Raymond Lam supports CHOK's outstanding lyrics and arrangement

Raymond Lam won the 'Gold Song Gold Award' for CHOK, which have led to a lot of Netizens displeased. Even Moses Chan and Wong He expressed they haven't heard of the song. Sandy Lam expressed she never heard Raymond's songs before.

Yesterday Raymond attended an event and expressed his opinion: "Artists are very passive, each company has their own mechanism. Each year, I carry a joyous mood to the award ceremonies, but the news are unpredictable. After all as an artist, it's best to just do my own part. CHOK is not an avenue song, but to me it is a new try, new style and I'm surprised that it got an award. However, for a fast song it is indeed outstanding. The melody, arrangement, lyrics and the whole team matches quite well. (Is your next aim to get the 'Male Singer Award'?) Haha! In 50 years!" It was said CHOK cannot compare to the gold songs from the past, Raymond felt CHOK really isn't a main stream song, the song name originated from Hong Kong, he just hopes everyone will give it a sympathetic response.

Raymond generously accepts opinions from the public and does not feel he's being hurt: "Artists do not care about personal opinion, the work done is for everyone to enjoy." Asked if TVB feels the more love they give him, the more its hurting him? Raymond said: "It has never been like that. Sandy Lam haven't heard my songs before? They are all my seniors, the people in the same industry will understand the rules."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam happy to recommend Kevin Cheng into EEG

Earlier Kevin Cheng was said to have secretly met with EEG executive to sign a contract, but because Raymond Lam established himself a stable position in the company, he tried to stop Kevin from entering EEG. Kevin was forced to ask his partner Myolie Wu, who is currently under Neway Star, to help him get into Neway and fulfill his singer dream. The other night Raymond attended RTHK's music awards and was asked about the rumor. He laughed out loud and cracked a joke in his response: "Why would that be?! This report is pretty funny! Do I look like a mean person?"

Later Raymond said seriously that in the past when he went to karaoke, he would definitely choose Kevin's songs. He said aside from their relationship being TVB colleagues, they are also good brothers. In the past, they were both students of the late music teacher Dai Si Chung. All along, Raymond had thought Kevin was already with a record company, but now he knows he's not. Raymond expressed if there really is interest to invite Kevin into EEG, he would personally recommend him as well.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam prevents entry to EEG, Kevin Cheng asks Myolie Wu for help into Neway Star

(Left: Debut Album 1993 ; Right: 2006 New + Best Collection)

Last year, Kevin Cheng rose to popularly in Mainland after the drama Startling Step by Step and was the 3 award winner TV King in both HK and Mainland. A few days ago, Kevin was spotted in a secret meeting with EEG executive Ng Yue and Virgina Lok. Unfortunately, things may not work out as expected. It was said earlier Raymond Lam, who finally managed to take a stable position in EEG, wanted to stop Kevin from stealing his spot, so he started putting pressure on Virgina. To fulfill his singing dream, it's not surprising Kevin would take more initiative to make it happen. Kevin heard the news that Raymond was trying to prevent him to enter EEG, so he quickly asked his partner Myolie Wu to help him get into Neway.

After all those years of hard work, it finally paid off. The clever Kevin Cheng took the good opportunity and went to talk to Virgina in hope to get assistance to sign with a record company. It was said Kevin had always wanted to release another album. Seeing his 'junior' Raymond Lam doing so well in the music industry, already holding three HK Colisuem concerts and won the 'Asia-Pacific Most Popular Male Singer Award' twice, it is hard for him to not be jealous.

Jealous of Raymond Lam got HK Coliseum concerts

Kevin had been Virgina Lok's favorite all along, so a few days ago she personally went out to discuss an EEG contract with Ng Yue, the executive of EEG. During the time, Kevin voiced out two conditions that he wanted in the contract. First, his debut album must include Mandarin songs to help him break into the Mainland market. Secondly, he wants to open a HK Coliseum concert to fulfill a wish he had for many years.

When the rumor broke out that Kevin might become an EEG artist, Raymond heard the news and had an opinion. An insider reveals: "Of course Ah Fung (Raymond) doesn't want Kevin in EEG, because he'll weaken his current status in the company! He even met up with Miss Lok and was very concerned if Kevin's discussion with EEG went well or not. Ah Fung was so anxious, and there isn't any reason why Miss Lok didn't know what he's thinking? So, Miss Lok is feeling very 15/16 now."

Kevin heard the news that Raymond went to talk to Virgina and quickly went for plan B. He went to ask his good partner, Myolie Wu, to help him make a connection to talk to her record company Neway Star. Currently, Chilam Cheung is the only first line singer under Neway, so if Kevin successfully enters the company too, it is much easier for him to become the Big Brother.

