Raymond Lam Has Confidence for TV King
Popularity for TVB’s Line Walker <使徒行者> surged after several shocking death scenes aired last week. The drama reached a peak of 33 viewership points—over 2.14 million live viewers. Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) and Raymond Lam (林峯) were praised for their strong performances in the series.
The cast of Line Walker promoted the series at a shopping mall earlier this week. Though both Raymond and Charmaine have left TVB management, viewers remarked that both stars still have a high chance to win this year’s TV King and Queen due to their well-received performance in Line Walker.
Many netizens dropped praises for the series and its actors after a shocking death scene involving Rosanne Lui (呂珊), Mary Hon (韓馬利) and Ceci So (蘇恩磁) aired last Friday. Raymond, whose character was supposed to witness their deaths, said he was not able to film the scene with Rosanne, Mary, and Ceci, and shot it separately. The producer had to describe the scene to Raymond, and upon hearing the story, it moved Raymond to tears.
Praised as a worthy candidate for this year’s TV King, Raymond laughed and said, “I’m very pleased to hear that my performance has been well-received. I have confidence that I’ll enter the top five. I hope this year the winners will be determined by popular audience vote so I’ll have a higher chance to win!” Raymond also disclosed that due to the success of Line Walker, he has been offered many drama roles from other production companies.
Charmaine said, “I didn’t dare to watch that scene again. I felt very heavy during filming, although I already knew that there would be this scene when filming first started.” She added that it is satisfying to know that many viewers have also felt pain and sadness when they watched the scene.
Asked if Charmaine has confidence to win TV Queen, she said, “The nominees aren’t even out yet. This is my very first drama since coming back and it has gotten positive responses. It’s enough for me.”
Raymond Lam Not as Good as Charmaine Sheh?
Some netizens remarked that Raymond’s acting is still below Charmaine’s level, commenting that Raymond is still wooden in his emotional scenes. At another event, Raymond’s girlfriend Karena Ng (林峯) defended him, “I’ve watched the scene. I think girls are more emotional, so their display of emotions should be more significant. If he does the same, it would look odd. His character is supposed to be more introverted.”
Source: Oriental Daily
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Both Charmaine and Raymond acted very well in “Line Walker”. Personally I think Charmaine’s acting was still a bit better than Raymond’s …….. more layers. Deng Jeah was a bubbling, lively, sweet, filial and smart character.
I also hope that both Charmaine Sheh and Raymond Lam will win Best Artiste Awards in 2014.
Me too. I really like them.
Personally I think Charmaine Sheh was robbed Best Actress award in “When Heaven Burns”.
Charmaine might win but Uncle Ray……. I think he’ll be shopping with Ng in Japan rather than attending the ceremony lol. He cares about clothes more than the golden trophy.
And like some pointed out here, even if he stayed, he wouldn’t win (which I think otherwise but), now that he’s gone, the chances of him winning are even lesser.
I liked how he say he has more confidence if it was public voting. If that’s true, he probably should’ve won in 2012 because he still had thousands of fans voting for him that time. As for now, I don’t think so lol.
me three! I love them both…they both deserved it!
Raymond acted really well too after viewing the shooting of Deng Jeah’s 3 mothers, as well as in the hospital when Charmaine felt collapsed.
Raymond is really not ready for TV King, his acting is still not good
Agree June. Once he was with Charmaine, there’s no comparison whatsoever.
I think Ding ka is a very well written characters except the two recent episodes. The script makes her character a bit contradicting to what her character is in the beginning. For the acting, I give them equal marks because both do very well especially the emotional scenes.
Agree. Bao Seed does not need to show too much emotion due to his character, a rough and low-class guy dispatching ice and working as low-rank triad member.
And their chemistry is undeniable. They bring the best of each other.
2 thumbs down on that
their chemistry is undeniable. They bring the best of each other.
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I agree. Charmaine & Raymond had excellent chemistry in their roles.
There is a jinx for winning tv king, Louis koo had won numerous times & he had not win movie king
Without pao seed , ding cher’s character will not shine.
