The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountains
Leading stars --- Kam Hung, See Mann
Source: TVB Magazine Issue 88
Compiled and Summarized by Jessie Sun.
Sunny:I love talking, actually I can carry on a conversation with anyone, unless it is with people that will not speak truthfully. I remember when I was 17-18 years old, I was with my friends on a camping trip. During the day we played around and then at night, we would all talk. Those eight friends of mine became the people I talk to the most.
Every night when we were at camp we talk and talk, so for those 5 days and 5 nights I did not sleep. I broke my record to have talked that longest then. For me, talking a lot is my strength not my weakness. It allows me to get to know myself better and from speaking to different people, I get to learn different things, which I believe will help in my acting skills. My other strength is that I am a very normal average person, and that makes it easier for people to approach me. Yet career wise, being so average and normal is a weakness. The reason is that since I am an actor I need to be able to carry on different images and roles. I am acting because it allows me to make money, something that helps support me now and when I make enough money I will not act anymore.
Sheh See Mann says about Sunny:Sunny always makes it to all drama promotions and when we are working on the set and everyone is tired, he would be singing songs but always singing the same 2-3 songs and always sing the wrong lyrics, sometimes we would all tease him about it or we choose songs for him to sing, but he brings much fun and enjoyment to all his co-stars. Sunny has taught me alot about acting, whenever he gets new roles he will analyse it and make sure he knows it very well, he manages to 'capture the character' also he will analyse my role and teach me what to do as well.
Brother and Sister Relationship??
People say that Sunny and Charmaine look more like brother and sister than they do as lovers. Sunny says that is ridiculous, if I thought of her as a sister, then I would not be able to act all lovey-dovey with her on the scene. When I have to play the character that loves her, I will think about all her good points, like her eyes and her lips. But that is when I have really to love her in a drama. On the other hand, I usually have to think of something about her that I don't like when the whole drama is over, so I don't really fall in love with her and to be sure that what’s in reel will not spill into real!
Sunny's Love in Real Life:
He has been dating To Mann Wei, a singer by profession, for less than a year and already all the reporters are following them everywhere.
I really admire her singing, when she sings, all the goodness in her shows through the song. In real life, she loves me more, but in career life, I love her more. When I am having dinner (alone or without her), usually my workers cook, but when I am eating with her, I will do the cooking. Cause in real life I will be the one who will take care of all her needs. I will not do something on purpose just to make her happy (please her), because I feel that I have already done that in everyday life and I do it to the best of my ability and I don’t think it could be done any better. Time is very important to everyone, and showing your love is just as important and 'giving out' when shopping is important too!
Brief Biography of Sunny
Compiled and Contributed by Swan Chan
Sunny's father was a factory owner and was burnt down. He died when Sunny was eleven. Sunny once discontinued his schooling and in order to help his mother he did cleaning works to earn money. After his sister went to work, Sunny continued his study. After graduated from Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Sunny joined ATV. His first leading role in the movie BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR 2, caught TVB attention and Sunny was invited to join TVB in 1995. Now his agent is Willie Chan (not TVB) and his girlfriend is To Mann Wei. Before Miss To, his ex-girlfriend was a flight attendant.
Sunny and GF To Mann Wei. |
To Mann Wei, Sunny's current girlfriend, is a radio presenter with RTHK. She is not only a DJ but a stage player, a composer and a writer for stage play.
They said that she met Sunny after SOH shots and did not really get serious with him until after shooting of Flying Fox of Snowy Mountains ended. Sunny loves family life and he even cook food for his girlfriend. To Mann Wei's radio programmes can be heard on every Mondays to Fridays Hong Kong time 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Saturday morning 8am to 10am, you may want to visit her at
RTHK
to listen to her programmes. Happy listening-in....
Meanwhile HOLD ME TIGHT not only a movie, but also a stage play held last year in Hongkong. Sunny was also involved in the play and sang a song. Frankly, Sunny is not a good singer. |
About 100-episode Series....
