Ady An and Joe Chen new drama Xiao Xiang Beautiful Life

Taiwanese idols’ prices go up once they go overseas. Rumors say that Joe Chen Qiao-En and Ady An pocket $170,000 and $180,000 RMB per episode (~$800,000 TWD). Therefore, although SETTV’s upcoming drama, “小襄的美麗人生” (Xiao Xiang’s Beautiful Life), was originally considering one of the two stars as its lead, they decided to have Janine Chang take the role in the end.

From the same production crew as “Love You”, the drama has already stirred up a lot of attention on the web. The network’s executive VP Su Li-Mei stated that Ariel Lin was her ideal Xiao Xiang, which led to a war of words between Ariel and Joe fans. Nonetheless, it will be Janine and Peter Ho to star in the new drama.

Drama production director Liu Si-Ming denied rumors of having contacted Ariel and Joe previously, “It was only an online discussion, and no contact was made. After the script was done, we felt that Janine suited the role better. Her schedule is also accomadating and we have no issues with her pay.” Liu Si-Ming pointed out that the production cost for filming dramas in Taiwan is much different than in the mainland. Thus, the actors/actresses’ asking price would be different. However, Liu Si-Ming does not feel that it’s wrong for actors/actresses to be asking for high prices, “This is a free market. The more expensive the actor’s pay is, it means the bigger the market is. We should work even harder to push the industry forward.”

Source: UDN

Joe Chen and Ming Dao in drama Beauties of the Emperor

Chen Qiaoen plays Empress Lv Zhi in a tragic story of the choice between love and power.

Production begun on two new Yu Zheng (Mei Ren Xin ji/Schemes of a Beauty, Gong/Palace) productions. Beauties of the Emperor 王的女人 brings back together Prince Turns Frog couple Chen Qiaoen and Mingdao, along with Kym Jin Sha (why is she never the lead?!) and tells the story of the fall of Qin and the rise of Han through the lives of the Empress Lv Zhi and Concubine Yu Ji. Meanwhile, Qing Cheng Xue 倾城雪 stars Dong Jie, Du Chun and Zhang Jiani and focuses on a Tang – dynasty tale of an embroiderer.
Although Qing cheng Xue is not scripted by Lu Zheng but Golden Bell winner Li Shunci, both dramas should gain the benefit of having Yu Zheng’s high-qualitied production values that includes gorgeous, often authentic costumes and sets. Qing Cheng Xue begun filming this week, and Beauties of the Emperor begins filming in mid-April.

source: cfensi

Joe Chen in 3D film Havoc in Heaven

Joe Chen (Qiao En) established herself as one of the top idol drama actresses with hits like “Fated to Love You”. She will try to do the same in feature films by taking on the role of Princess Iron Fan in the 3D extravaganza “大鬧天宮 ('The Monkey King'/'Havoc in Heaven')”. The movie features A-list stars from Hong Kong including Chow Yun Fat as the Jade Emperor and Donnie Yen as the Monkey King. Aaron Kwok will play Joe Chen's husband, the Buffalo Demon King.

Unlike past images of his character, Aaron Kwok's Demon King promises to be easy on the eyes. In the new movie, he will sacrifice anything for his wife's return to heaven. He even collaborates with the Monkey King to wreak havoc in the process. In the end, the Jade Emperor leads his gods and goddesses in the battle against demons.

Joe Chen is excited to be working with the industry’s A-listers again after completing a John Woo-produced film earlier this year. The actress will rest for two weeks to ensure that she goes into filming under her best condition. At 46 kg, she is concerned that her face will look bigger than her on-screen husband Aaron Kwok, so she hopes to slim down to 43 kg for her role.

In the story, Joe Chen will be pregnant with the destructive Red Boy for 300 years. She laughed, “Carrying a baby for 300 years, (my character) probably doesn’t get bothered by pregnancy anymore.” She will work with Chow Yun Fat again in the their next movie “Breakup Experts”. Peter Ho also stars in "Havoc" as the character Erlang Shen. He is thrilled to be working with Chow Yun Fat and said the role was the best gift he got for his birthday last week.

