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| Jimmy and Aaron Kwok Invited To KL For Asia Formula Race |
| Jimmy and Aaron Kwok are invited to take part in 2 car races in Kuala Lumpur this coming late August and early Semptember. The organi- sers said that car enthusiasts, Jim- my and Aaron Kwok will be racing in Sepang and Johor, competiting with other racers. They had planned to start the open- ing ceremony on 15 July and invite Jimmy and Aaron to Malaysia to me- et everyone. The Asia Formula Race had started in April this year, start- ing in Philippines, May and June in Zhuhai, July in Korea, August and September in Malaysia and October in Philippines. 1/6/2002 |
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| Boarding China Airlines, Jimmy Just Ate and Sleep |
| China Airlines crash on 25th May had shocked the whole of Taiwan. Many no longer want to take the carrier but Jimmy, being a race enthusi- ast is very daring. Disregard- ing his friends and families advices against taking the airline, he took a 13hr flight from LA back to Taipei. But as the atmosphere seems eer- ie, like everyone, he just conc- entrated on eating and sleep- ing, forgetting the feeling of insecurity. One month ago, Jimmy went to USA to study. Other than getting a teacher to guide him in English pronounciation, he also took up English lessons. He said smilingly that becau- se of racing, and globalisatio- n, meeting many international racers, he often 'Err..err..err...' half the time, and only able to come out with a simple phra- se, 'How Are You?', after that just stare at each other blan- kly, looked down with his face red. To overcome this problem, Ji- mmy worked hard in learning the language. Now, daily con- versation is OK. In future, wh- |
| en filming the new serial, 'Tian Long Ba Bu' in China, he would employ an English teacher to teach and converse with him in English daily. He mocked himself, 'When study- ing in the past, I wasn't even hardworking compared to now." His friends even sugge- sted him to learn more from his senior, Hsiao Chiang, who had studied very hard for English. In the past, because of film- ing, working at irregular times and getting insufficient sleep. But within this one month, he's able to wake up naturally, after that go for a jog, attend lessons and his life was mu- ch relaxed and fulfilling. He said laughingly, "This year is also the 10th year of my care- er, and got a rare chance to take a long break. My workers often teased me for earning money unseriously. This is where I'm very fortunate in, no need to worry about supporti- ng my family. Filming all dep- ends on myself, accept if I like the role, reject if it doesn't suit me, unlike some artistes who had to face the pressure of |
| supporting the family, putting all their life at work." A few days ago, Jimmy finally ended his break and took China Airlines home, landing safely in Taipei. He said lau- ghingly that there was totally no newspapers available in the flight, and it was because the crew 'cared' for the pass- engers, afraid that people would be traumatized after reading about the crash rep- orts. And once the plane touched down, everyone in the plane applauded and cheered, as though taking back one's life. Lately, Jimmy's personal we- bsite is rich with informations and his new serial, 'Hua Ya- ng Nian Hua' is showing in Singapore and China. The copyrights of the show has also been sold to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan. He said with a smile, "This year I'm 27 and it's my 10th year in showbiz, I'm satisfied with my current progress." 3/6/2002 |
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| Jimmy Is His Fans No. 1 Journalist |
| Other than acting, racing and manag- ing artistes, Jimmy, having many int- erests has also started his personal website and even became his own journalist, reporting his daily details and events when he was working in China and providing the first hand news. Jimmy's personal official website includes photos of him from young to adult, record of achievements, army life, articles, albums, films and race reports. Jimmy himself is the main journalist, no matter when he's filmi- ng in China or overseas working, he would bring along his laptop, digital video camera, to record down the de- tails in his life and work, and sending these information back to be posted online. Fans would also be able to go online and interact with him. Coincidentally, Jimmy also portrayed the role of a journalist in Shanghai the late 40s in the film, HYNH. His character is a righteous and quick- thinking lad and co acting with Chen Hong whom he fell in love with. And when the photos of him in HYNH was exposed online, fans immediat- ely suggested to the TV station to air the show soon. 3/6/2002 |
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| Actor For 'Duan Yu' Has Been Decided, Jimmy Heading For Beijing Today |
