Columnist: Tsui Yong Yong (Steven Ma’s ex-manager of his publishing co.)
蓉蓉乐道 @ Eastweek #417
Title: 爱屋及乌 (Love me,love my dog.)
Tsui's credential: Veteran news person, chief editor of a publishing house. Over 30 years of experiences in entertainment news and interviews; have witnessed the rise and fall of a sea of stars. A lover of words who loves to roam in the world of words. Only wish to be a happy and strong person.
爱屋及乌 (similar to English idiom: Love me,love my dog.)
I can't believe a nonentity like myself due to my ten years working with Steven Ma would inexplicably become a person in the news on the day I resigned. Reading other people's reports on me, I was both shocked and pleasantly surprised. Shocked, that if you work for a celebrity in any capacity, you would somehow also get on the news. Pleasantly surprised, that there are still so many veteran news brothers and sisters who care about me. Though I made no queries or probes (tn: into their motives for such reports), but their heartfelt protectiveness was inordinately strong; therefore, towards my former news colleagues' unanimous staunch protection of me, my heart rejoiced notwithstanding I feel the unfairness towards Steven Ma. Today I had to pick up my pen to recount a past incident so as to enable others to look into the other side of Steven's heart.
Showing posts with label news 2011 August. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news 2011 August. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Upset Lady unwilling to leave, interferes with shooting of Steven Ma's new series
Upset Lady unwilling to leave, interferes with shooting of Steven Ma's new series
Sunday August 28, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Yesterday Steven Ma and Linda Chung were shooting a car accident scene on location at Shek Kip Mei street for TVB new series Prosperous Father. The scene was so realistic that the passersby were frightened thinking there was a real traffic accident and immediately called the police, "a motorcycle crashed into the pedestrian road, sweeping a few people down." The police and firefighters arrived at the location at once thinking that a catastrophic traffic accident had just occurred. When they got to the scene, the police realized it was all just a misunderstanding. Soon after, a female onlooker suddenly stood next to the motorcycle used for filming and interfered with the shoot. She was urged to leave, but she was unwilling to. The crew was forced to stop the shoot.
Sunday August 28, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Yesterday Steven Ma and Linda Chung were shooting a car accident scene on location at Shek Kip Mei street for TVB new series Prosperous Father. The scene was so realistic that the passersby were frightened thinking there was a real traffic accident and immediately called the police, "a motorcycle crashed into the pedestrian road, sweeping a few people down." The police and firefighters arrived at the location at once thinking that a catastrophic traffic accident had just occurred. When they got to the scene, the police realized it was all just a misunderstanding. Soon after, a female onlooker suddenly stood next to the motorcycle used for filming and interfered with the shoot. She was urged to leave, but she was unwilling to. The crew was forced to stop the shoot.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Steven Ma's series comes to an end, feeling down (tn:title edited)
Steven Ma's series comes to an end, feeling down (tn: title edited)
Thursday August 25, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
The finale to TVB costume drama The Life and Times of a Sentinel starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma airs tonight. As this difficult to shoot production finally comes to an end, Steven said frankly he's having mixed feelings. He really wants the finale to broadcast quickly, so audience can see the results of all the hard work the crew put into this production. However, he is also worried that he'll feel reluctant and lost when the series ends.
Steven expressed that The Life and Times of a Sentinel holds a vital spot in the course of his acting, he said: "I have never portrayed a character with so much hatred like Nip Dor Po. In the finale week, he had a great psychological change. For revenge, he turned into a sinister and in the last few episodes, his relations with Kenneth Ma's role Fuk Chuen will rupture. Two men will have a very tragic ending. One of them will get frightening when an enormous secret uncovers. I look forward to see how audience will react to this ending."
Steven said he had a pleasant collaboration with Kenneth Ma, he said: "The shooting period this time was shor. The series is also set in the large palace court, so it was quite difficult, but the entire crew really put their hearts into it. My co-star Kenneth Ma is an actor that is willing to give and take. Plus our surnames are both Ma, we had a comfortable collaboration and are such good friends like two brothers."