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Source: Appledaily, Nownews, images from Filmko Ent, Darksiders

Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen in movie Ji Lang Qing Chun

New movie "Ji Lang Qing Chun" produced by John Wu held its opening ceremony at China Diaoyutai State Guesthouse yesterday. The chief producer John Woo together with leads Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen as well as many other important casts all graced the ceremony. Though he was very tightlipped regarding the plot, the reporters still managed to understand that the love story will involve scenes of Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen being very intimate. Joe Chen will also boldly wear bikini in the movie.

According to the introduction, "Ji Lang Qing Chun" is a story based on dragon boating with an aim to show the Asian Games spirit of determination and optimism. Dragon boating is a traditional China sports where many Chinese will come together, work together to push forward. This movie will be a story on youth and dreams, set to encourage and inspire people. Huang Xiao Ming will star as a sportsman while "Idol drama Queen" Joe Chen will have some scenes in hot bikini outfit. Her character is in the national dragon boat team and Huang Xiao Ming will be the coach cum boyfriend that encourages her along the way.

When discussing the character, Huang Xiao Ming revealed that "Tian Hua (Male lead's name) is a near perfect man that all females and even males couldn't help but love. He had initially rejected this role "It was a too perfect character. I really didn't know how I should act. In "Summer's Desire", Luo Xi was already a very perfect guy but it turned out that this character was even more perfect." As for Joe Chen, although she will have lots of water sports scenes in "Ji Lang Qing Chun", she's actually fearful of water in reality and has been training on a daily basis now. She can row 1km without stopping now but the intensive training has caused bruises on both her arms and legs. She had originally planned to wear a dress for the opening ceremony but to cover the bruises, she had to switch to long pants. With regards to this collaboration with Huang Xiao Ming, Joe Chen is anticipating the different kind of sparks and when asked if her first movie on-screen kiss will be given to Huang Xiao Ming, she smiled and revealed nothing.

The whole ceremony had a very serious atmosphere and both leads departed soon after the group photos. At the end of the ceremony, when John Woo accepted the reporters' interviews, he expressed that both Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen are younger actors and actresses that he really likes and he believes that they have the ability.

Translation by minivicki @ http://asianfanatics.net/
Source: UDN, Hunan, Xinmin

Joe Chen in idol drama Lan Se Jia Qi

The 30 episodes idol drama Lan Se Jia Qi that is co-financed by Shanghai Chuang Yi Culture Co. Ltd, Hunan ETV and Hangzhou Hua Ce is currently filming in Hangzhou. This drama is adapted from the novel Jia Qi Ru Meng written by the queen of tragedy, author Fei Wo Si Cun. The novel focuses on the love relationships between the female lead You Jia Qi and Meng He Ping as well as Ruan Zheng Dong; telling the love story of how to love a person by letting her live better. Popular Taiwanese idol drama queen Chen Qiao En takes on the role of You Jia Qi. Ruan Zheng Dong and Meng He Ping are portrayed by Roy Qiu Ze and William Feng Shao Feng respectively. The director is Shen Yi who excels in directing romantic pieces.

Chen Qiao En waited for eight months to be “Miss Jia Qi”

The production team had Chen Qiao En in mind when they were writing the script for lan Se Jia Q and found a opportunity to describe the story to her. Chen Qiao En loved the story when she heard it and agreed to act in the drama. However the script writing and pre-production process took eight months and Chen Qiao En did not negotiate any new dramas within this period; choosing to wait for the script to be completed while she was filming a Taiwanese idol drama. There are several times when she was worried that she will miss the role due to the jobs on her schedule. She even turned down the chance to act in a Chinese movie in order to wait for the role of Jia Qi. Before this, actors that had acted with Chen Qiao En in her previous dramas like Ming Dao and Blue Lan had already ventured into the Chinese market with numerous dramas to their credit but Chen Qiao En did not match their pace. jia Qi Ru Meng is her first foray into the Chinese market. The production crew revealed that due to the cold temperature in Hangzhou, Chen Qiao En fell sick to flu not long after she joined the drama team. However she still carried on working and was full of energy despite a nasal voice. In private, Chen Qiao En is an easy-going and fun-loving person but very serious when it comes to work. Because Chen Qiao En calls herself Miss Jia Qi on set, now the staff all start calling her Miss Jia Qi too. Veteran television producer and artistic director He Xiu Qiong said that she has watched Chen Qiao’s performances and is very satisfied with her portrayal of her character. There was a scene where Jia Qi met her first love Meng He Ping. Chen Qiao En’s unique and delicate acting successfully portrayed the character’s inner feelings of heartbreak while having to maintain a calm exterior. Chen Qiao En is called idol drama called rating queen but her acting career wasn’t smooth. Firstly she does not have natural talents and was once ridiculed at for her awkward dancing. Once she was even frozen by her company. Chen Qiao En once wrote “The days of waiting are long. In order to live optimistically, we have to learn to live and let live.” He Xiu Qiong said that she is thankful to Chen Qiao En for waiting eight months and said that this stage is Chen Qiao En’s “Jia Qi” (translation: Happy days) in both her life and career. The days of waiting are nutrient to her, allowing Chen Qiao En to portray the role of Jia Qi with depth.