Frankly speaking , from episode 1-15, LF did really well in acting for not showing Chok expression, until he is promoted to head of hong ying, his Chok expression returned especially she met samantha & baike.
Charmaine and Raymond for BA and Line Walker Best Series.
Support the above post.
I doubt that
Hahaha!
I am so glad that we could watch some good acting in TVB drama series eventually.
Charmaine will be a hot contender for TV Queen, but Raymond’s acting is still not qualified enough
Yes, I remember now, I believe Mandy Wong and Kate Tsui also went to NY to sharpen their acting skills.
So did Fala Chen.
“I have confidence that I’ll enter the top five. I hope this year the winners will be determined by popular audience vote so I’ll have a higher chance to win!”
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He is desperate to win TV King even his acting is really not qualified. It is the series/story plot that is well received, not his acting. He wants audience to vote for him, he does not want to depend on his acting to get the award.
I don’t quite agree. “Line Walker” is well received mainly because of the good acting from lead artistes. I don’t think it is well-received because of its plots, development and storyline.
good acting from lead artistes
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It is supposed to be good acting from actors/actresses that can act, not only leads. Supporting characters are very very important too.
I meant all artistes with heavy roles, such as Michael Miu, Benz Hu, Elena Kong, Sammy Shum, and the 3 mothers.
even the supporting characters beat Ray in his acting
Agee with moon.
There’s a Chinese saying, the petals (?) of a flower are beautiful but green leaves (or stems?) are needed to enhance their beauty.
Without Benz, 3 mothers, Fing, and the other minor roles (even Oscar), the leads will not be viewed as good as they are.
I think aside from some like Sharon, Patrick and Samantha, everyone else do well. Benz topped the acting list to me, following by Charmaine, LF, Sam Gor. The supporting actors such as Mary Hon, Lu San, Lau Kong do well, too despite their limited screentime. Amongst the young artists, Sammy does the best and Ankie Belkie has a surprising good performance.
Elanne doesnt stand out this time although she is not bad. Long time I dont see a TVB series will quality acting like LW. Jazz Boon knows how to invest the artists.
Agree that Elena Kong does not stand out this time. She is a very good actress. She is okay but not great.
The only weak ones are Sharon Chan, Patrick Tang and Samantha Ko.
Personally I think Charmaine acted the best, then Benz Hui, Raymond Lam and Michael Miu. Sammy was not bad either. The 3 mothers were very cute and lovable.
Well Ray is an ok actor/singer, but not great.
Maybe I watched Wei Xi Fu and LW at the same time so I was amused by how LF switched between the two different characters. It was like watching two separate actors. Character wise, I think I prefer Liu Che to Bao Seed but I like to watch LW than WXF (although the scenery of WXF is way better than LW)
@moon
“Ok” seems to be a unfitting word. I would use 2 words – “below average.”
I agree that sandcherry says:” “Line Walker” is well received mainly because of the good acting from lead artistes. I don’t think it is well-received because of its plots, development and storyline.” and moon says:”It is supposed to be good acting from actors/actresses that can act, not only leads. Supporting characters are very very important too.”
The story line is so fake as 5 UC are in the same group. UC is protecting, dating with ICAC. The most lucky person in this drama was Ankie Belkie cause in her first and second time with TVB drama, she could have a kiss with Ruco Chan and RL respectively lol. I think Ruse Of Engagement was better than LW as it was similar to “24” and if Aimee was substituted by other actress such as Charmaine, Tavia, Nancy Wu, plus ending was not too rush, then it would be well-received.
I ain’t reading all that.
Rogers in his dark shadow drama can be called a hot contender for TV King, not Ray’s type of role. No one praised his acting, they only praised Charmaine and the drama.
Let me remember, Kent Tong, Patrick Yip Nim Sum, Lin Li (author and scriptwriter of Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan) and some film critics praised the acting of LF especially in ep 10, 15, 19 and 25. But Roger will win eventually since LF left TVB, so dont worry.
In addition, HKdiscuz (we all know that it is the heaven of bashers) has many positive comments toward LF’s this time, mostly from the TVB fans.