As for the TV ratings, Steven frankly said it's only a general satisfaction: "The past few weeks remained 26-27 points, but the earlier series with the same 8:30pm time slots had lower ratings too. I anticipate for good ratings in the finale."
Thursday August 25, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
The finale to TVB costume drama The Life and Times of a Sentinel starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma airs tonight. As this difficult to shoot production finally comes to an end, Steven said frankly he's having mixed feelings. He really wants the finale to broadcast quickly, so audience can see the results of all the hard work the crew put into this production. However, he is also worried that he'll feel reluctant and lost when the series ends.
Steven expressed that The Life and Times of a Sentinel holds a vital spot in the course of his acting, he said: "I have never portrayed a character with so much hatred like Nip Dor Po. In the finale week, he had a great psychological change. For revenge, he turned into a sinister and in the last few episodes, his relations with Kenneth Ma's role Fuk Chuen will rupture. Two men will have a very tragic ending. One of them will get frightening when an enormous secret uncovers. I look forward to see how audience will react to this ending."
Steven said he had a pleasant collaboration with Kenneth Ma, he said: "The shooting period this time was shor. The series is also set in the large palace court, so it was quite difficult, but the entire crew really put their hearts into it. My co-star Kenneth Ma is an actor that is willing to give and take. Plus our surnames are both Ma, we had a comfortable collaboration and are such good friends like two brothers."
As for the TV ratings, Steven frankly said it's only a general satisfaction: "The past few weeks remained 26-27 points, but the earlier series with the same 8:30pm time slots had lower ratings too. I anticipate for good ratings in the finale."
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Eastweek ed 417 Heaven and Earth have Righteousness: Steven Ma
Steven says on weibo that he is so touched by this writer's article. I haven't read it yet, but I'll find time to translate it.
8/ 24 /18:00 Thank you! See you tonight at ep 23! 
天地有正氣 馬浚偉
Let me cut to the chase, from entertainment news standpoint, Steven Ma is actually quite boring: he has no special dragon & phoenix access to a prominent family, has negligible entanglements with hot women, also has no bizarre leak of bedroom photos; and appearance wise: ten years elapsed like a day, nose did not become higher or longer, eyes still single lidded; awards competition: often seemingly outside the fray; as for romantic rumors: in all those years they are a flash in the pan, and hardly scintillating enough as juicy gossips for the neighborhood housewives.
But the funny thing is, you would not oppose to watching his Nip Dor Bo in The Life and Times of a Sentinel, nor would you switch channel because he was demonstrating how to cook fried rice in Apprentice Chef.
I am not sure whether this could be called “audience affinity”, just that whenever I see Steven on screen, my mind will automatically pop out these four words, “silently cultivating the field”, more vulgarly or bluntly put: a draft ox or a work horse keeping his nose to the grindstone unceasingly slogging away.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I'm truly happy
《三周刊》619期 留星语: 我真的快乐鸟 马浚伟
TN: Not going to translate this article because its writer cut and paste verbatim from past articles and rehashed some old news interspersed with own write-up to come up with an uninspired piece of news article.
TN: Not going to translate this article because its writer cut and paste verbatim from past articles and rehashed some old news interspersed with own write-up to come up with an uninspired piece of news article.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Steven Ma: Great Talent Realized
[110818] Macao Daily
Title: Steven Ma: Great Talent Realized
馬浚偉大器將成
The past culinary programs were usually hosted by women or people associated with culinary profession or renowned gourmands so on and so forth, and then, there is Steven Ma who hosts Apprentice Chef2 with much aplomb, garnering excellent ratings and feedback for the program, very impressive. Furthermore, his acting has become more and more mature, like in The Life and Times of a Sentinel, his performance was outstanding.
