Francis Ng Loses His Cool While Fala Chen Keeps Hers
Hong Kong actor, Francis Ng (吳鎮宇) is known for being a perfectionist, and he expects cast members to be punctual and always do the best in their parts. With his no-nonsense personality, Francis reportedly did not get along with his costar, Fala Chen (陳法拉) in Triumph in the Skies 2 <衝上雲霄II> who allegedly is not a team player and has a bad habit of coming in late during filming.
Francis and Fala play a couple in the drama and they share many scenes together. Francis had already flared up once during the filming of Triumph in the Skies 2 when he scolded an assistant who was mistaken about the location of the shoot. However, an inside source revealed that Francis lost his temper again and even cursed at the crew during a location shoot in Paris.
The incident happened during an outdoor shoot at a park near the Louvre Museum when Fala was nowhere to be found after the lunch break. Francis became very impatient after waiting for Fala to come back to resume filming. He angrily shouted, “Where the [expletive] did she go? Where the [expletive] is she?” Francis then cursed at the assistant at the set, “Why are you rushing us? Why are we in such a [expletive] hurry?” His voice was so loud that even the people inside the Louvre Museum may have heard his tantrum.
The following evening, Francis lost his cool during an argument scene with Fala. Francis was reportedly upset with Fala who kept making mistakes, causing many outtakes. Francis allegedly attempted to control his anger but started kicking things around. Fala is used to this kind of situation, and she did not show any reaction to his outburst.
It was also reported that Fala had a knack of disappearing during the location shoot in Europe. As the crew was finishing up and getting ready to leave for the hotel, Fala went missing. This caused another round of cursing from Francis. “Fala Chen, the van is here, where the [expletive] are you?” Francis yelled. When the crew and the production team were done packing and ready to leave, Fala, like a magician, amazingly appeared out of nowhere.
Source: Oriental Sunday #780 via kuangaitvb.com
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Dang, Francis seems like a very hard person to work with! Poor Fala……:(
Poor Fala? if she has those Diva attitude, I dont see how’s wrong Francis scolding her like that.
I agree and if Fala has a diva attitude,then it is not necessarily Francis’ fault..
agree. But this news makes it really seems like it is Francis fault, and Fala as the victim. :S
Well its maybe because im a fan of Fala, but still Francis doesnt have to scold at her so that everybody knows… Or he could just tell her more nicely and not “Fala Chen, the van is here, where the [expletive] are you?!”
I know, I don’t find Francis is mad for no reason or unreasonable! I mean Fala should be more professional, being gone during filming and being late too. That is just unprofessional she should be showing respect to her senior. She shouldnt make her senior wait and she should memorize her script more too.
Never knew Fala had a diva attitude. She looks so sweet a nice all the time to me D:
Their onscreen persona is usually different from off screen personality.
Fala was wrong to be late to filming, but Francis should have more respect for others. The one that is acting all that is Francis. Plus, Fala did appear on time to leave. With such a bad temper, it makes sense why she would not want to be there. Her reaction to his yelling and kicking is also very appropriate.
“Fala was wrong to be late to filming”
And that’s that. Once is ok, but again and again is a problem. And the big star is Francis, not her. If Chilam can be on time, everyone can be on time, in a outdoor location, what excuse she had? I am not ok with Francis’ rudeness but some people deserves the rudeness when they’re not a team player and a tv series is a team player’s project. The entire schedule does not revolve around her alone. Try that with Liza Wang and I bet she too would have some choice words.
Remember Maggie Cheung? And what happened? She was in a way publicly humiliated in the anniversary gala by the likes of Lydia Shum, etc in a comedy sketch. It sounds funny, but it wasn’t. And after that I don’t think I ever heard Maggie being late or something like that.
Maybe because of the 2 producers that faught over her made her so proud.. I heard she didnt want cast in SSSS because she didnt want to play under TY. I guess she’s really ‘diva’.
And so reread the article couple times. Technically Fala was only late once during lunch time. She disappeared when they had to leave, but they said she came back right on the dot when they finished packing, right?
On what basis you call her a diva?
Fala has worked with a lot of people before and I never read any complain about her work ethics. On the other hand, it’s apparent Francis always thinks he is a senior and better than his juniors. He blatantly criticizes his costars and colleagues. How would anyone want to be around him?
I always find Fala is smart and has a personality of a star, not in the negative diva way. She has her own mind, unlike Ron, Myolie and young TVB artists who are very obedient until they break away from TVB one day. Fala knows when to comment, comment smartly and when to stay quiet, just like there is no point to argue someone like Francis.
Sky:
Agree with you. Fala can be a straight-forward person but is very smart in public relations and getting along with people, especially seniors (like Francis Ng).
I agree. Not even winning the best actress the award yet and she acting like this. Francis is not at fault!
Every artiste is a human being, no matter he or she has won the Best Artiste award or not, and deserves respects from other artistes (senior or junior). If a senior artiste wants respects from other artistes, he should respect other artistes first.
IMO, both of them were wrong in their own ways.Being punctual is important, especially when you are working in such an industry. Working in front of the camera,the time the whole world starts and ends work depends on you. Also, it is a sign of respect towards your work and other people that you be on time because it means that you’re aware of your work and its demands, it also reflects your personality as well..being late once or twice for a good reason is best to be forgiven, however, continuously being late isn’t doing the artist nor the crew any good.
Francis is well known for his short-hot temper and impatience. Although Fala may be wrong in her lateness, he should learn to contain his anger and not outburst by cursing or physically throwing a tantrum. That also shows his unprofessional side..not to mention it creates a very difficult and frustrating situation for the crew as well to see him in such a state.
But hey, everyone has their own faults and flaws. People should reflect, learn to adjust or deal with it. Everyone has room for improvement and change, no ones perfect..
@Funn
Do you remember which year was the comedy skit where Lydia Shum made fun of Maggie Cheung?
Didn’t make fun of her, just used her in a comedy sketch or rather a short comedy exchange about listing schedule being mixed up, the excuse used by Maggie back then. Could be true. Anyway it was the year of Old Time Buddy.
Funn,
If it’s the year of old time buddy, then Maggie was still always late afterwards. Remember when even Ah Jeh was pissed at her for being late during the Awakening story?
Ahh never change eh?
Was she? Refresh my memory pls!
It’s around 2001? 2002? can’t really remember, but I remember it being on the magazines, that Ah Jeh and Maggie Cheung were not getting along.
Fala disappears. Paris. Duh! Shopping trips.
Fala Chen was the sole coordinator of the whole trip, including booking air tickets and show tickets. Did she earn some kind of respects from other artistes even she was late? It could be a valid reason.
How did you know she was the coordinator for the tickets? o_O? Shouldn’t TVB be doing that…wtf lol
Chilam and Francis said in an interview that Fala had planned a lot of activities for them on the trip. Fala herself said that she had done the double checking on the bookings, so TVB might have place the bookings but Fala made sure everything was in order.
Just because she does those things doesnt means she has the right to be late. I mean TVB does all those things but if she wanna double check the stuff no one can stop her, she wants to do it herself no one force her to. If she wants to do those thing do it on her own time, she has no work ethic. Plus havent you heard money is time. No matter what reason it is I wont agree she can be late.
I don’t think it’s Francis’s fault though. If the insider source is reporting what has happened, then Fala is responsible for holding up the whole crew up. But Francis should be more understanding since it is PARIS they’re in. LOL, Paris= romance & shopping. Anyone would rather shop XD
Fala needs to step up her professionalism.
Good job Francis for yelling at her for being late. People should be professional and respect their job to be on time. It’s so simple, yet not much ppl can do that. She can shop when he job is done. You are wasting ppl time. Time is money. You are working with Francis Ng, not a lot of ppl get that chance to do so.
He yells at a lot of things other than late. Lmao
Yes, he also apparently yelled at his PA for rushing him
I agree with you. Fala can not be more professional at work?? She knows that Franics not like people being late and not be prepared well in their work ….
So why she make that´s mistake?
Look at Ron and Myolie worked 2 times with Francis and has never cried or said bad things about them … why? Because , she is professional in her work and like to have everything prepared and in time.
And that’s not me alone, that’s even mentioned in, some interview Francis mentioned too.
Maybe 10 years ago when Ron first work with Francis it happened.
lol… yes.. very professional to throw temper tantrums in public! Good job!
He won’t be throwing a tantrum, if some other people were professional and not be late for an hour?
No excuse. Sorry. Public temper tantrums? lol… I guess upbringing is very different from others.
There is no excuse for being as late as Fala was… definitely she’s 100% wrong. But a public tantrum is definitely the wrong reaction. Look at all the negative publicity earned for him.
Lol these are just rumors who would pay so much attention on Francis and Fala’s problem it seems too detailed to be legit.
Well done, Francis! If I was someone of his status I would have done exactly the same. Fala is unprofessional and does not respect her job and other people, crew included, have to tolerate her diva attitude. Unacceptable.
Francis seems to be the unprofessional one if he cannot even control his own temper and treat others with more respect.
How is he expected to be professional when one particular person does not learn her lines, disappear and appears as and when she wishes when others followed schedule and do their homework? It may seems he is bullying her but why her alone? There must be a reason. You want more respect then act respectful.
Agree. Andy Lau or Tony Leung would not have done same. They both are super stars in the film industry.
Critical and common senses readers are right, Fala is acting like a spoiled brat and thus need to be scolded by a “teacher”, “parent” or “older sibling”! Let us imagine exchanging roles, if Fala’s personal assistant, driver or maid is habitually late or constantly erred in doing errands for Fala, will Fala get upset or be calm and let their behavior manifest over and over again? I can guarantee that Fala will throw a major fit.
@ aptos
You can guarantee it because you are Fala?