Source: HK Entertainment In Review.
| Franics Ng Jun-Yu revealed that he turned down a role on TVB's millennium serial yesterday because the character he was offered to play would have been a giant waste of his time. He also dismissed the idea of TVB's millennium serial as a gimmick. In other TVB news, Lawrence Ng Ka-Wai spoke with TVB executive Tsang Lai-Jun and was soothed when Tsang told him that he is absolutely not being frozen. Sunny Chan Kam-Hung has stepped in to play the "villain" role that Ng turned down out of respect for producer Chik Kei-Yi. Chan says Chik helped him out by giving him opportunities at the start of career. |
Apple Daily dd 31/03/99
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Contributed by: Swan Chan
According to Ming Pao Daily Sunny will portray a villain in TVB 100 episodes drama. In fact, two actors have turned down the offer of playing this character. One actor even said that the character was nonsensical and not challenging.
Reporter: Do you Not mind taking up this character that nobody willing to portray?
Sunny: I will try to act in different ways and hope people will like it.
[Note: someone has to play the role and since this producer whom he knew well, had approached him to take up the role, he accepted it]
Reporter: Once you play the role of a villain, you will always be a villain, have you ever thought of this possibility?
Sunny: It is not a problem, then I become a typical villain.
[very sporting Sunny indeed!!!]
TVB ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR MILLENNIUM SERIAL
Apple/Sing Toa/Ming Poa compilation -- Yesterday, TVB held a ceremony to announce it plans for its one hundred episode millennial serial. 
The serial will start shooting later this month. In attendance were stars: Gallen Lo Ka-Leung, Louis Koo Tin-Lok, Michael Wong Man-Tak, Lisa Wong Ming-Chuen, Nicky Wu Kei-Lung, Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying, Flora Chan Wai-Shan, Ada Choi Siu-Fun, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Ho Chiu-Yi, Kwok Siu-Wun, Kwok Jun-On, Grace Yip Pui-Man, and Sydney among others. The serial will take place not only in Hong Kong but will do location shots in Guangzhou, Taiwan, Macau, and the Caribbean. It will take about one year to complete shooting. According to producer Tsang Lai-Jun, the serial will broadcast its first fifty episodes starting in November then they will show a lighthearted serial for the holiday period around the New Year. The holiday serial will then be followed by the remaining fifty episodes. The serial is supposed to be intense and the lighthearted serial stuck between the two fifty-episode installments is to allow the audience to take a breather. Apparently TVB will spare no cost for this serial as the stars' salary only amounts to, reportedly, HK$100 million.
The Leads...
Gallen Lo, Sunny Chan, Roger Kwok, Kenix Kwok, Flora Chan will begin work on the series in April. Louis will begin filming his part later in September. The rest of the leads are not really confirmed yet.
The Overview Story....
The serial will be divided into 2 sections. TVB has finalised tentatively the story line for the first 50 episodes. Chun Pui and Chow Chong will play real brothers who came from Teochew. Since young, they started work as construction workers and became property tycoons later. The ambitious Chong Pui took over the properties of Chow Chong who became very poor. Chow's son Gallen , grew up poor and became pals with his classmates Sunny Chan and Kwok Chun Onn. The 3 started a trading company. Meanwhile Gallen found that Chun Pui is the enemy of his father, he began to work hard but with unscrupulous means, he made used of Flora's father to fight with Chun Pui but in the end he lost and ended with nothing. Gallen realised his mistakes and started all over again. Finally he became a wealthy property tycoon and even started a Secondary school. On the other hand, Sunny who is very pure and naive initially, influenced by his family and working environment, chose the wrong path and became the big bad guy of the millennium who is hated by all. His ending will not be good either. As this 100-episode serial is a big production that will cross the millennium, new actors and new characters will be added during the filming. TVB will try to use all its actors to show TVB huge support of actors and create a topic for the whole of HK !!
