Lai Lok Yi: “Tavia Yeung And I Are Not Lovers Yet”
Hong Kong tabloids claimed that Tavia Yeung (楊怡)and Lai Lok Yi (黎諾懿) turned from friends to lovers. Allegedly, Lai Lok Yi frequently had dinner at Tavia’s house and knew her mother very well. Tabloids claimed that Lok Yi possessed a resident card at Tavia’s apartment building and was free to come and go as he pleased. In addition, he and Tavia shared the same parking space.
While filming ATF Counter Terrorism Unit < ATF反恐>, reporters asked Lai Lok Yi about his romantic rumors with Tavia. Lok Yi noted that he knew Tavia’s family very well and often had dinner with them. “I am only good friends with Tavia. I often have dinner at her house. I know her mother very well. It is possible for a man and woman to [have friendship] other than a dating relationship!”
Regarding claims that Lai Lok Yi was eating breakfast at Tavia’s house, he said, “Are there photos? That’s not the truth. I did eat dinner there. I do not possess a resident card. Tavia asked someone to open the door for me.” Regarding the use of Tavia’s parking space, Lok Yi explained that Tavia’s car broke down and he temporarily borrowed the space.
Asked whether there was any room for additional development with Tavia, Lok Yi said, “It difficult to answer. However, work will come first. Also, destiny is not here yet.” He stressed that he was currently not dating Tavia, but possessed very good feelings towards her. Since the future was unpredictable, he did not eliminate the possibility that they may become lovers in the future.
Regarding allegations that she was paying for Lok Yi’s living expenses, Tavia said, “What the heck are they saying that I’m paying for his living expenses? How do I have the qualifications? We are good friends and our relationship is not as you think.” Asked whether there was possibility to develop further with Lok Yi, Tavia said, “We’ll deal with things in the future later. I’ll tell you then!”
Compiled from: On.cc and Orientaldaily.on.cc
This article has been updated to reflect additional details from Orientaldaily, including Tavia’s response to the matter.
Jayne: Lai Lok Yi did not deny frequenting Tavia’s home. He said he has good feelings towards her and did not eliminate possibility that they may develop further. Sounds like he is dating her!
Lok Yi’s answer seems to leave a lot more room for imagination instead of Tavia’s earlier answer that she had no “electrical connection” with Lok Yi. If he has good feelings about her, eats at her home frequently, spends time with her mother as a good “son-in-law,” sounds like they are dating!
Wow, Tavia’s dating news with Lai Lok Yi took me by surprise, simply because there was little proof until the recent Oriental Sunday magazine cover story, featuring photos of Lok Yi parking at Tavia’s house. I guess they managed to keep their relationship low profile by having dinner dates at her house.
My goodness, this takes me completely by surprise too! I’ve never even come across rumours of them dating, until recently! Good job keeping it under wraps!
Funnily enough, I’m currently watching an old drama, The Land Of Wealth, and Lok Yi’s character likes Tavia’s character but she does not reciprocates his feelings. LOL!
if true, i still has hope to fungyi.
I really really love fungyi but my hopes are getting smaller and smaller. Raymond has alot of rumours with other actress/models but not Tavia .
Well she has got to have a love life. But sorry, kinda boring couple
LOL Funn, you do find many HK celebrities boring. 😛 I seriously think the current entertain industry is lacking with handsome men and women with awesome personalities. Karena Lam (Lam Ga Yan) was my favourite, also Christy Chung.
I like low-profile couples, so I like them, lol.
I must say I was surprised to read this news but they seem to match so hope it will develope into something more serious!
When I first watched him on the series I thought he is related to Bobby Au Yeung. The do look alike at certain angle. He is okay not too bad at acting.
I think Lai Lok Yi is quite handsome. I like him in The Truth even though he has a small role. TVB should give him bigger supporting role… maybe they will now since he’s won that dancing show in China?
I hope not. His acting is still wholly inadequate and he really needs speech therapy.
His acting isn’t as bad as you make it out to be. I watched Only You and it was decent and I don’t think he needs speech therapy… and LMAO Raymond’s wannabe hip hop ‘chok’ video is just.. no words.
I think his acting is good for TVB standards. lol
Although, there’s a lot of bad actresses that TVB seems to always try and promote. I don’t see the problem of them trying to promote him.
He need to attend charisma class too. He’s tall and and decent guy but boring to watch onscreen
for tvb acting skills is not an issue at all, just look at kate tsui can’t barely act. ron another being heavily promoted is “wooden mouth and face”
@Vivien,
I think he needs “charm” class first. Charisma is a heavier word and without having charm, I don’t know how well he can deal with charisma. Also, thought charisma, a person was born with it.
@exoidus,
Kate is not boring, but still only has average acting. She can be sexy and alluring. Chris can’t. He only speaks his line in a very righteous manner. That seems to be the only impression he gives me. *yawn yawn
i don’t see her as being sexy at all. i personally find tavia in TOT much hotter too bad she fixed her nose LOL
@ Chriselle: I think Kate can act well if giving her right roles. She is suitable for fierce girls and she can do these roles well. Example is Relic or MR.
@exoidus,
Then that’s personal preference. 😀
@Fox,
Agree and many have said that she is more suitable for tough roles, which resembles her real life personality. Btw, if an artist can only play certain roles confidently, doesn’t that make them not a well-rounded and great actress? *sigh
I understand why many people don’t like Kate’s acting in Wax and Wane, because in the past I didn’t like her in goody-goody roles either. I think it’s her character that shined more than the actress’s acting skills. Personally, I loved Fu Kwai Mui for opening up Roger’s heart; they would have been such a sweet pair. Ron’s character was a bit too immature for her. In such a case where she had a likable character, as long as she had decent acting, I don’t mind.
LOL when watching W&W i always got the feeling that she was pretending to be nice and that her kindness was so fake.
@exoidus,
Agree, Kate doesn’t convinced me with her kindness in W&W. Her Kindness seems to be fake and not true from her heart. Kate is way better portraying evil roles or wild girls.
i was waiting for her to turn evil in W&W however that didn’t happen.
yeah she can play prostitutes and manipulators much better. im sure it’s not due to her acting skills but rather the feel she gives.