@ aptos
Also, “critical and common senses readers” should ask themselves why Fala and Francis have filmed for months without any conflicts but now there suddenly is.
@Advo
If your co-worker makes mistakes in the first few months of their work, will you forgive their mistakes easily? however, after months of working together, and they continue making the same mistakes despite your corrections, will you get more pissed?
At the beginning of a large project are you more enthusiastic and energized? However, after months of working around the clock, won’t one tend to be more short-tempered?
Those reasons apply to others too. So that may be why there weren’t any conflict between the two in the first few months.
@ Nicole
IF Francis dislike Fala that much why did he trust and let her to take care of his itinerary? Bear in mind that this was recent, so it is not due to his “large nature” in the beginning of their collaboration.
Normal people would be more large in the beginning of working together. FRANCIS however, supposedly has a short temper and is known for being a perfectionist so nope, I don’t believe he’s that type at all.
@Advo
When did I say that Francis dislike Fala that much? And time is needed for planning itineraries. How long ago was that? A month or so before they left? They started working together in September. A month later to start planning will be around October.
Short tempered people are also “normal” people. Just different times to blow up. I do not think Francis will blow up right from the start.
@ Nicole
You didn’t. The article does. And filming started in August.
You don’t think Francis would blow up from the beginning? Except that he has proven he IS that type when he blew up at the PA months ago.
@Advo
Hope you remember that even Chilam blew up at a PA and even made it public on weibo. And he is known for being even-tempered. You yourself said “it’s hard to imagine someone like Chilam overreacting”. So was Francis blowing things out of proportion, or there’s something fundamentally wrong with the crew?
@ Nicole
I said it’s hard to imagine someone like Chilam overreact because he supposedly have high EQ. But I was CORRECTED in the thread. Later I admitted to the possibility that Chilam was being a diva. I don’t follow Chilam at all, so I cannot vouch for if he has high EQ or not. Francis OTOH is known to have a short temper even to people who don’t follow him that closely.
Is there something fundamentally wrong with the crew? I have no idea. But you were the one who argued Francis was a large person in the beginning of the filming. I gave you an example that proved he most certainly is not.
@Advo
Most commenters agreed that Chilam is pretty even-tempered. If the crew can even cause Chilam to flare up, what more for some one as hot-tempered as Francis? Or is Chilam not a gracious person as well? This time, we don’t know what his PA had done wrong to cause him to yell. But if the PAs can even cause someone like Chilam to rant on weibo, yes , I pretty much think they must be substandard. Francis should not overreact, but his anger is justified.
@ Nicole
I did not say Chilam was either. I said I heard he was even-tempered, but other people suggested something else. As I am not a fan of his, I am certainly not “qualified” to determine which statement is more likely. Which is what I said.
But so what if you are correct about them being justified in their anger over the PAs? Would you not say constantly being late and forgetting all your lines is not a fundamental problem too if you are an actress? So Francis have been generous with Fala so far but not the poor PA who earns minimum wage…? Hmm OK.
@ Nicole: They started to work at the end of July!
Sorry, someone cleared it up.
@ Moon
Thanks. I wasn’t sure if they started in July or August since the first sightings were in Aug, but the press con was in mid July.
So if someone at your workplace is late for a meeting, do you guys start yelling at the top of your lungs swearing at everyone? Seriously? That’s your image of professional?
lol…
Not saying Fala wasn’t wrong for being late.. but there’s no excuse to acting like that either.
I see both party perspective. I see why Francis is annoyed with some people being late but I think in should understand that the world doesn’t evolve around him only. Doesn’t mean if he is on time other has to be like him. Fala should have been on time because it is her job but then entertainment industry is a crazy job. She probably had like 2 hours of sleep or something and got up late. A lot of artist need to do that get to places. Sleep while travelling. Both parties are in the wrong and right. However, I think Fala handled the scenario a bit better since she did not talk back but continued her work.
“Doesn’t mean if he is on time other has to be like him.”
Disagree. Everyone is expected to be punctual, especially at work.
No problem.
@advo
So Francis has a short temper and Fala tends to rub people the wrong way… What’s new?
the news would have been better it Chilam was the one having temper and Myolie was the one coming late 😛
Exactly. That will be something new. 😛 When Chilam lost his cool with the PA, everyone was shocked. Francis? Pfft.
jajajajajajajaja you think you are funny, right? I don´t think so…
Myolie never been late at work or personal things because she knows that in the entertainment world, late or not been prepared is a crime or it is a bad thing.
she knows the golden rule to be respected,is to be always on time in all. Like Liza Wang always say.
If one day she been late, is for a reason. that could be a traffic or some thing that happend in her family.
LOL. Chilam getting angry at late Myolie reminds me of Rippling Blossom.
CHOI1991 come on I was joking I said that the news would have been BETTER if it was Myolie and Chilam NOT that Myolie comes late to work, chill out!
More like Francis is a perfectionist and Fala is irresponsible and unprofessional.
Why does is article antagonizing Francis for being annoyed by Fala’s behaviour? It’s a very reasonable reaction.
Yes, Francis is a perfectionist, but he doesn’t need to lose his cool. Francis has a short fuse. Myolie and Ron who worked with him, knows to behave, but fala who tends to be more diva, probably doesn’t care.
Being a perfectionist is one thing, but he also has a bad temper too. I wonder if Fala knows or she just does not care at all??
Then the problem is with Fala.
Francis and Fala worked together in the movie turning point.
“Why does is article antagonizing Francis for being annoyed by Fala’s behaviour? [b]It’s a very reasonable reaction[/b].”
**FACEPALM**
During the Anniversary Gala, when they have the cast of Triumph in the Skies 2 to reveal the special numbers, I already have a feeling that Francis and Fala do not get along. It’s the way he looks at her. After Francis reveals the first number, he said to let someone with high status to reveal the second number and he pushes it to Myolie. I thought it was a snub to Fala. This is all before I read this article but maybe I am thinking too much.
Here’s the clip for anyone who wants to come to their own conclusion if Fala and Francis do not get along.
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/tGSDaHCBma0/
Can anyone explain to why he says 7 is Myolie’s number? I think it’s some kind of diss…
Number 7 might be referencing the numbers of years Myolie and Bosco dated. It is sad that they can’t pass the 7 years mark.
I think 7 means silly in cantonese.
I definitely agree with you, the way Francis was looking at Fala was really awkward and in the beginning Fala looked really happy but after Francis took the envelopes away from her, she looked really unnatural, it was like she wasnt happy or something?
Yeah, maybe this is why he snubbed her…
Haha, nice observations~
Myolie Wu adored Francis Ng, and honoured him as her tutor. Myolie Wu was quite new when she was filming TITS 1. Their relationship has always been good and she complimented Francis all the time. It was Fala Chen’s first drama series acting with Francis. I think Francis gave preference to Myolie during filming, which might have upset Fala Chen. Why did Fala have to “adore and honour” him in the first place? Francis would have gained respect from all artistes if he was good and professional (not yelling at least).
They filmed the anniversary number clip before Kenneth, Nancy and Elena joined them in Europe. The pictures used in the original article had Nancy, Kenneth and Elena. Francis’ attitude to Fala at that time may not be related to this article.
Yes, it was filmed in Bath
I was wondering how long it would take for the tabloids to come up with more Fala gossip after that clip.
Unless he was joking? Like when he was sleeping while Myolie revealed the first no.? Or hiding when Chilam revealed the last number?
Nooo I agree with you. Because myolie always know how to get along well with the persons who is a nivel higher than her. So that why TVB old person like Myolie. And also it has been rumored a long time ago that Fala always has a DIVA actitud.
Sooooo Myolie knows how to kiss @ss? Fala is Western so perhaps she only shows respect to people who are respectful to her. /sarcasm
How about showing respect to people by being on time before expecting them to show respect to you?
@ Nicole
You get that I was being sarcastic… right?
advo
You have to remember that some people don’t get jokes easily, but fight back!
That’s sarcasm. Not a joke. Get the difference?
I admire tht he’s professional, bt there are other ways to solve the issue besides throwing tantrums and making situations more difficult. He should control his temper.
Agree!
never like francis. I am also not standing on fala’s side. But francis was well known for his bad temper. He should really keep his cool. Why must he scold others? People have their own dignity too.
previously there are rumors that ron and myolie was scolded by francis when they were filming the prequel. So with this news coming up, i am not one bit surprised. I never like francis.
Fala is well … everyone knows she is very straight forward, she goes her way and don’t care about what others think. So maybe because of this, it could offend several people.
Straight forward and Diva are 2 different attitude… I dont think Fala is that straight forward type but rather a Diva person though.. she thought she’s so famous until she doesn’t care of how other feels.
I never liked Francis Ng either – his personality or acting. He has no right to yell at other artistes even if they make mistakes in acting or they show up late. He can complain but he cannot yell or scream at others. Who is he? The big boss? Even an educated and well-behaved big boss doesn’t scream at his/her subordinates.
Francis is not the boss but maybe its his short temper that made he yelled at Fala? Some ppl just hv short temper and they will get annoyed on slightest mistake made… But imagine if someone make you wait for maybe 30 mins or 1 hour, you would feel annoyed and feel scolding him/her too right? it just waste other ppl’s time waiting for her when she already knew the time for the next shoot. I’m with Funn, dont buy Francis’ rudeness but Fala really need discipline.
Agree on his personality and acting, however he did the right thing here.
Complain to Fala or TVB? haha. Sometimes talking in a civilized manner won’t do e.g. small children.
Let’s face it there aren’t many artists in TVB who have the power to teach her a lesson. She is after all one of the great fadans and has a well connected hubby.
I don’t know Fala’s personality. But if someone talks to her in a nice way, I am sure she will accept, but not in a yelling manner in the public or in front of the crew.
