New Series: Silver Chamber of Sorrow 銀樓金粉

《銀樓金粉》4.28 8.30pm

THE SILVER CHAMBER OF SORROWS&
Premiering 28th Apr Mon-Fri, 8.30pm

"Sheung's Silver Chamber", the largest jewel company in Foshan, Guangdong Province China, is facing serious financial difficulties. In order to obtain a loan from SHUM's family, SHEUNG HANG (Chui Pui), owner of the Chamber, together with his primary wife, CHOI SIU-DIP (Sit Ka Yin), plot to arrange marriage between SHEUNG WAN (Ng Wai Kwok), HANG's younger brother, and SHUM WING-TUNG (Young Yuen Yee), daughter of SHUM's family. Fueled by
hatred, CHING SAU-HANG (Ng Wing Mei), WAN's lover, marries HANG and ironically becomes WAN's sister-in-law. WAN falls out with HANG, and opts to live abroad and disconnects from his family. After leaving home for years, WAN does not return home until the occasion to celebrate his father's birthday. Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when HANG is reluctant to pay ransom to save the youngest son of WAN. WAN is determined to disconnect completely from his family ever since.

Since WAN's return, SAU-HANG suffers from her husband's neglect and gets framed for causing the fourth concubine FEI FEI's (Wu Ting Yan) miscarriage. Hatred leads her to commit act that revenge. She seeks to subvert SHEUNG's family by luring KWAN. Intentionally, she unveils TSAU GUK (Yeung Sze Ki), the maid in the family, is HANG's illegitimate daughter. The dark age of a once-prominent family begins.

Producer: Tong Kei Ming
Scriptwriter: Chan Kam Ling & Suen Ho Ho
Starring: Chui Pui (秦 沛) Sit Ka Yin (薛家燕) Ng Wing Mei (伍詠薇) Ng Wai Kwok (伍衛國) Chan Sau Chu (陳秀珠) Yeung Sze Ki (楊思琦) Wu Lok Yin (胡諾言) Wu Ting Yan (胡定欣)

Christine's Announcement of Participating in Strictly Come Dancing and Practice Video

Christine Announcing that she will be in the show Strictly Come Dancing


Her practicing for the competition!! Add Oil Christine!! ^_^
Kasey Tong = Sooo sweet <33

The Green Grass of Home Slideshow

Christine's Past Part II

Love is Simple...with Husband, Kasey Lin

Christine Ng Wing Mei speaks of her husband, "I tell Kasey that laughter can be as simple as life. He told me that he feels very blessed, as there is a woman in this world who will try her best efforts to make him laugh."

Christine admits that she is the most untraditional wife. She will never cook dinner. "I'm okay with washing dishes, but I hate cooking. If you ask me to cook, I'll rather get a divorce. When we eat, we will order take-out meals. Kasey and I have become "Mr. & Mrs. MSG" for many years since our marriage. Haha!"

Despite being married for several years, Christine still does not have a child. Past physical check-ups have shown that she has no problems having children.

"Kasey and I never practiced contraception. But I never got pregnant, perhaps we are too nervous. But I do admit that I am lazy; you can tell by just looking at me!" The truth is that Christine focuses too much on her acting career, therefore she has not thought much about having children. In fact, she was so nervous during the filming of "Criminal Investigation Bureau" that she was constipated for several days.

Please click "Read More" to read the rest of Christine's interview!

There are many misunderstandings that people have towards Christine. For example, she has a loud voice, leading people to think she is rude-mannered. The truth is that her right ear has a slight loss of hearing. In the last few years, Christine has started to rely on reading people's lips when she talks to them.

Many people think that Christine loves her husband, Kasey the most. But her mother has the #1 place in her heart. "If I can exchange my marriage for my mother having a longer life, I would gladly do so." "My Biggest Regret"

Christine's mother was diagnosed with cancer in June 2002. At first the doctors thought Christine's mother had ovarian cancer, but during surgery, it was discovered she had a tumor in her abdomen instead. In September of that year, Christine's mother died. Christine spent time with her mother until her last moments, telling her mother about her goals to make sure she would die in peace.