Steven Ma can act, can sing, can host, this kind of versatility among male artists is very rare. Steven has been diligently cultivating the entertainment circle for many years, he is now probably close to harvest. This reporter anticipates his talent be realized soon.
Title: Steven Ma: Great Talent Realized
馬浚偉大器將成
The past culinary programs were usually hosted by women or people associated with culinary profession or renowned gourmands so on and so forth, and then, there is Steven Ma who hosts Apprentice Chef2 with much aplomb, garnering excellent ratings and feedback for the program, very impressive. Furthermore, his acting has become more and more mature, like in The Life and Times of a Sentinel, his performance was outstanding.
Steven Ma can act, can sing, can host, this kind of versatility among male artists is very rare. Steven has been diligently cultivating the entertainment circle for many years, he is now probably close to harvest. This reporter anticipates his talent be realized soon.
news steven ma constantly on the go
Steven has so many magazine interviews. No wonder a make-up artist weibo that many magazines want to interview him. Besides the three in here, of course, there is still the East Weekly Magazine as leaked by the weibo make-up artist. Wonder why the sudden surge in popularity? But the print is so small that I can't read the article. Will see if there is any online version of the mag.
title: Steven Ma: Always on the Go
Source: Lifestyle supplement of HK Economics times.
credit: steven ma weibo
Steven tweets that the interviewer reported his exact words.
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title: Steven Ma: Always on the Go
Source: Lifestyle supplement of HK Economics times.
credit: steven ma weibo
Steven tweets that the interviewer reported his exact words.
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2011 News Steven Ma: It's tough to be a nice person
reporter: 余家強 (Xu Ka Keong)
Yet another another derogatory article on Steven by the above reporter.
