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Kenneth Ma had a rise in popularity since he starred in Triumph in the Skies II portraying the two-timer pilot Roy. He has become a “bestseller” in the industry along with the other stars Francis Ng, Chilam Cheung, Fala Chen and Myolie Wu; the group has been accepting jobs nonstop. Kenneth had endured through 14 years in TVB. Earlier several filmmakers approached him, offering him an opportunity to make it on the big screen and pocket a big paycheck. Kenneth ultimately chose to participate in Jackie Chan’s romantic comedy Fate Is Actually A Game (緣來是遊戲). His role is a handsome lawyer and a playboy, surrounded by seven beautiful women. Jackie also invited his buddies Eric Tsang and Irene Wan to take part in his film; they are considering to make guest appearances.

The lead actress is rising star Tiffany Zhang, the actress who starred in the 350 million RMB box office film Love Is Not Blind. The actress was named “Best New Performer” (Gold) at Taiwan’s 49th Golden Horse Awards and “Best Newcomer Award” at The 31st China Golden Rooster Awards. Tiffany had also been in Taiwanese group Mayday’s MV as the lead actress. She is one of the rising new stars in the past year. According to sources, Kenneth and Tiffany will have passionate intimate scenes.

Aside from guest starring in 72 Tenants of Prosperity with several other TVB artists, Kenneth has never participated in a film before. It was understood, his will be pocketing HK$3million for this debut film. That averages out to HK$100,000 a day! Jackie Chan noticed Kenneth all because of his performance in TITS2, where he plays a two-timer. His sexy beach scene with the girlfriend Philis (played by Coffee Lam) and his bed scenes with Elena Kong were a plus too. Jackie deeply believed Kenneth can successfully become the new “Cool Mo Lawyer” in this new romantic comedy. The film is scheduled to start shooting in October. [Oriental Daily] contacted the film production company to confirm, the spokesperson admitted Kenneth will be participating in the new film, but was unwilling to disclose how much their paying him.

The Triumph in the Skies II lead actress Fala Chen finally makes an appearance at the promotional event for the film Tales from the Dark I & II with Gordon Lam. It was said Fala is back in HK to seek “alimony” from “ex-husband” Daniel Sit, whom she had alleged divorced. Fala expressed she and Daniel have consensus and will not respond to the rumors. However, she does admit they still keep in touch. Asked if she still lives in Man Tin? She laughed: “I’m still renting this place. (Mr. Sit lives there too?) I cannot speak for him on his whereabouts. (Any chance to reconcile?) Haha! Even my mother hasn’t asked this question, no comment!” She smiled and said her classmates from New York are younger, she didn’t have any “affairs” nor does she feel anxious to. Actually Fala hopes to reach to a new level in her acting career development. “TVB and Mainland managers have approached me, I will primarily look at how much development opportunities there are, nothing has been confirmed yet. (What about Ricky Wong?) Nope.”

It was said she has poor acting in TITS2 and that she’s been fighting for more screen time, thus kicking Myolie Wu and Kate Tsui out. In response, Fala thanked the audience for the concern and tolerance. She admitted there is room for improvement in her acting, but she joked: “There are so many people in TVB, I do not know who to ask for more screen time.

Also, Myolie Wu was the judge for a HK Knowledge Competition. When speaking of Fala Chen having more screen time than her in Triumph in the Skies II, Myolie expressed she has no fear: “
Facing two handsome men, that even harder to handle. Luckily, I was able to avoid it. This series I have less screen time, then next time I can have more.”

The weather is hot, many female artists are sharing their sexy bathing suit photos on Weibo. Earlier Michelle Yim was busy shooting for TVB series Mr. & Mrs. Bean, yesterday she uploaded a photo of her in an one-piece bathing suit enjoying her day at the pool. The 57 year old actress looked stunning, Netizens praised she's a hot lady and her light blue nail polish really matched her bathing suit. Michelle has really kept it well. She wrote: "Eat and play, this is the reward after being busy."

Yesterday Raymond Lam came back to Hong Kong to attend a Luk Fook Jewelry event with the Miss HK contestants. On stage, Raymond showed off his 'paternal' love to a little girl, he hugged and kissed her cheeks. He expressed he does indeed love children and announced he'll definitely spoil his future daughter: "Actually I don't mind boy or a girl. (Have you talked to girlfriend Karena Ng about marriage and kids?) I will not talk about my personal life." He expressed he does have plans to start a family, and its fortunate the pressure has been lifted off of him because his parents already has grandchildren. WHen speaking of contestant #15 Sisley Choi's appearance resembles Karena BB? He said: "I haven't paid attention to the contestants. (Now you have a girlfriend, don't dare to look at other girls?) No, work is my priority."

Raymond is only staying in HK for a day, then he'll fly back to Hengdian to continue shooting for a costume drama and won't be able to take part in the Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards. He accepted his two awards in advance. Raymond disclosed the Hengdian temperature went up to 40+ degrees C, which led him to suffer his first heatstroke. He also expressed he has filmed 3 Mainland series in the past year and spent a lot of time in Hengdian. He laughed: "Once I hear the name Hengdian, I'm scared. I believe I won't go there again in the near future." So does Raymond not have time to see his girlfriend either? Raymond said: "We already had dinner!"

As the public sympathises with Kelly Fu for her supposedly unrequited love for co-star, Ron Ng, the "Triumph In The Skies II" actress may have actually been blind-siding the media from her actual relationship.

As reported on Apple Daily, on 5 August, a tabloid exposed that Kelly is actually dating another man, who turns out to be the son of the wealthy barrister Robert George Kotewall, named Charles.

On 25 July, the couple was seen leaving Causeway Bay where Charles is currently residing to meet up with a group of friends.

Charles, who is an executive at a well-known international investment company, was later spotted visiting Kelly's home late at night and did not leave the premises until the next morning. They met each other again on the same day; moments after Kelly left a promotional event.

When asked about their relationship, Kelly stated, "I like to be friends with foreigners, and I think both of us have good chemistry together," but she declined to elaborate more.

"Come Home Love" actor, Lai Lok Yi, has been involved in an accident with a taxi recently.

According to Apple Daily, accompanied by his girlfriend Nicole Lee, the actor was on his way to meet his mother on the morning of 4 August when a taxi rammed into the back of his car and damaged the bumper.

"We were in Pak Sha Wan area when the taxi hit us. It was moving very fast at the time. Though I have stopped, the other driver may have failed to push the brakes and hit us," the actor disclosed.

Luckily, no injury was reported and Lai has already filed a report with the police. He also shared the news and uploaded a picture on Weibo, stating, "This morning's unexpected disaster. [My car's] butt was violently kissed by [this] taxi driver. The good news out of all of this is that everyone is fine."

He added that it may take him around HKD 18,000 to 20,000 to repair the damages.

According to Hong Kong media reports, actor Ron Ng has been a long-time sufferer of liver disease.

During a radio interview in Hong Kong yesterday, the actor revealed that work has taken a toll on his health since seven years ago, and that co-star Francis Ng from his new TVB drama series, Triumph in the Skies II, would often bring alcohol along to the filming site.

It was also reported that Ron’s health ailment is a result of irregular working hours and frequent all-nighters during drama filming in China.

In response, Ron said, “Actually, I’ve been visiting Chinese physicians since seven years ago, when I first discovered that my liver had swelled to three times the normal size. For the situation to improve, the liver needs to become smaller, but that hasn’t happen yet, and I’d need to continue my traditional Chinese medicine treatments.”

When asked if he had quit drinking because of his health, Ron replied that he “tries not to drink as much as possible”, but cannot avoid it during work events and celebratory parties.