Steven Ma openly states he has a girlfriend; Sues former Manager

Steven Ma openly states he has a girlfriend; Sues former Manager
Wednesday December 31, 2008 Hong Kong
Source: On.cc
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/

Stepping in 2009, Steven Ma announced that he has a girlfriend to clarify the doubts of his sexual orientation. He also will be countering his former manager as he gets involved with lawsuits in order to get back justice for himself In 2008, Steven's former manager Fan Ji Wing issued a lawyers letter to Steven stating that he owns half of his home equity.

Suing former manager
Steven's former manager's actions are definitely hard to bear and disappointing, he said: "I discussed it with my lawyer and decided to sue my former manager back. After my contract ended with Fan Ji Wing, we did not have any further contact. Now we will meet again in court." Steven is prepared for the high lawyer fees on this case, he just wants to help himself get some justice back, this is more important than money.

Steven also admits that he has a girlfriend and strongly denies that he ever had a gay relationship with anyone. He said: "I have never lived with anyone besides my family, this is the truth. Fan Ji Wing has once helped me and I have used my hard work to replay him. I will not get bullied anymore, if anything I will definitely seek the attention of lawsuits." Recently Steven has been busy filming for new series "The Stars of Love", in the series he plays a fish vendor, the setting of where the fish market is located is also the place where Steven grew up in. He has a close feeling with the area.

(Fantasia) Ma Chun Wai.

~~忽然一周 鬼馬狂想曲 馬浚偉  Issue 665
reporter: 林蕾

If not for the unstoppable DIE, AJCL should have been a good show to watch. There’s Fala’s guile and Linda’s wildness, and Kent’s not bad, either. And now, accordingly, Steven's turn should be next, but what to say of Steven? Can’t think of any, and really don’t want to heap misnomers on him. Steven is not me, therefore, of course, has no need for gags. In fact, he emits a magnetic field that makes one mindful of one’s P’s & Q’s in his presence.

He likes to recite poetry, writes on the side, and waxes poetic on life philosophy. Naturally, those who like him see him as interesting and witty; whereas, those who don’t, a frivolous show-off.

“I don’t commit crimes. I’m only doing my own thing. I’m not bothered by how other people see me.”

True, philosophy discourses are not a crime in itself, but problem is, entertainment circle has no use for culture pretenses.

“In this world, there must be someone who approves of me, but, probably won’t be from the entertainment circle.”

The photo on the front page is really a composite picture;  Steven was actually standing on a chair. Fun eh? Illusions are often more interesting than reality. Like his Sino-Japanese cruise vacation, it stirs people’s imagination. Who did he go with? The truth is he went to seek inspiration. “My pictorial journal still needed 20 odd more pages to complete before publication, also at the same time, I could do some photo-shooting.”

So envious! If journalists had such favorable treatment, I believe all will turn authors. He has always being into book publishing. He has already published two books on society: “Why Suicide?”, and “Relatives of a chronic Patient.” (Note: Actually, Steven has published 3 books on society, in all.)

“HK$59 per book. Need to sell 1000 copies to break-even. 2000 copies to churn out a 3rd book. Whatever the sales volume, it can’t beat my one singing performance. There’s no profit in it. No fame and no reputation.” (Note: outdated quote!.)

Steven is not like those young idols with their albums of self–snapped shots of pouts and big eyes, which can easily whip up 20,000 odd copies in sales volume. At 37 years old, he is way past the stage of teeny bopper idol. His, (journal) is of substance. What is more important, it is done with passion.

“I don’t harm people or commit crimes. All I did was walk the path I choose. Ups or downs, I’m the pilot. Why do you care?”

True. There are just too many eyes in the entertainment circle.

“My writings are based on my own life experiences. Like how I hate people referring to themselves as “sale si” ( ‘si’ rhymes with faeces/sh*t, in Cantonese.) I’ve sold ice cream & educational books, but have never sold “si”. People must respect themselves. Only then, can people respect you. Outside opinions? - seldom listen. Postive? – take it with a grain of salt. Negative? –even more so, disregard.”