I've come across this reporter's news articles on Steven thrice, (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011(this one) and they all belittled Steven. Don't know why Steven still let him interview him, given that the reporter looks down on him given the tone of his previous articles. Don't understand why Steven gets giving him interviews.
Title: It's tough to be a nice person
[壹周刊第1119期]豪語錄 好人難做 馬浚偉
online version
馬浚偉很紅，紅到連我不常睇電視的兒子也知道「馬浚偉哥哥」，在早前林燕妮慈善書展，小手拿着小 DC不停拍照。馬浚偉沒認出身後的我，何況我兒？犬兒過度活躍，貼身狙擊，被攝者漸漸笑唔出，我不便相認——最怕見到藝人瞬間變臉。終於，馬小生疲倦地說：「小弟弟，影夠未？」
僅此而已，難能可貴了。十多年來，面對虛偽、擦鞋、鹹濕、自大種種傳聞，他均視如閃光燈閃過眼睛便算。訪問的這天，我將故事講到一半，馬浚偉樂得發表其正義論：「是呀，我仲記得那個 o靚仔。其實每次遇見 fans，都要求他們先徵求後影相，而且當日林姑娘才是主角，小朋友要懂禮貌……」
直至在下自揭乃頑童之父。「吓？乜？你？哎吔我好『娘」呀！」然後透露家族中也有過度活躍患者及治療狀況，繼續關懷暖萬家。 我唔抵得是：明明馬浚偉只細爸爸一歲，羊羊，怎麼你叫人哥哥？
男子像我
馬浚偉真夠「娘」，《紫禁驚雷》聶多寶蠱蠱惑惑，形象大突破，但劇情發展下來，淒淒慘慘忠孝兩難全，脫不出苦情小生巢臼。他甚至宜古不宜今，時裝劇飾演正職鑿墓碑的長跑運動員（《金石良緣》），似西西《像我這樣的一個女子》，忍辱負重。
為了兜番自己查實鍾意細路，馬浚偉說：「成家立室，我一定會。當一切再穩定些，無論人與人之間的感情、本身工作或性格都穩定後，當然，那日子是不遠的。」
幸好不包括經濟上穩定，否則未免太假——我輩豈非聽餓死老婆瘟臭屋？窮記者尚且有妻有兒，若真箇城中筍盤，馬浚偉無理由次次溝女焦頭爛額，蔡少芬、郭羨妮走夾唔抖。
「無論娛樂圈抑或圈外朋友，見過我女朋友的，有，不多。我不想另一半成日見報，不想親人受任何牽連。外甥女理工大學畢業，『舅父希望嚟支持你，但你別告訴人。』
「擺酒應該公開，之後會返回原本的靜態，不是低調，是靜態——到時咁又叫濃情轉淡？好殘忍喎大佬。」
兄弟翁婿
世代不同了，馬浚偉仍迷信小生不能拍拖，手動衣車般不合時宜；○二年演其衰哥哥的陳豪（《洛神》），甫出道便是《晚九朝五》艷星，花旦殺手壞男人典型，多年來，觀眾看着他從良改過、公開情侶檔搵食、遭情傷、又一條好漢，人生如戲波瀾起伏，難怪稱帝（視帝）的是曹丕（陳豪），輪不到才高八斗曹植（馬浚偉）。
君王不得為天子，半為當年賦洛神。
——李商隱《東阿王》
曹植受封東阿王、陳思王即行人止步；馬浚偉暫時亦只獲「我最喜愛角色」。唉十年前， 陳豪靠邊站做過馬浚偉岳丈（《帝女花》崇禎帝與駙馬周世顯）添呀！比死人。
「演員真實生活夠不夠戲劇性呢？感覺上我的角色或者行為一路好正派，好似平步青雲，咁無端端點改邪歸正？是否無捱過，如果你問我的人生，捱夠了，唔想再咁辛苦。
「視帝，我一定有信心。贏，我有信心；輸一樣要有信心。用打羽毛球去形容，我輸完可以很開心，因為球技進步咗……」關掉錄音機吧，我不是說記者的。
滿天神佛
力免犯錯，各方討好，收收埋埋，馬浚偉甚至性取向也受懷疑。宗教方面，乖乖仔一時信佛，上司陳志雲改奉基督教後又傳馬浚偉信耶穌，新近動向是，李居明教他擺風水陣帶挈中六合彩，集各家之大乘——只是，一個人連信仰都騎牆，同賣國賊有乜分別？
「我差不多全家基督徒，家姐、姐夫會和我講《聖經》。我未受浸，間中返藝人之家，沒固定哪間教會。
「許多人以為我信佛，其實我媽媽也不是。她喜愛觀音，成屋觀音像，我工作去到海角天涯，總會請一尊回來送給她，觀音慈祥的樣子像媽媽。媽媽過世後，我把全部觀音像放櫃裡儲存，那是遺物。
「朋友介紹，李居明生日送了我一個夾萬，攝着張彩券，哈，又竟然中三獎。多謝李大師一番心意，與宗教無關，只覺得很玄妙。」
——說得對，如果表現得屬靈些，當初追求虔誠如蔡少芬姊妹，應該一早搞掂？「死仔，唔好再提。」好好先生火了。
是友是敵
未觀其人先觀其友，馬浚偉有個助手是《壹週刊》舊同事，追隨十三年，近日離職，記者不知就裡致電去約訪問……
——估吓徐姐告訢我什麼？
馬浚偉口窒窒答：「我諗都係叫你睇住馬仔幫幫馬仔。我知她會咁講。」
Bingo！人走茶不涼，良心企業了，雖然有報導說賓主不歡而散。
「我和徐姐共過患難，上大陸差啲俾人斬，個製片屈我去登台表演，我不肯，燈光師被打爆牙，我們躲進酒店房，窗都驚閂唔實。
「徐姐有病，想去讀書，又想幫雛鳳搞 show，粵劇是她興趣，我不敢阻。合作這麼多年，怎會無拗撬？但拗撬等唔等於出賣？某程度上，她似我半個阿媽。」
比較難拆的是前經理人 Frankie，仍處於官司往還中。 Frankie曾指有人在鵝頸橋打他小人，害他周身病痛。
「無咗嘞，文件去晒法庭，對方已兩三年無回應。凡事兩面睇，可能於他而言，有太多失望。微博 fans說：『四哥——因為我排第四——你反擊呀！』解釋等如掩飾，澄清即係辯護。人生八十歲，我們都行了一半，不想執迷在怨恨。」
