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Kenneth Ma and Samantha Ko have broken into the film industry as television actors, playing the male and female leads in the Lunar New Year movie "Queen of Mahjong". The latter expressed that there is no control over the box office and could only her job as an actor and would not put pressure on herself. Kenneth, who has shot a Lunar New Year movie for the first time, has no burdens. "It sounds more unpleasant to say, [but] I have zero box office; why would there be pressure? Filming a movie is very different from television, but they are both acting. Adapted very quickly, and the director offered guidance. Played a lighthearted role again this time...it was very fresh because the characters in the series that [I] have filmed recently are very upright and serious". The two look forward to having even more attempts in film and television.
Kenneth Ma Feels That He Has No Luck in Gambling, Samantha Ko Is Also Pained to Lose $20
Kenneth and Samantha, who play a couple in the movie, express the family love with their family members through playing mahjong. In reality, the two do not love gambling, but would also play mahjong to connect with their families in their spare time. Asked whether Kenneth and his wife, 'Pretty Soup' Roxanne Tong, used the mother-in-law and father-in-law policy, 'discarding tiles leniently' when playing mahjong to make the elders happy, he said, "I have not played with my mother-in-law. My wife and I have played with my mom. There's no need to discard tiles leniently. My mom is very skilled...often wins money. I lose more and win less. Play very small with the family. A few hundred dollars, more or less. The family likes to play mahjong...lively during the New Year. I would play. Rarely do it on other days. Don't have a gambling addiction or luck in gambling".
Samantha expressed that she would try not to gamble. Making money is very hard...also very pained to lose $20. However, during the Lunar New Year, the family would get together to have fun...can accept giving away some New Year money. Asked if she ever 'discarded tiles leniently' when playing mahjong with her boyfriend's mother before, Samantha said that she only learned how to play mahjong in the past two years. "My maternal grandmother does not like people playing mahjong, so growing up, no one in the family played mahjong. In recent years, there were not enough players at friend gatherings, so then join in to make up the numbers. Slowly learned how to win. Won with '13 orphans' before...everything was self-drawn. My friends say that I have a good touch. I don't have any skills at all...all reliant on luck".
Samantha Ko Says That She Would Let Mr. and Mrs. Ma Look Him Over First if She Has a Partner
Kenneth and Samantha agree with the saying that 'a good player means a good character'. The former revealed that he has seen people losing money and then hitting the table and swearing, while others also laugh when they lose. When Samantha meets someone she likes in the future, would she test his character at the mahjong table? She said that she would not, but would instead introduce him to Kenneth and Roxanne. "Birds of a feather flock together. [If] they get along with each other, it proves that they are the same kind of people. Sometimes guys have a more accurate eye for guys. I don't want to waste time on fake romances".
Samantha, who has been single for many years, does not insist on marriage. She feels that her career fortune is very good now, and she must seize the opportunity. "After many years in the industry, I finally have a fulfilling work schedule. Basically had no rest in 2024. Also rarely saw my parents. Greatly enjoy the working process. Do not deliberately want to date. If [I] meet [someone] in the future, certainly would not resist it. I believe in fate more and more. Worked very hard to film series in the past, but it came to the character 'Hui Si Ching' in 'The QUEEN of News' that everyone saw everything that I had done. Since everything is out of my control, then cherist what [I] have in front of [me]". Does Kenneth have any 'hot properties' to introduce to Samantha? Samantha laughingly said that she had already asked him; Kenneth expressed that there were none because the friends around him are already married. "Not concerned about her not being able to get married. Samantha's qualifications are good. She is the one choosing people".
Kenneth Ma Hopes for Samantha Ko to Lead the Way into the Mainland Market
Both of them looked back on 2024 and were satisfied with their results. Samantha described it as being an extremely fruitful year. Did she make a fortune? She revealed a content smile. "Happy. Kenneth is also happy! He often says that I am in luck. I said, 'I have been facing you all year round. [If] I'm in luck, it means that you're also in luck". Kenneth thinks that Samantha is really in luck, denying that he is 'blurting out something on a whim', revealing that, when filming TVB's new series, "The Game of the Married", together, saw her radiance seeping out from the playback video. "It's very strange. There was none back then. Getting prettier and prettier". Samantha laughingly said, "The lighting was just done prettily!" She thinks that Kenneth is also in luck...radiating after marriage. Is also very happy every time she sees him, and often talks about his 'wife'. Kenneth denies that he is a 'wife slave', but admitted that married life is very enjoyable.
Kenneth is happy that he had many opportunities to make money last year, shooting ads and doing stage performances. Apart from buying things to reward himself, he also bought gifts for his wife. Asked if he wants to buy property the most, Kenneth admitted that he wants to have a cozy nest. It has been very hard having to move house frequently in recent years...wants to settle down. As for his plans for the Year of the Snake, Kenneth believes that, as an actor, what he wants most is to encounter a good role that can be executed. As for having a baby born in the Year of the Snake, letting nature take its course...not insisting on it and not in a hurry. Samantha hopes to make twice as money this year as last year, and wants to own a house that she can live in for decades. Speaking of Samantha being very popular in Mainland, Kenneth laughingly said that he wants Samantha to lead the way. "In the past two years, I have also been following the 'queens' because Period 9 is prosperous for females".
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