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Our Hong Kong team of reporters attended the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market yesterday. TVB sent 12 currently popular artistes to display the two grand production dramas this year, <The Door of Wealth> and <Beyond the Realm of Conscience>, revealing some of the interesting scenes from the series. The actors and actresses in the series competed fiercely in the series. One series is about a big family who does banking business and the wrestling between the brothers, entangling love and hate. One series is about concubines seizing power in the Dynasty Tang, sisters turned enemies. Both dramas implemented the theme of “competition” as the trend. They are bound to make the Hong Kong screens more edgy, glamorous, and heart-rending in 2009.

<The Door of Wealth> has included Ray Lui, Gallen Lo, Anita Yuen, the third sister-in-law Jamie Chik, Kenix Kwok, and other TVB “big brother and big sister” who returned to TVB. They met at the event yesterday and show appreciation to each other that they have created sparks in the series. Ray Lui revealed that two days ago, he has just filmed a 7 pages long scene and 3 hours of fighting scene with Jamie Chik. Ray’s extra-marital affair has broke their husband and wife relationship. Jamie Chik tied bomb belts to their two biological children’s bodies. She wanted to blast herself to death as a punishment, Ray Lui said: “We all can see that Jamie Chik has not lost her standard since her comeback. She acted powerfully and realistically enough in the fighting scene. It is completely staggering.” Jamie Chik said that for this scene, she has cried unstoppably, until her stomach cramped. Being able to have such a powerful script is one of her main reason of following the third brother Michael Miu’s footstep in returning to the screen.

As for <Beyond the Realm of Conscience>, the artistes Charmaine Sheh, Tavia Yeung, Michelle Yim, Susanna Kwan, Kevin Cheng, Moses Chan and the others have worn the beautiful ancient costumes to the event. Last year, Michelle Yim has become the hot topic of the city by her evil role “Hung Yi” in <Moonlight Resonance>. This year, TVB has the intention to promote the “Get Girl” Tavia Yeung. She was placed in the middle of the poster. In the series, Tavia Yeung acted as a maid who has departed to the wrong path in order to become a concubine. In the series, she would be biased against Michelle Yim, Susanna Kwan, Charmaine Sheh and the others, she would not hesitate to kill people, a hideous face. Tavia Yeung said: “In the series, I have many evil emotional scenes, a lot of eye expressions. I want to ask tips from Michelle Yim and Susanna Kwan.” As for the rumoured couple who openly revealed that they will be reunited in the series, Kevin Cheng and Charmaine Sheh, they have close to zero interactions in the event. When the MC tease the two that “if the two do not have chance to end up together in real life, then hopefully, they will end up together in the series”, the two of them smiled at each other, they really have good understanding of each other.
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Translation Credits: hyn5 @ http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com/

Mak Ling Ling: Let's talk about guys. How about we start with the one you are most familiar with and share the same manager, Ron Ng.

Tavia: Ron is a virgo (just like Tavia) and he does not like people who are annoying. He used to give me a feeling of a big child that never grows up. He never used to care about the outcome, but guys are never 定性, so it is not to blame. In rest years, he is better and he is more practical/ideal. He knows the direction he wants to take.

Mak Ling Ling: But he has a lot of bad press/news!

Tavia: Those are just fake news. It is only "entertainment news" for the audience to indulge after meals. After you have finished reading it, you will forget it the next day.
The drama series <Heart of Greed 2 a.k.a Moonlight Resonance>, which was going to have its last episode aired on Sunday, has increased ratings every week. Moreover, its casts were viewed as the hot contenders for this year TV King and TV Queen, such as Lee Sze Kei, Lee Heung Kam, Michelle Yim and Ha Yu from the veteran level, whose acting skills have early received recognition. Tavia Yeung from the fa-dan level also stood out in the drama <Moonlight> and was pointed by the netizens as a hot contender for winning the TV Queen status.

The influence of <Heart> has also brought Tavia Yeung a lot of opportunities of earning income from side jobs, such as advertisements and stage performances. As a result, she planned to change her car and apartment. She said: “I have more jobs now, enabling me to change my car and apartment. But I will not be hasty. I will only buy when I find a suitable car and apartment. I will take the chance to earn more money before <Heart>’s heat subsided. Fortunately, I will start filming a new series in November. Now I have more time to earn income from side jobs.”

