it this way. Ah! This expression could be better. Maybe can do it this way…”
His accompanying friends would hear his constant lamentations over his acting deficiencies in the past. This dissecting mindset of his is gathering strength and not constrained to tv series only. Take his singing!
He entered the entertainment world as a singer therefore, of course, possesses a good voice. Because he had the singing skill; in the past, Mazai always meticulously sang every note just right (mun mun yuan yuan). His friends listening to his singing would tease him and call his singing “very tight”. Now that he is more relaxed, Mazai realizes belatedly their ‘tight’ actually implies “not good enough”. These days wherever he had the opportunity to karaoke with friends, he would select some oldies to sing along, putting in as much feeling as he could into his singing. Sing with feelings, only then can one be considered a good singer. Recently, listened to him sing ‘The turns of fortune’ 《轮流转》once again. He truly sang it with a feel of having experienced life vicissitudes; a maturity ripened by adversities; mesmerizing, lingering. When the music stopped, friends all around unexpectedly applauded, and whistled…
“Wah! You guys are even more fans than my fans, more enthusiastic.” Mazai laughed happily. He was happy because he to sing out the flavor of this song is truly not easy. A few years ago, he and a group of veteran friends went to karaoke; he sang 《轮流转》。He grasped the mike and proceeded to sing. His vocal was considerably good but a sincere friend told him a home-truth; heavy words but genuine from a sincere heart.
“To really sing this song well, you still need to gain more life experiences; to evoke the true essence of this song is not that easy.”
Mazai stored the words in the back of his mind. He looked upon that as his goal to advance to. And today, the song’s essence was evoked by his singing; he had indeed mature. Truth be told, without having experienced life’s vicissitudes, human minds will not open up; once open, only then can they experience and absorb the full flavor of life.
35 years old already; October 26, met up with Mazai on his birthday, and talked about his birthday wishes. He solemnly said: “35 already, so fast. Feel like there’re still a lot of things I haven’t done. But anyway, what is most important to me is health. With good health and spirit, only will there be vigor.” Saying himself ‘dai gor zai’, Mazai said these days he only wishes to make more and better quality shows, and that his life goals and objectives will be of longer term.
Mazai is considered the most suitable actor to succeed Adam Cheng in ancient dramas. “I truly don’t mind acting in more ancient dramas at all because I enjoy being an ancient period character. I feel that I was born into the wrong era. I enjoy portraying historical figures. Every time I don the ancient costumes, it’s like I’ve entered a time tunnel where imagination can soar and be infinite. I wish to portray a character in the early republican era in China. And also as Zhuge Liang, and Lun Xun also. I really want to portray them.”
Before signing up with tvb, Mazai acted in a mainland China tv series 《昭君出塞》 as a cameo character. Nevertheless when the series was aired in cctv, his character, 王莽, left a deep impression on the viewers. During the production, Mazai got on well with the director.
Don’t be afraid of uncharted waters. Be self-confident and don’t be flustered. These days, Ma Chai has grown up, not only possesses a big brother’s demeanor "阿哥", but also 洋溢于眉宇间. (wth was that? Furrowed brows?) Self-confidence is the best cosmetic; knowledge provides the best skin care regiment. This is a truism. Physical appearance will age in time, but humans can preserve everlasting perfection not through exterior appearance, but rather through possessing a clean spirit, and the continuous enlightenment of the mind. Be contented so will not be enticed by fame and fortune; be diligent for knowledge so can achieve sublimity. And these are what Mazai most wanted to pursue.
“Luck is already at your side! Mazai!”
不怕路茫茫，凭自信永不慌张。今日的马仔成长了，而且，一股「阿哥」风范，也开始洋溢于眉宇间。 自信是最好的化妆品，学问是最佳的护肤剂。这是一个不变的定律。 色相皮囊皆易老，人可以保持永恒的完美，凭的不是外观，而是心灵的洁净，思想境界的提升。 知足，便不会为名利所诱；勤学，便可以练就崇高气节，这才是马仔最想追求的。
「幸运已在你身旁了」，马仔！
Regained self-confidence salves his wounds. Mazai’s entertainment journey is not smooth at all; the hardship incomprehensible to other people. Fortunately, he has now learned how to be strong, more importantly, he has become ‘independent’. (become his own man)
“I’ve chosen my visionary path. Work hard. Always put in my best into each and every character. Enjoy my work in all each and every series. Enjoy the camaraderie of colleagues. I'm happier now.”
Mazai, who now appreciates the joy of acting, likes to take out case after case of video tapes to re-watch his own works during his leisure. He wants to critique his old works through new eye. “Ah! If I were to re-act this scene, I would not have acted it this way. Ah! This expression could be better. Maybe can do it this way…”
His accompanying friends would hear his constant lamentations over his acting deficiencies in the past. This dissecting mindset of his is gathering strength and not constrained to tv series only. Take his singing!
He entered the entertainment world as a singer therefore, of course, possesses a good voice. Because he had the singing skill; in the past, Mazai always meticulously sang every note just right (mun mun yuan yuan). His friends listening to his singing would tease him and call his singing “very tight”. Now that he is more relaxed, Mazai realizes belatedly their ‘tight’ actually implies “not good enough”. These days wherever he had the opportunity to karaoke with friends, he would select some oldies to sing along, putting in as much feeling as he could into his singing. Sing with feelings, only then can one be considered a good singer. Recently, listened to him sing ‘The turns of fortune’ 《轮流转》once again. He truly sang it with a feel of having experienced life vicissitudes; a maturity ripened by adversities; mesmerizing, lingering. When the music stopped, friends all around unexpectedly applauded, and whistled…
“Wah! You guys are even more fans than my fans, more enthusiastic.” Mazai laughed happily. He was happy because he to sing out the flavor of this song is truly not easy. A few years ago, he and a group of veteran friends went to karaoke; he sang 《轮流转》。He grasped the mike and proceeded to sing. His vocal was considerably good but a sincere friend told him a home-truth; heavy words but genuine from a sincere heart.
“To really sing this song well, you still need to gain more life experiences; to evoke the true essence of this song is not that easy.”
Mazai stored the words in the back of his mind. He looked upon that as his goal to advance to. And today, the song’s essence was evoked by his singing; he had indeed mature. Truth be told, without having experienced life’s vicissitudes, human minds will not open up; once open, only then can they experience and absorb the full flavor of life.
35 years old already; October 26, met up with Mazai on his birthday, and talked about his birthday wishes. He solemnly said: “35 already, so fast. Feel like there’re still a lot of things I haven’t done. But anyway, what is most important to me is health. With good health and spirit, only will there be vigor.” Saying himself ‘dai gor zai’, Mazai said these days he only wishes to make more and better quality shows, and that his life goals and objectives will be of longer term.
“Will not just focus only on one aspect, but rather on a whole picture. I feel that I still have a long road to travel in my acting career. I hope to get awards because I hope to receive affirmation and encouragement. But more so, I am truly enjoying my work more now. The work is arduous; wearing hairpiece, lack of sleep, but every time when I view the product of my hard work, I had this sense of contentment; my hard work has value.”
Mazai is considered the most suitable actor to succeed Adam Cheng in ancient dramas. “I truly don’t mind acting in more ancient dramas at all because I enjoy being an ancient period character. I feel that I was born into the wrong era. I enjoy portraying historical figures. Every time I don the ancient costumes, it’s like I’ve entered a time tunnel where imagination can soar and be infinite. I wish to portray a character in the early republican era in China. And also as Zhuge Liang, and Lun Xun also. I really want to portray them.”
Before signing up with tvb, Mazai acted in a mainland China tv series 《昭君出塞》 as a cameo character. Nevertheless when the series was aired in cctv, his character, 王莽, left a deep impression on the viewers. During the production, Mazai got on well with the director.
“Things can be accomplished one at a time, no hurry. TVB and I still have a contract. During these next few years, I’ll focus all my energy in doing my series well. Since I’ve already decided on a long artistic road, if I concentrate on advancing towards the target, I’ve no need to worry about other things.”
Don’t be afraid of uncharted waters. Be self-confident and don’t be flustered. These days, Ma Chai has grown up, not only possesses a big brother’s demeanor "阿哥", but also 洋溢于眉宇间. (wth was that? Furrowed brows?) Self-confidence is the best cosmetic; knowledge provides the best skin care regiment. This is a truism. Physical appearance will age in time, but humans can preserve everlasting perfection not through exterior appearance, but rather through possessing a clean spirit, and the continuous enlightenment of the mind. Be contented so will not be enticed by fame and fortune; be diligent for knowledge so can achieve sublimity. And these are what Mazai most wanted to pursue.
“Luck is already at your side! Mazai!”
不怕路茫茫，凭自信永不慌张。今日的马仔成长了，而且，一股「阿哥」风范，也开始洋溢于眉宇间。 自信是最好的化妆品，学问是最佳的护肤剂。这是一个不变的定律。 色相皮囊皆易老，人可以保持永恒的完美，凭的不是外观，而是心灵的洁净，思想境界的提升。 知足，便不会为名利所诱；勤学，便可以练就崇高气节，这才是马仔最想追求的。
「幸运已在你身旁了」，马仔！
asianfanatics post 1129
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Steven Ma as red wine, fresh milk
Posted 13 October 2007 - 08:00 AM
忽然一周－红酒鲜奶马浚伟
2006-03-31 TVB明星联盟
Summarized intro: Showbiz, like red wine, is all about place of cultivation, year of production, and taste. Likewise, after 13 years of showbiz immersion, Steven has the goods to become a bottle of good wine. But then again, maybe he is just a glass of bland fresh milk?
