VINCCI CHEUK WAN-CHI, a.k.a GC Goo Bi, is the crown princess of Hong Kong youth culture. At 22, the radio DJ enjoys a highly successful career in broadcasting, publishing, script writing and film directing.
Last week, Cheuk's simple teenage love story Merry-Go-Round was named best screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
However, it is her ability to speak the language of her vast teen following and her edgy attitude that had made GC Goo Bi a household name.
'I know what I want to say,' Cheuk said. 'Many youngsters complain about the lack of channels to express themselves, but do they know what they want to say? They hold back even if they are offered an opportunity.'
Born to a traditional Chinese family, the young DJ has always been a little 'different'. She bought her first record when she was 11 and had enough personality at 13 to be a finalist in a DJ recruitment contest organised by Commercial Radio, which later hired her.
However, her mother was less worried about her daughter's pierced nose than the fact that the young Cheuk had no interest in singers such as Andy Lau Tak-wah and Jacky Cheung Hok-yau.
