Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Enter Manga Character City Entertainent 450 July 1996

Regardless if whether is manga style or young and dangerous style the movie circle has not for a long time boasted the appearance of a new idol ---- Ekin Cheng. His criminal record, as everyone knows well, is Young and Dangerous's Chan Huo Nam. After continues in a whirlwind just film transform a pure manga movie Feel 100% 's Jerry. The fact seems told everyone he is most classed as a manga character actor. Several months before still part one not released, although had achieved theme song top sales. Ekin openly still likes to sing but faces Young and Dangerous called good and more parts to film. Really substitutes for a person in Jiang Hu and recently concentrate to produce three parts, finally one time perform, except of course is publicity a fact that also may seek him.

In the movies you have acted in, is there one that is most deeply profound?

Always be the Winners was most profound, the reason is because I don't always know myself what film I will be in. In movies you have to plan time. Originally I was cast to play some role. But when the time to shoot arrived they suddenly said the script changed. The role also changed. Even the director changed. Yet part of the drama is reason separate director. When I asked him to agree how to film the time, he said to me " I don't know, I am a replacement." When I arrived on the set these cards play a time, again reason is a master teach to shuffle and juggle the cards, the result is the director came to join in. Myself I completely not know what to do. They suddenly say to me, " OK film complete, stop work for today." Yet the movie I am completely satisfied with is Young and Dangerous.

Young and Dangerous 1, 2 and 3 are full of killing and violence. How do you feel about that?

Too familiar! The scripts are similar, is the same director, and everyone is familiar with them. On the other hand could neglect Young and Dangerous , but everyone has an urgency because everything starts from zero. At that time Young and Dangerous 2 was only a script, but everyone continuously shoot to see the meaning different again which gives balance. On the other hand I like this serious from zero start's feel.

In Young and Dangerous 2 and 3 did you request different things to arouse some interest?

Too familiar with and on the other hand that's not too good. A good image is like firewood. At first everyone continuously examine, continuously examine to produce a spark, but can regard as the flame already began to burn. Conversely, the examine, examine, examine of the process was able to produce some new ideas and arouse motivation.

Except for Young and Dangerous 3 what do you consider was ignored?

Myself, my personality likes to have a new fresh part each time, then I can feel very happy. But this kind of good feeling was difficult cause my energy toward the part because make a long time. When part 2 started I felt the director, although still diligent, did not have the same naturalness. This is perhaps because part 1 was so successful that now he had much pressure. For example say first part we finished completely, the director knew he had to make an end, when he filmed part 2 he became very apprehensive that the audience would discount it completely because it did not start from a zero, this caused some kind of pressure. This type of feel in the second part makes it even more impressive.

After watching Young and Dangerous many people also think that Young and Dangerous 3 is better than Young and Dangerous 2. What do you think after the success of the original?

I think the 3rd part compares with the 2nd part in entertainment value a little more. The story and in the middle of the movie in fact compare relatively with the first part and therefore is attractive. Perhaps it is because it also starts out from zero, beginning in the house in the village and so resembles having a foundation. The story is explaining the lives of this group of triads and allows a way to remember the stuff that happened before. The third part also is obvious about the opposing factions, in fact part 2's biggest problem is that there isn't really an opposing faction. In the first part it is about with female's evil deeds that makes the entire story, but in the end they all become good brothers. But in part 2 Anthony Wong's Tai Fei right until the movie's end no one knows whether he is a good or an evil person. This follows the original concept of the manga where have coming and going and lack a straight evil to mutually stand against.

Can you in part 2 discuss the entrance of politics to the original simple story?

Can, this is in the script a kind of greed. But I think currently of the audience emohasize want to watch a movie's entertainment factor mor than it's political nature. The audience pay $50 for a ticket to the movies, they want to watch to be happy, but may enjoy in retrospect. The don't need to have depth of movie, they don't need to only watch one scene, admiring it's merely dim arrangement, admire this kind of beauty. I believe a big part of the audience like to compare simple things.

You continuously filmed three parts. The background of the movies is dark, how again do you feel?