Rather be taken advantage of than to take advantage 「 寧 人 負 我 ， 我 莫 負 人 」 。
Safeguards’ rating was a triumph; however, Steven, the person, attracts more news attention than his alter ego, the Big 4th Boss; participation in a charity show, somehow became a sexual indecency scandal; vacation in Taiwan with girlfriend, somehow became Steven got ‘straightened’ by a superwoman innuendo; to top it all off, his past love relationships are once again dredged up and spun repeatedly through the gossip mill. Some female entertainers might have had welcomed the frequent tabloids' headlines and cover pages, but as a man, Steven must have felt the strain under such unrelenting negativity.
Hu: Do you feel you're like a magnet to controversy?
S: Maybe I handle stuff differently from other artistes. When faced with bad press, I seldom respond. Therefore, people think I’m an easy target, and will try to get more flesh out of me next time. As for the recent news, I really don’t know what to say. The captions are so nauseating. (ref: pervert charge - salty pork hands; see pix link) Admittedly, that picture is indeed suggestive. But people got to realize, what artiste would do such a thing in a show that was aired live before millions of viewers. The tabloids want to sensationalize that incident; there’s nothing I can do. I admit my dancing technique is weak, the rehearsal was brief, only a few hours or so. Luckily, I had a tight grip on her and didn’t drop her at the end of the dance; else, the papers would have had a field day with this caption, "After indecent groping, Steven kills to prevent victim’s accusations."
Hu: How do you deal with such negativity?
S: In the past, I brooded; tried finding solace in liquor, also tried locking myself in a room, crying. Over time, I came to believe so long heaven and earth know of my innocence, my conscience is clear. The present day viewers are pretty clear-eyed; they won’t continue to misunderstand me forever. Instead of wasting time refuting, why not expend that energy into doing good works so that people, within their limited leisure time, can get to know me better. The tabloids may denigrate me to worth less than a penny; the important thing is, that I’m not.
H: Such high-road attitude. Won’t that corrode? (reputation)
S: Used to think so. But, does silence really induce corrosion, not necessarily. If I explain every detail, maybe some people might say, "Oh, Steven really had nothing to do with it." But then again, others would sure to retort, "Steven is so cheap to bad mouth people like that." Won the argument, but lost on conduct; it’s all so pointless. My father once said: "Rather I being taken advantage of than to take advantage." Every rebuttal will hurt people. I dare to say this, that I can hold my head up high in front of everybody.
H: The homosexual accusation, was that the most damaging rumor?
S: As of today, there is no one such rumor that can truly hurt me. Frankie (his ex-manager) was my mentor. When I first entered the industry, he signed me up for 7 years, which was later extended to 3 more years. During this period, he developed and took care of me. He is a very attentive man, maybe that’s how the misconception started. To me, he was a very good manager. There’s no reason to end our contract just because of the rumors. Whatever rumors about me will not influence me. So long, I take responsibility for my work, who I’m with is of no concern to anybody.
Every time, Steven dances, things happened. In 2002, after his Latin dance with Sonija Kwok in Miss Hong Kong Pageant final, rumors spread of their dating, and Steven was fingered as the culprit who spilled the beans on their 3 months dating. The lady accused him of self-promotion. Recently, he was accused of indecent touching on Rain Li’s bottom during their dance together. Steven laughs, "I’m not scared to dance. Next time, I will partner Chu Mi Mi, nothing would happen then."
I’m Truly Lucky
Steven is obstinate. Rumor has it that he has a millionaire girlfriend: Shi Hui Ling. But he has made up his mind not to talk about it, and that's that. Steven has been in showbiz for 13 years. He is 35 years old this year, so naturally he has contemplated much on his career path and future. Two years ago, when his contract with Frankie ended, he decided to strike out on his own. Last year, he formally signed a contract with TVB in June. For sure, a big tree can provide better shade. (meaning a big company can provide more opportunities.)
Hu: So in the end, back to TVB?
S: Actually, TVB and I have always had a contract. It’s just that the contract then was more flexible; it allowed leeway of outside work and endorsements. When my contract with Frankie ended, I became a free agent. Honestly, money wise, it was really very lucrative. Also, the ability to completely control one’s success or failure was very self-satisfying. But, freelancing can also create dire predicaments.
Once, while filming in Meizhou, one night we went to a local disco for an location filming for a scene. When we got there, suddenly there were people holding up banners; somehow it had become my concert. Even selling the admission ticket for 120+ yuan each. Turned out the film producer did not pay rental to the disco management; he tricked the owner into thinking that I would perform on stage to cover the rent; thus, I became the sacrificial lamb. I'm stubborn; I absolutely refused; the people wanted to beat me up. I said, "Go ahead, beat me to death here!"
How did it end? I called up Li Ru En’s husband (Ceng Zhi Ming) for help. His factory was in Meizhou. He sent in his factory foreman and called in the public security (police). So for the rest of the filming in Meizhou, I had a police escort. There’re things that artistes cannot easily take of. I didn’t want to deal with the mountain folks, and it just happened at that time, TVB sought me out. I thought the time was right to sign on.I will now concentrate on filming. My most fervent wish is to perform on stage, no matter how small the role may be, I’m willing. (translator’s add- on: Steven got his wish. He will perform the male lead in 王子复仇记, a Chinese version Hamlet, on stage in Hong Kong Cultural center from Nov 22-25th. Rehearsals have started since Sept 11. His character will recite poetry, sing and swordplay in the show. )
How did it end? I called up Li Ru En’s husband (Ceng Zhi Ming) for help. His factory was in Meizhou. He sent in his factory foreman and called in the public security (police). So for the rest of the filming in Meizhou, I had a police escort. There’re things that artistes cannot easily take of. I didn’t want to deal with the mountain folks, and it just happened at that time, TVB sought me out. I thought the time was right to sign on.I will now concentrate on filming. My most fervent wish is to perform on stage, no matter how small the role may be, I’m willing. (translator’s add- on: Steven got his wish. He will perform the male lead in 王子复仇记, a Chinese version Hamlet, on stage in Hong Kong Cultural center from Nov 22-25th. Rehearsals have started since Sept 11. His character will recite poetry, sing and swordplay in the show. )
Hu: What is the most important thing you’ve learned from your years of outside ventures?
S: That I am truly insignificant. In China filming industry, even a minor actor posses great acting skills. He can effortlessly do 8 back springs in a row, then somersault 360 degrees mid-air to land gracefully onto his feet. If it’s me, after 3 springs, I would need an understudy. Just in Beijing alone, there are some 200,000 professional thespians. For each role, there are over 2,000 candidates fighting over it. In the past, I took my male lead for granted, but after my eye-opening experience outside, I now know how very lucky I am. Before, I took criticisms hard. A classic example was in Healing Hands 1. Zhen Jie, (TVB upper management) always complained that I would not open my mouth wide to speak the lines. My upper lip would not move. I thought to myself, when I was young, my two upper front teeth were chipped; a deep inverted v separated them. It was only when I was 20 years old that I had them fixed. So all those years, I learned to speak without moving my upper lip. But now I know, understanding and explanations are of no use. The viewers only see the performance; they are not interested in knowing why. Don’t expect people to understand you. If you performed poorly, naturally there’ll be others to replace you. (H: Steven has since corrected that habit of not moving his upper lip while talking.)
Amending a Regret.
Besides acting, Steven’s career also includes book publishing. He grew up in Sham Shui Po-Bak Tin. From young, he was used to seeing discarded used syringes on the back staircase in their building. In the back alleys, the most common sight was the presence of hooligans and prostitutes. His father, a bus driver, was the sole breadwinner in a family of seven. His mother was a long-time nose cancer patient who died a few years back. The materials of his published books drew heavily on his childhood background, which include: suicide, the family of a cancer patient and problem teenagers. Steven has never concealed his humble origin. Maybe to overcome self-inferiority is to face it head on.
Hu: Why book publishing?
S: First, it’s purely sentiment. My 1st and 2nd jobs after graduation were in sales in Longman and Ling Ji publishing companies, respectively. Second, in the past, I was often looked down by people, so I wanted to prove my ability. I still remember that time not long after I entered the industry, a friend sent me home. At first, he thought I lived in Kowloon Tong, but when he found out that I lived in Sham Shui Po, he immediately locked all his car doors. He looked disgusted. I thought to myself, "Was that necessary?" Even though Sham Shui Po may be a slum, it’s not representative of its people. I’ve never studied in a university; my academic education is only Form 5 standard, so being a publisher is a sort of psychological compensation.
H: Aren’t you worried that people would think you’re seeking approbation and fame?
S: Only 2000 odd books are published per run. It’s a breakeven, can’t even make profits. What fame is there to laud? What compliments are there to fish? How people see me, I don’t care.
H: Do you feel that you don’t belong to this time period?
S: Yes, showbiz really doesn’t suit me. The competition is too fierce. But I’ve never participated in it. My personality is similar to Cao Zhi; won’t compete or exploit, always being bullied. I think if I were born in late Qing dynasty, I would be most happy. I love to read history books. The ending periods of the Qing dynasty were very turbulent. The citizens could put themselves out for their country, spilling hot-red blood. If I were in that generation, I’m certain I would be part of the revolution. But I don’t think I would be as radical as the 6 martyrs, or as self-sacrificial as Qiu Jin. I think I would be more like Luxun kind; I would use words and films/stage shows to resist the Japanese.
A Qing Model
Today, seems like I’ve just taken a class on China’s recent history and on Chinese thoughts. Steven loves to read Late Qing dynasty history , and also books by philosopher Tang Jun Yi, especially his 人 生 之 体 验.If not for the fact that I was solidly stuck in Lan Gui Fan Bar, I would have been deluded by Steven’s Qing appearance, thinking myself transported back to the early 20th century. Teacher Tang (Jun Yi) once said: the world mystifyingly doles out random praises and also mystifyingly metes out random hurt. I can relate to that; the entertainment circle is where most of this randomness is fabricated.