LF aim higher, aim for movie king & jsg best singer
No doubt that Rogers’s acting is skillful but Ruco Chan in ROE is talented and need to be considered too. Just to be fair even though I know that TV King title was sometimes unfair.
@rita
I have a few HK friends who say they like Charmaine’s acting but not so much uncle Raymond’s.
I did ask if they will vote for him and they said, as of right now, they are considering Roger or Wayne.
LMAO after reading what he said! He said that in 2012 but he was left clapping in the background. Lol!
And I agree with what you said moon.
As of right now, I think his chances of winning are slim. This is not the chokest man contest.
He lost a considerable amount of fans. Even if he gathers first in the audience vote, I doubt he’ll receive support from the TVB executives/judges. He’ll end up like Chilam last year.
And probably viewers won’t even see or hear from him that night because he’ll be busying trying on clothes and other Japanese goods.
agree
Not quite on Charmaine’s level, however he has improved if compared to his last cop drama, “Highs and Lows”.
Agree with the first part but he didn’t quite improve much from the last series. Still that Chok look all the time.
Agree! He always have the chok looks. He need to leave that behind and start to concentrate on his acting
I had the same feeling on Raymond Lam’s acting in the last few years, but I must say that he acted very well in “Line Walker”. Whether or not he is as good as he other TV King nominees, I cannot say for sure because I did not watch the recent drama series acted by Roger Kwok or Wayne Lai. However, I only liked Roger Kwok’s acting in “Last One Standing” and Wayne Lai’s in “No Regrets”. Every artiste can perform really well in one drama series, and average in the others.
Feel sorry for Raymond Lam. He lost tons of fans after dating Karena Ng.
I dont think he lost too many :). And lose and gain make the fair game. Having lost, having gain. He still has a fanbase that many people will feel jealous at.
He lost a whole bunch of fans after his bed photo with Mavis Pan was leaked, and he lost even more fans after he admitted his relationship with Karena Ng. He should learn to be smarter whenever he has a new relationship.
Biggest fan ever 😀
Some readers here are diehard fans and some are anti-fans, and of course some readers are just neutral (like me, he he!!).
That’s why I agreed with someone here that you are his biggest #1 fan! 😀
And nah i’m good with Jaynestar alone, i’ll save the other sites for some people who have way too much time on their hands and have nothing better to do.
@Fox: Hi 5 😛
Andrew:
I agree with you on some of the points that you commented on Raymond Lam. However, he has the right to choose his own life and girlfriend. That is his personal affair. However, most artistes lie about their bf/gf until the very last minute (getting married or having a baby).
Perhaps Raymond Lam has worked so hard in the last 15 years and he wants to have a good break now. We all know he is loaded with money and does not need to worry about it. It is time for him to enjoy life and take care of his health.
I don’t care much about an artiste’s personal life. We are just here to talk about his acting in “Line Walker”.
@Sandcherry: He is in the middle of two contracts. So take some times to get a life and relax. Im fine with the fact that he films one series this year and attend functions. Only with functions, he has enough money to enjoy life. Moreover, he doesnt lack series to be aired this year. Up to now, still one more on hand.
However, he doesnt have his eyes on TVB awards anymore. I think he pulled out a sarcasm by saying that his chance to be in top 5 is higher if the public vote is used. He understands how the game works.
Regarding his private life, they are doing what a normal couple does: going out together, vacation with friends (last time he went with William Feng – Nini, two couples :)) and exchange gifts. Who tells him to be too news worthy so the reporters follow their every single step. I actually like the fact that they can stay strong and be together despite all the personal attacks from some jealous girls. The more they bash, the sweeter the couple is :). It was the same reason why I admire Bobby Au Yeung that much.
subtleness, stop at that before we leaked an open secret :P.
@sandcherry
No idea why my comment is not going through. Basically, my point is, it’s his own life and if he wants to make pathetic decisions, it is at his own risk. Hopefully he will do so after he leaves HK though, tired of seeing him in HK newspapers.
As for your other comments, I can say, he is like in retirement mode now lol. No movie or music works since last year.