Steven has his own style and principles. He’s a contemporary person who has never said, “OK la”, these 3 words.

“OK la” really means “no” or “can’t”, so why not be more specific? My world has no gray middle ground.”

He has never minded how people see him, much less compromise his principles. For instance, 2 years ago, during an interview with a certain magazine, he was effusively dropping quotes from the works of contemporary Confucian scholar, Tang Jun Yi, and learned scholar, Professor Lu Wei Luan. Although never attended any of their classes, Steven kept referring them as Teacher Tang and Teacher Lu. The reporter insinuated that he was being a voluble show-off. Today, he is still Teacher Tang here and Teacher Lu there, showing no sign of embarrassment.

“I revere them so why can’t I address them as “teacher”? Just like those who believe in God, bible quotes flow freely from their mouth, too. So are they showing off, too? I believe there must be people of like mind as me. But those who identify with me will most likely not from the entertainment circle.”

True, not many showbiz people approve of Steven. For instance, in the recent Salt Traders, there were reports of him acting like Ah Jie, arbitrarily setting up rules like: no tardiness & script must be memorized.

“I didn’t know that expecting a person to be punctual or to have his/her script memorized is considered a crime. What a joke! I don’t blame that magazine. Someone got to have leaked the info to the media for it to be reported. I’m not a Mr. Happy, bend on ingratiating myself on people. My way of doing things will definitely put pressure on some people. But I can only say sorry; I’ll continue to be this way. If can’t be friends, so be it.”

Actually, Steven does have friends in the entertainment circle. Among his bosom friends are: Wayne Lai, 蔣志光 、 李國麟 、 駱應鈞 ， and more recently, Kent Cheng.

“A lot of people said I act older than my age,” he smiled wryly. “But really, I do find it hard to communicate with the younger generation artistes. They always gathered together to either play video games or discuss anime. I dread engaging in such trivial conversations. Tavia is the only actress in the younger generation that I can really talk to. She, too, has that fire inside her.

Personality is inborn, but how it is molded depends greatly on one’s life experience. Steven matured early, having to cope with his mother’s cancer and entering the workforce at the age of 16.

“During the 15 years in showbiz, my personality basically has not changed much. But that, in the past, I didn’t dare to speak out. But I dare now.”

Naturally, maturity is one reason for increased confidence. The producers are probably quite aware of Ma Chun Wai’s indomitable spirit. Of the series he leads, 80% are period drama. 100% as a protagonist. Maybe they all feel that he is convincing in such roles.

“Even though my series are never of the 80 or 100 episode big productions, I’m happy with the 20 – 30 episodes. They don’t take up much time to shoot, which allows me to earn side incomes. Frankly, the pay from one such function is equivalent to shooting a whole series. But then, I need the series to maintain my name and status.”

It all comes down to mutual scratching of backs and advantages.

“The entertainment circle is very superficial, and very capricious. Turns of event are not within our control. But still, we make our own opportunities.”

The horror in entertainment circle is nothing worse than losing one’s own self identity. On this, Steven is very much aware of. His English name, Steven, is actually a stage name. His real name is Vincent. His good friends outside the entertainment circle still call him Vincent.

“Steven is only a public persona. After work, I’m Vincent. I can promptly discard my alter ego. And ignore all gossips.”

In the past, Steven was a gossip magnet. Rumors abounded when he co-starred with Ada Choi and Sonija Kwok. And then, he was accused of inappropriateness (鹹豬手salty pig trotters) when dancing with Rain Li 李彩華 in a 《博爱欢乐传万家》fund raiser. He was even rumored of a gay relationship with his former manager. Comparatively, recent rumors on him have subsided.

“Looking back, all those things that happened have their own value. If the faults were mine then I need to do some self-reflection. If they’re fabricated, then I have to toughen myself with some kung fu self-defence skills. My kung fu skills have gotten pretty good.”

