China’s economy has suffered a hit after the COVID-19 outbreak, prompting the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) to set new restrictions on production investments and actors’ compensations. According to reports, the NRTA is limiting production budgets to around RMB 4 million per episode. Cast pay cannot exceed 40 percent of a television drama’s overall production...
Hong Kong actor Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (吳啟華) has one daughter, Ng Hei-yee (吳熙兒), with his ex-wife Shi Yangzi (石洋子). Like father like daughter, the 11-year-old loves to perform, and reportedly dreams of having a career in the entertainment industry. And her possibility of pursuing this dream isn’t far-fetched at all. Hei-yee likes to share her performance videos on Weibo, where she already...
Steven Ma (馬浚偉) has always been an ambitious learner. Two years ago, he decided to enroll in the EMBA (Executive Masters of Business Administration) program at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management. Time has flown by and he is set to graduate this year. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two of his courses have been delayed....
The two actors banter light-heartedly about Tony’s “salted pig hand” scandal. Actors Tong Hung (洪永城) and Him Law (羅仲謙) were involved in filming a negotiation scene for Armed Reaction 2020 <陀槍師姐2020>. Tony expressed how he was influenced by Him’s joyous mood of becoming a dad soon and having a happy family. Asked if he would hasten progress with his girlfriend Inze Leong (梁諾妍), Tony...
The 54-year-old award-winning actor is rumored to have slashed his fees to show support for the industry during this tough period. Aaron Kwok (郭富城), who has a string of Best Actor awards to his name, has always been a supporter of the local film industry. Recently, the industry had been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with productions...
The media went in a frenzy after Rebecca Zhu (朱晨麗) publicly called out Tony Hung (洪永城) for being too touchy during the filming of Wonder Woman <多功能老婆>. While the two artistes tried to down play the headlines, an inside source close to the artistes claims that Tony is refusing to work with Rebecca again which is creating problems for the production of...
New Viu TV reality program Beautiful Girls’ Picnic <美女郊遊遊> (rough translation) is the new TV show to anticipate for the month. Starring “Double S” Shirley Sham (沈殷怡) and Shirley Chan (陳欣妍), the show follows the girls going on hikes together. On April 1st, ViuTV dropped a first-look trailer of the show, featuring the girls hiking up a mountain while wearing only bikinis....
After filming for Female Forensic Scientist JD <女法醫JD> in Malaysia got halted, Kenny Kwan (關智斌) flew back to Hong Kong to begin his 14-day quarantine at home. Recently, he has been frequently sharing his updates on social media. Other than showing his home-cooked meals online, he also posts home workout videos. It turns out Kenny is quite busy even when...
While TVB drama Chinatown <唐人街> has not aired its first episode, the main stars consisting of Ruco Chan (陳展鵬), Joel Chan (陳山聰), Natalie Tong (唐詩詠), and Grace Wong (王君馨) have signed on for a new drama produced by Jazz Boon (文偉鴻). Tentatively titled Super Messenger <超能使者>, filming for the new drama will begin in May and is themed around characters with superpowers. Although little details have been released, the...
The worldwide pandemic of the COVID-19 disease is quickly depleting face mask supplies for medical workers, and many medical establishments around the world are calling for donations. But in a time of crisis, the world has shown that it can also come together to fight a common evil. Many celebrities, for example, are reacting to the...