As for being pointed as the hot contender for TV Queen, she said: “It’s really unexpected. I have not thought about it before. Actually, I’m already very happy to receive audiences’ approval. Whether or not I get an award is not important. Moreover, I think it’s not yet time for me to get an award.”

It Has to Do with Character
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Tavia Yeung believed that receiving approvals for her acting skill is more important than receiving an award. She said: “Every artiste will put in hard work and will be discovered by people one day. I think the audiences know that I have always put in hard work but only lacking a role that has potential to show off. Ah Yuet’s character finally enables me to stand out and receiving approvals from the outside world. It can be seen that timing is important. Actually the character Ah Yuet makes my confidence goes up. Perhaps it can be said as an injection to strengthen the heart. Perhaps my personality is more down-to-earth. I feel that receiving audiences’ approvals on my acting skill is already enough. I will only see award as a bonus. I will face it with a calm heart.”

Each cast has prepared well when filming <Moonlight>, reading and memorising the script well, because we all hope that <Moonlight> will win over <Heart>. Tavia Yeung said: “During the filming of <Moonlight>, the communication between the casts is not a problem. Therefore, there was no pressure. In contrast, because filming needs to be quick for rushing the series for airing and the long lines in the script that makes it a bit hard to bear. However, our hard work is not wasted. I feel that every artiste is a main leading artiste. We can’t lose any of them. There is no unnecessary character in the series. It’s a team, everyone has his/her own value for being there.”

To Tavia, <Moonlight> has brought her both increases in income and fame. Foreseeably, 2008 is a year full of income for her. However, she has also experienced a loss, that is her health. She said: “There is less resting, therefore I need to go see Chinese Doctor for treatment. But this is the incidental burden of an artiste, so I don’t mind.”
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Ming Pao] TVB's Heart of Greed 2 a.k.a Moonlight Resonance is approaching the ending this week. The ending storyline has also been publicly known. Michelle Yim's villain role will end up alone, Lee Heung Kam will be the only person who died in the series. As for Moses, he will pass through the difficulties and together with Tavia continues the Autumn in My Heart's sibling love. Today Moses Chan seems to be possessed by Ah Kar, cracking a dry joke: "We are the funny version of Autumn in My Heart, and have more spices, that is, funny spices, so the audiences will feel happier watching." Tavia Yeung said in unison: "Really is as interesting as the Korean drama, but there won't be too much crying."

(Ah Kar) Moses Chan and (Ah Yuet) Tavia Yeung in Moonlight Resonance are not blood-related siblings. The storyline arranges for the two to be together. This is very similar to the Korean drama Autumn in My Heart. Moses Chan said: "This time I want to commend the writer, everything is within their control, wanting to create the fighting feel. To be honest, series on sibling love are quite a lot overseas, but the traditional Chinese are more conservative. I definitely cannot accept myself loving my sister. It can be said that we are the funny version of Autumn in My Heart, but what we have more is the comedy spice, making the audiences watching feel happier."

Unlike Korean Drama's Long-Winded
Tavia Yeung said: "Our feelings are very special. There won't be too much crying. Korean drama is too long-winded. We are just as interesting. In the series, our most intimate encounter is during Ah Kar's last minutes."

Talking about Moonlight Resonance's being the series with most group scenes, some casts will have no lines sometimes. They will only be left with onscreen reactions. It's inevitable that there will be some people who were found to underperform. However, Moses Chan was praised by his co-star Wayne Lai as having given full performance. Moses Chan laughingly said: "The most difficult scene is scene with no scene. I'm very happy that Wayne Lai praised me, especially for putting me as the young generation. But to be fair, group scene requires balance, the proper adjustment will make people feel comfortable, but cannot overshadow partner. Tavia Yeung admitted that group scene is difficult. It requires you to remember when to add a line or two. Great concentration is needed.

Want Tavia Yeung to get award most
Heart of Greed took a lot of awards in last year's anniversary. Moses Chan became double-winning TV king. Lee Sze Kei also became TV queen. This time Moonlight Resonance which has the same casts as its predecessor is long seen to be a series with a lot of awards. Moses Chan has never thought of hitting the jackpot, he said: "I have never thought that I would have the chance again. I have also got two awards last year. This year my performance is only okay, nothing special so not much hope. On the other hand, I hope Tavia Yeung will get an award. The audiences know that she is steady. I support her this year will definitely get an award!"

In reality, Tavia Yeung's acting has received great praises this time. Other than gaining praises from the veterans Lee Sze Kei, Susanna Kwan, Ha Yu and Lee Heung Kam etc, Tavia Yeung is also predicted by the netizens to win an award. Tavia Yeung said: "I have to thank Moses for his support. I know that award is a motivation to strive forward, I also want to have a good result card this year, but whether or not I will get an award is not that important, because I'm not the best."

Moses Chan and Tavia Yeung attended a "Jadeworld Carnival Full Moon 2008" in Australia, in the surburb Hurstville. In addition the two with the audience played games and send gifts, and also sang. They went off the stage and shook hands with the audience. The audience was screaming. Tavia was singing two Sammi songs and Moses was singing different songs combining together, one was "I believe I can fly"

After the carnival, they were in the car and Moses waved to fans, there were fans chasing after the car and taking photos. It Is Tavia's first time in Australia, as for Moses Chan, he used to live in Austrlia so after the carnival, Moses acted as a tour guide and toke Tavia to places to play and shopping. Such as Bondi Beach.


The cast from "Moonlight Resonance" Tavia Yeung, Moses Chan, Kate Tsui and Chris Lai attended the "Mid Autumn Festival Night" event yesterday evening. They attracted over 500 people that crowded 3 floors of the shopping mall. In order to get a good view of the 4 artistes, there were some conflicts between a few of the audience members but fortunately the police were present and managed to stop it. But it seemed while one incident was resolved another occured. While Moses and Tavia were on stage playing games, a female from the audience suddenly rushed on to the stage. The staff managed to get her off the stage by giving her gifts. Fortunatley nothing bad happened. When the event was about to end, the 4 of them went off stage to shake hands with the audience and handed out gifts. This made the audience go crazy and caused some chaos .

Afterwards, Tavia said "Just now someone was pulling on half of my jacket sleeve. (Were you afraid someone may touch your chest?) "No, I was singing and shaking hands at the same time. My hand was holding the microphone, so I wasn't worried that someone would touch my chest. The audience are very warm. (Are you competing with Bernice?) "No, we just want to earn more money. If I wear high heels that are a few more inches higher, then I will be compatiable with him."

Moses also expressed that he didn't mind who he paired up with. "Whatever job it is I don't mind, I tell myself that it's just part of work. Most important is that the audience are comfortable with it."

Since the series aired, Kate has also gained from it and earned 6 figures. She says "This time many people have been focusing on my role." (The role is very evil have you been told scold?) "No, that's why it's not that successful".
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Tavia Yeung Yi does not shy away from danger to deliver her best on screen.

Manoeuvring a boat rocked by underwater explosions or jumping off a building while fighting suspended on wires is all in a day’s work for Hong Kong actress Tavia Yeung Yi. While stunts like these may be dangerous, none of them caused as much damage as a pair of high heeled shoes.

Long periods of filming all day sashaying around on dainty stilettos when she was filming modern series had put tremendous strain on her spine. The demure actress suffered from an inflammation in the lower back leading to an irregular curvature in her spine.

“The doctor’s advice to me was to stop all activity and take a long break to recuperate. But to stop work totally means no income for me, so I just have to be more careful in the action scenes.”

Her latest TV series has her playing salt trader Dau Sing Suet in Sweetness in the Salt (Sing Suet Yim Jaan, 2008). “There are many action scenes as there is a lot of fighting involved. I enjoy them but I’m also worried that I might hurt my back and aggravate the old injury.”

Yeung also sings the series’ theme song with her co-star Steven Ma Chun Wai, who plays the male lead, Nip Ji Yuen.