The basic tone of blue is romantic and sad, props and scenery are of finest quality

Fei Wo Si Cun is a popular internet novelist. Her novels are often sad and touching tragedies. The drama lan Se Jia Qi took note of the romantic and beautiful form found in her writings and chose to use blue as basic color. In addition, Hangzhou is a classical water town in Jiangnan. Therefore the style of the drama is like an idol drama. Director Shen Yi said: He is very confident about lan Se Jia Qi. Even though the structure of the drama sounds like a typical idol drama, lan Se Jia Qi has a solid storyline. The drama pace will be faster and tighter compared to other idol dramas. The characters of Jia Qi, Meng He Ping and Ruan Zhen Dong and even the supporting characters are well written. As a director, he is also concerned about the reactions of viewers when he is directing the drama and therefore uses a more youthful and joyous tone while directing the first half of the drama. The ending is a tragedy and from a certain standpoint, this gives it a greater sense of sadness. The reporter visited lan Se Jia Qi filming location and observed the realistic props on set. For example, the decoration of the home of the female lead Jia Qi has soft colors and is simple but fashionable. The match used in the meeting between the male and female leads is also very exquisite.

Highly anticipated, Hunan TV has a high chance of airing the drama

Shanghai Chuang Yi Culture Co. Ltd is a subsidiary company of Hunan TV and Hunan ETV is also a major channel under Hunan Broadcasting. But lan Se Jia Qi does not follow Hunan ETV’s standard method of production and instead was produced according to market operations. He Xiu Qiong said that lan Se Jia Qi already attracted a lot of interest from investors during the initial stage of script writing. In the end, they chose Hunan ETV and Hangzhou Hua Ce because they share the same views on the artistic direction. She also said that Hunan ETV has read the script and liked it very much. Hunan ETV have expressed interest in buying this drama and so they will consider giving Hunan ETV priority when selling the drama. However, she does not rule out the possibility of selling it to other stations as this is a drama that is jointly financed by many parties and therefore need to follow market rules.

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Joe Cheng reveals best friend Ethan Ruan was being mesmerized by Chen Qiao En

Previously, Taiwanese popular idols Zheng Yuan Chang, Mike He, Chen Qiao En have made an appearance at Shanghai Century Park, attending for an event called “Meeting up with Best Friends, Trying Out Interesting Obstacles” that was organized by Kang Shi Fu Green Tea. When talking about Taiwanese idol series “Main Leading Female” Chen Qiao En, Zheng Yuan Chang reveals that his best friend Ethan Ruan was ‘mesmerized” by her, [Xiao Tian said Qiao En has a great body.]

After experiencing in the stage play performance, Zheng Yuan Chang used “learning has no limits” to describe himself in the entertainment industry: [Actor should try out all kinds of different performances. I have a lot of passion in my work, as long as it is something new then I’m glad to give it a try, hopefully I would get to improve more from this opportunity, after all learning has no limits.] He also expressed that he is still willing to take part in stage play performances, [I want to become an actor who could sing and dance on the stage.] When talking about his working partner Chen Qiao En, Zheng Yuan Chang reveals that his best friend Ethan Ruan was once memorized by Chen Qiao En, [Before I get to meet her, I heard from Xiao Tian (Ethan Ruan) when he talked about her, Xiao Tian said Qiao En has a great body.]

Another leading male Mike He, no long ago he was working on a movie [Future X-Cops] with Andy Lau. Mike He stated that able to work with his idol was ‘something that is hard to believe’, [Felt so unreal but very happy. Facing him will make me very nervous and excited. During the filming, the way Andy Lau dominating the entire set has made a very big impression on me. Because during those times I have given myself too many pressures so I don’t really dare to talk to him.]

