Thousands of girls would kill to be in her shoes but model-cum-actress Lee Ann d'Alexandry d'Orengiani would give up her career tomorrow if she were no longer in such demand.
The 17-year-old, known simply as Lee Ann, was chosen by heart-throb Leon Lai Ming early this year to be his 'girlfriend' in a mobile phone commercial; and her punchline in the ad - 'Am I very stubborn?' - has become one of the most quoted in Hong Kong.
D'Alexandry d'Orengiani also stars in recently released local movies, Love Generation Hong Kong and Tricky King.
With so much exposure, it is little wonder fans gasped when she was quoted in an interview recently as saying she plans to quit the celluloid world in two years.
But D'Alexandry d'Orengiani claims she has been misunderstood.
'People got me wrong when I said that,' she says. 'I plan to give myself two years, true, but if I had the opportunity to stay longer, of course I'd stay.' Pointing out the short shelf life of many film actors, she says pride will ensure she bows out of movies before she becomes a has-been.