The lovely actress vividly recalled some of her most dangerous stunts in Twin of Brothers (Dai Tong Seung Lung Juen, 2004), which was filmed in China during winter.

“It was freezing that night and I was dressed very lightly for temperatures that were likely below zero. It was quite terrifying to be floating about in the waters when the underwater explosion violently rocked the boat.”

Another dangerous stunt saw her running and jumping off a building suspended from a wire, then landing on her feet and unsheathing her sword, all in one single take. “That was extremely difficult to do. I had to do more than a dozen takes.”

With her popularity on the rise, Yeung has been invited to Malaysia many times this year. She has been named the new face of ~H20+ (a sea-derived skincare product) in Malaysia and was in Kuala Lumpur to promote the award-winning series Heart of Greed (Tong Sam Fung Bo, 2007) as well as Moonlight Resonance (Ga Ho Yuet Yuen, 2008), sometimes referred to as Heart of Greed 2 because it features the same cast but tells a different story altogether.

Although she wishes for some villainous roles, she disclosed that the management of ~H2O+ was very glad that she has yet to play a truly wicked character. “I believe I could give a fresh interpretation, the result could be truly out of the ordinary.”

The closest she has gotten to portraying a bad character is model Cheung Man Lai in Heart of Greed, where she turns to smoking and drinking for stress relief and even has an extra-marital affair.

She does not smoke in real life, yet her convincing portrayal of a saucy smoking and drinking character won her new fans. The actress was surprised by the positive response although she is worried that the smoking and drinking would have a negative influence on children.

The actress says that her favourite role to date is Tam Chu Mei, otherwise known as sexy Mimi, in Dicey Business (Dou Cheung Fung Wan, 2006) where she had to wear a padded bra to portray a busty girl. She suggested to the director to give Mimi a speech impediment to make the character more adorable.

It was hailed as her breakthrough role by her steadily increasing number of fans. Where previously she played the innocent girl-next-door types, this role saw her delivering an overtly sexy character for the first time.

Yeung, who recently turned 29, has featured in 45 TV series. Last year, four of the series starring Yeung made it to TVB’s five top-rated dramas. They were Dicey Business, Heart of Greed, On the First Beat and Fathers and Sons.

She was named Actress with the Most Potential at TVS Awards 2006, Next Magazine’s WHY Best Fashion Style Award 2007 and Best Actress in a Drama at Sina’s 10th Macau/Hong Kong Entertainment Awards 2007, among others.

“I enjoy costumed roles but on the other hand modern ones are very relaxed and easygoing. The clothes are simple, and there is no need for heavy costumes. We film in air-conditioned surroundings. It’s all very comfortable, and there isn’t much pressure.

“For costumed roles, the headgear alone is usually very heavy and most times the costumes are quite heavy too. However, I get to experience many different time periods. I’m not very good at history so this gives me the opportunity to learn more. Moreover, I get to dress up in beautiful costumes and have my hair done up nicely.”

Yeung professes to enjoy eating but still manages to remain shapely. “I enjoy most foods, in particular snacks, though I don’t eat candy or chocolate. So, I don’t really find it a chore to lose weight.

She prefers to do things the natural way. “For exercise, I like to jog and play badminton. I also try to eat more fruits and less oily food to keep trim. It may take some effort but it is the healthiest and most lasting way to remain fit.”



Moses Chan and Tavia Yeung will pair up together as an couple to earn money

Moses Chan had just arrived back in Hong Kong from doing promotions in Australia. He appeared with Tavia Yeung as an onscreen couple and were very popular there. He said "This was all because of "Moonlight Resonance" that gained me alot. In the future there will be alot of jobs that involve us pairing up together as an couple". Moses smiles and says that Tavia has earned more than him. "After"Heart of Greed" I had brought a property. This time I will wait for the right timing to continue to do property investments. "

Moses appeared at a shopping mall event yesterday. He used 5 minutes to learn how to toss and catch an chinese yoyo (diabolo) which he performed very well. "As long as I practice I can easily learn. I want to learn how to do face changing the most. (Quick Mask shifting opera act)." He expressed that he had been learning magic tricks with his friends in Australia and knows a few to show off to girls.