Interview credit to:忽然一周-Huran-2006-03-31
secondary source: steven ma warm house
related radio interview excerpt on meizhou extortion
Steven growing up in Ba-Tin was used to the sight of druggies and muggers in his neighborhood. But he was a bespectacled, refined student, himself. 马浚伟成长於白田 ，见惯屋 吸毒、斩人等现象，但他是一名戴金丝眼镜的斯文学生。
Thursday, September 30, 2010
2006 Brokeback Price ranking
Info Per a HK escort agency on the “Ranking of Millionaires’ Prices for a one night stand with actors.”
paraphrased condensed excerpt:
Even though many gay millionaires are drawn to actors this kind of gay sex trafficking posed a great difficulty to escort agencies. “Many actors no matter how much money was offered them refused to take this route.” Hence, despite the exorbitantly high prices offered, there were few if any takers at all. Moreover, if a wrong person was approached with the offer, the agent might even be berated with a stream of cussing. Conversely, it was much easier to approach the 3rd or 3th line actors who were strapped for money therefore would do anything for money.
to read the complete article goto: http://ent.cn.yahoo.com/060415/352/27tg7.html
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曝光男星的包养价格 言承旭高于古天乐
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ent.cn.yahoo 2006-04-15 13:57 “
断背”富豪开价 言承旭一晚高达五百万
国际在线娱乐报道：《断背山》热持续加温，不过热的是“断背”而不是影片。日前，一名女淫媒向香港杂志爆料，指小部分“断背”富豪已经提出大胆要 求，让她物色娱乐圈中的男艺人做同性交易，目标包括言承旭、古天乐和人气翻叮的马浚伟。不过淫媒也老实地表示，虽然富豪们开出了高价，男艺人们却都不为所 动。
“断背”有价
富豪偶尔出价“包女”外游或者“一夜情”几乎已经成为他们生活的一个点缀，不少名模女星都渴望得到富豪们短暂的“照顾”，赚取丰厚的回报，也有些名媛阔太或者失婚女富豪偶尔会找男模特或者男星作“心灵慰藉”，女富豪的出手甚至比男富豪有过之而无不及。
据了解，自从电影《断背山》让同性恋话题持续走热后，开始有男富豪向淫媒索取男明星的“肉价”资料，当中更有人大胆询问与男星做性交易的前例，令从事多年 “正常”交易的淫媒惊讶不已。有一名女淫媒表示，部分城中富豪已经催促他们尽快交出“断背”男星的清单和肉价，甚至作出交易安排。有富豪更主动提出自己的 “心水”名单，入选男星大多是青靓白净或者高大威猛，极符合一般“男同志”的口味。
“暴龙”最热
据淫媒透露，近来得到欧洲名牌老板阿玛尼特别“厚待”、当众摸脸拥抱的F4成员“暴龙”言承旭是男富豪们的首选目标。据淫媒透露：“言承旭身材魁梧，说话 却‘奶声奶气’十分斯文，出道时几个F4成员一起脱衣服进浴室拍洗发水广告时，他最有‘基’味，让那班有钱佬看得直流口水。”
此外，一身古铜色皮肤的古天乐也是富豪眼中的“猎物”，淫媒指出：“就是贪他的身材线条好。”至于凭借《铁血保镖》上位的马浚伟原来早在《洛神》演曹植时就已经深受“男同志”垂青：“他胜在刚中带柔，这次在《铁血保镖》中更是显出他铁汉的一面，‘冧’死那些人了。”
“生意”难做
淫媒表示，一些白净的新星如陈键锋等人则胜在“娇嫩”，始终富豪们都旨在“驾驭”一些心仪的男艺人，有些娘娘腔或者脂粉味比较重的男星看起来比较容易征 服，也较受富豪们的欢迎。不过淫媒也补充：“男同志的心态比较难掌握，有的有钱人是要浑身肌肉的猛男才接受……很难揣摩，一定要问清楚他们的口味。” 虽然越来越多的男富豪向男明星打主意，但对于淫媒来说这却是极大的考验，毕竟要男人做“断背交易”，心理关口绝对是一个难题，如果没有找对对象，分分钟被 骂个狗血淋头。“很多男星是给再多的钱都不愿意走这一步的。”即使是交际手腕圆滑的“资深淫媒”，也承认难以向男明星启齿。
有价“少市”
虽然富豪们开出了高价，但是“供应市场”却十分少。淫媒指有一些本身有同性恋倾向或者双性恋倾向的男星就比较容易“下手”。此外一些经济有困难的三四线男 艺员也或许会向淫媒提出“什么都肯做”的承诺。至今为止，淫媒曾经从中介绍过几个“等钱使”的男艺人促成了“断背交易”，不过当钱包松动后，该批艺员都不 肯再做。这个市场，有价却“少市”。
部分上了“断背肉价榜”的男星，对自己的“肉价”反应都十分错愕，回应一句：“神经病。”只有陈键锋以开玩笑的语气回答：“不可能吧，不过我倒挺想知道自己值多少钱。”
“断背肉价榜”：
第一位：言承旭500万港元
第二位：古天乐400万港元
第三位：马浚伟300万港元
第四位：周渝民250万港元
第五位：吴建豪220万港元
第六位：陈豪200万港元
第七位：林峰180万港元
第八位：陈键锋150万港元
第九位：黄宗泽120万港元
第十位：张耀扬100万港元
来源：国际在线
paraphrased condensed excerpt:
Even though many gay millionaires are drawn to actors this kind of gay sex trafficking posed a great difficulty to escort agencies. “Many actors no matter how much money was offered them refused to take this route.” Hence, despite the exorbitantly high prices offered, there were few if any takers at all. Moreover, if a wrong person was approached with the offer, the agent might even be berated with a stream of cussing. Conversely, it was much easier to approach the 3rd or 3th line actors who were strapped for money therefore would do anything for money.
to read the complete article goto: http://ent.cn.yahoo.com/060415/352/27tg7.html
言承旭、古天乐和马浚伟是最热断背猎物
【龙虎网报道】《断背山》热持续加温，不过热的是“断背”而不是影片。日前，香港杂志报料指小部分“断背”富豪已经提出大胆要求，要物色娱乐圈中的男艺人
做同性交易，目标包括言承旭、古天乐和马浚伟。据中间人透露，近来得到欧洲名牌老板阿玛尼特别“厚待”、当众摸脸拥抱的F4成员“暴龙”言承旭是男富豪们
的首选目标，出价已到500万。“言承旭身材魁梧，说话却‘奶声奶气’十分斯文，出道时几个F4成员一起脱衣服进浴室拍洗发水广告时，他最有‘基’味，让
那班有钱人看得直流口水。”此外，一身古铜色皮肤的古天乐也是富豪眼中的“猎物”。至于马浚伟早在《洛神》演曹植时就已经深受“男同志”垂青，这次在《铁
血保镖》中显出他铁汉的一面，更备受关注。
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曝光男星的包养价格 言承旭高于古天乐
女星常常传出所谓“饭局价”、“包养价”，其实这些只是娱乐圈的“潜规则”之一二。不过这种“潜规则”已经不单单与女星有关，之前香港媒体也曾曝光
男明星“断背”有价，称此价钱为“股价”。据透露，言承旭身材魁梧，说话却“奶声奶气”十分斯文，属于男女通吃型，他的“股价”为500万港元。排名第二
的是一身古铜色皮肤的古天乐，他也是富豪眼中的“猎物”，因为富豪们贪其身材线条好，“股价”为400万港元。至于第三名马浚伟，因出演TVB《洛神》深
受垂青，他胜在刚中带柔，“股价”为300万港元。据悉，虽然富豪们开出了高价，但是“供应市场”却十分少。很多艺人难过心理关，除非是贪钱贪名到一定地
步，否则不会卖自己。
其实女明星的卖身价，那已经是上个世纪才会红的新闻，见怪不怪的我们现在已经要开始习惯男明星的卖身价了。这价码是谁定出来的无所谓，反正有
“某富商，某富婆”的某字当头就好，价码越高，反而越能显示这个明星的人气十足。从某种意义上来说，明星就是用自己来取悦大众的人物，只是一流的明星，靠
的是歌艺演技来取悦大众，只有那二流的明星，才会想着要靠着取悦富商的价码来博大众一笑。
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ent.cn.yahoo 2006-04-15 13:57 “
断背”富豪开价 言承旭一晚高达五百万
国际在线娱乐报道：《断背山》热持续加温，不过热的是“断背”而不是影片。日前，一名女淫媒向香港杂志爆料，指小部分“断背”富豪已经提出大胆要 求，让她物色娱乐圈中的男艺人做同性交易，目标包括言承旭、古天乐和人气翻叮的马浚伟。不过淫媒也老实地表示，虽然富豪们开出了高价，男艺人们却都不为所 动。
“断背”有价
富豪偶尔出价“包女”外游或者“一夜情”几乎已经成为他们生活的一个点缀，不少名模女星都渴望得到富豪们短暂的“照顾”，赚取丰厚的回报，也有些名媛阔太或者失婚女富豪偶尔会找男模特或者男星作“心灵慰藉”，女富豪的出手甚至比男富豪有过之而无不及。
据了解，自从电影《断背山》让同性恋话题持续走热后，开始有男富豪向淫媒索取男明星的“肉价”资料，当中更有人大胆询问与男星做性交易的前例，令从事多年 “正常”交易的淫媒惊讶不已。有一名女淫媒表示，部分城中富豪已经催促他们尽快交出“断背”男星的清单和肉价，甚至作出交易安排。有富豪更主动提出自己的 “心水”名单，入选男星大多是青靓白净或者高大威猛，极符合一般“男同志”的口味。
“暴龙”最热
据淫媒透露，近来得到欧洲名牌老板阿玛尼特别“厚待”、当众摸脸拥抱的F4成员“暴龙”言承旭是男富豪们的首选目标。据淫媒透露：“言承旭身材魁梧，说话 却‘奶声奶气’十分斯文，出道时几个F4成员一起脱衣服进浴室拍洗发水广告时，他最有‘基’味，让那班有钱佬看得直流口水。”
此外，一身古铜色皮肤的古天乐也是富豪眼中的“猎物”，淫媒指出：“就是贪他的身材线条好。”至于凭借《铁血保镖》上位的马浚伟原来早在《洛神》演曹植时就已经深受“男同志”垂青：“他胜在刚中带柔，这次在《铁血保镖》中更是显出他铁汉的一面，‘冧’死那些人了。”
“生意”难做
淫媒表示，一些白净的新星如陈键锋等人则胜在“娇嫩”，始终富豪们都旨在“驾驭”一些心仪的男艺人，有些娘娘腔或者脂粉味比较重的男星看起来比较容易征 服，也较受富豪们的欢迎。不过淫媒也补充：“男同志的心态比较难掌握，有的有钱人是要浑身肌肉的猛男才接受……很难揣摩，一定要问清楚他们的口味。” 虽然越来越多的男富豪向男明星打主意，但对于淫媒来说这却是极大的考验，毕竟要男人做“断背交易”，心理关口绝对是一个难题，如果没有找对对象，分分钟被 骂个狗血淋头。“很多男星是给再多的钱都不愿意走这一步的。”即使是交际手腕圆滑的“资深淫媒”，也承认难以向男明星启齿。
有价“少市”
虽然富豪们开出了高价，但是“供应市场”却十分少。淫媒指有一些本身有同性恋倾向或者双性恋倾向的男星就比较容易“下手”。此外一些经济有困难的三四线男 艺员也或许会向淫媒提出“什么都肯做”的承诺。至今为止，淫媒曾经从中介绍过几个“等钱使”的男艺人促成了“断背交易”，不过当钱包松动后，该批艺员都不 肯再做。这个市场，有价却“少市”。
部分上了“断背肉价榜”的男星，对自己的“肉价”反应都十分错愕，回应一句：“神经病。”只有陈键锋以开玩笑的语气回答：“不可能吧，不过我倒挺想知道自己值多少钱。”
“断背肉价榜”：
第一位：言承旭500万港元
第二位：古天乐400万港元
第三位：马浚伟300万港元
第四位：周渝民250万港元
第五位：吴建豪220万港元
第六位：陈豪200万港元
第七位：林峰180万港元
第八位：陈键锋150万港元
第九位：黄宗泽120万港元
第十位：张耀扬100万港元
来源：国际在线
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
news 2006 SM TVB Kids Festival ambassador
[Ta Kung Pao 26/06/06]
As the TVB Children's Festival Ambassador for 2006, Steven Ma will also be singing the new theme tune to the "After School ICU" kids show, that will soon be undergoing a revamp. As the song is needed urgently, Steven was out early to film the video for it. The weather on the day of filming was extremely hot, over 30 degrees with the sun shining, so Steven was dripping with sweat, sticking his tongue out and even showing his nipples.
Steven laughs in jest: "Everyone has them, so it's not unusual for them to stick out. It is very hot though, but I am nowhere near as bad as Chung Chung here. His costume is so hot and heavy and he has to play basketball with me too. I am afraid he will get heatstroke if we carry on." In order to tie in with the theme of the song, the shoot took place in a school and Steven was pleased to find that the library had a copy of his publishing company's book "Turn Good Turn Bad". He says: "I took some time out to go and buy some books from the library, but the teachers were very nice and wouldn't let me pay."