Steven grew up in Sham Sui Tin. His father was a No.9 bus driver and the family’s sole breadwinner. When young, the people he most encountered with were the street gangsters and prostitutes. His childhood background plus 15 years of immersion in entertainment decadence have built up Steven’s self-defence mechanism. Like he said, “It’s pretty good.”

“Nothing scares me much, except for cockroaches. At first, I couldn’t understand my fear of it. Later, after pondering, I figure it all goes back to that one incident when my younger sister tried to scare me with it. It didn’t scare me at all. But when she shoved it at my mom, who was, at that time, sewing a shirt on the sewing machine –she turned around and was so startled that she promptly pricked her finger on the needle, and bled profusely. And so cockroach = hurt. I guess that’s why I’m scared of it now.”

His mother has been gone for so many years now, yet Steven still can’t seem to let go.

“I think of her as being away in a faraway place. Has never left.”
No matter how good a swordsman’s kung fu may be, there is stuff he still can’t release from inside him.

入 行 前 在 朗 文 出 版 社 做 sales ， 樣 子 老 成 持 重 ， 其 實 只 得 十 七 歲 。

“呢次斷背﹐真系傳得過 。”馬浚偉笑道。
“This particular brokeback rumor is truly worth circulating,”
quipped Steven, laughingly.

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Posted 13 June 2008 

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Steven Ma is not afraid to be the male version Wang Ah Jie.

Exclusive Report: 马浚伟不惧做“男版汪阿姐”
re: transcript from interview: Ma Zai,how-do-you-plead?

Meddling in the director’s filming? Reproving others’ tardiness? Behaving like a prima donna? This is an exclusive interview with Steven Ma on his response to these criticisms.

TVB new series, “A Journey called life” will premier on TV next week. Last night, the vacationing abroad male lead, Steven Ma, accepted an exclusive tele-interview with Yangcheng Evening News,《羊城晚报》which lasted about an hour. Besides talking about his upcoming series, Steven talked mostly about his outlook on life and philosophy; about the works of the late scholar author, Tang Jun Yi (唐君毅 ); about the impact of his mother’s death on himself; and about juvenile suicides, etc. Steven said: Treasuring life and treasuring time are some of his values. Hence, he cannot tolerate tardiness during work.

~~Topic: Teacher
~~Major benefit was knowing Kent Cheng
In the “Journey” series, Steven is an enthusiastic marathon runner. He started off as an engraving apprentice in Kent’s stone workshop to later become an engraving master. A misunderstanding acquainted him and rebellious Linda, later resulting in a love relationship between them.

Steven disclosed that the marathon scenes were exhausting to film, and due to his heart’s condition he requested the producer and director to fake most of the running scenes. His biggest reap from filming “Journey” was getting acquainted with Kent. “On the first day of work, Kent told me that he had studied my past performance. His knowledge on me was astounding, given that he is a veteran. He told me since he knew he was going to collaborate with me, he should get to know me beforehand. He also told me to treat him as a new colleague since he was away from TVB for so long. I have learned much from Kent. He is my teacher, both in the series and out.”

~~Topic: Reading
~~The Impact of Tang Jun Yi’s Works
Steven is a voracious reader, especially of books on history and philosophy. “Reading history books is extremely beneficial to filming ancient period dramas; it instills a better understanding of the drama background and characters. His main interests are the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China (1912-1949). His most admired philosopher is the late Mr. Tang Jun Yi.

