It’s not every day that you get to take a selfie with one of Hong Kong’s
acting legends, Chow Yun-fat, and have him walk right up to where
you’re seated at just to snap a picture together. But that he did,
without a fuss or complaint, and gamely took individual selfies with
almost all the reporters present at the Cold War 2 press conference
yesterday, while his co-stars Eddie Peng and Aaron Kwok, looked in
amusement.
In case you’re wondering, the camera was in Yun-fat’s hands, too, because he had the “longest arms” and wanted to make sure he was featured in his “best angle” (say goodbye to bad, unflattering profiles, he wisecracked). At the end of the impromptu photo-taking session, the tech savvy 61-year-old, who is also famous for his maniac selfie-snapping habit, casually remarked to the room full of star-struck reporters that he’d “AirDrop” the pictures to everyone later. (Ed’s note: Although it has been more than 12 hours and our pictures will probably never see the light of day.)
Selfie antics aside, there was also plenty of good-natured ribbing between the three co-stars – even Yun-fat’s Singaporean wife Jasmine Tan, who was seated a few rows away from the stage, was not spared from a round of teasing when he was asked to share his criteria for choosing acting roles these days.
In case you’re wondering, the camera was in Yun-fat’s hands, too, because he had the “longest arms” and wanted to make sure he was featured in his “best angle” (say goodbye to bad, unflattering profiles, he wisecracked). At the end of the impromptu photo-taking session, the tech savvy 61-year-old, who is also famous for his maniac selfie-snapping habit, casually remarked to the room full of star-struck reporters that he’d “AirDrop” the pictures to everyone later. (Ed’s note: Although it has been more than 12 hours and our pictures will probably never see the light of day.)
Selfie antics aside, there was also plenty of good-natured ribbing between the three co-stars – even Yun-fat’s Singaporean wife Jasmine Tan, who was seated a few rows away from the stage, was not spared from a round of teasing when he was asked to share his criteria for choosing acting roles these days.
“These are not rules set by me – these are set by Mrs Chow (who is his
manager too). Her first condition is how much money are you paying Chow
Yun-fat, but for me I just want a good role.
“For Mrs Chow, it’s about the working hours, what time is lunch, what benefits are there, will there be a bonus to buy a bag after the movie?” said Yun-fat, who kept a straight face as he continued joking, “These are important [criteria] and are in the contract – Will you buy a plane for fat-gor too? I’m serious.”
But seriously, he agreed to the special-appearance role of Kan Ngo-wai (Oscar) in the sequel because he was excited by the prospect of working with Aaron and Tony (Leung Ka-fai), as both of them “acted so well” in the first movie, said Yun-fat.
“For Mrs Chow, it’s about the working hours, what time is lunch, what benefits are there, will there be a bonus to buy a bag after the movie?” said Yun-fat, who kept a straight face as he continued joking, “These are important [criteria] and are in the contract – Will you buy a plane for fat-gor too? I’m serious.”
But seriously, he agreed to the special-appearance role of Kan Ngo-wai (Oscar) in the sequel because he was excited by the prospect of working with Aaron and Tony (Leung Ka-fai), as both of them “acted so well” in the first movie, said Yun-fat.
While Eddie had no chance to spar his acting skills against “fat-gor”,
having little to no scenes with the latter, the same can’t be said for
Aaron, who reprises his role as Sean Lau, the newly-instated Chief
Police Commissioner.
Flanked by four and three-time Best Actor winners Tony and Yun-fat on his left and right, respectively, in the official movie poster, the ‘heavenly king’ shared that while he is “respectful” towards them, there is no stress on set because “work is work”.
The 51-year-old does, however, have a fair share of fanboy moments on set and said his heart would “skip a beat”, like that of a fan meeting his idol, whenever he sees Yun-fat.
Well, we can hardly blame him.
Flanked by four and three-time Best Actor winners Tony and Yun-fat on his left and right, respectively, in the official movie poster, the ‘heavenly king’ shared that while he is “respectful” towards them, there is no stress on set because “work is work”.
The 51-year-old does, however, have a fair share of fanboy moments on set and said his heart would “skip a beat”, like that of a fan meeting his idol, whenever he sees Yun-fat.
Well, we can hardly blame him.