"I even asked my mother whether she would like to be buried or cremated. I know certain Chinese [surviving generations] place great emphasis on how the corpse is handled after death [because it affects fengshui]. But I think it is all bullsh*t; it is best to ask her how she wants her body to be handled after death."

"I am not afraid of death, as some of my closest family members have died. But reflecting upon death afterwards is most frightening."

Christine's father died when she was 18 years old. Both her brothers were older than her by a few years and started working early, leaving Christine and her mother forming the closest bond. "My life is going so well now, but my mother is no longer with me. That is my biggest regret."

Out of habit, Christine will still frequently dial her mother's phone number. "My mother's phone number has been disconnected. But I still like to dial it. I fantasize that she is still alive, that I can still chat with her on the phone. You can call me crazy, but I did not hurt anyone. Sometimes I dream of the supernatural...."

After Christine's mother died, she went to consult a metaphysicist with Julian Cheung Chilam and Anita Yuen Wing Yee. At first it was just a meeting out of curiousity, but when the metaphysicist spoke of Christine's mother, she started crying non-stop.

"Kasey told me afterwards, 'We've been together for so many years, I never realized how much you truly loved your mother.'" Christine's eyes grew red, but due to experiencing many turbulences in her life, she quickly stabilized her emotions.

"You can not tell whether a person is good or bad by just looking at the surface. Although I am an actress by trade, I am not without true feelings. In real life, I never 'act'."

The Cold Facts

Christine is very outspoken and straightforward. While changing clothes, she asked the photographer, "Will the front of the dress show up in the final pictures? If not, then I will not wear my bra."

Changing into numerous outfits, there were demure and sexy outfits. But which one personifies Christine the best? "Most people who know me will say that I am very open. Actually I love wearing pants the most. In my home closet, I own mostly pants. I only wear dresses in front of the camera."

Christine loves to laugh and her smile has not changed much since her childhood.

A Look Into Christine's Past through Photos Taken Over the Years

Christine's parents have passed away, leaving only her 2 elder brothers as her closest family. Her elder brother (right) is renown for his academic lessons to help students study better and is often on TV as well. Her second elder brother (2nd from right) is a physical therapist and has moved to Australia.

In 1990, when Christine was only 20 years old, she married wealthy accounting partner, Yung Kwong Pui. Thirteen days into their marriage, Mr. Yung died.

In the 1990's, Christine, Yuen Kit Yee, Man Yi Man, and Yvonne Yung Hung were the top 4 fadans at ATV. Only Christine's career had the longest longevity.

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Only in her 20's, this hairstyle and dress may have attracted many male fans for Christine, but it also drove away the mainstream audience. "This was the fashion trend at the time, but it made me look like a wanton/ easy woman!"

In "Twin of Brothers," her assassin character had a very straightforward personality, resembling her real life personality the most.

With Shermon Tang and Cheng Dan Shui in "Welcome to the House."

In CIB as a career woman in the publishing industry. Christine said, "The character is too manipulative, I'm not like her at all."

Christine's Past Part I

Three years ago, Sudden Weekly had a photo shoot with Christine Ng Wing Mei. With her cat-like eyes and half parted lips, she exuded sexiness, but in those photographs, you could not find one smiling picture. The Christine today is completely different. She did not choose to wear overtly sexy outfits. And in every photo, it was difficult to find one in which she is not smiling.

Happiness shows on the face. If one's life is going well, it will be obvious in our laughter. Many people say that a bad woman will be tamed by marriage. The saying is true, but it is also dependent on who the man is. "My greatest wish is to go to Paris with my husband in October. I would like to enjoy life and purify myself." Christine's English and French pronunciation was very clear.

Many will remember that when Christine was only a 20 year-old ATV beauty pageant winner, she had married a wealthy husband older than her by 30 years. But today's Christine is a different woman, a changed woman after the life-changing experiences in the last 10 years.

