Shirley Yeung and Gregory Lee to Get Married Soon
Shirley Yeung (楊思琦) and her boyfriend, Gregory Lee’s (李泳豪) relationship has been stable. Recently, Shirley allegedly purchased a new home to use as a “love nest.” Celebrating Gregory’s 31st birthday last night, the pair had a hot pot dinner and went to a karaoke establishment afterwards. When reporters asked Gregory about the couple’s marriage intentions, he said cheerfully, “Very soon! We will let everyone know when the time comes.”
Thirty-two-year-old Shirley Yeung has been dating Gregory Lee for eight years. For several years, the couple lived together at Gregory’sKowloon Tong apartment. Despite her frugal habits, Shirley recently purchased a mid-sized apartment in Clear Water Bay Peninsula,Tseung Kwan O to use as their “love nest.” It was apparent that wedding bells may be near for Shirley and Gregory! Yesterday, Shirley and her mother left the new house together to go shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Celebrating Gregory Lee’s Birthday
At 8 PM last night, Shirley met with Gregory, her future “father-in-law,” Lee Ka Ding (李家鼎), and other members of Gregory’s family for a hot pot dinner to celebrate Gregory’s 31st birthday. When they realized the press was present, Shirley and Gregory invited the media inside the restaurant to take photos. At 11 PM, Shirley, Gregory, and Lee Ka Ding left the restaurant. When asked about earlier breakup rumors, Shirley and Gregory denied the rumors.
Regarding the purchase of a new “love nest,” Shirley explained that the house belonged to her mother and elder brother. Shirley moved into the apartment to facilitate an easier commute to work. After chatting with reporters, Shirley acted as a chauffeur and drove Gregory to a karaoke establishment to continue his birthday celebration.
Realizing that reporters were still present, Shirley smiled and linked arms with Gregory while chatting with reporters. Asked about their wedding plans, Gregory said straightforwardly, “Yes, we will get married.” (When will the wedding take place?) “Very soon.” (Will the wedding take place this year?) “We will let everyone know when the time comes.” When Shirley was asked whether Gregory had already proposed, she did not reply but looked sweetly at Gregory, who added, “Anyway, we will let everyone know when the time comes.” The couple went back inside to the karaoke establishment.
Lee Ka Ding Satisfied with “Daughter-in-Law”
Contacted by the press, Lee Ka Ding commented on Shirley and Gregory’s upcoming wedding, “My son has grown up and has his own world. I cannot rush these matters. If they were to get married, my wish will be fulfilled. Shirley is quite good; I like her. If I didn’t like her, I would have slapped her and turned her away! She is very filial and often goes to drink tea with me.”
Source: Orientaldaily
Jayne: While on the topic of gold digger actresses, Shirley and Gregory’s romance may fall on the opposite spectrum, where the woman has a more successful career. When Shirley first started Gregory, there were people who asked whether he was worthy to date, hinting that perhaps he didn’t have much money and was not a prominent actor. She replied that you cannot quantify love and cannot always measure whether it was worthy or not. The pair connected when Shirley got injured on the set of “Blade Heart” and Gregory visited her at the hospital. She liked his trustworthiness and straightforward personality.
Gregory Lee was an awesome child actor from the 1980s! Aside from small cameo roles at TVB, I heard he is a qualified horse trainer? I believe his father, Lee Ka Ding, has renown horsemanship skills.
For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses? This takes into account your current occupation and future earning capacity of course.
“For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses?”
this is the 21st century!
For anyone that was stupid or ignorant enough to ask this question in the first place – including “J”, they are definitely living in the wrong century or too lame to realize it.
But they’re happy and are getting married soon. They’ve been together for eight years already too. So it obviously does work.
I think it’s a legitimate question to consider when looking for a significant other. You have to think about the kind of life you want to have for you and your children in the future — do you want to live paycheck by paycheck, do you want your kids to be placed in private school, do you want to take some time off of work for a couple of years after having kids, what kind of neighborhood would you like to buy a house in?
Also, For the most part, income and education go hand in hand (especially if you’re talking about 30%-50% less in income) — unless you become a teacher or social worker. I would rather not marry someone who is less educated than myself. I also find ambition an attractive quality in men — and often times that coincides with how successful they will become.
Judy,
Agree with the points you made. Once a couple gets married and has kids, the practical thing such as money becomes more important. Most moms tend to want the best for their kids as well and things such as piano lessons, Saturday tutoring classes all cost a lot.
I prefer intelligent and well educated men as well. These factors do tend to mean higher compensation. While I don’t consider myself to be materialistic, money does provide a certain level of emotional security, having money for a rainy day and not living paycheck to paycheck.
My parents made very little money while we were growing up. They often argued about money and making ends meet and there was never enough money for family vacations. I remember there were very, very few toys to play with: just some Christmas gifts we got from relatives one year. My childhood lacked a certain innocence. Even as child, money was important to me and still does because it provides peace of mind and emotional security. I want my kids to grow up a little more indulged and don’t have to worry about money. A normal middle class upbringing.
Yuaida,
Money is a highly personal thing for everyone. Before you dismiss the question as being stupid, perhaps you don’t realize that it has more emotional significance for women.
@Jayne, how do you measure intellingence anyway. In terms of education or pure IQ cause a person can be uneducated and still have extremely high IQ. Besides i think it’s more important to actually do things with your children instead of sending them to some tutoring lessons in the weekends. Too much presure for them!
@Exoidus,
I prefer both an intelligent and college educated man. Of course these factors can be mutually exclusive, where you have an intelligent person who didn’t go to college. Not that getting a college degree indicates intelligence, but it usually means more cultured exposure. The college experience, through independent study, research paper assignments, mingling with academic staff and fellow students allow us to further develop our learning capacity, especially more abstract ideas and concentrated understanding in our major areas. Overall, graduation from a credible college will produce a more analytical way of thinking.
There are different areas of intelligence such as social, emotional, intellectual intelligence etc. People typically refer to general intelligence as the capacity to learn new things, reason, and think on an abstract level.
The above are the parameters I am referring to, I prefer a man that I can relate to intellectually on these levels; it’s relative to my own mental capacity of course. But I would find it difficult to be married to a street market vendor, who may make a lot of money, posess street smarts, be of reasonable intelligence to run his own business, but did not have a college education. Past experience and intellectual intelligence in this sense will shape the man’s preferences and beliefs; perhaps he doesn’t like to read books or visit museums. Perhaps he has a narrow cultural interest. Many things are interrelated.
I agree that spending time with kids is important. Sometimes the tutoring may be necessary if my kids need help in an area I cannot help them with. This is in addition to spending time together. I also believe in supplemental leisure classes such as dancing classes, horseback riding, sports camps, music classes because not all schools have the resources to promote skills in these areas and produce more well-rounded skills outside of regular academics.
There are free activities that can be fun, such as going to parks, swimming in free public pools, but free options are still somewhat limited. If you want to extend range of activities to include horseback riding, overseas travel etc, costs add up. Kids cost a lot of money, especially if you throw in private school. I don’t necessarily believe my kids need all of the above classes I mentioned, but I would like to introduce them to a wide variety of experiences and let live life more fully, have a comfortable childhood and not have to worry about money.
Childhood experiences really shape your perspective in life and future capacity to learn, love, and enjoy. Of course if I can, I’ll teach whater skills I have rather than turn the kids over to an instructor’s hands.
I see too many Chinese kids, including my sister’s kids, where their only interests are in computers, video games, tv, anime, and manga. All very non-physical activities. They don’t like any sports and don’t like to try new experiences.
But Jayne, you like to academic guys, so ermm that would mean at least a college degree. And if you like academics guys with nice suit, soft spoken demeanour and gentlemanly and fiercely intelligent.. eh… I think I know your taste! Personal question! Is husband at least 80% that? Don’t let him read this post!!
I like chivalry. I always get very flustered when a guy is chivalrous and I don’t meant just opening doors and such, but yes, those also. So hard to find a gentleman these days. College degree would denote some sort of education as in ability to communicate that level but frankly I do believe a guy can lack education and still have manners and be chivalrous although frankly speaking the divide between someone who studied a lot and someone who studied little is very obvious. However a self educated man is considered an educated man. Point is, show a bit of class. That’s not too much to ask for.
@jayne,
i do agree with you can it’s important to find a partner that you somehow can relate to on an intellectual level. I feel the same way. Sure getting a degree is good and everything, but for instance in most group assignments you would only have 1 or 2 members working while the others are just “freeriders”. Believe me there are alot of stupid people in universities.
Let’s be honest most people visiting museums just do it to appear cultural. Not many people can actually interpret the paintings or really understand the concept etc.
LOL you sounds like a “tiger” mum 🙂 it’s not going to be easy being your kid. However i do agree with you that it’s much better having these opportunities rather than just playing computer games.
Seems like you have a rather high requirements for a man. Not easy to find these kind of men so good luck unless you got one already 🙂
Funn,
Hehe my husband helps run this site technically, so he reads all the comments and enjoys the banter. 🙂 I’m sure he wouldn’t mind me answering your questions honestly, nothing I haven’t said before.
Yes he met at least 80% of my expectations in a partner. He has a sound intellectual mind, is well respected in his field of expertise, and I always joke that he can succeed in any career he put his mind to. He is soft-spoken to women but doesn’t wear a suit. I think I have a better sense of style. We share very similiar upbring, so our values are very similar regarding money, family, etc. He’s more logical and a realist, while I am an idealist in a way. Aside from gender differences, we also have different social tendencies though. We don’t always see eye-to-eye and that’s probably because I have more expectations in marriage. Overall, I made a good catch. Btw, I pursued him first. 🙂
Chivalry is also about the respect the man shows towards the woman, the way he speaks and listens to her, whether she is unreasonable or not. But chivalry does not necessarily mean sensitivity to a woman’s needs. I think women are still more aware and understanding of another women’s thought process than a man ever will be.
Exoidus,
Hehe I am an idealist and have high expectations in life. Shouldn’t everyone have expectations, otherwise how do we set benchmarks to achieve better or be happier? I tend to be philosophical sometimes too, trying to make sense of why people do things the way they do.
I wouldn’t say I am a “Tiger Mom,” I wouldn’t push my kids to that extent, where Amy Chua’s kids practiced piano mindlessly for hours to truly excel. I just want to offer more opportunities in life for them, let them experience a richer childhood and try new things. If piano classes were never offered, how do you know if they don’t like it? I think it’s also important to have interests and passions in life that truly belong to you, things you can turn to when life gets rough.
Jayne, I never knew! Wow! Your husband must be like under your claws! At least he doesn’t mind, has I suppose a sense of humour and not some inflated ego. Handsome or not? If handsome, at least to you, then he is perfect. please tell him Funn says he is perfect. Ha! Ha!
But ermmm still waiting for that much requested EDIT/DELETE button. Don;t tell him I say he is perfect until he gives me the EDIT/DELETE button!!!!
Funn,
Hehe he’s been working late nights and weekends to deliver the features everyone has been asking for.
Is he hot or not? Lol, I’ll say he has very masculine features, high nose, strong jaw and more muscular than I am. 🙂 Not Mr. Hong Kong material, as he does like to cover up at the beach. No ego, no temper, a patient man and willing to tolerate my unreasonable side. Just not very in touch with my feminine whims sometimes, but I think that’s every husband’s weakness.
I don’t have claws. I used to be more controlling thanks to my idealist outlook in life, but no matter how hard you try, people behave the way they want to.
Jayne,
Thanks to you and your husband for spending so much time on this site! I know you both are probably already busy with your full-time jobs and personal lives. I think it’s a plus that he he has no ego or temper, and is so supportive of you in what your interests are and helping you with this site! Wow, you pursued him?!!? Haha, I’ve never had the courage to do that in the past even if I did have a crush on a guy! I guess I was too shy and always waited on the guys to pursue me first! Too afraid of embarrassment and losing a friend if he rejected, lol! So I’m so glad you took the chance and got yourself a good man!
Aly, thanks! He enjoys the technical design of the site, rather than joining into the gossip discussions. Without his assistance, the technical features would not have been possible. JayneStars is our pet project, you don’t know how frequently we talk about disk server space, etc.
Hehe sometimes you have to show more blatant interest, so that the other person can meet you halfway, especially for shyer guys. It also depends on how approachable the other person appears, but if he is very responsive to you in conversation, that’s always a good sign to push things a little further.
After graduating from college, the pool of eligible men we come across on a daily basis truly shrinks. Many male co-workers are either too old or married. And some industries may not have a lot of young male staff. I think it’s important to put yourself out there, even if the woman is attractive and pursued by other guys. Meeting the right person involves the right social opportunity.
@Jayne, I believe everyone should have expectations in life as well. I use to think having expectations was always a positive thing until I realize that not all expectations are met. And if they’re too high, they can become frustrating. Jayne, how would you deal with that?
Haha, Jayne, and I think you landed yourself on a good husband too! 😀
“But ermmm still waiting for that much requested EDIT/DELETE button. Don;t tell him I say he is perfect until he gives me the EDIT/DELETE button!!!!”
HAHAHAHAHA Funn! 😀 Can you make a “like” button as well. Like the one they have on Facebook?
Chriselle:
“I use to think having expectations was always a positive thing until I realize that not all expectations are met. And if they’re too high, they can become frustrating.”
It depends on whether the expectations involve things that are within your control or not, or whether they lie more within other people’s control. Many things involve a percentage of your own control and some things beyond your control. For example, a job, promotion rate, salary etc. You have control over your own job performance and the impression you give other people. Your boss may think differently about you than what you desire, but you can shape his thoughts slowly and through repeated experiences. We may have expectations of how much money we earn and a portion of it lies in our responsibility to demonstrate how valuable we are. The company still has set parameters on how much to pay within a position title though.
I don’t think setting expectations is a bad thing, as long as they are somewhat realistic expectations where you have a measure of control and influence. So I don’t delve on world peace and terrorist activities, since I can’t do anything about that.
Hehe as for expectations on love, you can set expectations on what to look for in partner. Through your selective dating, you filter out the people who come closer to what you want. If there is a lack of quality people that you know within your circle, then you can expand your circle to meet people at church, an outdoor event, online etc.
Having expectations doesn’t mean we always have to achieve them completely. It’s just a benchmark of assigning meaning to the things that are important to us, to date consciously or go after more work-oriented goals.
I think setting expectations allows us to have clearer goals. I like self-help topics, so I can go on forever….
Hmmm…Jayne, does your husband have a brother or a friend that’s similar to him. Just wonderin’…haha
Iampheng,
LOL he has a good looking and more intellectual brother, but not as suave with the ladies…. a sporty Kingsley King for lack of better description.
Btw, I don’t play matchmaker. I did a few times in the past and it didn’t work out well. There’s always a “dark side” in people that you don’t know about. I think it is best to be your own matchmaker and trust your own instincts.
I’m also a believe in online dating sites such as e-harmony. I know 3 friends who found their marriage partners from there.
Iampheng,
Since you are in grad school, you must be surrounded by promising fellow male students. Mark your targets and go for them! You can be “serial dater” and try them all at once. 🙂
Once you are out of school and enter the workforce, it gets harder to find single, available men.
@Jayne, Thanks for your advice. 🙂 I also like to read a variety of self-help books on my free time.
ROFL!!! Jayne! A dark side!! Well, I guess that’s true.Some people can be really friendly when you’re buddies with them but turn out to be complete jerks and shrews and someone’s else’s bf or gf.
I am in grad school…but my field is education so most of my classes are dominated by women LOL I’m considering taking some elective courses to “branch out” well…okay increase the selection pool LOL I’ll take your advice to heart.
I sure hope I didn’t give away my age bracket!
Iampheng,
I have more “man hunting tips” and places to look. If you are athletic, the school gym is always a good place to look. Computer labs if you like techies. Outdooring hiking events at school or local outdoor club.
I think the best place is martial arts schools, where you can find fit bodies and highly determined minds. If the guy has been training martial arts for years, it shows he has a sense of determination, self-disciple, and not afraid of hard work. A great show of inner character. And you get close contact during sparring sessions!
LOL just make sure to bring a friend otherwise it will to obvious if you are the only girl. Which could either be good or they might think “damn that girl is desperate” 🙂 guess to same rules apply for guys hunting girls haha
@Jayne:
“Money is a highly personal thing for everyone. Before you dismiss the question as being stupid, perhaps you don’t realize that it has more emotional significance for women.”
I agree with you 100%.. Me and my friend was talking about if money buys happiness… I gotta say that without money there isn’t happiness at all.. and money is very important to me, but my friend doesn’t understand me which actualyl frustrates me. What you said should be quoted!
But of course, I’m not a gold digger.. I believe everyone should earn their own money.
@ star: There is a quote: Which can’t buy by money will be bought by a lot of money.
its not stupid or ignorant. how rude of you to make a comment like that? it is still the norm for a guy to make more than the girl, so it is absolutely normal for people to question this.
i personally wouldn’t marry a guy who makes less than me.
I personally don’t think that you should have too high of expectations because you become too ideal. I also feel that you need to evaluate yourself first before you expect anything from anyone. You may expect this and that but then end up with the direct opposite of what you want… I have seen that with a few cases and I wonder if it was because of karma??
Not always true to everyone. Like I said again, there are acception to everything. I grow up in a poor family, I work at early age to help out my family so I been through life and see many things. And money is not everything.
Taken for example my own brother, my brother died in war. Even if right now I hold 1 trillion dollars, nothing can bring my brother back to me. Money can only buy you materials stuff, but money cannot buy your conscience or dignity.
Most family lives by working paychecks, but those money are clean money, nothing is wrong with being poor, it is only wrong when you rich but your money are not clean.
And here is a real story of my friend in high school, she end up married a man who run business. But he is often not at home, always go on business trips, his wife many nights wants her husband home, sometimes she just wants a normal dinner with her husband but he is quite busy. And she herself say to me that she rather have her husband do less business and stay home with her more.
It is all up to each individuals on how they wants to live their life, there minority people in life too.
Less business, stay at home more, who then will earn to pay bills and put food on table? Nowadays wives must be independent. If you want a comfortable life, a successful husband, you must let him have a career. You want your husband home all the time? Well, he won’t have much of a career then if he has a 9 to 5 job.
Funn, my friend married a business man, as you know business man are often on business and not often at homes with wife and kids, so my friend wants him to be home more is normal. And be home more does not means he goes broke, just earning less. If there more money, spend more. If there less money, spend less. I do not know the details of my friend marriage life, she married business man, not me.
I married a very average man, we are both workers just like most average people here in USA. Sure, he not have rich career, but a worker is still a job. Sure, I might not have rich handbags, but I have my husband home everyday for dinner and sleep. Maybe those are not enough for you, but for me it is enough.
Some people in order to be happy they need expensive stuff and big house. But to some people they need a normal family life. I considered myself a lucky woman compared to those people in Africa and North Korea right now.
What to you is considered “feed” the family? Meaning feed my son sea food Lobster and bring him on the yatch everyday? I don’t think so, even if we not rich to eat Lobster or sea food everyday, but we not starve to dead. Remember the majority people here in USA are middle class, average people.
For Jade,
“Money is a highly personal thing for everyone. Before you dismiss the question as being stupid, perhaps you don’t realize that it has more emotional significance for women.”
I totally agree with you on this Jade. Everyone value money different. I know a lot of friends who married a husband that doesn’t make more money than them but they are happy. To me, money is not everything. As long the couple had mutual understanding, caring, loving, appreciated, respect, trust and honest with each other than that’s all it matter.
Yea, money is different for everyone… If you are someone that is really traditional and expect the guy to the breadwinner, then money would be more important for you. However, if you have a stable career and don’t mind being the breadwinner, then whether your future mate makes more or not would not matter to you as much. It also depends on whether you want a simple or more lavish lifestyle?? If you want a more lavish and rich lifestyle, then money is more important for you. But if a simple life is satisfying enough for you, then money isn’t as important. It just depends on the person…
THat is a good question and not a stupid one Yuaida! I guess you still live in the old world where the men are the breadwinners, but let me tell you that we now live in the 21st century where there are house husbands. That term did not even exist back then… But there are a lot of people that still think that it is the men that have to provide for the family, which is obviously not the case anymore…
I like Shirley Yeung… I wonder if her dating Gregory so early in her career has stunted her growth in TVB, since TVB doesn’t like their artists to be dating so publicly. It seems like she may earn most of her money doing advertisements. n
I would never say never, but I would most likely not date anyway who earns 50% or less than me… but I guess it depends on the situation. I can be picky now when I am young, however, if I become older and remain unmarried, my priorities may change.
Shirley is a weak actress. But, I’ve always like her as a person. She appear very down to earth. I also like her relationship with Gregory. She dated Gregory at the height of her career (when she was heavily promoted) and amid freezing rumour and all, their relationship remains strong and unwavering.
I remember she said that personality of the person is most important and she likes Gregory because he’s very filial to his parents.
I wonder what Gregory is doing now. Seldom see him in series. He couldn’t possibly survive just by playing minor roles in series. He must have some other source of income.
It’s a pity that both twins career didn’t take off. They were very good child actors.
Shirley’s glass is cute. So big.
I’m kinda disturbed by what Lee Ka Ting said. Such violent words.
“If I didn’t like her, I would have slapped her and turned her away!
I think the direct chinese phrase was “sweep her away with the broom.” so it wasn’t as vulgar as what you interpreted.
Shirley = weak actress. I don’t think she’s a weak actress. There are certain roles she’s got a good grip on. I like her in funny series, Angel 3D. She wasn’t bad in Brink of Law as the evil chick either.
She’s better than Kate 🙂
Pandamao,
After winning the Best New Actress Award at the 2008 Hong Kong Film Awards, Kate was more valued by TVB. Afterwards, she seemed to be cast in every series.
In terms of looks, I feel that Kate stands out more than Shirley, who looks more like girl-next-door and has continuously played chirpy roles. With Kate’s Hollywood smothering looks, she’s been cast in darker roles. Kate fails when she plays overly nice or bland roles.
She’s a better actress and prettier than Kate. She looks young
@Jayne: I agree… kate is better at darker roles, while Shirley is good at the nice character roles. I think her acting is okay… not near terrible at all. What makes me really like her is her personality the most.
Ok, that makes more sense… I think Kate and SHirley are about the same level but it just depends on the role that they play.
Shirley is lucky to be liked by her future father in law. I wonder how his mom feels about her since it is harder for the mom to like the future daughter in law??
Lol I don’t think that’s what he meant, it’s poor translation lol figure of speech.
I happen to dislike Shirley as an actress too…she’s just so unlikable on the screen, though I think she seems nice as a person too.
PS I once saw an Asian lady driving next to me with those same huge glasses…I made sure to cut her off and be at least 3 cars away from her because she kept fixing them in the mirror and swerving..lol that’s what I keep thinking of when I see rims those big.
I think Shirley is still a weak actress but seems like a nice person. I hope that she will be more successful in the future.
Pandamao, thanks for the info. I am not very good in translating slang sometimes.
I feel that it is sad that a lot of child actors don’t become successful as adults. I think that is the case in Hollywood as well.. Too bad, your childhood is only a limited time period. I still remember Fung Chi Feng as a child actor and was one of the best. However, as he got older, he only got some very minor roles until he just had to quit acting and do something else all together. I am guessing that was what Gregory did??? I admire their relationship and wish them the best!
“For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses?”
I don’t mind, but he has to be worth it!
@pandamao, What would make him worth it? 😀
@Chriselle
He would be worth it if he still earned above $1mil HKD annually. Which means you would earn like $1.3-1.5mil anyway, which is more than enough for living expenses as long as you stay away from the LV, the Gucci and the Versace.
@SDS
1mil HKD? thats like 128,000 USD. Most people don’t make that much and you certainly can afford brand names with this income.
@ Lily.
You have to realize the cost of living is different in every country. i think the cost of living in Hong Kong is especially high with even basic things like rental, eating and groceries costing more than a USD equivalent. So naturally, the salary is higher too.
This is what I don’t get…Gregory was a great child star and he’s not bad looking at all, so how come tvb didn’t give him more opportunity? Obviously the boy can act, I just don’t get it. I remember reading somewhere that he had mentioned that he cannot get acting jobs, and he just got really discouraged and kinda left it. How unfortunate because I think he would be great.
I also don’t get it. His father is a veteran in the industry and seems to be very respected. In fact, people always joked about Shirley getting opportunities because of her future father in-law. But, how come his son’s acting career is so poor.
I admit that he’s not awesome in first few roles in TVB as an adult actor. But, he’s not bad either. He performed adequately.
I also don’t understand. What is his brother doing?
Maybe acting is just Gregory’s hobby rather than career? ::shrugs::
True. Horse trainer right? Horse trainer can earn bigger bucks than actresses you know.
Uhm, does anyone know a good series that Gregory acted in when he was a child? I’m curious to watch how it is… and who’s Gregory’s brother?
@star,
he played in many series as child. I think both him and his brother played in the “legendary siblings” starring Tony Leung
Plenty, great one with ATV I believe, one where he grew to be … Jackie something. That one with Kong Wah. Excellent series. But closer to home, I suppose you can watch Looking Back In Anger. He can really really cry and the best child actor.
