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| After completing the promotion of TLBB in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Jimmy has faded from the audien- ces' view onscreen. Only when I (reporter) asked him if he's going to be a part of the crew working on Jin Yong's serial, The Condor He- roes, then did I found out that for these 2 months, he had been trai- ning hard on racing. And he would be joining his good friend, English racer Matthew Marsh, who just won champion in the Asian Porsc- he Cup, in the 2004 China Grand Prix. Putting car racing as his 2nd life, Jimmy is not only Taiwan's first paid car racer, he has also his own racing team. Not long ago, he achieved good results in the rally race held in Beijing. Asking him if he would go full time into racing, Jimmy replied, "To me, equal foc- us would be put into the future of my showbiz work and racing. To be able to be a paid racer, is bec- ause the sponsors considered th- at I'm a widely known celebrity. But if I don't perform well in my ra- ces, they also wouldn't want to risk paying a high price. Matthew Marsh is a TV program host of England's SKY channel. Like Jimmy, due to his passion with car racing, he's bearing a double status. The difference is |
| that during the Asian Formula ra- ce held in Shanghai this June, at the 2nd round of the finals, Jim- my was disqualified due to a col- lision and wasn't able to achieve a position. Whereas Matthew Marsh just finished the Porsche Cup and won champion. After Marsh has won champion, Jim- my immediately called him to co- ngratulate and Marsh took this chance to invite Jimmy to join his racing team. Jimmy expressed to me that if the conditions are fe- asible, he might join his good friend. When asking him if he would still film in 'The Condor Heroes', Jim- my said that he had communica- ted with Mr Jin Yong over the pho- ne and Mr Jin recognised Jimm- y's performance in TLBB, but he felt that the role of Yang Guo is not really suitable for Jimmy. On the other hand, Jimmy is definite- ly hoping to take part in the China Grand Prix in Shanghai this mon- th. He said other than racing, movie-wise, his management company is discussing about possible involvement in a movie with Hollywood's movie compa- ny, but as there haven't been any finalised conclusion, therefore, it wasn't appropriate to disclose. (27/08/2004) |
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