Today, Christine is the star of 3 TVB series, the female lead in 2 comedies. Her 7 year marriage has been sweet and just lacks a child. Her last 37 years of life is enough to fill a teary-eyed autobiography.

"Earlier, Sharon Chan Man Chi became my little god-sister. Sharon consults me about everything, as I have a lot of life experiences!" Christine continued to laugh outrageously.

Erasing the Past Successfully

"Welcome to the House" and "Criminal Investigation Bureau" are simultaneously broadcast and even her older warehouse series, 街 市 的 童 話 is aired in the afternoon. Earlier in the year, "Greed Mask" and "Women on the Run" were shown. Her exposure level has matched that of a top fadan.

It is easily noticed that producers and the audience have accepted Christine Ng. Her old image as a gold-digger has been successfully erased. "Actually I never committed any wrongs. I did not commit murder nor arson. Someone close to me died and many thought that it was my aggressive intention to erase the past."

It's a pity because Christine did not prostitute herself and was never "taken care of" by a wealthy man. She did not get plastic surgery. But let's be honest with ourselves, back then [after the death of her first husband], did you not judge her? If not, then maybe you were unaware of the entertainment news at the time.

"Hong Kong is a very small city. When [my ex-husband Yung Kwong Pui] died, people gossiprf about it for over 10 years. The audience did not start accepting me until the new millenium (2000's). When I first entered the industry, everyone labelled me as a 'bad woman.'"

"I have always dressed like a flirtatious woman. The people who once gossiped about me even started praising my fashion taste now. Oh please! My fashion style has not changed over the years! I even won the Best Dressed Award recently."

"After getting married with my second husband, Casey Lin Hoi Tong, many people thought I was lazy and idle. I told TVB many years ago I wanted to film more series and develop my career further. But even if you state your intentions, no one will just take your word for it. How will they know that you will not take a vacation in the middle of a filming project? You have to prove yourself through actions. When I filmed 'Twin of Brothers' in China for several months, TVB saw me with new eyes [and recognized my dedication]."

Opportunities are gained through hard work. In the past, Christine has starred in lead roles at ATV, but the ratings were miles apart from TVB, so it is difficult to make comparisons. Now Christine has once again attained female lead status, partnering with venerable actors like Bowie Lam and Maggie Shiu Mei Kei. Undoubtedly Christine should be quite satisfied.

"I am really happy! I have never been part ofproducer Chik Kei Yi's normal casting, but he decided to use me! Working alongside Bowie and Maggie, I have to put forth my best acting efforts each day! It's very exciting!"

"During my prime years from 20 to 30 years old, I was wrestling with my life. I never defended my own dignity in those years. But even if I tried, no one would believe me. But I do not regret it; without my past experience, perhaps I would be unable to act nowadays."

Love is Simple

Several years ago, Christine had a wild streak in her, with a mix of "Desperate Housewives" and "Sex in the City." She has successfully broken into the household market, with her flair remaining the same. The more "housewife" she is, the more natural she appears.

Christine's conversations are littered with English these days. Here were some of her phrases during the interview: "If a woman doesn't maintain well-balanced emotions, it's very easy to develop breast cancer." "I can be very b*t*hy sometimes." "One of my elder brothers is a teacher while another is a physical therapist."

A woman's transformation is due to the man by her side. Christine's husband, Casey Lin, graduated with a history degree from the City University of Hong Kong. Casey is now a renown figure in the advertising world. Christine has been influenced greatly by Casey and has recently started reading Qian Zhong's "Besieged City."

"I learned a lot from my husband. He told me that in order to be a good actress, I have to establish a strong ground in the Chinese language first. In addition to my observances of daily life, I would be able to express those ideas into speech form. I read books like scripts; it helps me understand the characters' personalities."

Judgemental people will readily say that Christine pulled "certain ropes" in order to attain a happy marriage. But the truth is that her husband Casey likes Christine's straight-forwardness, which is far from the plotting and scheming ways of modern Hong Kong women.