@Chriselle
That’s it. Chris was just reciting his lines. He need to work on his charm and charisma
In W&W Kate has a likeable role but boring acting.
if he improve on his acting skills then he will be nice. he is way better looking than plastic Ray.
Ray however is way better actor. Sorry but Chris Lai (it’s Chris right?) is still one dimensional acting wise.
that’s why he needs to work on it, however he is more natural in his looks. at least he don’t pretend to be a teenage rapper LOL
Maybe if he has a chance? Who wouldn’t want Ray’s career, teenage rapper or sleeping casanova?
i don’t know but his wannabe hip hop mv made me laugh so much LOL-
chris has the looks and i suppose some girls won’t mind his acting skills too much as some argued here.
Hahaha… would have to agree with Funn. I think if Lok Yi was given the chance to be LF, wouldn’t he want to have such a successful career?
Why all the comparing between Raymond and Chris? Don’t be so hating.
If Raymond was sooooooo good, how come Tavia isn’t dating him? If she can look past his career, why can’t you.
@ sweet_like_candy: Why you can ensure that TY didn’t date LF or didn’t want to date him :P? Why you can ensure that Lai Lok Yi wants to date her but not vice versa, she pursued him :P?
The comparasion here is for look, acting and career, not for who TY chose.
Maybe I’m the only one in here think that Lai Lok Yi isn’t lower than TY.
@fox: Not only you think that Lok Yi is not lower than TY. I do too. I think Lok Yi still have many chances in the future, as men usually got success later. while TY is getting age now, she may only have lucky in just 2 more years. Also, I think Lok Yi is very nice person, very outgoing, I can see a lot of people like him. About his acting, he still have time to learn and improve. I believe he can get better with time. He seems getting promote by TVB as I see he took a picture with 620 lately and he just got a very long article in the latest TVB issue. Anyway, I have hope for Lok Yi. However, with my instinct, I feel like Lok Yi is not dating TY, he has someone else.
Lai Lok Yi still has a long future. His age can be considered as young in TVB :). I started to like him after Color of love. However, he seems to lack something. Charm? If he can shine and be more himself, maybe his charm will be brighter.
I can’t see the future, but the only thing that Lok Yi is higher than TY is his height. 🙂
@ Fox: Arent u just proving me point? Even if Tavia dated Ray, i guess it didn’t last long did it?
I never commented on Chris courting Tavia.. :/ Even so, if Chris did pursue Tavia..whats the big deal? If Tavia pursued Chris, shows how much she’s into Raymonds career and money.
Since when is love based on the amount of money you have? and how WELL you ACT?
He just won a mainland dancing competition. His fee might rise now. Maybe not higher than Tavia but 620 might raise his fee now since he must’ve gained some popularity while winning the show.
Not lovers…..just “friends with benefits”!!’ Mmmmmm……
“Lai Lok Yi: “Tavia Yeung And I Are Not Lovers Yet””
Translation
“We are dating, like holding hands, not yet second base, because she won’t let me but I am sure at some point I will get to do more than just sleeping, cuddle and holding hands, soon I hope.. but right now her love affair with her nose is at full bloom. As a girl can’t come between a guy and his car, a guy can’t come between a girl and her vanity”
It’s admirable that Chris has a clear “to do list.” His open statement shows that he plans ahead.
It seems like this rumour is miss lok approved… just like how Moses and aimee suddenly love publicity.
There are rumours that 620 approved this rumour because of Chris winning SCD3 recently and Tavia;s series TOT is getting famous
And so the first publicity generating news is to team her with the boring unknown one? If it is true someone please sack 620. She has no idea how to do PR at all.
I doubt that TVB will promote him just because he won Strictly go dancing. Look at Nancy, she is still nobody after this show. Or Grace Wong. Michael Tse only got the promotion not because of the Strictly go dancing but the role Laughing Gor. So Lai Lok Yi needs a memorable role more than the winning Strictly go dancing.
I think Lokyi will get more promotion after the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. Yes, Nancy was not push to the lead, but, she did get more promotion and bigger roles after ‘SCD’. Same with Michael Tse. Winning is not the guarantee for promotion. Getting more supporters is. Grace Wong won the competition, but, Nancy was more popular and has more supporters through out the competition.
@Kidd, @Exoidus
IMO, Lai Lok Yi gained the most popularity after “Hearts of Fencing.” Since then, his roles slipped and he disappeared from the limelight. TVB did not have a directed approach in marketing him to audiences, unlike Ron Ng, Raymond Lam, and Bosco Wong, who were given a lot more high-profile opportunities.
Physically, Lok Yi meets the requirements of a lead actor. However, acting wise, I think he has a long way to go. It really depends on whether TVB wishes to promote him more and give him custom-tailored roles. If some Korean actors can succeed based solely on looks in romantic driven roles, nothing is impossible. It’s a matter of whether Lok Yi has the backing to succeed and producers to work with his strengths instead of cast him in minor roles that have little to do.
There are of course actors who have minor roles that succeed and grab your attention despite the thin material they have. Character actors such as Oscar Leung and Jazz Lam do not possess the handsome leading male qualities, but they also make up the strong backing of the support cast. One day, perhaps one of them may also become a Wayne Lai. In the TVB world, looks are still valued over talent. In the interim, actors such as Oscar and Jazz have to work harder than more handsome counterparts in proving their talent because they will not succeed based solely on looks.
@Jayne: You forgot Wong Cho Lam. Wong Cho Lam is someone who dun have look but he can make it himself. Well, he is kinda OTT but his talents are undeniable.
Look can be an advantage, can be a disadvantage, depends on how ppl use it and the chance they have.
LOL, maybe WCL is a bastard son of eric tsuan…
Fox,
Wong Cho Lam is building his career based on his comedic talents. Looks are not important for a comedian.
I cited Oscar Leung and Jazz Lam because they are dramatic actors and will have to show their acting range to prove to the audiences and internal TVB producers their talent. Since Oscar and Jazz look like young kids despite their real age, their phsyical appearance limits the roles they can play. However, producers seem to also value acting talent and continue to cast them in bit parts. They have very little publicity and are not featured in the news, so to the majority of audiences they do not remember them in their active conscious mind.
@ Jayne
“IMO, Lai Lok Yi gained the most popularity after “Hearts of Fencing.” Since then, his roles slipped and he disappeared from the limelight. “
It’s a pity. I don’t get TVB didn’t cash on the momentum either. Is the ratings for HOF actually not that good in HK? But, if not good, they wouldn’t have made 4 Leaf Clover 2, 3, 4 etc.
The 4 Leaf Clover series are actually unlike other series. They were aired during the weekend only, I believe. Seems like TVB attempt at idol series.
“TVB did not have a directed approach in marketing him to audiences, unlike Ron Ng, Raymond Lam, and Bosco Wong, who were given a lot more high-profile opportunities.”
I really don’t know what happen in between. Did TVB never plan to promote Lok Yi? No. They put him in the Olympic 6 Stars group. So, TVB has plan to promote him. But, it didn’t come through.
I personally like Lok Yi. But, I can see why some people think he’s boring. His acting is kinda wooden.
Btw, I want to say something about MR. MR totally wasted this character. His character is another conflict character. But, the scriptwriters choose to spend screentime on Linda’s boring love story.
I am kind to say he is wooden. Honestly, he is terrible. It has to do with his voice. I am in a way glad TVB didn’t put him as frontrunner but he can do with a bit of more exposure as in more roles.
Kidd,
“It’s a pity. I don’t get TVB didn’t cash on the momentum either. Is the ratings for HOF actually not that good in HK? But, if not good, they wouldn’t have made 4 Leaf Clover 2, 3, 4 etc.”
I do not feel pity that Lai Lok Yi is in his current status. His physical qualifications already supercede over his colleagues such as Oscar Leung and Jazz Lam. Physically he had his advantage. The rest, such as people connections and acting improvement are in his hands. Many actors, limited by their advancing age or younger actors lacking the ‘leading man look’ have physical obstacles they cannot change.
Like Fox said, Lok Yi had somewhat prominent roles in “Hearts of Fencing” and “Ten Brothers.” Although his role was minor in “Heart of Greed,” a stronger actor such as Oscar Leung would have delivered the court room and emotional scenes better.
Due to Lok Yi’s handsome qualities, producers gave him chances. He had lead and supporting roles, although the roles were inconsistent in screen time. One series he could be male lead “The Beauty of the Game” while another series such as “Cupid Stupid” he plays a minor role.
I mentioned that TVB did not have a consistent approach in promoting him, as shown by the varying screentime he has in various series. The audience struggle with the connection as to whether he is a lead man, second supporting actor, or kelefe. He seems haphazardly cast in series. This shows that Virginia Lok does not have him on her active roster of “looked after artists” since Lok Yi is now left to flounder on his own and win audience hearts based on his acting.
Kenneth Ma and Lai Lok Yi were both promoted as Olympic 6 Stars. Kenneth mentioned in interview that he was just an extra body in the Olympic 6 Stars promotion, since TVB’s intent at the time was to promote Ron, Ray, Bosco, and Sammul more. I believe that Kenneth and Lok Yi were borderline favored at the time, but again it is dependent upon what each artist makes of their own destiny.
I will point out that Kenneth was less favored than Lok Yi in the beginning. Kenneth played a lot of “unlikeable” characters and always received lowered billing than Ron and Bosco in series. However, through sheer hard work and improvement in his acting, Kenneth climber higher and achieved his current status, even winning the Most Improved Actor Award. It also helps that Ms. Lok probably likes Kenneth a little more that Lok Yi. Kenneth also seems to get along with the media slightly more, however he doesn’t have that much publicity either.
Again, I think Lok Yi was blessed with a good physical package. He should not lament that there were lack of opportunities and focus on taking acting lessons or tips from veterans instead. Anything is possible and he can be a lead man and still tread on shaky acting ground or continue to polish on those acting skills first. Until TVB heavily promotes him, Lok Yi will have to depend upon himself.
At the time of Olympic 6 Stars, 6 of theses actors were around the same age and vying for the same type of roles at TVB. Kenneth surged ahead of Lok Yi because he took on villian roles that were not given to the rest. You can say that Sammul polished his acting skills through oddball and flawed characters he played in TVB series and learning from mainland actors as well.
Aside from emoting, Lok Yi’s problem is that his approach has not matured and lack depth, despite being in the industry for 10 years. Kenneth’s acting matured and even Ron has changed his technique a bit. But Lok Yi has remained stagnant and his acting approach is not too different from his “Heart of Fencing” days. In fact, I sense more confidence in him in “Heart of Fencing” rather than in recent series.
Acting is part analysis and part technique. I believe artists can improve with more concentrated effort. Maybe Lok Yi should experience more extreme experiences in life to prepare for his roles. Study other actors delivery. Starve himself for a few days to experience what hunger feels like. Record his heartbreak experiences in a diary and try to deliver his grief onscreen. Anything helps. I think the wooden acting is because he is more a “middle-of-the-road” type personality, very easy-going and thus labeled boring and lacking range.
@ Jayne
Ok, Jayne. You are flip-flopping. First you say
“IMO, Lai Lok Yi gained the most popularity after “Hearts of Fencing. Since then, his roles slipped and he disappeared from the limelight. “.
So, I said it’s a pity that TVB didn’t cash in.
Now, you go and say it’s not a pity, he has prominent roles in several series, which is contradictory “his roles slipped and he disappeared from the limelight.”
Every time I try to follow your train of thought in this, you go the other end.
I give up.
I agree with most of what you said in your latest long comment, but, I think this is not your original thought. You most probably read Fox’s example of his major roles and remember that he actually has some and reevaluate your thought.
Kidd,
Perhaps my opinion was not clear until my secong long post. In the first post, I was merely stating an observance that Lai Lok Yi’s popularity was the highest after “Hearts of Fencing.” Yes I did forget about his other prominent roles because he also had a lot of smaller, supporting roles in between. My only flip-flop is failing to remember the number of his leading roles.
Given his looks, I think Lai Lok Yi looks like a leading man. Thus, in theory, TVB can market him and give him custom-tailored roles based on his looks alone. Whether he is a capable actor is another matter. Thus my long rant that I do not pity him because I think he needs to put in a lot of effort to become a solid leading actor. I don’t believe people should be handed opportunities after opportunities without improvement efforts to match.
Based on his response, it definitely seems like he likes her, and there is room for development if they are not dating already. I’ve heard of this rumor before in the past, but it was not heavily reported by the media since Tavia is usually rumor-free. However, this might be a publicity stunt for Lai Lok Yi to boost his popularity since Tavia is leading actress and he had a boost in fame since winning Strictly Come Dancing, so TVB wants to leverage his popularity and bring up the rumors again. Good luck to them!
I think his acting still has a lot of room for improvement, but with more opportunities, I think he will get better with time. Afterall, he’s tall and looks decent. Even Ron was wooden when he first started, but he’s getting better.
His acting is too lacking and no charisma but he looks like a decent nice guy and very tall.
I think Lok Yi’s biggest obstacles are lack of opportunities and promotions. If he is promoted and thoroughly branded/packaged by tvb like LF (lam fung), I’m sure he will gets many fangirls just like LF, ppl dont query about LF’s acting skill right? they just like to watch him just because he’s Lam fung after the whole process of branding, etc. So I think if Lok Yi ever get this opportunity to be promoted and package..i’m sure ppl won’t query about his lacking of charisma, etc. It’s a matter of opportunity and chemistry with tvb top managements
agree with you VJ it’s all about branding and mind manipulation.
i have always wondered why chris was and still is playing minor roles when he has everything ofcourse except tvb really backing him up.
I disagree that Raymond Lam is all branding. Before TVB decided to promote him big time, he already showed he can act. His fans come from there. He built his fanbase slowly from ‘Taste of Love’ to ‘ASITP’ to ‘Survivor’s Law’ to etc. He already has a existing quite large fanbase before TVB decided to cash in and promote him in a big way.
LF is clearly a product made and sold by tvb. has he even acted as a klf at all? if he has it can’t be too many whatsover he started as a big second lead alongside louis koo in “a step into the past”.
tvb promoted him constantly making the audience accepting him as male lead. agree with you that his acting is not bad and it’s easy to make the people like him. tvb can obviously make leads out of anyone they choose to, just like at char.
It was survivor’s law that made me love him but strictly I am not a fan. Before that, he was too OTT in his acting. Suddenly somehow he understood less is more. But that is way too much underacting in MOL which I hated. But probably he was busy trying to breath through his tight pants. He should have taken Kenneth’s character, jeans as tight BUT at least got to lie down or strip a little bit.
Anyone that doubts him, just watch Survivor’s Law. His Ben (if I remember correctly!) was very very charming, my choice of the best good guy of that year where there were many good guys on TV. I did a write up on my choice of top 10 good guys on TV and he won. I wonder where is that post now…
@ exoidus
“LF is clearly a product made and sold by tvb. has he even acted as a klf at all? if he has it can’t be too many whatsover he started as a big second lead alongside louis koo in “a step into the past”.”
Yes, he has. Below are 3 I know
– Crimson Sabre (masked assassin)
– Threshold of an Era (Prison Guard)
– Incurable Traits (nameless soldiers)
“tvb promoted him constantly making the audience accepting him as male lead. agree with you that his acting is not bad and it’s easy to make the people like him. tvb can obviously make leads out of anyone they choose to, just like at char.”
Disagree. Yes, some actors/actresses succeeded this way. But, I don’t think Raymond is one of them. Raymond gain acceptance from his acting in ASITP and based on this, TVB continue to promote him. Honestly, I never felt he was pushed down my throat.
Raymond Lam already has fans before TVB’s Prince Charming branding. In fact, I know some long time fans of him are tired of TVB giving him the same kind of goody two shoes/Prince Charming roles and hope TVB give him back some challenging roles.
I’m not a fan of Raymond. But, I always have good opinion on his acting. I never watch a series for Raymond, but I was always confident that he will give a good performance in his role if he happen to be in the series I watch (until MOL where his acting disappointed me) and welcome his participation. As for why I didn’t become his fan eventhough I think highly of his acting, I don’t know. Maybe there’s something that didn’t click.
As for Lok Yi’s lack of opportunities and promotion. I don’t what happen in between. He was one of the Olympic 6 Stars. But, others have move ahead of him.
@kidd
ok so he played klf in 3 series and land a big 2nd lead? obviously tvb decided a long time ago to promote him because of his connections with top executives.
even if he failed in ASITP they would continue to promote him till the viewers give in.
“LF is clearly a product made and sold by tvb. has he even acted as a klf at all? if he has it can’t be too many whatsover he started as a big second lead alongside louis koo in “a step into the past”.”
In fact he is klf in 6 series, supporting in 2 and then started as a meaty supporting in A taste of love before ASITP.
Before having the prince image in 2005, he already has fans. There are a lot of fans he gained in the beginning of his career, ATOL or ASITP.
His acting might get boring recently with TVB (I say with TVB because I don’t count the role he did in China as this type. This role is definitely a player who dun blv in marriage. A role like Kenneth’s in MOL but have reason to be that – born in a broken family), however to say that “they just like to watch him just because he’s Lam fung after the whole process of branding” isn’t really right. Maybe to the new fans but to the old fans, who followed him for more than 10 years, if he is just the branding, they changed to another a long while.
His huge fanbase can’t base on the branding alone. He isn’t in the industry for just 1 or 2 years but 12 years.
@ exoidus
ok so he played klf in 3 series and land a big 2nd lead?
This is the number of kelefe roles I know of as a non-fan. Maybe he has done more that I don’t know of.
obviously tvb decided a long time ago to promote him because of his connections with top executives.
even if he failed in ASITP they would continue to promote him till the viewers give in.
I believe his first 2 roles were for testing the water and he was well received.
No point going on ‘even if’ or ‘what if’. The fact remains that he was successful in ASITP and ‘Taste of Love’.
brading takes time even tvb with mass promotion can’t make a zero to a hero in no time.
sure lf is not totally useless even so im sure tvb can manipulate the people (i.e. twins)
however he is overrated acting wise, in tvb due to lack of real talent and people that can act he might stand out but in movies he is very very ordinary.
in the end im just arguing that tvb can make chris into a male lead if they want to since he is way better looking than lf and his acting is not as bad as some people here say he is.
Fox says “Did you read wat I said? Lai Lok Yi is given chance. He is 1st lead in 4 clover leaf series, 2nd lead in Color of love and Game of beauty. He can be considered as a lead in Ten Brothers. Compare to ppl like Oscar Leung, Lai Lok Yi is far luckier. However, Lai Lok Yi can’t use his chances effectively, that’s why his screentime is reduced.”
and Exoidus replied “even if you argue that he had his chances im not convinced since those roles aren’t that good with potential to make an impact on the viewers.”
I actually thought Exoidus’ answer was great and informative enough for Fox’s query. Not because I had debate with Fox before that made me said that. I honestly agree with Exoidus that even Chris was offered 2nd lead or minor role with many dialogues. The script and dialogue itself made Chris boring onscreen, therefore how can it impact the fan gets any good impression or even like him onscreen? Fox said “some actor managed to pull out from their minor role by acting” but look at Chris, his script and dialogue are already plain, dull and boring to look at so how can he gain attention onscreen? It’s really a matter of branding and mind manupulating.
I agree with Fox. I don’t proclaim to be a LF fan, but I did like watching him before 2007. His series after that was blah and the characters he played were too safe.
Also, I don’t think TVB branding Lai Lok Yi will help a lot if he doesn’t have a solid acting base. Although TVB chose to market LF, he at least has some solid acting and I like watching him. That’s not the case for Lok Yi.
One thing I wonder is if TVB scriptwriters made a custom-tailored script for him, would he deliver better? The majority of his roles are just boring and forgettable. I have a feeling Lok Yi is also lacking in some confidence when he delivers due to TVB’s inconsistent attitude towards promoting him. He may have had some luck and thought he had a chance in the past, but he still needs to put some hard work in.
@Chriselle,
No doubt that LF’s has been in the industry for years and LF’s acting skill has reached a certain level where audiences won’t raise any doubt or query to it. People will definitely come to him for an autograph or take pic with him just because he’s LF. But we cant deny that TVB marketing didn’t package,branding and give huge attention, promotions, advertisements etc to boost LF to this level.
I’m not a diehard fan of Lok Yi and my opinion was merely based from observation. It’s obvious that Lok Yi has less or maybe none promotions sponsored by tvb to the public, just how many time do you see Lok Yi appear at the ribbon cutting or party events or maybe magazine cover? maybe none.. Lok Yi’s acting skill seems boring onscreen but I bet if he’s really given a good role perhaps an interesting one with hyper reaction required, Im sure he can prove to the audience that he too can act like LF. Just look at TWins, they were only some normal young girls when they first join the industry and after the massive brandings and promotions, they became one of the top ten richest singer in Hk. Branding/promotions are definitely 2 important factors that made someone famous after we excluded boring script/role.
I think they would make a nice couple! They both seem down to earth, I wish them luck! I want Tavia to be together with either Chris Lai or Kenneth Ma – He also seems really cool and down to earth =P
Finally….someone who isn’t so hating! 🙂
Didn’t expect them to be a couple. Very surprised.
They hide it well
Another Shirley and Gregory’s relationship look alike here, except that Lok Yi has more dialogues than Gregory. If they’re truly dating, can Tavia accept Lok Yi’s lesser earning compare to her?
The only think Lai Lok Yi can do if they are really dating is: hope that Addy won’t appear :P.
Andy may not appear but Simon, Raymond, Dylan, etc can appear though.. good luck Lok Yi
On the other hand, who know if some girls will appear :P.
@Veejay,
Haha, I thought the same too, except I have more a liking for Gregory because of his precious childhood crying scenes. There isn’t anything in Lok Yi that makes him memorable.
IMO, Tavia isn’t a materialistic person and knows how to be satisfaction. However, that doesn’t mean money isn’t important to her as she needs to support her mother and family. Did her sister, Griselda, marry a wealthy man?
@Fox,
LOL~ Andy may appear, but Tavia is not Shirley and will handle the situation differently. Chriselle has faith in her. 😀 No worries.
Just when it happens, we’ll know, hehe.
BTW, I dun think she isn’t materialistic type :P. I often see her with “money money” in comments. Not something bad. Money is important. Which can’t buy by money will be bought by a lot of money.
Money is important to Tavia as it is to everyone else. But I don’t believe she is the superficial materialistic type. At least, not as much as others. Of course, more or less, the circle changed her, but her underlying personality still seems to be intact. 🙂
Chris’ has confessed before that his good friends are Yoyo Mung and Tavia Yeung. that is why he goes to eat with them often. i honestly don’t think they are dating but reporters and some ppl just want to push that on as news. their close friendship is nothing new. Chris gave a good answer because in case he might go there.
Tavia i dont know if she’s dating someone but i seriously dont think anything between these two. their answers sound very normal, no conspiracy here.
i like Lok Yi since Ten Brothers. also like him in Beauty of the Game too. he’s not a bad actor, he deserves some bigger chances too, if the others have gotten it too.
I agree with you and that I also liked him in Ten Brothers and Beauty of the Game. I think that TVB should give him a leading role as he has done so many supporting roles. At least give him a chance and if he turns out no good then I suppose back to the supporting parts. I actually like him as a person and don’t care whether people thinks he is boring. At least he doesn’t have much scandal to talk about or drugs, late night parties, womanising etc…. Maybe that is why people thinks he is boring. I guess a lot of youngsters nowadays prefer the “bad boy” image as its far more exciting and interesting….
TVB can’t put that sort of gamble. So far I don’t think he is good leading material for the fact he has 1 expression but worst was his speaking voice. if he can put more acting into his voice, maybe he can move up the ladder. I think he is boring as an actor. He can take drugs or whatever but if his acting sucks, his acting sucks. He doesn’t have that charisma and that certain something. He looks good until he opens his mouth. He is I fell of the same breed as Natalie Tong except Natalie Tong is such a dramatic actress that just spoils her performance. Both have that worried look.
tvb can always make a series and pair him with tavia or linda to reduce the risk.
seriously he is not that bad compared to ron. wonder why he gets promoted and the talk about him being the next tony leung and lf being andy lau.
seriously ron acting skill is so bad that even newbies might surpass him. tvb wake up will ya even you can’t make a person that can’t act properly into one of the finest actors of our time with mass propaganda…
I dun think all the newbie’s acting surpassed Ron’s current acting. Yes, he dun have good acting but can see his improvement. At least now Ron can do facial expression. Ron definitely has more fans than Lai Lok Yi and he is more eye-candy than Lok Yi. Lok Yi isn’t bad but he lacks something. Maybe in the future, if he can find his strengthen, he’ll shine. Now, he isn’t.
ok, not every newbies only talented ones. sure he has more fans since chris is not promoted whatsoever.
i think chris is better looking than ron, but im a guy so it might not count. and my taste is maybe towards the 10% in the tail of a normal distribution since i don’t understand why people think kate is hot….
Kate is hot because she has a S shape body, make herself looks hotter than the girls who can’t pose in right way. Maybe because your type is Yuk Lui so you don’t like sexy S girls.
Lai Lok Yi doesn’t really underpromoted. He has second leads quite soon in Color of love or Game of beauty but he failed to shine. He even had 1st leading role in the 4 clover mini teen series that I dun rmb name. However, Lai Lok Yi seems not use his chance effectively.
P/S: A side question: Do you find Megan Fox sexy and hot?
lol,she is so thin that i feel i could break her in half with two fingers.
fala as a stripper was sexy…
chris needs to learn how to polish shoes of the executives since he haven’t got the right connections.
@exoidus
Ron is much better than Chris. Chris just read his lines with limited expression.
I also think Ron is more handsome.
“chris needs to learn how to polish shoes of the executives since he haven’t got the right connections.”
Even with, not sure that he can be famous if he dun have enough fans. Yes, fans can gain by time but in nearly 10 years of career, he failed to do such thing.
Connections can help in a moment, maybe a bit easier to start, but in long run like 10 years, connections aren’t that important.
I can see your taste of sexy. No wonder why you don’t find Kate is hot because Kate is kinda Megan Fox type.
how can he gain as many fans as the others when he always plays minor supporting roles or just in 1-2 episodes every time?
for instance in the new series that started airing yesterday he plays a younger version of steven’s father for about 6 minutes! if tvb really wanted to promote him he could’ve played the emperor which is considered as a big supporting role.
people incluiding myself out there only care about the leads or some roles that are evil incarnate. klfs and minor roles are ignored…
“how can he gain as many fans as the others when he always plays minor supporting roles or just in 1-2 episodes every time?”
Did you read wat I said? Lai Lok Yi is given chance. He is 1st lead in 4 clover leaf series, 2nd lead in Color of love and Game of beauty. He can be considered as a lead in Ten Brothers. Compare to ppl like Oscar Leung, Lai Lok Yi is far luckier. However, Lai Lok Yi can’t use his chances effectively, that’s why his screentime is reduced.
Again, compare him to Oscar Leung, Lai Lok Yi is far luckier. Oscar has never had meaty roles like Lai Lok Yi. Being honest, Lai Lok Yi’s acting isn’t as good as Oscar, but Oscar has is underpromoted more.
his suppose 1st lead, i haven’t seen that one maybe because it’s a low budget production and as i checked consist only of 11 episodes.
even if you argue that he had his chances im not convinced since those roles aren’t that good with potential to make an impact on the viewers.
oscar leung? common i like that guy but i can’t see him as a lead material for now. chris on the other hand have the requirements to be a lead if you compare him to the current leads of actors.
In my opinion, Oscar Leung is definitely a better actor than Lai Lok Yi.
“even if you argue that he had his chances im not convinced since those roles aren’t that good with potential to make an impact on the viewers.”
His roles aren’t good or his acting isn’t good enough? Most of leads now are given chance and be able to shine from this chance. That’s why they are leads while Lai Lok Yi isn’t.
Can say that, even if Lai Lok Yi is given leading role, can he be famous? It’s the matter.
oscar leung acting is not bad and might very well be better than chris, but as most girls are shallow beings he isn’t considered near being handsome by their standard i suspect.
i agree with you that chris acting skills are still subpar, but given the right role he might shine. if not then he deserves to be a klf.
i see chris being no worse in the acting department than ron or moses. they are given lead roles all the time. ron especially is overpromoted without shining as you suggest.
Hehe, in my eyes Oscar is extremely cute and I prefer to watch him than Lai Lok Yi, even I also like Lai Lok Yi.
Until when Lai Lok Yi can shine, I’ll agree with you that he can be a lead. By now, I don’t find why I have to pity him.
that’s because he almost always plays a funny person.
no need to pity him as life is not fair. he will have to wait and see if he can make a breakthrough.
Nope, because his face is cute and his acting is pleasant to watch in any type of role he is. Oscar really can act.
“people incluiding myself out there only care about the leads or some roles that are evil incarnate. klfs and minor roles are ignored…”
I care about a lot of supporting actors, including some minor role actors. I feel bad about some actors/actresses that can act and are handsome/pretty but never get the chance. But, I guess I’m minority. 🙂
“how can he gain as many fans as the others when he always plays minor supporting roles or just in 1-2 episodes every time?”
That’s untrue. He has many roles that are big supporting roles too, including a lead role.
“his suppose 1st lead, i haven’t seen that one maybe because it’s a low budget production and as i checked consist only of 11 episodes.”
It’s actually a pretty good series. You should catch it if you have a chance to. For this series, I feel more bad for the other 3 main actors. They get even less chances than Lai Lok Yi. Lai Lok Yi is actually the most successful alumni of the ‘4 Leaf Clover’ franchise. I really don’t get what’s the purpose of the Clover franchise if they don’t plan to promote the actors and actresses in it? For training? As a graduation project?
“even if you argue that he had his chances im not convinced since those roles aren’t that good with potential to make an impact on the viewers.”
I think is role in ‘Heart of Greed’ has great potential. He’s the son who is torn between the main family and his mom. A lot of conflicting emotions and feelings he can display.
He actually gain some fans after 4 Leave Clover and I think TVB did cash in on the momentum because his roles after that is quite meaty.
@ kidd,
agree, feel bad for some of the klfs that can act but will always just play as a klf.
it’s even worse for guys since girls can always flash to gain attention or become a “goddaughter” of an executive or influential people.
i think we have no idea how corrupt the entertainment industry in hk and other places really is.
his suppose lead roles were from a long time ago and he needs another chance. if he then fails i will shut up.
sure his role in HOG had potential but one important factor is screen time. compared to the others his screentime was minimal so little that he barely remember that he existed until his revolution against his mother.
Kidd,
“I care about a lot of supporting actors, including some minor role actors.”
I like to read veteran’s interviews because they offer interesting perspectives on the industry. Often their interviews are less censored since they are not highly promoted and need to watch their words as to what to say.
@exoidus: who compared Ron to tony leung and Andy lau? Are u sure they were being sarcastic?
And do u seriously think Chris would do a better job portraying the emperor than power Chan? I highly doubt he could and it would be unfair to cast him just to give him a chance when Power is clearly a better actor and more suitable for the role. Chris had some opportunities but he couldn’t shine so he’ll have to keep waiting for luck to come.
Chris is good looking and tall but not really that special either. In the newer batch of actors, I like:
Jason Chan – model handsome
Stephen Wong Ga lok – cries well
Oscar leung – funny cute
@exoidus,
Really, Lok Yi as the Kangxi Emperor?
Even Power whom I deem a good comedian actor isn’t too competent for the role. Power is older than Kenneth in real life, but he plays his younger brother. I was able to look past that, but I still can’t see him as an Emperor. He’s just too short and lacks that charisma for an Emperor. Historically, Kangxi was one of the best Emperors.
In fact, Lok Yi played the Emperor in In the Eye of the Beholder. I needed Wikipedia’s help to revive the memory, so his performance was very forgettable.
@Kidd
His role in HOG was good because it’s a conflicting role but his crying was horrible. He was pretend crying just like a bad child actor.
In all his other series he don’t show any progress in emoting or charisma. He also don’t make a good king.
He’s boring that’s it and he don’t improve much. Ron was wooden before but he shows noticeable improvement.
Chris Lai? In HOG? Can’t remember… wasn’t it Moonlight Resonance?? Anyway the role in Moonlight Resonance was very very badly written. he was more like a guess in every scene, waste of space when could have been developed better. He looks good but always 1 expression.
@ Funn
Lok Yi’s role in HOG is also a conflicting role. Lok Yi played Susanna’s biological son. His mother is the one who keep harming the Tong family and he’s torn between his mother and the rest of the Tongs.
on another note, Gigi’s babies don’t look like her.
I kinda like lok yi, hope he’s getting more opportunities. He’s indeed not bad looking wth his height etc-can better than bosco if sumone really groom him
All the best & hope for them if the rumour is true:)
And all this time I thought he’s gay.
I just realised who TVB wants promoted as next big brother. Kenneth Ma. You can’t have him in villanous role and not intend to polish him as the next glittering new big brother. Kinda like with Nick Cheung or Roger Kwok.
So, can we predict that Steven fans will complain that TVB used him to promote other actors?
Funn,
“I just realised who TVB wants promoted as next big brother. Kenneth Ma.”
I suspect Kenneth Ma will be a long-standing pillar at TVB. He loves acting for the sake of acting. Before Wayne Lai became big, Kenneth said he admired Wayne Lai and Benz Hui for their acting skills and always eager to learn from them. In fact, I think he is quite friendly with Wayne.
I don’t think Kenneth was always favored when he entered the industry. If you look at his early years in TVB (going back to Triumph in the Skies), he had few fans. His early villain roles did not receive favorable recognition. However, Kenneth continued to work hard and learn from veterans. He approaches acting more as a craft and technique to be learned. Plus, he is enough of a blank slate (similar to Wayne Lai, able to lose himself in his character), doesn’t have an ego, not actively promoted to the state of being an idol with young fan girls having fantasies about him. These things allow Kenneth to continuously improve his craft, while polishing his skills in challenging roles.
I don’t think Kenneth Ma will be the next big brother in the next few years. If you look at roles, Bosco has more interesting characters to play. Raymond has more marketing behind him. Kenneth is a strong actor and continuing to improve. His loyalty to TVB is obvious and he has good working relationship with producers. He is an actor workhorse, interested in his craft and complacent in not caring about the title and promotion, but rather just doing his job well. An employer’s dream employee.
No doubt Ray is already there. So to compare Ray’s path with Kenneth is not fair at all since Ray to me is big bro in TVB with the absence of the usual big bros, Bobby, Bowie, etc.
Bosco may have more interesting role to play but I just don’t see him getting any higher. You can say same with Ron but Ron is steadily rebuilding his acting credentials even if he is still a lousy actor. Bosco to me is like Tavia; being forced into audience’s mouth as the next big thing when frankly, I like Bosco but on screen he is not engaging at all. Since he got interesting roles, I believe his acting is the problem.
Kenneth is luckier than Wayne; he need not wait that long and I sincerely believe he is being carved a better career path than any of the aforementioned names (save for Ray of course). I see TVB installing him as the next Bobby; as in at TVB, steady, continous. He has the charisma.