I feel very fortunate. Although the movies are called Young and Dangerous , I polished the performance of Chan Ho Nan. In fact he is not too evil, on the contrary he is an ordinary person growing up in a complicaated environment. Among his circle of friends he is the most intelligent, which causes him to become the leader, in this environment born to be famous. At the same time he experienced a few matters. In fact he's not impressive. Not good at vicious struggles, he insists on the code of honor which causes him continue to appear righteous in part three.

Before for a long time you made hero movies. Do you consider that Young and Dangerous can meet this same kind of trend?

I feel reason myself is trend not already begun. Already complete movies ABCD. From A audience start to feel depressed, thereupon produce B and everyone call it a good film. Welcome watch in turn C, then arrives D. Afterwards again return A. This kind of trend is only at some time that everyone love passionately work at film. Soon they go to a martial arts movie, then an art and literature movie, finally Young and Dangerous. I believe these triad flavor movies can spread a break time, then they start to decline, and hero films once again begin to emerge. I feel like this is a male thing. They all like the hero ideal. Like to have power movies. This is the same in both Foreign and Hong Kong movies. They both use the hero ideal to win the box office entirely.

As an actor, what kind of movies do you yourself like?

I like movies that are strange and peculiar and have special effects. Movies that resemble Murder at Dawn. Conversely some movies have depth like an art movie, however I don't like to watch this kind of movie. I like movies with suspense and peculiar places. Sometimes I rent DVD's, I can choose a special film that I don't want to buy. I remember I always rented The Longest Day, in Hong Kong used to be able to rent a movie for 7 days. I very much like the feeling of a movie, the kind of feeling an ordinary person would think when he sees a dead person, do what? The unexpected death of a person think of not logical things, this has interest.

You have performed many characters from the mangas, turning them from flat faces into 3-dimensional ones. Is it difficult?

My feeling of Chan Hao Nan isn't a want authority or power character. Perhaps I don't understand how to perform the character like this. I only know emphasize the meaning, therefore I master this a little to continue the role. Perhaps you feel the role isn't spicy enough, or isn't vicious enough. A little of this I can also identify.

In the roles you join given nature, how can you take advantage to deal with repeated comparison ?

Very big. Very much time also can with the director discuss how to perform the scene. Have time perhaps only to have 9 sentences, but we can discuss use method simply, say I have before acted without restraint but still can grasp the direction to go. Afterwards I don't have to endure " Cut Cut Cut". This method may seem very strange, like a friends style. As much as I can I use life's experiences. It resembles before in school things I have seen before. In the movie again resemble some gesture seen before. Although finally all suffer the film examine exercise and cut editing, those are the methods, but very life changing.

Do you worry that you are type cast?

Can't I know can't. I'm only just beginning in movies. Basically I am a new person and need not strategize my experiences. I hope that the next day will arrive more directors, especially those who fim some srange and unusual movies. If they arrive I still need to turn around and film this kind of role. lately I fear can suffer a fisxed form, bu this is just the beginning, I think I can't worry about this problem. At the same time I ask myself how meticulous is my performance, how thorough the role, I think only the because the first part of the script compare well. Then the role must obtain popular sentiment. As to my own continued achievement, add a part that is a very long walk.

Is there a special director with whom you would like to collaborate?

No, because I can't remeber their names. I hope one day some eccentric director call me to film some theme story. Perhaps film Shou Zhong Zhi Chong, develop like this.

Do you like to read manga?

I like to very much. I especially like Shou Zhong Zhi Chong's work. But there are good and bad, like this year come out new ideas. These have imagination and new technology, both now today become reality. So you can say even more impressive except these drawings are very good, resemble " Cheng Shi Lie Ren". But read very few Hong Kong produced manga. I use money to buy maybe only one book, " Tian Xia".

Originally would have liked to ask more about Feel 100%'s theme, however Ekin said that the script had already changed and was not too like the manga anymore. Strong names also perform in this movie and like Young and Dangerous feels very comfortable.

Currently he likes to sing more than making movies. He is coming to understand the participation of his own life experiences can with the director communicate and make suggestions. Ekin in fact singing and performing in movies can cause him to produce quickly and have his own strength. He has the qualifications to go out and make things he would like to make. After all this is an OK creation from start to finish. Today you make arrive!