Ha! Not saying you are naive, but if you are being publicly disgrace, normal ppls would try and do the right thing to show the disgrace was wrong, and what fala do? Continue her strike at being late, leaving w.o saying anything, disregarding her team member’s feeling.
So if saying harsh thing and she doesn’t fix her act, what are nice word going to do? Straight down the drain >_>?
@ Little Fishy
If you read the article again, you will notice it said she was late ONCE. Hence, there is no “continue her strike of being late”, kay? Just because Francis allegedly overreacted to her being late ONCE, that doesn’t mean everyone agrees that it’s such a HUGE deal omgosh she totally needs to change her personality right now!
No that news is false because Francis just explained in a TVB interview.
NO REALLY? *gasp* I’m shocked that there is tabloid news that turned out to be fake.
Body language is there. Can deny all they want, obvious to all.
@ Funn
What body language?
In that anniversary gala number revealing video. He was quite curt with her.
@ Funn
As I have written above. It could also have been a joke. I presume you saw all three parts. Well, in the first part, he is clearly joking with the fake sleeping. And in the third part, he was standing next to Fala without shooting her evil glares. So yeah, I think there’s a slight possibility he could have been fooling around. He is an actor and all, you know.
However, I’m not saying that they are BFFs. It’s completely likely that they don’t get along that well like him and Myolie do. People are different, and not everyone gets along. Francis is totally a diva and supposedly, so is Fala. Well, no wonder then if they don’t get along that well. But that is certainly still a far stretch to saying they get along so badly that Fala is totally tactless and unprofessional and Francis behaves like a tyran.
I will say it again. The clip was filmed in Bath which is before these Paris incidents. So IF Francis dislike Fala, it is something that has been simmering before they got there….
Now I know why he was being rather curt with her in that anniversary number clip.
Fala should learn to play nice.
If she can’t be professional about it be like Joel Chan. Take some time off. At least Joel did it right when throwing away his career.
I don’t think Fala Chen was not professional if she had some NGs at filming, or was late once or twice. Francis had no right to yell at Fala Chen under any circumstances if he was a professional actor.
Because she’s a girl? Wasn’t she unprofessional as well? And how can anyone be late for an out of country shooting where I am sure transport is provided?
The number clip was recorded quite long ago, when Kenneth, Nancy and Elena were still in Hong Kong. Think Francis, Myolie, Fala and Ron recorded it only a few days after they reached Europe.
The clip was filmed in Bath, England which was before they went to Paris. Odd that they have been filming for so many months and it’s only now that there are issues between them…
TVB tried and tested method of publicity.
i dont think that is fala fault, maybe she was busy prepare for the scence or something happened that she doesn
t expected Francis should of talk to her about that private instead of yelled at her, if he doesnt like her attitude then let her know in private, i think Francis is acting all that, everytime when Francis film something there will be a problem
and at least fala showed up before they left, and maybe she needs to use the bathroom or something,i feel like Francis is very impatient
Wow, Fala sounds like so unprofessional. Perhaps pampered too much by 620 and her husband too much?
Fala Chen mentioned at the airport in Hong Kong before they left for England and Paris that she was the sole co-ordinator of this trip. Probably she had to spend some extra time, before and after filming, to do the co-ordination. She had to look up and purchase tickets for them to see local shows and musicals. If that was the case, her lateness should have been excused by the crew!
Where did you read that Fala was the coordinator for the trip? Doesn’t she have a PA for that?
I watched it on 東張西望. Fala was interviewed by a reporter at the airport in Hong Kong just before boarding the plane. Fala mentioned it herself that she did the bookings because of the research she did about the trip. She even arranged to purchase show tickets for them to see musicals in England. They let her do it because she booked everything in English.
Her PA might not be good in English, and all the bookings had to be done in English in England or France, not in Cantonese.
still not an excuse to be late.. if she was a sole-coordinator and arranged everything, why didnt she inform Francis and crew before she went dissappear? According the article, it seems like no one knows whereabout Fala and everyone was waiting for her for the next shooting.
All those musicals and shows that Fala arranged are for leisure. She seems way more enthusiastic about the “leisure” portion of the trip, instead of taking her work seriously if she’s busy “coordinating”. That is not professional.
How did you know it was Fala’s idea to see those musicals? Did you interview her? It could be Francis Ng’s idea!!! He seemed to be their big boss on this trip.
How do you know it’s not fala’s idea? So you are saying now that whatever Francis says he wants, fala will do it? Francis says he wants to watch musical and fala rushes to arrange it for him? Contradicts what you say about Fala not “honoring” him. Yawn…
Veejay
If Fala had to line up to pick up/purchase those show tickets, she could have been delayed. She would be able to know in advance. You know how efficient people in England work.
Nicole:
I was joking only of course. Sorry if you did not get my joke!
Nope, you aren’t very good at joking indeed.
Obviously you are trying to bash Francis while “honoring” Fala. LOL
@sandcherry,
i have nothing against you but when you said those ppl who sell ticket delayed Fala and made her late but if Francis and crew were well informed, I doubt he will reacted such way like [explicit] her right knowing she is busy queuing for the crew and ‘himself” to watch musical? I doubt she went to buy ticket, she was prolly goofed off somewhere shopping.. hehe.
Agree with Veejay. If Francis was the one who told Fala to order musical tickets and she was late because of that, then Francis would he yelling “Where the **** are my tickets?!” and not “Where the **** is she?!”
Francis is well known for his bad temper. Every one knows inside or outside of the TV and film industries. It is very hard to support this kind of artiste.
You forget that Fala is well known in the industry for her attitude.
In fact the first sentence in the original article states “Fala who is always unable to click with the crowd”.. So that’s as well known as Francis for his hot tempered.
Let’s clear something up. He’s a full-fledged actor, not a TVB artiste. He’s been acting longer than before you were even born.
You’d better learn then if I am joking or not.
I’d reply based on my own intepretation.
Your interpretations may not always be accurate.
Everyone has his or her own interpretation, and we have to accept others on this forum. That is why we come here to submit our own opinions and comments.
Yet I am as entitled to my own interpretation of your opinion.
” Fala mentioned it herself that she did the bookings because of the research she did about the trip. ”
You mean for the entire shooting Fala is the coordinator? Or as a travel guide for times when they’re off work?
I don’t think Fala did all the travel bookings. She probably planned most of their leisure activities. However, she did say that she called to confirm bookings which was in references to the travel arrangements. And btw, in that clip both Francis and Chilam talk about how Fala knows everything and took care of a lot of stuff, and if their PA had any questions, go ask Fala. Certainly did not seem like there was any resentment.
Do you have that clip? What are the leisure activities they went on? From weibo I don’t see them going on any leisure activities together. I know Myolie and Nancy went shopping together, Chilam and Francis dranked together. I also remember Elena having dinner with Kenneth and Him. No leisure activities as a group.
I have the clip on my harddrive. It was an episode of Scoop/s.
Chilam and Francis talked about musicals and auctions. Fala has been photographed having dinner with Chilam and Francis so it’s definitely not true that there has been no time spent as a group. How would people get picture of them inside at a musical and stuff anyway?
Here’s the picture of their dinner in Paris:
http://photo.weibo.com/1736275134/wbphotos/large/photo_id/3512909214967425?refer=weibofeed
Here’s a group picture including Myolie and others
http://photo.weibo.com/1736275134/wbphotos/large/photo_id/3511406681343302?refer=weibofeed
Ron, Fala, Chilam, Myolie, and I believe also Francis
http://photo.weibo.com/1865540641/wbphotos/large/photo_id/3511782239062926?refer=weibofeed
Fan with Francis/Fala and Kenneth/Elena
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89910746@N03/8193840484/
Just checked. It was the episode from 8th Nov.
They seem to be spotted everywhere they go, I was expecting people to say I met *** outside the theatre/museum or I was watching the same musical as ***.
They are in France and England. There are lots of Asian people in certain place of UK, but not Bath. There are probably lots of tourists in Paris, but they might have better things to do. Aside from Francis, they are not exactly big shot stars either. I don’t think they have been “spotted” a lot all, considering that most of their filming is outside. In HK, there would have been thousands of pics for so much location filming.
In Bath there are a lot of Asian, advo :D. I went to Bath several times as I lived near it, in Bath Asian can be found easily in the street. Bath University has 38% Asian students – informed by a Bath student when I came to visit the university.
Hi Fox,
38% of not a lot of people is still not a lot of people right? IDK about you, but I don’t consider Bath to be a big city.
38% of Asian is quite high number in an England university. Bath is very small in my opinion. Just half of a day and I can go all the city center on foot. But it’s beautiful.
Of course, London and Birmingham are still the heaven for Asians :P. Other cities can’t compare. But Bath is definitely not a city of less Asians.
@ Fox
You admit that Bath is a small city, yes? You are arguing that there is a RELATIVE high number of Asian people in Bath – which btw you did not provide a statistic for. You actually wrote that it was a university stat so in reality, there could be a SMALLER percentage of Asians in the city Bath. And I’m saying it’s inconsequential because first of all, it isn’t even an overwhelmingly high percentage and especially second, given how small Bath is, and, the ABSOLUTE number of Asians in Bath is STILL small.
You don’t get me. I mean that Bath doesn’t lack the Asians, but I don’t say that Asians are ruling Bath or else. I only mean if you think in Bath, there are not enough Asians in Bath, I can tell you no. 38% of Asians in an university of a small city is actually very high percentage to a city in UK. In the city, you can easily find an Asian on street and in the city center, there is a small place for Asians where you can buy Asians foods and stuffs. So the chance that there are ppl know about Txb artists in Bath is not as small as you think, it’s wat I’m trying to say.
I don’t know where you are living but Bath in my opinion, is not strange to Asians like some places in UK :). I’ve been to Worcester and Malvern, these places are really less of Asians :D. The Asians living there have to go to Birmingham to buy Asian foods and stuffs :D.
