
Ten fingers are not enough to count the numerous girlfriends Ron Ng was
rumored to have throughout his career in the entertainment industry.
Gossip magazines made it appear that Ron would become involved with
every new actress he teams up with. The Ruse of Engagement star
acknowledged that it is his flirty image that makes him an easier target
for such gossip. "Many people tell me that I look like a playboy and
because of that, girls wouldn’t dare to approach me." Currently in his
fourteenth year in the industry, 34-year-old Ron has become a senior
artiste within his company. The years have taught him to be patient,
understanding, and forgiving. Fame comes at a cost, and Ron admitted
that the side-effects of popularity took him years to get used to. "Yes,
the entertainment industry is a game. There are things that are just
meant to humor you. Why take everything so seriously?" A few weeks ago, a
former TVB production assistant, with the pen name Ngai Man Ho,
published a tell-all book about the dark secrets of TVB, its staff, and
its artistes. Ron was speculated to be one of the badmouthing artists
the author mentioned in the novel. Ngai Man Ho even admitted in an
interview that he disliked Ron Ng. “It’s all very silly!” said Ron. The
novel claimed that an artiste, speculated to be Ron, was rude to an
action choreographer and yelled at a costume stylist for hurting him
with a pin. Ron denied the claims from the book, “None of that happened!
I’m close to a lot of PAs, but as for the author…I have no idea who he
is.” Ron believed that people will soon forget about the gossip.
Defends Eddie Kwan’s "Moon Jump"Although
TVB’s action-crime drama Ruse of Engagement, produced by Amy Wong, has
finished its broadcast, many viewers still find Eddie Kwan’s "moon jump"
unforgettable. Many parodies were made of Eddie’s superhuman jump,
becoming a popular Internet meme at one point. Netizens criticized Ruse
of Engagement for being over-the-top and unrealistic. Ron defended, "I
do remember that scene particularly well. When I arrived on set, I was
so relieved that I didn’t have to jump! We had to jump across the roofs
of two twenty-story factory buildings. Although we had action
choreographers on board and there were wires, it was still very scary
experience for many!" Ron explained that he is actually afraid of
heights, recalling one terrifying experience where his flight to Canada
was experiencing high turbulence for over three hours, and in the end he
downed four glasses of Whiskey so he could pass out to sleep. He tries
to avoid long-term flights.
Near-Death ExperienceRon
is a devout Buddhist and carries three Thai Buddha talismans wherever
he goes for luck. He never misses a year without going to Thailand to
pray in the temples. Ron revealed that he became a Buddhist after
surviving a severe car accident which killed three of his friends when
he was 16 years old. It was 1995. Ron and four friends were driving out
of Tuen Mun to Kowloon. As they were about to enter the highway, they
got into a severe car accident that killed three of his friends – two
male and one female. The other passenger, a female, was hospitalized for
several weeks. Ron, the other surviving passenger, only suffered a
minor injury on his foot. “It’s been 18 years already! I was sitting on
the left side of the backseat. When we crashed, I watched the friends
around me dying. I remember screaming at them to not fall asleep. I
still remember their faces.” For the next few years, Ron’s deceased
friends continuously appeared in his dreams.
No Plans for RomanceRon
has been busy balancing his career in both Hong Kong and mainland
China. Getting paid over 100,000 RMB per episode in a Mainland Chinese
drama, Ron disclosed that he recently purchased his first home in Hong
Kong. "My mother used to always tell me that after being in the
business for so long, I didn’t buy a proper house for myself. I’ve
finally purchased my first home. I plan to buy three more." He hopes to
continue to split his time in Hong Kong to maintain his popularity,
while earning more money in Mainland. Already in his mid-thirties, is
Ron interested in having children at all? "I have many friends and
classmates who are already married and with kids. They all tell me that
if I want kids, I should start now because I’m still young and it’s
easier to communicate with them. However, I really have no time to date!
I have no time for a girlfriend, and I definitely have no time for a
family. At the moment, the only thing I can do is focus on my work. Work
harder for a few years, and let’s see what fate brings to me later!"
Though Ron said he is not thinking about marriage now, it is something
he plans for the next several years. "However, I will definitely not do
announce my relationship like how I did in the past!"