Sina.com Interview Ekin 39 years old and Cars Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin June 6th 2006

"The faster the speed the more excited I am"

Explaining these words Ekin vigorously extinguishes his cigarette. Acting career has risen and fallen, really then seems like a tempered flywheel has ground away all of Ekin's rough edges, from the pasts confused youth has gradually become smooth, sleek and mellow. If in the night the depth of feeling in his soul is like an arrow, after being refined countless times it becomes even more solid and sharp, able to stab any false dream or hope with an ice cold weapon. Essentially, he is Legend of Speed's Sky driving a high end wankle rotary engine RX7 sports car to show off through the city, yet he depends on a simple, nothing flashy, cute car to produce the extremely rapid legend.

Regarding Ekin's cover story, all along already disagreeable, except for he give a person a headache with his Hong Kong Mandarin, still his real personality. Many questions he refuse directly, not spare ones feelings, let the atmosphere sink into an awkward situation, yet he was calm and composed. Moreover, he seems accustomed to use a kind of hardly at all concealed confident expression in his eyes, staring intently at the person sitting opposite.

Ekin has a strong personality, clear about what to detest, not good at making an appearance of attainment, so he always conducts himself according to the situation. There are close friends, feel he is transparently open-hearted. I have meet with him once or twice and feel he is a hedgehog, in every way injures people.

Let alone, he just is a whirlpool inside. His work also is not the focus, but his break up with Gigi Leung became the most important event everyone followed with interest. Come across people who each and everyone superficially show concern, they imagine him to be a lost love's depressed man. But he all along isn't, at least on the surface, you are not able to see any effect. Just the same he eat's three meals, call's his friends, goes to Thailand to travel, sunbathe, laugh and joke, get angry and scolding, totally carefree and content.

He has experienced both the high and the low, and a long time ago he adapted his life to unpredictable variations. During the prosperous periods when he was making the Young and Dangerous series, he was hugely popular. In one year he would film 5 movies, release 2 albums and in addition make 7 or 8 advertisements. Strong box office, his albums had great sales, even he couldn't believe his success. However once his attachment to Gigi Leung was exposed, EEG immediately froze his career for two years. His movies didn't draw big audiences, he didn't know what he did wrong, he lost his image and his career, until reach now, want to depend on a return to act in a TVB drama to save his morale.

In other people's eyes, he is a hero past his prime, however for himself it lies in always having the kind of figure that it doesn't matter whether let go or not take next.

He said his own background is poor, originally devoid of merit, when he was young, of his siblings his studies were the worst, so had to do more household chore to make up for it, before I entered work not ideal, have thought my ambition was to maybe be a carpenter, be a firefighter or a policeman. After I entered work I didn't have any ambitions, but again it made sense to be able to adapt to different circumstances, when ever I learn that when Andy Lau does work he puts in 100%, only hoping to make a good film and sing well, in that case can make progress.

Regarding himself, at home have only a dog, a car and a video game machine, already content. " I often buy some trivial not practical item, for no other purpose than to make me happy. One day at home just see arrive downstairs an electric single person vehicle, I think it is highly cool, already very happy."

He then ponders the thought that the world really isn't complicated, but rather simple, provided have childlike interests. Regarding his own retirement he imagines it would be: travel various countries, watch the closing ceremony of the Olympics ( because he really doesn't enjoy watching the competitions) for himself he likes a certain kind of lighter, watch, find the world...

This is a 39 year old man, who likes to dive, drive a boat on the ocean, enjoys reading comic books, and playing video games, researches all kinds of technology and computer software, collects antique toys,and model trains, but favorite is cars, motorcycles, racing bikes, racing cars, jeep's... even if today his work is lacking and income is reduced, it won't alter this bold and uninhibited character. The latest act is to spent $100,000 to buy a Range Rover.

If you wealthy can buy, Ekin has the inclination to spend whatever is necessary to posses it. Before he already have a Mercedes, a Hummer Jeep and a Volkswagen Beetle. The Mercedes is Ekin's economy car he first keep, this is also a poor person's small aspiration. Is this then more like his status symbol, so first day go on the bus brilliant idea, sense raised eyebrows at this. Then after is young, likes fast cars, frequently midnight to three collect work, not willing to return home, drive car around the highway several times. His brain then compared with in the daytime more clear-headed. Occasionally race the cars, fortunately he didn't become addicted. When he filmed Legend of Speed, there was a scene when he unexpectedly flew the car over the bridge. After this he continually dreamed himself in a car accident, fly his car over the bridge. There is a surprise fear in his mind, dare not again drive a fast car. However in computer games he has found the same level of driving excitement.

Ekin's second car spent $45,000US to buy a Hummer Military Jeep. He is always hoping he can drive it across country in some remote place, go grasslands, go beach, he feels a genuine man should be unshaven, like a servant of the wind and dirt's kind of appearance. But the practical reality is that he rarely is able to use this car, as everyday his work is fully lined up, most often his method of transportation is the airplane. In spite of this he continues to like big cars, but on occasions he also painstakingly looks at the trend of small cars. In the past he considered 50,000US for a car expensive, but then bought a $150,000 Volkswagen Beetle imported small scale car, merely to try out it's performance.

The new Range Rover is last year's purchase, a four wheel drive luxurious model, which he had coveted for a long time. From 1970 until now the Range Rover has represented the highest standard four wheel drive vehicle, aluminum body, graceful lines and also well proportioned. It can traverse mountains and mud , yet still go to the Opera or the Theater etc. official occasions. " It is mst qualified for me."

The purchase still attracted media attention, because his former girlfriend Maggie Sui bought a similar vehicle at the same time. Ekin suffered his purchase being touted as lover's cars, especially as it seemed clear that Ekin's and Gigi's relationship was worsening.

Ekin's feelings experiences compared with his career are spectacular, in fact feel that this time his return is full of casual changes, not all bad. In the last 14 years has only had a relationship with two women. He is not regarded as a playboy type. Strange only blame him for that long ago promise, " I will care for you all my life." Until today, have not after said these words.

Ekin's co-star in one of his latest movies 林燕妮 said that she recognizes that Ekin is not at all play boyish. In fact his personality is excessively simple, As to the fact that he plays video games, she said that he was not that greedy to have the latest technology, in fact he seems to be easily contented. He gets along with his female colleagues and gives them some sad feelings. In fact he is a safe person, not like to visit nightclubs, more likely to be desk computer, can three days three nights not forget worldly affairs. His home is incredibly neat and clean. Friends are afraid to go to his house, because want to be very careful, if sees a drop of water on the table top , immediately gets a cloth to wipe it. If people smoke, he will place an ashtray nearby to guard against cigarette ash falling on the floor. Also went on his boat, it is not an exception.

Although he has an elder brother, in family matters, they all follow Ekin's arrangements, should he be busy and not have time, and has to travel, for him to pay for his older brother, sister and parents and friends to follow his itinerary and to stay in a hotel is a small matter, he already arrange the place. To be able to marry this kind of man, would be considerably lucky, The media are subjectively speculating that he returns to Maggie Sui, causes even more suspense, people look forward to a full circle, the more they think about it.