And maybe I don’t tell clearer but Bath university isn’t an international university at all. It’s still very UK 😀 so the number of oversea students accepted by it is limited :). In an international university of course you can find many Asians or Africa students as the university accepts the oversea students easier than an UK university like Bath university.
You’re right. I don’t get you. My original post was about how Bath does not have a lot of Asians – and I am still referring to ABSOLUTE numbers. My point was never, there’s no Asian people in Bath. You say there’s a RELATIVE high number. OK. I say there’s an ABSOLUTE low number.
And once again, you say that 38% of A SMALL CITY’s university is a high number. OK. BUT IT IS STILL A SMALL CITY.
Finally, I did not say they would not be recognised at all. I said not as much. You think TVB stars will be recognised as much in Bath as in HK? If yes, then obviously we don’t agree. If no, then what exactly are you trying to argue? In addition to the fact that we can agree Bath is not a city with a big population, ask yourself how many people do you really think care about TVB stars? We are not even talking the good old BIG TVB stars – overlooking Francis, maybe even Chilam. We are talking about only recently rising to first rank TVB stars in a time where there is a lot more diversified Asian entertainment. And then you weed out the people in Bath that actually uses Weibo and would post about seeing them. If you then conclude that they would be spotted all the time, then lets agree to disagree.
Oh if you are saying so, I can tell you that even in HK, many HKers don’t know who is who in Txb :D. Their rating is around 28-31 means only nearly 30% of the citizens care for the series.
Even if I see them in Bath, I know them but I won’t come to see them :P, neither post on weibo. So the fact that maybe there are ppl know them but they dun go to chat with them or take their pictures. Do you agree about this?
I said that 38% is actually high to an UK university in a small city :P. Bath doesn’t lack Asians is my main point.
@ Fox
I NEVER SAID BATH LACKS ASIANS! I said there wasn’t many in context of people constantly spotting them, OK?! Again relative numbers =/= absolute! I’ll put it in numbers for you instead: 95.0% of 7+ millions in HK > 38% of less than 100.000 people in Bath.
So you are telling me that even in HK people don’t care about TVB stars. Great. But Asian people in Bath will care more>/i>, is that your point?!
Here’s what I think. I think that even if Bath has a 38% of Asian people, not all of them are Chinese so they will care less/have less idea about who these TVB people are. Then I think, of those remaining people, they are busy university students so during the day they are probably studying, attending lectures or various other student activities. I.e. probably not wandering the streets looking for celebrities. Even more, I think that they have max 1-3 nights a week where they really go out and have fun and seeing as the TVBers weren’t more than 1 week in Bath there is probably an even lesser chance that they were seen ALL THE TIME as the original poster talked about. I never said they weren’t seen. Considering I posted pictures where they were seen, then that would be very odd. Now as for if people do recognise them and wouldn’t approach. Yes, I do agree with that but seeing as I never claimed anything to the contrary your argument(ation) continues to perplex me.
38% Asian students in a small city is probably a high number. Unless we are talking about a worldwide high ranking university like the University of Bath!
Veejay:
Of course I did not know if Fala went to get the show tickets. It was only guess, but it could have happened. Fala was late after lunch. If Fala went to get show tickets and the box office was closed for lunch, she might have to wait for the box office to open again. Fala was in a new place and was not familiar with the local operating hours, routines and traffic, she could have been delayed.
But anyway, Fala should try to notify the crew of her lateness and her reason of coming back late. I think she would next time if she knew someone would be yelling at her in front of the crew.
And so reread the article couple times. Technically Fala was only late once during lunch time. She disappeared when they had to leave, but they said she came back right on the dot when they finished packing, right?
On what basis you call her a diva?
Fala has worked with a lot of people before and I never read any complain about her work ethics. On the other hand, it’s apparent Francis always thinks he is a senior and better than his juniors. He blatantly criticizes his costars and colleagues. How would anyone want to be around him?
I always find Fala is smart and has a personality of a star, not in the negative diva way. She has her own mind, unlike Ron, Myolie and young TVB artists who are very obedient until they break away from TVB one day. Fala knows when to comment, comment smartly and when to stay quiet, just like there is no point to argue someone like Francis.
You unlike Ron and Myolie because the news is saying Fala is not profesionalist.
but you have to get to thinking that it might Myolie, Ron and even the other cast know how to respect their senior. but Fala……
LOL. Ron is obedient? Have you been following his news?
There’s a difference between being obedient and having interpersonal skills.
Ron obedient? lol then he wouldn’t have been in every news headline about his payer attitude 😛
Fala appears to be really unprofessional. I understand being late once or twice but seriously, they are overseas as well. Filming needs to be completed on schedule and its not like they can just fly back whenever and re-shoot something easily.
I know people are complaining about Francis scolding and swearing but honestly, thats the real world for you. I mean, is swearing still such a big deal? At least he’s not calling her names, just using it as an exclamation. If she already knew about his temper, she should be better prepared to keep a harmonious atmosphere considering he is the bigger star.
Are you willing to take any yelling and screaming from your colleagues (senior or junior) for any tiny mistakes in front of other colleagues? If you are, you are a super nice person and willing to accept any humiliation/insult.
In the real world, if you were late it would make a larger impact than simply being scolded if you have a grumpy boss. Warning letter, not getting paid, some to the extent of losing your job.
Adding onto that the fact was not only the lack of punctuality, but also not being a team player. Honestly, in the real world, if you were not a team player (especially in a frantic and tense environment like TVB filming would be) you would’ve lost your job pretty early on.
And in regards to your question to me, if I was at fault then yes I would suck it up and accept the scolding then learn from my mistake. That’s not being nice, that’s understanding that I’m in the wrong and not making excuses for my mistakes. If everyone else can be on time, then I’m sure it wouldn’t be too much to ask me of me to do the same.
Lychii04: go back to read the article. When was she late the 2nd time? Why must she wait in the van while the team is packing up? Because the almighty Francis wants her to?
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Super agree!!!!
Not to be rude or snarky, but if we’re basing everything on the article then I think you guys should go back and read the article. It said she had a “habit” of being late to filming. So not just once or twice, but numerous times therefore habit. Of course they’re not going to report every single time she was late, since the focus with that incident was Francis’ outburst that reached the museum. Implicitly, she may have been late many more times.
@ Lychii04
Not to be snarky or rude either, but maybe you should go back and read the article a third time! It says she has a habit of disappearing, not at being late! She also wasn’t around while the crew was packing the van BUT WAS ONE TIME when they had to departure. What exactly does it matter that she keeps disappearing? She is Paris!!! As long as she is there when needed, how is it anyone else’s business if she goes off to see things?!
“Fala was nowhere to be found after the lunch break.”
From what I read in the original article, she was late for an hour.
Now that is unprofessional.
bee7
Sorry I did not read in the article that Fala Chen was late for an hour as you quoted. It was reported:
“The incident happened during an outdoor shoot at a park near the Louvre Museum when Fala was nowhere to be found after the lunch break.”
Fala had complete freedom to be away at lunch break. It was her free time. The article did not say how late she was after the lunch break. Please read the article carefully again.
Bee7 said that he/she read the original article. Please read her comment carefully again.
http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/70e120a9tw1dz0qkfe7b7j.jpg
And it does state in the original article under the 3rd photo on the right that fala was late for an hour. we arent talking about 10-15 minutes. That Is late.
Punctuality is very important, it reflects on someone’s reputation, if she/he is often late to a date, that shows she doesnt’ respect that person whom she dated etc.. same goes to Fala, she doesn’t respect Francis and the whole crew.
I read the article (written in Chinese), posted on the link, twice, and I still could not find anything stating that Fala Chen was late for an hour. Could someone tell me exactly where was it stated that Fala was late for an hour?
The caption under the 3rd photo on the right.
Okay. I got it. Why was it not reported in the above article? Not everyone had the chance to read the article written in Chinese, especially if it was only a small comment made at the bottom of a small photo.
Thanks anyway!
A true gentleman and a professional at that would have shown more curtesy to a lady. Francis did the opposite by “losing his cool” in front of Fala and even shouted at her. Yet, she kept her cool. For whatever reason this incident occurred I admire Fala for her behaviour at his outburst. She seemed to have annoyed him no end, still……
For whatever reason this incident occurred I admire Fala for her behaviour at his outburst.
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Agree absolutely. Fala had good EQ to keep herself cool.
more like feeling guilty for keeping ppl wait for 1 hour..
Lol at how creative readers can get, 1 hour or 5 minute….
The readers aren’t “creative”. It is in the original cantonese article.
“成粒鐘”… You know the meaning of that phrase?
First, it was not reported in the above article. Secondly, not many people here can read Chinese. As a result, people could have commented as per facts stated above.
It may not be stated in the translated article, but do note that Sky is the only “creative” one to assume it was for 5 minutes. The one who read the original article mentioned it was for an hour. So who is the “creative” one, and who is going by facts?
I always thought Fala can’t be THAT much of a diva if she gets on with someone like Steven Ma, can she…? But her being late is very unprofessional and inconsiderate towards the cast and crew. If you do wrong in any work place, of course you’ll get reprimanded.
In Francis’ case, he could try to resolve the matter in a more mild manner. Him shouting/screaming will only sour their relationship, create further tension and imagine everyone else on the set having to walk on eggshells around the pair of them…
Got to consider that Steven knew Fala before she became Mrs Sit. I believe at that time, Fala wasn’t a diva, after all she was a newbie, thus eager to learn and eager to please, and didn’t have the clout behind her as well. You can’t think that Maggie Cheung all walked out from day 1 with diva attitude of her own.
If she doesn’t have Mr Sit behind her, would she act this way to Francis? Or will she be more obedient? Fala is a smart girl. She would have known what she should do to get further without the backing of her husband.