@ star
The ATV series Funn mentioned is ‘Return to the Truth’ (還我今生). Check it out if you are able too. Best showcase of the Lee brothers’ acting because they have a lot of screen time in the earlier part of the series and a lot of difficult part to do. Lee Wing Hon has to pretty emotional scene while Gregory has to play someone paralysed from the neck down and can only move his eyes.
This series is quite hard to get though. If cannot get, try ‘Looking Back in Anger’. It only has Gregory I believe. But, still can see his good performance. ‘Legendary Siblings’ is also more a showcase of Gregory’s acting because Lee Wing Hon only appear a little. Another series you can check out is ‘The Final Verdict’ (誓不低頭). It also has both brothers in it and quite a lot of scenes.
So finalised list
Return to the Truth (還我今生)
The Final Verdict(誓不低頭)
Looking Back in Anger (義不容情)
Two Most Honorable Knights (絕代雙驕) – aka Legendary Siblings – aka Chut Tai Sheung Kiu
@ Funn
I saw Gregory’s brother in a few TVB series in year 2009. The one I most remember is an ICAC series (those ICAC series TVB did yearly). So, I believe he was/is also in TVB. But, I don’t know if he still is now.
Also, saw Gregory in Sister Fa as an office worker in Raymond’s company. Also small part.
Kidd, you have a very good memory in remembering all the old series Gregory starred in. Older series were written with such elaborate background details.of the protagonists’ childhood. I remember Gregory had almost 4 episodes of screentime in Two Most Honorable Knights.
He could do cute and tragic, crying buckets of tears. I wonder if they put eyedrops in his eyes back then?
The only series I missed Gregory’s performance was Return to the Truth. Why was his character paralyzed from the neck down?
@ Jayne
Haha, not all lah. But, they were so often used back them, you become familiar with them liao. So, they are easily remembered. The series I list are the ones where they have more screentime. The others I don’t remember. They were also in a movie where a bunch of adults drank some magic potion and turn into kids.
“The only series I missed Gregory’s performance was Return to the Truth. Why was his character paralyzed from the neck down?”
Accident. I don’t remember whether he was hit by a car or fell off the side of the road. I remember he and his brother racing bicycle and he got into an accident which made his brother felt guilty for years. So, his brother was very protective of him. He has a dark side even as a child, but, this accident push him to even darker side as he strife to gain back what he lost in all those years he was unable to move. I guess the chinese title meant this.
@ Jayne
Here’s Funn’s review of the series. 😀
http://point2e-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/return-to-truth-atv.html
I bet she forgot about it. 😛 Lots of spoiler though.
I remember, I even wrote one for Looking Back In Anger, those were written many many many years ago as you can see from the style. How long ago I can’t remember, but very earlier on. But you know me lar, never like to point to what I wrote as ref point. But yes, Return To The Truth, one of ATV’s best written series, acting was superb, story was superb. Can’t remember much though.
I think his most famous was the one I believed starred Lui Fong is it? Can’t remember which one exactly but where he cried and cried when abandoned because he was sick or something?? Which one Kidd?
He was the best child actor in my opinion, and he was better than most of the adults. He can play kind, he can play evil and everytime he cried, I cried. But transition into adulthood is often cruel isn’t it? He can still act but he looks too stern now.
By the way I often thought he being the talented one never quite enjoyed acting whilst his brother, the less talented one loved acting?
@ Funn
“I think his most famous was the one I believed starred Lui Fong is it? Can’t remember which one exactly but where he cried and cried when abandoned because he was sick or something?? Which one Kidd?
I don’t remember him being in a series with Lui Fong. But, if the series stars Lui Fong and talk abandonment (i.e. a tear jerker) I guess it’s that man chor series where Lui Fong comes from a poor family and it was war time and he has a bad brother? Forgot the name.
“By the way I often thought he being the talented one never quite enjoyed acting whilst his brother, the less talented one loved acting?”
I don’t know about this. But, I know, when they reach adulthood, Greg rejoined showbiz earlier than his brother. I remember reading that his brother was studying uni when he rejoined showbiz. I thought his brother quit acting for good. But later, I saw his brother in TVB series.
Btw, ‘Return to the Truth’ also has Leila Tong. Also a very good child actor.
Yes I think that’s the one Kidd!! I remember a little kid crying for all his worth. Must be that one. I wonder what’s the title?
I always thought his brother loved the idea of showbiz more than Gregory so I was surprised to see him acting, but I suppose now for hobby only. What is his brother doing?
I googled them and I found their Dramawiki page. Gregory seemed to be in more roles than his brother, Lee Wing Hon, who ironically, doesn’t have an English name? His profile photo is also from when he was a little actor. Lee Wing Hon never pursued an acting career as an adult? What’s he doing now?
According to Dramawiki, it said that Gregory was in Off Pedder which I had absolutely no recollection of. His character must be very minor, maybe even only a cameo role. While his acting isn’t too great, I don’t understand why he was downgraded to playing such small roles. His biggest impression on me was Chut Toi Sheung Jiu (1988). He had quite a few scenes in there for a child actor and he was likable. I watched Blade Heart as well, but he wasn’t memorable.
Chriselle, go further back. He was extraordinary. His brother was ok only. They both look so different; one tanned and the other so fair.
@Funn, What do you mean go further back?
Sorry, what I meant is see others on list
Funn,
Gregory played the child version of Lui Fong in Chik Keuk Sun Si (赤腳紳士), which also starred Kathy Chow.
In the series, Gregory may have been diagnosed with spreadable disease, thus the father (Lai Hon Chi) was forced to abandon him in the forest. I don’t remember the reason, but yes he did cry his famous tears then. The family were poor farmers. I believe Kathy played a wealthy heiress in the series. I don’t remember anything else since it was so long ago. Was Kitty Lai Mei Han also in this one?
Gregory Lee’s transition as an actor from childhood to adult is certainly unique because he’s a great child actor but a wooden and stiff adult actor. He has real expressions when he was a child. Being an adult must made him too calculated in his acting.
Leila Tong on the other hand transitioned more smoothly. She was good in both childhood and adulthood.
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It could be because Leila Tong never left showbiz while Gregory was on a hiatus in his teenager years. So, her skill didn’t go rusty.
Gregory was a sweet child actor but I still think that Fung Chi Feng was the best and most memorable. Plus, I think he got to be in a lot more roles than Gregory as well. He played the young Yuan Cheng Zhi, Yang Guo, Guo Jing and many others. Do you have any news about Fung Chi Feng Jayne?
Gregory had a large supporting role in “Blade Heart.” His acting was a little wooden, however he was demoted to small cameo roles afterwards.
I wouldn’t say he was never given a chance. Perhaps his acting in “Blade Heart” just didn’t leave enough of a lasting impression? When his romance with Shirley initially came out, he was in the tabloids quite a bit so there was public interest. Perhaps he needed to seize the opportunity more and make himself stand out from other young actors.
I get a sense that it might be because Gregory doesn’t have the personality, the newsworthiness, and/or charisma / fan base that others have who have been promoted by TVB.
I can think of a few who fit this mold: Leila Tong (child actor who never really ‘made it’ in terms of promotion), Chan Bo Chu’s son (his name is failing me right now but he was the one who played Fala Chen’s bf in HOG2).
These people come off as ‘boring’ / quiet offscreen and when they are portrayed in the media; ironically, it’s always the people who seem the most boring / quiet / private that are the best actors (loads of examples here – Tony Leung, for one).
Not really. It is a difficult transition to go from child star to adult star. Sometimes when you think you have it all, you’ve arrived much too late as there’s someone else or too early, that you’re not the hot property yet.
And it is true; the most moody, quiet, boring actors are the best actors. Quite simple really. They’re observers. Ever notice how being singers you have to expose yourself in terms of private lives, etc, you thank your fans, etc but as an actor you are more guarded. Because you have to put on a mask. Was it laurence olivier who said once he has revealed all his masks, peeled them all over, his career as an actor is over?
Which is why you can’t be over exposed as an actor. You want to be a great actor? You have to walk away sometimes.
I think that is where the luck rather than just the connections come in.. Even though his father is a highly respected veteran actor, I don’t think that Gregory wants to just rely on that. Maybe having a long term career in acting is not what he wants. I remember Felix Wong talking about his daughter. He even said that he is not opposed to her joining the circle. However, he said that he wanted his daughter to work things out on her own and not rely on him. I am guessing that was how it was for Gregory…Maybe he didn’t want to rely on his dad too much..
8 years is quite some time. I also like Shirley as a person as she seems personable and friendly. She’s kind of like Linda, in that they don’t really let the glamour and glitz of the entertainment industry get to them. They still are frugal, and in the case of Shirley, she’s remained faithful to her boyfriend who makes less and is less popular than her. I think her exposing her relationship probably also hindered her further promotion at TVB, and therefore they promoted Kate Tsui and Linda Chung instead. But she didn’t mind that.
Best wishes to the both of them!
Maybe her poor acting is the chief hindrance. Not like TVB is marketing them as available singletons for every teenage boys’ imagination?
I find her performances much better than Kate Tsui.. and they promote Kate Tsui like crazy. I don’t think TVB promotes their artists based on acting skill… as long as their acting is ok, then it’s a go. Mostly, I think they look at how obedient/hardworking the artist is. As long as they work 24/7 without complaint and is fairly marketable, then they are promoted.
I believe she did not have a face image that TVB or advertisers wants unlike Linda and Kate or Charmine. Its too bad, TVB has poor track record to promote artists if you look at Miss HK winners & losers going on screen tv series, shows, galas, or promotion and then suddenly fades away unless if you want to be Mavis Pan to get some needed attention.
I guess that may be one of the reasons why they are still together since Shirley isn’t that popular and isn’t being promoted as an idol that guys would dream of being with. However, if she were popular and over promoted, things may have been different.
I think they stopped promoting Shirley and even “froze” her at one point b/c she was publicly dating Gregory. I think she does pretty well for herself and if she wanted, she could probably be with someone w/a more successful career.
Well, finally.
Not too sure, but were there some rumors that they broke up years ago? I wasn’t following HK entertainment news that closely back then, but I remember of hearing such a rumor. I was rather surprised that they’re getting married soon, but so happy for them as well! 😀
I heard Shirley has been making lots of money through real estate and perhaps filming advertisements as well. She rarely appears in TVB series anymore, and when she does, it’s never a grand production. She just slowly faded into the background after The Brink of Law.
