Joe Chen in 3D film Havoc in Heaven

Joe Chen (Qiao En) established herself as one of the top idol drama actresses with hits like “Fated to Love You”. She will try to do the same in feature films by taking on the role of Princess Iron Fan in the 3D extravaganza “大鬧天宮 ('The Monkey King'/'Havoc in Heaven')”. The movie features A-list stars from Hong Kong including Chow Yun Fat as the Jade Emperor and Donnie Yen as the Monkey King. Aaron Kwok will play Joe Chen's husband, the Buffalo Demon King.

Unlike past images of his character, Aaron Kwok's Demon King promises to be easy on the eyes. In the new movie, he will sacrifice anything for his wife's return to heaven. He even collaborates with the Monkey King to wreak havoc in the process. In the end, the Jade Emperor leads his gods and goddesses in the battle against demons.

Joe Chen is excited to be working with the industry’s A-listers again after completing a John Woo-produced film earlier this year. The actress will rest for two weeks to ensure that she goes into filming under her best condition. At 46 kg, she is concerned that her face will look bigger than her on-screen husband Aaron Kwok, so she hopes to slim down to 43 kg for her role.

In the story, Joe Chen will be pregnant with the destructive Red Boy for 300 years. She laughed, “Carrying a baby for 300 years, (my character) probably doesn’t get bothered by pregnancy anymore.” She will work with Chow Yun Fat again in the their next movie “Breakup Experts”. Peter Ho also stars in "Havoc" as the character Erlang Shen. He is thrilled to be working with Chow Yun Fat and said the role was the best gift he got for his birthday last week.

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Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen in movie Ji Lang Qing Chun

New movie "Ji Lang Qing Chun" produced by John Wu held its opening ceremony at China Diaoyutai State Guesthouse yesterday. The chief producer John Woo together with leads Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen as well as many other important casts all graced the ceremony. Though he was very tightlipped regarding the plot, the reporters still managed to understand that the love story will involve scenes of Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen being very intimate. Joe Chen will also boldly wear bikini in the movie.

According to the introduction, "Ji Lang Qing Chun" is a story based on dragon boating with an aim to show the Asian Games spirit of determination and optimism. Dragon boating is a traditional China sports where many Chinese will come together, work together to push forward. This movie will be a story on youth and dreams, set to encourage and inspire people. Huang Xiao Ming will star as a sportsman while "Idol drama Queen" Joe Chen will have some scenes in hot bikini outfit. Her character is in the national dragon boat team and Huang Xiao Ming will be the coach cum boyfriend that encourages her along the way.

When discussing the character, Huang Xiao Ming revealed that "Tian Hua (Male lead's name) is a near perfect man that all females and even males couldn't help but love. He had initially rejected this role "It was a too perfect character. I really didn't know how I should act. In "Summer's Desire", Luo Xi was already a very perfect guy but it turned out that this character was even more perfect." As for Joe Chen, although she will have lots of water sports scenes in "Ji Lang Qing Chun", she's actually fearful of water in reality and has been training on a daily basis now. She can row 1km without stopping now but the intensive training has caused bruises on both her arms and legs. She had originally planned to wear a dress for the opening ceremony but to cover the bruises, she had to switch to long pants. With regards to this collaboration with Huang Xiao Ming, Joe Chen is anticipating the different kind of sparks and when asked if her first movie on-screen kiss will be given to Huang Xiao Ming, she smiled and revealed nothing.

The whole ceremony had a very serious atmosphere and both leads departed soon after the group photos. At the end of the ceremony, when John Woo accepted the reporters' interviews, he expressed that both Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen are younger actors and actresses that he really likes and he believes that they have the ability.