Later, Steven headed off to Sai Kung Pier to continue filming, where he had to sit in a wooden chair to read and then get up and walk towards the camera, but when he did this, the chair stuck to him and he had to NG. The crew laughed: "You have a chain, but don't know how to use it!" It turned out that the fashionable chain that Steven had on his trousers had hooked onto the chair and had dragged it along with him.
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As the TVB Children's Festival Ambassador for 2006, Steven Ma will also be singing the new theme tune to the "After School ICU" kids show, that will soon be undergoing a revamp. As the song is needed urgently, Steven was out early to film the video for it. The weather on the day of filming was extremely hot, over 30 degrees with the sun shining, so Steven was dripping with sweat, sticking his tongue out and even showing his nipples.
Steven laughs in jest: "Everyone has them, so it's not unusual for them to stick out. It is very hot though, but I am nowhere near as bad as Chung Chung here. His costume is so hot and heavy and he has to play basketball with me too. I am afraid he will get heatstroke if we carry on." In order to tie in with the theme of the song, the shoot took place in a school and Steven was pleased to find that the library had a copy of his publishing company's book "Turn Good Turn Bad". He says: "I took some time out to go and buy some books from the library, but the teachers were very nice and wouldn't let me pay."
Later, Steven headed off to Sai Kung Pier to continue filming, where he had to sit in a wooden chair to read and then get up and walk towards the camera, but when he did this, the chair stuck to him and he had to NG. The crew laughed: "You have a chain, but don't know how to use it!" It turned out that the fashionable chain that Steven had on his trousers had hooked onto the chair and had dragged it along with him.
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Saturday, April 7, 2007
Steven Ma - Still Racing, Still Dancing
reposted from AF
Steven Ma - Still Racing, Still Dancing
When inviting Steven Ma for an interview, his manager insisted we had to interview him from a new perspective, but what is a 'new perspective'?
It appears that Steven has recently become fascinated by ballroom dancing, so it was suggested that the photoshoot and interview took place in a dance studio. Of course this was good and Steven even provided his own costumes, so less problems for this reporter.
Remembering Steven from a number of years ago, what did he feel his worst skill was? He said without a thought: "Dancing, my dance is very ugly."
So all along, we have never seen Steven dance, until March of this year when he marked his return to TVB by doing a dance with Rain Li on the Pok Oi Charity show, but when he accidentally touched Rain on a sensitive area, he was quickly labelled as a 'salted trotter' [Cantonese slang for a perv].
With such a setback, if it was the Steven of before, then he should have seen dancing as a poisonous snake or a terrible beast and evaded it as far as he can, but it was this accident that did not dispel him from learning to dance, but continued his desire to keep learning.
Steven says that after learning to dance and watching himself so much in the mirror, it has helped him to build up his confidence.
Maybe I think too much, but having matured in the midst of boos, Steven should know how to look failure in the face.
At least, he would be used to it.
Steven is a very careful person, when asked a question, he will think about it clearly before answering and you will never find any contradictory or rhetorical phrases such as "Oh, no..." or "I mean..." uttered from his lips.
So, when Steven announced he would be treading down the path towards the 'Best Actor' award, this is his motivation and I have reason to believe that he will not say this without a thought, or that he is being arrogant.
Although Steven is already the owner of his own publishing house, this 'horse' ['Ma' means horse in Chinese] is not happy to live an easy life, he is still racing and still dancing towards the limelight of stardom.
Returning to Drama Brings Rewards
Regarding dance, you can use the phrase 'not realising your talents until you try it' to describe Steven. Although he entered the industry as a singer, Steven has never spared a thought about learning to dance. The first time he took a dance lesson was to prepare for his performance in the Pok Oi charity show and depsite not having much time to rehearse, it gave a new feeling to Steven and the drive to continue learning, whilst preparing to film his new series "The Brink of Law". The result was the Steven fell in love with his new interest because he found that during his learning process, he has found a new confidence in everything he has done and just as when he left music for acting, he never imagined he would become a leading male.
Thinking back to 2004, Steven reached the dizzy heights of TVB's male leads and was even dubbed their 'lucky soldier' because even if the reviews were not very good for his series, the ratings were still pulling in highly. With his popularity and one series after another, Steven made the decision at this point to head into the mainland to make more money. His wallet became fuller, but his popularity in Hong Kong took a slippery slide downwards as he became known as TVB's 'abandoned soldier' instead. Just a difference of one word, but this one word made all the difference to his career.
A year later, Steven returned to TVB and signed a management contract with them, clearing his name from the word 'abandoned'. His first series after his return "Safe Guards" has also brought him the 'My Favourite Male Television Character' award at this year's TVB Anniversary Awards. To win this despite stiff competition from TVB's other leading men was a great surprise for Steven.
"That day when I won the award for my role in 'Safe Guards', I was very touched. When I was filming the series, I knew that it would do well, because the producer was Lee Tim Sing and there was a great cast that included Wayne Lai, Kwok Fung and Suet Nei, who are all very talented, so I felt that 'Safe Guards' would definitely win an award, but I never thought it would be me who won it."
In reality, before "Safe Guards" was aired, the expectation had been a small one from outside. The female leads for the show were criticised beyond belief, so for the series to find success, it was all down to the male cast and for Steven, there was quite a lot of pressure. "Once the producer saw me coming into TVB City and he tapped me on the shoulder and said: 'It's all down to you now!' and at that point, I did feel a lot of pressure.
"I remember on the Friday night when the finale was aired, I called into the company to ask about the ratings and they said that it peaked at 42 points, breaking all the recent Friday night records. I was so happy that I called out on the phone. I am not saying that I am really good, but I did have a feeling that this show would do well.