實情是， Frankie現況潦倒，間中在佐敦區見到其人漫無目的遊街。顧嘉煇曾透露此 Frankie不老實，德高望重的煇哥不會妄語，雜誌也報導過事件。
但這天馬浚偉始終沒提出來。馬老四是否見高拜不得而知，至少，無見低踩。
性本惡
與「性本善」唱反調的古人云：人之性惡，其善者，偽也。
—《荀子》
據說，這裡的偽不含負面意思，按字面解即可，就是「人為」。世人有原罪，先天同類相殘；寬恕、謙卑、禮讓、客客氣氣、老友鬼鬼、圍威喂都屬後天人為的成果。而馬浚偉，向來是個努力的偽人。
撰文：余家強
攝影：梁炳權
整理：許美寶
服裝統籌：梁俊鵬
credit: steven ma.org
Yet another another derogatory article on Steven by the above reporter.
I've come across this reporter's news articles on Steven thrice, (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011(this one) and they all belittled Steven. Don't know why Steven still let him interview him, given that the reporter looks down on him given the tone of his previous articles. Don't understand why Steven gets giving him interviews.
Title: It's tough to be a nice person
[壹周刊第1119期]豪語錄 好人難做 馬浚偉
online version
馬浚偉很紅，紅到連我不常睇電視的兒子也知道「馬浚偉哥哥」，在早前林燕妮慈善書展，小手拿着小 DC不停拍照。馬浚偉沒認出身後的我，何況我兒？犬兒過度活躍，貼身狙擊，被攝者漸漸笑唔出，我不便相認——最怕見到藝人瞬間變臉。終於，馬小生疲倦地說：「小弟弟，影夠未？」
僅此而已，難能可貴了。十多年來，面對虛偽、擦鞋、鹹濕、自大種種傳聞，他均視如閃光燈閃過眼睛便算。訪問的這天，我將故事講到一半，馬浚偉樂得發表其正義論：「是呀，我仲記得那個 o靚仔。其實每次遇見 fans，都要求他們先徵求後影相，而且當日林姑娘才是主角，小朋友要懂禮貌……」
直至在下自揭乃頑童之父。「吓？乜？你？哎吔我好『娘」呀！」然後透露家族中也有過度活躍患者及治療狀況，繼續關懷暖萬家。 我唔抵得是：明明馬浚偉只細爸爸一歲，羊羊，怎麼你叫人哥哥？
男子像我
馬浚偉真夠「娘」，《紫禁驚雷》聶多寶蠱蠱惑惑，形象大突破，但劇情發展下來，淒淒慘慘忠孝兩難全，脫不出苦情小生巢臼。他甚至宜古不宜今，時裝劇飾演正職鑿墓碑的長跑運動員（《金石良緣》），似西西《像我這樣的一個女子》，忍辱負重。
為了兜番自己查實鍾意細路，馬浚偉說：「成家立室，我一定會。當一切再穩定些，無論人與人之間的感情、本身工作或性格都穩定後，當然，那日子是不遠的。」
幸好不包括經濟上穩定，否則未免太假——我輩豈非聽餓死老婆瘟臭屋？窮記者尚且有妻有兒，若真箇城中筍盤，馬浚偉無理由次次溝女焦頭爛額，蔡少芬、郭羨妮走夾唔抖。
「無論娛樂圈抑或圈外朋友，見過我女朋友的，有，不多。我不想另一半成日見報，不想親人受任何牽連。外甥女理工大學畢業，『舅父希望嚟支持你，但你別告訴人。』
「擺酒應該公開，之後會返回原本的靜態，不是低調，是靜態——到時咁又叫濃情轉淡？好殘忍喎大佬。」
兄弟翁婿
世代不同了，馬浚偉仍迷信小生不能拍拖，手動衣車般不合時宜；○二年演其衰哥哥的陳豪（《洛神》），甫出道便是《晚九朝五》艷星，花旦殺手壞男人典型，多年來，觀眾看着他從良改過、公開情侶檔搵食、遭情傷、又一條好漢，人生如戲波瀾起伏，難怪稱帝（視帝）的是曹丕（陳豪），輪不到才高八斗曹植（馬浚偉）。
君王不得為天子，半為當年賦洛神。
——李商隱《東阿王》
曹植受封東阿王、陳思王即行人止步；馬浚偉暫時亦只獲「我最喜愛角色」。唉十年前， 陳豪靠邊站做過馬浚偉岳丈（《帝女花》崇禎帝與駙馬周世顯）添呀！比死人。
「演員真實生活夠不夠戲劇性呢？感覺上我的角色或者行為一路好正派，好似平步青雲，咁無端端點改邪歸正？是否無捱過，如果你問我的人生，捱夠了，唔想再咁辛苦。
「視帝，我一定有信心。贏，我有信心；輸一樣要有信心。用打羽毛球去形容，我輸完可以很開心，因為球技進步咗……」關掉錄音機吧，我不是說記者的。
滿天神佛
力免犯錯，各方討好，收收埋埋，馬浚偉甚至性取向也受懷疑。宗教方面，乖乖仔一時信佛，上司陳志雲改奉基督教後又傳馬浚偉信耶穌，新近動向是，李居明教他擺風水陣帶挈中六合彩，集各家之大乘——只是，一個人連信仰都騎牆，同賣國賊有乜分別？
「我差不多全家基督徒，家姐、姐夫會和我講《聖經》。我未受浸，間中返藝人之家，沒固定哪間教會。
