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Apart from the three major TV kings Moses Chan, Kenneth Ma, and Bosco Wong, TVB's new currently airing series "Prism Breaker" also has Jessica Hsuan, Lawrence Ng, and Dominic Lam, who have not appeared in TVB series for a long time. With three major law enforcement agencies, including the police, the ICAC, and the DOJ, working together to crack down on corrupt criminal groups, everyone has to face the struggles among family ties, humanity, and justice while investigating. The subject matter is rich and captivating; no wonder the series had aroused heated discussion when it was broadcast in Mainland, even exceeding 400 million clicks, which is a very impressive achievement! Kenneth, who plays the role of a senior investigation officer of the ICAC, promoted the series with Jeannie Chan, whom he had a romantic storyline with, the other day. The two, who worked together for the first time, often praised each other. Kenneth expressed that his impression of Jeannie before filming was that she was a newcomer. "Although she has already been in the industry for 11 years, still felt that she was new in acting, so I just treated it as filming with a newcomer. Would give her some time, would not rush her, and would not put too much pressure on her. After a few days of filming, discovered that Jeannie is very calm. Felt that more could be asked of her. The director would have higher expectations only because [he] thought that she could do it. Otherwise, it was good with just having to say the dialogue clearly. However, Jeannie is really very calm...had fewer NGs than I expected". Asking Jeannie about her first impression of Kenneth, she immediately jokingly said, "Don't have to say that [I] grew up watching him. When I hear people talking about Kenneth, have always said good things, like having a good memory, having few NGs, being very punctual, and making everyone be able to get off work. Plus, his energy is great. I am a person who is greatly influenced by the energy of the people around me. Kenneth's energy is super good...is very positive and makes people feel very comfortable!"
Jeannie Chan: Silent Effort Is the Most Romantic
The two play a superior and a subordinate this time. Many viewers who watched the series said that it was Jeannie who pursued Kenneth, but they did not think that it was the female who took the initiative to pursue him. Kenneth laughingly said that, in the end, he also pursued her: "In the series, Moses, Jessica, and I are good friends. We knew each other when we were in school. Moses and Jessica have a romantic storyline, while I have a pure friendship with them. Because of some things, Jessica was unjustly imprisoned by the big villain Dominic in the series, while I have always wanted to help Jessica get revenge and bring Dominic to justice; thus, [I] had already hated Dominic in the first episode. Under this premise, Jeannie, who was my subordinate, had always silently put in effort by [my] side and had done a lot for me; however, because I was blinded by hatred, did not realize that there was such a good girl by [my] side. Only realized later, and also pursued her. She would do a lot of things for the person she likes. Even if [she] has many goals in life, because the person [she] has in mind wants to bring the bad person to justice, she puts herself further back and helps him fulfill all of his wishes first. Is a very great 100 points girl". Jeannie laughingly said that the character's personality is similar to her own...would also silently put in effort and take the initiative to help him do a lot of things. "In real life, I am also willing to put in effort for my other half. I prefer to take the initiative and may do some meaningless things for him. Already think that something as simple as helping you take your car to get it washed is very romantic, but for some people, washing a car is just a small matter. He thinks that he could also take it to get it washed, but I would find it very sweet...sweeter than you buying a bag for me. (Would you feel discouraged if the other party does not respond to your efforts?) Would. I think it needs to be balanced. Because I am a Libra, am really particular about balance". Kenneth agrees that love requires efforts from both sides, laughingly saying that his wife, Roxanne Tong, has also silently done a lot of things for him, and he can also feel them one by one. Both should also appreciate each other's efforts, which would then be a healthy relationship.
Fifty-One-Year-Old Kenneth Ma Not Resistant to Action Scenes
"Prism" is about cracking down on corrupt criminal groups, so there are naturally a lot of action and explosion scenes. Kenneth laughingly said that the action scenes this time were mainly taken on by Bosco, while he mainly explained the cases, so a lot of dialogue had to be memorized; however, [he] also had to confront explosion scenes. Jeannie revealed that Kenneth was extremely calm during the filming. "The director asked me to act slightly scared, but actually did not have to act. The explosion was very loud; I was really scared and could not help but scream. The director asked Kenneth to be calm; in the end, he was not an ordinary calm but was completely zero movement, as if [he] were frozen". Kenneth laughingly said, "I have shot too many similar explosion scenes and am already used to it. Would anticipate the general situation; thus, [I] was able to maintain the expression that a head should have. A head is experienced and cannot act like a novice". Kenneth, who is already 51 years old, said that he would not be resistant to shooting action scenes, saying that he had shot quite a bit when he was young. "In the past, when filming 'The Four', it was also me and Ron Ng doing all the fighting. Raymond Lam and Sammul Chan did not have to really fight. I have also shot many action scenes. 'The Invisibles' from two years ago also had a lot of action scenes. I think that, as long as [you] exercise regularly, shooting action scenes is not a major problem. Believe that my stamina can handle it". Jeannie also likes shooting action scenes, laughingly saying that [you] can jump around when shooting action scenes, which are much more delightful than literary scenes. Asked if she wants to be a sexy fight girl like Tiffany Lau, she laughingly said, "I can also be sexy, but it would be best to wear clothes that can have padding. Her clothes were close-fitting. If [I] were fighting at the level of her sexiness, I suspect that my joints would not agree. I am not as small as Tiffany. Perhaps it would be okay for me, but my joints would tell me no. Can [I] wear a short skirt and long boots, and then addd padding inside the boots? Ha ha".
Still Confident in the Hong Kong Market
Kenneth and Jeannie have been in the industry for 25 and 11 years respectively. Both feel that time has flown by very quickly and feel that they have become more mature in all aspects. Kenneth recalled the first ten years in the industry when he filmed four series in a year and completed one series in two-plus months. Sometimes one series has also not finished filming yet, but already had to prepare for the next series. Thus, time has flown extremely quickly. He feels that the current production volume of series is small. It has become one series a year, which makes him feel that time has slowed down. The overall market is bad, and it is the same for all walks of life. Nothing can be done but to do your best. Believe that it will go back up sooner or later. Am confident in Hong Kong!" Jeannie envies Kenneth for having experienced filming four series a year, revealing that, at most, [she] has only filmed one or two series a year. Now, it is one series a year, but already thinks that [she] is very lucky, as [she] has had many opportunities since [she] entered the industry. Kenneth immediately teased her that every series she took part in was a big production, which is also enviable.
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