What people don’t get it is in entertainment world whoever is more famous can be the diva. In Korea, whoever is more senior get the respect irrespective of how famous the young one is. She is expected to accomodate him, not the other way around. It is a simple fact. If Myolie can do it, why not Fala? Yes he is short tempered but never this openly hostile which means something ticked him off.
Poor punctuality doesn’t necessarily equate to diva attitude. If Fala really is as smart as we think she is, she should know that being “Mrs Sit” will probably offer her more job stability, but she’d definitely be out of her mind to disrespect her seniors. There are many others with a rich, successful backing, but that doesn’t guarantee that they’ll go far – if anything, Fala should be aware of that fact instead of trying to rub people up the wrong way. Anyway, this makes her sound like some power hungry, gold-digger and/or just plain conceited…:D I don’t know. I just think she does things her own way (and sometimes a bit oblivious as to how it can offend some people). Like that thing with her (short-lived) music career where people were criticising her for being “too demanding” – for wanting to inject more originality into her album instead of singing covers. I actually found nothing wrong with that; it’s great that an artist wants to have more input and taking responsibility for what they release to the public.
Gosh, I sound like I’m trying to defend her, but I’m not even that keen on Fala herself. I just think that things may not be as straightforward as it seems. I frequently hack my parents off simply because we have different upbringings, therefore differing values. One key thing is that they respect and follow all elderlies, regardless of whether they’re right or wrong. I, on the other hand, prefer to treat people as equals and place more importance on being fair; no matter who you are, you should be able to admit to your mistakes.
In this incident, Fala is clearly in the wrong for being late. (Whilst Francis’ reaction is understandable, the *way* in which he behaved wasn’t that acceptable either.) But it’s more than what he/she did right or wrong; I just think it’s a case of their personalities not meshing well together.
@ skinnymocha
I like several of your points. Even though you are not keen on Fala, you certainly sound objective in your comment.
I fully agree on the music issue. I thought it was hilarious that people were complaining about how unoriginal her album was, turned around and criticised her for saying the exact same things. Suddenly, she needs to “earn her dues” and gosh, how dare she ask for special treatment when all newbie singers go through the same thing. THE ONLY POINT, I will concede to, is that she should have spoken up sooner or simply have not gone through with it since it wasn’t up to standard. However, I really believe it’s her dream and that’s why she released it anyway. Sadly for her, it just gave people more ammunition against her.
The second point is about respecting elder people just for the sake that they are older. Some people values that a lot. I don’t. Fala might not either. That still doesn’t give her a right to be late, that’s plain unprofessional – however, if it’s once or twice, it is certainly not a HUGE issue. Similarly, Francis might have blown up – ridiculously – but the people around him knows that’s what he do and as long as there is no mutual resentment then it is what it is. BUT it is also very unprofessional behaviour.
Finally, we don’t even though if their personality really clash. People are basing it only on this report which comes out now – months after they started working together – and the perceived snubbing in the anniversary clip.
Steven Ma that scary?
I heard from past articles that he has high standards and will scold at whoever fails to meet them.
Interestingly I did not see the same level of criticism against Louis Koo when he was accused of shouting profanities at a particular female costar.
Which actress? I don’t recall that story at all. Louis is actually very mysterious guy.
Yvonne Yung Hung. They co-acted in the series about the young Qian Long “War and Remembrance”.
So does this mean there won’t be any hot kissing scenes btwn fala and Francis then?
Maybe they should change the storyline for her to end up w/ chilam instead. The audience just wants to see a good romantic story in Paris.
Maybe there will be. Will definitely be very “passionate”. But didn’t Fala said no to kissing scenes?
Well she said yes to sex scenes in this…
Depend on how you do the sex scene, if its just jump to bed, light turn off, it’s no where near a kissing kissing scene lol
When does TVB have “kissing kissing” scenes? I certainly agree that even the sex scenes will probably be tame, but if she has said no to kissing scenes then why did she kiss Michael Tse in LOO (lame as it was) and now will have presumable bed scenes with Chilam?
I didnt even know that Francis and Fala would pair up his drama. I thought it would be Julian and Fala and was so excited for this pairing.
i have to agree, there MUST be a reason why hes scolded her, he didnt scold others, why only her???
hes a professional and perfectionist so…
butt i guess he should learn how to manage his temper better lol
Didnt the article said he scold his assistant too? He has a past of scolding ron and myolie. Unlike the two, Fala has a mind of her own and doesn’t just act obedient for the good press. She remains quiet though for a good sport. This tend to get people angry even more.
Why do people think that scolding is bad? Does Ron deserved to be scolded? Why do you think Ron and Francis are still on good terms today? Because his scolding isn’t unjustified. This is what he said about Ron and the other S4.
“反而是S4（当年《冲》剧的S4是吴卓羲、黄宗泽、马国明、陈键锋），我不是说他们演技逊色，只是精神不集中，又不熟读剧本便到场。问题是他们的对白要跟我互动，所以我便想了一个特别的方法令他们尴尬，继而打起精神乖乖就范。相信时至今天，他们也毕生难忘。”
The S4 team do not concentrate and are not familiar with the script when filming. What’s wrong with scolding them if they are in the wrong? If he had not scolded Ron and disciplined him, will Ron perform so well in the original TITS? Remember, that was one of the roles he actually received praise for. After that, not much praise.
If just for “a mind of her own”, and she does not perform to standard, that’s a problem she needs to reflect on. Tardiness isn’t accepted in any workplace, unless she’s the boss.
@ Nicole
There’s nothing wrong with scolding. There’s something wrong with kicking things and shouting at people. Fala was unprofessional and a diva. And so was Francis. But because he’s an acclaimed actor, he’s apparently earned a right to bully people.
@Ado No doubt, it’s wrong to throw a tantrum, as I’ve mentioned in my 2nd or 3rd comment, Francis shouldn’t have lost his cool. However, if Fala was doing things right, he won’t be able to find anything to scold or yell at about her? Why don’t we see Francis kicking things around with Myolie or Chilam? If she wasn’t late, Francis won’t have a need to yell. Perhaps if she didn’t disappear for an hour, he won’t have felt pissed, and continue being upset when she still continue making mistakes while doing scenes. Such feelings also accummulate and snowball over time.
Having EQ is also about adapting to different working styles. With some people you can be less restrictive, like with Ron or Myolie; with some others, like Jessica, and Francis, maybe not so much.
@ Nicole
There is such a thing as blowing things out of proportions. Fala was late. She deserved to be scolded. End of story. ASSUMING any of it is even true! But it is NOT Fala’s fault that Francis has a short temper and flips out in a ridiculous manner. People are responsible for their own actions. Francis also scolded his PA for rushing him. Why are people overlooking that?!!
@Advo
I believe, he scolded his PA, during the Fala being late incident. In the original article, it states that he was cursing when waiting for Fala for one hour, and then turned to his assistant, and yelled at her for rushing them.
He is already pissed off. If the boss is pissed, you do not create more trouble. But apparently, his PA still has not learnt the golden rule.
Francis should keep his temper in check, but if Fala was not late, he would not have lost his temper. End of story.
@ Nicole
Nope. People are responsible for their own actions. Fala did something wrong, Francis is allowed to respond appropriately. He’s not allowed to flip out or take it out on the PA. Fala is not responsible for his disproportionate behaviour. That’s like saying I dented your car, so you are allowed to trash mine and my neighbour’s because now you are in a bad mood.
“If your boss is pissed off, you don’t create more trouble”? How do you know the PA was creating trouble?
It’s interesting that there’s only mention of ONE incident of Fala being late, whereas she was right on time for the van. And that apparently is something Francis need to flip out about too.
No in the past it say that Francis is SCOLDING JUST SOME OF THE S4, Francis cleared well that 10 years ago he scold Ron a time ago, but never say or scold Myolie because she was obedient and been studying their lines well for the drama.
Oh come on! Those of you who think Francis is wrong in losing his temper and scolding Fala – let me ask you, have you ever gotten angry or scolded a subordinate for being late or screw up on the job? If you haven’t, then you are one easy senior that commands no respect and will only allow your juniors to bully you.
My boss never scolded me and if he did he never scolded me with profanities.
A correction; Francis is not Fala’s boss.
Funn. maybe you never made big mistakes.
But think about it, if you were late for a meeting for an hour for no good reason such as fooling around, and all the big shots have to wait for you alone, you will probably get a huge verbal warning, or a warning letter.
Fala can’t get warning letters. Francis probably scolded her in the only way he could.
Surely am employee who doesn’t have a death wish will not do that! I will never allow myself to make such a mistake. It goes right to my reputation. I may not be hardworking but I am certainly not negligent!
And that example should get you fired.
Fala was late for an hour and kept the whole crew waiting.
She has a death wish? Or she just a diva.
Funn, try being late and be nowhere to be found when your boss is looking for you – if he doesn’t scold you, then congrats, you can take over his position soon.
Francis is not Fala’s boss. But he is her senior in the industry. And in Chinese culture and workplace, you always give face to your seniors.
Your boss doesn’t scold you with profanities, because he’s a white collar office worker. Francis isn’t, and he hangs around with people like Anthony Wong who sprouts profanities in every sentence. Like how he scold Xiaozhu’s fans. While we may not be accepting of the vulgar way they speak, they are probably the type who use profanities all the time.
“Fala was late for an hour and kept the whole crew waiting.
She has a death wish? Or she just a diva.”
Or she lost her way. Quite possible. If she has no transport. Or she thinks this is a working holiday.
Funn, in the original article, it states that she’s busy talking and taking photos with some guy in the louvre.
