TVB Entertainment News

Steven Ma's two leading series Links To Temptation and 7 Days In Life are currently broadcasting and will broadcast during the Lunar New Year respectively. He was named the 'blue chip stock' with the highest defense ability by his colleagues. He laughed: "I am the 'Bank of China Steven'. When my series are broadcasting, everyone is out on vacation, the days when people are not at home, the series broadcasts. TVB loves to use me to pull back the audience legs."

Steven said at first he didn't understand why TVB's arrangements, but now it turned to let go and accept the fact. He is very grateful of TVB's confidence for him. Steven plays a playboy Young Master in the new series 7 Days In Life. He steals heart and gold, and it is his first series where he gets to enjoy glamorous fortune. He said: "In the series, every girl likes me and would get jealous over me." Steven and Sonjia Kwok threatening scenes, Koni Lui will seduce him and that will get Sonjia jealous. He has never experienced such good peach blossom life. However, Steven felt that it's better to have a stable peach blossom fate in real life. He is very self-regulating, he will not see one love one.

Amigo Chui's negative news comes one after the other. Early last year, he was charged for assaulting his girlfriend, but the charge was later revoked. Late 2010, he was arrested for drinking and driving, the court suspended his license for 9 months and he had to pay a HK$6000 fine. Initially, he made it 'over the threshold' with a new start to clean up his bad record. Unfortunately, he did not take advantage of the opportunity!

The night before, Amigo made his first appearance on TV for the recording of JSG since he got in trouble with the law. Off cameras, he appeared serious and nervous. In fact, at that time Amigo was aware on the 30th of last month, he was spotted driving on Sai Kung to meet up with a good friend during his license suspension period. His entire journey was caught by the magazine reporters. No wonder he's feeling so anxious!

Last night, Amigo accepted an interview and tried to brush it off, he said: "To me, this show had a great influence on me. I can get a fresh new start. (Mr. Stephen Chan's return helped you get even more jobs?) I wanted to talk about this matter. At first, when I had no jobs, the media said it was related to him. Now that I have jobs, it is related to him too. What is the deal? My answer is that I will not answer this question."

After the exposure of him driving during his license suspension period yesterday, Amigo becomes the target of news again. He also 'went missing' and did not appear at TVB. Before when he was charged for drinking and driving, TVB held a press conference for him the next day, giving him the opportunity to apologize to the public and rescue his image. However, this time TVB seems to have given up on him, and ordered him to "take a break". Last night, Amigo was taken out as the Scoop host and his name was not on the MC list for this week's big show Yan Chai's Charity Show 2011.

TVB executive Virgina Lok has not responded to the media on this issue. The Yan Chai Charity Show 2011 producer (Mak Jan Tung) responded to Amigo's 'time off', he said: "Huh?! Such a big issue? I haven't received a notice yet, the Artist Department employees all got off work already. Wait until I get an understanding of the situation first."

Yesterday Joyce Cheng held the press conference for her debut music album A Person with a Story (有故事的人). Wu Fung, Lee Heung Kam, Susanna Kwan, Alvina Kong and her husband, Wong Cho Lam, Teresa Mo, Grasshopper's Calvin Choi, Edmond So and other artists attended to support her. The organizers broadcast the MV to Joyce's new song. Wearing a light blue jacket, Joyce appeared on stage with a stuttering voice. She said: "Thanks to all my seniors who took the time off to come witness my big day. To be able to stand her as a singer, I am really grateful and appreciated it. Many people think that my entry into the industry is going to be definite, but if I didn't have the people below the stage supporting me, I really can't do it. I will continue to improve myself!" Then she was so emotional, a few tear drops came out.

Recently busy shooting a series, her father Adam Cheng especially took time off to support his daughter. He also praised that Joyce already had the talent to sing since she was 10. He wished her CD sells well and reveals that he'll purchase 100 copies to support her. Her late mother Lydia Shum's good friend Florence Chan was also very touched and teared up. She expressed that Joyce releasing an album is Lydia's wish: "In the short 6 months period, the wish comes true. Hope to fulfill your mother and your own second wish as soon as possible, and that is to hold a concert." As to her boyfriend Ryan, he did not appear, but Joyce expressed she received blessings from many friends.

Artists Yoyo Mung and Nancy Wu attended a skincare brand event. Yoyo is a villain in the series Links To Temptation, she expressed: "Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend, and said my role is terrifying, very fierce. (Boyfriend Ekin Cheng didn't watch?) When he has free time, he'll watch. Yesterday he called and said he watched and that I did pretty well. Obtaining certainty from others, it's worth the difficulty."

She joked the world is changing, even villains are well liked by people: "Like when a reporter said I was aging early, then many companies called and asked me to use their products. (Won't get botox?) I refuse to get shots in my face, it's better to be natural." Asked if her contract with TVB is ending? She replied: "We just changed the type of contract. The day TVB still uses me, I will be in TVB."

Wayne Lai and Jade Kwan attended the Yan Chai Charity Evening Star press conference yesterday in Tsuen Wan. Wayne will be singing his series theme song at the show. He has been practicing his singing at home lately: "I retired from the music scene for so many years already. In the past, I released albums on children songs before. I used to be a little singer."

Asked if Wayne hopes to release music albums again? He said: "I won't, but some people said the music from No Regrets is great. I suggested to TVB that we should release a soundtrack for the series, hope it'll work out. Something to make money, of course TVB will have interest." That night, Jade and Joyce Cheng will have a duet performance, Joyce will even perform hot singing and dancing.

A few days ago, it was rumored that TVB 'cut off' Niki Chow and took her out of Lee Tim Shing's new TVB series My Cruel Lover because her record company BMA recently joined HKRIA. Yesterday the series costume fitting was to take place, but it ended up being postponed as well. However, it's understood that Niki hopes to continue her participation in the series. Yesterday she expressed that her company hopes to resolve the issue by peaceful means. Her TVB artist contract does not conflict with her singer contract.

Yesterday Niki attended a public event and positively said she hopes to participate in Lee Tim Shing's new series. She hopes that the issue can be resolved and an answer can be given soon. Because her record label and TVB's dispute has affected her, does she feel really innocent? She said artists are very passive. If she had to choose between filming series or leaving BMA, what would she pick? She expressed that BMA really does hope to resolve the issue by peaceful means, she personally has an artist contract with TVB too, there is no conflict. For now, she's just letting nature take its course.

Jessica Hsuan, Joe Ma, Christine Kuo and Oscar Leung were at the costume fitting for TVB new series Special Duties Unit. Jessica plays a criminal investigator and Joe plays an officer in the Special Duties Unit. As Jessica is playing an inspector, she will often have action scenes, but usually the "zero exercise" Jessica was told by the Producer to do more exercises.

Jessica will also have a romantic storyline with Joe, she expressed that she is insulated to men, and not afraid of rumors. As for the former G4 officer, Joe Ma frankly said that the nature of G4 work is different from the Special Duties Unit. Asked if he will have to get fit again? He said: "Yes! But showing muscles, leave it to those muscle men. I don't sell my muscles."

Swollen eyes Oscar Leung expressed that he had some wood pieces fall into his eyes earlier when he was shooting for The Female Martial Artist. Yesterday his eyes had an infection again, and the day before he had to undergo an eyelid surgery. This time he'll be pairing up with Christine Kuo, asked if there are going to be intimate scenes? He laughed: "There should be some. I laugh just thinking of it. Just now when she touched my hair, I got all stiff. (Love sparks when filming starts?) It's hard to say! I'll tell you all when the time comes."