Mr. Tang Jun Yi was one of the renowned modern contemporary scholar authors, and a prolific one, at that. Steven disclosed that the most influential book on him is Life’s Experiences (?)《人生之体验》. “In 1999, my mother died of cancer. I sank into a deep depression, and had lost interest in life. During this period, I happened to read 《人生之体验》. There was one particular line of thoughts that is still unforgettable to me; to date, it can be said to be my biggest epiphany."  To avoid misquoting, from the other end of the telephone, Steven picked up that particular book and proceeded to read aloud word by word to this reporter, “The death of a loved one is an indelible pain. No philosophy can comfort you nor is there any need to look to philosophy for comfort [...] This is the period when your own morals will emerge. Henceforth, you will learn to treasure your surviving loved ones with a greater display of love. Henceforth, you will take life with a greater responsibility.” *亲爱的人死亡，是你永不能补偿的悲痛。这没有哲学能安慰你，也不必要哲学来安慰你……这时是你道德的自我开始真正呈露的时候。你将从此对于尚生存的亲爱的人，表现你更深厚的爱，你将从此更认识你对于人生应尽之责任。”  
Thereafter, Steven searched and read all of Tang Jun Yi’s works: “Although, we are of different generations, through his books, I can connect with this esteemed scholar’s thoughts.” Steven’s life motto is, “Treasure life, treasure time.”

Steven Ma, What’s The Time Over There?

你那邊幾點 馬浚偉
2008 East Week – Issue 92
Posted 12 June 2008 

The appointment was for 3 pm but Steven was already here by 2:45 pm.
He is often one step ahead of other people.
At age sixteen and a half he worked as a clerk in a publishing house.
At age 27 he moved his whole family from Sham Sui Po to a luxury home at Ho Man Tin.
Born in poverty, his way out & outlooks should have been gloomy, instead he shines brightly.
His mother battled cancer for 22 years; he had to beat time.
He toiled to get on stage, to stand under the limelight.
He founded a publishing company and owned a laundry shop.
Whatever he could do, he would do.
He shouldered everything himself, until like an oil lamp, the flame burned out.
He crashed and turned to drinking for solace, and suffered panic attacks.

“I thought I was strong, that I could take care of everything.”

Turn out, people should not only know to move forward,
but also to pace themselves for a long journey.
The road is winding and the nights, long.
But know this: the nights on this side of the earth are dawns on the other.

Steven moves fast, talks fast too. Within a few minutes, he is done with wardrobe, make-up, and now sits patiently for the interview to begin. He comes prepared, frequently earlier than his colleagues, which inevitably gives them pressure. Like earlier on when filming a Qing production, Sweetness in the Salt,  he was accused of being the male version of Wang Ah Jie (Liza Wang) with his multiple requests.  Actually, that wasn’t the first time it happened. A few years back, while filming the Change of Destiny with Benny Chan 陳浩民, he was rumored to have come up with a rule for fining latecomers for unpunctuality. Was he being too stringent?

“To shove the problem onto someone else is an easy way to shirk responsibility. Did I chastise someone for being late? Yes! But it’s not like I’ll scold you if you’re late for once. I feel everyone is allowed 3 strikes. But at the 4th strike, I will approach you, and face to face will ask you if you would please not be late anymore?

“I know people think I’m weird. Like what does other people’s work discipline got to with you? Time may change, but my set of principles will not change: be punctual, be responsible, and be grateful; and if these become old-fashioned, then let me be old-fashioned. I’ve been in this industry for 15 years. Even though, it’s tough to be a good person, and even though I’m like a bullseye target jabbed all over, but still those 15 years have come and passed, and I survive. Because ultimately, the entertainment industry is abundant with hardworking fellow colleagues.

“You think I didn’t know that some colleagues use the media to attack me? I know and I understand, but I’ll not do the same."

A man with high principles is a lonely man. But Steven is used to loneliness. “I’m a Chow Chew traditional man. When faced with problem, I will grit my teeth and bear it. When Steven was six years old, his mother was diagnosed with nose cancer. Only when he was a middle school student did he truly realize the scope of his mother’s pains. However, the more he empathized, the more helpless he felt. When sadness overwhelmed him, he would hide himself at a corner in his school, and cried. After which he would dry off his tears, and went home with a happy face. He did not want to add to his mother’s worries with his sadness.

Through the years, his mother’s cancer relapsed 3 times, destroying her senses of hearing, smelling and tasting.   “But she had never complained, and never gave up.”  His mother was a thin and fragile woman, but to Steven, she seemed like a giant. This wounded giant became his role model.

