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Louis Koo and Jessica Hsuan collaborated in series and have been a couple in series many times, with the most memorable being "A Step into the Past". Afterward, the two worked in separate areas. Louis has been working in the movie industry for many years, while Jessica has been stepping into film in recent years. Recently, the two collaborated again in the movie "A Witness Out of the Blue", reuniting after 17 years but still in harmony. The two accepted an interview together earlier. They talked and laughed. When having their pictures taken, Louis even imitated Jessica's dialogue in a product advertisement, as he looked at her and said, "An eyesore. Eyes blazing with anger". Upon hearing it, Jessica laughed loudly.
Jessica said that she was already full of anticipation before the start of filming. Felt that this partner has matured a lot: "I saw him enter the industry. Saw him change. 'Happy Harmony' was the first collaboration. Went from not talking in the beginning back then, and being very quiet. I always struck up a conversation with him. He would only say a sentence or two. Now, [he] has changed. I am not the one who strikes a conversation with him. He is the one who slowly changed. Back then, as an actor, he was on the quiet side. Then he left the company and developed his own career, and now he has such a big kingdom. Back then, as an actor, he would only joke and play. Now, he does things very seriously. He is able to consider the many aspects of a situation and see many things". She feels that Louis is very focused on his work and has seen his transformation: "Experienced many things, matured a lot as a person, and changed in a good way. From my perspective, think that it would be even better if he can be more relaxed. He is able to do what he likes and help a lot of people at the same time. Keeping the movie industry moving. Also doing charity, good to children, and setting up schools, he would be very busy, but it's okay as long as he's happy".
However, Louis feels that Jessica has not changed much, and has not changed herself because of the world: "Really feel that she is not much different. Not saying her appearance but her personality; this is the most rare because, in this industry, you would lose your own character. It is very difficult to maintain your own personality and be able to survive. Sometime I hear people say, 'How do you survive with such a personality?' However, sometimes it is not necessarily so. I think that it cannot be generalized. The most important is that she has worked in this industry for so long and has not have been polluted by this industry. I think that there would be changes, which are changes while growing, but she is still herself". Moreover, he praised his friend for being virtuous, liking small animals, and paying attention to the balance of life: "She has arranged a well-organized life for herself. Well-balanced in her work and private life...in all aspects! However, seems to travel a bit too close in time".
The two would meet at friends' dinners from time to time but do not deliberately look for topics on their own. Since Louis' participation in film production increased, with multiple roles on the movie set, compared to being an actor in the past, it is very difficult to have time to chat. Louis said, "It is already better for this one. Just finished filming that one ('Back to the Past'), and could not even say one thing. [Was so busy] with that one that [I] fainted. This one is already better". However, they have a lot of memories. Still remember the tidbits of filming series in the past. Jessica said, "Played a lot crazily back then. I also don't treat him as a man. He treats me as a man more than I treat him as a woman. Like I would be sitting on a chair in the office. He is able to kick me off the chair. Seeing me, unable to control wanting to kick me". Louis explained, "At the time, she had just returned from a foreign country. Usually, girls who returned from a foreign country are easier to get along with. I describe her as crazy and does not really worry about minor matters. Sometimes easier to get along with. Would not be divided into men and women. Would not treat a lot of girls in the same series like this; only treat her like this. So busy now, so there is no time to play like this".
In "Witness", Louis plays a robber. While fleeing, he goes to Jessica's house to rent a place. The two become acquainted with each other, but Louis gets shot and killed; however, he donates his corneas, making Jessica, who has vision problems, be able to see again, but they are unable to be together. For the audience, it is inevitable that there is disappointment that the two are unable to walk down their path in bliss, but Jessica really likes this sad and beautiful ending: "This is the successful part of TV. Able to create a lot of couples. Because viewers look at the outer appearance, as long as the series is written very successfully, it will create an illusion to the viewers. Just as I really wanted 'Do Jeh' [Carol Cheng] and 'Fat Gor' [Chow Yun Fat] to be together when I was really young...became embedded in [my] mind". On the other hand, Louis calmly analyzed the appeal of the story from the perspective of a producer: "If a single love line can be like this, the love line must also have tentative elements; however, this movie is not mainly about the love line. Actually, the tentativeness is better than two people being together. I want the audience to still have hope when they leave the theatre. If I am with her, but I died, the audience would be even sadder. Now, I died. Aiya! One step away from not being able to be together would be better. Also better for his ending". Jessica added, "I think that his death is quite okay".
If Louis is not arranged to die in the movie? Louis said that this was impossible: "In the movies now, the bad guys must die. Actually, I can not die but must be brought to justice". Jessica also feels that Louis has to leave in the movie: "When I was acting it out, also felt that this matter was very nice. Left, but the world in which I look at things seems as though it is him. Although the two people did not get together, [the eyes] make it seem as though the two are actually together. I have acted for so long but have not experienced such a plot, so I liked it a lot once I read it".
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