I can tell you that I’ve never shouted at other people and kicking things because they were late or made a mistake. And I don’t consider myself evenly tempered for having that kind of human decency.
advo
If you are a professional with good professionalism, well educated, and good manners, you will talk to your employees PRIVATELY when they make mistakes. I am sure that you will find out the real reason before you scold your employees. However, you will not yell and scream at your colleagues or subordinates in front of other colleagues or in the public. It shows badly on your own self. I am sure if the artistes were Andy Lau, Tony Leung, or Aaron Kwok (they are even more senior than Francis Ng), they would never lose their temper like that – yelling and screaming all the time at other colleagues and co-artistes.
If every one thinks it is right for Francis Ng to yell at junior artistes if they make mistakes or come late once or twice in filming, it will be a chaos in the entertainment industry. No one would know how to “RESPECT” other people in the world.
Moreover, if Francis created a very bad relationship with Fala on the trip, how could Fala act as his lovely girlfriend and lover in the drama? Fala was just a human being, she could only do so much as a professional artiste. No wonder she had so many NGs. I admire Fala’s high EQ to handle this situation. A lot of girls would have cried when Francis yelled at them.
@ Sandcherry
I do not believe this incident was as bad as described. Maybe Fala was a bit late, maybe Francis did get a little cross and scolded her. As he should since if Fala was late, she could have been holding back an entire crew. But there’s a difference between scolding and shouting and kicking things. The news have portrayed both Fala and Francis unfavourable and made a big deal out of something that might not have been a big issue at all. Francis and Fala do not seem to have had a fall out if he has spoken out on Weibo in her defense.
The article wrote Fala was late for an hour, Francis got mad and started shouting and kicked things. If anyone thinks the article was exaggerated, and maybe Fala wasn’t late for an hour, then there is also a possibility that Francis only told her off jokingly. Francis deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt as much as Fala.
The article could have exaggerated a bit about the behaviours of both Francis and Fala. However, I have heard and read too much of Francis’ rude and rough behaviours towards his co-artistes and colleagues in the last 20 years. He was pretty bad even when he was a TVB actor years ago. His bad temper is well-known in the industry.
Probably because of Francis’ past history, I tend to have some prejudice against him.
As a matter of fact, both of them were unprofessional. Francis should not lose his temper so easily and yell at Fala in front of the crew and public. Fala should be more punctual. If she had to be late, she had to notify them in advance or give them the reason of her lateness.
@Sandcherrry
“If you are a professional with good professionalism, well educated, and good manners, you will talk to your employees PRIVATELY when they make mistakes”
However, Francis is not a well educated professional. He hangs around with Anthony Wong for heaven’s sake. He’s the one who said something like he feels uncomfortable when he doesn’t use vulgarities. Look at how easy he starts scolding vulgarities with Xiaozhu’s fans. Some people may not be able to accept it, but they are rough and tumble guys. So when he said something like “Where the F*** is fala?” What exactly are his intentions? Is he blowing things out of proportion, or is that the way he usually talks off screen?
Should every uneducated professional behave the way he wishes? If so, other people don’t have to respect this uneducated professional. End of story.
Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau and Tony Leung are not that better educated than Francis Ng, but they are real gentlemen and highly professional and respected actors.
Do you know anyone who embellish every sentence with f***? Or someone who refrains from all vulgarities? I know both types, but it doesn’t make the former least respectful than the latter. It’s a result of upbringing and social circle. To some people, scolding vulgarities is common place, and does not translate to respect.
Chow Yun Fatt, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok have heartthrobs or idol images. They have an image they need to maintain. Francis is a character actor, acting in triad films. If Andy Lau is a real gentleman, well,look at the hypocritical way he did not acknowledge his wife for years, just to maintain his image. More like a fake gentleman.
Nicole:
It seems that you are a person who likes arguing for anything. You will “talk” back whatever other people say. You should be a professional lawyer!!
I have watched Francis Ng’s acting since his very first drama series in TVB, and have heard too much (unpleasant criticisms) about him. Therefore, I don’t think highly of him as a person or as an actor. Not every movie king is a super star to me ….. not as an actor or as a super star.
Sandcherry,
If you don’t like people disagreeing with you, then talk to yourself in a mirror.
Funny, you are able to accept all negative news about Francis so readily, yet to you, Fala’s negative news about her character isn’t true? Francis has news for 20 years, because he has been in the industry for that long. Fala’s news about her character might be found offending has also been going on for some time, and in fact, has been confirmed by her good brother Steven Ma that some people may find her rude?
Both have character problems for surviving in the industry, which I have acknowledged in my first comment. However, Fala is younger, and has a longer path in the industry, I would wish for her to adapt. She can insist on her own individualism in her private time.
If you think Fala should adapt, why don’t you talk to her personally?
I have also said that both of them were wrong in their own ways. Personally I don’t accept people yelling at me in front of my colleagues or in the public, which Francis did. If Fala was late for an hour (unprofessional to him and the crew), Francis (as a senior actor) should have talked to Fala personally and privately. This is my argument only. I never said Fala should be non-punctual.
@Sandcherry,
You can’t talk to someone in private nicely when you’re in angry stage o_O.
Veejay:
Do it when you have calmed down. I would myself. Even parents should do same to their kids.
Have you watched Damian Lau’s recent interview on “The Green Room”? He said that way before the filming of SSSS, he started his “big family”. He got all the artistes together and created a family relationship and atmosphere. They had their own chat room, and Damian talked to each artiste about his/her character from time to time. In that case, all the artistes knew each other so well and treated each other as real family members. That is what I call a super star or excellent artiste. Damian Lau does not need to get Best Actor awards in movies or drama series, but every artiste respects him because he is a good and professional artiste.
@sandcherry,
Different individual has different personality and maybe Francis is the explosive tye who will leash out at others when they did mistake. Maybe Francis was sweating, tired, hungry and prolly sleepy? just wanna finish work fast and Fala’s lateness just trigger him?
And u can’t compare it with Damian’s group discussion becuase FAla was not in discussion,she just gone missing for an hour. PPl can’t find her.. so the crew might be worried for her safety too so its very obvious that its fala’s fault this time.. even if Francis scolded her, i think he meant it in a good way. 🙂
@sandcherry
Obviously Fala knows what’s wrong with her, since even Steven brought it up in an interview, it’s whether she wants to change or not.
In the beginning you insisted that Francis was wrong, due to your prejudice towards him.
Besides, let me ask you, if your superior really yells at you in a rude manner in public, what would you do?
1. Quit
2. Report him
3. Suck it up
Fala has all the reasons to quit, but she doesn’t want to.
Report him? Who in TVB is gonna care, they are all begging Francis to come back.
The only thing she can do it to suck it up and adapt. If you know that there’s a tiger around, would you offer him your neck? Francis’ temper is well-known in the industry. If she’s a team player, and for the sake of the working environment of the entire crew, she can jolly well just sit at the side to create less friction, but she just want to run off and do her own thing. Francis is in the wrong, but I thought Fala is smarter. Or maybe I give her too much street cred.
It should read, in the beginning, you insisted that only Francis was wrong, due to your prejudice to him, and praise that Fala has high EQ. Even though she too was in the wrong, and could only keep quiet.
Nicole:
If someone yells at you, I don’t think you would keep quiet even if you are wrong. You have super strong “fighting” spirits.
If Fala did not have high EQ, she would either have cried or left the crew. Anyone could see it.
@sandcherry
Nope, you don’t know me when i’m working. This is my leisure time. I know how to separate work from personal behaviour.
If I’m in the wrong at work, I will apologise, but in the first place, I would not allow myself to make such a big mistake such as holding up the entire team for an hour.
If she’s in the wrong, how can she leave?
Veejay:
I talked about Damian Lau, not because of Fala Chen. I just wanted to say what is a super star/excellent artiste to me. It is not a Best Actor award, it is his professional attitude towards other artistes and acting requirements. People respect him for his professionalism, not for his BA award.
If your senior (not your boss) yelled at you at work in front of all other staff, and your mistake was not huge (that you would damage the company), would you be not upset and apologize for your mistake right away?
I think Fala would if Francis was not yelling at her. Or Fala did apologize for her lateness, but it was not reported by reporters only.
@sandcherry
It depends on what you mean by a big mistake. To me, extreme tardiness for no good reason is quite a big mistake. Can you imagine, some staff holding up an important meeting, because she ran off for some shopping during lunch and forgot about the time? Their filming time in Paris is quite limited, would they have to get permits to film at certain locations? They can’t exactly go back and refilm everyday can they? If I had to hold up a meeting, I would feel guilty. Unlike you who thinks that it’s extremely high EQ to just stay quiet, even when you are in the wrong.
“Have you watched Damian Lau’s recent interview on “The Green Room”? He said that way before the filming of SSSS, he started his “big family”.”
And to make it more realistic, he slept with his 4 wives.
Joking!
Haha, never thought this news would create so many comments.
Seems like Sandcherry and Nicole have “battled” for 24 hours non-stop LOL.
We should have live-battles with audio 😀
exoidus
You were right. However, it was NOT my intention to battle with this Nicole 24-hour nonstop. She seemed to hate me a lot ever since I submitted some posts about Christine Kuo a few months ago. Those posts were submitted based on the facts that I got from Christine’s profile on Fairchild TV’s website, when she was competing for Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant. I did not make them up myself.
I have visited this website for more than a year, and I never had people, except Nicole, “fighting” back on my posts in such an uncivilized way. I am a very civilized person, and I always respect other people’s opinions and comments. I understand that everyone of us has his/her rights to submit his/her posts as long as he/she writes it politely and reasonably.
We cannot always expect other people to agree with us, but it is rather annoying and irritating if someone is on your back all the time. I will try to stay away from this Nicole and not to step on her tail in future.
Honestly speaking, everyone of us does have some favours on certain artistes and some prejudices against others. Right?
I enjoy coming up here to share my opinions with others, but I don’t enjoy having someone on my back all the time.