"It also brought me this award and at that point there was even more pressure on me, but to look at it positively, it made me focus towards winning the Best Actor award in the future. I like to prove people wrong and if you say this series will not do well, then I will make it do well to show you. Take for example 'Where the Legend Begins', people said that I can't do ancient costume series, so I worked very hard at it and the response was not bad. This feeling is very good."
Never Letting Go of Singing
With his career concentrating mainly on television in recent years, many people may have forgotten that Steven emerged from the music industry, where his slight resemblance on camera to Leon Lai earned him the nickname of 'Leon Lookalike' in the early days. Even his record company introduced the tagline 'He is not Leon, he is not Jacky' [Cheung] in his promotional material. There was a response, but it leant towards the negative and each time he appeared, it was to an audience of boos and jeers and this made Steven's musical career quite a difficult one.
TVB's current unwritten rule that most of their series theme songs will be sung by the male lead in the show has brought a new lease of life to singing stars who had left their musical roots to convert to television, giving them an opportunity to sing once again and re-live their former glory singing on the stage. For a top lead such as Steven, then singing theme songs has become an expectation, but for Steven as he faces the microphone again, he admits that there has been a change in his attitude from before.
"I have always still been able to sing as I often have stage performances to do and every time I do these, I will sing live to build the atmosphere. However, if you want me to spend six months or a year working on one album and then spend another few months promoting it. then I don't think I have this kind of time to spend on it any more. I just want to enjoy the experience of singing. For example, I worked with a Chinese Orchestra once in the past and although the time was short, the experience was very touching."
As well as singing, another recent passion of Steven's has been theatre and he hopes to be able to fulfil his ambition of treading the boards. "I have always been very interested in doing theatre and there should be an opening for me in 2007. However, I will have to put a lot of hard work into it because I want to do my very best if I am to do it at all. It is not because standing on a theatre stage makes me very suave that I want to do it, after all theatre is not like filming and if you do well on film, it is no indication that it will be the same on the stage."
Gossip Straight to the Heart
Whilst interviewing Steven, you cannot avoid talking about his gossip over the years, although Steven insists that there has only been three stories that he has been directly involved in. Even though he says he does not mind, but the usually calm and collected Steven will uncontrollably become rather agitated. At the very least, when I listen back to the interview tapes, I have to turn the volume down a little.
In thirteen years in the industry, he has been booed, he has been betrayed and having weathered the storms, he should be able to deal with gossip peacefully, but when his real emotions begin to show, he is still very angry.
"Since entering the industry, there have only been three pieces of gossip that were directly involving me - linking me with Astrid Chan in 'Healing Hands', then saying I had a crush on Ada Choi in 'Where the Legend Begins' and finally with Sonija Kwok. Anything after this has been proven to be unrelated to me, for example when filming 'Return of the Cuckoo', it was Michael Tong who tried to date Charmaine Sheh, and I had always suspected they wrote the wrong name down, but then the mistake becomes taken to be the truth.
"I don't have any feelings about rumours any more. You can't say I am accepting it, but how much gossip is actually true? A lot of it you forget as soon as you have read it. Since I found my freedom, I have not given a proper interview for two years, so when I see you [media] then I will say a few words. Each time I am interviewed though, they just ask me the same set of questions and talk about the same people and many reporters will not read the past reports about me and see that I have already responded no less than ten times, so they just keep on asking and I get very bored because it seems like I am purposely dragging out the incident to make publicity. In fact, I have done a lot of other things in the past few years and I have a lot of other things I want to share with people.
"Now I have a blog, it is quite good because I can share my things on my blog, such as the things I see and hear in the mainland and share my photographs by uploading them for my fans. What is recorded in there is the true Steven Ma.
"I do like to express myself in words and although I am only a F5 [high school] graduate, I have always had a love for reading and as well as novels, I will read anything else. In 2004, when I was working in the mainland, I did some self-study in the Open University's China Social Studies course and although I did not apply formally for the course or sit any exams, it still brought me a lot of knowledge.
"Although what I write does not have many layers of depth, at least I have started to gain a deeper understanding of language and set standards for my scripts. Whether it is my own or other people's writing, I can boldly criticise it and decide whether it is good or bad quality."
Maybe it is unintentional, but Steven seems to be showing an stamp of his authority through his words, but after all he is the owner of a publishing company and the person being interviewed, so he has the right to criticise this interview.
Trustworthy
After falling in love with ballroom dancing, the sense I get is that Steven has changed a lot and in every word and every action, he is full of confidence.
In the past, the thought of Steven twisting and turning pretending to dance, would not only give him, but also me goosebumps.
The Steven Ma of now though can spring into dance at any time and when he feels the urge, he will engage the make-up artist and show her a couple of moves, and seemingly knowing his stuff.
Despite the presence of the reporters, he forgets about this as he immerses himself into his dance and counts out so naturally the 1-2-3-4 of his dance steps with the make-up artist.
When I ask: "Are you not afraid of being reported as 'Salted Trotter' again?"
"No, I trust you."
However, I have reason to believe that he trusts himself more than he trusts me not to write something negative.
Whatever, I thank Mr Ma for his gracious words that has brought my own confidence back too.
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Posted 23 December 2006 - 09:34 PM
EmSpAcE SpEcIaL ToPiCsSteven Ma - Still Racing, Still Dancing
When inviting Steven Ma for an interview, his manager insisted we had to interview him from a new perspective, but what is a 'new perspective'?
It appears that Steven has recently become fascinated by ballroom dancing, so it was suggested that the photoshoot and interview took place in a dance studio. Of course this was good and Steven even provided his own costumes, so less problems for this reporter.
Remembering Steven from a number of years ago, what did he feel his worst skill was? He said without a thought: "Dancing, my dance is very ugly."
So all along, we have never seen Steven dance, until March of this year when he marked his return to TVB by doing a dance with Rain Li on the Pok Oi Charity show, but when he accidentally touched Rain on a sensitive area, he was quickly labelled as a 'salted trotter' [Cantonese slang for a perv].
With such a setback, if it was the Steven of before, then he should have seen dancing as a poisonous snake or a terrible beast and evaded it as far as he can, but it was this accident that did not dispel him from learning to dance, but continued his desire to keep learning.
Steven says that after learning to dance and watching himself so much in the mirror, it has helped him to build up his confidence.
Maybe I think too much, but having matured in the midst of boos, Steven should know how to look failure in the face.
At least, he would be used to it.
Steven is a very careful person, when asked a question, he will think about it clearly before answering and you will never find any contradictory or rhetorical phrases such as "Oh, no..." or "I mean..." uttered from his lips.
So, when Steven announced he would be treading down the path towards the 'Best Actor' award, this is his motivation and I have reason to believe that he will not say this without a thought, or that he is being arrogant.
Although Steven is already the owner of his own publishing house, this 'horse' ['Ma' means horse in Chinese] is not happy to live an easy life, he is still racing and still dancing towards the limelight of stardom.
Returning to Drama Brings Rewards
Regarding dance, you can use the phrase 'not realising your talents until you try it' to describe Steven. Although he entered the industry as a singer, Steven has never spared a thought about learning to dance. The first time he took a dance lesson was to prepare for his performance in the Pok Oi charity show and depsite not having much time to rehearse, it gave a new feeling to Steven and the drive to continue learning, whilst preparing to film his new series "The Brink of Law". The result was the Steven fell in love with his new interest because he found that during his learning process, he has found a new confidence in everything he has done and just as when he left music for acting, he never imagined he would become a leading male.
Thinking back to 2004, Steven reached the dizzy heights of TVB's male leads and was even dubbed their 'lucky soldier' because even if the reviews were not very good for his series, the ratings were still pulling in highly. With his popularity and one series after another, Steven made the decision at this point to head into the mainland to make more money. His wallet became fuller, but his popularity in Hong Kong took a slippery slide downwards as he became known as TVB's 'abandoned soldier' instead. Just a difference of one word, but this one word made all the difference to his career.
A year later, Steven returned to TVB and signed a management contract with them, clearing his name from the word 'abandoned'. His first series after his return "Safe Guards" has also brought him the 'My Favourite Male Television Character' award at this year's TVB Anniversary Awards. To win this despite stiff competition from TVB's other leading men was a great surprise for Steven.
"That day when I won the award for my role in 'Safe Guards', I was very touched. When I was filming the series, I knew that it would do well, because the producer was Lee Tim Sing and there was a great cast that included Wayne Lai, Kwok Fung and Suet Nei, who are all very talented, so I felt that 'Safe Guards' would definitely win an award, but I never thought it would be me who won it."
In reality, before "Safe Guards" was aired, the expectation had been a small one from outside. The female leads for the show were criticised beyond belief, so for the series to find success, it was all down to the male cast and for Steven, there was quite a lot of pressure. "Once the producer saw me coming into TVB City and he tapped me on the shoulder and said: 'It's all down to you now!' and at that point, I did feel a lot of pressure.
"I remember on the Friday night when the finale was aired, I called into the company to ask about the ratings and they said that it peaked at 42 points, breaking all the recent Friday night records. I was so happy that I called out on the phone. I am not saying that I am really good, but I did have a feeling that this show would do well.
"It also brought me this award and at that point there was even more pressure on me, but to look at it positively, it made me focus towards winning the Best Actor award in the future. I like to prove people wrong and if you say this series will not do well, then I will make it do well to show you. Take for example 'Where the Legend Begins', people said that I can't do ancient costume series, so I worked very hard at it and the response was not bad. This feeling is very good."
Never Letting Go of Singing
With his career concentrating mainly on television in recent years, many people may have forgotten that Steven emerged from the music industry, where his slight resemblance on camera to Leon Lai earned him the nickname of 'Leon Lookalike' in the early days. Even his record company introduced the tagline 'He is not Leon, he is not Jacky' [Cheung] in his promotional material. There was a response, but it leant towards the negative and each time he appeared, it was to an audience of boos and jeers and this made Steven's musical career quite a difficult one.