“During those years, I saw my father wholeheartedly taking care of my mother. I observed what an affectionate relationship was like. Recalling them, I believe there is such thing as everlasting, true love. I believe that happy and fulfilling marriages do exist.”

Steven’s father was a driver for No: 9 bus. He was the sole breadwinner for the whole family of seven. To lessen his father’s burden, Steven turned down his school offer to study designing in the science and engineering dept, upon his high school graduation.  “I was 16 and a half when I joined Long Man (朗文) publishing house as an office assistant. “

When his mother’s cancer relapsed, Steven had started his singing career. He vowed to give his mother a better life. He bought a luxury home at Ho Man Tin (何文田), and had his parents moved from a public housing single unit to a 1000 over square feet luxury home. He purchased the new home in July1999, but in the same month on the 21st, his mother passed away.

During the last month of her life, the cancer demon even took away her right eye’s vision and her ability to eat. So a tubing was surgically inserted into her stomach to feed her. Although the surgery was successful, his mother never woke up from it.

“I’ve always been strong. And thought that I could handle my emotions. But actually, I couldn’t.”

During his grieving period, his career took a sluggish turn, and then, there was the pressure of mortgage payments. He crashed.

“I’m never one to pour out my troubles to people, but I didn’t know how to take care of things then. I drank to drown my sorrows and to get high, and then I would sleep it off. But I suffered for it the very next day: hangover, ulcer, and intensified pressure.”

He depended on alcohol to relax himself, and pride himself on his ability to hold his liquor well. And that he has no cases of inebriation.

“When I was young, I felt very grown-up. And liked to act grown-up. Sometimes would drink with schoolmates. The only time I got drunk was when I was in middle school. Went to the park to guzzle beer with schoolmates. Only remembered drinking nonstop and woke up drunk on a street. Around 5 in the morning when I heard the traffic noise and people, only then did I collect my wits enough to go home. I used to work in a chemical company as a sales executive, which involved frequent trips to China. Those business entertainments required drinking, thus further boosting my liquor tolerance."

Thus, according to Steven, the peace he has now did not come easy. He likes to take risks, set up companies, operated a laundry shop, and founded a publishing company. He's not one for idling.

Years ago, his company, while undertaking the preparation of the concert, 輝黃演唱會, faced a liquidity crisis. It was cash strapped for an estimated HK$3 million. “Where can I come up with that much money in such a short time? I lay on bed, pondering. And finally came up with an “uncle” in Taiwan. When approached, he agreed unhesitatingly. I’m forever indebted to him. And the loan plus interest have since been paid off.”

His grief over his mom’s death, his anxiety over work; all these, he blithely brushed aside and affected a nonchalant front. Unwittingly, the more he put into his career, the more harm he piled onto himself. Until one day, his heartbeats sped up abnormally to about 150 beats per minute. He had to seek emergency care in the hospital. The diagnosis was an onslaught of a panic attacks. (TN: Recently, Steven was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition that causes abnormal heart palpitations. A surgery is required to permanently fix the problem. As such, his previously diagnosed “panic attacks” might have been due to his heart problem?) His doctor said his malady was due to his persistent suppression of his emotions. Once in Shanghai, he suffered an anxiety episode, so bad so that he requested a sick leave from the movie company; he was replaced by another actor.

“They were brought on by stress. Now, I know how to relax myself. I’m fine now. The spells have not recurred for a long time.”

He has been in the entertainment industry for 15 years; what he learned is that the life journey is long, to treasure the fleeting time, and to seize opportunities when available. His beginning was humble, but through hard work, he was able to surmount the social stratum. Since his formal schooling is limited; he has, for the past years, enrolled in a university taking up Chinese culture & history courses as independent study. However, what is more important is that he wishes to re-learn the arts of acting, starting afresh all the way back from square one.