I reckon Francis is the one who has the problem. He’s known to scold cast members in the past before so i’m not surprised hearing this. And if he thinks he that great of an actor, than why hasn’t he won an oscar yet then?
Francis is actually a very good actor, and very well respected actor in Chinese entertainment world with female AND male fans. Oscar? Not even Chow Yun Fatt will answer that.
If he was that good, then he wouldn’t have to downgrade to TVB for work.
PS: Andy lau is also downgrading to TVB for work.
It;s not a downgrade Not an upgrade. Just a matter of being invited and he accepted.
and he is that good. Met most chinese men who speaks of him in awe.
Yes, being late is unprofessional! But how do you know this kinds of news is true or just a rumor?! From what know I think HK media don’t like Fala at all. Anyway, I don’t think Fala that stupid to act like this way to harm her image!
I do not know why people loves to take the Fala gossip as gospel.
I think many people are jealous as Fala Chen for having such a rich and good-looking husband. Her Mr. Sit could have influence in entertainment industry, such as placing big ads in TVB.
Fala Chen has her own views and may not be a super considerate person to other people. She does not care too much how other people think about her. She just wants to act and be a good artiste.
In fact, if Fala Chen does not like to act, she could have quit and become Mrs. Sit. Fala is still working very hard to improve her Cantonese and acting skills. There are many pretty girls who would quit the entertainment industry right after finding rich husbands, such as Tsui Tse Kee.
My typos:
It should read “I think many people are jealous at Fala Chen for having such a rich and good-looking boyfriend”.
@Sandcherry,
R u implying Francis Ng is jealous of Fala’s rich husband that’s y he scolded her? or we’re jealous? lol..
I m not sure of others but i certainly know how to distinguish myself with a celebrity..I’m not a celebrity or Fala’s peers so I dont think I will be jealous of her..lolz
Veejay:
I didn’t mean that Francis Ng or you were jealous of Fala Chen’s rich boyfriend. Why would you? It just seems that Fala Chen gets a lot of attacks after having a relationship with a rich guy. I guess she is lucky to have someone to fall on, but she is also working very hard to improve her Cantonese and acting skills throughout her acting career. I can see her improvements.
I don’t know Fala personally, so I am not in a position to comment on her personality. I know some actresses are easier to get along with people, and some aren’t. Perhaps Fala is one of the latter ones.
You don’t know Francis personally, but made tons of comments on his personality.
Nicole:
You must be a die-hard fan of Francis Ng. Moreover, you really have “fighting” spirits, especially against me.
I made comments on Francis because I have heard/read tons of bad comments on him and his bad temper thrown on other artistes in the last 20 years.
As for Fala, I did not recall hearing or reading too much of her bad work ethics.
Anyway, if you people think a super star or professional artiste should throw his temper on other colleagues/artistes because of late punctuality, go ahead and support them.
I heard that Raymond Lam was always late in filming “HAL”, in that case Michael Miu should also have yelled at him many many times!
Simple, I always argue against your opinions because I find them strongly biased against people you do not like. You are welcomed to do the same.
Francis has negative news for 20 years, because he has been in the industry for that long. Fala had negative news too, for a comparatively much shorter period of time.
I hope you remember Raymond’s back was in such pain that he can’t even get out of bed during the filming of HAL? How can you compare that to someone who lost track of the time, and busy visiting the Louvre?
How did you know that Fala was busy visiting the Louvre? Were you there with her? You were just like me, reading the news in the reporting and made our little assumptions. You were not any different!
If I was biased, you were, too. How come people here did not get offended at my posts, except you? There are many other people here submitting similar or worse posts. I found that whenever I submitted any posts against your lovely wishes, you would always bark and bite back nonstop.
Because it was in the magazine?
EVEN everything that’s reported in this article, was from the magazine. Why you are able to accept it as the full truth that Francis had a huge tantrum for no good reason, (Even though you were not there with him) but does not accept it, when they reported she was in the louvre?
Maybe I don’t find other people as biased as you?
If you cannot accept that Fala was in the louvre as reported by the magazine, then maybe Francis didn’t throw a tantrum, as reported by the magazine either.
Well, perhaps I have stepped on your tail.
First, when I submitted my comments, they were based on the above article written in English. Nothing was mentioned that Fala Chen was an hour late.
Who would have access to a Chinese article? If we did, we would not have come to visit Jayne’s website.
@sandcherry: 3 Gor aka Micheal Miu said in an interview that there wasn’t such thing (bad relationship between him and LF and he yelled at LF). He even posted this mag on weibo and teased it.
Fox
Sorry. I did not read the article you mentioned. I got the “news” from other magazines.
That is why we should not always believe in rumours!
The jealous argument is old, and as bad as saying someone can’t write proper English with correct grammatical sentence when trying to produce a counter argument and fail to do so. If you can’t take ppl’s negative comment about your idol, maybe you should either ignore those comments, or get a new idol. Fala hasn’t been good and endearing to the public eyes, that’s why many dont think highly of her.
It’s true that the entertainment industry has a lot of gossip, but being ignorance as well as unprofessional will not gain her any favor. Also, a lot of us know some of these gossips does not make good character judgement, however, if these gossip are constantly resurfacing, it will become a good character judgment. Look at Lindsay Lohan, and how bad she turns out. She’s well known for being late at work, and being a diva
Is this related to the weibo Francis posted? Or is that weibo post just a joke? Even Ron who has been missing from weibo for months retweeted that post.
http://www.weibo.com/francisng
I went to see his weibo and there’s another post that seems to be targeted at Fala too.
“如果我们不認真对待这世界，这世界也不会認真对待我们，如果一个飛行员不
LOL at people blaming Fala… fact is both are wrong.
Fala needs to show more courtesy to her co-workers
Francis needs to be more professional in regard his temper
People say only Fala is a Diva? Francis is showing the same “Diva” status, but in a different manner.
Yep both are Divas but who did the wrong thing first?
Doesn’t matter what was done first. You don’t meet unprofessionalism with more of the same. Both are at fault here.
Who looks worse though? Someone who is late to the set? Or someone who goes off on obscenity filled tirades?
Lol this make me laugh when I read this article. Francis and Fala is suppose to have a “love” feeling in the drama. I cannot wait to see how they’re gonna show that. I’m gonna be amaze with *cough* Fala’s acting skill and Francis if they can 🙂
In regard to the article, Francis and Fala should also consider the crew and the cast member also.
Well this explain why Francis was so impatient with Fala when she was suppose to announced the lucky number during the TVB anniversary gala.
No, it doesn’t. The clip was filmed BEFORE they went to Paris.
Then maybe they already had problem with each other even before they flew over to Europe. God knows.
@ Violet
And IF he had a problem with her before they went to Europe, then why have there not been any reports on it yet? Are you telling me that the reporters get much better, accurate news IN PARIS then in HK?
And, if that’s how he feels that why would he let her plan his itinerary which is news that comes directly from himself and Fala.
Oh gee, it is THAT hard to believe the reporters are exaggerating/making up news?
Francis does have a right to be upset or impatient at Fala. Francis has been in the entertainment circle for a long time. He should be the one being late and having the newbies wait on him but no, he is punctual, rehearsed, ready to go. On the other hand, Fala is less experienced or polished as an artist but chose to be late, unprepared for the part resulting in multiple takes should take cues to be on time and focus more on the part. Fala is definitely acting like a diva but does not merit being a diva. Unfortunately, TVB is short on notable stars or they would have replaced her.
Even IF this is true, Fala was being unprofessional and so was Francis. I wish I could have seen him flip out like some stupid moron while she just ignored his tantrums.
I’ve looked at the original article – to me it is but another one of those picture prompt reporting based on reporter’s imagination that should be taken with a grain of salt. I’ve seen too many of this kind of hurtful and harmful pix prompt reports. If anything, what bugs me most is those ‘insider(s)’ eagerness in telling tales on their co-workers to sniffing reporters out for dirt.
http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/70e120a9tw1dz0qkfe7b7j.jpg
Below is Francis’ weibo entry. I believe he is referring to the above news report. He said one of their troupe member has being hurt; all that more painful cos’ it is betrayal from within their troupe.
The streets of London continue to be overcast with drizzling rain. Truly matched our troupe’s feeling! We have a member who has been hurt! The pain is all that worse because of being betrayed! Alas!! Guess there is no such thing as “team spirit” any more these days! At least we don’t have it anymore!
衝上在倫敦遇上陰天綿雨！正好配合了我們團隊的心情！我們有人被傷害了！更痛的是被出買了！嗚呼哀哉，！！原來當今已沒有團隊精神，起碼我們沒有了。
http://www.weibo.com/francisng#1353604599270
I’ve always disliked this kind of insider tattling on fellow workers reporting, and this is no difference. In a prolonged group project, there is bound to be frictions due to different personalities working together, let these people work out their differences. No need to aggravate the situation more by having an unprofessional, lose mouth group member(s) tattling to outsiders on their colleagues.
From the above discussions, the pix prompt report has hurt both Francis’ and Fala’s reputations while the small person, (insider) goes scotch free. If anyone is unprofessional (even malicious), it is the tattler for hurting his/her own colleagues.
Haiz, neglected to close the italics code. The comment below the link is mine.
hmm
If it is true it is true. I believe the rumour. And yes bad as it is to have an insider but if an insider is telling the truth? Why not?
For me, I don’t see the need to tattle tale on fellow colleagues to the outside world.
Jayne, help! How to close the italics code?
@ Clamine
@ Funn
If it’s true, it’s true.
Perhaps. But is it constantly or just a couple of times. Is Francis that resentful or just spur of the moment rage? Having an outsider tattle and blowing a big deal out of something that might not have been such a big deal, is now harming both Francis and Fala’s names..
