Hugo Ng Would Give Everything to His Wife if She Leaves For Another Man

Singaporean born actor Hugo Ng (吳岱融) received a lot of attention for his despicable role in Brother’s Keeper II <巨輪II> as Ko Tin Tsu. Contrary to the villainous character he played, he is a good father and husband in reality. The 59-year-old dotes on his family and shows gratitude for the sacrifices his wife, former actress Lily Chung (鍾淑慧).

The actor revealed Lily was the main breadwinner of the family for at least six to seven years. “She was a beauty queen, so it was easier for her to get job offers and attend shows,” Hugo explained. “I can’t show up in period costumes all the time, or else it’ll get old.”

At the time, Hugo was typecast into wuxia projects and met his wife while filming The Man, The Ghost, and the Fox <人鬼狐> in 1992. They both played the main leads. “I used to think I wasn’t suitable to get married because I didn’t want to be tied down, and I didn’t want to drag the other person down since I didn’t know how to take of others,” Hugo shared. “But when I met [Lily], we very naturally got married.

“Although she gave him a clumsy feeling when they were just dating, she was very capable of taking care of the family after we got married and had a son. So for a long time, she put her everything into the household,” Hugo said.

Hugo Would Let His Wife Go if She Was Unhappy

The actor lamented things could go really well between married couples if everything is good, but if the situation is bad, then it could get really bad. Thus, Hugo would free his wife if she were unhappy in the marriage and happy with another man.

“People will ask me if I’m really that generous, but if you really love her you’ll understand,” he explained. “She’s my wife; I’ll give her whatever she wants; I won’t think about anything else. Even if she really takes all my things and leave, why not?”

However, he is positive she would not take all his money if she leaves because she’s a fair person, and so is he. “It doesn’t matter to me because I would want her to have a happier life,” Hugo revealed. “This is what it means to really love the other person.”

Filming Category III Films With Then Girlfriend

When the couple was dating, Lily showed him a script of a Category III film she was going to film, and he ended up playing opposite of her. Although people gossiped that he needed money and the project was paying a lot, he paid no mind to it.

“They don’t understand if actors don’t do it then no one will do it,” Hugo explained. “But it was me who suggested it – I don’t have to care about what people say, it’s not like I’m committing a crime. This is my job, I am an actor, and I want to perform this character well.”

Despite acting in such films, Hugo was actually a leading man in Singapore, where he worked for four years. However, he broke his leg during an action scene while filming for the Men of Valour <盗日英雄传>. Although there were only six days left of filming, Hugo had no choice but to rest for a year. Eventually, he moved back to Hong Kong as his parents lived there.

His Most Twisted Character

At TVB, Hugo picked up momentum again and filmed a lot of period dramas. However, he had some twisted roles too, especially in The Witness of Time <天若有情>. “A lot of things happened in there,” Hugo said. “I almost slept with my mom played by Lisa Lui (呂有慧) because I loved her. My half-brother in the drama was Ekin Cheng (鄭伊健), who was gay and raped me.”

Although it left a deep impression on viewers, Hugo became aggressive in reality because he was so immersed in his role. In fact, he thinks his character was more twisted than Ko Tin Tsu in Brother’s Keeper II.

“To be frank, when I first accepted the role [of Ko Tin Tsu], I knew it would be a good one,” Hugo expressed. “I hoped it would be fun acting out the character.”

In one scene, he was required to call Ali Lee (李佳芯) a “dirty prostitute.” “I didn’t really want to say ‘dirty prostitute’ because I wanted to respect women,” he revealed. “The way I said it was in an effortless way because I don’t think shouting is necessary to make an impact.”

On His Relationship With His Son

The actor splits his time between Hong Kong and Singapore for work and his family. Since his son is serving in the Singapore army at the moment, he rented a house over there so they could spend time with him. Although his son doesn’t initiate conversations, his son got him addicted to playing video games.

“I think it’s rare to find a guy my age gaming but my son got me addicted, so I can’t yell at him for gaming because I’m obsessed myself,” Hugo explained. “When I’m free, I will ask him to game with me.”

They’ll often talk about entertainment together, but Hugo does not sprout his philosophy onto him. “I believe my way of doing things might not suit him,” Hugo said. “He’s his own individual, he has to make decisions himself. I don’t need him to be super rich or extremely successful, I think being healthy and happy is more important than anything else.”

Source: Oncc

This article is written by MelodyC for JayneStars.com.