TVB's current unwritten rule that most of their series theme songs will be sung by the male lead in the show has brought a new lease of life to singing stars who had left their musical roots to convert to television, giving them an opportunity to sing once again and re-live their former glory singing on the stage. For a top lead such as Steven, then singing theme songs has become an expectation, but for Steven as he faces the microphone again, he admits that there has been a change in his attitude from before.
"I have always still been able to sing as I often have stage performances to do and every time I do these, I will sing live to build the atmosphere. However, if you want me to spend six months or a year working on one album and then spend another few months promoting it. then I don't think I have this kind of time to spend on it any more. I just want to enjoy the experience of singing. For example, I worked with a Chinese Orchestra once in the past and although the time was short, the experience was very touching."
As well as singing, another recent passion of Steven's has been theatre and he hopes to be able to fulfil his ambition of treading the boards. "I have always been very interested in doing theatre and there should be an opening for me in 2007. However, I will have to put a lot of hard work into it because I want to do my very best if I am to do it at all. It is not because standing on a theatre stage makes me very suave that I want to do it, after all theatre is not like filming and if you do well on film, it is no indication that it will be the same on the stage."
Gossip Straight to the Heart
Whilst interviewing Steven, you cannot avoid talking about his gossip over the years, although Steven insists that there has only been three stories that he has been directly involved in. Even though he says he does not mind, but the usually calm and collected Steven will uncontrollably become rather agitated. At the very least, when I listen back to the interview tapes, I have to turn the volume down a little.
In thirteen years in the industry, he has been booed, he has been betrayed and having weathered the storms, he should be able to deal with gossip peacefully, but when his real emotions begin to show, he is still very angry.
"Since entering the industry, there have only been three pieces of gossip that were directly involving me - linking me with Astrid Chan in 'Healing Hands', then saying I had a crush on Ada Choi in 'Where the Legend Begins' and finally with Sonija Kwok. Anything after this has been proven to be unrelated to me, for example when filming 'Return of the Cuckoo', it was Michael Tong who tried to date Charmaine Sheh, and I had always suspected they wrote the wrong name down, but then the mistake becomes taken to be the truth.
"I don't have any feelings about rumours any more. You can't say I am accepting it, but how much gossip is actually true? A lot of it you forget as soon as you have read it. Since I found my freedom, I have not given a proper interview for two years, so when I see you [media] then I will say a few words. Each time I am interviewed though, they just ask me the same set of questions and talk about the same people and many reporters will not read the past reports about me and see that I have already responded no less than ten times, so they just keep on asking and I get very bored because it seems like I am purposely dragging out the incident to make publicity. In fact, I have done a lot of other things in the past few years and I have a lot of other things I want to share with people.
"Now I have a blog, it is quite good because I can share my things on my blog, such as the things I see and hear in the mainland and share my photographs by uploading them for my fans. What is recorded in there is the true Steven Ma.
"I do like to express myself in words and although I am only a F5 [high school] graduate, I have always had a love for reading and as well as novels, I will read anything else. In 2004, when I was working in the mainland, I did some self-study in the Open University's China Social Studies course and although I did not apply formally for the course or sit any exams, it still brought me a lot of knowledge.
"Although what I write does not have many layers of depth, at least I have started to gain a deeper understanding of language and set standards for my scripts. Whether it is my own or other people's writing, I can boldly criticise it and decide whether it is good or bad quality."
Maybe it is unintentional, but Steven seems to be showing an stamp of his authority through his words, but after all he is the owner of a publishing company and the person being interviewed, so he has the right to criticise this interview.
Trustworthy
After falling in love with ballroom dancing, the sense I get is that Steven has changed a lot and in every word and every action, he is full of confidence.
In the past, the thought of Steven twisting and turning pretending to dance, would not only give him, but also me goosebumps.
The Steven Ma of now though can spring into dance at any time and when he feels the urge, he will engage the make-up artist and show her a couple of moves, and seemingly knowing his stuff.
Despite the presence of the reporters, he forgets about this as he immerses himself into his dance and counts out so naturally the 1-2-3-4 of his dance steps with the make-up artist.
When I ask: "Are you not afraid of being reported as 'Salted Trotter' again?"
"No, I trust you."
However, I have reason to believe that he trusts himself more than he trusts me not to write something negative.
Whatever, I thank Mr Ma for his gracious words that has brought my own confidence back too.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
2006 Steven Ma as Children's Day Ambassador
马浚伟任儿童节大使 与小朋友们相处愉快
Steven Ma as Children's Day Ambassador
10 August 2006
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新浪娱乐讯 马浚伟被香港无线电视台委任为今年儿童节大使，日前参加由无线与佛山电视台合办的‘佛山中华文化之旅’活动。到达佛山后，活动负责人安排他与小朋友们参观袓庙、石湾美术陶瓷厂等佛山文化，马浚伟与小朋友们相处十分愉快. ”马浚伟和汤盈盈表示，该活动十分有意义，不仅让香港、佛山两地的儿童大开眼界，而他们自己也学到了新东西———汤盈盈学唱粤剧，马浚伟则学打“蔡李佛”拳法。
Steven Ma as Children's Day Ambassador
10 August 2006
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新浪娱乐讯 马浚伟被香港无线电视台委任为今年儿童节大使，日前参加由无线与佛山电视台合办的‘佛山中华文化之旅’活动。到达佛山后，活动负责人安排他与小朋友们参观袓庙、石湾美术陶瓷厂等佛山文化，马浚伟与小朋友们相处十分愉快. ”马浚伟和汤盈盈表示，该活动十分有意义，不仅让香港、佛山两地的儿童大开眼界，而他们自己也学到了新东西———汤盈盈学唱粤剧，马浚伟则学打“蔡李佛”拳法。
Sunday, December 10, 2006
2006 News Steven ma and Shirely Yeung as judges in Miss Little Princesses beauty pageant
Little Princesses Pageant《我是小公主选举》
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新浪娱乐讯 由地铁商场、德福广场、杏花新城与迪士尼于今年圣诞携手为大家呈献《迪士尼公主梦幻之旅》，其中一项瞩目精彩活动《我是小公主选举》， 12月10日更邀得杨思琦、马浚伟、王敏德、马诗慧出席在 德福广场 举行的“我是小公主选举”决赛。四位更联同地铁及迪士尼代表担任评判，这个集美丽、才艺、美德于一身的比赛，是要在十二位在12月2号初赛顺利过关的小女孩当中选出最后六强，让她们有机会参与首次于香港招生、并在明年1月于香港迪士尼乐园酒店举行的“迪士尼公主梦幻学院”的半天课程中学做小公主，学习社交舞、餐桌礼仪和化妆技巧等，让她们美梦成真，成为华丽典雅的迪士尼小公主。
马浚伟率先带领六位来自3-6岁初级组的小公主，以Catwalk 出场，过往出席过不少选美活动的马仔当然表演淡定、风度翩翩，没想到年纪轻轻的参加者亦行得有板有眼，绝不欺场。马仔更即场公开他心目中的公主需备哪些条件，与观众真情剖白。
既有小公主Catwalk ，当然不少得迪士尼星级公主杨思琦的份儿，她则即场与六位7-11岁来自高级组的小公主分享参选经验，并传授“美貌与智慧并重”的心得；思琦更“以身作则”即场示范Catwalk技巧，小公主们跟着思琦边学边做，同样仪态万千，可爱动人。
经过一轮天才表演及评判团的问答环节考验，各参赛者不单未被难倒，个个都应对如流，当中还有不少出人意表的有趣答案，令在场观众捧腹大笑！为舒缓参赛者紧张的情绪及现场紧张激烈的比赛气氛，出名是“醒目爹哋妈咪”的王敏德和马诗慧与现象观众分享他们栽培两位千金的经验之谈，而王氏大公主Kayla更不负爹哋妈咪所望，在台上即席表演芭蕾舞，Kayla相比众参加者，才华更是有过之而无不及，台下自然报以热烈掌声。
最后，经评判团一轮商议后，他们在每组挑选了三位“开心大使”，由Michael及Janet向每位颁发地铁商场 $500购物现金劵、香港迪士尼乐园门票2张及迪士尼公主限量版礼品包一份。随后，由思琦及马仔颁发初级组“精灵可爱大奖”及“非凡才艺大奖”得主，再由地铁及迪士尼代分别颁发各组别的“甜美笑容大奖”及”完美公主大奖”。六位得奖者可以各得迪士尼公主梦幻学院门劵一张、地铁商场 $1,000购物现金劵，迪士尼公主限量版礼品包一份及香港迪士尼乐园奇妙假期，包括: 香港迪士尼乐园门票四张及香港迪士尼乐园酒店住宿一晚，奖品非常丰富，而活动亦于一遍欢乐的气氛下圆满结束! 。t
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新浪娱乐讯 由地铁商场、德福广场、杏花新城与迪士尼于今年圣诞携手为大家呈献《迪士尼公主梦幻之旅》，其中一项瞩目精彩活动《我是小公主选举》， 12月10日更邀得杨思琦、马浚伟、王敏德、马诗慧出席在 德福广场 举行的“我是小公主选举”决赛。四位更联同地铁及迪士尼代表担任评判，这个集美丽、才艺、美德于一身的比赛，是要在十二位在12月2号初赛顺利过关的小女孩当中选出最后六强，让她们有机会参与首次于香港招生、并在明年1月于香港迪士尼乐园酒店举行的“迪士尼公主梦幻学院”的半天课程中学做小公主，学习社交舞、餐桌礼仪和化妆技巧等，让她们美梦成真，成为华丽典雅的迪士尼小公主。
马浚伟率先带领六位来自3-6岁初级组的小公主，以Catwalk 出场，过往出席过不少选美活动的马仔当然表演淡定、风度翩翩，没想到年纪轻轻的参加者亦行得有板有眼，绝不欺场。马仔更即场公开他心目中的公主需备哪些条件，与观众真情剖白。
既有小公主Catwalk ，当然不少得迪士尼星级公主杨思琦的份儿，她则即场与六位7-11岁来自高级组的小公主分享参选经验，并传授“美貌与智慧并重”的心得；思琦更“以身作则”即场示范Catwalk技巧，小公主们跟着思琦边学边做，同样仪态万千，可爱动人。
经过一轮天才表演及评判团的问答环节考验，各参赛者不单未被难倒，个个都应对如流，当中还有不少出人意表的有趣答案，令在场观众捧腹大笑！为舒缓参赛者紧张的情绪及现场紧张激烈的比赛气氛，出名是“醒目爹哋妈咪”的王敏德和马诗慧与现象观众分享他们栽培两位千金的经验之谈，而王氏大公主Kayla更不负爹哋妈咪所望，在台上即席表演芭蕾舞，Kayla相比众参加者，才华更是有过之而无不及，台下自然报以热烈掌声。
最后，经评判团一轮商议后，他们在每组挑选了三位“开心大使”，由Michael及Janet向每位颁发地铁商场 $500购物现金劵、香港迪士尼乐园门票2张及迪士尼公主限量版礼品包一份。随后，由思琦及马仔颁发初级组“精灵可爱大奖”及“非凡才艺大奖”得主，再由地铁及迪士尼代分别颁发各组别的“甜美笑容大奖”及”完美公主大奖”。六位得奖者可以各得迪士尼公主梦幻学院门劵一张、地铁商场 $1,000购物现金劵，迪士尼公主限量版礼品包一份及香港迪士尼乐园奇妙假期，包括: 香港迪士尼乐园门票四张及香港迪士尼乐园酒店住宿一晚，奖品非常丰富，而活动亦于一遍欢乐的气氛下圆满结束! 。t
Saturday, November 11, 2006
news 2006 [谁在走红？] 马浚伟扬眉吐气
Steven with bandaged right eye at 2006 TVB anniversary award ceremony. He took home tvb most favorite male character.
马浚伟获“我最喜爱的电视男主角奖”
source 2006 Nov 18 15:38 羊城晚报.记者陈明辉
当年，因为一句宣传口号：“他不是黎明，他不是学友”，引起歌迷反感，让马浚伟一出道就尝尽被喝倒彩的辛酸滋味。13年后的今天，他终于凭《铁血保镖》“尚智”一角，成为无线“我最喜爱的电视男角色”。
不知不觉，马浚伟已经在香港娱乐圈闯荡了13年。因为凭《铁血保镖》“尚智”一角在无线“万千星辉颁奖礼”上获得“我最喜爱的电视男角色”，加上拍新戏《天机算》受伤成了“独眼龙”，让马浚伟再一次成为城中话题人物。接受记者电话采访时，马浚伟表示，《铁血保镖》在自己的演艺生涯里意义重大，一是在不被看好的情况下拿奖，有“扬眉吐气”的感觉；二是通过这部剧，感觉自己演戏终于“开窍”了。马浚伟又大方谈到曾经传出“不和”的郭羡妮：“我们能够在《汇通天下》里一起拍戏，就表示没事了，一切以和为贵。”
●初出道遭遇“嘘”声
马浚伟1993年以歌手身份出道，道路却走得非常坎坷。“当年我本来在年末的颁奖典礼上很有机会获得新人奖，但就因为所属公司安排给我的一句宣传口号：‘他不是黎明，他不是学友’，引起歌迷的反感，让我被喝倒彩。记得我第一次走秀是在尖东东急百货，当时有王馨平、黎明、吕方和我。因为有黎明在，我一出场便嘘声四起。我硬撑着把歌唱完，眼睛里已充满泪水。后来我躲在房间里哭，心情难过透顶，最后忍不住跑到酒吧灌了一通啤酒，低着头小声哭，怕被人看见。”
从此之后的两三年里，马浚伟几乎每次出场迎来的都是嘘声。“我信心尽失，甚至在上舞台时腿也站不稳。后来华纳宣布不与我续约时，我把心一横，就准备退出娱乐圈了。”所幸的是，这时马浚伟的“伯乐”出现了，她就是马浚伟在刚刚获得“我最喜爱的电视男角色”奖时开口第一个感谢的人———“无线”高层曾励珍。“她在1995年起用我演《壹号皇庭IV》，我知道那是我的转折点。我要多谢珍姐的栽培，没有她的赏识，马浚伟早已从娱乐圈销声匿迹。”
《鹿鼎记》和《妙手仁心》进一步提升了马浚伟的人气。他说：“当年我演《鹿鼎记》时不被看好，因为珠玉在前（刘德华演过康熙），试造型时还有记者讥讽我‘穿起龙袍也不像太子’。不过我不介意，这是个好角色，让大家进一步接受了我。到了1998年演出《妙手仁心》，可以说彻底扭转了我原本不讨好的形象，有观众还寄信给我，赞我演医生形神俱备。我很高兴，但我没有自满，因为别的新人从零开始，而我却是从‘负十’出发。”
●拍《铁血》演戏开窍
2004年，马浚伟把主要精力放在内地拍剧，去年6月才“回巢”无线。娱乐圈很现实，离开香港一段时间，许多人开始质疑马浚伟的号召力。他回到无线演的第一部剧《铁血保镖》也只是小制作，没想到竟为马浚伟赢得了荣誉。“简直是吐气扬眉！”马浚伟难掩兴奋之情。
马浚伟说，获奖并不是他一个人的功劳，要感谢戏中“会友镖局”全体人员，“尤其是郭峰和黎耀祥，他们真的是好戏之人，和他们拍对手戏让我学会了很多。从这部剧开始，我觉得自己演戏‘开窍’了”。
11月10日上台领奖时，马浚伟的一只眼睛用纱布包着，成了“独眼龙”。原来，他在11月9日拍摄《天机算》时被马撞伤了。“当时拍一场骑马戏，我坐在马背上，工作人员用吹风机将落叶吹起来营造效果，不料马匹因此受惊，猛地扬起前蹄，马头撞到了我的脸上。我只觉眼前一黑，短暂失去了知觉，回复知觉时发现自己还在马背上，但是在慢慢往下滑，而且感到右脸奇痛，右眼睁不开。我大叫：‘不行了！不行了！’导演立即冲过来接住我，然后火速送我到医院。”
马浚伟形容一辈子都没试过这么痛，“在车上我开始胡思乱想：惨了，右眼会不会没了？以后看不到东西怎么办？我又想，如果一只眼看不到东西，还能拍戏吗？我再想，明天颁奖典礼，我怎么出席呀？”经过医生诊断，马浚伟眼窝肌肉组织肿胀，眼球下陷2毫米，右脸颊脸骨出现骨裂，“算是比较严重的伤了，医生建议我住院，但是我还是坚持去了颁奖礼。其实当时很辛苦，因为脸骨出现了裂痕，被撞击后产生的淤血通过裂痕渗入口腔，于是我开始吐血，好像粤语残片里的情形一样，不停地吐在纸巾上，当晚颁奖前就用了将近30包纸巾，很夸张吧？不过医生说是好事，淤血积在里面才麻烦。”因为怕在脸上留疤，医生不建议他动手术，而是让那条裂缝慢慢自然愈合。幸运的是，眼睛的视力也没太大影响，就是有时候看东西会出现“叠影”，不过过段时间就没事了。
●与郭羡妮已和解
数年前，有传闻指马浚伟与郭羡妮拍拖，郭羡妮随即公开数落是马浚伟为了炒作在“编故事”。两人从此反目，还发誓老死不相往来。事过境迁，两人在早前播出的《汇通天下》里聚首，这是不是意味着两人已冰释前嫌？马浚伟淡淡地说：“我们只是同事，工作以外没有联络。不过我们没有矛盾，既然能在片场一起工作，就表示没有什么过节了，有问题还能拍好戏吗？大家都是成年人，懂得怎样去处理，总之一切以和为贵。”
在《汇通天下》的宣传活动上，郭羡妮还主动和马浚伟合照。但马浚伟坦言并没有完全忘记过去的事：“我明白，男人不能太小气。但我比较有原则，有些事需要用时间来克服。那时不是说我‘粘’着她吗？如果我先跟她打招呼，肯定又被人说我‘追’她。那次跟她拍了一张合照，我想可以终结这件事了，但我只会拍一张而已。”
马浚伟获“我最喜爱的电视男主角奖”
source 2006 Nov 18 15:38 羊城晚报.记者陈明辉
当年，因为一句宣传口号：“他不是黎明，他不是学友”，引起歌迷反感，让马浚伟一出道就尝尽被喝倒彩的辛酸滋味。13年后的今天，他终于凭《铁血保镖》“尚智”一角，成为无线“我最喜爱的电视男角色”。
不知不觉，马浚伟已经在香港娱乐圈闯荡了13年。因为凭《铁血保镖》“尚智”一角在无线“万千星辉颁奖礼”上获得“我最喜爱的电视男角色”，加上拍新戏《天机算》受伤成了“独眼龙”，让马浚伟再一次成为城中话题人物。接受记者电话采访时，马浚伟表示，《铁血保镖》在自己的演艺生涯里意义重大，一是在不被看好的情况下拿奖，有“扬眉吐气”的感觉；二是通过这部剧，感觉自己演戏终于“开窍”了。马浚伟又大方谈到曾经传出“不和”的郭羡妮：“我们能够在《汇通天下》里一起拍戏，就表示没事了，一切以和为贵。”
●初出道遭遇“嘘”声
马浚伟1993年以歌手身份出道，道路却走得非常坎坷。“当年我本来在年末的颁奖典礼上很有机会获得新人奖，但就因为所属公司安排给我的一句宣传口号：‘他不是黎明，他不是学友’，引起歌迷的反感，让我被喝倒彩。记得我第一次走秀是在尖东东急百货，当时有王馨平、黎明、吕方和我。因为有黎明在，我一出场便嘘声四起。我硬撑着把歌唱完，眼睛里已充满泪水。后来我躲在房间里哭，心情难过透顶，最后忍不住跑到酒吧灌了一通啤酒，低着头小声哭，怕被人看见。”
从此之后的两三年里，马浚伟几乎每次出场迎来的都是嘘声。“我信心尽失，甚至在上舞台时腿也站不稳。后来华纳宣布不与我续约时，我把心一横，就准备退出娱乐圈了。”所幸的是，这时马浚伟的“伯乐”出现了，她就是马浚伟在刚刚获得“我最喜爱的电视男角色”奖时开口第一个感谢的人———“无线”高层曾励珍。“她在1995年起用我演《壹号皇庭IV》，我知道那是我的转折点。我要多谢珍姐的栽培，没有她的赏识，马浚伟早已从娱乐圈销声匿迹。”