「許多人以為我信佛，其實我媽媽也不是。她喜愛觀音，成屋觀音像，我工作去到海角天涯，總會請一尊回來送給她，觀音慈祥的樣子像媽媽。媽媽過世後，我把全部觀音像放櫃裡儲存，那是遺物。
「朋友介紹，李居明生日送了我一個夾萬，攝着張彩券，哈，又竟然中三獎。多謝李大師一番心意，與宗教無關，只覺得很玄妙。」
——說得對，如果表現得屬靈些，當初追求虔誠如蔡少芬姊妹，應該一早搞掂？「死仔，唔好再提。」好好先生火了。
是友是敵
未觀其人先觀其友，馬浚偉有個助手是《壹週刊》舊同事，追隨十三年，近日離職，記者不知就裡致電去約訪問……
——估吓徐姐告訢我什麼？
馬浚偉口窒窒答：「我諗都係叫你睇住馬仔幫幫馬仔。我知她會咁講。」
Bingo！人走茶不涼，良心企業了，雖然有報導說賓主不歡而散。
「我和徐姐共過患難，上大陸差啲俾人斬，個製片屈我去登台表演，我不肯，燈光師被打爆牙，我們躲進酒店房，窗都驚閂唔實。
「徐姐有病，想去讀書，又想幫雛鳳搞 show，粵劇是她興趣，我不敢阻。合作這麼多年，怎會無拗撬？但拗撬等唔等於出賣？某程度上，她似我半個阿媽。」
比較難拆的是前經理人 Frankie，仍處於官司往還中。 Frankie曾指有人在鵝頸橋打他小人，害他周身病痛。
「無咗嘞，文件去晒法庭，對方已兩三年無回應。凡事兩面睇，可能於他而言，有太多失望。微博 fans說：『四哥——因為我排第四——你反擊呀！』解釋等如掩飾，澄清即係辯護。人生八十歲，我們都行了一半，不想執迷在怨恨。」
實情是， Frankie現況潦倒，間中在佐敦區見到其人漫無目的遊街。顧嘉煇曾透露此 Frankie不老實，德高望重的煇哥不會妄語，雜誌也報導過事件。 但這天馬浚偉始終沒提出來。馬老四是否見高拜不得而知，至少，無見低踩。
性本惡
與「性本善」唱反調的古人云：人之性惡，其善者，偽也。
—《荀子》
據說，這裡的偽不含負面意思，按字面解即可，就是「人為」。世人有原罪，先天同類相殘；寬恕、謙卑、禮讓、客客氣氣、老友鬼鬼、圍威喂都屬後天人為的成果。而馬浚偉，向來是個努力的偽人。
撰文：余家強
攝影：梁炳權
整理：許美寶
服裝統籌：梁俊鵬
credit: steven ma.org
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Steven Ma to ‘leave the nest’ next year, will head North to make a living
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Wenweipo
Translation: llwy12@ http://asianfanatics.net
Steven Ma grateful to those who trained him
TVB invests less in production, artists are disappointed
Recently, TVB has been re-airing 2004 series (War and Beauty) in the midnight timeslot, which has attracted many TV fans to tune in and ‘chase’ the series, despite its late broadcast time. The reason why the series is still able to attract such a massive audience at such a timeslot? It’s simple – because back when the series was made, the production was taken very seriously. In comparisons, TVB series (The Life and Times of a Sentinel), which is currently airing in the ‘golden’ timeslot, has only garnered so-so ratings so far. In addition, a few sharp-eyed netizens have already noticed that many of the costumes used in the series were previously worn by artists in (War and Beauty). With TVB’s current policy of cutting back on production costs, series are rarely ever filmed ‘on location’ [outside of TVB City] anymore. It’s not surprising then that even Sentinel’s star Steven Ma feels discouraged and disappointed in the company, to the point that he has decided to shift his career to Mainland China next year.