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Source: UDN, Hunan, Xinmin

Joe Chen in idol drama Lan Se Jia Qi

The 30 episodes idol drama Lan Se Jia Qi that is co-financed by Shanghai Chuang Yi Culture Co. Ltd, Hunan ETV and Hangzhou Hua Ce is currently filming in Hangzhou. This drama is adapted from the novel Jia Qi Ru Meng written by the queen of tragedy, author Fei Wo Si Cun. The novel focuses on the love relationships between the female lead You Jia Qi and Meng He Ping as well as Ruan Zheng Dong; telling the love story of how to love a person by letting her live better. Popular Taiwanese idol drama queen Chen Qiao En takes on the role of You Jia Qi. Ruan Zheng Dong and Meng He Ping are portrayed by Roy Qiu Ze and William Feng Shao Feng respectively. The director is Shen Yi who excels in directing romantic pieces.

Chen Qiao En waited for eight months to be “Miss Jia Qi”

The production team had Chen Qiao En in mind when they were writing the script for lan Se Jia Q and found a opportunity to describe the story to her. Chen Qiao En loved the story when she heard it and agreed to act in the drama. However the script writing and pre-production process took eight months and Chen Qiao En did not negotiate any new dramas within this period; choosing to wait for the script to be completed while she was filming a Taiwanese idol drama. There are several times when she was worried that she will miss the role due to the jobs on her schedule. She even turned down the chance to act in a Chinese movie in order to wait for the role of Jia Qi. Before this, actors that had acted with Chen Qiao En in her previous dramas like Ming Dao and Blue Lan had already ventured into the Chinese market with numerous dramas to their credit but Chen Qiao En did not match their pace. jia Qi Ru Meng is her first foray into the Chinese market. The production crew revealed that due to the cold temperature in Hangzhou, Chen Qiao En fell sick to flu not long after she joined the drama team. However she still carried on working and was full of energy despite a nasal voice. In private, Chen Qiao En is an easy-going and fun-loving person but very serious when it comes to work. Because Chen Qiao En calls herself Miss Jia Qi on set, now the staff all start calling her Miss Jia Qi too. Veteran television producer and artistic director He Xiu Qiong said that she has watched Chen Qiao’s performances and is very satisfied with her portrayal of her character. There was a scene where Jia Qi met her first love Meng He Ping. Chen Qiao En’s unique and delicate acting successfully portrayed the character’s inner feelings of heartbreak while having to maintain a calm exterior. Chen Qiao En is called idol drama called rating queen but her acting career wasn’t smooth. Firstly she does not have natural talents and was once ridiculed at for her awkward dancing. Once she was even frozen by her company. Chen Qiao En once wrote “The days of waiting are long. In order to live optimistically, we have to learn to live and let live.” He Xiu Qiong said that she is thankful to Chen Qiao En for waiting eight months and said that this stage is Chen Qiao En’s “Jia Qi” (translation: Happy days) in both her life and career. The days of waiting are nutrient to her, allowing Chen Qiao En to portray the role of Jia Qi with depth.

The basic tone of blue is romantic and sad, props and scenery are of finest quality

Fei Wo Si Cun is a popular internet novelist. Her novels are often sad and touching tragedies. The drama lan Se Jia Qi took note of the romantic and beautiful form found in her writings and chose to use blue as basic color. In addition, Hangzhou is a classical water town in Jiangnan. Therefore the style of the drama is like an idol drama. Director Shen Yi said: He is very confident about lan Se Jia Qi. Even though the structure of the drama sounds like a typical idol drama, lan Se Jia Qi has a solid storyline. The drama pace will be faster and tighter compared to other idol dramas. The characters of Jia Qi, Meng He Ping and Ruan Zhen Dong and even the supporting characters are well written. As a director, he is also concerned about the reactions of viewers when he is directing the drama and therefore uses a more youthful and joyous tone while directing the first half of the drama. The ending is a tragedy and from a certain standpoint, this gives it a greater sense of sadness. The reporter visited lan Se Jia Qi filming location and observed the realistic props on set. For example, the decoration of the home of the female lead Jia Qi has soft colors and is simple but fashionable. The match used in the meeting between the male and female leads is also very exquisite.