The other day, [Sudden Weekly] contacted Myolie about her getting Kevin a connection with Neway. She smiled: "Why don't .... you ask Kevin! Its better if he responds himself!"

In regards to the news about the comparisons with Raymond and how Myolie helped him? Kevin said impatiently: "Why are you all comparing Raymond and I?! TVB will help me handle all the discussions and with which companies. We don't have to worry about this. After all, if there is news we will announce, ok?" Kevin kept his mouth shut, but Virgina admitted they are in the discussion stages: "Kevin had always wanted to sing again. After all, in many of his series, we make arrangements for him to sing the theme song, just like the recent new series The King of Boxing. As for a new album, I'm not sure if he'll be able to release one this year because he's just so busy, he doesn't even have the time to record. However, I cannot say which company he's going to sign with yet."

Neway Star Chairman (Wong Kin Ho) directly admitted he is interested in Kevin: "He is so popular now, Neway Star is interested in him, but he's very busy. The details cannot be discussed in just 1 or 2 times."

Source: Sudden Weekly Issue #858 , TVB Channel
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam fears his bearded-look would be exposed

Yesterday it was the last day of the Christmas break, and it wasn't hard to see celebrities at the airport. At approximately 3pm, Amy Kwok came walking out of the airport alone with a cart full of luggage, looks like she received a lot! She revealed to reporters that she just went to Shanghai to accompany her husband Sean Lau for work and is coming back to HK first.

An hour later, Raymond Lam returns to HK for work after spending Christmas with his family in Xiamen. He purchased a sandwich and water after leaving the gate and attracted a large group of people taking photos. Wonder if Raymond was just worried his bearded-look would affect the image fans had on him, he told reporters: "Don't take pictures of me, I have a face full of hair."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam avoids unnecessary trouble, don't touch social media

Yesterday afternoon Raymond Lam was in Whampoa in Guangdong harbor to take part in a dance contest as a guest judge. As for ex-lover Mavis Pan coming to HK to audition and attend events? He expressed: "I haven't kept in touch with her at all. I hope everything is going smoothly for her." When speaking of the many events happening around the Christmas holidays, reporters expressed ATV's Mr. Asia Contest 2011 was held last night. Raymond said he will be spending Christmas with his family and laughed: "I heard from friends that there was one contestant on Mr. Asia named Lam Fung (Arm Nuttakit Kotcha of Thailand), but I can't say too much about the other TV stations. (Someone had on a crystal swim trunks!) Haha, I can consider that for my concert next year."

When speaking of good friend Ron Ng's girlfriend Viann Zhang's 'bed photo' posted on Ron's Weibo earlier, Raymond laughed and said reporters will have to ask the people involved. However, he personally does not have an account on any of the social medias. He probably won't open one because fans and his manager will help him announce his schedule and whereabouts. Does he want to avoid all the unnecessary troubles? He said: "No, in fact I am just lazy, so I don't play with social media."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Michael Tse wins Best Actor of the Year in Beijing

Earlier Michael Tse was one of the hot favorites for TVB's TV King award, but was ultimately defeated by Kevin Cheng. Haven't felt discouraged yet, Michael won 'Best Actor of the Year (HK/Taiwan)' at the Beijing 'Youku Drama Awards' and Lives of Omission won '2011 Top Ten TV Series of the Year'. Michael was very happy to get recognition: "I lost the TVB award, but I'm not discouraged. I may actually come back here to Mainland and develop."

Ruby Lin won the 'Best Composer of the Year Award' and 'Best Actress of the Year (HK/Taiwan) Award'.

Similarly, Raymond Lam and Fala Chen also won the 'Most Popular Actor and Actress of the Year (HK/Taiwan)' at The 8th Annual Golden TVS Awards 2011 held in China. Raymond won for his role in Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion and Fala for her role in In the Eye of the Beholder.

Source: Mingpao, Weibo
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam neglected for TV King, will be absent at TVB Awards Ceremony

This year Raymond Lam depends on TVB series Men With No Shadows to be in the TV King competition, but it's been pretty calm for him. He expressed in advanced that he will be absent from the awards presentation tonight: "I have to record new songs for my new album, so I don't think I can go to the awards ceremony. I believe TVB won't be upset because the work I'm doing is for TVB." Raymond said frankly awards are not of high importance to him, so this year even if he's in the neglected group, he won't feel unhappy. He said: "We all put in our greatest effort. Awards is everyone's goal, but it's still about the timing. The most important is that this year there are so many good series and many audience supporting by watching TV. I won't put more pressure on myself, I just feel that I have a breakthrough in my work. I hope next year, audience will like my series."