Source: Wenweipo
Translation: llwy12@ http://asianfanatics.net
Steven Ma grateful to those who trained him
TVB invests less in production, artists are disappointed
Recently, TVB has been re-airing 2004 series (War and Beauty) in the midnight timeslot, which has attracted many TV fans to tune in and ‘chase’ the series, despite its late broadcast time. The reason why the series is still able to attract such a massive audience at such a timeslot? It’s simple – because back when the series was made, the production was taken very seriously. In comparisons, TVB series (The Life and Times of a Sentinel), which is currently airing in the ‘golden’ timeslot, has only garnered so-so ratings so far. In addition, a few sharp-eyed netizens have already noticed that many of the costumes used in the series were previously worn by artists in (War and Beauty). With TVB’s current policy of cutting back on production costs, series are rarely ever filmed ‘on location’ [outside of TVB City] anymore. It’s not surprising then that even Sentinel’s star Steven Ma feels discouraged and disappointed in the company, to the point that he has decided to shift his career to Mainland China next year.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Steven Ma's 5th time pairing with Linda Chung, still has the feel
8/10/2011
Yesterday Steven Ma and Linda Chung were at the costume fitting for TVB new series Prosperous Father (tentative). Steven reveals he plays a PA (assistant director) working for TVB and will develop a relationship with policewoman Linda. Steven was asked if he will learn from Amigo Chui, who is currently working as a PA? He immediately started laughing: "I know being a TVB PA is very difficult, but it's still an experience." Steven said this is his 5th time working with Linda as an on-screen couple, but he claimed it's not boring and there is still feeling: "Linda is a good girl! (She's very dry though!) I don't think so! She's still single?" Asked if he has his girlfriend's trust? He laughed: "My girlfriend doesn't know Linda nor have they met. In fact after several years, she never was worried."