Clamine,
Fixed the italics code, sorry couldn’t get to it earlier due to Thanksgiving gathering with family today.
@ Clamine
Thanks for posting the translations. Although now you made us all write in italics, lol
You’re welcome! And sorry for the italics! My bad!
@ Clamine
Am I correct in saying that you interpret his weibo comment to Fala being hurt because of this insider? So whatever Fala supposedly has done, he is speaking out on her behalf?
Yes, no doubt in my mind Francis is speaking for Fala.
And this is Fala’s weibo response to the news report in a Chinese translation of President Lyndon Johnson quote:
“If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: “President Can’t Swim.”
Fala refers the above quote to a picture prompt reporting. Too many tvb artists (I sure fans agree) have suffered this kind of picture prompt reporting whereby often the artists were actually filming a scene but the whole incident was twisted in subsequent reporting.
correction: Francis is speaking out for Fala.
@ Clamine
Thanks again for the translation. Really appreciate when Chinese readers can be bothered to translate for the rest of us.
When I saw the Anniversary clip, I speculated that it would not take long before the tabloids came up with a rumour regarding Francis/Fala.
Also, I don’t know when exactly the article claims the incidents took place – the 14th? – but the outfit that Fala was wearing (green parka and the skull print sweater), she is photographed having dinner with the crew, Francis, Chilam and other actors in it the 16th.
Regardless of how much of this so-called reporting is true, there definitely does not seem any resentment between them as he would not speak out to defend her in that case.
So all in all, this incident could have been a really really small case like people at work arguin with each other but getting over it really fast? But with the insider then the whole matter became big as an elephant??
[/i]I guess the rag mags pay well? And TVB not so much? Only reason for loose lips is to make more $$$
Heheh. Chinese is so hard to read in italics^^
Work is work. Fala need to be professional, after casting hour, she can do whatever she wants. During casting, she needs to be punctual n dont delay n drag other people.. Thumb down for fala..
Oh my god, so this is the terrifying power of the italics tag.
Soon all our text will be completely horizontal at this rate
D=
So close yet so far, it only takes me 2 hours with plain to get where you guys are filminf TITS 2 still I can’t go there lol.
[i]testing[/i][/i]
Both are wrong. Francis needs to be more professional about handling issues with his coworkers — such as speaking to Fala privately and Fala needs to take her acting responsibilities more seriously and not have everyone else sacrifice for her needs.
On another note, I think Francis and Fala are both terrible actors and neither should act like divas.
being late huh? definately stealing other people’s time
Lol! The unstoppable Italics-ism infection. 🙂
clamine:
If you submit a comment at other places, you will not have Italics. I did it several times after reading your posts, and my posts were not in Italics. I think it just works after the very last one.
Fala Chen already has a rich boyfriend if not husband yet producers still request her to participate in this big production drama, don’t they know any better? This is not fully Fala’s fault but also the producers who couldn’t control the situation
Yeah. The producer should have talked to Fala and asked her to keep her punctuality.
It was just more than one person’s faults to create the above incidents.
The producer has full control of the filming schedules and crew activities. He/she should do something about it.
Maybe Fala has a rich boyfriend that’s why she doesn’t care.
Fala very unprofessional.
Then the producers should NOT cast Fala Chen for any important roles. It would teach Fala a good lesson.
Fala is at fault but Francis should learn to control his anger.
Main reason I posted was for the italics. :3
Francis always have problem, attention seeker .
In entertaiment business anything can be make upto spice up the drama.
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Wow.. 290 comments. I’ll be the 291. Haha If your coworker is late to work cuz she was shopping and you have to wait for her to do a million dollar presentation. Won’t you be hella mad too? I personally, hate hate hate hate ppl being late. If they don’t respect me to be on time then be prepare for me to yelled at them. Unless they have a good excuse.
No I would not yell. Something called professionalism and respect.
But in my case I should be able to make the presentation without relying on 1 single person in the team. No doubt I would be mad but I would at least listen to her/his explanation and I would let her/him know that I’m upset, in private.
Perhaps Francis should learn how to keep his cool and do something constructive in meantime, such as exchanging ideas with director, playing back the montage etc. Fala was wrong to be late, but Francis could have talked to her in private to know why she’s late, and not shouting expletives.
And for the 2nd event, Fala wasn’t late, she arrived on time for the van. Why should Francis be throwing tantrum? I didn’t know she had to wait on his beck & call, simply because he’s the senior, more famous actor. Of course all this is rumor but I don’t see the logic why Francis have right to be mad.
Sehseh,
You are so used to this, lol.
Advo, everyone had their fair share of lousy colleagues.
Sehseh, I agree although that wasn’t what I was talking about 😉 I’ll take it to your blog.
YEah lots of comments! I thought I put my input anyways. I am going to relate this to my real life. I hate when people are late coming to work, and are MIA when you need them, how many bathroom breaks do one need? And having your co-workers not knowing what they are doing is a very annoying. So I can understand his frustration, he couldn’t of showcase it in a better manner,it can be possible that she does it to many times that he can no longer bottled his anger.
Have a feeling this is not even true!
what did steven ma say about fala?
Wasn’t going to respond to Steven Ma mention in this thread, but to avoid misunderstanding for both SM and Fala, here is the excerpt of what Steven says about Fala in his recent radio monologue.
@Nicole: Fala’s news about her character might be found offending has also been going on for some time, and in fact, has been confirmed by her good brother Steven Ma that some people may find her rude?
Steven never said people would find Fala RUDE, just that her way of expressing herself maybe too direct and frank to some people. (One can be polite in speech but still stark unvarnished truth has a way of offending some people’s sensibilities.) Whereas Westerners tend to be direct in their speech, Chinese in general (especially in the Chinese entertainment environment where face is paramount) tend to be more circuitous and circumspect in theirs. Again, direct plain speaking does not equate rudeness.
Obviously Fala knows what’s wrong with her, since even Steven brought it up in an interview, it’s whether she wants to change or not.
What is wrong with Fala has nothing to do with her work ethics or personality, whatsoever. Steven himself appreciates Fala’s honesty and straightforward personality, in fact, that is exactly what endears Fala to Steven. And Steven has also praised her diligence and work ethics numerous times.
What Steven said is that given her work environment she may want to “rein in your bluntness so that your journey may be happier” as in to adapt her behavior not personality as per “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
And since Francis himself is a plainspoken man he should have no problems with Fala’s straightforwardness,may even appreciate that trait in Fala, yes? And per Francis’s implicit weibo, he has spoken out for Fala and even feels for her. Fala was wrong for being uber late and Francis for throwing a fit in the public. Both were wrong, if the report is true. To me, this incident has been blown out of proportion and context.
Imo, Steven’s main purpose in speaking so honestly about Fala’s frank and direct nature is because he inwardly hopes his listeners after listening to his monologue would see Fala’s straightforwardness in a positive light. That if you appreciate plain speaking you will appreciate Fala’s honesty and genuineness vs those who sugarcoated their insincere speech.
What Steven says about Fala:
As to personality, I think hers is quite similar to my biological miu’s too. Their personality is very strong-minded. And her (Fala) personality is also very direct, so direct, my jaw drops. But that’s precisely what I like about Fala. Not only in the entertainment industry, but in society, just wanting to hear some truth it is incredibly difficult. [..]
Would you say her personality is too direct, can be. But if I were to make friends, I’d prefer her kind of personality rather than those I can’t be sure if they speak the truth or not. Life is so short, why waste time second guessing if that person were speaking the truth or not. [..]
But I can say in all honesty that she is a very genuine and kind person.[..]
Her personality is …her determination is very strong. She’s scared of no heaven or earth (bold). She is very thorough in her thinking. She like “I’ve no problem (ngo mo so wai) let’s do it first or whatever.” Her thinking is very insouciant (sa tiut灑脫)
I like the very fact that Steven has described Fala’s character numerous times as being “sa tiut”.
If truly interested, click the below link.
http://stevenma-fanblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/crhk-steven-on-fala-chen.html
@Clamine
This is one of sentences that Steven said.
“This sister, Fala, I feel she very often unwittingly hurt people or offended people without meaning to”
I did not express my opinion on whether Fala is a good person or not, so that shouldn’t come into question. She may be, she might not be, however, what is the impression she gives others working with her?
In fact, Wong Hei is a good and loyal person no doubt, from the way he stood by Steven Chan even through his scandal, but he also pissed off many co-workers with his individualist attitude.
Being a good person and sticking to your own character isn’t wrong. But some may see it as “sugarcoating”, others may see it as being tactful.
@ Clamine
Thank you once again for clearing up a lot of things! I really appreciate this, as people have a tendency to jump on any negative news regarding Fala and consider it gospel. In addition, I love what you wrote about Fala because it confirms my impression of her. She is indeed a frank person, and like Steven Ma, I appreciate honesty over sugarcoating things because I am like that too! I find the latter too tedious for life.
Also, you raised an excellent point about Francis. Maybe he will not appreciate Fala’s frankness because she hasn’t earned her dues yet, but OTOH, he might appreciate it too, given his own character. For him to speak out about it on Weibo, certainly seems to me that there is absolutely no resentment between them. Whether they get along very well and are about to be BFFs, that is of course something completely different.
@Nicole: I did not express my opinion on whether Fala is a good person or not, so that shouldn’t come into question.
Huh? I too did not comment on whether Fala is a good person or not in my above post.
All I did was to clarify that Steven never once said Fala was rude nor did he think there is anything wrong with her personality per se, unlike how you used SM quotes to support your argument against Fala. That’s all!
“This sister, Fala, I feel she very often unwittingly hurt people or offended people without meaning to”
“Unwittingly” being the keyword here; and “without meaning to” being the phrase.
Nothing about Fala being deliberately rude or doing something deliberately wrong to hurt another.