“During my collaboration with Ken gor in AJCL, he pointed out that I lacked eye expressions, and so I practiced hard on expressing through my eyes. He said I was too self-conscious of being on stage as if under a spotlight, therefore, not absorbed enough in the character. Wayne Lai said my voice sound hollow / thin (錫聲), that real life voice would not sound that way, and that I should put more substance in my voice.

"15 years in this industry; this year is my start anew year.”

Male artistes do indeed have an advantage. Steven’s co-stars ranged from year past, such as Maggie Cheung to the present day, Linda Chung and Fala Chen. The fadans have changed a generation, but he remains a male-lead. The strength of a horse is said to be tested by the distance traveled, guess it applies here.

Time slips by stealthily. Come October this year, Steven will be 37 years old. Besides his rumored “Brokeback” relationship with his former manager, the only rumors he engendered were with Ada Choi, Sonija Kwok, and his wine business girlfriend, Hui Wai Ling.  His love life seems incredibly nonexistent, way too empty. A thirty something year old man – too virtuous or too unreal?

Nowadays, his contact with Sonija is limited to work only.
Steven has admired Ada but only as an artiste. He denies ever having a crush on her.
His rumors with red wine business woman, Hui Wai Ling, are at best, ambiguous.

I asked him if he admires Ada Choi.

“I’m not going to talk about this. But when you love somebody, you will be considerate of her/him. I’ve experienced having someone not pleased at seeing me; in this kind of situation, I think it’s best to remove myself from her sight.”

“Who is she?”

“Oh, I’m just giving an example.”

“But you said you’ve experienced it.”

“Hmm... Let’s not talk about it.”

A brick wall, summarily erected to block.

I used to think that Steven’s life puzzle lacks a corner piece, love.
But, is his love life truly lacking a page?
Or is it a page concealed?

Steven stayed in the hotel for half a day. At dusk came out with girlfriend Vivian (Hui Wai Ling 許慧玲). On the high alert, he and girlfriend came out one after the other.

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more pix in the source
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The make-up artist for this pix here praised Steven's good skin

link to makeup artist's comment: Steven has excellent skin, so only a dusting of powder and concealer were applied, that's it.  

前陣子幫東周做既人物專訪化妝!!

馬浚偉本身自己皮膚都好好,我只幫佢用了小小遮瑕膏同碎粉就可以了!!

仲有佢好nice0家!!

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Towards illness, Steven has deep thoughts. He was a victim of an illness "Panic Attack" four years ago. The symptoms of such an illness are sudden tightening of nerves, giddiness, freezing of limbs, trembling hands, breathing problems, abnormal heart palpitations. "The main cause comes from stress. If I cannot calm myself down or relax myself, and if I am always on the Get-Ready mode, the illness will relapse. These few months, I suffered relapses and once, I even had to stay home for 10 days. There was another time when I was posing for a magazine photoshot, my hand trembled nonstop suddenly and had to be rushed to the hospital."

News: Steven Ma negotiates contract renewal: freeze salary but don't reduce for employees

馬浚偉傾續約寧凍不減
(星島)12月1日 星期一 06:30

Yesterday, Steven Ma attended the “Aid a child to give new hopes” (?) function.「助養譜出孩子新希望」. When asked about TVB’s concurrent retrenchment of employees and salary freeze for artistes, he expressed that the employee retrenchment is already a reality. But that no companies would want to do that if not being compelled to. Regarding the salary freeze for artistes, Steven is right now in the midst of negotiating with TVB management on his contract renewal that terminates in mid 2009.

“Because there are numerous details that still need to be hammered out. It’s not over money; rather it’s about my desire to branch out into different directions.” When asked if he had requested a pay raise. He said: “I didn’t last time we talked. I’m not overly concern with that, and will not haggle over episode stipend. However, I'm against pay cut. I will accept salary freeze so that we can all get through this hardship together. But I oppose pay cut, because a few hundred dollars less income can bring immense hardship to a family. Which is why I also oppose fee reduction for outside jobs.”

