Hong Kong comic’s godfather Wong Yuk Long and famous cartoonist Ma Wing Shing attended the Hong Kong Animation Festival held in Shanghai, they also made a secret trip to a certain Online gaming company to negotiate the shooting of the first 3D wuxia film. The film will be adapted from Wong Yuk Long’s 3D online game Weapons of the Gods, it would be finance by the online gaming company and other companies, Tsui Hark will be invited to direct the film. Tsui will be able to collaborate with Andy Lau again as he was selected to be the male lead, Nicholas Tse and Charlene Choi will be invited to be the second male lead and female lead respectively.

Online game Weapons of the Gods which is adapted from Wong Yuk Long’s comics, it is well-followed throughout Asia and the game made used of 3D technology in its graphics which Wong Yuk Long anticipated. To further promote Weapons of the Gods, with Wong’s good friendship in the Hong Kong movie industry, it would be promoted together with Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Other than that, the online gaming company will collaborate with Tsui Hark production team for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame to shoot a 3D wuxia film Weapons of the Gods with a 200 million budget.

Considering the 3D film selling point, it would be an attraction to wuxia fans what’s the effect with 3D visual effects. The male lead had been decided to be Nicholas Tse who was previously cast in Wong Yuk Long’s Dragon Tiger Gate, Andy Lau is also invited to join the cast. Nicholas and Andy would be the clan leaders opposing each other, thus there will be many exciting 3D battle scenes. For the female lead, Charlene Choi will be invited as she would get to collaborate with Andy again.

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Recently Andy Lau was in Beijing shooting What Woman Wants with Gong Li, come September he would be 49-years-old, although he still maintain his figure well, but he could not escape presbyopia.

Three weeks ago, Andy made a secret trip back to Hong Kong from Beijing to accept laser treatment from Dr. Dennis Lam Shun Chiu to correct his presbyopia.

Andy had a speedy recovery after the operation and immediately rushed back to Beijing to continue his shooting. Therefore, Andy would not suffer blurred vision when reading scripts.

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In a certain afternoon, when reporter discover Andy Lau, he just walked out of a fashion store in Wangjing Street. When reporter went into the store for some questions, it was said that Andy only made one round in the store before exiting, it can be seem that Andy is not there for shopping.

Dressed causally but he has a serious expression. It was sighted that he walked across the road to a Buick commercial vehicle, there were several bodyguards opening the door for him, it seems that they were protecting Andy when he board the vehicle, actually it was not required as there was few people on the street and it’s impossible that Andy would be surrounded, the street walkers were busy crossing the street, they don’t seems to discover the superstar next them.

After Andy had boarded the vehicle, the reporter discover that there were actually two vehicles waiting for Andy, the 4-5 bodyguards were divided themselves and sat in the two vehicles.

The vehicles drove in the north direction and they finally stopped in a new estate, the vehicles managed to enter the estate with access cards, thus the reporter started to think if Andy had bought an apartment in Beijing?

Without an access card, reporter tried to tell the security that he was here to pick someone up, hoping that he could gain access and finally managed to get into the underground car park who in time spotted Andy and company going into the lift. The reporter immediately returned to the surface and found out that Andy was going into a four storey high apartment. Andy went to the third floor and the lights of the apartment came up.

Not long later, one of the vehicle drove off with a man who seems to be Andy’s assistant, the vehicle made a second trip with the bodyguards. The reporter waited till nightfall and the vehicle did not return and the other vehicle just stopped inside the car park, there was also no sight of Andy.

The reporter then tried asking around in hope to find out if Andy owned an apartment in the estate, as the estate is new, people are not familiar with the residents, thus it’s unsure if a superstar is staying in the estate. With all evidence, it do seems that Andy had bought an apartment in Beijing.

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Mainland China actress Yuen Li is the second female lead in new film What Women Wants, she’s entangle with Andy Lau and Gong Li in a love triangle.