Linda expressed she is very happy to be playing a couple with Steven again. She reveals that this is her first time playing a tough policewoman. Her role is childhood friends with Steven's greedy role. Linda said there will be many funny scenes. Besides Raymond Lam, she rarely has any other rumors? Linda said: "Perhaps I have the good girl image, so there are less rumors. (Is it because she has an invisible boyfriend already that there are rarely any rumors?) I have many friends, but we rarely talk about relationships or family, just focus on work." Linda reveals she just reached her 7 years residing in HK, and can finally become a HK citizen. However, she won't give up on her Canadian nationality. She smiled and said that when she can get the 6,000 dollars that the government distributed, she'll be giving it to her mom or treat her colleagues a meal.
TN: waiting for a better pix than the one on the news
Yesterday Steven Ma and Linda Chung were at the costume fitting for TVB new series Prosperous Father (tentative). Steven reveals he plays a PA (assistant director) working for TVB and will develop a relationship with policewoman Linda. Steven was asked if he will learn from Amigo Chui, who is currently working as a PA? He immediately started laughing: "I know being a TVB PA is very difficult, but it's still an experience." Steven said this is his 5th time working with Linda as an on-screen couple, but he claimed it's not boring and there is still feeling: "Linda is a good girl! (She's very dry though!) I don't think so! She's still single?" Asked if he has his girlfriend's trust? He laughed: "My girlfriend doesn't know Linda nor have they met. In fact after several years, she never was worried."
Linda expressed she is very happy to be playing a couple with Steven again. She reveals that this is her first time playing a tough policewoman. Her role is childhood friends with Steven's greedy role. Linda said there will be many funny scenes. Besides Raymond Lam, she rarely has any other rumors? Linda said: "Perhaps I have the good girl image, so there are less rumors. (Is it because she has an invisible boyfriend already that there are rarely any rumors?) I have many friends, but we rarely talk about relationships or family, just focus on work." Linda reveals she just reached her 7 years residing in HK, and can finally become a HK citizen. However, she won't give up on her Canadian nationality. She smiled and said that when she can get the 6,000 dollars that the government distributed, she'll be giving it to her mom or treat her colleagues a meal.
TN: waiting for a better pix than the one on the news
Translator: AZnangel@ asianuniverse
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Steven Ma’s “Big-Headed Attitude” Chases Away Manager
Below is stars.zaobao.com rehash of the report by Sudden Week that I've previously blogged about in What's Next? Who's Next? except Stars did not report the 1st charge of Steven badmouthing TVB siu sangs. Like I said, that charge is easily dismissed if one makes the effort to listen to Steven's interview with Cha Siu Yan (hint: at the very end of the program).
Per Sudden Week:
1) Charges Steven of badmouthing the other tvb siu sang. (per Steven's interview with Cha Siu Yan.)
2) Charges him being of too dictatorial in shooting Apprentice Chef 2.
3) Criticize Linda Chung's performance in Ghost Writer, and Katy Kung's in Sentinel.
4) Charges Tsui Yong Yong resigned her manager job with Steven because of pressure from him to release a music album.
Stars.zaobao.com rehashed all charges except charge 1. (because it is too easily disproved unlike "insider's information"?)
But anyway, since it has been translated into English on a website might as well have it reposted here.
Per Sudden Week:
1) Charges Steven of badmouthing the other tvb siu sang. (per Steven's interview with Cha Siu Yan.)
2) Charges him being of too dictatorial in shooting Apprentice Chef 2.
3) Criticize Linda Chung's performance in Ghost Writer, and Katy Kung's in Sentinel.
4) Charges Tsui Yong Yong resigned her manager job with Steven because of pressure from him to release a music album.
Stars.zaobao.com rehashed all charges except charge 1. (because it is too easily disproved unlike "insider's information"?)
But anyway, since it has been translated into English on a website might as well have it reposted here.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Video: Steven as badminton ambassador
gist: Steven is asked about having a Mainland company wooing him with the 12 million contract. Steven says for now he is a TVB artiste and that he is happy with his present work, but who knows what will happen in the future, so que sera sera, what will be will be.
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