Wayne Lai Doesn’t Believe Wong Cho Lam’s Proposal Was to Boost TVB Ratings
With the TVB Anniversary Awards drawing closer, three-time TV King Wayne Lai (黎耀祥) is once again at the forefront of the competition due to his solid performance in Overachievers <名門暗戰>.
Although Wayne is confident in his performance, he also praised Roger Kwok’s (郭晉安) acting in Black Heart White Soul <忠奸人>. Wayne saw Roger as his greatest competitor, since Roger’s role in Black Heart White Soul was fairly unique and special.
Wayne Comments on Wong Cho Lam’s Proposal
At an event to promote safe driving habits yesterday, Wayne was asked to comment on the recently concluded TVB Anniversary Gala and the discussion generated by Wong Cho Lam’s (王祖藍) marriage proposal to Leanne Li (李亞男). When it was speculated that Cho Lam’s gesture was to boost ratings for the Anniversary Gala, Wayne did not believe this was Cho Lam’s motive. Wayne said, “It’s just to create a memorable moment! Honestly, ratings have nothing to do with us.”
Pointing out that there has been a downtrend in viewership ratings in recent years, Wayne said, “You can’t really compare with previous years because [viewers’] habits are different now. There are a lot of different methods for watching shows; you don’t have to sit down at a set time to watch anymore. As for myself, I still prefer watching TV during regular time slots.”
Source: On.cc
This article is written by Su for JayneStars.com.
Well, what else can he say? That it was all for publicity? Lol
agree,its understandable and logical to say that,but even if he think its all fake,he would not dare to say that publically,maybe only privately with his wife,i think nobody in tvb dare to say it honestly.
WCL should stop hogging the TV screen. I don’t understand his relationship. Theres a million ways to be romantic- why choose this?
Publicity?
now the whole world knows how short WCL is..
Roger is a better actor then wayne
No he’s not.
Both are great actors, I don’t think Rogers is better than Wayne. I prefer Wayne
Yes, i agree. Wayne is too formula driven…
Both r good, but roger can play waynes roles any day but Wayne probably couldn’t act as well as roger in comedy
Roger can never play Wayne’s role in both rosy business 1 &2. Wayne’s the best for those roles
They are both great and no, neither could play the others’ signature roles.
I don’t think TVB or Hong Kong could produce the same artists like Roger Kwok and Wayne Lai again. Let’s face it Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Sammul Chan, Bosco Wong and Kenneth Ma cannot play the number of diverse roles either TV Kings have done in the past.
Roger cannot play some of Wayne’s famous roles and Wayne cannot play some of Roger’s famous roles. But in the recent years you could say Wayne has been better than Roger. However I think Roger topped it with his one man show in Black Heart White Soup. Unless Wayne shows is something special…
“Roger cannot play some of Wayne’s famous roles and Wayne cannot play some of Roger’s famous roles”
Agree with that
Well said Wayne!
It doesn’t matter anymore whether the proposal was to boost ratings or not because:
1. Ratings for the Anniversary gala was the lowest in 20 years, averaging on 25 pts.
2. Highest rating for the gala show was not even when Cho Lam proposed to Leanne, but instead it was the highest when Chris Lai got the grand prize at the end (28pts).
Sincerely doubt wcl did it for ratings. Him and Leanne are devout Christians. They wouldn’t use their big day as promotional material for a show. That’s just disrespectful and utterly tacky. I truly believe he did it out of love.