Source : Sina.com
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Joe Chen Qiao En kiss Blue Lan Zheng Long passionately and shout

In TTV, Sanlih Idol drama, ‘Easy Fortune Happy Life’, Chen Qiao En don a sexy nightgown to seduce Blue Lan Zheng Long. Both of them was hugging and kissing passionately on the bed. Blue Lan said: ‘Chen Qiao En appeared to be a bit nervous, but our chemistry was good and after two three takes it was OK.’ Had she ever wore a sexy nightgown to lure her boyfriend? Chen Qiao En said: ‘No, My sexy nightgown is only worn during acting.’

In the drama, Chen Qiao En first wore a red overcoat, then remove the coat, and reveal her sexy nightgown, unfolding her figure before one eyes, and then gazed at Blue Lan Zheng Long with an infinite deep love and express her love, Chen Qiao En shoke her head and said: ‘Oh my God, this is not the usual me’.

This is another challenge for Chen Qiao En after the drama: ’Fated to Love You’. She said with her face reddened: ‘Females who act such scenes, will be shy!’ After the scene was filmed, Chen Qiao En was ‘back to normal’, and make an uproar to use the wine bottle to ‘K’ Blue Lan, and became another person, and this amuse everyone to laugh.

Source: UDN
Translation: Ocean168 @ http://asianfanatics.net

Joe Chen and Blue Lan major transformation in New Drama

For the new drama, 'Easy Fortune Happy Life', both Blue Lan and Joe Chen went for glamour photoshots for a modern magazine and the photoshots are pleasing and pleasant for viewing.

Both appeared to have diverse characters but both are independent individuals. Joe Chen matured from a girl yearning for love to an independent lady while Blue Lan

changed from an unsociable and solitary person to become a warm and matured man.

And the demarcation for the changes is when they turned 25 years old. Joe Chen said that when she was 25 year old, she was ‘frozen’ by her ‘managing company’ and her love life was also not smooth. She longed for someone to hold her hands for the rest of her life then. And her relationship with her boyfriend was to wait for him to love her and he was always busy.

Now she understands herself better and bring to fruition in her acting career. She mentioned that the year when she reached 25 years old was a demarcation for changes. Whatever you need in life, you will realize it. She no longer depends on a guy nor have romantic thinking about love.

For Blue Lan, it is the opposite. When he reached 25 years old, he began to be more cordial and sociable. Before then, he was very self-centred and think little of others. He is like a gust of wind, carefree and go back home straight after acting. Now he will mix around with the filming crew as though they are one in a family and become more considerate and thoughtful.

Even in his views on love now changes, he will not be so self-centred. His former girlfriends felt that he did not treasure them enough. Now he knows how to take care of others and smilingly said, ‘Everyone is brought up by their parents and hence he should treasure the girl.

Source: http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT7/4942295.shtml
Translation by: Ocean168 @ http://asianfanatics.net

Kissing Blue Lan, Joe Chen says tastes good

Blue Lan & Joe Chen have kiss scenes in SETTV's new idol drama 'Easy Fortune, Happy Life'. Yesterday, they held the drama testing at Microsoft Taiwan, and Joe Chen boldly praised Blue, saying he 'tastes good'. However, the female enterprise staff weren't going to let him off that easily, asking him: "Do Da S & Patina Lin look alike?" making him feel extremely awkward.

'Easy Fortune, Happy Life' is about to air and Joe Chen, Blue Lan & Roy Qiu are busily promoting, displaying all their charm. Blue showed his rare sense of humour, saying: "Not used to making such a racket in this work place!" Microsoft's female staff brought on a sensitive topic, asking him: "Do Da S & Patina Lin look alike?" At first, Blue pretended he didn't understand, but it seemed he had come prepared, and after persistent questioning, did he boldly reply: "Me & Da S were together for many years, they don't look alike la!"

'Easy Fortune, Happy Life' will premiere this Sunday. The character Blue plays is like a devil, and Joe joked: "We're having an animal-beast love!" Talking about her kiss scene with Blue, Joe praised him saying he 'tastes good'. But unfortunately the scene was filmed in a water pit, so deducted points for romantic atmosphere! On the side, Roy Chiu also said that he is anticipating the drama crew will give him a kiss scene too.

