Michael Tse and Niki Chow accepted a CRHK radio interview yesterday. It was rumored Niki is being pursued again by ex-boyfriend Kevin Cheng and Charmaine Sheh intends to ruin them by publicly glaring at Niki. During the interview, Michael teased Niki by taking the rumor to joke with. He asked Niki, as if he was a reporter, if she's dating her ex-boyfriend and then after 'lighting the fire', he quickly got up and left. This left Niki in an embarrassing position. She said Michael is speaking nonsense: "Help me! Can I not answer? Because which ever way I answer, I'll die. I won't answer anything regarding to rumors. (This means there is a chance to develop?) I just want to focus on my work, don't ask about relationships. In fact, the rumor has been disturbing me for several years, why can't it just stop. Aside from relationships, there are many other things Ican do. Work is my priority and I currently have no love life. I am concentrating entirely on my jobs." When speaking of Producer Lee Tim Shing angered at the TVB Broadcasting department for pushing back Bottled Passion's initial October broadcast to the holidays period and thus resulting in poor ratings. Niki said: "There has been some affect. After all, there are many holidays and students have exams, but it is already pretty good to have this performance." Niki frankly said she feels thankful that Tim Gor gave her the 'Tsui Sum' role.
As for TVB series When Heaven Burns is banned from broadcasting in Mainland, Michael said: "To Hong Kong and Mainland, this isn't something new. Some songs and films have also encountered the same situation, but there hasn't been any distinct regulations, so will have to leave it to the production unit to explore an answer. This time, perhaps the genre is more sensitive and I also feel it's a pity. This is a reminder to the production team that these types of series and situations must be handled carefully in the future." Does Michael feel When Heaven Burns is of a sensitive subject matter? "If any TV series or film involves politics, it is considered sensitive in both HK and Mainland. (Will you avoid shooting these genres?) Leave it to the production team to decide. I am just an actor and should focus on giving a good performance and follow the script."
Michael will be heading back to Mainland during the Lunar New Year to shoot a series. Asked if he will decline to social gatherings in Mainland? Michael said: "No, it is actually strange and autistic to not go out. (Have you been influenced by Benny Chan's incident?) In fact, there are drunken cases all over the world, in which one does some silly thing that they don't usually do. It is not necessarily just Hong Kong artists. It is most important to have self-control."
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum
