(The "river-crabbed" scene)Yesterday Charmaine Sheh made a special trip back to HK from Mainland to attend a 'Lions Clubs International District 303 - HK and Macao China' event as their ambassador. Regarding the rumor that Charmaine's line in the finale of When Heaven Burns, "Harmonious (和諧) is not the same word a hundred people say, harmonious is a hundred different words that a hundred people say, as a mutual respect" was widely liked by Netizens and reposted on Weibo and other discussion forums on the internet. However, the screen capture from the scene was river-crabbed (河蟹) (censored) in China shortly after the wide circulation, Charmaine said: "I'm not sure what the situation is, have to get the details first. (Worried you might be affected?) I have heard about the news that the series was banned in Mainland China, I feel a little shocked and pity. As an artist, we are very passive. When we're shooting, we follow the script, our state of mind is completely placed on the dialogue and performance. I didn't think about anything else. (TVB uploaded the whole series on myTV?) The audience for this series is the young people on the internet, they will like this arrangement."
Strange the finale leaked on Youtube
Charmaine was asked about how she won't be able to be in the TV Queen competition depending on the When Heaven Burns momentum? She said: "Not important. The series has public praises and good response. To become the hottest topic in the city is already good achievement. (It was said the finale was leaked on Youtube before the broadcast because someone wanted to bring down the TV ratings?) There will be an impact more or less, but I thought it was strange too. This series should be a top secret of TVB's." When asked about rumored boyfriend Kevin Cheng heading back into the music scene? She said: "He likes to sing a lot too. (Sing to you?) He gets paid to sing!"
TVB's new Executive Deputy Chairman Norman Leung appeared at TVB City yesterday. In regards to WHB banned in Mainland, he expressed he couldn't see where politics were involved in the series and praised the series for being original, but many viewers may not necessarily be able to accept.
Re-runs on myTV for another month
TVB Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs (Tsang Sing Ming) explained TVB made an unprecedented move in uploading When Heaven Burns's entire 29 episode series on myTV: "This is special treatment because the genre is different, it became the hottest topic around and even attracting Netizens and middle class people. There were some viewers that wanted to re-watch the series, so we are fulfilling the request. Viewers can re-watch the series online for another whole month."
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum
