It was certainly a different Faye Wong who appeared at a recent joint 'good friends' concert organised by Metro Radio. Instead of the sulky, indifferent front she usually presents to the public, the 'new' Faye had a smile on her face. And those wondering about the 'good friends' connection between Wong, Na Ying and Jeff Chang (they are from different record companies) that night ponder no more. Not only do they share the same personal manager, they are also regular mahjong mates! Star and director in fee fall-out Success breeds discontent? It would certainly appear so with the lead actor and the producer of ATV's popular Taiwanese drama series, Legend Of The Condor Heroes, who have had a major falling-out. Producer Yang Pei-pei has blasted actor Ma Jingtao for spreading malicious rumours about her owing him NT$1 million (HK$236,900) in fees. Calling Ma names herself, Yang declared the payment was frozen by the courts because of litigation going on between Ma's manager and herself.
Jackie treads on Achilles heel He has leapt from tall buildings and crashed through windows, but even Jackie Chan has an Achilles heel: being back-to-front in a moving bus. Chan was holding his Rush Hour press conference in the unusual 'venue' of a moving open-top double-decker bus. Halfway through the cross-harbour tunnel, the swinging from the handle bars all got a little too much for Chan. Announcing he was getting dizzy, he conceded defeat and sat with the reporters facing the right direction.
Shu's tears over losing role While on the subject of Jackie Chan . . . the action man has supposedly driven sexy actress Shu Qi to tears after he dropped her due to media pressure from the shortlist of possible female leads for his next Hong Kong movie. However, art director Yee Chung-man and other crew members have been trying to persuade Chan to cast her.
So good, he's now hot stuff Who is the hottest singer in town these days? Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Leon Lai Ming or Aaron Kwok Fu-shing? None of the above actually, according to recent unofficial opinion polls. It is William So Wing-hong, who has been around for the past decade. It has always been acknowledged that So, the runner-up in the 1985 New Talent Singing Contest, has a voice to die for but he lost out in the looks department. It is good to see him getting some recognition at last.