“For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses? This takes into account your current occupation and future earning capacity of course.”
That depends on what I believe to be HIS future earning capacity haha However, if I earned a very high salary, so high that his salary is still higher than commonly average…then yeah, sure.
I am currently broke, so a person who makes less than me must be broke and in debt :T Actually, most men I meet are like this, I’m in graduate school haha I’d still date another grad student because, when looking towards the future, we expect greater job security with advanced degrees…though maybe not employment opportunities in North America as it currently is, anyway.
I have a brother who always manages to date girls who make more than him, and they don’t seem to mind paying for stuff. It’s said that money doesn’t matter in love, as long as you can visualize building your future together happily. But I’m not that advanced emotionally yet, so I can’t vouch for the veracity of that statement. :T
In short, yes, Jayne. I would date someone who makes less than me. However, I would prefer not to if I could help it.
Love is love. Until it hits you, I don’t think anyone can answer that question. Some of us may be even foolish to pay for the guy’s daily expenditures. But resentment will be there when comparisons keep cropping up. Men don’t like to be told his girl earns more than him. girl doesn’t like to be told her man depends on her.
“For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses?”
Depends.
If the guy dun have any intention to have a better future, say no to him in the first start. Worse, if it’s a predator, say no when you have just met him.
Money isn’t a big problem when you are in love, but when you get married, lol, it’ll become a serious trouble.
Uhm, only kids blv in love can overcome everything. Say “love” to your creditor(s) and you will know what’s love.
Say “love” to your creditor(s) and you will know what’s love.
haha so true!
For the ladies out there, will you date or marry a man who makes 30% to 50% less money than you? Do you mind paying for the majority of the dates and future living expenses?
It depends on the income bracket I’m looking at, if I earn as an average person and he earns 50% less, I’ll have to be practical and say no.
Love and lusts only last maximum 2 years before all the weird habits start to get on a person nerves and that’s where all the problems surface.
For both of them, I believe Gregory earns more than the average HK citizen hence it shouldn’t be a big problem.
Does anyone have the feeling that Sirley might be pregnant?
Just a hunch!
yeah could be anyway who cares they have been together so long. Thought they had split up a long time ago before reading this. good to hear that some relationships do last…
Congrats to her if she is really getting married.Feel really bad for her since she’s being demoted.
Congrats to them.
Since Shirley buys the house, it really appears that Shirley is the bread winner of the couple
Money is important in a marriage and can break relationships and cause divorces if things are not handled well. Love is also very important of course, but even that alone is not enough. You need to be compatible, be able to resolve problems, and other things in order to make a marriage last. Therefore, the way each person views and handles money is very important.
Unfortunately that is not the case in most if not all couples at some point. Money is an issue and will be an issue. It may not be THE issue but when it comes to arguments, somehow it will be an issue and becomes THE issue. The main idea is if love exists, then everything is ok. But when there isn’t, believe me, even how he combs his hair or how long she takes to put on mascara will be an issue.
Yay congrats to Shirley! I’ve always liked her. I believe she gonna be in A Chip in Time 2?
I can’t say Shirley’s beauty is all that, but she has this girl next-door and innocent look. She is really unlike the other stars who are gold-diggers. She doesn’t let what others think or say for the fact that her guy is not in her financial or stardom status. However, Gregory was a child star in his time, he was so cute and a real good child actor. Their love is a good example that love conquers all! I admire this love story in comparison to Timmy and Janet, who also is getting married.
If Greg and Shirley get married. Will TVB use them for a tv series that TVb desperately need of ideas? 🙂
congrat to shirley, i like to see her face, she has cute face.
Congrats to Shirley and Gregory! They have been dating for a really long time, great to see that they are still together and very much in love despite the tabloids always saying that they are rumoured to be broken up.
Congrats shirley and Gregory!!
Shirley is indeed a good example to the public.
Just imagine if Shirley was thinking…he’s with me for my money. If that’s the case most of the women in this industry will never find love. People fall in love and out of love for all kinds of reason not just money.
I can’t believe that has passed by soooo fast. I can still remember Gregory playing the young son of Felix in Looking back in Anger and the young Xiao Yu Er in the Handsome Siblings…. WOW, he is all grown up now. I think besides Fung Chi Feng, he was the most memorable child actor.
yeah time really flies what is kinda scary. Therefore we should all cherish our time and make the most of it before it’s over.
looking at this old article, guess this was one of their pressures and problems. Shirley is deemed as a very frugal person that saved up for a home when homes in HK are very expensive to even think of buying. i think she saw that it didnt help that her man earned a significantly lower income, it will be hard to raise a family just on her majority of her income and unfair as well to her. Shirley being the sole breadwinner is something she and her mom did not accept or thought was traditional at all. they probably felt Shirley deserved a wealthier man in the end and kept an open eye out for prospective men until there was an opportunity to ditch Greggory for a bigger catch. it doesn’t help that the Media always bring up the gap between Shirley and Greg, and all the news she sees and know of women her age landing millionaire, billionaires. she will think “why cant i do the same? i have a pageant title also, Miss HK.”
just look at Oceane Zhu’s catch though im not sure Shirley can fish someone of that quality especially when she is neither young or fresh face to the guys anymore.