Yesterday Raymond took part in an autograph session as the ambassador for a jewelry company. He was given a 6 carat diamond, valued at HK$200,000. On December 8th it will be Raymond's birthday, the organizers gave him a birthday cake to celebrate. After this event, Raymond attended another event uChannel's Music Awards, where he was presented with the Most Popular Global Singer Award (HK). Raymond said: "I hope my hard work will be recognized with this award, but I'm already happy to be nominated. In the future, I hope to sing more Mandarin songs."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam's birthday wish is to seek a female companion

Yesterday afternoon, Raymond Lam was a guest at the ribbon cutting ceremony for skincare brand NABELLA's new store opening. On December 8th, it is Raymond's birthday. The event organizers and fans prepared two birthday cakes to celebrate with him. A little girl was also asked to go up on stage and give him a birthday kiss. Raymond is on a tight work schedule, but he does not work on the day of his birthday and can celebrate with his family.

Asked if his birthday wish is to find a girlfriend? Raymond said: "Honestly, I do hope so, but cannot rush. On the big holidays, I hope to celebrate with my family and we can all be in pairs."

Today Raymond and his fans will be celebrating, but after the earlier photo scandal (with Mavis Pan), will he avoid taking photos with female fans? He laughed and said there will be 500 fans attending the party, the photos will be taken in a large group, so there is nothing to worry about.

Regarding an earlier divorce lawsuit of a wealthy couple, where the wife got HK$1.22 billion of spousal support, Raymond, who comes from a wealthy background, was asked if he's worried he might encounter the same financial distribution problem in the future? He laughed and said he didn't think that far into the future. Since he's too busy with work, he doesn't have time to handle his finances, so his income is managed by his family.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam: “Joe Ma Is A Loyal Friend!”

At Raymond Lam’s (林峯) autograph signing event for the release of his concert DVD, over 500 fans appeared. A giant gift box was brought out, upon which a beautiful woman jumped out the box with a birthday cake in hand. December 8th will be Raymond’s birthday, in which he revealed that a large birthday party will be held with fans around the world. Regarding the competition for TVB’s TV King competition, Raymond expressed confidence.

Raymond’s rumored girlfriend, Rose Chan (陳嘉桓), was recently implicated in a scandal in which Benny Chan (陳浩民) had touched her inappropriately after a few drinks. [Joe Ma (馬德鐘) was also present at the time, but his involvement was cleared by Rose's sifu, Sin Kwok Lam (冼國林).] Raymond noted, “After filming a music video together, Rose and I have very little contact with each other. I found the news to be very shocking. I have known Joe Ma for a very long time.” (Joe took advantage of being drunk to take advantage of Rose!) “He is a veteran who possesses loyalty (義氣) and takes good care of me. The news was very shocking to me!”

In Raymond’s mind, Rose Chan was very pure. It has been several years since Raymond last filmed in Hengdian, China. After working, Raymond would normally eat dinner with the cast and crew, but he rarely drank alcohol due to the tight filming schedule. Regarding conflicting conjectures that Rose Chan had brought the incident upon herself due to her warm personality, Raymond said, “Since the incident had progressed to this stage, it is inappropriate to comment too much on the matter.”

Source: On.cc
Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Raymond Lam wants to buy a 1,000sqft place to put all his toys

Popular idol Raymond Lam attended a Christmas event in Hung Hom. He said: "My sister just had a baby, he is extremely filial and totally resembles me when I was young." Healso reveals he has a tight schedule during the Christmas holidays. Asked if he's making tons of money? He said: "Yeah! I hope to make more! (Buy a gift to reward yourself?) I want to buy a place to put all my toys, and for the convenience of having meetings there. The best would be over 1,000 sq feet!" Also, when speaking of the TVB and HKRIA agreement, Raymond felt that singers hope to appear on different TV stations: "Although I have a contract with TVB, but if there is anything benefiting artists, should be able to discuss with the company!"

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Raymond Lam wins 3 music awards in Mainland, "speechless"

Singer Raymond Lam attended the CNTV music awards The 8th Hit Song King . Golden Melody Awards Ceremony in Guangzhou and won 3 awards including the "Golden Melody Award", "My Favorite Male Singer" and "Hit Song Mighty King (HK)". Unfortunately, Raymond was ill and was unable to perform since he lost his voice. Raymond said: "My voice was so hoarse that I lost it. I don't want to lip sync, so I rather not sing at all! I just got off the stage right after the award was presented. (Unfortunate?) Yes! I hope to hold a concert here, but it would be best for my company to hold an EEG All Star show first." As for HKRIA and TVB broke the ice, as a TVB 'biological son', Raymond frankly said he supports and is not worried about the increased competition: "Awards is not important to me."