Although the film is a remake of Hollywood’s What Woman Wants, but the story added some modern elements and topics, the selling point of the film is Andy’s ability to “listen” to what women are thinking, showing off his lover charisma amidst surrounded by beautiful female colleagues.

Yuan Li had several intimate scenes with Andy in the film, after shooting a kissing scene, she exclaimed: “Andy’s lips are so soft!” When asked of her impression of Andy, she said that Andy is a good actor, very professional and take good care of fellow actresses, he’s a 100% good man.

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It was earlier reported by The Hollywood Reporter that Andy Lau and Gong Li would be collaborating for a re-make of Mel Gibson’s 2000 film What Woman Want. Media reports in Mainland China yesterday reported that the film would be directed by Chen Daming of One Foot Off The Ground fame, its title Wo Zhi Nv Ren Xin’ (literally translated as I Know What Woman Want) was initially confirmed Andy and Fan Bingbing as the male and female leads, but in the end the female lead was changed to Gong Li. It is said that shooting had already began in Beijing and it would hit the cinemas in Valentines’ Day in 2011.

If Gong Li to take up this film, it will be her return to Chinese film after Shanghai, her role in this film would be a advertising firm’s CEO, the character belongs to Helen Hunt in the original film.

This role initially was taken up by Fan Bingbing which is reported in March. When asked why 45-years-old Gong Li could replace a much younger Fan Bingbing, director Chen Daming expressed that he’s not banking on the fame of Gong Li but Fan Bingbing is too young for the role because the character is a CEO of an advertising firm, it would not be suitable for the 28-years-old Fan Bingbing, thus the switch to Gong Li. In addition, Andy and Fan Bingbing had collaborated in many films these few years which includes Battle of Wits, Future X-cops and Shaolin, thus their collaboration would not be refreshing and less appealing.

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Andy Lau and Miriam Yeung attended the press conference of RTHK radio drama – Drug Ring which was adapted from a true story. Andy and Miriam would be recording for the drama, Andy whom had not recorded any radio drama for many years will be a ambulance man. At the press conference, the organizer arranged both of them to do Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using a dummy.

Miriam whom was once a nurse whom had experience in actual CPR quipped: “I can’t do this on a dummy, I’m used to the real thing!”

Recently, Stephen Chow became the executive director of listed company Tai Tung International, Andy was once the director of the company but he denied: “I was never a director of a listed company.” When asked of his opinion of Stephen becoming the director of the company, Andy expressed that he knew nothing.

A few years ago he went into court case battles with Clement Mak, when asked if he would be afraid because of such unhappy incidents, Andy said: “I think if a company to get listed, alone would be better, I watched the news and it was reported that Stephen owned 30% shares, I think he is able to control and speaking power. With regards to operating of company, I control it well, I’m happy and doing well.”

When asked if he wished to get his company listed? Andy expressed: “I don’t have the intention, because earning money is the company’s biggest aim, but my company’s films are not commercialize. (Did the films you invested earned money?) Some earn some lost, it’s a tie, not earning a lot most of the time, there is always some danger, I’m always proceed step by step.”

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When Alan Tam held his concert in 1984, he always invited Andy Lau to be his special guest performer. There was once when Andy sang ‘Xia Yu Wan Shang’ with pretty female dancers and children on the stage. A few years later, Andy finally held his first concert, the organizer is the company owned by Alan. It seems that Alan had a helping hand in the heavenly king path for Andy.

Recently, the reporter bumped into Alan and asked him if he had forecast that Andy could become one of the four heavenly kings? Alan said: “Nope, I almost cause Andy not able to become a singer!” It is because then Andy’s manager Wallace Cheung Kwok-Chung approached Alan asking him to urge Andy to concentrate his work on films in order to work in the direction of becoming a Best Actor winner as many film distributors had set sight on Andy as they approached him with film offers. Thus he met up with Alan, hope that he would pass the message to Andy that he does not have the talent to become a singer.