《鹿鼎记》和《妙手仁心》进一步提升了马浚伟的人气。他说：“当年我演《鹿鼎记》时不被看好，因为珠玉在前（刘德华演过康熙），试造型时还有记者讥讽我‘穿起龙袍也不像太子’。不过我不介意，这是个好角色，让大家进一步接受了我。到了1998年演出《妙手仁心》，可以说彻底扭转了我原本不讨好的形象，有观众还寄信给我，赞我演医生形神俱备。我很高兴，但我没有自满，因为别的新人从零开始，而我却是从‘负十’出发。”
●拍《铁血》演戏开窍
2004年，马浚伟把主要精力放在内地拍剧，去年6月才“回巢”无线。娱乐圈很现实，离开香港一段时间，许多人开始质疑马浚伟的号召力。他回到无线演的第一部剧《铁血保镖》也只是小制作，没想到竟为马浚伟赢得了荣誉。“简直是吐气扬眉！”马浚伟难掩兴奋之情。
马浚伟说，获奖并不是他一个人的功劳，要感谢戏中“会友镖局”全体人员，“尤其是郭峰和黎耀祥，他们真的是好戏之人，和他们拍对手戏让我学会了很多。从这部剧开始，我觉得自己演戏‘开窍’了”。
11月10日上台领奖时，马浚伟的一只眼睛用纱布包着，成了“独眼龙”。原来，他在11月9日拍摄《天机算》时被马撞伤了。“当时拍一场骑马戏，我坐在马背上，工作人员用吹风机将落叶吹起来营造效果，不料马匹因此受惊，猛地扬起前蹄，马头撞到了我的脸上。我只觉眼前一黑，短暂失去了知觉，回复知觉时发现自己还在马背上，但是在慢慢往下滑，而且感到右脸奇痛，右眼睁不开。我大叫：‘不行了！不行了！’导演立即冲过来接住我，然后火速送我到医院。”
马浚伟形容一辈子都没试过这么痛，“在车上我开始胡思乱想：惨了，右眼会不会没了？以后看不到东西怎么办？我又想，如果一只眼看不到东西，还能拍戏吗？我再想，明天颁奖典礼，我怎么出席呀？”经过医生诊断，马浚伟眼窝肌肉组织肿胀，眼球下陷2毫米，右脸颊脸骨出现骨裂，“算是比较严重的伤了，医生建议我住院，但是我还是坚持去了颁奖礼。其实当时很辛苦，因为脸骨出现了裂痕，被撞击后产生的淤血通过裂痕渗入口腔，于是我开始吐血，好像粤语残片里的情形一样，不停地吐在纸巾上，当晚颁奖前就用了将近30包纸巾，很夸张吧？不过医生说是好事，淤血积在里面才麻烦。”因为怕在脸上留疤，医生不建议他动手术，而是让那条裂缝慢慢自然愈合。幸运的是，眼睛的视力也没太大影响，就是有时候看东西会出现“叠影”，不过过段时间就没事了。
●与郭羡妮已和解
数年前，有传闻指马浚伟与郭羡妮拍拖，郭羡妮随即公开数落是马浚伟为了炒作在“编故事”。两人从此反目，还发誓老死不相往来。事过境迁，两人在早前播出的《汇通天下》里聚首，这是不是意味着两人已冰释前嫌？马浚伟淡淡地说：“我们只是同事，工作以外没有联络。不过我们没有矛盾，既然能在片场一起工作，就表示没有什么过节了，有问题还能拍好戏吗？大家都是成年人，懂得怎样去处理，总之一切以和为贵。”
在《汇通天下》的宣传活动上，郭羡妮还主动和马浚伟合照。但马浚伟坦言并没有完全忘记过去的事：“我明白，男人不能太小气。但我比较有原则，有些事需要用时间来克服。那时不是说我‘粘’着她吗？如果我先跟她打招呼，肯定又被人说我‘追’她。那次跟她拍了一张合照，我想可以终结这件事了，但我只会拍一张而已。”
Thursday, August 24, 2006
News 2006: 被算命先生预测48岁撞机 马浚伟：一辈子有阴影
被算命先生预测48岁撞机 马浚伟：一辈子有阴影
2006 Aug 24 09:58
马浚伟、杨思琦、罗敏庄及元华昨日为新剧《天机算》试造型，马仔在剧中饰演一个心地善良的小混混，并与思琦及陈浩民有一段三角恋，但浩民昨日就缺席造型。马仔笑道：“现在剧本出了两集，但有一集半我都要被虐待，如被打、抛落海、吊起干煎等。”
顾名思义此剧以占卜预测未来为主题，不过现实生活中马仔并不喜欢占卜测前程，他说：“唯一一次是搬新屋时请了师傅看风水，主要是买楼的习惯做法，并非要预知未来，我实在不想知将来的事，好固然开心，不好就成天心里不舒服。”原来他一九九六年去台湾发展时，当地唱片公司要他去见一个师傅，师傅指他于四十八岁时会堕机，就算不乘飞机改乘其它交通工具也会有意外，马仔笑道：“如果届时美加方面请我做二十多场show，且酬劳可观，我会用其它转折方法去啰！不过师傅此番话确令我心里不舒服，一辈子都有阴影。”
虽然师傅之言属预言，不过昨日刚有网上报道言之凿凿，指马仔前日于长青隧道严重车祸中被玻璃割伤昏迷不醒，更有传出他的死讯，对此他笑道：“我昨天整天都在工作，所以很多朋友都传呼叫我快现身，虽然这类死讯恶作剧经常发生，但这次报道太过份，因为很多人都是靠这些实时新闻获得信息的，何况今次是很严重的交通意外，不应该拿来开玩笑，更不应将新闻胡乱加减在网上周围贴，好讨厌，我更怀疑这是否触犯法律。幸好我爸爸不上互联网，否则吓煞他哩！”
另外，杨思琦对于再拍古装剧显得好雀跃，尤其今次扮演契丹人可以梳辫仔头，更是她的至爱。她自言怕冻多过怕热，所以夏天拍古装并不太苦，她又伸手握记者的手，原来她的手十分冰冷，她笑道：“医生说我血气差，要我做多些运动及不要喝冰冻饮品。”
2006 Aug 24 09:58
马浚伟、杨思琦、罗敏庄及元华昨日为新剧《天机算》试造型，马仔在剧中饰演一个心地善良的小混混，并与思琦及陈浩民有一段三角恋，但浩民昨日就缺席造型。马仔笑道：“现在剧本出了两集，但有一集半我都要被虐待，如被打、抛落海、吊起干煎等。”
顾名思义此剧以占卜预测未来为主题，不过现实生活中马仔并不喜欢占卜测前程，他说：“唯一一次是搬新屋时请了师傅看风水，主要是买楼的习惯做法，并非要预知未来，我实在不想知将来的事，好固然开心，不好就成天心里不舒服。”原来他一九九六年去台湾发展时，当地唱片公司要他去见一个师傅，师傅指他于四十八岁时会堕机，就算不乘飞机改乘其它交通工具也会有意外，马仔笑道：“如果届时美加方面请我做二十多场show，且酬劳可观，我会用其它转折方法去啰！不过师傅此番话确令我心里不舒服，一辈子都有阴影。”
虽然师傅之言属预言，不过昨日刚有网上报道言之凿凿，指马仔前日于长青隧道严重车祸中被玻璃割伤昏迷不醒，更有传出他的死讯，对此他笑道：“我昨天整天都在工作，所以很多朋友都传呼叫我快现身，虽然这类死讯恶作剧经常发生，但这次报道太过份，因为很多人都是靠这些实时新闻获得信息的，何况今次是很严重的交通意外，不应该拿来开玩笑，更不应将新闻胡乱加减在网上周围贴，好讨厌，我更怀疑这是否触犯法律。幸好我爸爸不上互联网，否则吓煞他哩！”
另外，杨思琦对于再拍古装剧显得好雀跃，尤其今次扮演契丹人可以梳辫仔头，更是她的至爱。她自言怕冻多过怕热，所以夏天拍古装并不太苦，她又伸手握记者的手，原来她的手十分冰冷，她笑道：“医生说我血气差，要我做多些运动及不要喝冰冻饮品。”
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