Translations courtesy of Pris - Kenix Forum
The 1st-50 Episodes Story Outline....
Yip Weng Tien (Gallen) had a carefree childhood, but his father was jailed because of his uncle Chun Pui. Life was not as good as before and Gallen's mother supported their living. During school days, Gallen met Hui Mun Piow (Sunny) and Ma Chi Keong (Roger). The 3 became good friends and influenced each other in their life.
Year 1989, Gallen suffers failure in his first ever business ventures. Later, he is bold to ask Sunny and Roger into setting up a company. The 3 of them succeed this time. They take the opportunity to venture into Real Estate at its 'golden period' to challenge his enemy Chun Pui. Chun Pui's youngest son Yip Weng Heng (Nicky Wu) is after Fok Hei Hing (Flora), the daughter of Fok Geng Leong (Kwok Feng), the great man in stock market. This will lead us to another story of the wealthy family. Gallen on the other hand meets Yen (Kenix), a girl who is as good as fairy. However, Ning (Ada), a China girl whom he once jilted affects his relationship with Yen. On the other hand, Sunny breaks off with cool and smart Wai (Maggie) because of distance. Kenix later accepts Sunny. The five people's relationships tangled along.... later Sunny meets Kwok Feng (Flora's dad), he is too indulged in victory and loses his mind by causing his brother Zhe (Lau Kei Wei) to lose his leg. Eventually, Roger is the one who understands Gallen most and Sunny and Gallen finally become enemies.
News source from TVB Magazine.
Tanslations courtesy of Dale - Kenix Forum
CASTING PROBLEM CAN BE BENEFICIAL TO TVB
Source: Ming Pao Daily, April 1st '99
[Note: This article is quite lengthy therefore I will print
only excerpts of the discussions mainly concerning Sunny, Enjoy!!]
TVB during the preparation of its 100 episode cross millennium long series ran ashore during casting. First Lawrence Ng Kai Wa resigned from the villain role and was reportedly suspended. Then Francis Ng Chun Yu publicly called this role nonsensical and has already turned it down. Finally Sunny Chan Kam Hung said since producer Chik Kei Yi asked and time allowed he would gladly accept. The attitudes of the three actors are worthy of discussion.
Chan Kam Hung is the actor who TVB is trying to make into a star. He has the material, but his acting needs improvement. Chan Kam Hung has a great work ethics. He should be the big winner of this incident.
First, he said to the outside that since Chik Kei Yi asks, he would definitely act, no matter the role because Chik Kei Yi was the one who introduced him to TVB and he owes him. Those words make people give him extra points. TVB also feels that he is willing to help out and obeys, these artists who repay their debts deserve a push. Character wise, Ng Chun Yu has publicly said that this villain role is very nonsensical. TVB writers are upset and will definitely do their best to improve the character, using action to respond to these claims.
Optimistically, this casting incident to the 100 episode series is a good thing.
Today, Louis, Jessica and Sunny showed up in New Century Mall. They needed to meet the Press and gave autographs to their fans within 45 minutes. However, 45 minutes were not enough and many of their fans could not get autographs, including me! I felt a little bit upset. In this function, I found that Sunny is the most friendly artist. Louis quite cool. Jessica is not compassionate to her fans. Jessica ignored her fans though her fans nonstop calling her name. Sunny asked Jessica to walk near her fans but Jessica seemed not to care. Sunny was the only one who was willing to walk near fans after the function ended. As such I was able to tell Sunny that his Singapore fan was concerned when he got hurt while shooting DIF4 and wanted to change her itinerary to meet him. Sunny smiled and said "I am fine now and don't be silly - don't change the itinerary." Sunny is so real and friendly and I also gave him a letter in which I had written Hazzie's and Angela C's website and reminded him to see them. This was my first time to see Sunny in real person. He gave me a very good impression.
since 17/05/99...