Alan asked Andy if he wanted to be a singer, Andy gave him a definite answer: “Yes, I’ve the confidence to become a singer!” Alan expressed that he started off in a band, in order to become a big star in the music industry cost him many effort and sweat. He told Andy: “If you wanted to take this path, you must put in more effort than me, it’s very tough, and there’s no way back!” Andy said that he’s mentally prepared, no matter how much effort needed, he wanted to become a singer. In the end, Alan was moved by Andy’s sincerity and in terms used all methods to promote this newbie.

In the end, Andy made his name in the music industry, if he was really convinced by Alan not to become a singer, it would be a lost cause to the music industry and fans.

When talked about Andy’s talent, Alan feel that he had his own style, nobody could sing his song, it can be considered as “Andy’s vocal”, he sang very well in ‘Yi Qi Zou Guo De Ri Zhi’ and ‘Wang Qing Shui’. What he admired Andy most is his hardworking, keen to learn, although not born with talent, but all the hard work made him into a talent, he’s a learning model for newbies!

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Last week, Andy Lau’s management company Focus Artiste sent a legal letter to a 60-years-old man of the same name for the copyright issues of his roast duck restaurant ‘Liu De Hua Roast Duck Restaurant’ in Sichuan Chongzhou. The letter stated that the restaurant’s registered name affected Andy’s image and request the name to be changed, this matter resulted in a stir as many think that the owner of the restaurant is older than Andy and it had been in business for 30 years.

Focus Artiste made an announcement yesterday that it never sent any lawyer’s letter nor file a lawsuit against the restaurant, it only request the ‘Liu De Hua’ branding registered in Trademark Office State Administration for Industry and Commerce People’s Republic of China to be changed, it’s believed that the office will made its decision after checking with both parties.

Meanwhile, Andy expressed: “He’s already a 68 years old grandpa, the branding had been around for a long time,” he also urge fans not to worry about this matter.

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Hollywood star Mel Gibson and Andy Lau are not connected, however after Polybona bought the copyright of Mel Gibson’s 2000 film What Woman Want to re-shoot into a Chinese film titled ‘Wo Zhi Nv Ren Xin’ (literally translated as I Know What Woman Want), Mel Gibson was invited to appear in the film. It is said that the male lead Andy would get a chance to collaborate with Mel Gibson, the movie company revealed that Andy will bag between $12 – $18 million.

In the 2000 What Woman Want, Mel Gibson is an advertising executive, due to an accident he got the ability to hear what women think, it enable him to achieve greater heights in his career and also won the heart of the woman he loved. The Chinese version’s story would be 90% similarity, however the advertising executive character would be changed to a divorce single father, the father of a son gain the ability to hear what woman think after an accident and later won the heart of Fan Bingbing, the film will be screened in Valentines’ Day in 2011.

In order to increase the interest of the film, director Chen Daming had invited Mel Gibson to make a special appearance as an agent whom got to act in scene(s) with Andy. Mel Gibson had never appeared in Chinese film is interested of his old film being re-shoot into Chinese version, in addition that he’s looking at breaking into the Chinese market, thus he’s seriously considering taking up the offer.

Director Chen Daming rectified by saying: “Next month, the shooting of this film will starts, the male lead is Andy Lau, we are discussing with Mel Gibson and Gong Li, we would reach a conclusion within 2 weeks.” Andy also admitted that he had accept to be cast in this film, but he is not willing to reveal how much he would be paid.

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Expo 2010 Shanghai China would kick off on 1 May, the organizer specially gather all the ambassadors which includes Andy Lau, Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Liu Xiang and Li Ning to duet for the Expo’s opening song 2010 Waiting For You. The music video has all the stars singing in a happy mood with a excited background.

However netizens said that the tune of the song copied Japanese singer Okamoto Mayo’s 1997 song ‘Yuan Lai De Ni Zai Na Li’ (そのままの君でいて), the netizens stressed and criticize that the Expo which protects copyright is “thief catching thief”. With these comments, it is rather disappointing.

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