Steven supports salary freeze but opposes fee reduction for outside services rendered. He said if he reduces his fees, likewise, the company will also earn less, which in turn may cause further employee layoffs or salary reduction. (for employees) Moreover, all these expenditure cutbacks will result in all kinds of economic ramifications, which may result in even more people losing their jobs. He said people have their own points of view but that: “What I’m most concerned with is the working-class people and the small families who may not be able to hold out.”

Asked if he thinks TVB is being too ruthless. Steven expressed that he is but an artiste, therefore, not privy to the company’s business decision-making process. He could only say, “It’s a regrettable situation!” because some of those retrenched employees are his friends. It is a tragedy caused by a poor economy. “Stephen Chen is right, it’s an inevitable decision; there’s no other alternative.”

Source: Singtao
Credit: steven-ma.org
Translated by: Tamaya @asianfanatics.net

Joyce Koi 's 3rd time collaboration with HK Chinese orchestra

Tamaya@AF#542 Posted 16 June 2008 - 10:43 PM

[2008-05-29] Joyce Koi & Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra 3rd time collaboration to perfom in Hong Kong Cultural Center from 25/6/2008 - 29/6/2008. This is their 3rd time collaborating. Joyce invited her good friend, Steven Ma, to be her special guest for the concert. They will sing a Cantonese opera duet, 鳳閣恩仇未了. Yesterday, they rehearsed their duet for the first time.

The week prior, Steven has had a stomach flu. He joked that during the rehearsal he felt like throwing up. Joyce quipped, "Did I make you feel like throwing up?" Still a month away from opening night, Joyce revealed that she, herself, had already started rehearsing, but that, Steven, because of his illness, just got started yesterday. This wasn't their first collaboration; they collaborated last year for stage performances held in Canada. At that time, they sang a Cantonese Opera duet. Accompanied by the Chinese orchestra, their duet went without a hitch during the actual performance.

----Chinese news  and fans' photos ---

2008 Steven Ma And Sonija Kwok and Vivian Yeo in New Zealand

From New Zealand 2008 April 19 when he, and Sonija and Vivian yeo (?) went there as guest stars for a NZ Chinese singing contest last year.

An excerpt from qq zone photos posted in her blog.

Today, I finally got to see him (Steven) in real life. He's very amiable, smiling the whole time. Greeting and chatting with all those who request his autographs. The two actresses were overshadowed by him. I guess that's the so-called charisma. had good affinity with the audience 非常的有观众缘. I observed that most people flocked to him. And all had much to say to him, even talking nonstop when the security hurried them away......(paraphrasing) And the next day, the guests got to perform on stage. When singing his last song, Steven walked down the stage to the floor, singing, and shaking hands with the audience. I finally got to see first hand what I often see on tv - the scene of audience vying to shake hands with celebrities; furthermore, I personally experienced it for I too wrangled to be the first and fear to lag behind. 争先恐后 hehe!

 From blogger's site

低头很认真的签名. Autographing attentively

有影迷叫他的名字,他扭头去呼应.笑得很可爱! A fan calls out his name, he turns around towards that voice. His smile is adorable!

正在和影迷说话的马浚伟. talking to his fan
photos proof of his good skin. 

而今天!
我真的亲眼见到他了!
他非常的平易近人!
一直微笑着,
和每个找他签名的人打招呼,说话.
而和他同去的两个女演员远不及他.
我想或许这就是所谓的魅力吧.
非常的有观众缘.
我观察过,
在场的人多数是冲着他去的,
因为每个人见了他都有说不完的话,
被保安请开了都还在说.

马浚伟唱得自然是最好的.因为他本身就是歌手出生.他唱歌真的很好听.声音非常好. 唱最后一首歌的时候他走下舞台绕着整个场子走了一圈,边走边唱. 我于是终于亲眼见到了经常在电视里看到的观众争先恐后的跑去跟表演的歌手握手的情形.
并且, 还亲身体验了. 额...对, 我也去争先恐后的俗了一把. 见笑了,