Blue & Roy don't have much to say, but during filming, if they got on the topic of cars, they would talk non-stop. Blue laughed saying: "Roy is strange, everytime he talks to me about cars, his hands will imitate changing gears and his feet will imitate braking, it's as if he's having a seizure!"

Source: UDN
Translation: Sarah @ http://asianfanatics.net

"Citta Bella" June Magazine: We're very real! Joe Chen & Blue Lan

Earlier on, media were speculating on how Blue and Joe will not get along. However, this time, "Bella" magazine seen for ourselves the interactions between the two and regarding this question, we can give a different answer: Both of them are too real. Joe directly says that she has no interest in "Humans" and instead loves movie, acting and little animals; Blue however is a vegetarian, reads the buddhist scripture. The two of them have good interactions but do not bother with polite speech. They are both very sincere people. (Live report; When Joe was putting on make-up, Blue arrived later at the photoshoot place. Joe turned around and shouted "Mr Lan you're here!" Her tone was just like a auntie.)

Besides that, both of them are very professional and serious. Faced with the different actions that have higher level of difficulty (Jumping and sitting on top of each other), they were both very cooperative and strived to meet the requirement.

This year is "Bella" magazine's 25 anniversary. The two of them generously shared their story of them at 25 years old and 25 blissful things to them in life. They are all very true. Real life experences that came at the expense of sweat and tears.

To be able to sincerely and truthfully talk about "Bliss" with the two of them is really a bliss in itself.

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Credits to forjoe @ baidu.com 陳喬恩吧for the magazine scan

Joe Chen, Blue Lan undergoes "Love Research"; Two months of filming has made them good friends

TTV and SETTV idol drama "Easy Fortune Happy Life" held a "Easy Fortune Happy Life" love research press conference yesterday (May 27). The survey result showed that Blue Lan is actually more like the optimistic "Xie Fu An" than Joe Chen! Blue started exclaiming that "It's quite accurate". Joe also said that "In the drama, I'm the herb girl while he's the carnivore male. It's the opposite outside the drama though." Blue also praised her saying "Your acting is good. Your actual character is very different from the drama character."

Accepted "Love Research"

"Easy Fortune Happy Life" had a 20, 000 netizen love research in Taiwan and mainland. Yesterday, during the specially held press conference, they had Blue and Joe taking the survey too. For example, a question of "If you wake up to find yourself suddenly having 80 billion worth of property, what will you do?" had Joe Chen choosing "Will not tell anyone. Silently, secretly be a rich person." She laughed and said "The best would be to find a reason to withdraw from the entertainment industry and hide overseas to live." And for question "When you find that your partner is one who does things only for his personal gain, what will you do?" Blue chose "Feel that myself is extremely unlucky, let nature take its course but will have a love that cannot be broken." He said that "Because I've fallen in love already. Most importantly is that I'm being myself." Joe however chose "Immediately break up." which is the same as many mainland netizens. Howeven, Taiwan netizens had 50% choosing "Will try hard to help him, believe in him and let him start over again." Additionally for "What will you do for the sake of marrying into the rich?" Joe chose "Let fate take its course and not force things. The important thing is not in whether you're rich." She explained that "I can earn money by myself. I don't want to rely on others to live." Blue on the otherhand chose "Will use some techniques but will not change his own character." As to what techniques? Blue laughingly said "Let the other party have some surprises in her life. Giving her gifts every so often!"
The end result of this test showed that Blue is more similar to the character "Xie Fu An" then Joe. Blue told her that "Your acting is good. Your actual character is very different from the drama character."

Filming for two months has made them good friends

Filming has taken place for nearly two months already and the two of them are having "close interactions". Blue said that "Before filming, I will often silently think and move into the drama character. So when Joe arrives, I will try to move to a corner and not let my eyes catch hers because chatting will take up some time." Joe laughed that "I feel that there should be no stress when filming so when I arrive at the scene, I'll start searching for Blue to chat to him and make him laugh."

So "blissfulness" to them is what? Blue answered "Traveling probably. I want to go Tibet to daydream." Joe at the side started to criticise "You're often daydreaming here too! Why go Tibet?" Blue then seriously replied "Its different. The feeling is very different." Joe then cheekily concluded "I'll give you my blessing in being able to go Tibet to daydream soon!"

Source: Baidu
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