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| Jimmy is still with a baby face, a pair of crystal clear eyes, and long eye lashes. Why does this person who is nearing the age of 30 not seeming to grow up? For this ye- ar, experiencing the doubts over him about his acting capabilities for TLBB, and experiencing the SARS outbreak which had affected his racing schedule, Jimmy shou- ld look more languish, or at least with some troubles written on his face, shouldn't it? He laughed, "No la, I'm already 30, many kinds of matters can already be seen very lightly. About TLBB, I am very pleased, and the recent comme- nts and opinions are more satisfy- ing. The director has watched the film now and felt that it's better th- an expected. Thus they had added more money to design more com- puter effects and sound/music effects. But if you ask me whether I'm able to surpass my past perfo- rmance as Xiao Yuer, it's very diffi- cult to answer this, because these are 2 different concepts, I can only say that I am very confident of my- self currently." For now, putting half of his energ- y into his racing career and half into his entertainment career, Ji- |
| Jimmy's Wish At 30 Is To Act In An Idol Drama |
| mmy is really like an octopus. But even like that, he was still being caught by the paparazzi when ha-ving meals with Ruby Lin. I (rep- orter) asked, "Actually you always disclose that you don't have a gir- lfriend, then to be your girlfriend, wouldn't she feel unhappy to ha- ve to go through the feeling of be- ing hidden up?" He laughed aga- in, "I think towards the question of disclosing to the public, I wou- ld respect my other half. Person- ally, I don't like my personal priv- acy rights to be violated. Practica- lly, it's the truth that I don't have a girlfriend. Although I had always hoped to date just like anyone, sigh....it's also not exactly dating, now already reaching this age, I would like to look for a girl with whom I can plan my future with, but right now is still early la, mar- rying at 35 should be no proble- m. To stress one point, Ruby Lin and I are only good friends." About racing, Jimmy said that pe- riod drama is making him feeling tired, he is hoping to be able to film in an idol drama, but so far, no one has looked for him to film one yet. Photos & Discussion (6/9/2003) |
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| Filming Is Actually A Tough Job |
| The impression a celebrity gives to most people is it is a job of fame and glamour. Especially when they are faced with the tim- es of non-stoppable flash lights and screams from their fans. But this is just how it looks from the surface, what I(reporter) wa- nt to say is that actually, being an actor they also have their diffic- ult times. One cannot deny that actors are very highly paid, but how many people actually realise about their hardships for whe- n they are involved in filming, they had to work continuously up to more than 10 hours a day, and during every meals, they only eat from packed food. These 2 days, the movie "Long Hu Ying Xiong" directed by HK director Li Zuo Nan, lead acted by Jimmy and HK's 'Da Sha' Chen Kui An, is under filming process in Nan Shan. I went to vi- sit the filmset for the 2 consecutive days. For the moment, let's not discuss about the fame that celebrities get to enjoy. Observing them having to film under the very hot sun, perspiring profusely, I can't help sighing: It's not easy being an actor too! Time: 31st August 2pm Venue: Nan Shan Tian Hou Gong Scene 1 Exchanging blows under the hot sun Initially, I thought that under such a terribly hot weather, the cast should be resting indoors, but as I walked into the filmset, I saw a man and a lady exchanging blows under the hot outdoor sun. The actor was even wearing a formal suit. The producer pointed to him and said, "That's the lead actor, Jimmy Lin." It's a very natural thing to redo a scene, and it's only just a few si- mple action moves. But the phrase "One more time" from the di- rector don't seem to stop going into the ears. Sometimes, the reasons could be that the angle captured by the cameraman is not satisfying, sometimes Jimmy forgotten his moves. The sam- e move repeating 3 to 4 times, Jimmy could be seen perspiring very profusely under such a hot sun. Within the director's phrase 'One more time', he would always add 'sorry, don't mind' to take Jimmy's feelings into consideration. But Jimmy would always reply with a smile, saying "No problem". Exchanging blows with Jimmy was a girl, and watching her mo- ves, one can easily tell that she has martial arts background as her kicks were too high, and a few times, she almost kicked into Jimmy's face. She was so shock that she immediately asked if she had accidentally injured him, but Jimmy wasn't offended. Scene 2 Replaced with a stunt man for difficult moves. As it is an action movie, some 'air somersaults' types of action would be too difficult for Jimmy. At the scene, I noticed another actor wearing the same costumes and close resemblance to Ji- mmy and was told that he's actually Jimmy's replacement. Everytime whenever there's any difficult moves, he would act in place of Jimmy. Scene 3 Wiping perspiration in a rather unrefined way After the director shouted 'OK', everyone's expression became relaxed. This signifies that these scenes were passed. Getting off from the filming scene, Jimmy's assistant passed him a tis- sue and he repeatedly dried his perspiration off his face. Maybe because he was too hot, he even unrefinedly pulled his T-shirt up to wipe his perspirations. Time : 1st Sept Venue : Xi Li Badminton Stadium Scene 4 Today, a boxing ring is set up in the middle of the stadium and the scene was '2003 International Free Boxing Competition Ho- ng Kong Round'. Outdoors, it was a high temperature of 34 deg- rees celsius and indoors it was even higher, with the 200 back- ground actors, the atmosphere was very crowded and lively. To create a more realistic atmosphere, the director requested to make the scene more foggy, but it wasn't dry ice to be in used but instead burning smoke was used. As a result, the thick sm- oke caused everyone to choke with tears. Scene 5 "Da Sha" Chen Kui An is once again the 'triad leader' in this mo- vie. This time, his bad deeds was to control the boxing competi- tion. Scene 6 'Appearance' repeated for 5 times During the competition, it was an exciting sight with the appear- ance of the boxing opponents. But it may seem exhilrating to watch, it was actually very troublesome when acting. That day, the director requested for the scene of the appearance of the first competitor to be repeated 5 times. This made his 2 actors making their appearances really tired. The lead in "Hu Long Ying Xiong" is a pair of long-lost brothers, Wen Long (Jimmy) and Wen Hu (Yi Zi Wei). After they grew up, they both pursued the boxing career. Upon their participation for the competition, being very righteous, both of them refused to abide to the demands of the triad leader, and were determined not to be bribed by him. The producer told me that this movie started work on 23rd Aug- ust, and will finish within 13 days. Such filming speed is rather astonishing, as everyone had to rush work, thus the crew were working hard rushing with the filming. For the filming in the bad- minton stadium which will take up 6 days, it's presumed that everyday, everyone have to work up till 11pm. Photos & Discussions (7/9/2003) |