Problem is watching him in that series next to Steven Ma, my eyes look at Steven Ma more. No doubt he is secondary actor with a prominent role but after AFOS I find Kenneth getting interesting solely because of that white cheongsam thing he wore… (ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh). I don’t understand the villanous role. I think he can be the prince charming once occupied by Ray but he is either a villain, a fool or casanova. At least as villain he gets to practice on his acting which is…frankly.. not good at all. I know he is passionate about acting but right now, his passion alone is not enough. He has got to work on those expression, emotion. Everytime he goes angry I cringe. Like everytime Kevin wants to emote, I cringe.
But yes I do believe TVB is prepping him which is good. The path he is taking is steady so it is good for him.
But he should care about title, promotion. Like hollywood actors, once you hit a blockbuster, you can do whatever art house movies they want. Same with TVB actors. I think he was already on his path to second lead so to speak, MOL, etc but it was AFOS that gave him wide exposure. I just wished he had the wit to use those exposure.
“He stressed that he was currently not dating Tavia, but possessed very good feelings towards her. “
Lok Yi declare his interest for Tavia in public liao. 😀
so what…pls chris cannot affort tavia life as he is nobody at all..tvb trying to promote chris but still he not manage to get popular beside using tavia
is that no other guy that tavia can choose, chris lai is not suitable at all. or there is nobody want to chase tavia now until she have to the chris that no talent and poor
is that no other guy that tavia can choose, chris lai is not suitable at all. or there is nobody want to chase tavia now until she have to the take chris that no talent and poor
Hi Jimmy, I’m quite interested to know what makes you wrote that comment. How much do you know he’s not suitable for her. Anyway, it’s their life and they should be given a choice whom they want to choose isn’t it?
I think Lok Yi has potential but he needs lots of practice. Not sure what it is, but he looks good without opening his mouth. Perhaps it’s his voice, it does not suits him. On a side note, I think he did fairly well in TOT, big improvement.
I personally don’t think it’s that important to make it the top, look at Power Chan for example, he does not play lead roles but yet he is very pleasant to watch and seems to be leading a very happy life with his new wife. If one knows the limit that could be attained, then concentrate on doing what you can do best. I don’t think Lok Yi can be leading material but second lead, he should be able to. He looks good but he is not natural in his acting, very forced. Regardless, if him and Tavia are dating, good for them. They seems to be a match and he seems like a genuinely nice guy. The reason Tavia mentioned money all the time is because she does have a money tree in her backyard and she knows that in this business, there is only a few more years for her to earn as much as she can. She is supporting her mom, so quite filial if you are asking me.
“I personally don’t think it’s that important to make it the top, look at Power Chan for example, he does not play lead roles but yet he is very pleasant to watch and seems to be leading a very happy life with his new wife. ”
I disagree. Perhaps climbing to the top is not the most important, as it’s not for Lok Yi at his stage. I think he should focus on improving his acting first. You mentioned that he doesn’t have a pleasant voice, and I must agree. He sounds old and… I can’t seem to find the exact word to describe it.
Personally, I think it’s good to have that ambition to climb to the top. Charmaine Sheh, Fala Chen, Michelle Ye, Raymond Lam, Bosco Wong, and some others seems to have greater aspirations. I have a respect for these artists because they have this aspiration although strictly speaking, I can’t say I’m a fan of their acting. I like watching Charmaine, Fala and Raymond and like Bosco as a person, but wouldn’t necessarily call myself a fan.
In Power’s case, he seems to enjoy acting and may be one of the few TVB artists who treat acting as a form of art more than a job. I haven’t seen him in a while and only recently in Sentinel did I remember him again. If Power had more handsome looks, was taller, and had a sexier body, would he not want to achieve higher? Yes, he seems happy with his wife and all, but I still sense that if he had the chance and physical attraction, he would wanted to have achieved higher. However, since it’s nature and Power does not want to change his outer appearance to make money, then it’s important that he is satisfied with what he has.
It seems like Lok Yi does have greater aspirations and wants to make himself more well-known and gain bigger roles. Earlier, there was an article about how he wanted to use his masculinity to win over the audience. I still believe he should focus on his acting more. Everyone knows how he looks and most people believe he’s tall and decent looking, therefore, he should show us another side of him that we haven’t seen yet.
I believe every person has their own goal in mind, some are higher than others. Everyone’s “make it to the top” is a little different. Fala mentioned that she wants to win the Oscar, Kenneth says he’s satisfied if he reaches Benz and Wayne’s state, LF is very ambitious and seems to want to be singing and acting king. Charmaine has reached her goal of making it to top fadan at TVB and knowing that there isn’t any higher she can get in TVB, she decided to spread her influence in the mainland market.
Thus, I do believe that it is important for one to achieve the goal they set for themselves as it gives them a sense of personal satisfaction.
“Not sure what it is, but he looks good without opening his mouth. Perhaps it’s his voice, it does not suits him. “
I don’t think it’s his voice. It’s the way he talks. Can’t pinpoint what’s exactly is the problem, but, it’s not smooth.
I find this guy looks a bit like the late Danny Chan.
Hi Kidd, I also felt that way. Actually it’s his pronounciation, emm sorry I’m not sure but you know some Chinese said the tongue is short that’s why it’s affecting one’s pronounciation. Actually there’s this actress Yoyo Mung, she has the same problem, you can’t really listen clearly what they said…
In this case, Lok Yi is better than Yoyo. I’ve never has problem catching what Lok Yi, but, I often has problem catching what Yoyo said.
“emm sorry I’m not sure but you know some Chinese said the tongue is short that’s why it’s affecting one’s pronounciation. ”
Lol, like the tongue is literally short?! 😮 Or is it an inside meaning that I didn’t understand?
Err maybe it’s like the tongue is not flexible, cantonese said it as “chi lei kan” well so far these are the 2 artists that I find have that problem.
Tavia is hardly linked to anyone. It’s time she has a boyfriend!!! Hope this is true, he’s decent looking.