2008.12.14 Idy Chan @ Aaron Kwok "De Show Reel" Live in Taiwan
December 14, 2008 at 13:44
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Sources: Sina / HK-Image / TVBS / Sohu / AKAZ /
Aaron Kwok held his “De Show Reel” world tour concert series in Taiwan from Dec 12-14. Idy Chan was one of the many artists and other multi-entertainers came to show their support for the Heavenly King. Idy said “Aaron is a very hard working artist, and I came to see his shows because I can’t dance but he can dance beautifully.” Read more here.
[It’s quite a coincidence that both of my most favorite stars Idy Chan & Aaron Kwok are in Taiwan, and that she went to see his concert. This is just so neat! I’m sure Idy enjoyed the show much more than I did when I was at his shows in HK last year, blamed the jet lag, even I was in same restaurant with him…]
Idy Chan to play “Third Mistress” in the new remake of “Red Lanterns Hanging High”
Sources: UDN – WorldJournal / Sina / CCTV /
Taiwan producer Xie Naibiao 謝迺彪 has obtained the copyright for the adaptation of Su Tong’s “Wives and Concubines” or better known as “Raise the Red Lantern” or “Red Lanterns Hanging High” (RLHH). The rumor that Idy Chan is invited to play the Third Mistress. Idy expressed great interest in the role.
“RLHH” was once created into a movie by acclaimed director Zhang Yimou with the leading lady Gong Li. 16 years ago, director Xie created the TV version with the leading pair Idy Chan and Qin Feng. Earlier mainland TV has decided to do the remake and Xie was asked to be consultant. He then flew to Nanjing and signed the adaptation copyright contract for this Su Tong work.
If the Third Mistress is for Idy Chan to play, younger actor and actress must be needed for leading pair. The “First Wife” role is potentially played by Angie Chiu 趙雅芝, and mainland star Jiang Wenli 蔣雯麗 will be taking the “Second Mistress” role. As for the boyish looking Qin Feng, will he promoted to play the “Master”? Qin Feng joked “Idy Chan even changes to play Third Mistress now, why I cannot be The Master?”
Xie had been working with Idy in HK and Taiwan in the past, last year he went to Canada to convince Idy to resurface, and intended to have her in “Pledging of the Wind (lit.) 風中的承諾” TV series, and Idy’s role would be Big Triad Sister. However, the plan failed because China Broadcasting Bureau denied the “black theme”, so this time they can cooperate again with the remake of “RLHH”.
Sources: UDN – WorldJournal /
Idy Chan refused to talk about the rumors that she has won the lottery twice of about 400 million CNY [~58 million USD] “This is not to discuss”. Curiosity of Taiwan lottery is also in the play, with the belief in Buddhism, she responded “The impossible can become possible.”
As the world is in the economic turmoil, Idy shared “Perhaps, I’m especially being blessed, I initially gave some of my investment money to my brother & sister for family restaurant, and now they’re mainly providing me.”
Idy Chan presently owns 6 diners in Shanghai, acting as dummy director, and she’s living a simple modest life. “Believe it or not? I didn’t use any skin care products in 4 years, until recently, but I actually use salad oil to apply, they’re really effective.”
This time Idy hopes to make a Buddhist doctrine and spreading the teaching to young people, and in order to look good in the film, she wants to get thinner.
2008.11.06 Idy Chan’s been in Sichuan helping Earthquake children
November 18, 2008 at 23:43
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Sources: Sina / XinHuaNet / Headline / 21CN / CNet / SingTao / CCTV / LueYang /
It’s now known that Idy Chan has been in Sichuan for a few weeks since October. Yesterday (Nov 5th), she accepted the local media interview “This time we came here strictly for voluntary work, help is needed everywhere, we have here for a more than half a month and have visited many earthquake affected areas like Beichuan, Jiangyou, Mianyang, etc. Constructing schools, transporting commodities, however, we’re short on money for other heavy work!” Idy said.
During the time of Sichuan earthquake, Idy was in Canada practicing spiritual mission with her mentor, she didn’t know about the catastrophic earthquake until the end of July “I didn’t access the internet, no TV, but after returning to Hong Kong and saw these children on the news, it’s just very sad!” Idy explained. In August, Idy wanted to follow the charity group come to Sichuan, but had to postpone the plan because of other reasons. Knowing one philanthropic institution is going to Sichuan in October, Idy had no hesitation and packed her bags along with 4 other compassionate figures.
With the work this time, Idy has been helping a child, she said “I don’t have any children, but I love kids”. She has been thinking of adopting the child, but it’d be better to be here and showing her interest of buying a home in Chengdu “I’ve realized that the housing in Chengdu is very attractive, the price is cheaper than in Hong Kong, so it’s now my plan.”
On if she’s regret returning to acting [TVB’s Catch Me Now] last year “I’m not regret. Each person must find a true destination to return to, I don’t feel that I belong to the show biz anymore, it was just a change of environment, no regrets.”
Idy gives silent response whenever asked on Chow Yun-Fat, she expressed that she’s now happy with her single life “I don’t need a companion, I don’t need romantic love, I have friends accompanying me, and that’s very substantial.”
[It’s nice to see an update on Idy, she’s truly an admirable person with a beautiful heart, though she looked tiring in this photo]
2008.02.18 Fairchild TV Chasing Star: Idy Chan
February 18, 2008 at 23:37
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「小龍女」陳玉蓮重現熒光幕 (2) 2008-02-18
被譽為金庸筆下「小龍女」的最佳寫照 – 陳玉蓮擁有一股超凡氣質﹐深深吸引著觀眾。近年她致力投身義工行列﹐同時亦找到了她的信仰。早前來到溫市接受「大城小聚」及「熒幕八爪娛」訪問﹐分享她對宗教信仰的堅持和最近復出拍劇的感受。
Idy Chan appeared in Vancouver Fairchild TV’s “Leisure Talk” and “What’s On” for interviews, sharing her regilious belief gaining through charity work in the past many years, and feelings on a recent comeback role.