| Also, there was many suppo- rters for Zhang Chao to take on Duan Yu's role, but yester- day, it has been decided on Jimmy to take on this role. Director, Zhou Xiao Wen exp- ressed that there had been many nominations for 'Duan Yu', but they just couldn't find any suitable person. Only after watching 'Jue Dai Shua- ng Jiao, he felt that Jimmy acting as the lively and intelli- gent Xiao Yuer, had left him a deep impression. He said frankly that the inves- tors of the film and many television stations are confid- ent about Jimmy and most viewers also hope to watch Jimmy as 'Duan Yu', therefor- e, the decision is made. (25/6/2002) |
| Due to the media continuous pursue, the production of 'Tian Long Ba Bu' had always been tight-lipped about the decision of the lead actor. Yesterday, the media had be- en told that the important cha- racter, Duan Yu has been de- cided on Jimmy. Today, he'll head for Beijing to try the cos- tume. According to viewers survey, 87.3% of the viewers suppor- ted Jimmy to act as Duan Yu, taking into consideration, |
| looks, acting skills and influe- nce. Defintely, Jimmy is very outstanding in these areas. In 'Tian Long Ba Bu', young master 'Duan Yu' is the most important character, and also brought the most headache to the production crew, beca- use only after confirming who will be taking this role then will they be able to decide wh- ich actresses will act as the many young ladies surround- ing him, like Ru Zhong Ling, Mu Wan Qing, A-Zi, etc. |
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| Jimmy's Popularity Won The Role Of Duan Yu |
| One of the most well-noticed Chinese swordfighting serial of the year - 'Tian Long Ba Bu', whose lead actor for Du- an Yu has been suggested on Korean Jang Don Gun to Taiwanese Vic Zhou, but had never had a confirmed case. Finally, yesterday appeared a surprised answer, Jimmy Lin. Yesterday, Jimmy had officia- lly signed the contract and accepted the role of Duan Yu in Tian Long Ba Bu. He wou- ld be working with not only Christy Chung, Carina Lau, he's also not against work- ing with rumoured girlfriend, Ruby Lin again. Jimmy who reached Beijing yesterday, was preparing for the costume trying today and realised that news had leak- ed out eariler than expected, expressed with surprise, "I've only just reached and haven't done anything yet. I'm not su- re of the whole situation yet, only know that filming may start in September, how did the news spread like that?" The lead actress for Wang Yu Yan haven't been decided yet, but eariler, people had suggested Vicki Zhao or Ru- by Lin. Jimmy was asked if he would feel awkward work- ing with rumoured girlfriend Ruby Lin, he expressed with- |
| out minding the questioni- ng, "Never mind, it's also good if we can work toget- her." But it seems that she may have problems about her September schedule. 'TLBB' is the most legendary among Jin Yong's swordfig- hting novels, and the whole serial would need to be film in Yunnan, Dali, etc. Because of acting in 'JDSJ' and other series, his skillful acting and handsome appe- arance, with ever rising pop- ularity in China are the main reasons why he was chos- en. After acting in several series, he had gained more and more popularity and attrac- cted many producers who offered him film contracts, like for TLBB, the TV Station had been strongly inviting and waiting for him for a year and finally, Jimmy had agreed to accept the role. Other than this serial, eariler there was also another seri- al of the same name who approached Jimmy, but he had rejected. Eventually, they invited Max Mok for the role. In the end, due to some problems with money matte- rs, the whole serial was blo- wn. (26/6/2002) |
| Taiwan Jimmy Lin, China Hu Bing Competing In Looks |
| Having great popularity in China, after completing filming 'QTDS', Jim- my's acting contracts are never-endi- ng. Yesterday, Jimmy had headed for Beijing for the preparation of the serial 'Tian Long Ba Bu' and will be acting as the main role of Duan Yu. Other than Jimmy, there is also a very strong cast, involving many big stars from Hong Kong and China. The role of 'Qiao Feng' will be acted by Hu Bing from China. Hong Kong's Christy Chung will be starring as Madam Ma. Tang Guo Qiang, Carina Lau and Ning Jing will also be guest starring. China Jiu Zhou Company and Jiang- su TV station will be cooperating in filming the serial and will be spendi- ng RMB 50million on it. |
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| Other than inviting the author, Jin Yong to be the consultant, the production will also spec- ially build a 'TLBB' film city for filming, planning to start filmi- ng in September. For the most important role of 'Duan Yu', the production had faced problems in choo- sing the person for the role. On understanding, the crew had ever approached Zhang Chao and Vic Zhou, finally, after the director watched Ji- mmy's acting in JDSJ, he decided to strongly invite Jim- my to accept the role. Actually, a year ago, the crew of TLBB had already been in contact with Jimmy, but at that time, he had agreed to accept Li Hui Min's 'Beach Boys', however, the filming for this serial had been delaying, estimated to start in August. By then, the filming schedule for both shows would clash. After careful considerations, Jimmy could only apologise to Li Hui Min for the time bei- ng. About the role for A-Zi, A-Zhu, before that there were news that the crew is interested in Vicki Zhao and Zhang Ziyi, but it has not been confirmed yet. (26/6/2002) |