Source: The Sun
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Moses Chan "King of Gold" with HK$15 million earnings, pressuring Raymond Lam

This year Moses Chan's momentum is like a rainbow, he gains in both his career and love life. Although mid-year he fell out of love (Bernice Liu), but he quickly found true love with Aimee Chan. He continued the momentum left off of last year's Can't Buy Me Love with this year's Yes Sir Sorry Sir, which also left a good impression on audience, making them love and hate his character. Moses also did a good job keeping the advertisers and clients happy.

This year Moses was a spokesperson for 6 endorsements, allowing him to pocket approximately HK$1 million. There are also public events that he attended, each paying about HK$80,000. When mid-year came around, he already had an increase to HK$120,000. If he attends an event with girlfriend Aimee, he gets HK$200,000. So, Moses earns about HK$15 million and above. No wonder he revealed his earnings from advertisements for the first half year already surpassed his income from last year. He is the 'King of Money Making' in TVB this year.

Brings girlfriend (Aimee) to popularity

Moses brings his girlfriend along to popularity. In the past, Aimee's appearance money was only HK$20,000, but now its increase to HK$40,000-$50,000. Of course when she appears as a couple team with Moses, she gets much more. Yesterday, reporters contacted Moses and asked about how he's this year's TVB "King of Money Making"? Moses laughed: "I'm very happy, thanks to all the support advertisers gave me. I hope their business continues to grow and my contract with them continues!"

Raymond Lam loses many opportunities

In fact, Raymond Lam's "money making" ability is quite frightening because the foundation he has in Mainland is much more stabled than Moses. He is Asia-Pacific's Most Popular Male Singer, which increased his concert prices and value. As for his appearance money, he is paid more than Moses, each event he attends is nearly HK$200,000. Unfortunately, Raymond allocates the majority of his time on shooting TV series, so because of the schedule conflicts, even if there is money for him to earn, he just can't do it. Under his request, TVB finally let him go to Mainland to shoot films and earn some extra income through endorsements. Once he exercises his power, he can earn more than HK$10 million, which is just only after Moses. It is believed that if it wasn't for the Mavis Pan incident that impacted him, he would have reached a higher level in his music and concerts.

Charmaine Sheh the #1 Female Money Maker

As for the female artists, after 'Big Sister' Charmaine Sheh left TVB, she moved on to a Mainland company who offered her nearly 10 million to sign the contract with them. Charmaine gained popularity in Mainland after War and Beauty back in 2004. This time, she concentrates completely on developing in the Mainland market, so she switched to a 'per-series' contract with TVB. In August, Charmaine was still the number 1 money maker in TVB, her appearance money in HK is over HK$120,000 and 200,000 yuan in Mainland. Also, her advertisements is over HK$1.5 million, so before her contract ended with TVB, she already earned nearly HK$10 million.

Fala Chen, Myolie Wu, Tavia Yeung takes over

TVB's current heavily promoted FaDans Fala Chen, Myolie Wu and Tavia Yeung are going to be the ones taking over as the number 1 Money Maker. However, the appearance money for the three of them does not compare to Charmaine Sheh. It was said Fala's appearance money in HK is only HK$60,000-$80,000. Myolie is currently superior over Fala in the Mainland market. So, whoever (Myolie or Fala) gets the TV Queen title this year, they will surely get a pay raise.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum

Wayne Lai supports Raymond Lam: Give the youngsters more opportunities

Forensic Heroes III has been receiving ideal ratings, the cast including Wayne Lai, Aimee Chan, Kate Tsui and producer Mui Siu Ching arrived in Tseung Kwan O yesterday for the celebration. The cast and crew celebrated of last week's high ratings, averaging 33 points and peaking at 36 points. Approximately 2.3 million viewers watched the series.

With such great success, Wayne has another chance to get the TV King title once again, but he personally supports Kevin Cheng and Raymond Lam. Wayne said: "In terms of series, it's Kevin Cheng, but if I were to choose, I would pick Raymond Lam because the devil role really suited him. In the recent year, Raymond's accomplishments could be even better, should give more opportunities to the younger generation. I am his fan and I completely support Raymond." As it was said Bowie Lam and Wong He were kicked out of the TV King nomination list, Wayne said: "If there are too many nominations, then people will say there are 'pork awards'. There may be many choices, but there is a limitation in the nominations."

Also, Aimee was dressed conservatively at the event, and could not compare to Kate Tsui. She explained she's been shooting another series and didn't have time to prepare for this event.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translator: aZnangel @ AsianEU Forum