Oops @Fox, i thought it was no longer a secret. 😉
@subtleness: We all know that but lets treat it as an open secret :P. We are good people and we shouldnt make anyone die for embarassment :P.
Probably
Andrew,
While we try to maintain an open discussion on our threads, I think your frequent negative comments may come across as overly critical towards Raymond Lam’s fans. Suffice to say that it is not necessary to comment on each and every of Raymond’s news articles in such a negative light.
We’ll like to maintain a friendly discussion on our site without the need for inflaming other commenters each time a Raymond news item comes up. Hope you understand.
He knew that with his leave, he wont get anything from TVB. So his sarcasm is accepted. He did well in both of Wei Xi Fu and LW and as both series are welcome in China, he will have his better chance to win Chinese TV king awards.
Up to now, Wei Xi Fu is still the highest rated series of its time slot. It ranked 7th at top 10 rating of all Chinese series. Therefore the role Liu Che will be his main chance for the awards in 2014 and 2015. Moreover, the Chinese media is very supportive toward him and his acting to praise it a lot (especially for the role Liu Che).
He stepped out of TVB, so TVB awards dont have relationship with him anymore. The fans of other TVB actors in fact do not need to worry that he will take attention. However, unfortunately, they are still worried.
Disclaimer: General talk, dont specifically aim someone.
Dear Jayne, mind you check for the moderation of the above post? I dont know which word is falling to the unpermitted list.
I had similar problems. Would like to know the reason as well.
Maybe she should release a list of unpermitted words 🙂
Episode 28 – great performance from LF & michael . LF & michael deserve best actor because they performed good cop with darkness. Good & innovative script to perform.its really hard to act
Alluka,
The list of unpermitted words grew after the frequency of vulgar comments increased. Can’t release the sensitive words lists as this would defeat the purpose. Anyhow, the comments will be tagged under moderation for further approval. It’s a longer wait, but will eventually be published if they are harmless.
I support Raymond and Charmaine for TV King/Queen 😀
Been quite some time since I keep track of TVB Awards. Urmmm can someone tell me what awards they have listed for this year?
Now all public voting or still 50-50 (public + internal panel).
None. The Anniversary Light Switching Ceremony is on next 20 October and the official list will be released after that day but the fans are having predictions.
Not sure if this year is 50-50 or else. The awards are still given from the bags of executives to obedient kids and/or veterans.
Tvb might give it to him hoping to sign as contract with him
He is going to sign with another HK company.
My bet is on pegasus entertainment
I put my bet on EEG
She don’t mind
@lol
Totally doubt that
Does anyone know the up-to-date viewership rating in Hong Kong? I checked it in Wikipedia: 4th week = 29 (average) and 33 (peak), and it was lower in the 5th week, only 28 (average) and 30 (peak). I thought it should be higher in the 5th week (Ep. 21 to 25).
The riot was started last week and it would leave some impacts. Every shows see a decrease in rating. However, it is necessary. I dont plan to talk about politic here so just mentioning of it and leaving it there.
Well,well,well…what did I miss here? TV king again, huh? He needs to beat veterans like Roger Kwok and Wayne Lai and furthermore he is no longer with TVB…I guess the chances are slim.
“Why do the media bother to ask Ng? Of course she will praise him? Who will want to displease their sugar daddy?”
LOL
Totally agree!!!
LF is getting a great deal with this “sugar BB” (sex toy, PR machine, etc.) for cheap. Actually hiring a PR machine would cost much more (and no sex is included).
Why people call LF uncle ray ?he is 5 years younger than charmaine
ok Raymond u will get it this year!
Hmm, no
@Jayne: This topic is and will contain a lot of vulgar comments with personal attacks, therefore if you see this comment, please scan the topic and delete the inappropriate comments.
I think their intimate scenes are decent. It’s not as creepy as seeing him with that 19 year old. Old man with teenager girl, I’m having chills.
Then Jay Chau is also called uncle jay for having a 20 years old gf
Yes, you’re right
Ok whatever lol. Another witness how his fans are.