"It's not like I don't know how to scheme. On the other hand, I am very skillful at it, but I hate people who are so political. I am your typical Pisces and place romance ahead of all matters. I love being in love--loving a man and having him love me back. I have no time to calculate whether my marriage to Casey has changed other people's perspective of me."

"Although I am not highly educated, I never felt that I can not be with my husband due to our educational differences. If a man loves you, he will love you for the person you are. When he no longer loves you, he will have 100 reasons, whether you have PhD or not."

Their 7 years of marriage has been sweet. Christine has many ways to settle the differences in their marriage, but they can not be considered "schemes."

Christine said, "I can humorize all unhappy incidents in our marriage. For example, if I come home one night and am in a bad mood, I will say to my husband, 'I am very unhappy today since I met a troublesome reporter. This weekend, I must eat a vigorous dinner, but you have to ask me out on a date!' When the weekend comes, Casey would really run out to the street and prepare the car. He will then ring the door bell and say, 'My wife, will you go out with me on a dinner date?' A husband and wife should have their own little flirtatious ways."

Source: Sudden Weekly
Thanks to 飽飽 at Netease BBS for posting article
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Christine Ng's Past

Christine entered the industry by joining ATV's 1989 Miss Asia beauty pageant; she won the most photogenic award. Shortly after the pageant, Christine married first husband, Yung Kwong Pui.

Yung Kwong Pui was 30 years older than Christine. She was only 21 years old at the time of their wedding. After only 13 days into their marriage, Yung died of a heart attack.

Yung was a high standing partner at the Hong Kong division of Ernst and Young accounting firm and had accumulated a massive fortune over his lifetime. He left Christine $170 million (HKD) in his will after he died.

Christine spoke of her first husband, "I admired him a lot. When I think of him now, it is no longer love, but a very fond remembrance. Before I met Yung, I had suffered from very unhappy experiences. My first boyfriend had beat me and left me with an emotional scar. After I met Yung, he encouraged me to compete in the Miss Asia contest. After meeting him, my eyes really opened."

Christine kept a diary of the first 13 days of her marriage and noted, "We were married at Fu Lai Wah Hotel. After marrying, our house had not completed its renovation yet, so we stayed at Fu Lai Wah hotel instead. At the time, everything was so new to me, I felt like a princess."

Since Yung had died in China, his will was contested by family members for a lengthy period. It was not until year 2000 that the courts finally awarded Christine an amount of $9 million, a severe cutback from her original entitlement. For many years, Christine suffered from depression due to negative rumors and the title that she was a "black" widow and had brought bad luck to her late husband.

Shortly after Yung had died, Christine fell in love with a married man. Their affair lasted 4 years. "At the time, my first husband had died 6 months. I really wanted someone to love me. One day I thought to myself, 'Why am I the third party? I didn't want him and his wife to divorce. I really loved the man and he treated me well. I think if he were single, I would have married him."

Christine contacted the man's wife and apologized for being the third party. Christine wanted to be responsible for her actions. "I poured a cup of tea for her and said, 'I'm sorry. I acted rashly since I was young. I hope you can forgive me!' She drank the cup of tea and afterwards, we did not have any hatred towards each other anymore."

In 1998, Christine met her second husband, Kasey Lin Hoi Tong through Gigi Lai Chi. Lin was a successful advertising executive. They have been happily married for 6 years now.

Christine openly pursued Kasey in the relationship. "I am not a shy person. Many men feel that I am very warm and direct. My happiness today is due to my hard efforts. If you love a person, you have to go after him. I was very honest and told him how I felt. I told him, 'It is safe for you to give yourself to me; I will take very good care of you!'"

Christine is very open about her relationship. "Women are the same as men; it is hard for them to resist temptation. Men will cheat in a relationship and women will do the same. When I was young, I had an affair with a married man too. Men and women are equal. Even today, I still have a lot of men pursuing me."

It is really hard to find an actress as open as Christine Ng in Hong Kong. Very rarely will you hear an actress openly admit that she was the third party in a married man's life. Love her or hate her for her boldness and unconventionalness, Christine has never been shy about her opinions on relationships.

Credits to: Jaynestars.com

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