Highly anticipated, Hunan TV has a high chance of airing the drama

Shanghai Chuang Yi Culture Co. Ltd is a subsidiary company of Hunan TV and Hunan ETV is also a major channel under Hunan Broadcasting. But lan Se Jia Qi does not follow Hunan ETV’s standard method of production and instead was produced according to market operations. He Xiu Qiong said that lan Se Jia Qi already attracted a lot of interest from investors during the initial stage of script writing. In the end, they chose Hunan ETV and Hangzhou Hua Ce because they share the same views on the artistic direction. She also said that Hunan ETV has read the script and liked it very much. Hunan ETV have expressed interest in buying this drama and so they will consider giving Hunan ETV priority when selling the drama. However, she does not rule out the possibility of selling it to other stations as this is a drama that is jointly financed by many parties and therefore need to follow market rules.

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Joe Cheng reveals best friend Ethan Ruan was being mesmerized by Chen Qiao En

Previously, Taiwanese popular idols Zheng Yuan Chang, Mike He, Chen Qiao En have made an appearance at Shanghai Century Park, attending for an event called “Meeting up with Best Friends, Trying Out Interesting Obstacles” that was organized by Kang Shi Fu Green Tea. When talking about Taiwanese idol series “Main Leading Female” Chen Qiao En, Zheng Yuan Chang reveals that his best friend Ethan Ruan was ‘mesmerized” by her, [Xiao Tian said Qiao En has a great body.]

After experiencing in the stage play performance, Zheng Yuan Chang used “learning has no limits” to describe himself in the entertainment industry: [Actor should try out all kinds of different performances. I have a lot of passion in my work, as long as it is something new then I’m glad to give it a try, hopefully I would get to improve more from this opportunity, after all learning has no limits.] He also expressed that he is still willing to take part in stage play performances, [I want to become an actor who could sing and dance on the stage.] When talking about his working partner Chen Qiao En, Zheng Yuan Chang reveals that his best friend Ethan Ruan was once memorized by Chen Qiao En, [Before I get to meet her, I heard from Xiao Tian (Ethan Ruan) when he talked about her, Xiao Tian said Qiao En has a great body.]

Another leading male Mike He, no long ago he was working on a movie [Future X-Cops] with Andy Lau. Mike He stated that able to work with his idol was ‘something that is hard to believe’, [Felt so unreal but very happy. Facing him will make me very nervous and excited. During the filming, the way Andy Lau dominating the entire set has made a very big impression on me. Because during those times I have given myself too many pressures so I don’t really dare to talk to him.]

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Joe Chen Qiao En kiss Blue Lan Zheng Long passionately and shout

In TTV, Sanlih Idol drama, ‘Easy Fortune Happy Life’, Chen Qiao En don a sexy nightgown to seduce Blue Lan Zheng Long. Both of them was hugging and kissing passionately on the bed. Blue Lan said: ‘Chen Qiao En appeared to be a bit nervous, but our chemistry was good and after two three takes it was OK.’ Had she ever wore a sexy nightgown to lure her boyfriend? Chen Qiao En said: ‘No, My sexy nightgown is only worn during acting.’

In the drama, Chen Qiao En first wore a red overcoat, then remove the coat, and reveal her sexy nightgown, unfolding her figure before one eyes, and then gazed at Blue Lan Zheng Long with an infinite deep love and express her love, Chen Qiao En shoke her head and said: ‘Oh my God, this is not the usual me’.

This is another challenge for Chen Qiao En after the drama: ’Fated to Love You’. She said with her face reddened: ‘Females who act such scenes, will be shy!’ After the scene was filmed, Chen Qiao En was ‘back to normal’, and make an uproar to use the wine bottle to ‘K’ Blue Lan, and became another person, and this amuse everyone to laugh.

Source: UDN
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