Charmaine and Raymond have maintained their great chemistry throughout the years even though they haven’t collaborated in a few years already. I would still give them Best Couple, if the award was offered.
I don’t think Raymond’s performance is worthy of TV King, but it’s definitely better than the roles he had in the few years. The last time he was convincing in anything was probably Moonlight Resonance and that was in 2008…
i agree raymond’s acting is still not as good as charmaine 🙂 her acting is just perfect to me, her tears, her facial expressions, her everything seems perfect to me 🙂 but raymond’s wasn’t bad either 🙂 but maybe not as tv king level 🙁
I think Ray deserves it. I think this is his best performance yet. Paired with Charmaine, both of them are crazy talented on-screen. If Ray doesn’t win it, I sure damn hope Charmaine will, cause Linda does not belong in this topic.
CHARMAINE ALL THE WAYYYYY!
Agree with best actress but I think Roger Kwok still leading the race for best actor.
I did not watch Roger Kwok’s recent drama series, but he did well in a similar role in “Last One Standing”. Personally I did not like his acting in Ah Wong’s character (the series that he won TV King).
Raymond’s acting is wooden
If his acting is wooden, wooden has changed its meaning to good.
yeah i think so too! 😉
i really hope that Charmaine Sheh would get the TV queen this year!!!!her performance is so good and excellent i bet a lot of people would vote for her as a TV queen this year!!!!! also really hope that Raymond lam will get a lot of voters as a TV king this year!!!!!! 🙂
also disclosed that due to the success of Line Walker, he has been offered many drama roles from other production companies.
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LMAO!! All I know is he has no management contract right now and no news of his supposedly “movie work” at the end of the year (?). BS-ing when there is no sign of any director publicly announcing their intention to work with uncle Ray.
i think best supporting actor will be benz hui for his foon hei role .
Give me a 5. I think he is the best in this one.
I don’t agree with you. I think they did actually acted very naturally, if he doesn’t have a girlfriend, I would have thought that they have something between them. I don’t think Charmaine has done so many intimate scenes in a TV drama for a long time. They seem very well matched.
They said that they are as close as siblings.
Nah, I doubt it’s because he has a girlfriend.
He secretly dated Mavis Poon and his intimate scenes with Tavia in 2010 was wooden as h_ll.
One thing he did improve though is dressing up more grandly. Many of his acting clothes are new and never seen before in previous dramas.
This may be as a result of his “increase in fashion sense” after traveling to Japan and Milan 4 times a year.
Compare that to his past roles, he isn’t as well dressed.
Support Charmaine for best actress! Her acting was superb and I could really feel the intenseness of her feelings. Especially the scene when her 3 mothers died. I also hope Ray to get the best actor as I think Line walker is one of his best series to date in terms of plot and acting abilities. Also hope Sammy to get the most improved and Benz to get the best supporting actor. Line Walker all the way!!!
roger is going to win, not raymond
Acting-wise, it will definitely be an actor who can act, Not with a chok face. This is not a Chok contest.
He was atrocious in episode 28 but then that episode has gone bonkers anyway.
Support LF and Sheh to be TV King and Queen!
LF no, Charmaine Yes
Raymond Liam’s acting wasn’t so great here I’ve seen better. I think Charmaine did a better job here it was charmaine carrying raymond throughout the series. I feel like Michael mix should win his character is more complex and twisted!
I believe he came in second for worst acting before lol. Only william Chan topped him that time.
Roger Kwok, Wayne, and even Ruco should win before him.
I can’t wait to watch Overachievers & inbound troubles 2 with Wayne & Rogers
Charmaine’s 3 dead mom scene was brilliant. No one in TVB could have acted better than that. She’s TV queen just from that scene.
LF is below par compared to Roger.
Would be interesting to see what TVB will do this year. Whether Raymond wins or not there’s always going to be controversy. Wayne’s acting in RM is good but I don’t think its one of his best work nor is it tv king material. imo so far this year its between Raymond, Roger and Bosco. If it were up to me I’d give it to Raymond because this year its his best year yet and the series has generated the most hype.